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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-01
Serious Accident.

William i.ort. fer number Of wears
employed at the Elkton Gas Works. met
with very serious accident while ut
work in til" Diamond State Steel Com
panyS plant Wilmington. Del, on
Thursday. He was working on Il seat
foId helping Ia pnt in SOME gas appara-
tn,. when he fC!l to III" ground. dist
1nce of about twenty feet One arm was
broken aud he was badly cut about the
head. He wa~ taken to the Homeopathic
Hospital of that city. for treatment He
will recover
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-01
Against Race Tracks.

We are glad to note that the citizens
of our county seat are taking such decid-
ed steps toward the exemption of Cecil
county from the provisions of any bill,
lccal or general that would invalidate,
abrogate or repeal our anti-gambling law
which the recent bill entered in the
House of Delegates seeks to repeal. We
trust that it may no longer be known as
the Gloucester of Maryland. Rising
Sun Correspondent in Oxford Press.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-01
MRS. EDWARD PARROT.

Mrs. Carrie y. Parrot. Il respected
lady of North East. wife of Edward Par
r"tt. died on Sunday last, from conSump-
ton. aged 81 years. Her funeral was
held on Wednesday. lntcrment ut North
East VI. f. Cemetery. She is survived
by her husband and several children.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-01
MRS. JOHN CARR.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Carr died at the
residence of her husband. John Carr.
near Bank. on Thursday last week. aged
SiNty-two years. She is survived by her
husband, one son and two daughters.
The funeral took place Monday morn
ing. Services and intcrmcnt at Cherry
Hill.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-01
ESTHER ANTHONY.

Esther Anthony. the infant daughter Of
MI and Mrs. William anthony. of the
First district. died at her home. on Sun
day. and WAS buried at Galcna. on We'd
nCSllay afternoon.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-01
New Rural Mail Routes.

Several new rural free delivery mail
routes will be put in operation to-dHy in
Cecil county. Two routes - ont from
Port Deposit. oM" NOR" from Rising sun.
and one will make North East Il centre.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-01
Director of oxford Fair,

William q. West. of Sylmar. has been
elected II director of the Oxford Fair AS
S"ciation, t" till the vacancy caused by
the death Of l.. G. lightfoot. of Calvert.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
HIS NOSE WAS SAFE.
But His Nerves Were In a State OF
Cold Chill COlIapse.

81 was sitting on the veranda of
far western hotel one afternoon" said
the Boston drummer, "and was lazily
pipes you ever saw when out of the
tail of my eye saw that a native down
at the other end of the veranda had his
gun sighted at me. They were wild
lot around there, and l couldn't tell
whether he meant to shoot me or the
pipe. The chances were in favor Of the
pipe, however, and 1t seemed a good
chance to test my nerve. 1 made up
my mind to let him shoot and to pre-
tend careless air, but I'm telling you
in the ten or fifteen seconds Of waiting
the sweat came out at every pore and
my heart pounded my ribs sore. I felt
sort of tick at the bowl of the pipe,
that the bullet had passed through the
pipe. 1 got brace with my hands and
feet and waited for a second bullet,
and it went through the bowl after the
first. 1 sat there until his fourth bull
let had hit the pipe and knocked the
bowl off the stem, and then the shooter
sauntered up to me and laughingly
said:
Excuse me, stranger, but thought
it was imitation
"'Same as you are,' replied.
'My gibe hurt him, but he was man
enough to tell everybody about my
nerve, and the boys Clipped in suffi-
cient nuggets to buy me this fifty dol
lar smoker. Say, do you know what
happened to me when l made an ex-
cuse to so up stairs after my old corn
cob? had no sooner got into my room
than my knees gave out, chills galloped
up my spine, and I'll be hanged If 1
didn't faint away and lie there for ten
minutes. 1t had suddenly occurred to
me that the bowl of that pipe was only
six inches from my nose while the fel-
low was doing his shooting, and have
not yet got over touching my nasal
organ now and then to see If 1t Is
safe"
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
CATHERINE HIS RULES.

The rules, inscribed on a tablet now
In the Hermitage, the famous st. Pc
tersburg Museum of Art, are as fol-
lows:
1. Leave your rank outside as well
as your hat and sword.
II. Leave your right of precedence,
your pride and any similar feeling out
side the door.
III. Be gay. but do not spoil or gnaw
anything.
". Sit, stand, walk as you will,
without reference to anybody
V. Talk moderately, not loud, so as
not to make the heads or ears of others
ache.
VI. Argue without anger and with
out excitement.
VII. Neither sigh nor yawn, nor
make any one feel dull or heavy.
VIII. In all Innocent games. what
ever one proposes. let all join.
IN. Eat whatever is sweet and Savo-
ry, but drink with moderation, SO that
each may find his legs on leaving the
room.
y. Tell no tales out of school. What
ever goes in at one ear must go out at
the other before leaving the room.
Whoever offends against rule y shall
never again be admitted.
Our grande dame will call these rules
her Ten Commandments.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
Dining His Rest.

In the early morning Invent to the
postoffice in an Alabama town to in
quire for mail, but found l was half
an hour too early. I was walking away
when the colored janitor who was
sweeping out called to me and asked:
"Was yo' procrastinatin' around yere
arter yo'r mail. sah?'
Eyes. but see I'm too early"
"Yes. sab, too airly. An was yo' a
stranger in dis town.
"Yes."
"An' hain't yo' no one to talk tor
mo"
Den, sab, If yo' don't keer to elimi-
nate about de street fur half an hour
20 can stop right yere, an I'll do my
best to considerate de reciprocity of de
situashun an make yo' feel to homer
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
The Terrapin Disease.

The terrapin is thought to have much
influence in causing sickness, and the
terrapin disease is either a rheumatic
affliction about the chest and ribs or
possibly some pulmonary trouble. The
association of the terrapin with diseases
in this portion Of the body doubtless
originates from the fact that the ribs
of the terrapin are not free, as In the
case of most of the higher animals, but
are united into one piece.
b An Indian who was i'll applied for re-
lief to a shaman and was asked, Did
you not when boy tie strings to the
terrapin's tail and worry the creature|
The patient admitted that he did.
"Wen," said the medicine man, that
Is what is the matter. 1t is the terra
pins turn now, and the terrapin is pay
ing off old scores. You have the terra
pin sickness, and all your ribs have
grown together and to your breast
bone"
The shaman administered the proper
remedy prescribed in such cases-I for
get what 1t was-and the man thought
he was cured.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21

The Subtraction In Travelling Alone.
"0h. the pleasure of eating alonsfs
wrote Charles Lamb in one of his moas
expansive 'e;ters. We are not quite sure
how serious lie was in the exclamation.
But change ''eating" into travelling"
and there may be found thousands who
will echo the cry Thackeray thought
there WAS nothing to equal 1t. Louis
Steven. on. in the Cevennes, made the
same discovery for his donkey cannot
he said to count,
Jean raul Richter. though he did not
live in tou ~ times, was too accom-
plished' an individualist (of the senti-
mental kiudl not TO harp on this music
al string. Il hold the constant regard
that we pay in all our actions to the
Judgment OF others as the poison Of our
peace, our reason and our virtue"
Translated into palmer speech, Richter's
yaF]s may read thus. Unless you can
have your own way life is but poison.
ed pl.l'le"
CuIzCn, Stanley De Windt, Miss
Kingsley, Landorl u. host of smaller
ni,n aud womch have acted on the
saiae assumption And as in larger
travel. better known as exploration. so
also in the less stately yet more pleas
urable trips" of common life After
a full purse there is nothing so good fos
the vagrant as free hand.-C. Ed
wardes in Speaker
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
INDIAN PRAIRIE DOG HUNTS
The Little Animals Are Deemed a
Dainty Dish by the NavaJoes.

The Little Animals Are Deemed
Dainty Dish by the NavaJoes.
The Navajo Indian, while he cannot
be prevailed upon to eat rabbit, Is
greedily fond of fat prairie dogs. Large
communities of these small animals
abound on the western plains, and the
Navajo has resorted to many ingenious
methods for trapping his coveted dain-
ty. One of them is by the aid of bit
of mirror placed at the entrance to a
burrow. When the animal ventures
from his bedroom, deep under ground,
he sees q familiar image mocking him
at the front door, and he hurries out to
confront the impudent intruder, when
he is pinned to the ground with an ar
row.
But the most effective method Is
what the Indians call the rain hunt. AS
soon as the steady downpOur of sum-
mer rains begin every Navajo who can
walk repairs TO the prairie dog village
with hoes, sharp sticks or any digging
implement. With these they hollow
out trenches that will lead the storm
water into as many burrows as posi-
BILE. Soon a little stream is pouring
down each small home, and the inmate,
much disturbed, pops out to see what
the matter can be. Many of the ami
mails remain under ground until they
are drowned, and their bodies float to
the surface.
After such a hunt, in which many
pounds of prairie dogs are generally
secured, there is feast for many days
in the Navajo huts.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
Habits of Seals.

The habits of seals are very interest
ing. The very young seal Is helpless
in the water until he is taught by his
mother to swim. She takes him into
the water daily on her fin and dumps
him in. and when he gets tired Of
floundering about places him on her
fin again and returns to her camp.
When the young seals are well grown,
they suddenly disappear with their
mothers and the bull seals. No one
knows where they go, and their return
is equally as sudden as their departure.
The bulls are the first to put in an ap-
pearance at the camping ground.
When they arrive, they commence at
once to prepare a camp for their mates,
which they stake off, and for which
they fight until they die. In the mean
time the female seals remain quite
distance from land, floating lazily on
the water and seemingly having good
time
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
Perfectly Plain.

Uncle Rastus, who was seeking in
formation concerning mushrooms, had
been referred by a preternaturally sol
emn student to the professor of botany,
and, with hat in hand. he was address
ing that dignitary.
Would yo' mind tellin' me, Mistah
Mandrake" he said, how to 'stinguish
a musharoon FIN toadstool?"
Willingly" replied the professor.
I'm the first place, you must remember
that the Amanita phalloides, or deadly
agaric, closely resembles the Agaricus
campestris, or edible fungus, which is
our common variety and absolutely in
nocuous. Next, it will be necessary to
fix firmly in your mind the distinguish
ing marks or characteristics of the
Agaricus campestris, which are these:
like scales; gills Of brownish purple
when mature; stalk solid and approx
mat&ly cylindrical; ring near the mid
die Of stalk; base not Dubious and not
sheathed by membrane. The distin-
gushing characteristics of the Amanita
phalloides, or deadly agaric, are these:
Pileus destitute of distinct eXcres-
cences; white gills, hollow stalk; large
ring and prominent bulb at base, with
membranous upper margin. Bearing
these points of differentiation fully in
mind you will never be at a loss to
determine which variety you encounter
in any given case"
Eyes, suh," said Uncle Rastus, turn
ing his hat round and round in his
fingers. 81 un'stan' dat all right, but
how's 1 gwine to tell 'em apahtT'-
Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
Bound to sound Their "H.p

The English middle classes have had
so much fun poked at them for drop
ping the letter ''h" and for carrying IL
forward and placing it where it should
not be-. possibly thus to obey the laws
of compensation, that they have be-
come sensitive on the subject, and
many aspirate the 'h" with double
force when the letter should be aspi-
rated. Instead of saying "before him."
rs Americans do, with light aspira-
tion, they will say before him." taking
a full and deep breath when they utter
the second word. shooting it out as II
1t came from a popgun. Dropping the
'h" is not new for ordinary English
folk. 1t is new trick to aspirate II
with double the force required.-New
York Commercial Advertiser :,
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
The Heee,.itx OF salt.

Although in treaties on dietetics salt
figures as a condiment, 1t is universally
recognized to be something more; IN
deed 1t is an Indispensable element Of
the food Of man and animals. A well
known authority asserts. says The
Medical Press and Circular. that when
ever the annual consumption Of salt
falls below twenty pounds per head Of
population the public health Is likely
to suffer. The deprivation Of salt does
not produce a definite disease, but re-
duces the vitality Of the organism as a
whole, 80 that the victims of admins
trntive measures which restrict the
consumption OF salt more readily fall
prey to prevailing epidemics, as well
as to endemic maladies.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
THE WAY OF A TORNADO.
One That Was Remarkable Both In
Appearance and Action.

"a tornado that was remarkable both
in appearance and in action was one
that travelled from Texas across Okla
homa and Indian Territory in May,
1896" says Earl w. Mayo in Ainslee's.
"a man in Sherman, Okla, who had ex-
ceptional opportunities for observing
the storm, inasmuch as he was caught
up In 1t and carried several hundred
yards before descending to earth again,
is certain that it was not funnel
shaped. He says Of 1t:
1T looked to me like a great ball Of
vapor rolling over and over toward
me. When I first saw II distinctly, it
was at hill perhaps an eighth Of a
mile away. 1t seemed to be about 250
yards wide and 100 feet high. The mo-
ton was that of a ball rolling over and
over, not spiral, and it came on rather
slowly, perhaps thirty miles an hour.
Whatever the ball of cloud struck was
lifted right off the ground.
I saw 1t pick up house after house
between the hill and me, and the cloud
seemed to be full of flying boards and
timbers. When the ball reached Mrs.
C.'s, the house nearest me, 1t went
straight up of its foundations. The
house remained intact until It was
about twenty or twenty-five feet from
the ground, then 1t burst open and the
fragments few in all directions. 1t
looked like an exploding bomb. The
corn and cotton standing a hundred
feet on either side Of the storms path
were uninjured, but whenever the
cloud struck the higher ground it
spread out. covering a wider strip of
the surface.
"'When the cloud struck me, went
up lightly and easily and the sensation
was not unpleasant, but I came down
hard and was badly shaken up, al
though not seriously injured. On the
highway north of Sherman fence wires
were torn from the posts and pounded
into the hard surface of the road dis
tance Of two or three inches.'"
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
ON THE VERGE OF SUCCESS
The Easy Steward and the Auda-
ciOus "Grafter."

ciOus "Grafter."
A man walked into one of the up
town college clubs one morning and sat
down in the smoking room. His air Of
assurance was hardly in accord with
his tattered clothes. 1t was carly, and
none of the members was about. He
rang the bell, and the steward re-
spoDded.
''It seems good to get back into the
club again." he remarked
'Yes. sir" said the steward.
81 used to be member here, but I've
had hard luck and can't afford it any
longer"
YES, sir; I'm sorry. sir" said the
steward.
"By the way. I'm little short of car
fare this morning." said the nervy
stranger. Gould you let me have ten
cents until | call here again?"
The surprised steward reached into
his pocket and handed out dime.
"Thank you" said the man. Now,
I'm also a little hungry, having had no
breakfast. Do you suppose you could
ule lltlIS IuIlSHSOh'
The steward was stupefied by such a
display of nerve.
"And a little whisky with dash of
bitters would not go badly with the
food"
The steward fed as one Of the men,
bers entered. The stranger saw the
new arrival and rose hastily.
81 am too early for my friend" he
said as he walked toward the door.
81 will return later" Then he added
in an undertone, which the doorboy
heard: 'Too bad, too bad! That stew
ard was easy. He'd given me the club
If I'd asked for 1t. It's a wonder those
members wouldn't stay away" The
man of nerve walked down the street
with his head bowed in deep thought.
"How to get that luncheon without
paying for it, was his theme.-New
York Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
The Time For Planting Bulbs.

The Itme fOr flanttnS Du1DSs
There is no definite rule to be laid
down as to the length Of time in which
bulbs should be left in cold storage.
AS a general thing, top growth will not
begin until root growth is completed.
This nearly always takes from six
weeks to two months. 1t is therefore
generally safe to begin bringing Octo-
Der planted bulbs to the living room ia
December. Those desired for later
towering can be left in cold storage,
where they will remain dormant as to
top growth. By bringing bulbs to light
and warmth at intervals of a week or
ten days we secure a succession OF
bloom which makes it possible for US to
brighten our windows with their beau
tiful flowers during the greater part Of
winter.-New Lippincott.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
THE WOMAN WHO TAINTED.
A Lesson on Courtesy In a Crowded
London Theater.


Here is an example Of the courtesy
and good feeling Of the twentieth cen
fury. How are we to account for it2
The worst of It is that In such case
the innocent suffer for the guilty. When
a woman does really faint, there will
be some hesitation before she receives
q seat, consolation and brandy.
In an overcrowded pit of one of the
London theaters the other night lady,
who was standing, suddenly became
very faint, and another lady sitting
near kindly offered her her seat. Not
only this, but, seeing that she did not
recover quickly, she went and fetched
some restoratives from the refreshment
room, whereupon the lady quickly re-
covered and began to thoroughly enter
into the spirit of the play, apparently
quite oblivious Of her benefactress.
As time went on she was asked by
her benefactress IL she would object to
her sitting down again. But the other
would none Of 1t. Now have a seat
1 mean to keep itP' she replied. Where
upon her benefactress gently reminded
her that she had paid for her seat aQd
thought that she had every right to Ne
turn to it. But no amount Of talking
would apparently move the former.
A gentleman sitting near, having
watched the episode, leaned forward
and said, do you intend to give up
your seatr' NO." was the reply. Up
ho cprono aud peuflv lifted her ont of
1t. An onlooker said to lady next to
her, 'T like that man." THANK you,"
was the reply; "he is my husband"
There seems to be no limit to the re-
sources used by some people to secure
what they have not paid for. The lady
was no more faint than any one else In
the audience.-London Free Lance.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
Oyster Shells,

One thousand bushels Of shucked
oysters leave about LOO bushels of
shells, which accumulate In great
heaps about the shucking houses. The
oyster shells landed on the shores Of
Maryland during the last ninety years
have been reckoned at $4,000. 900 tons
"a quantity twice sufficient to over
load and sink every sailing vessel.
steam vessel. barge and canalboat In
America.
To make good tea and coffee the wa
ter should be taken at the first bubble.
Remember continued boiling causes the
water to part with Its gases and be,
come fiat. This Is the cause of much
bad tea and coffee.-Ladies' Home Jour.
nal.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
Saved Him From Torture.

There is no more agonizing trouble
than piles. The constant itching and
burning make life intolerable. No
position is comfortable. The torture
is unceasing. De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve cures piles at once. For skin
diseases, cuts, burns, bruises, all kinds
of wounds it is unequalled. ]. S.
Gerall, st. Paul, Ark, says: From
1865 l suffered with the protruding,
bleeding piles and could find nothing
to help me until 1 used De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes COM
pletely cured me-" Beware of counter
feits. Kerr's Pharmacy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
A Civil Word.

A French king once said: "If civil
word or two will make a man happy,
hs must be churl indeed who would
not give them to him." If this feeling
were acted on, how much happier the
world would be! We may say of this
kindly temper that it is like lighting
another mans candle by ones own,
which loses none of its light by what
the other gains.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
An Anecdote of Genius.

The following anecdote Of Leigh
Hunt was once related by "Orion"
Horne. Horne on a bitterly cold day
in winter went to see Hunt, and found
him in a large room with a wide, old
fashioned fireplace. He had dragged
his piano on to the hearth. close to n
large fire, leaving only room for HIM
self and his chair, and was playing
with the greatest enjoyment.
''AIy dear fellow" cried Horne, ARE
you aware that you are running your
piano forever and ever in that heat?"
81 know-I know" murmured Hunt,
"but IL is delicious"
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
Threw Up the s,onre.

His Loving Spouse (who has been
talking for five minutes without
breakl-rd like to know, now, what
you've got to say for yourself. When
you went down town told you exactly
the kind Of bath sponge wanted, and
you wrote it down, and now you bring
ME this miserable, pitiful, good for
nothing. What are you throwing that
sponge up in the air for?
Mr.. Meeker-My dear, it's the only
thing I can do.-Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
Reason, For Hi. Belief.

do you think. young man." he said.
"that you will be able to take care Of
my daughter Flora in the style to
which she has been accustomedr
i think so, sir" answered the young
man confidently. "She refused to 20
to the concert with me last week be-
cause she said she had nothing to
wear '"-London Fun.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
StraiGhtfOrWQrd,

He-You mustn't believe every beg
gar who comes to your door.
She-But this was no common beggar.
He was sea captain who had lost ev-
erything in a shipwreck.
He-How do you know he wasf
she-He told Straightforward story
about how his ship went to pieces on
the coast of Observation-Disclosures
Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
SleeDy Grasa

Sleepy grass is found in New Mexico,
Texas and Siberia. 1t has a most in
furious effect on horses and sheep, be-
ing strong narcotic or sedative and
causing profound sleep or stupor last
ing twenty-four to forty-eight hours. 4
horse after eating 1t is pitiable OBJ
ject. its head and tail dropping, It's body
quivering and sweat pouring down its
sides.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-21
Excluded Him.

Hell saw an interesting educated
pig the other day that
She-Oh, indeed! L
He-Come, now! Don't say it! You
were going to say you suppose looked
in mirror, weren't you?
She-Not at ALL 1 don't consider you
interesting or educated.-Exchange