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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-21
Directions for Cake Making.

Have flour and sugar warm and devoid Of
Jumps. Beat the whites and yoiSs Of eggs
separately. Wash currants in n hair sieve,
rub we'll in a coarse table CLOTH dry in Il
heated room, and dust them with flour be.
fore they are used. Remove the stems aud
seeds from raisius, chop them and dust with
flour. Cut citron into small pieces. Use
ground spices. Batter pans we'll, aud place
"a white paper over if the top Of the oven is
hotter than the bottom, or your cake will be
heavy. Open the oven door no ottcnei than
is necessary to turn the pan round. Dis
solve sub carbonate of soda in hot water,
and mix crcam-tartar thoroughly through
the flour. Beat Ike with wooden spoon
or spade. Melt butter by putting it in an
earthen bowl, and standing in vessel OF
hot water. Never mix sour and sweet milk,
sweeten sour milk by disSolving soda in it,,
When your cake is nicely Drowned, pierce it
in the middle with broom spint, aud if
nothing adhercs it is done. 4 lin box or
can is preferable to wooden ones for keep
ing cakes.
Fruit Cahe.-Two cups butter, two OF
pulvcriscd sugar, two Of molasses, seven OF
flour, six eggs, one pound currants, one
pound raislns, halt pound preserved citron.
cinnamon, cloves, nutmegs. etc, TO TASTE
Bake three hours in Ii moderate oven. ii
made n month or two before it is used 1t be.
comes richer,
Eostp0rt CakC.-T"e u.fs pulycristd,su.
gar, four eggs, three cups -four, one OF pitk.
two teaspooniuls cream tartar, ono Of soda {;
flavor with lemon, peach, or rose water ard
last OF all, just as going into the oven, a
piece of butter the size OF a hen $ egg, melted
and strained in,
Il1ii::::GGer Snaps. cup butter, one OF
lard, two of molasses, one small tablespoon
full saleratus dissolved in little hot water,
one of ginger, and .lour sufficient to roll out
thin Bake quickly.
Buns.-IIalf pound of butter, rub it well
in one pound OF -four: break five eggs into
the flour and butter, three quarters of a
pound of sugar, quarter pound Of raisins,
one eighth of an ounce OF cinnamon. Put
it in dry.
Motos&cs l6und Cdkc.-One pound flour,
one pint of molasses, quarter pound of su'
gar, six ounces butter, six eggs, small
quantity of pearl ash, five drops of essence
Of lemon.
Winter Cahe.--Half cup Of butter, two
cups sugar, three cups -four, one cup sour
cream, instead Of eggs one teaspoontul OF
soda.
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These Bonds coycra Road ni9l miles, finished from
extension Of about the same length from riot Knob
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The earnings of the 81 miles St0uuU "a year; the
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IRRITABTLlTY OF ILLNESS. -Those who are
blessed with health can never know, till they
are in turn called upon to suffer, what he
roc strength lies hidden under the mask of
silent, accomplishing suffering how strong
the temptations are to be unreasonable pet,
fish, or repining; how difficult it is to be
grateful, and still more to be amiabe, when
the irritation OF every nerve renders the
most slsilful attendance irksonr, and the
dearest presence burden; when the irri..
tated frame Ioathes the sunshine of q smile,
and breads the tear and the cloud. where
all is pain and WEAKNESS and bitterness go
Let the healthy lay these things ever to
heart, and while they scrupulously perform
their duty-while they reverence the fort.
tude and patience of the gentle and resigned,
let them have pity on. many poor and que.
rulous sufferer; upon their side, let the sick
not forget that the reverence and love thus
excited are as the elixer Of life to their often
wearied and over taxed attendants; quick
ening them to excrtion by the sweetest OF
influences, instead of cxhausting them with
the struggle to perform an ungratetul duty.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-21

Ray The young ladies Of this day and
generation appear anxious to emulate the
fate Of Cleopatra by putting ladders to
their bosoms.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-21

Ray" "Papa, when grow up may be
what like?'' Yes, my boy, You may ~
choose your own profession. Then ~
be sweep. for l-shall never have to wash
my face
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-21

eg~ There is one thing. that will never get
hurt from fall, and that is hour--it falls 50
slow.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-21

AEIsToCRAcY. One of the palceRn ladies
of Cincinnati, who would be wonderfully
aristocratic in her domestic concerns, was
visiting a few days since at the house of
Major o., when, after tea, the following
conversation occurred between the Major
lady and the '.top-knot," in consequence of
the hired girl occupying a seat at the tea
table:
"Why, Mrs. O., you do not allow your
hired girl to eat with you at the table, do
your
"Most certainly do. Ion know this has
been my CUSTOM 1t was so when you worked
for needn't you recollect p
This was "collar' to silk and satin great
ness or as the boy calls it. 'codtish oGstoc'
racy.' &Aiter coloring and stammering, she
answered in low voice, Eyes, believe 1t
was" and suddenly left.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-21
The Mahogany Tree.
BY W. NJ. THACkERAY,

Christmas is here;
Winds whistle shrill,
ley and chill,
Little care we;
Little we fear
Weather without,
Sheltered about
The Mahogany Tree.
Once on the boughs
Birds Of rare plume
Sang, in its bloom
Night birds are we;
Here we carouse,
Singing, like them,
Perched round the tree.
Here let us sport,
Boys, as we sit;
Laughter and wit
Flashing so free.
Life is but Short
When we are gone,
Let them sing on,
Round the old tree.
Evenings we knew,
Happy as this;
Faces we miss,
Pleasant to see.
Kind hearts and true,
Gentle and just,
Peace to your dust!
We sing round the tree.
Care, like a dun,
Turks at the gate;
Let the dog wait v;
Happy we'll be!
Drink, every one;
Pile up the Goals,
Fill the red bowls,
Round the tree
Drain we the cup.
Friend. art afraid?
Spirits are laid
In the Red Sea.
Mantle it up:
Empty it yet;
Let us forget,
Round the old tree.
Sorrows, begoncl
Life and its ills,
Duns and their bills,
Bid we to fee.
Come with the dawn,
Blue'devil sprite,
Leave us tonight,
Round the old tree.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-21

By Wanted to know--if the man who
was bent on mischief Strengthened himself.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-21

nay" What is the difference between u
chimney bird, whipped by its mate, and
Jonah? One is whaled by swallow, and
the otker swallowed by whale.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-21
DECEEvEgS' SALE
IL OF A VALUABLE
store HOUSE AND LOT,


BY virtue Of Il Decree of the Circuit Court for Cecil
county in chanccry, the undersigned, as Receivers
wiz sci at lublie auction, AT the Court liudsc door
i'll E!lton on
Saturday. lie 2lst dag Of Decembcr, 1867,
al II O'Clock AM, the STORE HOUSE
80 formerly belonging to John S. boascl and
{ssrTTSAApf lately occupied hy VIM. NJ. Ross. This
sss shI Store House is situated on Main street, in
SIS 3he heart Of the business portion Of ths
eaz=ss,s-stown; it has been used aud occuI.icd FIR
number ofyeaIs rs Dry Good and Grocery store
The honse is built OF brick 1t feet in front and 30
feet in length admirably fitted up. and from lbs loc.
ton furnishes one Of the most desirable business
stands III the town There IS also under the build,
ing excellent Cellar, with . brick floor The
whole building j. IN excellent condition.
THE TERMS OF SALE q. prescribed by tho
Dcroe; are as follows. o-tilird Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash the day of sale; one
third ~ Six months; and the remaining one-thirl
i'll Twelve months from tho day OF sale. The credit
pa,mcn9 70 bear interest, and 10 be secured by the
Bond on Notes of the purchaser. with approved
security. CLINTON MCCULLOUGH,
W.P. EWING,
Fil<ton, Nov ~, lS67--ts Receivers.
II. G. LAYMtS, Anctioncr.
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Those heglecting or refusing TO comply, may expect
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03
The Pardon of Deserscrs.

WASHINGTON, March %, 1867
Mr.. Butler brought to light in the debate
this afternoon the facts on which Mr. Bout-
wells resolution relative to the pardon of de-
serters was founded. He said that while doing
his duty as chairman of the board of manaoers
of the National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers.
he discovered that about $4,000 of the none
which should have been subject to his ordeyy
had, by direction the President, been trans
tered to anoth er fund This led him TO make
a thorough investigation. when he found that
some time last fall the democratic congression-
al nominee in the I'd district of West Virginia
made out, list of 173 deserters from the
Union army and sent it to the President with
letter saying that if they were pardoned and
restored TO pay and allowances they would all
vote the Johuson ticket This list and letter
were laid before the President by Colonel
Thomas Florence of this city, and every ono
of the deserters was thereupon pardoned with
out other proof or question, aud pay and allow
ance to the amount of about S70OOO were
made over to them. The pardon or orders for
some were deliverd to Colonel Florence who
received $1,000 Tor his service in the case from
the claim agent who had it in charge. 1t came
out in the debate following this statement by
Mr.. Butler, that the whole matter had been
laid before the impeachment committee, and
the democratic members thereof denounced
Mr.. Butler in strong terms for speaking OF the
subject in open house. One of them also at
tempted to convey the idea that there is anoth-
er side to the story, but Mr.; Buler said his
statement had been sworn To by brigaaier-
general of the army, and parties outside of
congress who are conversant with the matter
say that it can be substantiated beyond doubt
before any civil court.-Specadf correspondence
ROstOn Advertiser. .H... .....
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03

The Cleveland Plaindealer says it once knew
man to struggle for years to color particu-
larly obstinate meershaum pipe. He smoked
necessarily. He tried all the different kinds of
tobacco, put button in it, boiled it in tobacco
juice, but all to no avail. 1t would't color. He
grew morose and sour, shut himself up by him
self and smoked, and smoked, uttering savageIy
fro4 beneath his clenched teeth, "Color, say.
I'll Color yer He gave up all his business
and devoted himself wholly to smoking, deter
mined, as he said, to color that pipe or die in
the attempt "One day he failed to make his
appearance at breakfast. His room was OPEN
cd, and there he sat in his chair, dead, the IA
tai meerschaum was as white. as when it first
emerged, Venus-like, from the sea, but the
man was turned rich, dark brown. The
meerschaum had colored him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03
Dairying, East or West.

Whilst beef, fattened in the great West
upon the natural grasses is better-that is,
sweeter and more tender,-than that raised
in the Eastern States, it is little remarkable
that the same grasses cropped by cows do not
give so much or so rich milk as our natural
grasses produce. The consequence is, that
Western butter and cheese are less valuable
than ours. The New York prices current
always report marked difference between
the worth of New York and Vermont dairy
products, and that of Ohio, Michigan and ILL
nois butter and cheese. This is not owing to
the distance over which these articles have to
be brought to market; for the railroad facli-
ties bring the dairies of the West within a
very few days or hours Of the Atlantic cities
and much of the butter from Goshen county
is older when it is offered in the New York
stalls, than that which is laid down from
Ohio. The reason lies in the character OF
the feed. Western grasses are not so suita-
bic for dairy purposes. maa r.ai oH-
A correspondent of the Albany Ctltiratoy
says: iii 4'r
wv, a Herkimer county farmer, recently from
Wisconsin, where he had been to purchase d
farm, gives it as his opinion that dairying. ex-
e:ept ior supplying home demand is quite
mmPg1ssiole, rag on account of the small quantity
MADE per cow, and the interior quality of that
hhianuiactured. h He visited factory conducted
Dy iormer resident and successful cheese
maker IN Herkimer county, and found il but
establishing the conviction that the area OF
cheesemaking proper did not extend so iar
westward as the Mississippi
The grasses ofthe prairie may fatten bullocks
better even than the English grasses, yet ial'
to furnish the necessary qualities that go !"
make first class cheese Il. O.
Our Eastern farmers who may be afflicted
with the Western fever, would do well to
make note of this.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03

their places with the most offensive politicians
-treacherous Republicans OF rank Copper
hcads-to be found in the whole country, and
levied assessments upon his officials to pay
the expenses of this proposed coup detat, and
then summarily chopped off the heads of those
whose integrity would not allow them to bend
to his purposes.
1t was to head off this a wicked scheme of
an unprincipled Executive that the Senate,
in the exercise of its rightful constitutional
pOaoer, has been called upon to interpose, to
refuse its "advice and consent" and compel a
more decent respect on the part OF the Presi-
dent for the people to whom both he and they
are responsible. And in this the Senate has
done right. To have done less than this
would have been to become party to the Ex-
ecutiVe treachery. The people will thank and
commend that body for its frmness. Let them
persist in it. The power is unquestioned; the
rient 70 do so is equally plain. Let traitors to
principle understand that the constitution has
walled them in by a bulwark which they can
not easily pass. Let the people understand
that when their chosen servants undertake IN
betray and sell them, and barter awav their
cherished principles, the Senate win stand
firmly in the breach and protect them against
such unprincipled acts Of official detection.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03
Beautiful Moral spectacle.

A murderer named Coon was recently hung
in Troy, N. Y, in the Jail, which is a dilapi-
dated garret. The sheriff invited about one
hundred friends to the agreeable pastime.
Before proceeding to business be treated them
with something stronger than ginger pop or
spruce beer, making this side-scene a sort of
official levee
The culprit was not hanged on gallows, but
from scuttle or rafter in the ceiling, through
which rope was passed with moose at one
end and weight at the other The weight
was tied up with string, the cutting of which
string let the weight fall and jerked the body
up. When the wretshed man entered the gar
ret his appearance was greeted with cries of
"Down in 'front.'" Hats off," and other calls
more suitable to circus than to snch SOL
emn scene; while few rebuked the rest with
cries of SHAME"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03
Terms Eight Dollars per annu,,a. f,, odro,,ce

every way ho5 better for meh cows than hay as
meal. Indian meal was bad i'm its ofI:aa, ,eea oi
had formerly fed it, and its use had aixvavs
given more or less trouble with stock. II is a
fruitful source of garget and other infiammato-
nv diseases. Since he had abandoned the use
of grain, and depended upon hay made from
early cut grass, nicely cured, his cattle had es-
caped the various troubles to which they were
subjected on the other course Oftreatment and
their condition rs to flesh was all that could be
desired. He thought farmers in time would
come to see the advantages of securing hay oil
this character, since it approximated very near
ly to grass in pasture, and contained all the ell
ements for the developement OF milk, flesh and
muscle, in connection with high degree OF
health
TRAXI
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03

THE CHICAGO TUNNEL = Several weeks
,o,a ,vater was let into the great Chicago
t1sunei' under Lake Michigan, for the pur-
''nse OF testing its strength, and after it had
remained some days il was partly pumped out
gineer, accompanied by three reporters, enter
ed the tunnel from the crib at the lake end, In
order to examine its condition. The depth of
water at that end was about three feet, but at
the shore end, which is four feet lower, the
tunnel was full to the crown of the arch. The
party proceeded in a little skifl, propellng
themselves with their hands, distance OF
a mile and quarter, and found the tunnel
perfectly tight and sound. On their return
the skiff foundered, the lights were extinguiSh-
ed, and the party had to wade back, dragging
the boat after them. They reached the ladder
in the shaft nearly spent with fatigue and
cold, and one Of the party had to be drawn up
with ropes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03
TRAXI.

If cattle, especially mich cows, do better
on young, fresh grass cropped from the soil,
why is it not reasonable to affirm that they
will do better on the most tender aud early
cut grass well cured, than upon the ha y made
after the stalks and foliage become ol, Ter and
tougher9 Is not the grass then more full of
nutritious sap than afterwardsp F,m our
milch cows we want hay made from gr sss cut
in June, before II goes to seed, even in its
earliest blossoming; and this will affoi d the
roots time to produce a second crop Of tie
same kind for the scythe. We agree vii lh the
following from the Manchester Plough nan
Mr.. Lewis, one of the best dairymen of Her
kimer county, N Y, says he has demonst atetl
from actual experiment, that early cut b sy 4
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03

TOSSING THE PANCAKE At WESTMINSTER
SCHooL.-On the 9TH or Mafch very odd old
ceremony "a relic of the Shrove tuesday festi-
the fat hem" &c.,) took place as usual at West
minister School, in England. When the BOYS
were at work the door of the schoolroom was
opened, and the verger announced the college
cook, who was habited in the traditional white
cake "a somewhat thick one) and adroitly toss
ed it over the high bar which separates the up
per from the lower school, The boys then
commenced scrambling for it, and then came
few minutes of kicking, showing, hustling,
The cook claims statutable fee ofa guinea for
tossing the cake, and the boy who can catch
and retain il whole in spite OF the pushing, Sc,
| is entitled to present the delicacy there snd
| then to the dean, and claim a similar amount
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03

LINCOLN AND HERNDoN.-In a paper enti-
tied Pioneering" in the last Aaantic, Mrs.
Dali, of Boston, gives an interesting account of
the career of Mr.. Lincoln's law partner, Will
liam Herndon, with many anecdotes of Mr..
Lincoln himself. There is something pathetic
in the following anecdote, when we consider
the humility of the man, and his martyr-like
end:- .......... ..,...
As Mr.. Lincoln was about leaving for Wash
ington, he went to the dingy little law Office,
sat down on the couch, and said to Herndon:
Billy, you and have been together more than
twenty years, and have never passed word >
Will you let my name stay on the old sign till
come back from Washington" With the
tears starting in his eyes, Hernlon assured
and, to the day of Mr.. Lincoln's assassination,
all the doings of the firm were in the name of
Lincoln g. Herndon ..s b.. ia..a.ts
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03
Embelli.hmens in the whi,c House.

A Washington correspondent of the Boston
Traveller is responsible for the following:
Does everybody know, wonder, that Mr..
johnson had his memorable veto of the Freed
mans Bureau bill printed on large sheet, in
the ante-room of his business Office? There IL
hangs to-day, and to me, seeing it first this
morning, it seemed like the defiant banner of
"my policy" hung on the. outer wall when that
policy was first distinctly enunciated, and not
to be taken down until that final surrender of
the Presidents resistance to the people so often
predicted but still so far off,-a notification to
all visitors that the Chief Magistrate of the
nation plants his back against the apostacy OF a
year and a half ago, and is not to be reminded
veto lta
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03

CHANGES AT THE NAVY YARD. A Ports
mouth correspondent of the Boston Advertiser
writing to that paper, says.
1t is stated that Paymaster J. n Carpenter
has been ordered to the Navy Yard to relieve
Paymaster Gilman of the duties of Naval Paw
Agent. The new paymaster will have charge
of the purchase supplies, and Paymaster Gil
man will continue to act as disbursing officer
and inspector of provisions and clothing. 1t is
Naval Storekeeper (who turned johnson man
and succeeded gallant colonel of Maine Vol
unteers who was removed) will be dispensed
with ere long.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-03

y. TwOmbIey, General Insurance Broker,
LIE would inform his many friends and the publ c
generally that he is prepared TO continue the Insur-
ance Business a Broker, and can place Fire, Life
and Marine Insurance to any extent in the best Com
panies in the United States All business entrusted
to my care shall be faithfully attended to.
Office at G. nj. kice's Paper Store, No. 1873 Fore st,
where orders can be left. jull6tf