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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-04-17

A FoarUSArE EVAPoaArIoN.--E, Mer
ram, the philosopher Of Brooklyn Heights,
calculates the aFoe depth Of all the rain
and snow (if malte5i) which has fallen
within tlirty-two years at about one hun
dred and thirteen feet. If it had remained
where it fell, the largest merchant ships
might have sailed from Albany % Quebec.
What fortunate evaporation.
HoxoaABLr DIyIsIoN.-"Now, George,
you must divide the cake honorably with
20 If brother Charlie"
"What is 'houorably,' nlotherg'
at means that you must give him the
largest piece
sThen, mother, I'd rather that Charley
should BE- honorable"
nF Il Georgia paper boasts that all the
leading Democrsts in that State, without
exception will 60 for secession from the
Union, if the Lecompton Constitution be
defeated in Congress. Well(says Prentice
of the Louisville Journal let them 60 for
secession then. We say, with deeper
Significance than usually belongs to the
phrase, letsthem % for il and Be hanged
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-04-17

If Please direct, "fIead Waters, Sa1
River"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

you gave me the earrings, not because
you thought them suitable for me, but
because had set my heart on them. |
find now, that was unhappy-not be-
cause ! had no diamonds, but because
was daily breaking the tenth command
ment and guilty Of covetousncss. She
hung down her head with shame. $50,
if you please III do without the car
rings, and be contented with my old pearl
ones, which are more appropriate to your
means, dear papa
The tears came into the eyes of both
Mr.. and Mrs. Allingham, as they press
ed their child, by turns to their hearts.
Mary has since married wealthy MGR
chant, and has diamonds in plenty but
she has never forcgot that first lesson,
and often alludcs to it.
Rich as we are" she said, only the
other day, when talking to her mother,
" there are many things we can't afford.
| saw such a beautiful picture of Any
SchaHer, when we were in Paris, and was
tempted for II moment to wish Henry
would buy it. though knew it would be
bit Of extravaganza, considering how
much our trip had cost but | thought
of the earrings, and was contcntcd to do
without it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY virtue ola writ of Ficri Facias, issued
ID by Edmund Bro wn, ST., Esq, one of the
Justices of the Peace Of the State of Mary
land, in and for Cecil county. at the suit of
Robert II. Scarborough, against the goods
and chattcls, lands and tencmrns of William
Nj. Drummond, to me directed, have seized
and taken in execution all the right, title,
claim and interest at law and in equity, of
the said William M. Drummond in and to
all the following described property. to wit
all that Tract, Piece or Parcel of Land, upon
which the said Drummond now resides,
situated and being in Cecil county, containing
21i Acres, More or Less,
adjoining lands of Enos Scarborough and
others. Also--The Growing crop of Corn,
and one Horse and l hereby give notice
that on
Wednesday,, the 9Th day Of October, 1858,
at the Court House door, in Elkton, will
offer for sale the said property, 50 seized
and taken in execution, by Public Auction,
to the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said
writ
J@Salc to commence at 10 O'Clock \. NJ.
BARCLAY REYNOLDS.
Sept. ii, 1S5S-ts. Sheriff.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02
SHERlFFS SALE.

p9 virtue of Il writ of Ficri Facias. issued
ID by John Owens, Esq, one ofthe Justices
of the Peace Of the State Of Maryland in and
tor Cecil county, at the suit of Roger II.
Kirk, against the goods and chattcls, lands
and tencments of Elisha 3. Reynolds, to me
directed, have seized and taken in excctl-
ton all the right, title, claim and interest, at
law and in equity, Of the said Elisha d. Key
nolds, in and to all that
Tract, Piece or Parcel of Land,
situated and being in the Sth Election Dis
trict of Cecil county, and lying on the
Conowingo creek, adjoining lands of C.
Cutler and others, containing
- Acres, More or Less;
and hereby give notice that on
Tuesday, The 5h day Of October, 1858.
at the hotel of John A. Thompson, Rock
Springs, will offer for sale said property,
so seized and taken in execution, by Public
Auction, to tine highest bidder for Cash. to
satisfy said writ.
BARCLAY REYNOLDS,
Sept. IL, lS5S-ts. Sheriff
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02
Selcftr0 })octrp.
The Maiden's Prayer.

She rose from her delicious sleep,
And pat away her soft brown hair,
And III tone as low and deep
AS loves first whisper. brcalhcd PRAYER
Her snow-wlitc hands together pressed,
Her blue eyes sheltered in the lid,
The folded linen on her breast
Just swelling with the charms it hid
And from her long and flowing dress
Escaped bare and snowy foot,
Whose step upon the earth did press
Like a snowflake, white and mute;
And then from slumbcrs, soft and warm,
Like young spirit fresh from Heaven,
She bowed that slight and matchess form,
And humbly prayed to be forgiven.
o God if souls unsoiled as these,
Need daily mercy from thy THRONE
II she upon her bcnded knees,
Our hottest and purest one
She with face so clear and bright
W Z deem her some Stray child of light
II she, with those soft eyes and tears,
Day after day in her young years.
Must knccl and pray for grace from Thee,
W hat far, far deeper need have wcl
How hardly, if she win not Heaven,
VIII our errors be forgiven?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02
VIII it Pay.

This is the great question ofthc day Every
body asks will it pay 2" before entering up.
on any pursuit, or even dnty. Even minis
tiers expect their profession to pay well, to
! Weld rich reward for the labor bestowed
Some do not expect full reward in dollars
and cents, but they do in virtue, religion,
peace, happiness. If a man holds an Office
he expects 1t will "pay "in some sense. lit
does not in goods, at least, in honor, mental
profit, or good done to others. We ought not
to do anything that does rot pay, and pay
! well. All our labors should yield good
profit. The great trouble with men i, that
they do so many things that do not pay What
man in his senses believes that lying, cheating,
gambling. drinking, swearing, rowdying. riot
ing, revelng .luttony, mcannesS, debauch-
cry. tyrany, idencss, folly. vanity. pride, and
such like, ever pay well! These are the
things that do not pay. And the more OF
them man does and has, the poorer he is
the less real pay he gets.
We believe Of all things, nothing pays bet.
ter than jndicious, proper education. Ii
pays in mental and moral strength, pays in
executive ability, in judgement, foresight, in.
tclNiecncc, besides paying well in money. In,
tclligencc on farm is inst as essential tC
triumphant success as in the pulpit at the
bar, or in the legislative hail. 1t is true tina,
less degree of intelligence will raise corn
wheat. potatoes, but for all the uses of tn,
farmer it is quite as important as in any vo.
cation. In the application of chemistry tc
the Improvement Of agriculture II. applying
| physiology TO breeding and rearing stock
in adopting machinery to the various uses o
labor; in studying and discovering the various
characteristic of fruits, grasses, gra ms, vcge.
tables in preserving the natural strength o
the soil, in discriminating the qualities Of sol
and their adaptation to the various product.
Of the farm in the application of the princi
pies of economy TO every department of tn,
productive industry of the farm indeed in
every possible way, is superior intelligence az
useful on the farm as any where else. TO Sc
cure such intelligence, education is essential
One must be educated to be thoroughly in.
telligent. 1t is true some EDUCATE themsclve.
on the farm their minds are ever active il
the pursuit of the knowledge they need. Blu
the most must be cducared by books, schools
teachers and experiments, to be thorough,
intelligent. Now the ground VIC take is
that the education of young men and womer
for the pursuit of farm life just as importan
as tier education for teachers, or for an,
profession or position. We do not believe il
educating the boys and not the girls for tn
pursuits Of farm life. Every farmer wants
wife as intelligent as himself We believe
that " Hette llasiield." and such as she is
arc of incidentally more use on a farm thar
a woman entirely ignorant of her duties. G.
into her house. or uron any good farmer
farm; and the truth that intelligence pays on
farm, would be established at once. Let tn
farming community awake to the interest
of agricultural education. - Volley Farmer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02
CGNSTABLE'S SALE.

by virtue Of one writ Of Venditoni En-
- ponas, issued by A. p. Barwick, one OF
the Justices Of the Peace Of the State of
Maryland, in aud for Cecil county. and one
writ of Ficri Facias. issued by q. +. Christ
field, another Justice of the Peace of the
State and county aforesaid, to me directed,
| will expose to sale at Public Auction. ut
the public house Of John Biddle, in Chcsa-
peake City, on
Saturday the End day Of October, 1853.
between the hours of . and 3 O'Clock =. NJ,
for cash. all the right, title, Claim. interest
and estate, at law and in eQuit, in and to
ONE LOT OF LAND,
so by 40, feet, more or less, together with
.hc improvements thereon, consisting Of ~
good Frame Dwelling House and Kitchen,
situated on Bidde street, Chesapeake City,
Cecil county, Nd, late the property Of Joha
Spear, seized and taken in execution at the
suits Of the President and Directors of
Bohemia Lodge. No. IS, |. O. o. F., and
Berilmin C. PCarce. l.. SIMMONS,
sept. II, lSJS-ts. Constable.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02
SHERIFFS SALE.

D1 virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, issued
- ont of the Circuit Court for Cecil county,
at the suit of Truit, Brother X Co., against
the goods and chattels, lands and tenrments
of John X. Poole, to me directed, | have
seized and taken IN execution all the right.
title, interest, claim and estate, at law and
in equity, of the said john j Il. Poole, in
and to that
Restaurant 81 Rowling Saloon.
situated in chesapeake City. near the Canal
Bank, now in the occupancy of Mr.. James
l.. Shultz; and | hereby give notice that on
SATURDAY, The 2"d day Of October, 1853,
at the Court House door, in Elkton, will
offer for sale the said property, SO seized
and taken in execution, at Public Auction.
to the highest bidder for Cash, to satisfy said
writ.
CSTSalc to commence at II O'Clock A. NJ.
BARCLAY REYNOLDS,
Sept. II, lS5S-ts. Sheriff.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

THE GRAVE OF FRANKLIN.-Wc are glad
to learn that the vestry Of Christ Cnurch are
taking measures towards opening to the pub
lie a view of the tomb Of Franklin. They
have resolved to remove that portion OF the
brick wall which bounds the graveyard. of
Christ Church northward and to substitute
an iron railing. This will afford the paSser-
by an opportunity CT seeing the spot where
Franklin reposes. Strangers in Philadelphia
who have desire to visit franklin, have often
experienced difficulty in finding it. They
were told that it was inferred in Christ
Church ground: and so they wandered around
the old church building on second street,
looking for the grave in vain. The larger
graveyard of Christ Church does not adoin
the church building. A few vaults ond graves
are TO be seen about the church. which may
confirm stranger in the opinion that that is
the spot he seeks But the cemetery is situa-
ted at the southeast corner of Arch and Fifth
streets. There Franklin and his wife were
buried. Their remains are placed in vault
covered with a simple marble tablet, and
bearing no other inscri ption than the names
of BENJAMIN and DEBORAH FRANKLLN.-
Phitadelphm North american.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

A CLEAR CAsE.-Ccmins along the street
the other morning, We overheard the follow
ing conversation, which is clear enough -
julius, is you better dis morning 20 No,
| was better yesterday, but Use got ober dat. y
Am dcre no hopes den, of your dscoveryH
= Discovery of what?" "Your discovery
from de convalcscence what am fetching you
on yer back dat depends, sab, alleged
der Oh the representation, which amplify d.
disease. Should dey continuate falually, dc
doctor links Use goner, should dey not con.
tnuate fatually, he hopes dis culed indi.
vidooal won't die till next time. But as
said before, dat all depends on de prosnostics
and till desc come to head, dcrc am no tel
ling weddcr dis pusson will come to a discon
tinuation or oddrrwise."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

MILL FOR GRINDING WHEAT A new mill
for grinding wheat, Introduced in England has
the popularity of combining in one mill steel
and stone grinding surfaces The first and
upper grinding surface is formed of Il vertical
steel cone which rcvolves in a CORRESPONDENCE
shaped fixed cone, and below these cones ordi-
nary grinding stones are fitted horizontally.
The corn or other grain is fed into and be.
tween the steel cones from a hopper, and in
its passage through them becomes very quick
ly bruised and converted into meal, for which
purpose it is well known that steel mills arc
better adapted than stones. After being SC
converted the meal falls between the horizontal
grindstones, which reduce the meal into nou,
The great advantage pertaining to this
arrangement consists in apporlioning each Of
the grinding uriaccs to perform the portions
of the grinding operations to which they are
best adapted the steel for cow, r ing The
grain into meal and the stones the meal into
flour.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02
5clcft 4flisrrl!ouD.
For Tile Cecil JThie
Our Departed Friends.


In order to>Scc Il sick friend | wcDd nv
way toward the old mansion; | enter the
gate, approach the house; its appearance is
calculated to make one feel serious, but will
the associations clustering around it. it is
almost sacred. | stand upon the porch.
knock at the door, and while waiting the ap-
pearancc OF some one to admit me, my eyes
run down the long corridor and begin to thinI,
OF those who once dwclt there, whom well
knew. | had often seen them there, at their
earthly house, felt the warm grasp of THEN
hand, met them abroad they were kind
loving, amiable. They were christians; but
where aic they to-day While | stand here :
they are not here, they have dcpartcd-passcd
away. They lived respected and died lament
ed. enter the house, see my sick friend
and am still more torcibly impressed with the
truth, we are all passing away Passing
away is written on every door post; upon every
hearthStonc; each household circle knows
its import; ay, our hearts feel it know it, it is
written there. Montgomery expresses it in
these touching lincs
Friend after friend departs:
Who hath not lost friend
There is no union here of hearts
That finds not here az end
" ere this fra world Our only rest
Living or aging none were blcst.'
But we need not mourn, 6. for we shall ro TO
them, but they shall not lctHrn to u.s. They
are not lost. but gone before. They who die
III the christian faith are safe forever
" Though after my skin worms destroy this
body, yet in my flesh Shall | see God.''
We need only be concerned that our de-
parted friends have lived and died in the faith
that saves the soul, and that we should now
live right aud then depart right, and all will
be well; all will be safe and secure through
ont an endless eternity. We are passing
away, How true. every beating pulse we
tel, leaves but the number lcSs.' Every
breath expired Is one more gone, not to come
again. And even if we live long, the weary
wheels OF life must stand still at last. AS our
departed friends have gone, so must we too
go. S.
NORTH Easi. CecR coultu. III.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

EGYPTIAN MUMMY BAGS IN YANKEE
TAPER MILL.-A correspondent. of the Jour.
mai OF Commerce, writing of the paper mills
at Gardiner, Me-, says:
" Yesterday | visited, in company with
Mayor Woods, of Gardiner, the two princlpal
paper factories, and WAS aStonlshcd in look
ing at the millions of pounds ofraes piled up IN
ware houses OF spread over acres of ground. to
ma that portion of them hni receniiy 0rrired
from diet0mlr'd IN Egypt. They were the
most dlsaGrteable odoriicrcus old clothes that
| ever had The bad fortune to smell. This,
doubtless, was owing to the fact that a part
OF them were in a damaged state
Inc Egyptian rags had been collected from
all the corners of the Pashas domnions-
from the living and the dead. How many
cast oil garments of llowadjis and IIadi lis ::
how many tons Of big, loose, Turkish ragged
orccches and how many head pieces, in the
shape Of old dotted turbaus, the deponent
saith not. But the most singular and clean
est division of the while filthy mass came net
from the limbs Of the present generation Of
traveicrs-pilgrims, peasants, soldiers and
sailors of Egypt-but were plundered wrap.
pings of men, bulls, crocodilcs and cats, torn
from the respectable defuuct men, b, rs of the
same
hat scene to call up the grim past!--
And what a dissertation, too. to take the gar.
mcnts of the Pharaohs, Ramcses, and of sa-
cred bulls, holy ciocodlcs and pious cats,
and, mlnsling them with the vulgar unmen.
lionablcs OF the shave patcd herd of modern
Egy ptians, to ship them to the other side Of
the world-to land which Ptolemy's map
mad no room for-thcre to grind them ND to
The music of cogwhecs and the falls of the
CohosSe Con,ec How little did the religious
old Egyptians think that they were pling
away stores for the future cash accounts of
Iurkomans, and that the linen folds which
so carefully bandaged their holy dead should
one day make highly calcndcrcd paper
Nanny cloth. as well as old rags of Italy,
(how. do they manage to produce so many
rags there y are ground up and come forth
mingled N fond embrace and IN the purest
White. 1t has been asctltaincd that some
Egyptian rags contain about forty per cent.
OF dust and dirt. The dust doubtless consists
OF many tinc particles of rharaoh's embalmcd
subjects, but not few of the modern rags
seem to have been spread upon the sands at
the periodical overflow of the Nile, and recei-
we'd deposit of fine earth that has washed
down from the mountains Of Abyssin,a
This adds TO the weight; but Yankees will
not be sold twice in this NATTER
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02
WHOLE No. $50
publit 5ules.
Trustees Sale of Land,
Near FgedcricktOVn, CcCfI ca

DE
Pl virtue Of a Decree of the Circuit Court
- for Cecil county, in Chanccry, | will
offer at Public Sale, rs trustee, on
Saturday. the 2ad day of OctOber, 1858,
AT the public house of John Richards, in
Cecilton, all that TRACT OF LAND, now in
possession of Samuel " hitock, situate on
the road from Fre6ericktown to Pedlars
Lane, about one mile and ahalf from the
torl1er place, and adjoining lands of Francis
Ii. CrookslIanks and John Jcrvis. containing
d Acres, , ROOds, 7 Pcrches,
more or less. There is Il small portion of
Woodland, upon which is some chestnut.
The residue Of the land is cleared and nearly
half of it meadow. The fencing is in toleri-
bic repair, and there is Log House on the
premises.
TIE TERMS OF SALE are : one-l,alr of
the purchase money in cash, and the residue
in three months the credit payment to bear
interest, and to be secured to the satisiac-
ton of the trustee.
u Salt to commence at l O'Clock p. NJ.
W. j. JONES,
o'Pt. 4, looo--ts. Trustee.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

SCoTr CLUBS IN MASSACHUSETTS. The
Boston Post gravely asserts that movement
is on foot for the organization of political
clubs in various locations, for bringing for
ward General Windlield Scott as a candidate
for the Presidency in 1860. 1t is stated that
ample funds are provided, and that it is the
intention TO run him as the peoples candi-
date.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

BENEFICIAL RESULTS OF ADVERTISING. -
We understand, through the agent of the
pennsylvania railroad that the receipts of
that company at the agency in New York
have increased cighty-six per cent. since
the company commenced advertising in
the New England papers, in April, lS57.-
The advantages of advertising can never be
appreciated in theory; the practical results
are the convincing arguments in favor of the
system. New York owes her unparalleled
success in great measure to the ihcrality of
her merchants. not only III advertising, but
IN circulating New York papers containing
their advertisements all over the country.
when we consider the fact that there is
scarcely town in the United States in which
there are not more of less New York papers
taken, it is not TO be wondered at that New
York possesses such i"nu cncc, and VIC ought
TO have some charity for the ignorance of for
eisners when they inquire what part of New
York the United States is in.-Boston
jOuynuL
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

THE WESTERN HOG TnADE.-The Louisville
journal Of Saturday says:
We hear Of few transactions in hogs in this
State for few days, there being stand off
between buyers and sellers. Out West hogs
arc offered freely at low figures A house in
this city was oltterd f,ren'y thousand dollars
by telegraph. on Thursday. at two eligible
packing points on the Upper Mississippi
river, at Al cts net ; and we hear Of pur-
chase at desirable point in Indiana of five
cents net. We understand the Messrs
Quingey & Co., of Bowling Green, Ky,
have contracted for some twenty-five thousand
head to be packed there this winter at cents
net. 1t is estimated that full 30 900 head
will be packed at that point this season.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

AMERICAN AND ENGIIsHMEN IN CHINA
The L. S. minister in China, Mr.. Reed, took
a house in Ticn-tsin, in which he and his suite
are accommodated but poorly, though he is
shown all respect by the authorities and com.
missioner. The Chinese know that we have
no aims at Their territory. Mr.. Reed took
Rev. Mr.. Williams, Of Shanghai, for his secre-
lary OF legation, and Rev. Mr.. Martin, of
Nngpo, for his Interpreter, both American
missionaries and superior Chinese scholars.
Chinese mob at Tien-tsin insuted some
English officers, who had the leaders appre-
hended, and there laid on four dozen lashes
and cut off their TALES the last the greatest
of all possible calamites to John Chinaman |!
On several occasions English officers Were
pclted with rotten eggs by Chinese mob.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY ExpEDIrIoN.-The
following is complete list of the vessels and
their respective commanding officers which are
to be engaged in this expedition.
Flag officer, VIM. Branford Shubrick fri.
gate Sabine, (hag-shlp,) Capt Henry A.
adams frgate 81. Lawrence, Capt. Joseph
B. Hull; sloop Falmouth, Com. Ebenczcr
tarland sloop preble, Com. Thorton A.
Jenk ms steamer Memphis, Com. John b.
Marcland steamer Atlanta. Com. Daniel b.
Il dgcly: brig Dolphin Con- Charles S;eedman;
steamer Caledonia. Com Augustus j.. Case ;
steamer Southern Star, Com. Alex. Nj. Pen.
mock /: steamer Westernport, Com. Thomas
L. Hunter; steamer Fulton, Lieut. John j.
Almy; brig Banbridge Lieut. Francis b.
Rehshaw; steamer Water Witch, Lieut..
Robert b. Prgran; steamer Perry, Lieut.
Richaid l.. Tilghman; storeShip Supply,
Lieut. Tobias Stanly steamer Harriet Lane
Capt Fauncc.
1t is possible that several other vessels will
be added if they can he obtained.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02

GJThe sales Of public lands in Kansas
have been postponed by tho PRESIDENT until
after the first Of July next.