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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-11-05
GIRLS AND THEIR MOTHERS.

1t is by no means an uncommonVc.
currence to hear girls complain of the
partlality that mothers display toward
their sons. 1t might naturally be sup
posed that if preference of any kind
should be shown by mother to her
children the girls would be the favored
ones, because who is better acquainted
with the many disadvantages, comparedk
to boys, under which glrls are placed,
and also their need for guidance anGs
protection, than mother herself2 &
There is also the common ground o.
sex, which one is apt to think would
draw mothers and girls into closer bonds.
of compaDionship. But how many srIsss
are in the happy position of possessing
mothers to whom they can turn in times
OF uncertainty. and into whose sympa-
thetlc ears they can pour without re-
S. -. :. absolute oufhfcEz6 cCeR
the joys and troubles, the hopes and<
fears and the numerous little affairs in
cidental to girlhood, and which, if told
at all, must be whispered into the ears
of one of their own sex2
That there are many mothers to
whom every secret of girls heart can
be unfoIded without fear one does nof
deny; that there are many-perhar
more-motbers to whom their daughte
are literally strangers on such subjel
is well known fact.-London (
ID. nsy
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CATCHING BOAS.

To catch boa constructor is diff
cult and dangerous task, says man
who makes it bis business to capture
wild animals and reptiles for menagerie
purposes. 1t is accomplished by a
labyrinthian tangle, embracing sixty
square feet of ground. The labyrinth
is made by joining together, end on
end, pieces of mating. This web is
eight feet high usually, and placed so
that the opposing walls will be two feet
apart. All sorts of crisscross and
diverging combinations are made with
the matting-it is supported here and
there by stakes-making, when it is set
a geometrlcaI puzzle that might wei
challenge the ingenuity OF man.
The trap is baited with live pig,
which Is placed in pen In the corner Of
the labyrinth. BIZ and by along comes
the boa constructor. 1t is easy enough
to get in. He scents the prey, he is
very hungry the pig is devoured, and
here the boa comes to grief. For hours
he tries to release himself, but finally
he grows tired and stretches himself out
for a nap. Then is our time. We open
the labyrinth and catch him.-Golden
Days.
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AND THE CARDS RUN ON.
We Are All Players and Fate Is the
Dealer at the Silver Box.

We Are All Players and Fate Is the
Dealer at the Silver Box.
Flip, flip, flip.
Hah! Did you ever see such luck?
He II break the bank. These re-
marks from the bystanders.
As for the player, behind his bank
of varlegated chips, success brought
no word OF exultation or despair
Not muscle quivered. His face
was void of expression. He saw
nothing but the 13 cards before him,
the dealers silver box, the pile of
cards to right and left and the long,
def fingers that passed over them
like grim shadow.
He placed some of his chips on a
card.
Flip, flip, flip.
He had won again.
Ho! up there, fellers, cried trem-
bling voice, 1 dreamt las night an
I'm goin' to back that dream with
my pile.
A rough, toil-hardened hand
poised unsteadily over the table and
wavered along the row OF cards.
Say, Nick. is that ere card the
ten? My eye has gone back on me,
an this lights SO glarin'. Is that
the ten, Nick?
That's the ten.
Well, there she goes, boys-all |
got-backin' a dream with It, First
time in years I've seen anythin' at
night but snakes. There she goes
ten good drinks
The rough hand drops down on
the table with thump and left a
silver dollar on the ten, while two
bleared eyes glared and stained in
the direction OF the silver box.
Flip, flip, flip.
You've lost, Bill; your dreams
amt reliable.
Good God, Nick, came the rasp-
ing, quivering wall, as two rough
hands clutched a head white with
age. Lost, he wispered huskily,
lost my last dollar-busted by a
dream!
And he tottered from the room.
But still the astute man, with ex
pressionless face, played on and
won; and still the long, def fingers
turned cards that lost thousands.
But those fingers never trembled.
What they lose to day they win back
to morrow
Flip, flip, flip.
What strange thing is chance!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-11-05
MR.. WEBSTER'S MISTAKE.
A Rural School Director Would Correct
the Dictionary.

The self-satished manner of the
ignorant "educator" is rare study IN
human nature. In the rural regions i;
frequently happens that man whose
education has been sadly neglected is
elected to the position of school
director or member of the school board.
He no sooner secures the credentials
of his office than he begins to invade
the school room and mix into the
practical machinery of education. The
results are usually amusing enough to
furnish many hearty laugh to the
overworked pedagogue as soon as he
IS alone and dares to indulge In little
hila1ity.
A few weeks ago l visited graded
school in one of the lesser Indiana
towns. 1t was Examination day" and
the president OF the school board-a
large pompous old fellow-was present.
| persume that schoolroom never was
so quiet before. A reading class was
called, and a bright little fellow arose
and in a monotone drawled through a
paragraph about massacre in the time
of Nero.
All Um interrupted the educator.
Will you please have the little boy read
that verse again3
The paragraph was given again
precisely as before.
All Um exclaimed the wise man,
smiling like a pleased chlmpanzee.
Why do you pronunciate that word
"massaker2"
The youngster hung his head and
made no reply.
1t should be pronounced massacre
continued the board member benignly
There was a painful silence for a
moment, then the teacher meekly
said
Excuse me, Mr.. Blank, but the fault
is mine, | think, If that word was mis-
pronounced. | have told the class tc
pronounce it massaker.
! But why, sir, may | Inquirer
| believe Webster favors that pronur
citation.
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PARRYING PERTINENT QUERIES.

While the method answering one
question by asking another is perhaps
rot one to be commended, there are
certainly some circumstances under
which it is allowable.
There are some people who delight
in asking personal questions, no matter
how embarrassing and unnecessary they
may be, and who insist upon some sort
of an answer.
A young author, whose opinion about
people and things in general is con-
sidered worth finding out, says he has
adopted a method of parrying the dis
concerting questions SO oftea put to
him by almost total strangers, which
proves successful in nearly every
instance.
When woman TO whom l have just
been introduced at a literary evening
pdIty dShS tilC ii lSdilf iihC tlliS oOlt VI
entertainment in a confidential tone,
remarks this much questioned man, l
always ask her, just as confidentially,
''Do you?" and she seldom makes any
further inquiries.
And when man buttonholes me In
a secluded corner, and says: Come
now, as matter of fact, do you like
young Dabster2 Do you think he will
ever amount to anything look HIM
right in the eye and say, do your"
and he generally understands what l
mean.
There are some questions which can
be better answered in this way than in
any other, for every person has right
to withhold his own opinion fran pry-
ing interrogators, who usually have
nimble tongues and do not scruple to
use them Iouth'S Companion.
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COLOR BLINDNESS.

In recently published report issued
by the Marine Department of the
British Board of Trade some curious
and valuable information is given with
regard to the proportion OF color blind
ness in the mercantile marine OF that
country. The number of candidates
who presented themselves for examina.
ton for certificates as masters and
mates during the previous year was
4,6SS, of whom 81 were rejected
because of their inability to distinguish
colors. OF this number FL insisted
that red was green, and others asserted
that red was some other color than
either red or green, usually drab.
Candidates to the number of 2o5 mis-.
took drab for green, 81 mistook drab
for pink, and others asserted that it
was white or yellow or red. As for
pink, 100 persons said it was green, 81
that it was drab, II that it was red, and
"a that 1t was something else. With
regard to green, 81 averred that it was
white, AZ that it was pink, 80 that it
was drab, z,and rs that it was red. 1t
appears, however, as before stated,
that only 81 were entirely disqualified,
as their inability to distinguish colors
was so great that it would probably
lead to disaster on the high seas, while
in the majority of instances the defect
was particular one, and consisted
rather in the inability to distinguish one
or two colors than in the inability to
to distinguish all colors, save black
and white.
At the same time the figures show
how common color blindness is. No
exhaustive experiments have ever been
carried ou. with the view OF ascertain
ing the proportion of sufferers from the
| defect, but it has been asserted on
good authority that one individual in
thirty is partially and one Individual in
fifty is wholly unable to distinguish
between colors. The defect is believed
to be more common among men than
among women, one writer on the sub
ject holding that superior color percep-
ton on the part Of the female has been
transmitted and intensified. Another
adds: eft the condition is an inherit
ed one, then possibly evolutionists
may be able to explain the female
superiority in this respect by reference
| to far back ages when selection OF
their partners was theoretically,
marked duty and privilege of the
weaker SEX" 1t may be remarked
that savages of both sexes seem to be
more favorably endowed than civilized
man in regard to the color sense.
Their fine perception of color is mani
fest in their war paint, their crowns OF
brilliant flowers and still more brilliant
birds feathers, their brightly stained
skins and parti- colored dresses, all in
marked contrast to the more ",n,zed
dwellers IN the temperate zones.
Color blindness is an important
question, not as bearing on navigation
alone, but upon every kind of employ
ment in which the security of life and
property depends upon accuracy in
Distinguishing signals. Defective eye
sight has been responsible for many
serious accidents, and ability to dis
tinguish at least the primary colors
ought zI,--,an - adiuon
Tfor those entrusted with the direction
of vessels and employed in the traffic
on railways.-M Y Press.
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DEAR Mrs. DARDANEL:-I am
sorry to disappoint you but | cannot
undertake any more orders, for |
am to be married next month to Mr..
Ambrose Mifflin and we are to live
at the Daggett farm. And, oh! how
proud | should be if you come here
and visit me next summer, when the
roses are in bloom and the straw
berries ripen. Ambrose is all that
is nice and l have the dearest old
grandfather in-law in the world.
Afectionately, HELEN HYDE
And all this liie's romance had
grown out of Helen's month at the
seaside,
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Do you
understand
the Sheep Question

It's furnishing heap of political thunder just
now 1t furnishes table question the year round
It's full of meat Our side of it is the all-woo side
Country clothes used to be reproach There
was the Blue Jeans joke; and the homemade spinning
Joke; and the homemade making joke
For thrty-one years we've been >Eling
off the jokes by clothing the country about in the
Wanamaker & Brown manufacture of Clothing
We turn all-wool cloth into the most perfect
Clothing that can be manufactured We buy cloth by
the carload make Suits and Overcoats by the
thousand the five hundred or the hundred-as We
think the goods likely to be popular; and sell
them as near cost as dare to- and insure ourselves
solvent business.
Great and greater sales have attended us every
year in this generous plan of clothing you; and our
Ready-Made Clothing has become the American
standard.
Thirty Dollar Thirty Dollar Overcoats
Twenty Dollar Suits Twenty Dollar Overcoats
Ten Dollar Suits Ten Dollar Overcoats
Dress Clothing and Everyday Clothing, of
qualities we know be reliable, sold at lower prices
by IS to per cent. than prices usual in Clothing
stores, because profit by manufacturing and
selling the Clothing ourselves.
Wanamaker & Brown,
Sixth and Market, Philadelphia
We pay Railroad Excursion Fare
from Ekton if you purchase $40 worth.
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Highest of all in Leavenng PoweU. Report Aug ~ 3s
Highest of all in Leavenng Powerful S. Govt Report, Aug A. 1885,
RH!a!:'!:!! q! BskiRg BsMdsg'!
.nTs >Gs1TTERY PURE
Impossible. sir.

Impossible, sir.
Well that is matter easily settled.
Here is copy of Webster's Unabridged;
suppose we refer to it.
The educator seized the dictionary
and hurriedly turned to the word. For
a moment his face was study. Then
he removed his glasses, slowly wiped
them on red bandana handkerchief,
and, replacing them said very solemnly
am perfectly astounded, sir, that
Mr.. Webster should have made such
mistake as that.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-11-05
AYERS
Sars sapariIla

during the past so years, truthfilly
applies to-day. 1t is, in every sense,
The Superior Medicine. Its cura-
tive properties, strength, effect, and
flavor are always the same; and for
whatever blood diseases AYERS
Sarsaparilla is taken, they yield to
this treatment. When you ask for
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-11-05
CLEVELAND'S GENEROSIi
SOLDIERS. |

81 cannot but remember
soldiers of our civil war, in
and bounty, received such c.
tion for military services as HI
been received before since
went into war ; that never befl
half of any soldiery have so /
such generous laws been pass
lieve against the incidents of !
This proceeds upon the thf
the soldiers of the Union hir
selves to be shot at for so
month. and that they should 7
plain of the disabilities incidel
employment,s since that was all
the war went on by the lii
received. To get clearer ids
Mr.. Cleveland considers the.
of generosity toward soldiers j
while to look at the case NOR
AT the outbreak of the W
teers were paid SI3 a month
The next year this was worth
on the dollar. In 1868 the.
increased 10 SIG. Each {
then worth 60 cents. AT
month the soldier actually
SII.44. In 1868 the $40 a
worth less than SI1. In ISf
dollar was less than so Ger
months pay was worth or
gold. At this time comm
were receiving from So to S
and mechanics from S. to
a man who went into the
sacrifice from S44 to s134
wages. At that time whea
sa.75 bushel, and flo
barrel; calico and muslin ra
cents a yard. A soldiers
month would do little mo
a barrel OF flour for his ia
plain calico dress for his
Mr.. Cleveland insists that ii
such generosity as the VIC
heard of before.
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AYERS
Sarsaparil1a a

don't be induced to purchase any of
the worthless substitutes, which are
mostly mixtures of the cheapest in
gradients, contain no sarsapariiia,
have no uniform standard OF APP
pearance, flavor, or effect, are blood
purifiers in name only, and arc Of
fered to you because there is more
profit in selling them. Take
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Frank +. Kerr g Go.
UTUMN Fabrics
are here in great
variety. Of
co,,rce there is

Es2M##5 W. t#Esz 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,
DiagonaIs and Scotch goods
we can suit your fancy in
goods, workmanship and price.
Let US cite one instance OF
price cutting.
A fine cheylot suit made OF
good material, honest work.
manship and, as 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
a talk with you about over
coats.
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They were discussing the /
dressing in mourning, when
Why George, if l should die,
not wear mourning for me
should be delighted to, an
happy.
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Nentistr1.

HI@3t4otIv'
DIR. G. CLELAND JONES,
DENTIST,
GRADUATE of Philadelphia DENIAL College,
Office on MAIN ST., above E. w, Taylor's,
ELK1 ON, MD.
Fresh Gas and Ether on hand daily for the
painless extraction of teeth. Nov16ly
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DIR. s. CLAUDE SYKES,
DENTIST,
MAIN STREET, ELR7 ON, MD.
Graduate Of the University Of Maryland,
Dental Department.
OFF1CE:-In the Mccullough Law Offices, op-
poste National Bank of Elkton.
GAS ADMINISTERED. April 25-1y
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THE FAC [

That AYERS Sarsaparilla CURES
OTHERS of Scrofuious Diseases,
Eruptions, Boils, Eczema, Liver and
Kidney Diseases, Dyspepsia, Rhel-
matism, and Catarrh should be con-
vincing that the same course of
treatment WILL CURE YOU. All
that has been said of the wonderful
cures effected by the use of
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-10-07
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BEYOND HUMAN AID,
There Is NO Hope For MRS. Harri
son.

WASHINGTON, Oct. CA cloud Of de-
spondency has gathered about the Ex-
ecutive Mansion, for the President, his
family, and his intimate friends now
realize that Mrs. Harrison is beyond re.
covery. They have fought against that
belief manv weeks past, and the physi-
clans have sought to hold out hope, but
the truth has at last been faced, and thev
feel convinced now that no earthly skill
can bring the sufferer back to health
n. Y. Sun.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Mrs. Harrison
right lung is entirely consolidated SO
that she has no use of it whatever
The left lung is not Involved. Although
anxious for prolonged life, she does not
exhibit that cheerfuncss and hopeiulness
that is usually so apparent in the case o.
consumptives. This is due TO the ex
tremc nervous exhaustion from which
she suffers.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-10-07
NEXT TO BROWNING.
TenuS SONS Remains TO he HI,
TERED In Westminster Abbey.

LONDON, Oct. THE funeral services
over the remains of Lord Tennyson will
be held in the Parish church at Haselmere
Monday. On Wednesday the remains
will be inferred in the poets corner OF
Westminster Abbey, where they will lie
next to the tomb OF Browning.
The body of Tennvson lies on the bed
in which he died. lie looks fifteen years
younger than before his death, the lines
and wrinkles of his face being less appar-
ent.
Wednesday afternoon during wake
tul moment, Lord Tennyson asked for a
copy OF Shakespeare. and with his own
hands turned the leaves until he found
the dirge in ''Cymbelne." Then he fixed
his eyes on the pages, but he did not
speak, and whether he read the lines or
not is not known. Soon he again pass
ed into a slumber and his left hand rest.
ed on the open book until he passed
away.
The Pail Mall Gazette thinks that
Gladstone will appoint Algernon Swim
burnc to the post OF Poet Laureate.
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ANTI-FUSION BOLTERs.
EgEed On nv Republican Money
tO Mischief.

TOPEKA, kas., Oct. THE anti-fusion,
straight-out boiling Democrats of Kan
sas meets here today in State conven-
ton. The convention has been antic-
ipated with JOY by the Republicans and
with corresponding misgivings by the
Populists and fusion Democrats. for upon
its action it is generally conceded the
fate of the fusion ticket depends.
The call for today's convention pro-
tested against the surrender OF the Demo-
cratic organization to the People party.
The regular Democratic State committee
met here yesterday and threw bomb
shells into the bolters camp by produc-
ing correspondence showing that the
Republicans were aiding and abetting
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-10-07

10 register many OF these people.
A circular was issued last evening from
the headquarters of the Democratic Ma
tional committee addressed to the peo-
pie OF the United States. 1t saws:
with abundance of means, with sub
sidized ingenuity, with body OF hired
professionals drilled and experienced in
political intimidation and political de.
bauchery our opponeHts are preparing a
final assault upon the freedom and hon
esty OF the ballot.
This committee has not troops of
otfice-holders at its command. 1t will
not agree to sell the future legislation OF
Congress for the money paid now into
its party treasury. 1t will not agree to
give high places i'll the peoples service
tor money. We have no resources ex.
cept what the people furnish. We call
for means not only to spread the truth
among the people and to aid in getting
to the polls full honest vote of the
masses, but also to detect, to prosecute
and to punish crimes against the purity
OF the ballor wheresoever in the United
States they are perpetrated, and by
whomsoever committed or directed.
Every indication points to the defeat
of the Minneapolis candidates and to
the triumphant election of Cleveland
and Stevenson; the popular will clearly
tavors the Democratic cause. All anx'
iety about the State of New York is al
layed aud she will give her electoral vote
to our candidates. All the reports from
the independent and conservative sources
in other parts of the country are excep-
tlonally promising. With vigilance and
timely action everywhere, which, with
your aid. we pledge, honest ballots will
be polled, counted and declared through
out the country, and ii this is done de-
feat is not possible.
This committee calls upon all good
citizens for aid, which it requires for
these objects. 1t invites and will well
come contributions from every honest
man."
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Very RrOGllRRl.

From the Cape Cod Item,
80 you think your sons wife extrav-
agant :"
"Extravagant is no name fot it. She
won't have anything cooked over; she
won't have dress mended, always has
new one; she gives away what would
keep, and now she has capped the eli
max Of her extravaganza"
in what way ?"
"She has lust had twins"
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straight outs. and that the Republican
committee had sent to various Demo
Gratis throughout the State, free passes
from their homes to Topeka and return
so that they might conveniently attend
the convention. The Democratic com.
mittee claim that this one fact will rob
the conventions action of influence, but
the boilers are going ahead.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-10-07
The pope ana Renan,

PARIS, Oct. 5.-A dispatch from Rome
says that when telegram announced
the news of Remains death to the Vati.
can on Sunday, the Popt asked. How
did he die When told that he
died impenitcnt, the Pope answered
that it was better so, as, had he ex-
planned his attitude toward the church,
he would have shown that he was not
slnccre in his doubtings. "He will be
Judged by his sincerely" the Pope is
said to haS &c added.-N. Y. Sun.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-10-07
Effect of sresham's withdrawal.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 6.-The effect OF
Judge Greshams declaration to support
Cleveland is beginning to have a very
disastrous effect upon the Republican
party of Indiana. Today and tonight
prominent Gresham adherents have been
arriving from various parts of the State.
1t is believed that not less than 10000
who voted for Harrison
in 1888 will now be influenced either to
vote for Cleveland or not at all.