The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-07-02
Che 1)araprabist.

0|~Cream of Tartar, it is said. mixed with
meal, will certainly cure hos cholera.
OJ-A good citizen is pcace-maker; and
a bull in china shop is piece maker, too.
~ Though the purest life may not be able
to silence calumny, yet it will end 10y dis
arming it.
o. If young ladies nowadays did not
become women at thirteen, men would have
better wives.
~ ia genuine Yankee were to meet death
on the pale horse, he would banter him to
swap horses.
l-j'Both the French aud Sandman govern
ments, it is stated, have declared coal not
contraband Of war.
AN INVISIBLE JOKE. Did any one ever
see the umbrella again winch he had lent for
just five minutes ~
1D5-&t is thought that the next Congress
will contain more new members than either
of its predecessors.
0T'Lucy Stone says {" there is cotton in
the cars of men, and hope i'll the bosoms Of
women" Wrong end first.
D"There is Nothing Ikea fixed aim. with
an honorable purpose. IL dgnilies your
nature, and lnsures your success.
u Twenty.nne years ago Chicago pollcd
but - votes, and the majority Of these were
cast by French Canadians and halr-brcctls.
lCrThc Illinois Central railroad is the
longest road in the United States. the main
trunk and branch being 100 miles in length.
IT, I am thy fathers spirit" as the
TO tie said to the little boy When he found it
hidden in the wood-pile, and wondered what
!. EaS.
CrThere are twenty eight weekly news
papers. published in the State of Arkansas,
eleven OF which are in their first year of
publication.
OThe Bible Question has been settled in
the City of New York. After the LIST of
August the Bible will be regularly read IN the
public schools.
CI~An Irish paper, reporting the loss of
steamer. says, The captain swan ashore
SO dill the stewardcss. She was insured for
five thousand pounds sterling, and was loaded
with pigs"
D~The best definition we ever heard of
bearing false witness against your Dor, '
was given by little girl in school. She
said it was when nobody did nothing and
somebody went and told it.
u Lawyers according to Martial are men
who hire out their word and anger. Juries
like guns. are often " charged. and some
TIN with very poor ammunition.
TTWilh four metallic qualifications man
may be pretty sure of worldly sncccSs-they
are gold in his pocket. silver in his tongue,
brass in his face, and iron in his heart.
1.-THE Washington National Monument
Society have addressed an apnca, to the
people Of the United States for prompt and
ierscyr7Ing action in coplpi, ting The rnonu.
ment to the Father Of his Country at Wash.
lngton.
CRANBERRfEs AND HvcKLrBFRR1Es -
Ocean county, N D., has long been Gel hra,ed
for the quantity and quality of her buckle.
berries and cranbcrries, and handled of
thousands Of bushels are annually sent to
marke:. The profit on the crop. on good
land is from 500 to $500 per acre, and the
appearance of both, at the present time, is
SAID to be very promising.
T~Andrew Fuller, one Sunday afternoon.
saw the people, during the singing of the
hymn hymn before sermon, composing them
| serves for comfortable nap: and taking The
Bible. he beat it against the side of the pulpit,
making great noise. Attention being excl
ted, he said, I" I am often afraid | preach
you to sleep: but it can't he my fault to-day,
for you are asleep before have begun"
UCTlIumor is perennial source of purity
ly.p 10 al ..l II =
the cobwcbs: it qualities tina hot, rich
draughts of sentiment: it freshens up the
sated edge Of appetite; it flows through the
whole being like babbiing stream, with
verdure always green upon its banks. With
out humor, we are either hot smo oms or arid
plains.
GJThe intelligent correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press announces that there is no
doubt that Gov. Wise and his friends bavc
| commenced all energetic movement in his
behalf for the Presidency in 1850. The lead.
ing Northern connection of this organization
recognizes Fernando Wood. of New York, as
its chief and sympathises strongly with the
friends of Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson, of the
same State.
01-The twin daughters of Abraham Guse,
of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, died there re-
Gently at the age of forty-four years. They
were born and raised together never sepa.
rated for a single night during their lives !:
took the same disease (measles J died within
few hours of each other, and were buried
side by side III the same grave. They travel.
ed LIES path hand in hand. and in death they
were not parted.
C~Do not kill or drive away the frogs or
toads that may be found in your gardens
unless you desire to encourage caterpillars,
snails, sluss and variety of other trouble.
some and destructive insects. Some gardener
take pains to place bricks or stones in slch as
way that they will folm refns co. .s3siz.5 III
parts Of the ground most infested by vcrmln.
They do the work quite as well as chickens,
and with no danger Of damage to plants and
vegetables.
OTA schoolmaster had two pupils to one
he was partial, and to the other very severe
One morning it happened these two were late
and were called to account for it, You
must have heard the bell, boys: why did
you not come Z" Please. sir" said the
| favoritc. Il was dreamin' that was in Cal
| ifornev, and thought the school. bell was the
steamboat bell that I was going in" Very
well, sir (glad of any pretext to excuse his
favorite); and now, SIR" turning to the
other, land what have you to say 2" "If
you please sir" said the puzzled boy. Il
| was waiting to see Tom of"