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The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-15
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The growing necessaries of life are nearly
all i'll good condition hereabouts. Wheat
never looked better; oats are excellent; it
is most too early to prophesy about corn;
early potatoes are in excellent condition.
Apples, pears, grapes, plums and other
fruit are in fine condition, with present
prospect of large yield.
GETTING BETTER.
Mr. E. Owens is sufficiently recovered to
sit up, and Providence permitting, expects
to be able to attend to his business in Il
short time. The colored man injured by
the cars here, a few days ago, is doing as
well as the nature of his injuries will admit.
TRAMP's DILEMMA.
relic of the Commune stopped at one
of our neighbors few days ago to borrow
a piece of soap to wash his shirt. The soap
was given him, and he went down to the
river few steps away, leaving his coat on
the fence When he came back the neigh.
boris dog had the coat in the weeds, making
carpet rags of it. We could imagine we
could smell birthstone for some time after
that fellow left.
TIE CLOSE OF THE FISHING SEASON.
The fishing season has closed for gilling
nets a great many perch are still caught
in hoop nets. The last heavy rains have
caused a slight rise in the river. The river
between here and Hlvre de Grace is SO full
of hoop nets that some of our fishermen
say if fish gets to Port Deposit. it will
have to 90 by the way of the canal or walk
up through the woods.
OUR TEMPERANCE MEETING.
After the opening of our meeting on last
Thursday evening the members concluded
to make the organization more permanent,
and elected the following officers: presi
dent, II. Coudon; Vice President, J. Maui.
din: Treasurer, j. W. Cochran; Secretary,
j. keane; Chorister, J. Marshall; with IA
standing committee to procure speakers;
after which a committee, consisting of J.
Mauldin, J. Marshall and j. Keane, was
appointed to draft rules and regu lations to
govern the meetings i'll the future. After
the transaction of their business, J. T.
Mccullough, Esq, of Elkton, was intro
duced, who gave us very good discourse
on temperance and intemperance. Mr..
Mccullough S remarks were listened 10 with
interest and attention. Rev Mr.. Ridgway,
of Elkton, will be with us at the next meet
ing. kEHo.
The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-15

1Y-Al Wool Seaside Cloths, Black
Blown, Green, Cream, Lead and Blue
Lace Buntlngs; Black Brown, Cream and
Blue Lawns Grass Cloths, Percales, and
Cambrics, newest shades and styles.
GLASS FRONT.
The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-15
FoR SALE rY ALL DEALERS
EHktOn Flour Market.
REPORTED EY j K. LEWIS. WALNUT VALLEY MILLS

TAPE 1 WITH HEAD REMOVED in two hours
WORM 7 guaranteed. Medicine sent-takeu at
Tape 4 home. Causes n" pun Inconvenience.
WORM y send for price and references Of person
cured. GUSTAV KLAUS, 80 n. 5th st. Phila
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recently held by the NJ. p. Church, sue
ceeded far beyond the expectation of the
managers as the weather during its con-
tinuauce was very unfavorable.
Not wishing to occupy too much space
in your valuable paper | will conclude.
SIGMA.
The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-15
DR. VAN DYKES SULPHUR SOAP,

Makes the skin soft clear and pure white and healthy;
cleansing. drudprzius disinfctIn. soothing heal
ing and purifying: daEdrun, chatting, ulcers,
sores truptuus, ruurhncs> aud rpdnrss of the skin:
relieves itching. burning and singing of the skin, and
irritation OF biting and StiuginG Insects will relieve
Itching Piles where nothing else will have any effect;
frc" from a offensive udors and prevents Contagious
Diseases, aud external medical and toilet prepara
tiun it has equal. Price - GEMS hoN g cakes MT
cents. Ask for Dr. Van Dykes soap. Insist upon il,
and take other f. :. WEBSTER, Proprietor. OGicr.
90 North Fifth street. Wholesale depot, 400 North
Third ST. Philadelphia, PA. Sold by Dr, II. H. Mitchell,
Elktnu Nil and druggists generally.
The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-15
IMPROVEMENTS

loom up on every side. Painting and
whitewashing Seem to be the order of the
day. The most remarkable is the beautiful
residence of our worthy townsman, Jos.
Price, Esq, who has busted himself for
some time painting and building. Rumor
says Joe. means something. However,
we will leave that to some of the fair sex
to solve.
The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-15

rs Phillips fine Slippers and Newport
Ties; also Phillips fine X id and Serge But
ton Caters, at
MCCRERY Il BoULDEN's.
s55- Ladies', Misses and Children's fine
Slippers and Button Shoes.
MCCRERY e BoULDEN.
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case, the tumor removed weighed about
vices, Mrs Armour was i'll q favorable con-
dition. The professional interest in the
case was shown by the presence Of thirteen
doctors.
BASE BALL.-The first match game of
base ball of the season for our new club
was played on their grounds, on Thursday
afternoon, with the Osceolas -" of Chesa-
peake City, and the result was victory
for the visitors. Both clubs showed their
want of knowledge of what constitutes
first. class game by their frequent calls for
Judgment" Considering the short time
the home club has had for practice, they
acquitted themselves very credtaby. The
game resulted by innings as follows:
Innings: 6 7 8 8
OsCEoLA, l 0 2 4 5 10 1-29
ELKroN, . . 0 0 5 0 0 10
Left on the bases, Osceola 6; Elkton 8
Struck out Osceola 4; Elkton 3. Called
balls, Osceola 10; Elkton 10.
Umpire-Dr karsner. Time of game,
three hours.
SABBATH SCHOOL MIssIoNARY.-Rev
James j. Tyler, of Baltimore, missionary
of the Maryland Sabbath School Union,
has been visiting our town, this week.
Mr.. Tyler's office is to enlarge the Sabbath
school work by stimulating those already
engaged therein, looking after children who
do not attend these schools and to organ
ize schools where there are none. The
body which sends him out assists weak
schools by donations of bibles and hymn
books, and by furnishing libraries at large
reduction. He does not ask for collections;
though congregations which he visits fire.
quenty lift them for the benefit of the
Union. This Union is supported by the
voluntary contributions of those who feel
the necessity for work of this kind. j.
T. Mccullough, Esq, is the Vice Presi
dent for this county. Mr.. Tyler proposes
to canvass our county thoroughly and we
commend his work to the favorable consid-
GRAFTON of the friends of the Sabbath school
cause.
The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-15

AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY.
Secretary Of the Senate
MILTON Y. KIDD.
Chief Clerk IF the House of Delegates.
BENJAMIN NJ CRAWFORD,l
DAVID =. CAMERON.
RICHARD Ii. CRgTHERS
County Commissioners Il Cecil county.
The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-15

The entire set of buildings, at the upper
whtewash this week, and present neat
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tied with bow of black Grape, and said:
There is one part of the programme of
the evening which we have purposely de-
layed until the close, that the ,joyousness
of the occasion might not be interrupted
by the thoughts it calls forth. But it may
not be dispensed with. The sad thought
comes to US in the midst OF our enjoyment
that there is one absent who was with us
last year-sister Mary II. Crouch,-a con-
sistent Christian, devoted teacher, be-
loved by the whole school, and especially
beloved by her class, has gone from labor
to reward. | may not trespass further
upon your attention, but will pass the
wreath to our pastor, MIR. Ridgway, who
will now address you.
Accepting the memorial wreath from Mr..
Ellis, Mr. Rdgway feelingly said:
And thus intimately are ever mingled
the Joy and SORROWS of life. Even now
while the odors of flowers are filling the
air round about us, the flowers themselves
droop and die, and are to be laid aside,
their work done and mission fulfilled
Even when the youthful pair stand be-
fore the altar, joined hand to hand, to
plight each to other the troth it is only
" till death do us part, death even min-
CLING with life, and casting his shadow over
lte's brightness.
But shall we sorrow that darkness has
come over the light of this earthly life :?
No; we have dropped the tear, but how
can any thought connected with such a
life, so pure, so gentle, bring sorrO,o? She
wrought we'll here, but hon aosH she had
never known, unless she had gone out from
the circle of her earthly life to see. The
toilers in the quarries, who wrought the
massive blocks and precious slabs and pill
lars for Solomon's temple saw not the
beauty their hands were fashioning, while
stepped in their toll, and in the dim half
light of their labor only wrought on as they
were bidden; but the day came when they
gathered on Zions heights and saw the ma
jestic temple rising in its snowy whiteness,
cedar lined and gold rooted and canopied
and illumed with the glow of the divine
presence, and then they knew what their
hands had wrought.
SO now shall we weep when the great
Master Builder has called our sister, our
The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-15

Left on the bases, Osceola 6; Elkton g.
Struck out, Osceola 4; Elkton 3. Called
balls, Osceola 10 Elkton 10.
Umpre-Dr. Karsner. Time of game,
three hours
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The Climate Of Cyprus.
London Pail Mall Gazette.

London Pail Mall Gazette.
StrategeticalIy of immense impor-
tance by reason of It's position, the ISL
and of Cyprus appears to be unfortu-
nately situated as far as climate is con-
cerned. 1t suffers from the cold Of
Karamania and from the hot sirocco5
OF Syria; so that while in summer the
heat is described as intOlerable, the
winter is generally one continued tor
nado, with hail, being also not unfre'
quent. Fever, also, it is stated, is gen.
orally prevalent in the island, prOdu'
ced by its uncultivated land becoming
marshy; ii is affected by the plague of
Egypt. The rainy seasons are March
and April, November, December and
January, during which time the winds
blow mostly from the north, while in
summer westerly and southwestern
breezes are more prevalent. Histori'
cally, Cyprus is interesting as having
been gained possession of by Richard
1 of England during the CruSades. By
Richard it was granted to the Count of
Lusignan, to be held as a fief of the
Crown of England and as an indemni'
ty for the loss of Jerusalem; but it was
sold by the heirs of the house of Lusig'
nan to the Venetians, who lost it to the
Turks in 1911. A range of mountains
extends through the island; but
the greater part Of ii consists OF fine
plains, the soil OF which is excellent
and produces in abundance all manner
of fruit and vegetables. At Papho or
Baffo, the ancient Paphos, ,on the south
side of the island, there is a large bay
which, by the completion OF a mole
across the entrance, might be convert
ed into good auchorage;but at present
as the only mole exists on the east
and west, the port is said to be very un'
safe. Eastward of Cape Gsvata, the
most southern point Of the island, and
about nine miles to the northward OF it
stands the town of Lamasol, off which
ships can anchor in from six to twelve
fathoms OF water, on good ground, and
where most of the wine which is eX'
ported from Cyprus is shipped. Some
thirty miles to the northeast OF Cape
Gavata, again, is Cape Chit; and five
miles to the north ward of this latter
lies the town of Larnaca, where the
English and other Consuls reside. OFF
this town there is also anchorage In
eighteen fathoms of water, with what
is described as good holding ground:
but the safest and best anchorage is
said to be off the town of Famgousta,
which is situated on the east coast and
about twelve miles to the north Of Cape
GregO, and in front of which there Is an
anchorage in eight or ten fathoms of
water, where ships that stop during
the winter at Cyprus still come for
safety, although the port of Famagous'
ia is now quite ruined and the once fa'
nous town reduced to a miserable g
village.
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The st. GOtilard Tunnel.

The greatest tunnel, now being bored,
in the world is the st. Gothard, under
the Alps, to connect Germany with
Italy, as the Mount Gents tunnel con-
nected France with Italy. The money
is furnished by the Germans, Swiss
and Italians. A London paper gives
the following account Of the present
condition OF the great work, which
will be eight miles long when compile
ted:
A general meeting of the sharehold-
ers in the st. GOthard Railway Com
pany Was held at Lucerne on the 29th
of June last, when d report was read Of
the progress made in 1877, OF which the
following is short summary: On the
north side OF the mountain length Of
tunnel of ,053 feet was pierced, of
which 1926 feet were made practicable,
being | 800 metres less than was calcu
lated on in the estimates. Difficulties
in the working account for this falling
off. Up to November the rock had
been gneiss mica, OF easy working, but
at that time the workmen came on
beds of serpentine, which required SO
kilogrammes of dynamite per metre
double what was needed for the
gneiss-for blasting. The facing of the
tunnel proceeds at the rate OF. 200 me-
tres per month on an average.
On the south side 1881 feet have
been pierced, Instead of 5,100 as esti'
mated; and in the tunnel of AirolO
there is falling off of 1,060 feet from
the estimated quantity for the year.
Here the rock met with has been
chiefly quartz, rendering the perfora-
ton very difficult. On the whole,
therefore, the progress has been no.
where so great as was anticipated, but
the Directors hope still that the line
may be completed by the end of 1881.
In the case of non-completion in that
time, the extra expense will be about
4, 4,000,00 francs year, which they are
naturally desirous to avoid. Seventy
of the Ferroux piercing-machines are
constantly at work at the great tunnel,
and GA other machines are at hand in
case they should be needed.
The number of workmen employed
varies considerably with the seasons of
the year; thus in February there were
only ], ,176 at the north end and ], ,542
at the south, while in Septem Der there
there were i $50 at the north, and in
July 1924 at the south end. These
workmen are directed by from 5S TO
159 engineers.
The black list shows 81 men wound
ed and 60 killed since the beginning of
the work. Besides the actual piercing
OF the mountain, good deal of work
has been done to the approaches; and
several projects have been approved
tending to diminish the cost of the
line. 1t is hoped that the outlay per
kilometre may be reduced from the
first estimate of sol 900 to $4,000.
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The Text.

A poor man and his wife lived in tht
North OF Ireland on bit of a farm, 81
small that 1t did not afford them liv
ing, and they ran behind on the rent
They felt very uneasy and despondent
about the debt. One Sabbath morning
the wife declared her intention of go
ing to meeting. Perhaps the minister
would have word of comfort for her
But she came home more cast down
than ever.
What's tho matter? Had the min.
ister no good word for ye the dsy?'
asked the husband.
'Ah, no. replied she. He held me
up TO shame before the whole congre'
Cation. What do ye think he took for
his text, man? Why, this! 'If ye don't
pay the rent, ye shall all leave the par
ish.'
There's no such text in the Bible,
said the husband.
Deed then, there is! ! SAW him
read it out of the book with my own
two eyes,
The husband was incredulous, and
took the first opportunity to ask one of
his neighbors, who had been at the SER
vice, about the matter. "
will ye tell me what the minister
took for his text the Sabbath morn?'
said he.
The text? / mind it wellr aid the
neighbor. Except ye repent, ye shall
all likewise PERISH
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at the hinge'weakened gate with tine
remark:
flames, l have learned to love an
other. Tonight we part"
Learned to love another. Part
Why, Fanny, what do you mean ?"
"Emean precisely what say" she
answered, with an icy smile.
"Oh, no; 1t cannot be, it cannot be.
Say you are joking. You cannot mean
it. Have l not your absolute promise
to be my wife?"
"You have" she replied, in the same
unimpassioned tone. "Aud 1t is be-
cause you have my absolute promise
that feel free to be fickIe."
He reached around to his hip pocket
and whipped out his pistol, exclaim
ing, "If you would not see me fall dead
at your feet, explain"
II will," she said, "my absolute
promise is like the absolute paper
money you dote on-there is no pro-
vision made for redeeming it. y
He slowly returned his pistol to its
POCKET, and departed from her presence
without word.
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Communicated

IA ring was placed with wish upon the
finger of soldier on his return to the army
which was parted with to purchase food for 1
sick and starving comrade, and the followiDl
zines were suggested by this circumstance:
As sat in Rebel Prison."
Far away from friends and home,
Where hundreds lay expiring
From want of food alone,
Acomrade lay dying near me
A mess mate OF mine own
Who often had rode with me
When the bugle-horn was blown.
A ring from off my finger,
lD silence 1 drew,
A pledge from
Given at our last adiue.
But alasi nay comrade starving:
For food, for food, he cries,
parted with your golden emblem
To save hint for one who sighs.
sAnderssoville.
fde died. b. K Z.
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POETRY.
Summer Rain.

When, with sultry airs down-weighing,
Shrinking flowers their soft leaves fold,
When the dandelions, swaying,
In the grasses hide their gold,
When upon the darkened river
Widening ripples foaming grow
When the leaves begin to shiver,
And tbe lilies sweeter grow,-
Then we know-with swallows dipping
Flying low DER hill and plain,
There will come the drip, drip, dripping,
OF dripping summer rain.
When the bending corn is showing
Nothing but silver haze,
When the startled bees are going
Nciseless back their honeyed ways,
When through threatening clouds DER lylnt
Not a ray of sunlight shakes,
When no sound, save crows shrill crying,
Passion of earth's silence breaks
Then we know-with swallows dipping,
Flying low Ger hill and plain,
There will come the drip, drip, dripping,
OF dripping summer-rain.
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Household Hints,

PAINT SPOTs.-When neither tur-
peptine nor bensine will remove paint
spots from garments try chlorOform. 1t
will absorb and remove paint which
has been on for six months.
PEACH MARMALADE.-Peel stone
and cut up ripe peaches into small bits.
to each pound of fruit, and one teacup
of water to each pound of sugar. Boil
and skin clear, then put it in the peach
es. Let them boil quite fast, stir and
and mash them until the whole is q
thick jellied mass, then put into glass
es or tumblers. Apples and plums are
also very good prepared in the same
manner.
CITRoN.-Keep the rinds of water
melons or cantelOpes in strong brine
until you wish to preserve them; then
boil in fresh water until the salt Is re-
moved. Soak or boil short time in
weak alum water, then boil again In
fresh water until there is no taste of
alum left. Make a rich syrup OF two
pounds of white sugar to each of rind.
When the syrup has bUiled until we'll
clarified drop the rind In and boil an
hour. Lemon fiavoring may be added
and ''pinch" of citric acid to prevent
sugaring.
Melt one ounce of butter (cost 2cents),
add it to half pint of molasses (cost 5
cents), with one evel teaspoonful each
of ground cloves, cinnamon, and ginger
(cost l cent?, dissolve one level tea
spoonful soda in hSlf pint of boiling
water, mix this with the molasses, and
fo,I, oki -, hal 4f
flour (cost cents); line cake pan with
buttered paper, pour in the butter,
which will be very thin, and bake il
about half an hour, or until you can
run broom splint into it and withdraw
it clean. The cake, which will be a
good size, will cost about 10 cents.
MUSTARD PICKLES. = Two large
heads Of caulIfiOwer, six heads of celery,
six carrots. Clean them and boil sepa-
rately in salt and water until tender.
part of the celery is not TO be boiled,
but cut fine; use just water enough to
cover. Mix one-half pound Of ground
English mustered with vinegar, as for
table use, and boil FIVE minutes; then
add two bottles of best French mustard
(Or one pint of German mustard) and
boil FIVE minutes longer, adding vim
egar enough to cover your pickles, and
one tablespoonful of brown sugar. II
not salt enough, add to your taste.
Pour over the pickles zboiling hot. AS
the pickles are used there will be a
good deal of the mustard and vinegar
left, and. small cucumbers can be put
In, our small onions; the latter boiled
few minutes in salt water. This
pickle keeps a long. time and Is very
fine. Any vegetables liked can be
substituted for caulifioWer and carrots.
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THIS standard article is COM
pounded with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and
as satisfactory as ever.
1t restores gray or faded hair to
its youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itching
and dandruff. 1t gives the head
cooling, soothing sensation of great
comfort, and the scalp by its use
becomes white and clean. .
sBy its tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
vigor, preventing badness, and
making the hair grow thick and
strong.
AS a dressing, nothing has been
found so efectual or desirable.
A. A. Hayes, NJ. D., State AS
sayer of Massachusetts, says, "The
constituents are pure, and carefully
selected for excellent quality; and
/ consider it the BEST PREPARATION
for its intended purposes"
Price, One Dollar.
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Novel Illustration a.

The Albany Journal mingles fact, fam
cy, poetry, love, etc., ETC., with the
greeenback in. this rather novel way:
One of the delegates to the National
Convention, on his return home from
Syracuse, went to see his hearts delight,
to whom he he had been engaged for
six; ecstatic months. Sho met him
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Zelda married Gryce Lockwood.
But it wasn't a case of love at first
sight-was it?" said she, archly, Con
fess, Nj. Gryce, that / was terrible
fright when you first saw mep'
You have improved since" he re-
piled.