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The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12

CAN Bright's disease be cured The
Chicago h.fer- Ocean says it can be. and
has been, cured, and by q very simple
remedy. 1t mentions the case of Gen.
schenck. formerly Minister to England.
who had suffered severely from this
dread disease for four years. About six
months ago his last physician began the
milk treatment, administering nothing
but milk-wc presume with iilEe WAGER
but that is not stated The General has
steadily regained. strength and now con
siders himself cured.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12

IT WASH t much of shower, after all.
The Juveniles " say they did it with
their little pens.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12

On, Murray, how they'll miss you.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12
WE'LL pick our flints and try again

The independent voter was around.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12
TI'e (eei| 1l)hie.
ELKTON, NOVEMBER Il, 1881.

DUNCAN, we take it all back.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12

IT has been predicted that sales b.,
samples will soon increase SO much that
the great wholesale re-houSeS will be
fore many years disappear from our large
cities, their place being taken by build
lngs fitted up with elegant apartments
for the reception of their customers hv
the firms who occupy them. In England
and France the custom of selling by SAM
pie Is lar more extensive than i'll this
country, and that fact is made to support
the prediction OF 4 change in this coun-
try. But the fact that expenses would
be much reduced by abolishing the great
city warehouses and shipping goods li-
rCctiy from the hands of manufacturers
to meet the orders made from samples
is its chief foundation. If selling by sam
pie is to be the future method of conduct
ing mercantile business. it is important
to have the law concerning such sales
made known. The Public Ledgcr calls
attention to the fact that on this subject
the laws OF the different States vary. In
Pennsylvania the dostrire is that the par
ties may make what agreement they
please; but, if no special agreement is
made, and If tine seller commits no fraud.
and makes no false representations to the
buyer. a sale by sample is no guarantee
of the quality Of the goods. As lawyers
saT. there is no implied warranty in
sales by sample
The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12

The members agree to pay annual dues (ior eur
rent expenses and assessments as rated. untu
such assessments shall exceed the amount re-
quired to pay a certificate in full: when they wiz
he assessed OHIy such pro-rata proportion as mat
be necessary to make up the sum needed To pay
Il Certificate all the members will be assessed as
rated in the Tables. and cannot he assessed for
The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12

THE gullibility Of mankind has had no
more striking illustration recently than
that furnished by the scheme of specula-
tors to create a market for Confederate
bonds. The stories which have been cir-
cuIated that England can compel their
payment by the United States. and that
Il large sum of money yet lies in The Bank
of England which wifi be available for
their payment, are very ridiculous. but
there are fools who believe them and who
are buying up the Cont e,ierate bonds as
fast as the manipulators of the scheme
can furnish them. There ought to be
sense enough in the human family to
make such Il scheme failurc, but it
seems there is not. 1t is no longer to be
wondered that there is never a scarcity
of lambs, now that purchasers haze
been found for the Confederate bonds
The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12
PRACTICAL WORKING.

Any person. Male or Female. in good health. b
tween the ages of 20 and 81 years, may becon
members OF the Association.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-11-12
INCORPORATED 1880.
Sun Mutual Aid Society Of Baltimore.
TIE Object of the Association
REllAB BllITY,

Is: LIST. To secure to its members or their heir
4 sum of money at a time when it is most needed
ii. To insure such benefits ut the lowest cost.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16

were burned. The townships of Bingham,
Pans, Bloomfield and Rubicon are nearly
clean sweep. There are eighty-6ve dead in
these townships, and many missing-with no
hopes. Reports hourly increase the number,
and every township has suffered nearly as
muHl. B. r. Noble, banker, of Lexington
WHO has good knowledge of the country
buried, estimates the loss of property in Huron
and Sanilac counties at $4,000, 0O0 The in
suance among the farmers YVES mostly IN
mutual company, whose members arc the prin-
cipal sufferers, and, of course, unable to pay
assessments. -
Relief has commenced to flow in from various
quarters, and subscriptions are being taken up
in al the commercial cities. In answer
to q request for tents, the Secretary of
War urges the construction of temporary build
ings, and Gov. Jerome has telegraphed him to
order one thousand army blankets Secretary
Window has instructed the Collector of Gus
toms at Port Huron to pass free of duty all
contrinutons from Canada. The residents of
the Dulned district were mainly insured In the
Farmers Mutual Company, of Huron, Sanilac
and Twcola counties, and probably not over 20
per cent. will be realized. m
DETROIT, Sept u.
A committee from Port Huron, Mich, visited
Minden and Sand Beach and ascertained the
probable amount OF wheat required by the
sufferers to do their winter seeding,
and a suf6ciency will be promptly fur
nlshed. In the vicinity of Bad Ak gangs
OF men have been assigned to the duty of
burylng cattle which persisted in the flames. 1t
appears that 200 persons were gathered in the
Court House at Bad Ak, which was only saved
from destruction by long line of men passing
water rom the pump in pals. The steamer
Saginaw has reached Sand Beach with 500
bushan of oats for the starving
stock at Vernon and Bad Ak.
The latest reports from Sanllac county give the
known loss of life as 200; Huron county, 1913,
but large part of Huron county has not yet
been penetrated by the relief forces, and it is
feared many more lives have been lost. Sup
plies are now sent by rail to Minden and by
boat to- all regular ports OF Lake Huron. The
Detroit and Port Huron committees have agents
on horseback exploring the burnt districts,
and reporting localities where aid is most
needed In spite Of the great quantities of pro-
visions anu 0ther help sent from all parts of the
State, aud tens of thousands of dollars sub
scribed, the sufferers in some parts of the burnt
district are reported starving and in dire ex-
tremity
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GriSbV,S SDeecIl.

There was Confederate reunion at
Dallas, Texas, not long ago. .t,s
) The principal address was delivered
by the Rev. Gen. L. M. Lewis, and it
was ranting, roaring affair, alike desti-
tute of patriotism or scholarship. The
speech of the occasion, says the st.
Joseph Herald, was that of one Girls
by, which they printed without COM
ment: ee II - s .aa 3.
Capt. ". Fl. Grisby, soldier and a
Missourian, as the Chairman said,
opened his remarks by saying that he
was with Quantrell during the war, and
was with Bill Anderson when he was shot
off his horse. Much applause. He
was not there to ask President Garfield
to speak. Applause. ] He indorsed
Gov. Roberts when he would not affiliate
with the Governor of Ohio in calling
upon the people of Texas to say
that they sympathized with him
IN his misfortune. Applause. He
(the speaker did not sympathize with
Garfield in his misfortune. Applause. ]
He paid his respects of appreciation
to the people of Texas, and then said !:
Gin reference to sympathizing with peo-
pie that I care nothing about, I am not
that kind of man. Here one sug-
gested to the speaker to tone down and
temper his remarks. "They ask me not
to be bitter, not to mingle confusion
with my talk, but I am not dying on the
wings of policy. How can say other
wise after being with Bill Anderson when
he fell, with Tucker, Hill, and all those
boys, loving them? How can sympa-
thize with Gen. Garfield? [Cheers,
Bully, Don't it?'] Gentlemen, ever
since 1 could lisp the word constitution,
ever since knew anything about con-
stitutional law, ever since I knew of the
Confederate Government and of State
rights, have always been secession
ist. Cries of Bully T and Stick to it,
my boyr] I am ready for war
at a moment. Applause. They
tell me to temper down, but how
can I, how can I? how can temper the
truth? [Cries of No, sir RI If you will
teach me by some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above, to tenn
per the truth, it might possibly be done.
Voices Gut it short And now they
tell me to cut it short. Gentlemen,
I am not afraid of the ladies. They
fought and stood by US when no others
would. They are ready at the first
sound of war, if fred to-day. There is
no one on earth SO glad to meet you as
I. My heart upheaves with such power
and force that am not able to express
myself. know not how to express my
self. feel my soul growing with the
grandeur Of my theme-a theme 80 ma
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16

three and half inches from the location of
the ball and within nine inches of the surface.
Postmaster General James was admitted to the
sick-chaRber, and stated that he was struck
with the extreme emaciatien OF the President,
although the conversation showed great strength
and clearness Of mind E
i}} LONG BRA NcH, Sept. IA.
The President made decided gain yester-
day. The day was fine and the air was pure
and bracing, and tended to the patient s prog
ress toward recovery. The reports of the sun
geons were of very reassuri character, and
everybody about the Francklyn cottage, physi-
clans and attendants, seem ed to be happy. The
patient was placed in a reclining chair where he
might have a good view of the ocean.
He remained there half an hour, and
seemed to enjoy it very much. The
parotid trouble has practically dis
appeared, the wound is looking healthy, and
the physicians are now agreed that the bullet
has become encysted. The only unfavorsble
symptom seems to be the frequency of respira-
ton, which is taken by some as indicating that
the condition Of the lungs is not as good as
could be wished. The President himself is not
quite satisfied as to the condition of his lungs,
and remarked to one of his attendants yester-
day that he had a long siege before him.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16

rial friend of Vice President Arthur says he
would refuse to act at the request of President
Garfield. but would return an answer that Con-
gress should be convened to devise temporary
relief.
Guiteau had a narrow escape from
death in his cell in the Washington jail
sergt. Mason, Of Battery B, while relieving the
guard in the jail, fred through the cell win
dow point blank at the assassin, and only
missed him by a hair's-breadth. Mason was
at once incarcerated for this extraordinary
breach Of discipline.
An effort is being made by his attor-
ney to take the case Of Sergeant Mason, the
man who missed Guiteau, from military Iurls-
diction. The military officers are persuaded
that Mason is deranged somewhat. Guiteau
has been removed to another cell the location
Of which is kept a secret from all except the
warders who guard the part of the building in
which the new cell is located. The scoundrel
is in constant terror that he will be shot. He
spends considerable part of the night praying
aloud in preparation for the death which he
breads. He has not yet abandoned his pro-
pensity for lying. He has told several different
stories about Masons attempt upon his worth
less life. The last story he manufactured for
the special purpose Of showing how near he
came to being killed, in the hope, no doubt, OF
gaining little sympathy for himself.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16
Veteran Beaux.

I beg leave here to give notice that
by the following mean no reflection
on old bachelors on the contrary, 1
hold that, next to a fine lady, the ne
pL,Gs ultra, an old bachelor to be the
most charming being on earth. Inas-
much as by living in "single blessed
ness he of course does Just as he
pleases, and, if he has any genius, must
acquire plentiful stock of whims, and
oddities, and whalebone habits, without
which I esteem man to be mere beef
without mustard, good for nothing at
all but to run on errands for ladies, take
boxes at the theater, and act the part Of
a screen at tea parties, or walking
stick in the streets. / merely speak of
these old boys who infest public walks,
pounce upon ladies from every corner
Of the street, and worry, and frisk. and
ramble, and .caper before. behind and
round about the fashionable bellies, like
old ponies in pasture, striving to sup
ply the absence of youthful whim and
hilarity by grimaces and grins, and az
tificial vivacity. / have sometimes seen
one of these reverend youths endeay-
oring to elevate his wintry passions into
something like love, by basking in the
sunshine of beauty and it did remind
me Of am old moth, attempting to fly
through pane Of glass toward light,
without ever approaching near enough
to warm itself, or scorch its wings
Washington irving.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16
The Land of the Lotus.Eate,.g.

In their expedition against the rebel
Moslems of North Africa, the French
have desecl ated several places rendered
immortal by the songs of Homer and
Virgil. One of the most important Of
these is the Island of Djerba. 1t lies in
the Gulf of Gabes, is considered the
most beautiful island in the Mediter-
ranean, and is the home of the de-
scendants of the Lotus-eaters, immor-
talized in the ODYSSEY, and who have
been the theme of Tennyson's celebrated
composition. It was to the Lotus-eaters
that Ulysses of old, foot-sore and weary,
made his way. It was the Lotus-eaters
who planned the destruction of that
celebrity by giving him and his compan-
ions the lotus to eat, for whoever tasted
that sweet fruit lost all desire to return
to his native country, but remained with
the Lotophagoi, feeding on the lotus,
forgetful of return.
The present inhabitants of Dierba are
about $4,000 in number. They are
mainly farmers and shepherds, and like
the lotus-eaters of old, for the most part
dwell in caves. Their creed is a strange
mixture of Mohammedanism and Roman
Catholicism, due to the domination in
the sixteenth century, of the island by
the Spanish and Turks, respectively.
By the latter the Lotus-eaters of to-day
are known as the Kharedjites or CHS
MATES. The lotus is still plentiful in
the island. It is of the size of a wild
plum, of a saffron color, and swedish
taste, and grows on a prickly, branching
shrub. It is altogether unlike the cele-
brated Egyptian lotus, and must not be
COMPOUNDED with the water lily of the
Nile, or lotus which is also used for food.
A delicious liquor known in the Orient
as Iagnai, is made from it. The flavor
of the liquor is not unlike that # the
renowned wines of Samos, To West IN
nations the lotus tree itself is known as
the juiube tree, while the Arabs call it
the SeedrG.
To the French, or to any other people
capable of turning its fertility to good
account, Dierba will be most desirable
acquisition. 1t abounds in cochineal,
and several plants also celebrated for
the richness of the dye obtained from
them. Under good administration there
Is no reason why the home of the Lotus
eaters should not regain its ancient fame
for its dyes, as well as for its fruit and
wine. Pliny the elder, the Roman his
torian, tells us that the purple of the
Ursula lotophagitis rivaled that of state
" Tyre herself. - Cincinnati CONNER
cal
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANrNcs.

The Pullman Palace Car Company re-
ports surplus Of 1881, 900 on its business for
the year. tsFE s
The steamer Columbia foundered in
gale which prevailed on Lake Michigan on the
night Of the 10th inst. The disaster occurred
off Frankfort, Mich, about midnight. Fifteen
persons were drowned, including the Captain,
second mate and first and second engineers.
The steamer was bound from Chicago to Col
lingwood,a Canada, laden with grain. She
shifted her cargo and sank within fifteen min
ntes after. The passengers and crew got away
from the steamer in small boats, but the boat
containing the Captain and engineers was cap
sized. Several other vessels were wrecked
in the same storm, among them the David
Dows, the largest sailing vessel which ever nav
igated the lakes. She was bound from Chica-
go to Buffalo, with a cargo of $1,000 bushels
of corn, and went ashore on what is known al
Middle Ground, near Pelee island, in Lake
Erie. tits feared that her entire crew are lost.
At the Wesleyan Ecumenical Council
in London, DR.. Bennett declared that the loss
of the children of Metholists in America in
favor of other denominations was one of the
most disastrous facts in connection with the
church. fkss%F{&$
The steamer Proteus has arrived at
st, Johns from Lady Franklin bay, having ac-
complished her work. She brought back the
members Of the expedition party regarded as
unfit to endure an Arctic winter. There is
much ice in Lady Franklin bay. There are no
tidings Of the missing Jeanette or the search
parties.
~ The Ontario farmers are suffering
much from the continued drought Iheir past
ures are parched, and cattle instead of fatten-
ing are falling off in flesh. The winter stock of
fodder is being drawn on to keep them in con-
dtion. In some places cattle are dying for
want of water, and the ground is SO hard that
fall blowing is go far impossible. Forest ires
especially in the neighborhood of Parry Sound,
STAFFORD and Otterville, have done great dam
age million dollars worth of tin Der is re-
ported to have been destroyed in the neighbor-
hood of Parry Sound alone.
The boat race for the 81 800 stakes, at,
Toronto, was won by Wallace Ross in two
straight heats. Conley came in second both
times and Courtney third. 4 e
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Ecumenical Council of the
Methodist church, which has caused such great
interest, met in London on the 7th inst. Great
preparation had been made to bring together
representatives from the various branches of
the denomination, and delegates from all parts
of the world were present, aggrsgating about
AGO. The council opened with q sermon by
Bishop Simpson, of America. The council is
held with view of bringing the different
branches of the denomination into closer
alliance, warmer fraternity and fuller cooper
alton.
One hundred Jews who escaped from
Russia are on their way to the United States.
Over 500 Hebrew workmen at the Kier
tobacco factory have been ordered to quit
town. &.6 20 20 s
Some 1900 soldiers with thirty pieces
of artillery surrounded the Khedives residence
at Cairo recently. They demanded the as
sembling of the Notables and the dismissal of
all the Khedive's Ministers. The Khedive
granted what was demanded by the troops, and
appointed Cherif Pasha Chief Minister.
John Bright computes that in conse-
quence of the bad harvests Of the last three
years the English farmers have incurred loss
of $1,000, 100000.
What with the incompetency of the
Government and the mutinous spirit Of the
Khediye's army, Egypt is all "torn up" In
the adjustment of the difficulty England and
France are each anxious to take hand, and
jealous Of each other. Unless great mod
Grafton is used by the Ministers Of either ma
ton very serious complications, even war, may
result.
During the month of August of this
year 81, emigrants left Liverpool. OF these
1887 intended to settle in British North Amer
lea, while 1902 intended to settle in the
United States. tt a #t$
A party of forty disguised men broke
into the residence of three brothers named
Mahoney, near Knocknagre, Ireland, and shot
them in fatal manner. sests
The Chinese have built a telegraph
line between Soochon and Shanghai, and are
busily engaged in laying wires.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16
An ImpassahIe Distance.

Mr.. Quincy says that young people
revered Charming, but the distance be-
tween them was impossible. One day
on fishing excursion he frightened q
timid girl into awestruck silence by
asking her Sc Do these waves look to
you as if they were moved by the wind,
or as if each wave were propelled by the
impulse it receives from the one follow
ing it ?"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16
POLITICAL POINTS.

The New York Democracy, through
the State Committee, have called State Con-
vention at Albany on the 18th of October.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania held
State Convention at Harrisburg and nomi-
mated Gen. s. NJ. Bailey for State Treasurer
The San Francisco municipal cleo
tons resulted in favor of the Republicans, the
majorities ranging from 1000 to 5000.
In the special election held in the
Second Newiston) Congressional district of
Maine, to fill the vacancy caused by the cleo
ton of Mr.. Frye to the United States Senate,
ex-Gov. Dingley was elected by large major
tv
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16

Mr.. JOHN BRIaHT Is said to be very
charitable in an unobtrusive way. The
most conspicuous thing In his modest
home by the familymill is the library of
1000 volumes, which was presented to
linn by his admirers after the passage
Of the corn laws. The library cost
S25, 200.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16

TIE Earl of Carnarvon says that edu-
cation In all its branches is now thrown
open to Englishwomen. The Archbish-
op of Canterbury says the attempt made
some time ago to throw ridicule on what
is called the higher education of women
has failed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16

jestic, and SO able to cement hearts
among women and bonds among men.
l hope we shall meet often and early,
and should ever war again commence let
us be found in the front rank battling
against Garfield and all the crew." ZAP
lnlarlsa ]
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The members of the Cabinet have
summoned their Secretary to Long Branch,
which will be the seat Of government until the
President is deemed out Of danger. A Senate
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16

NOBODY in the world is happier than
man going to a picnic with a borrowed
wife,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-16

E- DETROIT, 6ept III.
The forest fires in the lower peninsula of this
State have been quite generally quenched by rain
after rayaging thirty-six townships, snd the ex-
tent of the awful calamity is beginning to reveal
itself. The devastation is even more wide
spread than had been feared by the most de-
spondent. 1t seems, from present reports
that. about thirty-one townships in Tuscola,
Sanilac and Huon counties have been
swept over by the flames. In this
district are about fourteen villages utterly de-,
stroyed, and the surrounding country shorn 80
close by the fire as to leave the ground cleared
like newly-sown field. No estimate of losses
or deaths can be made with any degree of ac-
curacy, but news from trustworthy sources
leads to the belief that the estimate moo
lives. lost is very low, and that 300 is near
or the reality. The awful details are be-
ginning to come to hand. They are of q
character to make strong men shudder. Com
munication with the burnt district has been
again opened and assistance is being rapidly
furnished. Many persons are still missing in
the burned districts, and the exact loss cannot
be known for some days. Among reports of
burials are the following