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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-14
IRON HILL NEWS.
IRON HILL, MD, Oct. 10, 1899

IRON Hill, MD, Oct 13, 1888.
Mrs. Hodge, of Boston, Mass, has return
ed homo after visit to the Misses Campbell.
Mrs. Margaret Meggitt, OF Philadelphia
visited here this week
Mrs. Jordan, of Chicago, is visiting in
Philadelphia, after visit to the Misses
Campbell.
Mrs. William Bache and Mrs. Sallie Haver
and family, of Live Oak. Fla. have returned
to their home after a visit with relatives here
An unknown white man was found this
morning about :: o'clock lying along the
tracks at this place by trackwalker John
Boyd, who was making his last trip from
Elkton. He is about 40 years of age. When
found he had large hole in the back OF his
head. The coroner was sent for at once
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-14

Experience Of past years has brought our
work this year up to the line OF perfection.
We are going to prove this to you If you
will try our work. Prices are in our large
tad" Surely some of them are within your
reach. W. e. BURNS & Bros,
oct14 Havre de Grace, Md,
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Frank Kerr, Merchant
Tailor, Main street, Elkton,
has his Fall and Winter stock
now ready and is making up
trousers, suits and overcoats
at specially reduced prices.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-14
For Rent.

IND DpNm store House ana hcsidcnce on
run 1bEi, Main street, Eikton, Md. di-
rcctiy opposite tn" Court Hous occupied by
W. Trimble. lately deceased Location
most central, making one Il the best business
stands in the town. Possession given i'm
mcdiutcly For terms Apply to
HENRY NJ. MCCULLOUGH, Atty.
Scpt2 Elkton, Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-14
48 Acres, more or less,
20 Acres, more or less,

with its rights ana appurtcnunccs, and lies
crty, and is the same land conveyed 10 said
Elijah kcstcr 10y James & EgHr ana wife by
William :. Evans, thcir attorney. by decd
dated March H. ISL uui recorded rs atore-
,-sk51. said in Lbcr J. \. y No. /, folio $50,
j,siI. etc. Ii i Improved los COMFORT
gAS,!: ABLE DWELLING, goo' harn, good
kf,ata orchard and Is well wHtrrrd.
Nos l. am uuiIuprnv,G ia,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Issued This Week at the Office of Clerk
of Court for Cecil County,

William p. Alender, Of Havre de Grace,
and Mary B. Gill, OF Townsend, Del. W. p.
ADender, applicant.
james j. Murphy and Thurzey Meadow
croft, both OF Philadelphia. James J. Murphy.
applicant,
Robert A. Luks and Reba +. Moore, both of
Roycrsford, Pa. Robert A. Luks. applicant.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-14
Claims, Pensions and Real Estate.

| beg to announce chat uu the recognized
agent for Cecil ana adjoining counties, of the
well known firm of George ". +, Vernon Il
Co., of Baltimore, and will bc "lad to serve
all parties interested.
JOSHUA NJ. ASH,
Attorney and Agent, Elkton, Md.
npr3
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REAL ESTATE.
Real Estate Sales,

Anna W. Miller, Executrix Of VIM. T. Mil
Ter, has sold to VIM. H. Pearce, Jr., the
Weldon property in Cecilton, for $3.50.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-14
Ochm's Acme Hall.
The Mems and Boys Store.
UNDER ONE ROOF.

Seven stores
in one is what
You find here
Seven stores,
each with its
expense OF
rent, service,
advertising Y,
heat, light,
etc, would in
cur double or
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-14

A very pleasant
birthday party was
given last Saturday
evening by Superin-
tendent and Mrs.
Edward Lynch, at
the County A I'm 3
House, at Cherry
Hill, in honor of the
birthday OF their
daughter, Miss Ella
Lynch. A large num-
Der Of young people
were present and the
evening was a most
enjoyable one, being
spent in playing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23

right of the regular ticket containing
regular openings covered by steel
slides. These slides can be pushed back,
locking the regular ticket line, and dis
closing roll of paper upon which the
names of the individual candidates or
pers onal choices may be inscribed. The
switching of the operating lever turns
this roll, draws away tee marked pa
per and closes the slide.
FIRST TOWN TO ADOPT IT.
Rochester was the first city in the
United States to become interested in
voting machines. The first machine to
!e manufactured was called the Myers
machine, but this proved unsatisfac-
tory. 1t showed such fair results, how
ever, that Rochester citizens were in
strumental in having the state con-
Stttut1On amended SO as to allow voting
by machine. The present machine was
then manufactured along approved and
improved lines. 1t is called the STAN
dard, and is the one now owned by this
city.
The New York commission on voting
machines was appointed lot long ago.
In the commission are p J. Dodge,
president of the Mergenthaler Limo
type company; Robert H Thurston
professor of mechanical engineering in
Cornell university, and H. de B. Par
sons, mechanical engineer, New York
city. This commission examines any
machine put on the market, and if it
indorses such the use Of the machine
is legalized by the legislature.
A MONEY SAVING DEVICE.
1t is estimated that the Standard ma
chime saves the city of Rochester at
least $4,000 annually, so that the ma
chimes will pay for themselves in less
than seven years. The saving is effect
ed by the lessening of the number of
districts and the decrease in the total
number of clerks and officials usually
required to handle the ordinary cleo
ton. The thousands Of ballots need not
pe printed, which in itself is a big saw
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23
PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC
Inc Their Perfect
tcated Population p

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
The death of King Malietoa promises a re-
Nlval OF the three-cornered dispute between
england, Germany and the United States for
control OF the Samoan islands. ONLY a few
days ago, at threatened disturbances in Apia
and Pago-Pago, marines were landed from the
English and German men-of-war to preserve
order and assert the international control
There was no American vessel at the Sa
moan station. otherwise there is no doubt the
Americans would have participated in the
demonstration. Our government, however in
view OF the disturbed condition of affairs. has
ordered a cruiser to proceed at once to the
Islands, and the American claims will no
doubt be as vigorously asserted In the future
as in the past.
The international control OF the Samoan or
NaVigator's islands arose from an attempt
less than twenty years ago. on the mart al
German firm transacting business there TO Oh
tain political as well as commercial govern
mont OF the group The firm in question
mad extended its operations over all the ISL
ands in the cluster but there were also in
business on the islands British subjects and
American citizens, who foresaw that a Ger
man control would result In restrictions of
their business operations, practically amount
ing to an edict of expulsion They appealed
to their respective governments. which at
once became interested, and a lively contro-
yeTsy ensued. In 1880, King Malietoa as
eended the throne of the islands by right OF
succession. Malietoa was a man of inde.
pendent mind and strongly resented any for
eign interference in the affairs Of the islands
sui particularly that of the Germans whose
srbitrary methods excited the indignation, not
only Of the king, but also of the great mass
eli his people. Continual friction ensued he
tween -Malietoa and the Germans, and final
Iv in 1887 the king was arrested by Ger
man officer, supported by body OF troops
taken on board German cruiser and sent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23

" 'he Caneroons, state prisoner and Tam
aeese was set UP by the Germans as his suc-
eeSsor. vigorous insurrection foI1nvad
i i9I, III the absence of Malietoa Mataafa a
nm nh,nsHan CLAIMED the right Of succession and
failn nernian enort to rule by force proved a
sioe0 with Mataafa against Tamatese whn,,
tney esignated tool OF GERMANY III
cause or the exiled king was taken I'm ~,
~. : 6ritish and American governments ana
mise arrangement was effected Inv wbinh -, :.
neutranty and Independence nf tha tSSon IL
were guaranteed, with Malietoa "a their I;nsr
Inc group consists Of nine Inhabited is7.
and isolated rocks, some Of which ars .s rs
aDoue OF lew persons during the best fish
ing season. The three largest ISLANDS ~ ~,
group are Savaii. with an area OF ga sauare
-, somewhat greater than St. Louis coun-
". which has $50 square miles Upola $40
square miles, and Tutiula. 81 square nailes
Inc area OF the entire group SLIGHTLY ayceads
l,!o0 square miles. a little less than the srea
Oh Deiaware and the population at the last
ee;n emu was $4,000. The foreign popula-
ton Is small compared with the native les.
tnan o00 all told, and in the two Largest towns
tnere is considerable mixture of races ow.
ing 70 tne marriage Of whites with natives
or Gis;oioglcaly the islands are Of volcanic
origin, and form portion of one of ths
great ranges OF submerged mountains which
/ cross the Pacific In different directions. Each
Island has its volcanoes, but the Ares Of
sneSe natural chimneys have been extinct
mons OF volcanic activity few years ago
tnere was submarine eruption among the ia
lands, accompanied by an EARTHQUAKES. the
sea was greatly disturbed and discolored by
is the only evidence SO tar as known Of
VOLCANIC manifestation which has occurred
since the discovery Of the islands. Onn 81
the group ApolimA, y - almost enact cor
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23
VOTE q TICKET BY MHCHINE
Experiment
Warran Inc and

he sees a ticket lever, AMI before each
name where the marking space is
found on the regular ballot is a pointer
or indicator which may be moved over
the name to show the voters choice.
This connects with the counter inside,
but does not register the vote at once.
The vote is registered only wnen The
occupant of the booth moves the lever
and leaves the booth.
HOW VOTING IS DONE.
The voter selects his ticket, pulls the
lever at the top of that column, which
moves all the indicators in that column
and votes a straight ticket. 1t takes
but bare second to do this. If the
elector desires to vote split ticket In
stead of leaving the booth after the
simple act just noted has been accom-
plished. he first pulls une lever at the
top and over. the party designation,
then moves the indicator back from
over the name in the column that does
not suit him and In the horizontal line
containing the names OF candidates for
the same office, and sets the Indicator
over the name that he fancies.
In this way as many splits can be
voted as wished. AS all indicators in
the same line are locked excepting the
one moved, there can be no successful
attempt to vote for another man in the
same line running for the same office.
Even after making number of splits"
if the voter finds that he has made a
mistake he can easily turn all the in
dicators back and begin again, for
when the curtain is drawn the counter
is locked and no vote is registered.
Therefore, finishing his vote he is
safe In trying it over again. On be-
coming entirely satisfied he pulls back
the lever which holds the curtain, the
counter clicks and the voter steps out.
HOW SPLITS" ARE TOLD.
The machine can be operated in
other ways but achieving the same re-
suit. such as moving each indicator to
Indicate a vote for each candidate on
the same ticket-voting straight tick
ct piece mear-which might indicate
to a listener from the clicking at in
tervalS that there was some splitting
going on inside when the voter was
voting his straight ticket. Though
these clicks can be made quite audible,
the split ticket can be voted almost
noiselessly. There is at the bottom of
each column space wherein votes can
be registered for or against certain
questions submitted to the people.
The machine also provides for irregu-
lar voting. There is a column to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23

in operation. 1t took seventy-three
of the machines to take the city's
vote. No delays resulted, no voters
got into trouble over the exercise of
their franchise prerogative, and the
entire vote of each precinct and of the
whole city was known within a few
minutes after the polls closed. Though
the voting machines had been used
simply as test on Nov. the city
council was so delighted with their
work that an order was issued to pur
chase the whole set, the price being
$500 each. Weeks before election ma
chimes were placed on trial and were
thoroughly investigated by press and
public and generally praised. On reg
istration day one machine was placed
in each district and every voter was in
structed how to operate it so as to vote
as his opinion dictated. In 1897, when
the blanket ballot was used, returns
We're not all in until late on the day
following the election. The vote of last
November as far as this place is con-
cerned, was known at 5:37 o'clock, the
polls closing at 5. Rochester was the
first city in the Empire state to send
out its complete returns, and prob
ably the first in the country.
The average vote WAS cast in fifteen
seconds, but there were many votes
tabulated in from three to five seconds.
Blank and defective ballots were done
away with. This has proved great
satisfaction to Rochester people. and
has set an example for all the cities
III New York to follow The report Of
1896 showed that 122, 0S0 votes were an
nulled through the throwing out Of
ballots that could not legally be count
cd. This very fact, it seems, gave i'm
retus to the demand for voting ma
chine in Rochester.
MACHINE IS ACCURATE.
The voting machine while simple in
operation, is unique and wonderful in
accurate performance of the work re-
CURED of it. 1t cannot be imposed upon
or operated fraudulently. 1t is about
four feet square, ten inches deep, and
is supported by four standards. It's TOD
stands about six feet above the floor
a semi-circular bar projects from the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23
ROYAL RESIDENCE OF nALrEroA.

silver coin, and is worth about dol
lar Napoleon I. was very anxious to
make the coin popular one, and with
this end in view he caused it to be
circulated everywhere throughout
France that he had inserted In one of
the silver pieces, before it left the mint,
a bank note or order for 100000 of
these same 5-franc pieces = about
100000 Whether he really did this
or not I cannot say for certain, but
the weight ofvevidence would seem to
show that it was done.
In the manuscript memoirs of the
Due de Feltie, .Napoleon's minister of
war. 1t is expressly stated that the en-
peror fnclosed a. note on. the Bank OF
France, duly signed by the governors
OF that institution, in split 5-franc
piece; that the halves We're then weld
ed together. partially reminted and
thrown in a heap of similar coins,
which the emperor mixed with his own
hands. These coins Napoleon took
with him In bag when he went to
Boulogne, and distributed lavishly Ell
route, even dropping some of them out
Of his carriage windows. In this way
it was impossible to keep track of the
lucky coin.
THE news of this odd lottery spread
far and wide, and the 5-franc piece
leaped into immediate favor From
that day to this mutilation of the coin
has been common in France, Switzer-
land, Belgium and elsewhere. Every
year the Bank Of France is requested
to make good scores of pieces split in
vain search for the 100000 franc
bank note
ut was also common talk that Gen.
Boulanger had acquired the famous
coin Until the discovery that his money
supplies came from the. ,Duchesse
'Uzes set that belief at rest
"The most likely explanation as, to
why the 5-franc piece. fails to turn up
is that Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild,
French member of the great Jewish
banking house, secured it. This ac-
count states that Baron de Rothschild,
having, investigated the tradition and
found sufficient proof of its truth, de-
1iberately set to work to locate the
note
! He quickly bought in and collected
every 5-franc piece he could get, and
his agents were notified to preserve and
forward to Raris- every 5-franc piece
which reached them in Europe. Asia
Africa CT America. In his office the
baron kept three trusty men hard at
work bisecting the coins. e''a' e'tl&
He found the note for 5000, 900
francs, having spent nearly million
to obtain it. The; order was duly pre-
scented at the Bank of France and
cashede by that institution.
Plausible as this narration may
seem, the great mass of Frenchmen re-
fuse to credittit and go on year after
year splitting open their 5-franc pieces
to look for Napoleon's note. 1t is
certainly a tantalizing thought that
somewhere in the world check for
100000 is knocking about hidden In
an ordinary silver, coin worth not quite
ST."
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Gle the crater and summit Of an extinct
vo.cano. II is about two miles in area and
has a lagoon in the center, entrance to which
from the sea Is so narrow that only one boat
at time can pass Darwin and other scient-
lists have shown that the Ato.l, or circular
island. of the Southern Pacific was built up
by the coral insects on the rim of Just such
q volcano, and in time, probably few mil
lion years hence, an Atol will rise on the
edges OF Apolima for 1t is believed subsist-
ence Is still going on In this portion of the
earth's crust.
AS the time of final submergence of the
Samoan group is probably 5000, 900 or SOOO,-
000 years in the future, There is no especial
cause for uneasiness among the populat on
so that even If the Samoans knew that their
islands were gradually sinking they would
not be likely to lie awake O. nights worry
ing about the matter. They are not, how
ever, the kind of people to worry much
about anything. particularly about an event
100000 of years in the future. They are
pure Po.ynesians. of slear olive color. black
hair and eyes,, bright expressive counte-
nances and in disposition indolent, pleasure
loving and disposed to make the most Of
the span of life on their little dots of land
IN the center Of the greatest ocean In the
world.
They have no deed of anxiety, for their
wants are few and easily supplied. They
live in an ideal climate. The thermometer
rarely rises above 80 and never falls below
so, 70 degrees being about the mean the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23
Tho Stock Marksts.

Close Day.
Bar silver. New York o, 5sS oo Ss5s
NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Today's stock mar
ket saw many remarkable gains made IN
shares. The average of prices was higher tEan
In years, and the volume Of trading In stocks
and beads was the large stock traded In on
Saturday. Had the two hours session been
extended to five hours, as on other days. and
had the same rate Of trading continued, there
would have been s14, 000 600 bonds and 1900, 00o
stock dealt in. Investors. weary Of waiting
for q substantial reaction, seemed panic
stricken to place their money. The opening
hour of the market the most excited, IN
sympathy with the booming market for New
York Central the London exchange All
the Vanderbilt shares made sharp advances
on rumors concerning the plans OF the con-
trolling interests of the New York Central.
The street Judging by the course Of the
nothing was given out In regard to the pans
which were said to involve the closer re-
western and Union Pacific, although an un,
named director OF the latter company was
quoted as making denial as far as the
Union Pacific company concerned. New
York Central made an extreme advance of
5H and Northwestern 51a. The London mar
ket moved upward all day, and it Is expected,
purchased about $4,000 shares here, although
the London exchange closed before this mar
ket opened. There was heavy realizing In
some stocks during the advance in the Van
derbilts, but all offerings were readily taken.
SOAAAS
floor brokers having more business than they
could well attend to, were obliged to refuse
orders. The functional declines that occurred
were due to the suspicion on the part of the
traders that prices were bid up in the inter-
est Of sellers. The appearance OF the bank
statement, assuring as it did abundance
of money, exerted strong influence and a
renewal of confident purchases. The closing
was strong, but at recesSions from the best
figures. The more important gains for the
day. outside of the Vanderbiits, Union Pacific
and Atchison, were Great Northern preferred 2
and Evansville & Terre Haute preferred g..
The declines were fractional, excepting
Hawaiian Commercial, 81; Pullman, 2, and
Western Gas. l. National Biscuit common
closed at a loss of y after previous ad-
vance of 81. Sugar American Tobacco Man.
haitian, Peoples Gas and Federal Steel were
weak.
The material Improvement In the high grade
stocks prompted extensive trading In bonds
where opportunities for enhancement in values
seemed favorable. United States new As regis
tered and the IS advanced IS, the old As regis
tered, the new As coupon and the IS regis
tered, Y, and the So Is per cent In the bid
price
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by Charles H. F. Smith & Co..
members New York stock exchange. Pioneer
Press building, who have direct wires to Chi
cago and New York. Closing prices bid:
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FIVE MILLIONS FOR FIVE.

French Franc Piece Which Con-
tains a Fortune for the Finder.
From the Chicago Times Herald.
II you happen to have in your pos
session the particular French coin
known as a 5-franc piece. you may
unwittingly beea millionaire. Such, at
least Is the belief shared by hundreds
upon thousands of credulous French
men and French women. many of
whom spend most of their spare time
destroying quantities of 5-franc pieces
In the hope of realizing a fortune.
DIR. Carco-Leonardo Nardez, a we'll
known numisnatfst. and one of the
recognized authorities on coin lore,
speaking Of this curious condition of
affairs, said:
The story of the strange 5-franc
fortune legend may be briefly told. A
o-franc piece to begin with. is a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-23

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Jan. %. = Vot-
ing by machine has been thoroughly
tested in this city, and the general YER
diet is that it is a success. For voter
to enter booth, switch a lever or indi-
Gator once or twice, and stepping out
to know his vote has been registered
and is already counted, is something
not dreamed of a few years ago. Or II
1t was dreamed of no one supposed the
idea would ever assume tangible
shape. But Rochester with it's 100000
people and almost 10000 voters. de-
pended upon new vote registering de-
vice last November. and found that it
was swift, accurate and inexpensive