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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19
Suicidal Women.

Every magistrate in India has had cx-
pelience of cases of attempted suicide.
Some poor miserable woman. half dead.
to whom life, with its daily privationS
and ill usage. had become intolcrable. is
taken up from the bottom of a well--a
well, perhaps, with only Il few feet of
water in it-aud brought by the police
before the nearest magistrate. They are
among the most painful cases upon which
the magistrate has to pass sentence.
But some of these women attempt to
put an end to their existence on the
smallest provccation. One ease came
before me in which the woman $ son was
playing at little distance from her door
when she had prepared dinner. She call
ed her son to come and partake of the
meal-he was about ten years of age.
He paid no attention to her call; she
called again, and got angry, but still he
came not. Instead of taking 4 switch to
chastse the boy for his disobedience. she
to him: My son, your dinner is ready,
and | have called you twice; | now call
you for the third time, and if You do not
come will throw myself into that well,
and my death shall be on your head. -
But still lie came not. She rose. and
threw herself into the well. Then there
was wild hurry and connection in the
village. She was got out alive. indeed,
but bruised and cut. The police arrest
ed her and brought her up for Judgment
under section of the penal code, which
provides due punishment for attempted
>uicide-probably the only offence in any
code. an attempt to commit which is
penal. whilst the completed crime passes
without legal punishment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19
Weather Signals for Fa1m.rs.

The Signal and Weather Bureau at
Washington is now engaged in working
out the details of a new feature in send
ing out weather reports for the benefit OF
farmers. 1t is proposed to send out from
given central points at a designated hour
of the night rockets to indicate the
weather for the next twenty-four hours,
from which farmers within sight can ar
range their work for the next day. The
experiment will be tried along the line of
the Cumberland Valley Railroad. The
Superintendent Of that road has engaged
that his telegraph operators along the
line shall set off the rockets according to
the indications sent over the wires at a
stated hour from the Central Signal Office
at Washington. The plan being formu
lated for experiment during the harvest
season of 1881 is the designation of GEL
tain stations along the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad as rocket stations. and at
midnight to forward from Washington
VIZ ''''iNtil'iiS VI ihC "tttAHtl IoI iliS
next twcnty-lpur hours. The operators
along the road having noted them from.
the wires ut 8 4. NJ. every morning viii
be required to set off red. blue ur green
rocket from the top of the building il
which the office is located. the colnrs t.
indicate clear. variable or rainy weather
In connection with this the farmers will!
be advised by printed circulars Of til,
proposed specialization of the weather.
hour Of display. and suggesting if the,
desire to enjoy the benefit Of a forecast O
the weather to station Il person at som,
commanding point to watch in the direc-
tion of the signal station for the displa}
of color from the rocket. For instance
the farmers i'll the vicinity of Carlisle t.
watch in the direction of that town ana
so for stations at other points. The onl.
expense to the government will be tn,
supply of rockets. The indications ar,
II NV sent over the wires. The only re-
quirement of the railroad company vii
be to have its operators on hand t. tax.
u lrnp copy and send off the tel-taI,
rocket. In some of the agricultural dis
tricts of New York the farmers have
formed an association, and every morn
ing during the harvest season send IA mes
senger on a fleet horse to the nearest tele-
graph station. The messenger after
receiving the representations of the
weather Of the next twenty. four hours.
rides around among the farmers thus
dubbed together. and furnishes them the
information. 1t is said that incalculable
benefit has thus accrued to the agricul-
tural interests of those sections.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19
HIS NAMES.

Never 4 hoy had 50 many names;
They called him Jimmy, and jim, and James
.Jrrms and Jamie; and well he knew
W no il was that wanted him, too.
The boys in the street ran after him,
Shouting ont loudly, Jim. Hey, J-im-m."
Until the echors, little and bic,
Seemed TO be dancing a jim Crow iig.
And little Mabel ont in the hail
".Jim-mu' Jim-niy"' would sweetly call,
Until he answered, and let her know
Where she might find him: she loved him So
GrandpaDa, who was digniiieh
And held his head with an air of pride
Di,in'r believe in abr'iging names,
And made the most that he could of James
But if papa ever wanted him,
Crisp and curt was the summons clint
That would make the boy on his erran,ls run
Much faster than if he had said "My son."
Biddy O'Flynn could never, it seems,
Call him any thing else but '..IeeInS,''
And " hen the nurse, old Mrs. McVyse,
Called him "Jamie, it sounded nice
But sweet and dearer than all the rest,
Was the one pet name that he liked the BEST
"Darling"'-he heard il what-'e r he WAS at,
For none but his mother called him that.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19

- The following story is told of IL
counsel who was taken down very neatly
by a witness who he was browbeating.
1t was necessary to the cOunsefs cause to
make the witness in question, who was
an aged man. break down. The follow
ing dialogue ensued: Counsel-"ll"w old
are you?" Witness--Seventy-tw years.
Counsel-'Y memory, of course is
not so vivid as it was twenty years ago.
Witness-I think it is. Counsel-State
some circumstance (which occurred, say
twelve years ago, and we shall be able to
Judge whether your memory is unimpar-
ed" Witness appeal to the Court;
refuse to be Intercepted in this manner.
The Judge-"You had better answer the
question" Witness-Well, sir, if you
compel me to do it, will. About twelve
years ago you Undressing the counsel
studied law in Mr.. BIS office" Coun-
sci Yes" Witncss-"At that time your
father came into my Office and said to
me, Mr.. D., my son is to be examined
tomorrow. and | wish you to lend me
twenty-five dollars to buy him 4 suit of
Clothes" l advanced the money, and
from that day to this it has never been
repaid. | remember it as though it was
Yesterday" Counsel Considerably abash-
ed)-"That will do, sir; you may set
down.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19
WHOLE No. 1,997

OF customers prevent confusion and ena-
Bile thousands TO be waited on with ease
and dispatch.
1t is difficult to set bounds to the future
growth and accomplishment Of house
like this. \ few years ago it was said of
Philadelphia that she was slfe but sl0n,
and her business houses were all over
Swallowed by the large establishments Of
New York. Boston. and Chicago. To-day
Philadelphia easily rivals them in the
wondrous business of this Quaker firm.
which bids fair in the near future to lead
them ali III business achievement.
| make no apology to my readers for
thus speaking of house which has ap-
parently outgrown jealousy, and almost
outgrown competition, and become an
institution of the city which it honors.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19

The UNCERTAINTIES OF PoIITICs.-It
has been said that blessed is the man
who expects no political preferment.
This is strikingly true, for there is no
life so uncertain and fullof perturbations
as that of a politician. How few are for
tunate who seek political prominence.
The most illustrious politicians and the
brightest intellects who compose the gal
axy of America S statesmen failed in their
ambitious designs for political prefer
ment. Henry Clay, Daniel Webster,
Thomas IL. Benton, John c. Calhoun and
William H. Seward met unmer.ted po!it-
ical failure. while Lincoln. in the palm
lest days of his administration, met death
ut the hands of an assassin. The mantle
of disappointment seems also to have ialI
len upon other shoulders,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19

He KNOWS He HAS \ NosE.-For the
benefit of science, John Schnell, the
apothecary of the Board Of Health in
New York, last week vaCcinated himself
on the nose to determine the efficacy of
virus on that organ. The vaccine, Mr..
5. found worked like a charm, and dur
ing the past few days his face has been
swollen to twice its natural size, while
his noise has become so immensely en-
larged that it covers half of his face. His
friends now fail to recogni >e him, but the
physicians who visit the Health Board
Office find in him a subject for considera-
BILE scientific observation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19
A FUNERAL IN A SNOW STORM.

DIR. Henry VI. Field, who spends hall
his time. the year round, at his stock
bridge home, amidst the Berkshire Hills,
sends to his paper. the Evangelist, this
touching sketch of funeral in a snow
storm:
Yesterday was perfect day. All over
the valley lay the evenly fallen snow,
not drifted over the fences and blocking
ND the roads. We took long sleigh
ride around Monument Mountain. COM
ing back by the river. How beautiful
were the pines and hemlocks that stood
on the mountain sides. every bough COW
cred with swans down, and every spray
diamonded with jewels. The air was
clear and bracing, yet not cold. There
was not breath of wind, and the sky
was of the deepest blue, as in June
Who could think such day would he
followed by such morrow
Yet this morning brought the sey s
snow storm of the year. 1t seer,
all the elements were let Il
snow fell and the winds blew.
pest fairly roared in its wrs'h
elms bent before it, and
their majestic arms, as i
fury. The air was SO
driving snow that no u
few rods before him. Its
| ut seq. in its mingling
terror. Burns would have
scene like that which inspired
Fen winter bleak has charms
| When winds rave through thes
Or frosts On hills of OchiS
Are hoary gray; ~
| Or binding drifts wild
Darkening the day. Sion Of A.
To add to the storm w.
day, in the very rfal. A ma "o
were called to at been in a
had suddenly dfso was 40 :. g
employ for fourlold. He n n -
were, a part oar, and sern aaa
been soldff Grant j. sed ST.
Wilderness Petersburg wh s"a
was in ths "p-a desnen. "
the min her son Of ss
charge, yuns captain ''0ek-
bridge p r,sns forward. sas
pierc !" his native vim, vii
but Wv. ~ the relic Of " .a
y''' ' o s,;''''-'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19
SIG SEASON OF 1881.
STR W3lDGE & CT OTHER
- 70 their friends that Spring of the
menso their est

ens that the Spring stock each of the thythee depart
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-19
DOLLARS,

e new and novel things exhibition would occupy this entire
Hohg lew items Silks and Dress Goods that especially
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-21
Bor11Na MATER IN 4 SHEET or PA

BOILING WATER IN \ SHEET or PA
PER-NatlTe is publishing a series of
attractive articles on Physics Without
Apparatus" :" In the latest number are
given experiments for boiling water and
melting lead on piece of paper. Take
a piece of paper and fold it up, as school
boys do, into square box without lid
Hang this up TO a waiking-stick by four
threads, and other convenient props.
Then a lamp or taper may be placed
under this dainty cauldron. In few
minutes the water will boil The only
fear is lest the threads should catch fire
and let the water spill into the lamp and
over the table. The flame must, there
fore. not be too large. The paper does
not burn because the heat impaired to
it on one side by the flame would be
very rapidly conducted away by the wa
ter of the other.
Another experiment of similar na-
tUre, but, perhaps, even more striking,
is as follows: Twist up the edges of a
common playing card, or other bit of
card board, so as to fashion it into a light
tray. On this tray place layer of small
shots or bits of lead, and heat it over
the flame of lamp. The lead viii melt
but the card will not burn. It may be
charred little round the edges, but i'm
mediately below the lead it will not be
burnt, for here again the lead conducts
off the heat on one side as fast as it is
supplied on the other
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-21

THE Mexican and Indian methods of
harvesting grain are very primitive !;
similar, indeed, to those OF Eastern
countries in the Bible times. The
wheat is cut by hand with a sickle, and
taken, unbound. in carts 20 the thTesh-
ine-f floor. This consists of a round plat
of Level ground in an elevated place,
fifty. one hundred. or two hundred feet
in diameter, as the farm is q large or
small one, the surface of which is round
ed OF trodden as hard as a cement floor.
Around !he edges of this. tall poles are
set in the ground five or six feet apart,
forming circle. The Unthreshed grain
is piled up closely in the centre, and,
when everything is ready, a thin layer
is Taked down between the central pile
of grain and the circle of poles, and then
q flock of goats or sheep, or sometimes
of ponies, are driven around over tie
grain until it has all been beaten out of
The heads 10y their feet. The straw is
then thrown outside the circle of poles,
and the wheat pushed up towards the
centre. Another lot of the unthreshed
gain is then raked down and the opera
tion repeated until the whole IS threshed.
| was forcibly reminded OF the Scriptu-
al Injunction which forbade the Hebrews
to mUZZle the OK that trOd the grain.
The winnowing is also done in the Bib
lcal way. After the wheat has been
separated from the straw, il is gathered
up into a heap, and when a brisk breeze
arises it is thrown into the air in the
teeth Of the wind, which blows away the
chaff while the wheat falls by itself on
the clean floor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-21
SOME NOTABLE TREES.

y ring does not always denote 4 year.
for the blue gum trees of australia sheds
its bark twice q year. y tree recently
hewn. that was known to be only six
teen years old. showed thirty-siX distinct
rings of growth.
When Washington visited Long Is
land he probably crossed the shadow of
an old oak tree that still stands on the
premises OF Judge McCue, in Babylon
II was made a landmark in I716. and is
therefore n monument sixty years older
than the nation.
Old oaks and yews In England are not
uncommon. Several oaks felled in Sher-
wood fOTSs about quarter of century
ago exposed. on being sawn up. the date
1912 aud the mark or cipher OF King
John and IL has been calculated that
these trees must have been several cen
tUries old at the time the marks were
made.
At PowIis Wester, in Perthshire, in
the centre of the village. standing on
slight knoll about four feet higher than
the surrounding ground, is a very large
and old sycamore, which girths seven
teen feet and fourteen feet two inches
at one foot and five feet respectively.
with a hole of fourteen feet The le-
gend goes that "a man of Poulis plant
ed it on ae Sabbath nicht WI his
thOOmbn -
Berks county, this State. claims the
largest chestnut tree in the country Il
is growing on the farm belonging TO Sol
Omol MeTkel, in Rockland township,
and measures thirty-eight feet four in
ches in circumference the lowest limbs
are fifteen feet from the ground, and
measure fourteen feet in circumference
at the base The top of the tree is reach
ed without danger by steps that are fas-
tened between the limbs. 1t is estima-
ted that this tree contains about seven
teen cords OF wood. 1t still yields about
three bushels of chestnuts annually
The Oldest yew tree in England, which
is situated in Cowhurst churchyard.
was mentioned by Aubry, in the reign
of Charles l., as then measuring ten
yards in circumference at a height of
five feet from the ground. 1t is said, on
the authority of De Candoile, TO be l.
$50 years old. Its present growth is
about thirty-three feet. In 1920 this old
tree was hallowed out, and cannon bail
found in the centre. In 1S25 a severe
storm deprived il of its upright branch
es. a door had been made to the inside
of the tree, where seats are to be had
for twelve persons comfortably.
a fossil forest has been discovered in
Oldham, England, in Edge Lane quarry.
The trees number about twelve. and
some of them are two feet in diameter.
They are in good preservation. The
roots can be seen interlacing the rock.
and the fronds of the ferns are to be
found imprinted on every piece of stone.
The discovery has excited much inter
est in geological circles around Manches-
ter, and the forest has been visited by
large number of persons. The trees be-
long 90 the middle coal measure period.
although It has been regarded as some
what remarkable that no coal has been
discovered near them. The coal is
found about 250 yards beneath.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-21


WHERE TIE LUMBER GOES. fur
nish shoe pegs enough for American use
consumes annually 100, coo cords of lum-
Der, and TO make our lucifer matches 30
600 cubic feet Of the best pine is required
every year. Casts and boot trees takeJ00.-
coo cords OF birch. beech ard maple. and
the handles for tools 500, coo more. The
baking of our bricks consumes ,. .0O0. 900
cords of wood, or what would cover with
forest about 20, 600 acres Of land. Tele-
graph poles already represent S00.O00
trees, and their annual repairs consume
BOO, GOO more. The ties of our railroads
consume annually thirty years growth of
%. 600 acres, and to fence all our rail
roads would cost S45, 600. 600 with a YEAR
ly expenditure of SIS. 600, 600 for repairs.
These are some of the WAYS in which
American forests ore going. There are
others. Our packing boxes, for instance.
cost in 1874, S12, 600, 900, while the tim
Der used each year in making wagons
and agricultural implements is valued
at ore than 500. 600, 600.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-21
FAmous mES OF MrsCLE.

Among the Greeks the successful qth-
lete was crowned with laurels and load
ed down with wealth and honors.
Milo six times won the palm at both
the Olympic and Pythian games. He is
said to have run mile with fonr year
Old OK npon his shoulders, and after
wards killed the animal with one blow
OF his list, and ate. the entire carcass in
one day. 80 great WAS his muscular
power bat he would bind "A cord around
ms head and brrak It 10y tIle swelling
pressure of the veins. An ordinary meal
Tor Milo was tweenty ponds of meat.
as lnuch bread. and fifteen piHiS OF wine.
Poiydamns OF ThcrSaiia WAS OF colOs
sal height AID rrodigiouS strength. and.
IL Is sad, alone aiId without weapons.
Killed an enormous enrared lion. One
day, 1t Is recorded. he seized bull bv
the hind feet. aud the animal escaped
Only hF leaving the hOGf ia the grasp OF
the athlete
T'e Roman Emperor MaximJnus was
upward OF Cia.t feet IN height. and like
Aillo OF Cro;ona, could squeeze to powder
the hardest stone with his fingers and
Oreak the leg of horse lay d kick.
While - prisoner in Germany. Richard
/. accepted an Invitation TO a boxing
match with the son Of the taller. He
received the first blow which made him
stagger bus recovering, with "a blow
OF bis fist he killed liis antagonist on the
spot
Topham an Englishman. born in 1TI0.
was possess sed Of astonishing stref5otb.
His armpitS, hollow in the cases of ordi-
nary men. we've with him rull of muscles
and tendonS. lie would take a lar of
iron, with its two ends held in his hands.
place the middle of tie har behind his
neck, and bend the extremities by main
force until they meet together. and
bend back the iron straight again.
The famous Seanderburg. King OF
Albania, who was born in 14I4, was
man OF goat stature, and lis featS of
sword exercise have never beeu equalled.
On one occasion, with his cimeter. he
struck his antagonist such blow that
its force cieaved him to the waist.
Maurice, Count OF SaxOny. was cSpe-
cially noted for the surprising muscular
power of his hands. On one occasion.
needing Il coTkscTew. ne twisted q large
iron nail round into the required shape
with his fingers, and opened half dozen
bottles of wine with it. Another time
he picked up a nUmber of horse shoes,
and with his hands snapped them in two
as readily as if made of glass
If history is to be believed Phatyilus,
of Crotona, could jump a distance of
iifty-six feet.
strut, an English authority on games
and amusements, speaks of a Yorkshire
jumper named Irland, whose powers
were marvellous. He was six feet high,
and at the age of eighteen leapcd, with
out the aid OF a spring board, over nine
horses ranged side by side.-BreHtuu0'
Monthly.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-21

TALE OF \ DOG.-DOg stories have
become So common and 50 marvellous as
to obtain little more credeuce than FISH
stories. " but the following Is SO well
voUched for as to leave 80 doubt of its
truth \ lady IN Lowell owns very
intelligent dog Of which she desired
much 20 have picture. She according
" took him 60 piot OEraFLic gallery
and with the assistance OF the artist en-
deavoIed 80 make her pet take and keep
a suitable position before the camera.
Bat tht spoiled dog was in an Uuacc0m-
mudIt;ug mood that morning, and after
repeated trials the attempt to conquer
him was abandoned in despair. go
home. " the lady said at last, pointing to
the door, You are q bad, naughty,
naughty dog" The culpTit changed
instantly his saCcy manner. and drop
ping his tail between his legs, sluHk
away III confusion. All the rest Of the
day he seemed to realize that he WAS in
disgrace. cTouchiug in corners and wear
ing shaHefJced air. The next morn
ing he was missing and all search failed
to discover him. About noon he Te-
appeared. much elated, and had fas-
tened to his neck an excellent tiu-type
OF himsef.-Inquiry disclosed the fact
that when the photographer went down
town in the morning the intelligent dog
had been at the door of,the gallery await
ing admission. As soon as the door was
opened Carlo ran jOyously upstairs and
leaped into The chair on which his mis-
tress had posed him the day previous.
Selling the situation the~artist made his
preparations with all possible speed and
the result was the delightful; picture
which the four-footed peniteut had tax
eli home as a peace-offering to his mis-
fsae-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-01-21

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