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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-03-13
A GOSSIP.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ell19EllE1lS
"'What king SO strong

"'What king SO strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?'
Now, Lettie, your turn"
"In go back to Chaucer" replied
Lettie. The first virtue is to temper we'll
thy tongue" And then, isn't it Cato
from whom we have. we cannot control
the evil tongues of others, but good life
enables us to despise Them
Up went Grace's hand "Well, Grace!"
remarked Aunt. 81 read Burns during the
summer, and remember he says:
Then gently scan thy brother man,
Still gentler sister women
Sir II. Steele says. people are tunnels of
conversation who take in something merely
to pass it to others.'
There are many proverbs" continued
Aunt, referring to our subject, for in
stance, this Italian one, Hear, see, and say
nothing, if you wish to live il peace.
And that reminds me of Terrence, who
says, He who INDUCES in Liberty of
Speech, will hear things in return, which
he will not like
ooh, | remember funny one from
Byron" said Lette:
That abominable title tattle,
The cud eschewed by human cattle"
'l'll refer to George Elliot for one tina.
will fit in there, rejoined Grace, "and it's
this: There's folks nowadays knows
what happened afore they was born better
MOI they know their own business"
Il have an oft-quoted one from Scott
remarked Constance:
Many word ut random spoken,
May soothe or wound a heart that's
broken
Which," pursued Aunt, ''suits nv
quotation from Thompson:
1.-The whispered tale.
That, like the failing Nile, no fountain
knows
I'VE would do well to consider this
cleaning from Socrates, Such as thy word.
are such will thy affections be esteemed
and such will thy deeds as thy affections
and such thy life as thy deeds. Now pvt
an engagement, but you may make notes
and we will gossip about them tomorrow.
81 know few more" replied Grace,
and dear Aunt, we thank you for a
pleasant hour. | think we'll endeavor tc
stop gossiping."
I'm sure we will,' joined in the
others.
Il hope so, truly" rejoined Aunt, "bu
when people resolve to abandon idle tall
or Scaunder as Spenser calls it, roses will
appear before the thorns."
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The byssus, or silky beard, by which
the mussel moOrs itself to the stone, is
afamihar object of our sea rocks. 1t is
i'll its nature like the silk of the silk
worm and cXudes in glutinous thread
from an organ ut the base of the foot.
The following is an instance in which
the mooring of the musscl was useful to
effect purpose which human skill
could not accomplish. \ large bridge,
with 20 arches, in the town Of Biddeford,
III Devonshirc, crosses the Torridge river
near the spot of its junction with the
Taw.
The tide flows so very rapidly here
that it was found impossible to keep the
bridge III repair by means of mortar
Tho corporation therefore keeps boats
employed in bringing mussels it, and
the intersticcs of the bridge are filled by
hand with these mussels.
1t is supported from being driven
away by the tide entirely by the strong
threads which these mussels fix to the
stOncwork, and by an act or grant it is
a crime liable to transportation for any
person to remove the mussel5 unless in
the presence and by the consent of the
cooperative trustees. Scottish Nights.
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March April May

Are the months in which to give especial
attention to the condition of your physical
health. If you pass safely through these
months and find yourself strong and vigor-
Gus, on the arrival of warmer weather, you
may reasonably expect that you will be well
in summer. Now is the time to take Hoods
because now is the time when
the blood must be purified, enriched and
vitalized, and because Hood Sarsaparila
is the only true blood purifier prominently
in the public eye today. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla has power to make you healthy and
guard your system against disease.
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One New York firm alone turns out
yearly an average of more than 5000, 600
worth of cigar ribbons and on these en-
ploys nearly 800 hands. Until 1868 it is
said cigar ribbons were manufactured here
The use OF silk ribbons to tie up cigars
originated in Cuba. The Spaniard's patri-
otism impelled him to choose the national
colors of red and yellow, and at the present
time these two colors, separate or in COM
bination, are still the favorites The raw
silk for the ribbons is imported direct from
Japan and China. There are ninety-four
styles of cigar ribbons made. varying in
width from One-eighth of an inch to an
inch and ahalf.-Philadelphia Record.
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Eyes, thank you. WILL" replied Aunt
Nell to our invitation to come in, as she
approached our room. "The atmosphere is
purer than it was when passed an hour or
so ago" she continued
"What was the natter" we asked, in
wide eyed establishment
You were taking part in the evil
wrous hit by want of thought you were
doing like the child who told her mamma
everytime Mr.. Smiths hens wiped their
feet on our grass; in other words gossip
ing"
"We didn't say any evil, Aunt" pro-
tested blue-eyed Constance, 1--WE scarcely
knew what to do with ourselves, so we
began repeating funny things we had heard
about people"
THAT is the secret of it, the idle hour
from the Orient to the dropping West
But now," continued Aunt, with one of
those expected turns which often made the
beauty of her conversation, 'lets have a
ledl SoSSip, Wuile we are dt H.
''Youn' we exclaimed.
Eyes, l will help this once, if you will
gossip my way. Now, each of you think
We intend to recall quotations relative to
Islander, gossip, or free use Of the tongue.
Grace, you may begin"
"All of us know what the Bible says of
the little member responded Grace, "and
then there's the copy little Janette had
yesterday. When will takers refrain from
evil speaking? When listeners refrain from
evil hearing. Hare is the author"
"a good beginning" said Aunt ''but
you insist that L m to quote more frequently
as a penalty for old age, so I will add one
here which suggests quite forcibly that we
attend to our own affairs, it is from an old
Berkshire dtty:
Let's you and go our own way,
And We'll let she go shesn.''
A burst of laughter followed, and deep
in Aunt's heart she knew she gave the
amusing couplet TO make tne girls feel
they were having good time.
"l'll take Shakespeare for my authority, y
said Constance, answering the nod from
Aunt, " "there's the wonderful
He that tllches from me my good name,
Robs me of that which not enriches him.
But makes me poor indeed
Again he says:
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
Take each mans censure, but reserve thy
Judgment
Eyes, Shakespeare is ever fertile field,
and we'll take another line from him, -
said Aunt:
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CARPET PRINTING.
When the First Experiments Were Made
by John Bright.

The printing Of tapestry and velvet
carpets after being woven i'll the white
dates back 30 OF more years ago Old
carpet men will at once recall the fabric
made by John Bright ut Rochdalc, Eng
land, and how he flooded our country
with his products. Their introduction
however, was difficult, as they came i'll
conflict with the productions Of John
CroSSley d Sons, then the greatest pro.
ducers of the original tapestry and vel
vets in the world The difference, of
course, between the two productions
was that the Crosslcys had the designs
printed, as now i'll COlOrs on the WARP
before weaving, while that made b.
John Bright tapestry had its figures
and colors stamped upon the fabric by
hand after it was woven The latter
process, however, presented dluggct
effect and lacked the style and accurate
registration of the Crosslcy caIpI t.
They had one thing TO commend Thorn
they were very durable. Bright'S nCOd%
were first printed with blocks, aud, he
ing durable and cheap, their sale was
large i'll many countries.
Cylinders or rollers We're afterward
used by Bright, the cue being taken
from calico and kindred printing, hut
they varied much III their construction.
One of these, used by an English manu-
facturcr, was Il very elaborate and oX-
pensivo affair. The engraving of the de-
sign upon the cylinder was very deep,
and the colors placed in their proper
places to correspond precisely with the
fabric itself, IL painted design, contain
ing every color to be employed being
used as Il guide. In fact, the exact col
oring of the carpet was placed upon the
cylinder and from it transferred to the
plain fabric. American Carpet and
Upholstery Journal
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She Had Two.

A young contralto ut Il Handel con.
cert which Sir Joseph Barnby was con
Quoting at the end of solo put in q
high note instead of the less effective
note usually sung This innovation
shocked the conductor, and he immcdi-
ately asked whether Miss Singer thought
she was right i'll trying to improve up
on Handel "Well, Sir Joseph, said
she, 1--WE got an L, and | don't sec
why | shouldn't show it off. " Miss
Singer" rejoined Barnby, II believe
you have two knees, but | hope you
won't show them oft here. San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
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GRANT AND CONFEDERATE.


The Tpmmander's Consideration For u
v nunded Officer of the Enemy.
The following anccdCtc is related by
General Horace Porter i'll his Cam
paigniug With Grant, - in The Century:
Grant stopped ut IL house and expressed
Il desire to prepare some dispatches. A
number of wounded We're lying upon
the porch and in the rooms. They had
made their way there III accordance
with the usual custom of wounded men
to seek house. 1t seems to be IL natural
instinct, as house conveys the idea Of
shelter and of home. | walked with the
general into back room to see whether
there was dry spot which he might
take possession of for short time to
write messages and look over the maps.
As we entered there was seen sitting
iii the only chair Confederate lieuten-
ant of infantry who had been shot in
the left cheek, the ball passing through
his mouth and coming out near the
right ear. A mass of coagulated blood
covered his face and neck, and he pre-
scented a shocking appearance. He arose
the moment We entered, pushed his
chair forward toward the general and
said, with II bow and smile, "Here,
take my chair, sir" General Grant
looked at him and replied: "Ah, you
need that chair much more than l.
Keep your seat. l see you are badly
hurt" The officer answered good ma
turedly: IF you folks let me go back
to our lines, l think l ought to be able
to get a leave to go home and see my
girl. But | reckon she wouldn't know
me now" The general said, II will see
that one Of our surgeons does all in his
power for you," and then stepped out
Of the room. He told one of the surgeons
who was dressing the wounds of our
men to do what he could for the Con
fedcrate. We did not hear what became
of him afterward. He probably never
knew that he had been talking to the
general in chief of the Yankee armies.
The dispatches We're afterward written
in another room.
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Proof money passes through an aston.
ishing number Of hands. When at the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing it is
received as paper it is handled by five
different divisions, with 81 hands. BY them
it is counted 90 times, and before the
Treasury Department gets it, one month
later, just 101 persons have done some work
on the note.
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TEA, COFFEE and NERVES.

Everybody in England drinks tea; morning,
noon and night, and nervous diseases are con-
SCqucntly on the increase there. In this
English do, with plenty of tea besides; and
nervous diseases are ON the increase here too.
Both these universal beverages are bad. They
break down the health of habituatlng people
to the effects of the poisonous principles they
contain. The recent Introduction of Grain-O,
the new food drink, designed to take the place
of coffee (and why not teaO is the beginning
of II needed reform. Grain-O is made from
pure grains, is harmless, nutritious, pantablc,
good for young and old, and cheap; one-fourth
the cost of coffee. Try ii fairly and you will
drink no more coffee; and have better rest
and soundcr health Ills one of the rewards.
Packages l5c. and &c. of any grocer. An ex-
pertinent that will pay.
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The Baltimore Weekly Sun.

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our Master, but never know beforehand
which shall prosper whether this or that.
We lay wise plans, and they miscarry. We
commit gross blunders, and they are over
ruled for good. We run toward the light,
and it goes out in darkness We sink shiv-
ering in the darkness, and find the light.
We pray for joys, and they mildew into
griefs. We accept the griefs, and they
blossom into joy To-day the apple turns
to ashes and tomorrow the stones to bread.
We eXult in some prosperity, and get lean
ness with it. We murmur at some adver-
sity, and find it big with blessing. We run
toward the open door, and dash our heads
against a granite wall. We move against
the wall at the call of duty, and it opens to
let us through. The lines of our lives are
all in Gods hands What shall hefall us
we cannot tell. What is expedient we can
not know. Only this we know, that God
would shape us to Himself, whether it be
by the diciplne of joy Or the dicipline OF
sorrow. To make us perfect as He is per-
feet this is the end Of all His revelations,
while everything not helpful to this He
hides away out of sight.-Heavenly Recruit
Messenger.
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Ha1'per's Bazaar
IN 1897,

The Bazaar, IA thoroughly up-to-datc period
icul for women, will enter upon its Tnirticth
Volume in 1897
As Fashion journal it is unsurpassed, and
is an Indispensable requisite for every we'll
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Il weekly letter on current fashions from
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fortnightly pattern sheet supplement, ladies
find full details, directions, and diagrams for
gowns, wraps, and children's clothing.
Sandoz Baude, and Chapuis draw and en-
grave the newest and finest Partisan designs
every week.
The serials for 1891 will be- The Red Bridge
Ncighborhood, by Maria Louise Pool; and
stories will be constantly presented by brilli-
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Harriet Prescott Spotlord, Marion Harland
Ruth McEncry Stuart, Viola ROscborO, and
Margaret Sutton Briscoc.
what women are doing in various parts of
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Other interesting features are The Outdoor
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Of music in New York; Amateur Thcatricals,
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Harper'S Magazine
IN 1897

Fiction: The Marian, the new novel by Du
Maurier, the eagerly expected successor to
"Trilby." began in October Number, 1891, with
illustrations from the authors drawings. A
new novel by Frank II. Stockton-devclOping
II Twentieth Century Renaissance-full of hu-
morous situations and characteristically illus
tratcd. A Pair of Patient Lovers, by William
Dean Howclls Other striking novelties by
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Davis, Owen Wister, John Kendrick Bangs,
Ruth McEnery Stuart, Octave Thanet, Mary f.
wilkins, and other popular writers.
Science: Story of the Progress Of Science
papers by DR.. Henry Smith Williams, supple
mented by contributions on special subjects
by expert scientists Articles on the relations
or curious psHch9logcaI W WdnipesfationS to
American Features: The Mexico of to-day, Il
series by Charles +. Lummis. splendidly illus
trated-the result of recent visit to Mexico
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Africa and the East: White Mans Africa IL
fully illustrated series of papers by roultncy
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Davis, illustrated by X. Cation Woodville, who
was commissioned by Queen Victoria to paint
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All Styles Supplied.

Il want Il poster got out, said the
commercial gentleman.
Certainly" said the artist. II get
them up ON three systems-the opium,
the lobster and ice cream supper and
the Welsh rabbit Which will you
have?' -Indianapolis Journal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-03-13

At Charleston, S. G an importing and
exporting company is being organized to
import coffee from South America, and
return the vessels with cargoes Of cotton
cloth.
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QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG MEN.

If you have any ambition
!: ): !. !: !: J: !.
to bear yourself we'll, to sue ~
coed in life in all ways as e1fS
we'll as in the financial way, l1 A
which is commonly under. TSA Ia
stood when success" is men lAtA4W
toned, you must become HW%N8#
aware of the fact that you
can not live any kind of life
you may like for years and still have the
highest character. 1t is the little incidents
from day to day which make a mans char
acter, and perhaps the strongest of all these
little incidents are those which concern the
treatment of women and girls by men and
boys. The habit of being constantly with
women sometimes cultivates the habit of
paying little attention to them, of not
recollecting that they are to be treated with
never failing courtesy. This is but step
in the direction leading to such Incl
dents as one sees in Europe, where young
brothers sit about the house in their uni
forms paid for by their sisters sewing or
teaching, and let these same sisters bring
their shoes, or coat or glasses OF water,
and what not. When we 90 to Germany
and see this sort of thing, we acquire a
contempt for the men of that place. They
do not begin to equal the vigor, the manli-
ness, the civilization, of our American
men. And yet we must not behold the
mote in our brothers eye unless we con-
slider the beam in our own We must not
criticise others unless we can at least say
that our own men have clear idea of their
proper course in such matter.
Furthermore, when you are dealing with
the other sex it is wise to bear in mind
that as you treat them, so are you build
ing up character in yourself. If you do not
bear in mind the courtesies of all kinds
which are woman's due, you cannot retain
for any length of time pride in yourself,
a satisfaction with your behavior, which is
commonly called self respect; and without
self-respect you will have hard time of it
in the world.-IIarper's Round Table.
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PARAD0XES OF LIFE.

The hand that beckons us to glory waves
us out of impenetrable darkness. We walk
in way that we know not. We labor for