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Educational.
The Maryland AgriCul-
tuTal College,
Maryland School of Technology.

COLLEGE PARK, ND,

Each Department supplied with the most
modern and approved apparatus Practical
work emphasized in all departments Gradu-
atcs qualified ut once to enter upon their lifes
work. Boarding Department supplied with
all modern improvements: Bath Rooms.
Closets, Steam Heat and Gas: Books, Room,
Heat, Light, Washing. Board, Medical attend
ancc. Sl5i for scholastic year. s. caution
money on entrance. So for material for prac-
tical laboratory. l20 page catalogue, giving
full particulars, sent on application Daily
sanitary inspection by physician TO the Col
.cge. Attention is called 10 the short course
of ten weeks in agriculture, Particulars
sent on application Term commences Sept.
18th Early application necessary for admit
lance z. w. SYLVESTER,
ily3l I'm President NJ. a. G..
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WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 90.
MARYLAND NEWS.

Reports to the State Board of Health
indicate the prevalence of typhoid fever in
various sectors of the State. The water
supply of Cumberland is polluted
Commander f. s. s. Turner, of the
State Oyster Navy, thinks that the oyster
season will he a good one, and that the
oysters will he more plentiful than last
season. The culiing law will be rigidly
enforced.
- 1t the election in November the voters
Of Dorchester will decide hy ballot the
question of subscribing so, 600 of the CAPT
tai stock of the Cambridge and Chesapeake
Railroad. This road is designed to run
from Cambridge to Fox Creek.
The Board of Queen Anne's county
School Commissioners refused to confirm
the appointment OF married woman re-
Gently selected by the trustees of the school.
The board intimated that in only rare cases
would it confirm appointments of that
character.
DIR. William w. Ward, OF Albertou,
Howard county. accidently shot his young
wife on Saturday night, at his home, by
nlavfullv pointng shotrnn at her and
swapping the trigger. 1t was thought that
the gun was not loaded. Mrs Ward was
frightfully wounded in the breast and her
condition is critical.
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What Do the Children Drink?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you
tricd the new food drink called Grain-OE 1t
Is delicious and nOurishing and takes the
plac" Of coffee The more Grrin-O you give,
the children the more health You distribute
through their - stems. Graiu-O is made of
p',rc grains and when properly prepared
tastes like the chDicc grades of coffee but
costs about j as much. All grocers sci it,
LOT aud pc
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What it Needed.

"Hes had a most remarkable career,
hasn't he?"
'Indeed, he has"
at has been pretty well ventilated to-,
hasn't it?''
Fairly well; but it ought to be fumi-
gated also. Chicago Post.
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Business Places $50 per annum
Residences $40 per annum
The lines of the Company extend to all!
parts of the county, and connection is soon
to be made with the cities. Its present
subscribers are:
/ National Bank of Elkton
. Canal ONCE, Chesapeake City.
7. }. ClCavcr's Residence, Chesapeake City.
7. ClCaver's Office Town Point.
Elkton Il. l.. ~ p. Co.
Elkton Appeal.
Second National Bank of Ellxton.
II. Ninsingcr's Store, Elkton.
Clerks Office, Elkton.
I'D II. VI. McCullOughS Office. Elkton.
II II. G. Wells Drug Store, Elkton.
II Singcrly's Onice, Elkton.
ii X. G. Lewis Store and Residence, Elkton.
ID Harvcy's Mill, Childs.
Ii Cherry Hill Exchange.
II Aims House.
Is North East Exchange
20 Keys Il Miller, Elkton.
Il Davis n NinSinger's Mill, Elkton.
% Cecil Democrat Office.
"a j. H. Stcclc's ONCE, Chesapeake City.
% J. II. Stccle's Residence, Chesapeake City.
26 J, Il. stcclc's onicc, Bohemia Bridge.
~ A. G. Browns Store, Elkton.
81 Cecil Wing Onicc, tlkton.
30 w. II. Warhurton's residence. Elkton.
81 Elkton X. r. Station, Passenger.
- w. S. Evans Office, Elkton.
81 Freight Office, P.,W & b. II. r., Elkton.
IS j. s. Writ : Residence, Elkton.
81 County Commissioners Oilicc, ElktOn.
3S Scott Fertilizer Co., Elkton.
40 w. T. WarhurtonS Office. Elkton.
Al Mrs }. A. j. Crcswcll's Residence. EIkton.
~ Startling " Brck'S Drug Store, Elkton.
43 X. Il Jamur's Residence. Elkton.
As Register of Wills ONCE, Elkion.
a Chesapeake City Exchange.
As Jail. ElktGn.
80 C. G. Wells Residence, Elkton.
j. j. Ryan's Residence, Town Point.
Maryland Water Company, Elkton.
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School Commissioners.

-TNHE School Commissioners of Cecil County
| will meet at their office. in Elkton, TO" the
transaction of current school business. c .. the
SECOND TU ESDAY in each and every month
GEORGE BIDDLE. Secretary.
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The Cecil Telephone and
Telegraph Company
OF CECIL COUNTY,
UNNN

invites especial attention of the public t
reduced prices for rental of
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TO BIRMINGHAM AND MEMPHIS.
The Southern Railway offers the Best servi,

Ask for your ticket via the Southern
Railway. Two daily trains from Broad
Street Station. Through sleepers and fast
schedules make it the quickest and most
comfortable route. For further informa-
ton write to ,Jno. NJ. Beall, District Pas
senger Agent, S2S Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
COCK OF THE NORTH"
THE TUNE WHICH LED THE GORDON
HIGHLANDERS AT DARGAI RIDGE

AN OLD sTRATHsPEY. CHARACTERISTIC OF THH
SCOTTISH PIPE MUsIC-ITs IRREGULARITIES.
Cock Of the North" the tune which inspired
the brave Gordon Highlanders In their furious
charge upon the Dargai Ridge In India on Octo-
Der 20, and which the gallant piper Ffndlater
played as he sat propped against rock on thS
field having been shot through both legs, Is an
ancient Scotch air, doubtless much older than
the gallant regiment itself. 1t Is played ordt
nary az a strathspey, for dancing but when
the time Is quickened, according to military 10
quirements it makes dashing "onset." In
common with other Scotch pipe music. 1t has
wildness and ferocity which are well suited 10
urge men forward In battle. 1t is the Gordon
Highlanders own tune and has been so ever
since the formation OF the regiment, over
century ago. The Duke Of Gordon at that time
earned the nickname Of 1.-THE Cock or ths
North" The air which the Gordon Highlander
adopted was called by this name. and has since
been regarded by them with an affection SINH
lar to that which is bestowed upon 1.-The Garb
Of Aud Gaul" by the famous 42d ("Black
Watch'O ard to that which all regiments reel
for their special tunes Piper Findlater has been
recommended for the Victoria Cross for his
bravery This honor brings with It also
The pipe major Of St Andrews Society, OF
this city. will play Cock Of the North" on Mon
day evening at Dclmonico's, on the occasion OF
dinner Of the society.
The strathspey. OF which Cock OF the North
is an example, is one Of the best-known ana
most characteristic kinds Of Scottish dance tunes.
sharing It's popularity with the reel 1t differs
from the latter howev r. az a dance In requiring
more exerton. The reel is a smooth. gliding
dance the strathspey abounds in the jerky mo-
lions that call all the muscles OF the body into
play This fact is vefected In the character OF
the music which, can be seen, consists OF
dotted eighth notes and siXteenths and pos
sesses thus a Nvelier and more nervously eney-
getic character. one Of its most noteworthy
pecuarities is known as the Scotch snap
This is where a sixteenth note precedes dotted
eighth note in a melodic phrase, as in the hrsf
two notes Of the first complete measure OF TM
Cock of the North: the last two notes OF tho
same measure. the last two notes Of the third
measure the first two notes Of the measure be-
fore the repeat and in every succeeding measure
Of the piece.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
THE TYPEWRITER BARRED OUT.
A TYPEWRITER MANUSCRIPT REFUSED IN TE1D
HOUSE OF COMMONS-QUILL PENS RE-
QUTRED ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND.
From The Chicago Record.

From The Chicago Record.
A rule Of the House of Commons is that an
petitions must be laid before that body in writ
ton photographic form. but yesterday the
Hon. Nr. Gedge submitted n memorial from
his constituents Of the town Of Walsall in type
written manuscript ana c'cated quite n sensa-
ton. The Speaker declined to receive it on the
ground that II was violation OF the rule ana
an infringement on the dignity of the House
He contended that typewriting was neither
manuscript nor TYPOGRAPHY, although he adj
mtted that the rule was adopted before the IN
vcntion OF typewriters Mr.. Gedge gave notice
that he would take the earliest opportunity OF
moving an amendment to the rule in order that
a modern invention which is of great con-
venlence and "A decided Improvement over pen
and Ink manuscript might be recognized.
The rule applies to all OF the offcia
departments OF the British Government. All
documents that emanate from the various
branches OF the Ministry are still written IN
long hand upon the same kind OF paper thar
has been in use for several centuries and Is
manufactured expressly for them. No private
Individual is allowed to official paper for
any purpose whatever. And quill pens are
still the ordinary instruments of literary labor
In the executive departments. as they are In the
universities. the courts and In the od-fash-
Toned lawyers offices. We visited an eXamina-
tion-room in one OF the colleges at oxford the
other DAY where lot OF students had just
finished the examination known as the "Great-
CO." which comes at the end OF the college year,
and upon the table In the centre was large
box filed with several hundred quill pens which
had lust been discarded by the students ana
were being gathered up by the janitors. IL
was only recently that steel pens were allowed
I'm the Bank OF England.
A typewriter communication on Official SUD
jects would not be received In some or thS
British offices nor in the courts but we IN
America are almost as far behind the times.
FOR II Is only since the Harrison Administration
that typewriters have been used in the Stan
Department at Washington. Even now AL
communications to the foreign legations OF Tho
United States and the diplomatic represents
tives OF other governments at washington have
to be written In long hand. Our Ministers
abroad are still required to use the same
method in preparing their dispatches to ths
Government. Mr.. Blaine was the first man %
introduce the typewriter and II he mad re
manned IN office several years longer that con-
yenient instrument would have been furnishes
to all OF the foreign representatives OF the
United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

ership Of Mulla Powfndah. he was again
thanked by his Government FOR the sk1lful
manner In which he had conducted the opera
lions to a completely successful Issue" he re-
ceived another clasp and the X. c. s. L He has
proved his gallantry otherwise than as a soldier,
for he holds the bronze medal OF the Royal HUI
name Society for assisting in saving the lives or
two women who had been upset from boat ana
were drowning in the Morar Lake In Gwalior
on December &c, 1869.
He now commands. politically and militarily
the troops operating beyond he Peshawar and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

brigade In Burmah, In the operations connected
with and succeeding the overthrow and cxpatrIa-
ton Of King Thebaw and the annexation OF his
territory 10 the British Empire. He was men
toned in dispatches received the thanks Of the
Government Of India another war decoration
and the *. c. Il. He subsequently became as
sistant military secretary to the Duke ~ Cam
bridge and later was appointed to the command
Of the Punjab frontier force. during his tenure OF
which he conducted two expeditions against the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

Miranzais on the northwestern frontier again
receiving tho thanks of bis Government. those
of the Commander in Chief. and promotion to
ma1or general for distinguished service In the
field
In 1892 he commanded a successful punitive
expedition against the Isazai tribe on the same
frontier, and IN 1So4-'95 he led a large force
against the Waziris, In consequences OF their
treacherous attack upon Wano under the lead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

really. believe that within a very few years the
horseless carriage will be used altogether, except
for heavy teaming
Miss Gushington-WeI, I'm very sorry to
hear II.
sorry7
Miss Gushington-I have locked at a number
Of horseless carriages, and every one Of them
was constructed In such q way that the person
who guides must take both hands to II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
4 WONDERFUL SCHEME.

From The Cleveland Leader.
'-rhey say that Hendricks has been suffering
from insomnia
HE has BEEN but he's all right now. He has
discovered a wonderful cure
What is ftT'
HE hires a boy to stay out In the han IL
night rap on the door every little while, and ~
that It's Tina to get up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
INDIA'S ABLE COMMANDER.
RESPONSIBLE POST OF GENERAL SIR
WILLIAM LOCKHART.

One Of the most important military appoint
ments under the Crown Of England Is that OF
the Commander in Chief of the Army OF India
Not only does IT require for this position, says
1.-THE Sketch" n man with the widest expert
ence as a soldier but he must also he n pract-
cal statesman and have an extensive personal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

Kohat borders. He knows the whole frontier
Sir. William has been twice married and his
present wife is the daughter Of Captain william
Ecces OF the Coldstream Guards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
A SERIOUS FAULT.

From The Cleveland Leader.
Mr. Barrington-Ycs, this is a progressive age
Electricity Is rapidly transforming things. and
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dustry. His gazetteers and other useful mill
tary literature will remain invaluable.
AN ABLE ORIENTAL POLITICIAN.
In 1856 he was selected by Lord Durerin to
conduct n political mission to Gilgtt, Chitra and
the neighborng States. In this enterprise Colo
mel Lockhart proved himself as able politician
among Orientals as a soldier, and he was highly
cornplmented by the Viceroy on his success.
Colonel Lockhart next took charge OF the office
OF Ouarterlnastcr-G General in India but was soon
afterward deputed to take command Of a
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sired size from the portions on which there hiss
been least wear put two or three thicknesses
together and buttonhole them with yarn of
contrasting color. Run diagonally two lines OF
quilting to hold firmly together.-LoUIsE May
SHERMAN.
Mr.. Stevenson, Librarian of the Carnegie
Free Library Of Allegheny, Pa. has caused
quite sensation in his own town, and among
bookmen in general, by his recent decision
which excludes the writings of Mrs South
worth. Mrs. Holmes, E. 7. Roe, A. c. Gunter
and other popular writer's from the shelves oil
the library. The library's copies of these
works having become tattered and worn until
they were unfit for further service, Dir.
Stevenson refused to buy new copies, and prom
Used to weed out some other popular writers.
He claims that these books, while they are not
evil nor corrupt in particular, are simply silly
and slovenly and not literature at all. Mr.
Stevenson, after years of study of the popular
taste in reading, has come to the conclusion
that the "noyel fend" is doing himself and
books much hurt by his indscrimiDate, his
greedy reading Anything that is romance,
whether it be clever or no, calm or thrilling,
moral or immoral, attracts him; he gives him
selfup to sort of mental vacuity while he
reads. Mr.. Stevenson denies the popular
theory that people who read these frothy works,
advance to books of higher meaning. He says
that noval fend once, is novel fiend forever.
Mr.. Stevenson has taken an unpopular step.
certainly, but, after ALL there are few who
have read any of the authors named. and who
have any acquaintance with the great novels,
who will deny that his stand is a true one.
These authors, while not wrong, undoubtedly
furnish the most dilute intellectual nourish-
ment, entirely unfit to nourish sturdy brains.
There are the great writers OF fction-Scott,
Dickens, Thackeray, George Eliot Victor HUI
90, Charlotte Bronte, and hosts and hosts of
others, and he really is not depriving the pub
lie of any pleasure in this attempt to force
Thorn to seek the finer world; but there will
always be large part Of the world that hates
to be hindered or driven. The lazy world
which does not want to think will insist upon
its rights. and authors and publishers will
gard them, even if occasional thoughtful libra
rians do give them blow.
ELSIE POMERoY MCELRoY.
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Talk erbout things er-swellin mp. rs seen
sum oh de beatinest cases oh hit dat ebber
cum under mortal ize. De ahmy wuz a
CRATE phase fur swellins-up. And hit wuz a
CRATE phase tub take de swellins down. rs
seen pa'ar OBJ shoulder-straps swell up
common, ornery f'-penny-bit halfcotton man
in Camp oh Instruction till he fought hisself
Jineral Andy Jaksun, wild modern inn
provements. Bimeby he'd git intuh de
field, were de bullits wuz a-singin de deb
bles hims, tuh de .cannoneers playin de
organ, and he'd wish hisself small enuf tub
crawl intuh gimblet-hole.
But dat izzent what / started to talk err
bout. Hit wuz er-swellin dat done beat me-
One day, wen we wuz down on de Chick
erhominy, Mistuh 10 he says tub me, sez-
zee:
SNOWFALL, dere's bag oh rice L dun
bought down at de suffers wild de checks /
win often de Majah las mite. l had tub git
sumfn fur 'em, kaze dey're gwine tub drum
de suffer outen camp dis afternoon, and he
hadn't muffin left but rice and shoe blackin.
hain't no use fur shoe blackin Were I
sink SO deep in de mud dat you kin see de
prints oh nah elbos long de line OBJ march,
SO l don TUX de rice. Hill be a change.
I've ct SO many hardtacks dat nah hull in
sides feels clap-boarded. Cook good mess,
and have hit reddy fnr us wen we cum bak
often battalyun drill"
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add RIFLES that may best become the bride /;
but it should show combination of ecru or
white lace over green satin. The belt and COL
lar may be either of green taffeta or if that be
unbecomiug, MORE of the canvas color. The
collar should have band Of lace about it or q
ruche of white lace or chiffon in the back.
Strawberry season is approaching, and it is
well to remember that if one made straw ber-
ries his sole food he would have to consume SO
pounds of fruit each day in order to supply the
body with its necessary materials To make
strawberries the main part of the food is, for
some people at least. poison. Many are the
girls that have to go to the doctor in the Spring
because they have eaten too many strawberries
and too little else.
shirtwaist made of striped dark-blus and
white bingham or lawn tucked thrice across
the front with inch-wide tucks, and worn with
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and brightness and joyfulncss of mutual
love and helpfulness, and healthy, rosy,
rollickirg children, or, tortured with pain
and sickness and mutual fault finding and
dependence, and lacking the binding tie of
healthy, happy offspring. A world depends
upon the young wife. If she has taken
proper care of herself and is healthy in a
vor of a happy home filed with the music
of childish laughter. Too many young wo-
men neglect to take care of their womanly-
selves They shrink from the distasteful
examination" and local treatment"
upon which most physicians insist There
is no need for this.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription acts d.
rectly on the important and delicate organs
concerned in wifehood and motherhood. IL
makes them strong and healthy It allays
inflammation, heals liberation, sooti1es pain
and gives the tortured nerves rest and tone.
It prepares for wifehood and maternity.
Taken during the expectant period, it BAN
ishes discomfort and makes the coming of
baby easy ard comparatively painless. 10
insures the new comer's health and an am
pie supply of natural nourishnent Over
90 600 women have testified to its merits.
Druggists who offer substitutes aim to get
Q few pennies extra profit.
DR. Pierce's great book, Common Sense
Medical Adviser" would prevent more
than half the sickness in any family. II
gives the best advice for curing common
ailments without doctor It tells all
about anatomy and physiology and the
origin of life, and Is the most valuable,
practical medical work ever printed. A
free copy IN paper covers sent for II one
cent stamps to pay cost of mailing only.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, ". Y. For Outbound, 81 stamps.
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VETERANS MUST BE CONSIDERED.

at one Of the very recent Cabinet meetings
IT Is said that quite discussion took place ever
the generally understood policy of the Admin.
istFaton TO reiBstate old soldiers who were re-
moved by the late Administration from the
Departments except for good cause, which was
seldom the case. There was general complaint
OF the frequent ousting from Office Of veterans
especially In the 1eterior and Treasury Depart.
menis. Secretary Bliss has been following out
from the frst policy beneficial to the soldiers.
his FIRST move being to select Confidential
CLERK Union veteran who had been Appoint.
nent Clerk when Gen. Harrison was President.
and who knew all the cases. Then q consider
able number Of reinstatemehts was made prin-
cipally OF old soldiers. Secretary of the Treas
ury Gage has not been 80 prompt as Secretary
Bliss about this matter, paying more attention
20 financial affairs, aud at the Cabinet meeting
he was jokingiy taken to task about it by his
eonferees. but the talk became quite earnest,
and Secretary Gage. il is stated, promised that
IL would not be long before reinstatements of
the kind in question would be made
few days later Secretary Gage told Phila-
delphia delegation that he would give earnest
attention to the cases Of the veterans, about 30
ir number, who were discharged from tho
Philsdelphia Mint while Mr.. townsend was
Superintendent, In 1894
The delegation was made up Of Capts. A. ].
Andrews w. J. Simpson and John c. Hendcr.
son. Capt Andrews acted a. spokesman, and,
after making an oral statement submitted TO
the Secretary Q brief embodying all the facts
IN the case, which had previously been sent to
President Mckinley and By him referred to
she Treasury.
The delegation also told the Secretary that
superintendent KretE had been appealed to BY
the veterans discharged by his predecessor,
bot had not reinstatcd any Of them until re-
Gently, when . few had bssu put back. Con-
eressman Young also took the delegation to
bee the President.
Secretary Aiger, Il 10 undentood, will soon
put back about forty vsterana All will be
assigned to the Records and Pension Division,
from which they we're removed three years ago,
when Secretary Lament discharged several
hundred clerks unAes ahis Division. Forty
names have been cerelaed 20 the Civil Service
Commission and appointments are expected 70
follow soon.
Gen. 7. q UaEkssa, csnnaadsz 4. Chief