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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-22
LETTER FROM NEW JERSEY.
BRIDGEToN, N. j.,
August 10, 1874.

BRIDGEToN, N. j.,
August 10, 1874.
Watermelons, peaches and mosquitoes
are supposed to be about here, but all three
seem to be remarkably scarce this year; the
only evidence of mosquitoes is the number
of contrvances to keep them ont, the win,
dows and doors of every house being bar
red, and of the fruit there is naught as yet.
This is a decidedly rural city of about
5000 inhabitants, prettily shaded and not
paved at all. The railway leading here
from Philadelphia is execrable, very slow
and very rough. Towns are fast growing
up along it's track, but bare and cherries;
handsome houses "with all the modern
improvements, and not tree for miles
around. Wenoah looked to me as though
it might be piece of West Philadelphia
set down in Western prairie.
camp meeting was going on near Pit
man, and near by on the other side of the
track was a lovely grove sacred to Terpsi-
chore.
AT Pitman, queer old couple got on
board the train and presently began to dis
tribute tracts to all in their vicinity. They
wore the Quaker garb, but the tract be-
slowed upon me was defence of Baptism,
in which Quakers do not believe.
At one station man put his head out of
the window and called out "Smith ~ and
not even echo answered
Such crowd of people tlocking to camp
meeting-all in their Sunday best; and
few days after as great a crowd tlocked
homeward out of the storm, looking as if
they had just been immersed: their plum.
age all dripping and draggled.
We had heavy storm last night and
to-day is one of the lovely days of which
Tennyson tells:
The rain had fallen, the Poet arose,
Passed thro' the town and out of the street;
A light wind blew from the gates of the sun
And waves of shadow went over the wheat:
He sat him down in a lovely place
And sang melody loud and sweet,
Which made the wild swan pause in his gaze
And the lark drop down at his feet
The swallow stopped as he hunted the bee,
The snake slipped under spray;
And the gos-hawk paused with the down
on his beak,
And stared with his foot on his prey;
And the nightingale said 81 have sung
many songs
But never a one SO gay,
For he sings of what the world will be
When the years have passed away"
and the trees outside my windows keep
signing Passed away passed away!'
The silent white winged clouds above
them, the pale sunshine glintering on the
leaves, the sparkle of the river at my feet
make this very queen of days when much
less man than Poet might sing of every
thing under the sun; and yet we couldn't
have a respectable tune at church this
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morning; any one might have thought they
were Quakers and accounted singing one OF
the seven deadly sins. l wonder what
they'll do when they get to the land where
''sum folks " say we "sit on clouds and
sing Psalms eternally:
l want to be an angel, and with the angels
stand,
A crown upon my forehead and harp
within nay hand"
But if it's to be eternally and if "sum
folks" I've heard in the course of my
eventful existence are to be there, I'd
rather risk smuggling below than the sing
ing above. "Sum folks sing out in Pres
byterian meeting and give me fits" If
Mr.. - were only " Worth " it might
be worth while to stand it.
| saw such beautiful moth few days
since,-a perfect insect, just out of his
cocoon, not feather out Of place Or ruffled;
but, alas to quote Olive Logan: Beauty
was his curse-beauty was his course"
He was captured just as he was to try his
new-fledged powers, few drops of ether
ended, painlessly, the life but just begun,
and he is now on exhibition with a pin
ANONYMOUSLY stuck through his beautiful
body, sacrifice to "young ideas learning
to shoot" l dreamed of him all night
long; he came to life in my hands and l
spent the hours trying to catch him.
| have drank nothing but ice water for
days! Nota bene Crusaders which means
not bean Crusaders.
Do you know that in an Eastern land
where they worship the lotus, at eventide
over the whole country sounds murmur
like the cooling of doves. "Ah! the gem
in the lotus! Here at eventide might we
murmur: "Ah the breath of the pines
ali the breath of the pines! l have been
wandering in the grove till ga glimmer of
gold through the duskiness came. The
sun through the trees when he's setting in
flame" And even yet seem to bear around
me the faint aroma from the incense breath
ing trees. ---.
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upon the outer edge of the chair and await
ed the young lady's coming. He heard
several suppressed giggles in the adjoining
room, and a subdued suggestion on the
part of Israel that they had best not act
silly and foolish. Then the door opened
and in sailed Miss Sophrony Ives, followed
by Patience, Malvina and Lucy Ives, each
simultaneously smiling, and trying to look
as sweet and pretty as possible. They ad-
vanced one by one and gave John greet
ing, after which they arranged themselves
in graceful group about him, then began
the liveliest conversation John had ever
listened to. He began to grow uneasy and
lose his self possession. This was rather
more Miss Ives than he anticipated meet
ing.
At last sudden idea occurred to him.
''Girls, said he, edo any of you play
blind mans buff?'
The young ladies all suddenly giggled.
Sometimes"
"Suppose we have a game Them said
John, earnestly.
Several handkerchefs were Simultaneous
ly produced and before John was aware
he was in midnight darkness.
L" But you must be blindey, too, Lucy"
said Miss Malvina, cit always makes it
livelier to have two, you know"
So Miss Lucy's sight was temporarily
obscured in the same manner that Johns
had been.
Then the word "read" was given, and
without word of warning, Sophrony,
Patience, Priscilla and Malvina noiselessly
glided from the room.
For while John and Lucy CROPPED in
nocently about them, each failing to find
the object they sought. At last John
spoke:
az say where are you all ?" he said help
lessly.
No answer came to his question from
those he was seeking.
"John," said Lucy, 81 believe they are
all hiding"
Just at this moment the two approached
each other with their hands extended. and
they were each suddenly clasped in each
others arms. This was a sensation so new
to John that it almost deprived him of ar
tculation.
"Oh, is it you, John 30 said Lucy, 81
believe they're fooling us.'
She suddenly removed the bandage from
her eyes, and the next moment John felt
her deft little fingers untying the knot in
the handkerchief that was bound about
his head.
"took here, John, she said, in a half
provoking sort of way, "just see what a
trick they've played upon us. might
have known what they were up to. Never
mind, We'll have real pleasant visit now"
They sat down side by side on the high
backed sofa, and Lucy talked so pleasantly
and encouragingly to John that he soon
felt perfectly at homo. He was almost as
tonished at his self-possession. The min
utes heightened into hours, and-well, he
never could fully explain how it was after
ward, but the fact was that Lucy promised
him that she would be Mrs. John Jansen
whenever he was ready to claim her as his
own, and John went home that night very
proud and happy, and on the following
morning he informed his astonished father
that any time the farm was ready, he would
be ready to go to housekeeping.
Peter Jansen kept his word, and John
was often subsequently heard to say that
if it hadn't been for that friendly game of
blind mans buff, he would hardly have
known how to have made choice.
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THE WAY OF THE WORLD.

A youth would marry maiden,
For fair and fond was she;
But she was rich, and he was poor,
And SO it might not be.
A lady never could wear,-
Her mother held it FIRM
A gown that came of an India plant,
Instead of an India worm =
And so the cruel word was spoken;
And so it was two hearts were broken.
A youth would marry maiden,
For fair and fond was she;
But he was high and she was low,
And SO it might not be.
A man who had worn spur,
In ancient battle won,
Had sent it down with great renown,
To goad his future son =
And so the cruel word was spoken;
And so it was two hearts were broken.
A youth would marry maiden,
For fair and fond was she;
But their sires disputed about the Mass,
And so it might not be.
A couple Of wicked Kings,
Three hundred years agone,
Had played at royal game of chess,
And the church had been pawn!
And so the cruel word was spoken;
And so it was two hearts were broken.
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PLAIN TALK TO GIRLs.-Your every
day toilet is part of your character. A
girl who looks like /" fury" or sloven
in the morning is not to be trusted, how
ever finely she may look in the evening
No matter how humble your room may be,
there are eight things it should contain,
viz: y mirror, washstand, soap, towel,
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A NEURALGIA REMEDY.-The following
recipe was given to our readers in 1871,
and the relief it has furnished induces us
to republish:-Prepare horse radish by
grating and mixing in vinegar, the same as
for table purposes, and apply to the temple
where the face or head is affected, or the
wrist when the pain is in the arm or
shoulder. Exchange.
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comb, hair, nail and tooth brushes. Those

comb, hair, nail and tooth brushes. Those
are just as essential as your breakfast
before which you should make good and
free use of them. Parents who fail to pro-
vide their children with such appliances,
not only make great mistake, but COM
NIT sin of omission. Look tidy in the
morning, and after the dinner work is over,
improve your toilet.
Make it rule of your daily life to
"dress up" for the afternoon. Your dress
may, or need not be, anything better than
calico: but with ribbon, or some bit of
ornament, you have an air of self-respect
and satisfaction, that invariably comes
with being we'll dressed
A girl with fine sensibilities cannot help
feeling embarrassed and awkward in a
ragged, dirty dress, with her hair unkempt,
if stranger or neighbor comes in. More
over, your self-respect should demand the
decent appareling of your body. You
should make it point to look as we'll as
You can, even if you know nobody will see
you but yourself.-Household
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CLEAN TEETH.-If you will only keep
your teeth clean they won't decay. The
wonderful dentifrices which are sold at
fabulous prices are greatly inferior to
simple mixture of soap and prepared chalk,
with little something like orris root; but
the essential articles are soap and chalk.
The druggist will prepare you enough for
quarter of dollar to last a long time.
When you go to bed, with a broad, soft
tooth brush so through the mouth thor
oughly. If disposed to a bad mouth you
may repeat the dose in the morning. But
the principal article for keeping tho teeth
clean is toothpick-a soft goose quill
which you must use after eating, no matter
though it is piece of apple, and, if con-
venient, after the pick use mouthful of
water to rinse from between the teeth what
the toothpick may have left.
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Observation-Disclosures, in his Stations
of Asia, quoted by Athennus, gives curl
GUS account of the manner of collecting
this article, which was supposed to be
superior to the nectar of the bee, in various
parts of the East, particularly in Syria.
In some cases they gathered the leaves of
trees, chiefly of the linden and oak, for on
these the dew was most abundantly found,
and pressed them together. Others allowed
it to drop from the leaves and harden into
globules, which when DESTROYS of using,
they broke, and having poured water on
them in wooden bowls, drank the mixture.
In the neighborhood of Mount Lebanon,
honey dew was collected plentifully several
times in the year, being caught by spread
ing skins under the trees, and shaking into
them the liquid from the leaves. The dew
was then poured into vessels, and stored
away for future use. On these occasions
the peasants used to exclaim, "Zeus has
been raining honey "-History Of Insects.
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PACIFIC GllhN0
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The School Commissioners Of Cecil county will meet
at their Office EkOn. for the transaction of current
School business, the SECOND TUESDAY of each
and every month. JOHN SQUIER,
May y, lS7l-tf Secretary
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ON THE WING.

My last was written from quiet little
Quaker town away out in "Injianney."
1t was after bidding adieu to the kind
friends at Pendleton and taking my seat in
the train, en- route for Detroit, that l sadly
realized that was leaving the " West :"
for season at least. ! felt so blue that
was almost tempted to perpetrate poem,
and even went thus far toward the COM
mission of the rash act
Farewell to the West
The fair young West!
With a star on her breast
And crown on her regal brow.
Her generous soil
For the sons of toll
Wealth is laden now.
Ger the prairies free
Like boundless sea,
Waves the bright and tasseled corn,
While all without and all around
CLOVIS every sight and every sound
With the freshness of the morn.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29
A Daring Leap for s20.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

From the Cincinnati Commercial.
 About 3 o'clock yesterday after noon a boy named John Leasser, IS or 19 years old. worker in a machine shop, on West Front street, jumped from the Cincin- natl and COvingtOn suspension bridge on 8 wager of $20 and tf g performance was carefully pre- pared for, skifs having been prc- vided and manned to save 'tie foolish youth from drown ng. There were only 8 few spectators, as the performance was private, but Leasser climbed on one of the rails, eight feet above the floor O1 the bridge, buttoued his coat, dis. appeared for a few seconds and came to the surface all right. He was picked up by one of the skins and conveyed to the steamer Pul Rodgers. The distance from the rail to the surface of the water perpendicularly, is l03 feet. The wonder is, that death did not en- sue from the concussion or shock to the system produced by the sudden contact with the Watel from such a vast height.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29
An Intelligent Sheep Dog.

An instance of extraordinary intelligence in a dog is given ny correspondent of Land and Va. fer. The gentleman who witness ed the event was a short time since on visit to Scotland, and during one of his walks he came across some men who were wash ing sheep. Close to the water where the operations were being carried on was a small pen, in which q detachment of ten sheep
 were placed, handy to the men for washing While watching the performance his attention was called to 9 sheep-dOg lying down close by. This animal, an the pen becoming nearly empty, without a word from any one, stated off to the main body of the f1Ock aud brought hack ten of itheir number, and drove them in to the empty washing pens. The fact of the dog bringing ex. actly the same number of sheep as had vacated it he looked upon at first as strange coincidence, a mere chance. But he continued looking on, and much tO his sur prise as soon IS the men had re- duced the number to three sheep the dog started off again and brought back ten more; and so he continued through out the af- ternoOn, never bringing one more nor one less, and always going for 8 fresh lot when only three were left in the pen, evi. denuy being aware that during the time the last three were washing he wOuld be able to bring up a'fresh detachment.
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LET THE WORLD KNOW YOU'RE
 A MAN.

Come of with your coat and roll up you sleeves
 Young man. Tm speak to you; Oh why do you stand in this busy land, And gay there's nothing to dol" Just pull of your coat and roll up you sleeves, And do whatever you can; You'll find it will pay in the end. I say, To let the world know you're a man. Come of with your coat and roll up you
 sleeves
 Then you will find plenty to do; Don't sit down and srowl, but get up and
 howl,
 And paddle your own canoe" If you're in hard luck, then show you've
 got pluck
 Never sit down and complain; But get mp and dust, and SCOUT Off'the rust, And then go it again. Come of your coat and roll ap your
 sleeves
 Young man why do you complain. And stand in the street like dead beat, If"nothing was made in vainl' Now, of with your coat and roll up your
 sleeves, And dO-the best that you can; In the end twill pay, as you'll find some
 day.
 To let the world know you're 6 man. Come !! off with your coat and roll up your
 sleeves
 Take hold and work like man; Don't be drOne in tEis world all alOne- You'li find it's not the best plan; But of with your coat and roll up your
 sleeves
 And be the first in tha'van: Now, mark what 1 say! in the end twill
 pay
 To let the world know you're a man.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29

sssots. Eueson 6 Sap s9oE..sssZiRa
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29

plenty but very poor as they have to get there living in the forest, Corn is worth $1OO per Bushel flour from S7 50 @ $12 %, Bacon $15.00 per hundred, Hogs from one to $5.0e per he'd, Beef 21 @ { cts. per tb, Butter 15 cts per fb, chickens 20 els per he'd, eggs r2, cts per Dog.
 Well My Dear Sir l hope [ not worried your patients with non- sents. If l new what your pro- fession was T might write sOme- thing to interest you. fl you are 8 Granger let me Knew, If y0u are @ Mason let me Kn0sV, if you are neither I hope you are Chris tisn, write soon and let me know if you can send me the onion seed If so I will send for them, in my next you will find the money en. closed. any favor l can do you I will take great pleasure in doing. yours very Respectfully, John H. Kennedy.
 Direct J. H. KENNEDY, Grapeland, Houston County Tex.
 Respectable Citizens names T. T Bearley, George MOlely, e. N. HoilingwOrth, Dan Smith, John Harmon, W. W. Finely, s. &. Fl. liOtt, Tom Davis, D. H. Edens, John Logan, c. 0. Swindle, James Mclean. John Mooney.
 s9l0 CENTS ENCLOSED.
 Send ne some seeds as there is more Money inclosed than will pay Postage and I will write then for more of them
 J. H. KENNEDY.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29

One man who ought to wear petticOats, and four women who want TO wear brooches, are talk. ing of petitioning the Board of City Trustees at their next meet ing to pass an ordinance increas' ing the license of liquor dealers ID this city. Move on. Next-Sdn Diego World.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29
From the San Diego World. IMPORTATION WANTED.

WHAT'S THE PRICE OF ONIONS-PLENTY
 OF MONEY ENCLOsED-36 YEARS ! !
 MONTHS AND A DAYS OLD - HoTDs
 THE OFFICE OF BAILIFF-C.,RN IN
 TEXAS LOOKS soRRY.BUT CoTToN E
 GDOD - MARKET REPORT - woUhB
 WRITE AN INTERESTING LETTER IF
 HEKxEw THE PosTMasTER's PRO
 FESsION - AND HOPES HE IS sI
 LEAST 4, ,CHRIsTgAN-LIST OF RES
 PECTABI.E. CITIZENS.
 The following letter which is altogether too good to be lost, was recently received by Postmaster Durham of this city. 1t is but a specimen of the many received here and elsewhere from all parts of the United States. It will be recognized, by carefully peruSing the letter which is given Ver6ntima, that the gentleman whose sigma. ture afixed.is not only>one of the select men of his county, but with al an exceedingly judicious man in the distribution of funds. He at first enclosed ten cents to pay return postage; button muture deliberatiOn he closed up his let ter wish a demand for change "as theres more money inclOsed as will pay the return postage :"
 ,GRAPELAND DEPOT
 Houston County Texas
 July 26th 1874
 MT Postmaster Dear Sir
 Having herd some of my Friends Say that thehlargest Onions Rais- ed in the World was raised in your State I.wTite you those few lines hoping ite here from you soon
 The name. of the Onion I do not reeOlect one was 8 white onion the other was cald Blue Some thing I.dOnt rec0lect if 1 was cer- tain they were ID your part of that State l would send the Money inclOsed in this l do not know what part they grow in that State .Ifin yOnr reach write back to me you will find inclosed in this Mo. rney to pay postage back: to noe & I will send the money in my next to pay for the seed was told the price per paper was 35 cents. am & Citizen of Grapeland Station on the Houston Co Great North ern Rail Road I am Native Bnrr of this County and State I am { 1 farmer by Profession 36 years anc 5l week old II months and 2. days old am now the Bailiff of 1 this Precinct c D $idmore J. P l. F Sheridan Sheriff 0 C Aldricl Co Cik Walker Judge of the Des trict I hope l ,wiliinot weary yOl patients with f,olishness. It i the sabbath day & I.would be gla' Tiff Icould write something to in terest you; If you should wan ! any inform ation about anythin o any body in this country writ 1 to me. We have had 8 lon drOuth in this country It has no Rained good Rain here sine the 1st of May. Crops is very soi " we will make about half a cro of corn, corn is now made wit the exception of some little lat corn. The prospects for 8 cotto crop is as good as common from half to one Bale per Acre. Frul is plenty Such as we have, Peach es only good prospect for Goo SWet most this year Hogs ar
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29

Don't be stubborn unless you are sure you can afford it. Right in the face of the late panic, an Iowa man chose to be preversely obstl, nate. His daughter wanted a $9O silk dress, and he wouldn't get It, and he lost $60 by the operation She took cold poison, and the ex' penseS were S15G
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29

Will attend to legal baeiness in an the Courts of the Territory, and Supreme Court of'tbe United States.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29

JOB PRINTING:
 Legal Blanks. Briefs. .rBill-H Letter Hesds Circulars, Labels, Cards. Program. mes, etc, printed in everyestyle, with neat ness and dispatch. F Currency taken AT PAR when pay meuts are made in advance.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-08-29
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