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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
banana hers.
Philadelphia, Dec. 3, 1894.
DRESS GOODS NEAR TO HALF

Philadelphia Dec. 3, 1894.
DRESS GOODS NEAR TO HALF
Don't think of last seasons
values, don't think CT last
months values-the great lot
of Dress Goods that came to
us few days ago is on price
basis so low that comparisons
OF any sort seem absurd.
Not a mean yard.
Not an ancient pattern.
Fine v DOL, all, and new.
They are style-copies OF
some of the finest foreign
Fancies
At CSC the yard.
Is styles, 36 in, Atwood Fancies
Previous selling price, 81!
AT soc The yard.
IL styles, 36 in, Irregular Plaids, all
wool, good combinations
Previous selling price, l5c
AT 81 c the yard.
Is styles, 46 in, Bourettcd Fancies
and Tweed effects, strictly all-wool
Previous selling price SOC
AT 45c the yard.
"a styles, 30 in, Check and Novel Fan
cies, all-wool and very stylish.
Previous selling price, 75c.
AT 5oc the yard.
l3 styles, rs in, Fancy Cheviots, all
wool, illuminated coloringS.
Previous selling price, Soc.
At 75c the yard.
II styles, - in, Bourctted Chcviot,
rough weave, very effective.
Previous selling price, Sl.?3.
At 75c the yard.
II styles, II in. Silk-mixed Tweed
and Serge wcavcs, rich cololings
and very much like the - foreign
Previous selling price, SIPS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
For Men.
HOUSEKEEPING LINENS

Got where the flax was
woven, with no cost between
the looms and the store. Plain
enough to see why such ham
ding makes such prices as
these possible. -Four or four
hundred-same story.
At 1910 the set-German fringed
colored border Lunch Sets, new de-
signs, choice color effects, Cloth
6sxS6 in and one dozen fringed
Doylies to match.
At 81 80 dozen-Fine Double Satin
Damask % in. Dinner Napkins,
handsome patterns; reduced from
$3.50.
At 10 the sct-Extra fine Double Satin
Damask Dinner Sets, Cloth 72X90
in. and one dozen ~ in. Napkins to
match. Exceptional value.
At Toe the yard-Extra heavy II in.
Barnesley Dish Toweling; the usual
12c kind.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
Important to Commercial Travellers.

On and after December 1st, Baggage Agents
Of the b. IL o. r. II. Co., will accept coupons
IRON mileage books issued by b. & o. r. r.,
Z. & ". R'y, b. & o. $. W. R'y and Valley
R'y OF Ohio, in payment for excess baggage
charges at their face value, cents each.
This arrangement will not include b. &. O.
Mileage Books endorsed good only on b. Il
o. b. & o. Southwestern Mileage Advertis-
ing Books older than one year from date of
issue.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
HOLIDAY HANDKERCHiEFS

More than 23oo styleS-and
not a fuzzy. wash-color, cot
tony piece among them all.
Pure Linen. Dinty designs
Carefully chosen from the
manufacturers entire outpu!
in many instances made to
our order,
Largest variety.
Standard qualities.
Lowest prices.
These stand for may be one
in twenty sorts:
For Women.
At 81 the do2en-Womcn'S pure Linen
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs.
At Zoe each--Women's pure Linen
hemStitrhcd and embroidered initial
Handkerchief.
At 12Ic each-Women's pure Linen
hcmstitched and hand embroidered
initial llankrrchiefs.
Vt zoe clC-l'alnlN cololcu anu l'ldlli
white scalloped and embroidered
lTandkerchiefS.
At Bic each-Women's pure Linen
scallopcd and embroidered Ilandker-
chiefs, ten choice styles: made to
sell ut soc.
For Men.
At 12lc each-Mens pure Linen hem
stitched and hand embroidered
initial lIandkerchefs
At l6c each-Mcn's pure Linen good
quality hemst tehed Handkerchiefs,
Silk Handkerchiefs.
At Toe each-2OO dozen japanese seal
Hoped and embroidered silk llandker
chiefs: made to sell at l2!c, ID and
l-c.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
DRESS CLOTHS

Anything from Ladies Cloth
to finest Broadcloth. Fairly
good, 3S in, all-wool, at 25c,
SO in. at 40; better at soc.
Then by easy steps-75, 81,
SI.25 and so Onto the finest
imported Broadcloth at $3.50
No likelihood that they'll long
stay as cheap or be SO cheap
again.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
BOOKS
Standard and popular.

Standard and popular.
A list OF everything would
be too bulky-no need of it;
the Books that ought to be here
are here, that you know. But
Just as reminder we've made
a lS4-page Catalogue, care
fully classified, sufficiently de-
scriptive-from toy bool:s for
beginners to the ultra scien-
tifc. Ask or write tor it.
John WANAMAKER.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
Soc BLACK CHEVI0T

A very little while ago it
was the 81 quality, Heavy
weight, fine finish, perfect black.
BY far the best half dollar
Cheviot we know of.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08

Furs--no excuses; no substl-
tutions; the very things you
want are waiting at the littlest
prices we ever put on such
qualities.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
COVERT CLOTH

Started tie season on the
new basis-lower priced than
ever before. But now we can
do even better than that.
Silk and Wool.
1915 quality at $500
All-Wool.
S2.2!5 quality at 9l.75
$500 quality at Sl.5O
Sl.50 quality at Sl25
81 - quality at 75c
And in that proportion
down to the 75c grade at 40
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
Long Men,
Short Men,
Thin Men,
Stout Men,

easier than they ever
could; we carry beside
the regular sizes stouts
and Sims, and extra sizes
up to 5O-i1lch chest mea-
sure. The prices on all
these are no higher than
on the regular ones, as
we have them mostly
made up with our regular
order and get them i'll at
same prices. We're do
ing a big business on
Overcoats this season,
but when you see them
you won't wonder, as we
never struck the popular
taste. better Oh styles and
prices, and the Long
Coats for young men at
$1,000, S12.5o, $500 and
$4,000 with the finer silk
lined ones make such an
assortment as will surely
please you.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12
The Water-PIatinuEn Pyrometer.

Experiments made with the water-plat-
mum pyrometer on the boilers OF the
Pacific mills, Massachusetts, have exhib-
tied some important practical results
It was found that in the heart of an an
thracite coal fire the temperature marked
1926 degrees, while at the bridge wall it
was 1,341 degrees, S95 at the entering
tubes and 373 at the leaving tubes In
this case 20 pounds of air were supplied
per pound of coal, usually however, this
amount being greater and having the eff
feet of reducing the temperature. The
method of making the tests was to heat
platinum balls in a crucible placed at the
point where the temperature is desired,
these, when heated, being removed and
submerged in water. The weight of the
platinum being known and the weight
Of the water, it is easy to figure from the
specific heats Of the water and platinum,
and the increase in temperature the wa
ter shows by immersing the balls. just
how high the temperature Of the balls
must have been.-New York Sun.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12
A Much Robbed Stagecoach.

There is today in Phoenix, A. T., a
stagecoach that has been held up and
robbed oftener than any other in exist
ence. It has seen its best days and now
stands dis1nantled and dilapidated in the
backyard Of a livery stable, but could it
talk many are the tales it could tell of
brigandage that would lay the exploits
Of Claude Duval in their shadow
It began running in the seyenties be-
tween Prescott and Tom bstone and has
actually been robbed 50 times. Eight
drivers and as many express messengers
have been killed from it's box, and as
passengers in those days went armed TO
defend themselves and property, not a
few fatalities have occurred among them
and the brigands. 1t was originally a
handsome Concord coach, pulled by eight
mules, and cost 81 800 at Tucson, but its
sides are now split by rifle and pistol bull
let's, and in more t..an one place the leath-
er lining shows the wild stroke of bowie
knife.-Los Angeles Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12
ODDS AND ENDS.

A good two foot rule-keep your feet
dry.
AS high as 100000 pilgrims have been
collected at Mecca at one time.
Simplicity of character is the natural
result of profound ght.-Hazlitt.
In the far west girl who works in a
railroad restaurant is known as ibis
cult shooter
The man who would have done so and
so if he had been there never gets there.
Rams Horn.
Statistics show that about one-tenth
Of the total number of papers in the
country expire every year.
..To raae the cake" had its origin in
the cake walk in which colored couples
participate, the prize being a cake.
During the Mexican war the United
States put 80, 100 men in the field, of
whom 7,7S0 died of wounds or disease
A towel made from flax and claimed
to be half century old is in the posses
sion of Mrs. John Worth Of High Point,
N. G.
The highest court in Missouri has de-
cided that debts contracted in option
deals are gambling debts and not col
lectible at law.
Gutta percha was first introduced into
Europe from Malaga in 1852. The an
nual consumption now amounts to some
100000 pounds.
An employee of Washington hotel is
able, it is said, to wash and dry over
1000 dishes an hour and put them in
their proper places.
More beer is drunk in Munich than in
any other town in the world. A quart
and a half per day is the average per
head Of the population.
With the exception Of Belgium, whose
debt has been incurred for internal i'm
provements, every European national
debt is in great part a war debt.
The cost Of the worlds wars since the
Crimean war has been $13 1865, 900, 900, or
enough to give $40 gold piece to every
man, woman and child on the globe.
The very earliest carvings now extant
are those found in the caves of LIE Nous
tier and La Madelaine, preserved at
Paris, bearing representations of animals
as seen by the prehistoric men.
Statisticians estimate that in Great
Britain there are 700 millionaire families,
$3.50 families every rich,'' 1926 fami-
lies ''rich,'' $50. 500 in moderate circum-
Stances 2,OOS, 900 ''struggling to keep
up and 3,916, 800 poor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12

How TO KEEP A HUSBAND.--A girl
wins husband unconsciously. Ask
any of your friends how they captur
ed their other half and they will tell
you frankly ''I don't knowo A mans
heart is ensnared by pretty hand,
nice teeth, a round, low voice, frank
eyes, beautiful hair, by the way girl
walks, talks, plays, by her gifts, her
smiles, her amiability good taste, gen
erosity, or the very manner in which
she greets, fascinates or abuses him.
She may not know how she won him,
but if she does not know how to keep
him the best thing for her to do is to
find out. There are many things we
know by intuition; the rest have to
be learned by experience. Conscious
of her abilities and liabilities as a
wife, a wise woman will learn how to
keep husband just as she learns how
to keep house, and If she does not,
some siren will secure for her per-
manent vacation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12

An exchange says: A perfect shoe
polish has at last been discovered. It
can be made at home, and it is as
cheap as it is simple, and is prepared
in this manner: Mix cosmoline and
lampblack (for five cents you can get
enough Of the latter to last a year, in
equal parts, and apply with an old
tooth brush or soft rag, and you will
have polish enough to last long time
1t not only gives the shoe an appear
ance of newness, but will actually pre-
serve the leather. Those who have
used it say it is excellent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12


SPICE CAKE. Before beginning to
mix the cake pick over and wash with
cold water cupful of dried currants,
and rub them dry on a clean towel;
stone a cupful of raisins, and slice
two ounces of citron; butter a large
cake-pan or line one with buttered
paper; when all these preparations
are made, beat to cream one cupful
of butter and two cupfuls of brown
sugar; beat three eggs to froth, and
stir them into the butter and sugar;
then add to these ingredients cupful
Of cold water, two tables poonfuls of
powdered cinnamon, half teaspoon
full OF powdered cloves, and half a nut
meg grated; sift together three and a
half cupfuls of flour, d level teaspoon
full of salt, and two heaping teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, and stir the
-four quickly into the above named
ingredients; when the flour is nearly
mixed with them add the fruit, pre-
pared as already directed; then put
set it in moderate oven, and bake it
for about half an hour, Or until a
broom splint run into it can be with
drawn without being sticky with un
cooked cake; when the cake is done
open the oven door and let the cake
cool gradually in the oven; when it is
quite cool take it out of the pan.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12


And now an authority inveighs
against steaming the face as pre-
ventive against wrinkles, alleging
that this is the swiftest and surest
process by which to produce them.
''The second layer Of the skin becomes
attenuated, and there is a decrease in
bulk of the superficial layers" is the
technical explanation which the laity
will not understand and does not need
to. The simple fact is sufficient. But
why should wrinkles be such a red
rag to every woman? They must in
evitably come if one lives long
enough, and barring the suppression
of the habit of frowning and the
avoidance Of dangerous cosmetics it
seems useless to fight them.
Time was when we were taught that
they were the lines of character, as
shining forth in the expression of the
face, makes the wrinkles forgotten.
Watch the soul behind the wrinkles.
Take as much care of that as you
strive to of the outer layer of cuticle,
which is it's external semblance, and
the wrinkles will be lost or overlook
ed in the serene and steady eye and
quiet but smiling mouth. s'Think lofty
things" says a preacher, "and the
countenance will show the thought"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12
LADIES' COLUMN.
TO WASH PRINT GOODS.

Calicoes, ginghams and chambrays
can not be properly washed along
with the white clothes. They need a
much quicker process, and the long
delays of an ordinary wash day would
ruin them.
To set the colors, soak the dress a
few minutes before beginning the reg
ular washing. If there is much pink,
purple, lavender or green in the goods
strong cold alum water is the best;
for reds. yellows, browns and the like
use about one ounce Of sugar of lead
to a gallon of water; for black and
white combinations, whether striped
or in the form of gray, dissolve two
handfuls Of salt in tub of cold water.
Do not use boiling, but merely warm
water to wash colored cottons. Pow
dered borax is better than soap to
clean them, for it does not affect the
colors. Then wash hastily through
warm bran water, rinse twice, blue, if
the calors require bluing, wiring, starch
on the wrong side with we'll made
smooth starch, and hang in breezy,
but not sunny place until the dresses
are absolutely dry. The sun would
fade the colors. Sprinkle evenly and
finely, but not too much, roll away
for awhile and then iron the untrim-
med parts on the wrong side, ruff1es,
tucks and the like on the right.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-09
An Extra Session of the Legislature.

RICHMOND. VA, June Sit seems
TO be almost conceded, although it
cannot be stated officially, that Gov
ernor O'Ferrall will call an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature some time
this fall. The assumed reason for
doing so are to reduce the criminal
expenses and remedy some defects in
the oyster laws, which do not give
Virginia the power of satisfactorily
protecting the planting grounds of
this State. The trouble with these
is that after the State has invested
many thousand dollars in eQuipping
steamers for pursuing and capturing
oyster marauders they are handicap
ped by want of Jurisdiction, Until
Virginia and Maryland agree upon
some Joint legislation which will
admit of the officers of these States
pursuing and capturing offenders in
their waters it is believed that no
police equipment will be sufficient to
accomplish the purpose.
These dispatches several weeks ago
pointed out the fact that it was be-
lieved that fatal defects existed in
the Walton Australian ballot law
passed at the last session of the Leg
islature. 1t is improbable that this
law may come before the courts for
review. Should they find it invalid
it would, ofcourse, necessitate Cover
por O'Ferrall's assembling the Legis-
lature at once to remedy the defects.
These, however, are only some of the
reasons assigned for calling an extra
session. Probably the real and only
one is to urge constitutional conven-
tionto restrict suffrage.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-09
Virginia Old and New.

A most instructive treatise on the
history, climate, mineral wealth,
educational, agricultural and in
dustrial advantages of the Old Dom
inion has just been prepared and
published by Thomas Whitehead,
the Virginia Commissioner of Agri
culture. Many a northern citizen,
unfamiliar, except in general way,
with prominent points in the Old
Dominion's recent development,
would be surprised in Il perusal of
this publication. 1t shows the State
to be marvelously rich in iron, coal,
zinc, lead, manganese, tin, copper,
salt and mica, and fairly so in gold,
cement, gypsum, slate and fire clay
deposits. It's vast forests, immense
crops, great oyster beds, fish and game
preserves, and its abundance of such
fruits as cherries, apples, pears,
ounces, plums. nectarines, grapes
and berries, are revelation. In
educational facilities the State has
made notable progress. The book
is published in order to plainly, cor
rectly and fully answer all questions
concerning Virginia's advantages,
and Commissioner Whitehead has
admirably met this want.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-09
Prescription for Smallpox.

Some years ago there appeared in
several newspaper in different parts
of the country prescription for n
remedy for smallpox and scarlet fever
which was vouched for by response,
BILE parties as etIicacious in both dis
eases, allaying in twelve hours all
dangerous symptoms. Later, during
the epidemic of smallpox in Philadel-
phia, it was stated that the Superior
of the convent in that city had adj
ministered the remedy with distin-
guished success to crowds of people
who came to the convent for the
medicine which she prepared and
gave out. The prescription is here
given for what it is worth:
Sulphate of zinc, one grain.
FoXglove (digitalis) one grain.
Half teaspoonful of sugar.
Mix thoroughly with two teaspoons
of water, add four ounces of water.
Dose, teaspoonful every hour. Dis
ease will disappear in twelve hours.
Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-09
Fried Ice Cream.

A Philadelphia firm makes a speci-
atty of fried ice cream, which is pro
nounced delicious by writer for the
New York Times. a small. solid
cake of the cream is enveloped in a
thin sheet of pie crust and then dip
ped in boiling lard or butter long
enough to cook the outside to q crisp.
Served immediately the ice cream is
found to be as solidly frozen as when
it was first prepared. The process of
frying is so quickly accomplished and
the pastry is so good protector that
the heat has no chance to reach the
frozen cream. Baked ice cream
which has meringue top is another
caprice of cooks that is toothsome,
though this tampering with a deli
cacy that is perfection when it is in
its perfected normal condition seems
unnecessary. Good ice cream is as
good as can be.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-09

Governor O'Ferrall has recently
been taking lessons in naval warfare
from the naval authorities in Wash
ington, and will soon take decisive
steps to prevent Maryland tresspass-
ers from encroaching upon Virginia
waters, as will be seen by a special to
the Baltimore Sun in this issue.
The warlike preparations OF our
Governor this time are in the interest
OF the soft crabs, and however much
the Sun, through its correspondents,
may attempt to belittle his efforts in
that direction, it is a source OF too
great revenue to many Of ourcitizens
for them not to approve of and com
mend the Governor for the action he
has taken in the matter.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-09
Entered at the Postoffice at Accomac
G. H, Va, as second-class matter.

Advices from many parts of the
Eastern Shore indicate that many
of our people, alive to the necessity
of relieving themselves of the bur
dens imposed upon them by the
Jersey City delivery, are taking steps
in that direction. In some sections
schooners have already been engag-
ed to take our produce to market; III
other localities meetings will soon be
held to secure transportation for our
produce by steamers; in every part OF
the Eastern Shore, the fact seems TO
be recognized, that something must
be done not only to relieve ourselves
OF the burdens imposed upon US
now by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, but to prevent greater
exactions in the future at the hands
of its officials. If it cost forty cents
to get barrel of produce to market
last year and the charges on same
this year are fifty cents, what will be
demanded another year is the very
natural query which the farmers are
putting to themselves-and the only
answer TO the query, so far as we
have heard is, that we must as far as
possible make ourselves independent
of company which has been more
abundant in curses than in blessings
to us. To 90 this, concert of action
is of course necessary and the key
to the situation is furnished by
the Modestown farmers, if as they
propose in any other column OF the
paper. we get together and pull 70
gether for the good of each other.
No people have been more favored
with the means of reaching the mar
kets than we have been-water, wa
ter everywhere and boats TO be had
by asking for the same-will we by
acting together profit by the adVan-
tages which nature has given us:
when a corporation would impose
on us and courts cannot or will not
render to us that justice which "e
have asked through them?
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-09

Fifty years ago George Williams, a
poor youth of London, founded the
y. NJ. c. Association in the little bed
room Of house in st. Paul's church
yard On Friday, June Isl, was be
gun in Exeter Hall the anniversary
jubilee with the founder, now Sir
George Williams, presiding. About
1000 delegates were in attendance, OF
whom 200 were Americans. The As
ISOLATION statistics show that in
North America alone themembershir
reaches 100000 divided among !, 45E
associations. These own 631 libraries
containing 47G, 800 volumns and prop
erty aggregatins $15, 200. About
one fourth of the total wealth and
strength of the Association is in
North America.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-09

The end of the tariff debate is APP
preaching, says Senator Harris, and
the final vote, in his opinion, will be
reached by the 18th OF this month.
Everybody who cares anything for
the good OF his country will hope
that the senator is right in his pre-
dictions. A wholesome influence on
business has already been exercised
in the leading commercial centres, it
is stated, by the prospect of its early
passage, and it seems to be conceded
that with it as an accomplished fact,
the only barrier to the return of pros
perity will be removed.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-09

The extra session of the Legislature
which is now being talked Of, will
not, we believe. have the sanction of
the people Of Virginia. Defects
doubtless exist in the laws Of Virgin
ia which ought to be remedied, but
they can't be cured by committing
greater ones. 1t is better to bear
the evils that we now have than to
incur the expense of an extra ses-
sion, with the prospect that the harm
which would be done, would be
greater than the benefits we could
receive. We are sure the Governor
will find way to prevent this great
expense to the Commonwealth.