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The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13
Professor Carpenters Notion-The Earth a
Pancake.

An individual, styling himself Pro
fessor Carpenter, lectured at the Y. NJ
c. A. Hall, in Baltimore on Tuesday
evening last on"The earths not globe" "
The Professor entertains some queer no,
tions. He illustrated his lecture by
means of large maps, diagrams and
charts. Some of these represented the
heavens, and others were pictures OF
various terrestrial objects. The Sub.
stance of the discourse, which lasted
over all hour and a half, was about as
follows:
"The Lord flung the earth, shaped like
pancake, out on the sea of space. How
thick this pancake is do not know, but
| believe it is at least SO, 600 miles in
diameter. There is fire in the pancake
somewhere, and may be Paradise is
around there or therea bouts, too, but |
am not certain about that.
The Bible is right and modern sci
ence Is wrong in this matter. | depend
tor proof of my assertion that the earth
Is Hat upon the fact that the surface of
standing water is absolutely level. The
surveyors charts for section of 100
miles OF the Suez canal make positively
no allowance for the alleged curves in
the earth's surface. The survey for the
first ocean cable from Ireland to New
Foundland, a distance of ,665 miles.
likewise allows not an inch for curvature
in the surface of the water This single
fact alone overthrows the entire New
tonian system.
81 don't know how far distant the sun
is, but Judge about 5000 miles-cer-
tainly not much farther. Over the
center of the earth is the North Star.
There is no south point, but the South is
the entire circumference. The earth is
liked, does not revolve nor wabble. The
sun, moon and stars revolve around it.
The seasons result from the varying dis
tance from us of the sun in it's orbit.
When we think We are going around the
earth, as if it were ball, We are mis-
taken; we are merely travelling around
the surface of the pancake"
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13
The DOlnhin'S Trim to Sea

After all that has been said in dispa-
ragement of the despatch: boat Dolphin,
and the many unwarranted attacks upon
her builder, Mr.. John Roach, by certain
newspapers, the vessel on Thursday
last proved herself to be, all that the
most exacting could desire. On this trip
the Dolphin was accompanied at the
start by the Dispatch from the navy yard
at New York, but by the time she
reached the lghtship Scotland, from
which the trial proper began the
Dispatch was three miles behind. The
Dolphin made tho ran to Barnegat light,
42 miles from the Scotland lightship, in
three hours and nine minutes, an average
speed of 1928 knots an hour. The Dis
patch at this point was 10 miles astern,
and her commander, Capt. VIM. H.
Emory, put about when the Dolphin
started back, but IN an hour and half
the Dolphin overhauled aud passed her,
and reached the Scotland lightship one
minute after the expil alton of the six
hours trial. The log made the average
speed 12a knots au hour, the charts 81 8
10, and Capt Parker's Ggnres II 10.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

To have an elephant on ones hands
is a popular expression for superlative
uselessness. What then must it be to
have paralyzed elephant to look after.
This was Mr.. Barnum's recent eXper-
ience. How he got rid of it is told in
another column. 1t seems pity that
some other means than gunpowder
could not have been employed to dis
patch the suffering mastodon.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

During the year 1883 rh"re We're 10, 56S
failures in business in the | nted States and
Canada. Some ufihese were big concerns
and some werevery small. Fn!ura is sor-
iowful business to any man, especially if it
is his health that fails. a great many
times 10, 56S people fail in heal in the
course OF year. Many of them might be
saved if they would take Browns Iron Bit
ters, the great family medicine and restoler
of wasted health
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

Miss Elizabeth Cleveland has lived
about rty-eight years in the world to
discover that men are not as Chlvalr-
Gus as they were several centuries ago.
Lack of appreciation by the sterner sex
of Miss Elizabeth may have something
to do with this opinion.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13
A SINGULAR BOOK.

ScintriIating with Sarcasm and E.iliinnt
with Truth.
Nem lo,k Correspondence dmcrican RoraI Home
Chap. /. "IIas Malaria;' goes to Flor
ida.
Chap. IL. "Ovcrworkcd; goes to
Europe.
Chap. III. elias rheumatism" goes
to Ems.
Chap. ". Has a row with his Doctor.
The above chapters, Nj. Eiitor find
IN book recently published by an anon
ymous author. | have read deal of
sarcasm in my day but | never read any
thing equal to the sarcasm herein con-
tanned. L suspect the experience por-
trayed is personal one; in short, the
author ntimates as much on page 81.
Let me give you synopsis:
'Malaria" as it states, is the cloak
with which superficial physicians cover
up multitude of i'll feelings which they
do not understand, and do not much care
to investigate. 1t is also a cover for such
diseases as they cannot cure. When they
advise their patient to travel or that he
has over-worked and needs rest and is
probably suffering from malaria, it is a
confession of ignorance or of inability.
The patient goes abroad. The change is
tonic and for Il time he feels better.
Comes home Fickle appetite, frequent
headaches, severe colds, cramps, sleep
lessncss, irritability, tired feelings, and
general uniitness for business are sue
Gee ed in due time by alarming attacks
oi rheumatism which fits about his body
regardless of all human feelings.
1t is muscular, in his back. Articular
IN his joints. luiiammatory, my, how
he fears it Will fly to his heart, Now OF
lie goes to the springs. The doctor send,
him there, of course, to get we'll; at the
same time he does not really want him to
die on his hands.
That wonld hurt his business.
Better for Il few days Returns. After
while neuralgia transhxes him. He
bloats; cannot breathe: has pneumonia;
cannot walk; cannot sleep Oh his left
side; is fretful; very nervous and irrita
BILE: is pale and tlabby: has frcnucnt chiIl>
and fevers; everything about him seems
to 90 wrong: becomes suspicious. mus.
tors up strength and dcmads To know
what is killing him!
Great heaven"' he cries, "whv have
YOU kent me SO long in iunorancrS"
Because said the doctor 7 read
your fate five wears aoo. thonrht host
to keen you comfortable and ionnr,n. of
the facts.''
He dismisses his doctor Int t,, l.ta,
His fortune has all zone 10 fees
Bat him. what becomeS nf bin,o
The other day "A weu-l,own Wall
street banker said to me ..it is really as
tonishing how general brioht's disease is
becoming. Two of nv nars,n.1 fr;ands
are now diving Of it. Bnt it is not incur.
able am certain, for nv nephew was re-
Gently cured when his nhvsicians said 70
covery was impossible. The case seems
to me to be wonderful one" This gen.
tleman formerly represented his govern
ment IN foreign country. He knows,
appreciates and de ,iarcs the value Of
that preparation, because his nephew.
who is son of Dauish Wee Consul
Schmidt, was pronounced incurable when
the remedy, Warmers safe cure. was be-
gun. Yes said his father 81 was very
skeptical but since takiur that remedy
the boy is well.'
| regret to note that cx President Ar
thur is said to be IA victim of this terri
BILE disease. He ought to live but the
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13
FAR HEELERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

TAR HEELERs AT THE WHITE HOUSE
On no occasion has President CIevc-
land been more outspoken than when
he was brought face to face with del
egation of North Carolinians the other
day. Their particular business was The
removal of the Republican Postmaster
and the appointment of Democrat, At
Goldsboro. They stated the case in
the fewest words.
"lVhat charges do you bring against
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

FRANK HURD, says Carlisle will prob
ably be reelected Speaker, the tariff
question will be reopened in the next
Congress, and the free-traders will con-
tinue their fight.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

BEEF is now slaughtered in Omaha
for the Eastern markets. The first car
load from that point reached Boston a
few days ago, making its 1000 miles
journey in SIX days, in excellent condi-
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

The President on Tuesday appointed
Daniel NJ. Fox to be superintendent of
the PHILADELPHIA mint; John p Robinson,
collector Of customs at Alexandria, Viz
ginia: John II. p. Voorhees,, surveyor of
customs at Denver, Colorado; Addison
Cole, surveyor of customs at Albany,
New York; Alfred G. Parkinson. col
lector of internal revenue for the Second
district of Wisconsin; Frederick II.
Marsh, l. S. Marshal for Northern H.
inois, and Henry G. trner, U. 5. Marshal
for Southern Ohio.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

The number Of immigrants who arrived
in the United States during May was
G6, 79l. The total number of mm igrants
who arrived during the eleven months
which ended May Both, 1885, was 3i3. l39.
against 454 2oG during the co.resp ondlng
period of the previous year.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

The Buylahd Republican newspaper,
published at Annapolis by Geo. Cotton,
was on "Wednesday last sold to Geo. T.
Melvin and VIM. S. Ridgciy, of Denton,
C:.",line county. The price paid vas
81, 500 Mrssrs. Melvin and Ridgely
have arranged To take possession next
Monday.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

There was Il man of our town and he vas
wondrous wise. He jumped into IL bramble
bush and scratched ont both his eyes And
when he saw his eyes Were out, with all
his might and main. He bought a bottle of
Salvation Oil, and rubbed them in again.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

SOME captious Democratic critic OBJ
serves that General Grant is not Nc
Cauly. True, had he been a McCauly
we would have had no Grant.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

CONSIDERING the shot" work the
Cecil Democracy have on hand just
now, the "cool" may be called bless
inu
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

The best definition Of an offensive
partisan-the fellow whose party has
been licked.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13
NEW ADNERTiSEMiGN rs
DROF. /. w. CASLETT,

Teacher OF Music. North East, MI.
on the Organ. Piano. Violin. etc Refers by per
mission to Dr. L. B. HouSckcepcr and j. H. Me
Cracken, postmaster. Communications by mail
promptly attended To. Address. North East
Cecil county, Md. June l:-lm
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13
ORDER NISI,

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The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13
Tl't Qsti| 1l>h'e.

ELKTON, JUNE 13, 1885.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-13

SUBSCRIPTION Two DOLLARS YEAR IN AovAho
SIX MONTHS. ONE DOLLAR. No SUBSCRIPTION WILL
BE RECEIVED FOR LESS THAN MONTHS.
rae OBJECT OF ITS PRoPRlsTo BEING TO
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Personal.

The French delegates who went to Amer
lea to attend the centenary of the battle of
Yorktown, gave a banquet on the 18th, to
Minister Morton and the attaches of the
American legation at the Hotel Continental,
Paris.
Chief Justice Charles d. Drake of the
Court of Claims, whose resignation has been
accepted, is nearly "A years old, and will re-
tire from the bench with the full salary
(S50OO) of his office. He has held the posi-
ton IA years.
Justin S. Merrill of Vermont. is the oldest
United States Senator. He will be IS years
of age next April. He has had ~ long con-
tinuous service in Congress ~ either Clay or
Benton and longer than any one at present
in public life.
The wedding of Alice, daughter Of Wilson
Waddingham, the West Haven millionaire.
aad William J. Mills of New Haven, Ct,
took place at Christ Church, Wednesday last.
The brides father gave her 4 necklace of dia-
monds worth $780, 900.
For time travel in the direction of New
Orleans was almost suspended, owing to the
adverse reports on the Worlds Fair and Ex-
position, and in part to the holiday season.
Business At present, however, is becoming
daily more brisk. A great deal Of travel 10
tending also in the direction Of Florida, and
a large number Of tickets are sold to Jack
sonsvills, with stop-ovsr privilege at New
Orleans.
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Mclean vs.. PendletOn.

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Mail gives the following version OF q
quarrel that has greatly Influenced Ohio poll
tics
Behold, how great a matter little mr.
kindleth. Ohio has been secured to the repnb-
licans for some wears to come by the quarrel
between Senator Pendleton and John r. Nc
Lean-and that quarrel came about through
the McLeans not being overwhelmed with
social attentions in Washington by the
Pendletons. Senator Pendleton, with his
wife, his daughters and his fine house, has
been the leader of the democratic wing of
society in Washington, and they could
boost whom they chose and to great degree
extinguish whom they chose. Now, John Il.
Mclean came here and found that he was
not taken by the hand BY the Pendleton.
This nettled him, particularly as 1t is con-
ceived to be a snub of the worst kind when
a fellow-countryman declines to notice one In
a strange place. Like many other men who
ought to know better, Mr.. Mclean has a
craving for social success, and in that charac-
ter he was brilliant failure.
He never forgave the Pendletons for their
share in his disappointment, and according to
the last moves on the board Mr.. Mclean has
said checkmate to Senator Pendleton. Mr.. Nc
Lean married the daughter of General Beale,
which gave him hoist socially He 10 reported
to be one of the bulwarks Of the next admins
tration, while Senator Pendleton goes out Of
office in March and becomes nobody at all.
If however, as 10 rumored, Senator Bayard
wants to transfer all his influence TO Senator
Pendleton. Mr.. Joha R. Mclean may himself
taste the pleasures Of being checkmated.
There is much sympathy felt fer Senator
Pendlston, part of which comes frsm Sen
ator-elect Payue's unpopularity. Un-
questionably if Senator Psndleton signifies q
wish to be recognized in the coming adminis-
tration he will have something handsome.
He might have a foreign mission, but he
won't want anything that will take him away
from the United States He is not unmind-
full of the fact that Henry B. Payne is 60
years old.
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General News,

Harvard Divinity school has seven profes-
sors asd eleven students.
The Philadelphia city council committee
reported against . proposed ordinance for the
construction of an elevated railroad.
Work on the Dismal Swamp canal in Vir-
ginia will soon begin, and a veritable ship
canal is promised. Six years are given for
completing it.
Oliver Bros. & Phillips and the Oliver &
Roberts Wire Company Qimited) have sus-
pended, with liabilities between three and
Eve millions.
On Thursday, Jan Is, George Traviss was
hanged in the Marlborough, Pa. Jail for the
murder of Martha Sylvia, in Charleston, Ii
oga county, Pa, on April 8, 1888.
A remarkable and unusual sight was wit
messed on the river this morning, says the
Newburg IN. W Register-that of schoon-
er under full sail, coming up the Hudson on
the 18th of January.
An extensive plot for rsbbing the Canadian
mails has just been discovered. One of the
thieves who claims to be = nephew Of the
Canadian Minister of JustIes, was arrested
with SlS,0 on his person.
The proprietor Of the Highland rink in
Boston has lately been drawing the color line
by refusing skates to two persons Of sable
hue, who had paid their admission fsss
They propose to test ths case in court
An ice bridge has formed below Niagara
Falls, the ice being packed together for .
half mile down the river. There was NO ice
bridge last winter. Now the ice scenery in
general equals that of 1928. Many parties
have crossed the river on the ice, and the
hotels are preparing for the guests that those
midwinter attractions are sure to bring.
Mr.. Gladstone illustrates for ~, az no 9TH
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NOTICE lie hereby given that the Bodwell Water
An Power Company have applied to the Legisla-
ture for amendments to "An Act to amend and make
valid the organization of the Bodwel Water Power
COMPANY aud for other purposes" and that hear
ing will be had on the same before the Committee
on Interior Waters, Tuesday the 3rd day of Feb.
ruary, 1856, at 2 O'Clock p. Y.
Abstract Of Blu accompanying Petition: Insert
after the word "taking" In second line of section
nine, the words "otherwise than by purchase" In.
sert after word "public" in eighth line of section
twelve, the words "as fully said river in its natur-
al condition would accommodate such running of
logs and rafts" and after the word "umber' in the
thirty-frst line of same section the words "when-
>eve'he massage of logs and lumber would be prac.
tcabie in SAID anch in its natural condition." and
after the word 'serson" In line forty.six of same
sectiou, the words say reason of said dam at the
Old Town Falls, acros Penobscot river, or" strike
out the words s;nay be necessary in the seventh
line Of section thir,eenan insert instead the words
'shall be practically sufncle and insert after the
word "same" in the ninth line same section, the
words "and be necessary for suchourposes."
Abstruct Of Petition: That the fJego,ng changes
are asked In order to give the Compa the nrst use
Of the improvements to be by 1t created y should
have, leaving to the public all its ana
all the rights il now has.
Ordered to be published In the Kennelec DalIy
journal and Bangor Daily Wing and Courfr toe Two
successive weeks By Order of me CON-
janl7t2w
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ney of Oxford, Cole of Cumberland, of the
Senate; Messrs. Walton of Skowhegan,
Stearns of Lowell, Packard of Wilton, Sweet
land of Palmyra, Andrews of Monmouth, Bar.
ton of Naples, and Goodwin of Danforth, OF
the House.
On Printing and Bsnding-Messrs. 81.
monitor of Knox. Nye of Somerset, and
Lumbert of Aroostook, of the Senate; Aessrs.
Case of Rockland. Nutting Of Perhsm Pl.,
Sesrls of Chelsea, Furbush of Machias,
Sprague of Monsoon. Gilbert IF Canton, and
Webb of Deering, of the House.
On Governors Nessage-Messrs. Lumbert
Of Aroostook, Cutler of Penobscot, and
Weeks Of Kepnebec, of the Senate; Messrs.
Cobb of Minot, Elliott of Bath, Houston OF
Belfast. Mayo of Hampden, and Webb of
Deering, of the House.
On Year Book-Messrs. Tapley of York.
Lebroke of Piscataquis, and Austin of Wash
ington, of the Senate; Messrs. Powers of
Houlton. Titcomb of Acton, Libby of Burn
ham, Mallet of Topsham, Field of Bangor,
Gem of Bucksport, and Nc Gil!icuddy OF
Lewiston. of the House.
Standing Committees of the senate.
On Bills in the Second Reading .-Messrs.
Marble of Lincoln, Lumbert of AroostoOk.
Bonney of Oxford. Allen of Knox, Roak of
Androscoggin, McAllster of Hancock, Cole
of Cumberland, Libbey of Penobscot, Hume
of Washington, Goodwin of York. Lebroke
of Piscataquis, Nickerson of Waldo
On Engrossed Bilis.-Messrs. Ray of
Cumberland, Cutler of Penobscot, Tapley of
York, Mears of Waldo, Austin of Washing
ton, Kimball of Sagadahoc, Simonton of
Knox. Bearce of Oxford, Heath of Kenne-
bee, Stubs of Franklin, Young of Cumber-
land. Parkhurst of AroostoOk.
Standing Committees OF the He.se.
Ways and Neans-Nessrs. Case of Rock
land. Mason of Limerick, Pendleton of Searsss
port, White of Windham, Simpson of Carmel,
Patten of Brewer, Warren of Biddeford.
Business of the House-Hessrs. Heath of
Augusta, Freeman of Milo, Adams of
Brunswick.
Leave of Absence-Aessrs. Chase of Blue
hill, Dyer of Foxcroft, Lewis of Orono,
Blackwell of Madison, Houghton of Weld,
Webb of Deering, Gsgnon of Frenchville.
Change of Nsmes-Messrs. Bailey of How
land, Staples of Cape Elizabeth, Philbrook of
Lisbon, Nutting of Perham Plantation.
Eugley of Waldoboro, Edmunds of Canaan,
Bartlett of Montville.
Bills in the Sd Reading-Messrs. Gem of
bucKsport, Smlth OF Corlntn, Andrews OF
Monmouth, Freeman of Milo. Dyer of Bald
win, Sewall of Oldtown, Dickey of Fl Kent.
Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Littlefield Of
Rockland, Chaloner of East Machias, Davis
of Pennington, Mayo of Hampden, Sprsgue
Of Monson. Junkins of York, McGillicuddy
of Lewiston.
County Estimates-Mes.rs, Philbrook of
Lisbon, Powers of Houlton, Cross of Bridg-
ton. Packard eff Wilton. Haney of Penobscot,
Barton of Windsor. Joy Of Union, Nelson of
Southport, Brown of Milton Plantation,
Comins of Eddington, Sprague of Monson,
Mallett of Topsham. Ham of Cambridge,
Woodbury. of Morrill,, Goodwin of Danforth,
Stillings of Berwick.
observation-disclosures. Hale of Cumberland
White of Windham, Sweetland Of Palmyra,
Haney Of Penobecot, Ames of Portland,
Gushes of Appleton, Aartel of Lewiston.
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LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. Is, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that public hearings will be
given before the Judiciary Committee in their com.
mittee room as follows:
on Tuesday, Jaa a. 1885. at 2.ssP. NJ, the report
of the commissioners q Pharmacy. Petition of Sew
all c. Strout ct ais to enlarge the powers of oonsta
bill.
On Wednesday, Jan. 81, 1855. at go ?. N. An
act 10 incorporate the Gardner " ater Company. A
petition relative to the limitation OF actions brought
for the recovery Of real estate sold for nOn.payment
of taxes.
On Thursday, Jan. 2snd, 1883 at 2 20 Pm. An act
to amend Secs. Is aud ~ of Chap. 4, and Sec 6 of
Chap. of K. s.. with reference to vot ing and
ballot boxes An act TO provide for voting by proxy.
Petition OF New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
On Wednesday, Jan. 2sth, 1885, at 2.3o Z. Nj. Pc
ttion in favor of a reformatory for women.
c. c. LlTTLEFIELD, Secy. Jud Com.
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A Remarkable Escaue

Mrs. Mary A. Daley, of Tunkhannock.
Pa, was afflicted for six years with Asthma
and Bronchitis. during which time the best
physicians could give no relief Her life was
despaired of, until in last October she pro-
cured bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery.
when immediate relief was felt, and by con-
tinuing its use for short time she was COM
pletelv cured, gaining in flesh so lbs in few
months. Free Trial Bottles of this certain
cure of all Throat and Lung Diseses at De-
vine & Coughlin Drug Store. Large Bottles
SOC. and 500
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The Aormons appear to be proselyting
with some success in Georgia, and have
also instituted colony in the State of
Sonora. Mexico, the result, they allege, OF
the "severe treatment in Utah by the
United States authorities " There is no
indication that the Mormons propose to
abandon Utah, or that they intend in the
least to relax their PROSECUTING efforts, but
there is in this establishment of new
colony an indication that it has at last
dawned on Mormon CONSCIOUSNESS that
the United States is in earnest in its efforts
to suppress polygamy, and that this being
the case, it is deemed good Mormon pol
lev to least an anchor to the windward."
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The national democratic committee il
reported to be about $150.000 short in its
accounts for expenses incurred in the re-
cent campaign. and is sending out letters
to prominent members of the party invit-
ing them to hand in little contributions OF
$500 to $500 to make good the deficit.
Here is chance for democrats to show
their zeal for the cause and lay an anchor
to windward for themselves.
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every election, and as sure as the sun rises
in November, 1888, so sure will the coun-
try be redeemed from Bourbon rule, the
confederacy be endorsed. and the republic
can party again in possession OF tho ma
tional government,