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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
A SPECIMEN BRIBERY BRICK.

That the Crothers ticket now ask
ing the support OF the Democratic
voters OF this county, owes its noml-
nation to unblushing bribery OF
voters at the primary, unparalleled
in the history OF Cecil county is a
fact unquestioned and undeniable.
Our contemporary, the Cecil Demo.
Graf, has admitted it, and has sug-
gested remedies to prevent Ii in the
future.
While the general fact is undenied,
specific instances OF bribery may be
useful, as If dicating the intolerable
length to which this method of polit-
icai corruption was resorted to, to
place the Crothers ticket in the field.
If the reputable Democrats OF Cecil
county intend to put their seal of
approval upon these methods, by
casting their ballots for the Crothers
ticket, let the responsibility of so
stutifying an endorsement OF political
debauchery of our voters rest with
them.
In the meantime an instance or
two of these unhiushing perform
ances, NAV be both entertaining and
instructive to honest voters
So far as we can ascertain, the
highest price paid for vote at the
primary held in June, was in the
Eighth district.
Thirty dollars was the figurr.
The following are the facts:
A well known business man of
that district, whose rame we pur
poseIy withhold, but which will be
furnished if necess ry for any proper
purpose, was running as an anti
Crothers delegate to the Democratic
County Convention. Two plain
working men who depended upon
their daily labor. had promised to
vote for this gentleman at the pri-
mary, but when the day arrived,
they came to him ard said, eve have
promised to vote for you, and ii you
need our votes we will keep our
promise. But we are poor men, and
the other side will give US twenty
dollars apiece.
Astonished at the frankness of his
friends, as we'll as at the amount the
other side was waiting to pay for
votes, the gentleman said to his
promised voters, GO back to the
men who promise you twenty dollars
apiece, and if you can make them
raise the amount to thirty apiece,
will release you from your promise
to vote for me-"
The two men did as they were
told, and in a few moments returned
with six bright new ten dollar green
backs, the price paid for two votes
for the Crothers delegation from
tina. district.
As specimen brick this IS partic
ularly pleasing.
What reputable Democratic voters
will think of it, is quite another thing
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

We do know what the Democratic
platform says on which the Crothers
ticket stands.
1t is virtually pledged to the 1uor
interest for appropriate legislation.
This "drag nett term means just
what we have heretofore said it means,
that if Mr. Crothers gets to Annapolis
the law to be submitted in 1894, will
not be tile present lac, but some
other Lac, framed with the hope and
expectation of perpetuating the license
sytem in the county.
This is where the fraud comes in.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

We hoped we had got rid Of the
rubbish of this Campaign, and had got
down to the serious work of it.
But Mr.. c. c. Crothers, in the last
issue of his personal organ, the Cecil
County Meas, cracks his little whip
again, and with the sweet swagger of a
genuine ring master, opens his political
circus, clown, bells and all, and makes
the canvas fairly ling with the echo,
and reek with the odor of Gloucester.
But the political jockey of the Octo-
rora cuts a ludicrous figure, when he
mounts the sorry nag of the Rising
Sun, out OF whose colicKy old carcass
every honest breath has long since
been beaten by the whip OF decent
public opinion, even the little that the
lash of Judge Stump left in it.
Go to, let US have no more such
trash
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

Perhaps some of our readers would like
to know in what respect Chamberlain 5
Cough Remedy is better than any other.
We will tell you. When This remedy is
taken as soon as a cold has been contracted
and before it has become settled in the
system, it will couuteract the etfecf of the
cold and greatly lessen Its severity, if not
etfectually cure the cold in two days time,
and it is the only remedy that will do this
1t acts in perfect harmony with nature in
relieving the lungs, opening the secretions
liquefying the mucus and ciusing its
expulsion from the air calls of the lungs and
restoring the system to a strong aud healthy
condition. No other remedy in the market
possesses these remaI kable properties. No
other will cure cold quickly or leave
the system in sound a condition. For
sale by Druggists.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

nesday morning of this week, as Mr..
Marshbank was coming out of the
postoftice, and said to him, that he
was going to answer Torbert this
week in the Meas, and especially
begged Mr.. Marshbank if Torbert
asked him about what he (Crow)
had previously said to him, TO let on
that he, MayShbauk, knc5v nothing.
about IT,
This Mr.. Marshbank refused to
do, saying to Crow in substance,
that he would not lie tor him or any
other man.
We simply submit this proof to the
public, and challenge either MIR
Crothers or Mr.. Crow to question It's
genuineness.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

Book News for October has
a strlkingly fine plate paper
portrait of Mrs. Sarah Pratt
Mclean Greene, whose "Cape
Cod Folks" made such a stir
and whose later works have
been welcomed by hosts of
readers everywhere. The
other authors pictured in this
number are Miriam Coles
Harris, whose "Rutledge' is
a landmark IN American liter
AZURE and Miss Mary Gleed
Tuttiett, who as Maxwell Gray
has made friends in two hem
ispheres. Nearly a dozen
illustrations from current
books and all the usual
features, at their best COM
plete the number. Book
News is SC a copy, soc a
year.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

If Mr.. Crothers and his combina-
ton associates can hoodwink them
in this way, they have less intelli
gence than we have given them
credit for,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

DIR. p. \. Skinner, of Texarkana, Arkan :
sas, is an enthusiast in the praise OF
Chamberlains Pain Balm. He used 1t for
rheumatism, and says 81 found it to be a
most excellent local remedy" For sale by
Druggists
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
III a1la 'naRer S.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 9, 1S9;

Quantities greater, qualities
better, prices less-that's the
everyday condition in the
black Dress Goods stock.
But there's a better still:
the importers are all the time
helping US sprinkle in special
lots at third or halt under nor
NAL figures.
To-day three grades of D1-
agonal Cheviot that would Or
dinarily be about double.
52-inch at 75c
52-inch at SI.oo
54-inch at SI.25
Wool, weave, color, and fl
nish as near to perfect as such
things ever get.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
The object of its proprietor being to max
>THE WHIG~

Prominently valuable for its Local as well as
General Intelligence, News Communications are
respectfully solicited rem all sections OF the
County in addition to the weekly contributions
of its regular corps of correspondents. Anony-
nous communications will receive no attention,
the name OF the writer being required in all cases
as guarantee of good faith,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
BALLS .; BALLS
OK HALL CLOTHING HOUSE
BALLS

BALL wishes to engage the attention of his patrons for
a few
In the first place. he is ready to show verS fine
assortment of FALL AND WINTER GOODS from a
Necktie Overcoat.
In the second place, he has line Of SUTTINGS for
Men, Boys and Children that second to in Cecil
county for quality and STYLE They the very latest out,
and at very moderate prices
In the third place, his styles Of OVERCOATS cannot
be exceed in quality of fabric and perfection Gift He also
has very pretty assortment " A1S cr1G CAPS&
And last but not least, is his unusually fine lin OF
BOOTS and SHOES tor Men and Boys
BALL has certainly surpassed himself in his selection
patterns this tall every department of his establishment
Opposite the Court House,
ELKTON MD.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

Even from China comes a
call tor that SC, yard wide,
Bleached Muslin.
No wonder-it's the Ioc
grade in other stores.
We've passed out very near
to a million yards OF this par
ticular quality, and not one
complaint has resulted SO far
as ave kH070.
Try it in any way a Muslin
can be properly tested-there
can be but one result.
Quite as remarkable is the
I21a C Canton Flannel at SC.
Good heavy stuff with a long,
thick nap. A quality that you
feel like smuggling up to when
the air is nippy. Width 2oin.
The Canton Flannel pro-
cession reaches to Csc
bleached and unbleached.
English to 55c.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

Local matter Ten Gents line for single In
sertion.
Marriage and Death Notices inserted gratult-
ously. Obituaries will he charged half the usual
rate OF ransient local matter.
Transient rateS-Eight cents line for one, ana
four cents line for every additional insertion.
One inch of space counted as Twelve lines. one
column, Five Dollars per inch, one year -Four
changesallowed to yearly advertisers without
additional charge.
Differentiation OF The Wing being among the
most Intelligent classes OF Cecil county and the
adjoining counties of Maryland, pennsylvania
and Delaware, the proprietor confidently recon-
mSnds it to business Men as a most desirable
medium for remuneratiye advertising. To main.
tain its high standard as family journal. nc
offensive or Objectionable advertisements will be
admitted at any price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

.... ,..'.y s.;s scl:. We gave her Castoris
.- = via. vas Il Child, she cried for Castoria
=, size hrcame Miss, she chung to Castoria-
VI re had Children she gave them Castorie
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THIS is to give notice that the sub
l. scribers have obtained from the Orphans
Court OF said county letters teotamary on the
personal estate of
MARGARET H. PRITCHARD,
late of said county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the 18th day of March, 1893,
they may otherwise, by law, be excluded from an-
benefit of said estate. All persons indebted TO
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the subscribers. Given under our
hards this 18th day of September, 1898.
STEPHEN REYNOLDS,
ENOCH X. MILLER.
lest Executors.
X L. LAMAR. Register. sl6,6w
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
Dresses at $3.Z5.

Dresses at $3.75.
The popular Sohoo! Dresses, All
wool, deep cape, wide full skirt,
large bishop sleeves. wide fancy
uohair braid, lined throughout,
deep hem, red. ravy blue, tan,
brown, green. 1925 for year
size rise SOC size to IA years.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
ORDER NISI.

In the matter of the sale OF the Real Estate OF
Benjamin Clifford, deceased.
In the Orphans Court for Cecil County.
ORDERED. this 22d day of September, in the
" year 1898, that the sale OF the real estate OF
Benjamin Clifford. deceased. made and reported
by George W. Clifford, David l.. Clifford and
Benjamin Robertson, executors OF the last will and
testament of said deceased, be ratified ard con-
hrmed. unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on or before the 2Sth day OF Nov mher next
provided Il copy OF this order be inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in Cecil county
aforesaid, once a week Tor one month before the
18th day OF October next.
The report states the amount OF the sale to be
S6,4O00O.
JAMES NCCAULEY,
DAVID = DAVIS.
MERRITT :. MCNAMEE.
True Copy-Tcst:
Il. f. LAMAR, Register. 23s5t
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
Dresses at $3.50.

1T tSoto ttI y D,OO'
Combination of Novelty Suitings
and velvet trimmed with velvet
and gilt braid, wide full skirt,
large sleeves, lined throughout
So so for year size, rise soc a
size up to IA yeats
Diagonal with Eton effect jacket,
full skirt, large prelate sleeves,
fronts of cashmere, in tan and red,
brown and navy blue; So 80 for 4
year size, rise soc a size to ID
years.
Coats, Refers, Jackets,
listers and all that are just as
unexpectedly tempting.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
A VOTERS LEG PULLED.


A FARCE IN ONE ACT, AS PERFORMED IN THE
EIGHTH ELECTION DISTRICT OF CECIL co.
CHARACTERS OF THE FARCE:
HONEST VOTER, in his every day
clothes.
VIRTUoUs OCToRORA STATESMAN,
in white hat, black suit, and
cross cut smile.
ACT l.
Scene-At the end Of Crothers Lane.
Time-At dusk just after the election
OF 1891.
HONEST VOTER to V. o. Slow
about my six dollars3
V. o. ST. won't give you a d
cent.
H. V.-How's thatp
70. S.-You did not vote right.
H. V.-How the devil do you know
V. o. Saw you vote.
H. V.-How could you know how l
votedP
V.O.S.-Ipeeped over your shoulder
Curtain falls 10 slow music. Exit
Honest Voter minus six dollars. Be-
hind the scenes, Virtuous Octorora
Statesman in high glee exclaimS "Oh,
isn't our Australian Ballot Law a daisy"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
Ql's Gfttil 9Plp|,le.
gESTABLISHED IN lS4l.l

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING AT
ELKToN, CECIL COUNTY, MD.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

Every mother has in mind
how much it has cost in sea
sons gone to get Dresses for
the Girls, little or big. There
was a $40 mark, an SIS mark,
or maybe even a S. mark FOR
the School Dress. Little
likelihood of getting anything
to mammals mind for less.
NO0V see what the manu-
facturers have helped us to do
prices that they never dream
ed of before.
Dresses at S..
Habit Cloth, full skirt, wide sleeves,
wide ruff1e at waist, front and
back trimmed with braid, lined
throughout, navy blue, brown, red
and green; sizes to Ia,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

Dresses at So.
All wool Habit Cloth, wide pulled
sleeves, full skirt, wide Bertha;
Bertha, waist, neck, skirt and
cuffs trimmed with rows of silk
braid lined throughout; navy blue
brown, gray, and brown mixed :;
So for year size, rise so, size to
IA wears
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

HENRY r.. TORRENT, Editor
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
PA111R LrNcH,
D1essuluEr1.,
CHILDS, MARYLAND
TO LOAN

ON FIRST MORTGAGE-Sl6OG 1920: $1,000
$1,000; $1,000; $1,000; $500; 5000.
GEORGE A. BLAKE
Elkton, Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14

A FARCE IN ONE ACT, AS PERFORMED IN THE
EIGHTH ELECTION DISTRICT OF CECn. co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
sADLAps RABBITS FOOT.
"a. N. q. Firm Receives an Order
for 100, 600 just Like II.

R1IR1eH, N. G., March H.
Vice President Stevenson during
his canyasain., tour of this State
last fall was presented with the
.sleft hind foot of a graveyard
rabbit . the animal having been
captured in the old city cemetery,
of this place. On course it was
due TO the sgood luck" brought
by that rabbits foot that elected
Stevenson, and as he could not
have been elected without carry
ing Grover along with him, the
tidal waye'' is explained.
Now a great demand for North
Carolina rabbits feet seems to
have started in. One in firm this
State which deals largely in rab-
bit skins has received an order
from q Northern firm for $780, 1000
rabbits feet, hind feet preferred"
Some enterprising Yankee has a
notion in, his head to spring them
OH the country in some form.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

-.-ii.v, over from England on
the Umbria the time she broke her
shaft, !" said the tall man in the
maclntosh, "and there was a funny
thing the day after the accident. :"
"Tell5 u.s." demanded his COM
panions.
'There was an Englishman on
board who was very much worried,
apparently, about the safety of the
ship. Early in the morning he
huntediup;the Captain and said:
Excuse me, Captain, but is hall
'opes hover?'
"'Why, no. said the Captain,
"wo're all right. Well get through
in goodishape.'
"Thei Englishman appeared sat-
isfed and walked away. Half an
hour later:he hunted the Captain
up again and said: Excuse me,
Captain, but is hall 'opes hover
now?'
"'No, no. said the Captain,
there's no danger
"The Englishman went away
again. Half an hour later he came
back and asked the same question.
He kept it up at regular intervals
all day. Finally, along about 6
O'Clock, the. Captain got mad, and,
when the Englishman camc up
with his question, he grabbed him
by the collar and shouted: See,
here, you dod-blamed idiot! What
do you mean by asking me that
fool question SO many times?'
"'Why, Captain stammered
the cockney, Hi didn't mean nc
arm. Hi was merely hinquiring
because Him a teetotaler, hand
hif hall 'opes was hover Hi hin.
tended getting blind drunk. >"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
free as any one in that inclosure

free as any one in that inclosure.
He passed from group to group,
and chatted and laughed as if he
had no thought of sdeath. He
talked as if he were going on a
long journey, and. .laughingly bade
his trends farewell. The whole
scene was that of a pleasure party
and to one who did not know OF
the meaning Of the gathering it
would have appeared as a holi-
day assembly.
All morning the merriment con-
tinued, while the sun slowly crept
toward the death rock. This was
the only place in the inclosure that
was Stunned by the crowd. Finally
the fatal hour drew near, and then
a silence came over the assembled
people. The relatives of the
murdered woman drew away to
themselves and selected those who
were to fire the shots that would
end the blood feud between the
two families.
This was soon decided, and then
the doomed man walked to the
death rock. AS he proceeded he
began singing in a low tone a.
peculiar monotonous song. Londer.
and louder it came until the sound
could be heard far beyond the
inclosure. Those on the outside
knew that the hour of death was
near, for they heard the death
song of tho Choctaws as it had
been sung in all the ages of the
fribe since its beginning. Calmly
"a : y I
seating himself on The stained
rock, Loring continued his song as
two members of the Light Horse
company bound his arms and feet
and bandaged his eyes. Not a
sound indicated that he feared
the end.
AS the six men stepped forward
from the ranks of the relatives of
the deadwoman and advanced to
the place where they would fire
the fatal shots the song of the
doomed man swelied forth in
increased volume. The rythm of
the chant was in unison with the
- "i,sa ntaal tnf tha locks nf the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
ARTIFICIAL LIMB FUND.
Not Large Enough. A Circular to
Disable Veterans.
The Columbia State.

The Columbia State.
Chief Clerk Norton of the Camp
troller Generals Office, does not
consider the $1,000 appropriated
by the last Legislature near
enough to meet the demands for
artificial limbs. He thinks it will
take $4,000 to carry on what was
done by the General Assemblies
of 1S79-S1.
Yesterday the following clrcu-
lar to the clerks of court of the
different counties to be distribu.
ted among the veterans who are
applying for their share of the
Artificial Limb Fund; was is-
sued:
Dear Sir. There will be sent to
you from the Office of the Compt-
roller General blank warrant
receipts including blank afidavits
for the signature and affirmation
of the Confederate soldiers of
your county who may have lost a
leg or all arm or an eye, or have
been permanently disabled in leg
or arm or eyes during the military
service of the years 1861-1864,
After being signed return to this
Office. Under the act applicants
are limited to those who received a
part of the appropriations of 1879
81. There are 1,175 applications
enrolled under this act, 450 of
whom lost an arm or a leg and 125
for disabilities, and there was
paid to these applicants upwards
of $1,000, not including some spe-
cial appropriations. To do the
same. work the last Legislature
appropriated $5,095.00
The bonus upon which appro-
priations for 1879 and 1881 were
paid was: For the loss of a leg
above the knee, 500; below the
knee, SIS; an arm above the ell
bow, $50; below the elbow. $40;
and for disabilities, according to
1.-The disability
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
1903.
HarpeH's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.

HARPER's MAGAZINE for 1898 will
continue to maintain the unrivalled
standard of excellence which has char
acterized it from the beginning.
Among the notable features of the
year there will be new novels by A.
Conan Doyle, Constance Fenimore
Woolson, and William Black. Short
stories will be contributed by the most
popular writers of the day, including
Mary e. Wilkins, Richard Harding
Davis, Margaret Deland, Brander
Matthews, and many others. The illus.
trated descriptive papers will embrace
articles by Julian Ralph on new South
ern and Western subjects; by Theo-
dore Child on India; by Poultney
Bigelow on Russia and Germany; by
Richard Harding Davis on London
Season; by Col. Z. A. Dodge on East
ern Riders; etc. Edwin A. .Abner's
illustrations of Shakespeare's Come
dies will be continued. Literary arti-
cles will be contributed by Charles
Elliot Norton, Mrs James T. Fields,
William Dean Howells, Brander
Matthews, and others.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

considered that all the dangerous
portion of the country had been
passed through, and only left ten
men On guard the first night.
Even this number seemed unnec-
essary, as there no signs of any
attack. and no pickets were posted
next day.
1t was about noon on that day
when a band of brigands suddenly
rushed upon the unprotected
camp out of a dense live-oak
thicket, Capt. Flores and his men
were talking their MONDAY siesta
when the attack was made, but
they did not submit without a
desperate struggle. The bags of
gold and silver were piled in
heap near the deep water hole,
and when Capt. Flores found
that the brigands were about to
get possession of the wealth he
ordered the drivers to throw it all
into the placid pool. The command
was obeyed end the brigands
massacred every member of the
mule train party with the excep-
tion Of a driver named Alejondre
Lajero, who succeed in making
his escape, proceeding to San
Antonio where he gave an account
of the terrible adventure, a record
of which was made at that time,
and is still in existence here. His
story was discredited until the
parties to whom it had been con-
signed made an investigation and
found the bones of the victims
evidence that the bandits had
tried to recover the wealth from
the pool.
Attempts were then made to
explore the hole but without
success. Heavy weights have
been sunk to a depth of several
thousand feet and no bot
tom reached. A few months
ago James l.. Morgan, an Eastern
capitalist and the owner of an e1-
tensive ranch in southwest Texas,
was passing through Dimmit
county, when he was told the story