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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-19
WAS a WEAK HEARTED ADJ
MfRAL,
Curious Facts in Regard to tho Great
Spanish Armada.

curious Facts In Ee2ard 10 t@c We"t
Spanish Armada.
Mr.. Froude has done lis country
men an evil sure. For 400 years we
have taken a pride in the thought
that it was the fearless and resource
fal Drake, the gallant and prudent
Lord Howard Of Bingham, who de-
feated the Spanish Armada. 1t now
appears that the Spanish admirars
stomach and the Tascally frauds OF
the Spanish meat and biscuit con-
tractors had much to do with it. Mr..
Eroude has been rummaging again
among the archives Of Simancas, and,
enlightened by the papers he has dis
covered there, lie has begun to relate
to the readers of Longman's the
Spanish story Of Philip of SPANS
abortive enterprise.
The Duke Of Medina, the Spanish
admiral-to put the case mildly
does not seem to have been Of the
stuff that was needed to try conclu-
sious with Drake and his lllustrious
comrades. He had from the first
decided dislike to the job. "My
health is bad" he wrote to the King
through the royal secretary, "and
from my small experience Of the
water 1 know that / am always sea.
sick" He adds that the expedition
was on such a scale and of such i'm
portance that the person at the head
OF 10 ought to understand navigation
and sea lighting, and he mournfully
observes, 81 know nothing of either"
The happy thought then strikes
him that perhaps he could shuttle off
the business on somebody else's
shoulders. "The Adelantado Of Cas-
tile Che suggests would do it better
than /. Our Lord would help him,
for he is a good Christian and has
ought in naval battles If you sen
:. +. A--------.-is.sy slselI have sl
bad account to rendc1-s5f my t9-,st y
Mr.. Fcoude's first paper does not cafiy
us 90 the tinal disaster. but ii carries
MS quite far enough to Justify the
poor Dukes foreboding, for in an
other dispatch to the King he reports
from GorGnna that The weather.
though i'm June, is as wild as in De
eemur. aud quantity adds that this
is the more strange since we are on
The business Of the Lord" He then
goes ola % say that his ships are dis
re'sod, his crews sick, ana growing
daily W sa from bad food ana water.
Il tp.d Your majesty" he exclaims.
"th3i / was undt for this command
when Eoa asked rae to undertake If.
Clearly lta Spanish admiral had not
FYgTff4T-t { I'M
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-19
Are the Children at HOmel


Each day when the glow Of sunset
L ddes ia the western sky,
Gotri.rinc Ii.,bt,L,
1 steal ,yyav fro-, M, h,,.hond
Asleep n III o,sy ch,;r
And watch from the amen doorvav
Their f,res fresh and f,,,
A,ohe III the dear Old homestead
'al once was ii'.i OF me-
E.hoine bovish strife
We two are waiting together:
And Oft as the shadows come
with .remulous yoico he calls mo
"Itisnicht! are the children hone2'
-,
an. T,' NY "iis"e' nun 9entN
-, ~ az i'o'n' 'o"B ago.
4 song so soft and low.
Til the Old man drop, TO slunbcr
With his head anon his bani
And Itell TO mvsejf tbe ,nr,ber
Home in 4 better Iapd.
nome o,,, "UcIe never a sorrow
D, 9n'' u'm 'heir eyes WITH tears!
Through nh ibe simmer vcorsf
Iknow! Vet my arms n o em,tv
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-19
The Trade Rats q Ari1oao.

A miner near the Senator recently
had rather singular experience with
trade rats, known also as mountain
rats. As the nighs were cold The
miner took his ore sack 70 rcplcuish
his rather hard bed. Having neglected
to come to town for several weeks.
his supply Of beans had given ont, and
lie had come down 70 diet Of straight
bacon. Considerably ont Of lumor, lie
started in to pull his bed to pieces one
morning, and in removing the sacks
was agrccably sarpr el 10 Gud three
pounds of beans, viii a ulHo coffee
mixed, which the TRADE rats had
brought from the Senator aud stored
in his bedA
Tic ratssTe native Americans aad
very different from thcir imported
Norway cousins. They are called trade
rats because they generally leave some
article in exchange for what they take
away.
Tic miner states that honover killed
n trade rate; that lh5eo rodents habit
ually steal from one cabin and carry
their plunder into an adjoining one;
that on one occasion he spilled couple
Of quarts Of corn on the floor of his
cabin, and the next morning found
the rats had stored away every grain
Of in pair of addio bags hanging
upon The wall.
lie also states that the rats have
thick caudal appondogos, about three
inches in length, which they keep con-
stantly throwing up ard down, striking
the floor with each downward move
mcnt with the regular, measured
stroke Of a musical professor marking
time. They carry OF plugs Of tobacco,
tooth brushes, combs and brushes, in
fact, anything which they can manags
to move Prescott Ahzna) Coulter,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-19
Great-Grandmamma's Quilt.
Nanny and Gaammic sat. by the big
l.-.-.-.s.,a- aAAsa.2al..a-.e~ l.ss.~.. ~ =

N9my and Grammic sat. by the big
&c. l4l,4.-2ll.a-.,~ l.us.~.;ai;7i-
tea. The freight dance and cleaned
on the polished floor, the dark oaken
walls, the suits of armor hanging
thereon, and the curious Old tapestries
at the doorways. Il shoue in old
VOLTS eyes until he blinkcd, growlcd
and dragged his big, clumsy body
away from the blaze.
1t tl!ckered over quaint little Nan,
in her black velvet dress and deep
lace collar, and shone on her hair,
turning it into mass of spun gold.
1t rested softly on Grammie, lean
ing back in her big chair her white
hair put smoothly back, her gray Qua
ker dress with its soft folds of W lite
at the throat and wrists, aud the dainty
Sevres cup in her tiny, wrinklod
hand
Nan and Grammie were both very
fond Of this fire, which was never
allowed to go ont, and of the big old
andirons and the dusky oakcn hall.
They always took their tea here
when The rest were away and usually
Nan had basket Of cones by her to
throw into The dancing flames.
But today she was sitting with her
head in Ter hands, staring with big
brown eyes at The queer blue portierc
covering one Of ,hc low doors.
"Grammie," she said presently
Nan always called this grandma
"Gfammie," because, as sheexpIaiued
il, it was not her very grandma but
her great-graudma- "tlat is very
curious curtain at the music room door
Did it come from England with tn,
other tapestries?p
ono, dear said Grammic, "Imad'
that"
''4ou, Grammie, YOU Yourself
Why how coud YOU? Tell me al
bout it. Make it long story, Gram
ME- do and Nan drew her footstoo
nearer 10 the fire and placed one el
bow on Grammie's knee.
Granmio put down her tcacur
smooihod out her dress with a med
'atiFe, far-away look In her eyes, an
then she said: at is long story
dear, the story of that quilt, for qai
IS 10 tell 1t IS to tell you al m
me
On ! should like that above a
th'hgs'' cried Nan, "Go on do.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-19

Old Curious Go shocmake) What
ia the first thing you do when you be-
gin 70 make pair of shoes? Shoe
makcr-Well, the FIRST thing | use Is
Tic last OH Curious is taken from
the shop to the insane asylum.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-19


i'ga comldete3d TO weave in
Soou earnest Two years ] Woye on
'Aa' G'i'h q it.'e at i'Mc, until 1t
was iiaisAed i@n a.mo,t see myself
noW," and Grmmio looked abscntly
into tie IRE "Aeu.iaus little figure,
not any larger Cham you, Nan, bending
over Che loom, my feet scarcely touch
ing the floor from my high seat,
dressed IN b'g covered chinz dress
down to my heels, bag Of ihc same
hanging from my bcli for my dlimble
and Handkerchief, white bertha
around my neck like this wear now
aud little mob cap on my head.
"Wsil, at last it was flushed and
laid away in ccder chest, withsprigs
Of lavender in The folds to keep it
smelling swoo.
"N-heu vas married ana went TO
the noighboring village to live the lit
tie cedar caes, went too, on top of
father big coach. How .Ley decked
! That coach out-,hosc rogues of broth
ors ana cousias-wi,h lilacs ana white
ribbons aud welding fayors, SO that
everybody should know was bride!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03
THE UTOPIAN FARMER.

Come here, my dear, want ter say word oil
two tor you
! Bout what thinks the proper thing for me Il
you ter do.
Ye've give me mighty good advice sence We was
wed that day
Way back in sixty one, n nov Id like ter have
We say
Ell you don't think I've got right ter do as
others does,
m sell the crops before they grows Jest like them
Fasteners.
Why. Meg. man out in Moo York hez sold lot
O. corn
Thets several thousand bushels more than what
the country's borne
IN got his money, I'm told, m didn't heve a
peck
OF grain of any kind in hand to back his little
spec.
He cleared hundred thousand cash! N, Meg,
that's more'n We
Have cleared at farmin' all days, or ever will
by gee!
IN can't say sees the use o. workin' day by
m only sellin what we raise for mighty little
pay,
When them as hasn't any grain can sell up there
in town
million pecks of wheat m corn, n git their
money down.
The modern plans dandy, Meg, m Of we makes
itgo,
I'll get you that pianner, m the trottin' horse
for Joe.
Wen raise the mortgage off the roof, n paint
the old barn red,
IN send the girls to Paris France, and buy
rosewood bed,
Well get new carpets for the floors, N keep
hired man,
Eff can only 60 to town n learn to work the
plan.
m mebbe, Meg, I'd make enough to for
Governor,
Or get sent down to Washing ton. full hedged
Senator.
Itell yer, GAL this is age that beats creation.
Say,
What would yer father've said, dye think, if he
was here to-day,
Ter see folks sellIn' wheat and corn, and hull
cars full o. rye,
M 'leven-twelftbs OF all they sold nowhere but
in their eye?
How he would yell ter think OF us a-makin' OF a
pot
u gold at sel1ln' ielers things we really haven't
got.
What's that ye says 1t isn't straight to sell what
We down own?
m ifI goes into the spec, goes it all alone?
The music on the pianny ye think would drive
yer mad
If it bought from sellin' things ye never
rightly had
Waal, have yer way; I'll let it go; didn't mean
no harm
But what is straight in cities can'tbe crooked on
farm.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03

Here was Mr.. Ferris opportunity
She had doubted him; oh, crue
blow. If she could not trust hin
now, how could she have any faith
in him when they were married
Perhaps, after all, it were best
And he strcde haughlily to the
door.
But this was not part of Miss
Fields programme, and she did
what any very much in love female
would do under like circumstances,
SO that, in a very few seconds, two
people were sitting on a divan in a
very lover like attitude, indeed.
An hour or so later, a young man,
walking briskly down the street,
was rejecting on the vagaries of
chance and his own good luck.
If Peter had been at the door-if
he had been ten minutes later-if he
had sneezed in the hall-if-
1t was an awfully close shave, he
reflected, and he stopped and shook
hands with himself, much to the
amazement of the policeman on the
corner.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03
JOCKEYING THE JOCKEYS.

Driving along Kentucky pike one
day in the early spring of last year,
says the st. Louis Republic, heard
in the far distance the pistol like crack
of whip and a stentorian voice that
echoed, seemingly, for miles around.
The owner of the voice was evidently
coming in my direction, and l stopped
at the crossroads, where l was to have
turned, and waited to see man with
pair OF lungs that could make them
selves heard for mile Or so.
In about ten minutes there came
through the woods and up little hill
to my right the most curious cavalcade
l ever saw. In front were dozen or
more little dark1es wrapped in blankets
from head to foot.
The day was moderately warm.
Behind and astride beautiful thorough
bred was a strapping fellow with a wide
hat and spurred boots, who, as he came
in sight, raised up in his stirrups and
cracked a whip 10 feet or more in
length, accompanying the action with
the most wonderful string of scientific
oaths | ever heard.
The pack of Pickaninnies in front
went from dog trot into terrified run.
Every black face was dripping from
perspiration and had fright written all
over it. When they reached me the
driver up, and with an oath told the
darkies that they could rest moment.
He turned and spoke to me in a
courteous way-evidently and at a
glance gentleman.
Wonder what sort OF parade this is
don't your l see from your face that
YOU are a stranger and curious. l am
lust sweating lot of my own and Dan
Swlgert's little niger boys, You see
they lay around the stables all winter
and get roley- policy fat and lazy and
sassy. We are race horse men, you
understand, sir. When spring comes
they are too fat to exercise the horses,
and we have to adopt strenuous methods
to make them reduce.
A niger won't deny himself in the
way of eating, sir, and is not in love
with a bath, SO that we wrap them
up and drive them few miles on a run
every day. That brings them to weigh
in about two weeks. II it doesn't we
, take more severe course. What l:
that, sir2 Bury them up to their neck'
in the manure pile and make then
sweat. Go lang there, you pack o
lazy little devils, or I'll SKIN you alive
and with bow the trainer started aite
his fleeing charges.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03
JUDGING FROM APPEARANCES,

hate women who are not clean
about their houses, said the first
woman.
So do l, said the second, taking a
cup of tea
Yes, said the first woman. l called
on Mrs. Flyaway the other day just
as she was sweeping the floor. She
made a circle under the table and in
the middle of the room.
She never swept in the corners,
eh2
She did not. Isn't it awful?
1t is awful, said the second
woman, and | thank heaven that
my house is as clean as a pin.
Let me tell you what l saw Mrs.
Flyaway sweep in her stove, went
on the first woman. Just as | called
she was putting in the stove these
things, gathered off the floor of one
room: Three old spools, a lot oi
tuzz, some old hairpins, a box oi
dirty candy, some nails, a dead
bird, some floss, some canary bird
seed, a cent, hair, six buttons,
matches, pins, needles, lamp wick.
coal, dust, dirt, bits of rags, some
broom straws, three old letters, a
piece of cabbage, a knife and fork,
two Jumps of sugar two old papers,
a key ring, a paddock and a button
hook.
Mercy me!
A pair OF garters, lead pencil,
two photographs, a dozen tacks
three dead spiders, a cockroach,
some rice, samples of cloth, pic.
ture hooks, stove poker, dried
flowers. a broken hobby horse, pei
rabbit, an old glove and some lace.
II always knew that she was a
dirty housewife. Do you know
what l will do? suggested the second
woman, with rising emphasis.
What will you do?
will never let my dear little
Willie play there any more!
And l will keep my darling
Maudie from her children! said the
first woman earnestly. You know
Willie and Maud were PLAYING ip iip.,lsei ! &
parlor today along with her snut
nosed brats. Let's cut her at the
social party next week, eh?
And one careful, kind hearted
child loving housewife will never
know now why the children of the
nelghbors do not make her so much
work in the future.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03
HER HORSE SENS

She was an independent
girl, recently in possession (
fortune, and she concluded
was a necessity in her new
ment, so she sent for a deale
a talk with him. What 81
know about horses would I'll
stable, but she tried to make
believe she was a judge and
to bring her something to
The dealer came and she wei
pass judgment. She wa
around the animal, as protest.
Is he we'll trained1 she inqt
the air of a Jockey. {
Certainly, Miss, replied til
She is well gated and fine in
Um-um, said the girl, is
right in the botosP
Yes, Miss, gasped the de-
you see I've only got shoes or
feet.
He said that because, really.
know what else to say.
The girl laughed merrily.
l noticed that, but you coul
we'll have them on her five ie
you? she gurgled.
l mean, Miss, stammered t
that she is shod only on
feet.
l understand, she said seri
that can be cured without any
can't il?
Very easily, indeed, Miss,
the dealer with a great
relief.
She seems to be all right in
shoulders, but her hind shoulc
seem to be quite right, sugl
girl.
There's nothing the matte
there, asserted the dealer. S
fectly sound.
There's no danger OF he
being spawned, is there ? she
carefully. I've seen horses
and they always made me mel
No danger in the world,
dealer assured her.
How old is shea inquired |
By this time the dealer
man and was confident.
Being a lady, miss, he So
rather not tell her age.
How considerate of you,
earnestly. I'll take her, and
sent in a bill for S25o, repr
net profit to him of 500.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03
AGreat WOOlen Industry
Started LID AGAIN for the Winter.

All through Eastern Pennsylvan South and
Middle New Jersey, Delaware and the Maryland PENN
sula the demand for frst-class AllWoo Clothing is
larger than ever We feel the pressure OF it already
Good crops the early laying in OF winter suPPhes the
trading going on local centres in our neghborhood
all point in the same direction. there's general
feeling that the winter will be early and hard
Under our standing compact has almost the
force of a signed contract with the people-we have
provided Clothing by the ton,, Overcoats and Suits
by the thousand
Tt-e are too many ffc7 description. Under the
old fashiorne-Beavers-are of the niccs
dressest Cats of the season. Kerseys and VI ne
tions-thepoth handsome finish you know. They
are fixed irikings Of young men-the colors are
attractivy line so elegantly These Overcoats
are sIo s1S to SIS and S45.
Ten cI in the pattern of Suit for one IL
Overcoats ck Cheviots and Silk Mixtures, fancy
check and Eolors from $40 to S25; in Dress Suits
from SIS to
The clore scientifically tested the making is
done under own hands, the selling is drtC from
workshto your backs. The difference t at
makes to yotbout 20 to IS per cent.-the Clothing;
IS that mucher.
Above AllWool. You'll not freeze in
Clothing.
WANAAKER s. BROWN
PhiadeIphi Sixth and Market
We paaroad Excursion Fare
from Elktoyou purchase $40 worth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03
AYERS
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03
Frank T. Kerr g Co.

,[ttl1-, tfS.gl. UTUMN Fabrics
II. " are here in great
tlfk, variety. Ot
xsS ~ SsSlt1tttt{i&4H course there is
not such a great
variety of colors, as the pre-
vailing ones run to Browns,
Blacks and Blues; but what
there IS you will find on our
counters.
An inspection of our stock
is cordially requested and will
be worth the trouble. Prices
have been cut almost in halt
and our choicest goods placed
within the reach of the most
moderate purse. In chevlots,
Diagonals and Scotch goods
we can suit your fancy in
goods, workmanship and price.
Let us cite one instance OF
price cutting.
A fine cheyiot suit made OF
good material, honest work.
manship and, as a necessary
result, good wearing qualities
for the remarkably low
price of $l2. This is not a
ready-made suit but one made
to your order.
In a few weeks we will have
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coats.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03

ss Of the firm invite,
dinner. He remarked, and
proval, that Smith seem
anxious to talk about bushes.
places he had visited in Euro
They had reached the h
Smith was passing toward Il
when he suddenly came fac
with Miss Brown. !
Oh, Gus-Mr. Smith, said
led for the moment into beT
self, I'm SO glad that you cat
because-because papa has I
so much, she added. But
did not believe it was altos
her fathers account she wa
had returned, and later in tn
inquired more particular 4
matter. i
A short time afierward tn
the banking house were
Thereafter they read, Brown
Smith, Bankers. T
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03

the Hoboken piers and shouted and
screamed and waved their hats at
Smith as he stood on the after deck of
a big ocean liner. They had come to
see him start for Europe. The last
they saw of him that morning Smith
was waving his handkerchief to them
from the vessels side. And all the
while he smiled in the happies, manner
imaginable.
When the steamship had passed
down the Narrows and got out near
Sandy Hook pilot boat came flying
up to her side. The steamship slacken
ed speed, the pllotboat ran close under
the side, and Smith was lowered to the
deck OF the pilotboat, where his friend
greeted him warmly. An hour later
and Smith was ashore at Sandy Hook.
From there he made his way to the
Atlantic Highlands, where, at a modest
little hotel, he engaged a room for a
month.
1t vas a week later that the banker
was one night asked IN a casual way by
his daughter as to the whereabouts of
MIR. Smith.
Why, bless ME, he replied; forgot
to tell you, didn't II Smith has gone
to Europe. wish he had remained
at home, because miss him very much.
When Miss Brown had been informed
as to young Smiths whereabouts she
was displeased. She did not really
think he could 60 off in that fashion,
with just calm and formal goodbye,
she told herself. The more she thought
of it the less she liked 1t. When three
weeks had gone by she YVES quite sure
she had never meant to say emo" to
Smith when he asked her to marry him.
If he'd only come back ! she would say
to herself. l never knew how much I
cared for him until he went away.
One evening her father came in and
said:
Well, Smith will be back tomorrow /
and I'm glad of it. The business (
hasn't been run so smoothly since he
went away.
From her father Miss Brown learned
that the private secretary was expected
in one of the French steamships, and
that most of the clerks in the banking
house were going to the dock to meet
him.
The French steamship which came
up past Sandy Hook that morning was
slowed down long enough to take
aboard pilot. And with the pilo
came aboard another gentleman who
the pilot said, was a friend of his
The other was Smith, who had onl
that morning left the small hotel q
which he had been staying and g
aboard the pilotboat. He was attire
in the costume usually affected I .
tourists. He had grown stouter an
became bronzed during his stay at II :.
Highlands.
When Smith had been greeted
f-iends in -aAs--yasazxzs
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-12-03
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