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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-06-22
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To d" DAM" on Bachelors.

few Years ago, at a lyceum, friend OF
mine said: st is not so much a lack Of
confidence as a lack of knowledge of the
subject that SO often renders it EN- barrasS-
ing TO talk in public
"Dan,' who trr0tG about " Bachelors, -
seemed to lack nothing in confidence, al
though the article proves Il great lack OF
knowledge of the subject.
Without speaking of the great men in
the church, in the State in letters and in
the arts who never led, the assertions
of " Dan " ale too sweeping to be true ard
too commonplace to be witty. The article
describes spooney young men, who, having
one count in woman's favor-money-aIe
fshed for by anxious mas and interesting
daughters.
Let women be willing to be- helpmates,
and there will be less celibacy among men,
out of holy orders, than at present. Few
men can begin where the father, after
thirty years of toll, lett off. The young
man hears lady say" will never
marry unless | can better myself" And
he judges she wishes better house, nicer
furniture, larger number Of servants, and
to be better dressed than her mother.
This subject is far too serious a one to
FLIP off like fly from the hand.
It is sad outlook to the statesmen to
have the fact staring him in the face, that
the majority OF marriages are from the
poorest and | S. educated classes.
1t is worthy his time and the attention of
the clergy to learn all the causes why a
larger per cent of men from among the bet
ter classes of society are remaining single
than from the other classes.
As citizens of a Republic we cannot wish
a nobility save in noble lives through many
generations. 1t is folly at this age Of the
world to claim that a nation is as safe, or
even safer, when the rulers (the voters are
three or four-fifths from the middle and
lower classes as it would be if from the
middle and better classes. The poor young
man may be a good citizen, but unless edu-
Gated we'll his chances are not equal TO one
of more means; but it is better to be ruled
by an educated tyrant than an ignorant
mob. IKE SULLIVAN.
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AN INGENIOUS METHOD OF FISHING FOR
TIVE SERVICES g SHALL WE GATHER AT
THE RIVER"
The water Of this lake is said to be
spring water. It's sources are, however
hidden. 1t has no visible inlet, and must
be fed from innumerable springs at the
bottom. We were at first a good deal
troubled about drinking water. The sur
face wafer was much colder than ordinary
creek water, but upon hot Summer days it
was too warm to use, aud there was no
spring on the island. We couldn't think
of going ashore every day after all the
water we needed, and if we did we had no
ice to keep it cool. But if any of your
readers believe the half of what Verne
has written in his Mysterious Island, "
they have come to the conclusion that there
is way out of every difficulty, if persons
set themselves to fad one. That was what
we did. We put our heads together and
proved that necessity was the mother of
invention. We took an empty chow chow
bottle and fastened fish hook firmly in
the cork, without puncturing it, aud at
tached long fishing line to it. We then
tied another long line around the neck of
the bottle, and took it out into the lake
where We knew the water was deep, aud
tying a stone 20 the bottle, sunk it about
fifty feet, holding the two lines in our
hands. When we were assured that the
bottle had gotten down where the water
was cold, we would pull the cork line, thus
uncorking the bottle, and it would soon fill
with as cool and clear spring water as ever
came dripping up from the we'll III the 'old
oaken bucket" Then hastily pulling the
bottle up with the cord attached to its
neck, we had what we wanted. Of course,
this was only for drinking purposes, as the
surface water did well enough for cooking;
and as we always kept the bottle ready for
use, it was but about five minutes's work
to row out and get drink. We congratu-
lated ourselves upon our smartness, as the
idea was entirely an original one,
And SO the happy days passed all too
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For The Cecil Wing
Tribute TO the Late j. j. Mccullough.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Will you allow an humble
citizen of the great western city, to bean
testimony through the columns of The
Wig, the many virtues possessed by the
late Hon. Jethro ]. Mccullough?
While looking back over more than half
life time, since | first knew this great and
good man, | cannot recall to mind an act
of his which did not seem to be prompted
by disposition to do good.
While discharging the daily duties of a
mechanic, he was always cheerful and
mindful of his fellow workmen. When, by
his own efforts, he had arisen to the posi-
ton Of an employer he did not fol get
those who were less thoughtful than him
self, and who were still working as he had
done, for his daily bread; and when in the
councils of the managers of the wonder
ful business which he had done so much
to establish, his voice was always heard in
advocacy of terms of justice between en-
ployer and employed: i'll advocacy of good
living salaries for his men. At the same
time he was just in his claims for those
who furnished the money to carry on SO
extensive a business. Loyal to his country,
when it took the right kind Of stuff to be
loyal III Maryland; Just in all his dealings
cause of Christianity and of temperance;
a willing helper in every case where help
was needed and appreciated; conscientious
in every act OF his long and useful life;
kind as a woman in his family, and yet as
firm and resolute as a man can well be.
tell you, his life may well be beacon light
for young men of the present generation,
which if they will follow it will lead them
safely through many a tempestuous storm,
to d safe haven. 1t may well be said of him
"None knew him but to love
None named him but to praise"
lie will be a hard man to replace in bust
ness in Cecil county, unless his mantle
should fail upon his worthy son. who now
lives amongst you on the Octoraro May
God bless his children, to whom he has set
so noble an example. J. &. X.
ST. Louis, No, June 11h 1873.
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BRYANT AND WATTS.
THE PAGAN AND TIE CHRISTIAN VIEW OF
DEATH COMPARED.

THE PAGAN AND THE CHRISTIAN VIEW OF
DEATH COMPARED.
"Dying, except in very rare instances, 5"
said Mr.. Beecher yesterday, Z" is painless;
men come to their deaths as easily as Il child
slides out of waking into sleeping; it is
like the subsistence of the tick of a pendu-
lum that grows fainter and fainter and
finally fails to reach its extreme, and
then dies out of sounding in q moment
and is still. There is no disorganization:
it simply ceases. We have derived from
books false notions of DEATH notions
essentially heather and pagan and not
Christian paganism. For instance, it is
generally thought that wicked men die in
great horror of conscience; they die, ex
cept in rare instances, as peacefully as
Christians do. SO good men and saints do
not die in the light of the opening heaven
in general, they don't in general have a
Joyous experience. The affirmation of it
is wide from the truth; tranquility is the
law of decadence. One of the most ex
allied specimens of the pagan idea of death
is the 'Thanatopsis of Mr.. Bryant, who
has Just left us, and who, after Il long life
of usefulness here, is now upon the other
side''
Mr.. Beecher then read Mir. Bryant $
poem with exquisite effect; and then taking
up the hymn book from the desk, he said
as he opened it: THAT is the heather
version of it; now we will have the Chris
tian view. Here it is:
Unvai the bosom, faithful tomb;
Take this new treasure to thy trust,
And give these sacred relics room
To Slumber in the silent dust.
Nor pain, nor grief nor anxious fear
Invade their bounds: no mortal woes
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
While angels watch the soft repose.
SO Jesus slept; Gods dying son
Passed through the grave, and blest the
Rest here. blest saint, till from his throne
The morning break, and pierce the shade.
Break from his throne, illustrious morn;
Attend, o earth, his sovereign word;
Restore thy trust; glorious form
Shall then arise to meet the Lord.
CATER ALL, continued Mr.. Beecher as
he laid the book down, :" DR.. Watts is bet
ter than Bryant. Listen also to the words
of inspiration, and compare them with the
mournful chant of heatheniSm. But Ye
are come unto Mount Zion, and unto the
city of the living God, the Heavenly Jsru
salem, and to an iunumerable company OF
angels; to the general assembly and church
of the first born, which are written in
heaven; and to God, the judge of all, and
to the spirits of just men made perfect; and
to Jesus. the mediator of the new covenant.
With this before him." continued Mr.
Beecher, g marvel that Mr.. Bryant should
have left ont the glory Of death from his
-.
the New Testament its peculiar radiance. y"
u Searching will discover all things;
and to discover as well as remove i'm
purities of the blood the best blood
searcher is DR.. Bulls Blood Mixture.
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COMMENCEMENT AT DELAWARE COLLEGE.
"Wednesday last was commencement day
at Delaware College, and as usual, was a
gala day in Newark. The exercises began
at III A. NJ, and consisted of addresses
and essays by the members of the gradu
ating GLASS; which contained eleven MEM
bers, five of whom were young ladies'
Their efforts as essayists and speakers were
generally very creditabe and elected much
applause and many floral tributes from the
audience, a large number of whom were
females. The college orchestra discussed
some very fine music at intervals during
the day and the young ladies and gentle
men received their well merited diplomas
with much grace and no doubt much salts
faction.
The Delta Phi Society held its forty
fourth anniversary, on Wednesday night,
upon which occasion our townsman, G.. W.
Cruikshank, Esq, of The Democrat, de-
livered fine Grafton upon the subject
Cui Bono?' or rendered in English,
What's the use of it? The orator pointed
out the errors into which college graduates
aud persons of genius We're apt to fall by
a misapplication of their educational ac-
quirements. His address was we'll written
and highly appreciated by the large, learn
ed and attentive audience. The college
now enjoys high degree of prosperity and
bids fair to take high rank among the
literary institutions of the country.
The Athenean Society celebrated its
anniversary on Tuesday night, which, as
we learn from the Wilmington papers, was
well attended, and was highly creditable
affair.
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A NARROW ESCAPE Respectable elder
ly gentlemen, who indulge in the luxury of
Spring chickens, may profit by the recent
disagreeable experiences of an Elkton gen.
tleman. He was entertaining at dinner one
of the clel gymen attending the Episcopal
Convention, when he made the unpleasant
discovery that piece of the breast bone of
a chicken had lodged in his throat. Ex-
cusing himself, he withdrew from the din
ner table, and made every effort to dislodge
it, But in vain. A physician was sent
for, whose only resource was to force it
down the throat, in manner similar to
ramming wad down gun barrel. The
alternative was successful and the throat
cleared of the obstruction, but in the pro-
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LIVER Is KING.-The Liver is the i'm
perial organ Of the whole human system,
as it controls the life, health and happi
ness of man. When it is disturbed in its
proper action, all kinds of ailments are the
the natural result. The digestion of food,
the movements of the heart and blood, the
action of the brain and nervous system, are
all Immediately connected with the work
ings of the Liver. 1t has been successfully
proved that Green's August Flower is un-
equalled in curing all persons afflicted with
Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, and all the
numerous symptoms that result from an
unhealthy condition of the Liver and
Stomach. Sample bottles to try, 10 cents.
Positively sold in all towns on the Western
Continent. Three doses will prove that it
is Just what you want.
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Public Local Law.
OPERATIVE IN CECIL COUNTY.

Published in compliance with an Act of
the General Assembly of Maryland, which
requires that all Public Local Laws shall
be published for three successive weeks in
all the newspapers published in the county
wherein the law is made to take effect.
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OLD JIM Crow POULTRY THIEF
We have always held the crow to be an
unjustly maligned and prosecuted bird, GER
tainly SO far as his grain stealing exploits
are concerned, since we hold the theory
that for every grain he destroys for the
farmer, he more than compensates him by
the destruction of a score of grubs and in
sects. greater enemies to the agricultur list
than old Corvus, the traditional thief
And so of all other inseCtivorous birds
From recent reports, however, we have
somewhat modified our opinion of the
predatory character Of this bird, as from
inquiry we learn that great numbers of
young chickens, turkeys and ducks are an
nually destroyed in Cecil county by them.
Two instances are now recalled. Last year
Mr.. John Taylor, farmer in the Fourth
district, lost whole flock of young tur-
keys, carried off by parent crows when
feeding their young nestlings. This sea-
son in that district the complaint is quite
general as to their depredations on young
poultry, one gentleman of our acquaint-
ance having lost in this way thirteen chick,
ems in one day. Thus in stealing even the
crows keep up with the spirit of the age.
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IS Duryea's Celebrated " Maizena, -
manufactured at Glen Cove, n. Y. Is one
of the most delightful preparations for food
in the world. Recommended by the high
est medical authorities in both henispheres,
and receiving the first medals and diplomas
at all the great international exhibitions
Duryea's Satin Gloss Starch is the best
in the world. Use it once and you will use
no other. 1t has received the highest In
ternat ional awards.
Duryea's Grape Sugar and Glucose, for
the use of confectioners, brewers, preserv
ers of fruits, wine makers, etc. Unegualed
for purity and excellence. Furnished in
quantities to suit, and shipped to all parts
of the world Samples sent free of charge.
Address VIM. DURYEA, Gen. Agt., 90 Park
Place, New York, U. S. A.
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AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT THE NJ.
at the Methodist Episcopal Church of this
town, of which the Rev. D. C. Ridgway is
pastor, on Sunday morning last, and which,
we venture to assert, has never before been
witnessed either in that or any other
church in Cecil county. Sixty-o one persons
who had passed the prescribed period of
probationary membership, stood around
the altar and renewing their religious
vows, asked to be received into full menu
bership, while twenty more absent ones,
whose religious characters had been APP
proved by their church superiors, made up
a grand total Of eighty one members added
to this church in one day. In their ranks
both extremes of life had fitting represen-
tatives. Children, dedicating their young
lives to the service of the Almighty, stood
side 10y side with those whose lamps of
teresting and impressive scene. Parents
and grandparents looked on with fearful
eyes. The service was social and emf
nently characteristic Of the Methodsts.-
AS the pastor read the names of the ac-
cepted members, they took their places
around the altar. Within it, he, with the
leaders and official members of the church,
welcomed with cordial and outstretched
hands, the new brothers and sisters. A
solemn prayer by the oldest member of the
church, and the repeating the vows of the
remuneration of the world, constituted all
the formality of the service. Then the
asm the rare scene excited, was the well
come harbinger of one of those inspiriting
hymns with Methodists only can sing. AS
The chorus increased in volume there were
few indeed who felt not the inspiration of
the melody. Worldlings felt this at least.
Devout ones felt more, but whatever the
emotion excited, the hearts of all alike
were touched. Many hardened sinners felt
a sudden moisture about the eye that pride,
perhaps Satan, checked in vain. 1t was
a memorable day for Elkton Methodsm,
aud was peculiarly gratifying to all, but
especially to Mr.. Ridgway, whose ministry
it honors. Who does not hope that it may
bear enduring fruits?
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BASE BALL.-The match game of base
ball between the Mutuals, OF Odessa, and
the Elkton Club, was played on the ground
of the latter, at Elkton, last Saturday.
Many spectators from the town and vicin-
ity witnessed the game, in which they took
much interest. The following table gives
the result of the playing:
L
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PerFyEille Items.
OUR FARM E.RS

will soon be as busy bees. The click of
the reaper and mower is heard on our
farms, and daily there are some new ma,
chimes unlOaded or loaded at our depot
showing that the harvest is nigh and the
sickle is soon to be thrust in.
OUR ANNUAL VISITORS,
the sewing machine agent, tree agent, and
crazy man, were around this week. They
are all full of CAB, and though they are not
all crazy, the first two are enough to either
talk you crazy or into buying their goods.
Some of our neighhors talked about telling
the sewing machine man what Mark Twain
told the lightning rod man-to bring on
his goods, fill the house, put some in the
cellar on the house, in the pig pen, fill the
smoke house, hen house, and send and get
all they had at The mandatory, and fill
all the spare room there was about the
premises.
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TRINITY SUNDAY-A BEAUTIFUL ALTAR
SET.-Last Sabbath being Trinity " Sun
day, the services pertinent to the observ-
ance of it were had in the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in this town, of which the
Rev. Henry A. Skinner is Rector. AS most
of our readers are aware, certain eccesias-
tical colors indicate special observances or
church days in the Protestant Episcopal
ritual, the altar coverings and other chan
eel drapery and decorations being on such
occasions of fixed and prescribed hues.
At the festival Of Christmas, white sug-
gestvely and appropriately prevails. Pur-
pie marks the Lenten season. Black SOL
emnzes Good Friday. At Easter white
again prevails, while green is the ecclesi-
astical color for Trinity Sunday, and scar
let is the hue in which the Martyrs and
Saints days are celebrated. Thus the altar
draperies of the church suggest the festival
observed, the colors of one being retained
until succeeded by those of another. On
Sunday last, the noticeable feature at Trim
ity Church was a new and elegant altar set
used for the first time, and presented to
the church by one of it's most devoted
parshionerS, Miss Ellen Barroll. Possibly
might have hesitated in naming the
fair donor of this beautiful and artistic
offering, were it the only evidence of her
church zeal, but Trinity Church has so
often, in its decorations and commemora.
tive emblems, shown the pleasing traces of
her Judgment and skill that we are sure
the act is not one of questionable taste.
Although beautiful now, yet when COM
pleted, this altar set WILL we think, be ex-
ceptionably handsome. In colors no com
bination is more striking Or pleasing than
green and gold, and out of them the most
pleasing effects are produced. On back
ground of a peculiarly rich shade of green
cloth, composing the frontal and super
frontal of the altar, the only ornament yet
wrought is sacred monogram in gold. 1t
is embroidered so smoothly and it's outlines
are so clearly defined that it stands out in
bold artistic relief. A deep fringe finishes
the super altar, as we'll as the lower edge of
the altar frontal, atfording such a graceful
edsing as only heavy fringe can lend to any
drapery. The anti pendulum of the lecturn
is equally artistic. A single pendant
drapery, edged with gold, on which en-
broidered in another design, is one of the
most effective church monograms we have
ever seen. We have no desire to be ex-
travagant or fulsome, but certainly Trinity
Church in this as in many other evidences
of the possession of artistic taste and
Judgment by its 90 fair parishioners ~ is not
equalled by many other more pretentious
congregations.
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Runs earned, Mutuals TO- Elkton =
Bases on called balls Mutual /; Elkton l.
Time of game hours and 35 minutes.
Umpire-Mr. T. II. Crowell.
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AYERS CATnALTIc PILLS are the best of all purgativr
for family They the product of long laJorous
and successful chemical nvesti CATION their ten
sive u+c, by Physicians in their practice and By all
civilized nations proves them the best and most ecual
purgaye Pin medical science devise. Being purely
vegetable No harm arise from their Use. In in
trnsc value and curative powers other Pills lie
compared with ,hom and every person, knowing their
virtues, will employ them, when eici They keci,
the system i'll perfect order, and maintain in healthy
action the whole machinery of life Mild. searching
and efectml they specially adapted to the needs of
the digestive apparatus derang cmenS of which they
prevent and cure, If timely taken They the be
and safest physc to employ for children and weakened
constitutions where mid, but efcctaI, cath;tic is
required. For Sale ALL DEALERS.
rs New Buntings, all the Shades; Lace
and Stripe Buntings, all Shades.
GLASS FRONT.
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There was an unusually large attendance
at the temperance meeting, on Thursday
evening, to hear the Rev. Mr. Ridgway, OF
your town, and the interest was increased
by the fact that a new set of laws were to
be acted upon. OF all the addresses we
have heard here, Mr.. Ridgway gave the
best, and a more eloquent speaker-at
least, in the temperance cause-we have
yet to hear. The Society adopted all the
laws presented by the committee, except
ing the clause requiring all members to
sign the pledge. They hung fire on that
article good while, but some of our old
citizens could not get it down, so it was
deferred for one week, with recommends,
ton to modify it. We suppose they want
their three drinks a day, just the same as
ever. kEHO.
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A COOP JoKE.-She was in town on
business and the day was warm. Our
readers can recall it, as it was last Satur.
day, one of the very few Summer days of the
season. AS she wiped the trickling per-
spration from her maiden brow, the Their
mometrical condition of her physical organi-
cation suggested something anti febrile.
She knew it did. In fact her stomach
craved cream. There was nothing won
derful in that, however, for it is the normal
condition of the average female interior.
The present method, however, of securing
the feminine necessity was abnormal and
unusual, as with ordinary people the in
diligence in 'an ice generally involves a
dime. In this case the lady's ingenuity
saved the inevitable ten cents. She stepped
into one of our popular "saloons - and
ordered a verniller.' 1t was Booth S
best She took it in amazingly, as she after
wards did the contiding attendant. Bound
ing like young "Rabbit - up to the cash
ier's counter, she politely asked the connu-
bal representative Of the proprietress to re-
tam small package for her for a brief sea
son, while with smile child-like and bland
her beauteous features beamed on Harry"
Surprising the parcel valuable, it was care
fully bestowed. Long hours elapsed, but
no beautiful bunny" returned. Night
fell, and the parcel now held Gin pledge ="
for commercial good faith was opened
Alas the well thumbed newspaper only
covered two partially nibbled crackers
wrapped with care. Ice cream dealers
beware of small paper parcels.