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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-15
1t was But a Dream.

A citizen of one of the tier of districts
of Cecil county bordering on the State
line related to the writer how he came to
vote the prohibition ticket.
stringent laws in regard to the sale of in
toxicating liquors, or the suppression al
together of mere grog shops. and after it
was found a State law could not be enact
ed l worked earnestly for the present
local option law of our county.
In political sentiment | have always
acted with the Republican party, honest
ly believing that the permanency of the
Union and the true interests of the peo-
pie depended upon the success of the
Republican candidate for President, and
hence determined to support the ticket
and stitle my convictions in regard to
prohibition this once.
On the night Immediately preceding
the election | dreamed of presenting my
self at the polling place of our district,
where from time immemorial, almost, it
had been the custom to hold the elections
at the hostelry,. or public house of the
village.
The room in which the officers of the
election sat, once barroom back of the
table and directly opposite the window
where the ballots were handed, was the
old bar before which in times past have
stood some of those who have gone to
meet the fearful doom of the drunkard
and the miserable wrecks now a burden
on their friends, who were once the pride
of their families and had started out in
the world with the brightest of hopes
and fairest of prospects.
At the table sat man of venerable
appearance and a highly respected citi-
Zen of the village, who seemed to be act
ing as chief judge at the time to him
handed my ticket which had Just recei.
we'd from the hands of prominent Re-
publican and intense admirer of the Re-
publican candidate for President, who
appeared to be very active among his
partisans outside, to prevent them voting
the prohibition ticket, which was being
urgently advocated by prominent pro-
hibitionist of Republican proalivities,
but was willing to sacrifice his prejudices
for the good of his fellow men.
The judge on receiving my ticket held
it between his thumb and index finger
over the aperture in the ballot box until
it was ascertained that my name was
duly registered as voter, when it was
dropped into the bog ; at the same NOM
ent | cast my eyes toward the old bar
when suddenly there seemed to spring up
from behind it hideous apparation
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/ bony looking hands hugh flask filled
with seething liquid, and from the
mouth blue steam OF vapOr was emit
ted that reached to the ceiling, while Ak
the same time the demon like oniect,
with grin of delight. uttered these
words in low tome OF voice, which |
| will never fail to r,memb / 4: "Thu:'S
the kind of Prohibition tor me-
Here l awolle in a nervous kind of
| tremor which one experiences after
dreaming of being about to fall from a
lofty precipice to a rocky abyss below,
and it was several moments before
could realize that it was only a dream.
From this singular dream was led to-
a train of reflections. How that ] was
pandering to political prejudice, and
sitting my convictions OF duty to myself
and to my fellow men. How that the
fierce rage for the slow poison oversteps
all OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aside wives child
ren, friends, happiness and honor, and
hurres its victim onward aud downward
to degradation and death. My dream
had made an indelihle impression on
my mind, and through mud and rain
drove to the polling place and stepped
up to the same window where the ap
paration of my dream had appeared and
with the National Prohibition ticket liz
my hand assisted, as | trust, to put il
motion the ball that with increased mo-
meYtum will roll on until licensed es-
taJlishment to sell the iuebriating potion
and mothers, and tattered garments OF
the drunkard's orphan, viii cease 10 ex-
lst in the land EARNEST.
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hel]eoples 4 oI'''''''
THE WAY OF IT.

To tie Edito.' Of Tie Wing.
The Prohibition movement, inau5 urat
ed by Democratic influence and paid TO,
by Democratic money, has resulted il
the defeat of the Republican ticket. 10
Mr. St. John, Republican renegade.
who has been burned in etligy in nearly
all the important towns in Kansas (lis
own state), one OF the great Republican
states of the Union, and of which state
he was once elected governor by near
1000 majority, and in which state he
was afterwards defeated for governor by
a larger majority, while all the rest of the
Republican ticket were elected, was II
the head OF this ticket, and has led it to
dishoDorable defeat, as coaid only be the
case with any cause or atty party led by
a dishonest, trading. dickerng trickster,
not meaning to elect his own ticket but
sold body aud soul 10 the enemies of pro
hibtion.
Has the prohibition party accomplish
ed any good by defeating the only poliJ-
lCal Organization Ill WHICH IL illu IEIeHuS.
aud putting the government in the hands
of its sworn enemies, the friend of free
trade, free rum and oppression Of the
weak? | think not; and unless all signs
fail, | am of the opinion that the Prohi-
bition people will ere long find that they
were sold out to the Democratic party,
tooth and toe nail, by Messrs. St. John
| and Daniel and a small band Of their i'm
mediate friends. In other words. the
temperance people were Guped. St,John
and Daniel got their Price and delivered
the goods, but the voters, who generally
were Republicans in politics We're fooled
into casting half vote for Cie:eiand by
voting for the double-dyed fraud at the
| head of the Prohibition ticket
The cloven hoof already begins 20 show
itself. The first cry of Democratic news
papers is abolish all internal revenue
taxes" as the only internal revenue tax
collected is that from tobacco and aico.
holic liquors, this meaus free run. usu
ally Democratic necessity, but not .ius1
what Prohibitionists are supposed t,
| want. REPUBLICAN.
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How the BoySTaIk.

\ conversation overheard Oh the streets
of Elhton on Thursday evening ran about
as follows:
ISt Dcrlocrm Ncre!eJorc Con&table man.
We'll, l guess Clevelaud's got it.
I'd Dom. (GormaMac)--Got it, of course
he's got it.
1$t DeDt--The Radicals have had it a long
time. There'li be some chance now for us
fellows who have been out in the cold so
long.
ID Den. --"Us fellows" Why you've got
no show. You've been under the wrong
wing.
1St Dem-Why, don't you think C. and
John and Charlie viii have any influence ?
I'd Dent-Not a d bit of it. Arthur
German and Jim Groome are going to run
the thing for this state.
ISt D5m-Well, always was a Groome
man.
And then the Fl Dem. put his finger to
his eye, inquired if there was anything
green" to be seen there, and went OFF whist
ling "N OF for joe
1t locks very much as though the 81 Dem
comprehends the situation.
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Kicked by a Horse.

a painful and perhaps fatal accident
befel a little seven year old son of Mr.
John Brown who resides on the Raymond
farm near this town the other day He
in company with his brother, were driv-
ing an old mule hitched to a cart, across
field in which there was young colt
running at large. The colt appeared in,
clined to attack the mule, and kicked at
him several times. One of the lads then at
tempted to drive him away, when the colt
viciously turned upon him, infict
ing terrific blow with its hird foot
upon the boys forehead, crushing the
skull SD badly that the brains protruded
Dir. Mitchell was sent for at once
and he operated upon the hurt, taking
away portion Of the skull, and replac,
ing the brain. The little fellow is get.
ting along as vel: as could be expected
but it is uncertain whether he will re
cover or rot.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-15
AN ELKrON INVENTOR.
A Patent that Promises to be
Profitable.

! Mr.. c. c. Wright, Of this town is tie
| lucky inventor Of an article which prom
ises TO yield him good returns in hard
cash, and make his name known all over
the land. L is small thing to be sure,
but this worlds made upof small things.
The pateutee Cf a new way of making a
. paper bag once received $25, 600 for the
patent, and We have no doubt that Mr..
Wrights discovery will be worth as
| much if not more. Experienced patent
agents in Washington pronounce it the
best thing of the kind ever presented at
the patent office 1t is what is known as
an adjustable anti shaft RATHER. For
years effort has been made to devise some
piece Of mechanism to prevent the I'M
pleasant rafting Of the shafts or tongues
of wagons, at the point where they are
attached to the axle, aud hundreds of
of them patented, but all have proven
faulty in one respect or another. We
believe that Mr.. Wright has at last
solved the problem. His discovery con-
sists of a maleablc iron plate which can
be attached to any shaft box in moment
or two, in which there is an adjustable
holder for the rubber, leather or what
ever is used, operated by thumb screw,
so that at any time or III any place 1t can
be frightened or looseucd as desired. It
most etlectuaiiy stops all rafting and
holds the shaft in place and the beauty
of all is that, any one can operate it
without tools Of any kind. The cost
will not be more than seventy-fve cents
or a dollar a pair, and we believe that it
will not be long before no carriage will
be thought complete without this cheap
and effective attachment. The whole
machine can be carried iii the vest
pocket.
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School Commissioners.

The Board OF School Commissions met
on Tuesday last according to bylaws.
All the members were present.
Miss Mary r. Lynch was appointed
assistant teacher in the Warwick school
No. 6, First District, beginning with the
10th of October and ending at the end OF
the present term, the 18th of November.
1t was resolved that when the meeting
adjourn, it adjourn to meet on Saturday,
November sd for the purpose of audit
ing any paying teachers accounts. All
teachers are there requested to be prompt
in sending in their reports that they may
receive their salaries without delay.
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Memorial Service.

Tomorrow Sunday morning at ten O'Clock
service will be held in the Cherry Hill NJ
f. Church, in memorial of Miss Jennie
Founders, tie young lady who died a few
weeks ago, under snch distressing circum
sta noes. The service will be conducted by
the pastor of the church, Rev. Charles A
Hill, and will be participated in by the
teacher, and several members of her class
in the public school. Appropriate fora
tributes presented by her friends, will be
shown, and two original articles or sketches
will be read by classmates of the deceased
This service is held because no public ser
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NEIGHBORS
A BRAVE YOUNG WOMAN.
How She Fought a Cowardly As@ailant on
Lonely Road.

How She Fought a Cowardly As@ailant on
IA Lonely Road.
Baltimore .in,cricGn Of Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Levers, a young lady of
excellent character and very attractive
in person, while driving her fathers cows
through lane near Cedarville, Pa, on
Saturday last, was followed and over
taken by James Butler, an ex-street-car
conductor on the Easton and South Eas-
ton Railway, who was out hunting for
rabbits. Butler threw his arms around
her waist, and the girl at once screamed
for help. He then placed one hand Oh
her mouth and threw her on pile of
stones Miss Levers at once showed
fight, and began striking her assaiant
on the face with a swith ard scratching
his cheeks, drawing blood in several
places. Finding that the girl was deter
mined to continue the battle, Butler
placed his knee on her neck and his hand
on her mouth to prevent her from sceam-
ing. Tie more he tried to weaken the
girl the stronger she became, and fought
him until he released his hold au,i hed.
Miss Levers then ran to the residence of
George Walter, the nearest house made
known her troubles, and described her
assailant Mr.. Walter leaped gu his horse
and started i'll pursuit of Butler. As he
neared the place where the assault was
committed, Mr.. Walter saw Butler going
through field. He whipped up his
horse, and would have captured the
young rascal had the animal not fallen
and almost killed him while attempting.
to scale a rail fence. This accident gave
Butler time 20 widen the gap between
him and his pursuer and to escape. On
Sunday friends of Miss Levers employed
Detective Simons to run the rascal down,
but they were behind time Butler after
making his escape, ran to his boarding
house in South Easton, packed his cloth
ing and left for the West on a Lchieh
Valley train. Miss Levers has several
scratches on her arms and number of
bruises on her head and body, and is now
confined to her room
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She died of diphtheria of the most malig-
nant type, and it was necessary IF the
safety OF the community to bury the body
privately within twenty four hours Of the
time of her death. All who knew this un-
fortunate young lady speak highly of her
Indeed she seems to have been beloved by
the entire community, but nowhere more
fondly save in her own household than by
her class mates in the public school and We
have no doubt that the service tomorrow
will be largely attended, and of an inter
fStino charac.er
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Earn Burned.

The barn on the farm of John Under
wood near Fairy lew, Cecil county, was
destroyed by fire last Saturday afternoon.
The fire originated from sparks from an
engine belonging to John Anderson, who
was threshiDg at the place that day.
The barn and crops wasentirely consum-
ed and one animal, calf burned to
beatb Mr.. Anderson, who had his
thresher burned, had both of his hands
severely burned while releasing the live
stock from the blazing structure. We
understand there was no insurance on
the barn
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Funeral Of DIR. Jas. III. Mearn.


The funeral service of DR.. James II.
Mearns, who died on the night of Thurs
day the 9th inst, took place on Tuesday
last at II o'clock, A. NJ. The remains
being inferred in Rose Bank Cemetery
Brick Meeting House. The sermon was
preached and services were conducted
by Rev. S A. Gayley. The following
gentlemen acted as pall-bearers Doc
tors Roman, Huson, Hutchinson ant
Ray, of Oxford, Pa, and Doctors Carter
Dare, Clifford aud Turner, of this, Ceci
County. The attendance was very large
there being a larger number af carriages
in the procession than was ever seen be-
fore iii the neighborhood.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-15
EiktOn Markets,

in the Elkton retail provision market
Beef 10 and Ii cts. per 10, Pork and 10 cts
Lamb II and Ii cts, Veal 10 and lG cts
Sausage 10 cts, Scrapple cts, Butter roll
% els, print 80 and 81 cts, Miace Meat II
cts, Apple Butter cts, Lard l211@ cts, Flour
: cts, Com Meal . cts, Buck Wheat cts
Dried Beef p cts, Ham Ii cts, Shoulder and
Sides 10 and - cts, Eggs 80 cts per dozen,
Cabbage to 10 cts per head Potatoes 10 cts
per half peck, Potatoes sweet IS cts per hall
peck, Onions 20 cts, Apples y cts, and
Turuips s cts per half peck. The supply is
good in all except Butter aud Eggs.
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RELIGIOUS Notices.

Rev. Louis Wake, Rector of North Sas
safras Parish, will hold service in st. Au-
gustine Church, Bohemia Manor, tomorrow
Sunday afternoon at o'clock all are in.
vited.
Rev. E. X. Miller will hold service at St
James Episcopal Church, in Port Deposit,
on Sunday afternoon, November 10th, at .
o'clock
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-15

Ayers SarSaplrilla works directly and
promptly, to parity and enrich the blood
improve the appetite strengthen the nerves
aud brace up the system. 1t is in the
trllest sense an aHcraiirc medicine Every
invalid should give it il trial
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-15

a pertinent remark, made by Phila-
delphia paper, is as follows-Fhat was
before the thing was fixed: "If Cleve.
land gets the Presidency, it will be a.
most exclusively by Southern votes. His
plurality in the four Northern States
that have voted for him is Il, 900. Mr..
Blaine's pluralities in the Northern
States Is 342, 900. The Free North buries
Cleveland out of sight with 100000 of
Republican pluralities. But the Solid
South digs him out with the enormous
vote of States where there is no Free
Ballot and very little Honest Count
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DIED.

LoGA N-At the residence of her brother
ChaS. IL. Nalraven, near this town, on
Tuesday 1llh lust, MFs. Lucy w. LOGAN
i'll the 2Sth year of her age.
Wilmington p,pers please copy
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-15
The Modern & othin,r Hnusa

is ACME HALL, 200 w. Baltimore Street
Baltimore. They show Children's Suits
from - 30 up to the most elaborate make
Mems trom $40 to So, and Overcoats i'll
protusion aud at all prices. If You want
style, quality aud low prices, you canno;
go aStrIy at this house.
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Philadelphia Cattle Market, Nov. "A, 1884
Beef cattle, prices advauced-434 a 7Lsc
Sheep-2l@ a Il &C.; Lambs 3 &c.
Hogs in far demaad-6a nc.
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Acme Hall,
THE Glass of Fashion,"

show, the acknowledged fashionable
Stock of Mems Boys and Children's
Suits in Baltimore.
We manufacture at our own factory
the Clothing we sell.
They possess all the b. uty of made
to-order work, without tle cost and
bother.
Every Garment in our house this
Seasons manufacture.
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VJE UHRhEYS.
Elktou Markets.


Philadelphia Grain Market, Nov. ID, 1884,.
Wheat dull and lower-79 soc.
Corn-oll, a., new, 81 55c.
Oats were Gui-3l 32c.
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Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Nov. Is, 1884.

Corrected Weekly By w. II. Michael & .Sor
Grain ditd PrDGGce Commission Ner-
chants, 81 ME7derry's Wharf.
.
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No Sham Here!
No False Prices

The very best way to convince yor
that we are selling the Finest Clothing
is personal examination of our Stock
We specially invite You to inspect it.
All the nobby, fashionable patterns
(orly shown by us) in Sacks, Double
and Single-breasted, Getaways, Prince
Alberts, &c, &c, for young men, and
a full stock of elegant modest patterns
for gentlemen of quiet tastes.
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From this date THE CECIL WING riU be
served to aoeekly subscribers IN Port Deposit
bv ROBERT L. STEBBINs. Robert IS an
industrious and enterprising bog, and 'rlW
mart the good aciN Of his customers By las
prompt service and obligtng disposition.
Patronise him.
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spread. The grounds will! then be put in
seeded, we suppose, with grass seed,
and good crop ought to be harvested, and
a solid sod should cover the entire territory
by the time of the next fair.
Of the seven or eight persons, who of
fered and claimed a right to vote at the late
election, in this d strict, but whose names
were not upon the poll list, only two had
| been registered at the time of the new regis.
tration two years ago. The names of these
two We're on the registration book, not in
their proper place, but were entered on a
separate page, out of alphabetical order
and up on the corner of the sheet, written
in red ink, and the present register, who
knew nothing Of them, did not see them, sc
they were left off the poll list. These two
got their vote. The others can blame nc
one but themselves, as they neglected tc
apply for registration.
The exceptional success of the Christ
mas Number Of Harper's Magazine last
year has led the editor and publishers to at
tempt this year to disappoint the public
| '5iSS"''y " CIV SUN Hull
Der. announcement is made that the com
ing December issue will contain no less
than six separately printed plates besides
several other full-page illustrations, the
frontispiece being a reproduction, in the
highest art of the wood -eugraver, of the
charming picture of 'The Boy Jesus in the
Temple, by Professor Hoffman, of Dresden
one of the chief contributions of modern
painting 20 religious art. The engraving is
the work of w. Il. Closson, from who's,
craven comes also in the same issue a repro
| duction Of the ''Flora" of Titan. The lit
erary and artistic contents otherwise furn
lsh an extraordinary and delightful variety
OF SKETCH story, poetry, art, and music
while in the Easy CHAIR Mr.. Curtis of "Johr
/ Bull and Brother Jonathan at the Christ
) mas Fireside;' and in the Dratger Mr.. War
ner has pleasant PREDATORY word as t.
The Universal Christmas Feast"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-13
The Welded Life of Charlotte Bronte
 Philadelphia Telegraph

hheotAPhta ArtrhIApu
 Since last arrived in Yorkshire have heard 1t generally asserted that the briel welded life of Charlotte Bronte was by no means the roseate dream of happiness that her biographers have described. Mir. Nicholl appears to have been a harsh, if not positively unkind hus- band, and certainly his actions after the death of his first wife prove him to have been an unloving one. Perhaps it was better so-that early death with the dim eyes turned to the bleak moors that the dying woman loved better than the grandeurs of Lcadon or the loveliness of Paris. That strange, morbid nature was not created for happiness The last supremest chance that woman ever has afforded her-namely, that of conjugal bliss-seems to have failed her. Fame and glory and the applause of the world found her indifferent and unresponsive She had outlived the sister whose nature was so like her own-the brother that she had idolized in spite of his shortcomings. What was there left then to the lonely, unsatisfied heart, save the one repose that may never be troubled! Yet to how many of us would not her lot have ap- peared one of unspeakable happiness To have written "Jane Eyre"-to have been received as one of the greatest authors of the day-to have been welcomed as a sister by Thackeray-to a healthy, ap- pEec:as;ve nature such destiny would have seemed resplendent with the choicest gifts of heaven.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-13
The Manhattan.

me haannattan.
 Every curious collector of the memor- able sayings of great men has probably enriched his store with CromwelTs re- quest to be painted with all his warts. By the side of that let there be placed what, ;n posing for his bust, Balzac said to the sculptor, David d'Angers: "Be careful ot my nose: my nose Is world '' A truly remarkable world this Balzac nose, which David is to hand down so carefully to posterity, having a deep, per- pendicular furrow at its root, being square at the end, parted in two lobes, and pierced by very open nostrils, whereto was never seen the like in any mortal nose whatsoever. A still more rsmark- able nose by reason of being situated be- tween such worlds of eyes-@hlack dia- monds. illuminated by rich. golden re- Hections wherein vas lite, light, a magnetism, sovereignty, seeE-like penetration, Rabelaisian gayeey never seen in any other. But most renarka- ble nose for being placed near such a world of mind as few noses have en- joyed proximity to since the original mould of humanity was cast and couse- crated on the confines of which world no man can finger without becoming con- scious that his world of mind, whether great or little, has received fresh im- pulse to orb itself more nearly into per fectaesS Therefore, wish to draw near to 1t for a moment before evoke the general past of which it was part, con fident that in the end shall have no apology to make to any sympathetic souls who may consent to bear me com- paay.