The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-07-18
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ELKTON, JULY is, 1874.
THE TAXES.

On our outside we publish the levy list OF
the county expenses, which will be interest
ing reading no doubt for many persons.
We commend the Miscellaneous e,
penses =" and Recapitulation 3" to those
who are too indolent to wade ..inrough the
entire list, as containing the cream
Twenty-Five thousand dollars is appropri
ated for the high ways. This amount o.
money expended judiciously-that is il
work on the roads that would last and moi
be washed away by the first hard shower
ought to soon furnish Cecil with admirable
roads. Under the new road organization
we hope this most desirable object will be
achieved. We have a lengthy tabular
statement of appropriations to what is
termed out pensioners, but no report Of
the Aims House. Formerly the report OF
the Trustees was published, and the taxa
BILE could study this institution of modern
civilization in which every man becomes
his brothers keeper on scientific principles.
But the largest item in this county expense
account is appropriated to the Judiciary.
That justice may be done, pitted against a
system of how not to do it, costs the peo-
pie immense sums. 1t is hard to conceive
of anything more wearisome than for a
judge to have to sit for hours, perhaps
days. and listen to some petty case going
through all the devious meandering of the
present mode of ascertaining justice, with
twelve men yawning in the jury box, when
the Judge is satisfied that he could dispose
of the case in five minutes and award JUS
tice to all parties concerned, if the custom
and "modern instances did not prevent.
But we will not pursue this depression
further at present, but commend the pub
lished list to the study of the tax payers.
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW .-This last
novel by the popular writer, Mrs. c. j..
Newly, is published by T. B. Peterson &
Brothers, No. 3O6 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, Pa, who have kindly sent us a
copy of the work for examination. Mrs.
Newly stands deservedly high among nov
elists. DR.. r. Shelton Mackenzie, the lit
erary Editor of the Philadelphia daily
Press, says of it:
"sSunshine and Shadow will be re-
garded as one of the best and most success
full of Mrs. Newbs's works. 1t will re-
mind the reader of the clever novels of
society by Miss Jane Austin and Miss Fer
rier, both so highly praised by Sir Walter
Scott; and of the more recent productions
D.,I-o t.,
this new story, an English baronet, with
bis four children, occupy the foreground.
The evil spirit is Lady Lora Vivian, a
deeply attached to one man, promises to
marry his elder brother, for the sake of his
title and wealth. This leads to misunder-
standing and instantaneous brother pro-
ceeding to Australia, where he POUNDS a
settlement, and builds seaport, the other
devoting himself to public life, with fair
prospect at the close of the narrave, of
having his heart-aches relieved by matri-
mony. There is good deal of counting
in this tale-the wooing of Louisa Elton,
the proper heroine, is decidedly original
There are four marriages, and fifth on
the cards The characters are we'll drawn
and ably individualized. Mrs. Newly
writes of English rural life, and of fash
ionable London society, as if she were
thoroughly familiar with both. In word,
Sunshine and Shadow though not what
might be called sensational, is eminently
readible and very entertaining Mrs.
Newby's former novels, entitled "Mar-
ried, " Margaret Hamilton" Kate Ken
nedy,'' "Trodden Down." "Only Tenn
peri "Right and Left "Wondrous
Strange" and Common Sense,' have
obtained wide spread popularity in Eu-
rope; and in this country are proving to be
as popular as any series of novels that have
ever been issued from the press. "Sun-
shine and Shadow" is issused in large
octave volume, price Fifty cents, and is for
sale by all Booksellers, or copies will be
sent to any one post paid, by the Publish
ers, on receipt of price by them.