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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-30
DRESS LINENS

Snap sh OTIS at the most com
prchensivc showing of Dress
Linens to be found in this coun-
t-y. TO be sure, Dress Linens
are not always all-linen, simply
because linen is used to pro
duce effects of style and not
to make the fabrics better. so
while silks here are of pure silk
ndwoolen goods of pure wool,
and housekeeping linens are
devoid of a trace of cotton or
tow, in dress linens Dame
Fashion has strivcn solely for
effects. And charming they
are. We've managed to make
prices easier, here and there.
Union Homespun Suitings,
l5c instead of 2,5c.
Suiting Crash, 15c, ISc, CSC,
Sc and SIZE.
Bordered Crash Suiting
with white and blue Dor
ders, size.
Plain Suiting Linen, 10 nc,
I5c, zoe, CSC, $50, size,
4oc, +5c and soc,
Linen Suiting Duck in col
ors, soc.
Linen Etamine, size. Be
gan the season at Sc.
Dotted Grass Cloth, 4S
inches, soc.
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A PROPOSED Mile Track.

The New York Mercury-an authority in
racing and sporting matters, in its issue of
Wednesday contained this item relative to Il
proposed mile race track near Elkton:
1T is proposed to build a new race track at
point near Elkton. Nd. The track is to be
IA mile one, and is TO be conducted under
Jockey Club rules, provided license can be
procured from that organization. George NJ
Singerly and William j. Thompson, the Duke
of Gloucester" are said to be interested in
the scheme. The idea is to begin work at
once, and if possible hold a big meeting in
the fall. 1t is stated that the Pennsylvania
Railroad has promised to run special trains
from Philadelphia and Baltimore The sue
cess of the Elkton and Barksdale meetings
would seem to indicate that full mile track.
with first class appointments and the sanction
of the Jockey Club, would pay handsomely.
Many people would 80 who do not care to
patronize an "outlaw' race track. The diff
Guilty will be to get the Jockey Clubs favor.
but doubtless Mr.. Thompson will know how
to obtain this if he is DESTROYS Of doing so. If
terested in the plan the Jockey Club will un-
doubtedly be disposed to confer its privileges
upon it, as that section should be represented
in the Jockey Clubs district. and would be
if it were not for the stringent aLti-betting
laws OF Pennsylvania.
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WEST NOTTINGHAM ITEMS.

WEST NOTTINGHAM, May 80. 1896
Mr. Henry Keene and wife visited friends in
Wilmington last week.
Mr.. David Wiley, of Media, Pa, was the
guest of friends in Colora on saturday and
Sunday last.
Miss Fife and India Keenc was the guests
of Miss Beulah Creswell of Port Deposit last
week.
CeIora Council O. L. A. NJ. Will hold II
festival at Colora on Friday and Saturday
evenings June 9Th and 9th.
\ Missionary Tea was held at Rev. d. E..
Shaws on Thursday evening last.
J. p. Brown and Son, OF Colora, are doing
the mason work of the house which is soon
to be erected by the trustees of West Noting
ham academy. Mr. Brown is first class
workman.
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THROUGH THE COUNTY.
Continued from Page ~

The two years they have resided in our town
have been years of pleasure to those who
have been fortunate enough to know them
intimately. Mr.. Campbell will return and
stay until the close of the Institute. then he
too must say farewell.
The Methodist choir have their bills out
for an ice cream and strawberry festival on
the church lawn the 4th 9th of June. Come
out friends and help them, they are working
and needs your assistance.
Friday evening the last meeting Of the Port
Deposit Choral Society was held in the As
sembly Hall of the Institute. At its close Mr..
Frank 7. Benson in Il neat ard sreatful
speech presented Miss Stone the leader Il
baton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-30
CROP REPORTS.
For the Week Ending Monday May IS

For the Week Ending Monday May Is.
Eastern Maryland and Delaware.-A week
OF good growing weather is reported. Cool
rains, followed 10y a humid atmosphere, nave
rapidly advanced corn. wheat, grass. oats.
and potatoes. Conditions have been favor
able. also, for setting out of tomatoe, sweet
potato. and cabbage plants. As is usual dur
ing damp weather, cutworms are doing some
damage, and the army worm is ravaging the
crops in portions of Somerset county. Hail
on the night of the 18th ruined some fields OF
wheat and destroyed portions of other crops.
Wheat and rye will be short in straw. Wheat
has generally headed. and promises a good
crop in places. Grass. while improving, can
notmake full crop of hay. The pea crop,
though improved, shows the effect of past
dry WEATHER Peaches promise well.
Apples will probably be fair crop in Ceci
county. Cherries are scarce. Strawberry
shipping is in progress, and the cool weather
is extending the season.
Rising Sun.-Continued favorable growing
weather. Cool rains, followed by humid
atmosphere, has pushed the corn. wheat oats
and potatoes forward very rapidly. The hay
Drop, while improving, cannot in our opinion
make more than So per cent. of Il crop.
j. r. ALLEN.
Coora.-We have had /, week OF good
growing weather, with sufficient rain for all
crops Corn is looking we'll with no seeming
damage from cut worms in the fields planted
purly The thin Stand of will vat
short hay crop, but pasture has been abund-
ant on all natural grasses and meadows.
Wheat straw will be short; rye also; the latter
now in bloom. Apples yet promise fair
crop. Cherries are scarce. Strawberries not
ripe here.
GEO. BALDERsoN.
Fruit condition in Cecil. .-Peaches, but
few trees crop fair. Appest light crop, too
many last year. Pears. full crop. Pums
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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Reduced Rates to St. Louis via Pennsylvania
Railroad.

For the Republican National Convention, to
be held at st. Louis, Mo-, June 1G, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will sell on June
II. -, IA, and Is excursion tickets to st.
Louis and return at a single fare for the
round trip.
These tickets will he good for return pass
age until June 81, inclusive.
For specific rates, sleeping car accommo-
dations, and time tables apply to nearest
ticket agent.
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Reduced Rates to Cumberland.

The Firemen's Association of Maryland
will meet in Cumberland June 10 to r.
For the occasion the b. & o. r. r. Co., will
sell round trip tickets to Cumberland at "A
fare and n third for the round trip from
Pittsburg. Uniontown, Frederick, Hagers-
town. Baltimore, Annapolis and from all
Ticket Stations on its lines in Maryland.
District OF Columbia and Virginia, for all
trains Of June to -, valid for return pass
age until June 18th.
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good. Ounces, good. Cherries, full.
Strawberries, moderate now ripe. Black
berries and raspberrles. good. Other fruits
and vegetables not hurt in any way. Season
late. But little frost
GEORGE BIDDLE.
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PHILApELrHIA, Monday, May -, 1896.
FOR POLITE
CCErESPC, DENCE
The Rue dc la PaiX or Re-
gent Street do not SHOW a
handsomcr correspondence pa
PER than this London Club
E>llum in its tints of azure or
cream. The iavorite sizes are
,:nown as "Mignon" and
" Frances Surmountcd by
: tiny French monogram in
harmonious tint or ilIumined
2o,ors, the effect is charming.
For everyday USE
Okeden Linen, y, rcam for SOC.
Quaker City Linen, a re,m for 25c.
We've sold more than fifty
tons of these and the Wanna
maker Linen since their in
PRODUCTION.
Three hundrcdstyIcs, shades
and sizes Of correspondence
paper to choose, including
Laid Bond, Bond Repp, piric $
Blue Laid and Joynson's
Handmade.
French Monogram engraved
!or 81, with equally fair prices
Tor its use.
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ICc Ginghams at &c.

Checks, stripes, plaids-in
almost any color you can
think of. Values are I'M
changed and orders for next
seasons supplies will only be
booked by the makers at full
prices.
White Flannels, IL 1!c-An
old friend, for this brand has
been continued withoutchang
Tor fifty years. Cotton and
wool mixed - shrink proof
hurt-proof. And at half the
prices you used TO pay. For
all usual Summer flannel uses
yes, and for dresses.
llannelette, 4c-but not &c
Aannelettes. This is a short
time price drop; turning cot
ton into less money than was
required to buy it.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
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have us turn their products
into cash rather than let the
Wholesalers get them to spoil
the market with.
Wanamaker's is a law unto
itself. Prices are fixed here
with small regard for market
conditions, and wholesalers,
being unable to get the rare
ripe lots that we tell of, can
simply advise their trade that
they cannot compete With
WanamaAer sand the mar
ket is saved =!
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al lace; all stylish and right
With narrow round toe, patent leather
tipped.
With medium round toe, patent
leather tipped.
With wide toe patent leather tipped.
With wide toe, plain.
Such shoe selling is worth
coming miles to share.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

Redlced Rates to Chicago via Pen1s wanna
Rail- DAD.
For the Democratic National Convention
to be held at Chicago, H.. July :. the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will sell on July
3. !. ), and 6, excursion tickets to Chicago
and return ut Il single fare Tor the round trip.
These tickets will be good for return pass
age until July ~. inclusive
For specific rates. sleeping-car accommodate
tlons. and time tables apply to nearest ticket
agents.
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INOMEN'S OXFORDS

We've told the story of the
changing of the price on thou
sands OF pairs of new ONfords
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50 MmOck=Enn=All"
Made From
Wing Agents.

For the convenience of those desiring to
secure COPIES o: the WING and send adver-
tsements to the paper the following WHO
agencies have been established throughout
the county:
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RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts. ...............S n4,7a So
0verdrafts, secured and unsecured. 3 81
I. ;; Bonds to secure circulation $1,000 %
stocks, securities etc ................ $1,000 %
BANKING mouse, FURNITURE, fNtures. 5000 90
Due from National Banks mot Re
serve Agents. Observation-Disclosures. 1856 9J
Due from approved reserve agents. 39,l4l 81
Checks and other cash items. ......... l0I 10
Notes OF other National Banks:..": 1913 20
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 96 81
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz:
Specie. ...;;......:....,.....S Sl "a Is
Legal tender notes: -. lbs 90 1882 Is
Redemption fund with L. 5. Treas
urer per cent of circulation. 1895 90
Total ....,......................S 576.sOG 81
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in................S 10000 90
surplus luhd :..:.................. 5000 90
Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes pald. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 22tl2 -
Natlonal sank notes outstanding. -. 1850 20
Due TO other National Banks........ 1870 OF
Individual deposits subject to check 1913 l2S 81
demand ccrnncatos OF dcposit....... 213, 1855 81
Total ,........................S 576, SOG 81
State of Maryland, County of Cecil. SIS.
|, Chas. b. Finley, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
ana belief. CHAS. b. FINLEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
GRAYSoN L. BENNETT, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
]. TOME,
III. II. BRADY,
FRANK r. SCOTT,
mayl6th Directors.
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No. 1886.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
National Bank of EIktOn.
RESOURCES :
Observation-Disclosures

AT EIKTON, IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
AT THE CLOSE or BUSINESS,
MAY It'll. 1896.
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Fruit condition in Cecil. .-Peaches, but
few trees, crop fair. Appest light crop, too
many last year. Pears, full crop. Plums
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WA%ANl AI<EIRPS.

PHILApELFHIA, Monday, May -, 1896.
FOR POLITE
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wANAM AkER
Here arc the lots we limited

Here arc the lots we limited
Of
At 8c-Dimities Of fine ia
brio and dainty colorings.
Every style is entirely
new. A few surplus cases
came to us from Yankee
Land, It's simply a ques-
ton Of touch and go. Will
you be l.tre to share
thcn, ?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-22
MANAGING THE BULL.
There Il TO Use Ia Nssdisssly iRiskins
Ones Life.

Handling q bull with staff Ii safo
nlnety-nine times outof hundred, but
I am always afraid that the hundredth
time is coming, says D writer in M
tional Stockman. On one occasion
when I had to move bull from one zen
TO another I could not well use staff,
and concluded to try two ropes with y
man ut the end Of each rope. ] WIS
one Of the tnch, the hired man was the
other. As soon rs we got out Of the door
the hired man stumbled and fell. For
tunately the bull started after him In.
stead Of me, and was able to hold him
until the man got up, and then when the
bull started to lift mo of the earth,
the hired man was able to hold him, and
we got him moved to his quarters safe
ly.
This was n combined pen and ynrd
that was built out Of posts set SO close
ly that he could not get his head
through. and so high that he could not
jump over, and there he stayed until he
was killed. When he was to be used he
was driven into one side OF his pen, and
a hnr was slipped through the gateway
in the partition that divided his pen,
and the cow was turned into the other
side of the yard, and after one or the
other was driven to one side (it mat
tered not which, Us there was gate in
both sides), the cow wns taken nut.
All this could I've done with either q
long whip or bunch Of hay, TO coax the
COW or the bull to one side OF the pen.
Even II the danger is small, there Is
no use in ncedlessly risking ones life.
And the peace OF mind that one has
when he knows that there IL no danger
to be apprehcnded, is worth all 1t costs
to Pit up such n safety pen, many times
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-22
PIo-PEN POINTERS.

The .ligestibility of food is an impor-
tant item. Make il count; "balance the
ration"
II you Gun start with small, hut
choice herd OF thoroughbreds you are
fortunate, and on the high road to sue
cess.
a short, compact body in SOW indi-
Gates tendency to fatten, and not to
bring large litters. Select those with
long bodies, well rounded ribs and ten
to twelve teats, well spread apart
A correspondent from Old Mexico
says the American hog is rapidly gain
ing in favor there, owing both to the
good quality of the meat, and the con-
siderable difference in price between
the two countries.
You cannot push the hogs too fast.
II will lessen the cost II. you provide
clean. tight pens, and dry, clean sleep
ing place. Pigs which have been once
stunted do not make as good use Of food
ms those which have always been kept
thrifty.-Rural World.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-22
The Rlrre,t Hog m America.

There is hog on exhibition ut Knuf-
man. Tex, which is, perhaps, the largest
living hog. II is four years old, and was
raised In Robertson county, Tex. When
sold, six months ago. it weighed 1,43o
pounds. lie is eight feet three inches
long. four feet one inch, measures six
feet around the neck, eight feet around
the body and q inches around the fore
arm. His feet are rs large as those Of q
common OK, and the leg bone larger than
TINT of the largest steers. He is Poland
China and lied Jersey. lie eats corn like
an OK. takes the whole ear in his mouth
at once. and eats the cob as well as the
corn. eating from 10 to 50 ears Of corn
at n meal. There seems TO be no surplus
flesh on him, and physicians who have
examined the hog say he can easily be
mnde to reach 1900 pounds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-22
SEEK TO EXTEND COMMERCE.
Forelsn"rs Ask Information of the For
sign Consular Ofices.

,Forel,;n~rs Ask Information Of tho For
Sign Consular Oniees.
The state department representatives
abroad, mainly those stationed Mt the
European citiesand centers of trade. nre
constantly in receipt Of inquiries from
business men mt home regarding the
methods of extending commerce. Re-
ports are sent to the state department
giving this advice, bu, somehow 1t is
never followed, and the old, expensive
and unproductive methods are pursued.
The department is in receipt Of long
letter on the subject from William ID.
Warner, the United States consul ut
Cologne. lie writes that he has many
inquiries from those who export goods
and that nearly all complain of lack
of results, while more expensive and in
ferior material is bought, for instance,
in English houses.
T. Mr. Warner says this is due principal
1y 70 the fact that American business
men rely almost entirely upon circulars.
They plaster Germany with printed
matter, all Of which is ignored. The
only way to engage trade is by direct
negotiations, by personal work. He ad-
vises the sending to Germany of good
agents, intelligent men acquainted with
both the English and German Ian
guages. He warns Americans also not
to stop with German agents Mt the sea-
ports, but to send men into the interior
and sell direct to the merchants of Ger
mnn inland cities and towns.
Mr.. Warner says he appreciates the
cost of such system. but he suggests
that number of firms might combine
and secure the services of one agent,
who should travel in their joint interest.
He cites the experience of one American
firm which followed this advice and sent
an energetic agent out to solicit bust
ness. The result is that last year the
agent took orders for 100000 worth OF
the material he was seiling.-N. Y. Sun.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-22

two inches. AS there is no strain on the
pole sidewise,it need not he very strong,
Is is a block of hard wood, 16 inches
long, four inches square, with slot
cut in for the pole to play in. The bot
tom end has hole bored five inches
deep so that 1t will turn freely on the
end Of the iron bar which is driven into
the ground. Should the animal be
headstrong. and the ground soft. the
bar might be pulled over. II n piece OF
tubing be driven into the ground few
inches, and the bar set inside, II will
not be tipped out. A short rope is on
the end OF the pole for convenience to
hitch to. d Is an iron bar, f n short
piece of tubing. F pail or kettle with
weight sufficient to balance, which is
easily set Off when moving. use an
ordinary iron bar which is found on
most farms, and may be stuck by hand.
Only in n very few instances, when the
ground was soft, have found 1t neces-
sary to use the tubing. Ell. D. Gale.
in Rural New Yorker.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-22

times make returns that seem fabulous.
A grove once planted Is source Of great
revenue for generations. own fur IN
OF 40 ncres ut Emile, Pa, and have
near 1000 grated Paragon chestnut
trees six years old; some of the trees
bore from six to eight quarts of nuts
per tree this fall. This grove Of chest
nuts has yielded more revenue for the
year 1895 than all the rest of the farm.
Large tracts Of land suitable for chest
nut planting can be bought at five dol
lars to ten dollars per acre.-Joseph l..
Lovett, in Farm and Home.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-22
AN EXCELLENT TETHER.
Very Convenient Whore Only n Few AMI.
mails Are Kept.

Very Convenient Whore Only Few AMI.
mails Are Kept.
The cut shows tether which have
been using. and found safe for any OF
the farm animals. The old way Of driv-
ing stake into the ground, and tying
a rope, is very dangerous; many horse
has had foot made sore from burning
with the rope. besides very often being
thrown. l have seen horse lie down.
roll, get up and have good play while
hitched TO the tcther. kept horse
hitched out all Inst summer, with one,
because II could not be caught when
turned loose. 1t will be found very con-
venient when only one COW is kept.
II Is made MS follows: az is the pole,
IL feet long by ~ inch thick and five
inches wide where the pin passes
through. which should he at one-fourth
the length OF the stick from the end.
The long end may be tapered down to
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-22
CAPABLE FARM HELP.
In Many Parts of the Country 1t Is Very
Dinlcult to Secure.

In Many Parts of the Country 1t Is Very
DiHRcult to Secure.
The scarcity of good hands for the
farm in many parts of the country has
been the subject of much comment, but
no way has been devised TO supply the
demand at fair rate OF wages, despite
the fact that the cities and towns arc
filled with able-bodied men who are
anxious for some means of earning n
livelihood.
The truth Is that these men, willing
as many of them undoubtedly are, do
not make good farm hands. Three or
four decades ago, when brute force was
one Of the greatest requirements for
farm work, any man with broad back
and brawny arms could be utilized on
the farm to good advantage, but now II
takes more skilled labor TO run farm,
and men who have not learned the trade
are next to useless. We want more
farmers these days and fewer roust-
abouts.
We never see the groups, the hun
uIcun VI iuiihB Hch anu poyS WI 'hV
street corners without thinking: "Oh,
the pity Of III" The most Of them are
bright enough and quick enough to
learn. and would make good farm labor
ers II they could once be caught and re-
tanned and wooed away from the city
savagery and shiftlessness.
We need school of agriculture--n
practical institution for just such fel-
lows as these-boys that would not
want to be professors and editors and
lecturers and the like, when they fnish
n practical course in agriculture, but
who would bewilling toapply the knowl-
edge they had acquired in helping us ia
our farm work and in gaining liyeli-
hood for hemselves.-Farm News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-22
KANSAS VETERANS MEETING.
Gov. Morrill, and Mai. william Warner
Among the Announced Speakers.

Gov. Morrill, and Mai. william Warner
Among the Announced Speakers.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE COM
mittee appointed to prepare pro-
gramme for the old soldiers reunion
in this city next month has completed
its work. Monday, September 2s, will
Re governors day. Mayor c. A. Fell
lows will deliver the address OF wei.
come and Gov. Morrill, will respond.
Following will be tai ks by the cx.gov.
errors OF the state and an address by
j. V. Beclsman. Tuesday will DO
Shiloh day. At ten q. m. there will DO
d reunion OF ex-prisoners Of war. The
speakers will be Gen. b. NJ. Prentis and
George c. Crowthcr, Of Missouri; Con.
gresham Kirkpatrick. Leander Still
well, Jerry Simpson, Gen. j. c. Cald'
well, Congressman W. A. Calderhead
and Tim MEGA rthy.
Wednesday will be Vicksburg day.
Addresses will be delivered by Senator
PETER, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Corporal
Tanner, Chaplain Mccabe, of Texas,
d. Il. Anthony, Bernard Kelly and
Jack Harris. Thursday will be Win.
chester day. The grand parade will
occur In the forenoon. In the after
noon and evening William Warner, of
Missouri, Congressman Charles Curtis,
Sidney g. Cooke, j. II. Gilpatrick,
Grant Harrington, John Berry, w. Y.
Morgan, Ed Madison, Columbus Borin,
W. II. Russell and ID. C. Tillotson will
speak.
Friday will be Appomattox day. The
feature of the day will be sham bat
tie participated In by federal troops,
the Kansas national guard. cadets from
the Salina military school and the old
soldiers organizations. At night
George Il. Peck, John c. Carpenter,
Dick Blue and Jim Hallowell will
snanlS