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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-05-21
MAKING HOME HAPPY.

Among the most prominent evils of the
are is the practice of allowing boys to spend
their evenings away from the family circle.
1t is this night education in the street which
transforms the bright promising youth into
The rowdy. dissoute, lawless man. The lirst
great duty of parents is to make home cheer
fn aud pleasant. In order to guard chill
dren from the communicating influences OF
evil society, parents and guardians shout,
see that their children are supplied with
some cheerful entertainment ut home
They should give them an opportunity OF
improving their minds by gaining usetu!
knowledge. and furnish them with books,
the expense of which would be far less, than
To provide them with funds for amusemcnts
away from home. If parents do their whole
duty in interesting their children during
their evenings, it will prevent them from
associating with the vile and abandoned that
throng the streets and with proper treat
mcnt they will exhibit no disposition to wan
der from home. Many youths of good ma
tural abilities have been ruined by substitu-
ting the streets and places of public resort
for the family Preside The habits OF the
boy will cling to the man. His standing
and usefulness in life will depend upon the
training received under the domestic roof
Thousands of boys who would otherwise
have inscribed their names upon the roll of
Immortality, have been ruined by unhappy
homes or the want of cheerful domestic
circle. Youth is fond Of pleasure, and il
deprived of it at home, naturally goes else
where to seek it.-N. y Sun.
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A PARROT CALLED as a WITNESS. A man
st a favorite parrot, which was discovered
in the possession OF another person. He
WAS accordingly summoned to produce the
bird in o court Of law. Tie real owner, on
being asked how he could prove that it be-
longed to him, replied that the parrot should
be his only witness. 1t was then brought
into the court in cage covered with cloth,
and he began to whistle the tune to Take
your time, Miss Lucy,' while some subject
was being discussed in court. Its owner
then put his face to the cage, and desired
the parrot to kiss him, which the bird did
most affectionately.'' " He will do the
same to any one, said the delcndcnt, and,
putting his mouth to the cage, the parrot
seized his lip and bit it very severely. to the
greatest amusement of the court Its owner
then took it out of the eage and kept II on
his hand, when the bird answered several
questions put to it in a ready and extraordi,
nary manner, and also showed so much af-
lection for his master, that the judge imme.
diately ordered the parrot to be restored to
him, and the defendant had to pay all ex-
penses.
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Philada., June 20. 1861.
PARTICULAR NOTICE,

There are many preparations sold under tho
name Of Bltters, put up in quart bottles, con-
pounded of the chcapes. whisky or common rum,
costing from 20 to 40 cents per gallon, tho taste,
disguished by Anisc or Coriander Seed
This class of Bitters has caus6a and win con-
tinuc to cause, as long as they can DO sold, hun :
drcds to die the death Of tho drunkard. BY their
use the system is kept continually under the in.
auence of Alcoholic Stimulhnts of the worst kind.
tho desire for Liquor is created and kept up, aud
tho result is all the horrors attendant upon
drunkard's life and death.
For those &ho desire and will have Liquor
Bittcrs, we publ sh tho following receipt Get
One Bottle Hollands German Bittcrs and mix
with Three Quarts Of Good Brandy Whisky,
and the result will be preparation that will far
excel in medicinal virtues and true excellence any
of the numerous Liquor Bitters in the market
and will cost much less. You will have all the
virtues of lIoolands Bitters in connection with .
good article of Liquor, at a much less price than
these inferior preparations Will cost you.
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ADVANTAGES OF YEAEs.-You are getting
into years. Yes but the years are getting
into you-the ripe, rich years. One by one
the crudities of your youth are falling OIL
from you, the vanity, the, egotism, Inc iso
laton, the bewidermc nt, the.unccrtainty.
Nearer and nearer you are approaching
yourself. You are becoming master of the
situation. Every wrong road il TO mich you
have wandered has brought you, by the
knowledge of the mistake, so much closer
to the truth.
You no longer draw bow at q venture but
81 DOT straight at the mark. Your POSSIBLE
tiles concentrate and your path is cleared
On the ruins Of shattered plans you find
your vantage ground. Your broken hopes
thwartcd purposes, your defeated aspirations
become q STAFF of strength with which you
mount to sublimer heights.
With self possession and self command
return the possession and command of all
things The title deed Of creation, forfeited
is reclaimed Earth and sea and sky pour
out their largeness of love. All the past
crowds down to lay lis treasures at your
feet.
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NEwLYDIsCoyEHED BONE CAvE.-Thc
Popular Science Review says:-'.In making
certain excavations in the rock of Gibraltar
the engineers have come upon q Very exten.
syc cavern containing the bones of numer-
Gus extinct mammala and of man. From
what we have already heard this grotto bids
fair to throw more light upon the question
of the age of prehistoric man than any
hitherto examined. As yet we have had no
minute description of the fossils discovered
in this locality, but we have been informed
that a very great number of specimens has
been forwarded to this country by ono OF
the Gibraltar authorities particularly inter
ested in the geology Of the excavation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-05-21

ABOUT MorlIs.-Many lady, on taking
out her furs the past winter, noticed the
hairs falling out, and. on examining the
skins themselves, found them perforated
with small holes. These holes are cut by
the moth-an insect whose habits every lady
should know all about. Naturalists tell us
that the moth is the larva of family of in
sects called 7fmen. Its winged life begins
in the spring, and lasts only Il few months
1t is small, and Of light brown color
After hultrcing around Il short time, it finds
a mate, when the happy pair 20 to housekeep-
lug. and to building up family. The tc-
male creeps into cracks and creyiceS, into
closets and clothes presses. under the edges
of carpets, wherever woocns or fur are
stored away, and there she LAYS her eggs
The parents soon die. In fortnight, the
eggs hatch ont into light colorcd catcrpilars
about quarter or half an inch long. They
begin to gnaw upon whatever they can find
to make nests Of 1t is in doing this that 50
many carpets, so much upholstcring, and so
many furs are punctured. In winter they
lie torpid. In spring the chrysalis gives
birth to the winged insect which again be-
gins the circle Of pairing and egg laying us
It's parents had done before. Now, as moths
lay their eggs mostly in June, that evidently
is the best time for making an onslaught
among them. Take out every article of fur
or wooden, give Il thorough shaking and
whipping. long exposure to hot sun, If
practicable, and another dressing with the
switch, before storing them. Put salt and
Scotch snuff under the edges of the carpets.
I'umigatc the closets and drawers with to-
bacco. On returning the articles to their
places, put small branches of cedar or dis
tribute little packages of camphor gum
among thcm.--imcyican -lG!icultarist.
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Notice.

In the Orphans Court for Cecil county,
April Sth, 1864.
ORDERED, that the sale mado and re-
~ ported by Joseph B. Preston and Amos
Pseston, Executors Of Jonas Preston, do
ceased, of the Real Estate of said deceased,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown ON or before
the 9TH day Of June, next, provided copy
of this Order be published in some news
paper printed at Eliton, once week for
ono month, before that date.
G. u. CUTLER,
True copy-tcst, Register.
G. 3. CUTLER,
apr 90, ls6i-5w Register.
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a STRING OF QUERIES.

VI body catch body taking his un.brfller"
shoid Il body kick IA body till body be!icrl"
If fallor catch foller dallying with his wife,
Should a Teller boot Teller, or should he use his knife
If fcller catch Teller carrying Of his wood.
Should q Teller hale Teller il fcllcr could
If body spy body 4" iolin " OF his goose,
Should Il body fog body like the very deuce!
IF body catc! body stealing all his Chickens,
should a body 1vs body like the seIy dieken..:
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BrGs.-As the season of bugs approaches.
it will he well to bear in mind the advice OF
the Country Gentleman. Housekecpcrs not
DESTROYS of being carried out of the world
by bugs, will be glad to lcaru that they can
not stand hot alum water. Take two pounds
of alum, bruise it, and reduce it to pow
der, dissolve it in three quarts of water let
it remain in warm place till the alum is
dissolved. The alum water is TO be applied
by means of u brush, to every Joint and
crcvice. Brush the crevices i'll the floor,
alum, and there will be an end to their drop
ping thence
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TO THE LADIES
ELKTON & VICINITY.
NEW MILLINERY u TRIMMING
STORE In ELKTON.

MISS MARY A. JONES having taken the
1'I New Store House lately occupied by Mrs.
Lehman, offers to her friends and the Public
at large, newly selected Stock of
Bonncts, Trimmings, and
Nlillcnery Goods
generally Her personal attention will be Civ
Ell to all orders IN her line, and she promises
that her styles and assortment of Goods shall
not be inferior to any over offered to the Public.
Her Stock will be continually increased by no.
vclties in Ribbons, Trimmings, Embroiders, & C.:
and styles not on her shelves will be ordered to
suit her customers Hoping to receive share
of the Public patronage, she respectfully solicits
an examination of her stock.
Embroidering, Plain and Fancy Sewing exc
cuted to order by competent nccdlewomcn.
feb 20, Gift. MARY A. JONES.
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PARTNERSHIP NOTICE,

THIIE undersigned having purchased the
l. interest of the late Il. j. Rinchart in the
entered into partnership, under the name of
DAVIS x PUGH, and will continue the
LUMBMR, GRAIN and COMMISSION
BUSINESS at PORT DEPOSIT and at LArI-
DUN, Md. JAMES A. DAVIS,
Feb. %, 1864. JOSEPH B. PUGH.
U- All parties indebted to the Firm oil J..
A. DAVIS CO., are hereby notified to come
forward and settle without delay. Settle
ments can be made with either of the under
signed. DAVIS u PUGU.
feb 27-3m.
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Notice 10 Creditors.

THIS is to give notice, that the subscriber
Ill Of Cecil county, hath obtained from the
Orphans Court Of said county, letters OF
Administration on the personal estate OF
Charlotte E. Graham late of Cecil co. dcceas-
ed. All persons having claims against the said
deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof duly anthem
ticated, on or before the LIST day of April,
1865; they may otherwise by law, be exclu-
ded from an benefit Of said es tate. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand this LIST day OF
April 1864.
JAMES FORD,
Administrator of Charlotte L Graham, de ID.
Test-zz.CMALKLEy B. CUTLER, Reg.
apr 16, lSG4-6w
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ATTENTION, SOLDIERS
AND THE FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS.

We call the attention of all having relations or
friends in the army to the fact that . Hoofands
German Bittcrs y will euro uiue- tonths of tho
diseases induced by exposures and priyatioas Incl.
dent TO camp life. In tho lists, published almos.
daily in the newspapers on the arrival Of the
sick it will be noticed that very largo proper
ton are suffering from debility. Every case Of
that kind can be readily cured by Hooaand's
German Ritters' We have no hesitation in stating
that if those Bittcrs were freely used among our
soldiers hundreds OF lives might BIO saved, that
otherwise would be lost. --F Is .-- .n-l
The proprietors arc daily receiving thankful let
tcrs from sufferers in the army and hospitals who
have been restored to health by tho use Of taopA
Diltcrt, seat to them by their friends.
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BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS |!

Sec that the signature of &C. NJ. Jackson )" $50
slo Wrapper of each bottle. PRICE per bottle, ~
cents or Half Dozen for 81.
Should your nearest Druggist not have the arti-
Gle do not be put off by any OF the Intoxicating
send to us and we vii! forward, securely packed.
by express.
Principal Office and Manufacory No 63i Arch
Street, Philadelphia. JONES EVANS,
r Successors to C. NJ. Jackson y Coz
July 70, lS63,-ly. Projectors
lY For sale by Dr.. Ii. Ii. MITCHELL, Nktsu.
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BEST TINE TO PANT Houses. Export
ments have indicated that paint on surfaces
exposed to the sun, will be much more du.
rabe if applied in autumn or spring, than
if put on during hot weather. In cool wca-
Their it dries slowly, forms q hard glossy
coat tough like glass, while if applied in
warm weather, the oil strikes into the wood
leaving the paint SO dry that it is rapidly
beaten OF by rains.
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STR Az.

State Of Mnryiam. Cecil County, Set:
r hereby certify, that Josias Ramsay, farm
4 cr, Of Cecil county, brought before me,
the subscriber, one Of the Justices Of the
Peace, in and for the said county, this End
day Of May, in the year 1864, as a Stray,
trespassing upon his enclosures, Il RED
MULY COW, with white back, and calf
about two weeks old.
Given under my hand.
WIN. TORBERT, J. P.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank

ELEToN, April 2Sth, 1864.
TNITE Stockholders ofthis Bank are hereby
l. notified that an Election for Five Direc-
tors, to serve during the ensuing year, will
be held at the Banking House, on MONDAY,
the 23rd day Of May, next, between the
hours of II and O'Clock p. NJ.
JAS. GRAHAM,
April 80, lSGI-tc. Cashier.
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The SERPENT AND THE SUTLERS.-A col
orcd preacher within our lines recently felt
constrained to preach against the extortions
of the suffers from which his flock had suf-
fered. After much delibcration he an
nounccd his text us follows. % Now de SER
pent was more smier than any beast of the
field which the Lord God had made" 1t
is needless to say that his deductions were
not particularly complimentary 10 the SUIT
lers.
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Dissolution Of CO-PartnershiD.

TNllE Partnership in the mercantile bust
l. ness, heretofore existing at the Brick
Meeting House, between Ellis G. Chandlee
x Francis Marshall, under the name or style
of Chandlee x Marshall, was this day dis
solved by mutual consent.
And all persons who are indebted to the
late firm. or who have claims against it, are
respectfully invited to call on +. G. Chandlcc
4 Son, who are the only persons authorized
to receive money for, or settle accounts Of
The late firm of Chandlee Il Marshall.
ELLIS G. CHANDLER,
FRANCIS MARSHALL.
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I.oGIc.-llerc is marvel in way of logic,
by Granger. lie was n remarkably ugly
man. but contendcd he was the handsomest
thing in the world. lie proved it. thus :
The handsomcst part Of the world,' said
he, '"is Europe; of Europe, France, of
France, Paris; of Paris, the University
the College Of; of the College Of
the handsomest room is mine; in my room
| am the handsomest thing; ergo, am the
handsomest thing in the world
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HARDWARE SToRE.-Tho following

L comprise in part the assortment of Hardware that
am offering ut lass than city prices; Locks, of all
and Tower Bolts; Screws and Nails all sizes; Sash and
Blind fastenings; Door Bells and Hangings; Hand,
Tenant and Compass Saws; Fore. Jack and Smooth
PLANES: Spirit Levels Squares and Compasses. Brace
anl Bits, best make; Firmsr and Mortise Chisels ;
Angers; Drawing Knives; Hammers and liatrhets !;
Mill and Hand Saw Files, all sizes. Tho above having
been purchased previous the recen. rise in prices,
enable me to sell them at lcss than they be bought
in III" city,. L. W. STAPLES.
April 81, 1854.
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A pNJrST IF Milan Iir1v ,vus n,url

A PRIEST of Milan, Italy, was much struck
with the repcntant air of Il young, elegantly
dressed man the other day, and gave him
absolu,ion. lie soon afterwards found that
he had LOST lis valuable repeater. The pen
itcnt was an eminent pickpocket aud had
been engaged in his vocation during the CON
fcssion and the worst of all in the eyes of
the priest is, that he sent the scamp away
fully ahsolvcd, so that as Il matter of con
science he. coHld not appear against him /!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-05-21

ONE or THE IIorrLs.--Thc proprictors of
hotel in the Gold Mining region (accord-
ing to lIoyle, who has just rcturncd) have
posted up the following -" Rules and Regu
lations Hoard must be paid IN advance ;
with beans So; without beans, Sl2; salt
free; boarl(crs not permitted to speak to
the cook no extras allowed :; potatoes for
dinner; 'pocketing at meals strictly for
hidden no whistIing whie,eating gentle
men are expected to wash out of doors and
find their own water no charges for ice :
lowell bags at the end Of the house extra
charges for seats around the stove, beds
on the bar-room floor Reserved for regular
customers persons sleeping in the bar are
requested not to take of their boots lodg-
ers inside arise at 8 A. Mn the barn at !
o'clock each man make up his own bed !;
no quartz taken at the bar; no fighting al.
lowed at the table; specimens must invari-
ably be left on the outside any one vlolat-
ing the above rules will be shot.
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No Alcohol Bad Whisky!
They will Cure tho above diseases in ninety min
cases out of L hundred.

They will Cure tho above diseases in ninety nino
cases out of L hundred.
Induced by tho extensive salo md universal
popularity Of Hooaand's German Bittcrs (purety
vegctable) hosts of ignorant Quaeks and unscru-
pulous adventures, havo opened upon suffering
humanity the flood gates of Nostruns in the shape
of poor whisky, Wiley compounded with injurious
drugs, and christcncd louies, Stomachies and
Bitters.
Beware Of the innumerablc array of Alec olis
preparations in plcthoric bottles and big belief
kegs: under the modest appcllaton of Bitters
which instead Of curing, only aggravate disease,
and leave the disappointed sufferer in despair
HOoFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERs!
Are not new and untrcd article. but havo
stood the test Of fifteen years trial by the Amer-
can public and their reputation and sate are not
riyalled by any similar preparation.
The rroprietors have thousands Of letters from
the most eminent
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-05-21

Ef85" The literary style of asking for g
slice Of ham is: III thank YOU for an elc
cant extract from baeon.'
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The owner of the above described Cow is
requested to come forward, prove property,
pay charges, and take her away.
JOSIAS RAMSAY,
May I, lSGl-3w E.g Hill.
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IMPORTANT TO YouNG LADrEs.-Al girls
who would be happy wives, and beloved and
respected mothers, be real, be earnest in
everything; let your principles be true, let
there be no sham, and the supcrstructurc
you shall build thereon shall be animate
with your spirit, when you have laid down
this life and taken up existence in another
world. In marriage, who would not rather
take to his heart reasoning thinking spirit,
tolerating no sef-inAucncc but that as up-
rightness, having reliant faith, loving sym
pathy, and active usefulness, us the only
weapons for the daily warfare of crosses,
perplexitics and endurances, rather than
tlippant, idle, ignorant girl, who, sooner
than help her mother to tighten her burden
of care and anxiety, is just the make-weight
of the earth, and to keep her there, for the
hnr D'I
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CLERGYMEN,
LAWYERS.
PHYSICIANS, and
CITIZENS,

testifying Of their own personal knowledge to
the beneficial effects and medical virtues OF these
Bitters.
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO sTRENGTHEN YOU,
Do YOU WANT \ GOODApPETITEf
DO YOU WANT TO BUILD UP YOUR CONSTITUTION
DO YOU WANT TO FEEL WELT
Do YOU WANT TO GET RID OF NERFOUSNESSi
Do YOU WANT ENERGY!
Do VOC WANT To SLEEP WELT
DO YOU WANT 4 BRISK and VIGOROUS FEELING?
If you do, use H0oFLAND'S GERMAN
BITTERS.
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From Rev. j. Newton Brown. D. D., Editor of the
Encyclopedia Of Religious KnowIodge.

Encyclopedia of Religious knowledge.
Although not disposed to favor or rocommcaa
Patent Medicines in general, through distrust Of
their ingredients and effects; 1 yet know Of no
sufficient reasons why man may not testify to tho
benefits he believes himself to have received from
AMY simple preparation, in the hope that he may
thus contribute to the benefit of others.
do this the more readily in regard to Hoof-
lands German Btters, prepared by DR.. C. NJ.
jackson, of this city, because l was prcjudcol
against them for many years, under tho impress
sion that they were chiefly an alcoholic mixture
| am indebted to my friend Robert Shoemaker,
Esq, for the removal of this prejudice by proper
tests, and for encouragement to try them, when
suffering from great Ind long continued debility.
The use Of three bottles Of these Btters at tho
beginning of the present year. was followed by
evident relief, and restoration to degree of bod
lily and mental vigor which | had not felt for six
month sbetore, and had almost dospaired of regain
ing, | therefore thank God and my friend for
directing mo to the use Of them.
]. NEWTON BROWN.
D,,;I.do lima 81 1881 "
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WHAT IS THE REASON William CASTOR.
when seven or eight years of age. being re-
markablc for his success in learning. little
Schoolmatc, as much noted for his dulncss.
said to him, " William what is the reason
You are always head of the class, and am
always foot,'
There is a reason" replied the boy
" but If ! tell you. you must promise not to
mention it to others, and to do rs | do
Whenever ! take up my book to study,
rst say little prayer my mother taught me,
that may be able to learn my lessons. -
He tried 10 teach the words of the petition
to the dull boy, who could not remember
them.
The same night Mrs. CASTOR observed
William writing behind the door. and as her
children concealed nothin" from her. he was
obliged to confess having been writing ont
the prayer for little Tommy, that he might
be able to get his lessons. Willie afterwards
completed his studies at Princeton college