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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-06-13
The oil thus obtained is of excellent quail.

The oil thus obtained is of excellent quail
ity and comes over in two or more grades
one suitable for burning and one for lubri-
cation. Its abundance and cheapness of
production is such as to render it certain
that the markets of the Pacific coast, and
all places west of the Mississippi, will ere
long be wholly supplied from these depos-
its. The oil can be distilled, delivered, and
sold at the points indicated, at cheaper
rates than the Pennsylvania and West
Virginia oils can be transported to the
Mississippi.
The deposits in question are supposed to
cover an area of territory one hundred and
fifty miles long and fifty miles broad
They overlie the immense coal beds found
in that region, and consist of sandstone
inpregnated with oil. They are supposed
to have originated by the absorption of oil
by sand, the oil having been expelled from
the ancient vegetable growths by heat and
pressure, during the original process of
coal formation.
These rich oil shales may be loaded
directly into the cars from their native
lodges on each side of the track of the
existing railway, and their possession must
ultimately yield an immense revenue to
the company.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-06-13
Fol
SUMNER.

All hail the fair Summer days again;
With fresh fruits, and flowers, and golden
grain;
From ice of Winter and frost of Spring,
The earth is free; and the wild birds sing
So sweet at morn, in the blooming trees
Where gently bloweth the fragant breeze.
o, come from the city's noisy streets,
To dwell in the country's calm retreats;
From the sickly air of crowded halls
To tho sylvan groves, where lightly falls
The sunlight over the purling streams,
That merrily flow where beauty teens.
Soon nature will fade in Autumn's frost,
And Summers glories in death be lost;
But let us enjoy those visions rare,
While freely we may unmarried by care,
And praise the Summer, whose hands be-
stow
The comforts of life, through Winters
snow. J. Fl. X.
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NOTICE.
JOHN MARKEY AND WIFE
rs.
JACOR Z. Marley AND WIFE.

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county In chancery.
ORDERED This fourteenth day of May in the year
1874 that the second sale made md reported by william
j. Jones and l.. Marshall Haines Trustees the sale
of the real estate mentioned in the above entitled
be ratified and confirmed unless the contrary
thereof be shown before the 10th day of July
next provided copy of this Order be inserted in
newspaper printed in Cecil county, week for one
month before the 10th day of June, next.
The Report states the amount of sales to be So 45 2
A. W. MITCHELL Clerk
True copy: test, A. W. MITCHELL,
May 1t, lSI4-lm Clerk.
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NOTICE.

hereby give notice that my wife, ARtBEL, left my
bed and the first Friday after Easter without just
cause and has not returned since. All persons are
therefore warned not to trust her account, as
will paw no debts of her contracting.
MAY 80 ls74-3w* GEORGE HUGHES, (coldl
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SALE OF LOTS.

TIE SALE OF LOTS OF THE WOOD LAWN CAMP
GROUND will take place the Ground on TUESDAY,
the 18th of June, 1874, at O'Clock p. precisely.
There are also 20 SHARES OF STOCK FOR SALE
For any information concerning the Camp Ground
apply to the Secretary C. s. ABRAHAMs
WO0p LAWN p. o..
MAY 30 lS74-3w Cecil county Md
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|. OR There are some folks who
think it of no Importance whether they
write we'll or lila class not af1ectionately
beloved in printing offices. Let careless
O. hand writers read of law case pending
in the Supreme Court at Jackson, Tenn, in
which the sole question to be determined
is whether certain letter in promissory
note for $1,000 is 81 y or 4" J whether
the said note was made payable to al.
Blanckensee or 81. Blanckensee TO
"Isaac" or to "Julius." the representa-
tives of each party claiming the money.
AS usually written. "I". and "J" are
nearly identical; but the great absurdity
here was in putting an initial letter into
promissory note at all
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-06-13

COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.
In some few things John Bull is getting
ahead of his cousins on this side of the
Atlantic. First, the leading principle of
the lately established school-system in Eng
land is that every child between six and
fourteen years Of age must be educated.
There is no option on the part of parents
and guardians; wherever child, its edu-
cation is compulsory under the law, neg
lect or disobedience of which is punishable
with fine or imprisonment or both. In
the next place, as announced only a fort
night ago in the House of Commons by
Mr. Home Secretary Cross, it is the inten-
ton of the Disraeli government to intro
duce a measure enabling the municipal
authorities, whether in cities or towns, to
provide public play grounds for children.
Mr.. Disraeli evidently holds to the old
adage that all work and no play makes
Jack dull boy. " You must go to school,,
is his address to boys and girls, but this
compulsory order is to be alleviated by
providing public play grounds for the chill
dren.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-06-13

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. T. E. EWING,
Agent at Elkton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28
Getting Used to 1t.

A person can suffer almost any thing,
mentally or physically, by being cor
stantly accustomed to it. In other
words, life, to very great exteut, is
what we make it. IF reason is your
guide, you will make the best of every
thing around you, aud make the
raging elements to please, and even
serve you. But how often doth in
clinatiou or passion lead US astray.
Yet it is not in a moment that we fall,
but by succession of events-by grad
ually acquiring evil habits. Even SO
we rise, if we rise at all. The mind
grows fond Of those acts, or exercises it
is accustomed to, and we increase in
knowledge and virtue as we continue to
pursue the right course in life, or we
sink in degradation as we pursue the
wrong one. The love of busy life
will grow upon you, insensibly may be
as you practice activity in labor, bust
ness or study. So will the love of ease
or vice increase as you practice the one
or indulge IN the other. Getting used
to thing, to use homeIy expression.
is what makes man slave, or king.
You can smoke, drink, take snuff, eat
opium, or practice any evil habit till
you become slave to it, and you are
absolutely unable to pass your time
without it. No matter how disagreed
BILE at first, there is nothing like getting
used to it, and constant use and appli-
cation will most certainly render even
that which was at first both disagreed.
bic and painful, both pleasing and
satisfactory. The great danger lies,
then, in the course we first mark out
and adopt. If we persist in getting
used to what is evil and disagreeable
we shall soon get beyond our self con-
trole, and evil habits and vice will bear
US down to perditiOn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28
ORGANS & PIANOS f!

Prof Pratt
Offers for sale complete assortment Of
Organs and Pianos, from the best manu-
factories in the country.
Those in need Of first-class instruments
can rely on
PERFECT SATlSFA CTION.
Prof Pratt also gives lessons on the
above instruments, and in singing,
store in JOURNAL BLOCK, near the Post
Office.
River Falls, Wis, April 81, 1874.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28

party renamed on deck, but now it
commenced to rain, and We all both
great and small" crowded into the cab
in for shelter. Having been reinforced
By quite number of our Lake City
friends we entered on the home stretch
for Lake Port.
While in the cabin the time was
spent IN lively convers alton, comment
ing on the prospect of being obliged to
remain on board OF the boat all day on
account Of the inclemency Of the wealth
er, and in eating some delicious plums
which our worthy hostess of the Maiden
Rock Hotel secured while the boat STOP
ped at Lake City.
All were glad to hear Capt. Murrey
announce to our party that he would
land us opposite vacated store building
which we might enter and use as a din
ing room and as protection from the
rain, until his return in the afternoon.
We found the vacant store which some
merchant mus; have left for our espec-
ial benefit. 1t was not in a very neat
and tidy condition, but after little eff.
fort we succeeded in appropriating a
counter TO our use, which after being
neatly covered over with white table,
spreads and beautifully covered with
cakes and other innumerable goodies,
such as our Lake City and Maiden Rock
people know so well how to prepare,
we surrounded and enjoyed ourselves
more than we have before for many a
day.
After dinner the rain being over,
the party broke up into small groups
and scattered themselves along the
beach and began their search for cor
nelians. An hour or more was thus
pleasantly spent on the pebbly shore,
when nearly all Of the party repaired to
the house of Capt. Murray where they
found piano which was kindly placed
at their disposal. This pleased all and
you may be sure the time was well i'm
proved. As the Pepia on Its return
now hove in sight the music was sud-
denly brought to terminus.
The next thing in order was oul
homeward voyage. We arrived at our
homes after very pleasant trip and al
far as We ascertained all spent the day
very pleasantly. My pen drops.
One OF THEM.
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Excursion From Maiden
Rock to Lake Port.

Thursday Aug 20, 1874, was set
apart by the young people of Maiden
Rock, for an excursion on Lake Pepiu
to Lake Port, there to spend few
hours in searching for comedians, par
taking of pic nic dinner, and to enjoy
them selves to their hearts content.
Thursday morning dawned, not clear and
bright as is generally the case at such
times, but on the contrary the sky was
heavily overcast with clouds which
made the prospect for pleasant day
anything but encouraging.
Nothing daunted, the excursionists
early begun packing large baskets with
dainty edibles, hunting up excursion
suits, and vessels for carrying comedians
in, and making the necessary prepare.
tions for such a party.
Promptly at the appointed time the
steam yacht Pcpm which had beer
chartered for the occasion, sounded her
whistle to give warning of its readiness
to be of down the lake. Then there
was thurryiDg to and fro" for the ex.
element Of the day had fairly begun.
In very short time sail aboard was
shouted by the captain, the planks were
hauled in aud we found ouIsolf with a
goodly number Of pleasure seekers, rap.
idly leaving the Wisconsin shore Of the
lake, on our way 10 Froutenac where
we were expecting a few recruits to our
party.
The Frontcnacites being taken on
board, our voyage was resumed aud We
were speeding along towards chat en-.
terprising little place called Stockholm.
Arriving there 10 good time and having
taken the Lake City aud Stockholm fer
~ boat in tow, the little steamer with
It's precious freight was soon at the
wharf at Lake City. Until our arrival
at Lake City, the weather had been
agrccably cool aud pleasant and the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28
Ellsworth.

AUG 24.-Candidates for sheriff are
as thick as fiddlers.
Politics seem to be the order of
the day.
-Milt. Guest is making this place
weekly visits.
H. c. Truitt starts for St. Pau
to day to purchase a stock ofdry goods
Truitt means business.
CLARK Brown fell few days agC
and hurt his shoulder, and he will prob
ably not get over it until after elec
ton.
w p. Knowles, of River Falls
was in town one day last week looking
after his chances for the nomination fol
sheriff.
The JOURNAL and ADVANCE are
eagerly sought on the evening of their
arrival, and never fail to interest their
readers.
For apples we think Ellsworth
beats any village in the county. Vide
the yard Of Ira Williams, 7. Bateman,
and many other.
John VIM has the corDice aud
roof nearly all on his house, and the
walls Of the school house viii be COM
pleted this week.
Report hath 1t that Ed. Davis
will open business in his new store in
his own name, as Hans has 50 much
other business on hand that he cant
attend to the mercantile business.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28
Maiden Rock.

locals scarce aud the writer unu.
sually busy.
Rev. NJ Haley, Of Cincinnati, is
among the distinguished guests Of A
VI. Hicks.
--Gcorge patteu, Esq Of Like City,
is spending few days at }. II Bras
iugton's.
jefferson, the noted comedian, aud
hIs sou, are rusticatiug at Jas. Wal
sin gham's on Rush River.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28
From the Hudson Democrat.
ELLSWORTH, Feb. 9Th 1872.


DEAR --:-fiaving a few mo-
ments and dirty sheet of paper to
squander, propose to waste both upon
you.
Don't know as it would be proper for
me to branch out into dull news items
the first thing, but as the occasional
dodgers in the upper story Of my tene-
ment have gone to take tea, l shall be
under the necessity of writing that
which requires the least "solid brain
work"
have new pair of suspenders, and
my pantaloons and waistcoat are now
on terms of great intimacy and mutual
confidence, notwithstanding their long
separation. Notes by the s0oy side
Mr.. - just came iB-sat down
Observation-Disclosures his nose
said that - wo uld have his house
done by the middle of June-and rent
out agaial That poor man has held a
chair down all winter long. o how We
all love HIM how | wish that be was
Isaac and | was Abraham-would'n Mt |
sacrifice him though Ito the Lord ram
or no ram? There are worse nuisances
than smallpox, but it isn't for me to
name them. Speaking about smallpox
did you ever hear of the termagant,
Mrs. -? Well she is dead. At
least we have good reasons to sup
pose that she is defunct. She was
exposed to smallpox and would not be
ccinated-coaldn' fool her with any of
your poison. One day l saw her; her
friends said she was dying. found
her already ead-giviug her attendants
a last "blowing up" Cher tongue wasu't
dead.) The next day called again;
found her much deader than the day
before, but still able to suggest that we
were 'all a pack OF fools" (Keen OBJ
servation for an "in Grticulo morris, "
wasn't IT'D Presently the coffin came.
| could see that she didn't Ike it at all
She said that it was too short by an inch
and rough, ineonYenient, dry.goods
box of thing, | went on to explain
that times were hard aud coffin makers
scarce; she kept right on with her vi.
Operations Here was a ix-funeral
all ready, mourners waiting and no
corpse ready. Something had to be
done.
You know that great emergencies
always fluid great men ready 10 meet
them, WAS there Calmly he took out
his watch aud informed the corpse that
it could have just twenty minutes to
compose itself in, and no more, as there
was another funeral appointed at two
o'clock, which he could not disappOint.
Oh how mad the corpse got! -
stepped up With bottle Of chloroform
aud in tweuty.three minutes il was
very "slill, quiet, aud didn't make any
noise" (undoubted evidence Of death. }
When we got to the grave she (the
corpse) insisted that we should open
the coffin once more to give her friends
chance to look at her. We raised the
lid-she fixed her eyes for a moment
on Mrs. Smiths bonnet aud with the
exclamation "what a horrid thing,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28

sank quietly to sleep. When she was
comfortably "settled"-after several
layers of dust had been thrown upon
her, she had the audaclty to ask--to
pass down her fan, parasol aud thin
gloves, remarking that that would be
all she would need. We all felt the
force of her remark, but - couldn't
think of it, other engagements were
pressing,
Don't think that / am trifling with
death, but Mrs. WAS an old-dash,
and the story gained considerable ere
dence that she was buried alive; so il
you hear of it.or rather if any one asks
you about 1t you can nov give the par.
ticulars, as | have been obliged to do
many times, with variations.)
Our mutual friend" pulled our
"latch string" one day last week. !
endorse him. At the same time
never reared little pig,
To glad me with its sunny eye,
But when it vas grown up midlin' big
And fit to boil, or roast or fry
You could not find it in the sty.
Every thing joys on here about the
same as usual, not quite so dull, bat
dull enough to breed misanthropy.
append my blessing.
The above was written by DocToR
DABsTER.
Sitting, as it were, upon the coffin of
his victim, the writer of the above must
have been heartless misanthrope thus
to caricature and ridicule poor unfor-
tunate woman who in life was distract
ed with many sorrows-whose mind
was wrecked, aud whose reason was de-
throned 1t would be quite impossible
for any person Of common sympathy TO
thus insult the unfortunate In life, or
ridicule them in death. Under what
ever circumstances such objects catch
our eyes-either among the living or
the dead with ordinary human beings,
to say the least-they catch also the
attentions, the sympathies common to
the heart Then it is that We collect
and call home our scattered thoughts
which should now, if ever, be exercised
with true wisdom. The scene naturally
challenges serious thoughts, aud forces
the mind to see and reflect upon the
vanity, the perishiug condition, and the
uncertain tenure of earthly things. In
fact any other condition of the mind, or
such condition as would call forth rid
icule, invite irony, or excite levity un-
der such circumstances, would indicate
a depravity of heart that would scarcely
be supposed to belong to common NOR
tails. Nay, it would fill to perfection
our ideal of a devil inc arnate. Never
theless, it reveals the true character of
one who pretends to be man-of one
who is false pretender to virtue and
to decency. "Fair hypocrite, you seek
to cheat in yain."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28
ES
JOHN GREEN

All kinds of Groceries kept constantly
on hand, and for sale for Cash, or Ready
Pay only. Is SO
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MASON WORK.
e.. g.. Knowles

G.. g.. Knowles
Does all kinds Of Mason Work, in
GLIDING Stone. Brick, Plastering,
Putting in Cisterns, etc.
WILL FURNISH MATERIALS
IF DESIRED.
Work done with promptness, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Rlver Falls. Wis. l9'9m
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28
READY MADE COFFINs

Oh hAnd AZ aii times.
Rea- Furniture Store on Maple street.
near his residence. l7-iS
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TIE RIVER FALLS JOURNAL.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,

A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, TERMS, 81 20
JOURNAL AND ADVANCE ONE YEAR
TO ONE ADDRESS, So. CASH IN AID
VANCE.
Local Edition-JoarnGl & Adpance, pub
isshed sVery Friday, 81 gear, cash IN ad
Uan, G.
MORSE SON. Proprietors.
JOB PRINTING
OF every description exec uted on short no
tice, neat and at reasonable prices. Or
FTcR on Main Street
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-08-28
Q. HENRY.
TO BUILDERS.

We are agents for II. w. Johns
Asbestos Roofing for st. Croix and
Pierce Counties and keep a good
stock on hand. People that are
building and want good and cheap
Roof, will use the Asbestos Roofing.
Inquire about it.
1870 BURHYTE Bios.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Business Cards, four lines or less, 50
A square will be counted the space of one
inch.
Local notices Is cents per line for first
insertion andI0 cents for each subsequent
IL sertion.
All Job work must be paid for on de-
livery.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10
:. FOREIGN BIETH...

We scarcely believe there is a single
citizen of foreign birth in this connun-
ity, besides the editor of the Nevada
Tribune, who would have the effrortIy
to come so near mental suicide as to
interpret our use OF the phrase foreign
birth" IS he has done. The shot We
sent was well aimed, and struck the old
hulk between wind and water. We re-
Peat: All the more shame to an English
born man who does not understand
the grammar of his own language
for we are wont always to refer to Par
liumeat and the Queen as the standard
of purity in the rhetoric of our mother
tongue. Too thin. old Parkie You
want to think tina. foreigners are SO TN
sophisticated IS TO allow yua to stand
between them and common sense, i. c,
that without whicl, man is Hon caa.pas
II,s.,t.iis. Don't fool yourself. They have
moro brains than you. Yen can't make
them believe that guerilla means gorilla
any more
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-10

| so FAR as to be credited, the pas. year, by
| the State Superintendent. with having
! the best school in the State. To MAIN
| tain this Our most comHienia6le ascend
| ency We must have additional room. i
will not DC possible to accommodate the
| rapidly increasing members IN the pres
cut building, and therefore somebody S
children will be detained from the pub
lie school, to which all aye equally
entitled.
LIS; it may be inferred that yoar co.,
responder. is directly interested in this
matter, allow NE to say that though a
resident and taxpayer in Carson for
eleven years, I have not III any way
made use of the public school, with the
exception of a very few weeks in 1871
nor have I any expectation of wanting to
avail myself OF any advantage arising
from tie establishing of what I hope TO
see as thorough system OF public schools
in Carson; nor have 1 directly or indi-
rsctiy received the pecunlary value OF
one cell. from the district fund; bat, in
the meantime, have paid nearly two
Thousand dollars for instruction, which
the public schools ousht to have afford
ed-and doubt not there are many 9TH
ers who can say quite as much.
That we now have competent teachers
and very high order of instruction l
think no one will attempt to question
the only drawback is in the lack Of funds
and school room. Thorough work can
not be expected in a crowded school,
with overtasked teachers, and such ap-
pears to be the condition of things III our
school at the present time. Docs not,
then. both policy and expedience de-
mand improvement?