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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
ELKTON, MD, SATURDAY DECEMBER 28, 1885,

But, after all, there never was among
the ancients, and never will be among
the moderns, any better way of mark
ing the New Years Day, than one
which must always have prevailed to
more or less extent, owing to the frailty
and similarity of the indivuals compos-
ing humanity the world over, and that
is by the making of resolves that call
for an Improvement of one sort or an
other in our conduct of life. What
better New Years gift can the husband
give to the wife than the resolve that he
will bend all his energies to make lite a
blessing to her, as he vowed to do at
the altar, and as perhaps he has been
doing but negatively ever since2 What
sweeter New Years gift can the wife
make than the resolve that she will
spend herself to make home all that
her husbands early dream had painted
it2 What more welcome gift can son
or daughter make than the resolve to
acknowledge to parents sense of the
great gift once given them in the breath
of life itself, than the resolve to help
bear the burdens, and 10 render always
kind words and smiles and obedience
What dearer gift can lover make to the
beloved than the resolve to lay the
whole of life in self-forgetting, self-abol-
ishing sacrifice at the beloved's feet
And have we not ourselves also to con-
slider? Should we not also receive
something at our own hands on this
epoch making day? And is there any
thing better for US to give ourselves
than thorough examination, to see il
we are one step advanced over last
years errors and failures, if we have
gained or lost in the great moral bal
ances, if the world is better or worse
because we have lived in it another
year, and to resolve that in the coming
year we will assuredly raise the level oi
humanity by as much as our rising
above past levels can do it2
But then it is one thing 10 resolve
and quite another to do. Most OF us
are resolving anyway at the New Years
time at rate sufficient to reform the
world. If we have fault to whose in.
diligence we take too kindly, but know
that the whole thing must cease il we
want to retain our own selt-respect, We
put off the day of reckoning, and say
that we will change all that at New
Years. Well for US If we can do so
Better still to walt for no fixed and def
mite day in the future before bringing
that fault to doom, but whatever we
have to do, do it now, in this only
moment Of which we are sure, and Sc
far as that especial thorn in our flesh
that indulgence, that sin, is concerned
make to-day and every day our New
Years Day.-Harpers Bazaar.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
THE BROKEN CHARM.
An Old Eastern Legend Relating to Two
Christmas Ewes.

1t is commonly believed in Germa-
ny that on Christmas and New Year S
nights a girl has the power of invi-
ting and seeing her future lover. A
table is to be laid for two persons,
taking care, however, that there are
no forks upon it. Whatever the
lover leaves behind him must be care.
fully preserved, for he then returns
to her who has il and loves her pas
sionately. The article must, howev-
er, be carefully concealed from his
sight, for he would otherwise remem-
Der the torture of superior human
power exercised over him which he
that night endured, become con-
scious of the charms employed, and
this would lead to fatal consequences.
One Christmas eve, according TO
an old Eastern legend, fair maiden
in Austria sought at midnight, after
performing the necessary ceremonies
to obtain a sight of her lover; where.
upon a shoemaker appeared, having
a dagger in his hand, which he threw
at her and then disappeared. She
picked up the daggar and concealed
it in a trunk.
Not long after the shoemaker visi-
ted, courted and married her. Some
years after her marriage, she chanced
to go one Christmas eve to the trunk
in search of something that she re-
quired for use the next day. AS she
opened the trunk her husband came
to her and would insist on looking
into it. She kept him off until at
last he pushed her away and there
saw his long lost dagger. He imme,
diately seized it and demanded how
she came by it, because he had lost
it at very particular time. In her
fear and alarm she had not the power
to invent any excuse so declared the
truth, that it was the same dagger he
had left behind him the Christmas
night when she had obliged him to
appear to her. Her husband there
upon grew enraged ard said with a
terrible voice:
"Twas you, then, that caused me
that night OF dreadful misery3
With that he thrust the dagger
into her heart.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
MODERN PROVERBS.

Love is like a pond when in begins
to dry out, all the mud becomes visible.
Conscience IS a guide to wisdom, but
fool runs his own way.
Humility discovers the footprints of
Christ.
As broken wheel on wagon, so IS
an incorporate husband to his family.
A good book is strong foundation
and safe rock upon which to build
home.
1t is more blessed to give than to
take, and l think this is the reason so
many are wont TO give advice.
Reputation is a garment, character
wears it.
If man cannot find any good in his
fellow man let him pump out his own
heart and see if his own thoughts don't
heed fitering.
Laziness rusts; poverty, like acid,
eats it. The audacity of man carries
him high, still it is nothing but gas that
carries balloon to the clouds.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
A WOMAN IN THE SALOONS.
Miss Maud Cotton A Deputy Collector Of
Internal Revenue IN Indiana.

For the first time on record, says
despatch from New Albany, Ind,
woman has been appointed dep
uty Collector of Internal Revenue.
Miss Phoebe Couzins has been a
Deputy United States Marshal and
has welded a revolver and carried
handouts, but she never had to visit
regularly the tough dives and more
decent saloons of a wicked city and
inspect Government licenses. This
is what Miss Maud Cotton, just ap-
pointed Deputy Collector for the 9TH
Indiana District by Collector Throop
will have to do. For some time the
office seekers of New Albany have
been bowling for the Deputy Collec-
torship, but Collector Throop has
made no sign.
Probably the solution ofthis silence
lies in little sensation which came
over the saloon-keepers and business
men of Jefersonville on Monday. A
trim, petite young lady with blonde
curly hair alighted from the train and
soon made her way to several of the
stores and saloons which are working
under regulations of the national rev.
enue law. Walking quietly into
several saloons she presented her
card, which read:-
Miss MAUD COTTON,
Deputy Collector 9TH District.
After this she proceeded to inves-
tigate in the most business like way,
leaving the men too much astonished
for words. 1t was the first time any
one had ever heard of or seen a fe-
male United States Revenue Collec-
| tor.
Miss Cotton is daughter of Chas.
Cotton, city editor OF the New Alba
ny Ledger, and has been Storage
Clerk under Captain Andy Mcintosh
of Salem, who has recently resigned,
since Collector Throop, of Paoli, was
appointed. Miss Cottom's card
would indicate that she has stolen a
march on her male competitors, and
quietly slipped into the Deputy COL
lectorship while they were fighting
for it. If this is so, there will be
another terrible howl among the
Republican brethren of Southern In
diana.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
What the Other Girl Gets.

One of Denver's leading and
wealthiest citizens has just built an
elegant residence on Capitol Hill.
1t is intended as wedding present
to daughter who is to be married
soon. The gentleman also owns two
lots adjoining those upon which the
house is erected. The younger
daughter of the gentleman, upon be-
ing spoken to about the fine present
her sister would receive, remarked:
"Yes, and we are going to put up
sign on the two adjoining lots with
these words on it; These lots go
with the other girl. -"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28

Many child in this world goes
astray, not because there is a want of
prayer or virtue at home, but simply
because home lacks sunshine. A child
needs smiles as much as flowers need
sunshine. Children look little beyond
the present moment. If a thing dis
pleases, they are prone to avoid it. If
home is the place where words are
harsh, and fault finding ever in the as
cendant, they will spend as many hours
as possible elsewh ere.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
Making Things Even.

Darling" said the young man, as
he tenderly raised the lovely head from
the place where it had rested an hour
or more, got up, sat down again on the
other side of the beautiful maiden, and
once more drew the golden curls to his
bosom, "you have no objection to this
slight change of position, have youl"
"No, Alfred" she murmured, softly,
"your heart is on this side" ayes, my
angel" responded the young man his
voice trembling with deep feeling, "and
my vest will now be soiled alike on
both sides.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
THE PENSIONER.

had seen him once before
In the stirring days OF yOre.
1t was when
We were fighting for the slave
And the Union flag to save,
1t was then.
Very young and very thin,
And the bravest OF brave men
In Tray;
But a bullet struck his leg
1t was where that wooden peg
Is to-day.
He's pensiOner just now,
And his bald and wrinkled brow
Says he's old.
His coat is thin and worn,
And thro' places where it's torn
Blows the cold.
What is fame to one like him,
Limping on a wooden limb
And a cane?
In every step he takes,
In every moove he makes
There is pain.
Treat him kindly, friend and foe.
For his deeds OF long ago,
For his truth.
Let it still remembered be
What he gave to liberty
In his youth.
Washington Post.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
URE LIFE INSURANCE
VERSUS
TONTINE.

Wi insure
which uncertain
II
lis LIFE
IT, I0ns1e
adds
diminishing
inability
nless ereryp premium paid for TO- 15 or 90
policy 1Ont6ne will
all
thousands OF dollars
policy the holder not
be paid TO-
dividends end of the
1onhne
TO- Is 20 and then takes what the company
be o
LIFE INSURANCE based principles equity with
be losers
Insuranc Company New York
canceing their
impossible the
which
called '7onne
which engages tho
70atine game"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28

Keep your blood pure and you will
not have rheumatism. Hoods Sarsa-
palilla purifies the blood, and tones the
whole system,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28

FosIAs RISGGoLD, Esq, says his crop this year
ws 25 and 2S bushels to the acre, the ay-result-
in from seeding too early, about Sept. 2Oth-cut
hi.wheat fully 400 bushels, and he would, doubt
les have received If seeded later forty bushels to
thacre. Has used C. W. Kennard Il Co.'S ferti-
Lies five years, ana has always grown large
eros; knows he has saved money by buying them;
taks great pleasure in recommending them to
any nquirers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
C.. W. KENNARD & cos
FERTILIZER F


GEORGE w. BOLTON reports a very large crop
n the Big Meadow farm and is much pleased
18th results. We have his order Tor fall fertilizer
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28

The above reports are from Kent farmers and
oily a few among our many pleased customers
ad we have more to come. Remember we do not
polish and republish old testimonials; every
ting new and true. Call on us early. We bought
ealy, filled our house early, saved in buying
ealy and from the way orders are coming in ex-
pet to do a large, early and fine business, and
sac our customers money.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
Great Benefit
Dr.. Ayers

Hair Vigor for number of year, and
find it very effective in promoting the
growth of the hair
Prepared by DIR. j. C. Aver s. Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28

Report n remarkable resuit.
JNo. N. DoDD and JNo. LoLLAR Esqs., report
iremark9bIe result on corn ground, seeded late
I'D consequently winter killed; the wheat branch
Z greatly, and the head was from to IA inches
niger than other wheat sown in his iallow, where
igh priced brands OF fertilizers, made Jy Other
Irties were used. Mr.. LOlar says that no Other
frtilizer hut Kennard's could give such a won
drful result. He knows their worth, havine
a.ays grown a crop RON their use.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28

The man who is dead in love with
himself usually has no rivals.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
A great Improvement:

JAMES FRENCH reports ~ bushels average
from G. w. KennIrd n Co.'S Phosphate, a great
improvement on previous crops; buys the same
fertilizer again this fall
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
Aid to Nature." !"

"Ayer's Hair Vigor is 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 Vigor is also
sure cure for dandruff. u. w. Bowen,
Editor " Enquirer" Macarthur, Ohio.
Bessie H. 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
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
Hair Vigor,

gave her healthy scalp, cleansed the
head of dandrutf, and made the hair
beautifully thick and glossy.
Sold by Druggists and Perfumers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
Use No Other

Dressing for the Hair while applying
Ayers Hair Vigor, and thus avoid in
terfering with its action on the scalp
and on the hair-forming glands. The
Vigor, properly applied, will keep the
scalp healthy and clean.
J. b. Williams, Florenceville, Texas,
writes: "Some time ago lost all my
hair in consequence of measles. After
due waiting, no new growth appeared.
1 then used Ayers Hair Vigor and my
hair grew out thick and strong. 1t has
apparently come to stay. The Vigor is
evidently O great
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
A Complexion
Ayers Sar sapariIIa,

saparilla was completely cured, and
my skin resumed its natural compex-
ion." Lizzie Conners, $50 First st.,
Centralville, Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81: six bottess5.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-24
THE NEGRO QUESTION.

Some Very Sensible and Timely Expros-
sions From Two Mississippi Papers.
Prom the Grenada sentinel (EditoriaD.
A portion Of the negroes Of the State Of
Mississippi held a convention at Jackson
last week aud dcliberaiod ia high council
over their iancied grievances and wrongs.
II was portion only Of the colorcd citi-
zcns who were represented there. Tho
negro politicians, tho seekers after the
Acsh-pois, tho agitators were there. But
the great majority OF tho negroes in tho
State were ut their homes peacefully aud
industriously performing their labon aud
working honestly and faithfully for their
well being In happy ignorance Of the high
sounding resolutions adopted by the poll.
ticians OF their mcc.
Some Of our people affect alarm Ut tho
action Of the convention In Jackson aud
conatruc the resolutions TO convey threat
aud menace 10 white supremacy. One
resolution has been given the effect OF a
demand for social equality. II these
things arc true, there u ono answer 10
make aud Il u not the answer OF the weak
theorists who have talked OF the vain OK
pcdicnis Of Acknowledgement or exporia.
lion. The ncgto Is In the South aud here
he will always remain. he IA voter aud
he will continue 90 vote. ANY idea oi the
possibility of n reversal of these facts Is
vain, foolish, imprnclicable, full OF moon.
shine. Tho North would not allow the
Acknowledgement of the ncgro-the South
will not demand H. Tho south Is willing
for the negro 81 live hcrc-ihe South
would count u blessing had not the
great crime OF his immediate disiranchisc.
mcnt been enacted. Tho South 10 willing
TO sce the negro prosper. 10 own
lands, horses, cattle, everything pertain
ing 10 comfort, Of influence aud
enlightenment Tho South il will
ing a. protect tho negro In
his civil rights to guarantee him security
and happiness, 10 educate and Christian.
vac him. Hut when II comes 10 social
equality the South has got remedy, ire
sistihlc--iho dead line drawn between
white and black. There Is no use ioarguc
the question as TO the rights Of the odu.
Gated aud propcriy.hoding cniranchiscd
negro. There IA one answer potent aud
sufficient the dead line. The beet aud
most sensible negroes will never ask it
Tor the Others there isa remedy. The
white man "a white-,hc negro II black.
The one Is of q superior race evolved from
the womb of centuries Of thought, study
and intellectual and moral development.
The other Is an inferior race. Just ON the
Threshold Of what visionary philanlhro-
pists claim IL the first day of their awak.
oning Between the two the dead line
runs jus, let MS have this understood
without further parlcyiug, aud all this ros-
oluting will amount 70 nothing. II We do
not have u understood We might a. we'll
move out Of the state Of Mississippi aud
put our children aud our childrcn's chill.
drcn from undcra dark shadow.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-24
brilliant Flesh Tin,..

From the San Francsoo Chronicle.
lie had conceived an idea for a great
classical picture, and he hired sialwart
gentleman OF toll TO pose for the muscular
figure required for the center Of the pic
ture. lie painted for days and days, and
he thought whenever he had his model
before him that he had never seen such
rich flesh tinis before. And he studied
those flesh tints and worked until he had
gotten them perfect Then he called his
brother artists in and showed them the
picture.
"rhosc flesh tints don't seem quite
right Where did You get them?"
They're rich aren't theyg But they're
from nature They're from my model"
"Well. they don't look quite natural"
The last touches had TO be given, and
the model had come 10 pose for the last
time. When he stripped his torsa and
took his position the painter stared aghast.
The brilliant flesh tinis had vanished, and
ho was plain, ordinary ilesh-colored in.
diyidual.
flows this3 What's tho matter with
your
"whatl"
you've changed your skin. II used &c
be reddor than that"
"Oh, that was from the red undcrshirI
| used TO wear, and. l had bath this
| morning."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-24
Mrs. II. o. Hayes Dying.

Fremont, o.. June 23.-Ex-President
Hayes and family are still anxiously and
prayerfully watching for n ray OF hope for
he recovery Of the wife and mother. It
is now over iorty-eight hours since the at
tack, and there is no manifest change for
the better in the condition Of Mrs. Hayes.
The ministers OF the different churches to-
day made touching references to her ill
ness in their prayers, aud there is feel
ing OF sadness over the whole city, and all
ae anxious to hear a word from her bed.
side. At noon today Richard Hayes went
to the depot to meet friends, and he ex-
pressed himself rs not hopeful. At 2
o'clock DIS Rice and Hilbish said there
was no appreciable change, and yet il
there was her condition was not regarded
rs favorable as twelve hours before. DIR.
Rice said that he had known cases where
they remained in the same condition for
ten days, then grew worse and remained
80 for ten days more and then recovered.
At o'clock tonight member OF the fam.
lily announced that Mrs. Hayes was not as
well.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-24

NEw YoRK, June 23-Thc French Line
steamship La Bourgogne arrived today
from lIayre. On the 10th Of June at >
o'clock in the afternoon, in latitude ASS.
longitude 1928. she sighted the largcs, ice.
beng yet witnessed by ocean travellers.
The captain Of the vessel called the saloon
passengers on deck and pointed out tac
towering mas5 OF leo glisiening In the sun
about seven miles away. The vessel ycefcd
slightly TO the south aud passed within
ono mile of the berry. Tho CAPTAIN csti.
mated n 10 be iCO feet high and Qg7 Zee,
long. The following day and night a fog
oyenprcad the ocean.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-24

would say, more steam, and the creeping
thing on the ground hastens its movement
until 1t fairly flies, and becomes moving
speck OF red. spectators feel the progress
being made in applied science and talk OF
the wonders OF electricity, and the great
things it will accomplish in the active
affairs OF life in the near future. All who
have witnessed the successful trials at
Laurel are impressed with the great stride
made in the matter of rapid transit by
electricity.
Arrangements are now being made for
the building OF an extended road between
distant cities, and Baltimore will be one
OF the stopping points on the line.
THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
The officers OF the Eleciro.autcmatic
Transit Company, OF Baltimore City, are
DR.. Julian J. Chisolm, President; o. J.
Smith, Of New York, Vice. President Alex.
Brown, Treasurer; VIM. Nj. Pegram, Secre-
tary; David G.. Weems, General Manager;
J. ]. Chisolm, Edw. b. Bruce, b. +. Gam
brill, o. J. Smith, Robertson Taylor,
Franklin ]. Morton, Alex. Brown. S. l..
George, VIM. NJ. Pegram, Edwin +. Abel,
David &. Weems, Directors.
Mr.. David g. Weems, OF Baltimore, Is
the inventor Of the system. Mr.. o. J.
Smith, the Vice-President, is President Of
the American Press Association, OF New
York. The officers OF the company, have
made frequent visits TO witness the various
trials, and with each successful increase OF
speed made have enlarged their expecta-
tions OF future results.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-24
A pl..eIn,e R.nerrer.. suicide.

KANSAS Cry. No.. June PA special
TO the Journal from St Joseph. Mo-, says.
Howard llelrick, who attempted suicide
last night while at the workhousc, where
he had been taken to recover from the
effects Of a proiractcd spree. died this
morning. Hetriek opened the artery at
the temple by using a sharp nail. and
when found by the employees Of the In.
eiiiuiion was 30 near dead that he could
not be rcsuscitatcd. Tho deceased had
been a bohemian newspaper reporter for
twenty-five years, and had worked upon
nearly every newspaper OF prominence in
the whole country. His family lives at
Easton, Ia.