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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-21
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
purities from the body Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-21
FASHION HINTS.
Favor Shown to Plain Skirts-Chil-
Ircn'S STYLES

The plain skirt promises to continue to
hold the first place The double skirts
and those slightly draped ones which
were introduced have not succeeded in
shaking the general fidelity to long,
sweeping, unbroken lines, which are so
graceful. The fashion of plating and
tucking skirts horizontally does not
change this effect. Skirts are made lon
ger and longer until the train is now
usual.
The fashions for little girls follow those
Tor women. Tight sleeves with epaulets
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-21
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That it is to the interest of all to know Of
the many bargains offered in
Lumber.

Lumber.
White and yellow pine, hemlock and oak
bill stuff, scantling, laths, boards, shingles
of all descriptions, fencing sheathing,
wainscoating, partition, dressed white pine,
yellow pine, spruce and poplar finishing
lumber, casing, flooring, ceiling, mould
ings of all descriptions, slate, pickets pales,
posts, rails, blinds, shutters, stair rails,
newell posts, turned and straight porch
posts, brackets, blinds, spindle work,
siding, weather boarding, corner blocks
and many other items not mentioned
Estimates furnished contractors and others
when desired.
Terra Gotta pipe, drain tile land plaster
cement, bricks, lime, hair, baling and
fencing wire wire fencing with stays,
Rosendale cement in stock Other brands
furnished when desired.
Feeds.
Bran, cotton seed feed, cotton seed meal
and gluten feed.
Adamlamt
for plasterng requires only the addition Of
water TO be ready for use.
Pumps.
The best steam tested Cucumber Pumps
made, suitable for any depth we'll.
Grass Seeds
carefully selected for purity and germi-
mating properties.
Slate Grave Covers
for covering graves instead Of plank and
flag Very neat and durable.
Coal
of best quality, well screened, all sizes and
under cover.
Fertilizers.
Standard grades in excellent mechanical
condition and prices reasonable.
Hay and Grain
bought and sold at cash prices on small
margins.
For further information call upon or
address
A. L. Duyckinck & Co.,
RISING SUN, MD.
The best seeds that grow are Burpee's.
For sale by ]. FRANK FRAzEB, Elkton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-21
SPRING WRAPS.
The Newest Models In Outside Gar
ments.

The straight sack has undcniably OBJ
tanned recognition during the winter and
Is appearing among the spring wraps
with frequency. The idea of converting
1t into an elaborate dress wrap has been
practically abandoned as impracticable,
and it takes almost always the strict
tailor made character, being made of
cloth and finished with stitching and
straps. 1t is not a graceful garment and
is highly unbecoming to full figures. while
it has the disadvantage of concealing Il
pretty one. 1t is chiefly appropriate for
half grown girls and for too slender wom-
en-. who are benefited by its amplitude.
The long redingote is still in vogue, the
short coat and the bolero, and few
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-21

Carload Seed Potatoes-Stats of Maine
Early Rose, Early Harvest. White Star, Rtfa
New Yorker, Beauty OF Hebron.
r. b. FRAZER.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-29
BETTER EYES NOWADAYS.
Dssrste the Fact That spectacles Arc
 Far More Common.


 Defective eyesight is certainly be- coming more and more common, and the way the use of glasses has increas- ed would be extremely startling If we had not grown accustomed to them by degrees" said one of group of New Orleans business men. When I was a boy it was very unusual to see young person wearing specs;' now we en- counter them at every tur2. Our grandfathers used to be proud Of their splendid vision, and in many cases 1t was retained into advanced old age, but at present pair of perfectly sound eyes are the exception instead of the rule. am willing to bet that you can go up and down Canal street, from one end of the retail district to the other, without finding half dozen business men of over 45 who can get along with- out artificial aid to the sight 1 paid visit to young ladies' seminary not long ago, and out of one class of 8 counted IS wearing glasses. That Is 3 frightful percentage. If it doesn't indi- cate that the human eye is playing out under the strain of modern conditions [ would like to know what it does mean?" T think I can reassure you said physician who had Joined the party while the other was speaking. The human eye Is not playing out, but Is merely receiving better care. The statistics on the subject do not extend back more than 90 or 40 years and are very imperfect, but they indicate thai there IS less defective vision now than there used to be. especially among school children I know that is con- trary to the general impression, but 1t is 8 5aet, and is attributed to better lighted school rooms and better printed books. We have al. read how some of our great statesmen studied their les. sons by the light of the fireplace, and if they ever did such thing, which I doubt, you may rest assured they paid for 1t with spectacles in after life. The reason why so many glasses are seen nowadays is that the slightest visual defect is at once corrected, while in former times it was either ignored or unnoticed. and, though there are prob ably more speetacles among very old people you will likewise find fewer very old people totally bind"
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SABLE ISLAND PONIES.
Their Names Are in Some Instahces
 Three Yards Long.

The story of animal life on Sable island is strange Roaming the sandy wastes are herds of wild ponies guard ed by rae. Iarchal stallions, says Aims lees Magazine. These ponies resemble the horses on the sculptures of Nine veh, and approach the beholder seem ingly out of the framework of antiqui- ty. They are stocky and remarkable for their long names, which in in- stances have been known to grow to che length of three yards. These pc oies are the remnant of stock thought 70 have been left by some Portuguese dshermen-"Portin gals" the old rec ords quaintly call them-who touched at the islands on their fishing expedl- ton at even an earlier date than the Marquis de la Roche. At one time there were from 400 to 800 wild ponies on the island, but their number has been de- creased by exportation, the severity or the winters and, some people think. by the importation. nf improved, do- aIesticated stallions, which have made the stock less hardy and consequently IlOlG SucScptlUi6 u dSdl0 HUH SAPOs9= ure. There are now between eighty and 100 wild ponies and about thirty for domestic use. Mounted on ponies. the life savers gallop over the dunes and among the hilloeks on their long patrols, and the lifeboats are drawn to lhe scenes of shipwreck by teams Of five ponies, three at the shaft, and two
 
 10 Halifax every year or two, and are sold at auetion at an average price of from s15 to SIS.
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Miss K1umpke's aeoa Fortune.

Current newspaper statements con. corning the will of Rosa Bonheur re. call the fact that the principal legarea was, until the last year of the great artists life, an entire stranger to her. Miss Anna Klumpke, young portrait painter of promise, greatly desired to paint Rosa Bonheur, and wrote, ask ing that privilege. Receiving a favor. able reply, she at once started f.om Boston to Fontainebleau, France, and entered upon her work. The two women found themselves in such closs sympathy that Mademoisel1e Bonheur asked her visitor to make her home with her, and at her death last year devised almost her entire estate chateau, park, library. paintings and priceless manuscripts-to this young American. The story is a romance in real life. It underscores the poets query: Who san answer whera any road leads?"
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WOMEN Iss MARTINIQUE.
Sleep Seems 70 Be tue Chief Industry
 There.

VSeSp seems 0 HSe tue (HhSf 4HauaCFF
 There.
 That the woman who was Napoleon,s first empress. the unhappy Josephine, was born in Martinique, and lived there till she was fifteen, is remember ed.perhaps, by very few who have read of the current disorders among tke people of that French West Indian is- land, but by the residents thereof it is never lost sight ef fer q moment. It was in Martinique that Josephine ae- quired thtSe qualities which later made her so much trouble-passion, indo- lence and indulgence. The conditions that nodded Josephine's character still exist, unchanged and apparently un Lnangeable. If there has been any change in recent years the movement has been retrogressive rather than forward Everything tends toward al. most continuous slumber in the French West Indies, from the climate to the rum, and. to speak truth, no one seems in the least to strive against the slumberous influence. To the out slider sleep seems to be the chief in. dustry of the islands; the people ap- pear to sleep. sleep, sleep, from morn ing till night. Of course there are times oi the day when the sleeping is more nearly general than at other times. just after the midday breakfast, Tor instance, and again just after din. ner; then no one remains awake. The attempt to Christianize the harmless and peaceful savages who originally peopled the islands, now French West Indian. began 400 years ago, resulted In practical exterm.nation, and the place of the carlos was taken by the negroes Little by little since ther the influence of tEe negro blood has increased; since emancipation in 1S48 the white population has decreased, the influence and interest of the whites have grown less year by year, home and social life has grown nar- rover, prejudices have grown stronger and more numerous, and there is little likelihood of lasting improvement in any direction. Washerwomen in Mar tinique are made, not born. The strength, health and constitution re- quired for their calling is not neces- sary in any other. A habit of standing for days in the cold river is cultivated from hildhood.-Chicago News.
 areat Honor For German CrS wn Prince.
 It Is great honor which the queen of Spain is paying to the young crown prince of Germany by investing hin with the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The order is one of the oldest In Europe. It was founded in 1426 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to commemorate his good fortune in cleaning up large sum of money in deal in wool. The uni~ form of the order is cloak of scarlet. lined With ermine, and open at the throat to display the golden fleece and the motto of the order, which ornaA ments the collar. The order belongs of right to al the princes of Spain and Austria
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THE GATES OF GIBRALTAR.
Interesting Ceremony Of Locking Them
 at Sundown.

ab oundOWns
 Quite the favorite sight at Gibraltar is the daily procession at sundewn for the locking of the town gates. The keeper of the keys, looking very like a prisoner despite his uniform, marches through the town in the center of a military guard, preceded by regi- mental band, which plays inspiring sa- miliar tunes. The keys, of enormous size, are borne aloft before him as an outward and visible emblem of the vigilance of Britain in guarding her prime military treasure. On arriving at the gates, the guards salute, the martial strains strike up with redou- bled peal of triumph, while the great doors slowly swing to, and are solemn ly locked for the night. Then right about turn, ,and the procession marches back to the convent to deposit the keys in the governors keeping, conveying by It's passage an assurance to the pee pie and garrison that they may rest in peace. Once inc gates are shut it were easier for a camel to pass through the eye of needle than for any unauthor- ized person to go into Gibraltar Even belated officer returning from pig sticking beyond the lines would be con- fronted by so many formalities and the necessity of inconvenieneing so high personages that he would probably prefer to encounter the disconafort of Spanish inn without.
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Catholic Prieat on China.

The Rev Charles Warren Gurrier has an interesting article on the his> tory of the church in Cuba in the Conservative Review. He speaks about the appointment of Mgr. Sbaretti, and has little sympathy for those who wanted Cubanborn bishop. He holds that Bishop Sbaretti's appoint ment was a wise one, and that he will be absolutely impartial. and should therefore prove link to bind together the Cuban and Spanish priests. He is tactful and prudent, and his adminis- tration will undoubtedly promote har, mony.
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An nxsraordinary Obituary No.lo.

Tn the Northampton (England) pa pers recently there appeared the fol. lowing extraordinary obituary notice: Smith, January 5, at London, George Smith and John Smith, twin gons G. the late James Smith, of this towr. aged ST. The twins were both cat inet-makers. and lived at Peekhaln The coincidences dc not end hers, for each caught pneumonia following en influenza, one dying in the manipg and the other in the evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-29
STREET CARS IN ENGLAND.

kondo1 Decision That Would Cause As.
 toniahment in Thus Country
 4 London magistrate has just made from the bench statement which. If 1t is ever duplicated by a competent court in this city, would or might have consequences terrible even to imagine. xs seems that OH one of the urban raii- ways there had been q crowded train. A woman had tried to force her way into a compartment already fully ocs eupiea and her efforts had excited a mild proeast from one Of the pas- sengers already seated. The protest ing remarks were taken amiss by ths woman's husband. fight followed and then an arrest of tile pugnacious hus- band. It is not matter of any con- sequence whether he or the other man. was at fault for the serimmage; what IS at least interesting is the fact that the magistrate before whom the casa came formally announced that nobody has right to enter a railway carriage which Is already full. Those who take tickets at the starting point.
 
 Snd tickets taken at intermediate sta- lions are subject to there being room for the holders. If the company issues tickets i1i excess of the number of seats provided the holders may bring an ac. tion for damages, wait for the next train or demand the return of their money. Persons in a carriage which Is full have a legal, as well as moral right to prevent others from en- deayor.-g to enter 1t and the sooner the public understands this the bet fer, as no one has a right to incon. venience passengers already in their places. Such is the English law, accord ing to this interpreter of it. Patrons of our own elevated and surface cars are not likely even to ask if there Is any ouch law in this country. They are so well habituated to travelling in cruel discomfort that tie impulse to make e1. sectiTo protest against it has been lost.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-29
MANY pEopLA CATCH COLD.
Slight Causes often Produce serious Re-
 suits to Mems Health.

suits to Mems Health.
 The various ways in which cold may be brought on are thus described by Dr. J. H. Kellogg. "A little .-nife blade of air blowing in through a crack in a window upon some part Of the body will chill that part and the blood vessels of that region will be- come contracted. affecting somewhere tn the interior Of the body an area in gehex relation with this portion of the surface of the body. For instance, the blood vessels of the skin of the top of the shoulders and the chest ere asso~ ciated with the blood vessels of the lungs, so that whatever happens to Che blood vessels of the skin of the shoulders and chest happens also to the blood vessels of the lungs. If there is a contraction of the blood vessels of the back of the neck there will be a contraction of the blood vessels of the nose and throat, and if there is q contraction of the blood vessels of the top Of the shoulders and the shoulder blades, there will also be contraction of the blood vessels of the lungs When the influence of the cold is con- tinued this contraction is followed by congestion. When one puts his hands into cold water. for few minutes they are first pale and then red. This is re- action. The longer the application and the more intense the degree of cold the greater will be the contraction and che congestion. So if the back of the neck is exposed for a long time to the influence of cold one is likely to have cold in the nose and throat; if the shoulder blades and the tops Of the shoulders are exposed one is likely to take cold in the lungs and suffer from congestion of the lungs. II the cold is long continued 1t may cause not only q congestion but an inflammation of the nose or lungs. So if the bottoms of the feet become wet or chilled a weakness of the bladder may result il there has ever been 8 trouble there, or a weakness of the stomach if there has been vatarrh of that organ"
 STREET CARS IN ENGLAND.
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 Precautions Against Fire.


 The Paris Exposition precautions against fire include the coating of all wood used in the building frameworks with non-infiammable material: all gtairways will be fireproof. An emer gency light system for night use will consist of electric lamps of one candle. power, bearing distinctive red color Only coal gas and electricity may be used for heating and lighting, the use of any form of Hydrocarbons, acety. iene. or gas other than coal gas being forbidden. Theaters. concert halls, etc. must have fire-proof curtains of iron or asbestos, and must be lighted exelu gavely by electricity.
 Tks Harriso Homestead.
 The old Harrison homestead" !" where one president lived when elect ed, in 1840, has been sold to party outside the historic family. This fa- nous property is at North Bend. Ham, tlton county, Ohio, and has just been purchased by Mrs. Olive o. Hall of Ko- Romo, Ind, who Is now in possession of the old house, so long the Mecca of patriotic turists. The mansion Is somewhat the worse for age, but the grounds. with their green. wooded hills and winding river, ere as beautiful as ever.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-10

Seventeen pastoral charges will be
represented in the District Conference
to be held in the NJ. e. Church, south,
this city, May 1920. The body is
composed of forty ministers and sew
enty lay delegates, large proportion
of whom are expected to be present.
Among the visitors will be Rev. Drs.
Barbee, of Nashville; Sullins, Water
house, Neighbors and Atkins. The
two last named will be remembered as
popular pastors of the church here a
few years ago. Mr.. Spence, of Nash
Vile, will assist in song services.
All the exercises of the conference
are open to the public, and everybody
is invited to hear the addresses and
discussions.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-10

Paris, May S.-The Patrie, an after
noon nationalist newspaper, classed as
sensational, in dispatch from London
today, claims to have discovered the
real reason for the friendly attitude of
Emperor William Of Germany toward
Great Britain at the present juncture,
which it declares is the German en-
peror's belief that war between Ger
many and the United States is posi-
BILE and that in view of such contin-
gency he wishes to win over Great
Britain to neutrality.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-10
Our Coming Fair.

That genuine interest in our tri-
county fair is increasing is evidenced
on every hand, and we earnestly hope
that the feeling of determination to
make the fair complete success will
not be permitted to relax The date
is fixed for the last week in September,
and those having the matter in hand
have gone to work in earnest. The
catalogue is being prepared, and when
issued will show a larger and better
list than on former occasions. Let ev-
erybody think of the fair, talk of the
fair, work for the fair, and its success
is certainty.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-10
"Hazel Kirke "

This beautiful, bright and sparkling
pastoral drama is now in rehearsal
and will be presented in the opera
house at an early date. The cast is
composed of the very best local talent
and includes the best social element
of the city. The play abounds with
touching Incidents, tears and trials,
richest comedy, sunshine and shadow
When first produced in New York in
1882, it was played for more nights
than any other play on record, having
run of 1G4 consecutive nights. "Hazel
Kirke" will be given for the benefit Of
the johnson City fire department, an
object which appeals to the heart and
purse of every person in the city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-10
BITS OF BRIGHTNESS.

Little Ethel cat breakfast) -My egg
is quite cold; is yours?
Little Tommy Yes; [ wonder what
makes them that way?
Little Ethel / guess the cook made
a mistake and bohed them in cold wa.
ter.
Growells I wonder what makes that
boy cry so when the nurse is trying to
wash the dirt from his face?
Mrs, Growells-Oh, suppose he
takes after you.
Growells-Now, what do you mean
by that?
Mrs, Growells lie wants the earth
Chicago News.
Music Appreciated. Mrs Thumpp-
Hordie-Did you ask Mrs. Nextdoor if
my piano playing disturbed her baby.
Seryant-Yes, mum; aud she said the
baby liked t,and she was much obliged
to you fer playin' so much.
Mrs. Thumpp-Hardie - Did she,
really?
Servant Yes, mum. She said it
saved her tn trouble of poundin' on a
tin pan.-New York Weekly.
See the sweet girl graduated
Is the sweet girl graduate patriotic?
She is very patriotic.
81 shall devote my commencement
essay, she is saying, "to confronting
the dangers that menace our national
existence"
And all the while, as we well know,
the question nearest her heart is this,
namely:
"Can freckles he permanently re-
moved without loss of life?"-Detroit
Journal,
A North Omaha Sunday school SUI
perintendent always conducts the les
son review in his school. He spends
about five minutes in explaining the
lesson and then asks
"Now, has any one a question to
ask?n
Last Sunday he explained the lesson
as usual, dwelling at length on on its
chief thought and wound up with the
usual question;
"Now, has any one a question to
ask?"
A member of the boys junior class
raised his hand.
"Well, what is your question:" asked
the superintendent.
please, sir, are we going to have a
picnic this summer?'- Omaha World
Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-05-10
HEALTH COMMANDMENTS.

The following ten rules are being
quoted by English medical journals:
l. Don't leave your rooms in the
morning with an empty stomach.
2. Never expose yourself to cold air
Immediately after you have partaken of
a warm liquid of any kind.
8, Don't leave your abode in cold
weather without warm wraps around
your shoulders and breast.
4. Begin respiration in the cold by
breathing through the nose. This will
give the air chance to get warm be-
fore reaching your lungs.
8. Never place your back against a
heated oven nor against wall cold or
warm.
6. Don't stand before an open window
in railway carriage, nor take a drive
in an open carriage, after violent physi-
Cul t3 GIClS6s
Z. Don't remain motionless in cold
room, and do not stand in an open
space on ice or snow.
8. Talk only when you must, for the
old phrase, "Speech is silver, silence
is gold," holds good even in hygiene.
8. Don't put off your regular bath.
When the skin is not kept fresh and
soft the cold draws the pores together,
and you are rendered susceptible to
pulmonary troubles of all kinds.
10. Don't retire with cold or wet
feet. Nothing prevents sleep with SO
much certainty as the neglect of your
pedal extremities.