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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22
WOODLAND
FOR SALE
FOR SALE.

The undersigned, rs Attorney for the esss.lx
owners offers at Private Sale n TRACT uF SxsyS5
Acres known 10y the name of white --AsAk.
Marsh This land is about wo miles from land
ing on Elk River, opposit, the mouth of Back
Creek: the entire tract being covered with Wood
Chestnut Oak and Pine-fron which large quantities
of Rails, Posts and Cord-woal can be obtained.
Persons DESTROYS of purchasing will make appli"a-
ton to the undersigned, wien the Terms of Sale
will be made known.
IT. MCCULLOUGH ATTORNEY,
limo 20 IsG8-2m Eliton, Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22

SCRAMBLED EGGs.-Put a teacupfull of
milk on to boil: put in piece of butter the
size of a walnut; salt and dredge in a little
flour; have three eggs well beaten and stir
them in quickly when it boils; stir till it is
thiokcned, not curdled-it is much improved
by being turned over buttered toast in
deep dish.
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DIR. j. e. Register.
NOTICE

Ishcrely given to the creditors. cndorsers and
snreties of JAM S WEIGH that he hath made ap.
pcation for the Lenei, %: the nsolvent Laws of the
State of Maryland, and that the FIRST Ta,lasMLny
Uter the 2hirf Monday Of SEPTEMBER acri being the
third day OF the next September Term Of the Circuit
Court for Cecil county, hath been apart and fixed
upon for the final hearing of hs in said Court
nj which time and place. his creditors, enlorsers
ani suretics may attend and show cause if any they
have why final discharge shall not he granted said
debtor. DAVID SCOTT, Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Cecil county
,Junp IS.S-n,n
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22

Are not these figures louder than argu-
ment !? And yet when Governor Yarmouth
ayers similar condition of things to exist
in his. State, and asks for aid from the
President of the United States, under the
second section of the Constitution and laws
made, in pursuance thereof, that President
hesitates and answers with a verbose order,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22
Kissing.

Men scorn TO kiss among themselves,
And scarce would kiss brother;
But women want to kiss so badly,
They kiss and kiss each other
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

The subscribers, Collectors in the several Election
Districts of Cecil county, hereby give notice that as
authorised by law, they will make the following de-
ductions for State Taxes, if paid at the times speci-
fed, viz:
o" or beofe September per cent.
g Gc;ojcr lSf.....................4
" NJrcHljCr lSt..-.................3
In order to facilitate the payment of State Tax.
and to afford taxpayers the benefit of the above
deductions, the subscribers will he ut the places
named below, on Fr"hrH and Saturday. the 18th and
18th Instant; FiittY ani Srtufpg the 18th and 18th
OF September, next; and Friday ard SGtHro.,p the
Both and 3ist of October, next:
WM II. PE,RCE. Col l.t Dist at Cocilton
THoM,> p. iilz1 Col ~ Dist, ut Chesa; eaae City
LAMBERT e FoHp, Col 81 Dist. at Ekton
JAMES A VI tckEY. Col ith Dist, at Fair Hill.
JnS.rH = WINGATE, Col 9Th Dist, ~ North East
T.. lI ,rIS GILLtsrIE. Col. 9Th Dist at Rising sun.
EDw ARD EL,cxxN. Col 9Th Disi. at Port deposit.
r. A. CEoTnERs. Col sch Dist, at Rock Springs.
GEo W. OLDHAM, Col. 9th Dist, ut Brick NJ. House.
Au.s l. lS6S-2m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22

"A lady said to little boy on looking at a
very correct ambrotype of tho latter, Why,
Arthur, is this yor ?" 4" No, but it is like me-"
The most troublesome fools are those who
have some wit
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\ LADY REPLIES :

" Men do not kiss among themselves,
It's well that they refrain;
The bitter dose would vex them so
They nee would kiss again.
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Notice to Creditors.

Notice to Creditors.
This is to give notice, that the subscriber of
Cecil county hath obtained from the Orphans Court
of said county, letters of Administration on the per-
son:tl estate of
JACOB FIFE,
late of said county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased hereby warned
to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof duly
authenticated,
ON or before the 9Th day of August 1859;
they may otherwise. by law, he excluded from all
benefit of said estate All persons indebted to said
estate requested 10 make immediate payment to
the subscriber. Given under my hand this Sth day
of August, 1865. ROBT X McCULlDCGU
Administrator of Jacob Fite, deceased.
T"st-REuHkN u. JAMAR, Register.
s. lSi;S-6w
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22

"A steam railroad is now building from the
base to the summit of Mount Washngton-
Tie length OF the track is little over two
miles and three quarters; the ascent is from
800 to 200 feet in II mile, or, in some places,
one foot in three The track consists Of three
rails, the one in the middle being Of wrought
iron, with eoGs or pins corresponding to cogs
in Tie driving wheel. This rail cost s., foot in
Boston. The train consists ct the locomotive
with tender and one passenger cur The loco
motive is built with its boiler suspended, so that
it is always level; it weighs four tons, and
pushes the train up before it. The driving
wheel is eigh'eeu inches in i ame.er There is
similar cog-wheel en- the tender, and another
on the passenger car, each strong enough to
hold the entire train. Friction rollers, running
under the edges of the middle rail, hold the
train down npon the track. There is ole steam
brake and one hand brake, either of which can
stop the train in a moment; and, in ascending,
Il strong wrought iron dog works into the cogs
of the driving Wheel to prevent backsliding-
In descending, the steam is shut off, and the en-
ginc ca>cd down by using compressed air The
ascent occupies one hour and twenty minutes
the descent ,lbont half AN hour. Fifty passcn-
gers can be taken AT each trip. The road is
I'll i'''iv done, but it is in, use. The traffic
VIII OF course pr cU!liiiied 10 lovers OF tho MI,
tureSQue.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22

Sc, eral chignons and sets of false teeth
have been found on the Long Branch beach
The ladies at the hotels repudiate them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22

New York city desires to get rid her float
ing population. The Citizens Association have
addressed a letter to the Governor of Wisconsin
suggesting that an agent be sent to procure
emigrauts They estimate that thirty or forty
thousand can be sent to that State annually.
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. 80 -

The Emperor of Austria made the first ac-
quaintance of his wife at Dresden, in the winter
OF 1852, when she was IL pretty girl of fourteen
She was skating on the pond of Pilinitz with
her sisters, when suddenly an old woman, car
rying on her back " load Of brishwood, slipped
her foot and fell on the ice, The young Piin-
cess, followed by a gentleman in wlIto uni
form, FASTENED toward her in order to lift her up
They arrived at about the same moment, though
the Princess was the first to seize the arm of
the old woman When she had put TIE latter
on her feet again, she turned toward the officer.
who was no other than the young Emperor of
Austria, and asked TO lead the old woman, who
had seriously injured herself, to the shore -
Francis Joseph, dazzcd by the surprising beau
ty Of tie young creature, with hef flashed face,
eyes bsaming with kindness, and handsome
skating dress, did as she told him, but returned
Immediately to chat with her. He then a3ccr-
taincd that she was cousin of his, and al
Though she was almost child yet determined
10 marry her.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22

TIE SPEED OF THE SENSES.-According to
the researches oflIelmholtz, Il distinguished Ger
mon Psychologist, AID others, it has been as
certaincd that the nervous fluid moves al the
rate @! about ninety-$even and oae-tenth feet in
a second. Now. electricity travels with speed
exceelin" ,2G0,0c0 feet in a second, and light
over 93D,0J0,hm. A shooting star moves with
Il velocity OF 2Gu.uu0 feet III IL second and the
earth in its orbit around the SUM- lO0,U00 A
cannon ball has mean velocity of 1900 feet in
a second; an eagle $50, and locomotive %.
The nervous fluid, it will be perceived, has no
very remarkable rate of sbecd, a fact which,
among many others, it is asserted, serves to in
dictate It's non-identty with electricity.
again, Prot Donders, of Utrecht, Holland, has
recently been making some interesting expert
ments III regard to the rapidity Of thought,
which are likewise interesting. BY means of
two Instruments, which he calls the noemati-
chugraph and the noenatachumeter, lie prom-
SEES important results in the future. For the
present lie Announces that the brain requires
sixty seven one-thousandils Of second for the
elaboration Of a simple idea. Further, it is
stated that the eye requires seventy-seven one
thonsandths OF II second to communicate an inn
preston to the brain, and that for the ear to
communicate Il sound ore hundred and forty
nine one thousandtl.s of IL second are necessary
The eye, therefore, acts with nearly twice the
raply of theAaT.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-22

"a gentleman at Annapolis, Md, has fenced
in IA cove near the Severn river and common
ccd the cultivation of crabs on q large scale
He has put in about 1000 and feeds them on
coarse fish and any kind Of refuse meat, A
squad of them will attack a carfish ,dcvom it in
one night, and pick the bones as clean asa pack
of wolves would pick deer. The soft crab is
only the lard crab with coat or shell off, Be-
fore shedding his shell he is worth only half
Il cent in market without it lie is worth dime
He sheds his shell but once year, and remains
Il soft crab but a few days. when new shell is
again formed. But few soft crabs arc seen,
owing to the difficulty of finding and capturing
them in the mick of time" This difficulty it
is proposed to obviate by the herding process,
where the stock can be examined every day
and as fast as Il crab is found with his coat off
he i. captured rs soft crab and marketed ac-
cordingly. The location of the crab pasture is
at point where the tide regularly GIBBS and
flows, giving the crabs plentiful supply of their
natural element.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.

You may sing of the Blue and the Gray,
And mingle their hues in your rhyme
But the blue that wore in the fray
Is covered with glory sublime.
So no more let US hear OF the Gray,
The symbol of treason and shame
We pierced it with bullets-away!
Or we'n pierce it with bullets again.
Then up with the Blue and down with the Gray,
And hurrah for the Blue that won US the day!
OF the rebels who sleep in the Gray
Our silence is fitting alone,
But we cannot afford them a bay,
sorrow, tear. a moan.
Let oblivion seal up their graves
0ftreason, disgrace and defeat;
Had they triumphed, the Blue had been slaves
And Union been lost in retreat.
Then up with the Blue, and down with the Gray
And hurrah for the Blue that won US the day!
Ofthe rebels whom mercy still spares
To boast of the traitorOus fray,
No boy in the Blue thinks cares,
For the struggle is ended to-day.
Let them come they promised to come,
Under Union and Liberty too;
And well hail them with fife and with drum,
And forget that they fired on the blue.
Then up with the Blue, and down with the Gray,
And hurrah for the Blue that the dayl
As they carried your flag through the spray,
Ye Mortimer, ye promised the Blue
That ye'd never disgrace with the Gray
The color so gallant and true.
will We trace on the leaves of your souls
The Blue and the Gray in one line,
And mingle their hucs on the scrolls
Which glorify IictOry's shrine,
And cheer for the false, and hiss at the true,
And up with the Gray, and down with the Bluef
Let the traitors all go If you may,
(Your heroes would punish the Head),
But never conound with the Gray
The Blue whether living dead.
Oh remember the price that paid
The blood of the brave and the true
And you never can suffer to fade
The laures that cover the Blue
Then up with the Blue, and down with the Gray,
And hurrah for the Blue that won us the day!
JAMES NJ DALZELL,
Late One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio Vols.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
WHOLE NO 672.

A little four or five years old boy was seated
at the table eating his dinner. A small cut of
beef steak was given him, and taking it up in
bite off the end Of it. It being pretty tough
as beef-steak sometimes happens to be-he
pulled and jerked and grunted at the task
little more than was consistent with modern
ideas of polite dining After few earnest
struggles all in vain, he turned to his mother
with look of mingled energy and despair,
and said, through his vexation and tears,
Mamma, mes going to have piece of
this meat or null my mont out y
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
POET r Y
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY"

[By referring to our October number our rea-
ders will find a very beautifully conceived po-
em, copied from the Atlaatic Monthly, entitled
" The Blue and the Gray" suggested by the
strewing of flowers on the graves of Union and
Confederate soldiers at one of the Southern
cemeteries One Of our 6 Boys in Blue " has
sent us the following spirited poem in reply,
which will doubtless find a warm response in
every loyal heart.-Ed. Soldiers Friend.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

Dr. Charming says man came to him once
to inquire who was Mechizedek' S father. He
wanted to know who he was and all about him.
So the doctor sat down and talked with him
for an hour, and explained to him all about
Melchizedek father, until finally the man said
to him: :. Doctor wouldn't you lend me ten
shillings?"
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

A darkey preacher was telling how Adam
was the first man created, and set against the
fence to dry. An old brother, who had lucid
ideas, interrupted him, saying, " If dat am
true, who made de fence? Pass round the
saSser
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

"Why are women like churches?" Firstly,
because there is no living without one; Sec
ondiy, because there is many aspire to them !;
thirdly, because they are objects of alteration,
and lastly, but by no means least. because they
have loud clapper to their upper story.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

1t is not great wealth or high station which
makes a man happy. Many of the most
wretched beings on earth have both. But it
is radiant, sunny spirit, which knows how to
bear little trials. which thus extracts happi-
ness from every incident Of life.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

SENATOR SPRAGUE's WEALTH.-Just how
many millions Senator Sprague, of X. l., is
worth, is open to wide conjecture. But be in
herited more dollars than any other man in
Congress, and then to be the heaviest owner
in the manufacture of the Sprague's prints"
is in, itself an annual fortune. The youngest
member of the Senate, William Sprague finds
himself at thirty-seven, at the summit of am
bition, having been Governor of his State, and
now Senator of the United States for six
years. His father was Senator before him,
and gave him an education, lehiefy at Irving
Institute, in Tarytown, N. Y, which fitted
him admirably for the, eounting-room. In
person, he is little specimen of a man, thin,
/ light built, and weighing scarcely more than a
/ hundred pounds. With pair Of spectacles
1 ever across his nose. and unusually quiet and
Preserved, young Sprague looks more like a
student of divinity, with an earnest face, than
manufacturing millionaire with a seat in
2 Congress- The Spragues are noted for enter
prise and thrift. Exactly how much of Rhode
/ Island is owned by them is not known !. but
they have just bought a prodigious water
power in Maine for a cool half million, cash
down, and there is 10 be speedy enlargement
/ of the business of cotton spinning. =
/ 80 I -.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
o Specialities.
MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Calcnis.ufts on extensive and reliable data. show
4eersssedrate of mortality uuder what is knOwn as
he 1Iomeupathtc sysem OF medicine. Therefore
w. make deduction of ten per cent IRON table rates
lr,n e.ch laymsni Of premium by those habitually
,.iug ms mode of Treatment. In case oil medical
sai,se being changed. thereafter tnll rates will be
.n,r,eI. In order that injustice may be doae 10
IN .e yreIering other schools Of Incidence all apPor'
IIlsenl Of profits, un Ter reduced rates. VIII be sePa
-aletV made. i.a
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

A good story concerning the production of
Lady OF Lyons" at Salt Lake City Theatre:
Z" An aged Mormon arose, and went out with
his twenty-four wives, angrily stating that he
he wouldn't set and see play where man
made such cussed fuss over one woman"
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

he wishes me to find out if the Government is
likely to buy some more islands shortly. He
has heard that Government is thinking about
buying Porto Rico. If that is trne, he wishes
to try Porto Rico, if it is quiet place. How
is Porto Rico for his style Of "a man? Do you
think the Government will buy it?
MARX TWAIN.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

How TO DETECT CoUNTERFEITs "A rule
by which counterfeit greenbacks may, be de
tected has lately been discovered, Which, upon
thorough trial, has proved infallIble III L. Is Is
this: Divide the last two figures of the bill by
4, and if one remain the letter ON on the equine
will be A. if two hrs remain ba w Tamai9der ie the
InreS' Ietter v will T be D. For example, note is
reg;stered esas 2,46i, divide 81 by four" and you
have HesT one remaining. According to this rule
as' ,be letter tier on the note will be A.. In case the
rnIe fails be certain that the bill is counterfeit
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

Mamma" said little child to her mother,
I" do you know how get to bed quick?'
No" was the reply.
"Well, said she, in great glee, :" l step
one foot over the crib, then l say rats, and
scare myself right in.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

A little girl happening to hear her mother
speaking of going into half mourning, said:
"Why are we going into half mourning, mann
ma are any of our relations half dead ?"
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

A boy who was relating how his father had
just come in from hunting, and Dragged of
having killed nine hundred and ninety nine
pigeons in one shot.
"Why didn't he call it thousand" asked a
bystander
think my father would tell lie just for one
pigeon?''
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

A little one, after undergoing the disagreea-
BILE operation Of vaccination exclaimed, NOW
won't have to be baptised, will II"
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

Josh Billings says: = am violently oppos-
ed tew ardent specrts as bevridge, but for
manufacturin purposes l think little OF it
tastes good.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

A young ladies' base ball club has been or
gan zed in Niles, Michigan. We suppose they
are now ready to make engagements for home
match.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

Zaccheus Greeley, father of Horace Greeley,
died at Fort Wayne, Penn, on the 18th inst,
aged Sc years.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

A QUESTION: six cats will kill six rats in
six minutes how many cats will it take to kill
one hundred rats in fifty minutesP
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

There was a fight between whites and me-
groes in Albertson, Ca, recently, in which
sheriff was killed.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

A FUND FOR Coy, ANDREWS FAMILY
Saw what people will Of Boston. she is not
ungrateful to her great men. The rich men
there, are raising for the late Governor An
drew family a fund that is sure to be $4,000,
and may reach 500, 600. -. - .,,ss "a
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

An ingenious Frenchman has patented an
Illuminating can for bachelors who return home
late at night.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
I,rnftN,

And rs The assured are Lhe Company, among Them
The sattis profits excepting the annual servaIIOn are
nhuAIIy dsIdrd aud placed Ile credit Ol The policy
oder 20 he redeemed at the end OF the third year
po'I the payment of premium then due. The DiUI-
TfhIS available eIther IP caucelling max
saIdninns the lIcs value Of PolIcy-Or a IN
s,srance-O; ia Oi having paid up the
Iian in cash. g .77t at -...~ e.
In adIuion 10 the above the Allaallc Msinai pre-
Estlls Inc following .-te.4
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

Why is fitting skirts I" like slaughter
pen? Because lean and fat calves are seen
In it.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

1t is we'll that virtue is its own reward for it
rarely obtains any other.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

I'm work change in you" as the churn.
dash said to the cream.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

Why is newspaper like a wife Because
every man ought to have one of his own.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
Peculiar Advantages.
-. Rates

Except the .. Terra liable, The rates are all Uiih
profits. and are calculated al as low figure pasl
rx,eriehce has demonstrated To be ample, based upon
the highest mortality any lowest rate ol InIer-
kaL Here aIlAes .nl-s..- u
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
OF ASSIGNMENTS AND AssIGNERs.

'l D. q. --a-4a lPUBLIC-No. 9l.l - ..E-r 49,.
An Act to establish uniform system of bankruptcy thrO
out the United States. s8ft
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

The man who. was told that the census em-
braced seventeen women, wanted TO he . CEN
sus Immediately, - a..gIssA'4aT saa Ass{ q.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
NEW sERiEs.-- VOLUME xIII.-.-No. 30 .
OFFICIAL.

80 LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session of the Thirty Ninth Con
gress. - ,a
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01

A young woman's conundrum = Who is our
favorite Roman hero? Marius.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
{ Non-forfeitures of Policies.

Commoa Ife and endowment policies are nOnior-
fai.abls J amount OF premium paid aiter tnFee
.aaual premiums have been paid.
ne Tsa-preaiGas life and endowment policies
are iorle,Iable after Two annual premiums have
been paid TO the amount Of as many enlhs OF me val
,,e e ,l,oy as the n1mber OF annual premiums paid
g POLICIES INCONTESTIBLE.
an ,oI;e,es s.ued by this Company. are, by their
iucotestibLe al the expiration OF seven years
sesnst any erforin the statement OfapPlicaOn, Thus
y1ardng against the possibility OF loss by iiIgauoh
s1,ar ,nalh az "a freauenly the case.
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
Life Insurance Co.

This Company is organized under the laws Ol the
81 lie New YORK with capital sfork of ST. 10000 OF
mt, sum - is deposited with the INSURANCE
DE irmcR of New York, pledge for all policies is
sac - As ADDITIONAL SECURITY fOf the pay
ep rlsd 10 the Insurance Department liability OF
IN t:1npany. Thls POLICY RESERVE FUND is
determined by the Department, upon the basis OF such
ed OF interest has heretofore proved more
Illn aapleIO Rset The ciaIRs they occur. These
Teqis,lOns have m lde The HE INSURANCE. companies
u Yotk, njdes Tor The world AMI Ihe lnsura
hep Iftneht Of New York is lhds every recog-
nIzeI.sa st 3. a.-. .'.-- .r
Lac stability. oC all New York Companies being
linus IniY provided for The ALTA II nc MUTUAL
relies for share Of confidence aud support upon
mi aaf ecoRuIafca ement, ami Inc iOliOSn
Smyrna times., 1868-01-01
nls nrRrs a Nd pR0nP an cf.AIAIs.

spo ~ And be Il further enacted That A debts and
from bankrupt At the time OF the adjudication OF
debts then existing kus not PAYABLE until
rebate Interest being made when no interest