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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-01
the bedroom.-From the Editors Drawer,
in Harper's Magazine for December.
SHE WAS SLANDERED.

A woman whose age was not far from
fifty and whose avoirdupois was close upon
200 pounds arrived at the Detroit and
Milwaukee depot the other morning with a
bulky satchel in one hand and a FELLOWSHIP
stuffed with something in the other, and
the special policeman standing at the en-
trance no sooner caught sight of her red
face than he realized what was coming.
"Look here!" she began, as she halted
before him and dropped her baggage to
wipe her face. 81 want forty different
people arrested
" Yes'm. Anything wrong ma'am?"
81 should say there was. | am going
out to Royal Oak to see my sister l had
scarcely left my house when a boy calls
out: "Ah, there, my fairy" Can't he be
arrested for such sass as that?"
Hardly, ma'am, though its very ill
manners"
''Of course it is! Pm no fairy! Feel of
that arm. Pat me on the back. Am | a
shadow of fairy or solid chunk Of hui
manity on my way to see my sister, who
''You are no fairy, ma'am," replied the
officer
"And hadn't gone block before a
potato peddler in wagon sang out: There's
my daisy! Officer, you have seen daisies?"
"Yes'm.
''Do l resemble that fragile flower?
There's pair of arms which can lift
barrel of pork"
"No, ma'am, you do not resemble a
daisy-not unless they've got a new brand
which haven't seen. That peddler ought
to be arrested, but I'm afraid we couldn't
find him.
''And little further on" she continued
as she wiped at her face, "a man standing
in front of a saloon called out to me: Only
a pansy blossom. Officer you have seen
pansies?"
"Yes'm"
900 pansies wear No shoes and tip
the beam at 1877 pounds"
"No, ma'am you are no pansy That
man ought to be arrested, but now he is
probably safe in Canada. Anything
more?'
Yes, somebody had something to say
every few rods and Pm mad all the way
through. So can't have nobody arrested"
" Hardly, ma'am-not under the Cir
cumstances."
We'll, if the law don't cover such cases
they want to look out for me! III be
back in few days, and | shall be carry
ing a pumpkin, a cat, a bedquilt, half
bushel of apples, jar of pickles, two
squashes, and some other things which my
sister is going to give me- l shall walk
home, same as walked down here. Some
one will call me his fairy, or pansy or for
get-me-not, and I'll drop them things
and
And what ma'a ?''
She struck her left hand with her right,
doubled up her fist and placed it against
the officers nose, and hoarsely whispered:
And he won't forget-me-not, and don't
you forget it''
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-01

goggles which, in the fast approaching dark
ness seemed to emit flames, like Goals of
fire. The frightful looking figure at this
lonely hour and is this supposed haunted
spot was enough to frighten the bravest
man, and Jannett was paralyzed with
terror.
With harsh laugh the figure sprang to
the ground, and Selling Prince by the
bride, drew pistol and pointed it at the
trembling girl.
''YOu shall come with met" he said in a
low menacing voice that struck to Jannett's
trembling heart with familiar information,
''if you do not consent to come quickly
will blow your brains out"
But Jannett Reed was not coward.
Her heart was beating unanimously with
fear and horror; but she determined to
strike one blow in her own defense. SeiZ-
ing the carriage whip she turned and
struck the william blow full across his
face. With howl of rage and pain the
man recoiled: at that moment the mask fell
from his face and Jannett saw with scken-
ing horror the face of Ralph Raymond.
In her desperation she struck Prince a
sharp, singing blow, and the horse dashed
away like wild creature On, on! old
Prince never covered so much ground in so
short time before. On, on he went, tear
ing over the snowy ground as if pursued
on past Chesterfield Lake; on, on, Jannett
could scarcely retain her seat in the phae-
ton. But she set her teeth hard together
and her eyes wore a resOlute look as old
Prince dashed madly onward.
The bridge at last The bridge which
spanned the brawling Connecticut River.
Jannett's heart gave mad bound with
terror as she remembered the bridge was
unsafe. Could she control Prince and turn
him back from certain destruction?
In vain she pulled upon the reins; she
might as well have attempted to move the
earth as to stop the maddened beast. On
to the shaking quivering structure the
horse dashed madly.
Crash! crash! went rotten timbers, and
down, down into the black. whirling waters
below plunged the horse and phaeton with
the poor girl clinging madly to the seat.
Jannett closed her eyes When
she opened them again she was lying with
her head pillowed on a manly breast and
George Pratt's tender voice was calling her
by name, while he showered loving kisses
upon her pale lips, her brow and hair.
''Jannett, Jannett! Thank God you are
alive" he cried, as she opened her eyes,
"and thank God, CHANGED to be passing
just in time to rescue you. Prince had
swan ashore and gone home. Oh tell me,
my darling, are you hurt at all 2"
Her eyes met his with look of love in
their depths; he casped her to his heart
murmuring tenderly: ''Sure, my darling
you know love you. Be my dear wife as
soon as possible''-and so that was the
happy ending to Jannett's Strange Ride.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-01
THE PREMATURE PRODIGAL.

1t was two days before Christmas, and
the old couple We're sitting in front of the
cheerful open fire in the great square
kitchen of the home The snow was fall
ing hut the cattle were warm and comfort
able in the barn.
" Day after tomorrow will be Christ
mas" said the old man slowly. "You
have not forgotten it, have you, mother ?"
" No, father" she said GLOW could +?
Have | not said all along that he would
come Christmas eve 90
"Ay, so you have. Let us hope-let us
hope 1t is four long years now since our
only boy left us. Yes, he will come Christ
mas eve"
% know it father" said the woman
have read so often Of its happening So
We will wait for him here in front of the
fire. -
"Ay, ay, here. With his empty chair
drawn up between us, So" and the old
man pulled chair little nearer to the
fire, and patted its arm as if it were the
arm of his absent son.
Yes, father, that is right And the
door must not be locked. And before you
come in you must give the cows and the
horses and the horses and the sheep and
the pigs and the chickens extra portions of
feed and see that all is snug and warm. :"
q" That 1 will, mother you may be sure
that | will" His hands hung by his
side, and he gazed again into the fire
Then he raised his eyes suddenly "And
we must place the lamp in the window
You forget about that"
" Yes yes; so do. The lamp must be
in the window. I'll get it ready. Our
boy must see the lamp burning in the
window for him when he returns" She
rose and brought the can OF oil. Her hands
trembled, but at last the lamp was filled
and trimmed ready for its place in the
window on the coming eve. She sank
again into her chair, and rested the tips of
her fingers on the arm of the empty chair
behind her, while her husbands hand lay
heavily on the other arm. For long time
neither spoke, but gazed into the fire and
listened to the storm without At last the
old man said, as tear glistened in either
eye:
Four weary years since Willie ran
away to sea. But tomorrow he must
There was rap at the door.
"Come in, I" cried the man. The couple
rose and stood with their backs to the fire.
The door opened slowly, and standing
before them with his hand on the latch was
their hayward son.
d." the boy faltered
Bill, " said the. old gentleman, coldly,
you're twenty-four hours ahead of time
We don't want you tonight. 'Tain't
reg lar"
"No, faint" echoed the woman.
d" That there lamp will be in the winder for
you tomorrow night, and not before"
The boy turned and went out into the
storm.
"Gosh all Cesar! you can't put no
dependence on what you read no more, "
said the old man. He took long drink
from pitcher OF cider and disappeared in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-01
A Household Treasure.

d. w. Fuller, of Canaioharie, n. y,
says that he always keeps DR.. Kings New
Discovery in the house, and his family has
always found the very best results follow
its use; that he would not be without it, if
procurable. G. A. Dykeman, Druggist
Oatskill n. Y, says that DR.. Kings New
Discovery is undoubtedly the best cough
remedy; that he has used it in his
family for eight years and it has never
failed to do all that is claimed for it, Why
not try II remedy so long tried and tested
Trial bottles free at Frazer's Drug Store,
Elkton. Regular size SOC and 81.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
PHOTOGRAPHS IN MULTIPLE.
Tiny Portraits Turned Out by Thousands
to Satisfy a Fad.

Tiny Portraits Turned Out by Thousands
to Satisfy n Fad.
Hidden under tho staircase of frame
building on Pennsylvania avenue is an
oddity in the shape of photographer
shop. Nobody ever goes there to have
his picture taken, and vet the business
is a profitable one. For one thing. the
proprietor has long lease of the prem
ises at rental CT only 81 month. His
establishment amounts to nothing more
than large closet, which is utilized as
darkroom for work. There is nothing
to be seen OF screens, skylights. shabby
furniture, which looks as good as new
when taken by the camera, or the in
struments for holding the head steady,
which are 50 suggestive Of torture to
children. The words, Look pleasant,
please" are never uttered in this Sc
cluded studio.
In fact. the photographer himself is
very rarely TO be found on the premises
People send in pictures of themselves to
be reproduced by an extraordinary proc
ess of multiplication. They must he
cabinst, sized photographs. He has an
stercoscope of the sort that one looks
through at photographs. only about three
times as big. In place of the part for
the eyes there is small camera, and a
few inches i'll front of the latter is kind
OF frame in which the cabinet portrait
to be reproduced is put. The camera,
though such a little one, has 3S lenses.
One might compare it to the eye Of a
bee, which is multiple in like fashion.
1t is snap camera and makes 3S min
iature copies of the cabinet portrait at
one shot on single negative. from the
negative the pictures are printed off in
sheets of IS distinct photographs each.
1t does not take long to produce them in
large quantities at this rate, and so the
operator finds n profit in selling them at
the price OF 81 for 90. He sells 100 for
81, 800 for 81, or ! 600 for Sl4. 1t is a
very cheap way TO procure a lot of
counterfeit preseEtments of ones self.
\ good many people order 800 or 1000.
At the time Of the inauguration such
photographs of Mr.. Cleveland We're worn
as badges by some of the visiting politi-
cal clubs. with ribbon fastening each
one to the buttonhole of the wearer.
The back Of these little photographs,
which. are n novelty, are spread with
dextrine. 1t serves as sort of muci-
lage, so that the pictures can be licked
like postage stamps and stuck upon any
thing. Commercial travellers affix them
to the corners of their advance cards.
sometimes, which they mail week or
two ahead to firms in towns which they
expect to visit shortly. Thus the recipi-
ents get notion of the appearance of
the agent before lie comes along if they
We're not previously acquainted with
| him or are agreeably reminded of his
| physiognomy.. In the same manner the
atrical people Stick them on their letters.
and various other professional persons
adopt similar practices. In fact, it is
| quite fad.-San Francisco Examiner.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

A DISPATCH from San Antonio,
Texas, says: Congressman W. l..
Wilson has gained strength so rapid.
Y since his arrival here as to be able
10 take his meals in the dining room
II his hotel and walk around. To.
day eS-Congressman Ben +. Cable. of
Illinois. who owns ranch six miles
from the city. took Mr.. Wilson out
10 the ranch. where the latter will
spend few days. W. II. Wilson,
the congressman's son, went to Rock.
port on brief visit. while Mrs. Will
son and her daughter left for their
home in West Virginia. Congress.
man and Mrs. Tarnsey. of Missouri
who have accompanied the Wilson
party on their entire trip, also left
today. going to Denver"
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
Avoiding Wrinkles.

Many wrinkles may be avoided by the
woman who will take some pains with
her expression when she is by herself.
She who bends over her book, her desk
or her sewing with knitted brow and
compressed or working lips need not be
surprised If her face refuses to smooth
itself when she turns to other employ
ments. It would cost her very little
trouble to AZ old such tricks Of feature
Hsrper's Bazaar.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

THAT the influence of the Columbi-
IN exposition is to be wide and practi-
cal has already been shown in numer-
Gus ways The latest illustration is a
summons by the president of the
German imperial railway bureau to
German military and civil repre-
sentatives who were sent to the ex-
position to study the railroad ex-
nibits. They are to make official
individual reports. and from these
improvements in the German railway
service arc to be proposed.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

THE profession OF letters has un-
dergonc "a considerable change since
the friars. penniless and without
wish for pence, wandered first. teach
ing and exhorting among the lakes
of Oxford and the dales of Cambridge.
President Andrews OF Brown, has de-
clinod an offer of $4,000 a year,
with six months leave of absence, to
become chancellor of the university
of Chicago The six months leave
OF absence was to enable him to
spend some OF the money.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

by some womb disorder. The suffering pa
tient gets no better. but probably worse. by
reason of the delay. wrong treatment and
consequent complications a proper mcdi-
cine, like DIR. Pierces Favorile Prescription,
directed to the cause would have promptly
cured the disease.
Mrs HARRY TAPPAN. of Reynolds, ycrerson
Co.. -Neb., writes: /" For two years l was a
sufferer. A part of this time had to he carried
from my bed. Was racked with pain. had
hysteria. was very nervous, no appetite and
completely discouraged. A few bottles OF
'Favorite Prescription effected a perfect
cure" Sold by all dealers in medicines.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

TnE university OF Chicago may now
nc considered fully established among
institutions Of art and letters. 1t
contains manly intellect enough to
paint COW into a zebra and hang
Midway plaisance tags on the doors
1t the women students dormitory.
IL is. achievements of this nature
that fix the status in the modern
universities in the United States.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

The young war lord of Germany
has issued an address in which he
declared thas the sender of the in
iernal machine failed in his purpose
because the kaiser was .'under the
protection Of the Almighty or
course he is entitled to that belief
but the fact that he never opens
packagcs.himself but let's others take
the chances. was the real reason for
the failure.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

FRENCH and English troops have
been fighting in the dark, each force
apparently under the impression
that 1t was potting few of the un-
civilized WHO refuse to be guided
uto the paths OF refinement II the
iorccs succeeded in u measure in civ
llzing each other the incident might
fairly be considered closed and no
harm done.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

THE spirit of reform has seized the
missionary societies of America and
IN effort is to be inauguratcd to
make the foreign missions more
nearly self-supporting. 1t is openly
charged that many of them live too
extravagantlv and build churches OF
n style not justified by their sur
roundings.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

THE latest proposition from Rev.
DR.. Talmage's tabernacle is to charge
an admission fee of ten cents. and
after this proposition goes into effect
any worshiper in that temple caught
singing
salvation is free for you and for me-"
should at once be arrested. sent of
N the patrol wagon and charged
with disorderly conduct.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1894.

CALIFoRNIA turfmen who have
taken to the habit of doping" their
horses so the poor creatures run
niles and miles defiant OF restraint
ought to get dose of their own
medicine. Before charging the turf
men with the vitalizing fluid it would
No well to set their faces towards the
rCn-
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Financial.

New YORK. March g
Money cal, easy. Oierel at per
cent. Prime mercantile paper :jc-jLs per
cent, Ster.u.g exchange dun. VITA actual
business III bankers bills at ASS gisSIl Tor
demand anu is6t4 o IS. for sixty days;
posted rates is.l. JioS. Commercial bills 4s6
GlS6i..
silver certificates ass a5ol.,: no sales; bar
- lSer 59Js- Mexican dollar, -.
United states bbal,. - r. cgtit-. llSi4;
10 A. coupons. ilii,: d, Is gj bi-l. Pacific 6's
nf "a, ltr, hid .fF
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

dyspepsia another
from heart disease,
another from liver
or kidney disease,
another with pain
here or there. and
in this way they all
present to their
easy-going doctor,
separate diseases,
for which he pre-
'scribcs. assuming
them to be such.
when, in reality.
they are all only
siIrnpf0ms caused
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

The first savings bank was instituted
at Berne in Switzerland in 1887. 1t was
intended for servants only. In 1892 an
other was opened at Basel for persons Of
any class.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
Mckinley at Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March 29.-This
,ity is alive with Republicans. As soon as
Governor Mckinley arrived he was called
on for speech, which he delivered ON the
landing of the hotel staircase to throng
that packed the lobby. Later on he de-
hvered longer address to the State
League OF Republican clubs at the exposi-
ton building, and was received by the
2,V0 delegates present with the most
tumultuous applause. Everywhere it is
taken for granted that this is the formal
opening of the Mckinley campaign for the
presidency.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
Chicago Live stock.

CHICAGO, Iarch IS
Live StocA-The pricn, u; tle Uuiol Stock
yards today ran-el as follows. Hog,
Estimated receipts for tn. dly 290tt
sales rangrdrt Si3, Ji.sJ pigs S;.jG a s. light
s4.45G 4.55- rough packing, $500 tIs, mixed
and S461 ti.sj ncayy packing ani shipping
lots.
Cattle - Receipts Tor the day aboa; I3 500.
quotations ranged at >i.5 ,r46i choice to ex-
ira shipping steers, :SS i,aL6b coJi t. ,i,ics
10, S3--51J3.Sj fair to good. $50 g,i.5j common
20 medium do, s2.Sj bi2l butchers steers
s2.4jtGjlU stcc9ers. sj.i0 ti.6l feeders. Il 5o6,
..go cows. ss.65 a}..) hrifers Sl.6jfgi6I bslls
-..jl43.6J Texas steers. and -. 30 $500 veal
calves.
sheep and Lanbs-Hece. pts for the day
l5,0Jj., y ice, ranged at SD ei41 westerns
500 30 Texans SD G4.5J natives AMI S....5
gi.6j lambs.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
No Comparison.

Women are cats" snapped farley
viciously.
Nonsense" said Dawson. did you
ever see q woman trying to climb
fencey'-Brooklyn Life.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
Bombay Man to study srormoni.uA

Bombay 3Ian to Study Mormonish
SALT LAKE, Utah, March 2s.-B. Nagar'
kar, distinguished religious student OF
Bombay, has arrived here. He will re-
main here for time to study Mormonism
and learn from the people themselves all
he can concerning their religious faith.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
WELCOME WORDS TO WOMEN.

Many times women call on their family ply
Uctans, suffering, as they imagine. one from
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
Chicago Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO. March e
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade to lay: Wheat-Narch
OPENED 511sc. closed ;e'sc: May, opened 5sssc,
closed Gt3ec; July, opened 0oS.c. Closed 623ac
Corn March, opened --c, close. S5Isc:
May. opened 5,>ac, closed 3.5sc: July, opened
S14c, closed ;'sssc. Oats March opened
C, closed Bic; May, oi'ened 3las.. closed
3.ss;: July. Opened 2.5sc, cios-d ISIS PORK
May. opened Sll.3b closed Sll.5.l.; july.
opened Sl1 %, close Sll.50. Lard-May,
opened S6.95, closedS7.01.
Produce; Butter-Faacy separator, Ella
&c per 10: fancy dairy, l9s,oc; packing
stock. 10 ,aGplic. Eggs-Fre5h stock. E.0lSc
per doZ. Dressed poutry-Chickens 1eJsc
per 10; turkeys, 6its- sc: ducks. 9Glic; geese,
1S13c. Potatoes 5jG5.c per bu;
heuruns, 4sg5.c; Rose, 4. Cole; mixed, A5(p
soc: sweet potatoes, Illinois. S2.15G3.sj per
bbL Appes-tair to Sooi. S5.5Jti.,J per
bbl- Crauberries- Jersey, Sj.5096.sj per bbl
Honey-White clover, lib sections, lac:
broken c2mo, l0Gl2c; dark como, god con-
dition, &c; strained California 81 L6yso
per lb
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

me Local M8.kctSs
ekAIN. BrO
Hheat-f5c
Coru-New, 3s@39;
Oats &c.
Hav-T mo'ty, SIN: npi"n~ SS1ss; wild
$50 81; s'o :. h S5fIs1: baled. IS.
Straw, $685. SO.
Butter-Faif TO choice, Is, 020, creamery, e1t
Gsac
Eggs-Frcsh, 1cc p11c-
Poutry-Chickeue. dressed, Q010c; turl eyl
dressed. i0c; dacA', dressed. lUC; geese
SL1cc 30
YkuIT AND vRav~A e'pS-
Apples-$7 3er bt, F Chicago
Potetoee-65c.
Onfons-T01 per bu
Turnips-s s5c1 per bu.
CaH'"-Butchero pay for s'~r Co steer
SAG 3Ae: cows and heift 2AGsA calsst
406.
Hcps-sL @4Lc
Shcep-3cVO3ek
Coal--Soft. i0c: hard, &. So
Wood-Cord- s4.O0; sawed, 8 %.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29
A FACETIOUS VIEW.
vEGeTARIANIsM CARRIED OUT TO IFS
LOGICAL END.

The Arguments OF the Advocate OF veGc-
table Diet Applied to Some OF tho Rec
ogni.ed Evils OF Life. and Some Startling
Deductions Are Derived.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-29

Daily. bDsily except sundas. -Go.ng nor
Goiog North. -Go!ng south ard east. srarric.
passengers 10 Cedar rapid- ony.