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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

THE Uses OF BAMBoo.-The China cor
respondent of tho Liberal Christian writes:
"The bamboo makes a Chinaman's life
possible. the young shoots he eats; from
the stalks the poor build their houses, COW
ering them with mats of woven bamboo
Their boat-sheds, yards, hawsers, and
sometimes their sails are made of bamboo
shreds. The inevitable pole is a bamboo,
the buckets at the end, paint pots, and
drinking cups are often the node and inter
node of bamboo stalk. He serves his
chow chow in bamboo cups, eats it with a
bamboo chop-stick, sit upon his bamboo
chair, lights his bamboo pipe, puts on his
bamboo hat, shoulders his bamboo pole, to
carry water in bamboo buckets all day,
comes home at night to cat bamboo shoots,
sweeps his floor with bamboo broom,
lights his candle with a bamboo wick,
writes, if he can, with bamboo brush upon
bamboo paper, and at last seeks his rest
upon bamboo bed with a bamboo pillow,
perhaps to dream of bamboo heaven.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08
Secrets Of the Circus.

a Chicago reporter has penetrated behind
splendors and wonders of the circus issue,
and thus sets down what he discovered
The dressing-room was occupied by dozen
or fifteen performers in the operation of
preparing for their respective acts. Some
were naked, and upon their bodies, in every
conceivable place, appeared formidable
bandages and plasters. They were from
strains and bruises, of which every one had
his share at that. One of these gentlemen,
a well known bareback and four-horse
rider, while in the act of putting on a pair
of elastic knee-caps, to strengthen his
knees, explained that the most serious
strain resulting from riding and tumbling
came upon the kidneys, which were often
badly injured. The breast was also strained
at times, though not so frequently. Such
trivial matters as shoulder and ankle sprains
were continually occurring and unworthy
of notice. Heaps of porous plasters and
quantities of glycerine, enough to stock an
apothecary shop, were used by circus
company in one season. There are at pres
ent, he said, forty travelling circuses in the
United States, involving capital of sew
eral millions, and affording employment
for several thousand people, most of them
trained to it as trade. The complete out
fit of first class circus includes all the
necessaries for the foundation of colony
The number of people employed is gener-
ally about 100. From 100 to $50 animals
make up the complement of live stock
when there is no menagerie attached.
Travelling companies lay out their cam
paigns with all the care that an army takes
in preparing for long march. The mi
nutest details, which would be entirely
overlooked by an inexperienced person, are
arranged with the utmost precision. Even
the arrangements for feeding and watering
the stock are made with a wonderful nicely
The tour of a circus during six months
extending over thousands of miles, is some
times made with little deviation from the
plan laid out before the start.
Before starting, each individual has an
opportunity to eat what is called breakfast.
He then gets ON the most convenient wagon,
generally knowing by experience the most
comfortable loads for sleeping purposes, as
the only time which the circus man gets
for INDUCING in the balmy, is while the
caravan is on 4 move.
The clown of to-day is generally an old
performer, who, having matured in the
circus business, has adopted this easier
branch of the trade. His jokes are care
fully prepared by another and committed
to memory, and his very antics are but the
CHASTITY spectres of his past agility. The
salary of a circus performer is about equal
to that of an actor, although it is larger
per week during the season, which is gen.
orally thirty weeks. Stars get sometimes
as high as $3.50, but of course this is excep-
tional. The average of riders and acrobats
is $40 per week. Clowns get an average of
$50. The drivers of eight, six and four
horses receive from $50 to $50 month,
and the less important of tho assistants in
all the departments, from $15 to $50 a
month.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

EDUCATION FOR PRETTY GIRLs.-Prct ty
girls, unless they have wise mothers, are
moro educated by the opposite sex than
their own. Put them where you will, there
is always some man busying himself in
their instruction; and the burden of mas
culine teaching is generally about the same,
and might be stereotyped as follows: " You
don't need to be or do anything. Your
business in life is to look pretty and amuse
us. You don't need to study; you know
all by nature that a woman need to know.
The only sense you need is lovely nonsense
You are, by virtue of being pretty, super iol
to anything but what you arc"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08
Crimes in Dreams.

A writer in Macmilan's Magazine has
some highly interesting speculations on
tho subject of crimes which sleeper
dreams he is committing. He says: Two
esteemed friends have assured me that
their consciences are occasionally awake in
more tell me that their experience entirely
caroqorates my own observations. For
example, anadmirable and most kind heart
ed lady informed me that she palmed off a
bad sixpence on beggar, and chuckled at
the notion of his disappointment. A dis
tinguished philanthropist, exercising for
many years, high judicial functions, con
tinually commits forgery, and only regrets
hanged. A woman, whose life at the time
of her dream was devoted to the instruc-
ton of pauper children, seeing one of them
make face at her, doubled him into the
smallest compass, and poked him through
the bars of lions cage. One of the most
bene VIOLENT of men, who shared not at all
in the military enthusiasm of his warlike
brothers the late Mr.. Richard Napier ran
his best friend through the body, and ever
after recalled the extreme qualification he
had experienced on seeing the point of his
sword come out through the shoulders OF
his companion. Other crimes committed
in dreams need not be here recorded, but
am persuaded that if we could but know
all the improper things done by the most
proper people in their sleep with the utmost
sanqfroM and completely unblushing eff
frontery the picture would present divert
ing contrast to our knowledge of them in
their conscious hours. If the moral sense
be not wholly suppressed in sleep, there is
certainly enough evidence to conclnde that
it is only exceptionally active, and $50 far
as yet learn only in the case of dreams
assuming the character of nightmares, in
which the consciousness is far less dormant
than in others.
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The Long White Seam.
BY JEAN INGELOW.

AS came round the harbor buoy,
The lights began to CLEAN,
No wave the land locked harbor stirred,
The crags We're white as cream;
And marked my love by candlelight
Sewing her long white seam.
It's aye sewing ashore, my dear,
Watch and steer at sea,
It's reef and furl, and haul the line,
Set sail and think of thee.
l climbed to reach her cottage door;
o, sweetly my love sings;
Like shaft of light her voice breaks forth,
My soul to meet it springs,
AS the shining water leaped of old
When stirred by angel wings.
Aye longing to list anew,
Awake and in my dream,
But never a song she sang like this,
Sewing her long white seam.
Fair fall the lights, the harbor lights,
That brought me in to thee,
And peace drop down on that low roof,
For the sight that did see,
And the voice, my dear, that rang so clear,
All for the love of me.
For 0, for 0, with brows bent low,
By the Pickering candles CLEAN,
Her wedding gown it was she wrought,
Sewing the long white seam.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

How TO KEEP SITUATIoN.-The fol-
lowing bit of good advice is from the
Working Nan, and is worthy the attention
of all our readers
Lay it down as foundation rule, that
you will be "faithful III that which is least"
Pick up the loose nails, bits of Irvine, clean
wrapping paper, and put them in their
places. Be ready to throw in an odd half
hours time, when it will be an accom-
odation, and don't seem to make merit
of it. Do it heartily. Though not a word
be said, be sure your employer will make
a note of it. Make yourself indispensable
to him and he will lose many of the opposite
kind before he will part with you.
Those young men who watch the time to
see the very second their working hour is
up-who leave, no matter what state the
work may be in, at precisely the instant
who calculate the extra amount they can
slight their work and yet not get reproval
who are lavish of their employers goods
will always be the first to receive notice
that times are dull, and their services are
no longer required.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

"A raw 1rishman, just over, went into
restaurant, and was asked by the waiter
what he would have.
Why, whites to ate, Nv course" was
the reply.
A plate of hash was placed before him.
"Fot's that ?" demanded Mickey.
"That's wittles," was the answer.
Mickey eyed the compound suspiciously
for some time and finally exclaimed:
"Be jabers, the man that chewed that
can ate it -
-" Arrah, Pat, and why did l marry 70
just tell me that for it's myself that's had
to maintain We ever since the blessed day
that Father O'Flannagan sent me home to
yer house." "Swate jewel" replied Pat,
not relishing the charge, "and it's myself
that hopes may live to see the day when
yo're widow weeping over the could sod
that covers me; then, by st. Patrick, I'll
sec how ye get along without me, honey"
Two Irishmen, on a sulty night, immo-
diately after their arrival in India, took
refuge under the bed clothes from Skin
mishing party of mosquitoes. At last one
of them gasping from heat, ventured to
peep beyond the bulwarks, and by chance
espied FREELY, which had strayed into the
room. Accusing his companion with a
punch, he said: "Fergus, Fergus, it's no
use. Ye might as well come out. Here's
one of the crayters sarching for us wild a
lantern
Two Emeralders working on new
building were dry, and one bet the other
pint of whisky that he could not carry him
to the roof in his hod. Mike shouldered
Pat, and after slow and painful Juggling,
dumped the precious burden on the roof.
"Ah, Mickey, my boy" said Pat, rather
crestfallen, "yo've won the bet, but mind
yez, as yez was passin, the fourth story
yez stumbled, an 1 had hopes"
There are eight canals in the United
States over one hundred miles in length
The aggregate length is 1926 miles, and
the aggregate cost $50, 905, 329. Tho
Chesapeake and Ohio, although only 191
miles long, cost $1O,OO0,O0O The Erie,
1863 miles long, cost S,401, 1914, and the
Ohio and Eric, 307 miles long, only $4,695-
S24.
Tho Germans report officially of their
losses in war, 1860 killed, and IS, 924
wounded in action, or, in all, 102, SS4.
About 90, 900 losses of Bavarians and Wur-
tombergers should be added, making the
entire loss, exclusive of ''missing," 100, 900.
The expenditure is estimated at G120, 900,
600, or ESQ, 900, 900 sterling.
A FowI. JOKE" Dennis, darlint, what
is it you're doing?
Whist, Biddy, Pse trying an expert
ment -
"Murther what is it?''
"What is it Y did you say, why, it's
giving hot water to the chickens l am
sure they'll be after laying boiled eggs"
Two Irishmen were one day engaged
in roofing house, when one of them lost
hold and fell to tho ground. The ether
fastened to him and inquired, when he
found him PROSTATE and still, "Mickey,
Mickey, are you dead9" "No," replied
Mickey, "not dead, but spachless."
The explorations of the geological survey
in Berar have resulted says an Indian paper
in the discovery of 121 square miles of coal
strata, averaging in thickness 40 feet, and
representing the enormous quantity of
4,S40, 900, 900 tons of the mineral.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

-Jonathathau Morgen, Esq, a citizen
of Portland, No, who has attained to the
ripe old ago Of "a years, announces his
purpose to deliver series of lectures in
which he will complely refue the principles
of Newtonian philosophy. He declares
that he is able to cut up Sir Isaac as he
would "a grub-worm."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08


ALL SORTS OF MEN--There is a great
difference in men. Some are true-hearted
and unsuspicious as Newfoundland dogs;
others arc like rat terriers, always noseing
around under the impression that there is
something going on they don't quite under
stand. Some are noble and generous;
others thoroughly mean and contemplate.
Some others are overrun with vanity and
egotism. Some are invariably kind and
considerate; others go about with their
eyes shut, in utter ignorance of the trou-
BILE they are giving by their carelessness.-
Some are slow and steady and to be depen-
ded upon; others are quite brilliant and
unreliable. Some have taste for detail,
and attend to all tho minutie of subject,
while others care only for great principles,
and require thing to be gigantic before
it arrests their attention. Men of genius
are very uncomfortable to live with Alb
sorbed in one subject, they ignore trifles,
and triiles make up the comfort OF discom-
fort of life.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

Some years ago in one Of our western
courts, three men-an Englishman, an
Irishman, and Scotchman-were found
guilty of murder and sentenced to be hung.
The Judge told them they could each
choose the tree on which they would like
to be hung up. The Scotchman promptly
chose an ash tree. "Well, Pat, what will
you be hung on?' asked the Judge. "If
it please your honor, I'd rather be hung
on gooseberry BUSH "Oh!' said the
Judge, ''that's not big enough.' ''Begorra,
thin," replied Pat, frightening up, I'll
wait till it grows"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08
A Novel Cure.

Alexander Dumas published some time
ago in daily Paris paper, a novel in which
the heroine, prosperous and happy, is
assailed by consumption. All the slow
and gradual symptoms were most naturally
and touchingly described, and the greatest
interest was felt for the heroine.
One day the Marquis Dalomieu called
on him.
"Dumas," said he, "have you composed
the end Of the story now being published
in the-"'
"Of course"
"Does the heroine die in the end %
"Of course dies of consumption. After
such symptoms rs l have described how
could she live?'
"You must mako her 1.-Two. You must
change the catastrophe
81 cannot"
eyes, you must; for on your heroino's
life depends my daughters.
"Your daughter
eyes. She has all the various symptoms
of consumption which you have described
and watches mournfully for every number
of your novel, reading her own fate in
your heroine's. Now, if you make YOU
heroine live, my daughter, whose imagina
ton has been deeply impressed, will live
too"
"Comc, life to save is a tcmptation-'
"Not to be ressted''
Dumas changed his last chapter. Hi.
heroine recovered and was happy.
About five years afterward Dumas met
the Marquis at party.
"Ah, Dumas" he exclaimed, "let mt
introduce you to my daughter; she owe
her life to you. There she is"
"That fine handsome woman, who look
like jeanne d'Arc?"
eyes. She is married and has had foul
children"
"And my novel four editions" sale
| Dumas; I" so we are quits"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

"A company claiming to be thoroughly
posted in the business of making peet fuel
have begun operations in Worcester, and
are making an article of fuel called "con-
densed peat" ton of which is said to be
fully equal to a cord and quarter of hard
wood, sawed and split and ready for the
stove.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

Color vs. BRAINs.-The son of we'll
known New-Haven politician, whose name
begins with B, is freshman of Yale, and
was seated at recitation near the colored
student Bouchet, whereupon the B senior
wrote to one of the professors, asking as
personal favor that he would change the
young mans seat, as it was distasteful to
him to sit so near negro. The professor
wrote back that at present the students
were ranged in alphabetical order, and it
was not in his power to grant the favor,
but "next term the desired change will be
brought about, for scholarship then begin
the criterion, Mr.. Bouchert will be in the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

we would call the public attention
to the justly celebrated q" Wilmington City
Soap" manufactured by Moore & Bro
1t works like magic! and no good house.
keeper who has once used it, will be with
eut it.
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Maxims for Street Car Lady Passengers,

l. When you enter car try to wear
cheerful smile, rather than a fierce, defiant
expression. 1t will revive the weary pas
sengers for moment, and perhaps prolong
their lives.
2. If the car is but moderately filled,
take the first seat that offers, instead of
tumbling over peoples toes for one which
appears more attractive. Somebody must
have the worst
8. When the car is full, settle yourself
into standing attitude as if it was one of
luxury; but if gentleman offers you his
seat, accept or decline it, no matter which,
with an air of gratitude, whether you feel
pleasantly about it or the reverse. CAS-
sumo virtue if you have it now" Per-
haps next time you will really feel thank
full. The graces grow by cultivation.
4. If a lady enters the car with whom
you are not acquainted happens
not unfrequently in large towns-avoid
staring at her as if for the purpose of dis
covering whether she may not be native
of the Sandwich Islands, and do not dis
cuss her clothing more than is absolutely
necessary with your companion. In fact
endeavor to make distinction but slight
between your acquaintance and strangers.
There is certain hospitality of the car
which every passenger should extend to
another. A French woman would mako a
pretence of knowing all those about her,
even to the extent of opening converse
ton with them; preferring the easy graft
ication Of cheap popularity to the proud
pre-eminence Of exclusive solitude.
s. If the person next you asks question
answer it civilly, even if it proves her to be
an idiot AS, for example: If the question
is How shall get out of this car ?" reply
simply, 81 think tho conductor will stop
it for you madam" at the same time max
ing sign to him to do so. This illustra-
ton is taken from life.
In LOVE- was in love once with
fat girl. She was very feshy. She was
enormous. But the course of my true
love came to grief. l was sitting with
her in the dim twilight one evening. l
was sentimental; said many soft things;
l embraced part of her. She seemed dis
tant She frequently turned her head
from me. At last I thought heard tho
murmur of voices on the other side. 1
arose and walked around, and there I
found another fellow counting her on the
left flank. was indignant, and upbraid-
ing from me another love. She laughed
at my conceit, as if she was not big enough
to have two lovers at once.
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AND STRAW GOODS
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At tho Lowest CASH Prices.
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Druggist for Wiltberger's Extracts. BARL0WS
INDIGO BLUE without doubt, the best article in the
Market for bluein2 clothes 1t will color more water
than four times the weight Of indigo, and much
than any other ,cash blue in the market. This
only gcniine is that put up at ALFRED WLrBERGER's
DRUG STORE No. o3s North Second Street, Philadelphia
Pa. The LABELS have both WILTBERGERs and BARLOW
thsm-ail others counterfeit. For sale by
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WILTBERGBRS INDELIBLE INK will be found
trial be a superior article. Always on hand for
sale at reasonable prices. Pure Ground SPICES
Genuine Medicines Canois Skins, spongcs, Tapioca,
Pearl Sage and all articles in the drug line, at
ALFRED WILTBERGER'S DRUG STORE,
No. 233 North Second ST.. Philadelphia, Pa.
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BALTIMORE.
MANSION HOUSE HOTEL,
NORTHWEST CORNER
Fayette and st. Paul Streets,
BALTIMORE.
TERMS s1.5O PER DAY
ISAAC ALBERTsoN, Proprietor.
sep %, lS65-y
BALTIMORE.
BONE DUST!

The subscriber has just erected at his farm near tho
city, the most improved machinery for making BONE
DUST and is ready to fill orders for any quantity
which will be delivered ut the shortest notice
The BONE DUST will bs finer than any heretofore
made by him Ono chemical process resorted toy enabling
the Farmer or Planter to SOW it with the Drill.
MIR. SAMUEL SANDS, well known to the Farmers
and Planters Of the United States the former Editor
OF the American Farmer and Rural Register will have
charge Of his ONCE, No 63 SOUTH GAY STREET near
Pratt and will be happy to receive the visits orders
of his old friends.
s45 per ton put in new bags. No charge for bags.
Farmers and others invited to visit my works
have nothing to conceal.
Ny men have nothing nice to perform, therefore
have mon admittance" signs my premises
Persons free to examine my factory and the odu,
operGndi of Dust making.
afford to pay s. 10 20 per cent to commits
sion merchants, profits do not exceed 10 per cent
Bone Dust, as manufactured by mo, is 4 simple and
Is quality cannot be made to conform to the rrice
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THEDaILy sUN. &c A YEAR,
TERMS TO CLUBS.

TIE DOLLAR WEEKLY Sun.
Five copies, one year, separately addressed.
FOar Dollars.
Ten copies, one year, separately addressed (snd
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Eight Dollars.
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Semi eekly one year to getter p of club,
Thirty-three d OiIars.
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the Semi Weekly one year to getter ~ ofcIuo),
Thirty-Gvc Dollars.
One hundred copies. one year, to one address
land tho Daily for one year to the getter up Of
club. Fifty Dollars.
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dressed tan! the Daily for one year to the getter
up Of club, sixty Dollars,
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PHILADELPHIA,

Ne Column $500 per inch for l year; for 6 and 8
this 70 and % per cent. additional. Four changes
ed to yearly advertisers without additional charge
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-12-30

PoL1cs.-The,dsy sftsr Christmas vas .
blue and furlufn one 70 many, especially 70
tboss wbe had imbibsd too freely Of fire va
tsr." OF this class wss Thos. Holland, bet.
tsr known o. "Jiumy. the Gun," who
sought to snliven the sxcseoiug dillnsss Of
the day BY breaking late the house OF re-
spectacle woman, residing near The Boyd
Farm bridge, and after going through the
sane for pluuder, Increasing The snosni.y
Of his crime BY attempting 70 comaft .
rape on the person Of The woman. Rstri-
button followed swift and ssrs in|bis wake,
however, 10 the shape OF iaswsrrant issued
Sy Justice Reynolds aud served BY Consts-
bio McHugh.' Tnos. was brought before
Jussics H., and aftsf'au examination vas
bound over 10 appear At Franklin to answer
The charge. Falling to have the requisite
amount Of government bones 70 "rut up" -
security, be was taken to Frsaklin, at
which place be win have ample line for re-
6sction and can enlivea the dullasss which
usually prevails in the Bastils by balancing
straws On his proboscis.