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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
DEPENDENT PENSIONS.
A Bill Reported Wednesday 1t tho United
States Senate.

A Bill Reported Wednesday 1t the United
States Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Ex-senator
Davis to-day reported to the Senate. SEN
ate bill $50, introduced by him last
month, with amendments. AS amended,
it is the Dependent Pension bill, unani.
mously agreed to yesterday by the Com
mittee on Pensions. 1t provides that all
persons who served three months or
more in the military or naval service,
during the rebellion, who have been hon-
orably discharged. land who are now, or
who may hereafter be, suffering from
mental or physical disability, not the
result of their own vicious habits; which
incapacitates them from the performance
of labor to such degree as to render
them unable to earn support, and who
are dependent upon their labor for sup
port" shall, upon due proof of the fact,
be placed on the list of invalid pensioners
at $12 month, the pension to begin
with the date of filing the application in
the Pension Office and continue as long
as the disability lasts. Persons receiving
pensions under existing laws may receive
the benefits of this act, and nothing in
the act shall be construed as to prevent
any pensioner hereunder from prOsecu
ting bis claim and receiving pension under
any other general or special act; provided
that no person shall receive more than
one pension for the same period, and
provided further that rank in service
shall not be considered in applications
Hereunder.
An important amendment was made to
Secuion3, which reads as follows:
Section g. That if any officer or enlist
ed man, who served for three mouths or
more in the army or navy of the United
States during the late war of the rebellion,
and who was honorabiy discharge there
from, has died. or shall hereafter die,
leaving widow, minor child or children
under Is years of ago, or in case there be
no widow or minor child or children,
dependent mother or father. such widow.
minor child or children, or mother or
father, shall be placed upon the pension
roll, at the rates established for them by
law, without regard to the cause of death
of such officer or enlisted man; provided,
however, that the cause of death of such
officer or enlisted man was not due to a
violation of the civil or military laws, or
the result of vicious habits.
And provided. further, that said widow
was married to the deceased officer or en-
listed man prior to the passage of this
act. And pension granted to widows
under this act shall take effect from the
date of the death Of the husbands of
such widows, but not dating back of the
passage of this act. The pension for
minor children is fixed at 81 month, in
stead of S. a month, as now provided by
law, and in case a minor child is insane,
idiotic or otherwise helpless, the pension
shall continue during the life of said
child, or during the period of such dis
ability. Attorneys may make maxi
mum charge of $40 for prosecuting any
claim filed under this, act and heavy
penalties are provided for a violation of
this clause.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
STATE EDUCATION.

The twenty-fourth annual report ct the
State board of education, showing con
dition of the public school of Maryland.
is a comprehensive pamphlet of 234
pages. Prof. Nj A. Newell, the score
tary, says: although the total expen-
diture for public school purposes this
yeat has been rather less than the year
preceding, unmistakable progress has
been made in most Of the counties,
though, perhaps, not in all. In the State
as Il whole il has been Il ear of revival
This may be attributed to several causes,
operating in different degree in different
lOcalities-the increased energy of the
scool examiners, the increased efficiency
of teachers association district, county
and State, the operations Of the State
teachers reading circle, the greater ap,
probation by the people of the value OF
public schools and the increased enthusl-
asm and efficiency of the teachers, stlmu-
lated by the causes mentioned. 1t has
long been recognized as true that as is the
teacher so is the school. 1t is equally
true that as is the examiners so is the
system of achools which he represents
and superintends. He has the eyes to see,
the brains to direct, the hands of execute.
| Without his aid, or in spite of his igDor-
ance, there will be in the county son
good schools, because there are always
some Independent and self-reliant teach.
ers But without the master mind and
the master hand there can be no efficient
uniform system. Maryland is blessed in
having many examiners of long eI
perience-one from the beginning of the
system, in 1865, several from it's reorg
anization, in 1868, ard only very few o.
less than six years standing. 1t is to bt
earnestly hoped that the conservative
principle will prevail. and that local poll
tics will be excluded from any particpa
ton in the administration of the public
schools.
reports of the school commissioner
of the counties gives statistics of every
school in the State. Receipts from al
sources were: From Baltimore CITY
$749, S95, and from the counties, 81, O69
600; amout paid teachers salaries IN the
city, $667, GA; in the counties, S721, SSS
expenses tor public school purposes i,
the city, $500, 100; in the counties. 81 O34
600. net decrease IN expenditure. S12. 339
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18

The Philadelphia EOening Item OF
Wednesday in speaking of our fellow
townsman the Hon. John A. ]. Cres-
well, uses the following complimentary
language: at does US good to hear
praise Of Mr.. Creswell, who has been a
staIwar in the cause of progress and OF
good government. He was held in
the highest esteem by General Grant
and his Cabinet. The Washington
Hsss says: What the Republican
party needs in Maryland is leader.
1t is sincerely hoped that the veteran
and sterling Republican, General J. A..
]. Creswell, will be the man. If Gen
eral Creswell will take hold OF Maryland
politics there is not the slightest doubt
OF Republican success
We applaud. Mr.. Creswell possesses
brains, courage and address, and he
will lead the party to success.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
The fact that a Cecil County farmer

The fact that a Cecil County farmer
sent to market last week four hundred
bushels of corn and received net re-
turn of only ninety dollars for that sale,
certainly emphasizes the force of Presi-
dent Stakes recent assertion in his ad-
dress before the Maryland Farmers
Association, that "the general tendency
of decrease in the value of farm pro-
ducts to point below our present cost
Of production and ordinary farm ex-
penses is too real to be overlooked,
and leaves but little to be hoped for
from a continuation of present methods
and on present reliances. Year after
wear the farmers of the State see their
lands depreciatlng in value, the price
of farm products growing less, the youth
and strength of the coming population
depleted by emigration and their ma
teIldl lltCICStS do IldoS SulCif yet
swiftly, as such things 60, drifting to
ward bankruptcy" 1t is, as cotem-
porary forcibly remarks, sad picture
to contemplate, and the more serious
because, besides the constant struggle
on the part of farmers who are free
from debt to make both ends meet,
there are only too many of our Mary
land farms that are also burdened with
mortgages. Is there any way by which
our farmers may not only avoid drifting
from bad to worse, but also retrieve in
time their shattered fortunes2 MIR.
Stake believes there is, and he proceeds
to point it out. No section of the coun-
try, he says, is more favorably situated
than Maryland for the production of
fine dairy products, and for the sale of
these there is the choice of two mar
kets, that of Washington and Baltimore,
comprising together population of
six hundred thousand. The farmers
must derive their principal money crops
not from wheat and corn, as in the old
time, but from raising stock, from the
dairy, from vegetables aid from large
and small fruits. 7 must be here
after their main { dence.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
III anamaker's.

PHILADELPHIA, -."nday. Jan. 6. 1880.
What care you when we
take account of stock, or
whether our stock is too big or
too small, or for any one of
the many points that touch
our private interests? 1t would
be scant courtesy to your intelll-
gence to parade such motives
for ally business move of ours.
Therefore we simply say from
day to day as we serlate our
stock into new Bargains that
our great goods-controlling
powing makes it possible and
special conditions make it de-
sirable to create prices that
will move a Million Dollars
worth of Merchandise this
month.
And SO we're doing it by
price power, that's all.
Never before was our power
of retail leadership so COM
pletely demonstrated. 1t shows
that confidence in our state
ment is stronger to-day than
ever.
The interest rises as the Jam
uary Sale lengthens. Many
questions come to us daily; the
one most frequently repeated
is, who is losing the money!
Cannot stop to answer that.
The Sale is going, going, going
on. Wouldn't you prefer that
we tell you what the Bargains
are rather than how they come
to be?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18

4. The death of Walker Blaine is not
'only painful bereavement to his dis
tinguished father, the Secretary Of
State, but will be received by the coun-
try at large with the profoundest feel
ings of regret. Although young man,
he had made very enviable reputation
as lawyer, when selected by Mr.. Cres-
we'll as assistant counsel for the Govern
ment in the Alabama Claims Court, and
which his official and personal record
in that position very noticeably en-
HANGED.
HIS life had in it fair promises of
eminent usefulness and of honorable
achievement. The ending OF it was as
unexpected almost as it was sudden,
and the announcement of his death
will prove a shock to the country and a
lasting grief to his kindred and friends.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
Why Women are Ill.

A Philadelphia physician recently said
The average woman understands just
about as much about anatomy as French
doll. Look at our girls and tell me how
many OF them are up in that all-impor-
tant study-physiolo Yes, everything
else under the sun is crammed into their
heads, while they are allowed to drift
into womanhood totally ignorant of the
needs and necessities of that delicate
structure, the human body. A time
comes, and it is generally too late, when
they awake to the fact that they are
physical wrecks. | do not think | am
exaggeratng the matter at all when
speak so emphatically. l am constantly
called to visit women who have, through
ignorance alone, developed the most dis
tressing complaints. Troubles that, were
| frank with them. they wouldd under
stand as ineurable and must go down
with them to the grave"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18

The breach between the Cleveland
and the Hill factions in New York
seems to widen every day, and open
hostility is becoming more frequent.
The antagonism between the two fac
tons was manifested at the recent ban
ouet of the Business Mems Democratic
Association, and Col. Richard Lathers
did not hesitate to make personal at
tack on Governor Hill, whom he did
not mention by name, but referred to
as ga distinguished public man OF oul
own State" Col. Lathers openly
charged that the Governor had been
lax in sustaining the important meas
ures of Democratic reform, while his
greatest labor and zeal had been en-
ployed for his own Official success and
for measures not contemplated by the
principles or platform OF the party.
Several friends of the Governor left the
banquet during this speech. What
will be the result of this increasing an
tagonlsm between the friends of the
aaSyo leaders cannot be seen, but it is
~. to help the Democratic party
t19ssn the road to peace and
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18

That ballot reform is demanded by
the people of this country is evident
from the fact that considerable space
is devoted to the subject by the COVER
nors of the different states ir their mes
sages to their Legislatures. Governor
Campbell, OF Ohio, is the most recent
advocate of the adoption of the main
features OF the Australian system IN
that State, and his utterances are OF
importance, because, although a Dem
ocrat, his statements completely refute
the specious objections urged against a
secret ballot by Democrats of the Gov
ernor Hill and Senator German type.
Governor Campbell shows that this
system has been successfully adopted
in different forms by eighty-fve mil
lions of people and in ten different
states of the Union.
In view of these facts, Governor
Campbell argues that it will prove a
blessing in Ohio. He agrees with the
United States marshal in Massachusetts,,
that the system once fairly introduced
into the election methods of any coun-
try does away with everything that
makes politics disreputable. He shows
that it will prove no bar to voting, for a
ae>uot clerk can assist the illiterate voter
ny out his ticket, or ticket Of
Dior can be marked by a
~ the voter has conf
= ,atsS I -i,lnu..=
=. -..asS~Dooth. Indeed,
= n the Australian system
.ely shields the ignorant voter
L
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
BELL BOY PERISHES IN A BURNING
STABLE.
The Famous Horse and Forty Other Racers
Burn to Death I'm Fire at Versailles.

The Famous Horse and Forty Other Racers
Burn to Death In a Fire 1t Versailles.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 10 The fire in Ma
cy Il Brothers stables, i'll which Bell
Boy was burned, was discovered about 4
O'Clock Yesterday morning. The stables
covered almost an entire square. There
were quantities of loose hay and straw in
all portions of the structure, which were
rapidly licked up by the flames. Bell
Boys quarters were adjacent to the office
of the stables where a man was on guard
An effort was made to reach the horse
and get him out, but the animal refused
to move, and, before sufficient assistance
could be had to force him from tbs build
ing, the intense heat drove the rescuers
away and he was lett to his fate, lie was
untethered and, through occasional riffs
of the smoke and flames, could be seen
plunging and kicking until the fiery flood
swept over him, and, with mighty
plunge, he went down to rise no more.
Bell Boy was brown colt, foaled in
1885, at Palo Alto. He was by Electioneer
out of Beautiful Bells, by The Moor.
Senator Stanford sold him as a yearling
to Brown & StCckbridge, of Kalamazoo.
As two vear-old he made a record of
3 26 at Lexington. He was sold in 1888
TO Jefferson & Seaman tor $50, 600. MIR.
Seaman afterward secured him as his
own property for $50, 900.
On December 10, 1883, Bell Boy low
cred his record to 2 20, on heavy track,
at Los Angeles, and soon after made it
2.194.
j. II. Clark, of Elmira, and George
Homer. of Ohio. bought Bell Boy at Ma
pie Ridge Stock Farm, near Lexington,
July 81. 1889. at auction. Tue horse
was started at $50, 900, and bidding rolled
up by the 81, 600 until the then unprece-
denied price of SOL 900 was reached.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
gent to understand that

gent to understand that
..ss. ght and probably would
lead to tree Fpets, and sufficiently just
to feel that the producer of wool is not
les entitled to protection than the
maker OF carpets. These intelligent
and fair manufacturers perceive and feel
that the corner stone of the protective
policy is protection, not for one, not for
few, or class, but for all domestic
industries. There are no indications
whatever that Pennsylvania will send to
Congress, to sit in the seat Of Mr.. Kel-
ley, a Representative who will not rep
resent the policy which was so long,
ably and faithfully advocated by that
consistent protectionist, the late Father
of the House"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
All-over damasse

All-over damasse
Plaids
Stripes
Then there are rich Borders
on Ginghams Jorty-tzoo inches
aude-deep enough for a skirt
length without piecing.
A feature of this exhibit is
the showing of IS cent Plaids
rnd Stripes from Whytlaw-
Ginghams just out of the boxes
and in all the newest colorings
Ordinarily they would be sole
at 571sc.
Altogether more than fnl
hmared styles and colorings
in this newest Bingham rally
and there are famous clans yet
to be heard from.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
Possibilities of the Telephone.

A use of the telephone, which is very
suggestive as pointing to future possibil-
tiles, is reported in an English paper.
The parish clerk in Norfolk village,
being prevented by rheumatic govt from
attending church, was presented by the
manager of the local telephone company
with double telephone, which was fixed
from the church to the old mans cot
tage, SO that he and his wife could follow
ali the services. The old man is quite
unable 20 hold anything, SO the telephone
is arranged SO as to fit against both his
ears. He can hear any thing in the church
quite clearly, and if ii book is dr.kp"d or
If any one coughs the sous rs dis
tnctly card ae if be W. bu'ln-
ing.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
What's IN a Name.

Not long ago we saw man very much
intoxicated and swearing fFightfullv
Imagine our surprise when we heard him
addressed as "Mr. Christian" And this
reminds us of another case. A man came
into butchers shop. His clothing was
soiled and torn, his face was dissipation
idealzed, and every thing about him show
ed unimpeachable evidence of intimate
and irotraoted acquaintance with the bot
tie. While we were rejecting upon the
lamentable exhibition this fellow was
making of himself, the butcher looked
up, and, addressing the man, said well,
MIR. Drink water, what can we do for you
to day?"-B0stOn Transcript.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18

Ginghams. The Andersons
and Whytlaws have wheeled
into line. Magnificent! THE
greatest and haUdS0Uzea array
of N00ely GwshaD1s 7oe e0cr
had. No half wayvictory. You
forget to compare with any past
while you're looking at the best
OF them. There is no past for
them. Unique. In the fine
wooden stuhs and in silks you
have seen such loom work, but
never before in cotton.
All-over Jacquards
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
Dissolution of Copartnership.

NORTH EAST, Md, Dec II, 1889.
The copartnership heretofore existing between
Edwa 4. b. ay and Samuel w. Day, trading
as Day Bros. ha. been by mutual agreement, this
day dissolved. The business will be carried on
by Edward T. Il. Day who is authorized TO receive
and receipt for all bills due the firm and to settle
all accounts due by the firm to others.
JanlS-3w EDWARD L. b. DAY.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18

Gloriosa is the glory of
Spring Dress. 1t is the pride
of the early season-the rising
sun of Dress Goods. Last
year the advent, this year the
perfection Of Gloriosa. Last
year we thought them perfect
but we knew not what this
year would bring forth. Here
thep are, and only here; The
plain colors are
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18

organs the SOIL" The TACT ex-
plains, 1t is said, why it is "G) that
spade husbandry is much more pro-
ductive than blowing; (2) that land
can be enriched by simply blowing I'M
der its own product, and go that sum-
mer following, with frequent stirring,
actually enriches the SOIL" PulverIza-
ton of the soil increases, it seems, its
capacity to absorb nitrogen. The
method of centrifugal tlllage now being
developed in the West supplies, it is
claimed, an ideal modus operandi for
the new fertilization. 1t pulverizes the
soil and aerates it in the manipulation,
and then confines mass of air IN its
midst for the slower process OF absorp-
and digestion by earth and plants
Baltic. San.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18

There are fourteen styles
stripes andone plaid. The width
is 4S inches, and seven yards
the average pattern. Plain and
black stripes, $3.50, fancy
stripes and plaid, SIS. But
the combination of weight with
great strength is the best hold
of Glorlosa,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
TAX NOTICE.

Notice is hereby made to the taxpayers OF the
Town OF Ekton that on all taxes not paid before
the First day OF February, interest from the First
day Of September last will be collectable. BY
order o! the Town Commissioners.
GEORGE X. HOWARD,
Janll wv Bailiff and Collector.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
PROPOSALS FOR WOOD.

Bids will be received up to and including Feb
ru,,ry Sth, $780, for the wood standing on the
Broad Greek Farm, near Charlestown. Cecil Co I,
Maryland. Bids must be for a price per cord
wood cutters; measure, and the contract will be
awarded to the highest responsible bidder giving
approved security. The right is reserved to re-
ject any and ali bids.
CHARLES F. HANNA, Auditor,
Janis Nv Custom House, Baltimore City, Md.
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.
j = sts ID s''iT Who will establish
1,ir 11a sd curtain them literally,
and can -, ~ big Doodle" as the boys
u genc,e' why didn't you see recently
e. i: .e'n 1, ~ "comblne" intended to
III w." Senator Wilson, and elect Gov
ID w. Jackson in his placer 1t failed
j. - true, but the real secret of that
It ouement was Governor Jackson's
h.ru just as it has won in Brlce's case.
! These are degenerate times then we
| live in. Fifty years ago man couldn't
have bought his seat in the United
States Senate. Now the almighty dol
lar will do what brains will not.
Oh no, there is just as much public
virtue now as there was then, just as
much individual honesty. People are
no worse now than then, only there is
more money because there are more
people. Greater opportunities exist to
amass colossal fortunes. In proportion
to population the ratio of rich men has
increased, as the growth of the country
has increased the means of men be-
coming rich. While the worst ten
dency of the day is the concentration
of wealth in the hands of few, still the
masses of the people are no more SUBJ
servient to the wealthy classes, not as
much so as they were fifty years ago.
The simple meaning of MIR. Brice's
election is, that money is a power in
politics as much as in any other field Of
human endeavor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-18
49, BR0WHS IRON BiT7ERS

Cures Indigestion, Biliousness, Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria, Nervousness, and General Debility. Pbysi-
clans recommend it. All dealers sell it, Genuine
has trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper.
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FOR RENT.

Two DWELLING HOUSES with STORES on
Main street, one DWELLING HOUSE on Nam
street. one DWELLING HOUSE on Howard
street in HiitOn. Apply to -
~ REUBEN HAINES,
Attorney.
District JanlS-3w
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Shawls

OIIdW
double Blanket Shaws (all wooD-
regular 81 quality for So
regular IS quality for 81
regular So quality for SIS
regular 81 quality for SO
Scotch Long Shawls-
reg ar SO quality Tor $3.50
regular $l2 quality for $40
Real Shetland Wool Shawls. loom made,
white and gray, were 81. now 81.
India Striped Long Shawls, $50 quality FOL
ST.
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w Era in Agriculture.

w Era in Agriculture.
are hints that a revolution is
come IN agriculture through
very that the free nitrogen OF
sphere is absorbed and "hXed"
j itself under suitable condi-
Nnts need phosphoric acid,
nitrogen. The first two
but the third has been
e elusive. 1t has been
ching that the nitrogen
ere plays no part in veg
M. Berthelot and others
es. They have demon
", that the free nitrogen
ere is "fixed" and made
ertilizer "by the cooper
al matter and of living