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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-01
REPAIRING THE BRIDGE.

Having had occasion to pass over Como
wingo bridge few days since, we noticed
that there is but one side of the bridge
upon which persons are allowed to pass
the other side being blockaded. Upon
inquiry we found that the ice during the
time of the flood had damaged the upper
side to some extent and the carpenters ere
at work repairing it. 1t will however be
completed at an early day.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-01

Road Statistics.-The County Commits
sioners having completed their labors of
letting the roads under the new law, we
have been enabled to collect from the books
of the office the following interesting statis-
tics: The total number of miles of road in
the county foots up 621aa, which have been
sold to Supervisors for keeping in repair,
mostly for periods of three years, for a
yearly sum aggregating l5,0G5.65, which
includes the salaries to be paid to road In
spectors. The following are the number of
miles of road and their cost in each district
First District:-734 miles-Amount for
keeping in repair, 81, 43S.5 so.
Second District;;-63 miles-Amount for
keeping in repair, 81, 1860.
Third District;-s3! miles-Amount for
keeping in repair, $2,441.50.
Fourth District ell miles-Amount for
keeping in repair, 81, 342.5O
| Fifth District;-1134 miles-Amount for
keeping in repair, So, 269.90.
Fifth District;-S0 mles-Amount for
keeping in repair, S2,SS1.25.
! SeuenM District;-6S miles-Amount for
keeping in repair, $2,312.00.
Eighth District;-31 miles-Amount for
keeping in repair, $9O3.5O.
Ninth District; 81 mles-Amount for
keeping in repair, $1,0S0.50.
To this will have to be added the ex-
pense of keeping up all culverts and bridges
measuring four feet and over between the
piers or side walls which support the sleep
| erS.
The advantages promised by the new
system are first reduction in the annual
expense from the start, and guarantee in
the shape of bond given by the Supervi-
sor with two securities approved by the
County Commissioners, that the roads will
be kept in such condition as a sworn In
spector appointed in each district, shall
adjudge satisfactory to the public.
The time, hands and means employed to
do the work are left entirely in the hands
of the contractor, while the Commissioners
hold him responsible for the faithful per-
Torrance of his duty. Under the present
law the County Commissioners are master
of the situation; formerly the road Super
visor had every thing in his own hands. If
the public sustains damage from obstruc-
tions in the highways, the Supervisor and
his bond are accountable. If the roads are
not kept in that condition which the Inspec-
tor considers the right thing, he is ordered
by the Commissioners to refuse to certify
to the derelict Supervisors account, and
without the signature of the Inspector the
account will be thrown out by the Commits
sioners.
Some of the Supervisors do not seem to
realize the great change which has taken
place, and are dallying in the customary
manner. Half the roads in the county
should have been put in good condition by
this time, and the majority of them have
not been touched. The proper time to re
pair roads is Immediately after the frost is
out, and the ground has become settled,
before it has got hard and dry. If the ruts
and holes are then filled up and the middle
raised, the road will pack hard and smooth
as it dries under the influence of the Spring
sun and wind, and smooth, firm road that
will not readily wear or wash is insured for
the following Summer and Fall.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-01

clause in the by laws which requires twenty
members to make quorum, the motion
being to strike out the number. Notice
was given that Il motion to make other
important changes would be offered, one in
relation to the closing out of series A. 1t
is very desirable that full attendance of
stockholders be present at the next meeting
on Monday evening, the 31st of May.
We clip the following items from the
Hare Republican,: "Both of the ways or
tracks, at Spencer's Marine Railway, are
now in working order, and vessels are being
hauled out daily. There will be more
building done this year in Havre de Grace,
than for the past two or three years. :.
The catch of shad and herring is increasing.
The OILERS are still doing well, and some of
the floats and shores are doing moderately.
From five to ten thousand shad are being
daily shipped by rail to Philadelphia and
other points. Sadler's floats have been
averaging, for the past few days, about
e,GOO shad and 90, 900 herring. Several of
our shores have been greatly ;i1dered by
logs and stumps which came down the
river during the freshet and were deposited
on their hauling ground"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-01


we noticed in our journey over the Hartford
hills is rather poor looking, and is very thin
on the ground, having been Winter-killed
and rooted out by SO much thawing and
freezing. Oats are all planted, and are up
in some places, while farmers are still busy
planting potatoes and getting ready for
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-01

=" II
to require any such endorsement.
EARLY Corn Planting.-We learn from
the Oxford Press that our old friend Corben
Cooley, who resides not far from Rowlands-
vile, on the rolling ridge which divides the
waters of Basin Run and the Susquehanna,
planted his corn on Saturday last. We
have known Mr.. Cooley to plant corn in
March. He generally coats the grain in
tar and plaster. His land is very highly
improved, dark, warm sandy loan, which
never fails to produce heavy crops Of corn.
The Quarterly Confere nee of the Elk
ton Station and Mission will meet at St.
Phillips Colored M. P. Church, on Satur-
day, May LIST, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at North
East. There will be grand rally at Grief
frey Colored NJ. p. Church, Cedar Hill, on
Sunday, May end. Rev. G. V. Peterson,
Of N. j., will be present to assist in the
services. The E. W. Scott Council, of the
Order of Light and Truth, of North East,
will be present in their regalia, and the
Beneficial Society, Star in the East, OF
hN'No"H, wan NiSS oC piCSC IuCil ICE
Preaching at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and also a,
p and y o'clock P. NJ. Christians and
friends of all the churches are invited to
participate with us. REV. E. w. SCOTT,
Pastor.
The Mutual Building Association Of
Elkton sold, on Saturday night last, 81, O0C
at premium of $1.10 per share, So, 900 al
a premium of Sill, and 1000 at 81 q
premium. A stockholders meeting of the
Association was held to consider changes ir
bylaws. The monthly meeting night wa.
changed from the last Saturday night il
the month to the last Monday night. TIL,
stockholders meeting was postponed to thu
next monthly meeting where proposition
will be considered of further changing thu
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-01

Mr.. Thomas of Philadelphia is about
starting writing school in our midst for
the edification of poor writers. We wish
success to the enterprise.
ELECTRICAL.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-20

est d6lezitj,m zlevem pfirode. Oar
win, ktery dokaznie, ze pfirode vsechen
ruch vsechno zdokonalovani zalezi V
zapase zivot, podaya celon fadn zaiima-
vych pfipadi, kde sanci 0 samice boiuji
Jelikoz slabsi samec podleha nekloud-
M samice cd samc6 nevsmana byva. de-.
ie Sc, ze jen silneisi a peknejsi plemeno
SO udrzuje, kdezto slabsi nepekne hy-
ne.
Doktor lekafstvi Freulich mel o theorii
Darwinove peknou pfednaskn, 2 ktere
stat yyberu poblavnim vynimame. =
Pfednasku otiskl melnicky tasopisek
,,Psovan."
Ze vsech zvifat nejm6ne plodny Je
sion. Teprv 80. roce ma mlade, pa
cimeli vek jeho ma 90 rokh, mize V te dc
be zploditi 3 parry mladych. Vzdor To-
mu mnselo by potomstvo ieho. jak snad-
no vypocisti lie, behem 500 rokd vzrdst
ma ohromny pocet Is milionh. Jeliko
tomu ale skntecnost rozhodne vzdornje
je patrno, ze pfevelike mnozstvi nasled
KEN zapasu ziti od plemeneni vylouce
no cili odstraneno byti musi.
Tento zapas ziti bnde, jak snadno nj
hlednonti, mezi ivory toho sameho drnh
tim krutejsim, CHM rychleji Sc plemenej
ielikoz Sc Jim vsem pokrmu a obydli d.
stavati nemtize.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-20

Dfevenicich, kde co ,,nadsladak" velk
spokojenosti pana stareho ucinkoyal.
Vsak mily pau JeGmfnek sam sebo1
byl velmi nespokoien, nebot nc, .iak@ tyr
dill INA pekne zenskG Prahy zvyklyn
byl," ptece vzdy vic a vice mocnou laslIl
k Hermince sprdvcovic sob6 yznikat
citil. A kterak nemel byt nespokoie
nym, kdyz mu Herminka zadn6 znamk,
nakonosti ma ievo nedavala! Po
zdravil-li j, dekovala mu chladn6; hle
dal pan Jecminels kalde pfilezitosti, ably
8 nj mohl promluvit.
Krmiali rano kacata, byl on prvni n;
dvofe navazil vlastnorucn6 okov vody
krmilali sleGna panske kone chlebem, w
tahl kapsy cukr pred ocima milovant
divky daval mladym starym klsnam
hrabecl stale. Avsak vseike toto napa-
leni a krmeni zvifat niceho nespomahalo:
vysoka slecna 81 sprosteho sladovnickeho
nevsimala, JeGminek zoutal. TAX kras-
ne jaro b}t bez lasky!
Nez: docket casu jako husa klasu =
Bylo krasn6 odpoledne kvttnove; kra-
Wy po d6dinach bucely haii p6nkavy
Sc strnady We vybranych pisnich ldsky
zavodily.
Ky div tedy, ze pani spravcova za pek
neho pocasi IIerminkou a starsi Laurou
ma prochazku vysly! ! pan Jocminek
citl Sc income pohnuta iarnim dechem
pfirody, bylo mn vsak dovoIeno vyjit pon
re pred vrata dvora panskeho, ably Sc di-
val "a odchazeiici Herminkou.
Pied dvorem bublal pot66ek, iehoz
Iavka sice jarnimi vodami strzena byIa.
Hermina vsak hopkovala pres npravene
kameny jake srnka po pazite lesnim. ko
necne zmizela. Je6minek Sc tedy dival
v blankyt nebes. ,,Jako sedeho oblac
ku, co tamto vidim, zadna boufe newell
de, tax ist6 oblacku me asky zadny
plamen boufe lasky Sc nevznlti," rozumo
val.
Dive vsak nez nastal vecer, skupila Sc
mracna ma obzoru; smutne zabutely kra
Wy strnad ami necek'. Blesky prou-
dy nebes zdvodily stru2ky promenily
Sc feky. Use Sc skrylo; faraf poklas
ny jiz byli donna. jen pani I sNvcova Sc
S dcerami nevratila.
koneGn6 Sc dest ztisil, kyzena troll
re dam stala nu drnh6m bfehu nyni roz
potdcku. Marn6 pfebihala
stara po bfehu, hledajic pfechodu; oko ie
il laksi mimovolne spociyalo ma JeGmin-
kovi, jenz druheho bfehu nesndze ty
pozoroval. Nepomuk okam2ite poial ST.
tuaci; vysoke boty mel, pfenest IIerlni-
M, bozskon devu pres potok, iaka my
slenka! Nez by napocital pet, stall jiz s
hlavou obnazenou pied milostpani, ktera
volky nevoky Sc pfenest nechala. PAX
vlozil do naruce starsi Lauru n ieste ry-
,hleji pfekrocil vody. Kone6ne umdcen
stoii, tfesa Sc, ne zimou, ale zdnetem las
~ pied vnadnou Herminou.
JENNIE objal iemnou divku mocnym
pa2em svym, kde byl potok nejsirsi, krd
Eel krokem volnym, vdznym jake lev, |
zdyz pychou kofist svou odnasi
Stanul ma druhem bfehu a skladal
'ladke BRINE ma zem. Stara mlade Sc
Hermina neobycejne vlidne
iekovala.
Onemiy dival Sc "a odchazejicima.
Poiednou stara dcerami Sc zastavi,
We vsech zahybech satI Sc ohledavaji, ja
ko by n6co byli ztratily; Hermina vsak
octne sc skokem pied Jetminkem, poda
mu neznou rucku Sc slovy: nAby Sc
take zahfalip' bleskem zmizi
Jecminek Sc sotva vzpamatne, vsak Y
ruce jeho stkvi Sc = bidny p6ticent ma
kofalku. Z maleho oblaGku nastala
velkd bonfe, z lasky pane Jetminkovy?
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-20
Lasky pOesie.
,Sdetu;e guide Lounshy.

Nepomuk JeGminek, sveho femesa
sladovnicky, odbyv 81 ucnovske DOLBY III
Buka" zdokonaliv 80 umeni krale
Cambria ma skole sIadoyniki praz-
skych, nastoupil svou drahu umeleckou '
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-20
y. JOSefa paStOra.

V New Yorku podai blizsi zpravu ge
neralni jednatelove
KUNlIARDT CO., 61 Broad ST., N. Y.
c. B. RICHARD a. BOAS, 81 Broad
way iakoz veskefi jich jednateloye pc
Sp. statech
N~ Prosperity postovni paroplavby
jakoz j Pastorova broSurka ,,AmerickJ !
vyst6hoya.ec' rozesllaii Sc na pozadani
Zdarma. 50-5C
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-20
Pro ceS X &
vystehOvaIce.
Prima pOstOyni parOplavb,
HAMBURKEM A NEWY0RKEl

f1AMbUflkhM Il NEW iUhkhM
po slavn6 osvedfenJch velkych postov-
Mich parolodich
P0mmerania, WuringiG, SIlesta, FrtS5a,
Westphaiia. Cim6y'ta, Hotsatia, Ham-
monta, Goethe, Schiller, Herder, Lesslng
IFiedfand, klQpstoch, Geiiert, Tandatia
Gernania, .Saron5a, Po,ussta, Bae'u-
ria, Ieutonta, AHemann7a, Sueyia,
F%anconla, RhelQn5a, Loharinqaa,
Iulhon, NaracaiJo.
.a Lodni vypYayy konaji Sc z
Hambnrku do New lorku kazdou stfedu
a Noveho lorku do TIamburku kazd5
Gtvrtek.
Il iara ma podzim konaii Sc Ham
burbn do Nov6ha Yorku Noveho
Yorku do Hamburku mimofadne yypra
Wy v sobotu.
Pfeplavni ceny:
4 Hamburku do Nov6ho Yorku:
L. kaiuta 1920 zlata, II. kaiuta So zIa-
ia, mezipalubi S32 papirech.
I Nov. Yorku do Hamburku:
l. kaiuta 500 zlata, Ii. kaiuta $50 zla-
ta, m9zipalebi $50 papirech.
D6ti cd / - 10 rokG plati polovicku,
koienci Ilamburku do n. Y. 81 30 a
z \. \. do lIamburku bezplatn6.
Y Hamburku podd blizsi zpravu gene
ralni iednatel August BOlten, VIM.
MIlLER'S Nachfelger 80 S "a Adm
ralitetsstrasse, kde Cechove naidou sve.
ho rodaka
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-05
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


PUT hard sand instead Of ashes on slip.
perry sidewalks.
To cure scratches in horses, wash the
leg; with warm, strong soop-suds and then
with beef brine.
JUNBLEs.-One cup Of sugar we'll sifted
One scant cup of butter, two CUPS OF
flour, two eggs; flavor them with lemon
NEVER store any article of food OF
drink in old petroleum barrels. They
are poisonous even after they are
cleaned.
To EACH bowl of starch, before boiling,
add teaspoonful of EPSON salts. Arti-
cles prepared with this will be sitter
and in a measure fire-proof.
If you have been picking or handling
acid fruits and have stained your hands
wash them in clear water, wipe them
lightly, and, while they are yet moist,
strike match and shut your hands
around IL so as to catch the smoke, and
the stain will disappear.
DECAY of the teeth is really caused by
their being dissolved by acids generated
in the mouth by the decomposition of
small particles Of food. Itis clear, there.
fore, that the only method of preventing
this is to apply the brush Immediately
after every meal. Soap is the best snb-
stance to use on the brush, though it is
advisable occasionally to use rather
rough powder of some kind to keep the
teeth in brilliant polish
THE London Lancet, which ought to be
good authority, says: "Anodynes, mar
cotics, cough mixtures and lozenges are
practically of no good, and but too often
increase the debility and hasten the fatal
end. The best method of easing cough
is to resist it with all the force of will
possible, until the accumulatlon of
phlegm becomes greater, then there is
something to cough against, and it comes
up very much easier, and with half the
coughing A great deal of hacking and
hemming and coughing in invalids is
nervous, purely nervous, or from the
force of habit, as is shown by the fire.
quencY when thinking about it, and the
comparative rarity when the person is so
much engaged that there is no time to
think about it, and the attention is COM
PEELED in another direction"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-05
A Partisan Extravaganza.

WRITES Paris correspondent: EUR
niture and utensils for doll houses are
in great request this winter, and large
wholesale house that is exclusively de-
voted to this branch of production has
done larger trade this year than ever
before. This house employs sixty hands,
male and female, all the year round, and
turns out this class of toys to the amount
of ESQ, 900 per annum. The cheapest
9 set of furniture turned out by this
firm consists of a box made of deal, a
glass decanter, two dishes and four plates
of china, two glasses, pewter dish
cover, two knives, forks and spoons; the
whole for three sous. From this price
the sets mount up by regular gradations
until they reach the absurd price of
G240; no fewer than six sets dolls
house-fittings have been sold this winter
by this firm at this price. These minia-
ture articles, carefully arranged in cases
of morocco leather, consist of every
variety of object in silver, silver-gilt, fine
porcelain, sparkling crystal, delicate
leather, costly woods, ivory, bronze, silk,
velvet, etc, the whole being of the most
exquisite workmanship. The same
house sells the highest classes of dolls,
with their trousseGur, at the modest price
of e120 each"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-05
Profits of Bee.KeepIng.

THE following is an extract from an
address by NJ. Quimby, who is good au-
thority on the subject of bee.keeping:
" Is the business profitable? VIII it
pay2 The leading principle will pre-
dominate here. Is meney to be made by
1t? Suppose man has no bees to start
with, but has a knowledge of the bust
ness. He can earn at ordinary farm
work 5000 during the summer season.
He wants bees. One hundred hives are
all he can care for. Suppose they cost
him $500. He wants hives and fxihgs,
costing $40O more. Here is $1,000 in.
vested. The interest of this amounts to
$40. He must raise that and the 5000
he could have raised on a farm to get
even. Take season such as the present
has been ten miles south of the Mohawk
where one man had the control of 10
hives and obtained nearly 1000 pounds
of surplus. Call it 16,000-6,O60 box
honey and 10000 extracted. The first,
at twenty-five cents, amounts to 81 800;
10000 extracted, at fifteen cents, amounts
to 81 800.
"The man starting with 81 900 capital
would realize at this rate over 81 100
more than 81 400 above what his wages
for few months would have been and
the interest on the capital invested
But says one, he has not paid for his
stock and may not do it another year.
But he has it on hand and it is not de-
preciated in value. Possibly it has in.
creased. He can sell or try another
year.
"If profit of 81 400 is thought too
much in one season for an investment of
81 600, let him put onehalf aside for a
an1 ha hoa t.
is not bad even at that. | would saw
here that L. G. Root, of Mohawk.
Herkimer County, has realized over 10
900 pounds of surplus from 100 stocks
the past season, besides some increase in
number.
81 could give details in regard to
smaller apiaries that would 60 still
further to show that Bookkeeping is more
remunerative than many other pursuits.
The uncertainty of this kind of stock
has tendency to discourage young men
from beginning. Perhaps it is as well
that 1t does somewhat; otherwise too
many would be so eager for the money
to be obtained they would not wait to
become acquainted with the business by
practicing on a small scale. / need not
say that as well might the man who had
never seen or used the tools of carpen-
ter, mason or cabinet-maker undertake
to build house and furnish it as for one
wholly ignorant of bee-keeping to attempt
to go into the business before getting a
knowledge of it.
"The ignorance of some on the subject
is almost Incredible. They do not know
the first thing they want or what to do !;
and yet they seem to want to begin. Only
few months since person apparently
anxious to go into business sent to me to
inquire the price of pair of bees. do
not wish to encourage such person TO
commence until he has ambition to learn
what is wanted. This is essential to
continued success. Like the mechanic,
he must understand the house from cell
lar to garret, and whatever he is unable
to do himself he must be able to direct
others to do and know when 1t is done
properly; and l think he will have his
reward, even if he seeks no other than
that of dollars and cents"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-05

To THE SUFFERING.-An old retired
physician, who is candid enough to tell
the truth about progress, has declared
that the recent discovery by DIR. WALKER,
of California, of his herb remedy, VIM
EGAR BITTERs, is one of the most i'm
portant in medicine. He has tested
them thoroughly, in his own family,
among his friends, and upon himself. and
he is driven to the conclusion that they
possess rare and unexcelled curative
properties. He says of them: "They
contain no dangerous drug. They never
reduce the patient-never render one
liable to take cold-never interfere with
the everyday business of life-never
make their continuous use condition of
cure, and are adapted to even the most
delicate organizations. They act as
kindly on the tender infant, the delicate
female, or infirm old age as on the vigor-
Gus and athletic system; exercising
healthful effects upon every blood-vessel
ON the brain, nerves and lymphatiCs-
on the Blood, Bile, Gastric Juice, etc,
enriching impoverished fluids and i'm
parting vigor to mind and body" "a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-05

NAMED dormant The liberty Of speech was
thrOttlod, and the leaders Of the party were
unable 10 take active measures IN the cam.
paign. But they did 90, and the sJory OF how
bravely and how sternly they mcethe storm
OF obloquy, reproach and personal danger
that envroned them deserves a private page
in the annals OF American history. The best
evidence that the Dethbcrats Intended 10 en-.
force the threats Of carrying the election at
all hazards Is supplied by their action on the
day Of election. In that portion Of the state
contiguous 10 the Georgia line hundreds Of
citizens Of that State invaded Alabama ard
not only voted once, but repeatedly. Various
statements Of ballot-box stuffing, destruction
OF the ballots Of Republican voters, and the
burning OF ballot boxes where the Republi.
cans had maJoritles are given. A full review
OF the riots at Mobile, Eufala, Spring Hill,
Portland, Gainesville and other places is set
forth, and the opinion is expressed by the
committee that had q full and fair election
taken place the entire Republican State ticket
with majority OF members Of the General
Assembly and six Of the eight Republican
Congressmen would have been elected. The
whole election was an imposition upon pop.
ular rights, and the result obtained was the
accomplishment OF the threats OF the Demo.
cratic leaders TO carry the election at all haz-
ards.
The committee declare that the charges Of
corruption and plundering against the Repub-
Of belief. AS to the condition Of the colored
people the committee say their appearance is
a silent and powerful witness OF the poverty
and want and hardships they have suffered
and the prosecutions they have silently en-
dured. The committee declare that the state
ments contained in the letter Of the Hon.
Charles Hays to Gen. Hawley are substan.
TALLY corroborated by the testimony The
committee conclude by stating that political
freedom and good order at elections should
be punctiliously erforccd that additional
safeguards should be thrown around the
ballot-box and careful scrutiny exercised in
counting and certifying the results Of cleo
tions that TO this end the Supervisors and
Marshals in the country districts sheuld have
the same power and be charged with the
same duties as those in cities Of over 10000
inhabitants; that the use Of firearms at cleo
tions should be prohibited and the strongest
possible legal preventive Of inroads from
voters Of other States should be established;
that the United States Courts should have
Jurisdiction of all offenses against the laws
pertaining TO Congressional elections, and
that whatever safeguards may be established
shall be provided only to secure peace and
maintain the law. To this end the committee
recommend the passage Of the Force bill.