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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-03-18
CHESAPEAKE CITY NEWS.


CHESAPEAKE CITY, March II, 1899
The County Commissioners are having the
road leading to Bohemia sheled. The road
has been terrible, in some places the horses
going in up to their knees.
We have had various lawsuits this week,
Lizzie Lusby sued her step-father. Ross Wat
son, for assault and battery George Queck
sued William Vaughn, for assault and bat
terry; William Craig sued Samuel LOTHIAN,
for assault with intent to kill.
Rev. William Schouler will conduct the
service on next Wednesday evening, March
22nd, in the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Hour of service 7.30.
Invitations have been received by the small
folks of our town, to birthday party, to be
given by Master John Griffith Hopper, to
celebrate his eighth birthday, ON Tuesday
evening, March 21st.
The Misses Berry, of the Manor, entertain
ed their young friends one evening last week.
Mr.. l. G.. Griffith. Jr. had his hand badly
cut on Wednesday, by Il draw knife, which
was being used by Mr.. Frank Howard the
cutting being accidental.
MIR. and Mrs. Wilmer Brstow gave recep-
ton to some of their friends last Thursday
evening.
The ladies Of the NJ. L. Church held a very
successful supper on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings of this week.
Mr. CORTLAND Crockett visited Middletown
on Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. +. L. Williams and sons,
have been visiting her parents, DIR. and Mrs.
J. V. Wallace.
Miss Katie Jewell, of Elkton. has been Wis
iting her cousin, Mrs. Toward Lorraine.
Mr.. and Mrs George S. Woolley spent
several days this week in Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Bouchele visited Bal
timore this week.
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implements and household goods. He intends
moving to Philadelphia, in few days.
Barclay Reynolds. one of our most
respected citizens, died at his home near
town on Saturday morning last in his 10th
year. He was buried on Tuesday. at West
Nottingham Friends burying grounds. Mr.
Reynolds was formerly sheriff of Cecil county
and Mt the time of his death was a trustee Of
both the Friends Normal Institute and the
public school. He leaves wife and four
children, viz Howard H., Eugene A., Bar
clay, Jr, and Mrs. Elmer Reynolds, of near
Oxford, Pa.
Fire entirely destroyed the house and con-
tents of Samuel Fisher, on Saturday night
The property is known as the old Dan
Thomas place and is situated on the Ridge"
about two miles north OF Rising Sun.
Lightning during the thunder storm of
SUNDAY evening, struck and entirely de-
stroyed the barn of Robert Teunant's, in
Hartford county, along with lot of live
stock. Mr.. Tenant has charge of the
American Telephone Company's wires in this
section and lives in Risn; Sun.
The Thimble Club met al the home of
Misses Hanna and Carrie Kirk. on Monday
evening.
Mr.. John Il. Smith. Of Port Deposit. and
Mss Annie 9. Balance, of Lancaster county,
Pa, were married 10y Rev. Earle Alaloy. Of
EuwlandvIie ". p. Church, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Holden, in Rising SUI.
ON Wednesday OF this week.
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"As if brick were lying in my stomach"
is the description by dyspectic Of his feel
ing after eating.
This is one of the commonest SYMPTOMS of
indigestion. If you have it, take Shaker Di-
Gestive Cordial. Not only this SYMPTOM, but
all the SYMPTOMS of indigestion are cured 10y
Shaker Digestive Cordial
SO many medicines to cure this one disor-
der. Only one that can be called successful
because only one that acts in a simple, nat.
ural, and yet scientific way. Shaker Diges-
tive Cordial.
Purely vegetable, and containing no dan.
gerous ingredients, Shaker Digestive Cord
ial tones up, strengthens, and restores 10
health all the digestive organs.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to S1.O0 q
bottle.
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IRON HILL NEWS.

IRoN HILL, MD, March II, 1899.
f. o. Walton is confined to his home with
sickness.
Father OFT. of Newark Catholic Church,
visited W. E. Cotton this week.
w. p. Reed has moved to Philadelphia.
J. n. Warren will farm A. ID. Worley's farm
this year.
James Wilson will farm John BARRIERS place.
W. L. Dempsey will move to Barksdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Quicksell have re-
turned from W. E. Johnsons, above Newark,
to their home.
George Kesz has returned from visit to
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Daniel Kleisz and Miss Jennie Ceaves,
of this place. took the 81 train from Elkton
to Philadelphia, where they were married,
and upon their return will reside here.
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COLLEGE GREEN ITEMS.


COLLEGE GREEN, March IT, 1899.
Home Council, No. 4, o. L. A. NJ, are pre-
pairing to hold grand oyster and poultry
su yper in their hall at Principle. on Thurs
d ~ evening, March 3Oth.
Messrs. Edmund Clifford and Johr Thomp.
son intend holding a sale of personal prop
e"ty at Mr.. GifforG's home on March ooh.
While cutting wood in the woods of James
Crothers'. James F. Mearns accidently cut
severe wound on his right knee. DR.. Rich
ardson hopes to have him about in few
weeks.
With more roads than can be kept in good
condition and schools open only short term,
still we find the County Commissioners petit
toned for more roads. Surely their lot is Il
hard one.
Messrs. Harry Logan, Wm. SINNERS, Geo.
Williams and Daniel Hawk were elected
trustees of Ebeueaer NJ T.. Church on satur-
day by the congregation.
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Limited number of 10-4 white mixed cot
ton and wool blankets, with blue and red
borders, sold regularly for Soc., clearing
price 60c. pair. Our 81 regular values for
roc. pair.
Limited number of 1914 white wool blankets
bordsred our regular 81 so values for S1.SS
pair.
Limited number of Ia white all wool
blankets with red, blue or pink borders,
that were good sellers at 53.65, clearing price
"a rs pair.
Limited number of 1914 scarlet wool
blankets. regular price of which was So 90.
clearing price 81. so pair. Our regular 81 90
values will go at 50 90 pair
Limited number of 1914 Grey Blankets
with black borders, regular price Soc, clear
ing price 3Sc. pair. Our regular 81 values
reduced to 81 so pair.
Limited number calico covered Comforts,
full size filled with good quality of cotton,
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Rev Il. Edwards. pastor of the English
Baptist Church at Minersvile, Pa, when
suffering with rheumatism was advised to
try Chamberlains Pain Balm, He says: "a
few applications of this linimcnt proved of
great service to me. 1t subducd the inflam-
Iuation and relieved the pain. Should any
sufferer pront by giving Pain Balm trial it
will please me- For sale by Il. B. Frazer
Druggist, Elkton. Md.
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MARCH Is, 1900.
Vim. B. SHARP
81 GO.
Fourth and Market SITS,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Table Linen

An opportunity is here for
grand bargain in Table Linen.
There's only $50 yards of it,
halt bleached Irish Damask
full o. inches wide in five
new and handsome patterns
and always SOC per yard. We
shall sell this lot for 371Gc
per yard.
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STATE OF ONO CITY OF TOLEDO,l

LUCAS COUNTY. -.
FRANK }. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partnero of the tirm of +. j. CHENEY n
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and Stateatorcsaid and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
cannot be cured by the HALLS CATARRH
CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and SUBSIDIZED in my
presence. this 9th day of December. A. d.
1886.
~ A. w. GLEASON,
(7H"j Notary IubliC.
Halls Catarrh Curei is taken internally and acts
directly on the blooG and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimonials free
+. j CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists roc
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Spring All through the
store. Piece goods
ShOWingS for tailoring all in;
Cloths for Suits,
Overcoats. Goats and Vests and
Trousers. Careful cutters, COM
petent tailors, good trimmings, all
at moderate prices. New Spring
Suits, all sizes, Mems, Boys,
Young Mems and Little Boys.
Nobby New Spring Overcoats,
regular lengths and the very short
New Top Coat for Young Men.
The new Hats led by Dunlaps,
also full line of medium and mod
crate price, new spring shapes.
New Furnishings, new Neckwear,
new shirts, white and colored;
new style Collars and Cuffs, new
Hosiery. You'll find reliable
qualities at satisfactory prices in
whatever you buy.
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Linen Crash

The delight Of all house
keepers in good drying and
wearing towel. There's one
here that just fills the bill, it
is an excellent heavy hleached
crash worth in real value tullv
zoe per yard. We shall sell
this lot for II &c per yard.
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RISING SUN ITEMS.
RISING Sun. March II, 1899.

NIslNH DUN, IHrrN II, 1888.
Mr.. Robert Hurt, of Odenton, Md spent
Sunday with Mr.. J. G. Hindman and
family
Thos. R. Rink sold at public sale ON Tues
day, all his personal property Of stock,
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We have the largest stock of Wall Paper
ever seen in Cecil county. Frazer's Drug
Store, Elkton.
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Window Shades

in a large variety and put up
to your order sold ready
mounted for your own work
for CSC per window with good
spring rollers. Linoleums in
remnants at halt price and
another lot OF old fashioned
Rag Carpet for 25c per yard.
March 18TH movers should
bear these points in mind.
Ladies' Suits
Our new suit department is
being spoken OF in compliment
airy terms. Our tailor-made
suits are meeting with the sue
cess they deserve. They are
made with the greatest care
and are perfection in fit and
style, and the low prices we
have put on them to introduce
this department makes them
ready sellers, $3.50 to S22 in
all the latest materials.
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Terms by Mail, Postage Prepaid:
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ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
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THE TWlCE-A-W EEK AMERICAN is pub
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good poetry, local matter of general interest
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AMERICAN OFFICE,
BALTIMORE, MD.
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THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICES.
A Wilful Waste to Make Haste With the Clearance

We taking the shortest and way to clear out the
remainder of our winter goods.
The greater the brgans for you the greater the loss for u.s.
but determined there shall be tagging ines no
waiting stock for Of vigorous push to send them out
will be the part of prudence to anticipate your wants at
these prices.
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Dress Linens

in a fine variety of plain color
ings from the best makers in
Belfast, Ireland. The finish
and colors of these linens is ex-
actly right and theprices range
from IL nc to SIC per yard.
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regular zoe. qualities reduced to 54c. each.
Our regular 95c. qualities reduced to G9c.
each.
filled with best quality white cotton. regular
81 values reduced to S125 each
Childrens fancy eiderdown coats. trimmed
with angora fur, our regular $1.s7 values.
reduced to 81 13 each
Fancy and plain Eiderdowns, one yard
wide, regular soc. values reduced to 40c.
yard.
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See the Flannel Prices.

Every yard Of these fiannels is of standard
quality ana make. You are not studying
economy to overlook this Offering.
25c. quality white flannel 19c. yard.
25c. quality red flannel, 19c yard.
SOC. quality navy flannel, zoe. yard.
40c. grey flannel, 3Oc. yard.
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con, fear, I'll bring them up TO your room
V hen they come" No. no the poor thing
aastens To correct the servant. Il Will come
and get them Please don't bring my let
ters up" Even tho Paris concierge comes
To undcrStaud-dud symparhize. She knows
the mother must not see the letters Yet
she does mot suspect our girl of any wrong
- she would certainly suspect French
E.TL The thing takes place beneath her
eyes-the thick. heavy letters to be taken
prIt and mailed so carefully" the thick
heavy letters from America that are
suatched from her hand and pocketed, the
girls varying moods showed in her cOmi1gs
and her Coiugs past the cUnCic"ge's lodge
the daily calIers-then the daily caller For
the mother, in her mania to break off the
match at home. invariably favors some
more eligible" sutton here In Paris
Well, TO come back to Bessie and last
Christmas, It was at this festive season
that-hdving yielded-she received her first
substantial gift from her patent-mediciue
fance, string of pearls that must have
cost him 15.@u francs. l had a lOng-stand-
Ing. easy going chumminess with Bessie's
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fng his morning Hblutions on that portion
of his countenance In the immediate vicin-
age of his eyes only. he ducks his who.s
head Into the basin during this seasou--lf
he knows that his mother IL looking on
He gets prompt move on him in starting
for school. and he obeys the manda te-
which 10 practically null and void throu2 h.
out the rest of the year-to come directly
home from school. II the knees of his
knickerbockers become caked with loan
he carefully removes the same tsfore pro
jecttnE himself into the range of his doing
and surprised maternal parent. The great
cracks In his knuckles. caused 10y nuch
playing at marbles. are given an oppor-
tunity to heal UP. When he enters the
house he ostentatiously hangs his cap on
the rack instead of throwing It on the
floor. His treatment of his little sis II
characterized by such singular gentleness
that they regard him with open-@J od won
der Instead of sneakinE out Immediately
after dinner and whooping 1t up with his
gang he deliberately gets out his slate
and books and prepares his lessons for Abe
next day. with furtive glances out of me
tail of his eye to note il his ia het is OF
serving him. When his father sounds
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Ways by Which One May Know That
Christmas is Coming.
SECRETS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
The Good Small Boy With an Eye
to the Future.
FAITH IN SANTA CLAUS
FAITH IN SANTA CLAUS


Written for The Evening Star.
The ladies who some time last summer
planned bits of fancy work as Christmas
presents are now working with nervous
velocity on the same. The history of the
average piece of Christmas present fancy
work would appear to be something like
this:
Idea conceived and planned (say) in July.
-Four days are spent in matching embroid-
cry silks, selecting designs and studying
same disappointedly after purchasing. Ma
terial packed away in bottom of trunk and
taken away to seaside or mountains-work
on the pieces of fancy work to fill in spare
moments on veranGas, pavilions and in in
tervals between dressing and meals. Fancy
work material quite forgotten during sum-
mer vacation. Accidentally observed in
bottom of trunk along toward the wind-up
of November. Sudden rush of memory,
which results in the piece of fancy work
being attacked with feverish haste. En-
thusiasm lasts three days. and then dies
out. Grinding, abiding consciousness on
part of maker of piece of Christmas pres
ent fancy work thai the same is still in a
hopelessly embryotic state. Consciousness
expands into shouting voice about Decem-
Der Is. Then the piece of fancy work Is
resurrected and labored over, day and
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When He Learns the Trutb

| The colleagues at this season between the
! skeptical boys of larger growth and the
| little tads who still retain their faith in
| Santa Claus are entertaining
There amt no Santa Claus" says one
| Of the larger boys to a little chap, in a
| deeply contemptuous tone.
We'll, my ma and pa says they Isl
Your ma and pas Santa Claus their
selves. They're all the Santa Claus there
is"
Thus the virus of doubt is infused in the
small boys spirit He goes to his mother
about it
Nav" says he. "'Biff' Hardnut told me
this mornin' they wasn't no Santa Claus 9"
Don't listen to that horrid boy" saws
the kids mother. He doesn't know Santa
Claus never visits him because he's such a
bad boy. Of course there's a Santa Claus
but he only comes to see good children"
This is all very well, but the small boy
who has once stacked up against a doubt
as to his Santa Claus is thenceforward
pathetcally suspicious on that question.
There Is many a griZzled man walking
around with an armful of young ones pres
ents at this season who recalls the chill
drear feeling of lonesomeness and loss that
crept into his soul when, as boy, he was
finally forced to the conclusion thar Santa
Claus was only myth.
Hard Blow.
That" said SapIeigh, pointing out an
ornate barber shop to the young woman.
sis where 1 get shaved. Bully good bar
bers in that place"
Don't you ever shave yourself, Mr.. San
le'gh?'
mo. Tried it once, and came near cut
ting my head off Too nervous, I guess
Wouldn't try it again for gold and precious
stones"
Whereupon the young woman, who has
already purchased for him, at bargain.
one of those complete every n-his-own,
te nsorial-artist sets. looks crestfallen and
wonders If she'll be able to change the
shaving paraphernalia for pair of laven-
der silk-worked suspendsrs In a box
Grandma, writes. from the old home
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of Paris dizziness. They were plain girls.
A few stray French ladies would look In.
intent picking up boarders or pupils OF
the language at good prices. And X man
showed up at rare intervals they almost
despised him, wondering what led him to
do 1t. For Mrs x. no longer young and
pretty, lived life all Paris might LOOK
into. Sometimes she took a winter trip to
Nice. She always took summer trip to
Switzerland. On these trips, In hotel PEN
sions at 10 francs per day, she lived her
life in the same outer fringe of listless lazf-
ness with which she must content herself
in Paris. Sometimes she rebelled, renlern-
bering the bright days of Chicago. On this
Christmas she resolved to do an energetic
thing. One of her best friends. an Ameri-
can old maid. the proud proprietor of
large and well-furnished apartment-gising
teas Mondays-embraced the idea with
enthusiasm. So they gave, on Christmas
eve, "a fapjack party"
4 Christmas Eve Party.
1t was a real. old-fashioned fapjack par
ty. fapjacks being pancakes, hot, with
maple syrup. They had no trouble to find
guests. The contingent from the Latin
Quarter alone might have been quadrupled.
art devotees, wide-eyed with hunger. to
whom pancakes mean life. Four art girls
and five men, they came. dressed strangely.
Their irruption into the more fashionable
quarter caused a stir. The demurer-and
maturer-damsels of the vocal music
cial airs Two male singers-social pets
and socially experienced-frankly devoted
themselves to the pancakes. The sep
arated'' ladies of the pension had not been
asked. Five young girls -their-moth-
ers spending their first winter in the capital
sat wondering at the poverty OF nice young
men," the mothers busy in comparing notes.
Two of the prettier girls, however, put in
a good evening with a couple of extremely
young men. sons of business men abroad,
detesting Paris. looking eagerly forward to
the college life at home for which they
were preparing. The father of one came.
The other brought his mother. These, with
the family of an American dentist, two
French teachers speaking English, one
French girl-emancipated-and the (Amer-
ican) pension proprietor, with her two
daughters, made up the fapjack party
of that Christmas eve.
Twas Great Success.
And yet it was the gayest Christmas eve
that any of those people had enjoyed In
Paris. Other Christmas ewes there had been
dances. but they were the regulation hotel
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Aggie-"Emly. what's the matter with
you and Hattie-don't you speak no moreg''
Em'iy-"i'll tell yer. First she took 10
bloomers-ihat was all right; then she
sported dog an walkin' -stick-them
was all right, too; but when she took TO
cigaroots an begun BLOWN smoke through
her nostrums. a-makn' her face look like
q locomotion ingine, that settled Il, an we
meet as strangers"
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taps on him he goes to bed without n
murmur. and his mother docs not have 20
call fourteen times from the bottom Of he
stairs for him to get up in the morning.
Have you observed how remarkably
good Bobbys been lately?" the small boy :
mother innocenly asks the small boy =
father. after the young ones have all been
tucked away in bed.
Yep" replies the small boys father.
"Bobby's a pretty good CRATER Tor MS
years. and he knows his little book. He
hasn't got me skinned any at that. When
l was his age | was a miracle OF depoTt-
ment around this season mNself.H
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Scripture TabIeaux.

TableauX representing Christmas scenes
are interesting for secular entertainment.
one OF the scenes might represent the wise
men standing in the desert looking up at
the star. As this requires no scenery it IS
easy 10 present Brown sacking on the
floor thrown into ridges like the desert
sand by means OF carpet underneath and
dark blue paper muslin sky with star
cut from silver paper are all that Is re-
CURED. The effect OF distance cannot be
given to the background without the use of
painted scenery. The costumes Of the wise
men can be copied from some conventional
picture of them.
A Roman Christmas might show a scene
in the catacOmbs v here figures in the dress
Of the early Christians are holding service.
The white hair of the leader and of the old
men may be represented with cotton. The
choir during this scene may sing softly
hymns relating to the Nativity.
Christmases famous in song and story
such as Bob CratChit's Christmas and THAI
of Scrooge, Christmas at Valley Forge
Christmas in the Philippines. an old Eng
fish Christmas, with other subjects which
ingenuity Will suggest, viii serve to make
a pleasing program.
Household decoration for Christmas each
year becomes more general in America,
but wreaths and festoons of evergreen can
be easily arranged and are now to be
purchased already prepared for so little
that 1t is scarcely worth while to make any
suggestions in that line.