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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10
To Our Subscribers.

The bundles containing last weeks
Valley, Zion and Calvert, had the nisfor-
fortune to be broken in their violent exit
from the Express mail at North East sta
ton, on Saturday morning last, and in u
mixed condition were put in the hands of
the Post master of that town for tlistribu-
lion. Advices from him state that in the
same condition as received there, the papers
were forwarded. and consequently, we pre-
sumo that some of our readers at the points
named received their paper late, and others
not at all. Under the present imperfect
arrangement of the mails on the p w. * B.
Railroad our mail for these points is thrown
from Il train running from forty to fifty
miles an hour, at North East station, and
the wonder is that anything short of an iron
bound package stands the strain. Here
after we will see to it that our packages are
done up as strong As a triple wrapping of
heavy paper and stout cord will make
them, and if in the future breakage should
take place, the fault, (as we believe it is in
this case) will without doubt: be ut the
door of the mali authorities and their repre-
sentatiyss. We venture to assert that there
is not another section of as thickly popula-
ted country under the entire dominion of
Uncle sam poorly supplied with mail
facilities as this. Everything must give
way to quick time between the cities of
New York and Washington. while the
rights Of the thousands upon the route are
not considered at all. We hope for Il bet
ter state of affairs in our mail arrangements;
there is N" reason why we should not have
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10
Reduction of Internal Revenue Taxes.

1t is stated by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, that the effect of the
law recently passed by Congress will be
as follows:
That the taxes upon the capital and
deposits of banks and bankers and ma
tional banking associations is repealed
from this date, except such taxes as are
now due and payable; that the reduction
of the tax upon checks, drafts, Ne, and
upon matches, porfumery, medicinal
preparations and other articles, imposed
by schedule. 4, 'Nhe following section34371
Revised Statues, takes effect July /, 1888 ::
that after May /, 1888, the tax on man
ufactured tobacco will be eight cents
per pound, ON cigars three dollars per
thousand and on cigarettes fifty cents
per thousand.
There will be rebate on tobacco snuff,
cigars and cigarettes of the difference in
the taxes recently imposed and the taxes
as now provided for which claims must
be presented within sixty days from May
Regulations upon this matter will be
furnished upon which claims can be made.
The law provides for large reduction in
the special taxes upon dealers coInmei-
cling May l, 1854.
The commissioner also stated that i'm
mediate arrangements would be made for
changing the form of the special tax
stamps upon tobacco, snuff and cigars SO
as to supply collectors with these stamps
III time to meet the requirements of the
trade prior % Nay /, 1888.
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Information for Pensioners.

WASHINGTON. March 5.-A circular
has been issued by the commissioner of
pensions and approved by the Secretary
of the interior prescribing regulations
for carrying into effect the provisions of
the act of Congress approved March 8,
1888, increasing to $50 per month the
pensions of those who have lost y leg
at or above the knee or an arm at or
above the elbow, and Of those who have
been SO disabled as to be incapacitated
for performing any manual labor, but
not SO much so as to require regular
personal aid and attendance, who are now
receiving pension 1T the rate of $24I
per month. and to $24 per month the pen
sions of those who have lost one hand or
one foot, or been totally Or permanently
disabled as to render their incapacity to
perform manual labor equivalent to the
loss of hand or foot, and now receiving
SIS per month.
No formal application by the benefici-
airy is necessary to be made other than to
forward to the commissioner of pensions
the pension certificate. accompanied by a
letter stating in the hand writing of the
pcnsioner his present postoflice address.
AS soon as possible aftor the receipt of
the pension certificate aforesaid the COM
missioner will reissue to him new certi-
ficate for the new rate, and will forward
the same to the proper pension agent, to
inscribe the name of such pensioner on
the roll at the increased rate, and to
make to the pensioner the proper pay
ment. In the case of amputation the
certificate 2 i'll be reissued without any
futher medical examination. The inter-
vention of an agent or attorney i'll such
admitted cases as..are affected by this act;
being unnecessary, will not be recognized
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10
An Iversary of the Home Mission Band

The second anniversary Of this band will
be held in the Presbyterian Church, of this
town, on Friday evening, March Ii, at 8
O'clock. There will be an attractive pro-
gramme of exercises, and Rev. D. l.. Cation,
of Chesapeake City is expected to be present
and make short address. "Laaya," u
converted Syrian woman, will be present in
the costume of native Egyptian, and will
address the meeting. She was educated
by the West Walnut Street Presbyterian
Church, of Philadelphia, in the Beirut Sem
mary, in Syria. Laaya" is one of the
girls Miss Loring spoke 80 highly Of in her
little pamphlet, called Syrian Maids"
She has been teaching mission school in
Egypt, for the last few years, but when the
recent war broke out there she was com
PEELED to fly for her life. She is anticipating
an early return to the field of her lnbors.
We bespeak for the band the Interest of the
public in their efforts to send the Gospel to
the heather.
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Tried for Violation Of the Wild Fowl Law

An interesting case was heard before
Esquire Lewis, in this town, on Thursday.
Charles Moore, VIM. Moore and John Pop
lar were cited before the squire ut the time
named, to answer the charge of unIawiully
entering upon the shooting grounds upon
the Susquehanna tiatS,at time when such
entry was prohibited by law. The offence
was admitted, and stress of circumstances
offered az plea in justification, The par
ties state that they, while lying at anchor,
were warned Of the giving away of an ice
gorge, and to escape it they were forced to
go upon the shooting grounds. Evidence
was offered on both sides of rather Il con-
fiicting nature. VIM. NJ. Marine and VIM.
T. Warburton appeared for the defendants,
and G. c. Crothers for the State.
After deliberation the squire rendered
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b. IN Burned.

On Monday afternoon last the barn on the
farm of Mr.. Dennis Mullen, short distance
above town, took fire and was quickly con-
snmed. The main portion of the contents
We're destroyed, among them 4 horse, lot
Of fancy fowls, hay &c. entailing in all a
loss of three or four hundred dollars. He
was insured in the Farmers Mutual of
Cecil county. The cause of the fire is not
certainly known, but is thought to have
originated from a match, struck by hand
WHO was hauling manure from the barn
yard, for the purpose of lighting his pipe,
and which he threw upon the ground. The
smoke of the burning building could be
plainly seen in town.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10

The men who cut and haul lumber are
fearfully exposed in severe weather, and,
although hardy and rugged. are some.
times laid aside from duty. Mr.. Randall,
OF Augusta, Maine. who is extensively
engaged in the numbering business, writes
that one of his men was attacked with A
terrible sore throat, so that they thought
ne would die. They administered Perry
Davis s Pain Killer. both internally and
externally. In an hour the sufferer was
relieved, and the next day he was at
work as usual
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Rowe-GlleS.

On Sunday evening last, Mr.. Clinton
Rowe, of Wilmington, Il native ofthis place,
and Miss Mamie l.. Giles, daughter Of our
well known citizen, WIN. r. Giles, were
married, at Chester, Pa by the Rev, WIN.
j. PaNson of that place. The newly mar
ried couple returned to this place after the
ceremony, the bride returning to her father 5
house, where she will hereafter make her
home. Mr.. Rowe is in the employ of Wal
ton, Whann 4 Co, of Wilmington, Del,
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Dead in Bed.

On last Saturday morning, Ethelbert
CornoG, u resident of Newark, Del, was
found dead in his bed he having died some
time during the night. The deceased had
been ailng for some days past, bat his i'll
ness was not considered dangerous. Upon
arising on Saturday morning his wife, in an
endeavor to awaken him, found that he was
dead His death is supposed TO have r.
suited fron heart disease, and evidently
was very sudden and painless, The de-
eased WAS in his I'D year, and leaves IL wife
and two children. He was employed rs
engineer in the Dean woolen mills.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10
The Cigarette IN Philadelphia.

The cigarette has obtained populari-
ty among the scheolboys OF Philadelphia
that has alarmed the authorities, and va
rious plans for reform have been pro-
posed. \ principal of grammar school
estimates that IS per cent, of the male
pupils under his charge are smokers,
against half that number before cigar
cites came into common use. The only
measure thus far adopted is of d persua-
sive nature. \ circular setting forth the
hurtfulness of tobacco, and especially of
bad cigarettes, has been placed in the
hands of every boy, and pasted inside
the cover of each text book.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10
Virgins VS.. Moore.

The prophesies of the Canadian weather
man Virgins, are all pronounced OF no ac-
count by weather doctor Nose Moore OF this
town. Nose who has been making Il spe-
cialty of studying the future of the weather
by means of the planets. goose bone, con-
ditinn and position of the weather ram of
DIR. Mitchell's flock, says that the storm
predicted by Virgins will surely come, but
that Virgins is of his eggs when he fixed
it for Friday, the 9th. Sunday the llth is
the time set by DR.. Moore, and he says
it, the storm, will be along bright and early
on that morning
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verdict of guilty i'll each case, and imposed
a tine of S25 and costs upon each. This de-
cision was appealed from, and the eose will
come before the Circuit Court. The neces-
sary bond was given in all three cases.
This arrest was made on the information
of Stephen j. Mearns, member of the
Duck Police force, whose duty it is to look
after lust such cases.
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Chicken Thieves.

On Sunday night last, the hen roost Of
q w. Maxwell, located near his residence,
on Stockton street, was robbed of several of
its inmates. Among the fowls taken was a
hen suffering from cholera, which disease
the owner hopes may be transferred to the
person or persons who eat it. Strong SuS-
picion of the identity of the thieves are en-
tertained and it is hoped that they may be
discovered,
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~ Try Reese's Roasted Rio.

PARENTS who allow their children to
gro" up with scrofnlous humors bursting
1 IRON every: pore are guilty of great wrong.
Think Of them pointed out as branded viii
a ioathsosne disease, and you will readily
procure them the Cuticura Remedies.
A PURE, wholesome distillatiop of which
hazel, American pine, Canada tir, marigold
clover blossoms, etc, fragrant with the
healing essences of balsam and pine Such
Is Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh. Com
plete treatment for 81
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10
How a Cow Almost Lost its Tail.

The proprietor of the Howard House
keeps several cows: recently he thought
that one of the animals was suffering
from the hollow horn. On Saturday last
he called in a certain professor of the
veterinary art, resident of Cat Swamp,
who Dragged loudly upon his skill in
curing hollow horn. On repairing to the
barnyard, Mr.. Falls, as test Of the doc
tors skill, or as a joke, presented to him
first IA perfectly healthy COW; the DR..
examined her carefully, tapped her horns
with the back of his large knife. which
he held i'll his hand. sounded her lungs,
and finally examined her tail. pronoun-
cling it sure case of hollow horn. Mr..
F. Of course WAS tickled at the success
of his ruse, and while he turned his head
a moment to hide his smiles, the Doctor
made ready his knife, and Was about
splitting the tail of the animal for the
purpose, as he said. of introducing "A salt
fish beneath the skin of that apperdage.
his remedy for hollow-horn. BY quick
movements the owner OF the animal
saved his cows tail, but oulg by a hairs
breadth. as when he grabbed the Doctor
and told him that nothing ails that
cow the knife had begun its work.
The professor of Surgery, to avoid chatf-
ing, made it convenient to leave for home
at an early hour.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Gail Hamilton has been offered by
Governor Butler the vacant trusteeshlp
of the Massachusetts, State Work house.
Mr. Hendricks, of Indiana, has taken
his Presidential oee down to Florida.
A man living in Coffee county, Ga,
has planted persimmon orchard upon
which to fatten his hegs.
The swindle planned by Cincinnati
Snowman consisted in advertising for a
treasurer for minstrel show. and getting
$500 from o candidate as pretended Sc
curity. A country grocer was caught
by the prospect of making tour OF the
country on a salary of $25 week, with
all expenses aid, and he supposed that
he was safe against fraud, because
company was ready to actually start out:
But the performers were amateurs, lured
into the affair at no cost to the manager,
who fled with all the money alter the
first performance. The grocer committed
suicide.
w. II. Pratt. president of the Bank of
Mobile and vice president OF the Mool'e
and Montgomery railroad, was crushed
to death by freight train at MontSom-
cry, Alabama, OH SATURDAY hoi mug
was a native of New York city, and ~
years of age.
The remains of John Howard Payne
are now en- route to this country by the
steamer Burgandia, G. the New Fabre
Line which is now on l. ,r maiden voyage
to y Nv York. The Burgandia left Palel-
mo on the 1st inst, will proceed to Ma
pies to embark passengers and sail direct
to New York. touching at Gibraltar for
coal. She is expected to arrive at New
York about the ED inst.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10

College, and asked earnest cooperation in
the approaching centennial Of Methodisin.
DIR. Hartzel represented the Freedmans Aid
Society. Professor Cpharn represented
Drew Seminary, and urged the necessity of
theological education Up to this time bus
mess before the conference has moved slow
"
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Choice Extracts from Druggists.
nine bark and asparagus composing Malt
Bitters"
" Best kidne- medicine on our Shelves
Our lady customers highly praise them I"
" Physicians prescribe them in this town."
" The largest bottle and best medicine"
Our best people take Malt Bitters.'"
" Sure cure for chlls and liver diseases"
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MARRIED..

Observation-Disclosures March g. 1888. at
Chester, Pa, by Rev. w. J. Paxson, George
I. Deamon and Anna f.. Hall, both of Zion,
this county.
RowE-GILEs.-On March 4. 1883. at
Chester, Pa, by W. j. Paxson, Clinton
Rowe and Mamie l.. Giles, both of this
town.
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s8-A very handsome line of Lancaste,
GinghamS, at 10cts at RECESS.
Public Sale of Personal Property

Public sale oil Personal property
ON the farm of James I. Mccullough. new Elk
Neck road, Wednesday, March lith, at II A. NJ.
Head OF Young Horses, we'll broken; 3 Cows, =
Yoke OF Oxen, Head Young Cattle. Is head OF
Sheep, 4 Chester White Shoats, Farming Imple-
Inents Il full line. Hay by the ton. See large
bills GEORGE H.. RACINE.
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10 something's are ftat and some
things are very uncertain. Gay succeeds
night and sunshine follows storm. Mr.
Virgins storm doesn't come every time
and Mr.. probabilities makes mistakes.
But there no uncertainty about getting
goods at the very lowest prices al! the
time at REESE So
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sBA fine lot of III rises and Cattle will
be sold by Il. T. c. Crouch, at his stable
yard in Flkton, on Thursday, March Goth.
at , p. NJ. Among this lot are some first
class Work and Driving Horses. The
cattle, comprising p head, consist OF
Fresh Cows and Springers, Heiiers. and
two Bulls, one full bred Herd Brook
Durham, and one Grade Attorney. For
particulars see large bills.
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aD-Shocs Shoes. Caters and slippers. New
Spring Shoed opening to-day. Ladies' Misses
anu Uhildren's fran the celebrated makers Mace
X Weeks and =. l.. v Goldman. Every pair war
ranted
New Spring Goods, opening to-day, Offering at
less than city cash prices.
Sheetiny Musliu 5000 yards one yard wide
cents NANNY pRENNES
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~ Two pairs of Boots, one pair of
shoes, and a pair of slippers. REESE.

The Calvary Monumental Episcopal
Church, brownstone edifice built thirty
six years ago on Front street, Philadel-
phia, has been moved piece meal to Forty.
first street, four miles from its original
position. Every portion of the old ma
ter,al now couples the same position it
did in the old building. The church
originally cost $4,000, and tho removal
caused an expenditure of 1i,0Oe. The
stone was cleaned with acid, and the ex-
terror presents all the appearance of an
entirely new building
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10

s5Y" Decided steps ought to be taken to
cure Cold or Cough at once. We should
recommend DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
This valuable medicine is indorsed by
the physicians and you can rely Oh its
doing the work every time.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10

If the word of Joseph Cook were final,
Gov. Butler might wisely abandon his
campaign fer the Presidency, for the
Boston lecturer speaks very severely OF
Butlerism. His denunciatien was pro-
voked by the Generals recommendation
that teachers salaries be reduced and
education in the public schools be re-
stricted TO the rudiments. Mr.. Cook
believes that it is wise public policy to
maintain high schools, and he favors
the plan of State universities. The re-
moval of the dark cloud of illiteracy is
essential to the preservation OF the re-
pnblic, and therefore he regards Butler
ism as a dangerous element. But he
must know that Gov. Butler is well
educated man of scholarly instincts,
whose only purpose in attacking the
school system was to secure popular
support in his ambitious schemes. If
Mr.. Cook will convince Benjamin that
better schools are what the majority de-
sire, he will find him an ardent and
efficient ally where now he is dangerous
antagonist.
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McCrGry & Boulder.
In Lumber Camp in Winter

~ Whitewash Brushes, from 12Acts
10 fl.oo at REEsE's,
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20 Marks Lieherman, clothis:, in the
Hollow, has Just received his stock of Latest
Style Spring Clothing. for Men Youths and
Roys. His prices are lower than city rates.
Call and see him.
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Choice Extracts from Druggists

US Come right along, please, and get
your cheap goods. REESE.
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If you are economical and want to
make dollar go as far as possible, drop
it into missionary box.
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EHE uHRKEYS.
Elkton Markets.

REPORTED ny Il. SCOTT r BRO,
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P, W. & B. Branch Penna. Railroad.
TIME TABLE,.
sRun on Sundays.

AS-For the time of trains leaving North East
station on Northbound, deduct II minutes, anu on
Southbound, add L. minutes to the above time.
PORT DEPOSIT BRANCH.
LeaFe iorl bepos'' 80, 2.35, 500, 6.25 Z. M.
,-...,,.. ! o.55. $50, 1920, IL. A. NJ
iea'ef CIT 'lie' 40, 3.4l, 500, 7.o5 p. N.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-01
Useless Young Men.

There can be no question, saws a
New York letter writer, but that one
leading cause of the present unsatis-
factory condition OF general business in
this, II not In other cities, is the fact
that too many people are going about
doing nothing who have to be supported
by those who are at work The number
OF young men especially that are per-
sonally unassociated with any useful
industry seem to be steadily on the in
crease, and what is more, there is no
prospect of any change for the better
as long as they persist in STAYING in
town, where there is no employment for
them, instead OF pushing into the coun-
try, where probably no one need be
idle unless he chooses. An advertise
ment for 4 clerk in Il commission house
in lower Broadway one morning BROUGHT
some twenty-five or thirty applicants 10
the door before it was opened-and.
sad TO say, this is 4 common experience.
Wall, Broad and New streets also are
oYerrun with Il vast number of 0enteel
young men, without the capital which
is the reward of industry, who want to
be brokers, in the expectation of real
izing fortunes by looking at 1.-The tape, :"
but who never get beyond the barren
region OF great expectations. There is
scarcely one OF these who would not he
atfronted if it were suggested to him TO
go West, or to address himself to
some trade or avocation nearer home
that was not already overcrowded This
false pride must be got rid OF. or the
great army Of able bodied non-produ-
GERS will be augmented to point that
will seriously Cypress the more thrifty
and industrious of the community.
There would be no such thing as dull
times in 4 young country like this if
everybody was ut work and if there
were fewer people trying by their wits
to live off other people who earn their
bread by the sweat of their face.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-01

are worn very much shorter this year
than usual. The Young lady is GER
talnly justified in being angry with the
careless compositor who changed the
TX In skirts to an N"
Mr.. SlllS, of NewcOmerstown, O.,
while ut church, Sunday, had his house
robbed OF several valuable articles. We
don know whether we are taught by
this that II the thief had been good and
gone to church, or if Mr. S had been
bad ana stayed at home, the robbery
Would not have occurred. Merchant
I'rnUeler
The other evening little mite of i
girl was found wandering along Broad
way, New York. carrying n small kit
ten. She sat down on stoop, and with
tears IN her eyes was heard by Il police
man to say: rs 'faid we's lost, pussie.
She was taken to the lost children's de-
partment, where her father reclaimed
her. The kitten was a stranger she had
picked up in her wanderings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were starting for
church. "Wait, dear" said the lady,
I've forgotten something; won't YOU
~ uP '"u Sct NY Go;tls o. TIE outedu:
Your goats, replied Jones; ''what
new-fangled ching that?' iii show
you, remarked the wife, and she sailed
upstairs and down again with Il pair
Of kids on her hands. There they are. -
said she. ''Why, | call those things
kids, said the surprised husband. On.
do you?" snapped the wife. well, so
did l once, but they are so old now, I'm
ashamed to call them anything but
goats. " Then they went OF to church.
The next day Jones wife had half
dozen pairs of new gloves in handsome
lacquered box of the latest design.