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sUIcip 6 AND CIVILIZATION.
The More Progress the More Taere Ia
 of seIf-Destruetion.

The More Progress tho More Taere Ia
 of Destruction.
 Felix Adler, the New York ethical clergyman, says of suicides: Suicides are op the increase in the present cen tury. They have tripled in number in the last one hundred years. It is the disease of civilization. increasing ip numbers with the progress of civiliza- tion. Germany, where civilization has reached the highest point on earth, Ia the blackest spot In this respect. IL is the same story as you proceed from the less to the more liberal creed. Where the population of community Is made up purely Of the Russian church there are 40 suicides to the mil- lion; where the people are purely of the Catholic faith there are 5S to the million; In Protestant communities there are 19o to the million. External conditions appear to have much to do with the act. There are more suicides sn wet weather than in dry. more by night than by day. more on moonlight nights than on dark nights and there are three times more men to die by their own acts than women I can not sit in judgment on those who have done this deed; cannot enter into their inner life. But warn all who think of freeing themselves from this life that they have no right to do 1t. The duty of progress compels Us to remain we must stay. We are here to solve the problems of life. not to eyads them. We are here to fulfill our task. not to leave 1t unfinished. We must make the soul victorious over the senses, aud we do that not by evadlng pain but by conquering 1t.
 < New Diars,ostlc Bi:n of afensfea.
 Under the above heading Dr. Henry Koplik of New York described recent sy in the Medical Record phenomenon which he considers a very valuable sign in the very early stages of meas les. It consists of an eruption which appears on the mucous membrane lin- ing the cheeks and lips. It can be seen only in very strong daylight fall ing from 8 window direct on the mue- ous membrane. It is then necessary to avert the mucous membrane covering the lips and cheeks. either with the fin gers or by means of a spatula. One 5an then see by close study the infinit- eslmally minute bluish-white specks nn a reddish punctate area in begin ning measles, and on q more difusely seddened background in advanced cases. which are absolutely character sstic of measles.
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771'7- Tall Men Scarce

The directors of the Great Northern ef England have issued a circular let- ter to the station agents stating that in future the standard height for DOT ters in the passenger department shat be five feet six inches, and in the good department i've feet four Inches. This is considerable reduction. forced by [ scarcity of taller men.
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You Ought to Make Up

your mind right now what you are going to have in your home this summer; then you ought to come right along this way, and look over this stock of ours. Are you going to enter tain your friends in the same old chairs, at the same old table, and on the same old carpets? Wny not have things fresh and newp Needn't buy all at once. Get a piece now and a piece a little lat CT. If you by here, the first piece will be as good as the last piece.
 BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE co.
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 9moke vs. Perfume,

Que day at Versailles, during the Franco-German war, Lord 0do Russell went to call on Bismarck. bu. found him clcseted with Count Henry Arnim who was known as the Ape" from hiA fantastieai ways. Before long Arnim came out. flaming himself with his handkerchief and looking as if about 10 choke. Well lie gasped, T can not understand how Bismarck can bear that smoking the strongest Ha. vana in stuify little room. had to beg him to open the window" When Lord Russell entered the room he found the chacellor flaming himself beside an open easement. What strange tastes some people have!" he exclaimed Arnim has just left ne, and lie was so overpoWeringly per. funaed that had to open tue wtus eow.'' Tit~B Bits.
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North East.
NORTH EAST, July 20. 1900.

The Cecil gVhig' is on sale each neck in
North East at Reynolds Ne,cs stand.
cents copy.
Mrs. Margaret White and daughter, of
Portsmouth, vs.. are guests Of Rev. and Nrs
Giles g. Cooke
| James Robb, who has been with the Kaolin
Works as engineer, has accepted like posi-
tion in Philadelphia.
Rev, Isaiah Bddle liiIed the pulpit at the
NJ E. Church Sunday morning and evening,
| the pastor being confined to his home by
| sickness.
Elizabeth Irene, infant daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Arringdale, died on Wednes-
| day night. Iatermeut In the NJ. Z. Cemetery
| The Quarterly Conference OF the NJ L
| Church will be held on Saturday morning at
. O'Clock. Presiding Elder Watt will preach
| Sunday morning and evening.
Mrs. Lizzie Sentmau Of Fair Hill, spent q
week with Mrs John II. Dean.
| John Carpenter is spending few days al
| Atlantic City.
Miss Nettio Sturgeon of Baltimore, is the
guest of friends in town.
Alfred nimms, OF New Castle paid a visit
to his sister Mrs. W d Cosiett this week
The Elkton baseball team came to North
East last Saturday and met defeat by the
score Of TO 2. Batteries Finnan and Del
| bert: Wilson and Minker.
| Last Tuesday evening the following officers
were installed by Shawnah Tribe. |. o. r.
NJ: G. S J. IL. Rceder; Sachem, W. c.
| Reeder; Sr. SaGamore VIM. Reynolds; Jr
Sycamore, Vim. Wire Prophet, Walter Laird !;
Keeper of Records, W. II. Abrams.
The NJ. q. Sunday School will give picnic
| Wednesday in J. W. Arrison's woods.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Reeder and Mrs. w. G.
Reeder spent Sunday with Mr.. aud Mrs.
| Harry Touchstone Mt Calvert.
| Mis- Helen Reeder Is spending Il few weeks
| with relatives at Calvert
| Miss Gertrude Husfclt visited friends IN
| Ell: Neck this week
| Prof. i. b. Fockler is spending his vaca-
tion at Cove Town, Nd.
| Samuel Anderson, OF Chester, spent this
| week III town.
| Mrs. B c. Abrams and daughter, Blanche.
Of Newark, n. j., and Nathan Alexander of
| CharIrstown, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| S. Wilson.
| Miss Minnie Widdicomhe, of PhUnxville,
is visiting the family OF b. Il. Wharton.
| Mrs. II. Z. Arrison and son of Elkton. are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs W. J. Arrison.
| MIS- ida YirgIing Of Cumberland. 10 being
| entertained by Miss Emma Mearns
| The seventh annual Local Preachers camp
will convene at Leslie August Is and continue
| two weeks. The grounds are being thor
Oughiy cleaned and fixed up. The camp
promises to be the largest yet held
Misses Annie Beatty, Leah West, Jennie
| Matthews and Nettic Lynch are visiting Miss
Sue Wilson at Warwick
Mrs Robert A. Lockard died ut her home
on Tuesday of heart failure aged 40 years
She leaves a husband and eight children.
Her funeral took place on Thursday after
noon, interment in M. L. Cemetery.
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W0OdIaWl1.
WooDLAwN, July Goth, 1900.

The "CecU Wing" is on sale each ,ceeh in
Woodlapu at G. s. Abrdhdm'S store. cents
a cory.
Mrs. II. Fl. KeiIholtz will lead the Epworth
League Sunday evening.
Miss Fannie Smithson spent several days
with relatives in Port Deposit this week.
Mrs Myron Miller was in Baltimore this
week.
Mr.. Stanton Tyson and sister Miss Cora
Tyson, of Colora, spent Sunday with their
cousins Carroll Tyson and Miss Sara Tyson
Mrs. W, +. Kidd and Miss Marguerite Kidd
visited Mrs. r. u. Barnes from Saturday
until Tuesday.
Miss Sue jackson, of Baltimore, visited
her aunt Mrs Susanna jackson last week.
Master Maynard Rutter, nj Baltimore, is at
the home of Mrs. james Rutter.
The 'Y's' will hold a lawn fete tomorrow,
Saturday. evening ut the hDm" of Mr. John
Cullen. Ice cream and cake vii! he served
in abundance. An open air concert will be
given.
After this Sunday there Will be no service
at Hopswell un,ii after camp. There will be
service both morning and evening Mt the
camp grounds SUNDAY. July %. Tho Boryinn5
will be in charge OF Rev. G. W. Bowman and
the Hopewell people, Men are now working
Oh the grounds, getting them in order.
james HARDING: hal q public sale Monday.
He will move TO Oxford August.
Miss Ida Campbell Is home from Camden,
\. j, FOR the summer.
Misses Laura McCalI$lnd Rhoda Brown,
who have ben receiving instruction IN sew
ing in Hayre de Grace since May, are now at
homo until September
Mr.. Abuer Terry. OF New York. is visiting
his brother Il. G. Terry.
The trustees OF aopeWcli NJ L. Church
held business meeting at G. s. Abrahams'
-. 4. "a.
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PerryviiIe,
PEEEYvILLE. July II, 1900.

Thf "CecU Wing" is N. safe each ,ceek in
PerryriIe, at Cameron'S drug store and is
also dcljcereI By Guy Dennis. 3 cents copy.
Charles Crawford, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with friends here.
MIS-. Thomas Kane spent Sunday with
friends IN Philadelphia.
Miss Louise Neiweg, of oxford, is visiting
Mrs. George Neiwog.
Louis Crawford has accepted position as
bookkecper for a Philadelphia firm
Mrs, Harry Tay entertained Mrs. Charles
Leonard and Miss Annie Troy, OF Philadei-
phia, on Sunday
Mr. md Mrs. Norris C. Cameron srent last
week It Atlantic City.
Mis- Edith WridAer has returned to her
nome in Philadelphia, after c. pleasant VISA
with Mr.. +. W Jones.
William Tay spent sunday With his parents
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Iay.
Mis- Ida Crawford has returned home after
pi O. 1T yi.i- with friends il Yves; Chester
Miss Katie Van Dyke, Of Che-tert0Gn. has
returned home after Il pleasant visit with
Mrs. q. ". Dawson
Mrs Ralph Fisher is entertaining ner sister,
Miss &ertie Norris, OF Van Bihbcr.
Miss LiIlie Butts, OF Baltimore, i visiting
her cousin. Miss Florence Bland
Mas Leon. G. Owens, Of Philadelphia is
the - Of NJ " y. Coin jr.
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His Life Was Saved,

Mr.. J. f. Lilly n prominent citizen OF Han
nibal, Mo-. lately had a wonderful deiverance
from frightfui death. In telling of 1t he
say: II was taken with Typhoid Fever,
that ran into Pneumonia My lungs became
hardened. | was 90 weak | couldn't even sit
up in bed. Nothing helped me- l expected
to soon die of consumption, when | heard
of DR.. Kings New Discovery. one bottle
gave great reileI. | continued 70 use it. and
now am we'll and strong. l cant say too
much in It's praise. 80 This marvellous medicine
Is the surest and quickest cure in the world
for ali Throat and Lung trouble Regular
sizes 50 cents and 800. Trial bottle free at
Il. B. FrGzer's Drus; store; every bottle guar
anteed.
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Railroad Case.

In Wilmington, on Tuesday, j. Frank
BiegS, commissioner, heard testimony in the
case of j. F. Smith VS.. John X. Cowen and
Oscar Murray, receivers of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. The suit was
brought before tho Circuit Court Of Cecil
county and Mr.. Biges was appointed com
missioner. Smith was elected from a Balti-
more and Ohio train ut BGrksdalo, on May
20, 1898 The testimony of William G. Grant
passenger on the train, and Randolph
Perry. the conductor, was heard. Holster
Hess, of Elkton, represented the plaintiff,
and Joshua Clayton, of Elkton, the defendant.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-07-21

While the thro,hine rig OF Rober. Ferguson
was At work upon the farm of William q.
Jones. III the First district, the threshcrin some
unacrouuiauio way caught fire and was en-
tirey destroyed. Mr.. Jones lost two r;cks OF
straw, several forks, shoveIs, etc, but the
consumed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-07-21

Are grand Int Skin Erupt:ons rob life Of
Joy Buck,en's Arniea Salve cures them; also
Old Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers. BoIs,
FeIous, Corn. Warts, Cuts, Bruises Burns,
SEN Chopped Hands, Ghilblaius, Best
Pill cure on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches only . cts box. Cure Guaran-
teed. Sold by Il. 3. Frazer, Druggist.
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Light Re-eStabliShed.

Old Fields Point Post Light has been re-
established fourteen feet above mean high
water. The light is fixed white lantern
light placed on the structure recently erected
in about six feet of water Off Old Fields
Point, on the northwestern side of the Elk
River. The structure consists of wooden
pile surmounted by the lantern. 1t is sur
rounded by triangular protection Of piles
and the light illumlnates the entire horizon.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-07-21

owe have sold many different cough rem
edies. but none has given better satisfaction
than Chamberlain's' says Mr.. Charles
HoIzhauer. Druggist, Newark, N. J. 1T is
perfectly safe and can be relied upon in ali
cases of coughs, colds or hoarseness Sold by
all Druggists.
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Principle Furnace.


Mr., and Mrs. William Buchanan have re-
turned home from Chester county, Pa.
Miss Minnie Armstrong, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Mrs. George W. Jackson
Mr., Rowan, OF Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with .'.ss Alice Hartenstine.
Mrs. Julia Russell and Miss Mabel Wright
nave returned home after a pleasant visit
with Baldwin friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Simmons, of Chestertown,
wnr" Tho rnosts Of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Ann d. SOC, TIL ,5c9h.
Ms. Everitt Knight and daughter Myrtle.
OF Wilmington, are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Haines.
Mr.. Munson Jackson Is visiting friends IN
Philadelphia and Conshohocken.
Mrs. Ellie Jackson also Mrs. Wesley VIII
son and daughter, Edith are visiting friends
In Baltimore.
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Election Officers.

The Board of Election Supervisors for
Cecil county met in Elkts2, on Monday.
They examined the judges an clerks selected
at the last meeting and the appointment Of
election officials was made. List appears
in ADVERTISING columns of this issue. Thes
board will meet September 8.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-07-21

W. +. Chivers of Philadelphia. an expert
Elkton, on Main street, for a short while.
Artistic work OF any description done at
reasonable rates.
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teachers Appointed.

The School Commissioners have made the
following appointments Eva Dean, school
No. 10, Fifth district; Elizabeth Anderson,
school No. l. Second district and ELAN b.
Shannon school No. 3, Eighth district
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Returning, steamer will leave Colchester al
4.30 2. NJ.
Children between FIVE and twelve years OF
age, half price.
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"since leaving Goldey College in 1893, have
never been out of employment" writes a
Goldey College graduate. Write today to Fl
9. Goldey, Wilmington. Del, for new Data
ioaas. See ad.. this paper.
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Wall paper, beautiful flower designs, at 10
cents-only half price. r. b. Frazer, Eikton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-07-21

El,...i, fan motors complete, from $40 &c
$40. At R. b. Frazer's drag store, Elkton.
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The stars ~ opposite the names designate
the Judges who will also serve as Registers
OF Voters in their respective precincts and
districts.
JOHN NJ. TUCKER.
DIR. DELMAR SMITHERS,
i, WILLIAM A. CAMERON,
Board of Election Supervisors for Cecil
COnnty
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eoy4L RAx,no ro,v.e. co -co v''lsI+" r. r-"v2aE
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NofIfne Conoafeo liz

Mailing lies CONSTITUTES an Important
feature of the business of candidates
and campaign managers in every po-
Htical campaign. The .@good-enough-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. method of
influencing voters is hoary with age
but never campaign is waged with
out the employment of this ancient de-
vice. Mark Hanna for the Republicans
and Senator Jones for the Dem ocrats
will deny some of the campaign lies,
but they can't find time to deny all of
them The safe rule for the average
newspaper reader is to believe no
campaign yarn that is improbable.
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treasurer, the subcomnissfoner, ana
the literary chancellor Each province
is divided into departments, ruled by
projects, and each department into dis
tricts. with a district ruler over each
Each town and village has also its
separate government, with a complete
set of officials. SO that the oficeho1dins
class in China is large and extremely
influential
The gradations of rank among
Chinese officials are clearly defined,
and each man is directly responsible
only to his Immediate superior. Thus
the village governor reports to the dis
trict ruler, and he in turn to the gov
ernor of the department The de-
partmentai governor reports to the
governor general OF the province, who
may remove him at will or even cut
OF his head. The whole administra-
ton. therefore. hinges the eighteen
provincial governor generals, or vice
rOys, and those positions are in the
greatest demand. A village official
who wishes to keep his place finds it
good plan to make large gifts to the
district ruler. and therefore levies large
taxes on the people. The district rul-
er finds it good policy to hand over
most of what he gets in this way to the
departmental chief. and the latter pass
it to the governor general OF the
province. To be appointed governor
general of a Chinese province is there
fore equivalent to gift of large
fortune, the amount depending only on
the avarice of the viceroy in power. A
wise Chinaman greatly prefers to serve
his country a provincial governor
the grand or prtvy council, the per
Quisites'' of which positions are small
This form of administration makes it
clear why the body of Chinese officials
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newspapers. Sir Berkeley retired in
confusion and from the Naval and
Military club the same night sent Mr.
Aston a letter of apology and express
ed the hope that he would allow the
matter to drop In spite of this Mr.
AstOr in his paper the next afternoon
inserted, as cabled to New York at the
time the following paragraph: I'VE
desired to make known that the
presence of Captain Sir Berkeley Milne
of the Naval and Military club, Picca-
dil1y, at Mr.. Astor's concert last
Thursday evening was uninvited.' .
Captain Mines many influential
friends who include the Duke of York
are furious, the Duke and other naval
officers regarding Mr. Astor,s conduct
an insult to their profession as well
as to personal friend.
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China IS an absolute monarchy but
the emperor spends his life inside the
sealed walls of the Forbidden City, and
not one Chinaman in a hundred thou
sand ever looks upon the imperial face
Again, IN spite OF the absolute char
acter of the monarchy, there is, &C
cording to the Chinese law, a body
called the Tu-ch-a-yuen board OF
public censors, which is independent
of the supreme government and, theo-
retica1Iy at least, higher in authority.
Theoretically, again, the supreme di
reetion of the affairs of the empire is
vested in the Chun Chi Ch'u, other
wise known as the privy or grand
council The practical administra-
ton of the laws is under the charge
Of the Nei-ko, or cabinet, a body which
consists of four members, two China
men and two Tartars, with the assist
ance of two members of the Great Col
lege of Confucius, whose duty it is to
see that nothing is done by the cab
met which is not in strict accordance
with the sacred books. Under the
cabinet, again, are seven boards of
administrators, each of which is pre-
sided over by Chinaman and a Tartar
jointly. These boards have the work
of government divided among them as
follows: 1. The board of civil ap-
pointments, which has charge of all
the civil officers in the empire 2. The
board Of revenues, which has charge of
all financial matters 3. The board Of
rites and ceremonies, which has charge
of enforcing the laws and customs OF
the empire. l. The military board. 8.
The board of public works. 6. The
board of criminal Jurisdiction. z. The
admiralty board, which makes its head
quarters at Tien Tsin. Equal in au-
thorfty with these is the board of for
eign affairs, or Tsung-n-Yamen, which
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maY So5oo Aston.

William Waldorf Astors recent
paragraph in his paper, the Pail Mall
Gazette, saying that Sir Berkeley
Milne of the Naval and Military Club,
Piccadilly, formerly commander of
the royal yacht Osborne and a we'll
known clubman attended a concert at
his home without invitation, is
making a great commotion in London
society," and threatens to seriously at
feet Mr.. Astor's position It seems
that Captain Milne was dining at the
house of we'll known woman who
asked him to go with her party to the
Aston concert. This is daily done in
London, and Sir Berkeley Milne I'M
hesitating1y accepted. On arriving
Mr.. Astor, instead of shaking hands
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kissfns Bug Agoss,-

Three cases of bites by kissing bugs
have just been reported in New York
city. They are the first that have been
reported to the hospital The victims
were attacked near Marsh Lands
Emile Zeigler was attended by a doc
tor in the Long Island Hospital. Mary
Tassard was bitten at Richmond HILL
She did not report the fact until her
mouth was swollen to twice its natII-
raj size She was treated in the Belle
vue Hospital The third case was that
OF q young woman who was bitten
near Rockaway. and was attended In
the Long Island Hospital. In all the
cases the result was the same. The
lip was attacked and the victims at
first thought they had been bitten by.
mosquitoes. The bite was painful, and
in few minutes the lips began to
swell, and continued swelling until
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has as members all the members of the
grand privy council.
AS for the mysterious emperor, he
spends his life in the Forbidden City,
into the central portion Of which no
man may enter. There he lives, sur
rounded by the member of his harem
and by the enormous number of from
5000 to 1000 slaves Massive walls
and the even more formidable barriers
or Oriental etiquette shut him off en-
tirely from the rest of the world. When
on rare occasions he goes out to wor-
ship at one of the temples or to visit
one of the palaces in the vicinity the
streets along which he and his retinue
Will pass are cleared and freshly paved
while the houses and other buildings
along the line are barricaded and the
fronts covered with huge mats, so that
no vulgar eye may look upon the great
lord OF the sun as he is carried along
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in a magnificent sedan chair. Only
once in a number of years. when the
emperor goes out into the country,
where it is practically impossible to
barricade all the roads, does the aver
age Chinaman have an opportunity to
get even a glimpse of his imperial
master
There is no law of hereditary sue
cession to the Chinese throne it being
left to each emperor to appoint his own
successor from among the younger
generation of the imperial family. AS
the emperor commonly has a number OF
wives and children the practice opens
opportunity for an endless amount OF
intrigue and chicanery- The manner
in which the present emperor,
Tsait'ien, came to the throne is an ex-
ample in point
The whole Chinese empire is divided
into eighteen provinces, each ruled by
q governors general, who is Responsible
directly to the emperor for the entire
administration, political, judicial, mill
tary, and financial Each governor
general is assisted by council and by
a number at minor officials. such as thu