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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-08

EsTABLIsAKD 1862
r. 3. & a. 7,- LACEY
ATTORNEYS AT Law. \
Se9 Seventh Street, Washington. d. G.
Inventors.
We procure patents in all countries. No Az.
ToRNEY FIRES IN ADVANCE. No charge nn1es.
liminary examinations. No additional fees for
obtaining and conducting a rehearin9 Snecjsi
attention given to Interference Cases before the
Patent Office, Extensions before Congress Tn
fringement Suits in different States and aii, IL
igations appertainng to Inventions or Patents
SEND STAMP FOR PAMPHLET GIVING PULL m
sTRUCTIONS.
United States Courts and g1apartments.
Claims prosecuted in the A. &C.,
the United States, Court of Claims, Court
Cialms Commission, and all classes OF XSr
claims before the Executive Departments.
Arrears OF Pay and Bounty.
OFFICERS, SOLDIERS and SAILORS wounded
ruptured, or injured in the late war however
slightly, are entitled to. and can obtain pen.
United States General Land Once.
Contested Land Cases, Private Land Claims.
Aiming pre-emption. and Homestead Cases
prosecuted before the General Land ONCE and
department of tho Interior.
Land Warrants.
we pay CASH for Bounty Land Warrants and
we invite correspondence with all parties hav-
ing any for sale, and give full and explicit in
structions where assignments are imperfect
We conduct our business in separate Bureaus
having therein the clerical assistance of able
and experienced lawyers. and give our closest
personal supervision to every Important papes
prepared in each case Promptest attentii
thus secured to all business entrusted to us.
Address -
r. 8. q A. p. LACEY, Attorneys,
WASHINGTON. D. C.
Any person desiring Information as to the
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satisfactory reference in his vicinity or Con-
gressiOnal district
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HEAvE POWDER.

Ihaye compounded Heave Powder whiA
warrant to be the best ever ofered-and if M
directions are followed will perform what
claim for it. My IS years. experience in
care of horses has developed to me the propeA
treatment, and my Powder meets great wax
as 1t is Heave Powder-not Condition Pow
der. No man having horses needing treatment
for Heaves should be without this Remedy. 1t
does not interfere with the supply of all the
water a horse may need. Four ounces, with di-
rections. 81. 90. Address O.W. COY.
P.O. Box 597, Ravenna 0.
Sold at Waterman's. 5s9-4W
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TRADE MARK.

Before the na use 9n1ha,;c Of sSbaG After Taking
stimulants. but is more especially recomm d.
ed MS an unfailing remedy for Weakness Ennis
9, use ana sncS a saas SGqence
sal Lassitude, Pain in the Back Dimness
Of Vision. Premature Old Age. and many
other diseases that lead to CONSUMPTION and
q premature grave; all of which, as a rule,
are first caused by devlating from the path of
organs. Thousands and thousands Of both sex
es all over the world, annually die with o-call
the first cause, in nearly all cases, is produced
by sexual weakness. The inevitable effects Of
spernatorrhG; or Nervous Debility is ,;ta to
rendering existence wretched and unbearable.
Very often the unhappy sufferer is tempted to
tirely destroyed. and insanity and idiocy with
an early grave closes the scene. Any one who
doubts the vast number of intellects ruined by
these diseases. can visit any one of our Insane
Asylumns, and the record will show that eight
Of ten th Of the cases Of insanity among their
In placing the Specific Medicine within the
reach of the afflicted. we feel that we are con-
would in giving untold wealth. The poor. sick
invalid. especially those afflicted with Nervous
when placed in the balance with health and its
attending blessings. ALI over Europe. from
frozen Norway to the vIne-clad hills OF Italy,
sands can testify to the untold value of the Spe-
ciac Medicine. By its timely use many fellow
It has in years psst-and win for generations
to come-save thousands from years OF anguish,
pain and suffering. Set the afflicted take war
ming before it is too late, delays are dangerous.
An old, well tried and scientific preparation,
one which will effect speedy and certain cure,
is within their reach, and placed at price
which all can pay.
The Specific Medicine is the result of life
study and many years. experience in treating
these special diseases. Full particulars in our
pamphlet, which we desire to send free by mail
to every one.
The Specific Medicine is sold by all druggists
at 81 per package, Orsix packages for SIS, or will
be sent free by mail on receipt of the money by
addressing THE GRAY MEDICINE CO.,
No. 10 Mechanics Block, Detroit. Mich.
Sold in Ravenna by BELDING s. ARMSTRONG;
also. by l. P. Seymour Il Co.
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Ayers
Sarsaparilla

For Scrofula, and all
scrofulous diseases, ,Ery-
sipelas, Rose or st. An
thongs Fire, Eruptions
and Eruptive diseases
of the skin, Ulcerations
of the Liver, Stomach,
Kidneys, Lungs, Pim-
Piles, Pustules, Boils,
Blotches, Tumors, Tet-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-08
TEsTIMoNIALs.

RaVenna, March 70, 1874
Mr.. o. S. RUzzELL: Dear r:-My Wagonth
tpurchased of you about two years ago. i musl
cknowledge is much better than expected,
Seing of medium size. thought it too light for
my busn mess but it is just right, runs light and
easy, and have often carried on it I4O0 bricks
rom my kiln 1t will carry eight thousand
bounds. and has never cost me one cent for re-
pairs. Yours truly, H.F. CARIS
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THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDYl
Gray's Specific Medicine.

cures Paip1ta-
CtOn, Nervous
TremOrs. Ner-
vOus Debility,
and all uNervOus
Pr0stratf O n g.,
which are pro-
duced in many
cases by an over,
indul g e nee in
khA nCA nf tnhon
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-08

Any person desiring Information as to the
standing and responsibility of the members OF
the firm will, on request, be furnished with a
satisfactory reference in his vicinity or Con-
gressiOnal district
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e0LD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
, 1880-02-14

culture; hut II ti,ry had fire. tr,,f in Anrrla tc
inGrchnhts. miners. anI 1nnnnfAtNusnr. wo,iiti.
ho believed as y Hlnttcr nf tlnts@r, flourish 10
sn,nG compensation 70 III BY very tn,!'h nrgnr
consumption Of whit we produced. Mr.. bright
Atld tho nft1Gr tMy tltMt lie SHOULD like t s,t n
con1inercial ft'1trntinn Of n!l English -speHkinE
countries In tho world. but TINT WIS Il thing VI.
.ta,la not get, for .Amcrlrnn. believed 4 WINS
eelvcS. They bclicyct! TINT ENuland woult ttnrrn
Unless they Hr,lt uA their surplus atrrn md II no
aIHEcsttI IN thtM whit might lGGUtne nr this
tiA!1e II England put si1at duty oil their cnrll,
ant! whether they wot,ll nut 1h,y It eventually,
me- a mt the cnts'ner, tln'y replied. "very
eiich 4 duty. We k,lpw very we'll yttt mfc gov
cfGN W f1r K11nt ttWHs and they stInt lot ynt1
40 IL. At TIL. hH wiLA olIlRctf tn aIiccnmh, Tim
A'nn.tf'.'ls said thnt tho difference 1ctwern pro-
WINS Protection for tho bHek, and hero it WIS
projection for tho belly. [LnuHhtcr.l in Amer
leu vii tho artfsNsls werp III fMruF of trotcctk,r
btt.atsRe thgy knew very well that their en-.
plnyGrs Gnlid hot nfforti to pay tion, high waprs
!li,lnss they wore protected nRnInst the rfiisup
nrt1nnta wert' aRis1llat protection betMuss they
knew IL wttttl rstfse tho price Of tho bread md
fEHnt which they c6I!srt.tti. and believed II
would MI tho lnt'linrtlR pockets. The Americans
trFkct uly e Kcil.l ,;K thoIr earn uni to receive
werc nnt ufrnh nf killing the Rfs4e tsiAt ialli th
gnldtn rgEs thoy replied they did mt with tn do
that. hit ut tho Hl1He tins they would tEni
alM'thor customer n EnyIand fHlt4i. In rs,l.
ci'lsinn. he kpnkn. highly Of the efficiency uni
agriculture. although after all i1r hat sEcn II,
hnrracA he fntl tome to tho cuntI,fsun TINT
thcFa was no te,uniry like England. and n,
county Ike Norfolk. (t.uuahtcr md cilccrs.]
, 1880-02-14
A Husbands Faitll-lEefuAfnE tD l'er-
INIT Tho burial OF Hts yvifo and Hope

4 telegram fruln Hyrauuad, N, T., Ia Us follows:
/" Tho Hoy. l.en,y Jniles, pf GsweHu Falia, axAli
POSTPONED tho burial Ut hts wfv funl Thi,rsduy
st + S14tstas 5py t naeiS ,n @ h; S b; {s
her to ~. Mrs, Jotios tiM Tuesday, Jan, II.
Ysstsn'ay tho husband i,aally, permitted tho
Wishes Il fslvuda than fr0,n hls own
.lcsrc. Thcru was ubout tho hsly but
tgW nf tho usual decided sxnA Ut
mud tho tWitohlpE Ut tho mtsscios u tho {uee
Whioh hAv1 70 telK. nxu!tcd the hopes Of frlSn,ls
hMtl oelsed entirely. Hundreds OF people at-
tended the fuuoral out 0f curiosity. Alter ihu
rxerolses tho huspulld still declined to lA,r,ujt
tho body to bp lurle4. uu sn,S Whlla 10 KNOWS
, 1880-02-14

him faIlcI. At laat II photograph Dl Il cheyenne,
tnken aotne ytnrs nKo, VIVA shown hin. It'd
locked IT itn moment. than won't quietly bnek
negtttvn wis tnken. Ito explained TINT M
Cheyenne warrior wlls n Rr0ntor brayc thnn ho.
Iho E,Knhtlo usnKGs. IN tho other hand, would
rohs tlioIn Of their so,M spirits. Tho Kloknpota
Eay0 ino aamc tt;.,s''i,, mil photographer WIS
that aecotInt. Tho ln,lIun Is n prt,IoaM bn.
lIayGr III the power If apltIta for H0ud or owl,
AND tAkE9 GMtU never 10 nlIunI thnlu. -
, 1880-02-14

hs wife !'!cd twelve dayh aEo, 1t Il. still In the
r,Wer OF lni To- rato hor g 'tte and II was his
put I, IN 4 rcpciylng.t1itllt where it cnn be
wntchtsl. Tho luck nj fnttl, of his frctt,s In ha
Religious fhnnrIes hns ntnrty flfstrsrttaj Mr.
Jones', and In ehIwed tho most nxtrc,an uElntion
while tllo funeral services wcre In progress ycs-
Sntytu
, 1880-02-14

MILWAUKEE, fot, 1S,-FinGH-tluiot bnt firm.
GnAlA-Wheat openct, study; declined lie, md
ented strung; No. Milwaukee, hard, sl.2t; No. |
milwaukee,, tl,c9i No. do, tiaoi Fuheuary, st.20;
March, &,.2lh. April! t1.aH; No. ), shE,
NJ. :. sl.ualtf': reflected. Ole. torn dul! and
lowcr No. =, 3Ssc. Onta ilsnlor; No. 2, atMc. Nya
quiet md unchanged, No. !, 7to Inriey lull, NJ.
fpfing, 134c- -. -. =.
Fn0yIAl1Ss-l0wer md innct!ya. Atess pork ,lull
t1 Acnsht !1.W March. Lasd-I'rniu stpan, S7.CD
car!I And f7.10 Hlnrch.
tIuNH-StcMhy nt ta.2kislTi.
DRESSED lIlJflH-$If5,
lEcEtrrs-Flunr JS0 brls; wheat 23.0M bu, bar
si!rMMgSrs-rlour. "a 2,uD Iris. wheat 1i,um hui bar.
, 1880-02-14

lnr1srtLLE, Feh lh-CnTToN-Fltm at l2sk@l2
Fiut'lt-Qnf9t And unchanged.
GRAtS-Whrat 1lsm Ut fl2jGtl.sa Corn uu.ot, whItp.
s.ci mixed. Atc. Outs oueti w!!to ~, m1ot, Ic.
lya Steatly Mt K5c.
lIAY-Qutet nj $lGDlGl10l
.,s .,rls0sIsfnSA-a'urk Atuniy at fts!M 1.nri firm;
'cnfs nne'se tr !cad. t.Ts9 s9e, % key. ss7c. utt
II, Vic Hhcnn +rn ahoulucrb. aIf5ci rtGilr
WnIAkf-Du1l nt HUI
, 1880-02-14
DlIst'1tfbfsls.

DE1HorT. Fob. l3-FLoU,t-steady,
GhAiN-WhuAt Hrnii extr.., nonltnnl No. white,
LMh%!2'; February, ATH bid; Maruh, el.gi, Aprti
taffYisM MAY S?I1Af milling. No. l. nominal. Nece!pta
-"hpat, II w bus shipments, nunu.
, 1880-02-14

E0srQN. Fob 13-t1oun-Qu!ot but firm; Wcstorn
iupers. Fu3..S common oxtrns, t5IDabDG; Wiacs,n-
s1ncstrns, s5AtaA.sl Mlnncsdtu do. &SL9s7, w!nter
FheAt. Ohio nhd Mscsnn sttSla7 .fG; linun und In
dana flOa7.1i 1T. I0ns, s7.udt7.75; WISCONSIN and
Sitnnosotl patent psnecsH spring what $7,NB3puJt
xintpr wl1alt. f7.Hkss.HL
oOltAiS.Corn qunts tn!xed and ye11nw. HSatssc,
0a., @ aS$Ae f1r NJ. | and, extra Nhttei 4sHaAo for
sn;2Mhlt0: 4!f Ac fnr lHtxHA M. white. kyG. g6t
34SN bn. "' '''' 'p '~1'"
,s1I'rsESrH-Flour 6O brlu, corn. aIoU hu, whoat,
, 1880-02-14

htFFA1o, Feb 13.-tiNAIS-Wheat shade oasIcr,
tna nnthns doing. Corn lall; na!es 10 cnrs now o,o.
% 1t A5ao un truck. Other Kralns neglected.
, 1880-02-14

uo,! o,.t'EtASn. Feb l1.-lIrunAEuM-Hteasiy au0ta-
~, aa,,lcnanvedi 6tantthzi whto TO test, y{u
hstff, ln..Fsb, la-l'ETisulEu,t-AtAsk0 osouod
suaisGs iGs II 'ali44, docHsi ta 3lN at which n1ice
uSap Jsin' s'1pmoHt. uso, averaging SlAUi tIusno-
&i!t tshl,i0 ~ Fob. ta.-uErliUt. .EUM-~l,uil, c1udg
ss'pala delivery, F''''e'''' ''"''sA' ''f'1 A''a-
, 1880-02-14
CLAIRE READ ON AMERICA.

Report Of His Expnrienccs.
Mr.. Clare Il. 1tcnd, NJ. T., md Sir X. d. Duxton
M I'M nv. a.ontu" t'u =, son q, rha s s So,'1x 1 VI,
I,c. ,,r,t..,a .,,,,i.I t,,ta.ost su, .s VI n'1
,, ,. r,vaa sIee,m. interest from tho recrnt
Sir. e. T. Iten,t III responding 10 tho ton.t Of bts
hcu,t anil II wouI mt hr "os.II,o fs b,,, y, ','n ~.
anticipate tto report which h. and hts cd1ltnKic,
Mt. Pelf. hnd been dep'tesl 10 make upon AnIer.
lean agriculture. br. peIl WINS still, untorlu.
In co,,.'',n. n,. thore ,,rn 'I" t, ou ,,..,a
,t"rs ,tsht ' Te ta &c" os
VICE wIn ho sr % ] nat s say m
Az tlis wa TIM trst pccus unnn ;vbsrt, In h"it
hnd a,, r,,,n,,v ~ sn.arn o,,v,h,r., "u t.'. n.
Amcr!c,, be thought to sas bound 10 avail him
self of Il, and to tender to every one on tho
mi u ~ \ ,.,1t, Tx liz s ,H
9t. M,9 W" Tes ,"y wefS f. oyGsywhers
e G1fS,issn,,.e ., st,'lek s Sr re a,a hi!nsef
lie XoreaissMen lG VI Whp o'' had mt ei Ie simaie
y ,s;s ,.s eS'%fos ~ F. a2 Stenys 1. I'D
tI't'rrn '',ps @ kl'ly nnd most promptly. Whethor
t,r wv r,,,v o '',tn sG ~ tt mt,i VI GnnngG
His tm ~ snt . wro ~, ma ,n'at oa moment o.
hi,n fba .ng ~. @ st ~en Mere I'll t 70
classra ti thn rricas. lit M hn fruo, v npPIs KIT
wis grc,tt fs,istnke, ftr thoro were no cinsses
i Anneric!l,-ihey were iii hn,crica.. citizens,
wn M III ,,ai sy S 1naI tcr imerpe x" t,,x
clnss cu,tLd .loi 10 eonplimentc,l o, thoir g"Hl
,,ssisapss II sn,,x W. s,"cGs l., " IT. 1'.as'
n .t ~ s,cy S'; % g .h.s. III tn9 !1 fsGm
pui.'tcnce. Thay wcro rude nfd Offensive to tho
sutIon With ia ovcrv I'M I'M, IN II, Xm"rra ~ 'ny n o
moro Or css. lilo could mt siy that hu tI,ttxht
ur ,.,,iI s,ht ,,n.Ins.tnnH evi,,. 1t t,, m
my jcnlo,tsy hctwccti thia country anu tic
Americans. They wore ul sprung frnm the
plenty t,f room In tho ,snrjti fnr 18th ri thom
they wure both Mtvuncctl Ii, civilization. md
WITT s,tyh ~! t|,nss es tho w!'ole world 'Sas ii W
n,id Americans lie could nut understand why
VIZ md tho Americans stnuIh moi bc the Init
wo,ld over occtr 70 cause nMy rupture ,etweufn,
tYo s,'eh grant countries. One Thing which
strlck him very mulch wns the inei tilt wiici
k,,ew E', t e ns snra IN forcs9n ~ Ha1eS a NJ D 1 1n I
fonl il!iustlf lii Il cs,untry III wtfch tic English
and, II i ic, % n u roi,nd ] hisnscf s '''aGaTm a1ona
lli,17 ssr,tngo that, i aithoagh 'fT ,{,u WnteG
e M tho Amersan ; iaxs exnst;y rese;ahic;i sair
ut sn|ea Wit tsy ' df ar
ThIs struck Him rs Very st14tt,uu, bccaus, ho via.
mt nw,aro nr tho fuet before III tho grtnt i,c-
r!o wils, after iii, loss powerful tham il WIS Ecr
IN En4Iand, There WIS mo thing which sli,.
psarc, to IeasS Mr ,rxh II sald that there
thort, ,ciU flo tjcs. It Wus tro tint ffnr,, wtr.
nnlegnl titcs In tho UnltoI Stntes an;, thu, they
tcrr and iii Tint sort ri thintr nv r,.wn,1is lar
services rendered to tho St!t2 liz tsir. HcII,
hor.;i s,eh systein would lo sontln,ie!l in ihs
beR rewlc II 'tS hnr cs fHeS # ,sht T. 10 rStsr .
, 1880-02-14

uswsoo. N. r. Fsh El-tinAtN-Whont-Mask
saseF' tor!l-Afarkut dull; Woatcrn nixuts, &c.
, 1880-02-14

,,,,,uo,r, fnl, l3.-FLuuil-Loas nctlvo but firm,
western super. ts.75Sasj' do extra, ea7Sa8.sdi do
ftmi1r, AsDA"M
,.sd: No, . Western wntor red. rpnt md fchsunrJ.
!, rsf a.kcd starei,, t1.4ai.+1, April.
Ws, N.6i;l 4:4. jun9, tl.sS mixed. curn-sVcsiurn
nm nm for spot: futures dull Rnd 1nwer, Wes,osn
rl1ed rpot, t7143575ic. February b3l9sGfos March,
s1wc asked: Arr May ms4Afc, steal,i-
- H. uata tower ind renk' W1btGrn while, Adf47c;
A., mixed 45l TIC, Pennsylvanln. +sst47c ltya dull Mt
Y0a9it. NV,
9isUl .
rHVy1sIuSE-1,ul1 H,pss pnrk, t12t1sl3u. Hulk
rnratt-t,ose shoulders. r1nno Offering; clnar rib
.S,ct nonu 0f1er!nRi d. packed, b91Hc Hncnn-
sbSuiduTs 5u; ooat rib sflos, NC. 1ihns, itSlic.
Jtri sic.
aJi3ci mil iHs!9t.
eEGGH-Ensicr nj l5Ga1Hc.
iiEri,oLKrM-Noninal for crude, ranned nominal
'tRncElt1KHCofroe very firm, nt 1lal5}lc for Rio
rsrvUes. Sugar tuet; a Btlft- Ghc.
WJiisK Y-btrnity nt t11! 8AeJ,1f
fUEIutfrS-Tn IItGrPiD1 per steamer dullt cotton,
t,Ei; iiunr, Is IL; Etal, ~.
ttEcEti1s-FInr. 2.+15 trtSs wheat l11 hu; curt1,
eiS III; Hnta 1,Au1M:
HI1IrMESTA-turn. t. 1An bu.
pILEs-Whcat lz',hu bu: corn, N,00bu
, 1880-02-14

w,. TURl'ENTINE,
Quiet \, ~ WV ''' ''''~0'4"'t' " to"fhSF'ss'
, 1880-02-14

Z. u. QIInce l)In!ns-tnts ind Pullman l.-,yhcol
elftI.t Mrs run between t.lllraKr und UuIM,l, VD-
pek6. md kuAsna Ctty. On tho PNe,tIc Ex,,ross.
chscnEu. 1tntG F.innd - I'ncinc Railroad.
tNtit. Ea,rner uf tnn ltrn uni Shcrnln rtx Ticket
t,Iiice., % Clnsk.>t. shprnn lIulsu lM!Iur lin1lsc
Gffu! fnciltt ltUtu uIt IL GInI, aIrr1ur MnftznIj,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-04-24
AN OPEN LETTER TO MR.. REESE
RICHARD G. REESE, ESQ.,,

RICHARD G. REESE, ESQ,
County Commissioner.
Dear Sir:-It is hardly necessary to re-
mind you that, i'll your official capacity as
County Commissioner, you represent the
whole body Of taxpayers of Cecil county
and not merely partisan majority of
them. That it is your duty as business
servant of the people, holding that re-
sponsible position by their act of selec-
ton at the polls, to afford them all infor-
nation that may be within your reach
and keeping, relative to the past manage
ment and present condition of the office
to which you have been elected: In adj
dition to the official obligation you are
under, as County Commissioner, to dis
close frankly and without reserve to the
people of the county the actual condition
of its treasury, your experience and abil-
ity as business man and accountant
especially qualify you for the perform
ance such duty. You certainly, neither
in your official or individual capacity,
have been disinterested reader of the
recent controversy relative to the county
bonded indebtedness.
The statement has been repeatedly
made in the columns of this paper, that
there exists to-day county bonded in
debtedness of s36, 300, which should
not exist. That the full amount of the
original Indebtedness (s6O, OOO) has not
only been heretofore levied and collected,
but 81, 400 in excess of that amount or
an aggregate of a61, 400 levied to pay the
lesser sum of 100000. That the monies
thus levied and collected. under special
authority. and for special purposes, have
been applied to other-and we claim lille
gal-useS, except the sum of 500, 900
which has been properly applied to bond
account, leaving an actual deficiency on
general bond account of 49, 800.
To these statements, unsatisfactory,
vague, and evasive answers have been
made by the present Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners. Whatever
business capacity he may possess to in
vestigate and discover the real deficiency.
he has subordinated to what he recog-
nizes as his higher obligation to the po-
litical party to which he owes his office
Upon you, however, there need be no
such binding obligation. From you. more
4 business man and less politician than
your party associate, the taxpayers of
the county have the right to expect
full, accurate. and honest statement of
the county deficiency
Report has been current, that several
weeks past you have withheld state
ment prepared sometime since, solely
from unwillingness to project discus
sion with your party associates. You
certainly can, in justice to yourself no
longer withhold that statement, what
ever it may be. 1t concerns the people
and should be theirs, outside of all parti-
san considerations.
In behalf of the tax payers of the coun-
ty then we ask, that you make public the
statement you have prepared at the ear
hest convenient date. and through such
medium as your judgment may suggest
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-04-24
THE TIDE OF PRICES TURNED.

THE new year started of with an up
ward rush of prices which astonished
everybody, delighting the dealers quite
as much as grieving consumers. 1t proves
however, that the advance was partly the
result of temporary excitement, the ex-
pectation Of an unusually brisk business
season having induced dealers TO believe
that extraordinary prices could readily be
obtained. Prices will undoubtedly be
good during the Summer, but dealers
will be disappointed somewhat, since there
has already been reaction in the market
Wheat has declined in price some twenty
cents a bushel since the first of January,
and oats and corn have declined about
half as much. irsH hes fallcq several
dollars Il ton, bar iron ana see. rails
having followed pig iron in the downward
scale. Speculation gave all these COM
modities an unnatural elevation, so that
their decline has been inevitable. But
prices in general have fallen somewhat,
the decline IN cotton goods being parti-
cularly notable. Fner9e Is no reason for
alarm lest the hopes Of biQqsiirpqe5s prosperr~
ity are to be disappointed, On the Goa
trary, the decline is but a return of the
market from excitement to normal
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-04-24
"Never GIVE Up the Ship.

1t is easy to say never give up the
ship" when the sky is clear no storm
cloud to be seen in all the horizon, no
rock bound coast on the lee shore, and
tress and trouble those near and dear to
you. 1t is easy to hold up the head. to
step firmly, to laugh cheerily, and to have
q sweet smile and a pleasant word for
everybody that crosses your tlowery path
when safely surrounded by kind. loving
friends. and all your wants and desires
are anticipated; when sickness. sorrow,
death. and business troubles pass by us
to knock at some other door; when home
is the lone sweet corner in all the
world for us: when there are those who
would suffer or bear any burden that we
might go free. Then we feel as though
nothing could make us down-hearted or
unhappy: then it is that we think this is
beautiful world, full Of good and Joy
full things, and we often stopin our pleas
IRE and wonder how any one can feel. OF
even look. sad. Yet there are few. very
few, who live i'll perpetual sunshine-who
never know trouble or care; but there
are many who have to buckle on their
armor bare their breasts and spend their
best hearts blood in the struggle to hide
their anguish from this unteeling world.
When such bitter trials rs men and women
have to bear and live, such strains of heart
and brain-When it Wonld he sweet to
die and give up the STRUGGLES it any
wonder that weary hands sometimes fall
despondently by our sides and weary
heads bow down discouraged and dis
heartened; when death or sudden misfor-
tune with their deep desolation bring
sharp anguish to already aching hearts
and tired brains. and tears away every
hope for the tuturea This is the time in
our lives that it requires more courge.
more heroism, to live than to die. and
face this deep gulf on our lee with smile
ON the face while bitter tears flood the
heart. All you whose paths are in pleas
ant places, whose faith was never tried
in the fires Of adversely, while you drink
from the cup of life such sweet draughtS.
give a Thought now and then to those
whose daily Poitinn s.yGFs strangely Of
worm- wood and gall. whose tomorrow
only means more trials. more heart aches,
and more tears, and cheer them up with
those words of encouragement-"n never
give up the ship" l..