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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-09

george A. jerks. solicitor general of
the United States during Clevelands
first administration. relates the PUNK
sutawney Spirit. Mr.. jerks was attor.
ney for the defehse In big land case
One Of the important witnesses was n
civil engineer. and his testimony was
strongly In favor Of the plaintiff. Mr.
jerks was giving him n rigorous cross
examination. as he felt the necessity
Of discrediting him in the eyes of the
jury.
How long have you been civil en-
gineer?" asked Mr. jerks.
about eight years"
what were you before that?"
"a dentist"
"How did 1t happen. Mr.. Blank, that
you quit the comparatively easy and
lucrative profession of dentistry to be.
come land surveyor"
"For the same reason, | presume,
that you quit the carpenters trade tc
become lawyer. | realized that
was a mighty poor workman"
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Jumped on q Ten Penny Mil.

Th" little daughter of Mr.. j. y. Powell
jumped ON IN inverted rake made of ten
penny nails, and thrust enc nail entirely
through her foot and Il second one half
WAY through. Chambcrlain'S Pain Balm
was promptly applied and five minutes
later the pain had disappeared and no
more suffering was experienced. In three
days the child was wearing her shoe a>
usual and with absolutely no discomfort
Mr.. Powell is Il we'll known merchant Of
Portland, Va. Pain Balm is an anti
septic and heals such injuries without
maturation and in onr-third the time r.
qnircd by the usual treatment. For sale
10y Il. i. Frazer.
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SAW her face in q flash OF
lightning. She was leaning
out of n window of the Ho.
tel Las Palmas, on the st.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-09
Cure kidney and liver troubles, relieve
the back, and build up the whole system

When he had gone, wrote a ram
bling. idiotic note, in which pleaded
for just one glimpse Of her before she
went away. l cited all kinds Of prece-
dent to prove that there would be no
harm at all in her coming to my door
to say goodby. II she would only stand
there for one second, would consider
myself under debt Of gratitude which
the wealth of the world and the humble
devotion Of lifetime could not dis
charge.
After had put this effusion through
the keyhole I knew that it was mon
Strous and absurd. l would have re-
called 1t If that had been possible, and
indeed 1 felt almost small enough to
crawl through the keyhole after 1t.
Judge Of my surprise when I received
this reply:
81 shall bring some flowers to you to-
day at 3 O'clock"
At the hour named my room was In
the incest good order, thanks to Lenny,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-09
Love and
Lightning
BY HOWARD
FIELDING.
Copyright, 1900, by Charles w. Hoole.

ET Y SAW her face in a flash of
IIE lightning. She was leaning
HSse@',..H out of window of the Ho-
1ssSMs.sg tel Las Palmas, on the st.
Johns river, in Florida, and l was in
the next upon her right
She was watching the storm which
had turned the late afternoon into
night. l was sitting upon the floor
trying to realize that for the first time
since my boyhood 1 was really Ill. 1
had arrived upon the steamer an hour
before and had gone at once to my
room.
1t was very hot, and my head, that
had ached in u most peculiar fashion
all the afternoon, began to perform
strange antics and to cease to be the
seat of anything that could properly be
called intelligence. 1 hadn't even sense
enough to call for help. l lay across
the window sill in the growing dark
ness, and a voice seemed to be whis-
pering in my ear: you're withered by
an carly spring. You're dried up, and
you need rain"
The gloom dcepened. l heard few
heavy drops falling upon the trees. In
the grounds between the hotel and the
river people were running for shelter.
1 wanted to call to them, but had not
the strength.
Then came the bright flash, and 1
saw the beautiful white face so near to
me- girls face, pure as an angels
and SO vivid that saw every line of its
delicate moldinG. | even saw the color
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-09

SECRETLY WROTE A NOTE OF THANKS.
and that would have been unpleasant
for the young lady, who might have
been mentioned at the inquest
Lcn"y could never hc got out of the
way ut the right time. r. Q itc'icm
gave me much food For though. and it
became true crisis when received
this note one morning by way OF the
keyhole:
81 am going away tomorrow. My
best wishes for ycCr speedy recovery"
Doctor" said | when the medical
gentleman came in a few minutes lat
en- can get down to the dining room
today"
He threw up both hands.
"pll put you into straitiackct,"
81 i he, "if you say such a thing as
that again."
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THE FACE I so LoNGED TO SEE APPEARED
to whom l contidcd only that l was ex-
pecting a friend. Razor and brush and
comb had done all they could with the
material which they had to work with,
and | was bolstered up, facing the door
and wondering what in the world |
should say that would fit the situation.
There was Il gentle tap. Lenny open
ed the door. | caught glimpse of Il
little trayful of fresh flowers and then
the tall, gaunt figure of woman Of
thirty, with face severe and lean, sur
mounted by square, straight bang
yes, bang, in the best style of the
Bowery. | fell back against the pill
lows aghast.
The woman advanced boldly and set
down the tray upon the table near my
bed.
you are the young lady who has
played upon the guitar to me|' said
family. ut was so kind
Il don't play no guitars" she replied
sternly. Il don't get the time"
sat up suddenly.
"Arcn't you the-the young lady in
the next roomE" l demanded.
There amt no young lady in the
next ROOM" said she. "Mr. Dickinson
of New York has that room and has
had it all winter. He asked me to
bring you these flowers. I'm the house
keeper"
| swung round in my bed and banged
1,n wit l.
faint. rustling sound answered me. l
used to think it was her dress, but
now | knew that it must be curtain
hung before the door to protect clothes
from the dust, supplementary to the
wardrobcs with which the rooms were
provided. There was such an arrange
ment upon Il corresponding door in my
room.
Dickinson" l yelled. IF you'll wait
three minutes till l put ON my clothes
I'll break your head I'm sick man,
but don't you think for minute that
you can make monkey
l was interrupted by cry of alarm,
and then voice cried out:
what is it? Oh, what is it? Are you
worse? Wait; I'll call your nursew
| seized the housekeepers arm and
pointed. spcechless.
Il reckon that's Mr. Dickinson's sis
ter" said she.
The next instant frightened face
but it was the face l so longed to sec
appeared for one instant at my door.
"Oh, l thought he must be alonew
cried the girl. rs he very ill.,"
please, please come ill.," | implored,
and she paused upon my threshold.
Tell me-" l cried, was it you that
played the guitar?"
81 guess net" she replied. II don't
play mach, but my brother plays beau
tiiully."
did he get you TO sing in there one
day.
"Yes," she answered, wondering.
"And didn't tell you whv?"
mo"
Il will spare his life for your sake"
said /.
And then, of course, had to tell the
whole story. She said she thought her
brother was villain and that ought
to call at their house in New York
when got well and punish him.
His Reason For the Change.
The following story is told of Hon.
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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.

WILLIAM S. EVANS,
Office on North street, ELKTON, MD
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-09
Gains in the Back

re symptoms of o weak, torpid or
,tagnant condition of the kidneys or
liver, and are warning it is extremely
hazardous to neglect, so important
is healthy action of these organs.
They are commonly attended by loss
of energy, lack OF courage, and some
times by gloomy forcboding and de-
epondency.
II had pains in my back, could not sleep
nd when I got up in the morning felt
,,Orse than the night before. | began TAX
.ng Hoods Sarsaparilla and now 1 can
sleep and get up feeling rested and able to
90 my work. attribute my cure entirely
10 Hoods Sarsaparilla." Mrs. j. n. PERRY,
care II. S. Copeland, Pike Road, Ala.
Hoods Sdrsdpdriki0
and Pills
Cure kidney and liver troubles, relieve
the back, and build up the whole system.
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His Reason For the Change.
The following story is told of Hon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
PseOs Valley and Northeastern
System Transferred.
CHANGE NOW In EFFECT
General Manager Nudge, CT
Santa Fe, New President.
OrganlzatiOn of other South
western Lines.

The present trip Of Santa Fe officials
10 the southwest has caused mucn com
xnent ia western railroad circles Inc
tour viii result i'm the Santa F. extend
ing lines. building cutoffs and takins
charge Of lines recently purchased
The. Pecos Valley & Northeastern
railroad is the latest acquisition II y
$50 miles long and extends from ANA
rilo. Texas. to Pecos City, n. NJ, tag
ping a valley that through irrigation
has lately become famous as fruit sl-o
stock country. James J. HageIIIls.'
and Percy Hagerman. wealthy fdHc"-
men OF. southeastern New Mexico, were
promoters of the road, but upon the sys-
tenn changing hands resigned their posi-
lions as president and treasurer respect
lively IT, It'll Nudge, general manager
or the Santa f., was elected president
OF the company and j. C. Paul was mace
secretary The shops and general orh-
ces OF the system have been hitnerto II
Roswell. n. NJ. but when the santa e
assumed charge they were moved 10
Amarillo. Texas.
The other elections and appointments
taking effect were IS follows vice pres
ident. D. H. Nichols. traffic manager
and secretary. Don A. Sweet; auditor,
A. L Conrad; superintendent, g. {.
Starkweather- In a speech before the
Roswell Commercial club. President Rip
ley Of the Santa Fs said that that sys-
tenn WOulQ Try 10 MAKE llG EttoS dAACg
more productive than ever. 1t is thought
the line viii be extended from Roswell
to Fl Pas0 and to Albuquerque. N M.
The organization of the South Kan
sas Railway company Of Texas, the Pc
cos River Railroad company. and the
Pecos & Northern Texas Railway com
pany also took place at Amarillo, Texas
The officials are the same as those OF
the Pecos Valley. The general offices,
division headquarters and machine
shops for the combined lines have been
established at Amarillo The officials
viii not return before the middle Of the
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28

and the names Of all present were taken.
A special court under the statute of two
years ago was called and the 406 stu
dents who had refused to leave the hall
were summoned for trial There were
reports that all of them had been con-
demned to military service but there is
no reason to believe this true. The As
ISOLATED Press correspondents infor-
fate of 16 of their number. The uni
versity was closed for the holidays I'M
usually early
The special court held in this city to
try the students who had leading roles
in the theatrical scandals has finished
its work The cases Of two, who threw
galOshes at the actors were referred to
q regular criminal court for trial several
were excluded from the university for
two or three years and 81 were excluded
for shorter periods. The punishment of
the remainder was imprisonment in the
university career for short periods. The
obnoxious play THE Contrabandists' is
scheduled for another trial on January
80 (old style.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
FROM EMPoRrA.

E. Hahn has returned to work after
being of fifteen days.
Kopheld and Smith ran on SCI extra
a few nights ago.
Smiley and Gordon double-headed on
768 recently.
Beauty is on for few days.
A Martin has returned to work after
visiting in the east thirty days
H. Rosenberger is laying OF with the
grip Ault is in his place.
There is new boy at the home OF
Bill DiefendOrf, OF the freight house
Engines Nos 591. $50 and 545 have been
transferred from the Middle division to
the Oklahoma division for service.
Wilcox is laying of for a short time.
Buck is on the sick list.
Engine No SIS, from the Topeka shop.
has been transferred to the Middle d.
vision for service.
Extra 81 went east with Robinson
and Allen
Hartman and Furman went on extra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
NAY GO 70 ENGLAND.
Pennsylvania Boat Crew Expects to
Contest at Henley.

New York, Jan. "a special to the
Times from Philadelphia says:
Instead OF the Cambridge or Oxford
crew coming to America there is much
more likelihood of an American crew
from the University Of Pennsylvania
going to England to compete in the
Henley. regatta this year. Coach Ellis
Ward Of the red and blue said that while
there was little possibility Of an Eng
hsh university crew coming to this
country, the time is ripe for Pennsyl
wanna crew to cross the ocean and at
tempt the task which both Cornell and
Yale essayec in vain. This is the most
promising year in Pennsylvania rowing
history. With five men of last years
boat and a. splendid lot Of material to
work with, Ward says he can send a,
first class crew to Henley and a second
to Poughkeepsie, which If it does not
win will give a good account of itself.
Most men in the crew are strongly in
favor of the Henley trip. Captain
F'Ieckwir stated that in his opinion this
is the year for Pennsylvania to cross
the water. Various members of the
crew have expressed themselves in sim
liar manner, and it is generally be-
lieved that rowing authorities easily can
be won over, now that Pennsylvania
achievements abroad last year are still
fresh in memory.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

E. Greene to J. p. Greene. $500. pit. s. e.
4 25-12-14
F. v. Morse ct al to Julia L. Kelley.
$500, tract on Eleventh street. See
record.
Cora c. Prescott and husband to Cor
della HUFF, $50 lots 413-15 and AZ West
ST., Cross add
Wesley Davis and wife to John Bond,
$50. lot 4 in blk H, ROssville cemetery
The Inv TT. Co. to Media Deck. 1926.
lots 735 and 737 Harrison St, Walnut
Grove add
The Inv. TT Co. to Media Deck, 81.
lot 1888 Harrison st.. Walnut Grove add.
A. G. Bauer ct AZ 70 Sarah G. Wilson,
g. pit. n. W. Il 28-12-17.
A. J. Greene and wife to Jn0. p.
Greene. $500. n. e. u 36-12-14 and g. Is 8.
e. Il and 8. u n. II S. e. n Of 25-12-14
Ino. p Greene and wife to 4. Greene,
$500, pit n. e. 4 36-12-14
The American Loan & Trust Co. to
r. G. Hayes, 81, lots 400 and Al Polk
St, Stringham's add.
L. F. Hefiek ct al, by Cook. to Rachel
G. Chandler, $500. lot 40 and "a. q 427
Buchanan st.
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in the morning. 1t was at the latter
hour that the boys father. who is
farmer, went to his barn to feed his
stock, and found the young man prop
ped up in the family buggy, still sound
asleep. Young Hughes had taken the
pains to wrap a number of robes about
him. This instinct of protection.
which manifested itself while he was
dreamily unconscious probably saved
him from serious results from exposure
The elder Hughes, suppOsing his son
was in Lake Forest, was surprised tG
find him where he was, and his sur
youth protested that he knew nothing
whatever of the hours that interviewed
between his retirement and his awaken
ing in the barn.
He opened his eyes in establishment
and tried to recall some incident Of the
night but it was all a perfect blank to
him. He counted the money in his
pocket and found that he had cents
less than he had the night before. He
decided thereupon that he must have
ridden on an electric car from Lake
Forest to Waukegap- He has no reeol-
lection, however, Of boarding the car,
paying his fare, or of alighting at the
end of the line. The soreness of his
muscles seemed to confirm the SUPPOSE
ton that he had walked the twenty
miles from Waukegan to the farm.
The details can only be guessed at,
but it is certain that the nocturnal
traveller arose from his bed, clothed
himself for cold trip and reached the
destination for which he set out There
was not a scratch on him, showing that
the sense of self-preservation did not
lapse at any stage of his experience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
A TROPICAL HURRICANE.
Great Loss Of Life and Property by
Storm in New Hebrides.

Victoria, B. G., Jan. 2s.-Great devas-
tation and a number Of natives were
drowned by the hurricane in the New
HebrideS on the 9TH, 6th and 9Th OF De-
cember, according to the news brought
by the Airangin- At Herberts Hohe, while
the sentinel was asleep a tremendous
sea carried boats and wreckage of all
description ashore. Innumerable crafts
were wrecked. The steamer Stettin the
steam yacht Tiberard and the govern
ment Stephan were saved by running
to Matupi for shelter.
The mission steamer Kinghsher was
totally wrecked and the government
Whary was washed away.
On December the stone breahwater
wharves gave away and the vessels in
side were all wrecked with losses
amounting to 100.0 600 marks A number
of natives were drowned and many in
jured.
On the arrival at Sydney from Vic
toria Of the bark Defiance, reported pas
sing a derelict vessel Of from 200 to 300
tons, one hundred foot keel outward evil
IDENTIFY wrecked a month or two ago in
"a south. 166 east.
New Catalonia advices tell OF craft
coming ashore at Naketin bay, which
were from a wrecked vessel The lower
half mat was cut through and planks
and spare were pine, yellow painted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
WALKED IN SLEEP.
Student Tramps Twenty-Five
Long Miles in a Night.

Chicago, Jan. 28.-Sound asleep, with
out conscious volition and utterly IN
aware Of his performance until after it
was over. Kenneth Hughes. a student
Of the Lake Forest academy, made his
way at night from his room at the acad-
envy to his country home near Loon
Lake, twenty-five miles distant.
Whether he rode or walked. by what
route he went, or what were his adven-
lures along the way he has not the
faintest glinmer Of knowledge, accord
ing to his story The trip is all the
more wonderful because the young man
had been suffering for weeks with in
Mandatory rheumatism He had ex-
pressed to his parents a desire to visit
his home but deferred the trip because
he thought it would be too painful.
The most the sleepwalker knows is
that he went tes bed as usual in Lake
Forest and was awakened the next
morning in his fathers barn. twenty
five miles distant. The duration Of his
somnoIent state was from shortly after
o'clock in the evening until s o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
Northumberland, Are Blood
Diseases-Cure Free.

It is the deep-seated obstinate cases
Of Catarrh or rheumatism that B. B. B.
(Botanfc Blood BaIn) cures If doctors.
sprays liniments, medicated air. blood
purifiers have failed B. e. 3. drains out
the specific poison in the blood that
causes rheumatism or Catarrh, making
a perfect cure If you have pains or
aches IN bones. joints or back Swollen
glands tainted breath, noises IN the
head, discharges of mucous. liberation
of the membranes, blood thin, get easily
tired. treatment with B. B B. Will
stop every symptom by making the
blood pure and rich Druggists 81
Trial treatment free by addressing
BLOOD BALM Co, 1877 Mitchell street
Atlanta. Ca Describe trouble, and free
medical advice given. RowIey & Snow.
Topeka
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why IRELAND is SULLEN.


New York. jan ga dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Dublin
says: Jno- Redmond, leader of the
United Irish party. speaking at Wex-
ford said. All the world assem- bled in
London, not IN triumph, but in sorrow,
around the bier of her who to English
people at least will live in history as a
great constitutional sovereign. But
Ireland was absent Ireland, OF all her
empire, stood apart suIlen and dissatis-
fed Ask your English rulers why. It
is not because the Irish are hard OF
heart and cold Of nature; IL is not be-
cause of any want Of respect for the
personal virtues of the lady from whose
weary hand the sceptre of power Is
snapped by death It is because the
reign which is just closed has been for
ireland and all the Irish race more dis
astrous than any reign in 300 years
During this reign a million and a half
of our people have persisted by famine,
five millions have emigrated to other
lands.
tsUnder the sway of this monarch
there have been forty coercion acts de-
priving Ireland of her constitutional
rights. What has converted Canada
from a land Of rebellion to a. happy col
ony would transform Ireland tomorrow
from q disafEected to a contented land. >"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
Mr.. MOSS FINDS IT.
Topeka Man Perfects Lamp to
Burn Coal Oil Gas.

J. II. Moss. Of 11O7 Western avenue.
has perfected an invention whereby a
Welsbach gas burner may be used on a
kerosene lamp Mr.. Moss has been
working on the invention for seven
years. and has had his discoveries pat
ented as fast as made Last Christmas
his invention was perfected. Since that
time he has been experimenting with
the burner in various ways and testing
it. The invention il a burner which will
fit on any Of the kerosene lamps of
standard make, and gives a light OF 100
candle power.
inventions by different inventors. and
was the only one Of the lbs that was
anywhere near a successful and salts
factory lamp The one he has lust COM
pleted is FAR beyond that The two that
ne IS now burning in his home were
made by himself and are crudely put
together. but he win soon manufacture
1,Uu0 TO put on the market. They viii
be OF neat and artistic design and viii
not appear bunglesome or out Of place
in any home
The burner Is small. not nearly so
large as a lamp chimney and NAV he
used with or without a lamp shade. The
flame from the wick is very small The
gas Is generated by the heat in a little
cOnlcal chamber directly over the flame
ana afterwards passes up and is burned
as ordinary coke gas. The gas burner
may be taken or and a wire screen put
on, converting 1t into a chemists lamp
The lamp is safe. an explosion being
practically impossible If it is over
turned the fame viii go out automat-
ically; otherwise there is no way for the
lamp TO explode. One gallon OF oil viii
burn for about eighty hours. so it may
be readily understood that it makes an
inexpensive light. 1T needs no care
after once being started
a great many men have spent time
and money In trying to perfect 2 light
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
SALE OF METsKER RAILWAY
Judge Orders the Sale of sedalia
Line.

Jefferson City, No, Jan. 2S.-Tn the
federal court today the Sedalia street
railway was ordered sold under fore
closure proceedings of first mortgage
bondhoIders of the Kansas Loan and
Trust company and second mortgage
bondho1ders of the Trust Company of
America of New York Judgment has
been given for the Kansas Loan and
Trust company for $218, 1868. and for the
Trust Company of America $53, 800.
Commissioner John Mont gomery, Of
Sedalia, will fix date of sale in ten days.
The property has been in the hands of
receivers for several months.
This is the railway which was owned
by the late D. c. Metsker, ex-may or of
Topeka It was placed in the hands OF
a receiver before his death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
TWO SCHOOL HOUSES
They viii Be Built Next Sum-
mer at Cost of $4,000.

The school board viii soon commence
preparations for the erection of two
new school buildings to be built next
season. The Lowman Hill and Sumner
schools viii be rebuilt this year at a
cost Of $4,000. Two lots adjoining the
old Sumner site of four lots at Fourth
and Western avenue have been pur-
chased and six lots in Lowman Hill on
Morris avenue and Eleventh streets for
the LOWman Hill school. The proposed
Lowman Hill building viii cost about
$4,000 and the Sumner building $40, 900.
In addition to this heating plants will
be put in Garfield and Grant schools.