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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-07
Large Public Sale
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property.


No ',-ADnIE, bay marc. 10 years old, IS
hands high sired by Huwthnrnc. This is IA
great road mare, will r"od - miles per hour,
'",r For lady TO drive, with trHl.
II Trn"d road mare, will road Il miles an hour,
WI work any where.
No. 2-LOrlGE. brown mare, 9 years old, u
guma driver, perfectly safe for Il ady 10 drive,
VIII work anywhere, with '"nj.
NO. 4-MATrlE la! mare, years old
rrtIy 'r"k u, win max" 81 good driver or
general purpose mare.
No. 5-,"E>sIE, gray mare, - years old,
good worker or driver.
no, d-EDNA, gray marc . years old, good
ar,y%r and worker, with ioai BY Pa~oIe, -,
40 MARY, gray mare. years old. 49,?
haCdS nigh, AN elegant work mare.
No. 8-CHARlhE black horse, 10 ears Old
good work horse.
Nos . ana IO-TOPSY and BELLE, pair
black mares, years old. II good work team
and fair drivers. both nth ionI
NOS II and l2--ROSE ana LADY, pair Of
gray mares, 5 ana " y""rS ola, great work
Nos. - and a DOVE and DAISY, pair
steel fray mules, t. Years Old, IN hands high
This list very h"nds me pair mules, quick
NOS. Is and lg-MIKE and JACK, pair of
dun Jules, years old, 49,, hands nigh, an
elegant team, quick and good workers.
NOS. II and lS-BERT and FLORENCE. pair
black and brown mules. and years old,
very quick and good workers,
NOS. ~ and 20-PIGEON and DOLLIE. pair
of bay mules, and Years old. good, quick
workers make an excellent lead team.
NOS. q and pete and HATTIE, pair
dark gray mules, 3 years old, thoroughly
broken. fine team.
mules, years old, good workers, quick, tue.
NOS. % and 26-JIM and ANNIE, pair of
small mules, good workers and drivers.
NO. 2T-Black mare colt, coming years
old, very promising colt
NO. 2s-Gray mare colt, coming years old,
very fine colt.
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Killed by the Cars.

An unknown white man was found
dead along the tracks of the Baltimore"
and Ohio Railroad. at Foy's Hill. near
Leslie, early Friday morning. The UNI
fortunate had been killed by the cars
and was evidently Il tramp.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Issued This Week at the Office of Clerk
Of Court for Cecil County.

William =. Jamison. of Wilmington,
Del. and Lily Price. of Warwick. Il.
T.. Crouch, applicant.
Jesse Scott and Clara McFatridgc. both
of Pcrryvillc. William Il. Linton, APP
plicant.
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Monday, December e, 1901,
AT Ii O'CLOCK A. NJ,

ALL THAT MILL PROPERTY known az
Bohemia Mills, now occupied 10y Washing
ton c. Lake. situated in the Second Election
district of Cecil county, Maryland, near the
Delaware State line about 3 miles distant
from Middletowp. Delaware. and same dis
tance from Warwick. Md, with Mill Pond
Race and Water Right appurt"nant thereto
and l6 acres Of land, more or less, adjacent
thereto, more particularly described in the
mortgage above mentioned. The improve
mcnts consist Of large frame story
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500 Reward,

The Diamond State Telephone Company
will pay 800 reward for the arrest and con-
viction of each and every person guilty of
stealing copper wire from the lines of this
Company. CHARLES G. WELLS,
If District Manager.
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A1n, Hogs,
Farming Implems nts, Etc.


Eight iron.axlc Farm Wagons, nearly new:
] Log Wagon and Chains; | Spring Wagon: 2
low wheel Wagons; Hay Riggings, nearly
new; > sclf-bnders, Buckeyes and Deer
ing, all in good order: 2 Mowers ! Buckeye
and Champion; ! BckfOrd Il Huffman Grain
Drill. eleven holes, good as new; Corn Cut
ter; ! Grass Scedcr; 6 spring-tOoth Cultiva-
tors; hand CultivatOrs; 2 horse Rakcs; Hay
Tedder; No. 10 Oliver Plows: No. 25 Wizard
Flows: > rollers Hamilton Corn Planter:
3row Corn Marker; Twin Harrows - teeth
spring-tOoth Harrow; | Randall Harrow; 2
A HarrOws: 2 WhcclbarrowS good as new; ]
Slop Cart: Grindstoncs; | Ladder, Ii feet
long; lot ShOvcls, Hoes, Forks, Scythcs, Single
and Double Trees, B. and 5-horsc Trees, Half
Bushel Measures, Corn Baskets, Grain Bags,
Milk Cans. l Farm Bell and many other
articles too numerous to mention.
ALSO 20 TONS PURE TIMOTHY HAY.
Carriages and Harness.
One Surrey, Milk Dearborn, Spindle
Wagon, Pony Cart, Sleigh and Bells, 2 sets
Single Carriage Harness, nearly new; sets
good Wagon Harness. pairs Leather Fly
Nets II sets Plow Harness, lor good Brides
ana Collars, j Riding Saddles, l Riding Bride.
new.
Household and Kitchen Furniture.
consisting of large Cook stoves. Heater,
lot of Tables, Chairs and other articles.
Terms of Sale.
On all sums of S?0and less. cash; on all sums
over that amount credit of twelve months
will lie given by the purchaser giving Il bank
able note with approved cndorser, interest
added. No goods to he removed until the
above conditions are complied with.
JOSHUA CLAYTON, JR.,
Administrator.
w. J. SMITH. Auctionccr
J. FRANK ELIASON, Clerk. dccT
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Notice to taxpayers.

Taxpayers of Elkton are hereby notified
that taxes remaining unpaid after January
/, 1902, will bear 8 per cent. interest from
September l. 1901. Taxes can be paid at the
Office of p. NJ. Groves on North street.
j. HARVEY GROVES,
decT-4w Town Treasurer.
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Farm For Sale.
Fine Farm of 800 Acres.

"GiIpin Manor" near ElktOn. Md. on line OF
P. W. u Il. Railroad; land ali under cultiva-
ton and well watcrcd: Big Elk Cree runs
property: particularly adapted for
stock or dairy farm; stone mansion house, Il
rooms; tenant house. large barns, etc.
Apply to
j. T. j CKSON X CO..
Chestnut and 18th Sts.,
Philadelphia, PA.
Or L. NJ. HAINES,
Ektun. Nd. Janl9-tf
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COLTS
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A good horse ut low price.
Apply to JAMES +. JACKSON,
NOv3O-2w ElktOn, Md.
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George A. Blake. Solicitor for Plaintiff.
Order of Publication.
EDWARD w. Pussy, Plaintiff,
vs..
WILLIAM d. KIRK. HLLIS KIRK. hi wife,
JOHN c. YEATMAN. NJ. CORINHE . N
DERSON, WALTER 4 ANDERSON,
her husband: JOHN CECIL BlLES
and ANN f. BtLES, Defend

In the Circuit Court for Cecil County. In |
Equity, n ,. o37s
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The said lot Is improved nya ,lrE4a
Two. Story Frame haiii
Double Dwelling House, Nblll

in good repair and well built. The property
is located in one of the most pleasant parts OF
the town for residence and is wei! worthy the
attention of persons desiring to purchase for
Il home or investment.
TERMS OF SALE-Onc-thr of the prr-
chase money to be paid in cash on the day OF
sale and the remainder in six months there
from or sooner at the option of the pur-
chaser, the credit payment to bear interest
from the day o: sale and to be secured to the
satisfaction OF the trustee. Cost of deed AT
the expense % the purchaser.
GEORGE a. BLAKE.
John VI. Terrell Auct. Trustee.
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For Sale or Exchange.

MEYERS PIhNO.-What have You to Offer
j. y. HARVEY,
Junc-Stf Childs, Md.
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This suit is brought to procure a decree for
the sale OF two farms tracts of land de
scrlhCd in tn" bill OF complaint, for the pay
mcnt OF two bonds IN, ntiOncd in said bill and
for other relief
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Tuesday, December II, 1901
AT II O'CLOCK, A. NJ.

All of that lot of land situated on tho north
side of West High street in said town of Elk
ton. adjoining properties of VIM. c. FcChly
and others and being the same land which was
conveyed unto John f. Chick, late of said
June 9th, 1855 and recorded among the land
records of said county in Libcr j. A. D., No
10, folio pol, nc the said lot having frontage
on said street OF IS feet and depth of $50
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28

he associates and whose Wills are so sub
servlent to his.
Next to Princess Nicola and a few other
notably beautiful Indian women probably Is
this seventh and last wife of Quanah.
Next TO a woman's being born great Is
her becoming the wife Of one VINO Is great.
No one should realize this more fully than
Mrs. Parker. as she shall be termed here
for her given nameand blanket Indians
have no other-is almost unpronounceable
and unspcllable, though she herself has
perhaps never before been thus addressed
She owes the greatness thrust upon her, as
do many Of our society queens, not to her
rank or wealth. but to what neither rank
nor wealth can buy-natural beauty. Her
beauty, like that of many of her white
sisters secured for her rich and inhuen-
tial husband.
Mrs. Parker owes her beauty more to
her form, which Is equal to that of Il
Venus, than to her face, which is too regu-
larry lndinn-Comanche Indian at that-to
be called perfectly beautiful, though with
/ Its black eyes that at one moment are "a
| timldly soft as a gazees and ut the next
iash with fire and intelligence, and an I'M
much more Attractive than the ayerar 70
Indians. Every movement of her supple
/ body is graceful; her little moccasned feet
Tread With the step of royalty; her voirc
/ Is mellow ana musical, and 1t Is little
| wonder that the other Indians recognize
her as queen. Less wonder It Is thai the
great chief fell In love with her. Their
/ hhffAge was very romantic. Mrs Par.
4 kers first liege lord WINS a Mexican who
had bought her from her father. lThis
taroarous custom Of selling squnws still
/ prevails upon tho Comanehe reservation
! ana who lived not far from Quanah Ouna-
/ GA had long been secretly enamored oil the
beautiful squaw of the Mexican but
Quanah was wary and shrewd aud hided
MS time TO take the woman he loved 10
| WIFE He had not long to wait for soon
| the Mexican left the reservation to he
away several weeks on business Ouauah
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cHAppELL HILL LOCAL NEWS.
The Machinery for the Creamery Has
All Arrived

The Machinery for the Creamery Has
All Arrived.
Chappell Hill, Texas, July 27.--Forty-siN
Thousand pounds of machinery, which was
landed here the early part of this week and
Intended for our creamery, has been prop.
erly placed by expert machlnsts and I'm
very few days will be in full operation In
t'e manufacture of butter, fully equal in
quality TO any creamery butter made.
Inc capacity of the creamery Is 1000
pounds of butter per day, and If the milk
can be obtained, 1t will he kept up TO its
full strength Much interest is taken in
the enterprise
The camp meeting at Childcrs camn
grounds, seven miles out, is being largely
attended and deep heartfelt interest
manifested. Last night the tabernacle was
crowded to Its full capacity and power
fnl and eloquent sermon was delivered by
hev. j. L. Massey pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, Brennan. He Is a mol.
lshed sAaft in Biblical lore. finished in his
oratory and never fails TO command the
closest attention when In the pulpit Quite
a number Joined the church last night. The
next.
Rey. Thomas of Richmond left Yesterday
lie has been preaching all the week. and
IL
Major w. h. Francis OF Burton. accom-
panied by his wife came down through
me country today and are guests in the
hosspitable home Of Mrs, NJ. j. Cooke. They
VIII stay for a few days only. and viii
IN the meantime take in the camp meeting
now going on Mt Childers camp ground
rev; Buckner, pastor of the Baptlst
church here, Mrs Shaver and Miss Flor.
ence Bouldin, residing here, all left this
week to attend the Young Peoples Baptist
Union convention. to he held in Chicago
rlg til
IN the Bunalo Pan-Amercan exposition be-
fore returning home
MISS Nora Collins of Calvert is here visit
Inf, her cousin Miss Mattye Cooke. and
VIII, during her stay, attend the camn
ground.
Quite large number OF farmers attended
the Farmers congress held this week at
C9llege station, and returned home delight.
eu win a they saw and heard there Much
valuable Information was obtained IN refer
e eGEe 10 planting different things and alto
svIner was convention well worth at
The little 7-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
.. X, Murray has been dangerously III
curing the past week. hut is now some
up and out.
The father and mother OF Rev. ]. r.
Murray are here, visiting him and his
family They are hale and hearty folk,
We'll advanced In years and reside In
walker county, near Huntsville. They win
remain here for two or three weeks.
Misses Bessie and Ina Eldridge, charming
teles from Brennan, arc here visiting
friends and taking in camp meeting now
aud then.
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Quanah Parker
and Ah-pe- All ton,
Great Chiefs.

shnnties and red and blue government
houses of two small rooms thar nestle In
the Wichita mountains. The house is
PARTED white, but Its prepossesslng ex-
terior Is surpassed by the Interior. Few
city homes are more elegantly furnished.
Toe floors are covered with fine carpets:
tHa walls are adorned with handsome paint
life size portrait OF Quanahs mother. The
furniture Is OF heavy oak. In one corner
of the psrlor stands 5000 piano and
rare and costly china adorns the dining
table that stands In the center OF hank
somely furnished dining room.
~
Quanah has seven squaws and many
children. His last acquisition in the way
of a wife ia comely, attractive woman
SO Is decidedly his favorite wife. He
has brought her many presents He
dresses her handsomely. She usually nc.
companies him on his numerous visits 10
the cities, when he. too, dons civilian:
clothes. But when at home he plays hi.
indian role well and dons the blanket
and upon ceremonial occasions other savage
/ parephernnlia. So do all Of his souaw WIS
! several of whom bear black eyed pannose,
] upon their backs. Quanah is conspieu
/ Gus hgure at all the Indian celebrations
ne Is superb horscaln, though he /.
| most frequently seen driving I'm a car
rlage, the squaw who accompanies him
invaEaby doing the driving and Iinhnrness
! Ing Of the horses. for Il IL a dlstrace fOr
/ her lord TO stoop to mental labor lie h.
| the ruhng spirit Of the Comanche council
and modern Solomon in comparison with
the superSlluous semi-saVages with whom
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tanned his beautiful wife. Notwithstanding
his apparent alteration and the fact that
his sluaw Is mistress of the dnest and
reservation The other indians live in tepecs
ana two-rc onled government houses Mrs
Parker is not as happY an sh might be.
for there are six other squaws--ngly.
blanket Comaneh es--who deligh In making
trouble for their desplsed Young mistress,
Quanah dresses her beautifully, and when
cities as she frequently locs, she dons
civilians clothing and usually appears in Il
handsomely embroidered velvet that en-
city where beautiful women Is com
mon sight the passer by will look at her
twice and wonder who Is the Indian with
the beautiful form and queculy carriage,
accompanied by tho tall half-hraed In blick
hroadcloth. Al Indian entertainments uron
the reservation, both she and Quanah don
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ls no exception. He has several wives,
Ills faNorlte and youngest wife was the
huNom daughter OF noted warrior. Per.
haps Ah-pe ah-tOne appreciates her the
more because she cost him more than any
OF his other wives
~
there are three ways Of getting a wife
among the Kowa indians. First. the
brave who has set his affections upon n
certain Indian maid, gets his sister or some
female relative TO see her for him, and IL
she consents 70 meet aim claBdestlnely 1t
Is considered promise to become his
squaw, When the arranged meeting oe.
ours he tells her OF his love snd leads her
70 ms wigwam, where she becomes his
squaw, IL there Is no female relative 10
PLAY the go between he takes his aute
ana at The hour u midnight approaches
her fathers wigwa:n and blows out MS
hearts yearning Ia one OF two menetonous
notSs that sound ~ .sysStsst music 20 her
sAAkass ssFh sas hgktisy fsase 4 AIaaksf
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Blanket Indians 6 6
6 g of the Territories.

nfinnekah, I. r.. July 1.-THE opening of
Che territorial Indian lands is attracting
Gnusual attention just now to the Kiowa,
GonAnche and Apache Indians.
IL you should ask amy of the kiowas who
was the wlscst among the Indians residing
On the Conianche reservation, they would
upnesitatingly tell you, "our chief, Ah-pe-
ah-toae." The Geronimo Apaches would,
some Of Chem. tell you that the honor fell
upon their new chief, Mario, but the ma
9Yrity, who are more loyal, would tell you
that Solomon's mantle had fallen upon old
Geronimo who, report says, Is now hope
majority of the white people OF Texas, OF
the Indian Territory and OF Oklahoma, who
are peI'haps, the most competent judges,
would coincide with the Comanche Indians
and tell you that che Indian Solomon, not
oily of the Comanche reservation, but of
Cc1nanche chief, Quanah. generally known
as Quannh Parker, the one Indian on the
reservation who boasts a earname.
QuhnRh Is q half breed his mother hay
lnr been q Texas white girl, Cynthia Ann
F9rkeT, who was captured nearly half q
century ago by the Comanches In one oil
their raids on Texas. Her life was spared
she grew to womanhood among the Co
mnnches and married this great chief
With these Indians royalty Is hereditary
and from this union sprang the present
chief, Quanah. lie Is a perfect Indian IL
appearance, but mis- mother, and especially
ueI putOfuke, itIt InctT Impress upon ME
mind and heart, 50 that for years he has
beer known Tor mis- sagacity and far sight
edness, aud vs. noted for his Innate tact that
has enabled him to play a dual role
II WIS largely due TO Quanah's influence
that the formerly blood thirsty, fierce Co.
manches have been confined so peaccahly
upon their reservation, for TREY have nm
bounded confidence In their great chief s
WELDON, and his word Is the best law that
ahel know.
4 \
Quanah has been chief for quarter Of q
century, and during all that time has en-
3oyed unlimited and unprecedented power.
lIe has, with Ereat tpct, maintained his In
fuence over his tribe, and yet has always
been a friend TO the ''pale face" for. as
nc often declares: as not half my blood
white and can turn against my mothers
peopleT'
Years ago he went into the stockraisine
business, and with free grass and orc OF
the snest grazing countries in the world
besides receiving occasional gifts from,
white cattEenlen who leased large tracts
or the Conlanche reservation, and gave
Quanah annually, large herds OF horses 70
keep the ComRirche braves from "rustllng
their cattle. dt is not to be wondered at
as by far the richest Indian on the reser
cas- blanket Indians. He lives In pretty
tfso-stnry frame house that looks almost
palatlal In comparisons with the one-roomet
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and meets her lover, who, after a short
conversation, leads her to his tepee. In
either case whether she is won by n
clandestlne meeting or by sereuade, her
parents search for her next morning until
they ind her Then they and all the other
the bridegroom of all his household posses
sions, frequently taking the very tepee from
over the bridal couples heads. In that
case necessity causes them to repair to her
fathers tepce. There the new SON iIi-law
Is treated with so much Difference by his
with each other directly, but when 1t is
necessary for them to speak to each other
the daughter must transmit the messages
IN an extreme case, where the daughter is
absent and conversation Is absolutely neces.
sary, the mother-in-law, In proof of her
the son-in-law, who. in turn, turns his buck
as, II In recognition Of her tnfeNority, be,
fore replying
The third and most common way of Sc.
curing bride among the Kiowas is by
buying her outright from her father or one
OF her brothers. who is sometimes a small
boy who fixes his sisters worth according
to her real value in his eyes. This is the
method by which Ah-pe-ah-tone secured his
last wife, who cost him several hundred
dollars in ponies.
Ah-pe-ah-tone is far above the average
Indian in shreTdness and easily leads the
kiowas mentally. lie Is much opposed to
the opening of the Comanche reservation.
He from the first, as did all the Kiowa
of the number OF noted Indians who went
to Washington Inst summer to see the
"Great Father" concerning the disposal of
his red "chlldrcns" lands.
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San ANGELO Locals.

San Angelo Texas, July 25, The taxable
values OF Tom Green county, according to
the assessors rolls, Just completed. foot
up S4,855 1852, a considerable increase over
last year being shown
The statements Of the two local National
banks at close Of business July is show
Deposits S9SS, IS; loans and discounts
SI.N ,347.24
Feedsfuffs having advanced over 80 per
cent, local dairymen have advanced The
price Of milk TO keep pace with pros
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and gentlemen visitors from different Texas
towns Moonlight rides. dances ami waite
melon suppers have been In order during
the past ten DAYS
Rev. s. w. Thomas returned from BNil.
vile camp meeting today whore he has
been ten days helping in a meeting.
j. =. DHugherty of Houston was in town
today lookltg after his interests here. Mr.
Dnugherv has q branch offce IN this plach
William MnstN son roturnod this nj n.
Ing from Palestine, where he has been for
rev days legal business
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MARKET is DEMORALIZED
SITUATION AS TO POTATOES RE.
MAINS AN INTERESTING ONE.
Trade Is Being Handled in Such a Way
as to Make Quotations of Prices
an lmpossibiIity.

The situation in the potato market con.
tinues TO be a most inter- sting on. AS
was stated In yesterdays Post, the market
is badly oyerstccked and pri .eS We
II mbled materially from the gh | ell
they occupied n week or so ago. Indee /,
1t Is difficult to quote the marke / III.
gently. Those who are oversize 'ked are
selling for what they can get and all sorts
OF rumors regarding prices wera Gu rent
yesterday Until the market settles, which
VIII not be for a week or more, values
VIII no doubt be nominal With con litil :
as they are at present 1t Is quite lmpcs s.
slhle to give correct quotations fir IN day
TO day.
Lemons are still being quoted at from
$5.JodG.0o in Houston These pric nte
quite high, but 1t is fact nevertheless,
that they are lower than In other p ,rts Of
the country where, according to newspap r
quotations. they are being held as nigh ~
6UdG.5c. The demand here Is active and
brisk business is being carried on.
There has been an advance In declduou,
fruits on the Pacific coast Some of II q
new crops are beginning TO move A few
shipments of green grapes have gune out
and shipments are said to be gradually
increasing In size and frequency. Black
grapes VIII doubtless be ON thu move with.
in the next fortnight.
III ere was n goodly supply of frui. ON TIE
market Yesterday. The demand was coed
anu prices We're well maintained.
There is practically nothing doing In
Texas eggs This product is quoted at ga
61sc' but In some cases prices even lower
than these are accepted.