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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-04-28
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The trial of Mrs. Beauchamp, for the muir
der of her husband, by poison, at Concord,
Caroline county, is in progress at Denton,
the county town. Public opinion is divided
rs to the guilt of the prisoner.
Mr.. Crump, the steward in the White
House during Gen. Garfield's admins
tration and illness, is now keeping an
eating house in Cincinnati, on New York
avenue.
One Of the social customs of San Fran
cisco is thus alluded to by the Report of
that city:
The first picnic tragedy Of the season
occurred yesterday. A boy of 16 was
killed at hoodlum picnic. The same
picnickers will descend ON Marin, Almeda
San Mateo anG Contra Costa counties
every Sunday for months to come, and,
if last years programme is carried out,
fighting, brawling and stealing will be
leading features of each festive gather
ing.
The Report is not complimentary to its
constituents.
There is startling rumor atoat that
Oscar Wilde has abandoned asthetcism
as sucked egg. out Of which he has got
all the nourishment possible. This is
scarcely credible. One thing. however,
seems to be certain, and that is that if he
comes to this country to travel with the
show, as it were, when his play is pro-
duced, he is expected to wear trousers
and be otherwise conventional, except
that his hair may remain long.
The little towns of Wesson and Beaure-
gard, in Mississippi, were devastated by
tornado about four o'clock on Sunday
afternoon. Twenty seven houses in Yves
son were demolished, while the whole of
Beauregard was destroyed. At Wesson,
according to the latest reports. ID persons
were killed and 60 injured. at Beauregard
the killed numbered %, the injured 60.
The town of rillman, on the Nicksburg
and Meridian Railroad, was also de-
t.oyed. and several persons killed and
injured there. The tornado passed near
Aberdeen in the same State, killing s
persons and iniuring about 80. 1t also
swept through lower Georgia, killing ac-
cording to one estimate p persons in that
State, A terrific gale struck West Point.
Mississippi, at 10. 10 on Sunday afternoon.
1t was accompanied by " torrents of rain
and the largest hail ever seen" there.
The Court House, two hotels. Flanagan
Hall and several other buildings were
unroofed and otherwise damaged, but
no persons were killed. The loss by the
storm in Chattanooga, Tennessee. on
Sunday night, is estimated at $4,000,
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The Washer and the Dude.

A new component has, we are told,
made its appearance in the American
language. This is "a dude" said to be
a word borrowed from the English music
hall. Between the dude" and the masher
supposed in it's turn to have come To us
from America-there does not seem to
be any very great gulf fixeo. The 'dude"
like the ''masher." wears his collars and
trousers very tight, his boots very poin-
ted, and at all times and seasons carries
a silver headed cane. He dresses in sad
colored garments, and is sparing of
speech and emotion. He is supposed to
indicate social protest against the AIRY
element, which is of freer and more
joyous type, and which seems to be work
ing it's way up into American society.
Phonetically the ''dude' IS perhaps less
offensive than the ''masher," but in other
respects they seem to be much of the same
breed.-LoRdon World.
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AN ACT

To amend the twenty hrst and twenty-second
sections ui the nifty sixth Article OF the Code Of
Public General Laws. relating to the Licenses
OF IIawkcrs AMI Peddlers.
Section l. BE ii enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland. that the twenty irst and twenty
second sections OF the fttysiXth Article OF the
Code Of Public General Laws relating to the Lii
censes OF hawkerS and p-ddlers, be and the
are hereby repealed and the following sections
enacted iii lieu thereof:
Twenty-one. For every such license, not to eX
tend beyond the county in which the same may
be issued there sial be paid the following rates
,n:wit: FOR every license to travel on foot, the
OF forty dollars; to travel with horse other
beast OF burden and wagon or other vehicle, the sum
of SO For every suciI license to extend over the
whole OF the Elsie Shore, the whole ut the
Western Shore there shall be paid the following
rates. to wit: For every fcenset to travel ON loot
the OF sixty dollars to travel with horse or
other hei,st ot burden and wagon other vehicle.
the sum OF one hundred dollars: with two horses
or other beasts ct burden and wagon or other
hclc. the sum one hundred and nifty dollars.
Twenty-Five. Nv S ich license shall he granted
to any uhrr than willie lerspli, or 10 ANY hawk
or pcddlcr i'll the name and style of il partner
ship or company, aud hat ono person shall act
under such licoiisc.
Section :. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect the day vi It's passage.
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THE IOWA PROHIBITORY AMEND
MENT,

The long struggle over the Prohibitory
amendment to the constitution of the
State of Iowa is a. last ended, and in
view of the general interest evinced
throughout this State in the subject of
prohibition, and of the probability of
this question becoming national issue
the facts in this case should be If inter-
est to our readers.
At the General Assembly of Iowa two
years ago, it was voted to submit such an
amendment to the people for ratification.
A year ago, the next General Assembly
also passed the amendment, the consent
of two successive Legislatures being ne
cessary before the amendment could be
submitted to the popular vote. At the
election last fall the amendment, as it
came from the Legislature, was voted
upon, and, by strenuous efforts on the
part of the temperance people of the
State, was carried by large majority.
Scarcely was the first rejoicing over the
victory complete before it was discovered
that owing to clerical error-whether
committed inadvertently or of set pur-
pose-the amendment that passed the
second Legislature differed from that
which the first had endorsed by the in
sertion of the words cor to be used in
the description of the liquor whose sale
Or manufacture was prohibited. This
error, it was claimed, invalidated the
amendment, as the constitution provides
that the amendment. as submitted to the
people, must have passed two consecu-
tive Assemblies. A test case was made
up, and the Supreme Court decided that
the amendment, as passed, was unconsti-
tiOnal.
In view of the great Importance of the
case, and the large amount of property
it involved, it was at length decided to al
low rehearing in the case before the
full bench. That rehearing has been in
progress for two weeks, and on Saturday
the original decision was affirmed, the
whole bench concurring in the opinion
of Chief Justice Day with one exception
Justice Beck, who filed a voluminous
minority opinion.
This decision is final, and the temper
ance people, if they wish prohbitory
amendment, will have to take two years
more to get it, as the law now stands. If
we do not mistake the public sentiment
of Iowa, immediate steps will be taken
toward the submission of another amend.
ment to the people; and it is not likely
that any so-called clerical error, or any
legislative mistake will be allowed to de-
feat the will of the people.
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Handkerchiefs, unless bought with
great care and skill, are liable TO be
half-cotton. Linen ought to mean
pure-linen, because cotton mixes with
it so invisibly. We never had a part
cotton handkerchief i'm the store.
Linen lawns ready; all new and all
the designs new, except dots, which
can't be new, of course. We stick to
small figures, though most merchants
will have large figures.
We stick to pure-linen lawns too at
IS to 81 I-2 cents, though almost
everybody else will sell cotton-and-
linen down to IS cents. We WILL NOT
sell mixed cotton and linen, except at
extraordinary prices. There's good
deal of satisfaction in having things
true
Outer circle. south entrance TO matn
building.
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Owners of Stations or Jacks.

The owner or keeper OF every Stallion or Jack
shall before being permitted 10 stand OF station
such animal pay to the Clerk vi the Circuit Court
OF some OF the counties in this State the highest
sum which he intends to ask receive for the sea;
son Of one mare: and the receipt e the said Clerk
with the seal OF his Court attached thereto for
said sum- shall be the License for stationlng or
standing such stallion or jack for one year from
the date Thereof: proridsi. that in no case shall
TIL sum directed to he paid by this section Tor
Su : license be less than ten dollars; and that
every stallion or Jack upon ~hieh the said tax is
paid shall be exempt nom all other State taN.
Any owner Vi keeper stativhing VI Standing any
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-z---rrner my person. body polite or corporate.
shall propose to barter or sail anything mentioned
III the preceding section, except spirtuouS fer
mented liquors. he shall apply to the Clerk of the
Circuit Court OF the county in which he may re-
side. or if he resides in the City OF Baltimore to
the Court Of Common Pleas for license therior:
but license to trade or to sell sprituous ter
mented liquors. shall be issued by any Clerk OF
Court to femme cocert or to person under the
age OF Il years, without the special order OF the
Judge OF the Court; but Judge shall give such
special order issue licenses to sell spirtuous
fermented liquors, unless upon the recommended
tion OF at least ten respectable ireehOlders resi-
dent OF the ward or district wherein the place OF
sale may be- and whenever any licenses shall be
issued to femme covert minor, the said femme
cOuert or minor shall be responsible Tor all con-
tracts made in the prosecution OF their business
under such license, and shall be liable to be sued
therefor in any of the courts Of this States and the
said femme c0rert may be sued. or indicted and
prosecuted in case oi violation by her of the IL
cense laws OF this State, in She should
keep diSorderly house, MS if she were femme
sole; and if Judgment be obtained against her
any contract execution sha II or may iesue in the
ordinar. way to affect her separate estate; prori
ded, hOrerer. that such responsibility shall in no
manner affect or impair the responsibility OF the
husband or parent under the existing laws. and
that this shall take effect the thirticth day
OF April next.
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IT may be hasty to generalize from the
conduct of the female lawyer in Milwau-
kee who threw glass of water in the
Judges face that women are incapable of
respecting the traditions and amenities
of the bar; but she has not helped the
s'cause by her ill-considered action.
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tChapter lis, page IS
AN ACT

To amend section one OF Article iiltysiN vi the
Code OF Public General Laws entitled " Ii
censes" relating to the issuing OF licenses by
Clerks OF Courts.
BE it enacted hy the General Assembly OF
Mary la nd TINT section one al Article tiity-siX of
the Code of Public General Laws entitled " Ii
censes' be amended and reenactcd SO rs to read
as follows:
All licenses shall he granted by the Clerks OF
the Circuit Courts OF the county. and the Clerk OF
the Court Of Common Pleas in the City vi Balti-
more except where different mode is specially
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(Chaptcr III, page 100
AN ACT

To amend the Flity-Sixth Article OF the Code of
Public General Laws, relating to Licenses, by
adding thereto the following section relating TO
partnerships taking out Licenses:
Section l. BE it enacted by the General Assem-
hly OF Maryland. that the following section be
and the same is hereby added to the tiity-siXth
Article OF the Code oi Public General Laws to
follow the second section thereof:
Any license may be obtained by partnerships or
firms rs well as by individuals: but in all eases
the names OF all the PARTNERS OF any firm shall he
set forth in ull III the license and license shal
project any person pretending TO act under the
same unless he IL named therein, or is entitled to
IL representative or asxi2 nee under the provisions
hereinafter contained i'll this article and the
CLERK issuing the license shall enter upon the
record license the full names vi the members
IA cuIartnelshIp 10 which SUE h Ii, cuse is issued.
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AFTER three weeks spent in counting
the thirteen and half millions of dollars
now in the United States Treasury, the
work has been completed, and surplus
of three cents found. 1t is to hoped that
this surplus will be judiciously invested
by the government.
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THERE is coming to be an impression
that Bob Ingersoll is humbug, and
that his views on religious subjects are as
little founded on intelligent thought as
his arguments in the Star Route trial are
founded on knowledge of law. He is an
amusing as well as good humored indi-
vidual, but his chief contribution to
social reform, as well as the sincerest
and most valuable effort of his eloquence,
Is his onslaught upon the fryingpan as
q cooking utensil.
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Spring dresses ready-made, of flannel,
cotton, miscellaneous dress-stuffs and
silks, low-priced dresses. are ready !;
down to Sc for the very lowest and
that is very similar to one that was
much liked at the same price last year.
l5Ol Chestnut second heor. Take
car in 1906.
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The American Land League Couven-
ton met in Horticultural Hall, Philadel-
phia, on Wednesday morning. President
Mooney called the Convention to order
and made the opening address. Mrs.
Parnell, mother of Charles Stewart Par
nell, entered the hall and was greeted
with enthusiastic applause. The annual
reports Of the Secretary and Treasurer
were then presented, the former stating
that there are now on the roll $50
branches, and the latter that the receipts
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Silks-An advertisement ought to
say what a salesman ought to
say but salesman has the advantages
of having his nearer before him, and of
having his topic chosen for him. We
may choose the topics that you, the
reader, care nothing about and we may
say what you know already.
Trade here is more of medley than
anybody outside knows. We have
need of more varied goods than any
body outside knows. Silks are as va
rious as anything can well be. We try
to have every sort that anybody wants.
If you ever want to see Hamburg
embroideries at their best, now is the
time, and here is the place. We are
more than satisfied with the collection
that has been gathered.
Next-outer circle, City-hall square entrance.
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NTillillerS.

Females vending Millinery and other $lHa'l AZ
ticlcs whose stock is not over 1900, pay l.cchsc
OF rs 81 only but il over that amount they are re.
uuired To pay the same Licenses as other persons
oath to made To the amount OF stock at the
PRINCIPAL season OF the year.
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;,
OYSTER and Eating Houses.

The License to he paid by the keepers OF Oysters
and Eating Houses Il $50 81 throug bout the State
The s6th section the Code. which required All
applicant Tor License to open oyster or Gazing,
holsrS to procure the Recommendation Ol two
urirhh,rlup ,reehol,lcrS and also to make oath
before the Clerk ut the Circuit Court OF Cecil
county etc as to the annual value III house, is
reI,ct ed.
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We have also 4 most extensive and
varied collection of pongee embroider-
les; up to SO yard.
Nextouter circle, south entrance 10
main building.
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endments to the License Laws.
'assed at January Session. 1868.
Chapter 1855. page lll.)
AN ACT

AN ACT
did an additional section to Article niry,stx of
ode of Public General Laws entitled = T.
/. lses. 50 as To empower "a Trader to sell the
enses to trade with the stock If goods
elton .. BE 1t enacted by the General Assem-
OF Maryland. that the following section be
I'd to Article 1iity-siX of the Code OF Public
eral Laws entitled /" L. censes:''
Be it enacted. Any Trader who has taken
license to sell goods. chattels, wares mer
p idse. Spirituous or iermented liquors or lager
in this State shall have the privilege to sell
'aid license to any party purchasing his stock
Goods, and purchasing OF renting his place OF
business, and the party purchasing NAV con
tnue to sell under the license of his predecessors
in business until the expiration OF said license
(Chapter AS. page 1881
AN ACT
To add to the the tenth section of Article ii tty.
eight, OF the Code Of Public General Laws a
subsection requiring a license to enable any
person to act as Il Real Estate Broker
Section l. BE it enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, OF Maryland, that there be added to the tenth
section OF Article fiftysix, Of the Code Of Public
General Laws, u sub section to read AS follows:
subsection l. Amy person applying for the IA me
and paying the sum OF fifty dollars may obtain u
license for carrying the business OF Real Estate
Broker, and any individual, copartnership or
hrm who shall carry the business Of a Real
Estate Broker, without 4 license shall be subject
to the penalties imposed upon other Brokers by
section seventeen OF this article.
MORRIS DUNBAR,
Mar 3l-lm Sheriff OF Cecil County.
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falls, Neils falls, Fites Eddy, and finally
we reach Peach Bottom.
After taking a fond and lingering look
at the two mimic steamers we tloated
gladly on, passing Conowingo, passing
Rock Run and finally landed safely at
port. X. H.
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T|'e (tti| 1l1hie,
ELKTON, APRIL %, 1888.

THE whole nation will hope that the
length of the Star Route arguments will
not be in proportion to the length of the
testimony.
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Large plaid cotton and-wool dress
stuff, such as always costs 50 cents a
yard, is here for IS cents 40 inches
wide fifteen patterns. The colors and
patterns are satisfactory; and there's
nothing whatever in the stuff to call for
such a price. If we sought to get full
value for everything regardless of cost,
we should sell this at so cents. We
don't.
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Satins of eighteen colors have come at
s1.25. Already we had satins at IS
cents and 81 of about the same num-
Der of colors. There is something very
singular in the colors Of this season !;
and the singularity shows in satins quite
as markedly as in anything.
Gros de Suez (Gros de I.ondres is
the very same) is very fneribbed
silk with heavy rib here and there.
The effect is rather of heavy ribs made
apart upon flat surface. One of the
new silk fabrics, which seems likely to
be fsivoritc. In the new colors, of
course; sI.35.
More of the same sI.25 black rha-
dame for 81.
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s. Hail Stones as big as Pumpkins.

There is some doubt about the hail
stones having been quite SO large. but
as some people said they were as large rs
potatoes any how. it must have been o
very severe storm. \ man who is hit
with MANY hail-StoneS Will be badly
bruised. 1t is surprising to see how
quickly Perry Dlvis'S Pain Killer will
relieve the pain, even of The worst
bruises.
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sta lion Jack without n License, shall forfeit
IN I pay twice the sum authorized and required
to be paid in the last preceding section. oneh half
IN tats ttl..st t,st
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SHER|FF'S LICENSE NOTICE.
NOTICE TO
Merchants, Traders
AND OTHERS.

All persons and bodies corporate or polite, IN
Cecil county, who are 'hall be exercising OF
pursuing amy business. or shall be doing any act
or thing or snail be in the occupation OF any house
or place Tor any purpose for which license IS
made necessary by the laws OF Maryland, are
hereby warned To obtain Il License. or renew tue
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ON THIRTY DAYS TRIAL

The Noltaic Belt Co Marshall, Mich, will
send Dr. Dyes Celebrated Electro Noltaic
Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for
thirty days to men (young or old) who are
afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality
and kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy
and complete restoration of health and man
ly vigor. Address rs above. y. B-N"
risk is incurred, As thirty days trial is al
lowed.
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Frazer Axe Grease.

One urelsinu with Frazer \ Me Grease
will last We weeks, all others two or three
days. Try it. Ii received first premium AT
the Centennial ES pOSiti"s.
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The amount to Ne paid by traders Tor License
(the amount OF stock at the principal season oi
sale to be given under oath) is As follows:
II the applicants stock in trade does not exceed
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A Varied Performance

Many wonder how Parkcr's Ginger
Tonic can perform such varied cures,
thinking it essence of ginger, when ii.
fact it is made from many valuable medi-
cines which act beneticiaily on every
diseased organ.
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Loss Of hair and grayness, which
often mar the prettiest face, are prevented
by Parker's Hair Balsam.
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clerks shall expire on the first dav o, May next
thereafter. except licenses for fisheries and horse
licenses. and II granted for part OF year o ratea
zasss'um shall be charged therefor.
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We are fortunate in pongee silks.
The new tariff is going to let them down
trif1e; and we have probably dis
counted the change. $3.50 to sII a
piece of about 20 yards.
We "sponge pongees without
charge, if the buyer prefers. Sponging
lakes out little of the stiffness of the
silk, but improves rather than hurts the
lustre but, of course, the object of
spongins is to make it unspottable by
water.
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frfS Most too cold for Straw Hats. We
guess we sold Two this week REESE.
~ All our Spring Stock Shoes and Slip
pers, now here. GLASS FRONT.
fB We understand that Fish are scarce
But if you get any. and W mt some Salt.
we have it. REESE
- Silk Sun Umbrellas, ParaSols and
Rain Umbrellas, all new Goods
GLASS FRONT.
t-E Window Curtains, Curtain Hollands
and Curtain Fixtures REESE.
sB Nuns Yelling, AlbltroSs Cloth, and
Bunting. All Shades. GLASS FRoST
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NEW ADTERTISE ENI'S.
FARM AT PRIVATE SALE.

THE FARM owned by the late X. l..
L Blair. located on the road leading from Rock
Neatin. House To North Fast. containing III
ACRES. This is desirable property. and the,
land is o good quality. Apply ON the premises
or 10 JOHN A. BLAIR.
$50 East Thompson street. Philada.. Pa.
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GEN. GRANTS declaration that the
coarse stories attributed to President
Lincoln are fabrieations, will be generally
regarded with satisfaction. Mr. Lincoln
himself once said that large per cent
of the stories to which his name is at.
tached were not genuine, and according
to Gen. Grant his imitators have dis
honored him. He seems to have adopted
the anecdote as the most effective method
of enforcing an argument or explaining
an idea, rather than for mere amusement,
as it's invariable employment by him in
the gravest matters at court and in
councils of state and of war indicates.