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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-03-05

certain father constantly toll his
daughters "Girls, get new word, INTO
your vocabularies" 1t was pIju J. is adj
monitipn was needed. Seldom war girls
met whose language was rs varied and
picturesque as theirs. They we're never
at l1ss to express exactly What they
intended. They used dinfreat phrases
to describe different feelings aud sen
satious, and the proper one app .ryd
where 1t was needed. After taking to
the ayearse glri, to whom everything s
lawfully sweet or simply dreadful, -
and whose terms fer joy OF grief, assent
or denial, can be confidently predicted,
it was pleasure as well as a relief to
l!ston to these bright young people whose
conversation showed what might be ac-
complished with a little effort
The English language. made up s 1t
is of words derived from TIE principal
languages of the world, holds immense
possibilities for the student These able
to speak or writa 1t easily, Who have a
ready command Of a correct pAra seoIogy,
posses power qniokl. recognized and
strongly teIt. And it is . power which a
sufficient amount of study can give to
those Hing 30 take the trouble to sc
Qnire It.
Every one mey not To able 30 -lite
freely and with the mos agreeable fleet
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-03-05
for Infants and Children.

"The use of 'Castoria' IS 50 universal ani
its merits 50 we'll known that it seems a work
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within. easy reach
CARLOS MARTIN. n. D.
New York City.
Late Pastor BlOomiugdale Reformed Church.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-03-05

No profession or calling is more ire
n. endousIy overcrowded than that Of
the law. At present young lawyers of
mediocre talent, and without influential
friends to help them along, lind it next
to mpossisle 20 make decent living
by the practice of their pro-
fession. They sit in their little
offices up three OF four flights of stairs
waiting vaiuly for clients until hope de
ferred makes their hearts sick. Many
of them, despairing of success III the law,
shut up their books and batake them
selves to occupations which viii furnish
them with bread and butter. Reporting
for the press, book keeping, tending
stores, almost anything will pay them
better they fad, than the "geuteel"
but oyercrowded calling for which they
have been educated.
The truth is the legal vineyard is
sadly overstocked with laboTers who
have mistaken their vocation " J.
Ledger,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-03-05

eel 1t my duty is say a ew words IL
regard to Ely's Cream Ba m. and do 81
entirely without solicitation. l have
used it more or less half a ear, and have
found it be Be most admirable. | have
suffered from catarrh of the worst kind
ever since | was little boy and l never
hoped for cure, but Cream Balm seems
TO do even thaT Many of my acquain
quauces have used it with excellen re
sults.-Oscsr Ostrum, a Warren Ave
Chicago, III.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-03-05

ME-. EDITOR:
We will now continue our leap year list.
In our last we certainly gave a list that
would please the most t!stIdious weather
maiden or widow. We know cur Efforts
will be appreciated As many OF Onr fair
ones nave not the opportunity OF knowing
the many tnly virtues of the boys. The
fruits OF our lahors have begun to manifest
themselves as We have it on good authority
that one o! our II J,l popular young ladies
went long ways to catch yoHns gent
and secured ms company three nights in
succession.
1t would take many i Us to find moro
congenial and lovabie man than is Monroe
L gentleman in every way and blessed
with an abundance OF this worlds goods. It
would hu useless for any one TO appiy not
skilled in culinary art and must be Que Of
mind.
Oar enterprising young farmer at The
end OF the Row is another oi those whole
souled men who desire above all things in
this worIi hearty good time with p,. s.
aut companion OF the sentIer persuasion
He has = handsome must4che and a beauti-
| tUl head Of mar. AyounE lady Of an 4utiaGie
disposition would find him = good partner
il the battle Of ifo.
Running our thoughts over tie rural
| districts we find a&ioug our most exptr
fenced farmers, Thomas p who has NOT
yet succUmbsd TO the wary smiles OF cupid.
Tom is Almost excellent young man in
every respect and it is with pleasure We
present hi- name
Benz II. the Young carrentrr is to our
| mind a. fin" = subject for tie matrimonial
market one can ,siiy tind. His morals
are perfect and h is d splendid singer ard
in every way first Ia'e fellow. The lady
that seeks his hand must be a good siug.r.
We came near using all the nice ,dj-c
tives in our vocabulary upon the prccr,iiu :
so anxious are we that they may g. -Got
mates, yet We have few words lett for at +
friend Jess jess is = h@i! fellow well met
but We would advise AL candidates to an
Iro8ch him cautiously - be IS very sly.
BE sure you h"ve him SO nr caauot escape
befor- you aurouuce the flcl Is he has the
reputation being very ii ,kle. y We,
eiu, ated, lively, Acuug Iedy with an ear
for music, and q foot I"r ii nc.u- md got
averss to entertaining company may yin
him.
With his ", corc uar til" Ii, and if we
shall have b-su the m"t.:, OF et,.s.[ "5.y
two souls to better enjoy Inc many COM
iorts Of ills life we shah feel amply ransiI
" are sill on the list of ehgibles and the
only reason Tor our not giving ourselves a
puff is our extreme modesty. Another
incident figures also III our reason for not
SO d1irg viz, our vocabulary tealma eN-
hausted before we thought ofoa-sa!f How
ever if any the numerous tair ores desire 10
brstow their aftec ions upon IA. they will
find rs ever ready to receive their burden,
"a widow fair, fat and on the sunny side Of
forty, q good coJs, washer and iron r with
a yearly income OF about SO, 600 would be
considered with favor by addressing
letter to the accom.npla' WING. We
feel that sid fair ones or one can learn
something of our tuteceiants. Hoping we
have offended no one, and done Unjust CO
to none g.e conclude our qua irenniel
review. y.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
Men Who Hold the Lives of Millions ol
 People in Their Hands.

Men Who Hold the Lives of Millions ol
 People in Their Hands.
 There is hardly any class of men to whom the public is more indebted than to locomotive engineers. They literally hold the lives of millions of people in their keeping. By day and by night trains of cars go rushing through the land filled with men, women and children, whose safety depends upon the skill, the nerve and the faithful ness of the engineers in charge of the locomotives. A little unskillfulness, a moments unfaithfulness, failure of nerve at critical instant might cause the death of scores of passengers or oc- casion such a mangling of their bodies as would leave them cripples for life.
 When we consider the myriads Of railroad trains that are constantly speeding in every direction, it is cause for wonder as well as for thankfulness that so few accidents happen. When an accident does occur, it is seldom that locomotive engineer is found blame worthy. It not infrequently happens, however, that in a desperate emer- gency he sacrifices his own life to avert destruction from the passengers, whose safety depends upon his skill and faith fitness, t-'SS-'
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
AN ERuDrTE ECHO.
It Spoke One Language for Twenty Years,
 Then Changed.

Then Changed
 In the course of last summer, says the Boston Globe, some strangers of distinction were induced to visit a wild and unfrequented retreat in distant part of the Highlands, chiefly from the report they heard of an echo which was remarkable for the clear and distinct nature of its reverberation.
 On reaching the spot whence the trial of its powers is usually made, their guide put his hands to the side of his mouth and bawled out, with the lungs of a Stentor, salutation in Gaelic, which was repeated with precision that seemed beyond the expectations of the party.
 One of the gentlemen, by way of try ing the strength of his voice, put his hand to his mouth in the same manner as the guide and called out:
 'eIIow far are we from home?"
 These words, much to the surprise of their guide, were also repeated, when poor Donald, with simplicity that brought a smile over the faces of all present, exclaimed:
 "You may think 1t IS strange, gentle men, but this is the first time I ever heard our echo speak English"
 ''I have no doubt" said the gentle man, ''but it can repeat other languages if you put it to the test" and instantly he bawled out some brief questions in French, Spanish and Italian.
 Donald looked more dazed than ever
 "Well, must say that's very queer. My own father and my own self have known that echo for more than seventy years and we never knew it to use any language but Gaelic before"
 ''Your echo is more learned then than you supposed" said the gentleman, laughing, though at a loss whether to impute Donald's remarks to archness or simplicity.
 ''You may say that, sir," said the poor fellow. with an expression of earnest ness that was highly amusing to those present; ''but, as the echo has never been out of the country, where can she have got all her education?"
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
ELECTRICAL PROGRESS.
Instruments for Use Among the Medica
 Fraternity.

Instruments Tor Use Among the Meolca
 Fraternity.
 An expert in the business took me into an apartment stored with electrica appliances. Attaching the insulated wire to a small storage battery anc then connecting it with an electric lamp about half or three-quarters of an inch in diameter, the expert opened his mouth, and pressing a small flat plate just beneath the lamp so as to hold his tongue down, he pressed the button, the little lamp glowed brilliantly and lighted up the mouth so that it could be minutely examined. This little inven- tion was the result of an experiment by a specialist in diseases of the throat, and is also used by dentists.
 Another cleverly made instrument is used for cutting off a tonsil. It consists simply of small piece of platinum wire that can be wrought up to red heat by an electrical current. By placing the instrument in the mouth diseased or troublesome tonsil can be burned off in an instant, the heated wire being pushed through it by turning small thumbscrew.
 Drills for operating on diseased bones and upon teeth are run by attaching an electric wire tube to a battery, and pain is alleviated by the operator in skin diseases by the use of small steel disc, charged with current of electricity and pressed to diseased part or blem-
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
BRIAN BORU PLAYED IT.
Story of the Irish Harp and Some Famous
 Players.

Story of the Irish Harp and Some Famous
 Players.
 Of course the harp is the first of Irish instruments, and was brought to Ire land by the first Milesian princes, about 1000 B. c. It came originally from Thebes, where several pictures of it have been discovered. One, painted on a sepulcher wall, shows its extreme length to have been six feet and half, and number of strings thirteen. In another panel is seen one with only ten strings.
 These belong to the age of Sesostris, the tenth century before the Christian era. Old Thebes had been destroyed, but soon after rebuilt and adorned by Sesostris, between the reign of Menes and the first war of the Shepherds, about four thousand years before the Trojan war.
 The ancient Irish harp was invariably strung with metal wires that would tax the fingers of modern players rather severely. A story apropos to them is told by Rochsa, the famous Italian harpist Asked to play upon the Brian Boroimhe harp in Dublin, he consented, but after he had finished, looking at his bruised fingers, he remarked:
 ''You Irish say that Brian had an arm of iron. I believe it, and am quite sure he had fingers of steel"
 The most ancient harp in existence is now at Trinity college, Dublin. It is said to have belonged to Brian Bo' roimhe, king of Ireland, who was slain in battle with the Danes at Clontarf, near Dublin, A. D. 1O14. It is thirty two inches high, and has only one row of .4,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
NATURES FREAKS.
The Strange Changes in q Young Girls
 Skin.

Skin.
 A French journal describes the case of a woman twenty-one years of age, but whose physiognomy is that of woman fully seventy years old. The appearance of the young woman is so deceiving that her father, who is only fifty years old, has frequently been asked if she were not his mother. The surface of the skin is the only part af- fected The doctors describe it as de- crepitude of the cutaneous system. Be- yond this the young lady has nothing old appearing about her. Her hair is blonde and of ordinary length, and her memorg, judgment and intelligence very good. Drs. Charcot and Souques, under whose observation the case was studied, state that the wrink- ling of the girls skin began when she was about eleven years old. Up to that time she had been avivacious and happy child, ranking well in her studies at school. The wrinkling was so rapid that her friends were unable to recognize her after a period of two weeks, unless they had seen her in the interval. Dr. Charcot states that the skin, during the early stages of the change, resembled the scales of fish. Every possible means have been tried to improve the young lady's condition, but they have all proved unavailing.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
NOT RAGS, BUT WOOD.
The Mystery of Making Paper Explained
 by Salesman.

Ine mystery OI N1AhtnS IhPCE AARAo-AON
 by Salesman.
 The old copy-book line: Paper is made of rags," has become obsolete in fact, if not in use. Formerly all paper was made out of rags, worn-out clothing and the like, and when such material as straw was first introduced there was a general outcry. Now, however, com paratively little paper is made out of rags exclusively, fact which is fortu- nate. as the quantity of paper now used is so great that there would not be enough worn-out clothing or shoddy to supply the demand. The strangeness of it is that while paper is being used for dozens of purposes formerly monop- olized by wood or even harder ma terial, such as car wheels, boxes, bar rels, tubs, pails and so forth, wood is rapidly driving other ingredients to the wall in the manL. cture of nearly all the cheaper grades of paper. Wood pulp is made by a comparatively lengthy process, but by taking the mills to river banks where there is raw material and water power at hand it can be produced at less than half the price formerly charged. This, more than anything else, is the cause of the cheapness of grades of paper be- low the average quality, and also of the steady gravitation of the paper man. ufacturing business from east to west.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
NO HOPE IN ISLAM.
How Young Women Are Kidnapped in
 Armenia.

How Young Women Are Kidnapped in
 Armenia.
 The news of the abduction of several Armenian girls lately caused much ex- citement in Constantinople and Ar menia. Although this would be con- sidered an outrage and crime of the first degree outside Islam, yet in the eyes of Turks it is an insignificant mat ter and one that is to be easily disposed of, says the Ararat, an Armeno-Amer- ican weekly.
 The role of the criminals does not re- quire much skill or labor. All they have to do is to enter the home of 8 quiet, innocent Armenian family, ter rorize them by threats of murder, cap ture young girl and carry her away.
 The girl weeps and protests, but, of course, there is no one to sympathize' with her. She begs and implores for her freedom, but there is no one to listen to her. All she receives are threats on her life unless she become a Mahometan.
 For the sake of the life that is sweet to her, and with the hope of once more meeting her dear parents, should justice take it's course, she preserves terror stricken silence. Then the nearest man or hoja is sent for, to come and take the girls testimony. She is made to say: ''Yes,'' and there ends the whole matter.
 The parents may complain, but what of it? The authorities, on the strength of the mans testimony, answer that the girl has legally embraced Mahomet- anism and become the wife of Ma hometan. So they are turned away.
 Should a foreign consul interfere in the matter. he is promptly told that the case is absolutely home affair, and it is for the Turkish authorities to decide in the matter. But, the girl is never produced to make an open statement; nor are the parents allowed to testify against Mahometan witnesses. There is no recourse.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
Forty Years to Find saIt.

A wonderful example of patience in the Chinese is afforded by consular report dealing with the manufacture of salt in central China. Holes about six inches in diameter are bored in the rock by means of primitive form of iron drill, and sometimes a period of forty years elapses before the coveted brine is reached, so that the work is carried on from one generation to another. During this time the boring, as may be imagined, goes down to an immense depth. When brine is found it is drawn up in bamboo tubes by rope working over a large drum turned by bullocks. The brine is evaporated in iron cal drons, the heat being supplied by natur- al gas, which is generally found in the vicinity of salt wells.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
MET HIS WATERLOO.
A St. Louis Monkey vanquished by a
 Vampire Bat.

Vampire Bat.
 A few chance pedestrians who were out for a morning stroll witnessed a brief but bloody battle through the windows of the Market street bird store on recent morning.
 Among the denizens of the place is monkey called Joclo, whose proclivity for mischief has led him into disgrace before. On the morning in question Jocko determined to go on a lark, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. He sue. ceeded in picking the lock of his cage. and once free, turned his attentionto his feathered companions. It took but a few minutes to unlock a dozen of the various cages in the room, and soon funny procession of monkeys. parrots and macaws was strutting about
 In few minutes trouble began tc brew. One of the parrots, in a spirit O; mischief, probably, bit Joclo and live ly battle ensued. Polly soon found that she was getting the worst of it anc made a rush for her cage, minus hel beautiful tail feathers and part of wing.
 Jocko, who was then thoroughly aroused, sailed in for a general mas sacre, and in a short time had the floor to himself; save for Minnie, a little nightingale, who was too dazed to es. cape. With one blow the bird was stretched lifeless upon the floor. The monkey then offered battle to the big stuffed owl, which had been gazing solemnly upon the scene, and, receiving no answer to his challenge, threw the bird off its pedestal
 Jocko's Waterloo was awaiting him, however. A huge vampire bat, which had been watching the battle, jumped down from his perch and Jocko started for him. The contest was brief. The sharp beak and talons of the bird buried themselves like flash in the monkeys flesh, and Jocko was glad to make his escape with the blood flow ing from a dozen wounds. At this juncture the proprietor appeared and hostilities ceased.
 Jocko's cage has since been orna- mented with new brass paddock and Minnie's mate is in mourning.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
Enrland,s Enmity for Russia.

The country most interested in the extinction of the Romanoffs is England. Owing to the contiguity of their Asiatic possessions the British and Russian governments gre irreconcilable foes, and there is no doubt that the stability of British rule in India would be ma terially augmented by the distribution of the Russian empire, which would certainly follow the annihilation ot czardom. The attainment of repub- lican regime at Moscow or St. Peters burg would naturally be followed by struggles for national independence on the part of the Poles, the Little Rus sians, the Circasians, the Georgians and the inhabitants of the annexed Mussul- man khanates in central Asia. Only the strong hand of Alexander III. holds together the wioieIy-s1 p@rated and un- assimilated conquestS made by his predecessors during the last hundred years.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
It's Remark able Features Still a Puzzle to
 Scientists.

Scientists.
 The address delivered before the Brit ish association for the advancement of science recently by the president, Will liam Huggins. has been praised by scien- tists and laymen alike for the wonders revealed by the spectroscope which 1t describes. A portion of particular in tcrcst related to the riddles of the au- rora borealis.
 "The spectroscope," he said, ''has failed as yet to interpret for us the re- markable spectrum of the aurora boreal- is. Undoubtedly in this phenomenon portions of our atmosphere are lighted up by electric discharges; we should ex- pect, therefore, to recognize the spectra of gases known to be present in 1t. As vet we have not been able to obtain similar spectra from these gases artifi- cially, and especially we do not know the origin of the principal line in the green, which often appears alone, and may have, therefore, an origin inde- pendent of that of the other lines Prof. Schuster after long and careful study has suggested that the principal line may be due to some very light gas which is present in too small a propor- tion to be detected by chemical analysis or even by the spectroscope in the pres ence of the other gases near the earth, but which at the height of the auroral discharges is in Q sufficiently greater relative proportion to give spectrum. Lcmstrom, indeed, states that he saw this line in the silent discharge of 2 Holtz machine on mountain in Lap land The lines may not have been ob tained in our laboratories from the at mospheric gases on account of the diff ficulty of reproducing in tubes witt sufficient nearness the conditions unde which the auroral discharges take place."
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
A Proper Construction.

A judge had issued an order that all attorneys appearing in his court should wear "black coat and trousers" '" His honor, with frowning visage, ac- costed him:
 "Mr. Pettigrew, do you know, sir, that you are transgressing most posi- tive order of this court?"
 ''In what way, may it please your honorT'
 "The order says you shall wear black coat and trousers" yelled the judge.
 "I have on black coat and trousers, !" replied the wit.
 "But," roared the judge, ''the order means black coat and black trousers"
 ''I don't read it so," replied Petit grew. 'It also says the sergeant-at- arms should wear cooked hat and sword. I see the cooked hat, but I don't see any cooked sword"
 There was no further judicial com ment on the nankeens.- Argus.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-02
JENNY LIND AND PAYNE.
How the Former Paid Gre1t Compli-
 ment to the Latter.


 ment to the Latter.
 No American poet ever received more enviable compliment than one paid to John Howard Payne by Jenny Lind on his last visit to his native land. It was in the great national hall in the city of Washington, where the most distinguished audience that had ever been seen in the capital of the republic was assembled. The natchless singer entranced the vast throng with her most exquisite melodies-'Casta Diva," the ''Flute Song," the Bird Song and the Greeting to America"
 But the great feature of the occasion seemed to be an act of inspiration. The singer suddenly turned her face toward that part of the auditorium where John Howard Payne was sitting, and sang ''Home, Sweet uome," with such pa thos and power that whirlwind of eX- citement and enthusiasm swept through the vast audience. Webster himself lost all self-control, and one might readily imagine that Payne thrilled with rapture at this unexpected and magnificent rendition of his own inn mortal lyric.