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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-28
THE ORIGIN OF SUNSET" COX.

Here is specimen extract from the
late Mr.. Cox's description of glorious
sunset out in Ohio, which gave him his
nickname
"What stormful sunset was that OF
last night How glorious the storm,
and how splendid the setting of
the sun! The scene opened in
the west, with whole horizon full of
golden interpenetrating lustre, which
covered the foliage and frightened
every object into its own rich dyes.
The colors grew deeper and richer, un-
til the golden lustre was transferred into
storm cloud, full of finest lightning,
which leaped in dazzling zigzags all
round. The wind arose with fury, the
tender shrubs and giant trees made
obesiance to its majesty. As the rains
came and the pools formed, thunder
roared grandly. and the fire bells caught
the excitement, and rang hearty chorus.
The south and east received the copi-
Gus showers, and the west all at once
frightened up in long, polished belt
of azure, worthy of Sicilian sky"
This was continued for a half-col-
umn, and the people of Columbus rec.
ognized the fine frenzy of Its author by
giving him a sobriquet that will live for
ever. .. ..
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ems to mean an innocent ignorance
of the ways of the ways. 1t was SO
used by Steerforth in reference to
David Copperfeld. But when used
to mean that person is impudent
or forward, as it is too frequently the
case now, it becomes slang, as such
a meaning is in reality senseless.
Too thin" is two-worded phrase
heard in all classes of society. By
some it is used in a vulgar sense,
and is Objectionable slang; by others
it is used in the manner which gave
it to us as a good word. To say,
when speaking of an action, ooh,
that is too thin" is is vulgar slang,
because an action cannot be thin.
But to say, when person makes a
statement which is calculated to mis-
lead, "Oh, that is too thin," is not
slang. was given currency by the
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, OF
Georgia, in the United States Con.
gress in 1870. Some member had
made reply to Mr.. Stephens, and
the latter had his chair wheeled out
in the aisle and said in that shrill,
piping voice which always command
ed silence: "Mr. Speaker, the gen.
tleman's arguments are gratuitious
assertions made out of whole cloth.
And cloth, sir, so gauzy and thin
that it will not hold water. 1t is en-
tirely too thin, SIR
Brother Jonathan" as name
for the United States is much older
than this, and was given by Wash
ington himself, though that individ-
ual had no idea of making slang
phrase for name to his country at
the time. Jonathan Trumbull, Gov
ernor of Connecticut, furnished the
struggling Colonial army with funds
and supplies on many an occasion.
One time the army was IN sore dis
tress, and a consultation was held.
In the midst of it some one wondered
what would be done. Washington
answered: well, we'll have to put
it off till we can see Brother Jona-
than," as Governor Trumbull was
called, che will help us out, guess"
And he did, and gave his name to
the country his zeal and patriotism
helped to save. ....1
Thus it is that words are made and
phrases take on a new meaning.
In this manner the language pro-
crosses by accretion, as it were,
Such words as take new meaning
from custom are usually from the
common people that is, from those
who are not scholarly. 1t is In this
way that old words drop out or take
new meanings and lose their old
ones, and new words take their place.
At first most of them are slang. One
of the best words we have is "agnos-
ticism," yet its inventor-Prof John
Tyndall, the great sclentist-says
that when he used it he had no idea
it would be used again, or that he
would be understood in using it. He
could find no other, he says, to con-
,vey an idea of his religious belief in
answer to some churchmen that he
tell what he did believe. Hence he
invented "agnosticism," meaning
'the unknowoble. 1t is only about
fifteen years old.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-28
HOW TO WASH FISHES.

In the matter of washing dishes many
servants are wofully deficient, and yet
"stlcky' plate or cup is the abhor-
renee Of all neat housekeepers. To
avoid unnecessary annoyance we
should teach our domestlcs to wash
first, and dry Immediately, all glassware,
then cups, saucers and spoons; after
that the gresy dishes, from which all
scraps have been scraped then the
knives and forks, taking care that the
knife handles are not put In the hot
water, as that looses and blackens them,
while they are readily cleanaed by a
damp cloth. Silver forks. whether solid
or plated, should never be tossed about
in contact with steel knives, as the lat
ter are sure to infict unseemingly
scratches. ..'..
The water for washing glass and del
icate china should never be very hot,
and even granite or stone. ware should
not be immersed in water where you
cannot easily bear your hand, fol-
though the dishes may not actually
break, they soon become full of .un-
slightly small dark checks. A very little
soap sufhces; more than just the guam
tity necessary to remove grease is apt
to leave disagreeable roughness. Fol
delicately painted French china, fairly
warm soft water without any soap is
Two tin pans, one for washing and
the other for rinsing, rather deeper than
milk pans, and painted on the outside
to prevent rust, are often preferred to
the wooden dish tubs. Hanging from
pegs over the sink should always be
kept hemmed discloth (if unhcmmed,
It is sometimes apt to IND Its way, un-
aided of course, to the fire or the barn.
yard, to save the trouble of washing
iD, teacup towel, and one for sauce
spoons, etc. One of the first, two OF
the second, and four of the third named,
will ordinarily be sufficient for weeks
use.
All should be distinctly marked. that
there may be no excuse for taking a
tsacup towel to wipe the spider. All
milk utensils should be thoroughly
scalded with boiling suds, then rinsed,
wiped wrung as dry as possible from hot
water, and kept in an airy place. Singu-
lar as it may seem, perfectly dry towel
should never be employed to wire tins
which have been used for holding milk.
The reason l cannot tell, but OF the
fact I am sure-a sickness is left be-
hind by the dry towel, which will soon
become sourness. %
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quaintances. They do not mean to do
it. They would be shocked TO know 1t
was their work. And they would be
deeply distressed were they convinced
that by word or deed of theirs it had
been constantly deepened. And yet 1t
was.
owe had Jolly time last night, F"
says number one ;"Mrs. A. drank some
cider which went straight to her head,
and you can't imagine how comicaly
she acted"
"They had company over tc DIS the
other night" says number two, "and
Mrs. A. drank so much wine or cider
that she didn't know what she was
about"
"rhey do say" says number three
confdentially to some friends, "that
Mrs. y. has got into the habit of taking
stimulants, and the other night at Mrs.
D S she was actually drunk" .
Ard so it goes on until Mrs. A. is ac-
tually written down in the thoughts OF
the community as a woman who is 60
ing to the dogs through love of strong
drink.
Here is another case:
"That Mrs. Y, who has just come
here, must be very attractive woman,
l think" says number one," for Mr.. F.
actually talked to her good half hour
at the reception the other evening, and
had no eyes or ears for any one else"
That is enough. Number two hears,
and this is her vision:
"Have you met the Y.'s yet7 She is
quite pretty woman, for she kept Mr..
P. talking to her at the reception the
other evening ever so long, and you
know how fastidious he is"
Number three reports:
"That Mrs. Y. is pretty woman, but
her husband had better look out for
her. She has gotten up desperte fir
tation with Mr.. F., so soon, and the way
they 60 on-well !" A crescendo of
exclamation points can no more than
point that "well."
Before the season is over Mrs. Y.
and Mr.. F. are upon soclety's records,
as on the point of elept1g.-Every mo-
ton is watched, every needless word
they are heard to utter is weighed. By
and by Mrs. Y's careless unconcern is
broken in upon by some whisper OF
what'is going on. One OF the two ef-
fects follow = She IS either crushed or
heart broken, or she becomes defiant,
and possibly thro' that defiance what
this sort of gossip has labored to make
her. ....
Society must protect itself" That
is true, but society can better afford to
be hundred times deceived than to
misjudge one innocent person, for the
consequences are not so tragic.
1t is the duty OF every woman to
guard the good name of every other
woman as carefully as she would her
own. IT you are true to the woman
hood within you, this will be your rule
of conduct. Believe the best of every
one, man or woman, and when you feel
inclined to judge harshly, look over
your own lite, and see if you cannot
find thoughtless, needless actions, that,
If known, would have brought cruel
criticism upon you. If you cannot, you
are, indeed, an exceptional and most,
fortunate woman. l have only this to
add, however: They who have the least
charity, who are the most ready to cen.
sure severely, are almost universally
those whose lives can least bear the
sunlight upon their hidden places.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-28
A STORY ABOUT LINCOLN.
His Apparent Frivolity on the Night of His
Reelection Enrages stanton.

In the last number of The Century
Magazine Messrs. Hay and Nicolay
narrated their idea of what happened
in the War Department on the evening
after the second election of President
Lincoln in 1864. As they were not
present their report must be matter OF
hearsay. l do not know that any Of
the particulars they relate are deficient
in accuracy, though l can testify that
while l was there at that time, did not
observe them.
| was not usually on duty in the
War Department at night; but Mr..
Stanton had directed me to come over
that evening and I arrived pretty early,
say at 8 O'Clock or half past s. The ex
citement Of the struggle had been in
tense. In all my experience have
never witnessed any other election that
had so much politics in it. All the re-
sources of partisan science, backed by
the immense power of the vast and
widespread expenditures of the war ie-
partment, then about million a day,
had been employed by the astute and
relentless statesman at the War Office /;
and he did it with a pertinacity and
skill that never have been surpassed.
Of course, no great step had been taken
without the knowledge and consent of
Mr.. Lincoln, himself a politician of a
very fertile and superior order but the
engineer whose hand was never taken
off the machine, and whose purpose
never relaxed its high pressure energy,
was Mr.. Stanton and his ardent and
excitable nature was kept at fever heat
to the very last moment of the contest,
and afterwards.
The President, apparently as serene
as summer morning, was in Mr.. Stan
tons large private room, and no one
was with him except the secretary and
General Eckert, who came continually
with kilograms. The result of the vot-
ing was of such a decisive character
that the news arrived much earlier than
had been expected and when l went
in, | learned both from the President
and the Secretary that the question
seemed already to be substantially set
tied. Each dispatch tnat was received
seemed only to add to the apparent
certainty and by about 9 o'clock there
was no longer any doubt. But without
waiting for that hour, Mr.. Lincoln
drew from his breast thin yellow COW
cred pamphlet. "Dans," said he to
me, shave you ever read anything of
Petroleum v. Nasby7" pronouncing
Nasty as though the first syllable were
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-28

Miss Cutely-May | marry Mr..
Richley, mammal"
Mrs Cutely (decidedly)-Not on
any account! ., E
Miss Cutely (toying with her moth
er's hand)-Not even on his bank
account, mamma?
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Wife (suspiciously)-Cyrus, my
nose never deceives me. You've
been drinking again. ..r....
Husband (rather thickly)-It's on
my clothes, Emily. The car was
crowded, and had to occupy seat
with an Internal Revenue Collector.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-28

'Joe" Jeferson's friends and ad-
mirers will probably be interested in
learning, now for the first time, that
his autobiography will be published
in October. -t
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-28

Judge Patton, of Hicksyille, O.,
is one of the few men living who
held office under Jackson. "Old
Hickory" appointed him a United
States court judge many years ago.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-28

Anton Meucci, Garibald's old COM
patriot, is still living at the old house
at Clifton, S. l., in which Gariba1di
manufactured candles when in this
country. .'..'lE IA
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-28

He-You evidently knew that
song. l noticed that your mouth
kept moving as though you were re-
peating the words.
She-No, George, that was gum.
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X EEMTE The best selling article out
AAAAs - Tor the Campaign Year.
Complete outfit only 81. Satisfaction guar.
anteed. PEERLESS SPRING CO., Moline iii.
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FOR SALE.

A SMALL FRAME DWELLING HOUSE:
IA suitable for two families also a small
frame tenement located on Bell Street in the
own OF Elkton. Apply to
Mrs. A. M. TORRENT,
Elkton, Md.
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Read reports Of crops from FARMERS aChO HdVe USed
C.. ": KtEE;Nl4NARD (, EE;Nl4 & cos
, . FERTILIZER 8 i.
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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quaintances. They do not mean to do
it. They would be shocked 70 know 1t
was their work. And they would be
deeply distressed were they convinced
that by word or deed of theirs it had
been constantly deepened. And yet 1t
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-28

he said, "was there ever such inability
to appreciate what is going on in an
awful ,crisis7 Here is the fate of this
whole republic at stake, and here is
the man around whom it all centres, on
whom it all depends, turning aside from
this momentous, this incompatible is.
sue, to read the trash of
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19

Secretary Rusk created a sensation
as he was going to his Office the other
morning. says Washington cores
pondent" by dropping IN on the grounds
which surround the agricultural de-
partment,, where q gang of laborers
borers were engaged in cutting the
grass with scythes, and taking scythe
from one of the men remarked "let me
show you the right way to use this, and
proceeded to WELD the implement in
a manner that showed him to be per-
fectly familiar with its use. The Sec
retary said he liked it because it re-
minded him of home. II the secretary
will drop out this way he can make
good day wages cutting fine oat hay
in custom house square, and give the
grass chance for its life.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19

Our Knappa correspondent tells
OF five residents OF a camp near there
who went out hunting one evening
last week. Their way led by a path
where Clark Loughery had set a trap
for bear. They knew nothing of the
trap, and when bear which had just
been caught by the leg began to
growl at their approach, two who had
guns dropped their weapons and tried
to beat the other three into camp.
One gentleman from the land OF
Gladstone and DTsraeh pulled of his
fine top boots and flung them away,
in his endeayor to get there first. At
ter the first fright was over they
hunted up Clark Loughery who
humored the joke and coaxed them to
return to where the bear was. But
they still unaware that Bruin was
fast in trap broke and ran again as
soon as they heard him growl. They
hadn't lost any bears and thought dis
cretion the better part of valor.
Loughery shot the brute and after
wards had it toted into camp.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19
FIRST REGIMENT O. N. G.
To Go into Camp at Ft. Candy Next Jul

The following received by First
Lieut.. w. A. Sherman, Co. III" o. n.
g., yesterday morning, is self explana-
tory:
PORTLAND, OREGON, MAY 16, 1899
Lieut.. W. A. Sherman, Astoria, Or.
DEAR SIR:-It is the desire of Col
Beebe to have the 1st Regiment, o. n.
g., go into camp at Fort Candy some
time about the middle of July, if the
necessary arrangements can be made.
Gen. Gibbon has kindly rendered
the use of Fort Candy and all the
other buildings and conveniences
there, and in addition will send down a
company of regulars to assist in the
work Of the encampment. This seems
to be an exceptional opportunity for
practising in camp life, and Col Beebe
feels sure that every member of the
regiment will do all that he can to
further this object.
My object in writing TO you is to
ask you to be kind enough to ascer-
tain what arrangements could be made
in Astoria for feeding the regiment for
the four or five days that the encamp-
ment would hold. There will probab-
ly be $50 men, aside from the Off
GERS, and it would be necessary to Sc
cure some one in Astoria who would
take the feeding of the men by con-
tract. Whoever took the contract
would have to furnish everything in
the way of provisions and utensils, ex-
cept probably the buildings at Fort
Candy. 1t would not, of course, be
necessary to provide sufficient crock
cry to feed all at once, but they could
be divided into three messes, which
would reduce the expense of that
part.
Will you please make some inquiries
among the hotel and restaurant keep
ers in Astoria, and see what terms you
can get for this service, and let me
know at your earliest convenience.
I am Very Respectfully Yours,
F. X. ARNOLD,
First Lieut.. and Commissary, First
Reg't, o. n. G.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19

A man who claims to have worked
on the Alaskan in San Francisco,
says: "The Alaskan went on the
Hunters Point dry dock shortly after
she arrived here in 1884. l worked on
her. Her bottom was of steel It had
not been properly painted before she
was launched, and was honeycombed
with holes. Some Of the holes were
as large as a mans ear, and from one
eighth to three-quarters of an inch In
depth. We could just pick out the
rusty metal with our knives. The ex-
pense on the dock was too great to
allow us to fill the holes with prepared
cement, and it would have taken a
force of 200 men to do the work prop
erly, so we filed the holes with paint.
That soon would get washed off by the
action Of the sand in crossing the bal" I"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

Judge G. A. May returned from
up river yesterday.
Clark Loughery came down from
knappa yesterday.
Mrs. Jno. A. Deylin returned from
Portland yesterday.
Hon Jno. Hobson has almost entire.
ly recovered from his recent indispo.
sition.
Miss Katie Shively returned from
Knappa yesterday, where she has
been teaching school with great sue
cess.
Miss Theresa Loeb daughter of n.
Loeb OF this city will be married in
Portland this evening to Mr.. Ben
Oppenheimer of Portland.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19
The Laws Delays.

''One of the first cases I had as ref
cree after was admitted to the bar
said state senator Mcmillan, was ont
in which Grover Cleveland was coun
sci for defendant, and Thaddeus G
Davis and Hiram Day were the de
fense. The case went to the court
of appeal and was recently decided
Between the time Of the trial and the
decision Grover Cleveland has beer
mayor of Buffalo, governor of the statt
of New York, president of'the United
States, and defeated by Harrison.
RUfdlO Courier
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19
WELCOME NEWS.
SOME REACHED THE SHORE
Eleven More Men Saved From the Sea.
That Number Got to the siusIaw River

A private dispatch received last
evening conveyed to THE Historian
the glad news that eleven of those who
took to the boats when the alaskan
split and went down in the sea last
Monday morning, have arrived safely
at the mouth Of the Siuslaw river.
As soon as they arrived there a spe-
cial messenger was sent to the nearest
telegraph station, seventy miles away,
being Eugene City.
From there came the news last
night, but no particulars as to the
names of the eleven who were saved
Up to this writing there were 80
who were not accounted for. Till
further particulars are obtained there
can be nothing but surmise as to
whether only one boat reached shore,
or if these eleven are all that is left OF
the 80. Probably the first theory will
be the correct one-that the eleven
saved are all from the same boat, indi.
eating that the other boat is still un-
heard from, and that if the boats had
anything like an equal number in
them, even some of this boats passen-
gers must have perished, as it is un-
likely that one boat would have II
and the other all the remaining 81
still unaocounted for.
From the spot where the Alaskan
went down to where the eleven landed
is SO miles, north by east.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19

The business of seining for salmon
is assuming wide proportions on the
river this season. The latest is some
thing new: no less than a seining
ground at the south end of Sand
Island, where is from four to five
fathoms water. Jas. Doyle had a
crew there all last week and has also
had drivers there removing snags. He
has four horses, and will soon begin
operations. Yesterday evening after
all the fishing boats had set sail for
Astoria, two nets came in where the
drivers were at work, badly tangled
up. One of the nets had twenty seven
salmon in it. There were no marks
on the corks or leads of either of the
nets.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19

A large number of Tacoma people
are taking up land in Washington
Co, mostly timber claims. The two
Hillsboro papers, received yesterday,
have 139 land notices in them. This
is an illustration of the rapidity with
which timber land is being pur-
chased under the act of June 3, 1878.
Thousands Of claims are being fled
on in western Oregon and Washing
ton, and the land officials are busy as
it is possible for men to be.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19

The Rescue club had a big meeting
at headquarters last night and much
interest was manifested. Several spir-
tied addresses were made, a prominent
feature of the evening being an ad-
dress by Mrs. Inez E. Parker giving a
history of the association from its Or
ganization. There are over 1,4OO
members now belonging. At the
close of the proceedings the following
officers were elected: president, Rev.
Geo. Grannis; vice-president, August
Fricke; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Inez E. Parker; chaplain, Miss Gussie
Rosennuist.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19
alaskan. Jas. Stephens was an uncle
of Mrs. A. V. Allen, of this city.

One hundred and fifty Kansas edit
ors applied for the postoffices in their
respective towns, and every last one
OF them got what they asked for.
That's the difference between an "ed-
itor" and a plain, ordinary newspaper
man. A p. o. n. m. has no more use
for federal position than a rooster
has for a side-saddle.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-19
Main Street HOuSe.

Mrs. Hiram Gray, and Mrs. C. c.
Pratt have thoroughly renovated,
painted and reftted the Pioneer Res
taurant building on Main street, and it
will hereafter be called the Main Street
House. The house will be opened for
business on Monday. May Goth. When
we take into account that everything is
why the new hotel should not get fair
share of patronage.