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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15

of the country. The other bills named by the
democratic caucus were those for the admiss-
ion of Arizona and New Mexico: Nicaragua
Canal; Bankruptcy, and the Indian Territory
bills
The administration is pulling all the wires
at its disposal to force the free ship bill
through Congress. 1t would throttle another
American industry - shipbuildng. 1t is
claimed by the friends of the bill, who con
sist mostly Of misguided Democrats and the
paid representatives of the English shipluild-
ers, that it will certainly be passed Ivy the
House AT this session; but that claim is ut
best very doubtful one. If. however, the
bill should get the support of the Committee
on Rules, which it must have to get passed by
the House; there is not the lghtest posi-
hility that it can get through the Senate.
Just why Mr.. Cleveland and his administration
should have lent themselves to the support
of this bill is one Of the numerous things
which are difficult TO understand assuming
them to be entitled to the honesty and patriot
ism they claim.
The attorneys of II. /. Preston, publisher
OF Kansas City paper &C. l.. Trcvitt of
Washington, and II. l.. Strolm. of Kansas
CITY,, have fled "A bill in equity against John
Wedderbu1n, manager of the press Claims
Co..' of Washington. and w. H. Hearst. of
the Examiner Claims Bureau" asking for
the cancellation of a contract made with the
said Press Claims CO.." by Preston. because
OF misrepresentation. and that Preston he
paid $40 for advertising the concern. The
attorneys say there will be some revelations
of interest to publishers having similar con
tracts with the "Prcss Claims Co.. when the
suit is tried
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15
THEIR PAY IS LIMITED.
Attorney General POe's Opinion on School
Commissioners Salaries.

County school commissioners and exam
liners cannot receive any compensation or
travelling expenses in excess oftheir respec-
tive salaries. Such is the Interpretation of
the law by Attorney General John p. Poe.
and which he has given Governor Brown.
The opinion of Mr. Poe was called forth bv a
series of questions from Mr. Ehen f. Perkins,
secretary to tn" school commissioners of
Kent county. but, as the law is general the
opinion effects the entire state. 1t will be
remembered that the recent trouble in the
Howard county school board was occasioned
ny directly opposite Interpretation OF the
law by that body, with the consent and eli
dorsement of the state Aoard OF Education.
The letter from Mr.. Perkins containing the
Queries was sent to Mr.. T.. b. Prrttyman.
secretary Of the State Board of Education.
who promptly forwarded it to GOV. Brown.
The latter gave it to Mr.. Poe. with a request
Tor an opinion. Mr.. Perkins queries were
as follows:
l. Must teacher who has lkrn the oath
o, Office and resigned ON his second appoint
m mt in the same county, rrtair the oath Of
office?
i'''" oi''iilH9'oh'r shai receive per day
Tor each day OF his attendance at the board,
or on committees appointed by the board,
the sum Of four dollars: provided that
the aggregate amount paid in one year to
COMMISSIONERS as per dIem, or any other com
pensation, shall not exceed an average of one
hundred dollars for each commissioner
> 'Nuv "a commissions, To-, ,,,,,i,,t,.I
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'''' VI 'i'' ""i'"i'n "o''"iS ior
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way '''e S'''r'''rE' treasurer 'h" eN-
ahlner receive any compensation or travel
ing expenses in excess of his salary if the
hoard of co,,,t,, ooh,ol ,,i,.i,,.,,
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ulrec''
Mr.. Poe's answer to these questions is as
follows:
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care ana answer them as follows
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15

FRESH evidence comes from Baltimore
showing how the political managers of that
city have the "pull " upon School Com
mlssioners of their own selection A short
time ago a School Commissioner of that
city, after advertising for proposals,
awarded the contract for boiler for school
building to certain firm, the price being
S2*9.56 more than the lowest responsible bid
FOR the work from other well-knoNn firms.
Now it turns out that three we'll known
local " bosses Messrs l. Freeman Rasin,
John j. Mahon and Sheriff John Quinn,
who pull - the School Commissioner,
hold large blocks of the stock of the COM
pany to which the contract was awarded.
Mr., John J. Mahon being treasurer of the
company.
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15
ELKTON, Md, DECEMBER IS, 1894.
SALARY OF SCHOOL COMMIS-
SlONERS.

The Attorney General of Maryland
Hon John p. Poe-who is recognized as
lawyer of ability and whose official opinions
upon public questions command respect,
has decided after careful examination of
existing law, that the maximum salary of
School Commissioner is S1OO,-and which
cannot be legally exceeded in charges for
travelling or other personal expenses incur
red by School Commissioner in the per
Torrance of his official duties
As the annual compensation of School
Commissioners is fixed by general law Of
the State, different interpretations have
been put upon the law, in different counties
OF the State, noticeahlv in Howard county
where directly opposite interpretations have
caused local trouble
In very few counties of the State possibly
has the close Interpretation of Mr.. Poe been
put upon the law, and the records WILL
show that additional allowances have been
made commissioners in excess of the amount
which Mr.. Poe says is legal
As the law now stands limiting the
maximum salary of School Commissioner
to 500, public sentiment will sustain Mr..
Poe in the further opinion, that any other
Interpretation of the law would practically
give the School Commissioners the rowcr
to fix their own salaries, which they can DO
by charging to salary account travelling
and other personal expenses. which charg, 5
can only be limited by the discretion or
honesty of the officer.
This practice is certainly contrary to Il
sound public policy, since the duties Of
every public officer should be clearly
defined, and his compensation for the per
Torrance of the same should be also fixed
and certain
Hence it is, the public interest is
rapidly demanding, that so far as practi-
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In the light then of Mr.. Poe's interpre-
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should be adequately rewarded, it does
not think that 500 is sufficient annual
salary Tor an efficient County School Com
missioner, and that the amount should be
increased, and which should not in any
case be exceeded
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15
THE SHIP CANAL ROUTE,

" A ridiculous route ia grotesUue
selection ia Joke of school children -
mo more use to Raltimores foreign trade,
than mill pond in Africa are some of
the expressions of disappointment of the
Baltimore 1mcric0n, at the report of the
War Department Board of Engineers, in
favor of the Back Creek route for the con
struction of the Chesapeake and Delaware
ship Canal.
Viewed solely with reference to the COM
mercial advantage such canal would be to
Baltimore, there may he a reasonable war
rant for such expressions of disapproval.
But there We're other considerations of
more importance nationally which influ-
enced the Board in its recommendation,
viz, the adaptability of the most northern
route for national defense which the Board
thinks involves more than the transit of
OF vessels from bay to bay.
1t is only natural that the 4mCiIcdn, in
its zeal in behalf of Baltimore interests
a.
a national project of so much importance,
but the government engineers have taken
a wider view, and based their recommen-
dation of a route, for the construction OF a
great link in the chain of interior navigG-
tion passing North and South, through New
York. the commercial metropolis of the
nation, and the likely point of attack by a
foreign nation at war with us.
Much as we may regret that Baltimore
may not realize director route 10 the
ocean in the possible construction of the
proposed ship canal, we cannot hesitate to
express our belief that the government
engineers have taken the proper view of
the project, and that they are the best
Judges of the situation
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15

THE Criminal Court of Baltimore has
been going through the periodic farce this
week of trying a number of petty policy
gamblers, whose obscure dens up Gay street
were raided and upwards of forty of their
hackers and patrons captured
In the meanwhile, the :" big " gambling
houses only step from Baltimore street,
and which are run by men who have
pull y on the political bosses, flourish
nightly.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15

CARL SrRECKLEs, one VI the big sugar
trust kings, drew a check for million and
Il half dollars the other day.
That's nothing. We know fifty men in
Elliton who can do the same thing
Whether their checks would he honorcd
is another thing,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15
Christmas Gifts

Coats for Ladies and children,
Muffs,
Collar and cuff Boxes
Dress Patterns,
Handkerchief,
Kid Gloves,
Dolls, all kinds,
Handkerchief cases,
Cradle, Bedstead,
Glove cases,
Coaches,
Handkerchief Sachets,
Games, all new,
Smoking sets,
Bric-a:Brac,
Books for Tots,
Chocolate Pots,
Tree Trimmings,
Picture Frames,
Toy Dishes,
Book Bags,
Pianos.
Head Rests,
Pin Trays,
Sofa Pillows,
Albums,
And lots Of other Useful and
Beautiful Gifts at
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15
School and Politics,

Frederick News: The reduction Of teachers
salaries in some of the counties means nothing
more nor less than the lowering of the stand
ard Of the schools. Take the schools out of
politics and there will be no necessity to re-
duce teachers salaries
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15

CONGRESSMAN j. +. G. TALBOTT finds
out after his defeat by Hon w. b. Baker.
the Republican candidate in this Congress
ional district that he 'r0stcd too much time
in Hartford and Cecil counties. In a recent
interview he attributed his defeat to that
fact, and stated that he could have brought
out votes enough in Baltimore county and
the Baltimore city wards to have counter
acted the loss in Cecil and Hartford counties
had he had any knowledge of the disaffcc-
tion in those counties and still have won
by 800 majority.
Mr.. Baker it is evident didn't waste
any time anywhere.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15

Miss WILLARD is credited with saying
that bad cooking has driven thousands of
men to drink"
This is too thin. Women can't drive
men to drink. When men get there, they
go because they want to.
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host.

A POCkET-BOOK CONTAINING SEVERAL
n Dollars was lost on the streets of Elkton
by Mr.. Dunbar Morgan on Thursday morning
The finder will receive Il reward upon its
return to this office. dcS II
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-15

TTNHE NORTH EAST CORNET BAND. North
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entertainments. &c. Full set New Instruments
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THE WING,

The object of its proprietor being to make
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-17
Writing with Milk.

In the course of trial in France let
ter was read from a man named Turpin,
chemist, under sentence Of five years
imprisonment as a spy, giving directions
to a friend. with view to establishing q
secret correspondence with him while in
prison. This led to an off cial inquiry on
the subject by the French authorities, and
some strange revelations were obtained
from some of the convicts.
1t appears that when information has
to be conveyed to a prisoner formal let
ter, containing apparently nothing but a
few trivial facts of a personal nature, is
forwarded to the prison. This is read by
the governor, who stamps it and allows II
to be handed to the man to whom it is ad.
dressed. The latter is aware, however,
that there is another letter to be read
within the lines, this being written in
milk and being easily decipherable on
being rubbed over with dirty finger
Chambers Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-17
SHERMAN IN THE FIELD.
He Was a Light Sleeper. and His Living
Was Simplicity Itself.

He Was a Light Sleeper, and His Living
Was Simplicity ITSELF
On the march and in the camp Sher-
mans life was simplicity itself. He had
few brilliantly uniformed and useless aids
about him. The simple tent fly" was
his usual headquarters, and under 1t all
his military family ate together. His dis
patches he wrote mostly with his own
hand. He had little use for clerks. But
Dayton, his adjutant general, was better
than regiment of clerks. When we halt
ed somewhere in the woods for the night,
the general was the busiest man in the
army. While others slept his little camp
fire was burning, and often in the long
vigils of the night I have seen tall form
walking up and down by that FIRE. SHEER
man himself slept but little He did not
seem to need sleep, and have known him
to stay but two hours in bed many night
In later years slight asthma made much
sleep impossible for him. After the war,
when I was at his home in St. Louis. he
seldom retired till 10 or o'clock. 1t was
often as late too, on this march.
1t was singularly impressive sight to
see this solitary figure walking there by
the Pickering campfire while the army
slept. If gun went off somewhere in the
distance, or if an unusual noise were
heard, he would instantly call one of us to
go and find out what it meant. He paid
small attention to appearances, to dress
almost none.
'There is going to be a battle today,
sure, y said Colonel Audenreid Of the staff
one morning before daylight.
'sHow do you knowp'' asked comrade.
why, don't you see? The general is
up there by the fire putting on clean
collar. The signs dead sure
A battle did take place that day, and
Cheraw, with 40 cannon, fell into our
hands," Some Personal Recollections Of
General Sherman" by S. Fl. M. Byers in
McClure's Magazine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-17
They Held On.

The first experience Of riding in rail
way train is undoubtedly very exciting to
the person himself, and sometimes the nov
ice affords amusement to his fellow pas
sengers. A correspondent sends us the
following aneodote:
was on a western train when we stop
ped at small station where two young
fellows entered and took seats near me-
They were unaccustomed to railway travel
and were constantly on the watch for some
accident.
Every few minutes they would raise the
window and look out. Presently, as the
train came around curve, one Of them
saw fence which he seemed to suppose
crossed the track. Jerking his head in, he
said in frightened tone loud enough tc
be heard by every one in the car;
Hold on tight, Bill; she's goin te
jump fence. youths Companion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-17
MILITARY CURIOSITY SHOP.
Quaint and Rusty Weapons of War and Old
Uniforms at Second Hand.


In South street, in the shadow Of the
Brooklyn bridge, is military curiosity
shop whose patrons include artists and
dilettante clubmen, fishmongers and
shoky poky'' men. Everything about the
place is rusty. The aged proprietor had
rusty brown hair before it began to turn
gray.
The stores only sign is lot of old uni
forms and soldiers hats which hang above
the door and number of rusty sabers in
the window On the showcase are Unit
ed States regulars cap, fur cap of the
English Royal Household cavalry, the blue
helmet of a Lancashire regiment bearing
the one significant word Egypt sug-
gestive of weltering suns, sandstorms
and long marches; the cap of French
cavalrynan, the helmet of German infan-
trynan, the square topped helmet of the
Royal Irish Lancers, gaudy Austrian
dress helmet and a bandmaster's huge fur
cap. On the wall overhead is everything
from the flashing red of an English pri-
Yates coat to tattered garment in Con-
federate gray
A f1intlock musket hangs by the side OF
short sword of the modern type, and not
far away is an up to date navy revolver.
In fact, you can find nearly everything
| that pertains to the aocouterments of SOL
diers anywhere. You can buy for 81
swords that helped General Miles to whip
the last bit of fight out of the Apaches
and muskets that went through the civil
/ war for less. A dollar will buy villainous
1 looking navy short sword.
The proprietor never allows anything to
| be busted, for that would diminish the
| selling value of his curiOS People who like