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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-03-07

Mickey retreated to the other side Of
the room in some alarm.
She now wished that she had not
disturbed her ledger, especially as
she saw that he was making prepare
tons to get rp. A happy thought
suddenly occurred 20 her. Years
ago she had once heard her father
step on a tack in the night. His
scandalous remark on the occasion,
as well as the graph language used
by her mother in way of rebuke,
were still fresh in her memory. Serz-
ing paper of large tacks she sprink-
led them in front of the bed. The
bear, after, many awkward motions,
got out OF the bed, bat he had no
sooner set his foot on the floor than
he stepped on the tack and howled
with pain. He tried to walk and
stepped on two others, roared
louder than ever and fell back over
on the bed, where he pulled out the
tacks with his teeth and rolled under
the clothes, covered up his head and
went TO sleep. Miss Mixley waited
twenty minutes till he was snoring
finely, when she took a stout rope
and made hangman's moose, which
she placed around his neck. The
other end OF the rope she threw
over beam above and began to
pull down on it. This awoke the
bear, which again sat up in bed.
Miss MlXley continued to pull on the
rope and finally the bear stood on
his hind feet on the bed. The young
lady drew the rope as tightly as pos
sible and tied the end of 1t 10 the
door latch. She then rolled the bed
stead from under the bear and into
the other end Of the room, leaving
him hanging by the neck. After
making up the bed she finished her
toilet and retired and slept soundly
till morning. The drop when the
bed was removed Of course killed the
bear.
On again reading the excellent ac-
count of the occurrence in Tile
Globe Democrat we find that we
have not followed it so closely in our
version as we wished and intended,
but the leading facts ar similar and
we have not magnltied the bravery of
Miss Mixley to any noticeable de-
gree. We can only await truthful &C
counts of the depredations OF the
courageous Western girl on the ami,
NAL kingdom.
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School Commissioners.

" HE School Commissioners of Cecil
County will meet at their office, in ElktOn,
for the transaction OF current school business on
the SECOND TUESDAY in each and every
monh. JOHN SQUlER,
Secretary,
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RESULT OF A SCHOOL WHIPPING
The Dull! Country Boy becomes President
of Railroad.

Twenty or more years ago, Mrs.
John Crowell, then Miss Grant, was the
teacher of country school near Yellow
Springs, Ohio. Among her pupils was
an orphan boy, whom the principal
farmer in the district had found in H.
inois and taken TO raise.
The boy was capable and bright, but
he lacked application, and on that ac-
count was never prepared in his les
sons. Miss Grant complained of the
boys shortcoming to his adopted father
and was advised TO wear hickory CAD
out upon him. She hesitated, for the
boy was big and strong, although good
natured. But the father insisted, and
after warning the boy several times,
she one day used the hickory upon him
in the presence of the entire school. 1t
humbled the lad and it was feared that
he would run away that night. He
was accordingly watched.
But Instead of running away, he took
candle and went to his room, where
the light was seen to bum the greater
part of the night. the next day the
boy was in his place at school as usual,
and throughout the day he was perfect
in his lessons. The reformation was
complete, and the orphan became
famous in the district.
Miss Grant came West and married
Mr.. Crowell. A few years ago, while
Mr.. Crowell was still in the service Of
the Post Office Department, he was rid
ing over the Fort Scott and Wichita
road. The conductor was new 10 the
business and was averse to recognizing
MIR. CrowelI'S credentials. But the
president of the road happened to be
IN his car, attached to the rear of the
train, and the credentials were referred
to him. Pretty soon the president
appeared in person, and led Mr.. Crow
ell back into his car.
Your wife, sir, made ME president
of this road, he said. If it had no
been for whipping she once gave mt
l would be now plodder on The
farm.
1t was Francis Herman, grown TO be
rich and famous, all from the schoo
teachers severe discipline. Mr.. Tier
nan soon after called in his special ca
at Atchison with his wife, to see Mrs
CroweIl. He is now a millionaire, anc
is building a railroad from Salt Lake
City to Los Angeles.
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KOKONUTS.

The wise school boy, when he HI
to write composition, selects a SUI
ject tn which he really feels an intere
This was evidently Johnnie's idea WI
he wrote the following:
The kokonuts il native OF
tropik. 1t gros onto trees and IL {
to eat. Billy Browns oncle IL a
kaptain, and one time he fetched
a hole lot ofkokonuts from West |
Hit tuck US hole week to eater
Wot Billy and me wants to no
doz the milk git inside the k
Doz the kokonut gro round t
leke in fro the outside, and if
fur? Kokonut Ply IL my favor
Billy likes Kokonut candy
I0utRS Companion.
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MISS MIXLEY'S STRANGE LOGGER

There are times, like the present,
when The 81. Louis Globe. Democrat
comes to us like cool fountain in
the s;moon-swept desert. Our ably
edited and ever active contemporary
is, it will be remembered the official
organ of the Plucky Western Girl.
1t is in the columns of Tie GL0bc-
Democrat that the Western Girl and
the Wild Beast meet, the latter being
slaughtered and subsequently torn
limb from limb. Now we feel a pc
culiar interest in the Western Girl,
which we believe is shared by the
community at large, SO it is not
strange that Tile Globe. Democrat,
with its bright red page printed in
iaguar's blood, should be welcome
visitor in Tile Tribune office.
The latest interesting case in the
Young woman and wild beast line
Tile GLo6e-Dem0crat finds at Lewis
ton, Idaho. Miss Annie MiXley is
lady living at Lewiston. She is a
teacher in the high school and is de-
scribed as young and pretty. She
has a brother living some five miles
from town, and near his place she
herself has claim" that is, some
Government land on which she is
making improvements and on which
she is supposed to be living. During
a recent vacation in the schools Miss
Mixley embraced the opportunity to
live on her claim. She had been
visiting one day at her brothers and
! as it grew dark went over to her own
house, about a mile away. This
house is a small affair, OF one room,
and of the kind which in that region
rejoices in the name of shack. "
When Miss Mixley arrived at her
home she went in and lit a small
lamp and sat down by the fireplace
and read for an hour or so. She
then decided to retire. The bed
stood in one corner of the room, and
after looking under it for a possible
man, she sat down on the front edge
of it and began brushing her hair.
Miss MixIey, as we said, is pretty,
her browning beauty being her hair,
which is 'ong, wavy and In color d
rich brown. While thus engaged she
both heard and felt a slight move,
ment in the bed behind her. 1t sc
startled her that she leaped to hel
feet and dropped her hair on the
floor. She recovered herself almost
instantly, however, picked up the
hair and tossed it on the bureau anC
turned her attention to the bed. She
was Mortified to see that apparently
the man for whom she had looked
under the bed was really in the bed
entirely covered, including his head,
with the clothes. Her first idea was
to scream, but she thought better o.
it, adjusted her back hair and some
what sternly ordered the intruder tc
leave. What was her surprise when,
after considerable rolling about, c
immense black paws appeared above
the bed clothes, and big black beal
sat bolt upright in the bed. Miss
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-03-07
FOR RENT.

A desirable Farm, situated about ~ miles from
North East, on the Ell Neck road.
Apply to GEORGE A. BLAKE,
Feb22-tt Attorney, ElktOn, Md.
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Also full line of prices within the reach of ALL
No for being cold when get good overcoat
rom $3.50 S12.o for the best Also full line OF boys
and youths suits low prices. Also full line of Gents and
Youths furnishing goods Call and examine at Lelbermans
National Clothing Emporium in the Hollow, Elkton Md
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FOR RENT.

The Farm known as GREEN HILL, adJoin-
ing the town of North East, Md Also three ten
ement houses on the same.
The Mansion House and grounds may be rented
without the farm. Apply on the premises or to
Rev. T. SNOWDEN THOMAS,
Febl5-tt Wilmington, Del.
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WHOLE No. PSI

inactivity, let it rest IN work II other
channels, and thus rest the tired part
of the brain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
A WILL CASE.

The case Of D. B. FAYERWEATHER
the New York tanner who has caused
SO much surprise since his decease at
the size of his fortune and the DISPOSE
ton of it, is likely to afford another eX-
ample of the advantage of executing
wills in the lifetime of the wealthy
party. The estate was valued at ST ,000,-
600, and it will be remembered that
81, 100000 was devoted to charitable
uses. This portion of the will ELECTS
high commentator, but the freak comes
600 in cash and an annuity OF that
amount, while the three executors are
given 81 900, 900 each. This part of the
will is believed to have been prepared
near the final hour, under the inspira-
ton of the beneficiaries. 1t is
not surprising that the widow will
contest this portion of the will. She
could not, in view of the suspicious
character of the developments already
made, do less than to attempt in this
way to vindicate the reputation of her
husband for good sense. 1t is believed
that it will prove one of the most SenSa-
tional eases of the kind that have ap-
peared in court, and illustrate the dan
ger in the case of persons with large es-
tates, in leaving the disposition of them to
the period when the mental powers may
not be in full vigor, and selfish parties
may take advantage of the opportunity
to perpetrate injustice that would be alb
horrent to the spirit of the party in his
true character. If these executors
drafted and witnessed the will. as
stated, the ordinary burglar is long
step above them in merit.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16

everybody would not realize this at first,
but he would, should he take up the
newspaper of a strange city and try to
make his way through its society col
umn. The greatest value such news
has is to those who are away from
home. They learn in this way which
of their friends have become engaged,
what balls there have been and who
have gone to them, who has been to
Chicago and what parties have re-
turned from the Yellowstone. These
things will, probably, be all known
already by the reader at home
when he takes up his Sunday
paper, but to the wanderer they come
like letter bringing glad tidings. What
ever purposes this sort of news serves
and there are good many such
are accomplished by the general news
papers, where they are found in the
midst of other matter of different sorts,
with which they be read, as the celery
or crackers and cheese form part OF
a substantial meal. The American pub
lie has yet to see one clean paper ex-
clusiyely devoted to so-called society
news which has achieved permanent
success.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
AS SUMMER RESORTS.

In his message the governor of New
Hampshire fluids much comfort IN the
fact that the state nets about $5,G00,0O
a year out of the summer visitors, and
that many of the abandoned farms are
being worked off on them. This is an
industry that has been almost entirely
developed in the past twenty-five years.
and probably can be swelled greatly as
the cities to the south fill up. But
that state does not afford visitors the
summer attractions that Minnesota and
Wisconsin do. 1t has rocks, hills and
some mountains that stand high; but
its lakes are few. its valleys hot in the
season, and the fishing moderate. Still,
many who have not time or means to
come West are likely to go there, and
there are scenery and clear water in
abundance. Residents, unless dealers
in real estate, never appreciate the nat
ural attractions about them. The
Northwest has, in addition to the best
features of the Northeast, fertile soil
and more healthful climate. New
Hampshire men who locate in Mime
sofa always regret they did not come
sooner
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
HUMAN GRAFTING.

In few days surgeon in Chicago is
to plaster over chasm in the anatomy
of a prominent Knight Templar with
sections of the cuticle of large number
of his brethren. A cancer was removed
some time since, and the experiment
was had to secure the covering essential
to the healing of the sore from the rab-
bit, but it failed to answer the purpose.
The conclusion Of the mediator then
was that the only effective agency to
secure complete recovery would be the
use of skin from living human beings.
When the requirement came to the
knlghtly associates of the afflicted party
the entire 800 sprung to the ordeal. but
only rs of the most vigorous and health
full were selected. From the arm, or
elsewhere. of each section of cuticle.
perhaps an inch square, is to be taken.
A raw place will be had for some time.
and it is good illustration of the fra
ternal feeling that exists in most of
the social and benevolent orders. Still.
there is not such exhibition of the
altruistic and heroic spirit IN it as to
send much individuality down to pos
terity. A poor girl in hospital last
week allowed enough of the cuticle to
be removed to cover the head of her
sister. For many days she lay in an
agony of suffering. The persons who
are unwilling to suffer and take risks
for friends are happily the exception
This human grating business is. per-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
THEY WE'RE YOUNG.

A Washington correspondent exam
ines the congressional directory and
finds that nearly all the Southern con-
gressmeu who served in the Confeder-
ate army were but boys when the war
broke out. in few cases being of age.
CRISP of Georgia was but sixteen, Will
SON of West Virginia was but eighteen;
FAULKNER, of that state, fourteen; AL
LEN of Mississippi fourteen. BRECKEN-
RIDGE of Arkansas fifteen: LESTER of
Georgia was twenty-four. With their
environments and education it is not
surprising that IN their youthful ex-
uberance they were misled. Adolescent
human nature is pretty much the same
everywhere. 1t does not analyze and
weigh things very carefully when drums
are beating and flags flying. These
Southern youths followed their fathers
and their states. For all their manly
years they have been as sturdily true
to the nation as the other heoric men
who so CALAMITY met them in the field.
Only the mean and eowardly would
keep up old prejudices.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
THE STORY OF A DAY.

Atwater, Mimi, gets big blaze.
AMontana negro marries q white girl
Judge Emery, of Minneapolis, resigns.
The force bill is up again in the senate.
An Aberdeen editor is arrested for libel.
Bowman is to get Jensen's seat in the Min
nesota house.
New Hampshire Republicans name CALM
ger for senator.
Operators ON the Milwaukee road Will
strike this morning.
A strange mixing OF corpses occurs on
Southwestern railway.
Koch explains the composition Of his
lymph and its workings.
Cameron is in danger of being beaten for
senator from Pennsylvania.
Republicans of the Illinois legislature
nominate Oglesby for senator.
The hostiles at Pine Ridge will turn over
their arms to Agent Pierce to-day.
The Minnesota militia in state convention
claims it is inadequately equipped.
Fitzsimmons gets S1s,200 and a basketful of
congratulatory kilograms out of his New Or
leans fight.
The Minnesota house passes a resolution
appointing special committee to investi-
gate the Saltwater prison scandal.
A bill is introduced in the Minnesota SEN
ate which requires that, under ordinary
circumstances, a passenger must be given a
seat before paying his fare Oh. a street car.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
FREE COINAGE BILL.
Full Text of the Measure as Re
ceiyed by the House.

Full Text of the Measure as Re
ceiyed by the House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. l5.-The free coin
age bill was received by the house from
the senate, and its reception was greeted
with applause from the Democratic side.
The text of the bill is as follows:
An ct to provide for the free coinage of
old and silver bullion and for other pur-
poses.
That from and after the date Of the pas
sage of this act the unit of value in the
United States shall be the dollar, and the
same may be coined of 400 1919 grains of
standard silver, or of % $40 grains of stand
ard gold, and the said coins.sha1 be legal
tender for all debts public or private. That
hereafter any owner of silver or gold bullion
NAV deposit the same at any mint Of the
United States, to be formed into standard
dollars or bars for his benefit, and without
charge; but it shall be lawful to refuse any
deposit of less value than 500, or any bull
ion so base as to be unsuitable for the opera
tions Of the mint.
Sec g That the provision of section 3, of
can act to authorize the coinage of the stand
ard silver dollar and to restore its legal
tender character" which became law Feb.
%, 1873, is hereby made applicable to the
coinage in this act provided for.
Sec 3. That the certificates provided for
In the second section of this act shall be of
denominations of not less than 81. nor more
than 500, and such certificates shall be re-
deemable in coin of standard value suf-
fcient sum to carry out the provisions of
this act is hereby appropriated out
Of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated. So much
of the act of July H. 1890. entitled IAN
act directing the purchase of silver bullion
and the issue of treasury notes. and for other
purposes, as requires the purchase Of 4,500.-
900 ounces of silver bullion per month be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec 4. That the certificates provided for
already issued shall be receivable for all
taxes and dues to the United States of every
description, and shall be legal tender for
the payment Of all debts public and private.
Sec. 5. The owners OF bullion deposited
for coinage shall have the option TO receive
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
GETTING HARDER.

The clothing dealers at Fargo and
other enterprising points in the banana
belt did not offer their customers linen
busters yesterday, as the papers there
claim has been the habit. Still, no
serious break in the record of the winter
is anticipated. In Europe it is insisted
that the severity is such that the winter
will go on the record as one of those re-
markable seasons that visit the CONT
nent at long periods. In London the
death rate has risen to nearly thirty,
which has never been known except in
time of pestilence. The aged and weak
are said to drop off like flies in a frost.
Any theories that suggest permanent
reciprocity in climates are confronted
with the record of similar winters COM
ing with some degree of regularity in
the centuries past. There is some at
tempt to locate the more re-
cent ones in connection with not
able events. That was a cold
winter in which NAPOLEON lost
100000 men on the inopportune visit to
Moscow. In 1910, when the remains of
the great general were brought to Paris
from st. Helena, people who climbed
trees to see the procession fell down
from cold and were killed. The year
1913 was the great revolutionary era of
modern times, and England was buried
in snow. The Seine was frozen solid.
The winter of 1S54-1S55 was so in
tense that nearly half the French and
English armies in the Crimea died from
the effects of it. Twenty years ago,
when the German army was about Paris,
sentries froze to death, and Christmas
was the coolest day on record in Paris.
If there is theory attributing the Sc
we're winters to human movements, the
only visible factor is the elementary eff
feet Of heavy explosions of powder. 1t
would be of interest to know the CORE
spending variations from the standard
weather on this side, if there were any
but the weather problems seem to be
more insoluble than ever this winter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
CURRENT NOTES.

If you do man favor do not let him
know it, Or the chances are he will come
back for another Iift.-Milwaukee SEN
tinel.
Hell feel completely Frustrated. I
wish l were dead. She-Well, why
don't you let me send for doctor?-
Brooklyn Life.
A mule would rather hear himself
bray than to listen to anybody else,s
music. A good many people are built
like him.-Ram's Horn.
1t is said that Chinaman never goes
crazy. There is no reason why he
should. Millinery bills are unknown in
the Flowery Kingdom.-Texas Siftings.
New What do the editors
mean by this word ''fake" that they use
all the time? Old Reporter-That re-
fers to the lies in the other papers!-
New York Herald.
II will bet that woman's terror hold
ing her own" was remarked at the re-
ception. ''What makes you think SOP"
Il never saw one show more backbone. -
Philadelphia Times.
Slegan-You know those stories tell,
don't you, Binks? Binks-DoI? Well,
[ rather guess. I've heard 'em often
enough. Slogan Well, I'm going to
publish thenrin book and 1 want you
to suggest title. Binks-Gray, but
good.-NeW York Sun.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
SILVER TONGUES"
Advocates of Free Coinage Busy
With congressman.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The silver
men in the house have been actively en-
gagged in missionary work in the inter-
est of free coinage. They are sanguine
of ultimate success and are certain that
the bill cannot be kept indefinitely in
committee and that within a reasonable
time the coinage committee will order
report to be made, notwithStandi ng all
efforts TO prevent the bill having an OPP
pOrtunity for consideration. The DEM
OcratS are insisting on their full parlia-
mentary rights of debate on every prop
osition presented to the house, the ami
mating motive being objection to the
elections bill, which was taken up by
the senate last night. There will not
be meeting of the coinage committee
until next Wednesday.
AT the meeting yesterday it was as
certained that comparatively full at
tendance could not be obtained earlier
than Wednesday. and when an adjourn
ment for a week was taken it was with
the understanding that an attempt to
reach decisive vote will not be made
on that day, though 1T is proposed that
almost daily meetings shall be held
thereafter until a final conclusion Is
reached.
Mr.. Bartine, of Nevada, one of the
outSpOken Republican advocates of
free coinage on the committee, said to-
day that he was confident of getting a
silver bill back to the house. 1t might
be necessary to report back some COM
promise measure; but the silver men
would not tie themselves so that they
could not move amendments in the
house. He thought the sentiment to-
wards silver mad grown much more
favorable than it was last session, and
that good many Republicans we're not
inclined to underrate the influence sill
yer had on the recent elections.