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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30
Fashion.

The Autumn days and cool evenings are
suggestive of wrappings and Fall bonnets
The former will be of circular shape, and
casques. A very handsome style is the
Aetternich mantle, which is of circular
shape and fitted to the figure by seams on
the shoulders and back, looped behind and
at the sides by pleats, and kept in place
back and front, by belt. The sides are
not belted, and fall loosely over the arm
like sleeves. Hooded circulars of large
plaids will be much worn. Cashmere cloth
and velvet will be popular Materials
Fringe and crochet gimp will be used as
trimmings; also lace.
Fall bonnets are decidedly larger than of
late. They are worn far forward, and
trimmed with mass of trimmings on the
top, which appear to be kept in place by
upright reveres, placed both back and
front of the bonnet. Another style has a
close fitting band in front, and dropping
crown at the back. 1t is ornamented at
the back with trailing flowers or feathers,
but plain and close fitting in 'front.' 1t is
generally becoming. The scarf veil cor
bonnet trimming will be very popular. 1t
is fastened on one side, passed under the
chin, caught up on the other side, and
mingled with the trimming, finally falling
from the back yard or more The scarf
veil will be worn also with round hats
Contrasting colors are worn; correct
taste is needful on this point. The coig-
non, like hoops, is discarded by ladies of
the best society. Simple methods of ar
ranging the hair will succeed to the elabor-
ate styles so long in vogue.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30
Rain as a Geological Agent.

Rain constitutes the greatest geological
agent on the surface of the earth. We
have only to glance at the map Of a coun-
try intersected by hills and dales to be fully
convinced of the energy of the rains action.
1t digs the deep crevasses, and, by inces-
sanity acting upon them and widening
them, transforms them first into ravines.
and then into valleys.
We may also acquire information on the
same point by carefully studying the regions
where it never rains, and, among others,
certain portions of the Argentine Andes.
There we behold neither long valleys, deep
ravines, nor large circles of landslips, which
give such picturesque character to the
structure of the Pyrenees and the Alps
At the base the mountain ramparts present
the aspect of a uniform wall of darkish
hues, above which tower a few striped
peakes of white straites; the plateau, of
from 1000 to 1900 yards in height, upon
which those isolated mountains are elevated,
is, in many places, perfectly level for fifty
miles In length.
The geological Importance of rain is
affirmed in a striking manner, when we re-
fleet that this meteorological phenomenon is
the real cause of the destruction of entire
mountains,-as, for example, the tremen-
dous land-slip of 1906, which buried the
valley of Goldsu under the shattered debris
of the Rossberg. The dilution of clay
bed, under the influence of rain, deter
mined the downfall of superintendent
mass of limestone, bearing a heavy forest,
and measuring 100000 cubic yards
The friction exercised during this memora-
BILE landslip, produced SO much heat that
flames burst forth and shot up to an amaz-
ing height, and the water of the soil, sud
denly vaporized, produced formidable ex-
plosions.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30
The SueZ Canal.

Among the grand achievements of mod.
ern enterprise and modern engineering
which have marked the present century,
the Suez Canal is entitled to prominent
place. The idea of cutting canal from
the Mediterranean to the Red Sea is by no
means new one, but it has been reserved
for NJ Lesseps, a French engineer, to &C
complish that of which others only dreamed.
The object of the Suez Canal is to save
vessels bound for India from the tedious
voyage down the African coast and around
the Cape of Good Hope, thereby opening
for them route similar to that over which
thousands of passengers travel every year.
Some conception of the magnitude of work
necessary to effect this can be gained from
few statistics. The length of the Canal
is about one hundred miles, and when com
pleted its diminsions will be,
Width at the top 1928 feet.
g bottom, 246 &c
Depth, 26 "
The quantity of earth excavated to ac-
complish this will be not far from ninety
seven million cubic yards, equal to a pile
one yard high and one yard wide, extend
ing more than fifty-five thousand miles, or
twice around the globe. All the dredging
has been done by steam excavators of i'm
mense size, which were brought from
France in pieces and put on the line of the
Canal. There were seventy-two of these
machines employed, costing from eighty to
one hundred thousand dollars each. The
coal for the engines was brought from
England, and it was requisite to dig a canal
from the Nile to supply the workmen with
fresh water. In addition to the work on
the canal proper, it was necessary to con-
struct harbor on the Mediterranean side.
This was done by building out into the sea
two walls zone eight and the other five
thousand feet in length,) converging to-
gether seaward, and enclosing an erea of
about five hundred acres These walls are
composed of solid blocks of stone, weighing
twenty-five tons each, which were manu-
featured on the beach of sand found there
and hydraulic lime brought from France
The composition consists of one part of
lime to three of sand, moistened with salt
water, mixed and moulded by machinery,
and allowed to dry in the sun three months
before being used.
The location of the Canal takes in several
natural lakes through all of which it was
necessary to dredge channel of the proper
dimensions. Although the work COM
menced seven years ago, little progress was
made until 1865, since which time, in spite
of much opposition and many discourage
ments it has been pushed to successful
issue by the untiring energy of NJ. Lesseps
who was backed by the Suez Canal Com
pany with capital of seventy millions of
dollars.
The opening of the Canal took place Oc-
tober 18th, in the presence of the Emperor
and Empress of the French, the Viceroy of
Egypt, and a host of other titled dignitar-
les.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30
The Kind Young Princess.
BY MARY MANNERING.

Many years ago there lived in Switzer-
land physician, named Michael Schup-
pach, who by his wonderful cures became
so celebrated that he was visited by people
from all parts of Europe. Not only tho rich
and great went to this learned man, but
the poor and despised found him friend
who was always ready to aid them, "with-
out money and without price"
Many people visited the doctors labora-
tory out of curiosity to see man who
could effect such wonderful cures. One
day when there was a party of French
ladies and gentlemen present, for this very
purpose, young French marquis, think
ing to amuse the ladies, attempted some
jokes with the physician, who, although he
was not well acquainted with the French
language, answered with so much wit and
good sense that the jokes of the marquis
fell back upon himself, much to the dis
comfiture and entertainment of his friends.
While they were still engaged in their
witty conversation, poor old peasant with
snow white beard, dressed in thin, misera-
BILE clothing, came into the laboratory and
asked the physician for old Mary, his wife,
whose case the doctor well understood.
While the benevolent old man was abb
sent from the room, preparing the medi-
cine, the marquis turned his attention to
the old peasant, and joked him about his
white beard, saying also many unkind and
cruel things to him.
At last, thinking to do something very
funny, he offered to bet that there was not
a lady present who would kiss the old man
for twelve louis d ors.
Among those who witnessed the foolish
conduct Of the marquis were Russian
prince and his beautiful young daughter.
AS soon as the wager was offered, the fair
princess drew from her purse twelve louis
d'ors, which she placed in little basket
and carried to the marquis, who, of course,
was obliged to add his own twelve, which
made the nice little sum of about one hun
dred and sixteen dollars.
The beautiful young princess, whom
everybody loved, and whose regard the
marquis was especially anxious to secure,
then took the basket and its contents and
went to the peasant, and said to him in a
kind, gentle voice: " Permit me, venerable
father, to salute you, after the manner of
my country"
The old man could not decline such an
offer, so the young lady kissed and en-
braced him, and then presented him with
the gold, which she drew from the basket.
"Take this" said she, as remembrance
of me, and as sign that the Russian girls
think it their duty to honor old age"
This incident contains beautiful lesson.
1t shows how much better it is to heal than
to wound heart, and how much happiness
kind word and deed can give.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30
Hunting the W0odcock.

The Woodcock is very eccentric in its
actions before the hunter; the work of
shooting it therefor is intensely interesting;
first because it requires great skill; and
scond, the reward of success is so satisfac-
tory. The young birds fall comparatively
an easy prey, but an old bird profits by ex-
perience, and is not readily caught. You
may see it running in the underground, or
squatting in the smallest possible proper
lions under the protection of the broad
trained dog "points with unerring GER
tainty where the prize is hidden away; but
before you can fire the cunning creature
quietly slips off reaches clump of inter-
vening trees, then takes wing in way not
anticipated; and if not very expert and
self possessed the chances are you lose your
shot. At another time the bird, upon
being alarmed, will fly off in straight
line with the swiftness of the wind; again
he will rise with all the whirring noise of a
partridge, or possibly get beyond your
reach with the silence of an owl, seeming
to vanish rather than to fly out of sight
1t may be taken for granted, however, that
woodcock flushed in the woods will, the
moment he clears the top of the trees, dart
downward, and under any circumstances
present most difficult shot; if the sports
man be above, the bird is out of sight in an
instant; if below, there is nothing left; as
the bird approaches bur quick shot. If
flushed in his open low feeding grounds, he
will, if he has not been previously perse-
cuted by the hunter, fly along and just
above the surface of the earth; your title
to him is then as clear as if he were in your
game-bag; but such easy appropriation is
the exception and not the rule in hunting
the woodcock. But these very uncertain
ties regarding the conduct of the bird when
pursued as game adds zest to the excite
ment in the minds of the truly cultivated
and intellectual sportsman. Wounded
woodcocks will sometimes conceal them
selves by sinking in soft mud, or under
water showing nothing but their bills,
which they so intrude among the stalks of
grass and weeds that they have every pos
sible chance for concealment, though they
resort to this expedient much less often
than the common snipe.-T. B. THORPE,
Harpers Magazine.
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~ ACRES. more or less
PROPOSALS for SCHOOL-HOUSE.

PROPOSALS viii be received for the erection of Frame
School House. near Jenniss MILL on the land of John
Linton It'll Election District, until L NJ, WEDNES-
DAY, Nov. 10Th, 1869.
SpEcIFlcArIoNs--House to be y by 81 feet: frame;
fat ceiling II feet high from foundations foundation
wall toy built of stone, with lime mortar. The wall
NOT TO be less than feet from top to foundation, IS
inches thick said foundation to be at least II iuchcs
below the surface Of the ground There must also he
entire wall of like dimensions from the front to the
back for the iosts Said house to be built of
like material and similar finish to the house ~ School
District No g. on Vim. Patterns place, excepting that
the vestilc will be dispensed with, and this houee will
have but outside the centre of the front end
and yn closet studded off in each corner inside of
door Of the dimensions of by feet; to be
lathe and plastered and finished inside with Hooks TO
hang up hats coats &C. and shelves Of sufficient num-
Der put bundles and books one good door
each closet Teachers stand to be at the opposite
end from the front door. There must be good brick
fue chimney built behind the Teachers stand from
the foundation up sufficient height above the roof
With the number Of windows-say three Oireach
side and in each end. making ten windows with tran
window over the outside door The windows in this
house may be fifteen lights each, said lights to be by
10 glass Otherwise lie weli finished pasterFd, and
pintei the louse which reference has been made
years credit and to be built as soon as possible
Proposals be directed to the subscriber by order Of
the Board F.S. EVEREST.
--zslE School Commissioner 9TH Election District.
oct % 1S69-2w
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30
Young America.
BY MRS. ELIZA A. HARTMAN.

There's bachelor, over the river,
With y cabin and plenty of means;
He asked me to marry him, mother,
And l am but just in my teens.
He has a cat, and COW, and piggie,
Two hens, and a barrel of beans;
He said, Just enough for starting:
And what if | am i'll my teens?
There are Kate, and Susie, and Sarah,
And Jennie, and Dorothy Deans,
Were not done with crockery playthings,
And scarcely had got in their teens.
Till they had been married & twelvemonth
And now l would like to know why
| can't have beau and a wedding,
And not live maid till die.
There are some things in life quite uncer
tain,
AS mamma, you very well know;
And not in the least are the chances
Ofgetting and keeping beau.
There's no use in saying he's older
Than | am by nearly score;
He's had all those years to be learning,
And | shall be petted the more.
And no use to talk of our waiting,
For John wouldn' do it, l know;
He'd marry some other young lady,
And l be left minus beau.
So now I'm in haste for the wedding;
I'm earnest, and can't be denied;
Twill seem such beautiful romance
To be called ''the little girl bride"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30

BEAUTIFUL ALLEGoRY.-A traveller
who spent some time in Turkey relates
beautiful parable which was told him by a
dervish, and which seemed even more beau
tiful than sterne's celebrated figure of tho
accusing spirit and recording angel:
every man" said the dervish, "has
two angels, one on his right shoulder and
the other on his left. When he does any
thing good, the angel on the right shoulder
writes it down and seals it, because what
has been well done is done forever. When
he does evil, the angel on the left writes it
down, and he waits till midnight. If be-
fore that time the man bows his head and
exclaims Gracious Allah have sinnedv
the angel rubs out the record; but if not,
at midnight he seals it, and the beloved
angel on the right shoulder weeps."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30

COOP ADvIcE.-At the installation of a
Baptist minister in Lower Canada, quite
recently, the following advice was given to
the congregation. The reverend speaker
said "Dear brethren, suggest that you
pray for your minister daily; guard his
reputation carefully; hear him preach
weekly; listen to the Word wakefullv :
labor with him pathetically, both individ-
ually and collectively support the Sabbath
School heartily; subscribe for him literally
pay him promptly; give him bit of meat
and ball of butter occasionally call on
him frequently, but tarry briefly; greet
him cordially but not rudely-and may the
God of all grace bless you abundantly, and
add unto you daily such as shall be saved
eternally.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30
Girls Should Learn to Keep House.

No young lady can be too we'll instructed
in anything which will affect the comfort
of a family. Whatever position in society
she occupies, she needs a practical knowl-
edge of household duties. She may be
placed in such circumstances that it will
domestic labor but on this account she
needs no less knowledge than if she was
obliged to preside personally over the cook
ing stove and pantry. Indeed, I have
thought it was more difficult to direct 9TH
ers, and requires more experience, than to
do the same work with our own hands.
Mothers are frequently so nice and par
ticular that they do not like to give up any
part of the care of their children. This is
great mistake in their management for
they are often burdened with labor and
need relief. Children should be early
taught to make themselves useful to assist
their parents every way in their power, and
to consider it a privilege to do SO.
Young people cannot realize the import
ance of a thorough knowledge of house
wifery; but those who have suffered the
inconvenience and modification of igno-
rance can well appreciate it. Children
should be early INDUCED in their DISPOSE
ton to bake and experiment in various
ways. 1t is often but a troublesome help
that they afford; still it is a great advant-
age to them. know a little girl who at
nine years old made loaf of bread every
week during the winter. Her mother taught
her how much yeast, salt and flour to use,
and she became quite an expert baker
Whenever she is disposed to try her skill
in making simple cakes or pies she is per-
mitted to do so. She is thus, while anus
ing herself, learning an important lesson.
Her mother calls her her little housekeeper
and often permits her to get what is neccs-
sary for the table. She hangs the keys by
her side, and very musical is the ,jingling
to her ears. / think before she is out of
her teens, upon which she has not yet ell
tered, that she will have some idea how to
cook.
Some mothers give their daughters the
care of housekeeping, each a week by turns
1t seems to me good arrangement and a
most useful part of their education. Do
nestle labor is by no means Incompatible
with the highest degree of refinement and
mental culture. Many of the most elegant,
accomplished women have known have
looked well to their household duties, and
have honored themselves and their hus-
bands by so doing.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30

SCENE AT THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
OFFIcE.-Fond Wife Ito telegraph opera
tor)-O sir ! want to send kiss to my
husband in Liverpool. How can do it?''
O5ligiag Operator. thing in the
world, ma'am. You've got to give it to
me with ten dollars, and I'll transmit it
right away.
Fond Wye.-If that's the case, the direc-
tors ought to put much younger and hand
somer men in your position.
Operators indignation is great.)
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A RARE ONE.-There is said to be living
in Williamsport rare specimen of human
ity. He has now lived to the age of thirty
seven years, and has never known an hours
sickness; has never tasted tea, coffee,
liquors of any kind, tobacco or cigars eats
neither cakes, pies, custards, candies,
fruits or vegetables takes but two meals a
day, and these of the plainest food; and,
to cap the climax, has never walked a rod
with a woman since he has reached even
boyhood's age. A rare one, surely, and he
bids fair to live long and die an old bach
elor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30

SHARPENING EDGED TooLs.-The Mark
Lane Express copies the following recipe
for sharpening edged tools from German
scientific journal, for the benefit of farmers,
mechanics and laborers: s- ~e seq
at has long been known that the sim
plest method of sharpening a razor is to
put it for half an hour in water to which
has been added one twentieth of its weight
of muriatic or sulphoric acid, then lightly
wipe it off, and after few hours set it Oh
hone. The acid here supplies the place of
a milestone by corroding the whole surface
evenly, SO that nothing further than a
smooth polish is necessary. The process
never Injuries good blades, while badly
hardened ones are generally improved by it,
although the cause of improvement remains
unexplained.
SAT length this process has been applied
to many other cutting implements The
workman at the beginning of his noon spell
or when he leaves it in the evening, moist
ems the blades of his tools with water acid
ulated as above, the cost of which is almost
nothing. This saves the consumption of
time and labor in whetting."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30

PRAYER.-God does nothing but in an
swer to prayer. Every new victory which
soul gains is the effect of new prayer.
Onevery occasion of uneasiness we should
retire to pray, that we may give place to
the grace and light Of God, and then form
our resolutions, without being in any pain
about what success they may have.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-30

Fire insurance in Japan is simple, but
effective. No paid-up capital required
The company" consists of Mikado, who
issues one general policy" which is called
an edict. The chief condition is, that every
person whose house catches fire shall have
his head cut off. The losses have been re-
markedly light.
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A Short Lecture to Young Men.

1t is all the fashion to lecture, as witness
Josh Billings, Nasty, and lots of other
fools-no, l mean funny men-and of
| course want to be in fashion; so, as young
men need lecturing about as much as any
thing / know of, I will begin with them.
And firstly: Don't begin the world with
the idea that there is a certain quantity of
wild oats to be sown to get the ground
ready for crop of tame ones. You have
most of you seen that tall, rank weed with
yellow blossom, burr of what are called
''beggar's lice." Pass by them, and they
fall off and stick to your Clothes and stick,
and stick! and ifyou, by dint of hard brush
ing and prickled fingers, succeed in Kidding
yourself of them, they most likely have
gone where the next passer-by will be
troubled by them. And their sprawling,
ungainly stalk has taken as much vitality
from the earth as strawberry vine or a
rosebush would have done. 1t is like wild
oats, just as ungainly just as disagreeable
to your friends, and just as needless. No
more so.
Secondly: Don't swear. The truth is
good enough without it and falsehood is
none the better with it. Two-thirds of the
sensible people have a feeling that story
which needs confirming by an oath is like
house which needs propping with shore,
rather unstable and dangerous in storm.
have known swearer himself to declare
his modification at the company Of another
no more profane than himself.
Thirdly: Look out for your reputation.
If that gets bad, be sure it is the outcrop-
ping from diseased branch in your cha
racter; and reputation once patched is as
likely to show the blemish as china plete
with piece puttied into its edge. Going
down hill is easy, easier than going up,
while your face is toward the bottom. It
is like playing Larry O'Gaff; you can begin
anywhere but if youIgo on till you come to
stopping-place, you may play till your
bow is worn out and your strings broken.
Your fiddle is gone, but the music remains
-Da capo from everlasting even unto ever
lasting.
Fourthly: Take your sisters with you to
places of amusement, thus making sure
they are in good company with COMPOUNDED
good fellow; then of course you will be
sure they are in no danger. Don't ex-
cuse yourself by saying that the place
is not fit If it is good enough for you it is
equally so for them, unless by keeping bad
associations you have fallen long way be-
low them-in which case a continuance of
evil will not raise you again to their level.