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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

Local mGffer Ten Cents line for d single insertion
Mnriage aud Death Notices inserted grdi''iioHsiy.
Obituaries tciH be charged hGB the usHei rate q
transient local matter.
Transient rateS-Eight cents line for one, and
-Four cents a line for ersry additional Insertion.
one inch o. space counted as Itceive lines. one
column, Fire Dollars per inch. one gear For
changes aHotced to yearly advertisers ithoHt a6di
tioqdI charge.
The circulation Of The Wing being among the 'oSf
Intelligent classes Of Cecil county and the ADJOINING
counties Of Maryland, Pennsylvania dad DeidIcdre,
IL proprietor confidently recommends 1t to Business
Men as a most desirable medium for reauHerdt'rs
advertising. To ma,ntGin lie high standard as
family Journal. oteaSive or Objectionable 6dre'
sisemeaiS scH be admitted at anu price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
No More OIeomargarine.

Senate bill to prohibit tine manu- facture
and sale of oleomargariue in the state
came up today for final passage in the
House, and provoked a lively discussion.
Mr.. Davis opposed the bill, saying that
it was unconstitutional, and that if the
people wanted oleomargarine they should
be allowed to have it. Mr.. Reilly also
opposed it, saying that creameries are
now close corporations, and that if oleo-
margarine should be withdrawn from the
market the price of butter would be
greatly increased. He was opposed to
fence being built around the city to keep
out trade. Mr.. Fitzgerald said that a
Jaw was passed in 1884 requiring that
oleomargariue should be stamped as such,
and as that law had proven imperative
the only way to get the stuff out of the
market was to prevent the sale or manu-
facture of it altogether. Mr.. Duncan
also favored the bill. stating the honest
Industries of the farmers should be pro-
tected against. the sale of spurious butter.
Mr.. Purnell took the same view. DIR.
Wootton thought that such d bill won Id
place restriction on trade. He thought
that if the bill to require oleomargarine
to be stamped could not be enforced, the
bill to prevent its sale could not.
The bill was carried by vote of 80 to
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

Friends of prohibition in Cecil county
might make note of the fact, that DR..
MacKalI and Mr.. Caldwell two of their
Representatives in the House OF Dele
gates voted for the prohibition amend
ment to the Constitution. 1t should
have had one Moore vote from Cecil
but If hadn't.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
The Prohibitory Amendment Fails.

Ihe irohibitory Amendment Fails.
To the surprise of the temperance
people, as well AS the members of the
House of Delegates, the prohibition
amendment to the Constitution received
torty-twO votes, while there were only
nine in the negative. DIR. Mackall advo-
Gated the passage of the bill, saying he
did not look upon the bill in a fanatical,
but practical sense. Many counties have
adopted prohibition, and the fact is well
known that intemperance has decreased
very much. In Cecil prohibition has
done more to aid the people than its most
ardent supporters ever hoped for before
It's adoption. Many who opposed it be-
fore now favor it. But the question is,
is 1t practical to adopt such law for the
state at large? 1t is tor the people to de-
eide this question. He doubted if it was
practical to enforce the law in the larger
cities, but it is, at least, worth a trial
/ He had no doubt bat that outside of the
city OF Baltimore the vote on the pro-
POSED question would be largely in it's
favor
Ny Dodson, of Talot, said in conclud
ing hu remarks: IF The people want to
vote on this question let us pass this bill
ana grant their request and thus gladden.
the heart' of those throughout the state
VINO are easuest in this matter aud are
keeping SPREAD to the breeze their banner
upon when Il inscribed the motto: For
GOD, Our Coutry and Home'.' The DILL
ialieo LOT want II constiI utional major
lty. OUT tue Iemp'fance people are very
much elated over ceir strength.
| Inc vote on the sll was as follows.
9eas-Messrs. Grave, Brice, Cheston,
Bowie, Hatch, Baker # Anne Arundel
Griffith, Posey, Hubnel Duncan, bod,
SON SON Hlggins, MADDOX d 'terling, Brins-
nelu Ne"oerry, fefcy, Aackall, Cald-
Only, Rohrback, Buckley. aottlemver
Morsell. Horsey, Green, Deny. Harm
Wootton, Clark, Laird, n;nghap'
Fuller, Selby of Howard, Whiteoarker
Friend-42. Nays-Messrs. Cox, Row,
man, Campbell, Bramble, Hanjbal
Mcknight, McGarry, Gorsuch-9.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
NOIIIt 10 IIIU I1UUIIUT. WHICH, sIIt IttIs
For the first time, her iirst-born's breath,

And thou art terrible!
The untimely death which annually
carries OFF thousands OF human beings in
the prime of youth, is indeed terrible.
The first approach of consumption is in-
sidious, and the sufferer himself is the
most unconscious of its approach. One
of the most alarming symptoms of this
dread disease is, in fact, the ineradicable
hope, which turks in the heart of the
victim, preventing him from taking timely
steps To arrest the malady. That 1t can
be arrested in it's earlier stages is beyond
question, as there are hundreds of we'll
authenticated cases where DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery has effected a
complete cure.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

Pre-emmeily UaIua6e for its Local as reH.G as 1e'-
erai Intelligence, Nei0s Communications are respect
fully solicited from all sections Of the County, IN
addition to the CeekLy contributions Of as regular
OrpS cr correspondents. anonymous eommu"fcd-
ions ,oW recciCe no attention. the name Of lie
Uriter being required al cases as Gguardniee Of
good tGith.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
Prohibition in the Senat tie.

The Senate on Thursday passed the
prohibition amendment to the Constitu
ton by vote of 10 to 3. Messrs. Hig.
gins, Mosher and other temperance peo-
pie are much pleased over the result.
The bill now goes to the House, where
similar bill received AZ votes a few days
ago.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
ELkTON. MARCH 81, 1888.

Richard Tate defaulting State Treas
urer of Kentucky is reported as having
taken refuge IN Canada. Some wag
very pertinently suggests, that he now
can die (k) tate his own terms OF sur
,,apIar
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
@Spring-'88@@
DALI, AT OAK HALL, meets the demands of the
- time in the Best Styles and Lowest Prices of
Spring Clothing

The popular notion that good clothes must be bought
in the city exploded, for right your doors you
find at Balls Oak Hall, opposite the Court House, in
the town of Ekton, ,fuN complete End ah'acfoe
stock of Clothing for Men, Boys and Children any
city retail store displays Besides he shows the largest
and best selected stock of Hats, Caps and Furnishing
Goods in mems and youths sizes. To attract special
attention this line he will give with every suit of
BOYS Clothing a handsome 7tatch CHAM With every
Mans suit OF clothes he gives valuable present He
asks you before purchasing to look for yourself and be
assured that you do better by buying of him than
elsewhere If money is any object, he can help you
it in the price OF your Clothing and at the
time you the best.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
CAREER OF A GRIMM.
The story of RrnggoId Cooper, Amnri-
can Forger.

The story of RrnggoId Cooper, Amnri-
can Forger.
New YORK. March 25-rhrareer of
William Rnggold Cooper, thLAmeI lea II
forger, who was meutionedn todayS
cable dispatches, and who wasentenced
in England on Saturday to ID EARS penal
servltude for passing forge check on
the London and Westminsr Bunk, is
one Of the most wonderful II criminal
records.
lie was born at Smyrna, ent comfy,
Delaware, and remained tire with his
family until old enough to sit PhiIadel
phia in search of employmet. He worked
in his uncle's photographgallery until
the commencement of thewar, in 1851.
Leaving Philadelphia. he nlisted in the
navy and was shipped gu GARD the flag
ship Black Hawk, of to Mississippi
Squadron. Soon afterwfds he WAS ue-
tailed as clerk to Rear Amiral Davis, in
which position he remihed until The
close of the war. Theme entered the
Navy Department in Washington, at a
salary of Sl400 year. 'aking advantage
of his knowledge of tn workings "f fine
Department, gained Though his position,
he forged two paymaSsr requislrlons-
one for S15. 600 and theIJner for 500 600.
This was his first criminal effort.
Meanwhile he had ,ecome eng :-ef 10
the daughter of thu 6vernment Printer,
}. ID. Defrees, aud tM marrile was to
take place soon ate, the late a. which
his forgeries were discovered The mar
riage took place, the wedding party set
out at once for Philadelphia, aud at a
station few miles distant from that city
a detective boarded he train and arrested
Cooper. He was tired, aud sentenced to
Moyamensipg Prison for five years,
served his full time, aud was released
in 1870.
Since theu Cooper has been conspicuous
in number of brilliant criminal exploits
that have earned him the title of ''king
of the forgers." This is the second time
he has been sentenced for forgery in En-
gland. His defence in the PRESENT Case
was an alibi, an effort being made tc
prove that he was in America at the time
the crime was committed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
Eanarnaker's.
PHILADELl RIonJ.y NIorcb .

rh'LAphLi Ia, Monday, March 26, 1883.
10 you Tevembe1- the great
Dress Goods Occasion Of last
1e1r2 1t was ln1eed the great
est event to that date in the
history of dress gods retail
ing in this country.
We br0b0Se to Sls>bass 1t
this year.
During the early part e this
week we will open to insaec-
ton many new things for he
Spring season, and will bring
into prominent exhibition
everything pertaining to dress.
The principal features will be:
FWSt-The event of the sea
son in Trimmed Millinery,
our Spring Opening.
Second-A great exhibition OF
Parasols.
THU-d-The final and complete
exhibition of our Paris, Ber-
lin, New York, and Phila-
delphia Wraps and Jackets.
Fourth AN exhibition OF
Spring Silks.
FJ1h-An array of Dress
Goods, including the rarest
and richest novelties of the
season.
,&-rth-A display of new things
in White Goods and Linen
Lawns.
.Se0entH-A continuation Of the
blouse Beautiful"
For this purpose the entire
store will be arrayed in ele-
giant decoration that you may
see and enjoy the goods in the
most attractive forms.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
$4,000 for Printing:

The joint printing committee of the
House and Senate have unanimously
agreed to compromise with State Printer
Young for all the work that he has done,
including the printing of the health re-
port, and 70 all future work duri.g the
session. The amount decided upon is
S25 $50. In addition to the regular work
Tor the balance of the session, the printer
agrees to furnish 100 extra copies of the
labor statisticiau's report, 800 copies of
She revised journal of each house, and 500
additional copies of cash of the various
reports that heve already been printed
The work, according to the statement
rendered by the printer about three
weeks ago, would have amounted to $42,-
g71.24.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
A Trial by Jury.

That great American jury, the people,
ave rendered unanimous verdict in
IIaaor of DR.. PIerce's Pleasant Purgative
reSts, the standard remedy for bowel
ana -omach disorders, biliousuess, sick
neauare, dizziness. constipation aud
sluggis liver.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
ORDER NISI.

In the matter of the sale of the r cal Estate of
William &. Alexander and others.
No. 1455 Equity, in the Circuit Court for Cecil
County, Maryland.
ORDERED, this 30h day of March, 1883, that
~ the sale made and reported by Reuben
Haines, trustee, of thereal estate in the proceed
ings in the above cause be ratified and confirmed
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
or before the 4th day June next: provided 6
copy of this order be Inserted in some newspaper
published in Cecil c0uny aforesaid once a week
for one month before the2d day of Nay next.
The report states the AMOUNT of sale to be 81 200
JAMES A. DAVIS,
True copy Clerk.
Test: JAMES A. DAVIS,
Mch3it4 CLERK.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31


Cheerful, seasonable, sprightly
stufs, full Of wear, and I5cl
Another of the unexampled
price slips-at the same coun-
ter: Mixed Suiting. Atwood
but for the hecks and specks
of silk that light up the surface
like bits of snowflake. SO in,
25c from so.
Another just as worthful is
a sort of close basket-weave in
cluster stripes, forming a check.
Atwood, coarse in the thread
but fine in the fibre. 25c from
soc.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

A mohairy sort of wool,
crisp, firm, springy. That's
the filling. Chain of cotton; but
it's the wool that gives charac
ter to the stuff. Alike on both
sides. StriHingly handsome
on either. More than fifty
styles and colorings on these
English Check and Plaid Suit
ings. Not one of them that
you wouldn't turn your head
to look at; and tile Price IS I5c.
Only a little while ago it was
Is. No reason for the tumble
except one of those trade turns
that so often sets dollars ,olllng
your way.
inch square plaids
half-inch wick checks
illuminated plain checks
line stripes of silk
jumbled check-plaids
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS DOING BUSINESS
IN CECIL COUNTY AS TRADERS, KEEP
ERs OF POOL TABLES, OWNERS OF
STAIIIONS, &c, &C.

CIRCUIT COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY.
CLERKS OFFICE.
Eikton, Md, March 2Sth. 1888.
I've Grand Jury just adjourned have furnished
dlstries who are conducting business without
Incense. All persons requiring license as above
are thet fore requested to take out the same at
once, othewse said list will be given to the States
Attorney f,r his action.
JAMES A. DAVIS,
Nar31-2t Clerk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

Ont in Douglas county, Kansas, they
have hit upon new way of destroying
wolves. A large piece OF beef is placed
where the wolves will easily find it, and
in the fight resulting for its possession,
experience has shown that one or more
of them are almost sure to be killed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
NEWS NOTES.

Suit for selling liquor to her husband
was brought by Flint (Mich.) woman
against tavern keeper, and she was in
fair way to get damages when the evil
dence unexpectedly showed her marriage
was not legal. The Court therenpon dis
missed the case
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

Prices and styles are beating
a tattoo in the cotton goods
camp. The long lines of new
pieces lean against each other
like stacked guns.
Ginghalns, pretty and prim,
20 to soc.
Sateens, soft and silky, 1215
to ST.:
Cheviots of leathery stout,
ness, 10 to I5C.
Chintzes, novel and neat,
12Hc.
Crates, cutely crinkled,
aye.
And a host more clamoring
for admission or bustling into
counter place.
How much of a Night Dress
do you expect for 75c? Look
at this: good muslin, yoke of
4 rows of Hamburg insertion,
trimmed with neat ruff1e on
neck and sleeves.
Or at this for ST.: fine cam
brio, yoke of fine cluster tucks,
neat embroidered ruffle on
neck, sleeves, and front. The
kind usually sold for SI.5o.
Home work don't count
against such prices your time
is worth anything.
Chemises soc to SI.75.
Drawers 4oc to 81.
Aprons 25c to $I.5o.
Pillow Shams 55c to $40.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets.
and Gity-haii square.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

Mrs. Lawrence Corcorau, of South
Orange, n. Y, has proved her claim to a
share i'll a seven-inill lion five hundred
thousand dollar estate il England left by
a Mrs. Ellen Blake. Her husband is a
laborer, aud she had assisted him to earn
a living by going ont to days work at
the houses of neighbors. Her share is said
to be $40 900,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

Father" said the editors little boy,
sis the new Emperor of Germany an
editor? see when he speaks OF himself
he says we" mo, my SOD. That is
a word the emperors have stole.i from
the editors without proper credit. -
Peoria TranScript
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

A Detroit man bought what purported
to be "a tub of butter, but test proved
that it was oleomargarine. He was
angry when the fact that he had been
cheated dawned upon him. but he was
more so when he found stone that
weighed IL pounds concealed ir the mid
die of the oleomargarine.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

Thirteen long counters and
the shelves back of them loaded
with Wooden Dress Stuffs for
womens wear, not counting
Flannels. There isn't such
another gathering on this con-
tinent. Like a glacier-like
thirteen huge glaciers-these
counters; pushing, crowding
the stuffs into the sunlight of
your favor. The newest things
are here-weaves, color-plays,
combinations. They drop from
the looms of two continents on
to our shelves.
Stop by a single counter.
90 feet long. Not an inch of
storage room about it that is
not crammed with wearing
stuffs. Every yard pure wool.
That for least is a 5o-inch
stuff tor 6oc. A mixture in
three colorings-olive, gray,
tan-and a tan hair-line stripe.
Made to sell at 81. One of
the price tumbles you are
likely to run across here any
day.
Another; a little better stuff.
Pin-check Cloth. Light weight
for Spring wear, but firm, sub
stantial. A pretty tumble of
gray or olive or brown or blue
shades, 50 inches, 75c from
ST.
A neighbor lot. Illuminated
Wool Checks in four bud-time
colorings. SO inches, 75c from
81.
And so on. Stutfs for 81, for
s1.25, for $3.50, for S1.75, for
s., for $3.50. Maybe thirty
lines of goods. Count the styles
in a single line, a-rD-threc!
And all at one of the thirteen
Wool Dress Goods counters,
not counting Flannels!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

The Iowa Legislature has enacted a
law under which druggists are compelled
to label every package of poison they
sell not only with the word "Poisou,"
hut with the names of two antidotes.
The f,vorite tonic under the act will
have to have on the label water" and
''abssineuce'' or else the druggist will
wink at the law when customer winks
at him.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

A careful citizen of San Francisco,
who had 10 confidence in banks and saw
ings institutions, secreted his surplus
earnings, amounting to $1,000, in piece
Of gas pipe. The improvised bank did
not prove secure, however, as a pleasant
young man who lodged with tue careful
citizen relieved the pipe of It's contents
and got as far away as Los Angles before
he Was arrested.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

An aged preacher of Middletown,
Connecticut. claims to have travelled
&c 900 miles, preach ID over 1890 sermons,
performed the marriage ceremony SO
times, the baptismal ceremony 1858
times, and delivered $50 funeral dis
courses. The largest sum he ever re-
celved for wears labor was $500.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
sEsVFE+WHIGS:

he object 2t its proprietor being to make
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

The Idaho Statesman claims at last to
have found the real cause of badness: "
1t is the wool hat first worn when kus-
suth first came to the United States, and
which was never fit for man 10 put on
his head. 1t is hot and air.tight, causes
headache and loss of hair. The plug
hat is airy, and its roof is so high that
the action of the sum is not apt to i.ume-
diately affect the brain. 1t is the most
sensible hat yet invented, upless it be
straw hat for summer"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

A case of actual "hard cheek" is re
ported from Detroit, where sixteen
year-old lad has been in the habit of
''thrusting pins and needles, which he
collected on the sly, into the right side of
his face and neck. He was recently sent
to hospital for the insane, with the hope
that he might be cured of the mania
At the time OF his departure, i, is as
serted, he had between 80 and 40 pins
buried TO the head in his check, besides
an unknown number of needles, which
were entirely out of sight.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31

OAe of the most unique of the many pri
vats dinners gwen this season at belmont
co took place this week. On the plate of
eacu guest and attached to the menu was
a beautiful ring with IN emerald stone
set in diamonds. The rings cost $1,000
and as there were eight guests, the
menus, with thir novel attachments,
must have cost over $4,000. The host was
George Law, a street railway magnate
aud several times a millionaire. The
guests OF this dinner were not ST. greatly
surprised, for Mr.. Law is known to spend
considerably over 500 900 year on jew
elry. Very nearly all OF this he distrib-
utes around among his acquaintances-
SprinafeId Union.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-12
The Expenses of Governing Us.

The growth and magnitude of the
United States are brought out very
strikingly in a little volume Of sixty
pages just issued by the Treasury
Department, entitled Receipts and
Disbursements of the United States
for the Fiscal Year Ending June 80,
1887" Over million dollars a day
including Sundays-tha is what the
statement of receipts shows. The
total gross receipts for the year we're
1871, 403,277, That is several mill
ion dollars more than theyear before,
and in fact is more than any year
except war times. The Customs SER
vice paid 100000 of it, internal
revenue Sis, 100000, public lands
$4,000, 900, misceH 500, OOO,-
600. AS to the other side, the grand
total of expenses is set down at
$267,O0O,O00. That leaves a net
profit for the years business of over
$10O,OOO,O0O. Of the disbursements
SIS, 100000 were for salaries, $685.
49, =
100000 for ordinary expenses, ST.
100000 for public works and $137,-
100000 for unusuN and extraordi-
nary expenses, meaning pensions, war
claims, headstones for soldiers
graves, maintenance of soldiers
homes, &c. There are some curious
points among the incidentals Of the
expenses. 1tshoWs for instance, the
salaries of the much g,roaned about
navyto be less than a quarter of a
million year, while those ofthe " ar
Department. are four times as much
and those of the Treasury officials
ten times as much as the navy sal
aries. The salaries and mileage OF
Congress are estimated at over
$2,000,O0O a year.