The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-04-07
London has 800 newspapers.

London has 800 newspapers.
Victoria refuses to permit high-necked
dresses to be worn at Court.
Postage stamps are manufactured at
an average cost of one cent a hundred.
The veteran of St. Augustine, FLA
rose tree said to be 200 years old-is dead.
The Cincinnati Commercial man says:
"Africa produces the most undressed black
kids"
-Punch's definition of woman is a
creature endowed with self ornamental
instinct.
Sam Bard, in Pensacola, is producing
full grown editorials by putting short para
graphs under blue glass.
The Madison Patriot has suspended
publication for few weeks. 1t says: cit
will be relief to both of our subscribers
The stage coach was first introduced
into America from Spain; at least that
country sent us the first 'bus-Christopher
Colum. bus.
"A punster was once thrust into closet
with the threat that he would not be re-
leased until he made a pun. Almost in
simultaneously he exclaimed, "O-pun the
door,
"A woman in Oshkosh ground nearly
half of a shirt through a clothes wringer
before discovering that her baby was in the
shirt. 1t was an awful strain on the
wrnger.
"A Western woman who had been much
troubled by toothache, after the offending
molar was extracted, found in the cavity
sprouted coriander seed, which had caused
the trouble.
-" You go to Shecaggo, hey?" said the
gentleman from Germany. "Nell, you pc
bretty careful about dat water dere. Eff
you dond want to ket seek, you thinks none
uf dat water dill you ket used to him."
Sir William Thomson says the North
Pole was once in India and will be there
again some day. The Arctic explorers
might wait until it comes around, as the
drunken man did for his bed and jump for
it as it goes by.
Hip pockets for lap dogs are the latest
innovation in ladies' dresses. With a dog
IN her pocket, a seal on her back, bird in
her hat and kids on her hands and feet,
the well-dressed lady is but little short of a
walking menagere.
Scene in an Iowa court-Judge: "That
point has been decided against you by every
court in Christendom, sir, and there is no
use of further argument" Lawyer: very
true; but your honor frequently decides
against every court in Christendom."
Carson New Tribune: "When an
unsophisticated Reno girl gets her pompa-
dour panier on before, in the excitement
and nervousness attendant on her wedding
tri her bla tn
Pacific snow pillow, is what makes people
stop and stare at her in speechless amaze
ment.'
"A meek eyed married man offered as a
test at a spiritual seance that the medium
name the articles in his wife's upper bureau
drawer. The medium said the spirits would
repeat the contents of Webster's Dictionary
or any other light task, but that life was
too short to attempt the task proposed, and
the rash prOposer was hurried out of the
hall.
1t is announced that the whole press
of California will unite in presenting a tes-
timonial to General John McComb, manag-
ing editor of the Alta California, of San
Francisco, in recognition of the GOODNESS
and courage he manifested the other day
in knocking down and taking to the police
station, William Hayes. the man who tried
to force retraction of an item at the muz-
zle of a revolver.
An Englshman says: "The attractions
of French women born of French parents,
as rule, consists of a graceful movement
of the body, small feet and well-shaped
hands; sometimes fascinating expression
belonging to irregular features, and facil-
ity for conversation which often makes you
forget they do not belong to the Phryne
ideal. They dress better than any other
ladies in the world