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ALEXANDER EVANS.

THE plant muscles oi the varying lace
The mein that gave each sentence strength and
grace,
The tuneful voice, the eye that spoke the mind
Are gone, nor leave a single trace behind"
In the death OF him to whose mem
DRY we would pay grateful tribute OF
respect, the Bar of Maryland has lost
one of its most eminent members, and
his native county one of its most cher
ished citizens.
Those who enjoyed the honor of his
friendship, appreciate best the graces
and excellenceS of his character.
Gifted with the highest intellectual
endowments, inspired IN all his actions
by the highest sense of honor, possessed
of a most unselhsh nature, 1t was i'm
possible to know Alexander Evans, with
out entertaining for him strong sentl-
ment of affection, even his most init
mate friends forgetting the superior
qualities of his mind, in the multiplied
evidences of those genial and social quail
tiles which adorned his character. He
won good opinions without seeming tc
court them, he instructed without seem.
ing to teach, he entertained without
laboring to be witty. His high profes'
sional requirements, his scholarly at,
tainments, his fine literary tastes, his
brilliant conversational talents, are not
better known than his amiability o
disposition, and his kindness of heart
which ever prompted him to generou:
conduct
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EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE HOUSE
Is NOW FULLY EQUIPPED FOR
BUSINESS

before in all experience and in manner,
have believe least unsurpassed by dry goods
house in any American city.
The great enlargement of our store space during the
past eighteen MONTHS has enabled make and gradually
perfect arrangements for the and comfort of
patrons which possible before and the throngs
which formally overcrowded us have ample space all
departments, and promptly served with comfort them
selv es and almost to satisfaction.
With present superb equipment do not hesitate
extend cordial invitation the people, far and wide
visit us from until Christmas and share in the undoubed
advantages which abundant but increasing facilities
enable extend to the patrons of house,
bered in every and territory OF the Union
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Local matter Ten Cents line for single insertion
Marriage and Death Notices inserted grGtaitOuSiy.
Obituaries rciH be charged halt the usual rate Of
transient local matter.
Transient rdtes-Eaght cents a line for one and
Four cents line for every additional insertion.
one inch of space counted THcetce lines. One
column, Ffpe Dollars per inch, year -Four
changes aHoleed to yearly advertisers without add
tiORdl charge.
The circulation Of The Wing being among the most
Intelligent classes Of Cecil county and the adjoining
counties OF Maryland, Pennsylvania and DetGtcGre,
it proprietor confidently recommends it to Business
Men as most desirable medium for remunerGfiue
advertising. To maintain its high standard as a
family Journal no oBenSive or Objectionable adver-
tisementS ,ciH be ADMITTED at anu price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-08

A resolution for an amendment to
the Constitution providin. for the cleo
ton of the Preside Mt and Wee President
of the United State by direct vote OF
the people has already been introduced
into Congress. There appears to be
general agreement that the cumbersome
and, at times, dangerous machinery of
Electoral Colleges should be swept
away, but it is by no means agreed that
a direct vote of tine people is the thing
10 be substituted for the present sys-
TEN. II some recognition of the States
should be desired Gas it will by those
who have made study of the Consti-
tution) that can be provided for by a
system like that now in use, with the
exception that Electors shall be dis
pensed with and the vote of the State
be certified by Safe officers to the
Government at Washington. A direct
vote is open to at least two objections
one, that it would ignore the union OF
distinct Commonwealth the other,
that in close elections, like the last, ii
would open the door to fraud in making
returns. In round numoers there were
ten millions votes cast at the last cleo
ton the plurality probably did moi
exceed $4,000. There would be great
temptation at such an election to hold
back returns from some of the States
until it should be ascertained how many
votes would be needed to settle the
result one way or the other. That {
change in the method of electing the
President is desired has been frequently
shown of late years, and the introduc
ton of this resolution may force dis
cussion of the subject and help to bring
about some action in the matter
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
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Senator Quay is said by the New
York SIN to be DESTROYS of the ap-
pointment of Southern man to the
position of Attorney General OF the
United States. Replying to the ques-
ton: "Do you favor this as a means
of breaking up the solid South?" the
''little Napoleon" quickly said: THE
solid South is already broken.
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THE CONTEST FOR MIR. COMPTON SEA
How to Save Money.

The problem with every one is to save
money. We've no patent plan TO suggest;
no "new-fanged notion" 10 offer-but an
eminently practical one to present to our
readers, whereby they can effect this desir-
able object; and that is: Read carefully the
advertisement of Oehm's Acme Hall, In this
Issue of THE WING, and order anything in
the Clothing, Furnishing and Holiday line
from this well known and responsible firm
the largest clothing house in Baltimore
and the South. Abundant satisfaction will
attend your trading, and the dollar you in.
vest will return you fall third more in the
way of quality and style than if spent any
where else.
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One year ago President Cleveland

One year ago President Cleveland
promulgated his views on the tariff in
his annual message to Congress, which
message his party adopted as its plat
form of principles in the presidential
contest which has just been lost to the
Democrats. Although the result of this
contest showed Enthusiastically that a
majority of the people were not in &C
cord with the President on this subject,
yet no one expected that he would
abandon or modify his opinions simply
because he has failed of a reelection.
HIS message to Congress on Monday last
was in its principle feature therefore a
re-lteration of his views on the tariff,
possibly not so vigorously, certainly
not so amiably stated as in his message
of last year. In one respect the Presi-
dents recent message certainly is sur
prise. 1t contains no reference what
ever to civil service reform, the Presi-
dent seemingly taking it for granted
that as administered by him the coun-
try had heard enough upon that subject.
This failure to mention the issue on
which the President won his election is
variously explained, some maintaining
that he has lost his early love for the
system, the experiences of the recent
election having destroyed the last YES
tiges of affection for the issue which he
maintained during three years of his
administration. But whatever the reason
which prompted the Presidents silence
on this subject, it certainly can be as
Sumed that the views of retiring exec.
utive on it are of small practical import
ance.
Concerning the tariff portion of the
Presidents message, it can be truthfully
said that Il is only marked by the evil
denceS of temper and disappointment,
in his assault upon the manufacturers of
the country, and that his opinions are
not statesmanlke because they are
based upon business conditions that do
not exist "a crowded and constantly
increasing urban population" says the
President, Suggests the impoverish-
ment of the rural sections and discon-
tent with agricultural pursuits" This
IS tallacious assumption, not borne
out by the annual increased value of
agricultural products in this country,
and the enormouse increase in the cul
tivated acreage of the States. This fall
icy OF the Presidents is well displayed
by a contemporary who says that beyond
the fact that he argues from premises
glaringlY false, the President seems not
to know that the evils he deplores as
consequences OF the protective policy
are tenfold more apparent and menac-
ing In Great Britain, which for forty
years has maintained the tariff policy
which the President would have this
country adopt. Nowhere else is the
tendency of the masses to the cities so
pronounced as in free trade England,
and nowhere else is the line between
abject poverty and inordinate riches so
wildly drawn. 1t is fact that there
the rich grow richer and the poor
poorer. 1t is not the fact here. Every
decade extends the circle of citizens I
who are proprietors, and more men to-
day in proportion to population than
ever before have a stake in the soil I'M
encountered.
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1889.
Harper's weekly.
ILLUSTRATED.

HARPER's WEEKLY. has n well-established place
as the leading illustrated newspaper in America.
The fairness oi its editorial comments current
politics has earned for it the respect and conf
ience OF ali impartial readers, and the variety and
excellence II its literary contents. which include
serial ami short stories by the best and most pop
ular writers. ii it Tor the perusa OF people OF the
widest range OF tas es and pursuits. Supplements
are frequently provided. and no expense is spared
to bring the highest order OF artistic ability to beal
upon the illustration of the ehangeiul phases OF
home and foreign history. new work of fiction
from the pen OF WILLIAM DEAN HowELLS. and
one by Capt. CHARLES KING, will he .mong the
leading features OF the WEEKLY Tor 1889
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ELKTON. DECEMBER s, 1888.

eff the people had voted for a con-
tinuance of Democratic rule the Presl-
dent would probably now be of the
opinion that the republic had advanced
rather than refrigerated during the past
century" -BrookLyn Times.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-08

A new definition of Mugwump, but
certainly very striking and truthful
one, is given by DR.. E. E. Hale. He
says that "when an American citizen
wishes he were an English nobleman
and is not, he is properly called a
'Mugwump.'"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-08

Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, sister
of the late Plymouth preacher, says she
hopes to see a woman President of the
United States, and she regards Susan
B. Anthony "the equal of any man liv-
ing as statesman and politician.
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The object OF ats proprietor being TO make
ssYHE+WHIGss

Permanently valuable for its Local as nell as Gen
erdl Intelligence, NetcS Communications are respect
fully solicited from all sections Of the County, in
addition TO the toeekIy contributions Of its regular
corps Of correspondents. Anonymous conrnunfcG
tionS wiH receive no attention, the name Of the
Driter being required in all cases as Gguardntee O
good tdith.
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i13anamaker's.


PHILADELPHIA, Monday, bee. 8, 1855.
The biggest, brightest full
est, best number of Book
News ever issued is the one
for December, just out. II2
pages, and maybe fifty choice
Illustrations picked from new
Holiday Books. If you care
to know what the publishers
have been doing for this Christ
mas season, ask Book News.
The whole story is between its
covers a complete list, some
thing of the scope and character
of most of the books, and in
every case the Wanamaker
prices-always fair and gener-
ally below anybody else's.
That's the Holiday side Of
Book News ; the other. sides
are there just as usual. We
mean Book News to be your
quick and safe guide to every
thing that counts in the world
of books or among book PEG
pie. so cents a year. Ihl
mammoth Holiday number sem
to any address for 5 cents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-08

General Sherman contributes an in
teresting article to the North american
Rev1eaO to show that Mr.. Blaine did
not want the Presidential nomination
in 1884, and that he wrote to the vet
eran soldier urging him to accept the
honor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-08
Miss Maria LAWS

Formerly OF Mitchell, Ontario, having decided to
make Elkton her place of residence will give
lessons i'll instrumental music, either at the home
of the pupil or at the residence of Mrs. a. l.
wilkinson. Terms IS per quarter. DecS-3m
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1889.
Harper's Magazine.
RATED.
1889,

HARPER's MAGAZINE is the most useful. enter
tanning. and beautiful periodical in the world. A
mon the attractions for 1889 will he a new novel,
an American story. entitled ''Jupite. Lights
by CoNSTA NICE +. WooLsoN: Illustrations OF
Shakespsares Comedies by T. A. ABBEY series
of articles on Russia illustrated ny I. DE THUL-
Strip; papers on the Dominion OF Canada and a
characteristic serial by CHARLES DUDLEY WAR
NER: three Norwegian Studies by BJoRNsT-
JERNE BJoRNSoN. illustrated: ''CommoduS," a
historical play by the author OF iSen-liur.' illus
trated by !. v EGUELIN. etc. The Editorial
Departments are conducted by GEORGE WILLIAM
CURTIS, WILLIAM DEAN How ELS. and CHARLES
DUDLEY WARNER.
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TO ADVERTISERS

A list OF 1000 newspapers divided into STATES
AND SECTIONS will De sent upon application
FREE.
TO those who want their advertising to pay. We
can Offer no better medium for thorOug nd ctec-
tive work than the various SECTIONS OF our Select
Local List. GEO. +. HOWELL Il co.
Newspaper Advertising Bureau,
DecS-4w ~ Spruce street, New York.
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HARPER'S PERIODICALS.

Her 1ear:
HARPER'S MAGAZINE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
HARPER'S WEEKLY............. 10
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE........ :. 2 90
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Number for January of each year. When no time
is mentioned. subscriptions will begin with the
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A MEETING for the purpose of making ar
IA rangemeuts Tor all present and past mem ers
OF Post No TO- G A. X. and their friends to attend
the inaug duration, will be held in Elkton.on Satur-
day, December Sth, 1855 at o'clock, r. M. We
are going to com rade inuagurated.
NOy2Itf COMMITTEE.
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PROPOSALS For CORD WOOD.

dds will be received at office at North
ID East for Cord Wood to he delivered on the
shores OF Elk or North East Rivers. or II. our
Charlton Works specifications for The same can
be had by applying AT the office OF our North East
Works. MCCULLOUGH IRON CO.
DecS 5w
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Get the Best

Insure your property in the Fan ers'
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Delaware.
which has CASH surplus OF a QUARTER
Or A MILLION OF DOLLARS. Low rates
ind cash dividends every year
HARRY G HURN. G .nerai Agent,
DecS-tf. EkLpn, Md.
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TERMS: Postage Prepaid $500 Per Year.
Vol. Y. begins Nooem6er 6, 1888

Specimen Copy sent receipt of trro-cent stamp.
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There isn't in all the land
such another gathering of rich
Novelty Dress Stuffs. We
hear it from all around. No
odds whether the visitor is from
about town or from New York
or Chicago or where not, that's
the word we get.
Ribbon striped Novelties,
rich and exclusive.
Silk-corded Borders, in fairy
traced patterns.
Persian Borders, splendid
with color-glimpses of the
Orient.
You can put in half an hour
among them and see a new de
light between every breath.
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Plaids are at their brightest.
A wealth of them, as if every
tartan possibility had been sun
stamped on these warm, soft
woods. We don't pretend to
count them. There's moth
ing short. Stripes and cluster
stripes and broken stripes,
prism tinted, crossed, cris-
crossed and tangled. Nothing
that seems dull or dead.
Let one of the quietest,
simplest styles stand for all. A
plaid camel hair, cut into half
inch squares by half-inch wide
stripes both ways, and sprinkled
with bright specks like butter
cups in a June meadow. A
frst-class, good weight, 42-inch
stuff: 1t has been $1.25, now
75c. Not a grain of reason for
the drop, or for the drop in
dozens more dress stuffs-eX,
cept that we don't wait till sun,
down of a season to do such
things.
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FOR RENT.

yTI HE House on Main Street, Elkton, now occu
/ pied by Mrs. A. W. Mitchell. Possession
gwen on the 18th OF March next. For terms ap-
Div TO DR. J. V. WALLACE,
Sep22-ti Chesapeake City, Md
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first Number Tor January OF each year. When no
time is mentioned, subscriptions will begin with
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sent by mall postage paid, or by express, tree of
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Newspapers not. to copy this advertisement
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1889.
Harper's Bazaar.
ILLUSTRATED.
1870

HARPERs Bazaar will continue to mainta In its
reputation d unequalled family journal. lis
art illustrations OF the highest ORDER its liter
allure is OF the choicest kind and its Fashion and
Household departments oil the most pr-ctical and
economical character. Its pattern-sheet supple
ten times the co OF subscription, and Its ar
ticles on decorative art, social etiquette, house
Keeping cookery, etc, make 1t indispensable to
every household. Its bright short stories, and
timely essays. are among the best published: and
not line is admitted to its columns that could
fractions OF the new volume will be serial stories
by Mrs FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT, Mrs. ALBI-
AMBER, WILLIAM BLACK, and THOMAS HARDY,
and series OF papers on nursery management by
Mrs. CHRISTINE TERHUNR HEgRICR.
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Thursday the 18th day of December'8
AT 10 O'CLOCK, Am.

the following personal property.
- bun Stallion, Hornet years Old,
>A Patrick Henry Stock. good work Ma c
W. with ioal gray Horse ''Iobe" yea 5
-ASESold good worker and driver. Mare
Colts, years Old. sucking mare Colt. y2SrsTvle
Mich Cows ! 3year old Bull. lSN$sM
Yearling Bull. both Jersey Stock. MI
Essex Sow ana Pigs. ShoatS.
OF Poultry. Turkeys. Chickens, Ducks and Guin-
cas-.
Farming Utensils: Farm Wagons. Champion
Drill Sulky Cultivator, nearly new, Osborne Com
bined Mower and Reaper. nearly new, Horse Rake
Double Harrow, Grain Fan, Corn Shelter, Grnin
Cradle. PIOws Cultlvators. and MANY other ar
ticleS required by well equipped farmer.
sets Single Carriage Harness, one nearly new,
l set Double Wagon Harness. nearly new, Piow
Harness. Collars, Brides, etc.
Household and Kitchen Furniture Cook STOW
and Fixtures / AR tight Wood Stove, Bedsteads
Bedding Tables, Chairs, Carpets, Churn, Milk
Pans, Tubs and many other articles too numerous
to mention.
Glover Hay by the ton, Blades by the bundle
Potatoes by the bushe.
At the same time anu place will be Offered the,
following property OF Ezekiel q. Harmon anu
George Harmon.
l Bay Mare Colt, 1 years Old, well broken.
Dun Gelding Colt, years old fine size Dun
Mare Colt months old. Mich Cows. earl
ing Calf
TERMS OF SALE:-Al sums of so and under
cash. ON all sums above so credit oi nine
months will be given, credit payments TO be Sc
cured by note OF purchaser with endorser approved
by administrators.
HENRY NJ. MCCULLOUGH,
WILLIAM H. HaMMON,
Administrators.
SHoCKLEY SMITH, Aucts DeClts.
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DOES THIS LIST
Include any of your Intended
HOLIDAY PURGHASES ?
1T MAY SUGGEST.

Brush Sets. new
Cologne Bottles.
Hair Brushes.
Shaving Sets.
Backing Sets.
Cloth Brushes.
Velvet Brushes.
Travelling Sets.
Manicure Sets.
ShO.- Brushes.
Hand Mirrors.
Shaving Mirrors.
Imported Perfumes.
Domestic Perfumes.
Fine Soaps.
Thermometers.
Smelling Bottles.
Vinaigrettes.
POt-POurri.
Sachets.
POt-POurri Jars.
Cigar Cases.
Bay Rum.
Toilet Waters.
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1889.
HarpEr'E YnunE FEnplE.
AN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY.
1889.

HARPER's YOUNG PEOPLE beyius Its tenth VOL
ume with the first Number ia November. During
the year it will contain five serial stories, incud
ing ,.Dorymates, by KIRK MUNRoE; THE Red
Mustang, :" by W. q. SroDDARD; and "a Day in
Waxland,'' by X. X. MUSKIrTRICK; Nels Thur
low : Trial by J L. TRowBRIDGa; 1.-The Three
Wishes " by p. ANsTEE and BRANDER NJ ATHENS
Il series of Iairy tales written and illustrated by
HOWARD PYLE: Home Studies In Natural His
tory. by DIR. FELIX l.. OSWALD; Little Expert
ments," by SOPHIA B HRRRICK: "Glimpses of
Child-liie from Dickens, y by MARGARET Z. SANG
sTER: articles on various sports and pastimes,
papers ana poems, with many hundreds Of illus
IraiOns OF excellent quality. Every line in the
paper is subjected to the most rigid editorial
scrutiny, in order that nothing harmful may enter
its columns.
An epitOme OF everything that is attractive and
desirable in Juvenile Instrumentation Courier.
A weekly least OF good things to the boys and
girls in every family which 1t visits.-Brookiyn
Union.
1t is wonderful in its wealth of pictures, in'or-
nation, and interest.-ChIrstiGn Advocate, N. Y.