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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-26

SENTIMENTS FOR AUGUsT.-Bret Harte's
new story, "An Episode of Fiddletown,'
is begun in .Scribner's for August. The
strong bits of Characterization, and quick,
mastery touches of pathos, which we find
in these opening pages, show that the hand
of the poet-romancer has not forgot its
cunning. DR.. Hollands Arthur Bonni-
castle p" is continued, the accompanying
picture, by Miss Hallock, illustrating the
scene of the destruction of the will. There
is in the same number bright sketch en-
titled Erred Trover's Little Iron Clad"
by J. T. Trowbridge. The illustrated pa
pers are on Nantucket Normandy
Picturesque, Mount Shasta" and "The
Campus Stone" John Burrough, a good
authority on birds, writes about 1.-THE
Blue Bild;" Fitz- Edward Hall contributes
an interesting article on "Pandits;" II. II.
tells about My Day in the Wilderness"
Mrs. Plunkett gossips of "Modern llo-
tells and J. Esten Cooke about MY
Knee Buckles Mr.. Blauvelt's leading
essay on "Modern Skepticism will doubt
less attract the attention of the religious
press. Among the poetic contributors are
E. C. Stedman, John Hay, aid George
Mcdonald. DR.. Hollands Topics Of the
Time arc entitled "The Morals of Jour
nalism, "a Reply to many Letters and
"The Liquor interest" In The Old Cab
met we find "1he Flaw in the Jewel, ""I
Met Traveller on the Road" and "a
Sewer went Forth to Sow" Home and
Society treats of " Dinner Giving" "The
Abuse of Appetite" g The Habit OF Read
ing" Ready Made Garments, and 1.-The
Fashion i'll .jewelry.'' The other depart
ments are as varied as usual.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-26
For The Cecil Win.

MIR. EDIToR:-That trombone whose
Honk, Honk,' was SO sadly missed and
deplored, is now resting placidly beneath
the waters off Turkey Point; consigned
and dedicated by its gallant, but Rash own
err to the beautiful sea nymph whose bright
smiles and tender graces bound him en-
chanted to the may dance, Or tripped with
airy measure by his side, "whilng away
the weary hours upon the vessels deck.
1t was a generous dedication: his soul
ching to that housekeeping with it at
night; carrying it with tender care through
out the whole of that eventful day; he
only relinquished it to be sacrificed at the
shrine of beauty.
1t is mistake:-the Bell did not drown
the horn. SPECTATOR.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-26

AN EXTRAORDINARY CHANCE.-We
have just made a sreeping reduction in tie
prices of our Summer Clothing, and are
now Offering large lot of
ENTIRE SUITS FOR 81
Consisting of Coat for So so, Pants So. 80,
VEST, 81. Any garment sold separately,
and all our other Clothing is being offered
at proportionately low prices. BENNETT
& Co., Tower Hall, No. 51S Market street,
halfway between Fifth and Sixth streets,
Philadelphia.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-26
j. I. WARD, d. D., President,
STMINSTER, MD.

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OCEANS STORY.
BH The gfed san of the famous .'PETER PARLEF."
The result Of great historical research: An A,thoac
History OF NAVIGATION and its MANIFOLD Discoveries
since TIA" F7uOi. AhOunls with STARTLING IHrjICHts
fEtETrL disasters. LtwLEsS PiTar;cs, BLooDt Gates.
and GI"Ei"us A'tercao"E also Describes Ditjly Teie-
t'Glhi..t. Oe'.d ft>4srse$. &c UI.E zoo Spirited
E"'s. SHL. ct NEW. PT.rr Low AGENTS WANTED
HuBBAE3 BROS Pubs. % SAMSON St plla Pa
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-26
The ElktOn Ring.MaSters i'm Council.

The select members Of the inner circle
of the old Elkton Ring which has distributed
the taxes of Cecil county for the last half
dozen years. met in secret conclave on last
Tuesday and deliberated with closed door.
Wiser than Belshazzar they need no Daniel
to interpret the handwriting on the wal, and
more Discreet than the king of Babylon,
they assemble in solemn council to devise
means by which to avert the decree of fate.
That popular Indignation is an enemy they
have to contend with, more formidable to
them than the hosts of Media and Persia
were to Babylon, they acknowledge, hence
the troubled brows of the ring masters.
Defeat stares the ring in the face and
like the sullen roar of old ocean, the voice
of the people is heard from afar. The old
stagers who have engineered so many
dangerous campaigns, never looked so
down-hearted on the eve of political
campaign as they do at present. The
half-dozen who met on Tuesday gathered
into the private office of the Cecil Demo-
crat and with closed doors and shutters,
contemplated the "impending crisis"
The result of this conference was the fol
lowing slate: For Clerk, A. W. Mitchell,
of Elkton; Register, Alex. Briscoe, of
Rising Sun; State Senator, w. M. Knight,
of the First district; Sheriff, w. w. Scott,
of Elk Neck; House Of Delegates, j. B.
Groome Esq, of Elkton; W. Armstrong
&c Gn
gate of Elk Neck; County Commissioners,
Joseph G. johnson, present incumbent, J.
r. Price of Chesapeake City, and DR..
Turner of b. NJ. House.
There may be some slight changes made
in the above ticket, but this is essentially
the one agreed upon in the caucus of the
riug-masters. 1t was also determined to
postpone the nominating convention till
late in September. Let the evil day be
long deferred; but like Dives their good
things will not last forever, and although
they may not, like that rich sinner, cry
from hell, yet awhile, for drop of water,
some of them who have fattened on public
plumber for years, will, ere long, cry for
drop of more favorite beverage, without
the means to get it. The people are weary
of being plundered, as they have been, by
this ring of politicians who batten around
the Court House in Elkton.
L. The Republican State Central Com
mittee met at Recobite Hall, in Baltimore,
on Thursday of last week, and it was de
termined that the Republican State Con-
vention, for the nomination of candidate
for Comptroller and for Clerk of the
Court of Appeals, shall be held at Freder
lick, on September 18th. The County
Committees were instructed to order pri-
mary meetings to be held for the election
of delegates to the County Conventions on
or before September 9th.
BY what species Of political legertlemain
was it managed to have the State Conven-
ton at Fredcl ick. Baltimore City is much
more central and convenient of access
from all parts of the State. The western
counties probably have man for the office,
and are managing for position.
SCRIBNER's FOR AUGUsT.-Bret IIarte's
new story, "An Episode of Fiddletown,'
is begun in Scff6Rer's for August. The
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-26

THE FARMERS MUTUAL OF YORK, Pa,
is acknowledged to be one of the safest
Mutual Fire Insurance Companies in oper-
alton. Its Agents do a large business in
this county. Risks on farm property taken
at low rates. E. Z. EWING,
Agent at Elkton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-07-26

Breech-loadnr Shot Guns Fl to 800 Double Shot
Guns IS $50. Single Guns, so. Rifles To so
Revolvrrs. 81 to So. Pistols. 81 TO :. Gun Material
Fishing Tackle. Large discount to Dealers or Clubs
Army "uns Revovcrs, &c bought traded for. Goods
10y express co ID to he examined before paid
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-01

InS,Os. Of I2 Years' GrOsCtgs
csr-si By RHdsr@y's Resofs-sf.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-01


Tho gcslin Is the gooso's young
child. They are yeller all over, and
az soit az bali of worsted. Their
loot Is wove whole, and they can
swim az eaay AZ drop of kaster oil
on the water.
They are born annually about the
18th Of May, aud never was known
lew die naturally,
If a man should tell me he had saw
goose die nalral and square deth
| wouldn't believe him under oath
after that, not even if he swore he had
lled about seeing \ gonee die,
The goose are different in ono re
epcct from the human family, who arC
said tew grow weaker and wiser
whereas = goose alwus grows tuiieI
and more phoolish.
] have seen goose that they eed
wux S3 years old last June, aud h
didn't look an hour older than ont
that wns IL.
The gnslin waidlles when he walks
and paddles when he swiR.s, 6nt new.
er dives. like a-sseaa!s, a-sseaa!s;'on ont OF sight in
1!-ttssIE !! water, hut only changes entls.
The food ot the goslm is rye, corn
oats aud barley, sweet apples, hasty
pudding, and billed cabbage, hooked
potatoes, raw meat, and lurnips, stals
bred, kold hash, and the ckwheal
kakes that are left over.
They amt So partikler a. SONS
phalks what they eat, an,l went ge
mad aud quit IL they Kant have We
toast and lam chops every morning
for breakfast.
Ii I wuE going to keep boarders,
wauld NOT want any better feeder
than an old che goose aud II gosIins
Ii / couldn't suit them should kon
klude had mistaken my kalling.
lioast goslin is good noHriStment
il you kan get enuif ov it, but ther'
Amt much waste meat ON a goslu
after YOU have got rid al their feath
eFs anil dug them out inside.
hav alwuL noticed when you pa
yure plate mp for sumo more bake'
gnSlin at a hotel, the colore,l broIhe
Gums hack with an empty plate an
tells; Mister, the roast goslin Is u
more"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-01
4 JOKE on 4 DisHOTs.

a COOL story i told Of q we'll
known Episcopal Bishop of . neigh
boring diocese. We refrain from
givinf the name, frum appreciabIe
Inoii5s Of delicay. The Bishop i a
very sid. glum sort Of good man.
aud tie last one in the worl.l to en-
Tjya joke. especially one on himself.
a Wagging friend, meeting him the
other day in car. astonished him by
exciaiming. after a references to his
high church principles:
why. Bishop. I hear that on
.Easter you appeared in your pulpit
with a crown add q palmT
What" exclaimed the Dish p, in
stonishment. 'N0nsenseI You
kn$w Befte1."
Yes. . replied she other,-'..wi.n a
crown on your head and a palm in
your hand"
.It isja Hbeli Who could have
~ is =. "a sueh story?" responded the
dss tsneuished preIate, warmly. "Bnf,
utlllaw! it is idle to talk about it; 1t
s. 80 absurd"
The conversation was changed but
the Bi<bop did not forget his friend =
wUFls; they proved on his mind aud
81 ged him; be was afraid the libel
atrocious report should get into
papers, aul then ii. would be-
Be . pof ularly accepted fact, which
re would be no denying.
Ie soHght his friend the next day
,is ,,ffsss for the purpose of learn
lbe origin Of the outrageous sto-
but the other, Rho IL considerable
wag. sorely vexed the spirit of
4ccomplishe.l pfelate before he
id make any satisfactory explana-
and then, y th laugh aud q
kie Of the eyes, he exclaimed:
Why, Bishop. haven you a
on your head, aud a palIu IN
Bislop : ; 50 much pleased
1e exclamation than he sue
IN raising a laugh, though
.zpression If fierce solennify
ettled on his features as be lett
ly after. leads his friends to
re that he did not thoroughly
y the joke.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-01

Savannah Airsr iser, ''An old Ia.
dy selling eggs Yesterday asked. as
il usual, What's the hewsY The
latest. said the abliging clerk, is
that the Yankees have got the Mo-
docs. The old LADY struck her
knuckles on the counter and exclailn-
ed. 4 hope the last one Of 'em will
die Of itr"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-01
01umbus. 0hio. Journal says
: ..,.,.y f,o..1 49,. -

0lun1bus, OHIO. Journal says !:
eariot may have been gentle
who was much misunderstood
tie. people Of the period. Some
-ibe probably placed the thirty
eees Of silver where he thought
would do the most good; aud
Ren poor Judas found that he had
teeli br0aght into a lawsi fit (the Hon.
e. Plate. tt5slasieff 55'ustTeeJ be went
pr 4'sl.ig him self. That was where
he male mistake. He ought IA
have sent the money down 10 a Ca.
perniun female seminary, and then
appealed to the generous Confidence
Of 4 constituency with whose feelings
and interests every ihrob Of bis hear
AZ n unison. The editor Of tbs
lean Telegram would have made
~ nice thing Of that. and thl
lscariot would haze been on
prominent candidates
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-01
DIR. RADWAYg
SaFSaDaTilHal RHSOlVent

HAS MADE TIE MOST ASTONISHING cGags
20 QLfck, ~ HAfID AXE tits clsA&oGg TIE
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-01
HEALTH! BEAUTYl!

1THOsg AND PphE H1cH sLoOp-lscfGAsE
~ fLKsn AAD WElglfT-cLEAn AkfN AND
bEAUTIfgb CvgfIExtOs SECURED TO AL.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01
CONDUCTOR BRADLEY.


BY JOHN @. WHITTIER.
Conductor Bradley Jalwsy, may hi. nsme
smi,,en 70 death, crushed and mangled frame,
Sank. with the brake he Srasped just where he
stood
To do the u,mos, that brave man could,
And die, II needfa:. ss true man should.
Men stopped above him; women dropped their
tears
On that poor wreck beyond all hopes or fears,
Lost In the strength and glory OF his years.
Whist heard th,yi Lo! the gha-,ly lip. OF pain.
Dead to all thought save duiy's. moved again
Put out the signals for the other train !!
No nobler utterance since the world began
From iips OF sa!nt or martyr ever ran
Electric, through the synpathses OF man.
An, me. how poor and roteless seem to this
The sIek bel drama Of selfconseiousnes-s
Our sensual fears Of pain and hopes Of bliss!
Oh! grand, .upreme endeavor. No, in vain
That last brave act OF falling tongue ana s,na otsn
Freighted with life, the downward rushing
train,
Following the wrecked one, as wave follows
obeysd The warning which the dead lips gave;
Others he saved. himself he could not cave.
Nav. the loat life wa. saved. He is not dead
Who In his record still the earth shall tread
With Gods clear aureole shining round his
head.
Il, how a, IN the dust, with all our pr!do
or virtue dwsrfed the noble oead beside.
God give Us grace to live as Bradley died.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

A LIVERPOOL paper Is not so far out
In alluding to Artemus Ward Beecn-
er, the great American hunorist.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

A srUpENr at Cornell University
sells lemonade IN one OF the college
halls 10 save mouey to pay for his tui-
tiou.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

BECAUSE her parents wished her to
marry man she did not love. Miss
Mary 5. Davis, of Bellevue, Iowa: shot
herself. 1t was case of unques,iona-
BILE Insanity. The sensible and NC
complished woman Of the period would
have shot u man.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

The daughters OF the late President
Juarez get S30 00O per aunum while
single. aud 81. 500 II they marry. which
l. an Injury to the rights Of Mexican
haanY
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

JonN wEATuERBY. one Of the Bala-
klaya six Hundred" suicided last
month In India. When he came ont
OF the famou. charge he remarked that
It was "just his luck"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

MARY JqRpAN. Of Buffalo. has
hard road to travel. just for setting
firu to her mistress house, when she
wouldn't let her 60 to party.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

They call him Boomerang Butler,
because he goes back OH himself.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

ALEXIS Is about to publish the let
ters from his American sweethearts.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

THIS OLD RaTARLIaHKD AND
i reliable Laundry ie prepared to turn out
any ousn,ity Of Renovated and Clean Liner.
without Stlng damaged By manipulation or
by chemical application.
'Onicet a. International Hotel. Tahoe Bouss
and Wallace's Fruit Store. South street, Viz
rinia; and at Charles Brodhun's, opposite q .
Nsws once. and Vesey's Hotel, Aair street,
God Hill. 3y26n
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

DoS CARLOS wife Is a beautiful but
bellicose blonde.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

JOHN BRoUeHAM says Pocahontas lii
vented the game OF poker. We re.
member distinctly that smith called
her on bluff.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01

GovERNoR DIX WAS seventy five on
the 2ith, aud Is yet In the green
growth,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-04-03
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THETHREE BELLIES.

Three Belle Conwaysl Only to
think OF 1t And all residing in one
smalltown. OF course it made con-
fusion worse contoundsd. Every
body got everybody sise's packages,
messages, letters, and, most dire cal.
amity, beanx.
Whatever possessed my father and
his two brothers, to each and all
name daughter tor their mother.
cannot imagine. 1t was certainly
carrying their fllal respect and ali
lection too tar, as we, the three vic;
Tins, could testify. In vain we tried
to make some distinction in our
names. We each Inserted a middle
letter but no one would or could re
member il. We spelled our names
respectively; Bella, Belle. and Bel
and cntreated our friends and CORE
spondents to do likewise, but thai
was equally useless.
All former trials, however, were
as naught compared with one which
had now befailen us. We had re
ceived a real love letter, containing
veritable offer, and we didn't knoH s
to whom it belonged.
Il am sure it is mine, girls" laugh
ed Uncle James Belle, shaking bacl
her chestnu, curls, and with an arcl
glance Of her brown eyes in the di
rection Vt Uncle Hcnry's Belle, VIII
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-04-03
N. n. HARRISON. B.. A.HALL, OH. WARREN
TAMA COUNTY BANK.

HARRISON, HALL h WARREN, BANKERS
Correspondents: Keuntze Brothers, New
Ysrk, and Third National Bank, Chicago.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-04-03

could not wait for an answer to my
letter, and ] feared it might in some
way tall into other hands, and be de-
layed, so | followed it at once, to
know my tate from your own lips
l had little time to answer, though
apparently he was satisfied with my
reply, when Belle burs. into the
room, closely followed by Bella.
Their looks of surprise were ludi.
crous, but quickly recovering herself
Belle came forward, saying saucily-
'Ah, Mr.. Clarendon, you are already
en- route for Utah? l see by Bells
looks that she has decided to accom-.
pany you, so l wish you both bon
royaye with all my heart.
And my warm hearted cousin shook
hands with our visitor, and kissed
me most loving ly.
Bella had seemed to hesitate for q
moment, but now came forward, and
gracefully and cordially offered her
congratulations.
A tew jesting remarks put us all
at our ease, though fancy Bella read
my thoughts, tor, as she bade ME good
night she whispered, Don't look SO
troubled at me, Buebsll. / am not
disappointment; only mortified that
I wrote a rejection when 1 lad not
been asked.
Edward insisted on speedy mar
riage. 1t was too dangerous court
ing, he said, when there wero three
ladies ready to share the honors, SO
to-day there are but two Belle Con-
ways.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-04-03
Driving a Hen Into a Coop.

When woman has a hen to dive
into the coop she takes hold of her
hoops with both hands, and shakes
them quietly toward the delinquent,
and says, "ohew! there" The hen
takes one look at the object to con.
vince herself that it is woman, and
then stalks majestiaally into tho
coop IN perfect disgust OF the SEX
A man don't do tina. way. He goes
out OF doors and says, 1T is singular
nobody in the house can drive hen
bat myself" and, picking up stick
Of wood, hurls it at the offending
blped, aud observes, Got in there
you thief" The hen immediately
loses her reason, and dashes to tho
opposite end oil the yard The man
straigntway d shes alter ker. She
comes back again with her head
down, her wings out, aud followed
by All assortment OF stove wood,
fruit cans and coal cllnkers, with
much putting and very mad man in
the rear. Then she skins up on tho
stoop, and under the barn, and over
a lence or two and around the house,
aad back again to the coop, all tho
while talking as only an excited hen
can talk, and all the while followed
by things convenient fot handling,
and by a man whose coat is on the
saw buck, and whose hat is on the
ground, and whose persplration and
profanity appear to have no limit -
BY this time the other hens have
come out to take hand In the de.
bate, and help dodge the missiles
and then the man says every hen on
tie place shall be sold in the morn
iag, and puts on his things and goes
down street, and the woman dons
the hoops, and has every one OF these
hens housed and contented in two
minutes, and the only sound heard on
the premises is the hammering by
the oldest boy, as he msnds the
broken Eickets.-Daabury Ns,0s.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-04-03
The New York Sm contains tho

The New York Sun contains tho
following in its court report.
John Angel is s years old. He
stood at the bar in the SPECIAL Ses-
sion yesterday, dressed in a ragged
suit of duck. His little lead, whose
hair was cropped close, scarcely
reached to the top OF the iron rail
ing. The complainant, Morris Sigel.
is l2 years OF age. He accused
John OF stealing ten cents worth of
matches. Angel who had taken his
place smiling, pleaded guilty to the
charge.
"Come up here, little boy said
Justice Hogan. Run around here.
JOHNNY obeyed his Honor's direc.
tions implicitly. He fairly ran from
the prisoners bar to the witness
stand. He was so small that Justice
Hogan had TO stand to see him over
the bench.
':You say you stole these matches.
asking the magistrate. Now. you
haYe been locked up three days
The court is going to send you to
the City prison tor one day. That is
because you are q bad boy. You
know you're bad boy don't you
now?"
"Yes, sir" said johnny, smiling.
"Yes, OF course you do. One day"
As the little fellow toddled down
the steps from the stand he said
"You won't see me here any more,
you bet" Then he pissed over tho
Bridge Of Signs