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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-20
ELKToN DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Cork Of Great Court Arthur W. Mitchell.
Deputy Clerk, W. h. Reckefus.
Register of Wills Reuben d. lamar.
Deputy Register, r. Il. lamar.
Auditor, Clinton Mccullough.
Con,m.issioner in Chancery, y. A. Ellis
States Attorney, Clinton Mccullough,
Sheriff w W Scott
Deputy Sheriff, A. J. Scott
COUNTY Commissioners DR.. X. f. Bromwell, Pres,
Joseph Bggs, and John L Gillespie
Clerk to the Board, Isaac +. Vanarsda'e.
Public School Commissioners, +. s. Everist, Pres, s
J. England, and George Biddle
EXAMINER aud Secretary, Rev. John squier.
Notaries Public, X. E. lamar and S b. Foard
Justices of the Peace J. X. Brown and G. R. Howard
ORPHANS Court James McCauley Chief Judge, Jas.
n Evans aud Jas. A. Lewis, Associate Judges
TOWN OFFICERS.
Torn Commissioners, DIR. John H. lamar, President,
DR. r. H. Tuft Secretary, Thomas Bremen, Treasurer,
Samuel b. Foard. Morris Dunbar, John h. Alexander,
and William Falls
Tocn BGhf, Timothy White
NATIONAL BANK OF ELKTON.
Teller. John T Brown, CLERK. C. c. Strickland
Discount Day Tuesday. Opens A.. closes p. NJ
POST OFFICE.
Mrs NJ. NJ. Mahan. P. NJ. Opens 4. N; closes P. NJ.
Mails close follows list mail, $40 A. I'd mail,
1925 A III; Srd mail $40 P.A
CHURCHES.
III. Church Rev. G. A. Ph9bus.
Presbuterian Church. Rev. W. W. lIeberton.
Episcopal Church, Rev. II. A Skinner.
Roman Catholic Church, Rev. VIM. ballard.
Africa. ~ p Church, Rev. John T. Scott.
LODGES-NIGHTS OF MEETING.
Washington Lodge, No. 81 X. of p, every Thursday
evening
Union Lodge, No. As, A. F. NJ tho First and Third
nights Of every month.
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CASTOR OIL.

She had made up her mind for two or
three days that the boy needed some castor
oil, but she knew that she must approach
him gently. And she placed the bottle
where he could see it, and when he turned
up his nose and she said
Its just like honey, my darling"
He seemed to doubt her word, and she
continued
"If you'll take some I'll let you go to
the Circus
Glow much ?" he inquired.
sob, only spoonful, just one spoonful"
she replied as she uncorked the bottle.
"And you will give me some sugar, be-
sides % he asked
s'Of course | villa big lump"
He waited until she began pouring from
the bottle, and then asked:
"And you'll give me ten cents, too"
eyes, of course
"And you'll buy me shoofy kite he
went on, seeing his advantage.
81 guess So"
"No kite-no ile,' he said, as he drew
back.
"Wel, I'll buy you the kite" she re-
piled, filling the spoon clear up.
"And velocpede ~
"l'll think of it,
"Iou can't think castor oil down men'
lie exclaimed, looking around for his hat.
"Here-I will, or tease father too, and
| know he will. Come now, swallow it
down.
And you'll buy me goat?''
eyes,
"And two hundred marbles -
eyes. Now take it right down."
"And coach dog?"
81 can't promise that"
"All right-no dog no ile"'
Well, I'd ask your father"
"And you'll buy me poney
ooh, | couldn't do that. Now be a
good boy and swallow it down"
sob, yes, I'll swallow that stuff, l wil"'
he said, as he slapped on his hat You
may fool some other boy with circus
ticket and lump of brown sugar, and it
will take a hundred dollar poney to trot
that castor lie down my throat!
And he went ont to see if the neighbours
cat had been caught in the deadfall he set
for her.
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Judge Wallace found his sister better,
but the storm coming on it was deemed
best to remain all night, but early the next
morning he set off for home, accompanied
by his wife.
Arriving in sight of his house he was
surprised to see the shutters still closed,
and the chimney giving out no smoke of
welcome.
At the gate young man way tying
horse, and the Judge exclaimed to his wife:
"Bless my life, Annie, that's Agernon!
There's no installing him. He's home
month earlier than we expected him. But
l greatly fear something is amiss with Mag!
She's an early riser, and the shutters are
yet closed
He whipped up his horse, and soon had
his long absent son by the hand.
The first warm greeting over, the Judge
raped at the fastened door; but eliciting
no response his alarm increased, and after
shouting for Margaret at the top of his
voice, and receiving no reply, with Alger-
mons help, he burst open the door, and
entered the kitchen.
All was as she had left it the previous
night the fire had burned down, and black
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NOTICE TO TRESPASSERs.

All persons hereby forbidden trespassing the
premises Of the subscribers with Dog and Gun. All
offending will be dealt with according to law.
J. TOME. J. J. ABRAHAMS
J. H. ROWLAND, s. II. CARSON,
r. Il. BROMWELL JOS W. REYNOLDS,
JAS. G. MCKAY IL. b. MCKAY,
+. NJ. RAWLINGS fOct l6 1S75-2m
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WHO ARE THE TAX.PAYERS2

INTERNAL REvENUEs.-For the purpose
of showing just where the Internal reve-
nues come from, the following analysis of
the tax of 1874 is given. There was COL
lected from
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HOW McGINNIS WON.

A man whom will call McGinnis, says
Max Adler, represents county in the State
Senate of Pennsylvania. He is Republi-
can and was elected by large majority,
although his county heretofore has always
gone Democratic. Everybody was amazed
to find that it had elected Republican
candidate, and nobody could understand
the reason for it. When McGinnis came
to Harrisburg, | happened to meet him,
and | asked him how it was. He said:
"Now l don't mind tellin' you how 1
worked that thing, but don't want you
to give me away on it. It's a secret
When l was nominated, | saw at once that
l had no chance of gettin' elected if the
thing was run on square basis. Douney,
my opponent, was a Democrat an a church
member, an if I'd ies laid low an done
nothn', he'd 'av skeeted into the Senate
like snow slide into valley You know
when people can't possibly get thing,
that's the very thing they want wuss than
anything on this yer earth. Now, you
can't build railroad in my county any
how you fix it. There's nothin' up Their
but hills an mountains, an you might as
we'll try to bore hole through the Allega-
MES with bar of soap as to construct
railroad over them hills, consequently, the
people is .ies wild to have railroad in the
county, because it's impossible. Well, sir,
ies before election | hired gang of bout
eight hundred men, an l bought lot of
chains and EYEGLASSES, an them instru-
ments that surveyors use, au' putty soon l
had a lot O men layin out a line of railroad
through every garden, and backyard, and
pertater patch in the county. When a
gang would but through fence and git to
work. the farmer'd come runnin' out and
hollerin': What in the thunder are you
fellers dom? an the men they'd say:
what are we dom? Why, we're layin'
out the line of the old McGinns railroad.
Haven't you heard about t?' Then the
farmer would go in and say to his wife,
Maria, I'm Democrat, but I'm goin' to
vote for old McGinnis. Why, gosh. he's
buildin' railroad tight through our gar
den. Wen be worth million when it's
done.'' That's how the old thing worked.
When the election came | scooped the
Seuatorship by bout fifteen hundred me-
jorty, an here | am. Smart, wasn't it.
The virtue of it is, that it is true story.
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sSS"If | was possessed of the most valua-
BILE things in the world and was about to
will them away, the following would be my
distribution:
l would give to the world truth and
friendship, which are scarce and indeed.
| would give an additional portion of
honesty to lawyers, merchants and traders.
would give physicians skill and learn
ing.
would give printers their pay.
To gossping women short tongues.
TO young women good sense, modesty,
large waists and natural teeth.
To young sprouts and dandies common
sense, little cash and labor.
To old maids, smooth faces, good tenn
per and good husbands.
To old bachelors love for virtue, children
and wives.
To boys, becoming modesty, and dispo-
sition to profit by experience of older per-
sons.
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~ Go into store in Cecil county on
a wash day and sit one hour, and you will
hear enough calls for more of MOORE s
Wilmington City Soap" to make you
dream at night, you are making soap in a
tin pan with tea spoon for a ladle. Try
it.
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WINKING OXEN.-Of course we can drive
the oxen home, we told the farmer. The
idea of doubling our ability, when we have
seen them handled every day for the past
month. He handed over the long whip
and started them, we taking the proper
position ust in front. 1t was easy enough,
though rather monotonous till we met
team coming the other way; then we 'geed"
those oxen into ditch, and running against
a tree, came to stand, still. We received
a pleasant smile from the teamster, as we
had given him the whole road. But there
we were. We holered "gee," "haw,"
and "back," till our throat felt rough.
We couldn't get ahead unless we borrowed
an axe and cut the tree down, and when
we tried to back them they spread out
from the pole, and stood face to face nearly
choking themselves.
Then our patience gave out; we kicked
the near one in the ribs; he playfully re-
| torted by switching us acrosss the face with
his fly dispenser. We lit pipe and pulled
smoke into their nostrils This was a
happy thought; they sneezed over us and
backed, but forgot to stop until they got a
stone wall between them.
! We went home to borrow steam der
rick, but before the arrangements were
made the oxen came in view, and calmly
stopped in front of the barn. You may
think there is nothing human in an OK,
but we are ready to swear both winked
when they saw us, and one had a positive
grin on his face. We refrain from express
ing our opinion of oxen.-Eeeninq Mat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10

In nearly a three column article, IN.
der the heading How it was Smoth-
ered," the Burlington Hawkeyc Of the
9Th inst, goes for Senator George G..
Wright in fearful manner in regard
to his action on the bill for the relnov.
al of the u. S. Courts from Keokuk to
Burlington. This CONTROVERSY has
little by little assumed quite rancor.
GUS character. Some weeks ago We
said that this struggle was becoming
so fierce that it would probably enter
into the contest for Senators, Govern
ors, &C., in our ranks. To this the
Hasckeye replied that it could see no
warrant for our rcmarks. 1t might
now be pertinent to inquire if the
HacEeye has not changed its mind
upon this subject. We thought we
saw from the tone of the fight that it
would lead just where we predicted
We are by no means disappointed
We cannot discuss the merits of the
variance between the Hasckeye and
Senator Wright, because we know
nothing about it, but in reading his
arraignment by the Hasckeye, we
must bear in mind that the Senator
has always maintained highly hon.
orable reputation and name, and that
it will be difficult for the Hawkeye to
successfully attack it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10
WASHINGTON.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 6-The commit
tee on Arkansas matters in their re-
port, say they are satisfied that the
constitution is legal and satisfactory !;
that the State officers were certainly
elected by majority of the votes cast
that the State has been as peaceable
since the new government as it has
ever been. There is class of men
which delight in depriving the color
ed people and northern people oftheir
rights. This class of men together
with the general custom of carrying
deadly weapons, are the real cause Of
violence and bloodshed. The South
ern people do not relish negro free
dom. The class alluded to, however,
feel they may invade the rights of tho
colored people. The Southern States
needs more Just and stern dealing By
them with the lawless class of men
than anything else. The election held
for the ratification of the constitution
was legal. The committee do not rec
ommend action by Congress. Messrs
Poland, Scudder, Saylor End Sloss
signed the report. Mr.. Ward of Ills,
presents opposition to the report with
a resolution that James Brooks, hav-
ing been legally elected under the
Constitution of 1868, which has never
been abrogated, is the lawful Cover
nor of Arkansas.
Mr.. Morton introduced in the Sem.
ate this afternoon bill to regulate the
counting of votes for President aud
Vice President. 1t provides that both
houses of Congress shall meet together
at o'clock the last Wednesday next
succeeding tho meeting Of the Elector-
al College, and be presided over by the
President of the Senate. Five tellers
from the Senate and House shall re-
ceive tho certificates from the Presi-
dent OF the assembly as they are
opened, and read them aloud, and
make list of the votes. Unless a CUES.
ton 10 raised, the President shall an
nouuce the result of the count: but if
there Is q question Of any certificate,
each house shall decide separately on
the question raised. No vote can be
objected to but by an affirmative vote
of both houses. Other questions may
be decided in like manner. 1.-two re-
turns arc presented both shall be
opened, and that one announced as
accepted which the two houses, acting
separately, shall decide is the right
one. The other sections merely fix
the time of debate allowed to the two
houses,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10

SMUT IN WnEAT.-A California cores
pondent of the Department Of Agriculture
writes:
"We have neither rust nor smut in any
Of our wheat fields. ] beg leave respect.
fully to differ from the advice given on page
467 Of tho Monthly Report Of the Depart.
ment for November and December, 1871,
wherein farmers are advised to discard all
idea OF mixing ingredients with it (seed
wheat) to destroy smut This question
has been SO we'll and thoroughly tested In
our State as to be no longer even . matter
Of doubt. All our seed wheat is soaked
from eight to twelve hours in solution Of
bluestone (sulphate Of copper)j in tho pro-
portion Of six ounces to every 100 pounds Of
wheat. Smut being . fungoid growth, re.
sultibg from deceased grains, the germ OF
vitality OF these diseased grains is killed by
the solution of vitrol, and thus prevented
from growing and contsminating tho sound
grains. A farmer here would be thought
crszy were be to SOW his wheat without sub.
jectiDg 1t to the above process"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10

One of the oeatest hits in letter
writing we have seen 10 that of the
General Ticket Agent of the Chicago
Il Northwestern Railroad In letter
replying to query made by a Wis
consin preacher. The letter explains
the purpose Of the inquiry, and is as
follows:
CHICAGO, Jan. Is, 1865.
Rec. ". II. Spencer, Sparta:
DEAR SIR: In reply to yours of the
18th instant, requesting mo to inform
you why this company Issues half.
fare permits to clergymcn anc men of
no other classes, and why tho railroads
changed the rule of last year, requiring
clergymen to pay full fare" have to
remark, in an unofficial way, that it ia
my belief that the railroad managers
of Wisconsin wished to show their
Christian spirit under persecution,
and they probably based their action
on the fortieth verse and fifth chapter
Of Mathew, namely: "And if any man
will sue thee in the law, and take away
thy coat, let him have thy cloak also"
The "grangers"in your State now have
our coat, and, with Christian spirit,
we voluntarily offer the clergymen
our cloak. Wedo not, however, oblige
them to wear it, but Us cloaks, like UNI
brellas, fit most anybody, we do not
expect to have many of these permits
returned. Yours respectfully.
w. A. THRALL,
Gent Ticket AQ't.
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chicnuo r.;vc .,.cr u.r,


CATTLE-In comparison with the proceeding
week there was but little change to note in the
condl,ion OF this market Considering the unfa-
favorable tone OF the advices received from Inc
East, sellers have no cause for complaint, and
about all the good cattle ofered sold quite readily,
whlie prices were frm and well maintained. Tie
receipts were moderately large, but as O general
rule the quality of the offerings was good md well
suited sui for the requirements Of shippers. Among
the arrivals were several droves OF extra steers.
and for such there was always good demand and
ready sale at satisfactory prices shippers enter
Ing into competition for the best grades. Numer-
from SO % to 81 80. with but few sales above 81.
the bulk OF transactions In extra stock being al
~ sp shnn sgso was e ruling range Of prices paid
good, and SIS 75@6 Is for choice. The demand for
stock cattle was not as large asfor several weeks
past, the inelemency of the weather being one OF
the principal reasons for the decrease as the Mt
tendance of feeders was light. Quotations range
at 50 1904 for common to good young steers with
sales of choice at 81 2O@4 so. Lhe demand for
butchers stock was moderately active for the sea-
son. and sales OF good to choice cows and fair
neshy steers were male ct $i@4 10, while poor to
common lots OF the same general description sold
at S3@350 Scalawag lots of natives at SO 25a2 75
The market for c0rn-fed Texans was Stab
Through droyes about 81 25e4 80 Tor poor to good
lots.
HOGS-Opened active and firm with hackers
and shippers out In full force and buying freely
The result OF this competition and moderate re-
ceipts on Monday was an advance ofabout 10c per
l00 lbs all round. with good class of hogs and
| ready sale at the improvement. Tuesday. how.
ever, the receipts were large and decidedly heavi
er than had been ANTICIPATED, reaching sl,9i9
while the weather Is unfavorable. Contrary to gen
eral expectation, this heavy supply did not have
any material effect on the Market at least there
MAN 70 ABOUT
The sudden change In the weather Wednesday
night proved somewhat q drawback and hinder.
hogs marketed was very good. portion OF the re.
ceipts comprising good TO choice smooth heavy
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10
GOOD MEDICINES.

(Erom the Burllngton, Iowa, 6ezettc.)
"a number OF our citizens, former Pennsylvs-
mans, no doubt remember when DR.. Chas. Green,
prussian by birth. commenced the practice OF
medicine in Lancaster. Pa, fifteen or more years
ago. His prescriptions compounded by himself Of
roots and herbs, soon found their.way into every
household where he was known their curative
qualities affording relief and strength to all who
used them Wishing to return TO his native coun-
try, he sold his formulas and the exclusive right
OF his medicines to party under whose control
they have since been made and seld In the Eastern
states. Believing them to be peculiarly adapted
70 the west and south, the propretors are now In
Dr. Green,s Bitter TonIc-a safe and
sure remedy for dyspepsia, debility, bilious and
liver complaints, fever and ague, constipation,
and all diseases OF the digestive organs. It stim-
ulates the liver and regulates digestion, thereby
strengthens and builts up the run down system,
and gives fresh vgor to all parts OF the body will
prevent fever and ague ana protect the system
against all malarous diseases.
DR. Green's Ktng's Cure For govt. gravel,
debility, rheumatism dropsy, scrofua, and nll dis
eases:of the bladder, kidneys and urinary organs.
As duretic IL carries off all the calculus depos-
its. purifes the BLOOD and removes the cause OF
eruption and cutaneous diseases. and indammA-
tory and neuralgia pains
colds whooping cough, Group, and all diseases OF
the throat lungs and chest, by assisting nature to
throw off the offensive matter instead OF retain
ing IL in the blood. thus scientifically making
permanent cure. viii snbdue all tendency to con-
sumption, lung and typhoid fever.
DIR. Green's CrimeAn Linimcnt-For
man and beas
Dr. Green's Aguc ana Liver Pills
Act promptly without depicting. For sale by all
Druggists and dealers.
e. Il. BARTRUFF 4 co.,
June25w1y Burlington, Iowa.
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Capitol with imptunious men and
women from Virgi,a ana the Caroli-
mas, and in a word hey would have
been just precisely where we are to-
day.
Any other course 'ould have proven
them idiots, ,poltrots, and unworthy
OF the five hundre thousand men
who gave up their yes for the cause,
which we have therefore, occasionally
called in o facctios sort of way the
"Loet Cause"
Well now suppse that they had
won, and that we nd lost. which came
very near happenin more than once,
and that they had Zen installed here
in power, insteadof "we'uns," and
that their debt ha, been recognized
instead of ours, andhat their soldiers
had been pensione instead Of ours,
and that instead Of .eeing henegroes
great slave empii had been estab-
lished with ontlyig and breeding
provinces in Cuba I'D Santo Domin-
go--for these are tn stakes they play.
ed for,-and that aer they had been
In power for decac to reap the legit-
innate fruits of thci victory, dissen-
slons had grown p among them /;
Carl Schurz Reforms had reforme d
them into . rninorit, until majority
OF seedy old Fedora officers and their
sympathizers and frinds had come in
to power here, how ong would 1t then
have been until oM side had torn to
tattcrs all their evidences ofrebel debt,
and kicked their rbbd soldiers out OF
office, and out of tier pensions!
What we would hive done in this
hypothetical case, i just exactly what
they will do under similar circumstan.
ces, unless their hetoc fighting was a
magnificent but meaningless carnival
of blood.
OF course this will ,e whistlsd down
the wind as an Idle vsgary at present,
but 1T will be dnc by the same men
who said that a war was impossible in
1861. Nevertheless we hsd eight
scrimmage, with about million fu-
nerals on both side, killedin the front
OF dying from Thu result of wounds,
disease and exposure
The people who are directly or in
Directly interested in )ur securities ;
the fathers and mothers who gave up
their children to naintin our form of
government and civilization the sold
iers who are hobblilg around on
wooden legs in tho north; the chaps
who were in the ser,ice and know
what its hardships ind suffcrings
were, and who don't want any more
OF them, and the lloyd, law-abiding,
peace-loving citizens of the whole
country, are studying tie signs of the
times to little purpose, Unless they can
discern that the dissensons of the Re-
publican party are threatening to
prove that the war was fought in vain.
Briefly yours, Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10

Ali women are angels before mar.
rage, and that is the reason why hus.
bands so soon wish them in heaven
sfferward.
An uncle left eleven silver spoons
to his nephew in his will, adding.
she knows the reason l have not left
him tho whole Dozen"
81 allow that Job was patient" re.
marked q farmer, shut no never see
determined Shanghai ben sitting ON q
nest full of billed eggs"
The old gentleman who spent q
fortune in endeav0ring to hatch colts
from horse chestnuts,i lie now cultivating
egg-plants with a view to raising
chickens from them.
"A Maryland man whose wife
dropped dead few days since. had
the funeral put of one day longer to
get the balance OF his corn husked
He said il wouldL't make any di(ier.
enee TO her, as she was always good.
nstured.
Philadelphia 10 we'll called tho
"POor mans parAdisel" Small dwell
lings, in localities respectable aud
healthful, suitable for families of small
means, are to be had there ~ low 40
IS per month. Hence It ID. essentially
4 citY Of homes, and Of lIlial % well as