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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

MA>NERI.Y You've FoLKs.-Youns folks
should be mannerly; but how to be so is Il
question. Many good boys and girls feel
that they cannot behave to suit themselves in
the presence of company. They are awkward,
clownish, rough. They feel limid, basLrul,
and self d'Strus,'nl, the moment they are
addressed by a stranger, or appear in compa-
ny. There i, but one way to get over this
feeling. and acquire easy and graceful man.
neis, and that is, to do the best they can all
the time, at home as well as abroad. Good
manners are not learned so much MS acquired
by habit. They grow upon us by use. We
must be courteous, agreeable, civil, kind,
eentlemanly, and manly at home and then ii
will become kind of second nature every
where. A course. rough manner at home
begets habit Of roughness, which we cannot
lay off il we try. when we 80 among strangers,
The most agreeable persons we have ever
known in company were those who were
most agreeable at home. Home is the school
for all the best things.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

Suckers IN APPLE ORCrkRDs. The re-
mark is often made, that the suckers Of
apple trees made use of as stocks to graft, are
apt to produce suckers. This is true only so
far as those particular trees which sucker
most abnndartly are apt to Be selected from
which to obtain the supply, and of course the
new stocks have the same pccuarily.-
Suckers should never be used Tor stocks but
if they are, they should be taken from trees
that produces the fewest. TO clear suckers
from orchard trees they should not he cut off
for new shoots will spring from every stub
left. The right way is to keep the ground
smooth, mellow and clean and then a5out
the middle season Of growth. or during the
first half Of summer. put on thick cowhide
boots and stout ckshin mlttcns. seize one
sucker at time. placing The boot upon it
close to the tree, give sudden jerk with the
hands, and it will be torn out root and
branch, leaving no stump. An occasional
repetition of this process will keep the
orchard clear. Suckers always give u SLOW
emily appearance to an orchard, and should
not be suffered to grow. They also favor the
deprcdations Of the borer.
Country Gentleman.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

ADJUSTMENTS AT HOME. Don't be afraid OF
little fun at home. good people. Don't
shut up your house lest the sun should fade
your carpets and your hearts, lest hearty
laugh shake down some of the mnSty old
cobwebS there! IL you want to ruin your
sons, let them think that all mrlh aud social
enjoyment must be left on the threshold
without, when they come home a, night. -
When once a home is regarded as only place
to eat. drink and sleep in. the work Is begun
that ends in gambling houses and reckless
degradation. Young people must have fun
and relaxation somewhere: if they do not
find it at their own hearlhstoncs, it will be
sought at other, and perhaps less profitable
places. Therefore let the fire burn brightly
at night, and make the homestead delightful
with all those little arts that parents so
perfectly understand. Don't rcpress the
hnoyant spirits of your children; half an
hour ofmerIlment round the lamp and freight
Of a home bols out the remembrance Of many
care and annoyance during the dag,
and the best safeguard they can take with
them into The world is the unseen influence
ola ght little domestic sancium.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

EARLY INFLUENCES. There can be no
greater blessing than to he bonn in the light
and air of cheerful. loving home. 1t not only
ensures happy chlldhood-i there be health
and good constitution but it almost makes
sure vlrlnous and happy manhood, and a
fresh young heart In old age. think it
every parents duty to try TO make their
chlldrcn's childhood full of love and of child
hoods proper joyousness; aud never see
children destitute Of them, through the pow
erty, faulty telnpers, or wrong notions Of
their parents, without hcartache. Not
that ali the appliances " lch wealth can buy
are necessary to the free aud happy unfolding
of childhood in body, mind, or hcart-qultc
otherwise. God be thanked but children
must at least have love inside the house, and
fresh all and good play and some good COM
panlonslip outside: otherwise young life runs
the greatest danger in the world of " ther-
ing or growing slunted, or sour and wrong
or, at best, prematuIely old and turned
inward on itself.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

MARRIAGE OF SLAvEs.-The Episcopal
Convention of South Carolina, in which an
attempt was made last year to get recogni-
ton Of the validity of slave marriages. and OF
the evil of separating husband and wife, has
this year adopted resolutions declaring it the
duty Of masters to observe the Christian rules
on the subject, but qualifying the declaration
by this singular resolution.
Resolred, That the evil OF separating bus.
band and wife arises not necessarily from the
institution of domestic slavery, but like all
other evils incident to every form of human
society, is the result of the fallen condition of
man; and that. in point Of fact, of this evil,
so far ilom being peculiar to the institution
has been mitigatcd and restrained by tho
Christian master. and for its complete rcmc4
al. requires not any interposition 'fthe church
except In the reformation and christianization
of mankind.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

FIRST BLOOD SHED FOR LIBERTY IN THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAn.-Thc first blood shed
in defense Of liberty, and in opposing English
oppression, was in the South The State of
North Carolina. - the " Old North State, :"
and twln-sister OF South Curolna lis entitled
to the horor. 1t was during the guberna,or-
administration Of the Notorious Gov. Tryon.
the English Governor at the time, who built
one of the NEST splendid palaces in either
North or South America, at Newburn. N. C.,
with the proceeds o. taxes imposed upon the
people for the purpose, and to resist which
taxation a portion of them rchclled, lust as
did the men OF Massachusetts afterwards -
1t took place in the year Ill, and narrated
by Mr.. Wheeler in his History of North
Carolina. On the lGth OF May in that year,
battle was fought between the American and
the British forces on the banks of the Ala
nance liver, in what is known now as the
county of what name, called the battle Of
Alalnance. The American forces We're called
the regulators from their efforts in cndca-
vorlnS to bring about an equitable regulation
ottaXes and Other oppressive matters. The
American forces amounted TO about two
thousand. and were headed by three men
named Husbands, Hunter. and Butler, while
the British forces including militia called
out by Tryon, amounted to upwards of eleven
hundred, but had the advantage greatly in
arms and discipline As might have been
expected, the Americans were defeated, alter
an action of two hours. with loss of twenty
dead and several wounded while that of the
royal forces. in k illcd, wounded and missing.
was siXty-one.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

TASTES IN JEwELRY.-It is a curious and
interesting fact, though few, perhaps, are
aware OF 1t, that the tastes Of different coun-
tries IN regard to the style Of iewelry are so
decidedly different, that particular des signs
are desired for different countries For instance
IN the case Of tue ornamentaton Of the backs
OF watches, each country has its favorite STYLE.
For France, the general style is small boauet,
or a shield with few flowers with very mar
ro" border, the ground either straight barley
or fancy pattern of engine turning. This is
also the style of Italy. For Germany heavy
ornaments with little engine turning. The
Russian taste is corresponding, intcrmixed
with Jcwery, and ehameling. Tic Spaniard
likes scrptual subjects, diversified with bull
fights. Turkey and the East most admire
flowers, and the Weaknesses are in general
decorated both inside and outside with these
ornaments. Naval subjects are the Current
taste OF North Americans, sometimes varied
by gold digging scenes. Mexico and South
America have also saints and scriptural sub
iects, intcmxed, however. with buffalo hunts
ana ""ckfghts ~ their standing decoration.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

SIR WALTER SCOrr's GRAvn.--A CORES,
pendent OF the Boston 1raueler writes as f,l-
lows Of his visit tO Abbutslord, and the
tomb Of Scott:
g 70 tav. sitting at the window of the lit
He Inn at Mclrose. Ne rest an hour or two
before leaving their charming Shrincs. Dry
burg Abbey. yesterday evening. in the set
ting sunlight, was all that romance and
poetry have pictured it. and Sir Walters
grave, as VIC stood learning over his tomb
was cheercd by a robin redhreast singing
loud and clear in neiehborng tree, Before
visiting Dryburgh we spent several hours at
Ahbotsford now seemingly a deserted resi-
dcnce. for Mr.. Hope Scott and his little
daughter are in London. and the place is
left with servants. Fording the Tweed Just
after smart shower, which made every bush
brighten, and every blade of grass grecner.
we walked through the avenue leading to the
house without meeting a soul. Arrived at
the porter S lodge, no ringing of bells, or
pounding of doors could induce human
beng To appear; so we opened the lawn gate
and iambled about the grounds, not even
oogor cat coming ont to see who were
nlrudlng upon the premises. We thought
our visit would be finished. and We should
get away without meeting any one from the
house bat tidy little Scotch dame came
at last, wiprng the corner Of her mouth with
her apron, evidently having been disturbed
at her lunch. Notwithstanding she had been
obliged to leave her ale and sandwich, her
temper was 10y no means ruitlrd, and IN five
minutes she became so infinitely autobisra-
phlcal, that We had all the items of her bus.
Ting existence spread out like ii pocket map
before us
"SlI Walters study looked the same as
when ! saw it ten years rgo, but the library
seemed less cared for. We went into the
room where the minstrel died. and the same
sounds from the river that fell Oh his dying
cars came up through the open windows of
the apartment. The present occupant, who
married dnuglter of Lockhart, is Roman
Catholic, and we were told by enc OF his
nt'ghbors that he was "a guide kind mon =
Coming away from the house we fell in 18th
an old friend Of Tom Purdie, who had man,
good words to say for that worthy person.
lie had also known Sir Walter. but he con-
Sldrred HIN too great scholar for so humble
Il body as himself to be on very familiar
terms with. Abbotsford is sad place now
and one cannot 20 to 1t, remembering how
cheerful 1t was once, without a sigh that all
have passed away who were so happy under
Its roof but few years ago.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

How TIE BITE OF DOC SHOULD BE
TREATED DIR. Stephen Ware, of Boston. in
his testimony in a recent case which grew
out OF injuries from the bite of dog. furn.
lshed the following valuable advice:
- In the case of bite by dog where the
teeth OF the animal penetrated the flesh.
whether the dog was known to be mad or not,
he should use the same precautions. lie
would wash the wound with warm water
extract Ill the virus possible by sucking the
wound with his lips, and then cau,erlzc it
deeply with the caustic most readily obtained.
but should use potash if it could be procured
at once. The time in which the effects of the
bite OF rapid dog would certainly be seen,
varied from two or three days to as many
years. but if no effects were felt after two or
three months, as a general thing the patient
might feel himself safe. Bites made through
cl>hing are seldom of much harm. as even il
the dog is mad, the clothing absorbs the
virus before the teeth reach the flesh Most
Of all the fata cases occurred whore the per-
son was bitten on seine naked part. Con.
corning the possibility of cure in real case
hydrophobia nothing was said.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21


How TO GET RlD or CnlcKEN-LIcE, AND
TO KEEP HENS Free FROM THEM Two
years ago my chickens were infcst with YER
min, and my hen house (Which is also my
wood and coal-houSe, ST. overrun with the
being covered with them They were a great
pest. To get rid Of them siflcd airsackcd
lime over tho rooStS, floor, wood, coal, and
everything in the house. but to no purpose.
Just then. ! saw the statement of woman
in one of my agricultural periodicals. saying
that she did not know that saSsa fraS ronss
would prevent chickens from having lice. but
she did know that when she had such roosts
her chickens were never troubled with yer.
min.
Upon this hint acted got some sassa-
fiaS poles for roosts. and scattered the bark
of SasSaT,as roots among the nests The
result was that the lice soon disappeared.
My n,ighmr S. was in the saline predica.
mcnt with his hens and hen.honse three
weeks ago-the nest Of one sitting hen being
so full Of lice that she deserted her eggs
informed him how got rid Of them. and he
Immediately procured sassafras poles for
roosts, and scattered sa>sa(ras bark about
the hen-houSc and in the nests, with the
same result that followed my experiment. -
His hens are now free from lice.
To try the effect of SassafraS upon the lice,
he dropped some Of them upon pieces of the
bark : the consequence was, that almost
instantly upon touching it they died. He
also dropped pieces Of the bark among the
deserted eggs, which were covered with lice
and noticed that when piece fell among
them, there was an immediate scamptrng to
get away from it. From these experiments
| infer that sassaras is fatal to chicken-l.ce
GeneSsec Fu mer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

A LEAD BALL ForNp IN A MANS HEART
EGnrEEN YEARS AFTER liz WAS Suor.-
On Friday, 18TH post mortcm examination
was made upon the body orMr. John Kelly,
who resided in the town of Black Brook. in
lS1@ he was shot at Chaam -Four Corners.
The bullet passed through three boards
before striking him: it entered his right
shoulder. passed towards the heart and
lodged under the collar bone where it is
united to The breast bone The veins were
closed and the artery ossiicd at this place
The heart rrscnhlcd stomach as much as a
heat. Tic right side, especially, was very
changed and seemed to be undergoing fatty
degeneration. While examining the heart
large lump was found 10 be a leaden bullet
Fourteen years ago he was very dangerously
Ill, and not expected to recover His diff
Guilty at that time was inflammation on the
lungs ana most extraordinary disturbance
OF HE hearts action. Since that illness his
heart difficulty has continued to increase
gradually: at times its bcatingS could be
observed ten or fifteen feet distant.
PlahSbmgh Express.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21
Agricultural.

ERRORS IN SHoEING Houses. --Crippled
and hoof. bound horses are becoming moro
and more common where they are used on
hard roads md the methods oc shoeipr
adopted by many blacksniths to prevent
lamencSs, in the opinion of the writer, only
increase the evil. Usually shocs ar. made
with the nail holes too near the toe. This
leaves the heel unsupported. and throws the
strain, in travelling ard pulling, about mid
way between the heel and toe, which is the
weakest part of the hoof. Often when the
shoes are removed. the sole of the foot is
found torn loose from the hoof at the heels.
leaving sores called cornS. This is more
common with heavy wide-foolet horses
though the same style of shueing will pro-
duce it in all.
Burning the hoof with the hot shoe, to fit
1t to It's place is often practised. A number
OF years experience has taught me that this
should not be done. When horsc's hoofis
properly trimmed, the sole is less than a
quarter of an inch thick : Turning will crisp
and destroy the life of the seam. causing the
sole and hoof to separate. This is followed
by sprawling and iottcnncss of :he hoof,
lowering of the sole, turning up of the toe,
and general ill shape of the hoof, and the
horse becomes clumsy cripple.
Horses likely to become hoof, bonnd gem
orally have small, tough horny hoofs ofrapd
growth; but, with proper care, they may be
Kept free from lalnt ness. 1.-THE shoe be not
properly fastened near the heels it causes the
toe to incline forward, the sole becomes hard
and dead, the heels contract and the frog is
injured. LamcncSs must follow from the
action OF the coffin joint being retarded
10 keep the foot in its natural shape the
shoe should be made to fit wide at the heels:
the " cak should stand square, nclinny a
little outward. The shoe should be nailed
well back towards the heels say from an inch
and quarter to two inches from The calks,
thus securing its soidily from heel to toe
When the foot is in Its natural shape, as
strong a nail.hold can be had at the turn Of
the heel as anywhere about the hoof
The clip, or outward projection from the
Shcc. USED by many, is worse than useless
The hoof is weakened by the notch made to
receive it, and is injured by the burning
given to fit it in. BY this treatment horses
whose feet have been worn short at the toe j.,
have often been lamtd by crlsping the sole
and affecting the quick, causing it to foster
in few days after shooting. After horses
feet have been thus maltrcated, it will most
generally take from six months to a years
proper care to restore them to sound con.
dition.
a shoe properly put on should remain
from ten to fourteen weeks. If horse is
Shod ofiener than once in two months. there
will not be sufficient growth to afford solid
hold for the nails. NJ. B. Kerk. Dea, hora
county, Indiana. -Americm Asricuitwia
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

UT'rhe British inch had its origin, says
John Taylor. high authority. in the mca-
surement Of the earth by the founders of lie
Great Pyramid. They determined, With
great exac'ness, the proportion which the
diameter of circle bears to its circumference,
and having ascertaincd the measure of the
circumference Of the earth. supposng it to he
perfect sphere. they divided the diameter
into 100000, 900 of Units, which we call
inches. This appears to have been the origin
of our inch. The polrr diameter of the earth
according to Mr.. Airy's calculation, is equal
to 500 49l ,440 of these inches, which inca
sure SO little exceeds the mean diameter Of
the earth, according TO the ancents, as to
require the addition of only one-,housandth
part, to render it, with all but mathematical
precision. the S00.milion.h par; ofthc earth S
axis Of rotation,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

MAsoN's AND DIxoa's bIaE:-On the 4tl Of
August, lI63, Thomas and Richard Pom and
Lord Baltimore being together in London;
agreed with Chas. Mason and jeremiah Dixon
two mathematicians or surveyors, to mark 4,
run out, settle and fix the boundary line
between Maryland on one hand, and Della
ware aud Pennsylvania on the other. Mason
and Dixon landed in Philadelphia on the 18th
of November following, and began their work
at once. They adopted the peninsular lines,
and the radius and tangent point of the crcn-
lar, OF their predecessors. They next ascer-
tanned the north eastern coast of Maryland.
and proceeded to run the dividing parallel Of
latitude. They pursued this parallel, dis
lance of go miles Is chains, and 81 links
from the place of beginning at the N. +. cor
ner of Maryland to the bottom of a valley on
Dnnkard's creek, where an Indian war path
crossed their route. and here on the 9th of
November, 1867 ninety two years ago-tlcir
Indian escort told them it was the will of the
Sioux Nation. that the surveys should cease,
and they terminated accordingly, leaving SO
miles, 6 chains and 80 links, as the exact dis
lance Remaining to be run west to the South
West angle ofPennsy not far from the
Board Tree Tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. Dixon died at Durham, England,
HI; Mason died in Pennsylvania, 1887.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21

TRANSPORTING BEES. A correspondent Of
the N. Il. Farmer gives the following direc-
tons for transporting Bees: Spread down
a sheet, and set the hive on it then bring
up the corners and tie over the top, or invert
the hive, and put over the bCtlbm a piece OF
E.uslin eighteen inches square. fastened at tic
corners 18th carpet tacks. A wagon with
elliptic springs is best for conveying them
In all cases, the common box hive should lie
bottom up, to avoid breaking combs. When
moved late in the season, they should be set
several feet apart"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-07-21
Che family Cirrlc.

"WORDs TO THE WINSEEs OF Soils ~
Bishop Livingston. addressing the clergy
somewhere about 1850, says: My brethren,
teg you will Use up against moral preach.
ing. We haze long been attempting he rcjor-
mutton Of The nation by d'Scorerrcs of H,s kind
Van what success! None Il aH. On The con-
trnry We hare derferousiy preached the people
INTO downright mfteiy. We must change
our voice. We must preach Christ and him
cructied. Nothing but the Gospel is-noth.
ing besides will DC found to hc-the power Of
God unto salvation. Let me therefore again
aud again reqnest-may not add. let me
charge you--to preach Jesus aud salvation
through his name
- let there be no extremes" says Cecil.
''yet am arrived at this conviction men
who lead toward the extremes of evangelical
Pf'rieges i'll their ministry do much more to
tie conversion Of their hearers than they do
who lean toward the extreme of requirement.
And my own experience confirms the obser-
vaton. feel myself repealed if anything
chlls, goadS, or uges me. This is my
nature, and it is The nature Of other men -
But let me hear the words, Son of man,
thou has played lie karIoi TlM many iorers !:
get return deGth uat0 me, saith The LOid, aud
immediately am melted and subduyd."
:" | have had a view in my sickness" says
the same writer, "that | never had before.
respecting those opiatrs which have kept me
in doze. at least, when ! ought to have
been broad awake. Arts and sciences. litcra-
'uic, cnrosltics. news, ana even nonsense,
Fave wasted hours and days: and that while
had most important charge 10 be cXecu-
ted"
=" If God should restore me to hcalth,' he
continues, IL have determined to study
nothing but the Bible. Literature is inlm;-
cal to spirituality, il it lie not kept under
with firm hand"
Il have learned more within these curtains
than from all The books ever read.
"Shoud it please God ever to raise me up
to preach again, Christ Shall be my only
subject"