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Wichita eagle., 1886-12-09
"CARP'S" PICTURE OF BUTLER.
Queer Looking Old Fellow-His Phys
iognomy-Eccentric Dress.

A Queer Looking Old Fellow-His Phys
iognomy-Eccentric Dress.
I saw Ben Butler in the Capitol to-day.
What a queer old fellow he is. He is about
five feet ten inches toll and he weighs 275
pounds He waddles about like an old wo-
man, and the skirts of his black coat fly out
from his fat form so as to strengthen this
illusion. He has very large neck and his
chin is double one, reminding you some
what of frog. He has big head with
forehead high and broad Below this his
eyes with fat lids peep out through narrow
Sits of openings, and the trouble about them
is that you can't tell whether they are looking
at you or not.
Ben Buffers face is very full and his com
plexion is fair. He has clean look about
him, and evidently takes bath every morn
ing. He has big mouth, and over it there is
a little, fine-haired mustache, which has now
grown gray. It is merely the shadow Of
mustacha and looks ike q streak of silver
paint across the white and red of Buffers
face. The top of Buffers head is bald, but he
has a fringe of fine iron-gray hair hang
ing down upon his neck. He dresses ecccntri-
cally, and it has always seemed to me that he
courts notoriety by means of his dress. He
and Benjamin Brewster are perhaps the two
ugliest men in the United States, and they
both dress eXtravagantly
Ben Butler had on this afternoon a flashy
hat Of cream-colored felt, with broad brim
the under side Of which was covered with
black silk. A high black silk band ran nearly
to the top Of this light felt hat, and the tout
ensemble was very striking. The remainder
of his dress was white linen shirt, turnover
collar, and suit of the finest black broad
cloth. His feet were encased in patent leath-
ers, and he carried n cane big enough for q
club. On the lapel of his coat was u bunch
of beautiful roses, and he looked altogether as
though he had just jumped from handbook
Frank G. Carpenter in Cleveland Leader.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-09
rattfs Presents to Her Guests.

BY pe3suading others we coaviIco on:
selves.-Ju,l.uS.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-09

The active principle Of cod liver oil, OF
which 1t forms from II to G per cent, has
been obtained by DR.. Lafarge, Of Ta1is,
and is said TO have given excellent results
when used III place Of the crude Oil Thcsub-
stance Is called morTbUol, and contains
twelve times Is much iodine, bronline and
phosphorus as the original oil, with ro2e Of
the fat-Ara1a.ls,sw Traveller
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-09

1t is said that Patti at her wedding break
fast. in accordance with an old French Gus
tom, presented each Of the guests III at
tendance with a piece OF her garter.-lnter'
Ocean.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-09
The Portals Onened at Last.

The portals of the Paris Academy OF
Sciences have at last been opened TO Dr.
Brow-l-Scquald, rs he was elected n member
e. recent meeting il the section OF nledicire
ard 81, s,sry.-Chlcago Times.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-09
ruclishwomen's Travelling Cans.

TRAVELLING caps worn By Enslishwomer
with taiIor-inade costumes, hare carfaps
which cone into use in tho evening dews
and dalaDs7 and in a strong autumn wind.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-09

Some Comparative Statistics-The Ma
tfonal Debt and the Estimated Value
of yice-AdditionaI Data-A Few
Words to the Wise.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-09

sJust throw NE half dozen Of the biggest
of those trout" sid a citizen to . fish dealer.
throw tleInF' queried the dealer. "Yes, ard
then IN 60 home ard tell my wife that l
caught 'eln. may e n poor fisherman, bus
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-09

tie inside Of the Lincoln monument u
Springfield
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

Nix. BLAINE opened the campaign
in Maine on Tuesday, at an immense
Republican mass meeting at Sebago
Lake. As usual he gave Democracy a
black eye, and Democratic "organs"
don't feel good over it. This is way
elm" Blaine has, and the 'orSan"
grinders don't enjoy it a bit. OF course
they all pooh-pooh his speech. The
BALTIC. .SuN thinks that "on the whole,
this effort of Mr. Blaine, considering
the amount of ammunition he is re-
ported to have been laying in, does not
do Justice to his reputation as a polltl-
cal DICTATOR, but would rather seem TO
indicate decided break in the distin
guished gentleman intellectual vigor. :"
McClure's Times says that chose who
anticipated an oratorical display of the
fireworks order from Mr.. Blaine will be
disappointed. His speech opening the
Republican campaign in Maine and in
cidentally his own for TIE Presidential
nomination in 1883 is not of extraor-
binary brilliancy." And SO on down
the whole list. But the fact is that Mr..
Blaine never talks without saying some
thing that the whole country listens to
nth interest, and when Democratic
organ grinders squeal loudesr, then we
know they are hit the hardest.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

am convinced that for the future,
we must still turn to that party to find
the organization, the number, the Cour
age, and the intelligence which shall
carry to success, all great measures
which shall concern the public welfare.
Its mission is therefore net ended.
Coming now more directly to the
question in hand, we find that the party
in Cecil has not only kept pace with the
party in general, but has by its courage
and wisdom placed tine temperance
question in such position, that every
man may be true loyal Republican
and yet be a consistent temperance
man. When a few years ago it found
this question becoming living issue,
it advanced to the front in accordance
with the convictions of the great mass
of its members with whom the idea of
prohibition was born,) and demanded,
that the question should be submitted
to the people for settlement by erect
vote upon its merits, license or no
license, and when that time arrived,
threw the force of its endorsement in
favor of the prohibItory law. The
staunchest defenders Of prohibition are
found in its ranks today, and largely in
compliance with the sentiment 1t1fhH
Its lines, are we about to adopt the
amended prohibtory law at our next
election.
If there be temperance Republi-
can who may be hesltating whether he
ought not to join the SO called Prohibi
ton party, let him remember that as a
Cecil county Republican he need not
go outside of his party to vote as strong
prohibition ticket IS Neal Dow him
self may do. Can he expect to &C
comphsh any more by joining the third
party? If he honestly desires to eradi-
cate the liquor traffic, can he do more
than vote a ''no-license" ticket? So
far at least. the Prohibition party has
shown itself to be party of 0011dS and
not of deeds and therefore untitled be-
cause Of its inefficiency for the task Of
settling this practical question. And
will 1t not after all be only aiding the
Democratic party of Cecil whose lead
ers, and whose organ in Elkton, are en-
deavoring to tear down our Prohibltory
law and put license in its place?
Briefly it seems to me to be the true
course for the Republican party in Cecil
in the future as in the past, to prove its
sympathy with the temperance move
ment by nominating real temperance
men known to be in sympathy with our
Prohibitory law, and thus show itself to
have taken no retrograde step. And
let temperance Republicans stand firm
in their party and seek to bring the Re
publican party of the nation to the pos
itlon which it has nearly reached,
where with its splendid organization,
its old time courage, and its new con-
victions, it will enact Prohibition
throughout the land. 1t has already
done so in Maine, Vermont, Iowa,
Kansas and Rhode Island, and is about
to do so in Pennsylvania, and the signs
are plainly visible that it will soon do
so in the Nation. AS that is the only
practical hope for Prohibition, | con-
ceive it to my highest duty as Cecil
county temperance Republican to stand
true to my old colors. B.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

Heretofore annually the first January, have offered
subscriptions premiums the shape of Pop
Weekly Newspapers which supplement General News the Local
norm afforded in columns.
he a begin earlier this because the Campaign of 1886
where important being expression of public opinion
Administration which has and half
additionally of the Presidential
conflict The PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY PRESS representa-
Republican newspaper, thoroughly equipped for the duties
and editorial the best that
will the world the
best discussions o public the latter
The Temperance Question is properly attracting 1cide
attention and orndtsaIy forcing itself into political
recoGnition in some Of its general phases.
will always be found in the advance ground
will field
topic whatever political faith the reader he will find in col
and earliest Prohibition
While aeherng political neeecs of its de-
which have for the first position
polian newspaper.
Prohibition pending before the qualified of Cecil
county, THE WING uncluvocy committed and columns will
question:
Arai yorsef of this Oer If you IRISH to keep posted IN
Locu1 and General Ne,rs
This offer also all old subscribers to THE WING who
who by back subscriptions the adyan
age subscribers
HENRY r TORBERT,
Editor and Proprietor O5'the Cecil Uhie.
Aug 2S 1886.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

"a strict enforcement of it. They as
sumo rightfully we think, that the friends
of Prohibition have as much moral
courage in Cecil as elsewhere. That the
large majority cast heretofore for Local
Option is an evidence OF this. That
the difference lies not in the tempers of
the people of these counties, but IN the
laws themselves. vt least they want an
opportunity to try a strcter law. When
that is secured and proves Intellectual, it
will be time enough to beg the question
by returning to the License system,
which the experience of years has
everywhere demonstrated, is no remedy
for the evils of drunkenness.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

WHY does every Democratic cor
gan pat the third" party prohibl-
tionists on the back and encourage
them to go on with their ''good'
work? Simply because they are looking
to the next Presidential contest, and
are shrewd enough to see, that the Re-
publican who then votes for the "third'
party candidates will be vote lost to
the Republican nominee. That's the
good partizan Democrats see in it.
Good for Cleveland as the next
Presidential candidate, not good for
the temperance cause, or the Republi-
can nominee who may have favored it
all his life.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28
OUR PREMIUM FOR 1887.

The premium we offer subscribers,
and which is consplcuouslv displayed
in another column, is undoubtedly
the most advantageous yet made by
a newspaper to the people of this
county, and we frankly acknowledge
that we are only able to make it
through the lihcralitv OF the proprie-
tor OF that sterling Republican sheet
the Philadelphia Press. The WHIG
and the Press together for two dol
lars a year, as a business transaction
is the best thing out.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

Mr.. Blaine's definition of the Pro-
hibition party's aims is the neatest bit
of satire recently published. HIS sum-
mary of their position is accurate and
unanswerabIe, when he says that they
declare that whereas the Republican
party of Maine enacted a prohibitory
law thirty years ago and has amended
it as the majority of the friends of tenn
perance demanded and put Maine a
quarter of a century ahead OF all other
states in temperance, therefore the Pro-
hibltionists will vote to turn the govern
ment over to the Democrats who have
always opposed Prohibition. No salts
factory answer or explanation has been
or can be given to this statement.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28
CUTTING FREE AT LAST.
MEXICAN LAW Is NOW SATISFIED

MEXICAN LAW Is NOW SATISFIED.
Editor Medina Failing TO Bring a Civil suit,
Cutting is acknowledgements dvwIck'
Arrival-A Rumor That He viii Take
Jackson's Place.
Ell PAso, August 23-This morning
Editor Cutting was taken once more be-
fore Judge Castenadas' court, when the
official minutes of the chihuahua Sup
RENE Court, which had arrived on this
mornings Mexican Central Railroad.
were read to him, which recited the de
cree releasing him from further custody.
The decision of the court is based entire
ly upon the fact that Medina the offend
ed party. had waived his right to a civil
Srit for damages, the court holding that
this ended the proceedings of the state.
When released by the court, Cutting re,
piled - As long as | am not further de-
tanned as Il prisoner, | accept my liberty,
and request that a copy of the decree
of the Supreme Court be given me for my
future use" This the court consented to
do in Spanish. Judge Castenadas sent IA
.Jnzo polite. who sent back word that he
in person would give Cutting liberty, ac-
companied with some wholesome advice
To "a reporter, Cutting said "Well, |
can't understand what all this has ~ do
with my card i'll the Ell Paso Uerald, tor
which | was solely arrested, for four
weeks incarcerated. and was being tried
at the time my government made a de,
mand for my immediate release 1t is
said on the other side of the river that
the Mexican constitution. prohibiting the
residence of agitators and other danger
GUS characters i'll the republic, will be en-
forced against Cutting.
CITY OF MEXICO. Angus 4, via GAL.
WESTON. General Sedgwlck arrived this
morning. He was met bv Consul General
Porch, and spent the day with Minister
jackson. He has not yet visited Minister
Marescal. OF the foreign department., but
probably viii to morrow. He will make
his principal investigation at Chihuahua.
News was received here to-day officially
that Medina having withdrawn his snit
for damages against Cutting. the Sup
RENE Court of the State of Chihuahua,
which had the appeal under considera-
ton, threw the entire case out of court,
and ordered the release of Cutting. There
is rumor here among Americans that
General Sedgwick carries a commission
as minister to succeed General jackson
The learned and eminent scholar, Andrew
ID. White, Ex-Presdtnt of Cornell Uuivtr
Sity, Ithaca, n. Y writes under date Dec
>, 1881 e." Long experience has Taught my
family to prize Ponds Extract very highly
and To regard it As one OF the absolute neceS-
sites of housekeeping" Such testimony
should induce all families TO at least try
Ponds Extract !: an invaluable remedy for
all Pains and Hemorrhases.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

WE haven't seen the attitude pos
sibly the ingratitude of the ''third
party" prohibitionists better or more
distinctly stated than Mr.. Blame put it
in his speech on Tuesday:
The third party in their convention
cheerfully testify that prohibition has
been SO well enforced by the Republl-
cans, that III their Judgment Maine is a
quarter of a century ahead OF the license
states in ali that pertains to the temper
ance reform. The Republicans have this
wear with special EMPHASIS i'll their state
convention reaiiirmed their faith III pro-
hlbition aud nominated for governor a
pronounced supporter of the law. But
all tins does not suit the third party pro-
hlbiionsts. They desire party of
their own Just small enough To have no
effect at ALL or, if possible, just large
enough 10 throw the state into the hands
OF the Democratic party, which has been
as constant III its hostility To prohibition
as the Republican party of haine has
been cousCaus ia It's iideiity to prohibi-
ton.
The position and platform of the
third party might, in fact, be thus alb
breviated: Whereas, the Republican
party of Maine enacted IA prohIbitory
law thirty years ago, and has since
amended 1t as a majority of the friends
of temperance demanded. and has in
consequence advanced Maine in all mat
tiers of temperance quarter of century
ahead OF the license states; therefore, be
il resolved that we, members OF a third
PARTY of Prohlbtionists, will SO vote as
to defeat the Republican party and turn
the government of Maine over to the
Democrats, VINO have through all these
years opposed prohibition by every ILL
strumentallty III their power.
democrats, of course, with scarcely
an attempt at concealment, regard the
third party as their especial ally, aud the
coalition is SO evident that am sure no
man can be deceived in regard to the re-
suit except him who desires to be de-
ceved. Every voter knows that he
must choose between the Republican
and Democratic parties-and every voter
knows that in joining the third party he
indirectly but effectually throws his po-
litical and moral influence in favor of
the Democracy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

Permanently raIuabIc for lis Local as rel is Gen
erGi Intelligence. Nelrs Communications are respect
tulIy solicited from all sections Of the County. in
addition to the weeky contributions Of its regular
orPs Of correspondents. anonymous con.munica-
tons tciH receire attention. the name Of the
.crier being required in all cases as guarantee Of
good faith.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

II MIR. Bayard is wise he will not add
to the sum of recent affections by at
tempting to answer Mr. Blaine in a de
fence Of his Mexican diplomacy, which
is palpably as weak as his recent at
tempt to throw Salisbury in Delaware.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

Mr.. CUTTING the insignificant cause
of the Mexican embroglio is at large
in the small sense of that word, and we
don't want to hear anything more OF
him. He doubtless will attempt to
figure in ian address" to the American
people &C. &C., and possibly may wind
I'D in a dime museum.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

Prof. SrowE, husband of the cele-
brated Harriet Beecher Stowe, has just
died at the ripe old age of 81 years.
If he was not born great, if he did not
achieve greatness if he had not great
ness thrust upon him, he had at least
the satisfaction of knowing that he had
a great wife There was some conso-
latiOn in that.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

THE Chicago jury that convicted
the Anarchists might haye done still
better if it could have included
Capt. Black, their attorney in the
verdict OF guilty. He's as vile a
talker as his assassin clients.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28
ELKTON, AUGUST IS. 1886.

We are sorry we haven't space to
publish this week Mr.. Blaine's admir-
able speech. Our readers may expect
it entire on the first page of THE WING
next week.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

The promptness with which a reply
to Mr.. Blaine was attempted by Escri
tore Bayard shows that ''he hollered
before he was hurt" But he got hurt
lust the same.-Et.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28
A CASHIERS DOWNFALL.
Boyd e.. Caldwell, of the City National
Bank. of WiIliamsport, Arrested.

Boyd G. Caldwell, of the City National
Bank, of WiIliamsport, Arrested.
NLLAMsroRT, August 23.-Boyd G..
Caldwell, late cashier OF the City Natio-
nal Bank, was arrested last evening on a
charge OF embeZzlement the amount in
volved being $50, 900. Caldwell is of one
of the leading families in this city and
moves i'll the highest society. The ar
rest created great surprise and is the
topic uppermost ali through the northern
part of the State. The City National
Bank suspended some time ago and is
now in the hands of a receiver. It's sus-
pension was caused by a shortage of fifty
thousand dollars, thirty thousand of
which was traced to a former teller,
Passy Dietrich. another prominent so
ciety leader highly connected and a
church member Dietrich was not APP
prehe nded and will probably escape JUS
tice.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

This store is neither what it
was nor what it is going to be.
There Isl transformation going
on. 1t looks like a carpenter
shop or a ]umber-yard or a
stone-quarry or brick-yard &C
cording to where you happen
to see it. There isn't a bit of
danger of your taking it for a
store.
Nevertheless it is a store.
We have heard it said a
thousand times that this store
detles all the laws of trade. We
have said it ourselves. SO much
the worse for the laws of trade.
Queer laws they must be.
But that ism what we were
thinking about. lou-who are
you? That's the first question
to settle.
Fall, winter and spring we
know who you are; but in mid
summer who are you noto
Dweller near and dweller afar.
Traveller. Wanderer. Seeker
of pleasure and rest-diversion
-variety-change.
Fall, winter and spring you
know us. Whom and what do
you know in midsummer
That is why we see the timbers,
iron, scattoldings, workmen.
noise, confusion and dirt, and
wonder how many forget the
store and the handy stopping
place in all this chaos.
SO the things to be told are
the things you will miss if we
skip them.
In between this turmoil and
dust of building we are actually
measuring out all sorts of stuff;
and people are squeezing in
between noises to buy. TO be
short, the people come as many
as ever, rebuilding is only an
incident, wants have got to be
met, they are used to our ways,
and business goes on as if there
were no interruption. There
is no interruption.
More room already. Two
or three floors in the air. Ma
ture abhors a vacuum. And SO
as fast as room is made it gets
filled up. Why, up there I'M
der the roof is merchandise.
Under the sidewalk, merchan-
disc. Merchandise everywhere.
The iron skeleton climbs to
the roof and plerces through,
climbs up and up. Six stories
already. Shortly another roof.
Then the old one down. The
timbers all out in a night or
two. a little paint and glass;
and a store again! There
never1l have been a minute
when it wasn't a store
In the northwest corner is a
handy box where you leave
your traveling-bas and parcels
no matter how many on check,
ask questions, send letters or
kilograms. Now you are free
to go about.
Forget the store. See the
sights. There are guides if
you want them; liberty-hall if
you don't. Roam all over, any
where, everywhere. Resting
places scattered about. Lunch
IN the basement; lce-cream; con
fectionery; soda; fun, lots of it.
Part you pay for; part you
don't. No store. Strangers
club.
Come again next time you
are near.
DIN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut Thirteenth and Market streets
and City hail square.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

Thousands of women bless the day on
which Dr. Pierce'S "Favorite Prescription
was made known to them. In all those de-
rangements causing backache, dragging
down SENSATIONS, nervous and general de-
bility, il is IL sovereign remedy. Its sooth-
ing and healing properties render it of the
utmost valve to ladies' suffering from Sin
ternal fever" congestion, Inflammation, or
liberation. BY druggists
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28
li;anamake S.

PHILADELPHIA. August L. lss6.
Till late in September the
store will close at one O clock on
Saturdays.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

IT is formally announced that the
Randall Club of Pittsburg will have
a "tcte champetre," at which Ran
dali, Black and the whole ticket have
promised to be present, and that:
NO INTOXICATING LIQUORS WILL BE
SOLD ON THE PREMISES.
This is the party's first official dec
laration this year on the liquor ques-
ton.