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creek. No persons have been buried in
either of them for many years, and few
neople now are aware of their existence.
The families that used them hundred
years ago are, in many cases no doubt, ex-
tnct, and i'll few years the memory of
these places, like the memory and the his
tory of those who sleep in them, will have
persisted from the earth.
Our search for information was abund-
antly successful-of traditions respecting
many; how they fought and how they suf-
fered; how they were imprisoned and per-
secuted; and how at last, in the fulness of
time, the right-as it ever has and ever
will-prevailed. We also obtained much
information about the war of 1912, and the
patriotic zeal and valor of the heroes of a
later date. At the time of this latter
struggle with the mother country, there
was copper mill on the Big Elk creek
near to Turkeytowp, and when the news
came of the advance of the British forces
upon Frenchtown, the hands in the mill,
though they had a heat in the furnace,
started for the scene of conflict and left the
copper in the furnace to take care of itself
When they went to work three months
afterwards, they found it had all been
melted, and was in consequence a solid
mass. The furnace had to be torn down
before it could be removed.
These were a few, very few, of the
incidents and stories we heard of aye olden
times.' Our diary is full of them, but
whether we will write the contemplated
history or not, at present we cannot posi-
lively say. There is no dearth of material
for such a work, and the only wonder is
that some one more competent than we has
not undertaken the task.
By the way, are we to have a centennial
celebration of the evacuation of Elkton by
the British, in September, TIT? If So, it
is time some steps were taken in further
ance of it. QUILP.
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BUBBLES.

The wages Of sin is death, but servant
girls wages is good living.
Some people read the Eleventh Com
maudment, "Do riot and fear not
-Unmpzzled peaches have injured a
number of small boys during the past
week.
Why should not ducks be allowed on
doctors premises because they make
such personal remarks.
Young men stand by the church when
the girls are coming out. That is the way
they show their Christianity.
Mr.. Simms says if it wasn't for the
hole in the hoop you couldn't put it on the
barrel, and the barrel would burst,
If Eve had worn one of the patent
pull backs it is safe to say she would not
have eaten the apple-at least not until she
had given herself room to hold it.
She was very particular, and when the
dealer informed her that the ice was all
gathered Winter before last, she wouldn't
give him her order. She said he couldn't
palm off his stale ice on her.
Customer Ito a vender of watermelons)
-" Isn't dollar rather large price for
watermelon >" Nender-" You wouldn't
think so, mister eff you'd sot on the top of
fence with a shotgun every night for
three weeks watching the patch.
They were counting clandestinely over
the fence, and she had just remarked,
- es love, the eyes are the windows of
the soul,'' when suddenly the old man
closed in on him with a club and his soul
hasn't been able to see out doors since.
Now is the time for lovers to get
spooney over ice cream, she taking few
pretty dabs at his vanilla, and he borrow
ing taste of her chocolate. This process
inspires confidence in the day when they
will be throwing corned beef and cabbage
across the table.
The popularity of the fly is that he
always returns to the same spot, but it is
the characteristic of the mosquito that he
always returns to another spot. Thus
he differs from the leopard, which does not
change his spots. This is an important
fact in natural history.
-"My son. said mother to a little
four year old, "whom above all others will
you wish to see when you pass into thespirit
world" "Goliah.' shouted the child.
with a joyous anticipation" Unless" he
quickly added, "there's a bigger Teller
there
Now is the time when fly settles Oh a
man S nose, and the man makes grab at
the fly, and then opens his hand, one fin
ger at time, while the happy fly is content
eddy crawling over the butter. This may
be truly set down as the enjoyment of the
cream Of existence.
"A minister going to visit one of his
sick parishioners asked him how he rested
during the night sob, wondrously ill,
sir, he replied, "for mine eyes have not
come together these three nights.'-
What is the reason of that? ?" said the
other. "Alas. sir" said he, "because my
nose was betwiXt them"
The will of the rich man of the future
will read: " To the respective attorneys of
my children | give my entire estate
and worldly goods of all descriptions
Personally TO the children aud my beloved
wife give all that remains" This instru-
ment will satisfy the family and save the
trouble of proving the old man insane.
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"A new ice cream freezer is called the
Charles Francis Adams.
San Francisco is to have Il women's
hotel with a bar in every room-mosquito
bar.
Several newspaper men have been
swindled by the new counterfeit five thou
sand dollar bill.
1t is fashionable nowadays if a man
tells you lie to allude to it as a Constan-
tinople telegram.
-" Life is Short moralizes an ex-
change. We can sympathize with Life.
We're short, too.
Gail Hamilton is thirty-nin and, if
she keeps on, her articles will be thirty
nine also. Good orthodox number.
There are five George w. Pecks in
this country who are each editing news
paper. A bushel would have been plenty,
An editor having written long article
on "I1oggs," a rival paper upbraided him
for intruding his family matters upon the
public.
Without desiring to be cruel minded
the Detroit Post does wish that all the
striking coal miners were under ground,-
ard at work there again.
The Peruvian Government wants to
borrow $25,000,OOO for a few years, and
will secure the lender with bank of guano
$50 miles long and mile wide.
1t is proposed, in Indiana, to change
the marriage service SO it will read:
"Who dare take this womans'' And the
bridegroom shall answer: 81 dare"
Men best posted say that ninty-nine
woman out Of a hundred returning from
Europe smuggle goods of some sort. The
hundredth one gets her husband to smug-
gle for her.
AT a fashionable wedding recently
when the bridegroom kuelt down,
$3.50 was plainly seen on the soles of his
shoes. There is nothing like economy in
beginning married life.
-" What are you doing-kicking the old
clock all to pieces ." exclaimed Chicago
wife. Blamed if I'm going to have any,
thing around me that strikesr' yelled the
man, as he gave it fiual lift into the St rect
The Count de n, possessing an i'm
mense fortune, became smitten with a
young girl who had no marriage portion.
leldlng to the solicitations of his family,
he tried to cure himself of his inclination
He made several voyages with view to
forget his idol, but without success. cat
last exclaimed he, 81 must marry her if
| wish to stop loving her,
"A porter knocked violently at the door
of certain room at the Catskil Mountain
House at half past 1 in the morning.
Well, well,'; screamed the man inside
jumping out of bed; "what is it-fire.
murder or sickness ~ " Sunrise, sir.''
said the porter. "Thank heaven" ex-
claimed the man, "thanl1 heaven it is
nothing worse" And he got back into bed
"A Boston lady, who had recently ar
rived in this city. told young man who
works in the mines that she could indulge
in the ecstasy of OSCILLATION with an adult
male of the genus homo with feelings of
qualification analogical to quaffing the
nectar of the gods; and after he had con-
suited the authorities he was mad with
himself because he had not kissed her-Er.
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1.-THE ORIGIN OF MAN,
BY DARWIN.
From Ha'per's Magazine.
TIJk DTINll

From Harper's Magazine.
CHAPTER l.
Twas a lovely Summer morning in the
year 9001 before Christ. The woods of
Senegambia were clothed in their fairest
costume, the lovely birds were chipping
and singing their morning lays; the sky
was one vast sheet of blue-every thing,
in short, was full of sweetness and light,
except the lovely Lady Adeliza de Chin
panzee. She was in the dumps. Modify
she rubbed her shoulders against huge
palm tree, and while performing this act
heaved a vast sigh. Just at that moment
her mamma dropped from the tree above
her.
"My daughter" said the Duchess de
Chimpanzee, ''why that sigh?''
"Ah, mamma, look at me-" said Lady
AdeliZa. See how different | am from
the rest of our tribe. See how white am
becoming
"My daughter" said the duchess Ian
guidly, as she seated herself on a convent
ent boulder, "you should be proud of the
difference. 1t is distinction. We are a
Il don't know, mamma. See what little
caudal appendages we have. All the other
folks can hang from the trees by their tails,
but we are compelled to sit on the limbs"
50 We are advancing. my dear. You are
whittier than l am. You can talk in your
youth; | could not until middle age. Your
grandmother, as you know, can only grunt
it. You are moving to higher sphere"
"Well, mamma, none of our folks will
marry me-" said Lady Adeliza, pouting.
" No, my child; it has been decreed that
there should be a selection of the tittest in
marriage. We have offered you to the
Prince d'Orang Outang, who is even whittier
than you are, as his wife"
"Oh, mamma" gushed the Lady AIDE
liza, chats splendid. Will he come soon >"
Restrain yourself. People of high
blood and short caudal appendages never
get excited. He will be here in short
time
Lady Adeiza went away to look for
cocoa nuts, and the duchess sat on a rock,
and retlectively scratched her head.
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TIES AND CARRIERS.
BY BARRY GRAY.

| bought a box of ties, one day
Silken ties of various hueS-
And on my dressing case they lay,
Convenient for my daily use.
In Summertime like to wear
Around my neck a narrow band;
1t gives me quite youthful air
If fastened by my lady's hand.
One morning, while looking DER my ties
In search of peculiar shade,
l found somewhat to my surprise,
That two were stolen, or miSlaid.
" Perhaps" | thought, "my lady's maid
Has taken them to give her beau"
And so, when she was nigh, l said,
q" wonder where my neck ties go"'
She took the hint, and tossed her head:
=" | haven't them;" and then she shook
Her feather buster, while she said,
" Nearer home you'd better look"
Then blushing, laughing, tripped away,
And left me in a thoughtful mood;
But what she meant could not say,
Nor whether it were ill or good.
But ere passed my lady's door,
Ipaused, tapped, entered, and-we kissed
Then saw upon the chamber floor.
The dainty ties that had missed.
Beside pair of 'broidered hose,
In sweet disorder did they lay,
Fresh and unsullied as a rose
Both hose and ties of pearly gray.
So what I wear around my throat
My wife wears round the-limbS that dance
We both on ties and garters dote;
But Honi soft qui NAL q pense.
Ha1per,s Bazar.
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OF his having wife in af1luent circum-
stances need not interfere with his indie
dependence and mode of living; that he
could 60 on earning his $1,000, $4,000, or
$1,000 year, and she could spend her in
come of five or ten times the amount on
herself. 1t might be whispered that, to
save his pride, she would accommodate
herself to his circumstances, surrender
her luxury for his competence, and that
there should be no change of surroundings
despite the acquisition of fortune. He
would be unwise to believe it. Sucn ex-
periments have been tried, and they have
always proved melancholy failures The
bridal couple, SO much absorbed in one
another as to render material living subor-
dinate for time, coform to the means of
her husband. But as the novelty of the
relation wears off, and the fervor of passion
cools, they bethnk themselves of the lux
ury they might enjoy. If the man be OBJ
durate, and protests against the increase
of expense as rejecting on him-something
he is not very likely to do-he will be told
that his obduracy is tyrannical; that for
the sake of his wretched vanity he compels
his wife to a self sacrifice for which there
is no excuse. He may hold out for a while;
but if he be of any ordinary mould, he
yields completely, and becomes the sub
stance of the shadow he so feared-a petit
coet pensioner.
However it may be abroad, men who
marry heiresses in this country, whether in
hot blood or cold, seldom amount to much
afterward. Ease and ceaseless temptations
to pleasure cnfeeble their energies and
their ambition. They know that they ara
spoken of as having parted with portion
of their individuality, of having compro-
missed with their own ideals, and be this
true or false, it is dispiriting and injurious
They are apt in due time to be what it is
thought they are. Husbands of rich
women have achieved a great deal, but
their achievements usually ends with their
marriage. Sensitive young men need not
fear breaking the hearts of charming heir
esses, who as rule, it must be allowed,
part from impecunous suitors with an an
guish that admits of mitigation.
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CHAPTER II.

The Duke de Chimpanzee was chief of a
very large tribe. If he had been in the
show business he would have made an ever
lasting fortune. He had but one daughter,
the Lady AdeliZa, and as she would inherit
the live stock over which he ruled, youths
of the neighboriDg tribes desired to marry
her. Her parents, however, desired that
she should be, if possible, the fountain of
a new race, to which all their traditions
told them they were working up. They
determined that she should wed the Prince
d Orang- Outang. The duke proposed the
matter to the prince.
"Aw.' said the prince, as he adjusted
his eye glass; sis it nice?'
"She is beautiful, replied the duke.
"Aw"' said the prince; "give it much
stamps?"
81 shall give her all Ethiopia replied
the duke.
81 will-aw-step down, -aw-look
at it, murmured the prince, carelessly.
" BY surprise, you know
This was agreed upon, and the duke
departed.
The prince knew his worth. He was
quite white, and was not troubled with the
slightest particle of caudal appendage; but
Ethiopia was big prize, and he resolved
to win it. One week after the duke had
offered his daughter, the prince started for
Senegambia with the intention of looking
at the fair face of Adeliza.
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CHAPTER III,
The prince was wandering through the
woods of Senegambia, gayly singing,
81 would be a butterfly,
Born in a boWerH

81 would be butterfly,
Born in a bower"
when his eyes fell upon lovely chimpan-
zee sitting in a shallow brook sucking a
cocoa nut. She was the loveliest creature
he had ever seen. His heart was touched
at once. He raised his eye glass and stared
at her till her eyes fell in modest confusion.
Fair chimpanzee," said he, "wilt not
not -aw-tell me your-aw-nameo
"Adeliza,' whispered she.
The Duchess de ChimpanZee, who had
witnessed the meeting from behind clump
of bushes, chuckled, and slid off on her
left ear.
"Adeliza," sighed the prince, "thou art
-aw-beautiful. Wilt thou-aw-marry
me?''
The Lady Adeliza threw the remains of
her cocoa nut at the head of a chimpanzee
who was loaiing in neighboring tree, fell
into the arms of the prince, and gently
murmured. 81 am thine
They were married in great splendor
The Right Rev. Bishop Baboon, assisted
by Rev. Simiader Ape, performed the cere-
mony. The bridesmaids wore their natural
clothes. The choir sang the lovely anthem,
Monkey married the Balloons Sister"
Lady Adeliza and her parents rubbed noses,
and then the bride started on her tour on
an elephant with one trunk.
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Wednesday, September 18th, 1877
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
REAL ESTATE.
|54 Acres & s. Square Perches
OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.

The improvements consist of large comfort fta4L
able two-story BRICK MANSION. III by 20 I1xf1 10
feet, partly cementrd and partly pehbr-ashcl MI ~
covered with slate: with Brick Kitchen attach A!Ik
ed also covered with slate: Well of water with Pump
in the pump house attached 10 the kitchen. The mail.
huildEg contains two large rooms with hail. on the
FIRST iluur and five rooms the second floor. BARN
10 10y 81 feet. with stone basement: also. with Straw
House attached l. by - feet: large Wagon House.
with Granary second floor, the whole covered with
slate: Wall of good water. with Pump therein. near
barn: Hog House, Smoke House, Wood House. and in
short all necessary outhuiliings.
The land is of excellent quality. and divided 90
into seven convenient fields. all enclosed with 800,
good fencing. and is well wacred by branch &S3SA
OF North East creek There is also II large a
meadow and sufficient WOODLAND for the use ui tue
property. together with young and thriving APPLE
ORCHARD ID full bearing
This Is III all RESPECTS most desirable property
vcnient 10 mills, schools and places oil public Worship
There has been raised upon ii the pre-
six hundred bushels of wheat of the best quality and
one Thousand bushels of oats.
Persons wishing TO view it will apply on the premises
TERMS OF SALE.-One-thirl of purclls. money cas-
ON day OF sale onehrd i'll six months and the residue
IN one year The credit pa. bear interest
lay of sale and To be secnred 10y the bonds
purchaser with approved security.
Also on the same day all the Personal Property be-
longing said
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CHAPTER ".

The seasons changed; Summer lapsed
into Autumn, Autumn into Winter, Win
ter into Spring. Then there was great
rejoicing, for the Lady Adeliza gave the
prince an heir. The child however, was
an anomaly in that region. 1t had no tail !;
it had flat feet; it had white skin; it had
no hair on its body. All the wise men
examined it. 1t was not an orang outang;
it was not chimpanzcc; evidently it was
a new species. Then family conclavc was
called. What shall we call it ~ asked
everybody. The Duchess dc Chimpanzee,
who was languidy making mud pies, said,
"Let us call it-man.'
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NOTICES., &c.
Registration Notice.
To the Voters of Cecil County
HHE undersigned, Officers of Registra

NHE undersigned, Officers Of Registra-
l. tion for Cecil county, i'll compliance with the
requirements of the Act of 1876 chapter 29, which
makes it the duties of Officers of Regi tron sit
place convenient to the voters of their respective
districts for five successive days, commencing on the
first Monday of September in each year, for the pur-
pose of dscharging their duties, hereby give notice
that they will attend as follows
The Officer of Registration for the First Election
District will sit at Cecton;
The Officer of Registration for the Second Election
District will sit at Chesapeake City;
The Officer of Registration for the Third Election
District will it at Elkton:
The Officer of Registration for the Fourth Election
District will sit at Fair Hill:
The Officer of Registration for the Fifth Election
District will sit at North East:
The Officer of Registration for the Sixth Election
District will sit at Rising Sun:
The Officer of Registration for the Seventh Election
District will sit at Port Deposit;
The Officer of Registration for the Eighth Election
District will sit at Mount Pleasant:
The Officer of Registration for the Ninth Election
District will sit at Brick Meeting House,
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REAL ESTATE.
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE,

INHE subscriber, having more land than
4 he can conveniently farm, oii"rtt private sale the
FARM. known as the " Fish Pond Farm" situated
the road leading from Churlestown Brick Meeting
House. four miles from the former and five miles from
the latter place adjoining lands of Jesse Boulden Jun
than Harding, VIM Thompson and others.
There is one of the best APPLE ORCHARDS in the
county on this county-Z7 different varieties Grapes of
varieties: Pears. Peaches. Cherries. &c
This Farm is divided into ten fields There %
80 acres of good Woodland. Well, with Pump in it,
at the door. The place is well watered any the
con
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ONE HUNDRED ACRES.

more or less. The impruv consists of 49,
substantial DWELLING HOUSE, with HSll NJ
rooms and cellar under the whole: good MliiI
Barn. 80 10 feet Stone Stable. high Wagon StAII.l
house, with Granary, Woodhous, Shop Smoke -holse
CorncrihS. sc very desirable and productive place
HD-Tcrms
Possession given the 18th of March, 1873 bnt any
purchasing will be allowed put in the wheat
crop this Fall.
AB-Mr. Henry Benjamin, residing the farm. will
be pleased TO show the place purchasers: the sub
scrlber, residing Zion, will convey purchasers
the place free of charge.
Aug /. 1s77-r JOSIAH REEDER.
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On Monday, Tuesday, "Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, the 3rd,
4thL 5th, 9th and 9TH days of
September, 1871, from 9 o'clock
4. M. to 6 o'clock P. M,
he Registration Act of 1876 provides:

for the purpose of dschasng their duty Officers of
Registration, according to said Act OF the General
Assembly.
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EXPERIMENTS IN WHEAT GROWING.

We give below the result of experiments
made during the past season at the Eastern
Pa Experimental Farm, West Grove,
Chester county, Pa. The report says: The
Elessian fly seriously injured much of the
wheat in this county and the crop on this
farm was much lessened on that account,
but as we sought comparative results, the
injury does not seriously affect the value
of the experiments. Plots were laid out
on oat stubbe land plowed on July 18TH
The fertilizers were sown September 18th,
and the wheat sown September 10th and
narrowed in. The wheat was cut July 9th
and threshed and weighed July 14th.-
Fultz wheat was used in these experiments
EXPERIMENTS FERTILIZERS.
Kinds of lbs per lbs of Bus of
Fertilizers. acre STRAW wheat
|. Stockhrilge wheat formula.
200 lbs. Sal. Am. Is Mn. of
Pot, l2O Super Phosphate,
Challenged Sos 1850 o6
>. Bone Super Phosphate 7Ol o326 20 10
). Rock Super Phosphate, 9l2 1850 S5n4
/. No Fertilizer, 1850 a4O6
The Challenge Phosphate analysed 80 per
cent available phosphorc acid: the Bone
Phosphate about II; the Rock about H.
All were applied at the rate of SIS per
acre.
DRILLING OR BROADCAST.
Two contiguous plots were selected to
lCoNTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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JOHN WROTH.
Officer of Registration First district.
NOBLE BIDDLE,
Officer of Registration Second district.
WILLIAM O. GILMOUR,
Officer Of Registration Third district
W. H. MAHAN,
Officer of Registration Fourth district:
GRANVILLE S. JEFFRIES,
Oncer of Registration Fifth district.
JOSEPH GOLIBART,
Officer of Registration Sixth district.
D. NJ. McCLENAHAN,
Officer of Registration Seventh d> trict.
JOHN J. BENNETT
Officer of Registration Eight district
II. II. DUYCkINCK,
Officer Of Registration Ninth district
Aug II, ls77-4w
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Household and Kitchen Furniture:

Beds, Mattress, Bciseads and Bedding, Quilts S
Blankets, Taics W indsur Chairs, Rocking Chairs
Tubs Kettles Buckets, Pans. Chnru Crooks Looking
Ghsses China Carpets by the yard Oil Co,h :;
sets Venetian Blinds Stands, Clock Lounge Patent
Cans, Spears Cook Stove with fixtures. small Wood
stoves Knives and Forks, Spoons, Silver Watch l
Doubled barrel Gun large lot of
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FOUR HORSES

FOUR HORSES:
No. l. Bay Mare JcnRy j years old. sound. and good
worker and driver No = Bay Mare GipST years Old.
sound. good worker and most excellent driver. No >.
Bay Mare GDlCg, wears old. sound. good worker and
driver. No /. Bay Horse Chnri,n
FOUR MICH COWS.
All nearly fresh with calf at her side l Al
derry Heer, two years old
NINE SllOATS of improved stock.
Champion Mower and Reaper,
l Steel-tooth Horse Rake Curnsheller iP-nnock
Fall-tuu