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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
A Driving Horse.

\ driving horse is not as expensive on
the farm as some seem to think, when we
consider the wear and strain it takes from
the regular farm horses. On all large farms
or on small Ones where there is much driv-
ing to do, a good driving horse is real
necessity. Although it is not generally
known, yet it is Il fact that Il half days
drive, even ut an ordinary gait, is more
severe on i farm work horse than two days
work on the farm. The reason for this is
apparent when we take into consideration
the fact that Il horses muscles become set
to II particular kind of work, and the strain
is unusual and severe when pat to other
purposes than the regular one. 1t is about
As hard fora family drivin. horse-we mean
4 good stepping one-to he put to farm work,
such As blowing, narrowing and cultivat-
ing, as it is to lake L pillow horse and put
him to road service. Keep the farm horses
on the farm where they belong, and if YOU
live far from the post office, store or church,
keep driving horse, and You will make by
it in the increased good looks and longevity
of your farm animals. Many flrmer stays
away from church on Sunday because his
horses have been hard ut work all week and
should rest on that day. Social intercourse
with neighbors is also put off until slack
time with the horses, on the same account,
and for want of a good driving horse which
the farmer can raise for himself, many pleas
urcS are given up.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
WHJFS: WISE HND WITVY.

Tom Thumb has given up Yachting and
turned off the Thumbs crew
A facetiouS critic observed that there
are many crew-'litties in /" Pinafore."
We can beat England at anything but
baseball. She doesn't know how to play it.
1t Is only an experienced fisherman who
knows what reel danger is when playing
with trout
A grocer advertises in the following
terSe manner: Hams and segars-smoked
and unsmoked."
Mrs. Sipp, who has been suffering so
much from dryness of the mouth, has found
friend i'll Fad. who is Il friend indeed.
No matter how great philosopher a
man may be, he can never withstand the
temptation to kick an empty tomato can.
=" One hundred and sixty-seven dogs 90
to the pound was the heading of an article
IN the paper the other morning. Stakes
alive, exclaimed Mrs. de Flukey, when she
read this, "no wonder dogs can swim, if
they'r us light as that
=" Papa, they don't have any stone in
Ireland, do they" asked Il little Bank street
boy the other day. Yes, my boy: but
why ito you ask such 4 question >" "Be-
cause, papa, thought it was all sham rock
over there. "-Erie Herald Thistle do to
tell.
Strange ideas of honesty prevail. 1t is
surely wrong for 4 fruitcrer to put all the
big peaches on the top of the basket; but it
is as surely right to build the front of the
house of fine freestone and the back of COM
mon brick. A certain amount of sham is
necessary to human happiness
-" And how does Charley like going to
school ." kindly inquired :: good man of the
little SiN-year-uld boy, who was waiting
with tin can in hand the advent of another
dog. 81 like goin' we'll 'noush," replied
the embryo statesman, ingenuOuSly, "but
don't like stayin' after git there
An aspiring youngSter named James
Leary, was sent to prison for stealing on
Thursday. He laughed when the magis-
trate sent him to prison, and said, "I'm
going TO be Il judge myself, one of these
days. He certainly has made Il promising
start for the exalted position to which he
aspireS.
Just think of the Polar bear He roams
around all day seeking the sunny side of an
iceberg; and at night rests his weary head
on IA pillow of frozen snow. He needs no
fan by day or mosquito netting by night
Neither does he have to take his best girl
out and treat her to soda water and ice
cream.
When Abernethy was canvassing for
the office of surgeon to st. Bartholomew
Hospital, he called upon rice grocer. The
great man addressing him, said: g sup
pose. sir, you want my vote and interest ut
this momentouS epoch OF your life" ono,
| don't" said Aberncthy: az want Il pen
nyworth OF figs. Come, look sharp and
wrap them up. | want to he off,
A pale young thief, who, notwithstand
ing his boyish appearance, had already ar
rived ut his tittieth sentence, was again
brought up before the Tribunal. Ac-
cused, !" said the President, lyon ought to
he ashamed to find yourself again here.
You would do better to work than to keep
such bad company" Bad company"
replied the accused in an incredulouS tone
" How can yon say So l pass my life
among the magistrates
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
Lightning Rods.

A correspondent of the Boston Trdreler
gives in brief form these useful facts about
lightning rods:
l. The course of lightning is constant or
prearranged, and if IL building should he
struck twice in the same place the course
would be the same both times, no matter
how crooked its path, providing everything
was in precisely the same position through
out the house; hence its path can be sup
piled by proper arrangement of metal.
>. \ very small amount of connected
metal, no larger than Il telegraph wire, will
conduct an ordinary lightning stroke
3. Lightning seldom if ever goes below
the top floor OF 4 house provided with gas
or water pipe, or below the uppcrmoSt floor
that contains them. In Il wooden house
not provided with pipes, it is more difficult
to state its course beforehand although ii
will generally strike the chimney and end
1T the we'll or drain if near the house; its
course through the house being governed
by the amount of moisture in the differ
ent timberS, plaster, etc, in the absence of
any metal conductor. \ lightning rod does
not attract lightning, strictly speaking it
simply conducts it like any other metal.
y great many people will put zinc Hastings,
copper CUTTERS, iron creSting and metal of
all forms on their buildings, and never fear
lightning, but make that same metal in the
form of Il lightning rod, and they would
not stay inside the building during thun-
der shower. \ tin roof connected with the
earth by water SpontS, or metal in any form,
makes an excellent lightning rod; there is
no need OF separating your tin roof from
the wool with glass; the electricity will
never leave metal for wood if the metal
continues - s.s.--, 81 WI" WI
duet sufficiently we'll for Il i.sn1nI.
The principal requisition is a perfectly con-
| tlnuouS rod gong i'll the most direct line
from the highest points to the moist earth.
Theoretically copper is six times better rs Il
conductor than iron, but practically for Il
lightning rod iron is nearly rs good II con-
dnctor us copper. 1t makes very little diff
| ference what shape or form the metal is
worked into, provided it is strong and SUBJ
stantial. Sir w. Snow Harris is perhaps
the best authority on lightning rods, but,
probably to be on the safe side he recon-
mends a large rod He advises the Use of 4
rod three-quarters of an inch in diameter,
although he admits that probably never in
the experience of mankind has a rod one
| half inch in diameter been melted, and in
every case where rod II quarter inch
in diameter has been melted it has been in
the form of chain, this, of course, giving
| small connecting points between the links
offers great resistance, consequently great
heat and explosions at every link. There is
little doubt but that solid iron wire, one
quarter of an inch in diameter, will con-
duct any ordinary charge of lightning in
safety, observing the necessary arrange
mentS, the most important of which is the
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
The Origin of Wheat in America.

1t is difficult in the present day to realize
the fact that wheat at one time un-
known in America: yet, prior to the disco
very of that Continent by Columbus, there
was no cereal in America approaching in
nature to the wheat plant. 1t was not,
observes the American Miller, until 1880 that
wheat found its way into Mexico, and then
only by chance, \ slave of Cortez found
few grains of wheat in 4 parcel of rice and
showed them to his master, who ordered
them to he planted. The result showed that
wheat would thrive well on Mexican SOIL
and to-day one of the finest wheat valleys
i'll the world is near the Mexican capital.
From Mexico the cereal found its way To
Peru. Maria D'EScobar, wife of Don Diego
de ChauveS, carried Il few grains to Lima,
which We're planted, the entire product
being used for seed for several successive
crops. At Quito, Ecuado, a monk of the
Order of ST. Francis, by the name of FRAY
Jodost Bixi, introduced the new cereal: and
it is said that the jar which contained the
seeds is still preserved by the monks of
Quito. Wheat was introduced into the pre-
sent limits of the United States contempo-
raneously with the settlement of the coun-
try by the English and Dutch,
Pail Mall Gazette
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
For The Cecil Whiy.
GRAVE.

The city of Panama was founded in l5ls
at which time the e:rrly Spanish settler
wrr" in the height "f their power in Soutl
America and the i.,tllnuS For many year:
til" rich productions of the mines of Pert
reached Spain by passing through this town
on their way across the isl hmu> in order t.
hr rcShippcd upon the Atlantic. The orig
nal city was destroyed by the Buccaneers il
100. 1t has suffered much from ,liSaStroli.
fires, having been almost entirely destroyed
by This cause in 1871. Our Young friend
who, last week. furnished such vivid pic.
turc of life in the tropics, has portrayed the
havoc that Father Time has made in the
ancient city.
At the foot OF Il mountain broad and low,
Where the tircless waters ebb and flow,
Like Tilnr's relentless tide.
There lies Il city that Time has made
I'm ancient one-in ruins laid
Columhia'S pride.
The fort of grey il-shapen stone,
With tangled ivy oyergrown,
Is tenantleSs to-day:
The men who came from guided halls,
To stand behind its frowning walls,
Have passed away.
Tie messy roof of the grey old church,
In years before,
Are crumhling back to dust again
Like the hands that built this sacred fame
In the days of yore.
The bell that hangs in tie lofty Spirr,
Which rang for worship and rang for fire
With Il sorry peal,
Is cracked and huShcd is its marShaling song
For the wound so deep and broad and long
VIII never heal.
Young children play on the grassy lawn
About a pedestal cruInbicd and gone
lnto decay,
And wonder why the gray old men
Look on with a smile, Il sigh, and then
Pass on their way.
They see not in the knottel grass
The grains of sand and bits OF glass
Hidden away:
They know not IT this sacred spot
Old Time once paused in his endless trot
I" gather Il day.
The laughing brook by the side of the hill
Is ceaSelessly babbling onward still
Down to the sea;
The stranger may pause by old grave stone
That stands on lac shady bank alone
by an old bent tree
And read through the tangled vine and moss
- Dies V >icta v ochrnta dos
Without Il name:
Lies here the bones of the sexton they say,
W 10 buried his friends and passed away
With the city Of fame.
*l7S2.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
In COUNCIL OF SAFETY,
1oth Iuly l.7l,

.Sr:-We are in immediate want of about
400 hayonets of different sized sockets for
the army of the Eastern Shore militia, who
are to compose part of the flynn. camp, and
have sent an order on you to Mr.. Winters
for them, and we request you will supply
him with that number as soon us possible.
The greatest eNertionS are necessary upon
this occasion, and we doubt not your warm
est efforts to enable us to carry into execu-
ton the resolves of convention with that
dispatch the eXigency OF the times require.
For and on behalf of the Council,
am sir, your obedient servant,
CHARLES CARROLL, V. L.
Col. Henry Hollingsworth.
The iron used in the construction of these
munitions of WAR w:lS purchased in Phila-
dclphia. They We're probably made i'll Elk
ton, but there is some reason to think they
may have been made ut the old gun factory
on Il branch of Little North East creek
southeast of Zion.
The correspondence between Colonel Hol-
lngSworth and the colonial and continental
authorities is interesting and in>trurtive:
and we learn much from it Of the difficult
ties under which the patriotic people of that
time labored. Skillful laborerS We're hard
to procure, and many of the bayonctS made
by Col HulingSworth We're useless, either
because they We're not properly tempered, or
because the steel of which they We're made
WAS worthless. They We're easily BENT and
consequently We're good for nothing: so the
colonial authorities censured lin and threw
them on his hands, which was a source of
quite as much annoyance to him rs the
want of the weapons was to them. In adj
dtion to ordinary muSket barrels and hayo-
nets he also manufactured !, few barrels for
larger pieces, which are mentioned in his
correspondence under the name of wall
pieces.
OF the other officers of these battalionS we
know but little. Col. John Neazey descend
ed from an old Norman family, one of whom
settled Oh Ne;,Zry Neck previous To 1910 As
before stated, he represented the county in
the convention OF l7I4-5. He was II nephew
OF Captain Edward Neazey, who was killed
at the battle of Long Island in l716.
Charles and William Enmsey were de
SrrndantS of Charles RumScy, who lived mt
the head of Bohemia river in 1110, and is
believed to have been the founder of the
Rumsry family in this county. DIR. Joshua
Clayton participated in the battle OF Bran
DIVINE ut which time he was aid to Gen.
Washington, who had, it is said, commits
stoned him colonel and placed him on his
staff, in order to make II good appearance
when receiving the sword of Gen. Howe
whom he expected To capture at that place
Col. Clayton was afterwards Governor of
Delaware and l. $. Senator from that State
George johnson is believed to have been
aid TO Gen. Washington during the cam
paisn IN New Jersey in l777-s. Elihu Hall
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-20
CREENBICK CUHRENCE
De f-s Mntyr's scheme IL Relieve the Finnn.
ciai Distress OF the Country.

val DtetFeNa OF the country
WAsHiSGToN, April Representative
Do Ia Matyr to-day nled petition. ombodyiny
bill. to establish greenback currency" and
10 relieve the financial distress Of the country.
by granting aid 20 certain companies. inoor-
Dorated by state authority. for works OF inter
nal improvement. Il provides that the Secro-
tary Of tho Treasury be required 10 have pre-
pared. at tho earliest practicable period. notes
ana obligations Of the United States to the az
gregate amount of slODO.OOO 600. to 10 known
IA crcenlack currency for general circula-
ton In such amounts aud in such form as the
bill provides, which notes or obligations. VIII IN
Issued shall constitute legal tender for an
d1bts, and shall DO receivable for all United
follows:
The Government q Che United stats of America wan
9eatIer a., m lawig money This not. Is csa.
ya,a an ', u, Az 's,' eIsfp, VI" rs D. AZ
receivable Tor all dues 10 said Government
These obligations shall be- issued in notes u
20. SO w, 800 1000, 81 900 s. Ouu. and ilUOOO
each. IN such relative proportions NJ may from
tlme 10 umo be found necessary 10 meet the 70.
wants OF me nuntry The Secretary OF tho
Treasury ~ authorized by the bill 10 loan from
such oreenback currency" to the corpora
Ions hereinafter named, upon application Of
their properly authorized officers providing
said corporations shall file their bonds Tor tho
lowing terms
-, said BOMBS shall be payable nry years from the dat
neIe"I ana sha bear no interest for nyc wears from
aA dh' hul 40 ho expiration % five years SHAH bear
interest nt the ram 90 three per f-nr Huuu legal
money, He interest 70 be paid semi annually
The following are the corporations mem
toned, who shall have tho ADVANTAGE of the
loan above described; Tho James River and
hanawhA Canal Company, $50 900 900; the At
lantic md Great Western Canal Company. 500
UD'Qo0; the Florida Coast Canal Clmuiny
ti20DOI0 tho Fort 81. Philip Canal Company
1luOOoWV; iQr railroad 70 connect tho
waters OF the MisSssippi with tho Pacific coast
-; tho Rock Island and Hennopin Canal
Company tl3Ol0Ov0 tho Oswogo Canal Com
piny s25 100000 the Lexington amt Big Sandy
lAllroad Company s5OO0.OO0 and tho Niagara
5hlp lanAl COmnAnY. 81. NaN. NlN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-20
1 SONS ISGBArfIUDE.
TSrnins his AGED Father Out Of DooFs-VTil.
Iihfl Flanneils's story.

In tho Essex Market Police Court yestcr-
day William Flannolly. 81 years Of ago. bent
aud inGrm. accused his son Of d9frauding Tim
out Of his homo and then turning him out in
tho middle Of tho highs. at the end Of pistol.
a. die in tho streets.
Ofiiccr Bell handed Justice Murray the war
rant drawn out by tho Old father. which read
that ais son. William, mad assaulted him and
threatened his lilo by shooting
found the old man, said Olioer Boil, 10
small. dark room in tbs rear OF his own house
at 3O3 Last Tonth street which house 10 his
How old are you Dir. Flannelly 2" asked JUS
Ne father and me mother always told mo
that was born on the day that the, French
landed at Killarney. At tho timo OF tho great
" What DAY was that p asked Justice Murray.
il Was Vas tie 'i 2Hh Of August l79s. and a day
your Honor that livery true lrishman should DO
Now. what is tho trouble between you and
your SON." continued Justice Murray.
Your Honor, ana God and the blessed Viz
come before YOU. But. your Honor in 1852, az
ter many years hard work. MANAGED 70 buy
street is built There, your Honor. raised my
family, But my wife and my children, with tho
exception p this boz. arc all deed, God help
you In my old age and 10 ask your protection.
Since my wife died. your Honor, and my last
but his one. didn't care how much he drank
and WAS willing 10 bear w with much. No
matter NJ what hour he canO home. and some-
times Il would DO way In tho early hours Of tho
morning. was always up 70 open tho door. But
latoly, your Honor, he has been brutal 10 ma.
He has told me | ought b. DO dead long ago that
was no good TO- anybody, and has frequently
kicked me out OF tho house In tho dead Ot tho
night | mover drank drop In my life. your
Honor but he told mo that lie would never for
give me u | didn't drink on his last birthday.
II Ia ~, stephens day your Honor. and Il Is
In December or January. Then ha was 40
years old drank that day and the liquor
went 10 my head. He made me drink moro
and kept mo drunk until | could stand II no
until signed paper. did sign Il. your
Honor and when | got sober found no had
made mo assign 10 him all that own"
Does any ono In court know YOU" asked
Justice Murray
The old man turned round. bus before no
could reply Court Roundsman Reilly said; " I
have known him for many years, Tho old man
man"
William F1aunely admitted thai he held full
possession Of hs fathers property. and that
the old man had on seTeIal occasions leU tho
house alter midnight and remained out until
morning.
And YOU did not 60 10 see what became OF
him p asked Justice Murray.
No" answered the son with smile.
What did You 10 on those nights p Osked
Justice Murray Oh tho old man.
- IHo pOllreincn on post viii tell You, your
Honor didn't want % bring Disgrace On my
own house, so walked, and walked the streets
Tho whole might long
Young Flannelly WIS required to givo 81 00O
for llY mOltha.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-20
MR.. PINCKNEY ON TlIEBENCH
REFUSING TO RETIRE UNITE ms SUc.
CESSOR rs .fPPOINTED.

The Corporation Counsel Direct. CIerk An.
thonY not TO Recognize Mr.. f'inckner ne
Justice, and Threatens Him with Arrest.
Ex-Civil Justice Pinckncy took his acCus.
toned place upon the bench in the Seuauih
District Civil Court at 9H Yesterday morning.
ccalled some dispossess cases. and Disros.
scss Clerk Davis promptly put the papers in
these cases before him. After making the dis.
position OF them that suited him best Mr
Pinckney sent an officer 10 Clerk Patrick n.
Anthony for the papers in the casea on the rsx.
ular calendar. Mr. Anthony declined to sod
the papers from his office 10 tho court room.
saying that there was no ono upon tho
bench possessing authority TO act rs a
Judge Lawyer Halloran then moved tih
the trial OF case In which no was intcrcs.c,t r.f
begun, though the papers IN relation 90 3D. Sars
not before Mr.. Pinckney To this the oppo. az
lawyer nfmly objected. Ex-Judge Koch rrr,tsl
thar the default in caso tried before SIR,
Pincknoy before he was removed 10y the Gru-
9ral Term oi tho Supreme Court b.. ,opepel. :
Mr. PincknOy granted tho motion. Mr. XII
then asked Clerk Anthony to file tho orIet
granting the motion, but he declined 10 DO -.
Meanwhile two BtcnogrHpher5 wpte tskirR
notes. On Monday evening after his rcrnoyaI,
Mr.. Pinckney informed the official stenO-rsFti-
err. MIR. Jerome Brady. who gave testimony uu-
favorable to him in the Investigation. that his
services werg no longer required and that as
successor had been appointed. But hr. Br iy
disregarded this Information. aud continued ~
take notes. though his alleged SUCCESSOR di1
the gntup
When Clerk Anthony saw that Nh. pincknoy
yvas rcsolyeT unon ksspin0 nm the shotr n
holding court he reatesta1 Ifr bradv to f.L, q,
letter 10 CORPORATION Counsel Whitn9v nst.n NO
Tor ipstrug ona Mr. Trndy r1nsuiisI NSS
Charles r. Miller. Mr.. Whitney, mnnn.finp -.
sietnnt md tne latter hoI an infGrvfSv y..f,
Jui0e BaTratt Nr Nilier wos ,iisp6seJ to y -
fSr m ettach1o.nt for N, Tinet,tev it,1t ,a
mirht be M, Sod and runisIHd Tor Sooi,r,'i,i
OF lie order ID IA nioy,i rom M e., tar,s q IN
Of tho Suurrtua Court indie Tnrr,ft i,.-..,,r
suygost0d "a moro noJorate rnures MI 81 ~
renert"d 4" mr. Wbitn1y and jiIro ttr-...,s
advice WAS embodied i'm thc following lsil'r.
Law D,r,rT~,sr
ogytrr or ,o.S.,, i-N ,,' t.l..''.
NFW VonK Nirii 10. i-..
Pifri1 .tn1nip. fsq C4k eI1- sffh b.'-if D.ff
sin udersnmi ,hat walter ltnoNn,y. wao -
Hc'u removed from the lW-luln - llitrW iNr rf =
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Jusuce and ti.is 10 p.r an st.ll III. ~,
dc has teen Tvrd vlth 10 orl 10, t.u.u, ..f is
acton Is contempt " court ~ itronHuuc- VIII 10
ins ma'isr into court and iayi- y,l t,, H. r'.. -
XXX j h,t 'u w. ,,,i ,,, e's ," W. n
Ne couri csrciHliv IN tiNir tr. nt ,.,d i, N.Y. 9
other tuls, l. apl nn,,i g., tne PROG ambiguity
are required to obedience 90 u. lgmgri uf .,uf ID.
rsnatiy AIT. 1ri1cd agi hpo.n'gd District .lrt D..
n,I S2u na's NY n"a,y " w M NV,
u,e pooe M ,hi u .'1i,tsr Y"ar. re.ieeta''s