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Precautions Against Sickness.

Tho ability of the human body resist the cause. OF
d-coso depends upon its vsor and upon the regularity
with ~hi the several organs perform their uilc tiois
Ia the Winter ia" most prolific sources Of vie kness are
damp aEd toi; a!,i' :, ~ afrta aGe AID 7. ;,..i, to
l"riy tic s"stcm 4gai.s them IL wholesome s;imula-
ton. ilcuca i. j. that lInIt.t.er. Siu.a.li Bters
prove such an admirable safeguard gguinst tho COM
of this powerful vegetable nvigoaut comprise three
essential medicinal elements which act simultaneously
upon the DIGESTION the circulation, the socretons, and
the nerves, intEsns strength and regularity into all
condition TO escape attack OF rhcunatsm or infer
mitter iev4F indgesiioa hiiiuusEea. OF tgl.
nionaty aiscasc boiI ard dantE are very depressing
almost rs much so excessive heat, and protective
medicine is quite ncedful in Winter as in Summer
The commercial siiInulants unwseiy taken in the
form of drains 10 keep ont the cold have precisely
opposite effect 20 that produced bG no,tctteIs Bitprs
Their first resilt IS sccoei"i ~ u reaction which lie
ritazcs and piotraics the system. while on Inc other
hand, tue tonic and yiialAing operation Of the great
ncrt There is revulson, nervous action
TIE ghygtfHe I. strengthened The upneste .pcrsased
til" bu%cs regulated the sioMapf reinforced ami these
Conditions eoniinne. II dyspepsia or Theqmatism, or
bou-ncss, or Intermittent fever, or general debility,
nervous weakness is present the SYSTEM expe it with
this pure and harmless antidoe which only val
liable AZ preventive Of sickness but aEo uedy for
Z large glass Of disorders,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-02-28
ROAD CONVENTION.

At a meeting OF the citizens of Cecil
county, held at Elkton, I'd no., Goth, 1874,
the subject of the present condition Of our
roads and the necessity of adopting some.
thing better than the present system OF
keeping them in order, being under the
discussion. James NJ. Evans was elected
President, and Thomas Warning, Secretary.
On motion of DIR. Mackal it was resolved
that,
WHEREAS, 1t is the sense of this meet
ing that the County Commissioners should
have entire control of this matter, with
sufficient powers to carry out any plans
they may deem necessary for keeping the
roads in proper order. Therefore,
Resolced, That the chair appoint Com
mlttee OF three to ascertain the powers OF
Commissioners in this respect and if they
find it necessary, they prepare bill, pre-
sent it to the Legislature and press its
passage the present session.
DR.. Mackall, E. f. Ewing and David
Scott were appointed the Committee.
THos. WARING, Sec.
The Committee i'll pursuance of instruc-
ton examined the road laws of the Code
which apply to Cecil county, and being
satisfied that the laws on the subject of
public roads as they now exist, are very
imperfect, and fall short of what is requir-
ed to insure good roads, had the following
draft of supplemental law made which
they believe will meet the requirements OF
the case aud for which bill they are in
debted to the kindness of Hon Hiram
McCulough). The billas prepared by Mr.
Mccullough, has been forwarded to Anna
polls, with instructions to the members
from Cecil, to urge its passage into law
without delay.
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ST. NICHOLAS FOR MARCH.-The March
number of ST. NICHOLAS opens with a very
useful article on Edward Jenner by Clar-
ence Cook. Accompanying this is fine
engraving Of the statue of Jenner by Mon
teverde. Miss Alcott contributes story,
Roses and Forget me nots;'' Robert Dale
Owen has sketch of his boyhood, "Ras
cally Sandy" there is a seas side story, full
Of adventure and fun, by Noah Brooks; a
sketch of Gulliver, the Lilliputians, and
Swift, by Donald G. Mitchell; well illus
trated story, "What the Stork Saw" by
II. l.. H. Ward: and narrative true to
nature. Of a girls adventures when snow
ed in on IA Western prairie. A capital
poem, "Ellin Jack, the Giant Killer by
J. 5. Stacy. We also find among the
poems, a very beautiful bit of verse. by
the Editor, called March;' Peter .Par-
rot" by Rose Terry Cooke; aud delight
full little thing by Mary a. Lathbury, en-
titled "The Trio,' with an illustration by
the author. The three serials increase in
interest. The illustrations are up to the
usual high standard, and there are some
very striking full page pictures. We Doticc
that a " Letter boy has he6n added to
the attractions of the magazine. This will
be good news to young people who like to
ask questions of editors.
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s; sh G,ttil Mykig
Proposed Change of the Registry Law.

DR.. Steiner, of Frederick, has intro
duced bill in the Legislature, the object
of which is to reform the abuses of the
present Registry Law of the State. We
publish the bill as printed in the american.
In our opinion the DIS bill is a very
clumsy and expensive affair, which would
be but partial remedy at best, for the
enormous frauds practised on the registry
lists under the present law. The new bill
takes the appointment of registers out of
the hands of the Governor and places it in
the hands of the Circuit Courts of the re-
Spective counties. This is an improve
ment over the present law. Three regis
tiers are appointed for each District, and
they are to sit three days of every week in
the month of June for the purpose of max
ing the lists, and one whole week, emitting
Sunday, in the month of September for
the purpose of correcting the lists. 1t will
be seen that this bill, though an improve
ment over the present law, which is a de-
vice to aid politicians to practice fraud,
will be a very expensive affair, if the Leg
islature enact it into law. There should
be too registers in each District, one of
each political party, and in order to make
sure of having competent and honest men
appointed, the law should make it obliga-
tory on the court to appoint snch persons
as are recommended by honest and respon-
sible men of the several election districts,
otherwise some cypher is liable to be pick
cd upon to conserve and represent the Re-
publican interest
The proposed change in the law would
add very largely to the present expensive
system of registration, which is a grave
objection if it can be avoided. A repeal
of the law would be the best change that
could be made. 1t would be impossible
for the present fraudulent registering and
ballot-box stuffing party in power in Mary
land to cheat more than they do, and the
taxpayers would get clear of the heavy
expense of registration.
The statues of voters should be fixed by
law, so that something more definite could
be known about large class of voters
right to exercise the elective franchise.
Actual and not constructive residence
should determine the question, residence.
At present this subject is SO vaguely de-
fined that scarcely two individuals could
be found to agree as to the validity of the
claims advanced by some voters; each
party is inclined to favor the claims Of
their party friends and reject all doubtful
applicants for registration of the opposite
party, and the question is finally settled in
q number of such cases by the register be-
fore he places the final lists in the custody
of the clerk, by putting on the names of
his party friends and leaving the names of
all doubtful applicants off the lists, who
happen to belong to the party opposed to
the officer in politics.
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ONE IDEA.-Ths Democrat tries hard to
cover up the defeat and scandal of its pro
ceedings in the late special election, by
The one idea referred to is a respect for,
aud ardent desire that decency and order
may guide and control in the nomination
of candidates by all parties. If Tie Demo
cratS car could hear the disgust expressed
by its decent party friends at its last dis.
graceful exhibition of toad eating to the
slums, the leading one idea of its Editor
would be to hide his head for year and a
day.
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NOTICE.

~ THE SALE OF THE REAL ESTATE OF HOWARD
TITUS. DECEASED.
In the Circuit Cour: for Cecil county, In Clanccry
ORDERED, This 25t! day of February 1874 that the
sale made and reported by Reuben ianes, 1rus
the sale Ut the Real Estate of Howard Titus deceased
lie ratified and confirmed unless cause 10 the contrary
thereof be shown before the md .v NAY next
provided, copy of this Order be inserted in
paper published i'll Cecil county. Md. once week fur
one month before the 2Ed day of April next.
The Report states the of stlts to be 81 200
4. W. MITCHELL, Clerk.
Tru" copy; test. A. W. MITCHELL.
req -, lH.'-lm Clerk.
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ES The Democrat insists that the result
of the late election was not a victory for
law and order but a clear Republican tri-
umph. Ts such suryile cringing to the
slums does that paper descend to appease
the vicious and the vile.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-02-28

GEN. LOUIS T. WIGFALL.-Gen. Louis
!. NjgFall died in Galveston. Texas. on
Wednesday of last week after a brief i'll
ness, He was Caro!iman by birth. and
removed, when young man, to Texas
where he practiced law. He WAS elected in
1888 to the United States Senate. and rank
ed there among the ablest as well as the
most uncomp!umising defenders of the
slave power. Upon the so-called secession
of Texas he resigned his seat, and took part
as delegate in organizing the Conlederacy
lie was present at the bomba"dment of
Fort Sumter, and on the second day of the
fighting went to the fort in skiff, waving
handkerchief, and entering through a
casemate, had an interview with General
Anderson, whom he vainly urged at that
moment to surrender. Gen. Wigfall COM
manded a Texas brigade and participated
in several battles, but becoming a Senator
III the Confederate Congress he retired from
the military service. He went to Europe
at the close of the war. but returned about
is months ago and settled in Baltimore,
where he was admitted to the Maryland
Bar. G;sn. Wigfall was forcible speaker
and ardent partisan. He was Il noted duel
ist, and possessed the reckless daring of
the class of which he was type.
rs MJCHENER, at ColGPa. sells the best
Corn Shelter.
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Tribute Of ResDect.
CASTLE HALL. WASHINGTON LODGE
No. 81. X. OF P
E.KToS, Mp, Feb. 10, 1874.

CASTLE HALL W ,SHISGToN LODGE
No. 81. X. OF p.
ELKToS Mp. Feb. 49, 1874.
death, our Brother GEORGE W. PILKIEGTON:
ASp WHEREAS, 1t is right and appropriate that We
should bear witness to the estimation in which h. was
held while living. and testify the which
we nave slisthllrd in his death therefore he it
ReSO'red. That our deceased Brother. bv his unasslm
is rncmtniy department: by his conscientious dis
charge of ali duties which devnlved upon him. and Ly
ms honorable, upright bearing i'll all the relations Of
NE commented himself To the respect and esteem of all
with whom he was brought in contact: while the many
warm personal friends whom he gathered areund him
during his brief Residence in this community afford the
strongest evidence OF his possession of uaiy estinable
qualities which cnteare,l him to all who cuinyci his
intimate acquaintance
ResoSr@'. That this Lodge is kccnly sensible of the
loss Inch il has sustained being thus deprived of
one VIII" ever proved himself in all respects Al excn-
plary member of our Order.
RrS0fced That, tribute of respect to his memory
our Castle Hall he Jrapcd with mourning for the period
of thirty days.
RSOirei. That the thanks of this Lodge are due and
are hereby rendered to the mrnprs of liurfnri Lodge
No. 81, for the kind attention and wtchful care be-
slowed by them upon deceased Brother during
last illness.
RtsOtctf That copy of these resolutions be entered
upon til" records f this Lodge. and lie published in The
CEcd Dtm1crui, TnG CECIL WHiG and uavre Republican,
&. MCCULLOUGH,
L. Il. JAMAR.
WI. o. GLAMOUR.
ftb -, iNii-lw
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A NEW REGISTRATION LAW.

The abuses that have grown up under
the Registration Act of 1868. has been fire.
quently commented upon. 1t has been an
engine of fraud in the hands of the domi-
Dant party and fair election is hardly
possibly under it. from the many loop holes
of corruption afforded by it. DR.. Steiner,
of Frederick, has asked leave Ill the Senate
to introduce bill, which aims at the pre-
vention of these abuses. The bill provides
that there shall be appointed in the month
of May, 1874, and in the same month in
every year thereafter, by the Judges of the
Circuit Courts in the several countless and
by the Judges Of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore city, for said city, three persons
in each Election District in every county,
and three persons in each ward of Bati-
more city, not more than two of whom
shall be of any one political party, who
shall be Officers of Registration. The
Governor shall cause to be prepared suita-
bic books for the use of these officers, at
the cost of the city respective and counties:
said books to be arranged so as to admit of
alphabetical classification OF the names of
voters, and ruled in parallel columns, in
which shall be entered: |. The name OF
the person registered. .. Sworn. ). His
age. 4. His place of birth. j. The time
of residence IN the city of Baltimore and
election precinct, or county and election
district. 6. If naturalized, the date of
the paper, and the Court by which issued
Z. Disqualification. s. Qualified voter
In case of disqualification, the officers
shall enter whether it is from non-resd-
ence, homage, alienage, conviction of infa-
nous offence, Innate, or any cause Of dis
qualification specially mentioned in the
Constitution of the State, and they are to
t1,n, r. ,,,,.
the disqualification was proved. or in case
of conviction of bribery, or infamous
crime. a statement of the record proof
thereof and in what Court said conviction
was bad or other proof by which such dis
qualification was established The officers
are to sit from AN. to PM on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of every
week from the first of June to The first of
July. for the purpose of discharging their
duties As soon as practicable after July
i and before August /. they shall pnbIisI
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rs Special attention is invited to Mr..
H. Wards card, Millinery Goods, under
Tie Special Notices.
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NOTICE..

IN TIE SALE OF THE REAL ESTATE OF LEWIS
=. ELLISON AND WIFE.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chancery.
ORDERED This 25th day of February in the year 1874
that the sale made and reported by Reuben Uaines
Trustee for the sale of the Real Estate Lewis r. Eli
son and wife, be confirmed unless cause 10 the contrary
thereof e shown before the 2ud ,av Of Nav next
provided copy of this Order be Inserted. in some
newspaper Published in Cecil county, Md once a week
for one month before til" Goth day Of March, next
The Report states the amount Of >alca lie s. 600
\. ". MIrCIi i'll. Clerk.
True copy: test, A. W. MITCHELL
feb ~, lS'i-iin Clerk.
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At nine o'clock on Monday morning a
field OF ice, several miles in extent. was
driven by the high wind from the mouth of
Saginaw river into Saginaw Bay, Michigan.
About 800 fishermen, with several teams
and sieighs, were on the ice which, after
drifting several miles in northeasteriv
direction. was driven by a change of the
wind to the cast shores of the bay. Here
two hundred Of the men succeeded in get
ting ashore. Little apprehension was felt
for the safety of those who remained on
the ice, as it was in solid field from
twelve to twenty inches in thickness, and
the men were well supplied with shelter,
food and fuel. Saginaw Bay, the scene of
the accident, is on the west side of Lake
Huron.
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A HAN OF A THOUSAND.

When death was hourly expected from COSClIP-
Tl0N, all remedies having failed and Or. ii. JAMES was
experimenting. he accidentally made preparation of
INDIAN HEMP. which cured lis only child. and now
gives thu recipe free, receipt Of stamps to pay
expenses HEMP also :cit-swrats. nausea at the
stomach and will reak airsh cold in ~ hours Address
Lcahi.ck d % 1922 Lncs s. PhLa This
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED

SITUATION a Farm by a Intelligent Bow l.
years Of age. who is willing work. lie wishes
place Elkton that he may he able to attend his
SUNDAY School class and church.
Feb 2S, 1874. Refer TO this Office
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FARM STOCK.

HEAD OF HORSES and COLT No l. RIpr,y
. year o.d bay h"rsr good rider and driver. No
JULIN years old, kin and gentle in harness AMI .cl
driver No j FANNY, 10 years old si.u ADD LenIIe in
harness No. ! Lax T.>sEE,ii mouths old Colt
slss'. u 'i'q seieyfH'ea ivF!e IankerEi,ie'
G0uD MICH COWS AND sHoATs.
Wagons, double set Of Wagon Harness | Sal lie
and Birdie, Flows. Whcelbarl"ws. Garden C.lt.Sa-
tors. Family Carriag" Carriage Pale i,cr Sc, of
double Harness, set Of sia,u .laAe4s Sleigh las
good as new nli;.ai $;00 strap Of Sleigh Bell,
i Sc. Of houbietrees, Harrow and Spread Chains i
pair Of Sleigh Shafts, 10 Grain Bags Our-!sf of si1
Acres Of Wheat in the ground, &c.
Also, LOT OF LI2UORY
consisting Of different grades Of Wi hez stench Gin
ger and Apple Rra,ri;ts., 'i,,i9wt Gtn Is gallons of
Cider int y sa,aH2 q good Cider Vinegar.
TIE TERMS rre.crihed by the Order are That all
sums OF AMI EH!cr $1,000 Cash the day Of sala on
all over that amount credit of Nine lnoN,hs VIII be
gwen: credit payments to bear interest from the day
Of sale and To he securea ii Notes of the purchaser
with approved sutpiny. ELIZA FERGUSON
W. :. EVANS
Administrators Of Enoch NJ. Ferguson decd
rev 20, lort-2w $, j. PRICE, Auctioneeg.
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rs NJcHENER, at ColGFa, sells the best
Corn Shelter.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-29
THE LAWS DELAYS.

The suspicion having been Set afioat
that Judge Lander of Contra Costa coun-
ty came TO his death by foul play at the
hands of a Mrs. Chase upon whose
porch she found his body, a shrewl
writer IN the San Francisco Post com
ments as follows:
We believe with the Professor at the
Breakfast Table, that the end and aim of
our institutions are Just this: that We
may think what We like and say what We
think. We have done So aud will con-
tinue to do so in these articles. If We
believed that the mysterious and Sudden
death of Judge Lander. of Contra Costa
county, was owing to his own neglect OF
duty on the Bench, in failing to decide
causes, We should say SO. We would
not forget that except i'll the rarest OF
cares the dead are exempt from criticism
but we would still hold up this case as
an example and warning to other judges.
There may be no ground for it. but We
see that suspicion attributes Judge Ian
der's death to the agency of a woman
whose whole worldly possessions e III
volved in suit which has been pending
before him and his predecessor for four
years, bit which seems no nearer a de-
cision than when the suit was first ins.i-
tuted. When the veil shall be lifted
from this mystery, if it shall appear that
a Judge has been stricken down BY the
vengeance of sutton whose patience
was exhausted, the Bench will have an
admonition none the less impressive be-
cause it required murder to convey it.
And if the pending investigation shall.
as we hope it will, show that the deceased
Judge came to his death from natural
causes. still the terrible suspicion now
adoat c mot fail TO have a beneficial e.
feet upon lazy judiciary. Ms. Chase
may rot have taken Judge Lande-'s life,
but there are scores of women in the
land, maddened by the laws delay, wfo
may. in some ungoverrable mood, wreak
awful vengeance on the erTined authors
of their calamity. If they yield to the
terrible temptation, the law viii not hold
them guiltless, bat many will rise up 20
proclaim that Charlotte Corday had no
greater cause to imbrus her hands in
blood.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-29
THE SALARY REPEAL BILL.

The following is the exact text of the
Act repeating the increase Of salaries OF
members Of Congress and other officers
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Congress assem-
bled, That so much of the Act of March
80. 1873, entitled an Act making appro-
priations for the Legislative, executive
and judicial expense Of the Government
for the year ending June 20, 1874, as
provided for an increase in the compen-
sation of public officers and employees,
whether members of Congress or dele
gates or others, except the President Of
the United States and Justices of the
Supreme Court, be hereby repealed, and
the salaries, compensatlons and allow
ances of all said persons, except as afore-
said, shall be as fixed by the laws i'll folce
at the time of the passage of said Act;
provided, that mileage shall not be al
lowed for the first session Of the Forty
third Congress, and that all money APP
propriated as compensation to members
Of the Forty-secoud Congress in excess
of mileage and all allowances tixel By
law at the commencement of said Col
gcess and which shall not have been
drawn by members Of said Congress, or
which, having been drawn, have been
returned in any form to the United
States. are hereby covered into the
treasury OF the United States and are
declared to I've moneys of the Unite:
States absolutely the same as if they had
never been appropriated as aforesaid"
The bill Was approved by the President:
last Tuesday
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-29
Committee Of Arrangements:

Theodore A. Hale, George \. Ty rell
Wiilism Eassie.