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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THIS COLUMN is OPEN TO ALL.
For The Cecil Wing
SCHOOL BOOKS AGAIN,

If you want to keep your name before
the public, all that it seems necessary to dc
is to write for The Cecil Wig. When
wrote the article of March 2ud, it was
with the belief that | was serving the pub
lrc by doing so Result-a storm. Friday
March It'll, | received a summons from the
President of the School Board to be present
at their session on Tuesday last. At that
time the books, of which had com plained
were subjected to the test of pulling and
stood ii well. 1t is a pity that some of
them will not stand the test of actual use
i'll the school room as well.
II is true that | may have been too
sweeping in my charge; it is also true that
There has been much Improvement in the
binding of some of the books lately. es
pecially has this been the case with Mitch
els Biographies. As regards States,
pencils, and ink, if those exhibited before
the School Board. upon this occasion, are
true specimens of those no,o furnished to
the schools there is no room for complaint.
AS far as the evidence exhibited before the
Board goes, am willing to confess myself
convicted. aud So far make my acknowl
Judgments to the book men. Could some OF
the books have seen i'll the schools have
been produced the result may have been
different. | Will ask of my fellow teachers
one favor, The thtg is open to the ques-
tion,-Has your experience with school
books been such as to satisfy you that those
i::"nished are really good ones ? | want to
ha,a my charges sustained, or to be satisfied
THAT they are totally falseless, in which case
VIII make an unconditional Withdrawal
of what have said, uutll then d qualitird
one must answer. This | will make. lis
flr as the test before the Board goes mn as
sertions hare not Jeen sustained AT the
same time, am not fully convinced that
am wrong, am willing to be.
This is a question: in which the whole
public is Interested, not the School Board
and the book men only. Is my experience
ditferent from that of other teachers, oI
do they tiud books falling to pieces almost
without using Let us near from the
public. Not abuse of the School Board uI
If the book fee, but the simple question
Are the books furnished to the schools
what they should be?
In conclusion | want to imphaticaly de
py an insiuuation that was made by the
representative of J II Butler & Co., thar
| am acting i'll the interest of some rival
book firm, possibly J W Bond 4 Co.
The article in question was written on my
own responsibility, without consultation
with any one. | am no more responsible u"
one firm than another. The fist act ct
this play is over. | await the actors III the
next. JOHN \. CALHOUN.
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sin no more In the meantime, neighbor
Mckinsty's mind runs on harness and
Rchnd irquireth anxiously for We mule.
SALE or PUBLIC ROADS. The sale of
public roads of the Third district drew an
unusual crowd around the court house, on
Saturday last. Sam Price, the auctioneer,
was IN his best keller, and made usually
slow bidders toe the mark to quick music.
Every body seemed anxious to serve the
county Judging from the figures at which
road sections were taken, the impression
seemed general that there We're at least
hundreds in them. Competition was fearful,
and, i'll some instances, they were taken at
little over one half the rate bid three years
ago. How the roads themselves will fare
"a question i'll which we are all concerned
remains to be seen. The following table
of aggregate sales will show the compare
tive bids under the old and new contracts:
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CARRIERS MILLS, March II, 1873.

Sa1l EN- WILLIS, N"ieu II, 1910.
MR. EDIToR:- very interesting se,ie.
nf meatings has hean in nrooress at FIJI.
-,.-, A., -,,.L, ,
place "nu III 'r0 no's ooi iioou uuiins 'n'
entire w inter, which originated IN the tent
meetings held here in the Fall under the
anspices of rhe Rev Mr. France.
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Sl5.3 6S 60 $122, 297, sc
400 90
$14 96S 60
ID OG- IN
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Less than in 1879, $2.611.15
Total,
Less Inspectors,

School Book INVESTIGATIONS THE
School Board, at its session on Tuesday
last, proceeded to investigate the repeated
charges that have been made against the
books in use in the public schools of this
county. j. y. Calhoun. who alone of all
the complainants, has spoken of the books
over his signature, was present under sum-
mons from the School Board. Mr.. Medairy,
of the firm of Medairy x Bowers, of Balti
more, was present, As was also o. J. Smith,
a representative of the firm of j. Ii. Butler
& CO., of Philadelphia. Mr.. Calhoun. in
reply to question Of mr. Everist, admitted
having written the article in question in
The Hhig of March 2ud., and stated that
in speaking of the book swinGle " he
meant to be general rather than specific.
The Board next proceeded to test the
books in question by pulling them. Mr..
Calhoun admitted that the books in ques
ton stood the test well, but was puzzled to
understand why the books that stood the
severest test before the School Board, were
the ones that would fall to pieces among
he first in actual use. Mr. c. was also
examined in regard 10 the quality of ink.
pencils. states, etc, furnished. I pom this
point he merely repeated what be had al
ready SAID. Mr.. Medairy was then heard
in his defence, claiming that the books
furnished were the best manufactured; that
while mistakes might have been made, they
were always ready to remedy them. He
charged Mr.. Calhoun with a disposition to
injure the rcputlon of an old house of forty
years standing, and offered to remedy any
faults that may exist. Mr.. SquerN read
long communication from J. II. Butler &
Co, in defence of their books, and their
representatives was heard charging Mr. c.
with having been employed to make the
assault upon the books by some rival firm,
which Mr.. c. positively denied. The re-
suit Of the whole matter was that Mr..
Calhoun being alone and unsustained by
any other evidence, a resolution was adopt,
ed by the Board, declaring the charges
not sustained. 1t is in order now to hear
from the other teachers upon the subject.
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Statement Of VIM. H. Knight.

|, VIM. III. Knight, do most solemnly
declare and aver that until the evening of
the day on which | made the attack on Mr..
John Oldham, had not heard of the re-
marks reported to have been made by said
Johr Oldham in regard to my young sister,
and having sufficient confidence in the
persons reporting the same to cause me to
believe that Mr.. Oldham had made the re-
marks alluded to. and being maddened by
the thought of the baseness of the act,
and without duly considering the conse
quence or its illegality, | was hurried into
the commission of an act towards said Old
ham, which | regret having occurred.
Signed WILLIAM II. KNIGHT.
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AN ASTONISHING FACT.-A large proper
ton of the American people are to-day
dying from the effects of Dyspepsia or dis
ordered liver. The result of these dis
eases upon the masses of intelligent and
valuable people is most alarming, making
life actually burden instead of pleasant
existence of enjoyment and usefulness as it
ought to be. There is no good reason for
this, if you will only throw aside prejudice
and skepticsm, take the advice of Drug
gists and your friends and try one bottle of
Green's August Flower. Your speedy re-
lief is certain Millions of bottles of this
medicine have been given away to try its
virtues. with satisfactory results in every
case. You can buy sample bottle for 10
cents to try. Three doses will relieve the
worst case Positively sold by all Drug
gists on the Western Continent.
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BALTIMORE Gu ToM s.-Major A. {.
Rhodes, oi the BsltImute custom h0u~ ,
gives the following To The public: hue
suffering with were "A tack oi Rhruma-
ism. winch wholly prevented the Use OF
~, rlyh ana and 'saud. | tri-d X LLER' S
Rnnln Ltulm-r'. aud can only say that It's
fret WAS As surprisingly quick AS 1t was
beneficial. \ few Applications reduced all
the swelling, removing the pain. and en-
aiding me to use my hand and arm with
ease. The Roman Liniment can always be
confidently recommended.
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That Terrible ScOurge,

besides affections of the stomach liver and bowels pro
duced 10y na.matic air and water both eradicat
and prevented by the Of lIostctt,rs Stomach Bit
ters IA purely vegetable elixir. intursed hy physicians
and mole extensively used II remedy for the above
class of dis riders. well as for many others. than
medicine of the languid circulation. a turuld
state of the liver, want ct vital stamina c0ni
tiuns peculiarly favorable t. mlaral diseases. The.
however. surely remccd 10y the great Preventive
which. by inSiguTating the system and endOHinG VI
with regularity w9l vigor, provides it with a
resistant power which enables il to withstand dls0r
icrs not only Of mHlari type, hut host Of Others
To which feeble and rrgulatel systems are subject
The Bitters safe well searching eradiCiui,
and have widely superseded that dangerous drug,
inne, which paiates but does not eradicate malaria
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North East Items.

On Sabbath, 10th instant, the NJ. Z.
pulpit of this place was filled by Revs. j.
A. b. Wilson, John Ford, and Nicholas
Brown. p. f. of Salisbury District. Mr..
Brown was born and raised in this place
TN OF sufficient age to 90 to college. Mr..
Brown las earned for himself high repu-
tation as an able preacher. He acquitted
himself on Sabbath last in mastery man
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INSOLNENCIES.

The following insolvencies for State and
county taxes were allowed to the several
Collectors named below: Amos Wilson,
FIRST district. 1923; f. II. Biddle, Second
district. $34 ~; S. Ii. Miller, Third district,
264 so; Henry Hess, Fourth district, f64 Il;
J. Scott Ferguson, Fifth district, S76.19;
W. A. Tosh, Sixth district, 322 57 Joseph
f. Reynolds, Seventh district, $l19.52;
Alpheus il. Crothers, Eighth district,
S10537; G. W. Oldham, Ninth district,
S134 81: W. p. Patton, Seventh district,
1878, $T.46.
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Ii. NJ. House Items.
ARM BROKEN.

MIR. PaXson Winners child fell from the
settee on which it had been playing. one
day last week. and broke both bones OF
its forearm Just below the elbow. DR.. j
\. Mearns was sent for and reduced the
fracture
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HOUSE. on Dolly Warden" street,
IL occupied by R.v u. g. Riigway
Possession given March 18th. IS7S
Apply 10 X. G. TIL ,CKERY
Mar 9 lS1S-tf Attorney
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Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court for Cecil county was
in session on Tuesday and "Wednesday OF
this week. PRESUMPTION. Jas. MaCauley,
Chief Judge; Hon. James NJ. Evans and
Hon. James A. Lewis, Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against deceased persons
ND I,lS.al
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A SMALL DWELLING, op High -
~ street lately occupied ~ Il. ". Wallace. s=azI
Apply t. TIIOS c. CROUCH I'LL
Ektun, Mar .. lN.S-tf Main street
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ACCOUNTS PASSED.

First account of Mary E. Mount and
Jesse A. Kirk. executors of j. w. Mount;
first account of Thomas e. Crookshank.
guardian to Carrie Cro0kshaDk; final &C
count of Thomas G. Crookshank, admins
traitor of Z. S. Crookshauk, and distribu
ton struck on same; first account of Alex
ander Richie, guardian to Margaret G..
Simon; first account of VIM. Reese Mahan
and Elizabeth Maban, administrators of
Mary A. Gibson; final account of John f.
Wilson, guardian TO John Nee. Clark :;
fifth account of Owen Reisler, guardian to
Charles and Evan T. Reisler; second ac
count of Benjamin F. Kirk, guardian to
Martha Kirk; first account of Mary J.
Davis, Mary X Davis and John Z. Col
Inns, executors of George Davis; final ac-
count of James B. Groome. administra,
tor d. b. n. c. {. u. of John CHM, and dis
tribution struck on same; final account of
VIM. r. Holt and John T. Holt admins
traitors of John w. Holt, and distribution
struck on same; third account of Edwin
II Reynolds, executor of Reuben Rey
nolds; seventh account of Geo. Il. Carpen-
ter, guardian to Tobias F. Carpenter; final
account of VIM. James Stebbng and Geo.
II. Stebbing, administrators of Geo. Steb
bing and distribution struck on same; pre-
ferred account of Zebulon p. Lusby, exc
cutor of Ann E. w. Lusby, and dividend
struck on same.
Court adjourned to meet in special ses-
sion, on Tuesday and Wednesday next.
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lB- The rumor seems well founded that
number of prominent citizens of Balti-
more have resolved to erect monume' t
to the memory of the late DR.. J. w. Bull,
discoverer of that wonderful remedy, DR..
Bulls Cough syrup.
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FOR RENT
FOR RENT

THE BRICK DWELLING, on Main
Il. strret-lntc Post Office building. Apply to
Mar q. lS-S-4w r. A. ELLIS
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FIN ANClAI

The Building ana Loan Association at
is annual meeting. with the exception of
one ur Two dirrc' orS. le-eltctHd its rtficrIs.
LIS progress was shown To be qnite salts
factory. aud in a short time viii b. out Of
the woods
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FOR SALE.

A SMALL FARM, l.! miles from North
"a East, now occupied 10y Try ouden. IS acres
GOOD taui Frame building, in good order.
Arpyto l.. VI HAINES
Feb >. l''>--tf Eiktun, Nd.
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1J H. Warwick is the authorized
representative of this paper to the Paris
Exposition of 1878.
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AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE JAIL-Smyth
nay be a common name, but the owner Of
bat good. everyday patronynlic, now con
lined in the Elkton j Ill. on the charge If
morse stealing, is no orGiuary prison bird.
rhat he is a slippery customer, and shrewd
withal, was not only indicated by the sly
manuer in which he slipped skilltuliy exc
cuted drawing of the Jail into the hands of
his father when lately allowed to visit him,
bnt also by the stirring little episode which
occurred at the county mansion on Monday
afternoon. Before putting the happy fam
lily into their little beds, our humane sheriff
is in the habit of allowing his involuntary
guests the pleasure of a little stroll around
the Jail yard, which, in this charming sea-
son. is no mean pleasure, particularly when
secured against disagreeable intruders, as
in this instance But on Monday afternoon,
after the customaryramble round the square,
Smyth was no where visible to the naked eye.
The alarm was sounded from the outer wall,
aud Deputy Janney was promptly on hand
Search was instituted, but with no success.
| The keen eye of the deputy, however, no.
| ticed Il bar across narrow window, venti-
| atirg the foundation of the Jail, and open
ing into the jail yard, had been tempered
with. There was no entrance to this dun
geon, except through this window. 1t was
| the work of a moment to remove the bar,
for some skillful picker had been there be-
fore him. Peering down into the darkness,
the deputy called in vain upon the invisible
Smyth, to appear and duly surrender. But
no responsive Smyth echoed the Jealous Off
GERS demand Persuasion, threats and in
vective alike proved fruitless, apparently,
| Smyth by this time, was non co0atibus in
! Cat Swampus. Convinced that the bird
had really flown, Deputy Janney hurriedly
ordered a carriage, and, stationing the turn
key at the suspicious window, started to
intercept the fleeing prisoner in his supposed
fight Pennsylvaniawards, misled naturally
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BONDS APPROVED,

James T. Mccullough, executor of Ruth
Ford; VIM. ii. Meeteer. guardian to Hope
well II. Ba-roll: John NJ. Ross, executor of
Augustine Richardson.
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The School Commissioners of cecil county will meet
at their Office Ekton. for tn" transaction of
school business, on the SECOND TUESDAY Of each
arf ever, month JnHN SQuIER
MAY g. lTi-tf Sa~~atary
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FOR SALE,
FARM or 800 ACRES,

IL caroline county, Maryland,
Ihr"" nnl-H from b!hc Siaiuu. Mar land and
h~iawarr Railroad. On-haf cleared anu fenced Tim
i'~r Chi iy-ptk and chestnut. good barn. stable
perh rc "ri ut -oi ire,s good varieties Good
I"gnhorh""i Sold be :tu-t. il Ila- pissed int, the
rnl> Of lady in PLTl.l- hi who canua = W il at
"ntl"n. Terms reasonable wv KIrGrLY
Attorney, Denton. Caroliur county, Nd Iyb y Nv
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Rising sun Items.
MEETINGS CLOSED.

Church has closed with about thirty con,
versions he Rev. Mr.. O'Nrill has gone
t" Conference. After his long spell of
work. he does noI get to rest.
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RE4L ESTATE.
FOR, RENT
FOR RENT.

THE HOUSE on High street, next door
4 to II ~ Ueis Store. Apply to
Mar l>TS--tf : G. IOWNAS
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County Commissioners.

The Board of County Commissioners
was in session on Tuesday and Wednesday
last. A full Board-Messrs. Crawford,
Cameron and Crothers-was present.
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ORDER NISI.
ELIZA RICKETTS,
JAMES STEELE AND WIFE.

ORDERED, This 18th day of February,
" i>1S the sale Of til mortgtgrt real estate
.iii-, Steele and wifi made by William J. Jones
trustee and reported in tn" above-rntiel cause b,
ratified amt confirmed. rulv-s In"
thereof be shown or before the 10th day ut April
provided copy this Order he inserted in
newspaper printed IN Cecil equally, nm'c week f"T
one month before the 10th day OF March next.
The Report States the amount of sales 10 he 100000
A. W. MITCHELL. Clerk
True copy: test, 4. W. MITCHELL.
Feb Ii, lS1S-lm Clerk.
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SP RING

The heavy rhundrr gust on Tuesday
ing and grass growing looks more like the
last "f spring than the first, ami shOHs he
y',.at reilanc I, h. placed on the ground
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DELIGHTFUL SPKISG.-The oldest inhab-
liant wipes the Precipitation from his fore
head and querously asks, Who ever knew
such a March ~ 1t is emphatically a pre-
mature season; for confirmation of it. look
at vegetation generally how forward it is.
and what a surprising growth the wheat
fields present. 1t is early Spring indeed, but
weather in fact that the prudent house wife
breads and fears more than all the blasts of
midwinter. Warm noons when it is i'm
possible to have little enough fire, and the
house is positively uncomfortable without
some artificial heat, alternate with chilly,
damp days, when the sun is hid, and air
and earth are like a soaked sponge. When
the mothers neuralgia is worse and the
"old man feels the twiDge of rheumatism
sharply in spite of medicated red flannel.
When the children get sore threats and
colds in spite of every motherly precaution
They never go out when it is the least
damp" When people who do nothing feel
overworked and those who work, feel the
cross hard one to bear. When school
madams of discretionary age put croton
oil on their chests with their other under
clothing and nobody can put his arm around
a woman without embracing more or less
porous plaster. enveloping the object of his
affection. When people look to see eff
any of that Spring tonic is left from last
year" and the little children make wry
faces over syrup and sulphur, and every
body feels worse the more tones they take.
But Jest aside. the time of crocus and hya-
,,inths. of dandelinns and green's, of spring
lamb and early peas, is Just the time when
The mothers strength begins to give ont
entirely, and the children bewilder those
who have the care of them with complicated
md threatening ailments. One ascribes it
70 biliuuSnesS, another to raw winds, aud
the third 10 the climate, while this one
charges it TO ply steal drgeneracy, and that
nue deplores the lack of stamina in the
present generation. But whatever the spe-
cIic cause of the troubles, early Spring
-, ms to be the favorable season for the
,uInor ills of life, physical ones at least.
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GLASS RAIL- SHOOTING.

We had the pleasure of witnessing a
glass bali match, on Saturday last, between
the Hope team OF Upper Principle and the
Farplay team of College Green. Fourteen
men each. and ten balls apiece; each party
shooting their level hardest, and some to
our way Of thinking IA little too hard, !
Judging from red sort of fluid that was
seen issuing from the nasal organs Of sew
eTal after shooting, yet no one was seriously
hurt. the score standing at close:-Hopt,
81; Fairplay. Sc.
no, FOR THE FISHING SHORE.
Kennedy Dean. living near New HOLLAND,
Pa, the Oldest fish bauler on the road,
y ,ss.d through our town, on Monday
lining last, for the fishing shore, Mr..
D informed Us that this is the furh tn
consecutive Spring that he has been hauling
fish, yet he says it dnu't pay.
Personal PROPERTY.
Sales are now at their HEIGHT, one every
day, and frequently two and three occur.
The s,e at MIR. L. p. Pas%m"re'y, of per
snnai property. is aruuuuctd. as thr largest
hnIh ia property ard al Guidance thar HIS
been held Within radius of ten miles of
Lhe BRICK.
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IMP ROE VI ESTS


IMPROV rMENTS
Mr.. David Thompson has raised the
frame of his coach shop on his lot on South
Queen street, and has the masons hard at
work on the foundation for his new house.
W. w. Carter is making additions to his
stabling. DR.. f. Heston is making i'm
provements and addition to his grapery.
John W. Buckley is extending his arbors.
DISHONESTY.
Mr.. Edwin Haines was in town few
days ago purchasing new lock for his
corn crib, about fifty bushels of corn hav-
ing disappeared from it in a short time.
The only thing that saved the balance was
the easy Winter.
REMOVED.
Our old townsman, Jesse \. Kirk, has
removed to his farm, recently purchased
of the estate of John W. Mount, about one
mile from the borough.
AROUND
The photograph man, the grocery man,
the stove man, the newspaper man, the
fresh fish man, and the oyster man.
JONES.