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THINGS EASILY STOLEN.

"Then the kleptomaniacs, the high
toned thieves of good families who
have been invited to the wedding.
pick up silver spoon here, a fish
knife there, or some knick-kna
that is never missed from the large
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-12-20
For The Cecil Wing.
THE SINGERS PLEA.

seek again, o, God of praise.
The voice of human love;
l ask the old melodious lays,
| The music from above.
| wandered once thy aisles of song,
| wept, in verse; for men;
But now to sterner tasks belong
The proverbs Of my pen.
But, God, hear around me still
The beggars whispered woe,
Thy sunshine haunts the star-lit hill,
Sins weeds the vale below.
| We, toiling for the scant, hard crust,
Grow careless of the truth:
The hinges of our joy are rust,
Our sympathies all ruth.
Bloom for the rich the whitehead flowers
No blossoms deck the paths where toll,
Though dismal days and dismal brows;
The children of griefs old turmoil.
God, yet again while freedom rules,
The gentle halls of thought,
| Grant NE the melodies OF schools;
Where Christian ministers wrought.
And grant my modest carols Lord,
| Rewakening echoes in some heart,
Long waiting the prophetic word
Its ceremeuts to break apart.
| If but one lily-cup of mirth,
| Is found in all the world
Let its omnipotence on earth
| Around each creature foil.
| That sailors in the blue-winged sea
! And workers on the land
May share the moity of glee
And lift the thankful hand.
| FoLGER MCkISSET,
Ocean Beach, \. j., Dec. 1884.
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,.oo,E-g ,.,g!,uiAe has Ion for itself such
80. versa. ar.proUation in own city, state,
I'd ,oHr,ry, and amcps: all people, a.
..,.'s - apariila. 1t the best comb
....tn 90. Nr grrahlr blood purifiers, with the
II . # 1orassiuin aud iron, ever offered
r. Az. pa. H..
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A WING SHOT.

81. lid s-,crdl presen' invitations
.a., -ita ..,I.san 10 Gene over to Paw
' Eu g..oG On 90 hurtir' mith him.
said !. p: .i..a. We all know Jim; he
..as --.~.,5g ta,D terms, an since, hs
.- flyla lil.a q Gghtiu' cock: nothin' too
good %: la. Paw Paw is only little
.r-la. ...a ny place than this Jump
- of, ,,E,... O. erection is, so one morn
~ his. " 81, ,ool, an early start an
. .cr- lines"
Ill. g-.s "a, d there little waitin'
I'll. y. ;yy >...-..Gne to clea his saloon.
c....,.,a- va hs4 no IN her halts till
go 20. T.,r. there VAS enty o. fresh
.....-.a. signs. Trees baked, We know,
a- sfs tJa. .lllers' shot
"!,.fs q ~jrg.shot. Know what
.....ha. - I don't exactly, per'ars.
AL ..-va, ;la.. 4 wing shot. as I
, CHI ...h:oa,.l shot lit, EN- in earnest.
wis-,g.. Il sloot. probably, two
.I..,.a l.,...s IN fifteen minutes. an miss
...... ....s. \ Shot o the old fashioned
..a. i! Ind half . day, may bs, sneak
s.. ..... . 3i.1. an then. restin' his
......,., .,,l, substantial stake-ap'-rid.
..., nr letter Wit tween the
...,. .,.. ..,.,,-snient trpe blow the dum
.,,..r o., .g.f+nsracDs, svery time.
lii, Shut eleven lines fore he hi,
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That very morning the Hon. Mar
.lada c Gcrvoise found himself obliged
t. hurry away from Bindon Court with
Dat even saying "good-bye' to any
Jnc but his host, and it was noticed
hat his name was not mentioned in
conversation that evening, nor was any
regret expressed at his departure, only
Mss Mcrriewlther was confined to her
room By reason Of a bad headache.
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WHOLE No. 1884

had got kicked under the dressing
table in the Struggle. He went down
on bis knees and CROPPED for it. He
brought it TO the li9ht--a horrible, bat
tered tin candlesticE Of the very COM
monCst make, and literally covered
with grease lie was utterly lost in
establishment, and then it suddenly
dawncd on him it was trick Oh, ho
that Vas the game, was it? Two could
p,-- It .Hat Now he was glad he
had marked her. Cover her face as
Size might would be impossible to
a-5p- detection. Wha little fool
.s 44st be 10 think shc ,ould get the
L.. -sr Of lin If she came down, he
would rcce uize her at once; if she
lad .auy's headache and avoided
.u0s IL an appearance, he would
sul know who she was, of course.
What little IDOL. Well, well, she
must tax the consequences. And he
w-ut OF Aitn bis dressing. He pur-
p9a-ly lI5gcred over his toilette, and
S.oat~1 oEcr bis coming triumph. He
t-,er4ig, that he would be little
lo-e, 50 F.. t his victim might suffer
from tie expectation of his coming.
Z h. Urea last bell, therefore, had rung
,E. time before the Hon. Marina
ju e Eryoisc sTolled into the break
LIS r9a.I to find all the guests assem-
Died. a. lie rendered his apologies to
his hostess. he noticed that she had
small piece Of black plaster on the
cent?. Of her left check Good heav-
Gus It cJ&hd not have been she What
terrible mistake And yet he recol-
jcctcd that it certainly was the left
check of the mysterious visitant that
he had marked. Her greeting, to,
WIS decidedly distant. He cast his
eye hunicdly and anXiously around
The table Ill tie ladies' acre
2@J .bi,6a cf 6hach plaster in tile
...v.5- ~ n, I,jI EErcE,
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hat while passenger from
~. 70 ship scins around Cape
.r.,t vs. Of emigration to Cali
.GI'.y one of the officers of
.. ad himself, during the Voy-
.-..s -.ata Gs-a1a b the use Of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-12-20

Second street. Philadelphia.
1t instantly cured me OF ii Geep-Scated pam IN
my hip lo.nt. J. Holt, 1912 Cuthbert st, Phiia.
had rheumatism in my hands and ieet- was
unable to work for four weeks; my physician tailed
to afford me any relief One application 81 Dr.
Terry's New Remedy cured me instantly. II.
Hardegan, 3l3 Vine street. Philadelphia.
Those suffering from any disease incidental tu
human life are cordially invited to consult me.
guarantee to cure all eases undertake..
l. g. TERRY. NJ. D.. Office, SO North sixth
street above Vine. Philadelphia.
Office hours from 10 =. NJ to P 81, and to
Pm. Sundays. from 10 A. M to II N.
March Z2-ly
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~, van. 10 say a word to the men, wo-
se.u ID girls " ia work in stores, offices
I.s ...rv1s+. There are hundreds of thou
...-.. tyu IA the country. Very few of
,r.I ..t rsa. Nou are shut mp too much
.... ..f,..a Con lit'e. In this way You
..r i.oru is bad, your digestion
.t.. ,..r Ha.o often aches, yor don't feel
.a v,EN. A,Ur liver stomach and kid
usg . ar- .u. ct order. Parker'S Tonic has
cura,, hundreds OF such eases. 1t is pure,
sure and pleas ant.
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a2nEN leland;
81 .gsal Enterprises

. a G. rr5oay knows as the successful
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TOTtIER MI
Ocean Beach, \. j., Dec. 1884.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-03
State Executions.

When the State changed from public
to private executions loug stride was
taken in the right direction. The lie.
sire OF people to witness the Judicial
killing OF criminal is the outsrowth oI
barbarous element 10 their natures
Another step should be taken. All ex.
ecutons should be at the State C,pital
within the walls of the penitentiarv. The
scenes enacted at Ashland last Friday,
when 10000 men assembled to demand
the Public hanging of two murlerers,
and the unseemIy haste OF the off, in
putting the criminals to death for fear oi
au outbreak by the mob. are powerful
arguments in favor of S ate executions
Indeed, there ia no arguments that will
not apply in favor OF having all execu-
tions at the State Capital. From q
money point OF view the State executions
have all the argument Ii cost the
county about 81 500 to hang the two
criminals at Ashland-and it c)st the
S;a'e twice that sqm to send the militis
there to prevent riot. The business
could have baen transacted at the peni
tenliary for 800. or less. Such scenes
as those at Ashland are hrutaliz NJ and
the law should prevent the possih;litv o
their occurring. .-Baraesuille Enterprise
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A Very Sad story.

John B Cough tells the following:
"A minister of the gospel told me one
OF the most thrilling incidents have
heard in my life A member OF his con-
gregation came home for the frst time
I'm his life intoxicated, and his boy met
him upon the doorstep, clapping his
hands and exclaiming, Papa has come
home! He seiz, the boy by the shoul-
der, swung him around, staggered and
fell in the hall. Tuat minister said to
me, 4 spent the night in that house. I
went out, barred my brow that the night
air might fall' upon it and cool 1t. I
walked up and down the hill. There
was the child dead! there was the wife
in strong convulsions, and he asleep. A
man about thirty years of age asleep,
with dead child in the house, having
mark upon his temple where the corner
Of the marble steps had come in contact
with the head as be swung him around,
and wife upon the brink OF the grave.
Mr. Cough said my friend, Il cursed
the drink. He told me that | must re-
main until he awoke, and did When
he awoke he passed bis hand over his
face and exclaimed, what is the mat
ters where is my bayr You cannot
see him. Stand out Of my way, I will
see nv boy To prevent confusion I
took bin to the chili's bed, and as I
turned down the sheet and showed him
the corpse he uttered wild shrek, sAh.
my child! That minister said further
to me, 'Oae year after that he Was
brought from the lunatic asylum to lie
beside bis wife in the grave, and atten-
dedshis funeral The minister OF the
gospel who told me that is to-day .
drunken hostler in stable 10 Boston,
Now tell me what rum will not do. It
will debase, degrade. imhruta and damn
everything that is noble, bright, glorious
aud Godlike in human being. There
is nothing drink will not do that is vile,
dastardly, cowardly, sneaking or hellish.
Why are we not to fight till the day Of
our death 2"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-03
The Lead-Pencil Thief.

There is no meaner thief than the lead.
pencil thief. He takes rank below the
umbrella snatcher He never has PEN
Gil, In sight. He asks for yours, "just q
minute" to sign telegraph book, ad-
dress card, and then with business.
like air sticks II into his pocket, know
ing that nine times out of ten you will
never think OF the pencil until you want
to use it yourself, and then be will be
far awav, playing bis game on some one
else They are shameless fellows, proud
OF their petty thieving. They throw
back their coats to show you the spoils
Nesting in vest pocket, and they tell
you from whom they stole each pencil.
We lost the last pencil we had in THE
world, not ten minutes ago. by the hards
OF the pencil thief. A man who makes
business OF stealing pencils, ought to
be burned at the stake, boiled in oil, be.
headed at the block, hung, drawn and
9uartered, aud buried without benefit OF
clergy, at the s,lemn hour Of midnight,
in the dark Of the moon, at q lonely
place In an awful forest where two roads
meet, With lead-pencil thrust through
his heart. Here we are, robbed by .
soulless villain, not lead pencil to our
back, and 1t may be half day before
we meet man from whose conidiug
hands we can lit pencil TO make good
the one we lost. We played poor old
Prof. Sayitslow for that one, he Is 90 ab.
sent minded ANYBODY can get away with
bis lead pencil, but then he's out of town.
The stars in their courses seem to bs
fighting against rs to-day. A plague
on all pencil thieves. still We say Hawk
eye.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-03
vanderbilt's Treasure Room.
New York Letter.


Mr.. William H. Van isrnilts treasure
vault, in which he recently slowed away
some Sl00,000,000 in securities, is one
OF the most redoubtable works of defense
on the American continent, though you
may not be entirely certain of that by
surveying his mansion from tue outside
Its foundations were blasted out OF the
rock; the front wall is Eve feet in thick:
ness. and the side and rear walls are three
feet thick, the materials used being press.
ed brick with brown stone trimmings
The beams, girders and main pillars are
iron, incased in fire-proof material. The
doors, window frames aud minor parti.
tioDs are iron, marble and glass. No
wood is to be found in the struction.
The great vault is 36 ny AZ feet, oI
wrought iron, steel and FraEklinite IRON
is imposing in strength and proportions
and is situated on the ground fiocr. lie
four outer doors weigh 5000 pounds
each, h,and have every effective aud known
improvement in defensive devices. A
massive wall of masonry. surrounds the
iron work. The vault, which is burglar
fire and water proof, constitutes dis.
tinct building Of itself.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-03
NUMBER II.
Smoking Cigarettes.

In one of the schools of BROOKLYN o
boy thirteen years old, naturally very
quick and bright, was found to be grow
ing dull and itfuI. His face was pale
and he had nervous twitchings He was
obliged to quit school. Inquiry showed
that he had become a confirmed smoker
OF cigarettes. When asked Why be did
not give it up. he shed tears, and said
that be had often tried, but could not
The growth Of this habit is insidious aud
its effect ruinous. The eyes, the. brain,
the nervous system, the memory, the
power OF application, are all impaired
by it. "It's nothing but cigarette" 10
resllv sits nothing but poison" Ger
man and French physicians have recent
ly protested against it; and convention
of sunday and secular teachers was re-
Gently held in England to check Il. II
was presided over bY an eminent surgeon
of Royal eye Infrmary, who stated
that many diseases of The eye we're d.
rectly caused by it. Parents, save your
children from this vice if possible. It
is now known that old castaway cigar
stumps are used in the manufacture of
cigarettes. Boys are employed to gather
them from hotels, bar-rooms, sidewalks
from wherever they are thrown. COL
lectors buy them OF the BOYS and send
them to the manufactures by the barrel.
No matter how disgusting the spot
whence they are picked-whether from
the spittoon with it's dangerous saliva,
or the gutter with is flth-the foul
refuse finds its way into the mouth and
nnstrils of the cigarette smoker Many
smoker throws away the stump OF his
cigar because he does not like the favor
of it. He does not know why the flavor
is unpleasant to him, but it is caused BY
nicotine-the active principal of tobacco
and violent poison. This accumulates
in the base OF the cigar with every draft
OF the smoke, and the man, noticing the
unpleasant favor. throws the stump
away. This reservoir OF nicotine fiuds
its way into the cigarette, and the person
who smokes 1t gets-in condensed form
the poison which so often works mis-.
chief on the brains of habitnaI smokers.
Again, these cigar stubs-or any tobac.
CO, Tor that matter, that is made into ci-
garettes-is wrapped With paper which
contains very large per cent. Of arsenic
or other deadly poisons, the powers Of
which exert deleterious effect upon the
tonsls--in fac, the whole throat-of all
who use them; indeed. it has been found
Impossible to cure catarrh in inveterate
cigarette smokers.
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Auehv
THE PHARISEES.

We doze and dream. and let the world go by,
Shut up as is the oyster in his she'll,
And fatten aimlessly upon the slime
And ooze of things, until at last torn forth,
UnkRowing how or why our fate is wrought,
And then served up dainty dish for death.
We fancy that we work and move the wsrld,
Simply because we pile up yearly gains. f,r.
Make certain profit. and increase our store,
Unmindful of the many poor and weak
Who lose their labor, as they needs must lose.
That We may win, and get and have, and keep
We shut ourselves within our marrow homes.
And there we count and lay aside our gains,
Our wives and little ones beside Us there,
And allis placid, sweet, serene and -oalm.S -
We pat.ourselyes upon our ample breasts,
And say: behold! Observe what we hav,
donei =.
Here is the fruit Of many toilsoms hours,
The rich reward of most virtuous life,
And all is ours aud we have earned it WELL"
Some careless foot has set the door ajsr;
The cold wind rushes in, and there without
Is labor, pale and weary, weak and worn,
His worried life and-starving children there,
And half-inquiring. half eyes -.
Demand: WHO gets my share Of this world
work."
How soon we crush accusing conscience down
Shut out the cold and that distressful sight,
Draw close to us our wives and little ones,
And count with care our petty hoard again,
Thankful that we are not as other men!
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Estates for Lie.

The origin of the present ownership
of land, at least in the larger part of Eu-
rope, was victory in war. A conqueror
parceled out the lands of his enemies
among his followers The smallest es-
late given was for the life of the taker.
When such an estate was given no words
we're used to indicate that it could be in
herited. The grant was made to the re-
ceiver simply In ancient times the hol-
der OF this estate could not sell it 1t
was held that at the moment it left his
possession it became again the property
Of the giver. At the death of the hol
der it also returned to the giver.
In later feudal times this rule was
changed. A holder OF an estate for life
might sell it, and the buyer could hold
it as long as the seller lived.
Up to the time when the Catholic re-
ligion was driven on. Of England, hol.
der Of allfe.estate lost It If he became a
monk, because monk is man legally
dead. An outlaw also lost the right 10
hold . life estate.
Every tenant for life has right to the
beneficial nse OF his land. He can SOW
and reap crops. He can cut wood for
fuel. or to make repairs. Ha has no
right TO commit any waste, or to allow
the place to go to ruin. Timber must
not be cut and sold. He has no right
to dig new gravei-pits, but he may use
any that are already dug.
A life tenant cannot lease his land to
another for a longer time than his own
life. II he made lease for twenty
years, and died ten years later, the les
see could not hold 1t after his death. In
England this law has been changed. In
that country, unless the deed creating
the lfe-estate forbids, life-tenaut can
make a valid lease Tor any length of time
under twenty-one years.
The crops Of tenant for life, who
dies before harvest time. belong to his
heirs. What one man sows. no other
except be and his heirs have any right
to reap.
In our days the estate for life Is most
common in the form of the estate by
the cssrtey of England and the estate
Of dover. When 3 wife dies, having
had children, her husband has right to
hold, during his life, all lands belonging
to her. He is called q tenant by the
courtesy. This right was given to en-
able him to support his children prop
erly. When husband dies, his wife has
right to one.third OF all his lands for
her life. The rest goes to his heirs
She is given less because she is not sup
posed to be under any obligation to sap
port'he children.
Holders OF estates BY courtesy and
dover are life tenants. They have the
same rights in the land and are unler
the same obligations as holders OF other
life estates youths Companion.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-03
Mems Surface Indications.

Whoever undertakes TO judge men
conciusiyely by appearances makes q
mistake at the outset; and he will keep
right on mistakenly just as long as he
continues in practice lido not mean to
say that there is1no correct "surface in.
dications" of what is ins ide of human.
being. But how are YOU going to know,
absolutely, whether the rose in nose is
alcoholor erysipelas Can you more
than gaees as to whether two or three
days growth of beard is due to lack
OF umesfor shaving, or to lack of mon
eg. orisf the start of full beard? I'm
pecuniosity sometimes contrives to dress
fashionably, while sshabbinessa covers
careless wealth. When Jay Gould has
tily snatched several newspapers from
the armfal Ola vender on bis way into
| the railroad: station, felt in his coin pock.
Iet, found it empty, didn't wish to lose
5sxxia getting a big bill changed. and
said, Remember me tomorrow after.
noon and I'll pay you"-when this hap.
pened, the fellow blundered in grabbing
back the papers aud exclaimipg, No
mister, I don't trust" He held to the
natural bit unsound idea that very liz
tie man not only couldn't he very big
millionaire, but wasn't to he trusted tt
the extent of q few cents. You see ths
rel act the explanstion that the news
man really knew Gould, aud based hi,
refusal OF credit on plain business prin
ciples. - u.4
Most ofthe financial experts in bank.
and other money places are accustomed
to hastily and firmly rating strangers OF
sight. A check is or isn't cashed, &c
cording to whether the presenter strikes
the teller as honest or probably dishon
est. Some of the rules on which iudg
ments are based are more curious thar
infallible. l was iu a hank, the other
day, when portly, middle-aged ant
rather handsome man handed IN to th,
teller check for 800. It vas draw
by a. customer, and was payable tn,
bearer; and yet the teller refused to pa,
it without an indentifcation. The maj
departed irate and grumblipg.
"WhV didn't you give him the mon
ey n / asked.
"Because didn't know him, and@l
didn't like his looks"
"Why, my dear boy, that was Alphon
20 Worth, building contractor, worth
hundred thousand dollars, at least
He lscputting up an immense apartment
house around in Third Avenue
why didn't you say so while he was
herea But i don't care. anyhow. H,
didn't deserve anthlng better. Did you
notice his whiskers ?"
mot particularly"
"He had on two sets. There was q
mustache and goatee, like a military
mans; and also pair OF side whiskers
after the style OF solid merchant. Yo,
cant convince me that a man with
double face. in that way. ought to b,
credited in strange bank. ."-New Yorl
Letter
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How Watch Cases are Made.


Most persons have an ambition to carry
= agoldwatch case, and yetfewpeople know
how watch case is made, or the vast diff.
ference in thequality of them. InaSoLD
GoLD WATcH CASE, asidefrom the neces-
sarythickness for engraving and polishing,
large proportion Of the metal is needed
only to stifen and hold the engraved por-
tions in place, and supply strength. The
surplus is not only needless, but undesira-
bic, because geld is soft metal and cannot
furnish the stiffness, strength and elasticity
necessary to make the case permanently
strong and close-ftting. The perfect watch
case must combine gold with some metal
that will supply that in which the gold is
deficient. This has been accomplished by
the Janes Boss Gold Watch Cas-, 40. y ~u
whichsayes the WASTE of need 3 q
less gold, and INCREASES the soL1Drrr and
STRENGTH of the case, and at the same time
reduces the cost ONE HALF.
s..d eeat stamp 70 Keytsas wsteA Case Ysetsrses PA
asIph Pa for hsndsons Illustrated showing hss
Jaass Bsss and Ksy,ss.s wstsh Css.s are nads.
10 Be eoatiauea, )
augl4,'83Y.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-03

SoRoFULA.-A medicine that destroys
the germs Of Scrofula and has the power
to root it out is appreciated by the afilc-
ted. The remarkable cures Of men, wo-
men and children as described by test;-
moniais, prove Huod's Sarsaparille re
liable medicine containing remedial
agents which eradicate Scrofula from the
blood. 100 doses 81. Sold by all deal
ers. c. /. Hood & Co, L,well, Mass.
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A Case of Selflshness.
Courier.Journal,

We protest agsinst the seldshness o
those Republicans who now, since Mr.
Sabin has lost his fortune, are suggest
ing his resignation as Chairman OF thei
National Com uittee. 1t is generall
supposed that tue position offers excel
lent opportunities for recupefating loa
fortunes.