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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-09
TWENTY-EIGHT IN A FAMILY.

A Marshall On. CO. special to the
Globe Democrat says: In the western
part OF North Carolina and about
seven miles west of the Hot Springs
there lives family by the name of
Brooks. 1t is very interesting one,
and many visitor to the quiet little
town of Hot Springs has had his Gu
riosity so aroused by stories of this
family that they have hired teams
and driven seven miles to the Brooks
residence. This consists of little,
low log cabin in an unsettled district
and is occupied by father, mother
and twenty exceptionally handsome
children.
Every one is blonde with golden
yellow hair and peach complexion,
and all as ignorant, wild and UNTIL
tored as they are beautiful. In adj
dition to the above family proper the
two oldest girls are married; one is
a widow with two children and the
other has three children and hus-
band. Both these little families are
living with the old folks at home,
making in all family oftwenty.eight
when none are missing. The home
or log cabin consists of but one room,
and that very small one.
On two sides of this are built seven
berths' one above another, against
the wall, and they are evidently built
with the cabin. In these "boxes"
the parents, children and erandchild-
rem lay themselves away when night
comes on. Three times a day this
interesting family may be seen at
meals. The oldest members seat
themselves about on the ground in
front of the house, Indian fashion"
and are favored with tin plates and
iron spoons, while the younger ones
stand around a rough homemade
table inside the cabin, eating beans
with a relish that is good to look
upon This is the principal diet;
now and then they have a change,
but it is of the same plain, cheap Or
der. They are all healthy and robust.
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ON THE DUMP.
BY W. Is. WAY.

Out on the dump. on sunny day,
Two gnarled old women worked away;
At last one stood and spoke, "Oh, hark!
Was that the note of a rsin. lark ?"
The other intent on rags and coal,
Cried, as she gathered her weekly dole,
mo. hold your hush you wretchcd fool
Don't you know the sound OF a braying mule?"
Each was wrong, but it's better lar
To imagine blessing where no blessings are,
Than to live with the spirit that lacketh name
Whose presence a curse is, whose breath is
flame.
l heard far more than their words that day;
One Spirit was singing roundelay-
The other was grovelling in the dirt
That touched the edge OF a ragged skirt.
One Spirit communed with Nature, at times
When broken victuals and ashes were dimes
the other, distended with anger and nate,
Thought nothing in Nature exalted or great.
A little heaven OF sunshine and trees
The greenest of grasses astir in the breeze
sOund-what ma tier how wide of the mark?
And 10 to one Spirit 'tis '.Hark bark, the Lark
While bowed to the ground, to look,
While Nature holds open her pOor-people's book.
This Spirit, forgetting the old Golden Rule,
Cries out in disgust: You Door wretched fool y
'Tis better to live out our lives with smile,
To think OF the sunshine, tho tears drop the
while,
For rainhows will brighten a life thatis dark,
And Death shall be answered with, 'Hark, bark
the Lark ~
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-09
Curious Facts About the Finger Nails.

Medical Classics is authority for
the following curious and interesting
statements in regard to the growth
of the finger nails. They will be new
to most readers:
The average rate of growth of the
finger nails has been estimated at one
millimeter, or two-ffths of a line per
week; rate quadruple that of the
toe nails, which require four weeks
to grow the same length. This
growth continues with little variation
even during disease, but the por-
ton of the nail then formed is thin
ner and deficient in strength. In
| sudden and acute diseases, and in
those accompanied with extreme de-
bility, this attenuation is sufficient
to mark the nails with deep. traverse
grooves, the upper surface of which
is abrupt and clearly marked. In
scrofulous subjects these marks, to-
gether with peculiar variegations,
arevery commonly observable. Ex-
treme anxiety and mental depression
have the same effect on the nails as
physical disease.
1t is interesting to watch the his
tory of a case of disease as recorded
upon the finger nails. When we
look at the patients nails we see on
each OF them distinct ridge, show.
ing that the portion of the nail which
has grown since the acute attack is
much thinned out.
Take, Tor instance, man in whom
an acute double pneumonia occurred
few weeks ago. You will see on
his finger nails the ridge showing the
acuteness of the attack. This is seen
on all of the nails. These marks are
very interesting and tell us a perfect
ly straight story. They will remain
for at least two years. If a person
tells you that he has broken his arm
within eighteen months, you will see
the ridges on the nails of the hand
of the affected side, while they will
be absent on those of the other side.
If you are told that a patient has had
typhoid fever, look at his nails, and
if the statement is correct, you will
find the ridges. The more acute the
illness the sharper will be the ridge.
When the illness comes on, the
nutrition of the body, including that
of the nail, ceases. We all know
about the hair falling out after a di-
sease like typhoid fever. 1t only
begins to fall after the growth has
recommended and the hair is coming
up out of the follicle. The nail is
much more enduring evidence OF di-
sease. If there has been an acute
rheumatism coming on within a few
hours. with a temperature of 1o4 or
los degs., the nail will be cut down
sharply. The nails look as though
they had been cut across. In ty-
phoid fever, when the disease comes
on gradually, there is no such sharp
cutting out of the nail. There will
rather be an area of thinning, which
will not be seen until the nail grows
beyond the white mark at its base.
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Edison on the Waves.

1t is rather curious to note the differ
ent feelings with which different per-
sons watch the Atlantic ocean in cross
ing it.
Oscar Wilde crossed the Atlantic and
was disappointed. Others have crossed
the Atlantic and, to use the slang
phrase, at made them feel sick"
Others again have looked upon the
mighty waves with terror and admira-
ton. Thomas A. Edison, however,
crossed the ocean, and he says that it
made him sad to think of the tremend-
Gus waste of energy which the tumultu.
GUS moving of the waves indicated. He
thinks that the time will come when all
this will be utilized, and when electric.
ity will be manufactured so cheaply that
the work of the whole world will be
done by that lively fluid.-DetyoH Free
] Press.
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looked up inquiringly \; the old man
had interested me in spite of my own
desolate condition.
"That's old man Austin, the one that
owns the big wheat ranch about ten
miles from here on the Modesto road.
For twenty-five years he's been coming
here to inquire for a letter that amt
never come vet. I've been here myself
ten years and he amt never missed a
week during that time. AS regular as
Monday evening comes he comes, and
he's always fixed up just like you see
him. He don't wear them clothes for
nothing else but to come here. Seems
like he's celebrating something
body knows what. Poor old man 1t
seems like he's been disappointed
enough to make him lose heart, but he's
always expecting his letter just as fresh
as if he had never asked for it before
His mail has been gong to Modesto
for years, but he comes here for thai
letter just the same"
A customer came up just then anG
the postmaster went to wait on him
While he was gone the old man came
back l.; he almost tottered, so feeble he
looked. In an distracted manner he
got into the cart, took up the reins anc
attempted to drive off, leaving the horst
still hitched. l hurried out and undic
the line. The old man looked at mt
IN a confused way while l was tying i
up and said:
"Young man, are you looking TO
work ?"
eyes, sir" l answered.
"Get in" he said.
Such was the beginning of my &C
quaintance with old Henry Austin, th'
best friend l ever had, and the mos
beautiful character l ever knew. l be
gan work on the farm the next morn
ing, and the years have added to year
since then, and am still here, enjoy
ing the blessings the dear old man be
slowed upon me and NINE.
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was just twenty-five when the old
fellow brought me home with him to
his comfortable little ranch house-only
a boy, and with all of boys wild, fool
lsh recklessness over my disappoint-
ments and | remember now the tender,
gentle way in which the old man used
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-09

The worst feature about catarrh is
its dangerous tendency to consump-
ton. Hoods Sarsaparilla cures ca
tarrh by purifying the blood.
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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER q, 1SS9

to help me over my difficulties. He
never questioned me about myself, but
told HIM all there was to know. BY
and by l told hun of my love for Alice,
of our Misunderstanding, of our bitter,
bitter parting, and the old man took
my hands in his wrinkled one, and
loaklng at me SO sweetly, his eyes
streaming with tears when l had fin
ished, said:
"We must not give up, my boy; we
must wait; maybe it will not be for
long; and it will come right in the
end"
The influence of his beautiful life was
my salvation. de told me of himself
sometimes, stories of his boyhood, of
his struggles, his victories, but never
explained the mystery of the letter
which never came. Always in every
thing that he did he seemed to be ex-
pecting something. There were little
arrangements about the house as if
preparations for a woman's presence,
but he never explained them. He would
only say sometimes:
"We must be ready, Charley. dear !;
always ready"
With the passing of the years he grew
teebler and feebler, and l dreaded to
see him returning on Mondays, looking
SO broken and i'll, his threadbare cloth
hanging loosely about his thin figure,
that once must have been so straight
and noble.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-09

JosIAs RIsGGoLD, Esq, says his crop this year
was % and Is bushels to the acre, the hy-result-
his wheat fully 400 bushels, and he would, doubt
less have received If seeded later forty bushels to
the acre Has used G.. w Kennard n Co.'S ierti-
Izers five 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, 1889-11-09

A sporting man says a "fox looks
very sick when he is run down." So
does a man.
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G. W. KENNARD & cos
FERTILIZER
UDT WOFT N7TDTA DE PAYNE -
NNA 1CO lINAD HIEH PRIZES
FOR YOUR


JAMES FRENCH reports 22% bushels average
from G. w Kenuard X Co.'S Phosphate, a great
Improvement on previous crops; buys the same
fertilizer again this fall.
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Much pleased with results.
Report a 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
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DR.. Ayers

Hair Vigor for number of years, and
find it very effective in promoting the
growth of the hair"
Prepared by DIR. j. C. Aver s Co., Lowell, Mass
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The peculiar manner in which he
made the reply struck me. l glanced
at the old man. His face had changed
perceptibly, his jaunty air had given
place to one of WEAKNESS, and, leaning
heavily on his cane, he turned and
walked out saying:
"That is strange she said she would
write"
He started over towards the little
cart that stood out in front, but turned
suddenly and went up the street. The
postmaster had followed the old mar
out on the porch and took a seat be.
side me, fitting his chair back against
one of the much-whittled posts.
"That's a curious old fellow" he
said, looking after the old man as he
walked down the street. "Poor ole
fellow, l feel sorrier for him than l dc
for anybody know. He's rich man
too, about the richest there is in the
county,"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-09

The above reports are from Kent farmers and
only lew among 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 early. We boug hi
early, filled our house early, saved in buying
| early, and from the way orders are coming in ex
pect to do a large, early and fine business. ant
save our customers money.
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THE OLD LETTER.
TWENTY YEARS OF SORROW eau ED
BY A LOST EPISTLE.
A Lovers Long Wait for His Sweetheart's
Answer.

| had come out from Stockton to ge,
work in the Knights Ferry mine. The
entire three months of my stay in Cali
torEia had been spent in Intellectual eff
fort to get work and | had just risked
my last cent in coming here, hoping to
find a job. There was no vacancy, the
boss told me at the mine, and | was
almost stunned with disappointment and
despair as turned back up the river
road, passed through little narrow
street of the Chinese quarter and sat
down on the porch of the dusty post
office.
"Is there letter for me this even
lng?" heard a voice saying within.
Turning l saw an old man, of per
haps 90 years, dressed in the most
elaborate manner | had seen in the
whole village. The suit, of entire black,
was OF the richest brOadcloth, but made
IN style of perhaps thirty years before
and the seams were worn brown and
slick. The mans face was freshly
shaven, leaving only moustache,
which was gray, but smooth and grace
full, but the assumption of jauntlness in
the entire makeup" of the man added
peculiar pathos to his aged appear
ance.
The weary postmaster took pack
age of letters from pigeon hole beside
him, looked carefully through them and
answered:
Nothing this evening, Mr., Austin" ]"
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Report a remarkable result.
a remarka BILE result on corn ground, seeded late
and consequently winter killed; the wheat branch
ed greatly, and the head was from to n inche:
longer than other wheat sown in his iallOw where
high priced brands OF fertilizers, made Jy othe
parties, were used. Mr.. LOllar says that no othel
fertilizer but Kennard's could give such a won
deriul result. He knows their worth, havins
always grown crop rom their use.
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OFFICES TO RENT.

TNHE OFFICES OPPOSITE THE COURT
Il House recently occupied by DIR. Howard
Bratton. Possession given at once.
Apply to DANIEL BRATTON,
Jn29 IF ElktOn, Md.
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paid OF l6}o
The national leader., 1889-01-05
ScOlding.

Of all the dlsagreeable and useless
habits the world was ever troubled
with, scolding is the most annoying.
To hear saw filed, to hear steam
boat whistle, TO hear an ass bray, pea
cock scream, or an Indian yell, is music
compared with it. Since we were a
child we have always felt mortal alb
horrence to scolding. II we had been
scolded as some children are we know
not that we should ever have been good
for anything. Our sensitive spirit
would have rebelled and wrought itself
into hateful, discordant thing. 1t is
no wonder many children are bad. The
good is all scolded out of them. 1t is
stunted or killed by early frosts of cold,
icy scOldlng. What a frost is to the
spring buds. scolding is to all the best
in child's heart. Scolding folks at
homel How miserablel Lightning.
thunder. hail. storm and winds, let
them all come. rather than hurricanes
of scolding. Let all the powers that be
wage war of kindness on all the scOld
ers, that they may be overcome with q
better spirit
The national leader., 1889-01-05
HARVARD'S ANNEX.
The Prosperous Condition OF the
Women's Department of the
University.

Perhaps the most interesting expert
ment of the day, in the line of the high
er education of women, is that of the
"Annex" at Harvard. When the fine
and thoughtful educative work done
for women at Michigan University,
Corn wall, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley
is considered, he who would claim ex-
elusive pre-eminence for any one would
he rash indeed, But waving the ques.
ton of ultimate results, the Annex may
fairly be claimed as the most interest
ing in the process of presentation. The
daughter of the poet Longfellow and
the widow of the noble Agassiz are
active in the work of the society, and
the instructors are apt to be men of cos
mOpolitan reputation. The magnia-
cent CO lege library, Gore Hall, is freely
open 10 Fay House, and the distinguish
ell librarian, Mr.. Justin Winsor, shows
constant personal interest and gener-
osity TO the woman students.
The Annex has now completed it's
first decade, and it's growth has been an
example of marked prosperity. The
social life Of the Annex has widened
greatly since the establishment of Fay
House. This year new club has been
formed by the young women, called the
Emanuel, after the college from which
John Harvard graduated, a club which
devotes itself to the consideration ol
philanthropy and ethics. The meet
ings are usually addressed by some
speaker Of note. Mr.. Arthur Gilman
says that they find in undergraduate
women the same ability to grasp every
subject presented that is found in the
undergraduate men; that they show
diligence and energy, and do not break
down under reasonable and rational
work, and that the women, as the men.
are far better fitted for general life after
the course of university study.
The national leader., 1889-01-05
PHILADELPHIA'S ABOLlT1ONISTS.
Hen. Frederick Douglass Addresses the
Audience at Association Hall.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.-The Old
Abolition Society tonight celebrated
the twenty fifth anniversary of the tIbo.
lition of slavery at Association Hall.
A large attendance was present: among
those who addressed the audience were
Bishop Cyrus Foss. Frederick Douglass
and Miss E. w. Harper. In the course
of Mr.. Douglass's speech he said:
There was the negro problem. and
the negro only wanted to be let alone
and work out his own salvation. Then
he could take care of himself. He also
drew a contrast between the negro
race when it was first emancipated and
its condition at the present time.
He said the condition Of the colored
people in the South to-day was worse
than In the days Of slavery. Among
those present were eX-Gov. Pollock.
Gen. Armstrong, Revs. j. G. Price, IL.
Wayland, B. F. Lee and Robert Pur-
Wis.
The national leader., 1889-01-05
EMANCIPATION In NEW YORK.
An Enthusiastic Audience Gathered al
the Cooper Union.

NEW YORK, Jan. AT Cooper
Union tonight the twenty-6fth ami
versary of the emancipation prOclama-
ton was celebrated. There were many
whites IN the audience, who were as
enthusiastic as the cOlored people.
There were several speeches made
and the orators were about
equally divided In praising Lin.
coin and Gen. Harrison. Col. Elliott F.
Shepard of the Mail and Express was
the first speaker. He said the white
Ieople in the old slave states are to a
great extent prejudiced against their
colored brethren. They talk about se-
curing the support and sympathy of
the colored people when election time
comes around, but they can only
gain this by acts OF kindness and
justice. This is the policy Of the
Republican party, and it has
been borne out by the recent elec-
ton Of Harrison. Col. Shepard then
drifted into politics and devoted the
rest Of his speech to the ballot reform.
Alter the speaking was oyer resOlu-
tion was adopted giving the Republic
cans credit for llberating 1900 900
slaves, ana one to send delegation to
Indianapolis, to call OH Gen. Harrison
and assure him that the colored people
were unf]inching in their loyalty to
him
The national leader., 1889-01-05
Jaw Loc cked While Chewing Gum.

Miss Kitty Matherson is known as
No. Ii out of beyy of twenty so CALI
ed beauties, who are chewing gum for
prizes as to quantity, time and artistic
effect, at local dime museum. Miss
Matherson has been professional gum
chewer for eight weeks, but to-day was
suddenly surprised, at the close of the
afternoon performance, to find that she
could not open her jaws. She fell in a
faint, and had to be carried to doc
tors office, who pronounced it an at
tack or lockjaw. After several hours
treatment the muscles were relaxed
anil the mouth opened.
The national leader., 1889-01-05
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
REV. w. B. DERRICK, D. d.

bpeCldl COT. 10 THO NATlONAL LEADbk.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81, 1888.
Even though the glad Christmas
tide is at its height, and "'S9' with its
weight of past events is slowly stealing
away to eternity, the yule logs, to GER
tain extent glow for merry childhood,
coy maidens and gentle matrons-man
strong rugged man keeps ever in mind
that "'6S' is worthy OF remembrance as
the famous Presidential year, and as
such has well performed its duty, in
calmly yielding 10 the nation as its
leader. A man from the hearth stone of
pure and happy home-"'SS" in its
dying moments 10 the Scriptures bears
witness. ''He that is faithful over a
few things shall be ruler over many. -
This act Of the now famous "SS" has
aroused the best impulses in men who
assist in shaping public opinion, who
at this time as well as others, realize
that there are few Joys qualified to soar
above the duties Of manhood. The fol-
lowing words will in a measure make
my meaning clear, coming as they do
from one Of our strongest district
leaders and organizers. A man of in
te&ElIy anu IIItpIOdCudUIC ClldIdCIeI, DIS
useful citizen and polished gentlemen,
known to the "Literdte" as ''Justus."
THE din Of strife has ceased, the
smoke of battle has rolled away, and
the vast army of voters, politicians,
'heelels" and henchmen have laid aside
the weapons Of political strife, and
turned their thoughts to office and
emOluments.
But what Of The colored contingent
who fought so nobly, and are so gen.
eially credited with having furnished
that very necessary last straw, with
which the Democratic camels back was
H. Okenl
Have they retired to their homes con-
tent to enjoy the peace and security
lLeir yalOr has won? Not exactly.
Peace and security are very good
,hmgs to have, but there are other
things quite as necessary to the proper
I'll joyment of life.
The colored man has become thor
oughly awakened to the fact that ''the
ia uler Is worthy of his hlre;" and he is
~ actively engaged in gathering his
forces to the support of the men he pro.
Poses to put forward as his representa-
lives.
The national leader., 1889-01-05
EX. .fUPERlNTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
WILLIAM F. CARNE

WILLIAM F. CARNE
The Alexandria correspondent o.
the washington Star writing to this
paper, says: The demonstration was
quite success, and refe e,ts much
credit on the Association, which seems
destined to do a good work for the
colored race in this neighborhood.
Mr.. William II. Bruce, OF Washing
ton. complimented the Douglass Club
for their energy and enterprise. and
rendered them a ballot box SO years
old, which was used by similar club
as the Douglass. which was organized
IS years ago by himself and others in
the city of Alexandria, he and Rev.
r. II. Robinson being alone Survivors
OF that institution. The ballot box Is
a curiosity, and its history would I'll .
volums. 1t is needless to say that the
relic will be highly priced by the
Douglass Club.
WTDE 4wAKE
The national leader., 1889-01-05
The Size of Texas.

You could dig lake IN tho center O,
Texas, put the republic of Franco au
al island in that lake and it couldn't be
seen from the shore. You could hide
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
in any part of it and it would be two
months before any one who didn't know
Of their location would be able to get
a suspicion OF it.