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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
IT WAS TO PLEASE FRANKIE.

While up III New York, about the time
of the election, | hau d conversation with
some OF the friends of the family OF
President Cleveland, and naturally the
topic turned to the denomination of the
President, and expressed some surprise
That he should have accepted The renom
ination after issuing his original letter OF
acceptance, wherein he took such ad
vanced grounds against second term.
The friend, who, by the way. is a lear
relative OF the Folsom S, said III response
that he had heard a great deal OF com
meut upon the Presidents act, aud he
thought he could account tor it, S aid he:
''Grover Cleveland was sincere when be
wrote that now historic phrase concern
ing second term for the chief magisJrat,
but you must remem Der that then he was
not married. l really believe that he
honestly intended to. retire without an
effort 10 SECURE his reelection at the end
oi the first four years. But Cupid came
along, Grover Cleveland was married,
and the sway of the little god was too
much for him. Mrs. Cleveland is de-
lighted with her position. She does not
like the idea of returning to private lite,
even as the wife of an ex President, Just
in the zenith of her social Career aud it
was to her wiles that the President sue
cum bed, and it was in response to her
pleadings that he consented To abandon
his position and To become once more The
Candidate ni his party for the highest gilt
at the hands OF the Americ al people.
TINS. continued my informant, lis rHy
view, and l am convince that it is the
right one, frcm what | know of the fam,
lily and OF the feelings OF my relatives 1t
was laudable ambition on her part, and
| think, under the circumstances, that
Grover Cleveland cannot be blamed for
acquiescing in the wishes of his wife, and
for the time being putting aside his utter
anceS ON the Snbiact.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

upon all other matters of administration
be careful and conservative, but will not
fall short of the just and reasonable ex-
pectations OF the people by promptly
and Systematically reforming the Service
by displaclng bad Democrats with good
Republicans. Judged by President
Cleveland's own standard of "pernicious
activity" as defined in his celebrated
order of 1885, there are few Democratic
Office holders in the land who ought
not to be early dismissed.
1t is because we desire a decent and
efficient Civil Service that we hope to
see the present one radically reformed
by President Harrison. Yet it is 20 be
hoped that he will not be forced by MS
party into the same abuses that have
| been condemned in Cleveland's AID.
ADMINISTRATION. There is happy NEAR
Yin this matter that we believe Genera
Harrison will endeavor to hold 1t ha!
taken the country four years of Demo
cratic rule to find out what a gooC
Civil Service the Republicans gave it
The country expects President Harri
son to bring the service back to thu
high standard at which President Arthu
| left it,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

In no state of the Union possibly so
mach as in Maryland have the people
been so thoroughly deceived by Mr..
Cleveland's vain pretences of Civil Ser
vice Reform. He wrote beautifully
about it, he promised rrofusely to purify
the service, yet took good care to re.
ward offensive partnership by appoint
ing more CRIMINALS to office than any
other President in our history, and made
a cleaner sweep of the Offices for purely
partizan reasons, than was ever before
made In so short a time. The names
of such men as Higgins, Thomas, Mann,
etc., etc., who have been active parti-
zans under Mr.. Cleveland's Admins
tration amply attest the fact just stated.
In view of the Generalization of the
Civil Service by President Cleveland,
it becomes matter of reasonable spec
alation, what President Harrlson's pol
icy will be with reference to it. Judged
by his past record, he will upon this, as
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

Locking the stable door after the
horse is stolen, is the maxim which one
of our contemporaries applies to the cit
liens of Pokomoke City, in taxing steps
to purchase steam fire engine after a
fire which destroyed over a quarter OF
a million OF dollars worth of property.
May not that maxim be equally eppli
cable to Elkton some day2 We sin.
cerely hope not, but the citizens OF
Elkton are taking all their chances for
1t, by delaying in providing the reason
able and necessary means of protection
against such calamity Why don't
our people think about it, and thinking
act in so important matter of public
concern. Are we waiting to lock the
stable after the horse is stolen?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

The single item of flowers for enter
tainments given by New York million
aire and his wife In the course of a
year amounted to $4,000. This ex-
travaganSe shows what social splurging
costs. The same amount of money
would have supported twenty or thirty
famiies.-Ex.
Nonsense. How would those who
depend upon their labor for their daily
bread live if the rich did not spend their
money! Take the case for instance of
the New York millionaire who spent in
one year the large amount of SIS. 900
tor flowers. How many persons did
the cultivation of those flowers furnish
occupation and employment for? The
employees of the florist received their
share of it. Then the grocer, the shoe
maker, the clothler all in turn were ben
Gifted. Every contributing branch of
industry received its proportionate share
Certainly no fault can be reasonably
found that the rich spend their money
in what our contemporary terms social
splurging." The only point is, that
those who splurge socially are able to
pay for it honestly. When those whose
Il 81.
undertake to splurge and have to de-
fraud their honest creditors, then social
splurging becomes contemplate as well
as fraudulent. People who are poor
may envy the rich their ability to splurge.
but it is nevertheless true that people
who earn their living, depend in meas
ure upon the extravagances of the rich.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

The Rev. Samuel Small may indulge
in certain extravagances of expression
which border at times on the irreverent,
and unclerical, but under them all lies
a substratum of hard common sense
which always commands attention. For
Instance the Rev. Samuel's deliverances
on Sunday last on the Third Party ques-
ton may not be interesting reading for
the average Third Party man, but there's
a world OF sense in itnevertheless. When
he speaks of ''prophetlc wlnd", which
he thinks his Third Party has been
INDUCING, he indeed makes home
thrust. Bat without further comment
on his remarks, our readers can find
them in another column, and digest
them for themselves.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

The fact that the G.. A. R. posts in
Indiana have since the election been
holding meetings ratitying the election
of Harrison and Hovey irritates the
Democratic veterans beyond measure.
-BdAto. Sun.
Has it come to this-that Union
veterans cannot as such rejoice at the
Harrison to the Presidency without
giving offense to their Democratic as
sociates? If it be SO, the sooner the
G. A. R. reorganizes on higher basis,
the better for the honor of the cause in
which its members fought.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
KILLED AT BRIDEsBURG.
A Young Delawarean Loses His Life on the
Railroad.

James Bernard Cush, formerly of St.
Georges in this city, was ms Lantly killed
at Bridesburg station on the Pennsylva
MIA railroad, just north of Philadelphia,
yesterday morning by shifting engine.
The deceased was ticket agent at that
place and at the time of the accident he
was crossing the track to get bundle OF
newspapers. His body was horribly man
gled. J. Bernard Cush as he was known to
his friends was born at St. Georges, Del.
about 26 years ago, His father who was
a native of Ireland lost his life in the de
.ence of the Union, and to his mother
was left the burden of rearing four little
children OF which the deceased was the
Youngest. Daniel Cush, brother, is a
painter, living at Delaware city. Two
sisters reside in Philadelphia. The
mother, Mrs. Eliza Cush, is at the point
ofdeath from an incurable trouble. Young
Cush graduated at Delaware College IN
the Glass of '83. Elk Senator McWhorter
of this city WAS instrumental IN securing
him q scholarship in that institution and
the late Anthony M. Higgins of st.
Georges also aided him in his four years
course. He prepared for college at
Friends School in this city. The de
ceased was registered as a student at law
in this county under the patronage of
Anthony Higgins. Esq The deceased
was exceedingly amiable and popular,
and his death is great shock to his
friends. He had lived at No. BAT Bridge
street, White Hall, near Philadelphia.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
POLITICS IN DELAWARE.

Gossip About the Republican Successor to
senator salisbury.
WILMINGTON, Novem Der 25 The poll
tical upheavsl which was caused IN
Delaware by the election OF a Republ
Legislature, is only beginning to subside,
and still furnishes gossip foc the politi-
clans. The absorbing question now is
how it was done. There is no question
alb tut the state still being Democratic
under the present assessment laws, al
though if all the DISTINGUISHED R-publi.
cans were on the assessm enU lists Della
ware would long since have been counted
amoug the doubtful states. Alfred p.
Ro oinson, OF Georgetown, the leaning
Democratic lawyer OF Sussex county,
says that the defeat as due to the apathy
OF the Democrats, ana the hard work of
the Republicans. He further says that
the Woicott men in Sussex, seeing that
salisbury Was going to defeat the VOL.
colt ticket in Kent county, would not
work for Democratic succt IS i'll their own
county, as 1T would only return Salisbury
TO the Senate. The Republicans are
still undecided whom to send to the
Senate. N. B. Smithers, of Dover. Can
uave the eight votes of tine Kent delega
ton. George V Massey, a Dover lawyer,
the counsel Tor the Delaware Railroad.
could have made strong fight, but he
refused to run 50 long as Smithers is in
the field. Charles Ii. Treat, late Repub
lican candidate for Congress, will be a
big factor in the contest. He controls
majority of the Sussex delegation, which
is, however, divided between HIM, ex-
Congressman James R. Lofiand and Mr..
Smithers. who has one vote. The fail
ure to unite on Sussex or Kent candi-
date will aid the candidacy of Anthony
Higgins, one of the leading lawyers of
this city, whose claims on the Republican
party are acknowledged. The winner Of
of the prize, however cannot yet be
pointed out.
The late contest in Sussex county
brought out the fact that there is large
number of purehasable votes.
J. Frank Bacon, who was secretary OF
the county executive committee in the
recent campaign, says that there are LOCO
purchasable votes in the county, two
thirds of whom are Democrats. This is
out of a total of 5000 votes cast at the
last election.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
H- BALL,
DEALER IN
Mems, Boys, Youths and Childrens
:. GL0THING :.
Hats, Caps, Gents Furnishing Goods.
ELKToN, Md, November 26 1883.

ELKToN, Md, November 26 1883.
To the public.
AS the season is drawing to a close and
trade has been very backward am com
PEELED to offer some endorsement to the
public aud don't know of a better one
than to say that have 900 Mems Youths
Boys and Chidren.s suits that I will
sell at cosI: Mems Suits $500 to $1S 90;
Youths $3.50 to $1,000; Boys 90 95 to
5000; Childreu's 50 100 to $500 also 295
Mems, Boys, Youths and Children's
Overcoats that must be sold by the 1st of
January 1889. Mems $500 to $500;
Y,uths' 81 65 to 81 95: Boys 50 % to
S47S; Children's sl.75 to 1915, these
goods are all new from the best New
York and Philadelphia factories and are
made up in the very latest style first class
workmanship aud materials and l will
close by saying that you will make it
pay by calling at Oak Hall Clothing
House, Opposite Court House, Elkton,
Md. HERMAN BALL,
Proprietor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
Costly Lessons.

As Pocomoke, Md, had halt mil
lion dollars worth OF business properties
to be burned up, it should have had
something better than bucket brigade
for its protection. Charles Lambs
story about Cinnamon burning their
houses down to get roast pig, is only a
satire on the follies of people who ridicule
the Chinese. Nearly all small towns
have to be burned down before the in
habitants make up their minds to get a
steam fire engine.-Phila. Ledger.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

Pre-eminently valuabIe for it's Local as reH as Gen
ersl Intelligence, Nsurs Communications are respect
fully solicited from all sections of the County, in
addition to the ceekIy contributions of its regular
orps Of correspondents. Anonymous con'muaicd-
Sons sCiH receive attention. the name OF the
orifer being required in all cases as guarantee OF
good Jaith.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
A Higher Notch
for Clothing and
Sales
We are not going to be governed by what every
body is dong Not when we do better

Toeraby sure OF fr5t-cass Winter for selling
our Reliable Ready-m Clothing We have made full
and plenty. I'VE have five other big stores to provide
for)
1t takes the top-rank in all direcrions-quaity
way it's made. and cost-of twenty seven years
manufacturing is better.
And now-expect a high-pressure campaign in
selling the goods the lowest prices you ever got and
the largest business we ever got.
It'll not pay anybody to try to undersel US
For the fourth season-Ironclad Cloth Suits $Io.
Bedrock for good value You'll blister your hands
and not break tear it.
Still better for $40 Another old-fashioned solid
quality The Wanamaker Cloth. You'll knock an
ordinary $40 Suit to rags while you wearing the
newness off this. Many thousands sold.
The best Overcoat for 81 knew. Not
only and wellnade, but quite dressy.
For SIS, the best SIS Overcoat in the land Fur
Beaver; cloth-piped edges A marvel of sturdy
Coat for and warmth.
Your backs and your purses alike will get sound
cause for comfort at the old corner
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1859.
Harper's w eekly.
ILLUSTRATED.

HARPER's WEEKLY. has well-establishe place
as the leading illustrated newspaper in America
The fairness of its editorial comments on current
politics has earned for it the respect and conf
dence of all impartial readers, md the variety and
excellence ui its literary contents. which include
serial and short stories by the best and most pop
uiar writers. iii it for the perusal 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 bear
upon the illustration of the changeiul 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 among the
leading features OF the WEEKLY for 1889
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
FOR THE INAUGURATION.

A MEETING for the purpose of making ar
N rangemeuts Tor all present and past members
OF Post No To- q. A. X. and their friends to attend
the inaue uraton, will be held in Elkton on Satur-
day December Sth, 1883, at o'clock, +. NJ. We
are going to see our CON rade inuagurated.
Nov2itt COMMlTTEE.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

Governor Jackson on Tuesday issued
certificates OF Election to Messrs Stock
bridge and Compton The latter's seat
however, will be contested by Mr..
Mudd, with every prospect of success.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
Homeopathy.

One cause of the steady spread Of Homeopathy
is The Family Medicine Case, with it's accom-
panying book, for the treatment OF various dis
eases and to meet sudden emergencies. The pos
SCISSOR OF one of these realizes its great
usefulness, tells his friends and sometimes con-
vnces them by curing them and thus Homep-
athy spreads. We mail a price-list and cata-
logue of our goods free. Boericke s. TafeI,
Homeopathic Pharmacists and Publishers.
Esta bIished IN 1885.
Baltimore Md. DDS North Howard Street.
Washington, ID. O., 1888 f. St.. N. w.
Philadelphia, Pa, 1O1l Arch ST, 1925 Walnut
Street.
New York. 145 Grand Street, w. 42nd Street.
Pittsburg Pa, 627 Snithield Street.
Chicago, ILL.,, SO Madison Street, corner Wabash
Avenue.
Our Medicines by the vial are sold by
leading Druggists.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
A GOOD BUSINESS FOR SALE.

N OLD ED MANUFACTURE
n ing business in Philadelphia. Good trade
lust commencing Terms S5,00O-half cash and
balance fa rim and country place.
Address OFFICE OF CECIL WHO,
n30tf Elkton, Nd.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
H5 anamaker's.


5000 Dress Patterns!
1t will take days and days to
pass them all out. When we
take 10000 or $4,000 yards
of stutfs in lump from a
dealer who has too much,
you may be sure the prices
are interesting.
Dress Goods generally were
never lower, but, taking
them on the low level that
prevails, IS cents Put into
one Of these Dress Patterns
does tie 7o01k Of 81, or e0eN
more.
There would be less of the
sensational in all this if the
stuffs we're off color in any
way. They aren't. There
ism t wrong thing about them.
First chop for style, weave,
quality, dye. Ne70 gods Of
tile best MAKES. And fine wool
at that.
More than toe AAnd''ea and
h0e1ty.t0e styles aud f0l0'7HSS
in Just the weights and weaves
you d pick If you had the run
OF a dozen counters. Some OF
the sorts:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

The best Black Silk-Warp
Henriettas are as easy to tell
as the best Broadcloth. Soft
ness, quality, finish, evenness
of shade-not one will be want
ing. Best is always cheapest
in the long run. Take a Priest
ley Silk-Warp for instance
finest of pure silk, choicest clip
of Australian wool. They go
to the dye in the natural gray
come out black of a uniform
shade. You can exactly match
such stuff years afterward. Ask
for any number in the long line
of these choicest Black Silk and
Woods. They're all here.
Among the Black Atwood
Henriettas are some with extra
heavy warp, made to our order.
More body, weightandhrm
to the goods. 46 inches wide,
ST to $50; lighter warp, 75c.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

A big part of the Basement
is getting livelier ali the time
with advance notes of the Holi-
day hurrah. Of course it's
where the Toys and Dolls and
Games are gathered. Play
things, and study-things that
have all the seeming of play
things. A little world of amuse-
ment for Children. It's as good
as a circus for the little ones to
look about there. Wonders in
mechanical toys-sure-enough
cars that run on the merest
bits of track; trumpeters that
trump, and all that.
Let the little bright ewes
come with you; you'll leel
younger and they'll feel cheer
ier for the treat.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

Almost everything in Paris
Novelty Dress Stufs ispeculiar.
Audacity with richness. One
of the oldest of the lot shows a
design as if a handful of match
sticks had been flung over it.
Ridiculous to think of, but
quantity taking after all. 7
shades, 40 in, ST..
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
FOR RENT.

TINE House on Main Street, Elkton, now occu
/ pied by Mrs. A. W. Mitchell Possession
given on the 18th OF March next For terms ap-
ply to DIR. J. V. WALLAOE,
Sep22tf Chesapeake City, Md
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

There are spots just as good
all through Dress Goods. You
may miss it if you don't see
the SO inch Atwood Plaids and
Stripes at SO cents. The lot
is rounded full, the stufs such
as might well be a half more.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01
1859.
Harper's Magazine.
LUSTRATEO.
1859.

HARPER's MAGAZINE is the most useful. enter
tanning and beautiful periodical IN tie world. A
mon the attractions for 1889 will be new novel.
an American story. entitled Jupiter Lights
by CoNsTA NCE F. WooLsoN; Illustrations Of
Shakes psare's Comedies by E A. ABBEY /: series
of articles on Russia. illustrated by T. DE THuL-
STRIP: papers on the Dominion OF Canada and
characteristic serial by CHARLES DUDLEY WAR
NER; three Norwegian Studies" by BJoRNsT-
JERNE BJoRNsoN. illustrated: 'Commodus,
historical play by the author of Ben Hur,' illus
trated by J. X EGuTLIN. etc. The Editorial
Departments are conducted by q EoRGE WILLIAM
CURTIS. WILLIAM DEAN HowELs, and CHARLES
DUDLEY WARNER.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-01

The December Book News,
II2 pages, richly illustrated,
will have complete lists of Hol-
iday Books for big folks and
little folks. You are likely to
save 81 or more on every SIS
you put into Christmas Books
if you let Book News help
you. Can you do better with
S cents
JOHN WANAMAKER,
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets.
and :ty hail square.
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ELKTON, DECEMBER /, 1888.

The Republicans are assured OF a ma
jority in the Lower House of Congress
the lowest figures placing it at eleven.
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