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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20

There was, in Mr.. Bates youth, a lively
blonde Of twelve or fifteen years who used
to run bareheaded and barefooted through
the streets of Boston about the head of
the wharves at the North End, whose
mother occupied single room on the
street, in which she bestowed herself and
four Or five children, and where she was
not above receiving the benefaction of the
charitable.
This lively blonde was favorite of the
young clerks of the vicinity, and at length
became the wife of young Bates. In due
time she was carried to London, where she
long dwelt in luxury and high social sta
ton. One of her daughters was sought in
marriage by Mr.. Van der Weyer, the Bel
gian Minister, a man of unusual culture,
and for many years the confidant and libra
rian of King Leopold.
Through the King friendly intimacy
sprang up between the Van der Meyers,
and the niece of Leopold, Queen Victoria.
Madame Van der Weyer, not being in any
way compromised by social relationships
among the Queens subjects. was selected
by her as friend and intimate, and the
Queen gave her a cottage at Windsor, near
the Castle.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20
Porcelain Manufacture in New York.

Augustus H., Elector of Saxony, was of
a scientific turn of mind. He loved Sci
ence however, not for its own sake but for
his own: in other words, for what he could
make out of it. Consequently, when the
staid citizens drove from their city an unfor-
tunate apothecary's assistant, whose mys-
FERROUS operations with retort and crucible
savored of the black art, he received the
outcast with open arms, and shut him in a
laboratory with instructions to fill up the
somewhat depleted electoral Golfers with
gold produced by the aid of the philoso-
piers stone, at his earliest possible con-
venience. John Frederic Bottcher, for that
was the exile's name, had learned by expert
ence the futility of such speculations; but,
in obedience to the sovereign command, he
undertook it, and began operations by max
ing some new crucibles from the clay near
est at hand. When these vessels were
fired, to his establishment, he recognized in
them the appearance of oriental porcelain,
and lost no time in communicating his dis
coveries to his patron. That business like
individual, promptly approaching the fact
that there was more gold to be made in SELL
ing the ware than in hunting the marvellous
stone, at once locked up Herr Bottcher
and his secret in the strong fortress of
barked in the pottery trade. Now, like
every other inventor, before or since, Bott-
cher was dissatisfied. He could produce
red and white stoneware of great fineness,
resembling porcelain, but true porcelain
baff1ed his efforts, and such porcelain, lie
must produce or remain unhappy.
Meanwhile there lived in the neighbor-
hood an iron master named Schnoor.-
Schnoor's horse one day, while his master
was on his back, came to stand-still with
all four feet stuck in the mud, causing
Schnorr to dismount, and, doubtless with
sundry hearty Teutonic objurgations, to
extricate him. Schnorr was not SO angry,
however, as to prevent his noticing that
the mud was pure white, although aston
ishingly sticky, and it occurred to him that,
if he could make the material into a pow
der, there was the stuff for the wigs of the
gentry, and at the same time, the basis of
a fortune for him. This idea he put in
practice; the powder sold well, and in the
course of time fell into the hands of Bott-
cherr's valet, and thence upon the head of
Bottcher himself. Bottcher one day after
an application of the substance discovered
that his wig was remarkably heavy, an
annoyance, in fact, which nterfered with
his cogitations over his pet problem. So
he removed the covering, and at the same
time, whitened his fingers with the pow
der. He looked at the stuff for an instant,
noticed its greasy feeling, and then the
thought flashed through his mind: Why
not try this for porcelain 2" The next
paste that entered his kiln contained the
ingredient, and that paste emerged white
porcelain. The riddle was solved.
At once every workman was sworn to
secrecy under penalty of death. " Gehei,n
Sis ins grab" be secret to the sraye) ap-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20

KITE DAVE CHINA.-Kite day in China,
writes a traveller, occurs on the ninth day
of the ninth moon, when the inhabitants
of the cities go out upon the hills and
spend the day in flying kites. Sometimes
thirty or forty thousand people are assem-
bled together on one hill, where they
engage all day in this beautiful amusement.
All classes take part in it, we believe, from
the Emperor down to the actor. All man.
ner of birds, insects and fish are repre-
ssnted by these gay kites. On fine day,
when the air is full Of them, the effect is
very pleasing. Some are adorned with the
heads of dragons and tigers. The specta-
tor sees in the air what appears to be an
immense bird or group of hawks. Tho
Chinese show great skill in keeping half Il
dozen paper kites going on one string.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20
A LIVELY CONVERSATION AT IEHE Door
A Life Drama.
Scene, Corner Of Sixth & Market Streets
Time, One O'clock

Nfatsh the price of that coat
pshaw; al Youlta that
HALL DooRKrRNo
price would have marked price
anda created
single O working
tina pretys stiff?
to elowespr
stick to- Small rule have chance as
STRANcER-N ELL purchase
OAK Hall DooKKEEFERBrng it back
STRANGER-les, and perhaps n exchang
HALL DooRKEEPnRNo
SrRASGER-Expam that You can it
HALL
unlJurcd
STRAHcERYou if don't like the goods
Dn1aKEPrTI wif
imagine
infocd purchase
purchase money We guarantee that effect
SrRANGER-Why, thing What is it like?
in
Wait and III
fI reads carefully the following Guarantee which purchase
let geata7t @t~@ ~nyaa~r
ID THh Ia purchase.
a edon prhi
lod from gp~aa@&
M4N4A4xER6
srRSazR-Wha S quality o good
OAK Hall that the ACTUAL NAM and grade of the
DE made
ostandup
rules of business The who don't believe
SrRANGER-WclL I'll once a rate
We think this sensible conclusion Let the people inform themselves
of ensa Clothing
which,
wholesale
fare can be saved in getting Clothing the Low Prices selling goods
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20

~ While the statesmen at Washington
were voting themselves back the hateful
franking privilege, they were secretly
doubling the cost of postage to the peo-
pie. Transient newspapers, pamphlets, and
other printed publications, must now be
prepaid by stamps at the rate of one cent
an ounce, instead of one cent for every two
ounces as heretofore. A transient copy of
The Tribune, for instance, is now charge
able with three cents postage to Brooklyn,
but only two cents to Europe. And the
day after the revived franking privilege
went into effect, four tons of free matter
were received here from Washington
There is no pretense that the Postpffico
Department needs heavier tax on news
papers and pamphlets, or that heavier
tax will yield larger revenue; the change
can only be explained by the fact that the
average Congressman is opposed to the
circulation of newspapers-and strongly in
favor of the circulation of his own speeches.
Ne,e York Tribune.
Is it any wonder that the Republican
party is defeated at the polls SO often
lately, when it sends such crowd to
Washington to represent it as have been
running things there for the last two ses-
sions?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20

now upon US, and hence an appeal for aid
is wrung out; and now, if the good kind
folks of old Cecil feel like contributing any
thing towards relieving the wants of a good
and noble people, the way is open. Money
is needed, clothing boots and shoes are
greatly needed indeed hardly any thing
would be amiss. l would be rejoiced if
Cecil would respond to this, as so many
, other localities have had hand in this mat
ter, l would be SO glad to have her repre-
scented. We shall be thankful for what
you may do, and shall place it to your
credit, not without hope that in the near
future we shall be able to either return the
Kindness or direct like sympathies in de-
serving channels.
This Winter has been unusually severe.
early part of December, and the ground
has not been bare since. The storm which
is raging to-day, is but continuation of
one that began more than week ago.
Many settlers are greatly concerned about
seed and feed for their teams, as our share
of the Government donation | suppose will
not exceed bushel to each inhabitant.
Nevertheless we look all these difficulties
and anxieties squarely in the face, putting
our trust in the Arm, which has never yet
been shortened, and firmly believing that
we ;ne engaged in opening up country,
which will eventually be a blessing to the
world. BAY VIEW.
The writer Of the above letter went to
Nebraska from Bay View few years ago..
and his statements can be implicitly relied
on. In private note he says that scurvy
has broken out among the famine stricken
people, on account partly, of having no
vegetable diet, and he suggests that dona-
tons of dried fruit would be very accepta-
BILE and of great service to the people. He
suggests that the following articles would
be most useful to send: New or second
hand clothing for men, boys, girls and
women; boots and shoes, light groceries,
dried fruits, &c, &c.
Mark plainly "RELIEF GooDs,''
To Secretary Nebraska State Aid Society,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Asst Secretary Platte Co. did Society,"
Columbus, Nebraska.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20

Us The young folks say, if live until
am gray l will never use any but MooRK's
Wilmington City Soap" l
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15
POETRY,
THE. NEW, Bl8Y. ;.

1" =" THE NEW. BARY:1' s:I -s;' s -: .> !:
Thar't welcome little e onny, bird ;'w5 :'i:s ::
But shouldn ha come Just when q tia Y did;*,
wele short 8 pobiiss tor e..v, joe. b. !.
But that, Of course, .tha didn't know, i ::
Did ia, ladi - 'Tsi'' - ,.'i| ~, '4'.t =,
Awe often Yeard mi feyther tell, ~ =,
As when aw COON t'th world misel a.. -
Trade. were slack; III 7,..
AN neaw it's hard work pooin' throo-.IitFjf
But sw munro fear thee; iv aw do; ':.,:H nj
Tha'u go back. .'"r'I 49,. ''''
God bless thee, love, aw'm fain ths'rt come,
Just try an max thinsel awhom ST., ~ IL, +"
What, art coldI IL = = -
That loike thi mother to tee. ~: I'll. p; {
But that's thy feyther's nose, aw see, +
Well, avn blow'd! -.
Hush ! hush! tina lnunno cay tina way,
But get this sope o. oinder tay
While it's warm h::-i ga
Nj mother used to give it mo
When aw wur SIGH . Lad as thee, 80 >,
In her arm.
Hush a baby, hush ! bee. Ill.,.
Oh, what q temper! dear a-me ... ..
How'd thi NOISE, an then avn sic tile , w.
Owt tina loikes.
Wen nobbit getten. coarsish fare,
But eawt o. this tha'st ha' thi share,
Never feer, '' VI" Ti'
Aw hope tha'll never want meel,
But alias fill thi bally weel
While thar't here.
Thi teyther' moan bin wed 80 long,
An yet thai sees he's middilng thrOng
Wiyo' o..
. Besides thy little brother, TED,
Wen one up steers, asleep j. led
WI cawr Joe.
But though we'en childer two or three
Well max bit O. reaw m for thee
Bless thee, lad
That th' prattiest bird we han j. tn nest
Come, hutch up closer to mi breast
AVN thy dad.
-Laycock's Lancashire songs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15
DEATH IN THE DISH CLOTH.

A lady says in the Rural JTorld that
during this month and next, when some
Of you are sure to be down with typhoid
fever; when doctors are hunting in eel.
lars and old drains for the cause, let me
whisper in your ear.-.look to your dish
cloths. If they be black and stiff and
smell like a 'boneyard,' it is enough: .:
through them in the fire, and hence(orth
and forever wash your dishes with cloths
that are white, cloths that you can see
through, and see if you ever have that
disease again. There are sometimes 9th.
er causes, but I have smelled a whole
houseful oftyphoid fever in one 'dishrag. -
l had some ncighbors once.-.clevcr, good
sort of folks; one fall four of them were
sick at one time with Uphold fever. The
doctors ordered the vinegar barrels
whitevashed, and threw about forty
cents worth of carholic acid in the swill
pail and departed. went into the kitch.
en- to make gruel.- needed dishcloth
and looked about and found several, and
such 'srags!' l burned them all, and
called the daughter Of the house to get
me dishcloth, She looked round on
the tables why" said she, 'thcre was
about dozen here this morning; and she
looked in the woodbox and on the man.
tlepiccc, aid felt in the dark corner of
the cupbord. SWELL" said, 81 saw some
old, black, rotten rags lying round, and |
burned them, for there is death in such
dishcloths as those, and you must never
use such again. stock turns at
nursing that family four weeks, and b..
licve those dirty dishcloths were the di.
rect cause Of all that hard work. :; There.
fore, Isay to every housekceper, keep
your dishcloths clean. You: may wear
your dresses without ironing, your sun.
bonnets without elastics...but YOU must
keep your dishcloths clean." You NAV
only comb your head on: Sundays. YOU
need not wear. q collar, unless YOU 90
from homc---but you must wash your
dishcloth. You may only sweep the
floor 'twhcn the sign gets right - the
windows don't need Washing. you can
look out ut the door that spiders web
on the front porch don't hurt anything !;
but. as you love your lives,.1wash4 out
your dishcloth. Let the foxtail get ripe
in the garden (the seed is a foot deep
any way), let the koles in tho heels OF
your husband footrags go undarned, let
the sage 60 ungathercd, let thech;ldren' s
shoes go two Sundays without backing,
let two hens set four weeks on one wood.
en- egg; but do wash out your dishcloths.
Eat without tablccloth; wash your
feet and let them dry; dofwithout, "a cur.
tain for your windows, and cake for your
tea but for heavens sake keep vo,u1
dishcloths clean. @@''!''i'1 9a: II 't[1o' II,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15
THE MILK CURE.

.
Z Considerable has been said in medical
journals concerning the value of milk as
o remedial agent in certain diseases. An
interesting article eoupon this subject
lately appeared in the. London Milk
Journal, in which it is stated. on author
ity Of DR.. Benjamin Clark, that in the
East Indies warm milk is used 70 a great
extent as specific for didrrhca. A pint,
every four hours, will check the most vio-
lent diarrhea, stomachachc, incipicnt
cholera and dyscntcry. The milk should
never be boiled, but only heated sutfic-
iently to be agrccably warm not too hot
to drink. Milk which has been boiled is
not fit for use. The writer gives several
instances to show the value Of this simple
substance in arresting this disease.
Another writer in the same journal says:
eve have also lately tested the value of
milk in scarlet fever, and learn that 1t is
now recommended by the medical faculty
in all cases.of this very distressing chill.
dren's disease. Give all the milk the
patient will take, even during the period
Of the greatest fever. It keeps up the
strength Of the patient, acts we'll upon
the stomach. and in every way blessed
thing in this sickness. Remember it,
parents, and do not fear to give it to your
dear ones arc afflicted with the disease
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15

TEE Hastings Neso Era is about to be
enlarged. :@
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15

;iss increased :;.;.ssl, tigSt3s!1 r,t;
ie, M York, Ph iisd Ss,
Boston, Brooklyn ST.; Louis Chicago,
Cincinnati, Jersey City, Louisville, New
ark, Gleyeland, San Francisco, Providence
Albany. Milwaukee, shows that the taxa:
bic valuation of property has increased.
nearly 81. co., 900 th9 last five Years,
and the tux levy in those, cities, which
was 4e4,OOO, 600 in 1850 20, Twas $780,
500, GEO in 1877 SIS: II: only remains to
be stated that in not one; qf these, cities,
was the debt reduced within the time
mentioned, So that thee increase ii taxa.
ton was devoted, aside, from the payment
of u interest on the: ~ bonded i debt,
to III the<s. payment ssof,l''t current
expenses and local improvements: Il In
1870 the whole sum raised by. State,
county and municipal taxes. was about
$3.50, 900, 900, and the most careful csti-
mate now places the revenue exactcd from
the same sources At 1868, O0O, 900 -annual.;
". This is>oyer and above the increase
Of debt b .= Dl|e'dd|u'cting the ~ State
.nicipal governments raise $295, 000, 600
: year, and have added $430, OO0, 600 to
their indebtedness within. Ave, years., Ac.i
cording. TO- this our local government
really costs, in taxes and increased debt,
$3.50. 10000 annually, q r.; more & than the
entire annual revenue Of Great Britain for
all purposes, which is 1910, 600, O0O:'.,l; i
NelcommendZt this exhibit to the ear
nest consideration of our readers, as
presenting the most serious problem, Of
popular government.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15
=, '4n2myf q'ether t<pasekst,'' l nuIpchssd1
the Little Old Man, s#.> Z s1..ss. * ss

:, '4n2ny e fe's.hes,r .<pasekst,, npqcheed.
AS passing months added wisdom to
his. mind however, this youth uissaRe:
perceived Tho advisibifty i 81 staving 81
futule poverty and 5feinstating his credit.
80 'heI entered. into bushes relations
With = friend of his father 5 named Mr..
Cole For certain, services rendered to
Mr.. Cole. ihei received that .gen}leman's
note Of hard for the sum of one cent,
United Stetesfcurrency, and waited o dis
courging length;of time for the debtor, to
pay down tho hard money.i eBut rs Mr..
Cole enjoyed his constant dunning and
seemed determined never to redeem the
note; the Little Old Man was driven. to So:
we're measures 5t.S& :9ltts!I N,i i:zaHSa 49, =
! Ringing his debtors door-bell three
times . day,an calling On him for pay.
ment both in private and public, only to
be laughed at, became uncomfortable, So
one day when Mr.. Cole. was entertaining
a party Of. friends, the Little. Old NJ an
pounced upon him, leading ! grinning
policeman; by the hand. ;,gir,t i,..srs,.tfgf.,,
''Ihere!'' The. cried, waving Mr.. Cole 9
note, and pointing him out to- tho pro.
tector Of the people,. .'I'want you forrest
him: He wont pay me my cent"
But no pen. could chronicle half his
doings--his odd attitudes and questions
and Observation-Disclosures, his tbeologica-
opinions, and utter freedom from rel
straint.. ...t
Isupposc his hands arc; folded now and
he is lying asleep with his red lips open,
looking so like a. child Of four or; Ave
years that you can scarcely believe his
friends when they tell you he is per.
feet Little Old Man.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15
f. GOOD WORD FOR THE BLACK
: .: 49, BIRDS --''l'!I ii Il


A farmer writes from Woods Hole 70
the Boston Advertiser: "a few days
ago, as the barley in my fields was 'ripen-
ing, the blackbirds began to gather about
it, and my farmer began to anathcmatize
them as thieves and robbers. feeding up
on what they did not SOW. why, they
come said he. lin clouds from Naushon,
and all about u.s. Notwithstanding.
told him l was satisfied that they did
more good than harm, and that they
were welcome to there share. The har-
vest began, and as the mowers reached
the middle Of the field they found the
stalks Of the grain very much stripped
and cut up: by the army worm When
the barley was down they began to
march out Of the field in compact
stream through the barley into the next
one, and here he saw clearly what the
blackbirds were after. They pounccd
upon them and deyourcd them by thous.
ands, very materially lcssening their
numbers. The worms are SO numerous
that they have not destroyed them ali,
but have materially lessened them and
their power of mischief. All honor, then.
to the black birds, which are usually
counted mischievous, and are destroyed
by farmers like vermin. These army
worms h lave returned after an interval Of
eight or ten years.
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60 to thu proper department., according
to the amount pf,moncy received, mark =
box and forward it, toeits designation,
sven RoeKRg Hhtt
deal depends IN these 3salcs'upoh one s
luck, which is doubtless true; Those who
arc luckyg3ttihE thesbest bargains, which
statement is calculated to cast g dampec
over the feelings Of 4 SproyerbiaiIy I'M.
lucky nan. Still all are told that the
Chances for saggfand realization Of every
hope are good, and'are urged to- send for
the high pticed boxes because the chances
are, bestiin that class, which, from the
sellers stand point, is doubtless very
true. 1',' ''.,'' ''':> .|'';'}'' - i'!|f&
II The brilliant promises; held out in these
circulars will have tho effect 70 draw
thousands Of people throughout THO coun-
try; into the grasp of these remlocrselcss
villains notwithstanding that moments
thought would convince any sane person
that the whole affair was Of necessity =
cheat. 1t would be we'll for those receis.
ing these circulars'to remember tho fate
which they have hitherto met in dealing
With these plausible but exceedingly ras:
cally persons" whose promises, in the
nature of things. cannot be fulfilled save
at the costIof their own bankruptcy. The
man who sends IS Of good money to
them in expectancy Of receiving larger
sum Of bogus currency is a villain and
ought TO- ke punished, but the parties
who will patronize tho latter; swindle. are
innocent people,, who are, ignorantly
throwing away their money by sending it
to the parties who mail them these cir;
culars. A safe plan is to regard with
suspicion any man who promises to give
purchasers more than the worth of their
money, as such persons must needs be
swindlers. 1t is to be hoped that but
little Of the hard earnings of the people
Of this section will find its way to New
York to enrich these thieves.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15
A GENERAL AVERAGE SALE-A NEW
''i'j5 SELL al i i, 1T
Townsville Courier Journal

II A0nl9vllle ?Courler,Jo -.
1 An appealsis' next made 70 the gentle
Granger in favor Of the general average
sale, which entirely removes from sight
the pestiferous individual known IS ''the
middleman," and allows the Trusting and
honest Patron to purchase his goods
from the wholesale dealer himself. This
contamination. SO devoutly to be wished
by every true son Of the soil, is destined
to takeklnFge1y In thesinterior districts,
to which points these sharpers" confine
their operations. .... =: r. y:
The circulars guarantee to those who
send on their money and "trust to luck"
that they will receive in return 1T least
double the amount invested in valuable
and useful goods. The plan issto pul Up
packages Of goods in boxes and seal
them, after which they are removed into
departments which are marked IS. go,
SIS, go ana So on, up 70 much higher
numbers. When IN order is received
these nice gentlemen say that they simply
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15

Tn1 publication # rs Nv n, York Pc.
lice department has really begun, The
task seems hopeless enc enough, 70 those T.
/ With the 1 facts, but he; recent dis:
charge e. :of j. corrupt captain gives honest
Now Workers courage. - sr,,,, s.., ~ -.
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