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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15
MONEY VS.. MORALS.

MERE are people everywhere who waver when they
called upon to choose between morals and They
pretend be moral and citizens of chaacter-but
when there is question of money at sake-when they
chance encompass dollar with their steeike CLUTCH
their little flame of morality ckers then spuers and then
This the condition today of certain citizens of Ektop
AMI Cecil county with regard to the track question The
WING the assertion that at heart there
know of many bad influences
exerting upon community; who does know
the amnng effect vsble Of the families who have
bghted the formerly steady young
dcmoalized by the gaming spirit Yet these very
ready condone the evil because they happen
petition avorng the continuance of racing four months
the Ekton Fair Grou Ids exclusively. That
other tracks be closed and only those few Capitalists interested
the destnies of the Fair Grounds be allowed pepeuate
Spor of Kings racing here with doped horses
audience mostly crooks This the engtenng sport
popular grounds of the Cecil County Agcu Society
have fallen under certain twisting manpulaons
and it time that the decent people of Cecil county
the only of this county enterprise but that
the of Ekton, which is pest-rdden by race
track.
The bill framed by the Committee of Public Safety prohibit
ing all forms of track gambling in Cecil county,
ducd the State Senate Thursday by Senator L. Crohers
and every effort should be forth by representatives
by the people, to have it speedily made law Then
public sentiment aid officials in seeing rigdly
enforced.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15

Poor old Anticipated China While the voacious foreigner
preparing divide the Celestial Kingdom Sing Lee, All Lee
Yah and all the other Lees and Wings high in Chinese
governmental affairs in their cumbous and childish fashion,
their fancied sup lty Western cvza
ton This is example Of what these lofty officials turn
with the of the Emperor in the form of mpea
Decree: eve received the memorial of Wang Wen sao
ViceIoy Chilli reporting that owing the peacefunes of the
river gods the Yungtng River and the Grand Canal have during
past Autumn been snguary free from overflow and
misap We feel grateful to the gods for their aid and
hereby that Tbetan incense sticks be
upon the dragon gods of the river and canal and that the said
Viceoy shall send the said incense sticks the Taoa
Yungng Inendancy who shall offer them the dragon temple
on behalf in token of gratitude.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15
THE PENSION LISTS.

N REPRESENTATIVE BEACH, of Ohio, has introduced a
~ bill providing for the publication and posting annually
OF the pension roll for every county in the country
March with full data of each and alleged
abuses
1t declares that pension except by special act of Congress-
under any prior any widow OF any soldier
penoner children of such who becomes the wife
soldier within five years the passage of this and all
pensions allowed remarriage
case attainment of sixteen years age
OF children.
All pensions to children of pensioners who sixteen
years age Immediately except where demented
helpless
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15

THE United States Treasury starts into 1898 with
pleasing outlook has had the beginning of
sometime There surplus of about ST. $50 600 for the
month December and reasonably certain that with the
exception present month and possibly April when heavy
quarterly pensions have be made
month present fiscal year will show surplus 1t should
forgotten that the payments made account of the pu
chase the Union Pacific Railroad not included to make
that December surplus While this condition gratifying
Mckinley and every Republican, is especially crafty
ing Dngcy who predicted many months when
of Congress considering his tariff BILL that
the governments financial condition would improve just has
the operation of that bill law On Saturday Mr..
Dingley furnished Associations with detailed
under the Dngley law and of the
outlook.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15

RIGHT upon the report OF representative Charles w.
RUSSELL assistant attorney in the Department of Justice who
has returned from Cuba where he spent weeks describing
the distressing among the starving natives the
from Spain deep anmosy against the United States has
been aroused the Sanard of Cuba according to m
parcal" despatch because of the sending of supplies from
America the INDECENT population The Spanards it is
added ncensed at the petex thus given to the American
Consuls Yankee element interfere in Cuban affairs "
What think of people who attempt to thwart the
hand that feeds the starving?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15

Notwithstanding the persistent efforts OF a portion of the
Democratic press contributions the Presidents manly
appeal for donations for the relief of the poor Cuans who
suffering fo the necessities of life by the conditions
the island and for faults of their own, has touched
charitable hearts of the country and substantial relief pouring
into Cuba steamer Arrangements have been made for
Miss Clara Barton President the Society
Cuba with staff OF help the T.
agents in distributing the aid among the suffering The President
much gratied the prompt response of the country
ann for aid,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15
HANNA ELECTED SENATOR.

HE contest in Ohio to end Wednesday when
Mr.. elected United States Senator unex-
PRED term, ending March A. 1890 and also for the full
term of six years from that date
The contest settled by the first joint ballot OF the
legislative houses. This ballot resulted as follows
Marcus A. Hanna Republican, 70; Robert L. McKisson
Silver Republican, 70 John j. Lentz Democrat, absent
total 1l5.
The votes cast by the members of each branch of the gs
lature
House-Marcus A. Hanna Republican, Sc; Robert E. Nc
Kisson, Silver Republican, 81 John j. Lentz Democrat
absent Il total, 109
Senae-Marcus A. Hanna, Republican, II; Robert L. Nc
Kisson, Silver Republican, 10; total, 36.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15

will be in the local columns of this issue OF the CECIL
WING it has been deemed advisable hold convention Of fruit
growers nuseymen in Baltimore January 26 and 81 for
the purpose considering and recommending appropriate
legislation protection and preservation of vast fruit
and industries The rapdy with which orchard pests
are increasing this important matter and in which the
of Cecil interested Our agrcultursts would
find it their interest and profit to attend the
convention particulars of which given in the call published
elsewhere in the Cecil. WING today.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15
- WANANHAKER,S.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Jan. 10, 1898
HALF=YEAR CARPET
CLEARANCE

Been doing likewise for years.
Thousands know it, and wait.
AS business grows, we have to
consider longer and longer pieces as
"remnants. "
We count odd rolls as remnants,
too, and are willing to lose as heavi-
ly on the back-row lots that failed
of selling maybe just from lack of
showing.
Allin all, today's offering amounts
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15

IN Peoples Column today Rev. William schouler of
Ekon to the amendment to the marriage license law OF
the State that be introduced at the present session OF the
egsature and which, as states general n
est to public The amendment provides that the party apply
ing for marriage license shall be personally known to the Clerk
proper Identification AS Mr. Schouler states such
provision would prevent wrongful application in behalf Of
strangers and fix the responsibility OF false statements
made by the party procuring the marriage license
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15
80, 23O Yards of
Fine CARPETS

And, as a rule, shorter the length
shorter the price. For instance,
$3.50 Wiltons at $1.2S, so, 81. 10
we lose as little as we need, but
all losses are for your finding.
Bring measurements of several
rooms-good re-furnishing comes
from "changing around"
We say "bring," for come you
will, if there is carpet want to meet.
Why, it's worth a days Journey.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15

Last week we told you of the
table cloths and nar.ins at 40 per
cent. less tj'"N their true value;
and many are @one-still there are
good pickings left; for instance
Cloths 6sx 80 inches, $500 each
Cloths 70X 80 inches, So % each
Cloths, 6SxlO6 inches, So 30 each
Cloths, 70xl0S inches, 81 80 each
And on up to cloths yards long.
NAPkINS-full b!eached-
24x20 inches, 81. 60 and 50 % a dozen.
24x24 inches, 81 80 and So 25 a dozen.
TOWELS
AT 12@c Good quality washed buck
towels, either white or bordered; 20x40
inches.
AT 25c.-Fine extra heavy all white Irish
huck towels, ready washed and hemmed
for immediate use; 2tx42 inches.
AT 35c.-Fine damaSi towe'S with knot
ted fringe, either all white or daintily
bordered; size 22y50 inches
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15
ELKTON, MARYLAND, JANUARY IS, 1898.

1T will undoubtedly gratifying for those newspapers
and people who years rdcued the tin plate industry OF
the United States learn that last American tin plate mills
produced nearly per of the tin consumed in this country
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15
WA%ANAKER,S.

January NOW come forward the
I i,,eu last of the carefully
CaII;,,o kept cases of linens
-oes that we hurried across
the water months ago ahead of the
bigger tariff. They've laid in our
warehouse until now-whiIe prices
outside have grown bigger and big
ger.
Now the last old-price selling is
on-When these linens are gone,
the bigger prices must come. These
for your sharing today
TABLE CLOTHS-full bleached-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15
THE WHIG,

well as General ntegence
respectfully solicited from
County the weekly contributions OF s regular
corps of correspondents
will receive Afternoon
OF Roo
family mrnal no Offensive
be admitted at any price
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15

for the proper registration of mid-wives.
There is no subject which recommend to
your more earnest consideration than that
of the public health. Your careful atten-
ton is called to the biennial report of the
board.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15


towels, either white or bordered; 2Ox40
inches.
AT 25c.-Fine extra heavy all white Irish
huck towels ready washed and hemmed
for immediate use; 2tx42 inches.
AT 35c.-Fine damask towe's with knot
ted fringe, either all white or dantily
bordered; size 22xj0 inches
LittIe=price LIT, LITTLE e pr, Prices e;51 as
Dress Goods o @ns; p aTo C,,s smaller mailer
during these get-ready days. When
the new stuffs come we must have
space to welcome them. Many of
these are in spring weights, and in
styles similar to the bigger priced
sorts that are coming later. These
| hints
At 25c from 5Oc-
Two-color Fancy Checks, in light effects.
Suitable for Spring wear.
At 25c from 371ac-
Atwood jacquard Cheviot. Style copied
from the imported.
At 25c from 371lc-
42-n. Atwood Checks; two styles. Cost
more to make it.
At SIC from 371ac-
Atwood Coth-tinished Cheviot Worth
SOC as values go today.
At 37Iac from Soc
Twotoned imported Fancy Suting; me-
dium-weight. Suitable for any season
OF the year.
At SOC from 75c-
Atwood imported Homespun Sulting.
The new tariff will make this quality
nearly double this prize.
At SOC from ST.
English Jacquard; two-coor crepe ground
with black figure woven on.
At SOC from Soc
English Fancy Suiting. Bayadere weave
with dashes CT black.
At SOC from 75c-
Four lines of Fancy Cheviots. All this
seasons goods ana desirable.
At Coo from ST.
52-n. Atwood Melton Covert Stylish
for tailor-made dresses.
At 75c from $1.25-
Imported Illuminated Armure. Atwood
and will be sold again at the old prise.
Flannels, PRETTY stutfs for
Eiderdowns, a MTl's' ''o's WoNt If
Flannelettes them lust lately
gathered; but the January spirit
has caught them, too. Hence these
prices
25c Wash Flannels at 2Oc-
Awell made cloth, with just enough cot
ton among the wool to give better wear
and prevent shrinking 20pretty styles.
371ac SaXony FlannelS at 25c-
Pretty striped stuhS for sacqueS, skirts
and wrappers.
6Oc EiderdoWns at 3715c-
Csc EiderdoWns at Soc
In ripple and mohar stripes, and fancy
patterns, bright and pretty-alwayS
wanted,
EiderdoWns, 25c 10 75c-
In plain colors, for opera cloaks, wrappers
ami bath robes.
| w Hue | lullllGlS, ZUC 10 SOC-
Cotton and WOOL all wool, and silk and
wool-trom the best flannel mills we
know.
Golf Flannels, Coo
First showing of correct golf flannes from
Glasgow
Flannelettes, sc, 7c, SC and 1Oc--
Pretty wooly-looting cotton stuffS, in
the brightest warmest sorts we could
gather. Abundant choosing at each
prize.
TurtIe-neck AsPLENDIDsweat,
C,,,a,+are err TOT the skaters
o"ea'oi9 good looks and
comfort combined. Woven double
from the waist up. Inner part has
fitting roll neck; outer part
has laced front and sailor collar.
Made of the finest WorSted yarns,
with clean, even stitch; shaped and
finished by hand. Plain colors or
striped ends.
Mems Sweaters, $3.50.
Boys sizes, 6 to II years, IS. so.
Many other styles and lower
prices are here, of course.
John Wanamaker.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-15

The treaty for the annexation of Hawaii Monday
taken by the Senate and the intention hold daily
for its consideration until disposed Of
policy of the friends of annexation to allow its opponents
the talking the debate posi-
b in order that there be for delaying 1t
the general belief that the treaty will be ratified
the of the number of Senators who doubt
OF their intention to vote for ratification.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
WINTER ON THE FRUIT FARM.
Things That should He Done During the
Quiet Months.

Things That should He Done During the
Quiet Months.
This period of the year has been
quite appropriately called ''our ground
hog days" by some. but with me 1t
means time for preparation" as
arrange and prepare material for an
other seasons labors so that when the
rush Of fruiting season comes l have
many of the small as well Us large de
tails arranged.
This need not apply only to the fruit
growers. but to the farmer as well.
Every farm should be equipped with n
work shop, having small stove there
In to heat it on cold or damp days. A
few of the most common tools of the
various trades should be kept in con-
venient places so that most any SIM
pie repair upon the farm can be made,
and II ones tastes and ingenuity arc
so inclined. some of the finer tools for
doing cabinet work. etc.
1t is not so much the cost of a repair
as the time required In going to and
from some distant repair shop. which
Is saved by having tools conveniently
at hand for repairing. though the old
saying that "a penny saved is penny
earned" applies also. As l have 4
great variety of tools ! am able to
make many useful articles for the
home, besides preparing material for
another season. l make most of my
crates, berry stands. stepladders, push
carts, etc, which | need. but my fruit
packages / can buy at n local factory
for about what / would have to pay
for the mate0ll in the knock down"
The crates and stands are different
from those in general use. besides are
cheaper and stronger and are but
little heavier than the factory make. l
use common lath FOR sides and bottom
of crate and one-half inch lumber for
ends. 1t takes four and one-half laths,
which. at 10 cents per bunch of fifty,
costs in exact figures 9-10 of cent,
but allowing for waste, say cent: for
the ends. one-inch lumber ten inches
wide. ripped into one-half inch stuff,
will cost about SIG per thousand. The
end pieces are S19xSi5 square. SO that
board ten feet long will make just
twenty-eight end pieces. which cost
about ! cent per crate, So that the
whole cost of material for crate is
not far from , cents; and as l cannot
estimate my time worth much during
the winter, / do not figure il in,
Each strip of lath is smooihed of
"''h :" Jh' pihht. WHICH SiNtS tne
crate a neater and cleaner appearance,
and cleanliness is profit in the fruit
business, as l have learned by expe-
rience.
For my picking stands I make n
frame 9i9 inches square Of 5-Sx1L-inch
strips. with four strips of lath for the
bottom. For handles | procure bales
from old pals. or else make them
from No. . wire. which are fastened
rlgidly 10 stands. These will hold four
boxes or quarts. and find them as
servlceable as any l have seen.-Epi-
tomist.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
Live Stock In New Mexico.

The boom days Of 1884 are being re-
peated In New Mexico to-day. so far
rs concerns the live stock interests.
Within the past few days n number of
pasture leases have been closed on
land In the southern part of Colfax
county. Mr.. Mccormick. son of the
moving machine and reaper manufac-
turer of Chicago. in company with
other Chicago capitalists. has secured
5000 acres on the Clutton ranch.
south of Cimarron. and will stock the
tract with thousands OF cattle. An
other deal has been completed whereby
stock man named j. II. Hicks Of Ari-
zona has leased 100000 ncres in the
Catskill country and will place about
5000 head of cattle thereon. A Mfr.
Biglow from Texas has leased also
about 25,OO0 acres from the old Horse
Shoe Company and will stock II with
cattle. Thus the stock business with
other movements within the past wear
shows great advancement, and in n
short time will assume the enormous
proportions OF years ngo. when cattle
raising was the most profitable busi-
ness OF the southwest.
The silver star., 1898-03-31

beginning to give results. though they
have not run long enough A. yet 70
warrant definite conclusions. They do
show. however, that yearly applica-
tIon Of twenty tons Of barn-yard ma
nure to the acre is decidedly detrimen-
tai, in that It causes an excessive
growth of straw and failure to devsl-
op kernel. =.
s. The rotation experiments IN
which wheat is followed by some 10
guminous catch-crop. sown as soon e
the wheat is harvested and removed
or plowed under In time to again sow
the ground to wheat that same fall.
have only just been begun. the past
year being the only season In wnicn
wheat has been grown on this plan.
The wheat seeded on soy-bean stupDie
gave the best yields.
6. The test OF varieties Is OF speciai
interest the present year, In that Il
shows the comparative hardness OF
some fifty leading varieties grown At
the station for several years. Out OF
the whole number only the Turkey
Tasmanian Red and Crimean with
stood the severe freeze In November
so as to yield at the rate Of ten bushels
or more per acre.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
THE GROWING OF FRUIT.
The Ninth Annual Report of the state
Hoard Of HnrtIcnIture

The ninth annual report Of the State
Board OF Horticulture has been issued.
The report deals extensively with the
Horticultural industry of the state, and
embraces recommendations and data
OF considerable interes; TO fruit grow
ers. Ii Is "A generous contribution TO
the state reports, and Is furnished with
copious index. The volume was edit
ed and compiled by Mrs. Martin
shute. secretary to the bonrd.
The proceedings of the annual State
Horticultural convention held In Den
yer last November are given In detail,
with the addresses OF the horticultural
inspectors OF different counties. These
addresses contain valuable statistics
concerning the growth of fruit In the
state. II may not he generally known,
but Arapahoe county IL one Of the most
prontable fruii-growing sections Of the
state.
There nre number of large or
chards here" says the report. varying
from eighty to 100 acres each. In
March, 1897, two carloads OF Ben On.
Wis apples grown near Llttleton. packed
In barrels. were shipped to California.
and orders came at once for twenty
carloads more. At the last three State
Horticultural Fairs. Arapahoc county
fruit growers received premiums to
prove the excellence Of her products.
During the past season one dealer In
Denver disposed Of 100000 crates Of
strawberries grown here"
The business OF growing n second
crop Of strawberries has proved n rc.
muncratlve branch OF horticulture, Ac.
cortiing to the report. ''some grown
near Denver were picked after the first
slight snow storm In October and sold
for $3.50 q crate. A second crop of
Strawberries raised around Canon City
and picked September 10th. brought
&143 TO one gardener from n fraction Of
an acre"
The following recommendation con.
corning pruning are given and are Of
much interest," 10 horticulturists:
III pruning In done properly, no tools
will ever ba necessary except a sharr
pruning knife: but n neglected, or too
many main limbs are allowed to grow
the saw will have 10 be used In Z few
yeay. II Ii desirable to make q nice
smooth, even cut, and to do this the
knife should follow tho shoulder that 4
noticeable at the junction Of the iimt
to another. Or TO the main stem, and
the surface Of the cut should be nc
larger than tho base Of the branch re
moved. Draw the blade inward Q III
tie at the upper side. Avoid leaving :
sharp stub, from which q new shoo,
mag start. DO not make the cut tot
oAess. When the aw must b uDe1 q
The silver star., 1898-03-31

Whoever thinks art an easy mistress
let him study biography. One Of the
foremost OF American actors recently
told an audience OF young men that
for something like seven years he was
almost on the verge Of starvation.
Night after night. after the play he
would invest one OF his few pennies in
hot baked potatoes. put them In his
pockets. and after warming his hands
on them would swallow them. Sargent
and r." said famous painter and
sculptor 10 an art student. as he cor
rected her drawing. spent some
months in Spain when we were young
artists. We were very. very poor. Sar-
gent could talk better Spanish than I.
so he went out and bought the beans.
and cooked them. Beans were all we
had to eat" Yet Mansfield and Sar-
gent and Duveneck, like thousands Of
other brave and successful men. have
persisted against terrible odds. until
success was assured.
The silver star., 1898-03-31

A young woman went into large
dry-goods store not long ago and began
openly to pocket articles from the
counter On being arrested. she said
quietly that having no home but the
streets. she preferred to spend the
night in prison. The incident empha-
sizes President Eliot's recent caution
to would-be philanthropists. Hospitals
and asylums and reformatories are but
necessary palliatives of developed evil:
whereas churches. schools, museums,
gardens, gymnasla are instruments OF
moral construction, and to train a
child to avoid evil and pauperism is
better than to help the adult out OF
those conditions.