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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18
ERRORS AT THE ALTAR.
Some Ludicrous Mistakes Made by Agitated
and Absent Minded Pairs.

| and Absent Minded Pairs.
Timothy Duggan was a stevedore,
perhaps six feet two inches in height
and proportionately broad. He ap-
peared as bridegroom the bride was
a charming young person of tender
years. All went went well until the mo-
ment came for Timothy and his bride
to give their troth to each other in the
prescribed manner. Say after me, -
SAID l to Timothy, 81 Timothy"
There was no response. "Say after me, "
repeated the psrson, "I Timothy"
Timothy was still, a puzzled look creep
ing over his broad face. "Say after
me-" said l for the third time, with,
perhaps shade OF annoyance. "After
you, SIR" responded Timothy, with the
politest possible duck of his bullet head.
remember one bridegroom who had
brought very charming bride to
church, and perhaps regarded her as a
thing of beauty to be IN his home Joy
forever, rendering "to have and to
hold" and "to have and behold" An
other, who possibly had some cause to
dread the fate of Mr.. Caudle, struck out
an entirely new version, and faithfully
promised "to have and be told. "To
love and to cherish" is another STUN.
bling block. "To love and be cherries"
was the nearest to the original of many
variations popular among the males of
that parish. The brides were happy
with the familiar rendition, "to love
cherries and to bay" Goods holy Or
dinance" tripped up many. "Holy
orders" was convenient, and perhaps
conveyed the most meaning. "Plight
thee my troth" were, imagine, words of
foreign sound, and l we'll remember
one young person, who was wedding a
most Misunderstanding fellow, changing
her sentiments into "thereto give thee
my throat" There was, perhaps, an
unconscious prophecy wrapped up in
| that promiSe e-Tk1,vbeyJc /yyu1/
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18

"You all member the words of
Webster" shouted the orator.
mo, we DON'T" interrupted a
man in the gallery. "He has so
many words can't remember more
than halt of 'em."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18

American women pay $62, 100000 a
year for cosmetics, of which S25, 900, 900
is reinvested in advertising and the re-
mainder, SIS, ,ooo,o 900, Is clear profit.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18

A clever newspaper man puts his
news items from Chicago and Boston
under the title of "Pork and Beans.H
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18

Tell me. is your wife curious ?'
"She1 1 really think she came into the
world only out OF pure curiosity"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18

JNo. N. DoDD and JNo. LoLLAR, Esqs., report
a remarkable result on corn ground, seeded late.
and consequently winter killed; the wheat branch
ed greatly, and the head was from l to % inches
longer than other wheat Sown in his iallow, where
high. priced brands OF fertilizers, made Iy Other
parties, were used. Mr. Lollar says that no other
fertilizer hut Kennards could give such IA won.
derful result. He knows their worth having
always grown a crop rom their use.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18

JosIAs RINGGoLD, Esq, says his crop this year
was Is and 2S bushels to the acre. the hy-result-
ing from seeding too early, about Sept. 2Uth-cut
less, have received seeded later forty bushels to
the acre. Has used & W. kennard a Co.'S ferti-
lizers hve years, ana has always grown large
crops; knows he has saved money by buying them:
takes great pleasure in recommending them to
any inquirers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18

Report n remarkable result.

GEORGE w. BOLTON reports very large crop
on the Big Meadow farm and is much pleased
with results. We have his order Tor fall fertilizer
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18

The above reports from Kent farmers and
only few among our many pleased customers
and we have more to come. Remember we do not
publish and republish old testimonials: every
thing new and true. Call on us early. We hOu- hi
early, hlled our house tariy, saved in buy Ing
early, and from the way orders coming in eX.
pect to do Il large. early and tine business. and
save our customers money.
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JAMES FRENCH reports 221a bushels average
from G. w. kennard " Co.'S Phosphate. great
improvement on previous crops buys the same
fertilizer again this fall.
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Takes pleasure IN recommending 1T.
THos. BLACKIsToN, on the Pippen farm, reports
80 bushels to the acre: says he can buy his goods
cheaper from &. W Kennard X Co. than anyone
else, and has always grown big crops from the use
oil their goods. Wants no other and takes pleasure
in recommending it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18
Aid to N ature."

"Ayer's Hair Vigor is a most excel
lent preparation for the hair. Ispeak of
it from my own experience. Its use pro-
notes the growth of new hair, and makes
it glossy and soft. The Nigor is also
sure cure for dandruif.''-J W. Bowen,
Editor - Enqnirer,' Macarthur, Ohio.
Bessie II. Bedloe, Burlington, VT,
had disease of the scalp, causing her
hair to become very harsh and dry, and
to fall so freely that she scarcely dared
comb it. Ayers
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STAR DUROC.

RECORD 2:2534
Sired by Messenger Duroc lO6. (Sire of 13 in
the 230 list he is also sire of b. c. Lancelot which
sold last year as yearling for Sl2,500) dam the
Loriard Mare (the dam of Regulus 264) by
Seely's American Star IA, who has in the 2:30
list; while his have added 10, and his daugh-
tiers IL to the list.
500 The Season.
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= axossnT. cures LITER Complaint.
~ EiIiouS 4HeotiOns and
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
THE DEAD-LETrER CROP.
Statistics from &c Superin cndent's
Annual Report.

Annual Report.
The report of the superintendent of the
dead-letter office shows that 6, 206, 1893 pieces
of original dead mail matter were received
at that office during the year ended June
80, 1889, a decrease of 1888 from the mum
Der received the preceding year. OF these,
1850, 9S6 were ordinary unclaimed letters,
1877, 100 were returned from hotels. 90, 70l
bore fictitious addresses, and 1870, 4S1 were re-
turned as unbelievable from foreign eoun-
tries.
OF the unavailable there were 100 1853
held for postage, 455 AL misdirected or in
sufficiently addressed, 1864 without any
address and 6S75 miscellaneous. 53i.s let
tiers and parcels of foreign origin, 7603s par
GELS of third and fourth class matter, and
g, 316 registered articles.
There were 6S,03l letters returned to the
card address unopened, 67S3 "held for
postage forwarded to the addresses, 96,1 los
misdirected letters upon which the addresses
were corrected and letters forwarded.
OF the matter opened 21,670 contained
money amounting to S34, $50, 24,075 con-
tanned negotiable paper amounting to 81,
497, 2S2 face value, 34l7 contained postal
notes amounting to $500, 81 1863 contained
books and articles of merchandise, 46, $40
contained miscellaneous papers, 40, $50 con-
tanned photographs, and 127, rs contained
postage stamps.
There were restored to owners II, 764
money letters, containing S25, 666, 22S73
letters containing negotiable paper amount
ing TO sl,4f4 sos, 3lli letters containing
post not amounting to Si69S, 1910 let
tiers containing merchandise articles, 81, a7
containing miscellaneous papers. 81, 40 CON
tanning photographs, and 100, 552 containing
postage stamps.
Upra tn1
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

THE Prince of Wales has recently become
very studious.
Mr.. EDISON the inventor, receives about
1000 letters day.
GENERAL BENJAMIN F. BUTLER has en-.
tered his seventy-second year.
THE Rev. Sam Jones, the Southern revival.
st, is said to be in failing health.
SECRETARY BLAINE has moved into the
old Seward house in Washington.
ROBERT BROWNING, the English poet. is
coming to this country next spring.
EX-SECRETARY BAYARD is the father Of
six children-four girls and two boys.
THE King of the Sandwich Islands is ex-
pected to visit Washington this winter.
THE tomb of the late Crown Prince of
Austria is constantly covered with flowers.
KING LOUIS, of Portugal, left the copy
right of his literary works to charitable in
situations
j. D. WIcKHAM, ID, of Manchester,
VT, is the Oldest Yale alumnus; he gradu-
ated in 1917.
THE income of Ex-Governor Hoadly, of
Ohio from his legal practice is said to be
$780, 900 year.
MRS. BURNETT, the authoress is slowly
recovering from the injury she received
some time ago.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN STEPHEN +. WILSON.
Of Wellsboro N. Y. has built for himself a
granite tomb in the shape eta los cabin.
WILLIAM SPR ,GUE. Tie war Governor Of
Rhode Island and the husband of Chief JUS
tice Chase's daughter, is now living in pow.
srty.
GOVERNOR FORAKER, of Ohio, announces
his intention of resuming his law practice in
Cincinnati upon the expiration of his term
Of Office
Mrs. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE has be-
come hopeiessly imbecile. Her mind is a
total blank, and she is haunted with num-
berless fancics.
ONE of the youngest monarchs in the
world is King Thantai of AMMAN. He is
nine years of age, very precocious and of
studious nature.
SENATOR WoLcoTT, of Colorado, is a
bachelor and one of the youngest men in the
Senate. He is also the richest member of that
distinguished body.
JAMES R. RANDALL, author of the famous
Southern war song, Maryland, My Mary
land is now fifty years old, but in his men
tai and physical prime.
KossUTH, the Hungarian patriot, has for
term of years been giving lessons in Eng
fish to young men at Turin. where he has re-
sided for over thirty Years.
JACOB BRIGHT, a son of the late John
Bright has been i'll Washington, and was
much gratified to find his fathers bust in the
grand corridor of the White House.
SENATOR EDMUNos. of Vermont, says his
daughter is about as skilled in the law as he
is; she acts Us his amanuensis and advises
with him whci doubtful legal points arise.
Mrs, T.. g. TEwKsBuKY is the first woman
enrolled in the Hartford Theological Sem
mary. Her husband Is in the senior class of
the same seminary. Doth are preparing for
foreign missionary service
ARcHDEAcoy cnSEs, late Archdeacon of
Liverpool, WHO iss attained the age of
nincty-eight ap.' hes been in holy orders for
seventy-four years. is believed TO be the
oldest clergyman i'll the Church of England.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
CLIPPINGS.

The mikado of Japan is very fond of
horse-raclng.
Seven million persons are employed in
the cultivation OF the vine in France.
1t is estimated that 1900, 900, 900
cigars are consumed in this country an
nually.
A Michigan paper says Port Huron is
to have zone of the most comfortable
morgues in the state"
Jahg Landsing is the latest native of
China to capture white bride in Con-
necticut, He was student at New
Haven.
Twenty years ago there were ninety
two lightning rod factories in the United
States, Today there are but three, and
those doing trilmg business.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Is prepared
to see spectacle makers grow rich out Of
the next generation, as so many school
children are obliged to wear glasses.
The Eifiel tower, the machinery hall
the central dome and the palaces of fine
and liberal arts are the acquisitions that
France and Paris have made through the
exposition.
Bonapartc's house at Longwood, St.
Helena, is now barn; the room he died
in is stable; and where the imperial
body lay in state may be found ma
chine for grinding corn.
Jacob Bright of Manchester, Eng,
has extensive Investments in this coun-
try, and his eldest son, Leigh Bright. is
now in America looking after them. The
great orator. John Bright, was interested
with his brother in some of the specula-
tons.
Rlvland, the celebrated anatomist who
wrote during the seventeenth century,
says that some years before there was to
be seen in the suburbs of st. German,
IN Paris, the tomb of the giant Isoret,
who, during life, was fraction over
20 feet in height,
The weight of bushel of wheat is
sixty pounds; corn or rye, tifty-six
pounds; oats, thirty-two; barley, forty
eight; buckwheat, the same; cracked
corn, rye meal, or any other meal except
oatmeal, weighs fifty pounds to the
bushel; onions, fifty-six pounds, and
salt, seventy pounds.
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THE WORLDS FAIR.
What 1t W II Cost if Held in Wash
ington.

Mr.. Anderson, secretary Of the organiza-
ton which seeks TO have the worlds fair To-
Gated in Washington, stated in an interview
that the exposition will cost at least S15, 00o.-
600. and held that the sum is more than
equal to 5000 600 spent elsewhere, for the
reason that Washington has what is practi-
cally an exposition nucleus or plant
already in the shape of the National Mu-
scum, Smithsonian Institute, Patent Office
and other similar buildings. He estimated
the number of visitors who would visit the
city during the six months of 1892 at 5000
900, beng the same proportion according to
population as the attendance at the Phila-
delphia exposition of 1915, ami that these
1900, 600 of visitors would spend SO each,
or sl5oo1,00 in the city during the six
months of 1892 and that large amounts
will also be spent there by the eighteen
other American republics.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
THE LABOR INTER EST.
What tn, Farmers and Knights of
Labor Expect to Accomplish.

General Master Workmen T. V. Powder
ly, ia discussing the recent Knights of Labor
assembly, said to 4 reporter: Il consider
that the coming conference between our
officers and those of the Farmers Alliance
and the action taken thereon will eventu-
ally be of the utmost importance. What
the probable outcome of this alliance will
be cannot tell you, but will tell you what
| think it ought to do. and that is, it should
regulate the affairs of the country in the in
terest of the producer and consumer of the
country and deprive the shylocks of Wall
street, in New York, and of Lombard street,
in London, of the power they have hitherto
exercised to rob the people of both countries
1t will be powerful political organization,
not partisan machine, managed in the in
terests of an oflice-holding class, but will be
so managed that it can be swung as pen
dulum with telling force, to regulate
the legislation of the country.
Our farmers are robbed and made
the prey of mortgage-grabbing class,
through system of finances which was in
vented by the usurers for their own interest
We believe that with such an alliance we
can dictate the financial policy of
the government, and thereby make
good prices and high rate of wages
the rule instead of depressed prices
and high rates of interest, as at pres
ent. In few words, we mean TO kill off,
if possible, the system of usury that now
prevails, and bring the means of transporta-
ton fully under the control of the people,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
An Editors Experience.

Major Sidney Herbert, well-known journalist in
agricultural circles writes April 18th, 1897 Some
Ave- years ago wrote n letter stating that Swift's
Specific had cured me of severe rheumatism. Since
that time | have had no return of the rheumatic
troubles although frequently exposed to the innu-
ences that produced former attacks Several of my
friends had similar experience and are firm in their
conviction that s. S. s. brought a permanent cure.
The searching power Of this medicine is shown in
the fact that developed scrofulous faint that was
conspicuous in my blood over thirty years ago, and
has removed the last trace of 1t. have also tested
s, 5, $. as q tonic after attack of malarial
fever. which kept me in bed for three months, and
am convinced that its curative and strengthening
properties insured my recovery from that illness, as
was in very low condition Of health.
SIDNEY HERBERT, Atlanta, Ga.
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LABOR LEADERS VINO AsnoR LIQUOR.

1t is hopeful sign of the times that the
leader of the late London Dock strike, John
Burns, declared in a recent speech that he
had never drunk intoxicating liquor in his life,
and had never smoked" and that 'he would
have nothing to do with a strike that would
minister to the viIest passions of men, or pam
der to their drunken habits by giving money
away that ought to go to build up the consti-
tuition of women and children" When the
great body of worlzingmen will join in a per-
petuel strike against the brewery, distii-
lery, and the saloon, under such leaders as
Mr.. Burns, the greatest oppressor OF labor
viii be speedily overthrow.
1t is also significant and encouraging that
Mr.. Powderly, the official head of knights OF
Labor on this side Of the Atlantic, Is out
spoken for the prohibition of the liquor trait
iic, and that he gives his aid to Sunday clos
ing, where saloons exist On a recent Sun
day afternoon in Chicagoh he addressed five
thousand people in one of the large halls Of
that CITY upon Sunday Closing of Saloons
snd his address was greeted with remarkable
enthusiasm Temperance Adro-
cate
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
FOR EIGN NEWS.

The Right Hon. Peter o'Brien, now at
torney general for Ireland, succeeds Sir
Michael Morris as lord chief justice of Ire
land. Mr.. Madden, now solicitor general,
becomes attorney general, and Mr.. Akin
son becomes solicitor general and crown
prosecutor.
Peru is offering large bounties in land and
privileges for the construction of railways in
the country.
The. French Under Secretary for the
said that all the European nations recog-
nized the necessity of colonial expansion. in
the face OF possible American Zollverein.
Ionqain, he said, was fortunate acquisi-
ton, and France must retain it, because
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
BUTLER SUED FOR SANDER.
Another Chapter in the Celebrated
Strong Suit.

Samuel Strong whose claim against the
District of Columbia has become almost his
toric, has filed a suit at Washington against
Benjamin +. Butler for $3.50 600 damages
for SANDER. Gen. Butler brought suit, sew
eral months ago, again t Mr.. Strong for
considerable amount of money, which he
asserted was due him as contingent counsel
suit developed some highly exciting features,
among which was the production of a paper
by Strong, which, if genuine, would show
that Gen. Butler had agreed to accept for
his services an amount much lower than
that named in the suit. Gen. Butler de-
nounced this document as a forgery, and the
suit for Islander grows out of certain alleged
defamatory language which the general
used at this time
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fanny of0riniunI.

VAN VERT, Ohio, July II, 1889.
RHEUMATIC SYRUP Co., Jackson, Mich:
GENTs--This is to certify that | had what is
called sciatic rheumatism so badly that was
all drawn over to one S de. My hip sank in so
that you could lay your hand in the cavity,
and could do no work for over one year. |
tried ome of the bes' ysicians and did al
most every hing could hear or think of. and
nothing did me any good until purchased a
bottle of Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup of Hines
& Son, druggists, Van WerF, Ohio. Four bot
Ties cured me and have never had it since.
ALBERT KING.
We certify to the above testimonial.
HINES & Son, drugg SITS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
A Pleasing Sense

OF health and strength renewed and of ease
and comfort follows the use of Syrup of Figs,
as it acts in harmony with nature to effectual.
ly cleanse the system when costive or bilious.
For sale in Soc. and 81 bottles by all leading
druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
A l. NELY TRIP.
Express Meets u Landslide and
Freaks ID, wn.

Breaks d. wn.'
The British Columbia express met with
three stirring incidents between Vancouver
and Ottawa The first occurred near Bison,
in the Cascade range of the Rockies. Just
before the train reached Bison a terrible
landslide took place. The track was covered
with immense boulders, trunks of trees and
earth for some distance. Part of the slide
crashed on to the west end of bridge and
demolished it entirely A large gang of
men in 10 hours managed to reconstruct
the tracks and the bridge so that the train
could safely pass over. Between Calgary
and Glechen the locomotive broke down
with twisted axle. 1t took three hours to
secure another engine, and then only a
freight locomotive could be secured Then
everything went smoothly until short
distance west of North bay, when, as the
train was switching off cars and was back
ing up, it ran into the dining car and
smashed it up.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05

The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals in Switzerland has resolved to
Danish cats from the republic on the ground
that they are killing off the birds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05

Advertisinga patent medicine in the peculiar
way in which the proprietor of Kemp's Balsam
for Coughs aud Colds does, it is indeed Won
der.ul He authorizes all druggists to give
those who call for it sample bottle Free. that
they may try it efore purchasing. The Large
Bottles are SOC. and 81. We certainly would
advise trial. 1t may save you from con-
sumntion
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
Hibbnrd,. Rheumatic and Liver Pills.

These Pills are scientifically compounded,
Uniform in action. No gripping pain so COM
monty following the use of pills. They are
adapted to both adults and children with per-
feet safety. We guarantee they have no eoIal
In the cure of Sick Headache, Constipation,
Dyspepsia, Bliousness; and, as an appetizer,
they excel any other preparation.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05

Millions of women use Dobbinss Electric
Soap daily and say it Is the best and cheapest.
If ey are right, you on hit TO use it. If
wrong, one rio,only will show you. Buy bar
of your grocer and try it next Monday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05

The British brigantine Advance, which
sailed from Perth Amboy for Porto Rico on
Aug. IL, has probably been lost with all
hands. She had crew of eight men, in
GLIDING her skipper, Capt. Bonnell. She
measured 32i tons
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05

By local applications, M they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There IL only
one way 70 cure Deafness, and that Is by con-
an infiamed condition OF the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tubs gets in
famed you have a rumb'ing sound or imper.
fect hearing, and when II Ia entirely closed
Deafness IA the result, and unless the infam-
nation can be taken out and this tube restored
toits normal condition, hearing will DO de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten are
caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an in
named condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness caused by Catarrh) that we
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, Tree.
!. J, CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
tB- Sold by Druggists lie
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05

E" Later unto Amico,o
Game pale tace preacher, teaching
Peace and progress to the ndtires,
Wooed and ae0n By Uanito.
She noDler to make his calling,
Whispered to him natures secret
Told him Of the herbs so potent
For the healing and the sariag."
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