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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-11-09
861a ACRES OF LAND,


be the same more or less, and being the same
land whereof Samuel Steer hic Of said
county, deceased died seized and nos
sesscd, and being more particularly de-
Scrlhcd in Il deed from Thomas j. Sicpr
and wife to the said Samuel Slicur dntcd 18th
March A. ID. 1871, aud now of record in Libcr
&. Nee No; II; folio $40, Sc. one Of the Land
Record Books for C,ci County aforesaid. re-
serving thcrcout and thurcfr0m lul. and dur
ing the natural life of Priscilla Ann SicCr
widow, and for her sole and separate use
and benefit during her natural iifr and no
longer, Il small lot or parcel Ct land together
with the buildings and improvements there
on. the same being part Of the whole tract
which has been laid OF, and fronts ON the
public road and is situate on the north side
OF the lane leading into #ii farm from said
road, also r"scrving tn" rtgHt for the said
Priscilla Ann SliCcr to have sufficient and
convenient stable room in the barn on the
farm for one horse and one cow, together
with sufficient hay. fodder and straw from
time to time us she may require for feed and
bedding for the same and also sufficient and
convenient room in tn" carriage house for
her carriage. Tn" rcvcrsiun I'm thai part OF
the real estate above reserved tor the widow
during her natural life, together with tin,
improvements thereon shall after her ,irnth
pass to and become the property of the MIR
chaser of the whole farm. The improvements
consist of II twO-StOry
-
FRAr1E MANSION HOUSE. .,s%
covered with Slate, with good CELLAR trndCi
meath nCvCI-taIing well OF wafer on the
porch, Wash House, Il large Frame Barn upon
stone foundation walls with GOOD stahiuu
beneath, Il pump OF ncver-taling water in
the yard, II large Frame Straw House, ID feet
to the square, with stabling beneath. Wagon.
Carriage and Tool House, with Grunury over
head, Corn Crib, Hen House ana other ont
buildings, all IN good condition Tn, re IL
also II new twu-story TENANT HOUSE with
well and pump AT the door. This very de-
sirabc farm is of AN excellent natural uIality
and III II high state of cultvntion is divided
into seven fields, has an excellent stream OF
water flowing through its center, and is wen
.nT, fenced. There is an Orchard in fun
Sfgtss hearing and plenty OF small fruit
51TSa thereon. The land IL all i'm cultivation
- except about acres, which is covered
with good growth of oak chestnut and
hickory timber. 1t is convenient o churches.
mills, schools, etc, ana Is miles from Rising
sun, Il depot ON the 7. b. G. II. r. and also
within > miles Of Leslie Il depot on the b. Il
q. X. H., thus rendering convenient and
easy access to city markets.
THE TERMS OF SA lie arc:-That onc-third
of the purchase money shah he paid in cash
and residue in two equal instruments of six
and twelve months from the duy of sale:
credit payments to bear interest and he So
cured to the satisfaction of said attorney.
These terms may be varied Costs OF deed fc
be paid 10y the purchaser.
ROSW ELL SLlCER
octl2ts Attorney for the Heirs.
Samuel III Dowland mct.
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Speaking of dinners, said Hawkins,
reminds me of something l overheard
in these very rooms not two nights ago.
| always knew Shocks was of saving
nature, but l never believed that the
fellow was downright mean"
''How's that?' asked Blutfkins, in
differently.
well, it was like this. Tuesday
night Shocks came in and began talk
ing with Webb. 1 hear you're going
away on Saturday said Shocks.
Yes, answered Webb. For three
months
And what are you doing tomorrow
night?
Wednesdays said Webb; 4 have
no engagement for Wednesday,
"'And the next night?
That's Thursday, l dine with the
Blakes on that dap
Dear, dear. That's pity" said
Shocks, with good bluff at disap.
pointment. I wanted you to take din.
ner with us on Thursday. boston
Budget.
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TOO LAZY TO LIVE.
His Whole Mind Is Set on Saving Him.
self Few Extra Steps.

His Whole Mind Is Set on Saving Him.
self Few Extra Steps.
Abijah Sleighton lounged into Capt.
Wheeler's little shop and seated him
self on a three-legged stool. Il de-
clare to man." he said, languidly, adj
dressing the active owner of the shop,
who was mending a net, Its distress
in to see Teller that's as lazy as m
wife's brother William
"William!" echoed the sturdy little
captain, in amazement. why, Will
liam is always tinkerin' somethin', so
far as l can see. Amt he fixed out
your house with all kinds O conven-
fences an contrived all manner of in
ventions to make things easy?"
That's just what mean" said Mr..
Sleighton, with a doleful expression
on his sallow countenance. "William's
whole mind seems to be set in maxim
things easy std of keepin' up a Study
wrestle with 'em, same as l always
have.
why. when William come back
from follerin the sea an l accepted of
his invitation to come and make a
home with us, payin' little somethin'
each week, | explSined to him Just
how things was.
II told him that the rain come
through the roof some in bad weather
but l told him jest where it come
through and showed him where KEEP
the buckets to ketch the water.
'Well, if you believe me, he never
used them buckets but once and that
was the day after he come! He was so
lazy that he got up and patched that
roof that very next day, rather'n lift
them two buckets back an forth once
or twice!
AN the same way with the pump.
Ruther'n step acrost to Mis- Wilson's
an fill his pitcher of a mornin' that
man tinkered on our pump till he got
her to goin' again. Took him the
greater part o two days to git her
fixed, but he don't begrudge time, s
long S he can save himself takin
few steps.
AN the same way with the chick
ems; he's built coop, rathern have
IA wife git little excise now an then
chasing the little critters otfn the
strawberry bed.
Il dunno what we're comm to-" con-
cluded Mr.. Sleighton, as he opened the
morning paper, from which it was his
custom to spell out the news to the cap
tain, much to the captains distress,
"I'm sure | dunno what we're all COM
= = I
with me, as yit; but you git sech lazy
Teller as that right in the house with
ye, and l tell ye the firmest principles
is liable to give wayl"-Youth's Com
panion.
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heavy; so he stuck 1t into the bank be-
hind her. Truth compels me to confess
that 'Phrastus showed very little
generosity toward his imaginary foes.
The Chesapeake was a full-rigged
schooner, at least eighteen inches long,
with two rows of frecracker guns on
either side. The English ship was only
third as large-a block of wood whit
tied roughly into the semblance of a
boat, with one crooked, webbing mast
Her complement of guns was meager
half-dozen-three on a side.
"Foryou're bound to be blowed skyer-
higher, anyway, you old Britisher,"
said 'Phrastus.
The two big firecrackers were placed
In position at the Chesapeal1e's bow
and stern, and the commodore, joyfully
striking a match, stopped down to fire
his guns.
Whack! 'Phrastus shot out into the
pond, turning a somersault, and scat
tering matches as he went. His line
of motion was directly across the Ches-
apeake. Both her slender masts
snapped, and the stately vessel ca
reened till her whole armament slid
off into the water.
'Phrastus' first thought, as he
emerged putting and suffering, was
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deep-seated melancholy till the barn
remorseful eyes, Harvey had moe
than kept his promise, and 'Phrastus
executed the final steps of a war-dance.
"Ain't he good, though! I'll hunt
dogs for him all day. Look at these
two big fellers! They'll do for Long
Toms on the Chesapeake"
1t was not yet nine o'clock, but there
was every promise of a hot day. The
leaves hung motionless; the cattle
were already seeking shade. 'Phrastus
rubbed his arm across his perspiring
face.
Wonder why it's always so awful
hot on the Fourth? Maybe cause
there's so much fire everywhere.
Wouldn't it be fun to have a snow
fort?"
He beguiled the way by delightful
fancy of flying snowballs, each carry
ing a lighted fre-cracker, until the
climbing of the last fence brought
him into the edge of the woods.
Through the pond, a shallow drink
ing place for sheep, small brook
flowed. 'Phrastus sat down under a
tree, and padded his bare toes in the
water with sigh of content.
IF there was only jest one other
Teller with me, wouldn't it be prime?
But then he'd have to be the British
and get beat, cause I'm bound to be
'Merican."
'Phrastus had planned naval en-
gagement that should reverse fact
of history. One of Uncle Ben's favorite
stories was of the ship Chesapeake,
when the English ship Leopard forced
her to strike her colors in time of
peace. Uncle Ben's grandfather had
been a sailor on the American vessel,
and the story Uncle Ben loved to listen
to as a child he loved to tell to
'Phrastus.
But 'Phrastus had determined that
those ships should meet again on Mr..
Turner's pond with a very different
result.
He began his preparations. The FIVE
cent flag rendered the Chesapeake top
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Names of Indian Children.

Everyone knows that many queer
names are to be found among our In
dams, but it may surprise some read
ers to learn that similar names cling
to Indian children, even after they
enter the government schools. The
following list is furnished by a teacher
in one of the government schools in
Oklahoma territory. They are takan
from the school register, and, whiis
they are not such as to be pleasing t3
civilized people, the Indian youth are
as proud of them as if they we're Smith
or Brown.
1t should be said also that the boys
and girls are bright, intelligent chill
dren, doing good school work, and are
as well behaved as their white neigh
bors. Here are the names:
Lucy Little Standing Buffalo.
Atkins White Sail.
Anna Bull Frog.
Lee Little Turtle.
Marie Buffalo Head.
Clarence Black Hair Horse.
Jennie Boy Chief.
Grace Yellow Flower.
Mary Big Goose.
John White Eagle.
Martha Grief Pipe.
Mary Cries for Ribs.
Cora Frizzle Head.-Youth's Com
panion.
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The fair girl gazed upon her fance
with love and Tenderness.
Alfred, my hero she murmured,
II am sure there is nothing in your
past of which you need ever be
ashamed"
His face turned CHASTITY white.
"Alicia!" he gasped, there is! +
/"
His words choked him.
WAS once a second tenor in viii
lage quartette!"
Alfred"
She did not shrink from him.
81 can forgive you. At least"
A soft light came into her eyes.
You were never bass"
From that moment the topic was
never touched upon again.-N. Y.
World.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


The angelica plant is native to
Europe. 1t grows wild in most of the
northern parts of that continent, being
also found in the Alps, the Carpathian
and the Ural mountains.
The calamus grows wild on damp
soil in most parts of the world. It's use
rs a medicine antedates written his
tory, and during the middle ages many
superstitions were attached to it's en-
ployment as a remedy.
In 1876 the Calumet & Hecla mine
produced half the copper mined in the
whole country, while in 1890 this won
derful mine produced one-fourth that
of the whole country and one-tenth
that of the entire world.
The reason why red infuriates
members of the OK family is because
red is the complementary color of
green, and, the eyes of cattle being
long fixed on heritage while feeding,
when they espy anything red it inn
presses their sight with greatly in
creased intensity.
Tho southern states have now
nearly one-fourth of the cotton fac
tories of the country, and the great in
crease of this industry in that section
during the last few years gives rise to
the belief that at no distant day the
seat of the cotton factories will be as
close as possible to the cotton fields.
From 1850 to 1890, the capital in
vested in manufactures had increased
twelve times, while the number of
hands employed increased only FIVE
fold, showing the fact that machinery
had been made much more efficient,
and that machines were doing the
work of men to a much greater extent
N 1890 than in 1850.
In 1891 there were manufactured
in this country Al, SO4 gallons of
whisky; OF alcohol, IL, $50, S21 gallons;
of rum, 1,7S4,31 gallons; of wines, "a
BOG, 9O5 gallons; of fruit brandy, 1,223,-
IT'S gallons; of beer, 30,021 ,079 gallons,
being nearly half barrel of the am
Der fluid for every man, woman and
child in the United States.
The plant from which assafoetida
is produced is native of Persia, Al
ghanistan nd northern India. In all
as seasoning for their meat and veg
etables, much as red pepper is EN-
ployed by the natives of Mexico and the
South American states. The odor is
not deemed by them in the least often
sive
The shipment of oil in bulk on the
great lakes is to be begun by the
Standard Oil company, which is now
building a large loading pier into Lake
Michigan near its refineries at Whit
ing, Ind. This pier will be from ], 200
feet to l 400 feet long, and from IA feet
to 16 feet wide. 1t will be built of
piles driven in about Is feet of water,
filed in with stone, and decked over.
Specially constructed tank barges of
400,0 gallons capacity each are be-
ing built to transport the oil.
In hemp and flax-spinning works
the noils, as waste or by-product, have
always been used for paper stock, but
the price of wood pulp has reduced the
price to a very low figure. A Belgian
inventor has now devised machine
for spinning this into yarn which is
said to be remarkably regular and
strong, and to be availa BILE for most of
the purposes for which vegetable
fbres are employed. tits expected that
the chief use of this yarn will be in
carpet mills, where cotton yarn has
been coming into general use on ac-
count of its cheapness.
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STATELINEss IN WOMEN.
The Writer Says 1t Never Excires the Ad-
mfration of the Maa-

u the NAV
Stateliness in women proceeds from
sources different from stateliness in
men, says the London Spectator. 1t
Is much more Independent, TO begin
with, OF outward gifts. Not to men
ton our own queen, who, as people
who are not courtiers affirm, can be
stately to awfulness, and Queen Iea-
bella OF Spain, who, in spite of her
history and her bulk, is regal to sn
unusual degree, it is certain that the
stateliness of Maria Theresa impressed
all who came in contact with her. and
certain also that no man as homely
and unreserved as she was in speech
and in bearing would have been cred
tied with stateliness.
1t seems to be more allied in women
than in men with independence of
mind, or a sense that the will is its
own justification-an absence, that ia,
OF fear of external influence. The
personality, suffices toitself, and there
fore there is stateliness. That is, wa
think, the secret reason why statels-
ness in women annoys most men and
many of the same sex. They think
they ought to be more influential, and
reset what they consider to be aloof-
ness. Unapproachableness, which, OF
course, is one of the conditions of
stateliness, irritates men in women,
being, in fact, faint affront to their
amour propre, and we think many
women feel that, too. AT least, we
notice that this form of praise, when
ever it is given to women, is little
cold, and that the reverence a stately
woman eXcites is apt to be a little chilly.
There is a reason for that in nature,
the first function of woman being to
attract, and reason, too, in the con.
fusion which most men make in their
thoughts when they are thinking Of
women, that stateliness must indicate
either hauteur or unkindliness. Very
often it is not so at all, some of the
sweetest women being stately, but the
mistake is nearly always made, ant
when man, or, for that matter, Q
woman, attributes to a woman stateli
ness, there is seldom complete cordial
ity in the eulogistic word.
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A Fearful Responsibility.

The small boy will have his way,
even if he burns his clothes, blows off
his fingers and sets his fathers house
on fire. 1t is estimated that one ard
a half million dollars worth of fire.
works are imported into the United
States each year-three-quarters of
which are used on the Fourth of July.
How many boys bid farewell to fingers
or thumbs is not stated. What an &C.
count John Adams will have to meet
for that letter to his noble wife In
which he shaped the way in which the
Fourth of July should be observed to
the end!-Christian Inquirer
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dire to Theophrastus Wilson, but the
person to whom he poured out his
woes only twinkled a pair of merry
eyes. Harvey Harris was several years
older than 'Phratus, but he listened
with an interest very comforting to the
smaller boy.
''She says l kin take the old boss
pistle n fire it off once down behind
the barn. M kin tie dads old flag to
broomsticl1 and wave it about all
wanter. Who wants an old broomstick
round, anyway? That amt no Fourth
of July"
'Phrastus sniffed-he almost sniveled.
His hearer laughed outright.
Say, 'Phrastus, what under the can
opy did you do last Fourth that makes
Aunt 'Scilla settle down on you like
this?"
"Nothin'," said 'Phrastus, sullenly.
"Oh, pshaw! ! know y0a and 1
know Aunt Priscilla. She'd never cor
ner you up SO close without some
reason. Honest, now, out with it, and
I'll see what l can do for you"
There was the cat" said 'Phrastus,
Ols5 y lHE Ills UOcS luIO Iu0 SIOuuu.
What about the cat?"
''She told me to give him his dinner.
md put frecracker under the pan.
1t didn't hurt him none, but he never
come fer week; md he won't tech cod
fish seuce"
''Oh, ho What else?"
The settin' hen," said 'Prastus,
scratching his right ear. II knowed she
wanted her broke up, n bet a couple
O crackers'd do it."
We'll, did they?"
Guess you'd "a thought so! They
set the nest afire, and most burnt up
the chicken house." 'Phrastus actually
grinned.
"Ah, ha! Go ahead; that wasn't all
What put on the finishing touch?"
Il spose twas the new wash b'iler,"
said Phrastus, frowning. ave TUX it
out behind the barn to light bunch
in. My, didn't they pop! Then we
forgot it teetotal, and come wash-day
nobody knowed where the biler was"
And when they found it?'
'Suthin' had stepped on itr' muttered
'Phrastus. but l don't think folks
ought to hold things hull year"
Harvey threw his head back and
laughed so heartily that 'Phrastus
stopped frowning and giggled.
'Now look here" said Harvey, when he
had had his laugh out, II haven't for
gotten how you found Frowsy for me
last summer, and if you'll promise not
to use them round the house or the
barn, or anywhere where they'll dis
turb Aunt 'Scilla, I'll put half a dozen
packs under the big stone behind the
barn for you Fourth of July morning"
ITS awful good of your 'Phrastus'
cheeks grew shining red. There
sha'n't nobody hear 'em 'cept me, I'll
take EN- down to the woods. And say,
I'll hunt your dog every time he gets
lost-don't you give any other Teller the
job. What they got in that wagon?"
1T must be the English ram Mr..
Turner's been buying" said Harvey,
as he turned to look. "Gave two hun
bred dollars for him. l guess I'll walk
down and see him when they take him
out"
1.-TWO - hundred - dollars for a
sheep!" 'Phrastus hoped over tho
fence and trotted along by his friends
side. What pile of money for one
sheep! Say, Harvey, d you Jest as lief
put in box of matches and f'-cent
flag stead of two G. them bunches?"
Just exactly"
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Not Necessarily.

"Yoh KANT allus depen' on whut
yoh hyeah," said Uncle Eben. "'Tain't
necessarily de young man dat shoots
off de mos fiahcrackahs on the Fourf
OBJ July dat 'ud be de fus' ter enlis' eff
wah broke out. "-Washington Star.
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First Lawye--There is no doubt that
the jury system needs reform.
Second lawyer think so. 1t seems
to me that when there is a serious dis,
pute as to whether talesman should
be accepted as a juror, another jury
ought to be called to decide the ques.
ion.-Puck.
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5 II E says I
shan't s p g n d
one cent for
era C kers ner
torpydoes, err
go down to see
the p'rade ner
any of the boys.
Sh g says I've
got to stay hum
a nd keep st i'll
this Fourth. ="
The prospect
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Not Selfsh.-"Why do you and
Bobby quarrel so much? l hope my
Willie is not selfish little boy" mo.
mamma, I'm not selfish, but Bobby is.
He always wants to play the games
don't want to. "--Harpers Bazaar.
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Eleanor of England had very
strong nose and an iron will, and to
the latter, no doubt, owed her inhu'
ence over her husband.
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Bobby Dumble-Hey! This ia great
panion.

Bobby Dumble-Hey! This is great
fun, isn't ito
Willie Wimple - Should say so.
'Tain't ten o'clock yet, and I've got
three burns.
Bobby Dumble-Pooh! that's nothin'.
The doctor says maybe I'll losa my
little fnger!-Golden Days.
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Shout beside thine oak, o northl
o south wave answer with thy palm;
And in cur unions heritage
Together sing the nhtions psalm.
William Ross Wallace
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The wagon turned into Mr.. Turner's

The wagon turned into Mr.. Turner's
barnyard, and the boys followed it.
Il bet I'd never pay them old British
two hundred dollars for sheep" said
'Phratus, thrusting his hands deep into
his pockets as he watched the men
carefully lower the Cotswold ram,
king George KILL" to the ground.
What do you know about the Brit
ish, Bub?" asked one of the men.
Il know we whipped 'em twicet-
Fourth of july" said 'Phrastus
well, it seems they can beat us on
sheep" laughed the man.
Il 'spect if Mr.. Turner had looked
round he'd got Jest as good a one
in 'Meriker for ten dollarsr' cried
'Phrastus. ''They can't beat us on
anything"
Having reached the ground safely,
King George stamped his royal foot
and shook his curved horns Then, as
Mr.. Turner entered the yard by a side
gate, the ram dashed forward with I'M
expected quiclSness, knocked his new
owners feet from under him and laid
him fiat on his back
Hes got good smart temper" re-
marked one of the assistants, as King
George appeared ready to charge the
entire force.
SERVES Mr.. Turner right for spend
ing SO much money on an old British
sheep" 'Phrastus whispered to Harvey.
Aunt Priscilla noticed with surprise
that 'Phrastus neither whined nor
YllnndnI Nxrhn e1,
Fourth of July edict. She repeated
the command in order to keep her own
resolution firm, for she dearly loved
the motherless boy, mischievous as he
was
"You hain't been giving him money
for trecracllers or dossying him up,
have ye, Benz" she inquired of her hus-
band.
No, I amt" responded Uncle Ben.
But jest think ont, Perscilla! The
heft of boys Twin is rumpus, and to
choke him off on the Fourth! it's-well,
it's plaguy cruel! He'll bust"
mo, he won't! You jest let him
alone, Benjamin Arbuckle. It's time
he learned that cats and wash-b'ilers
and other folks had some rights on the
Fourth of July S well IS boys"
where you going, 'Phrastus?" she
demanded, when the Fourth had at
last arrived, as quiet in their imme-
date vicinity as if it had been Sun
day.
Down to Mr.. Turner's wood lot to
sail nv boats"
He had the boats conspicuously
tucked under his arm Aunt 'Scilla re-
garded him with mixture of remorse
and suspicion.
you amt fred off your pistol YETI"
Nom; don't wanter. Once amt
nothin'. It'd sound as if it'd lost itself"
Your pas flag is there on the table"
That's had too much powder
already" 'Phrastus had carefully
studied up this smart speech in ad-
vance.
"Hum!" Aunt Priscilla shifted.
"Well, go long then. If you go to
that p'rade, sir, you know what you'll
get"
Amt goin'."
And if hear of your hanging round
any of the other boys houses, you'll
catch it!'
"Yes'm."
'Phrastus slouched off with an air of