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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07
The Color of the Sea.

The rich blue color often seen in masses
of water is to be accounted for by the ac-
ton of the suspended particles in the fluid
on the light traversing it. To understand
how the color may vary it is necessary to
recall for a moment the composition of
sunlight. When such light is passed
through triangular column of glass or
optical prism ii is broken up into the seven
prismatic colors, yiz., red, orange, yellow,
green, blue, indigo, violet.
When the light falls on water of sufficient
depth it is also decomposed OF broken up,
the red rays of light are absorbed near the
surface of the water and disappear, while
the other colored rays pass to greater
depth, one after the other being lost IN
their proper order, cis., red, orange, yell
low, green, blue, indigo, until at last there
is complete extinction of light if the water
is free from solid particles.
The presence of minute particles, how
ever, causes a part of the light to be re-
Elected, and according as this reflected
light has come from various depths SO will
it's color vary. If, for example, the parti-
Giles are large and freely reflect from
moderate depth, while they prevent refiec-
ton from greater depth, the color will
be green, while if they are minute and the
reflection is from a great depth, the color
will be blue.
In the experimental examination of this
subject Professor Tyndal reports that while
making trip in the steamer Urgent he
caused his assistant to cast plate attach
ed to cord into the water from the for
ward part of the vessel, while he marked
its color when it reached his post of obser-
walton at the stern. In every Instance the
plate appeared of a green color although
the water was of deep blue. The plate
had thus far reflected the light from a
moderate depth and showed the tint of
light reflected from this deph, while the
indigo tint of the remainder of the water
represented the color reflected from min
ute particles at great depths.-Scrt6ner'
for September.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07
A DANGEROUS MAN.
BY CORPORAL BUMP,

a' sumner says that Grant is bold,
'''' dangerous man.-Neuspapsrs.
sa a G % bad man is General Grant,
Haiu floyd one gloomy night.
AS out from Donaldson he crept,
ana took his hasty flight
from Pillows trembling lips there came
An echo sounding much the same.
-,nu Duckner thought his chief was right.
'oi longer burst maintain the fight;
Apd Then came down the rebel :. bars
:. an ri from the Tort hung stripes and stars.
1hat 1rants dangerous man - said
they;
AND doubtless think the same to day.
" A bold, bad man is General Grant"
SAD Beauregard one morn,
AZ AS from the naughty traitors brow
he Vlctors wreath was torn:
ana from the field his legions went,
by orders Gere al Grant had sent.
= heh ohiloh's field was ours again,
Despite the host of rebel men,
W no came an army boasting loud,
put went panic-stricken crowd;
For Beauregard and all his men,
Perhaps thought Grant was dangerous
then.
" \ bold, bad man is General Grant"
SAID Pemberton one day;
Entreatles are of no avail.
lie Will not go away.
a stubborn. muluish, dangerous man;
lie wants our rebel hides to tam"
And still Grants cannon raked the town,
Until the rebel flags came down;
And then our banners rent and torn
Were through the streets of Vcksburg
borne.
The bold, bad man. that glorious
Fourth
Sent gladstone tidings to the North.
" A bold, bad man is General Grantv'
And poor Bragg's eyes were dim
With tears; said he, 81 know
lis useless fighting him.
And soon the cheers from Grants brave
men
On Lookout's crest, told where and when
The rebel General had to run,
And what that "bold, bad man. had
done.
"That Grants dangerous man, he said.
As from the field his army fled.
ga bold, bad man is General Grant,"
Said Lee, "that's plain to see.
He must be very bold, indeed,
To think, of whipping me-"
Then Petersburg and Richmond fell;
Then Appomatox-mayb e-well,
At last our heroes work was done;
The final victory was won.
Perhaps the people may forget
These things, but then, they haven't yet.
They need then, such dangerous men,
And think, perhaps, they may again.
ga bold, bad, dangerous man is Grant;
Jeff. Davis thought the same,
When running off in crinoline,
He to the " last ditch " came.
A Ku-klux's gentle voice was heard,
And" Grant is dangerous " averred.
1t needs must be that this is SO,
For all these rebels ought to know.
Then Hall and Tweed-good honest men
Say "Grant is bold and bad and when
Such men declare it, then, forsooth,
Folks know that Sumner tells the truth,
-Gdlsna Gazette.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07

1t is easy for Charles Sumner with
sonorous rhetoric to depict President
Grant as supported by an army of Office
holders drilled to obey the word of CON-
mand, and by various rings which are
under his influence and control. 1t is easy
also to say that Greeley's supporters are
devoted and consistent Republicans and
repentant Democrats, but what evidence is
there of the truth of these statments?-
Massachusetts, and the country will not
readily believe that the President, whom
E. R. Hoar eulogizes as modest and patri-
otto, is the tool of corrupt politicians; that
the Executive who has restored order in
the South has anything but the interest Of
the whole country at heart; that the man
who receives the hearty support of Fred.
Douglass is not the best friend of the ne
gro.
Who, on the other hand, sustain the lead
or Of the hybri coalition? Are they all as
honest and incompatible as Sumner repre-
sents them? Is Ruben E. Fenton, the
right-hand man of Horace Greeley in New
York, as pure and honest as the controll-
ing adviser of a Presidential candidate
ought to be? His name is the synonym for
corruption, if the Democratic supporters
% the Chappaqua farmer are to be belev-
ed, or ii his ancient allies know anything
about him. Conversions may te always
welcome, as the Massachusetts, Senator
says, but he is the last man to believe that
they are the result of principle or anything
more than the dictate of an INSCRIPTIONS
self-interest.
When then Democrats rally to the sup
port of man who has always opposed
their policy, he is assuredly not the leader
for Republicans to follow, They know
we'll the motives of those who have desert
ed their banners. Whether controlled by
intensity and overbearing egotism, or by
petty desires of political preferment, the
turncoats. cannot retain the leadership
which belongs only to unselfish, magnamin-
Gus and patriotic souls. True Republicans
will follow the tried standard-bearers
whose names are synonymous with consist
ent and honorable services in peace and
war.-Boston Globe.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07
Dress In Japan.

The style of dress in Japan is even more
varied than it is on Chestnut-street or Wal
nut street Oh fine Sunday. A Japanese
lady, thoroughly arrayed, is really an elab-
crate work of art. A large amount of at
tention and no little expense to begin with,
are devoted to the arrangement of the hair
even the common people regularly en-
ploying a hairdresser. If they cannot
afford the luxury every day, they will make
it last for two days by sleeping on wood
ell pillow placed under the neck.
The item of next Importance in Japan
ese lady's toilet is her obi, or girdle, which
is usually of bright colors, and arranged
behind with great care, so as to form the
camers hump SO popular among our ultra
fashionable bellies.
The Grecian bend is an old institution in
Japan. To see one of her dark-skinned
ladies, with her extensive head-dress, a
hump upon her back, and extremely mar
row skirt, high, wooden-heeled pattens, her
body thrown forward, and as she minces
her steps, you would imagine she was Carl
caturing the brainless votaries of fashion
in other lands; but she is only dressing as
her people have dressed, and walking as
they have walked for centuries. The obi
serves a purpose in Japan which have not
heard attributed to it elsewhere. When a
woman becomes widow she makes no
change in it unless she wishes to announce
her purpose never to marry again in which
case she ties her obi in front. How effect
ual this is to ward off all proposals do
not know; but as it is always and every
where the privilege of a woman to change
her mind, it is said the obi occasionally in
such case works its way around to its
normal position behind.--Prime'i "Around
the World.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07
Noble Words.

thank my God that man in tho
United States to- day can earn from three
to four dollar in ten hours work, easier
than he could forty years ago earn one dol
lar, toiling from twelve to fifteen hours.
believe God made this world
to grow good men and women, and not to
pile up money. That is my belief, and I
want to see the men and women who bear
the burdens and do the work have full
share of all they earn, and that an honest
days work shall always have fair days
pay. Why is it that the DEM
ocrats of New Hampshire are circulating
Free Trade documents, pictorials and car
toons over this States Why should they
strive to deceive poor laboring men, when
they were never SO prosperous as now
under the system to diversity our indus
tries, increase our production, add to our
own wealth, and take care of our own
country? My heart goes ont to the work
ingmen of England and Ireland, and Ger
many and France, aye and of Asia and
Africa, too. A man is man, no matter
where he was born, or what blood courses
in his veins. believe, too, in that COM
prehensive policy that watches over the
poor, and lowly and takes care of the
interests of all the world; but after all,
am for the Republic of the United States,
one and indivisable, and the people of the
United States, before any other country or
any other people. I am for taking care Of
our own interests, and not allowing the
importing houses of Englishmen, French
men or Germans to control the financial or
business affairs of the people of the United
States, nor to direct the policy of the United
States. l think we are old enough and
large enough to take care of ourselves.
Speech Of Henry Wilson.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07

An organ says that a young lady re-
Gently wrote to H. G., asking him for the
best remedy for dandruff. He replyed by
saying, "Go West and apply to some
frisky tribe of Indians. They remove dam
druff by simple remedy, and warrant it
never to RETURN
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07

of its benefactor That serpent is the COL
ored man that votes against Grant and the
party that has given him the right to vote.
Here l must stop. have passed over
much that l would have written had 1
dared to ask the editor for more room, but
what l have said | trust is convincing to
any honest man, and am sir,
Yours truly, A. P. SMITH,
Saddle River, Bergen Co., N. J.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07

tB- A young lady who has been greatly
annoyed by lot of young simpletons who
stop under her window at night to sing,
elf ever cease to love-" wishes us to say,
if they will stop their foolishness, come in
and talk Cuisines they will confer
favor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07

Ancient manuscripts we're written
without accents, stops, or separation be-
tween the words; nor was it until after the
ninth century that copyists began to leave
spaces between the words.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07
---->>-

About %, 600 steel shuttles for sewing
machines embracing twenty patterns, are
TUNED out monthly by the Billings and
Spencer Manufacturing Company, of
Hartford, Conn.
"A young man asked young lady her
age, and she replied: "Six times seven
and seven times three added to my age,
will exceed six times nine and four, as
double my age exceeds twenty" The
young man said he thought she looked
much older.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07

al say, Jack, what a beautiful COM
plexion Miss Smith has. Do you know
her?" mo, but know a girl who buys
her complexion at the same store"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07

These Paints areccnpssed of WHITE LEApd 1NsEED
18th other materials add greatly to the and
with ant The whole chemically combined igments heo
.n solution thus compound the surface
Paheres firmly thus forming smooth glossy nm Paint
the real Paint cannot leave II substa
d. nb is applied paints mixed IN me and
VIII w dead and brittle and rub of in I'll
pigmen rs paint unaffected by changes perfectly inn
four yea is well adape np every
viou to the either INSIDE or oI PAINT1NG
Paint and will last at
other Paint MIXED IN ORDINARY WAY.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-07

Who would like its young body bent
Across his knee-oh grand event
And spank it to his heart content.
Myself.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-08-28

A Man Swept Through a Mile Of Sewel
Comes Out Alive.

/ From the Cincinnsti Gazette, August Is
Our citizens will remember how the
showers came night before last, in fre-
| Gnent sue cession. pouring torrents. while
they lasted, but stopping after brief
pour. Well, there were, at s o'clock on
that evening. seven men at the point in
Sycamore and Abigail streets to which
is completed the great sewer which is
really an uptown extension of the big
Eggleston avenue sewer. Their bust
ness is to clean the open end of that
sewer. SO as to prevent delay to work
men engaged in constructing it up Syc-
amore street 1t had occurred to them
that by stirring the sediment at the bot
tom of the sewer the waters from the
showers would wash it away, and their
work would in this way be greatly expe
dited. After long cessation in the rain
they went into the sewer some distance
and continued their work. While so en-
gagged. one of those heavy. sudden show
ers which characterized the evening came
up and poured down its tremendous
streams The frat warning they had of
their peril was sudden rush of wat
ers upon then, carrying the whole party
off their feet, The four men nearest the
mouth of the sewer escaped with diff
Guilty, battling up stream against pow
erful current, the other three we're carried
down toward the river by the galloping
tide of the de6led waters. Two of theC
caught at man hole near the canal and
succeeded iu making themselves heard
by their four fortunate companions who
had escaped. They were drawn up to
the solid ground by these But John
Clark. one Of their companions, was not
go fortunate. He continued to travel
down to Court street. where he made a
short turn aud thence proceeded before
the every moment increasing volume of
waters to Eggleston avenue sewer. where
he made a turn to the right, whence it
was straight road to the river. Mr..
Clark tells the story himself. He says
he proceeded down in the darkness, his
back to the press of the waters and his
face to their current As he could not
stand up, he put himself nearly as pos
sible in sitting position and went down
the stream very mueh boy slides
doUn hill on sled. only Mr.. Clark had
no sled. Coming to the mouth of the
sewer, where its waters discharge into
the Ohio river, he cried for help. Mr..
Lewis, who lives in a tenement wharf
boat at that point. and who Hires row.
boats to parties, heard his cries, came to
his relief, and saved him. Mr.. Clark
last night. exhibited a badly torn pair of
pants, and pretty roughly bruised
body.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-08-28
A Bold Robbery.

From the Reese River Reveile, Aug 3.
The Battle Mountain stage was
stopped and robed last night about eleven
o'clock On its up trip. at the forks OF the
road three miles below ''Vicf's Station"
abont half way between this city and
Bottle Mountain. Three robbers sprang
suddenly up out of the sage brush at tie
above described place and ordered Scott.
the driver, to stop. and as the request
was instituted at the butt end of shot
gun Scott Instantly compiled and pulled
up his team The road agents. after I'M
hitcLing the leaders. ordered the passen-
gers to aligtt. and obliged them to stand
in row by the side Of the road with
their hands pointed toward the firmamant
while one of their number went through
the party to the turns of about 900 in
coin and watches. The treasure box was
broken open, but Mr. Crockett. the ex
press agent here, is of the opinion that
nothing Of any consequence was found
in it. The robbers then broke open and
examined all the baggage on the stage,
even broached box of egg in search of
concealed treasure, without, however.
finding anything to repay them for their
trouble There were eight passengers on
board the stage, two of whom were fe-
males The ladies where exempted from
the general search, and one of tn EN-. who
was unwell. was allowed to retain her
seat in the coach while her fellow -passen-
gers were being interviewed by the rob
hers on the outside. Mr. Rodabush. who
was riding on the box with the driver
had valuable gold watch and a six
shooter taken from hin; the pistol, which
was the only one on the stage, was not
loaded. Mr. Rodabush had ninety four
dollars in gold coin in one Of the pockets
of his pantaloons, but having on pair
of overslls the robbers failed to find it
Mr. Spencer. of tho liquor house Of H"-
taling & Co.. of San Francisco, was
mulct to the tune of several hundred
dollars aud a valuable gold watch. A
gentleman named Letcher contributed
two hundred and fifty dollars to the gen
tleman fund, and boy who was coming
out from the States to seek bis fortune
in the silver mines. was relieved OF a
hundred and fifty dollars. but the benevo-
lent road agents. in consideration OF his
youth and innocence. generously returnsd
him a Eve dollar piece for breakfast
! money. etc on bis arrival in Austin.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-08-28
Poetry.


Fair lady, aek me not TO drink,
toast TO thee tonight;
For broken vows and blasted hopes,
Expose the demons blight.
fut back the wine-I dare not taste
Put back the sparkling bowl;
For who hath quaSed e draught so deep.
And reached blsstul goal?
Oh, ask me not, there lies within
poison deep and dire;
And every drop but serves the more.
To fan the latent fire.
Each draft will guench my sen e of guilt.
And blast youths bsdding hope;
Esch drop will sink me deeper still,
In moral night to grope.
Oh. press me not to touch the cup,
Within are glaring ey,s.
And starving widows. hungry babes,
Aud freezing orphans cries
Wnom the gods destroy they first make drunk
Thea ask me rot to drink
On tempt me not, bu; spare my soul,
From deaths e,erhal brink.
| have three sisters, mildly fair,
Like angels round my way;
Whose love is like the stars that shine,
with und;minished ray;
Sha they lie doomed to see me fall,
A prey to inaddenng drink.
Aud sundered be rhe love that binds,
Or snap the golden link.
Another sleeps where sadly wave.
The willows in the vale;
And midnight whispers from he sky.
Come on the sighin. gale;
She pas ed away a. summers breath,
Ia life's incii ieut hl~2n; ;..z.
rheh tempt me not. | won'd not mar,
Her slumbars in tn tomb
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-08-28
A Novel Dual.

Among the "reminiscences told of the
Franco Prussian war is the account of a
curious duel between two subordinate
officers Of the French army.
"You intend to fight a ouel ch p
asked the commandant
Yes Colonel Words have passed
which can only be wiped out by blood
We don't want to pass as cowards."
"Yery well. you shall fight. but it
must be in this way Take your car
bine.. place yourselves on a line facing
Maimaison. where the enemy is. You
will march upon their garrison with
equal step When sufficiently near their
posts you will then fire upon them. The
Prussians will reply. You continue to
advance and fire. When one falls the
the other may turn upon his heels. and
his retreat shall be covered by one of my
companies
elm this way concluded the com
mandant "the blood which you both de-
mand will be spilled with profit and
glory. and he who comes back will do sc
without regret, without the remorse oi
having killed or wounded with his own
hand Frenchman, at time when
France needs all her defenders and al
her children If you both fall, who
shall cay that you are towards! lmay
also add that thus give you an excel
lent opportunity for putting couple Of
Germans out of the way. service thai
will procure for you a good recommenda
tion for reward and promotion
The matter was arranged as the com
mandant had dictated Attweuty PAGES
from the walls of Malmaison, one of the
adversares was wounded, staggered and
fell. The other ran to him. raised him
up. and carried him off on hi. shoulders
amid a perfect hail storm of balls-both
thrnceforth, entitled to the greatest honor
and respect from the whole regiment.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-08-28
Meat Fsnains in England.

We seemed to be threatened with e
meat famine as well az famine Of coal
All over the North the woIkmen and
their wives are protesting quite savagely
against the price of meat and the butch
ers are holding meetings to gee if they
cannot compel Mr.. Foster to let in FOX
eign cattle more freely. At a meeting of
the butchers of Manchester, on Thursday
it was stated that the British supply of
meat had been declining for three CON
secutive years, while the demand among
the working classes had tripled. For
merfy they ate. meat on alternate days.
but now. SAID one jolly butcher, at was
chop, and steak, and frizzle and fry all
tl.e week long, change he for some
odd reason appeared to regret. The
prospect. moreover. does not improve.
The plague has appeared at Hamburg.
and Mr.. Foster, With lively recollec-
tion of the cattle plague stampede, when
the country gentlemen trod down all
opposition. and justice, too, has been
compelled to order German cattle and
sheep to be slaughtered before landing.
The only hope appears TO be in Austral-
ian meat of American bacon, and both
need much Improvement in preparation.
By the way. would it not pay to pre-
pare beef, cay in Holstein. and send it
over ready to eat 2 1t would not be 90
cheap as Australian meat, but it might
be much better prepared. d.-LOndon Spec
tator or August 3.