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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31
An Independent Town.

New Castle, Delaware, is one of the most
independent corporations among the towns
and cities of this country 1t has an in
come of about $1,000 per annum, from
land given to it by that good old Quaker
gentleman, VIM. Penn, which has been
divided into five farms, all productive, and
tenanted out to good farmers, the proceeds
being annually paid into the treasury OF
the town. The children are all educated
free, and there is not cent of town tax to
be paid by any of its citizens. Substantial
water-works have been provided and paid
for out of this fund, and other improve
ments are contemplated. In business
point of view, the town is one of the dull
est of the dull. In the afternoon you will
scarcely find citizen upon the streets; the
whole town appears to be asleep, and yet,
some G5, 900. Except during the session of
the Court, there appears to be no ANNA
ton about it. There is no newspapers
printed there, and in conversation, recent
ly with one of it's most aged and honored
citizens, he rather felicitated himself upon
the fact. We could not help thinking of
Henry A. Wise, who when a representa-
tive in Congress, from Accomac and North
ampton counties, in Virginia, publicly
thanked God, in a speech in Congress, that
there was not newspaper published in his
Congressional district. Very few men Of
intelligence can be found to agree, in this
respect, with Mr.. Wise and the gentleman
we have referred to in New Castle. There
is some excuse for the latter gentleman,
however. Two attempts were made in
that town, and after being indifferently
conducted for while, they were given up,
the proprietors getting in debt.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31
The Pin Machine.

This machine is one of the closest ap-
proaches that mechanics have made to the
dexterity of the humane hand. 1t IS ABOUT
the height and size of lady's sewing ma
chine, only much stronger. On the sioe at
the back light belt descends from long
shaft in the ceiling that drives all the ma
chimes, ranged in rows on the 1loor. oh
the left side of the machine hangs on peg
a reel Of wire that has been straightned by
running through compound system OF
small rollers. The wire descends, and the
end of it enters the machine. This Is the
food consumed by this voraclous little
dwarf. He pulls it in and bites it off by
inches, incessantly-14O bites to the MIN
ute. Just as he seizes each bite little
hammer, with a copcave face, hits the end
of the wire three times, "upsets" it to
head, while he gripes it to counter SUNK
hole between his teeth. With an outward
thrust of his tongue he then lays the pin
sideways in little groove across the rim
of a small wheel thu slowly revolves. by
the external pressure of stationary hoop'
these pins roll in their places as they are
carried under two series of small hles' three
in each. These files grow finer toward the
end of the series. They lie at slight IN
clination on the pins, and series OF cams
levers and snr;na. ,re made to play with
lightning speed. Thus the pins are dropped
in little shower into box. Iwenty-eisht
pounds are days work for one OF these
jerking little automatons. Inc machine
larity in any of them being detected.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31
For The Cecil Wing.
TO MARY.

The following lines, suggested by the
beautiful story of the sisters, Martha and
Mary of Bethany,-Luke 10: 3s-42,-are
addressed to Miss Mary NJ, of Whining
ton Del.
In Bethany there dwelt maid,
And she was young and very fair;
Twas at her house that Jesus stayed
And loved to stay when he was there;
For Mary seated at his feet,
In rapture hung upon his world
His language flow'd in accent sweet
Such language mortal never heard,
Her sister, cross, in looks and word,
(The cares of life have this effect,
Came and accused her, to her Lord,
OF idleness and of neglect.
Martha, Martha" He kindly said,
" Forego thy troubles and thy care
One needful thing, crust of bread,
Is all | ask with the to share.
Mary hath chosen that good part,
10 hear my word and do nv will,
Which shall not from her trusting heart
Be taken. 1t shall flourish still"
Dear Mary, in this picture see
Thy own, drawn by master hand;
Name, face and character agree
Drawn by Saint Luke, an artist grand.
Big Elk, dug. 2Oth, 1872.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31
For :.
MY SISTER.

I Cb, IRON our midst, forever gone,
, o ,I of the social circle fled;
Il P peasant word for each dear one
"'n hayward one was gently lead.
Many we loved have pass'd away:
And " n.y.; loved ones yet must 60,
ana MI, may we often seek the day
Wherein such tender rraces glow.
oh kindred heart, oh lamn divine:
Wou "L On my, whilst shedding rays of light;
" T out one little spark might shine;
'naNe our parting pathway bright.
one gentle Retrospective view
IT., LEI, S OF the righteous, quiet road
my CHRISTIAN spirit WANDERED through,
ana soar d to truths occult abode.
ne little world of tenderness
,, oansed by thy gentleness and love,
Ai Tng NE mountain pathway blessed
ie"cnins way to Heaven above.
Yes, all may mourn the soothing friend,
ENC ana all may reverence thoughts of thee
hach loving heart in fullness blend
mat thy pure spirit now is free.
we count the days of four long years
nv, we drink of hopes pure crystal well;
hou mast babe us drythe mourners' tears
ana once more say in truth fare'oeU.
]. d. S.
Philadelphia Sh mo-, "a. 1872.
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Scientific Aid to Swimming.

A French inventor has patented an ap-
paratus for swimmers. For the hands he
has large membraneous fin, which is held
in its place by loops passing over the fin
gers and a strap passing around the wrist.
The surface presented to the water by these
fin is so large as to add greatly to the eff
fectiveness to the stroke of the arm, but
not so large as to exhaust the muscular
power. Their effect is to reduce very
much the effort required to swim with
out them. But the greatest ingenuity is
displayed in the form and fitness of the
fins for the legs, which are attached to the
ankles. and SO formed that they act upon
the water, both in the movement of bring
ing the legs together and throwing them
back. They act finely in threading WATER"
as swimmers call it, so that one can really
walk, if not on the water, at least in it.
Tie difference between swimming with
this apparatus and without it, is very much
with handle and the blade of an oar
The swimmer has no trouble in using the
fins at first trial, and is surprised to find
with what ease he can swim without ex-
haustiOn. He easily swims twice as far
with the apparatus as without it, and he
can sustain himself for hours upon the
water or swim miles with it.
TAKE AN APPLE.-A Minnesota editor is
responsible for the following story: Fiji
teen years ago when Minnesota voted for
the Sare railroad bonds, Mr.. John Hart,
living in Rollingstone Valley, after the
election was over, was invited by a friend
to take a glass of chop soda," but instead
of taking drink he took two apples. One
he gave to his wife, and the other he ate
himself. Both he and she saved the
seeds of those two apples, which they
planted, and from which sprang eight
apple trees. Five of them have lived,
have prospered, and grown to be hardy,
vigorous, bearing trees. Latterly, each
tree bears from ten to fifteen bushels of
apples yearly. At the fair in Minneapolis,
last fall, he secured two premiums of $50
each, upon the apples taken from these trees.
Since they commenced bearing he has
gathered from these trees nearly one thous-
and dollars worth Of apples, which have
all originated from the fact that he took
apples instead of beer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31

THE Observation-Disclosures, New Jer-
sey, with population of ten thousand,
paid its police force, last year, $147, and the
city is we'll governed, its prohibitory liquor
law being enforced to the letter. Chester,
with like population, employs force of
seven policemen, for which her people are
taxed as follows: For one Chief of Police,
800; for six policemen, or assistants, $500
each per day, $4,SsO per annum, making
in all 5000! Isn't this paying little
"too dear for the whistler" Chester Re
publican,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31
"NOTHING LIKE LEATHER ~
From tile NeU York Times.

In early days our fathers wore
Their home made buckskin breeches,
Cut out by guess work measurement,
With leather whangs for stitches.
And now their sons are called again
To rally meath the banner
Borne by these men of leather-craft-
The cobbler and the tanner.
The North and South. the East and West.
Will work and sing together.
And march to glorious victory,
For nothing wears like leather.
We have some jobs on mongrel pelts,
And have the hands to do them;
Our Grant will neatly curry them,
And Wilson wax it to them.
The chopper up at Chappaqua
May go on with his planning;
Wen let him furnish all the bark,
But Grant will do the tanning.
The thin.skinned chaps will uppers make,
The tough old hides the neither;
The boiling sorehead crowd will do
For nothing but split-leather
The slater Franklin" statesman, sage,
Philosopher and farmer,
Retired in cool and rural shades,
AS days grow long and warmer,
Can milk the gentle butternut
That grazes round with bell on,
And pan out butter sweet for Gratz
To spread his watermelon!
Or he may seize his ready pen
In stormy, rainy weather,
And tell the world how shoe-pegs grow,
Or modes Of smelling leather!
To spoil so fine a husbandman,
Who, perched up in the City,
Writes quires of what he never knew,
1t surely were pity
No; let him breed the short horn duck
And Poland China gobbler:
Wen burden with the cares of State
The Tanner and the Cobbler!
The grand array Of Commonwealth,
They'll bind as with tether,
That ne'er again shall broken be
For nothing holds like leather.
The virtues, brains, and honesty
Of Horace they poke at us,
AS if the Cincinnati fraud
Made him Cincinnatus!
And while he seeks season brief
OF rural peace and quiet.
Pure water is his only drink,
And herbs his only diet!
His old white hat and old white coat
Have served all kinds of weather;
But they are like his principles
They will not wear like leather.
The squad that 'runs" old Chappaqua,
Our onset will remember,
When they confront our phalanxed lines
In battle next November;
Ourtlag is borne by gallant hands,
Four million votes behind it,
Alas. where is the mongrel hope?
$50 West'-they cannot find it,
Like Grant, when in the Wilderness
Well push" in spite of weather;
And con this line we'll fight it OUT,
There nothing is like leather!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31

The INVENTION OF GuNPowpER'-
When was gunpowder first invented COM
mon tradition has fixed the date as about
the year 1867, and the inventor asa certain
old English friar, known as Roger n"'u u.
The Germans claim the honor OF l'rs' us
covery for one of their countrymen' one
Bartboldus SIT also monk. But
Bartboldus WI, ~ hint of his discovery
until the year 1920, ffty-three years "l.ei,
wards SO that Roger Bacon . m"n sawsr avn
In possession of the field uh''' n0 . W.
dence crops up But there IS no'n,ns INV Nv.
under the sun. After all, Bacon uoe' NV
lay claim to b.,;,,r discovered gunpowder'
only mentioninn = as something known in
his time: and Is .hs worthy friar had stud
led amonr -. e..n;sh Saracens, it is not
at all imn,oh.,, ,l,at he drew the secret
from one of their scientific D0oA''' :"
Week,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31
honest Highlander, a genuine love,

I'M hOnESt TT =" IUVtI
.aasbip at the door of hotel observed
u ,aaniticent man in full tartans, and no.
.; o with much admiration the wide di.
'le ns;ons of his nostrils in a fine upturned
lnsn He accosted him, and, as his most
ho'o. ,;uentary act, offered him his null
COUP nincb. The stranger drew up, and
10. . " haughtily, said: 81 never take
ra'a sn con- said the other, I" that's a
snon, for there's grand accommodation p
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31

tB Wilmington, Delaware, is thriv-
ing city-made SO by its. manufactures
Not the least of these is the establishment
for making the Wilmington City Soap"
which is in such general use over the
country.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31

fBrAn Irishman describing the growth
of potatoes in his native land, said, as a
clincher, "An sure, bushel of them will
fill Darrell
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31

o, juvenile dandy said to fair part
. ball: "Don't you think, Miss,
i'ei ~ are becoming ?' To which,
my an,;ed- "Well, sir, they may be CON-
s"e hnt they have not yet arrived"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31

eB A wit once asked peasant what
part he performed in the great drama Of
life. 81 mind my own business was tho
reply.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23
~ Hess has anything you
want at fair prizes.

W Below. is line or two from the
New Orleans Picayane oflast Tuesday,
virtually admitting that at that time
the result OF the election was still in
doubt.
In all mouths are the questions
"Who is elected Is McEnery. These
questions are asked on the streets, in
the counting room, in the factory. i'm
the family circle-everywhere, and
among all classes and conditions.
We wish we could answer officially,
Yes, McEnery is elec,ed, aye, the great
bulk of those, the majority want elect
ed.
But let our people possess tbemsel-
yes in patience. The count of votes
has been seen by more than one eye,
and the voice of the people must be
heard. The past few weeks have been
rack of mental torture to this com
munity. and in that they have seen
enough of political faye personal, for
a man can't by possibility be pOliti-
cal william and social gentleman at the
same time) rascality to arouse sus-
pioiOn to. its fullest height. And the
end is not get, if the door be open.
To all OF which changing one word
we say Amen.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23
V Gire Hess q call before
buying elsewhere.


The PARISH ELECTIoN.-We gire
this week, copied from the Democrat,
the condensed returns of the election
in this parish, which we were unable
to do before according to promise,
from the fact of having lost our copy
OF the Democrat, from which alone We
could get correct information. That
this result not of the will of the people
or rather the legal voters of Rapides,
but of the cut, shuttle and deal of the
Registrar of the parish, will be final
and obligatory, no one believes, who
does not let his wishes run away with
his Judgment. Measures are already
being taken to test the legality of the
election, not only in this, but many
other parishes of Louisiana, where the
State as well as Congressional laws on
elections and registration have been
violated, or set aside with an effronte-
ry, which nothing but IA belief that
such things could be done with impu
nifty, can in any way account for.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23
The Political Situation.

We were in hopes of being able to
give our readers, in this issue some
definite or any rate probable infoyma
ton as to the result of the election
in this State, bnt after carefully
and repeatedly reading all the pa
pers containing any intelligence or spe-
culations on the subject including
the New Orleans Times and Republican,
furnished us by the thoughtful and
highly appreciated courtesy of our
friend Julius Levin Esq, we must con-
TESS ourselves entirely unable to do so.
There at present two returning boards
in the city each claiming to be the pro-
per and legal tribunal to decide upon
the correctness and admisSibility of
the elections returns from the various
precincts of the State, and between
these, iniunctions, afiidavits, writs of
mandamus, quo warranto, and sun
dry other legal proceedings with
equally hard to remember and un-
derstand designations have been fly
ing about thick as bees in swarming
time. Mr.. Kellogg Republican can
didate for Governor has issued an in
junction against Governor Warmoth
and his board, of State canvassers, and
in return the Governor has made an
affidavit against, and. had the other
board Mcssers Longstreet Heron and
Hawkins arrested and put under
heavy bonds Congress has also, or
will be appealed to in the matter, and
how it will all end nobody certainly
knows, though all pretend to guess,
which our readers who are aware of
of the circumstances can do as well as
anyone else, and as for ourselves We
can only say that we hope the decision
may be OH the side of law and justice.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23
~ If goa scant q Quid pro
QstO, try Hess.
President Grant and the Jews,

Among the other baseless and malignant
charges made by the Democracy against Presi
dent Grant during fhe late political campaign
was the Presidents alleged dislike and hatred
of the Jews. Old army orders were raked up
distorted from their original meaning, and
such construction given them as was Thought
would serve the nefarious intent for which
they were coined. But bad mems designs to
the contrary notwithstanding, the truth will
always out to the confusion of falsifyers.
The latest official news received at the foreign
department in Washington from the Aus
trian Empire shows that the United States
dag now shelters under its broad and catholic
fold thirty-fve Jewish families who have
fled from persecution in Wallachia. What
will the maligners of President Grant say to
thisf In the protection of these prosecuted
people the American nation has proved itself
worthy of its grand mission Of freedom
amongst the nations, and President Grant
and his cabinet have shown themselves the
efficient and conscientious asserters and de-
tenders Of the principle involved in that great
mission.-[ National Republican.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23
tY Price gonds at Hess.

Mr.. HUNTERS REPORT.-In an.
other place we give extracted from
the New Orleans papers, the report of
Colonel II. A Hunter, one of the u.
S. Supervisors of election in this Par
ish, to f. n. Woldey, Esq, U. S. Chief
Supervisor OF Election, tor the District
Of Louisiana. Comment upon it from
us is unnecessary, for let Col. Hunter
be ever so violent partisan, his pro-
bity and honor is unquestioned, and
therefore all that is set down in his re
port, may be credited as his firm and
conscientious conviction, as it is of
many other uuprejudiced gentlemen OF
this Parish, whom we have heard ex-
press an opinion on the subject.
That the same course taken by the
State Supervisor of Registration in
this Parish, has been persued in many
others, is now in process of veritica-
ton in New Orleans, and we hear
from good and unparalleled authority,
that frauds sufficient to invalidate the
whole State election, have been DIS
covered, and will be Investigated, to
that end as soon as it is possible to do
so.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23
~ The ladies' sag that Hess
sells cheap.

An astute observer of public affairssa says that
Gen. Grant has destroyed the power of the
press. That is the way astute observers
generally talk. They ascribe to some indi-
vidual the effect that can be traced TO
reasonable cause. The press has destroyed
itself by being unfathful to its mission. In
stead of telling the truth and thereby ac-
curing the confidence of the public, it has
prostituted itself in the interest of place
hunters by the utterance of wholesale false
hoods until now the country refuses to rely
upon it. Partisan papers, insted of being great
refiectors of truth and wisdom, have degen-
Grated into vehicles of detraction and false
hood, and Gen. Grants friends have defended
his administration from the criticism of
honest journals is by pointing to the stupid
and improbable charges of the venal organs.
As an illustration, take the New Orleans
Times, which is never to be relied on in any
matter where the selfishnes of its conductors
are concerned, and we have the result and
the cause revealed at once. Nobody trusts
Weed or Walker where they are personally
concerned, consequently the Times is a posi-
tive injury standing scandal to the pro-
fessiou. The Picdyune under HOlbroOk was
even worse. What did General Grant have
to do with the prostitution of these papers,
that their decline should be charged to his
aceounti They were patronised as the big
churns on the corner of the street are, but
they had no influence, other than to concen-
trate the vicious elements as the carrion con-
gregate the vultures. The mob knew the
road from the index.
1t is unfortunate that this has happened,
for we see no agent that can fill the place of
the press The people should have some SEN
tinel to warn them but depraved and un
reliable journalism is not the Waterman that
is wanted. Gen..Grant has been helped by
the depreciation of the press, for if the people
had had that confidtnce in their newspapers
which they should have had they would have
believed what was said of the Presidents
liberation Of bad men in high positions and
they would have voted against him. General
Grant did not destroy the press but he took
advantage of it's own scandalous degeReracy
TO nelp himself. He merely asked the public
to look at the falsehoods these papers were
telling and then believe their charges against
the "Savior of the country" if You can. And
the people, seeing lot of journals that had
cheated them over and over, refused to be-
lieve what was plain as light. Or if they be-
lieved they still adhered to the wrong because
they were afraid the other side was worst
tnan that against which they were warned.
So that the press destroyed itself by being
unfaithful ITSELF State Register.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23

~ An article from the New. Or
leaus Republican, which we Copied and
and headed, "The Reason Why is
an able and truthful exposition, not
only of the position which we have all
along taken, that there was no Deepen
dence to be put In professional politi-
clam. no matter what party they pro-
fessed to belong to or support, but al
so of the demonstrated fact, that 10
themselves, as well as officeholders
and politicians, portion of the people
owe the pecuniary distress into which
they have fallen, distress unfortu-
nately shared alike by the innocent
and the guilty.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23
PARTICULAR NOTICE.

Particular Notice is called to the fact
that no one except the present Editor
and co Proprietor of the Gdzette is au-
thorized to collect, or arrange any of
its past or present dues. This arrange
ment WAS made with the former pro-
prietor, by written contract, therefore
no receipt is good signed by any one
else.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23
SPECIAL NOTICE.

We call particular attention to the
rule We have adopted relative to adj
vertiscments and subscriptions. All
judicial advertisements will he charged
at the legal rate of 81, per square for
each insertion and must be paid for
after the first Insertion, or they will be
taken ont. Subscriptions and tran
silent advertisement payable invariably
in advance.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-23
q The attention of the Ladies q

u The attention of the Ladies OF
Alexandra and neighborhood is called
to the card Of Mrs. w. j. Henderson,
who has lately arrived here. Mrs.
Henderson brings with her from her
hast place of residence high testimo-
malls OF skill III her profession, which
we opine is already appreciated here,
as she seems already to have her
hands full Of employment.