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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-15

In The skull. and sometimes the little,
long door was open and we school chill
dren could peep In and then run for
our lives. n was an awful sight. But
the old doctor got too old and fat to
practice and sent 10 New York for
his nephew Dr. Philo d. Wlldman. a
student OF Valentine Mott. The great
New York physician and surgeon He
was as smart as HIS tutor and went 20
cutting and slashlng our people just
Ike killing hogs. lie Strengthened
cross ewes and sewed up hare lips and
cut stones out OF bladders The ago
nlzlng screams Of Door little John
Thompson, my schoo mate. still haunt
me, for he was simply dyiag OF stone
IN the bladder and the doctor cut It
out II was as large as pigeon egg,
and the little boy got well. My broth.
or and Jim Craig studied under Wild.
man, and when they wanted a stlfi
they would 60 out TO the Redland
grave yard In the night and dig up a
fresh buried corpse and haul 1t to a
little room back Of their Office and cut
It up and boil It down and make a
skeleton of the bones. | went with
them ono night and helped them to die
W negro, but somebody rocked us as
we were taking it out and we had to
run for our lives, for they threatened
to shoot. That satisfied me with the
business and never went again.
But our little town wasn't big enough
for Wildman and so he moved to Co
lumbus and made a great reputation.
About that time the yellow fever Wis.
tied Savannah, and Wildman believed
he could stamp it out and that he was
immune, but he wasn't. He took the
fever right away and died. 1t Is a Gu.
rlous coincidence that three doctors
from our town went to Savannah to
fight the fever and every one Of them
took it and died.
But was Eliminating about the suf
fering and agony that the advance in
surgery and physic has saved mankind
and l rejoice that Crawford Long has
been given the first place in the Hal
Of Fame. I was at school in Athens
when his discovery was made, but The
magnitude of it was not realized unit
long after. l was one of the first t
have a tooth extracted by the use o
his lethean.
Let me rest a while, for | am veal
and nervous, and, as Byron said
my visions fit less palpably before
me-"
have just enjoyed a good, long let
ter from my old school mate, Nathan
Crawford, of Lincolnton. He is thu
honored school commissioner of thu
county and will die in harness, l reck
on. He is in his eightieth year, blu
we were classmates, for he was one o
those sure and slow boys, while wa
precocious and uncertain. Only thre
of us left now, for Tom Alexander
living at Rome. Nathan writes a good
old-fashioned, cheerful letter AM
says that he never stole Frank Alez
ander's watermelons, and hints that /
was OVerton Young and a boy Of m,
name. The only reason that he didn'
steal them was that he boarded witt
Mr., Alexander and got plenty withou
stealing. 1t is too late now for him t
assume a sanity morality, for Ton
and I still live to testify, But it wa
good letter and the memory of Ma
Crawford is always comforting and re
freshing
Now for goou, long rest.-Bill Arr
in Atlanta Constitution
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-15

them near TO the oak and hurried on 20
Bethel Us this not a lesson for some of us
Ia these days. We have spiritually declined
90 have lost the peace that once wc had
Che power that used 10 be- ours. lct as go
back TO Bethel and pray as we used TO
pray read toe Bible as wo used 20 read b.
spend the Lords day MS we used 20 spend
e. give ourselves 10 God again. 4 doubt
not but tnat Blessing viii Dee ours without
measure. There are some other events
which we ought to keep u mind in the liie
Qi Jacob % appreciate tho teSt One WAS
the death of Rachel us he came near 90
Bethlehem. have seen lac tomb in which
it d said her body was placed and this Is
recorded in The 3jth chapter of Genesis.
the lG,h 20 the 10Th verses, And they
iourneyed from Bethel and there was but
little way 90 come to EDhrath; and
Rachel Travelled, and she had hard labor.
And IL came 10 pass ne she was m hard
abor that the midwife said unto her. Fear
not, thou shalt have this son also. And n
zane to pass. as her soul was in depart
ng, for she died, that she called his name
Ben.oni but his father called him Benia'
min. And Rachel died. and was buried 10
be way 10 Ephrsth, which is Bethlehem
The other was his loss OF Joseph. For
twenty years he had mourned him. There
are some cries that are crushed ont OF his
heart which enable MS to see and under.
stand his grief, rs, for example shall
40 down 10 my grave mourning" and
lqain "Me We have bereft Of my children.
Joseph is not Simon is not and now you
viii take Benjamin from me-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-15

Free medical dispensaries connected
with the thirty medical schools Of
Chicago, together with the dispenser
les conducted as charities. give aid to
105,939 patients every year at a total
cost of s44,229. Forming the greater
part Of this cost are 124,25O prescrip-
tions at 20 cents each, and 10000 Wis
its, costing on an average Of 16 cents
each.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-15

w hat is death, O what is death?
lis slumher to the weary,
lis rest to the forlorn
his shelter to the dreary,
us peace amid the storm,
us the entrance to our home,
lis the passage to that God
Who bids His children come,
WhCu their weary course is trod."
Bury me with my fathers" he said
Genesis 40: 29-3l. "And he charged them
and said unto them, l am to be gathered
unto my people; bury me with my fathers
IA the cave that is in the field of Ephron.
the HIttlte. In the cave that is in the
held OF Machpelah, which is before Mamre
ia the land of Canaan. which Abraham
bought with the field Of Ephron. the Hit.
tlte, Tor possession of a bury-place.
There they buried Abraham and Sarah.
his VIE; there they buried Isaac and Re.
bekah. his wife, and there I buried Leah .
and that must have been a great process.
sion which started from Egypt to Canaan.
/ can think Of another procession a little
like 1t. In 1881, not far from Luxor. a
great ind was made of kings and Queens
ut place called Del III Babri. For lone
time the tourists had been picking mn
pieces Of jewelry and other va,u9bles
which the scholars knew belonged to the
kings and queens Of other ages. and al
last after much work it was found that
q discovery had been made Of the greatest
valne, and wien the representatives 0f fha
Toy ernment Wa1a thsir Way 10 De- Fi
baaU tney rcaV f9und She mummy. ~ ~.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
Prosperous Condition.

Inc Diamond State Telephone Com
pam,' 8, first annual meeting since acuuir-
in% AL the telephone systems of the Pen
in%ula. was held one day the past week.
at Dover hcl.
The rel .pit of the Secretary and Treas
urcr showed these figures Cash in the
drawer. Nt6J.Ol; bank balance. sd. H.
30: plant, S3o4,"O9.G2; office fixtures,
S29U; charged accounts. $2.G:If.3S; total.
H.}:i3.:3}:3}22.3l. Liabilities. bonds and mort
cages. S221.0OO; capital stock issued.
100000; total net gain for 1900, S.
332.31
These directors were clcctcd-Harry \.
Richardson, DIR. +. :. Anderson, George
NJ. Jones, Richard Il. Kcnncy, stephen
Slaughter, of Dover; ID. j. Fooks, of
LAUREL II. l.. Evans, of Wilmington.
The directors elected Mr. Richardson
presidents; DIR. Anderson. vicc-presidcnt;
William II. Baker continues as general
manager, and II. IL. Eckert as assistant
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
BRIDGE AT HAvRE DE GRACE.

hltl y il-N iNIs l'Is ''ie-hN -
One of the reporters of the Baltimore
Sun, visited the SuSquchanna on Mon
day. and after referring to the piles of
ice, the temporary railroad, etc. makes
the following remark, which. we believe
is the first time any of the city papers
have thought there was any weight in
the reasons given by the citizens of Port
Deposit. why they should not be an
nuNlly drowned out of their houses. and
their property destroyed
I'VE met mt IIavre de Grace Il number
OF citizens of Port Deposit, and we found
them scnsibly alive to the danger to be
apprehCndcd when there comes Il break
M. The lower part of the village they
think will doubtless be flooded. and much
injury to property is anticipated. The
great matter of conversation appeared t"
Be- the propriety of allowing the Railroad
Company the privilege of building Il
bridge at Havre de Grace. AS matter
Of course parties are dividcd-Some are
for and others against the grant; and the
reasons of the opponents of the measure
certainly have weight y very pretty
quarrel all round. we take it. they will
have, when the matter comes before the
Legislature of Maryland"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
TIE McCRE.ARN CASE.

{ We had notice that we would receive
n communication from the upper part of
this county. relative to the late alleged
case of kidnapping. but nothing of the
kind has come to hand. TIL" people there
assert, generally. that the girl Rachel
Parker, is free beyond the possibility Of
a doubt Ii is also stated. that Il second
post norton examination of the body of
Miller diScloses the astounding fact that
he had been poisoned with arsenic brfor"
the hanging. We shall look with some
interest for the publication of the evid-
cncc on which the assertion is founded.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
CECIL WING
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Extracts From Issue OF january 81, 1852
=. L. RICKETTS,, Editor

mintS with Il long pole and let the ladies'
! hear them roar. Well. it is hard to
please MI TASTES, and it is much to be re-
GREETED that some tastes are 80 durrnvpd
that they must always be fed on others
faults. or. else are not satisfied All
can say TO such is, that when ! deem it
necessary To stir up the animals. that
they be sure to keep out of the way. lest
the end of the stick may touch them in Il
tender place.
Owing to the extreme cold together
with the unusual depth of SNOW, but
little outdoor business has been attended
to here. for the past few weeks. Al
though it has laid an embargo on work.
il has opened up Il source of enjoyment.
i'll the way of slrighing to all who have
the means and opportunity to partnke of
il, and they seem determined to enjoy il
to the full. They have Il merry time of
it; the bcauN have their hands full in
Slcighing the bellies. and the bellies in
their turn, (taking advantage of the priyi-
leg" guaranteed them by Leap Year, are
staying the hcnnX without mercy. Poor
fellows they rush to their destruction.
lttl" needing the fat" of their prrdccrS-
SOrS.
The Railroad Agent nj f,lktun has
taken upon himself To contradict the re-
port that some one connected with the
ToHd had appropriated the hurthcn cars
to his own use in carrying wood to the
city, To the exclusion of the farmers and
others on the route. Perhaps the gentle
man miSapprchcndcd my remarks and
thought the report had some alluSon to
him or some one in Cecil If 50. as
sure him il was far from my infection TO
connect him in any way with it, The
report to which alluded hal reference
to d0ingS between IIavrp de Grace and
Baltimore. If the agent speaks by au-
th"rity in reference to the whole line it
is well. and of course must clear all
Others connected Herewith from any i'm
putatiOn of the kind.
by the Baltimore papers of to-day.
see it announced that the Supreme Court
hay" decided the great Wheeling Bridge
ease adverse To the Bridge Company. de
claring it an obstruction to the naviga-
ton of the Ohio, and must be removed
II is an important decision ANA will for
ever set at rest the attempt to bridge the
HHvigal!c waters of the SuSGurhHuna ut
IlHvrr de Grace. The principles in
NolV"d III tn" tW" eases are alike aud this
decision cannot he reversed
PETER.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
DEATHS.

GA the 9th of December, 1851. at his
residence. near Springfield. Sagamon
county. Illinois, the Rev. Enoch Mcgredy
in tn" IIth year of his age. The sub
jrrt of the notice was Il native and long
9 Resident of this county. He removed
To his adopted State in 1897, where he
rendered himself cmincntly useful in his
local sphere. as 'preachcr of Righteous
ness. Temperance and Judgment to
come" Many who read this notice will
heayc Il sigh and drop tear. in rcmem-
hrancr of departed worth.
For who knew Enoch Mcgrady and did
not love him? He died as he lived
trusting in God-and departed this world
with bright assurances of home in
Heaven through the atoncmcnt of Jesus
Christ. W.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01

Sales today of 900 barrels Howard street
brands ut Sl.25; subsequently 300 bar
rclS were reported Il S4.1S Nothing do
in% in City Mills. There are buyers ut
49,. Rye flour S3.Sl. Sales of 300
barrels City Mills Corn Meal at - per
uHrrr.
Grain and ScedS.-Thc receipts of
gr,iu are small. and only by wagons.
We quote good to prime red wheat at SS
to 80 cents: white 9S to 81 90: and such
as is suitable for family -four 81 to Sl.O3
per huShcl. Corn qUiet-smaIl sales of
white and yellow at 30 to 60 cents per
huShr!. Rye q to II cents. Oats - to
SIS cents. Clover Seed Sl.15 to S4.SI per
hushrl
Wilmington Market. January 29th.-
Wheat Flour. S4.37 to MG2: white
wheat. 30 cents per bushcl: red wheat.
81 cents; oats. - cents; flax seed 81 20:
corn. Jj cents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
PETER
LETTER FROM ROWLANpVILLE.

Mr.. EditOr:-Our iron works cannot
run on account of the scarcity of water,
and the great amount of ice ON the race.
The Su>qurhama remains about the
same. except the ice must be growing
weaker
Mr.. NJ. +. Shore. the Superintendent
on the Tidcwatcr Canal. had his dwell
inG consumed on Friday night last. by
fire. with most of its contents. The scar
city of water and extreme cold. prevent
ed much from being saved. 1t is said he
was not insured: he commenced rrbuild-
ing Immediately. He is most indus
triou> and entcrprsing man.
\ gentleman in our vicinity bought
last week, twenty-five partridgrS alive.
10 keep them until the cold weather is
over.
The Octoraro remains pretty hard
frozen.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
PRACTICAL. pHRENOLOGIST.

Mr.. w. \. Hill. practical phrcnoogist.
has been in town the last ten days. lie
mas examined the heads of many of our
prominent citizens, and his delineationS
Of their character are Strikingly correct:
che having been able to detect and point
aout, not only their known qualities of
tmind, but their more minute faculties
and fluctuations. known TO themselves
4dlone.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
MARRIED..

In New York City, on the 2Sth inst,
10y the Rev. Henry Il. Smith, ID. D., the
Rev. Ephcr Whitaker, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of Southold, n. v,
To Miss Hannah Haria. only daughter of
the late William Il. Forse. of Morris
county. New Jersey.
On. Monday, the 22nd inst. by Rev.
Andrew Barratt, Mr.. Absalom Hyland
to Miss Anna Colt
On the Doth inst, by the same pastor.
Mr.. William h. Maulden to Miss Martha
y. Clarke.
On the same day by the same, Mr..
Samuel Adridge to Mrs. Sarah B. Rut-
ter, all of this county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
LEGISLATlR RE.

bng the proceedings of the Lcgisla-
IF local character. we notice that
was granted Mr.. Smith to report
( lakiug valid decd from Jane Pat
On to Calender Patterson; and to
Ricketts, leave to report II bill for
! protection OF sheep in Cecil county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
Mr.. wheeler CT Md of HIS Rheuma-

during the winter of 1898 | WAS so
lame in my joints, in fact all over my
body. that could hardly hobhle around,
when bought bottle of Chamberlain :
Pain Balm. From the first application
began to get well. and was cured and
have worked steadily all the year R
Wheeler, Northwood, y. Y. For sale by
K. Il. Frazer. ElktOu. Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
HARTRIDGIIS.

One of our correspondents states that
Il gentleman at Rowlandvillc. has pur-
chased twenty-five liv" parridg"s. which
he intru IS /" keep I'LL The winter is over
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
NE FEARED he HAD LOST

When WI Ting Fang, the famous Chin
csc Minister to Washington, irritable and
somewhat forgetful from severe cold,
missed one day from the front of his cap the
immense diamond he always wears there,
he was dreadfully frightened. A friend
pointed out that the statesman had mad
vertently donned his turban wrong side
before, and that the diamond was safe n
the rear. Had WI Ting Fang been wear
ing Benson's Porous Plaster ON his chest
or back to cure his cold, he never would
have doubted its location. He would have
felt it doing its work, warming and max
ing flexible the torpid muscles, extracting
the pain and soreness, promoting the free
circulation of the blood, stimulating the
skin and lungs to proper action, and so
diSSol0ing and banishing the malady. Thus
we perceive, beloved friends, that
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
ELECTED TREASURER.

f'Hr. James :. Owens was elected State
%l,,asuror on Thursday. by the Lcgisla
turr, in place Of Or. Dennis Claude.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
THE BIG DIAMOND ON HIS HAT

while pretty thing to look upon, was Of
no practical use. But Benson's Plasters
are supremacy useful. They relieve and
cure govt, rheumatism, neuralgia, colds
on the chest, lame back, etc., so quickly
and completely as to make you wonder how
it can be. Better no,o,-well tomorrow;
that's the way they work. Get the genu-
inc. All druggists, or we will prepay post
age on any number ordered in the United
States on receipt of Csc. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists, ny.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
POSTMASTER At ROYAL OAK.

Jonathan 5. Willis has been appointed
. postmaster nj the Royal Oak. Talbot
county. vice Thomas &. Nicols, resigned.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA,


BROAD STREET STATION:
For Elkton, $50, 6.25, 9.12, 11.23 A.
NJ, ZIG, 4.01, 4.4G, 5.O1. go, and 11.2S
=: NJ, weekdays. Sundays. $50, 9.12,
1l.23, y. NJ, 4.46, 5.07, 7.31, and lips
FOR NEW YORK.
Express, weekdays. 3.2O. 42O, 40,
300, 5.1S, $50, 7.33, $50, 9.O3 $50,
%1O.21, 100 \. NJ. 5000 noon, 1885,
"1.oO, 40, $3.50, 300, 800, 100 Iim-
tied Sid, $500, SOFT, 600. 7.O2, "SO5,
1000 Z. NJ. 12.O2 night. Sundays, 800,
40, 40. 800 SIS, S.25 $50, *1O21,
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Limited, Slid. go. *5.5G, $50, 7.O2,
$500, 1000 +. NJ, 12.O2 night
*Dining Car.
For Boston, without change, 1850 A.
NJ, weekdays and sos p. NJ, daily.
FOR THE WEST.
$40 A. NJ. daily, Pittsburg, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis.
Dining Carr
1925 A. NJ. daily for Pittsburg and
Chicago. CNo coaches to Pittsburgh
Limited to two Buffet Parlor Cars.
ll.4o y. NJ. daily, Pittsburg and Cleve-
land.
burg. Chicago, Cleveland, Toledo, Gin
cinnati Louisville, and st. Louis. DIN
ing Carr
1870 T. NJ. daily, pittSburg. Toledo,
Chicago, Louisville (via Cincinnati), In
dianapolis. and ST. Louis. Dining Carr
SO p. NJ. dailv Pttsburg, Column
bus. indianapolis, Louisville, and st.
Louis.
$50 p. NJ daily, Pittsburg and Chi
n
11.05 p. NJ. daily. rittsburg, Cincin-
natl, and Cleveland
11.20 p. ". daily, Pittsburg and Chi
cngo; daily for Knoxville via Shenan-
doah Valley Route; for Cleveland, ex-
ccpt Saturday.
WEST JERSEY & SEAsH0RE RAILROAD.
October Is, 1901.
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
LEAVE BROAD STREET STATION
via Delaware River Bridge, Express
$40 \. NJ, and III Z. NJ. weekdays.
Sundays, $40 a. NJ, III p. NJ.
LEAVE MARKET STREET WHARF
Express, 900 a. NJ, 200, 400 go
minutcs). and ZIG p. NJ, weekdays.
Sundays, 900 and 1000 \. VI.
Leave MARKET STREET WHARF
rs follows
For New York, Express. 900, 94S A.
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For Seaside Park. Island Heights and
Long Branch. SD \. NJ, and 400 2.
NJ, weekdays. Sundays, $50 A. NJ.
FOR CAPE MAY, SEA ISLE CITY. OCEAN
CITY,
Avalon, Stone Harbor, Anglcsea, Wild
wood. and Holly Beach-EXpress, 900
y. NJ. and 400 p. NJ, weekdays. Sun
days. 900 y. VI.
For Somcrs' Point.-EXprcss, 900 \. NJ,
300, 400 and 5.lG =. NJ, Weekdays.
Sundays, 900 and 1000 4. NJ.
For additional information apply to
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]. B. HUTCHINSON, J.R. WOOD,
Genr Manager. Genu Passenger Agent,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
II did not sleep a
night for seven long
weeks"
weeks

That prolonged period of sleepless-
ness is most expressive OF the pain and
suffering caused by wo1nanly diseases.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
Mexican Mustang Lininent

readily Rheumatism and Leg Weakness in Poultry
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01

1t is pleasant to con-
trast the medical in
efficiency which said
III could not b c
cured" with { h e
prompt and perman-
ealt cure hected by
the use Of Doctor
Piercc's Favorite
Prescription. This
great III, licine for
women establishes
regulari,, dries en-
feeblinG rains, heals
infanllnaio ion and ul-
ceration and cures
female V ak ness.
III take -eat pleasure
III rcCoi ending DR..
piercc's edicines to
other str ing women"
writes \ :. Mary Adams.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
Mexican rlustang Lininent,
Important Notice.

MEXICAN
from
Wholesale
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01

mctlced -.ng Or. Pierce s Favoritc Prescription
and Pleas mt Pellets After taking two bottles
could sep all night and after taking six
bottles Favorte Prescription and two of
Solder Iedical Discovery and three walls Of
'p1easaul Pellets my case was cured. I had
told NY hu band that 1 would have to die, as it
seened I uuld not live. He told me to put faith
In DR.. ri frc's medicines, for il had cured others
and would cure me. So it did. and thank God
and your 1uedicinc for saving my life"
DR.. pierce's Common Sense Medical
Advise, 1908 large pages, is sent free on
receirl Of stamps to pay expense of
mailing N.Y. Send 81 one-cent stamps
for the book in cloth binding, or only 81
stamp tor the paper covered volume.
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

N1ILLlAM s. EVANS,
Otilce on North street, ELKTON, MD.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-01

BROAD STREET STATION:
For Elkton, $50 6.25, 9.12, 11.23 A.
NJ, ZIG, 4.01, 4.4G, 5.O1, go, and 11.2S
=. NJ, weekdays. Sundays. $50, 9.12,
%, \. NJ, 4.4G, 5.O7, 7.31, and 11.2s
L. NJ.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-12-18
A Judicial RetOrt.

Sir William Meredith, chief justice Of
Ontario, Canada, was formerly a very
prominent politician as well as ia
nous lawyer. He was especially noted
for his success as prosecuting attor-
ney, and few criminals escaped convic-
ton when he addressed the jury.
During one OF his political campaigns
he was speaking at a meeting in the
city of London, his native town. The
audience was turbulent and he was
frequently interrupted. Finally voice
from the gallery cut into one Of his
finer flights with a sarcastic "Oh, go
and get your hair cut!'
Sir William, who wore his hal,
somewhat longer than is usual, was
stopped by a burst Of laughter. But
as soon as lie was able to make him.
self heard he turned the laugh and won
the audience by this reply: "AIy friend,
IL I'm not mistaken, I've had your
hair cut before thisr'-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.