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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-07

VINES 10 Wear INDIA RUBBERs.-Ws
have DotIcsd t0at any persons wear India
rubber Or-g-snoes in cold dry weather, 10
Keep their 'cet warm. This i. an injurious
ana evil practice. indie rubber shoes are
very corl table and valuable for covering
the 'eet du,H- vet, 81 pPy weather, but they
should never be wpFn On any other occasion
their cole u-a shnu.I be to KEEP out water.
They shou o., therefore, be put off whenever
the wearrs rairrs house, and be worn as
little as possible; necause they are alright,
and 55'h -,'a.n and restrain the perspirs.
iion O. to- '.et. Tge air cannot be excu-
dsd from ri-tn, or from any portion Of the
body for ANY length Of time, without Gensi.
bly, a(fectirI the health. II is our opinion
that no haJ,. tends more 10 good health than
clean feet and clean dry stockings, so as to
allow the fee Precipitation Uf the neither
exlremitcs.-Sci. American.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-07
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or wHjrh The pr NJ o.Iery grants are
.S>ued fh Baltimore papers, neve'
n ess cap hardly await Ihe good ume
cumine i.arrlV a n-w klrd of lottery
aamb ng mas arisen and carried on to
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hang. ono. .l e ifices ,hu' 'he paper
came nul oih az exposure. Their mo
duS opera"dt is iescrhrd MS follows;
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only 'uys his wager .nat par'iouI,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-07

CLrEliza Emery warns all The girls Of
he Soah and West 10 look Oh. i'Ir her
gay. decaiving. runaway husband. David.
She ihinks he may be easily known, and
10 prove 50. SAYS: "paYil has scar on
MS nose where ! scratched IT,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-07

The subjoiDed message from the Presi
dent of the United States was transmitted
to both houses of Congress ON last Thurs
day.
To he Ssnate
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-07

The following is the bill introduced by
Mr.. MATTHEWS. in the Senate. TO eg ulate
the fees and salaries Of county officers:
~
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

AN TNCH OF RAIN on TIE ATLANTIC. We
have been struck with that passage of Lieut.
Maury's Physical Geography Of the Sea III
which he computes the effect ola singh inch OF
rain falling upon the Atlantic Ocean. The At
lantic includes an area Of % millions of squar,
miles. Suppose an inch of rain to fall upor
only one-tifth of this vast cxranse. 1T would
weigh, says our author, three hundred and
sixty thousand millions tons, and the salt
which as water, is held in solution in the sea
and which when that water was taken up as
vapor, was left behind to disturb cquillib-
rum weighed sixteen millions more tons, OF
nearly twice as much as all the ships in the
world could carry at a cargo each 1t might
fall in day, but occupy what time it might,
in falling, this rain is calculated to exert so
much force which is inconccivabiy great
in disturbing the equilibrium Of the ocean.
If all the water discharged by the MISSISSIPPI
pi River during the year were taken upin one
mighty measure and cast into the ocean at
one effort, it would not make a greater dis
turhance, in the equilibrium of the sea than
would the fall of rain supposed. And yet. so
gentle aIe the operations of nature, that
movements so vast are unperccived.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
Gclcft tflisecIlanp.

! BE KIND TO THE LIvING.-What matter
signs, tears. euogics and costly citations
over the dead, when cold and scnseless thev
lie in the collins narrow bounds: what to the
clay are all the tributes Of respect and love;
what, when the spirit hath burst its letters
winged its flight away, rcmaincth TO receive
the homage Of the living bat the nauimatc,
unconscious form! 'Twcre re.,aval to
know that. the immortal, invisible, were but
lowering near on angel wing, to bear witness
that if at none other period the heart 5 dcvo-
ton was protlered, yet to the sleeping dead
twas freely given. Alas, who knowcth
| Strange that Death, cold, chilling Death
has an expanding influence over the better
! emotions of the soul. so far transccnding all
Of life;--mystic stroke that thus wide opens
the fount of feeling, that so Gains the sea of
| indwclling i!ls:-'tis enough that the icy
srmmoner hath fcled his victim, base pas
sionS in this triumph find their refuge; asham-
cd hate flies, when love approaches. and the
dead how far more lovcabe oft than the liv-
ing-for the mirror of earthly virtues is
strangely frightened by Deaths ANAL
gam.
Hands with kindly touch press the marbled
brow; words of loving regret gently fall upon
the dcaftned car-strange that Death so at
tunes the voice to melody, so causes the
pcaily gEief drops to flow over the unhecding
AS if they, even they, though wrung from
agony Of soul, could rouse to grat,fulncss the
cold sleeper. At Death S dark drcary shrine
worShippng mulGudcs bow All, life hath
none. Flowers strcw the tomb aye well,
life hath Invested them of thorns; the spirit
in the flesh hath felt their stings:-tcar drops
feltlize Deaths mound; It's well, the sod will
be grecncr, softer with its silken grass, the
rose tree bear gaycr flowers. All. had but
one little drop fallen in sympathy to living
sorrow, but one outstrctchcd hand relieved
lifc's wants, but one faint sigh echoed to the
many groans, a little word in kindness spo-
ken fallen on the listening car of the wounded
in heart, oh, then had life trophi,d over
deathly power.
Be kind to the living--ayc yes, they will
not always be thus, each, all, by the same
dread Messenger, will be called.
BE kind to the living, It's then thy kind
deeds are TO the heart even as summer S
shower to the dropping, thirsty flower.
BE kind to the living. and when they are
numbered with the silent dead thy soul will
not be stung with agonizrd remorsc.
BE kind to them, aye, even now, for "who
lnowcth the morrow ?'its sun hath not on
any shone."
BE kind, aye, yes, be kind to them, here is
thy only place, even as thou would'st have
thy Father in heaven, in Kindness and mercy
look upon thee Spirit Of The FaNsy
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

EFFICIENCY OF THE U. s. ARMy.-In the
| United States Senate on Wednesday bill
was reported to increase the efficiency of the
| army, in accordance with the President s re-
commcndation, submitted on Monday. adj.
wishing an appropriation of S3,0O0OO0 Tor
| Notifications, munitions of war, &c. The
| Presidents recommendation was accompanied
by a letter from the Secretary Of War, in the
course Of which he says:
Although our present supply Of arms is as
good as. and probably superior to those of the
same date Of manufacture of any other nation
we should have in the use IF them in their
pre- sent condition to cope at disadvantage with
| others who may Lave been beforehand with
US in the actual application to their arms of
the recent improvements. 1t has been our
policy heretofore to carry on gradually and
slowly the work of preparation for military
efficiency, both offensive and defensive: and
in pursuance Of this policy the estimates Of
OF the War Department from year to year
have been limited to the execution of such
work only as accorded with the ordinary
means of our arnories and arScnals, with but
small force ofopcrativcs in employment.
The regular estimates last submitted to
| Congress are based on these considerations
In view, however of tac proprcty of asssum-
ing at the earliest practicable period military
efficiency as regards armament and munit tons
1--WE have it abundantly as regards menu it
seems proper that more active and vigorous
measures should now he adopted that We
should increase the capacity for production,
and the force in employment at our armorics
and arsenals; that we should prepare more
rapidly armamcnts and ammunition for fort.
| iications. that we should increase our sup
plies of Improved small arms by the manutac-
ture Of new ones, and by the alteration of
those of past dates of fabrication, including
both the United States and State arms, and
that we should provide ample supplies of am
lnunition, accoutrelnents, and implements for
the immediate and most efficient use Of the
whole.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

Srop lIlM.-Stop that boy! a cigar in
his mouth, and a swaeg'r in his walk, i'm
pudcncc in his face and a carr-for-nothng-
ness in his manner. Judging from his de-
mcanor, he is older than his father. wise,
than his teacher, more honored thar the
mayor Of the town, higher than the president.
Stop him, he goes too fast lie don't sec
himself as others see him. lie don't know
his speed. Stop him ere tobacco shocks his
nerves, ere pride ruins his character ere the
loaer master the man: ere good ambition
and manly strength give away to low pur-
suits and british aims. Stop all such boys.
They are legion, the shame of their families,
the di>gracco Of the town, the sad and solemn
approaches Of themselves.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

ALLEGED CURE FOR llyDRornoBlA.- -Gueril,
Mencvillc lately brought before the French
Academy Of Sciences means of curing hy-
drophobia, which, he stated, is praclscd in
Russia with success. \ little insect, the
Golden Cetonidcs, found in considerable
quantities on rose trees is proved, when
pounded to a powder and administered inter-
nally, to produce a profound sleep, which
sometimes last SO hours, and which has the
effect in many caScs of completely multiplying
the hydrophobic affection. \ distinguished
entomologst Of Russia, NJ. NIotscnoulska
has tried several experiments with this insect
and in most cases with success.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

A DEATH BELL"-,A story is told of the
casting Of the bell for the church Of St. Mag
dacn, Broslau. When the metal was ready
to pour into the mould the chief founder
went TO dinner, and forbade his apprentice,
under penalty of death, to touch the vent by
which the metal was conveyed. The youth,
curious to see the operation, disobcycd or
lcrs, and the whole of the metal ran into the
mould. and the enragcd master, returning
from his meal, slew him on the spot. On
breaking away the mould, he found he had
been too hastv, for the bell was cast as per-
feet as possible. When it was hung in its
place, the master had been sentenced to death
by the sword for the murder of his apprcn-
tice, but he cntrcated the autho,iticsthat TIC
might be allowed to hear it once before he
died. His petition was granted, and the bell
has since been rung at every execution.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

THE LARGEST AND SMALLEST TREE We
furnished description few weeks since, of
one Of the largest California trees, (Sequoia
gigantea,) measuring forty feet in diameter
and over four hundred feet high, and furnish
ing as much timber as SIXTY acres of good
woodland in the State of New York. This
tree is computed to have been in existence a.
long ago as the time Of the prophet Elijah
A striking contrast to this in mense colossus,
is afforded 10y some of the minute specimens
of mountain growth. In ascending to lofty
elevations forest trees continue to become
more dlninutivc. and Dr. Emmcns mentions
in his Geological Report, that evergreen trees
are found on the Adirondack mountains only
five or six inches high while Humboldt saw
pines only thrce-cnlhs OF an inch in height.
The California monster was no less than ff-
teen thousand times higher than 1Iomboldt S
liliputians; and if both Were of about lie
the same shape or degree OF slendcrncss in
form the solid measure or weight of the one
Tor cube Of Is ,O00} would exceed that of tic
Other, three million millions of times
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

Recent medical research has thrown some
curious light upon the action of cheese in pro-
noting digestion. When the curd of milk is
exposed to the air in moist state for few
days at IL moderate temperature, it begins
gradually TO decay, to emit a diSag1ceablc
oder, and to frrmcnt. When in this state, it
possesses the property, i'll certain cilcum-
stances, of inducing a species Of chemical
change and fermentation in other moist sub
stances with which it is brought in contact;
it acts as docs sour levcn when mixed with
sweet dough. Now, old and partially decay
ed cheese acts in the same way when intro
duced into the stomach. II causes chemical
changes gradually 10 commence among the
particles of food which has previously been
eaten, and thus facilitates the dissolution
which necessarily preccdcs digestion.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

THE Use or RAIN.-Eyery inch Of rain
that falls on roof yields two barrels TO every
space ten feet square. and scventy-two bar
rcls are yielded by the annual rain IN this
climate on a similar surface. A barn thirty
by forty feet yields annually eight hundred
and sixty-iour barrels. This is enough for
more than two barrels u day for every day in
the year. Many Of our landlords have, how.
ever. at least five times the amount Of roofing
on their dwellings and other buildings, yield
ing annually more than four thousand bar
rcls Of rain water, twelve barrels, or about
one hundred and fifty ordinary pai!siu,
daily.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
For The Cecil Whig.
PoRT DEPOSIT, Feb. Goth, SO.

TORT DEPOSIT, FCD. 10Th, %.
P. C. RICKETTS,, ESQ Sir Would it be
asking too much ofyou to publish these few
remarks on Temperance for the first Agtator
of the Temperance cause, but not of Absti
ncncc, for the words are not tantamount.
agitated the question in 1921, and have the
same love and regard for the word now had
then. Very Respectfully, &C.. ".*.*.
A Few Words OH Temperance.
We arc not abstainers or teetotalcrs, as
they called, but belong to the large body
whom it has been customary to dvnominatc
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
Original l)crtrn.
ClefCka-GeC@nce.


There's a brave little bird in the green old wood.
lie hops and futtcrs from limb to limb,
Where the branches sway and the dead leaves fall.
And rustic through shadows broad and dm;
Spring breathcs her delicate odors there,
The violet smiles by the winding rll,
And the cells of many hidden flower
The breeze with a wandering perfume fill;
But little cares he
Brave Chicka-doc dec,
For the violcts eye the winding rill,
And the note
From his swelling throat
is Chcka-dct dee. is Chicka-d ec-lee
The woolpeckers bill in the spongy pine
Hath rounded hole all hollow and deep,
Sir Cheka-lcc-d dee hath chosen its cell
His brood from the jay and the owl to keep,
lie hath lined the floor with emerald moss,
And roof of the silrery thistle down,
And he hides away in its dusky walls
From the hungry hawk and the tcmpcst'S trown;
monarch is he
Small Chicka -dcedcc,
With his cell of the silvery thistle down,
And the measured note
From his swelling throat,
Is Oh icka dcc-dec, still Chicka- dce-dec.
The Autumn days fall misty and gray,
On rustling valley and lonely hill;
Away on the plain the lordly blast
Is piping its chorus load and chill,
The withcrcd leaves fall down in showers, =
Choking the brooks, bright yellow and red
Sad. withcrcd leaves they arc weaving the shroul
And hcaaing the grave of the Summer dead
But little rccks he,
King Chicka-dce-icc,
Ofl.aves in yellow and purple showers,
And ever the note
From his kingly throat,
Is Chicka. dec-dce brave Chicka-dcc-dcc.
In the church-yard gathers a stricken band,
They are bearing the widows hope away,
Wild sobs are shaking the frosty gale,
Her golden idol was co mnon clay.
In the noisy town is mansion fine,
proud and bejewelcd bride within,
Without. in pain, on the marble steps,
Lies, moaning, child Of shame and sin;
But little cares he,
Bold Chck,-dec-dcc
For jcwclcl bride and her mansion fine,
And ever the note
From his swelling throat,
Is Chicka- Lcc-dce brave Chicka- duc-iee
There are spirits that thirst for earthly fame,
Ard spirits that pine for heart to love,
There hands that toll for the yellow gold
And some for the Golden Land above;
The warrior marshals his wLiskcre clans
Rude Russ and Cossack and fiery Frank
Push on TO the wetcrirg feast of Death.
With sabre and cannon, in blazing rank
Dut little heels he,
Bright Chicka-dee-dcc.
Rude Russ or Cossack or shouii & Frank,
And musical still,
From his tiny BILL
Thrills Chcka-dee-dce, fine Chicka-lcc-tcs.
T. II.
Minden. La.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
JAMES Nj. BURGESS,

REAL ESTATE AGENT,
XETilOSE advertisement is in anotl err
w column Of this paper. has on hand ut
this time and for sale 20 FARMS; several IT
them from three to five miles from Port De-
posit.
Aug. est.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
Holm r. ROW

A TTORNEi at Law. and Solicitor IN Cha -
"a Gerry, will give prompt attention to ait
business entrusted to him. lie will attend q 1
the Courts Of this county. or Of any other
County where his services may be required,
LIy-Nc can at all times be found at his office.
next door to the Office Of the Cecil Democrat.
Nov. 10. 1855.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
ALEXANDER EVANS.

A TTORNEY AT LAW.-May be found
IN at the Office to which he has lately re-
moved, opposite the store Of Vim. Torbert,
Esq; in the building recently occupied as
the Post Office; or at the Office adjoining his
residence, Elkton. Maryland.
April -. lS5I-tf.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
REMOVAL

NV NJ. J. JONES has removed his Law
w Office to the first stony of'.Thc Cecil
Whig' Building, where he may always DO
found ready to give prompt attention to all
business placed in his hands.
koY. lU-f.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

CHEERFuLNEss AND S0NG.--lf You would
keep spring in your hearts, learn to sing
There is more merit in melody than most
people are aware of. A colhlcl who smooths
his waXends with song will do as much
work III day as one given to illnature and
frctling would ,lltct in week. Songs are
like sunshine; they run TO chccrfulnoss to
fill the bosom with such iuoyancy that for
the time being you feel Tiled with june air,
or like meadow Of clover i'll blossom.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

DoN T BELIEVE TIT is said that man
was found lately sitting on granite rock
with his feet in brook, trying to catch
cold SO that he could sing bass in the choir
on Sunday. 1t would be base to inquire if
such story were true.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
Eun5er.
LUMBER! LUN1ER!!

4 7 gre atty reduced prices at the cid stard
Il on North Street, opposite the Jail, where
ut all times may be found u general assolt-
ment Of SEASONED LUMBER, such as:-
Pihe and lIemlock Boards, Scantling, Joist,
Il and inch Plank, Pine and Cypress Shin.
giles. Plastering Lath, Pailings, Dressed
Flooring, &c. O1~persons in want will find
it to their interest to call on us.
SAMUEL L. FOARD,
JOHN G.. ALDRlDGE.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
SURVEYING.

TUNllE subscriber having re slmcd his form
Il cr business Of Surveying and Convey
ancng. promises to accon mediate all Nlo do
sire to patronizc him. JOHN JANNEI.
Elkton, Md, Apr If
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
WI. McCEELLASD. NICHOLAS HISS.
A NEW LUMBER YARD,
IN ELkTON. MD.

N ELkTUN, MD.
INliE undersigned have bought out iIcssr..
L Poole Sewall's Lumber Yard and r.,-
moved it 70 their own yard near the Catholic
Church at the Pann Road, and are now iay-
ing in Il General Assortment Of
NEW LUMBER, AT Low PRICES,
which they respectfully invite thcir friends g,
and the friends of Aiessrs. Poole !: ScwAll as
well as the public. generally, to call and ex-
anime before purchasing "lsewhcre.
May 26 If MCCLELLAND 4 HISS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
DENTAL NOTICE,

~ H. MUSGROYE, having permanently
Il located in this Town. tel ders his pro-
tcsSional services To the citizen, OF Elton
and vicinity Office nearly opposite tho
Court House.
Elkton, May / 6m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
A CA IL ID.
vvHE. E'agMNEY t;vyHys,

A TTORNEI AT LAW Having return
"a ed from the West, and permanently To-
Gated IN Elkton, will give prompt attention
toall business entrusted to him.
~Onice-with Hon. Alexander Even.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
JAS. Il. EIcCULLOUGH.

A TTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR
IA IN RY.-Otiicc under the
''lloward House, Main Street, Elkton, Md.
E!kton, March 10, lS55-tf.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08

Give up strong drink, and indulge no
longer in the excitement of inoxicaton.-
If you have a fondncss for drinking when
you are in company; disposition to indulge
in the mrth and rcvclry Of Il trolic, you
stand on dangerous ground. Platter not
yourself that You can quit when you please
this is the fatal rock on which thousands Of
your fellow beings have been wrcckcd.-
Say not to yourself, l have more resolution
than they; for be assured that many men of
the most determined character, and of the
brightest intellect, have been ovcrc ONE by
the dclusions Of strong drink. If you are
the father Of a family, give up strong d rink,
il not for your own sake, for the sake of your
wife and children. Though you may not be
sensible of your loss of character, your
family cannot be nsensib;e to that fact
What must be the feelings Of your wife wher
you have stayed away from home for days
indulgng in drunkenness wththc vulgar an,;
the prohigatc? What must be the feelings
of your children when they are told that
their father is ON drunken fIolic Think
on these things and determine from principle
to give up the accurscd beverage. 1t is an
easy matter to resolve that you will abandon
your Indulgence in strong drink, but it
requires resolution, frmncss, and strong
determination to overcome habit and hence
we frequently see those persons resolve to
give up their indulgence, who in their sober
moments see the danger which threatens
them; yet when their appetitcs crave their
wontcd stimulus, they cannot forbear the
qualification, and rush again into rcvery and
dissipation. 1t is the weakness OF child.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
EIEI BIER.

7NiIE Undersigned having just received an
4 other lot OF IIomlock and White Pine
Lumber. at very reduced rates. Offer the
same at corresponding low prices. Those
who need. may find it to their interest to cal
an examine HE stock on hand at Winners
Point and &c orse Town by
June lS WILMER FORD.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
CIR AIM WANTED.

will pay the highest cash prices for Corn
Wheat and Oats, delivered at the Elkton
Depot, or any place on the Elk, Sassairas or
Bohemia River, or in the Chesapeake ard
Del. Canal. SAML. b FOARD.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-03-08
l. u vi Il i, II ,

fHNilE subscriber having purchased Of Mr..
n Simcoc his entire stock Of LUMBER at
North East will sell the same in connection
with his other at very low prices for cash.
u The Public is requested to give lin y
call. JOHN MAULDlN.
Having disposed Of my Lumber Yard 10
Mr.. john Mauldin. and believing his stock
to be as good as can be had anywhere, and
that Mr.. Mau!din will give satisfaction,
would recommend my former customers aud
friends to give him call. &. SIM COE.
Jan l2--tt.