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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

The coal mines near Egypt y. G..
ere to be reopcncd next SIMMER. One
Of these mines has shaft $50 feet IN
depth. I was this cosl tl,at was used
os che blockade runners at Wilmington
defing the war.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

Bsversl additional factories are being
6ailt in Geergia in order to keen nae.
with tbs growing Icu anil for cotton
seed compound, which is rapidly in.
4easing in popularity
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

Torerh ,uIc communication has been
established octwesn Paris and Rheims,
= distance uf about Is miles. aud the
transmission Of sonnl Is said 10 be per
feet. Five .Ainu c's conversation costs
! franc, aud in five minutes cech party
wAu ray some 500 words.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

A French physician Or Duiarlin
RsaumetE. claims % have found a case
Of "'pontsneous hydrophoba" in pa
ti"nt % years ofsee. who haSbeen neither
ti'ten. nor scratched BY any animal
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22
A Christmas Gift Really

Worth Having can be had from
oehm L Son. the enterprising Clothiers
ef Baltimore. See their advertisement
in another column which will tell you
how forget It. Their store ut the corner
o Pratt anil Hanover Streets is crowd.
cd daily with delighted Boys aud Men
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

~. De Freycinet will instruct the
French ministers abroad TO ascertain
vhe'her the governments to which they
~vs accredited will support the exhibi-
ssS which It is proposed to bold in
Pvsoee in 1889
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22
NOTICE

All persons are hereby forwarned not to
trcspass upon my farms, Green Spot and
'Benhcld either with or without dog or
gun. The law viii be ri9idIy enforced against
any person who violates this notice No eK-
ception will be made in favor Of any body, not
even the most intimate friend OF the nearest
relation. J HUGHES WILLS.
nov G-bp
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

High license hl. j creased the nun.
Der nf"al"ons in Chicago frum 13 900
" =. 900 and allied nearly 81 300. 900
- tho revenue, Of the city.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22
Maryland Independent.
Port Tobacco. Md.
sRTDdY, Jan. 22d....IsSG.

|, is estimated tia, 10. O0D men h,v.
been thrown out of work at SoreI. near
Mos'real. BY the aoodipg Of mills and
factories
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

Vennor's predictions, though in the
main pretty accurate, are nor infalibIe
But DR. Bulls Cough Syrup was never
known to fail.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22
NOTICE.

A IL Persons are nereuy forwarned not to
4 A trcsspas. on the premises OF lhr under.
signed, near Brlanlowp, either v it'll OF
without dog or gun. The law will b. rigidll
emf ed against all @hu disregard this notice
NOV 2l-on II. y. KERR,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22
Candies |
Candies !!
Acme Wagons.

For sale new and complete Acme farm
Wagons. Warranted to carry 2000 pounds,
aud guaranteed for two years Price 500.
I K. FAPRALL,
is l0-cm La Plata. Md.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

AANAA.atgttu HttA Dst4t w " WAL
The Mos, Infiu7 ntial Religious Organ
in the States IL Slfea'ar, London,
England
The Independent !. one II the hes, VA
'ers 10 tha vatil o.. god points IRE many
Nd striking They htvr only 10 he stated
. he ipprerittr,l and ttr rr Of Of orr rltyls
np"al may e ttSrn to auv Of the tftv-two
'sues tile wear. ANY number of the lndr-
t'et viii show that its contents are mArk-
ed by
Alb iity, variety aud Interest,"
Tue greaf thin te-s vrrat Story writer's
the grcaf poets men II TIE highest up lt,tion
N aH departments Of hum knowledge.
make up its list Of contributors Religion
philosophy, science, literature art travels.
discoveries, stories. aud all conceivable tnp-
rs are embraced in The contents AMI every.
huiy old or Young, learned and unletrnei.
without fetvid to sev employment. or condi-
ton, viii hnd something Of special interest in
every issue
COmpreh --itisa religious.
4 literary, an cduratan, - story. an art. "A
scientific. ~ agricultural, a fninc Il and
political p1ner combined
Breadth, g. ndOr. EarnestneH.-
The IN dependent is tied to no denomination:
! Is the organ Of no clique or party in state
or church II is tree therefore 10 discuss All
question, and u speak its mind caudidlv.-
II is not sWervet Nv fear or favor Iii A
vigorous defender of the Evangelical faith. il
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y supports nll moral reforms All iis eol-
unns the advertising rs well as the reading
are free from everything OF doubtful or oh
lectiontblc character. No mttter what per-
/ rpi
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22
ONLY 80 CENTS PER PAIR
LADIES' MUSLIN NIGHT ROBE,

LADIES' MUSLIN NIGHT ROBES
y dozen Ladies Fine Muslin Whit Eote..
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

10y Virtue of an order of the Circuit Court
ID for Charles Counts, passed IN the Mat
Ter Of the petition OF J Camllus Howard and
William NJ Howard trading as Howard Bros
for the benc6t OF the lnsolvent Laws Of the
State of Maryland, the undersigned Perma
nent Trustee IN Insolvency of said J CnmiI-
lus Howard and William VI. Howard trading
rs Howard Bros, VIII sell at public auction
at the Court House door, on
1uesdaB FEB. 2nd, 1886,
At , O'Clock in the afternoon the following
nropertN.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22
NOTIONS AND FANCY GOODS

Hats and Caps, Of which keep large a..
sortmfnt ia store for Men and Goys.
T.R. FARRALI..
may Inn la Plata
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22

71lozen Iedi-s' Fine Caphrir Co~et Coy
ers high neck trimmed with llAm9urs, 81
Lls season III q: cents,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-22
ONLY IS CENTS EACH
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Ladies Muslin Night Robes shlrr Fl mt !
six broad tucks, wide llamourg ruttle On 'te' i
and sleeves, splendid quality,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27
Ovsr-Woik ad Women.

For "worn -out, '"run-down," debilitat-d
school teachers, mllllners, seanIstrtsSr.,
housekerprrs, aud over-wcrk-d women g-u-
orally, Dr.. Plero-'s + tvorii- Prescription is
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nervous pro~rr mon, debility and seepess-
ness i'll either sex. Ftvurite Prescription is
sold by druggists under our piSitive gnsrAn-
tee. See wrapper around bottle. Price 81
a bottle, or six bottles for So.
A large treatise on Diseases of Women,
nrnfusely illustrated with colored plate, and
wood-curs, sent for ten cents i'll stamps.
Address, Worln's Dlspensary Medical Az
ISOLATION, 663 Main street, Buffalo, y. y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27
The Rise aud Fall of the Bustle.

The Rise aud Fall of the Bustie.
Reading Hercd.
the popularity of the hustle as an ar
ticle of female adornment is hard to ac-
count for. Some ten wears ago it reached
high state of development, and was
then discarded for time, but latter!y 1t
has come again III vogue, and this fall
has probably touched high-water mark,
both in size and popularity. 1t is a
strange taste that stimulates the physi-
cal development that the hustle indicates
and it would, no donbt, be impossible to
trace its origin; and probably not one III
ten thousand who wear it care to know
so long as it Is the fashion. In looking at
q well-buStled woman one is led to be-
lieve that the intention of the addition to
her figure Was to initiate the graceful
outlines of the quail or a modified form
of the peacock. 1t looks handsome enough
when the annex is skillful!y constructed
and gracefully worn, but the uninitlated
cannot but .ympathlze with the wearer
in the great responsibility which she As
sumes, and i'll the constant fear that must
haunt her that something may go wrong
with this deliberately bullt-up portion OF
her anatomy, but such considerations do
not daunt a woman. She gets and wears
what fashion dictates, and takes all risks
There Is movement on foot, however,
which may cause the downfall of the bus
tie. II European Capital fashionable
dogs are beginning to be adorned with
them as far as the exigencies of the Ca
nine anatomy will admit. THIS fashion. of
course, will spread, and it is likely that
when it begins to come general women
will resume their natur> N shape and leave
the hustle entirely to the dogs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27

Seventy rive Bushels of Corn to the Acre.
ELKToS, August l4th, 1885.
=. &. STRICKLAND:
Dear Sir have used your Star Bone Phos-
phate for several years and sonnet mes alongside
OF o'her phosphates, and l have had better re-
suits from it than any other ever used.
| raised in 1885 seventy-five bushels of corn to
tn acre. and this harvest had 1--WE or six bushels
Of wheat per acre more where l used Star Bone
IMAM where used other phosphate alongside OF
BENZ d. BOWEN.
Used it on Corn and Wheat tor Seven Years.
ELK NECK. MD August 18th, 1885.
To Z. G. STRICKLAND:
have been using the Star Bone Phosphate on
Corn and Wheat Tor seven years alongside of
other Phosphates and thiak it pays me better
than any other Phosphate have ever used aud
Will use it Tor wheat this fail
W. N. SrACKHOUSE.
None Produce Better Results.
ELKToS. DID, Aug. 18th. 1886.
MIR + &. STRICKLAND:
bear &r.-l have usei the Star Bone Phosphate
Tor a nnlnber OF years and have neeu Iuliy salts
ned with the results upon the crops raised from
Its application. This year the return from the
wheat crop, both in this county and Dorchester
county have been very encouraging. l know OF
II" mahuiactured manure that produces better
results Very respectfully,
j. r. MCCULLOUGH.
, 1t Pays Him Better Than Any Other.
ELK NECK, August 10Th, 1885.
re. STRICKLAND:
Dear Sir: / have used YOUR Star Bone pbos-
Phate on c"ru. oats and wheat. and / thnk It
pays me better than ANY other phosphate have
used, and l VIII use it On wheat this fall.
Yours, Nc, JOHN I. LEE.
Alongsid- of Other Thosphates
Elk NECK August 10TH 1886
L. G. STRICKLAND:
Deg Sir:-l have used your Star Bone Phos-
p'..ste a." is>ide other lIs die. COSTING the
same money and have got the best results irom
the Star Bone. and will il on whe It this tall
Respectfully, CHARLES ULARY
Star Bone vs.. Other Phosphate.
ELKToN. Aug. 18th, 1886.
L. G.. STRICKLAND:
Dear Sir:-l have used your Star Rome f'hos-
phate alongside OF other phosphates claiming to
be as good. but the Star Bone has always done
the hest Tor me and will use it on my next crop
OF wheat. Respectfully yours
WILLIAM SMITH
Intends to Use 1t Hereafter.
ELKToN, Aug. 18th, 1886
T. &. STRICKLAND:
Dear Str:-l have used the Star Bone Phosphate
Ior several years and find 1t pays better
than any other phosphate l have ever used and
l Intend tu continue to use il. Truly yours.
GEORGE q. WEAVER.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27
THE SPHINX,
The Rid lie o. the Oldest Monument IL
the World About to BE Solved.

The Rid lie o: the Oldest Monument In
TIL" World About to BE Solved.
The riddle of the Sphinx is at length
on III. point of being solved. The
great man-hradrd. n-bodied monu-
mrnt. which has for age, been more
than half burr d by the accommodating
sands OF the desert is now being rapid
lv brought To Ii rht. and ere long one
Of the most extraordinary relics of
Egyptian civilization will be once more
visible in its entirety. The work has
been going on ever since January last,
when-at the su question of Maspero.
the chief director OF the department of
antiquities in Egypt the French pub
lie, in the course OF Il few hours, sub
scribed sufficient funds to enable the
work OF excavation to be carried to
completion. The interest of such
news for Egvpto' ogistS may be con-
ceived. when it is remembered that the
last time the Sphinx was dug out of
the sands was by King ThothmeS w.,
fifteen centuries before Christ. or about
3,40O Years ago. Scholars. in fact, are
OF opinion that the Sphinx is the oldest
monument in the world. 1t appears.
in any case. to have been erected or
chiselcd out of the rock more than for
ty-live centuries before the Christian
era. ana therefore about 6, 400 wears
ago. The size of the strange image is
very remarkable. The body is more
than $50 feet long. The ears of the
human shaped head are about six feet
from top to bottom, the other features
being in proportion. The learned ex-
plorers who are engaged in the work
Of excavation. hold it probable that
when the statue is fully brought to
light, number of other important
discoveries will be made. In any case,
this extraordinary relic of the oldest
human civilization can not fail to form
more attractive sight than ever to all
visitors to the land of the Nile -L0n-
don .StnnIard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27
AN OBEnIENT BOY.
The Alacrity with Which He Tied Il
Anticipate His Mothers Desires.

The Alacrity with Which He Tied to
Anticipate His Mothers Desires.
The cheerful spirit and the alac-ity
displayed by the average American
boy in obeying maternal mandates
would have made our Puritan fathers
weep with JOY could they have lived to
witness it.
The modern mother SAYS. coaxinmiv:
"Now. Tommy, run and get mother
basket of chi ps.'
.'Dont want to-" says Tommy,
promptly.
"But YOU must says his mother,
with some IirmneSS.
.Why can t some one else do it?'
whincs Tommy.
because there is no one else here
to do it. Now you run right along"
Thus commanded Tommy gingerly
picks up the basket and disappears,
muttering something about having to
work like Il niger all the time.
Five minutes later his mother goes
to the door and cries out:
"You. Tom; where them chips?'
"la-a-s. purity soon. is the reply.
iii pretty soon YOU if YOU don't
march Yourself along here in mighty
short order,
"AlI right" is Toms ambiguous re-
ply. aS he sits down for game of
'mumhle-onc-pcg' with neighbours
boy who has suddenly hove in sight
Ten minutes later shrill cry cuts
the air:
"Tom.''
"Well. whm do YOU want?'
"Wherc'S them chip>?'
"Out here. | reckon
We'll, you'd better have them in
here now. mighty soon, or you'll see
what You Il get
Tommy is bu>ilv engaged roofing
his nose into the ground ''mumbling
the peg, when his sensitive nature is
shocked by a frantic yell of:
"lou, Tom Smith,
"IIhM DO YOU WANT
wa "a ~'' w ii''t W ilit IL i IolllC
out there with a stick.
"Well. what's your hurry for them
blamed old chip~?'
I'm hurry you. never you mind.
you just keep right on, young man.Tl
tell your father. you'll see.'
'Well. I'm coming in just minute.
you'd better, if you know what's
good for you.
Ten minutes later the expcctant
mother chances toward the wood-pile.
The empty basket is there and she
catches brief glimpse of Tom and
his partner in iniquity as they disap-
pear far down the rold in the direc-
ton of pool of mud and water in
equal parts called the swimming
hole"
The mother then comes out and skir-
misheS around picking up her own
chips, and as she does so her mind
dwrfls long and fondly on time soon
to come, and rs she bends over the
basket she thanks Heaven that that
boy will have to come home to sleep
that night, and then a smile comes
over the sad face of the weary woman.
her heavy eyes light up, her breath
comes quick and short and her lips
trembe with delight as she SAYS. softly:
And if he don't git one good. old
warmin' up, then my name ain Mary
Jane Smith" -UetrOH Free Press.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27
MerinO Underwear.

Our Merino Underwear was
never equaled for quality and
price.
Chidren's white in three grades, COM
mencIng at 10 cts. tor 16 inch Vest and
advancing to 80 cts. each
Scarlet. all sizes IL TO 81 inch.
Ladies' white, from the cheapest to
80 each.
Ladies' Scarlet, from 81. s1.25. s1.50.
No such value ever placed on retail
counter.
Gents in white. colnred scarlet and
Camel's hair. Fifteen different grades.
We are never MRdcyS0M on HRdcy-
7C6ay.
Knowing that everyone is DESTROYS
of obtaining all possible for their
money, we invite YOU to inspect our
stock and convince yourself that we
tell the truth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27
Mrs. 1itZenberg's

Have you seen the Bric-a-
Brac in Mrs. Litzenberg's
window That is not all the
stock, and the prices are not
fancy
New Dress Fabrics in the
other window; lovely stripes,
&c, &c.
Ladies & Childrens' Coats
are the speciality of the season.
You can buy a good coat for
$3.50, So and up; a Seal Cloth
for a lady tor SI2; New Mar
kct, full length, S.; better for
So.
Mrs. Litzenberg means to
sell goods this winter, and the
prices must be low while
money is not plentiful.
Millinery is jaunty and pref
ty, and less expensive than
ever in Mrs. Litzenberg's
twenty years business eNper-
fence.
You can buy Merino Vests
for Children for IS cts. and
up to the finest lamb wool.
Knit goods, every grade.
Rolled Plate Jewelry that
will wear as we'll as the old
high priced solid gold.
Novelties in Collars and
Cuffs and Handkerchief.
Materials for fancy work.
Stamping neatly and quickly
done.
MIS-. Litzenbcrg devotes
herself to her business. and
has competent help in each
department.
Mrs. Litzenberg,
EiEiOn. Nd:
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What Lawmakers Receive III the Principal
Countries OF the World.

w hdI lIaWHlakefs hocleNe III INC tT1uclpAl
Countries OF the World.
In Belgium each member Of the Cham
Der of II, representatives. receives 200 flor
ms, or SO l5s. per month, Or Tor the sss-
sion of eight months, e13i.
In Denmark the members Of the Lands
thing aud the Folkething are paid the
same salary, los. per day. The average
number of working days in IA session is
141; the total amount for the same Is
f113 15s.
In Portugal Peers and d putieS receivs
an annu al stipend of t61.
In France Senators and deputies each
get 1000 francs, or $3.50 a year; the
Co!oni.l Representatives getting. in addi-
ton, their travelling expenses.
In Sweden the members of the ID ct re-
ceive 1909 rix dollars, equal to G66 l4s +,
for session of four months, and their
travelling expenses. Members of both
chambers are fined 10 rix dollars, or u.s.
a day if they do not attend.
In Switzerland members of the Ma
tional Council receive lOs. per day, which
is paid out of the Federal Treasury.
Members OF the SITE Council are paid
by the cations, and their salaries range
nom Us. t. los. per day.
In the United States Il representatives.
and ID .iegat.S each receive $1,000 per
year and their travelling expenses at the
rate "t TO-. per mile.
In Nor tay the M, m hers Of the Stor
thing re ave -. Al. day, while it is
sitting, which ~ usually bout twelve
weeks.
In Ital neither Senators nor Deputies
are paid, bat they get free passes over all
the King lon and some other concessions
as to taxes and patronage, most objec
tionable mode of payment and long since
condemned in thus and other countries
where similar privileges used to be con
ceded to legislation.
In Spain the members are not paid.
In G e 'ce Senators get e20 per month
and members of the Representative
Chamber go per month.
In all the local Legislators in Germany
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27
Good Results for Several Years.

ELKToN, MD, Aug. l4th, 1885.
T. &. STRICKLAND. ESQ:
Dear Sir: l have used your Star Bone PhOs-
phate on wheat aud corn tor several years and it
has given Inc entire satisfaction, and intend to
use il Oh wheat this fall Yours. Ne.
VIM. }. WILSON.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27

-Schulzc-"A nd how do you like the
parrot sent you?' Mullcr-.'It was a
bit tough S. -''What. have you eaten
it, then? Why. the creature could talk"
NV ell. why didn't it say so, them"
N. y. Teiegram
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27
ThOs. R. Freeman.
Geo. N. Reese.


What a word to this great
American people-what an
immense field it covers-what
what sums of
money are expended at its
command-aye, blood has
even been shed and human life
sacrificed at it's royal behest.
The greater the degree Of
civilization the more intricate
and complex the laws govern
ing it. The greatest minds of
the world are puzzled over
tariffs and exchanges. With
the savage it's a plain matter
here's one and there's the other,
and to many minds his is the
better mode-it cuts off the
vast army of middleworkers
simplities intricacies, closes
every transaction and fixes at
once the loss and gain.
What has all this to do with
country store keeping-only
this-the smaller transaction
illustrates the larger-the same
laws and impulses apply. The
strife is for the protit-tor the
gain. And how far would
cupidity go but for competition
and sometimes that confounds
itselt-too much of a good
thing. But the country store
keeper is the man we want to
put forward-that's our bust
ness-profit is our object
legitimate profit fair to the
buyer-fair to the seller-our
living is in it. But we are not
hard to satisfy-the merchant
prince is too far in the distance
we can't see hi1n-our am
bition is TO make a decent liv-
ing by honest trading, and to
that end we offer YOU every
inducement, to trade with us.
TO do your buying and selling
with us, by an exchange Of
you produce of a
marketable character, for the
merchandise we sell and which
you need, or for its equivalent
in the paper currency of the
country, gold or silver, paying
US therefore, just such price as
the depression of the times
warrants you in paying, and
considering the feeble prices
which the farmer now receives
for his wheat and his corn.