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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
GLEANINGS.

A rainy day in Oregon is called "web-
foot weather."
-" Chin You - is the name of a Frisco
tailor, and lie does.
Ivy keeps house not only warm in
Winter, but cool in Summer.
We often find that an eloquent speaker
is like II rver-greatest at the mouth.
"A contemporary chronicles Connecti-
cut lady's celebration of her "tin divorce"
London Punch defines a woman as a
creature endowed with a self ornamental
instinct.
"A politician in Washington has become
cross eyed trying to keep his eye on the
main chance.
"A cobbler has recently died in Paris,
who was Spanish refugee with four titles
and twelve Christian names.
Ont in Illinois they are making sugar
from common corn. A bushel of corn
yields thirty pounds of sugar.
Said canny Scotch trader once:-
Honesty is the best policy; an We may
tax my word in the matter, for ha' tried
bath"
Marrow gauge railroads were first made
i'll this coantry in 1871, and now we have
3.157 miles of this form of construction, of
which 500 miles were built in 1876
The latest dodge in the rural districts
is the selling of rose seed. Thus may hard
times become the parent of enterprise and
invention.
The oldest Duke in Great Britain is
the Duke of Portland. aged ~; the young
est, the Duke of MontroSe. aged % The
Oldest Marquis is the Marquis of Donegal,
aged 50; the youngest, the Marquis of
Camden, aged ).
Nothing undermines ones faith in a
mans liberality to the church, so much as
to see him stick his hands down deep into
his pockets, as the contribution box is
travelling his way, look astonshed, and
then remark to his next neighbor: "Pve
got on my other pants
-" What's the use of making such a
fuss about lutte water?' said judge
before whom motion after motion had come
in a case where a small spring was the
object Of contention. The parties are
both milkmen," quietly said one of the
lawyers. "Oh, l see, said the judge.
A Stratford old lady who had never
been on the cars before recently rode by
rail to New Haven. On her return, being
asked what she thought of it, she exclaimed:
Why, faint nothin' at all It's the most
III o-n-o-t.o n o-u thing? Why, believe
coming back they went through the identi
cal places they did when they went DOWN.
"A female architect has just opened an
office in Boston. A plan of house which
she exhibits has nineteen bay windows,
forty seven closets, no place for a man to
smoke in, and an inciosed balcony on each
side from which it is impossible to look
down into the neighbours living rooms.
The design is pronounced by all ladies who
have examined it as of course, "really too
far more than awfully delicious"
The other day man stepped into a
railway car on one of the Burlington roads
and asked for corkscrew. Twelve gentle
men reached down for their pocket cork
persuaders While they were feeling for
them he explained that he wanted to get
cork out of a bottle of rheumatism lini-
ment, as his wrists were very painful, and
Immediately twelve gentlemen were sur
prSed and grieved to discover that they
had left their corkscrewS at home.
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BUBBLES.

Not a m'SS-A pretty WIDOW.
"A notorious eavesdropper-rain
Long division-separated for life
A final report-tbe crack of doom,
aor bo,sa g noun ,,oda with how
,r;raous
~.
Inc most o'ihcnit gun 10 keep clean
u ion''ns piece
Persons VINO call on dentists are pohte-
~ shown INTO the drawing room.
A starving man may be allowed to eat
cold meat during Lent-if he can get it.
Melancholy suicide-A little boy, on
being threatened with a whipping, hung
his head.
They have \ "s,irit drum, in New
York. 1t is probably operated by the
ghosts of dead beats
The gentleman who kissed a ladv's
"snowy brow" caught a severe cold, and
has been laid up ever since.
There is vounp lady in this town 50
.. b;ob cb,rcb ;, ,h.+ she hos fsh-booLs
and eves IN her dressess dpr;nc Ia,t
A blow on the base of the skull is
serious matter but a Roman punch in the
stomach may lead to more lasting conse-
quences.
The married ladies' of a Western CITY
have formed a ''Come-home- husband club"
1t is about four foot long, and has brush
on the end OF It,
A report of street parade saws that
the procession was headed by band with
their new green overcoats, lined with red
fl nnel, discoursine fine music.
-Oftentimes man ransacks the whole
house for pin, and, not being able TO find
one, drops into a chair with disgust, aud is
Immediately rewarded for the search.
There is A time for all things. The
time for an ink bottle to tip over on your
writing paper adds the Old City Derrick
is Just when you have finished letter.
She was telling a female friend how
Mary Jane auarreled with her " Teller"
and said she, "Why, if you heard 'em
talk,you'd think thew were married"
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Mr.. EDIroR:-l have read both of ELS
letters until am full up, and feel like boil
ing over. You can just count me on Fair
Plays side, before you hear from any more
counties. know who Eli is, yon bet; and
knew him when he kept a rum mill at
Gravelly Hill. He thinks he is m,ighty smart;
it is a pity he isn't smart enough To tell the
truth. He said, at first Eli was spruce
young gent that boards at the hotel. and
he told his name. Said he himself was
asked TO write the letter in a store here,
and wouldn't, and he believed the other
man did it.
Then he wrote about the minister tenn
perance sermon that he knew was not so.
| wi tell you what is the matter with Eli.
He told on his chum, a certain whisky seller.
how much money he made off us fellows,
aud the thing got out, and the whisky seller
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rs An old darkey of sixty-two, tired OF
longer leading a life of single blessedness,
hobbed up to the marriage license clerk $
desk the other day, and said:
SIS dis whar yer gifts der lisums fer ter
marryo"
This is the place
Glow much is dey apiece
"Seventy five cents"
''Lord, honey, l isn't got dat much
money"
"Then can't let you have license"
"Say, boss, times is hard, an dis case is
pressin'. Couldn't yer trust me for cou-
pie of weeks till de whitewash season com
mence?'
"No, sir; we don't do credit business
at this desk -
'Jist for a day or two?'
"Nary day" was the heartless reioin-
der, and the poor old darkey hobbled away.
Yesterday he again knocked at the out
posts of Hymen's temple with the neces-
sary seventy-fi five cents tied up in the cor
ner of a red bandana handkerchief.
Obese is monsos hard times, boss, an
Of my credit wasn't pooty good I'd never
been able to hev BORED all dis heah money
ter wonst."
The license was made out in due form
and handed to him, and then the clerk
sid:
"lf that's all the money yon have got.
how are you going to support your wife,
We'll, de fact am dat de lady am got a
room all furnished nice, an Wen just
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DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS If this axiom
is true respecting the ordinary affairs of
life, still more obviously so as regards the
exigencies of approaching disease. Tn.
questionably. Yet how many neglect to
practically recognize this plain truth when
health is in the balance. OF the many
premonitory symptoms of disease a hack
ing cough is the most prophetic of peril.
Arrest it at the outset with DR.. WIsHART s
Pine Tree Tar Cordial, and so avoid Con-
sumption. Bronchitis. Inflammation of the
Lungs, Coughs, Colds, and indeed, all ati'tc-
tons of the Respiratory Organs are en-
tirey cured by this sovereign remedy, which
also eradicates Dyspepsia, Gravel, Piles,
Nervous Debility. Torpidity of the Liver,
Urinary Difficulties, Constipation. Paipi
tatIon of the Heart, ScrofuluuS Affections,
and the intirmities peculiar To the gentler
sex. This Cordial derives its virtues from
the vegetable kingdom, and is infinitely to
be preferred, both on account of its supe-
rior efficacy and freedom from nauseuus
and injurious properties to the officnal
drugs So often administered with no other
effect than to offend the palate and dsor-
der the stomach. The Pine Tree Tar Cor
dial can always be relied on to do what is
claimed for it, Sold by all druggists Prin-
cipal depot No. 9l6 Filbert street, Philadel-
phia. So
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The AMERICAN FARMER for March vii

The AMERICAN FARMER for March Will
be found of unusual interest, especially AS
it treats upon numerous subjects peculiarly
seasonahle, Including the farm, the vege-
table garden, Horticulture, &C., with instruc-
tons about fertilizers, seeds, plants, the
grasses, Spring crops, &c, and copious
extracts from addresses, and papers read
great value just now, as showing the objects
of that institution. Published by Saml
Sands & Son, No 9. North street, Balt
more, Md, at 81 so per annum, or ) copies
for So
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mosey long till dis lection trubble is ober,
an den der'll be a powahful site of white
washing to be done dis spring. Yes, i'll
deed, honey. times is gwan to be red hot
arter awhile
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A REMARKABLE CURE

Was that of Edward H. Hanson. Engineer at George
Sweeneys Pottery. 1894 Rmig" Avenue Philadelphia.
lie had violent cough night ,wetts throat great
weakness. spit at different times pint OF blood CAV.
all hopeuf recovery. Thr"n g the of Dr. Swaynes
Wild Cherry Syrup became a sound and hearty man,
and remains 10 this day although twenty
have elapsed since hn cured.
sFs-W" permitted 10 refer TO the following gem
tl"nen who htv" experienced great benefit and nscd
" Dr. Swaynes Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry III
their family for many wears:
SAMUEL q. ScnTT firm Of Jacob Rrigrl Co, Dry
Goods. No. %; Market street rhIlateiphial:
ELv9OD 7. PCsET formerly firm nl Wife. Pussy {
Wiz" y. r. corner Fifth aud Market streets Phiia);
ROBERT lIUTculsoN, No 200l Spring Garden street.
Philadelphia.
.I"HN 5 LYME. Try Goods Merchant corner Seventh
and Spring Garden streets. Philadelphia
john b MYERS, Founder, Coates street above Twenty
second. Pha.
Aud thousands of others from every section OF the
hahitrble globe.
CAUTIoN-!nqure particularly for DIR SWAYNE'S
COMPOUND SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY first
AMI only Wild Cherry preparation prepared by regular
physician.
PRICE Sl00, 6 BOTTLES FOR So
If not sold by your druggis; or storekeeprr we will
forward half dozen t" any address. freight paid.
receip: OF the price Prepared only hy
DIR. SWAINE Il son,
$50 NORTH SIXTH STREET, PnILA., PA
sol u all rrnm fdru,,
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MEDIC{NAL.

Cheapest: sa7as. a.a sas: Taa:. &e3:-a il lie w:!a
For DYSPEPSIA. CONSTIPATION. Jaundicc Bill
attacks, SICK IIEA DAril HE. Collie. Depression of
SptriIs SOUR STOMACH, Heart Burn. g. &c.
This unrir;r! Southern Remedy i, warranted not to
contain u single PARTICLE OF NsRCCGY. or ANY injurious
t.nr.tL -IIl..t Int u
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FEMALES AND ALL WHO
VALUE HEALTH
DR. SWAYNE'S TAR AND SAR-
SAPARILLA PILLS,

they purify the blood remove all distractions cleanse
the skin q" all pimpcs and blcichcs bring the rich
color Of health 10 tn" pale check Female Irregular
it's restored "A healthy condition and they are
certain cure for SICK, NERVOUS. AND NEUKAlGI
iiEA DAtlfE As "A Dinner Pal, nothing can cXcr".I
them; take one. two. or three my be fuud
~ary: unlike others. they neither gripe produce nausea
or any other unpleasant sensation while they a.
powerful a. il i possible for medicine he and hr
htriniess THESE Pills cleanse the disprder-d
num"rs, enrich ami purify the blood. all un-
healthy bilious secretion. Of the stomach and bowels
causing perfectly healthy of the liver and ar.
undoubtedly the best cathirtr and anti-lons nirdi.
cine vet discovered: ami determined that the
lex shall have them ut price within the of all
- cents box of 3D Pills. If your druggist store
keeper has not got them. do not Ice put oil Iy anN
others that be offered their place. but send l.
direct, and will forward hy mail. receipt OF
he urce ctut box or fypb box fOru do
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j. II. EE{LiN e. CO.,

MACON. Ga. and PHILADELPHIA
Price, Sl.Co. Sold 5y al Draggists
Oct H. Is76-ly
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For The Cecil WhiE
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-02-09
TINE KENDALL COMEDY COMPANY
Week of Splendid Playing.

A Week of Splendid Playing.
The Kendall Comedy Company opened
an engagement fer this week at Bancroft
Hall Monday night. This is altogether
the best company which has ever visited
this city. 1t is composed of ladies and
gentlemen who are worthy the liberal
patronage they are receiving everywhere
in Kansas. Their two weeks engage
ment at Topeka, was the finest success In
everyway ever woA in Kans as by the
atrical organization. They had fine audi
ences here Monday and Tuesday nights,
and good one "Wednesday night consia-
ering the IRclement weather. One of the
leading gentlemen was taken sick on the
stage Monday night, which rather marred
the playing. He was missed Tuesday
night, also, in ''Gilded Age" We under
stand be will be able 10 take his part IN
''Lady Of Lyons" Friday night, which
play ali should see. We have only room,
this, Thursday morning, to announce the
following programme for the balance OF
The week.
Thursday evening, Grip Van winkle;'
Friday evening. ''Lady of Lyons" to con-
clude with the IaughabIe and side-split-
ting farce, "Solon Single; or who stole
the Bar'l o. Apple Sass We know
what We say when we assert that those
who miss Friday nights performance
will miss rare treat. Saturday after
nooa matinee, "Fanchon." Doors open
at p. M, performance commences at ..
Admission IL cents for cnildren and %
cents for adults. The windows will be
darkened, hall lit up, etc. This beauti-
full play will be rendered with the splen-
did May pole game, and The best efforts Of
this tirst-ciass company.
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DOWN WITH FREIGHTS
Railroad Meetings


Meetings will be held at the following
times and places, to consider the PROPOSE
ton now before the people, to secure the
construction of a Narrow Gauge Railroad
through the county. There is no doubt
but that cheaper transportation and re-
dlced taxation Will follow the success
of this enterprise. Every voter should
vote understandinglyi therefore turn out
to these meetings. EACH MEETING TO
COMMENCE AT ~ o'clock, p. Ii. Speak.
ers will be present from different parts
eff the county.
Elmendaro school house, Feb.
starks fseetion) school house, Feb. 10.
ClarK's school house, February 10.
Wells Badger Creek. school house,
February IL.
Slisher's school house, February u.
Central school house, February 10.
RosIne school house. February 10.
Fremont sc hool house, February IA.
Greenlee school house, February IA.
Bunker Hill school house, Feb. 10.
Phillips (Duck Creek) school house,
February 10.
NO. 10 school house, February 10.
Aaron Miller school house, February IS.
Finley school house, February l6.
Sargents (Kaw Reserve} school house,
Feb. II.
Agnes City school house, February IT.
Fruit Land school house, Feb. 10
Emporia, at court house, February 10,
BY order Of CoMNITTEE.
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Additional Railroad meetings.

A large majority Of the citizens of Lyon
county are unquestionably in favor Of the
railroad proposition low before them;
but. rs the law requires atwo-thirds vote,
1t is feared that influences arising from
selfish motives and mistaken views, will
render the vote close one. the commit
tee OF citizens, by request Of large num-
Der Of Taxpayers. profoundly impressed
with the Importance OF the enterprise in
its bearing upon our future growth and
prosperity, announce additional meetings
to be held at the following times and pla-
ces, commencing at IN o'clock, p. m:
Hartford, February 13th; Reading,
Feb. "A; Americas. Feb. Is; Plymouth,
Feb. 10; Cole Greek School House, Feb
ruary Il. By order of COMMITTEE.
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Nine paonla Poisoned.

Last Tuesday evening nine COL
ored people living in EIber;
Loves house in StriEgtown, were
taken violently sick at breakfast,
AID DIR. Wright being called, pronosn-
ced them all severely poisoned, and adj
ministered remedies. They are named
as follows: Ebert Love; his wife, Cen
sy Love; his married daughter, Mrs.
Cyndy Love; his children, Albert and
Sarah Love; and THREE children OF
Mrs. Gensy Love, aged 3, 6, and years
respectively. Also young child OF
Peter Duncan.
Marshal Fleming went ever when he
heard of the affair, ana arrested Mrs.
Cyndy Leve's husband, Joseph Love.
as the probable poisoner. tits alleged
he had abused Cyndy until she went
back to her fathers house; that q
short time ago he gave her poisoned
apple to eat, which she threw away
after eating a small piece, but that
made her sick; and that last Monday
night he purchased arsenic at a drug
store. The colored people think he
pat the arsenic in pail of water OUT
side of Ebert Levels house, and that
the water used from the pail for cof-
fee in the morning contained the pois-
en-. He denies all intention or knOwl.
edge of the crime.
At this writing the Older people are
getting better, and the children are
said tn be as sick as at first.
The marshal acted promptly and
properly in arrestlRg the alleged pois-
oner.
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a Gala Day.

The reception given Senator Plumb last
Thursday, was an event long to be re-
mem Sered. His old neighbers and friends
gathered from town and country to greet
him aud congratulate him upon his splen-
did victory. The people Of Lyon county
and Emporia. and in fact, all the great
Southwest, appreciate the favur and i'm
portanee of the position conferred upon
her citizen, one who has labOred so faith
faIly and efficiently for the upbuilding OF
the country. This they manifested album
dainty by the whole-souled welcome on
his return trem Topeka. The reception
marks an important point in the history
of the city. and we tEGbster to our col
umns u lengthy account of the affair from
the Topeka Daily Commonwealth. 1t
gives such description of the reception
as we wanted to write, and better than
we could have written it, and we thank
Col ProutY
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Council Proceedings.

City Council met Monday evening,
Feb. 5, with President Bancroft in the
chair, and Messrs. Baker, PerIey, Da-
Wis, Lowe, Nichols and Borton pre- sent.
Minutes of meeting of January 1sE.
read and approved; petition to pre-
vent hay wagons from obstructing
streets and alleys, referred to street
committee; petition of Rand s. Nick
le for 800 to aid in getting up a new
city map was read; petition of T. F.
Davenport and Others Tor sidewalk on
west side of Congress street from 9th
to lIth avenues, referred to street com
mittee; petition of E. Beck and others
for sidewalk on Cottonwood street, re-
ferred to street committee; petition of
E. T. Kerns and others for his appoint
ment as city assessor was read.
The reports of Howard Dunlap, city
treasurer, of E. NJ. Forde, city clerk,
for quarter ending Dec. 10, 1876, were
approved. Police Judges report for
December, 1876, approved. Purchase
Of barrel of oil for city, by EFT.
Nichols, approved. Following claims
were allowed to be paid:
IL. Blrasall, policeman, $40; z. Tip
ton, teamster, $40; T. Fleming, Mar
shall, s4O. E. IL. Forde, clerk, SIC. 68 :
j. A. Moore, oil &C., $449S; Wicks &
Bennett, 95 cts; J. S. Watson, coal,
$3.50; Evans & Bennett, hay, sass |;
E. R. Helderman. rent, S625o; B.
Taylor, wood, ~; ID. c. McMurtrie
horse feed, slO.l9; James A. Wagner,
boarding prisoners, 1886; z. Tipton'
hay, &l-S0; L Lutz, hardware, sI5.sS I;
c. +. Pierce & Co., lumber, 1857.
Petitions of citizens to have E. T
Kerns,and another 20 have A S. Smith,
appointed city assessor, were read, and
E p. Bancroft nominated RI. Ban
croft as assessor, and the nomination
was confirmed. Apple atiOn OF Rnggles
& Plumb 70 have erroneous special tax
refunded was referred 70 city attorney,
and bills on clerks desk referred to
committee on claims. Adjourned.
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UH1cAGo. January anth. 1s71

HON. q. V. EsKRIDGR-DeGr Sir
Your favor of the 26th, came TO hand last
evening. II we did not expect to build
east from your city, we should not under
take the construction of the line of road
between your town aad Arkansas City.
1t certainly would not pay to construct a
road of such gauge as to necessitate q
transfer at an intermediate point west OF
Kansas City, which is the great market of
your State. Under such an arrangement
we could not touch the Texas cattle trade,
which we expect will be large when the
road is completed to the proposed south
ern terminus. The only reason why we
have con sented to construct the road west
of your city first. was, that 1t seemed to
be in danger of being Invaded by rival
road.
In regard to the rates to be charged for
the transportation Of freight, would say
that we have adopted the narrow gauge.
hoping and believing that, on account of
the lower cost of actually doing The work
upon them, we could afford to transport
freight at a smaller charge and still get a
fair profit out of the business; and we are
confident we are right in these views. If
your Ideas or wishes can not be attained
on this class Of roads, it can not on any.
Yours truly,
j. E. YoUEG.
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A card.

EDITOR NEWS ALLOW me to cor
rect statement made in yeur paper
dated Jan. 29th, 1877, under the head
of "Dunlap Items" and signed by
"Pflgrim Warrior" in which my name
is used as one of the managers of 9
dramatic Associations" or "Theatri-
cal performance"
The Dunlap Lyceum has not consti-
tuted itself . Dramatic Association.
l was appointed one of committee to
form a program for Lyceuns exhibit
ton with addition of q small admit
lance fee for the purpose of defraying
expenses of said Lyceum during the
winter.
1 wish co make this correction, first,
because the statement was false; Sec
ond, because l have never attended,
and discourage all theatrical perform
ances; and last, because l would not
engage in or countenance q dramatic
association. SADIE E. JAMES.
SUNDALE FARM, Lyon Co., Kan