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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21
'i'eb MISS III. T.. ii,

IN ANSWER TO rlECE SHOWN TIE AUTuoi
Let other poets, am'rous SWANS,
EXtol the color of thine eyes,
As blue, or cray, or both, III strains
Soft as the summer morning skies;
Thy voice and form, too, let me mention
Receive their q0aHtum of attention.
Thy form, though f,ultlcss, and thy voice
Sweet as the cadence of IL lnte,
Or syren's song, leaves me no choice
But yield. thy captive, dumb and mute;
! have no word OF praise for Them
Thy mind ; thy richest brightest gem.
II kindles in thine eyes the fire
OF flushing wit and heamng love;
Thy graceful form. which all admire,
1t needs no argument to prove
Derives its elegance and taste
From tie same source Of mental grace.
But soon the lightning of thine eye
VIII cease to flash; thy voice, so clear,
Grow tremulouq and weak, AS die
The strains Of music on the ear:
Thy queenly form elastic grace
To tott ring age must yet give place.
Then will thy bright, immortal part.
FREED rom the thlall oil cumb ring clay,
Into new life and vigor start,
And soar with kindred souls away,
To basl in realms Of endless light,
Unknown to sorrow, pain or night.
Then let thy better nature share
Thy poet admiration pure,
And give it, TOO, thy highest care,
Since it must evprmore endure,
\ ND gltipn II, that lri,ht ,rnrl1 ~ Lie,
With just the light received in this.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21
Natures Lightning-ItOds.

$50 We lightnings and clouds, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him and magnify him for
ever!'
AS there are comparatively few places
which can be artifcially protected by light
ming. rods. Providence, ever wise aud kind,
has made various natural arrangements to
diminish the danger by which we should
otherwise be surrounded during every thun-
der storm. Thus it so happens that water,
whether in the form of liquid or Of vapor,
promotes the conducting qualities of bodies.
How fifty, therefore, in this hymn has light
ming been associated with clouds. Out OF
the clouds comes the dangcr-out of the
clouds, too, comes the water which
help s to avert it from us. Dry air is bad
conductor, and lavors undue electrical ac-
cumulations: but moist air is n good con-
ductor, and drains the fluid harmlessy from
rain as it falls, becomes trcighted with some
of the superintendent electricity, and carries
it off safely to the earth. The falling torrent.
moreover, soaks house and tower, tree and
shrub, coats and other vestments, and thus
adds to the facility with which they conduct
the fluid harmlessly from the air. lfcaught,
therefore in thunder storm and drenched
to the skin, let us console ourselves with
the thought that we are thus much safer than
we were a few minutes before, when our
clothes were dry.
"These means OF safety apply chiefly to
the thunder storm itset-to the time when,
an undue accumulation having occurred, the
balance must be redrcssed. even at the cost
of danger. But Providence has not forgot,
ten to take precautions by which undue ac.
emulation, though not absolutely prevented
is at least rendered infinitely more rare than
it otherwise would be had no such arrange
ment existed The world is, in point OF
fact, studded all over with safeguards against
disturbance in the electric equilibrium be-
tween the atmosphere and the earth. On
this subject recent writer has well observed
that God has made u harmless conductor
in every pointed leaf, every twig, every blade
of grass 1t is said that a common blade of
grass. pointed with natures workmanship,
is three times US cilrcnal as the finest cam
brio needle, and a single twig is far more
efficient than the metallic points of the best
constructed rod. What, then must lie the
agency of single forest in disarming the
forces of the storms of then tcrrors while
the same Almighty hand has made rain drops
and snow flakes to be conductors, bridges
for the lightning in the clouds, alike. it
seems, procaiming the mercy and the maieS.
ty of the Almighty hand.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21
The Largest Organ in the World.

The little Swiss city OF Fr"iburg has the larg-
est organ in the world It's builder WAS II poor
man named Allows Miner. who devoted his life
10 It's construction. Without assistance or sug-
geSiion from others, he prrScyrted for years, in
defiance of opposition, poverty and ridicnlc,
until his task and his life were ended This
mighty organ stands among all similar works
like Mont Blanc among the mountains. 1t ha,
seven thousand eight hundred pipes, and when
in tull play. sends forth II tempest of sounds
which all The musical bands in Boston, New
York aud Philadelphia combined could not
equal The extraordinary power, variety and
harmony OF this unique instrument ac thus
graphically described by Dr. Marsh: when
Skilul finger, touch the keys, ;hc mighty in
struncnt responds with myriad voices, ranging
through infinite power Now ii pours forth the
hrart-blcakiug note, OF the Mscrc!c' with II
voice 80 ,pitcuuS and human that it would seem
II, il II lost soul were imprisoned and waiIing in
lis wilderness oi pipes; now it rolls up the iuh
liant thmdcrs of the IIallcluah Chorus in
such mighty volume that the entrauccd liscucr
Inrgcts the earthly temple and the work OF lu.
man hands, aud imagiucs himself surrounded
with the trumpcts and voices of hcu> en- in num-
bcl> without number. Now ii sounds the waI-
note wild and high, mingled with the tramp OF
hosts and the battlc-hynn of men that march
It's they sing; and now it MARBLES sweet Home
with IL >ilNrty accompaniment OF singing birds
and muInl,Irng brook, aud rustiing foliage
around the peasant, door Now it chants the
uEcarthy Strains OF clustered monks, inter
woven with echoes that creep along corridors OF
stone and climb the sepulchral arches Of the
cuhcdrals long-drawn alses and then again
it bursts forth with such tempest Of sound Us
shakes the hill when storms are abroad among
The Alps, and thunders leap from cloud to rloUd 81
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21
Kitchen Garden.

pepaIing Tie Soil should be done at the
earliest practicable moment, but not until it
is sufficiently dry. In properly drained gar
denS the work can be done much earlier than
i'll others. Deep blowing and subsoiling are
best for II garden large enough to allow this
kind of work. 1t is advisable to have no
trees or bushes in II kitchen garden, or, if
they must be there, let them AS well as such
permanent plants as hhubarb, Asparagus,
| etc. be so placed Us not to interfere with
the free and frequent working of the portion
devoted to vegetables. In small gardens
deep spading must be rcsorted to.
Hot bets are to be made and the seeds
sOwn. 1t is much more economical ofheat-
ing material to place it in an excavation;
dig II trench , feet deep and of convenient
size for the sash on hand, drive down stakes
and board up the sides of the pit, the boards
at the rear being Is inches and those at the
front, facing the SOUTH II inches above the
surface; provide cleats extending from side
to side for the sashes to run upon, and board
up the ends. Fill the trench with ferment
ing manure, distributing it evenly aud beat
ing it down with Il fork, or use one'third or
more leaves with the manure. Put on 6
inches Of rich. light soil and place on the
sashcs. The bed will become very hot. and
when the heat declines below 1909 the seeds
may be sown. Sow Tomatoes, Peppers.
Egg Plants. Early Cabbages. etc., in rows
crosswise of the bed and about 4 inches
apart. Cover small seeds very lightly.
Cold Frames are much safer tor the mex.
percnccd than hot-beds. Place frame
over IL wel.prcpared spot of light, rich soil,
put on the SASH and at night cover the sash
with mats or shutters. In few days the
soil will become well warmed. when the
seeds may be sown the same as in hot. bed.
dir and Water must be properly given in
either hot,bedS or cold frames. The water
should have the chill removed and be ap.
piled from n fine sprinkler. Give air every
day when not too cold.
Planting on Sods.-We have often recon.
| mcndcd this simple but useful contrivance.
bu. ii may be new to some. Get good bit
of pasture sod, and lay it on a board. grass
side down: then with n knife cut it into
pieces abou, three inches square. In the
| earth of these sods the seeds of any of those
plants that are not easily transplanted may
be sown. Place the whole in hot bed or
cold frame. Cucumbers and melons seem
to delight in this treatment At the proper
time the sods are planted out without dis
| turbng the roots of the plants. 1t is well
to put a half dozen seeds in each. and thin
ont TO two or three. Some hills of early
corn and even potatoes may be had in this
way.
Plants in the house may be started in com
| mon boxes.
CaJbdge Plants and others that have been
wintcred in frames must be freely exposed.
| and generally the sashes may be removed
altogether
asparagus is to have the litter removed
and some good manure carefully iorked into
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21
Great SNOW Storms.

The greatest STOW storm recorded in Russia
occurred on the sicppcs of Kirghccz, III Siberia,
i'll 1877, destroying 900 horses, 80 400 cattle,
,Goo,o0O sheep, and 10000 cumct,. The great
est recorded i'll England is that of ISL, in which,
for lorty,eight hours, the SNOW fell SO luriously
that drifts OF sixteen, twenty, and twcnty-iour
Irct Were recorded in various places. In the
south Of Scotland, in 1870, there were thirteen
drity days, which killed ninc-tenths of all the
sheep. On EskdUIe Moor, OUT Of twenty
thousand only iulty-ivc were left alive, and the
shepherds everywhere built up huge scmicrc,l-
lar walls ot the dead creatures, to afford shell
ter 10 the living till the gale should end. An
inch an hour is thought to be the average rate
Of deposit, though torn inches art said to have
fallen during the severe storm in New York,
Jan 3, 1889 and Professor Thatcher. assert,
positively that sevcn-anl-ahalf inches fell during
the storm on the 10Th of january last
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

Curious Sum.-Alhert Cook, some time
ago postmaster in Illinois, gave up the
situation, and by order of the Department,
sent all his stamps back to Washington. H.
He received notice of their arrival there,
but that the amount was eight cents short.
Last week suit was instituted against Cook
and his sureties for the missing amount the
knowledge Of which having reached Cook
through the newspapers. He confessed
Judgment, paid SIS in costs and nine cents
to Uncle Sam, and the matter was settled.
1t is doubtful If there is in the annals of the
Government Il stronger proof Of the vigilant
and vigorous collection OF revenue.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

MoosE.luNTiNG IN CANADA. The chase
Of the moose deer, or ''cariboo. in the
forests and plains OF British America, cspc-
cialIy in New Brun. wick and Lower Canada
is one of those mainly sports which beeule
the long winter Of that region, and call into
exercise the spirit of adventure, the cour
age, skin, and iortitude OF its ardent votaries
among the colonial population. The noble
animal in question, sometimes called the
American elk, is rather larger than horse ;
it has Il short, thick neck, which, as we'll as
the withers is clothed with heavy name ;
the head, which is very long and narrow
bears huge pair Of horns, often six feet
wide, and weighing i,tiy Or sixty pounds :;
and to its throat is attached pendulous
gland, which gives it rather peculiar as
poet. Its tail is but four inches in length
Though it never gallops, but strides or stalks
along, holding its nose up, and its horns
laid backward, it runs with great speed. Its
habits are solitary while feeding, and its
acute sense of hearing makes it very difficult
for the hunter to approach. 1t is usual to
look for the foot tracts of the moose in the
snow and 10 foilow lis course, but with
extreme caution. making Us little noise as
possible till near enough to get shnt. -
When the snow is deep, the hunters are nc.
cnstomcd to wear the long and broad snow
shoes Of the country, in which they can
walk upon the surface without sinking.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

'hA DAM INJUNCTION TO SINGLE MEN
DO you know, my dear buffers that this
is leap year? 1t is your year of jubilee,
wherein You must rest from your labor of
counting and sit back. with your hands cross.
ed Oh your lap. and wait for propositions
from the fair sex. From time mmemorial
it has been the custom for the ladies to ask
all leading questions one year in four If
any suffering angel has been pining for YOU
in secret, you will be apt to find it out be-
fore you are much older. Concealmcnt
which like worm in the bud, has been
feeding on her damask check, will have to
hunt up new boarding house.
trust that you realize the great import.
ancc and dignity of the situation you oc.
cupy. and that you will endeavor to sustain
your well-earned reputation of being the
noblest work of God. Let not your dignity
degenerate into stiffness, and at the same
time guard against lcvity Avoid triHing
with the feelings Of the gentle beings who
may desire to become overseers of your hap
plncss. DO not encourage hopes that You
know can never be realized. Do not suffer
young lady to eXpend half her income in
concert tickets. French candy and buggy
rides. knowing at the time you receive those
attentions that she is not IA congenia spirit
that she drinks and falls in love with stock
actors, and write verses about the same.
When you once make up your mind that she
is not exactly the style of angel YOU would
be willing to do marketing for. break the
disastrous intelligence to her as gently and
irmly as possible. Assure her that you feel
extremely llattered by her preference, and
that you shall always esteem her as Il friend
If managed with skill there is no danger of
the rejection being accompanied with the
sacrifice OF human life. do not remember
me Of more than Il dozen bcaucous girls
who died because could not love them UNI
less some other disease was complicated
with their affections.
IT, which is quite likely, you make up your
mind that the suitorcss is proper being to
swcctcn your cares and coffee; to soothe
your sorrows and rumplc your shirt bosoms,
let your hand rest in hers, and suffer your
soft head to fall upon her womanly bosom
tmnd the breat'pin) and murmur something
about papa. She will then call you her
dear little mouse, and other prophecies and
and impropricties will suggest themselves in
their regular order.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

gslg" There was Il farmer somewhere, who
devoted his attention exclusively to growing
pumpkins, by which he succeeded in bring.
ing them to an enormous size, so that he
would chop with an axe a cart load Of pieces
To take to the market without sensibly di,
minishing the size of the pumpkin. How,
ever, one day as he was cutting away at Il
new pumpkin his axe slipped and fell through
into the pumpkin, so he started off to his.
neighbor and borrowed lantern and de.
scendcd into it, but when he got to the bot
tom Of the pumpkin, he was surprised to
find there another man, who Immediately
demanded what he wanted, what he had
come tor?' ''l've come" says the farmer,
'to look for my axe which have lost in
here "Well,' says the other. "you may
go back again insanter, for have been
here these three weeks looking for my horse
and have not been able 10 get sight Of
him
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

MACCARoNI.-Get Italian naccaron, break
it to convenient size, and put it in boiling wa
ter to which little salt has been added, and
boil gently until done. Ii can then be dressed
in various ways. IT, you wish it a la Miianeee
put ii in tin pan or pudding dish, CRATE cheese
over the surface, and brown in quick ovcn.-
Dressed with butter and a little milk it is very
nice, as it is when served with any good gravy
Maccaroni is not very expensive and to our no
ton is most welcome article on the dinner
tohle
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21
The King of the Cradle.
BY j. 4. :.

Draw back the crade-curtains. Kate.
Whilst watch and ward You re keeping.
Let's see the monarch lie in state.
And view him whilst he's sleeping
He smiles and clasps his tiny hand
AS sunbeams in come streaming,
world of baby fairly land
He visits whilst he S dreaming.
Monarch of pearly powdcr.pun
Asleep III nest so coscy.
Shielded from breath OF breezcs rough
BY curtains warm and rosy
lie slumbers soundly in his cell
AS weak as one decrepd,
Though King of Coral, Lord of Bell.
And night of Bath that $ tepid
All, lucky tyrant! Happy lot!
Fair watchers without number,
TO sweetly sing beside his cot,
And hush him off TO slumber:
White hands in wait to smooth so neat
His pillow when it s rumpled,
On couch of rose leaves fresh and sweet.
Not one of which is crumpled!
Will yonder dainty, dimpled hand
Size, nothing and quarter
Fer clasp a sabre, lead band
To glory and to slaughter?
And, may ask, will those blue eyes
In baby patois ''peepers
Fer in the House of Commons rise,
And strive to catch the Speakers?
Will that fair brow o err Hansard frown,
Confused by lore statistic?
Or will those lips e'er stir the town
From pulpit ritua!istc?
Impossible, and yet. mayhap-
Though strange, quite true it may be
Perhaps Nero once was fed on pap,
And Beales was once baby
Though rosy, dimpled, plump and round +,
Though fragile, soft, and tender,
sometimes, alas it may be found
The thread Of life is slender
a little shoe, bitten glove
Affection never waning
The shattered idol of our love
Is all that is remaining.
Then does one chance, in fancy, hear
Small feet in childish patter
Tread soft as they grave draw near.
And voices hush their chatter:
lis small and new, they pause in fear
Beneath the gray church tower.
TO consecrate it by tear
And deck it with flower
Then take your babe, Kate, kiss him so.
Fast to your bosom press him
Ot mother love what does he know?
Though closely you caress him.
All! what a man will be that boy,
What mind and education
If he fulfls the hope and Joy
OF mothers aspiration
London Society.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

CURE FOR DRl NkENNESS. Tho following
cure for drunkennessis praciiced in Holland: The
patient is shut up iii a room, and drbanrl all
communication, except with his physician As
often as he picases, spirits, brandy, whisky,
GIN, &e. are given Inn, llt mixed with two
thirds water; all other drinks such IS beer cot
fee, wine, &c, are mixed with ole-third brandy
The various viands, too, that are furnished him
hlend, meats. cc.--area all prepared with brandy.
consequently, the patient is in state al contli-
unl INVESTIGATION. This lasts about five days at
the end of that tilna h. asks, with cnlreuty, for
other nonislmcnt. without his request being
complied with, and not until his organs ulso-
ulcly aLhor alcohol. The cure is complete,
and from that period the very smell OF spirits
produces on him the effect of an cmetic
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

THE WAY To ENJOY LABOR. No matter
how mmotonous or simple is an occupation,
those who can do it better than any one else
usually enjoy it. A singular illustration oc.
CURED recently. a lady, who for ma"y
wears had been in humble circumstances,
remarked that she cond hardly be happy in
heaven, unless she could do her sweeping
and dneting. She had become so accus.
romed to it, and coud do it 80 easily aud
we'll, that she enjoyed it,
knew Of man who could drive naiIt
exquisitely- this is the right woodland ap'
peared to enjoy the practice AS keenly MS
Morphy does his game Of chess. One would
suppose this to be as monotonous an en-
ployment as any. yet his skill in performing
it made it pleasant.
| never knew a teacher who came to his
class without suitable preparation to enjoy
teaching, and never knew one who was al
ways prepared, to dislike it. 1t is unneces-
sary to talk ahont the dignity of employ,
ment, all know H. l'nt whether dignilicd
or not, if you wish TO enjoy your labor do
IL well.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

GRANT \ "CHuRCI-GoER." "A Washington
correspondent of the Newark Adreriser writes :
A paragraph has been going the rounds of
that portion of the press interested in traducing
Gen Grant to The effect that the General is new
rr TO be seen within the walls of Christian
church on the Sabbath, which is as devoid Of
truth as most Of the other stories put in print
with the intent to injure him with the better
portion OF our people, the General being pew
holder in Rev DR.. Sunderland's church pres
byerian), and TO our personal knowledge reg
ular attendant-wh his iamiiy-upon the Sun
day services
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

A young man in Buffalo has just fallen heir
to II large sum of money, bcqneathed to him by
the landlady with whom he at one time board.
ed The recipient remembers that she once
said to him that he was the only boarder she
ever had who didn't find fault with the victuals
and she would remember him, for it, He knows
no other reason for this mark of the deceased
lady's regard Boarders should take more kind
ly to their hash, we think, after reading this
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-03-21

The President has refused to receive papers
sent to him tine ugh the War Department by
General Grant. and it is said is also considering
the proplicty of ordering the Secretary Of the
Treasury to refuse to recognize Mr.. Stanton's
drafts. Army officers who obey Mr.. Santou's
orders are also to be eourt-martialpd,