The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-09-28
GLEANiSGS.

A Washington lady gave birth to five
children the other day. and her husband
planted a parcg"ric patch at once and went
up to furniture store and left an order
for 4 crate Of cradles.
This is The season Of the year when
the night air is very dangerous. but the
girls face death at front gates with the
same heroism which has always been one
Of the chief, st adornmcnts of the sex.
Brown says he can't understand, il PEG
pie lose money as Represented in Wall
street, specializing, how any one can he so
foolish and weak minded rs to 60 there
lie must remember, The weakest always
go 10 the Wall
-lumg man, perhaps yu had better be a
munky than a philosopher; if YIN play tie
muuky well mankind will look upon them
selves as suI.lIcr Ia yu aud toss yu hats
and quarters, but If w play the philosopher
they will kiusidcr yu superior To them and
shun yu ackordinly.
A citizen of Aust in noticed group of
Indian women squattiug on the ground
playing cards. pointing his finger at the
gathering and remarked that the lndian
situation looked equally. He was hot kill
eel that time, as it WAS his first oifcnsc, and
WAS let of with a rcprmaud.
Alexander Stephens was heard to re-
marx the other day, as lie opened an en,e-
ope and pulled out an anti-fat circular that
he would wiilingly-yea, gladly and eager
!y-stranclc all his ambition could he but
enjoy for two minutes aud a quarter kear.
ney's gift Of ready aud vigorous expression.
Persons who use the iuSidious fan in
hot weather should he ambidextrous 1t
is observed that those who fan themselves
exclusively with the right arm bring on
curvature Of the spine, Inflammation of the
clavicle and paralysis of the nerves of the
forearm. If people will fan, they should
use both hands
An exchange says that camphor will
drive mosquitoes out of room. And so il
will, but you must first catch the mosgui-
toes, choke EN- until they are black in the
face, ard then cram a lump Of camphor
down their Threats. This remedy is more
trouble but less expensive than burning
down your house to get rid of the pests.
A young man made his appearance at
Deadwood last week IN I pair of white
pants. lie was promptly escorted to the
Z oar : IL I
tion placed upon him never to revisit the
place: We can stand billed shirt, yuu
know" exclaimed miner but when it
comes to wearin' billed drawers, we just
make them st up aud mt
AT the Mt. Salem Church last Sunday
several children were baptized, among
whom was boy about four years of age,
who did not relish the ceremony. When
the minister, Rev. c. F. Sheppard, began
to sprinkle the wafer on his head the little
fellow began 20 cry, aud when, with great
effort to rcpress his emotion, lac looked up
in the pastors face with a threatening look
and cried out in voice audible all over the
church: I'm lick you"
Bob Burdettc, writing from Minneapo-
/ lis to the HdukeVe, says: They ring the
! fire bell here by blowing a steam whistle.
/ This whistle graduates its efforts to the
size If the fire. When shaniy blazcs up
1t toots sleeply. When a residence is III
flames they can hear it screccA in Albert
Lee. But when big mill or business
block Eliminates itself, that whistle Just
pulls itself wide open, the sun stands still
the earth yawus and the dead get up and
l.ut their fingers in their ears and pound OH
;hc ground with their heels and cry