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The Cecil Whig., 1850-06-01
Written For The Cecil Whigl
The Little Kid Slipper.
BIZ "No MATTER WHO"

MAR. !.
"Halt, Frank, halt" The person thus
addressed paused. and raising my hunting
rifle drew delberat. ann on the large
lustrous orbs gazing full upon me. A mo-
ment more-and they had been closed in
death forever! but preseniiment nashe,
across my mind-[ withdrew my finger
from The trigger, and lowered my rifle un-
discharged.
But what's all this nonsense about =?
e>clams the reader. Well, nv good
friend, l'll explain. One beautiful even
ing, or night rather, in October, Frank
Ellston and myself, not having much else
to do, determined 10 TAXI fire-hunt and
try our luck at deer shooting. Several
persons generally engage in these hunts,
one OF whom precedes the others with a
pan Of blazing pine-knots, or some other
light combustibIe material. When the
deer are startled from their rumina,ons by
this strange cavalcade. they appear to be
fascinated by the light and rivet their gaze
upon it, and their bright eyes gliuerlng in
the surrounding darkness serve as a mark
tor the unerring ann Of the hunter
Nitn such an event our story opens.
Why when my aim was drawn, and nv
finger upon the trigger, didn't fire, may
seem mystery TO the reader; but such
was the fact. Perhaps Madam De Sta.l
may shed some light on the subject when
she says, ":heIe is often i'll the hea,t some
innate image OF the beings we are to love,
that sends to our first sight of them almost
an air OF recognltion.' PERHAPS
But what IN the name of everv ttino
wonderful has d,er hunt in the dark, to
do with love! L"t us try and get back
from this depression and you shall know.
When l again looked IN the direction of
the eyes they had disappeared; and the
brush was cracking as if beneath retreat
ing feet. Without waiting moment TO
consider, gra<ped my rifle in my hand,
and on the .mpulse OF the moment spraug
forward IN pursuit.
Striking INTO beaten path I followed
the flying object, and just as I emerged
from the forest into an open clearing,
what was my surprise t. see the door OF
'squatters' cabin flung hastily open, and a
graceful girl enter.
What was to be done! Frank was by
this time advancing toward me with the
light. AS he approached l perceived a
little shoe in the path, and on picking it
up / found 1t to be one of the dearest.
da'ntiest, fairy-like little kid slippers had
ever beheld, was confident it had dropped
from the foot of the angelic-I now i'm
agined her angelic being had seen en-
ter the door OF the cottage, and my reso
luton was formed Placing it carefully
IN my pocket, turned, and Frank and /
walked slowly homeward. had secured
slpper-a prize which had driven all
thoughts Of deer and game out Of my head
for one n,ght.
The Cecil Whig., 1850-06-01
CHAP. III.

J '
and summer was again beaut,tying the
land. Since The night OF my adventure
had seen or heard nothing OF the enqu;s
ite and mysterious Kate. But l had not
forgotten her. Often, when thoughts of
her came flashing across my mind. would
tear we'll up from the deep fountains of
my heart and steal down my cheek
ten, when amid the giddy throng would
thoughts Of her lntrude and mar my ie-
lIcIty, for she was ii seemed 10 me, ray
OF my eXlstence-a part of my very be-
ing. Such regrets were idle. l should
never see her more. And with a deter
mlnation of weaving myself from all
thoughts of her, | started with horse
and buggy, to take tour through the
country For three weeks had thus
amused myself, riding eisurely along
viewing the beauties OF nature; and paus
ing whenever | felt inclined, to admire
the scenery and chat with the people,
without meeting with any thing remark
able. But one da, stopped in little
village, and walked into shoemaker's
shop forthe purpose Of having one of my
boots, which had ripped, mended. While
the industrious son OF St. Crispin w"s
bu,lly engaged on my boots, my atten-
ton was arrested by pair Of tiny Slip
pers lying on shelf For some time
eyed them attentively. and if ever 7 was
tempted to steal it was then. l leIt an
almost lrr' sistable inclination to pocket
them Something however-either the
principles OF honesty which hal been in
stllled into me, Or because the slippers
wasn't entirely new-prevented my do
ing SO. Making up my mind to With
stand the temptation. l picked up the
shoes and examined them. They were
the exact shape and size of Kate's for
still carried it with me, and compared
them. They were composed of the
same materials. They were worn in
the same PLACES. They We're certainly
hers. could have almost have sworn
they We're Kate's.
Then S neat pair of slippers ?" ex-
''a'med the shoemaker. when he observ-
ed me cycling them SO ,nten,ly.
Yes.' | replied, "you don't have ma
ny feet IN these parts so delicate as the
par which these encase do you?"
"No, not a great many. These,' and
ne turned them over and over and exam
'ned them closely, "are the neate.t pair
OF shoes in every respect I nave ever
made, and they belong to a fine young
lady too. But that one you have in your
hand is near "a match for them. l s'pose
II belongs to sweetheart, or something
O. that sort"
"Not exactly" I interrupted. for
was becoming impatient to learn who
was the owner oil the coveted articles
"But what is the name OF The young la
d!,-the possessor of those z"
"Tney belong to Miss Kate Harwood
"a young lady who lives IN big brick
house about a mile and half up the
read"
Kate Harwood! what a mysterious
thrill shot through my frame as that
Name was uttered / didn't wait to
make any further inquiries; but Jerking
on my boot, paid the bill, sprang int.
my buggy and drove off: Why ] knew
not. ] was 'mpelled by some mysteri-
ons agency.
The Cecil Whig., 1850-06-01
CHAP. II.

The sun was just beginning to purple
the eastern sky when sprang from my
bed the next morning. Performing my
ablut,ons and dressing myself as rapidly as
possible, ! starlel across the hills fully
determined, at all hazards, 10 become ac-
qua'nted with the heroine Of my last nights
adventure I knew the house was about
two miles distant, and as hurried along !
employed myself conjuring up some plan
by which / could introduce myself and
make favorable impression.
When gained little eminence about
quarter ola mile from the cabin paused
to take view OF the premises, and see if
any one was stirring. While standing
here the stage coach passed me at full gal
lop, causing me TO loiter a moment longer
to let the dust, which it had created blow BY.
When the cloud Of dust had passed away
sufficiently for me to see, perceived the
coach drawn up IN front of the cabin, its
door open and steps lowered.
"What has broke loose nowY, lex
claimed to myself, as quickened my pace,
determined to see the new comer-tor [
was confident some one intended getting
out OF the coach.
But alas trhere's many a slip 'tw,xt
the cup and the lip;' for was within
speaking distance-not more than fifty
yards from the vehicle, when one of the
most magnificent little beings with ewes
black as midnight, and a wealth OF curls
OF the same color tript from the cabin, and
with merry laugh sprang as n,mblv as
mountain gazelle into the coach. The
driver closed the door after her, was on
the box IN an instant; and giving his whip
crack went wheeling along The road.
scattering the dust in every direction.
Reader, weie you ever in rage? If
you were not you must try and imagine
my Situation, for it is indescribable. I
knew, almost to certainty, she who had
Just left in the stage was the very obiec, I
was In quest of. 1 raved wished the
coach, horses, driver, and all had been at
the bottom of the Red Sea-at Halifax,
or-or-some place else
As wishes however wouldn't mend
matters or amount to much, | walked INTO
the cabin and introducing myself to the
family proceeded 10 make some ,nouiries
My conjectures were too true. The Iadv
! had seen leave in the coach was the one
had came so near shooting the night be-
fore. And she had gone now, none Of
them knew where. All the information
could obtain concerning her was, that
she was romantic young lady by the
name OF Kate Sinclair, who had been
staying with them for no other purpose
than to see the country. With heavy
heart l turned and wended my way hack
to Frank ElIston's, (for I too was on a visit
IN that neighborhood,) curslng my un-
lucky stars and grieving oycI my hard
fate.
The Cecil Whig., 1850-06-01
From The Albany Erening Journal
FREE TRADE AND LABOR.

fEE Trade AND LABOR.
Every one professes sympathy with
the laborer. But different men have dill.
ierent modes of embodying that sympa-
thy. In this. however, as in every
thing else, 'rhe proofof the pudding is
in eating" That policy which creates a
demand for labor Is the best policy for
the laborer. The poor mans capital
consists in his ability to work; and what
he wants is. opportunities for its steady
and profitable investment. He is alto
gether unlike cash capital That may be
prohtably sent ont in thousand direc-
tlons; but sinews and muscles can only
be proftabiy employed in labor. Those
therefore, who wish 10 give practical de-
monstrations OF the genuinntss of their
sympathy for the laborer, can only do
so by advocating the policy which Gre
ates drmsnd tor labor.
Now let us look at the practical ef-
fects OF the Locofoco policy OF free trade.
Take, by way of ofilustratlon, the single
interest OF iron in the single State of
Pennsylvania
In lS42, there were 213 furnaces in
operation, producing .SS5 tons of
pig iron. Before the close Of 1916, this
number had increased to 3l6, producing
3|2,23l tons-showing an increase, il,
four years, OF 1873 furnaces, and 222 346
tons OF iron.
The value OF the product OF ls42 was
in the neghborhood OF $3,0O0,O0O, and
IN 1916 over S7.00O,O0o.
Two-thirds of this pig iron was manu-
lactured into hoops, nails, bars, boiler
plate, castings, &C.. in the State of Penn
sylvanll at twice the cost, for labor, of
the pig IRON itself. Colsequ"n'lv, if we
add this to the cost of the pig iron; we
will have the following results:
1912, value Of iron manu-
factured, 100000
1916, do. do. do. $14,OO 900
or these sums, four fiths (say three.
iourlhs) are expended in labor. There
was, therefore. expended IN labor, in this
single branch of industry, III PAnnsyl-
vania, IN
1912 $4,000 900
1916 100000
1t requires no acute knowledge or po-
litical economy to perceive the benefit
which the laborlng men Of PENNSYLVANIA
derived from the policy which induced
this vast increased demand for labor. If
the same nolicy had continued, ins. cad
often millions, in 1916. the iroa work.
ers Of Pennsylvania would have pocket
ed at least fifteen millions ofdoNars for their
labor in 1850. But that policy was su
persedpd by those who profess the most
profound sympathy for the poor man
And what is the result Intelligent
men estimate that The product ofihe present
year vih not exceed one half that of 1916
Consequently the money to be paid for
labor will BE- reduced one half also -
even though the price OF labor is not al,
ftcted by the reduced demand for it.
To place this fact distinctly before the
mind of the reader, we suhjoin the fig
ures:
ls+6-Money paid to iron laborsrs in
Pennsylvania. Sl0,500. 900
1s5o-Money paid to iron
laborers in Pennsylvania. 5 250,O00
The Cecil Whig., 1850-06-01
Price paid per anum by the
iron workers OF pennsvl

vania for free trade. S5,25O,COO
Here are five millions ofdollars taken
out Of the pockets Of the working men in
single branch OF business in single
State in one year! Apply the same rule
to the whole Union, AMI the sum will
run up to at least ten or fifteen millions !
This is the iron workers tax for tree
trade
There would be shadow OF consola-
ton for the iron worker if he knew that
these millions went into the pockets OF
his teIlow-laborers IN other branches oil
business in this country. But he is COM
forted ty no such reflection He knows
that ~hnt is take" ot Of his pocket goes in
to he packets o|freign manufacturers.
This is but single illustration of the
effect OF the policy SO tenaciouslv ad-
heredto by the Locooco party. Con-
stantly protesting extreme friendship 10,
The Cecil Whig., 1850-06-01

the laboEing men Of the country, they
are do'"& all they can 10 curtail the d.
mand for labor, and thus to d.yrive IT,.
la5orer OF tn" means OF supporting aud
educating hi children
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25
CoLuMBus. January II. 1850,

Ma EDIroR:-lt gives me no pleasure
to say that another day has been worse
than lost. In place of smooth sailing
hereafter, navigation has only been
injured l fear by The adoption of the
Swift-Randall--Hamlin compromise.
1t appears there was an anwriHe" as
we'll as a written part, in this as in the
Blake-Payne agreement. There was
mental reservation on the paIt fSwift.
He professes to be acutated in what he
did, solely by the desire that business
should go on-that the will of the 56,-
900 majority who voted for "a new coz
stitulion, should be carried out But as
Mr.. Vinal we'll said this afternoon, forty
new constitutions are nothing TO the
Senator. compared with the gratihca-
ton of his petty spite against the Speak.
er.
No sooner were the resolutions you
had yesterday adopted, which was done
by the vote ofthe Locos and FreesoilelG
for the first, and the Wings aud Free.
soiers for the second, than the mine
was sprung. No. Of the protocols
came To light.
Mr.. Swift said that as rules for the go
verument of the Senate had been adopt
ed, he would give the Speaker notice
that he had preamble and resolution per
sonal to the Speaker, which he wished
TO offer.
The Clerk read it, as fellows.
Whereas, Harrison e. Blake, Speaker
of the Senate, did recognize at sundry
times william F: Johnson, as Senator
from Hamilton county, and permit him al
Isuch Senator to make motions and to vote
and his vote to be recorded upon the Jour
nal of the Senate. And, whereas, sucl
Journal was read and approved by tb,
Senate, and signed by its Clerk, contain
ling such motions and votes thus record
led. And, whereas, after this recoguitio
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

RAILROAD COMPRoMIsE.-The friends
of the various Railroads in this section
of the State, will be interested to learn
that consultation was held between the
President and few friends of the Bel
pre- and Cincinnati and the Scioto and
Hooking Valley Railroads, in regard to
the interests of both routes.
We learn that after mature deblibera'
ton, it was thought best to petition the
Legislature to pass an act authorlslng a
vote to be takee for the subscrip ption, hy
the counties through which the roads are
to pass, of the sum of one hundred thous-
and dollars each.
AS compromise matter between the
Irouton and Portsmouth interests, it is
thought the better plan to connect with
the Belpre and Cincinnati Railroad, some
where in the Valley of Salt creek. a
branch, il so it may be called, 10 Ports
mouth and one TO lronton.
A gentleman who was present assured
the meeting that he was authorized to
state, on the part Of some eastern capt.
alists, tina, they would take stock to the
amount Of five hundred thousand dollars
We have always felt assured that, a fteI
the routes had once been determined on
subscription to the stock would be among
the leas: difficulties. Ancient Metropolis
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

DREADFUL DEATH.-The Wheeling
Gazette says man named James GAL
was found ON Monday morning among
the fragments Of rock, at the base of one
of the steepest precipices of the stone
quarries near that city. He had fallen
the preceding night in state of intoxi.
cation, over the precipice, distance of
about forty feet, and though none of his
bones were broken, he was frighlfulIy
bruised and otherwise injured, inter
naly, it was thought, sufficiently to pro-
duce death. He had commenced slip
ping at the summit of the hill, some fifty
feet from the cliff from whence he finally
fell; the marks of his struggling hands and
feet were plainly traced in the snow.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

EP We see, by the Eagle of yester'
day, that its editor is again in terrible
pother about our correspondent, RUSH
CREEK. Will the Eagle permit us to
make one or two remarks?
We have known our correspondent
for some years, and we know him to be
man of unblemshed honor and veraci.
ty. We would place the most implicit re-
lance uron anything that he may say.
We know him to posses more than the
ordinary degree of talent, joined with
studious habits and great perseverance
Now, will the editor Of the Eagle
please specify wherein our correspon'
dent has done Mr.. Whitman injusticel
We want no general charges-give us q
bill of particulars.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

The MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.--AddtSOn
Almost Prophet..-.A writer in Ken
lucky paper quotes the following passage
from one of Addison's contributions TO
the Spectator. 1t was written nearly a
century and half ago, and yet how much
like prophecy looks this sally ofthe i'm
agnalion: = ,H ...-....
Estrada, in one ofhis' Prolusions,' gives
an account of chemical correspondence
between two friends, by the help Of a
certain loadstone, which had such vir
tue in it, that if it touched two several
needles, when one Of the needles so
touched, began to move, the other, though
at never so great distance, moves at
the same time and in the same manner.
He tells us that the two friends, being
each of them possessed of one of these
needles, made kind of dial. l.plate, in
scribing it with the four and twenty let
ters, in the same manner as the hours of
the day are marked on the ordinary dial
plate. They then fixed one of the
needles on each of these plates, in such
manner that it could move round with
out animpediment, so as to touch any of
the four and twenty letters. Upon their
separating from each other into distant
countries, they agreed to withdraw them
selves pugctualiy into their closets at a
certain hour of the day, and to converse
with one another by means Of the new in.
vention.
Accordingly, when they were some
hundred miles asunder. each ofthem shut
himself up in his close, !, at the time ap-
pointed, and Immediately cast his eye on
the dial.pIate. IF he had mind to write
anything to his friend, he directed his
needle to every letter that formed the
words which he had occasion for, making
a pause at the end of every word or sen
tehce, to avoid confusion.
The friend. in the meanwhile, saw his
own sympath etic needle moving itself tc
every letter which that Of his correspon
dent pointed at. By this means they
talked across whole continents, and con
veyed their thoughts to one another in at
instant, over cities or mountains, seas O
deserts." ot4 II
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

GOLD Bullion FROM CALIFoRNIA.--A
writer in the New York Journal of Com
merce states that the gross amount of
gold bullion imported from California
from the 1st of June to December 81,
was 81 7,52S.Ol3 80, the amount to con.
signees, however, being only $3,767 ,oO6
66--Mr. Aspinwall estimating like
amount as being brought by passengers.
From July lst to December 81, lS40,
the United States mint at Philadelphia
have coined for Messrs. Rowland and
Aspinwall, of New York, from California
gold bullion, $539, ,SOl SO.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

YANKEE INoENuITY.-A Liverpool pa
per states, as proof of the increased
civilization of the United States, that mo
fewer than five hundred cases of Shak-
speare's bust, taken from the monumental
bust at Stafford .on Avon, were lately
shipped at Liverpool for New York"
The truth is, however, that these busts
are in lead, and as soon as they are de.
lvered will be consigned to the melting
trough. Jonathan admits "wdrks ofart"
free of duty, and the lead importer, by
invoking Shakespeare, nullifies the tariff
upon that commodity. Me Makin's Co@r.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

SsLAvERY IN THE DIsTRIcT. The N.
York Tribune gives The following from a
letter written at Washington on Tues
day:
"There was some talk Saturday among
the Unionists about getting over the sec
tional disputes about the District of Co
lumba by creating for it self-govern-
ment and representation, with the pow
er to abolish slavery within its limits
There are but few shareholders here
not more than one int ten of the resident
population being owners or hirers OF
slaves, and the moderate wages and su'
perior services of the numerous foreign
ers here make slaves more undesirable
servants every day."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

WASHING MAcHINE.--.From all ac-
counts, Sabin's Washing Machine, the
right of which for this county is vested
in Mr.. Martin Hill, gives general satis-
faction. We notice that very many of our
best citizens testify to its Praciica! utility.
A machine, that lessons the drudgery Of
washing dirty clothes, is really valuable;
and if this does what is said of it, it is
certainly worth the money.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

PERPETUAL MORTON DIscovERED!- Al
MosT-A Mr.. Walter, of Livermore Falls,
has made model machine, which has
been in motion by its own power, up,
wards of year; and it will go, says the
inventor, as long as the materials of which
it is constructed shall last. There is suf
ficisnt powerin the model to move com
mon clock work. The inventor has Sc
cured a patent, and is now having mo.
del made of polished brass.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

Coal TRADE.--A full, complete and
official liable of the anthracite coal trade
Of the United States, is published in the
Miners Journal of Poltsviile. The quan.
tity Oi this coal sent 10 market, in lS49,
amounts to 3,242,64l tons. an increase
over that of 1913 of 1853, ,4O3 tons. Es.
timating the value at 1915 per tou. it
yielded lo the different coal regions and
transporting companies, the sum $l2,-
l6O 900. e..
The production Of coal in England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales, in the same
period, is estimated at 35,oO0,000 tons,
being l0,000,00U more than the supply
of anthracite coal mined in the United
States from 1920 to 1850 England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales, possess on.
ly IL $50 square miles of coal land, while
Pennsylvania alone possesses an area
OF anthracite and bltumlnOuS coal lands
equal to l5,4S7 square miles, and twelve
of our coal producing States contain an
area of 1873 1872 square miles of coal area
more than is contained in all the British
American Provinces, England, Ireland
IScolland, Wales, France, Spain and Bel
Igium.
The whole amount of coal imported
last year is estimated at 19S,2l3 tons.--
In 1916 it was S5,775, but under th'
tariff of 1916 it rose that year TO lac,
$50 tons; in lS47 The import was las,
02l; and in 1S4S, l96, ,l6S tons.
We have no data upon which TO maxi
calculation of the amount of bitumin
Gus coal mined in the United States; bu
it must be immense and as the buaines
of the country increases and the demanc
with it, there will be an immense quan
tity mined for home consumption.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

WHEN THE NEW MAYOR Of Pittsburg
was inaugurated, his pardon had not yet
arrived. He was conducted TO the coun-
Gil chamber by the Sheriff and after iu-
auguration taken back TO jail. In his ad-.
dress he stated his determination to put
in force the laws Of the city. i..s.>
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25

THE wheeling Gazette says that Mr..
Kay, of that city, died few days since
aged ITO. He was seldom or never sick,
never took any medicine in his life, and
died in the full possession of all his men
tai faculties.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25
ADVANTAGES OF ADVERTISING Mr.

ADVANTAGES OF ADVERTISING Mr.
McGrain, stove merchant, of Louisville,
says that since he commenced advertising
freely he has found the demand for his
stoves more than quadrupled. Such
must be the inevitable result ofa systema-
tic course Of advertising, and whoever
thinks differently knows little of human
nature. and less of the mode of success
in business Cin Eng