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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23

We mentioned the fact in oul
last issue that the Columbia Fin
ance and Trust Company, Truste,
of the New Farmers Bank, had at
tached Mr.. w. N. Anderson, one OF
our substantial farmers, for little
debt, upon which Mr.. A. was en-
dorsor, and which he tells us
Famounts to only about $3.50. Mr.
Anderson owns over 300 acres OF
good land, has tobacco, corn, sheep,
horses, cattle, etc, on his place, all
unincumbered, and says his per-
sonal debts will not amount to
$500, and those for which
he is surety but to $1,000.
The grounds set up by the
Company are that Mr.. A. was at
tempting to eyade service of the
summons on the suit. Mr.. Ander-
son says the facts are that he did
not know such a suit was contem-
plated, that he was in Mt. Sterling
on business all along before and
after the attachment was served,
and that it so happened that he
was in Bath county to answer a
second call of the Master Commits
.sioner of the Bath Circuit Court 10
come over and receive some money
due him. Upon the second and third
calls Of the Sheriff at his house he
was in the neighborhood attending
to some business. All this is sus-
ceptible of proof. Yet the Company
jumps upon man like this with
an attachment. 1t is certainly not
to be wondered at that Mr.. A. is
very much incensed at the treat
ment he has received at the hands
of the Trust Company, and he will
surely recover heavy damage in the
action he has brought against
them. .
These are surely no times for a
concern to recklessly do those
things calculated to destroy the
credit of business men. If such a
wrong is perpetrated the Courts
should see to it that the perpetrat-
or is taught lesson that will make
him more careful in future.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23

Slowly, bat surely, according to the
trade reviews of the Dun and Brad
street agencies, business is getting into
better shape. Special kilograms,
based on interviews at the principal
centers, make it plain that the general
Improvement noted as the turning OF
the tide last week has not only been
retained. but has been added to this
week. The bond offer of Secretary
Carlisle has given general satisfaction
among all who care for sound curren-
cy, and il is the belief that the i'm
proyenleut in trade and industry win
be hastened.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23
The Trust Company Again.


We have been paying our respects
to the Columbia Finance and Trust
Company of late, because we con.
ceive that its methods are certain
TO bring much unnecessary distress
upon our county, and at the same
time defeat the very end it is try.
ing to bring about. This Company
is in the settlement of this, much
vexed bank matter, primarily, to
make money for itself. If other
interests suffer the officers can't be
expected to help that; they are first
and foremost custodians of the in
terests of the Columbia Finance
and Trust Company, and those in
terests must be looked after
whether others suffer or not. II
was for this very reason that the
trainers of the Corporation law
made it the duty of the Secretary
of State to bring suit to place for
settlement, the affairs of failing
bank, in the hands of a citizen of
the county in which said bank
should be situated. That our
Court displayed such poor judg
ment 1--WE will not call it by a
worse nancy, in handing over so
large a portion of the interests of
Montgomery county to a concern
that, from the very nature of
things, conld have nothing in COM
mon with our people, is great
misfortune to us. There are a
thousand and one ways in which
this Company, without being pre-
meditatedly dishonest, can yet be
recklessly disregardful of the in
terests of either those who are
debtors or creditors Of .he bank
The mere fact that this Company
is pushing the debtors Of the bank
to an extremity, in order to collect
from them the amounts due the
bank, would not be a matter for us
to find fault with if a reasonable
amount of discretion was being eX
ercised. But when this is done in
such a manner as to excite in the
minds Of those who are being sued
that this Company is bent upon
at nothing short of what
will bring absolute and unneces-
sary ruin upon these debtors
whilst we will not attempt to de-
fend such action, it is not to be
at that these debtors are
pleading usury and exercising
every other evasion known to the
law. The trouble does not end
with the forcing of these debtors
TO the wall, but reaches out and
destroys the hope Of the creditors
Of the bank getting anything like
, decent dividend on the money the
bank owes them. If the depositors
we're clamoring for their money
md pressing the Trust Company
,or a settlement, then there would
De fair excuse for its action; but
;he severest criticisms we have
ieard on the course Of the Trust
have come from some of
,hese very depositors. They think
hat its reckless course means
yery large loss to them, and that
,he only parties benefited will be
he Trust Company, which will Sc
,ure it's fees and the lawyers, who
will find in such course a chance ,
% get in some enormous bills.
-
SInUly hut suTpIV aCcOrdinU TO thp
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23
PinevilIe, despite its reduced popu

PinevhIe, despite its reduced popu-
lation, that entities 1t 10 place among
only cities of the sixth class, was
either by a slip or IA trick in the last
Legislature. put IN the fourth class.
The lower court decided that its Of
iiccrs were uscrpcrs, and their acts
illegal, because they were elected ard
acting under ths tnmrrh class charter
laws, hut The Cuurt of Appeals on e.
,erdav reversed the decision, Judge
lIszrlrigg hrldiul that II would have
10 remain ~ ODE fourth class until
The Legislative apartment VI govern.
which pu IL ihe,e, a.slgued il 10 sone
other clas-.--ifrauslort Capital.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23

The navy department is Informed of
the arrival of he cruiser New York
at Rio. Our Government now has at
Rio the New York, San Francisco,
Newark, Charleston and Detroit.
This is u stronger force than that of
any other Two powers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23
Respectfully,
WATHAN HAMMERToN.

A 5-year.old child Of Mary Har-
rington, residing near Irvine, was
found burned to death last week
while its mother was absent from the
house, Its clothing caught from ,he
fire.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-01-23

Indiana Republicans are talking
about the probability Of Judge Ilol-
uan retiring from Congress-. II Is iu-
,inialed that the Judge may volun-
i.ril, retire from Inc contest, n there
Z likely TO be hani dghI made on
lpm
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

OTTO" and so soon as that was pointed out
to me adopted precaution which l recon-
mend to other men-I never write now
without an Almanac.
With an almanac and the map of the
country and the plan of every house, either
actually plotted on paper or already and
Immediately apprehended in the mind, a
man may hope to avoid some of the grossest
possible blnnders. With the map before
him. he will scarce allow the sun to set in
the east, as it does in "The Antiquary. -
With the almanac at hand, he will scarce
allow two horsemen, journeying on the
most urgent affair, to employ six days,
from of the Monday morning till late in
the Saturday night, upon ajourney of, say,
80 or 100 miles, and before the week is out,
and still on the same nags, to cover 80 in
one day, as may be read at length in the
inimitable novel of "Rob Roy" And it is
certainly well, though far from necessary,
to avoid such 'croppers."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
HOW SHE WORKED THE TRAMP.

He was tramp and he didn't look as if
he was fond of work, but he had a really
artistic tale of woe to unfold to the kind
woman who met him at the door. He had
suffered all his life. His parents had died
before he was born g; he had wished all his
days to be a minister, but could not get
money enough to buy himself suitable
clothing for that profession, and finally
had come to this.
An all ask, ma'am is enough to get
to Brooklyn, where there's a cemetery.
Then can die happy"
"Poor soul, " said the sympathetic wo-
man. "Poor soul"
And then she opened her purse; but,
alas, it held nothing but samples.
"You see, she said sorrowfully, 'you
see, have no money!
A shadow crept over the pang-furrowed
face of the man, and he turned away that
the woman might not see the tears that
was slowly trickling down his cheek.
"Then | must CO." he said hoarsely.
Z" shall 90 to the river''-
"No!" she cried, her face lighting up
with a sudden enthusiasm, which betok-
ened that she had discovered means of re-
lief. {" Do not do that. l have a plan.
Wait"
Saying which, the sweet soul bounded
lightly up the stairs, and rushing to her
husbands desk, which stood in one corner
of the room, fumbled anxiously among his
papers for moment, and then, with cry
of delight, having found what she wanted,
rushed back to the waiting sufferer at the
door. Her face shone like sun of happi-
ness as, breathless from her haste, she
painted:
Here, take this, my friend. And may
it be the cornerstone of new and profit
able life for you"
Then she closed the door, and the way
farer glanced at his gift. 1t was blank
check.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
A Good Test.

The following is told of Judge before
whom a man was being tried for stealing a
gold watch from woman as she was enter
ing a bus The man declared the watch
was his and the woman was mistaken in
identifying it as hers.
Suddenly the judge asked, "Where is
the key"
The prisoner fumbled in his pockets and
said he must have left it at home.
The judge asked him if he wound the
watch frequently with the key.
''Ile said, YES
Then the key was produced. Watch and
key were handed to the prisoner, and he
was told to wind it. He opened the case,
but could not find any place to use the
key, because the watch was one Of
No, you don't sir none your free adj,
verts here.-Ed.
The watch was Il keyless one
Sentence, five years
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
The Columbian Half Dollar.

The collapse of the souvenir coin fad
recalls the fact that a syndicate was
formed during the summer of 1898 for
taking and disposing of 100000 of the
halt-dollars. Some large jewelry-houses
were interested in the enterprise, which
might have grown to larger proportions
if any encouragement had been received.
1t seems that leading American jewel
Ter, while on a journey abroad, saw
some OF the British souvenir coins, struck
in honor of Queen Victoria's jubilee,
beautifully decorated with enamel and
mounted as watch-charms, brooches,
etc. He took a number of Columbian
half dollars to London with him last
year, and had them treated in the same
way. One device was to cover all the
body of the diverse of the coin with
translucent enamel, leaving the head of
Columbus and the inscription uncovered.
In another the reverse side was treated,
the caravel being colored, or the field
against which it was projected. No two
designs were alike, and the coins were
eagerly snapped up at SIS, IS, and even
$40 piece, by curiosty-seekers. B 1t
no sooner was the formal proposition
made to take the 100 900 coins out of the
custody of the Treasury for the purpose
mentioned than the Secret Service
people pounChed upon the Interested
parties, and warned them that every
coin thus treated and exposed for sale
would be seized.
No law against the mutiation OF
of coins appeared to stand in the way;
but the argument of Chief Drummond
as well as it could be understood, was
that some evil minded person might
sCrape off the enamel from the decorated
coins and pass them upon unsuSpeCtlng
poor persons, who would find them
selves with a coin in their possessi IL,
bearing on its face the value OF so cents,
| hut, on account of It's mutilation, COM
handing in the market onv its Du lion
va ue, which, with silver at its present
depreciation, would be only a quarter Of
dollar. The opposition of Chief
Drummond, supported by Secretary
Carlisle, broke u the plan.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
ASSIMILATION OF Municipalities IN
THE UNITED STATES.
Who and what is an American?

Who and what is an American?
We. are familiar enough with the queS
ton whether nationality j. determined
by place, blood or allegiance, We are
informed that originally it was deter
mined by blood, that is, by tribal reIa
tionship. An EngIishman was ordinar-
lily a man OF English blood, living in
England and owing allegiance to the
King of England. The progress Of
events has gradually destroyed the SIM
plicity and obviousneSs of tuis CunCep-
ton. In Confederated States q .estion
might arise as to the relative prominence
OF the local or the central al egiance.
The estab ishment of colonies which
were intended to be something more
than mere trading-posts or factories
made breach in the notion of residence
as necessary to nat onality. An English
man settled in America was still an Eng
lishman by blood and allegiance, but he
OF his residence. American, on the
other hand, could mean nothing as to
blood or allegiance, because there were
Americans of many different nationalties
and subject to different sovereigns.
When the allegiance dame to be thrown
off, one more element in the notion of
nationality was lost. The colonist was
obviously no longer an Englishman,
except by descent. He was an Ameri-
can; American, however denotlng
neither blood nor allegiance, but simply
place. The Indian, who owes his ordi
nary appellation to an error of the geog-
raphers, was the real American. The
term might be applied to variety Of
persons it might be applied to the in
habitants of any portion of the three
Americas 1t is a designation without
meaning as to blood, although we some
times try to make it definite by quail
flying prefix, expressing descent, such
as Spanish American, Commandment
can. The term South American is in
general used with us, although, curl
ously enough, we do not apply the cor
responding term North American to our
selves.
In fact, the people of the United States
have, in a certain sense, appropriated
the title American to themselves. We,
the people of the United States, think of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Glucose, it appears, is the greatest of all
adulterantS 1t is used for making cheap
candy, sugars, icllcs and syrups. Apple
sauce is pumpkin boiled in cider. 1t is
said that the cheap confectionery and
liquors are the articles most iniuriously
adultcr@ted. Candy commonly contains
much fusil oil and other poisons. Straw
berry ice cream-a plate OF it-often con
tdins almost more fusil oil than five glasses
OF poor whisky. 1t is colored with red
aniline dye. Licorice drops are usually
made out of candy factory swecpings
Wine is frequently nothing but water
with percentage of crude alcohol from
grain or the refuge of best refneries col
ored with burnt sugar, favored with oil OF
cognac and given an agreeable woody taste
with il little c, techu
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

1t is a mans duty to live his own life
worthily, not to be continually paving the
lives of his neighbors Depend upon it,
the man who is always testing other lives
instead of living his own will make bad
business of life. The life-taster's way of
looking at the world is, in its essence,
vicious and insane Life is far more like a
camp than a cafe, and the private's bust
ness is to see that he discharges his duties
properly, and makes himself efficient at his
particular arm, not to try first what cavalry
service is like, then to 90 through the ex-
perences OF the gunner, next to sample the
engineers work, then to try the army ser
vice corps, and not to rest till he has also
seen how things look from the point of
view of the camp follower.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
StraWbridqe & CIothicpeople

Dou, -4,.,..ly due to the i'm
possiA.nly of forming an adjective or a
noun referring to the people as distin-
guished from the territory of the United
States. To some extent, moreover, 1t
may be be looked upon as iustihable
usurpation by the most important indie
pendent State upon the continent OF
America. The term thus applied to the
people of the United States includes
evidently the elements Of place and al
legiance. AS to blood, it covers four
races-the White, Indian, Negro, and
Chinese, and a great variety C nation
alities - English, French, German,
Dutch, Spanish, Italian and others,
among the original colonists or the later
immigrants. These elements have not
remained isolated, but have coalesced
SO as to form an apparent unity which
we think of as the American people. 1t
is true, also, that this is not altogether a
mechanical union, like that of the par
tiCles of mosaic, which are placed side
by side so as to form unity of design,
but which can be broken off and sepa-
rated, There has been, as is SO often
said, a chemical union, of which the
original elements can be determined by
ANALYSIS but can never be restored. The
descendants OF the Englshman of Mas
sachusetts and the Dutchman of New
York are no longer separahle in blood,
in feeling or in mode of action. They
are neither English nor Dutch, but
4 .,,.ril,n,,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Free Lectures at PIERCE School.

Students of Peirce School OF Chestnut
st. Philadelphia, are given without extra
charge. series of valuable lectures. Daily
"quizzes" in Commercial Law and bust
ness forms are held by John r. Cassel,
Esq, of the bar who is a Princeton gradu-
ate, and also of the law school of the
University of Pennsylvania. The weekly
lectures on Economics will be continued
during the fall to the advanced classes by
Vice President Solly, to be followed in
the winter by weekly lectures ON Finance
by the Principal, Doctor PIERCE. The
monthly lectures by the Dean, Rev John
Thompson, on Business Ethics, have been
rewritten and are largely new. The
September lecture on "How to build
Character was very interesting. There is
introduced this year, as last, University
Extension course on Civics or some cognate
subject. Max O'Rcll will address the
graduating class in December.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
0beyed Orders.

In one of his Introductory lectures the
late Professor Myrtle addressed his hearers
as follows: Gentlemen, you must get
possession of skulls 1t is impossible to
study anatomy unless you have skulls
Each of you must find means-any means
to get IA skull" On the following morn
ing he entered his auditorium with Il sor-
rowful face. ''Gentlcmen," he began, 81
fear some of you have misunderstood me.
You certainly have left no means untried
to secure skulls. | noticed that my hand
some collection was almost depleted this
morning." The students had taken him
at his word and induced the servants to
divide out the skulls Of Myrtle, which
formed one of the chief attractions to med
zeal men in the famous teachers house.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Those Two Miles.

| asked a Cavan laboring man how far
it was to place for which | was bound
1.-Two miles, your reverence" Two miles
and little more?" said |, knowing by
long experience that my countrymen don't
like to discourage traveller by letting him
know that he has still long walk before
him, well, your reverence, it's two
miles strong and rich, so to spake.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
KISSING VS.. WHISPERS,

II say, my little girl" said a fond
Austin parent to his daughter, aged five,
''you must he more sparing with your
kisses. If you kiss the handsome lieuten-
ant very often you will have whiskers on
your face"
''Oh, l amt afraid, " returned the little
one.
"Ain't afraid? Why don't you believe
what papa tells your"
" Some times do; but then, don't see
any whiskers on mama's face, do you"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Robert Louis Stevenson's Method.

The author must know his country side,
whether real or imaginary, like the hand
the distances, the points of the compass,
the place of the suns rising, the behavior
of the moon, should all be beyond cavil.
And how troublesome the moon isl have
come to grief over the moon in "Prince
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

She-I don't see you with Miss Gorox
any more. Have you and she had mis-
understanding? He-No; an understand
ing She rejected me-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
HaediCal.

s. A. BUCHANAN, NJ D.,
Office: ELKTON, MARYLAND
Eureka Pharmacy, Payne Building, Main st.
DR.. PETER COOPER,
EYE, EAR AND THROAT,
HILMINGTON, DEL
Equitable Building, Ninth and Market SITS. 1908
DIR. J. ". COOPER. JR.,
HOhUPAI HIST.
MchlO-6m ELkTON. ND
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Surveying.

surveying.
ROBERT II. BLA.N,
CfIIH ENGINEER, SURVEYOR.
Et>TON, ND,
Office with J. Frank Turner, Dover street,
adjoining Farmers and Merchants National
Bank. Correspondence solicited.
EIERETT b. WILSON,
CITIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR,
ELkTON, ND
Office with John Il. Wilson, Esq, Tuck
cr Building, North street
Boundary Lines established Scientific Drain
ing OF Lands, Civil Engineering Work.
- Estimates furnished. Charges Moderate
Correspondence Solicited. jy!S
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Money loaned and investments made.
Special attention given to the collection of
claims.
Houses rented and rents collected on reason
able terms.
Persons in the county who have farms for
sale will find it to their advantage to consult
with us. all-6m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Attnrneus at BAN,

attorneys at faa'D,
-~-~~---~~-o~-----~-~~~
l.. MARSHALL HiINES
ATTORNEY At LAW
Successor TO Jones g. HdineS. ELKTUN, MD
CLINTON MCCULLOUGH
ATTORNEY AT Law,
ELKTON, MD
R. &. THACkERY,
ATTORNEY AT Law
ELhTON, MD
Office on North street, opposite Town Hail.
DANIEL BRATTON.
A11TORNhF AT Ian,
ELKTON, MD
HENRY NJ. MCCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT Law,
ELKTON MD
Office on Main street, opposite Court House
REUBLN HAINES,
ATT ORNEY Ar Law,
ELKToN, MD
Ofice-On North ST. in Gilpin Building.
Solicitor for Patents.
c$- Commissioner OF Deeds for the State of
Delaware.
GEORGE A. BLAKE,
ATTORNEHA1-LAW
ELK1ON. MARYLAND
WILLIAM s. EVANS,
ATTORNEY-A7-LAH
Office IN North EIEJDN MJRyJJND
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

l.. MARSHALL HiINES
ATTORNEY At LAW
Successor TO Jones g. HaineS. ELKTUN, MD
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

CLINTON MCCULLOUGH
ATTORNEY AT Law,
ELKTON MD
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-25
HOTEL FRANCES

HabltAclones ventiladas y esinera.
DO servicio.
Calle del Comercin. r,,mero
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1894-10-25
tInquento Derm0geno Z!

Los asomhrosos efectos producidos
por el UNGuBNTo DERMoGENo er
las 2agas qnemadnras, Jnanefs5, pr
caduras de mosquitoes lepra atyseana
sabadones, eketaH1iasts tnmores, d.
cmaIqaisy Proeeaencta, yen,natismo, Ill.,
ceraS, Aert6as de emalqnser arma, pa-
nadfsos d.. 10 demuestran las inhn
tAs c,lraciones obtenldas y el constan
te uso que de dlcho especii'co .t
hace.
Drposito: Farmacsa Central de J
Ferrcr
mr ~. y Nvhre . 4, i%os
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sea exrracto fluido compuesto
varias plantas indIgenas, usadas CO
mo alterantes y sudor1ncas.
t,ada onza huida represanta IN
onaa dr. las piantas que cs'nttent
PUkAMhA FL .VEut.TAL
M mas conoc,do, s1g",u y rapaa'
puriicador de la sangrel
Conserva el cuus teyso y llbre dt
fr@PctdHsy y Sra~oS!
Puedcn usarto hasta los niiios
Depos,to: FaymacsG Central, de J
Ferrel
my 3v o, 6 Mvbre de I207.
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ANIUuIU BARRELRO

CTRUJANO DENTISTA
Sn g6oinete aoierto en la cale de Crtt :
ma, lur y Ii tarmaels de s.hor Uriartt
Vtrm alp lni'Co DC ,orvlolos DO 81 pro
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