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Tobacco and Cigars.

AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE ENACT
WITH AMENDMENTS SECTIONS 145
AND 146 OF ARTICLE 81 OF THE
CoDE Pubic GENERAL LAWS;
TITLE, GRIMES AND PUNrsHMENTs;"
SUBTITLE, .HEALTH, SALE OF
CIGARs AND TOBACCO TO MINORS ;"
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
sections 145 aud lac OF Article 81 Of
The Code of Public General Laws, title,
sCrimes and Punishments;" sub title,
"Healtll, Sale of Cigars and Tobacco
TO Minors be and the same is hereby
repealed and re enacted with amend
ments so as to read as follows:
SEC. las, It shall not be lawful for
any dealer, vender or other person or
persons, or body corporate engaged in
the manufacture Of cigars, cigarettes or
tobacco, or in any occupation in which
the buying or selling Of said goods,
wares and merchandise shall constitute
the whole or any part of his, her. its or
their occupation to sell, barter or give
any cigar or cigars, cigarette or cigar
etts, smoking or chewing tobacco to any
minor under the age of fifteen years,
unless previously authorized IN writing
BY the parent or guardian of such
minor, or unless such minor is acting
solely as the agent Of his employer, nor
shall it be lawful for any person, not a
dealer, to purchase for any minor any
cigar or cigars, cigarette or cigaret,s,
smoking or chewing tobacco.
SEC lac. Any person or persons or
body corporate, being manufacturer.
dealer, vendor as aforesaid, or any other
person or persons or body corporate,
violating the provisions of the preced-
ing section thereof shall, upon convic-
tion thereof in any court OF competcn,
jurisdiction, be fined in sum Of not less
than ten dollars nor more than enc hun
dred dollars for each and every offence,
or imprisoned in Jail for not less than
five nor more than thirty days in default
of payment of said fne.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date OF
its passage.
Approved April 8.h, 1890.
ELIHU e. JACKSON,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER.
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
r. r. BRATTAN,
President Of the Senate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-13

A peculiar and dangerous mslady
has recently appeaaed among smokers.
Its symptoms are dimness and 6lm
like gathering over the eyes, which
appears and disappears at intervals
After careful investigation the best
authorizes Lave traced it's origin to The
use Of cigarettes It is now known rs
the cigarette eye and can be curea
only by long treatment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-13

A small box filled with lime and
placed on shelf IN the pantry or closet,
will absorb dampness and keep the air
in the closet sweet and dry.
In mixing mustard for table use never
add vinegar, which destroys the life
aud favor. Boil water for moistening
it,and let the water become blood warm.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-13

The regular meetings Of the Count
Commissioners will be held on the
second Tuesday Of every month. Col.
lectofs and Others having aecounts TO
be stated or settled will apply to thu
Clerk during the recess Of the Board
Persons having claims against the
county will please Gle the same In the
Commissioners ofiiee, with q legal
voucher, ~ no account will be allowed
not properly chaFgeable 20 the same.
BY order. CHAs. II. SMITH. Clerk.
Commissioners Cecil Ounty.
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Cherry wood can be dyed to initiate
old mahogany by dipping it in fluid
made by soaking logwood chips in vine
gar for twenty four hours or longer.
Moisten the edge of the under crust
of pie, sprinkle a little -four over it
and press the upper with q fork, and
the juice will not be wasted on the bot.
tom Of the oven
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-13
Every Home should Have It.

1t is not always convenient to call
a physician for every little ailment.
Having Red Flag Oil in the house you
have Physician always at hand, 1t
kills Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Burns,
and all Aches aud Pains. Price Csc.
There are few things in this life OF
which we may be certain. but this is
one of them, Pan Tina Cough and Con
sumption Cure has no equal for Coughs
Colds and Consumption. Price 25 and
SOC. Trial bottles-free
Al G q. SIll's drug store.
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Answer to the Rhyming Riddle.

The rhymiDg ride published in last
weeks issue proved too much for
the solvers as we did not receive one
correct solution. The answer is a
spermaceti candle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-13

A white ribbon enterprise often in
quired about is the National Temper
ance hospital in Chicago, where patients
are treated without the use of alcohol iu
any form. The last monthly meeting
of the directors of this hospital brought
favorable reports from various officers
DR.. Ousley, the house physician. report
ed twelve patients treated within the
hospital during the month, eight Of them
surgical cases, besides a number Of out
side patients. Much incidental good is
also done. For instance, two gentleman
patients, who were deprived Of tobacco
in accordance with the invariable rule
at first objected very strongly, but found
themselves SO much better without il,
that on leaving the hospital they swore
off altogether.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-13
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court Of Cecil county sill be- bella 60 ths
second Tuesday ofevery nsonih. Executors
Administrators and duardians. wantinR
their accounts stated, gill please bring 10
their vouchers a iew DAYS hsfare Ceart.
Test; r. y. JAMAR. Rssinssr
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The Men Who Attend to Our
Politics.

Politics, however. must needs be
attended to by somebody, and that
they are attended to and attended to
closely is evinced by the perpetual
political turmoil in which the coun.
try is foundering. Well, who are
the managers? Who are the men
who talk loudly of correct political
policy and predict danger or addi-
tional safely for the nation through
the success or defeat of this or that
party? Who is it that directs the
primaries and conventions that Sc
lect men who shall make and execute
the laws for the preservation Of pop
ular liberty, the encouragement Of
national prosperity. the establish.
ment Of educational systems and the
protection of our lives and property?
Look at the crowd in our cities.
Their appearance and character as
statesmen, would be the cause of
more merriment TO the intelligent
observer than q clown in circus or
an end man in minstrel troupe
could make, if the matter was not
such serious one, affecting not only
the present but posterity, that it
causes one to tremb g. Who is this
man at the primaries who is laboring
SO earnestly to make his influence
felt upon our politics? by his
actions, we should be led to suppose
that he is large tax payer and
largely interested in the welfare OF
society. Well, he is loafer. He
never possessed a hundred cents at
one time in his life He sleeps at q
ten cent lodging house, if be happens
10 have ten cents, and If he does not,
he hunks in dry goods box. Who
is that other patriot who stands at
the polls urging in favor of the
election of candidates to Office who
are to spend our money aud preserve
our liberties? He is thief. and his
business, except on election days, is
to hang about rum shops, carefully
watching for victims whom he may
rob. And that other gentleman who
is conspicuous figure in the politi.
cal convention that is nominating
candidates who are to be elected to
supervise the education of our chill.
dren3 He can neither read nor write,
and his business 10 runner for some
den of infamy And who is that
member of Congress- from the city
district? He is an ignorant pot.
house politician aud the keeper of
cheap gin mill. These are the city's
politicians. These are the men in
whose hands decent men, by their
neglect, place the best Interests of
society. They are ignorant and
british. They are unfit to have the
management of dog to say nothing
OF public affairs. Their idea of poll
itics is to win, winning to them
meaning a place Of some kind. and
perhaps simply glass ofrum. They
are an element in society that in
theory society is constantly warning
sgainst. They are tue element for
whom prisons are built, but who sci
dom get into the prisons that are
built for them. They are enemies to
The schoolhouse. the church decency.
virtue and innocence. And vet the
aristocrats. the selfish and the indo.
lent sleep while this crowd is rail
reading us to ruin. squandering our
taxes, debauching eur young through
the vices they encourage and insu T.
ing the intelligence and manhood OF
the community W. Rural
80
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W we Keep on hand : fali line u
Magistrates Blanks. Orders By mail
filled al shOrt notice from the Mo
LAND Office.
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81 TaE OnrsAEs' eouRE Fea encz1 eossrT.I
@auaafg II. fsa1
ORDERED. That all Administrator, Il.
scuiors and Guardians that have nos stated
an account siihin year. eome lorward and
do The same. or show cause 10 the eontrarv.
or they will be cited I'D.
Test; RE. LAMAR. Register
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Boys USING ToBAcco.

A strong and sensible writer says q
good, sharp thing, and true one too,
for boys who use tobacco: 1T has utterly
ruined thousands Of boys 1t tends
to the sofiening and weakening of the
bones, and it greatly Injuries the brain,
the spinal marrow, and the whole ner-
vous fluid A boy who smokes early
and frequently. or in any way uses large
quantities Of tobacco, is never know to
make a man of much energy, and gene
rally lacks muscular and physical as
well as mental power. We would par
ticularly warn boys who want to be any
thing 10 the world to shun tobacco as a
most bancful poison"
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FOR dyspepsia

Physicians recommend 1t.
All dealers keep 1t. Loo per bottle. Genuine
has trademark and crossed redlines on wrapper.
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pHlLADkLPHIA, WHINING
- TON a BALTIMORE R.R.


GENITAL nfFlafoH.
On and after sunday. M-s liza. Iso sF.ips
viii run - follows
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10 Fine card printing and COM
mercial job work done at the Mp
LAND Office at moderate prices. The
hest Of work guaranteed
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-25
PAULINE LUCIA Has RETIRED.
A Chapter from the Life Of a One Time
Favorite Of the opera.

A Chapter from the Life Of n One Time
Favorite of the Opera.
The news that Pauline Lucca has retired
from the stage surprises no one' hut the
old time concert goer, If "a man, shakes his
head and signs; If a woman, drops a tear
Of regret for the wondertu voice ana radl-
ant face known i'm the past. Her life story
merriam. ali life storie. would be If they
were as well known an interesting one.
One Of its most characteristic incidenn
il told by one who knew her well in later
life. When she wa about ) years old-tt
was in ls52-she was a half charity pupil
in a school at Vienna. Besides being poor
she was stupid in her studies 80 she told
this friend). aud was ~ Of unattractive
personal appearance. Her teachers, with
one exception, looked upon her with the
same mild contempt which characterized
her treatment by the other and more fortu-
nate pupils Of the school. She was un-
happy during a whole year Of this expert
enoe, her only pleasant moments beng
during the weekly exercises in singing, in
which she, as a charity pupil, was not al
lowed to take part; but she sat by herself
in her corner and listened. No music since
has harmed her 80, she says, as did the
shrill treble Of those childish voices as II
blended with the careful notes OF the mas
ter on Friday mornings.
At last the end Of the school year drew
near, and brought Win II the annual "a
amInatIon-. ms "4s ulAue a A,"u u
gala occasion by the pupils Of the school
a time for white dresses and rboons anu
lowers. vi these ht1Ie iauilHe IN.
Her mother conJured IN vain TOT uAysO
find "a way TO procure a white dreas TOT the
little one to wear. NJ last the day ueiore
the great event, the good woman tore uo"n
the muslin curtain a. her "lhao" anu ol
10 fashioned the prettiest dress l'anllhe
htd ever worn-and IL was maize iNm a
curtain.
Tue mother was present az ihe eAeT'l>e-
81 the following uay, ana when she "A"
Ln" plainly poor hiflr t'i14i"' = poverty
showed la spite 20 Der own l..tH~ MANU-
... -.. --.u down her
CHEEKS s. ... .g Pauline was ctllE
upon % step r1 t.c rI-trum tp answer the
routine uur-tiuu-. Every one aughed AZ
beer quaint appearance By aud hy the
other pupils rl-e o. sing. Pauline alone re.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-25
POINTS ON CARDS.
A Few Easy but Important Questfons
About Whist Answered.

A Few Easy but Important Questions
About whist Answered.
Enthusiastic am going TO tell you what
/ know about whist, and then | want TO
ask you an important question. | under
stand that as "a rule the original lead
should be the fourth best of my longest
suit. unless that suit j. headed by a Sc
quence, or by an ace with four or more,
and that when "A high card j. led the sec
ond card should be the fourth best. That
Of two Indifferent cards the higher should
be led when the suit originally coutaAed
four. and the lower when IL contained I've
or more. That the signal is nothing more
than an unnecessarily high card played be-
fore a low card. That the echo il nothing
more than signal on yOur partners trump
lead. That / should return the highest Of
a suit Of three, and the fourth best Of a suit
Of four or more. But although I have car
ried these points in my mind. and have
practiced them a great deal, il discourages
me TO think hat my progress has been so
slow, and, particularly near the end Of the
hand, that / should be so often mistaken
as 70 where certain cards lay, even after
all these means Of information. Now what
/ want to ask you is this: Is it possible for
me, with only an ordinary memory, to
keep these ifty-two cards in my mind'
Expert-Certainly. OF course in whist,
as in every other intellectual pursuit, the
better the NE uory the better the result.
But If you follow a certain line you will
be surprised 70 find how easy it is TO place
the cards. But this requires the closest
attention, and no talking should be al
lowed This is the worst offense that can
be committed. Now there is only one rule
to follow in a game Of whist, and that is 70
take zach card in turn a. it falls on the
table and surround it by every Inference
possible on the instant. Don't wait. her
you nave thus assigned a reason for is
play drop il from your mind and take uI
the next in turn. You will be surprised
70 find how easy it is, when the proper
time comes, 10 bring back these differences.
This is the secret Of whist.
Enthusiast-Do you mean a as each
card falls you should not only tell why it
was played, but reason out from II what
other cards the player has? Why, you
never would be able 20 keep up with the
game. That would De just like trying %
take down a lecture literally when you
don't know shorthand.
Expert-Yes, it would in a measure
Bot YOU must remember that all you need
is practice. Il may take W. years 70
make "A shorthand writer, n you may
never learn how TO play whist, but this
rule / have given you is the corne stone
At first so rapid will be the fall Of the
cards, and 50 unwieldy will he the action
Of your mind, that you will be able q
grasp only a few straws in the current OF
the game. But it will not be long before you
will be surprised at your progress, and
then you will have fairly entered upon the
great language Of whist.
TON MASON.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-25

east ~ider~" turned out Iu force. The
play was just what they eypected-iull 90
roaring fau and quaint New lura ca.r.r
ter sketches. but Dr. had iu 30 ONE or two
scene. and one character that get tIr whole
town tpIsIu. Boo less han fsrtyHcicht hour.
chlraet, IS down uu the programme
as Kitty Lynch. but the public knows her
al, "Harri-au'- Tough Girl Her voice b.
only hrtri during 70 -c-nr lasting less than
ten minutes. but that short scene has uu-
douhteiIv made her the most talked about
Young actr.-, in New York. Her real
name j. Ada Lewis.
MIS- Lewis began her theatrical work At
the Alcstzar theatre. Iu san Francisco,
where she first acted "a, "a helper behind
the -reue- for the ladies 81 the company,
and afterward took small parts Finally
she Joined Mr.. H~arrigau's company, travel.
ing with 10 and doing minor work during
the --a~pu Of lSsg-gU The part which she
play, now j. a small one, yet % j. the
most important one which she has ever
eSsaved. and the fact that she has made II
the hit" ~ a ~prOuounceily successful play
argues well for her future. she literally
went 70 sleep unknown, and awoke 20 find
herself famous and IL she does not allow
thai fact 20 make her consider herself per.
feet 10 her art she will doubtless hold and
increase her claim on public attention.
she take the part Of a typical tough
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-25

who has been prominently identified with
eastern sports for fifteen years. Jansen
has long been one of the hardest workers
and most valued members of the A A. u,
the Staten Island Athletic club, the Schuyl-
kill Navy, the Orange A. c. and the Sew
snth Regiment Athletic association. All
the hurdle race records for 1880 and 1883
were held by Jansen, and he distinguished
himself about that time in boating sprint
ing, hurdle racing, lacrosse and baseball.
He has not been so active Of late years,
but s doing good work with Company A.
He is 80 years of age, but looks about u
Another talented Seventh regiment
player is Harold Strebeigh, captain Of Com
PAW H's nine. Strebeigh is also captain
Of the Staten Island A c. team, and in
1887 oficiated in a similar position for
Columbia colleges team.
EARLE II. EATON.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-25
SPORTING NOTES.

A match is booked for May bet veeH Pc
ter jackson and james Corbett at san
Francisco for $1,000 "a side.
The turf has recently lost four inhuen-
tial and valuable members-August Bel
mont by death, and !. b. Haggin, William
J.. Scott aud Capt :. :. Brown by retire
ment. 10 il said that the principal owners
for 1891 will be Green b Morris, Michael
Dwyer, Philip Dryer, Col. Puisifer, j. a
and a. II. Morris. Hearst * Co, Hough
Bros. and u. T.. Mcdonald.
Joe McAulifTe's benefit ia london il
said 20 have netted him S,OOu. There was
mixed palhos and humOr In JOe's recent
remark that be must whip some one pretty
soon or get out OF the pugiILstic business.
The season Of 1891 was che banner year
a the American running turf. To date
fourteen horses are credited with having
run a mile in 100 or better. eight Of which
accomplished the feat IA 1880. Their names
are salvador. HavelDe. Racine. Charley
Post, Ny Fellow, Prince Royal, Rhono and
RiZDaI.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-25

Of New Nork's tenement streets. but real
life is no more natural han it, counterfeit
preSentmeut al Harrigan's.
Dressed in IA cd jersey, brown, pulled
out Of shape and too -hort for her long.
ungainly arms, the Tough Girl az Har
rigau's' walks onto the stage exactly a.
the tough grl In real life walks along Hes
ter street or Cherry Hill on the way 10 the
corner saloon with the 'yrowler. This gait
j. characteristic. With each step the heel
come down hard and the shoulders 20 up.
Her head is thrown slightly forward with
its old straw hat and somewhat frowsy
bang, the corners Of her mOut droOp a
trife, aud there H. In the cadayerous look
ing face an Hnspoken defiance ~ everybody
and everything that j. not tough Il -
a bit Of very artistic work, "A character
sketch which has not been equaled in New
York in many a long day.
Since her first appearance the news
papers have devoted columns 20 describ-
ing Miss Lewis and her acting, but they
nave all made the characteristic and ego
tistic mistake of asserting that New York
is the only place where such girls as she
mimics can be found. The story has even
been told OF how she studied the ways of
the girls iu New Norks slums in order &c
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-25

learn anything his master tries to teach
him, but he can't be persuaded TO do a
mere trick after he has Learned that il
serves no useful purpose.
The reports from the English bench
shows indicate that this new service Of the
collie has had a bad effect upon the breed.
He has unquestiOnably been crossed to
some extent with the Gordon setter, and
the progeny, while having in appearance a
handsomer coat, is not nearly 80 strong as
the rugged dogs which assist so materially.
in Scotland at least, TO make sheep farm
ing profitable. Many Of the bench show
winners in the English rings would he
swept away by a mountain stream, and be
utterly useless in guarding the silly and
unreasoning sheep. The deterioration In
American collies is not nearly 80 marked
AS in England. and a. our dog breeders
recognize the mistakes which have been
made on the other side, IL is 20 be hoped
tina fashion viii not do the harm here TO
this useful breed that 10 hts done there.
some authors say that the sheep dog Is
nearer 20 the primitive o than amy other
breed. aud they give as reason for this the
woIhike head and conferred ears a. the
collie. This. il seems 10 me, is "a very poor
reason. and rather indicates that the collie
breed has been kept pure longer than that
Of almost any other. These dogs arr usually
kept apart from others, and there j. less
chance Of accidental crossing
\ collie b. "a wise and useful beast, and
can do almost anything but talk. 10 l. re-
lated Of a certain Scotch preacher that be-
was annoyed that the shepherds should
bring their dogs 10 church with them. lie
told his congregation that they must tie up
their dogs on sunday For ~evera. sun
DAYS all weut well, and then the dogs were
a. numerous at church a. before. He
again demonstrated, and was told that the
dogs never came home any more on Satur
day nights.
Darwin says that in South America they
frequently a a puppy away from IL
mother and place it in the sheepfold, where
IL is suckled 10y a eve. Thereafter Il plays
with the sheep, and when IL grows up be
comes the leader and protector 81 the flock
The most famous kennel Of c~olllers IN
America is that Of Mr.. Mitchell Harrison
at Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia. His dog
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-25

are not only bred up TO the bench show
standards. but are carefully educated and
worked.
No bench show list Of points Of excel
lence for the collie j. more complete thar
Robert Burns description Of his dos
LuAth:
He vas cash and faithfu' tyke
As ever lap a slough or dyke.
His honest s0usie bawsiut fac
Ave caJ him friends IN aka place
HIS breast was white. his towr- hack
Weel clad vi coat o. glossy BLACK
His gawcie tail. vi upward curl
Hung over his huriies vi a sWarI
JNO. GIMEE SPEED.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-25

snip, ana " J. plNhou
the two winning games against the finally
victorious Detroit Athletic club. In 1875
Currie's Winthrop team, with the brothers
a. battery, won twenty4Our ont Of twenty
Eve games, and eighteen out of twenty
four In 1889. The team was considered the
best amateur team in America AC. Cary
and T. L. McBurney, two other crack play
SIS Of Company F, have played with the
Curries four years, and the work Of the
quartet has put + in first place.
Company A Is also well oward the top.
One Of its best players Is The well known
All round athlete Frederick W. Jansen