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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-12-12
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THE YULE-LOG OF SORROW.

Fergus Hume in Philadelphia Ledger.
ut is Il white Christmas of the tradi-
| tional kind" said the man.
"And therefore should be happy one, .
observed the girl Remember the old
rhyme, Cyril:
ga Yuletide green,
Brings grief, l ween;
A Yuletide white,
Doth bring delight -
Cyril Rixton shrugged his shoulders.
1.-The rhyme speaks false, then, said he
"No amount of white could ever bring de-
light into this bowling wilderness, let alone
happy Christmas.
They were standing beneath an oak OF
mighty girth, which spread wide its leaf
less boughs. 1t was the only tree of any
size amid that waste of snow.
In Rixton Park the woods had long
since been leveled to the ground, and
around the only surviving tree stretched a
dismal expanse of ragged stumps half bur
ried in the freshly fallen snow. To the
right, on the rise of the hill, stood the
Tudor Grange, which had sheltered so
many generations of Rixtons, but here
after was to do so no more.
Cyril had every cause to feel aggrieved
as he gazed upon this dilapidated demesne;
for, in truth, it was more like an Ameri-
can lakewood clearing than an English
park. The timber had been cut down and
sold to pay interest on the mortgages with
which the lands and Grange had been
charged. There had been no ether way OF
settling the debts, which had been allowed
to accumulate for years. And even then
it had been in vain.
What Regency Rixton had begun Vic
torian Rixton had completed. And now
it had come that with the New Year the
estate was to pass into the hands of strang-
ers. Since the Wars of the Roses the
family had dwelt in the Grange, but the
hour had now struck and the doom was
upon them. and the heir, who was no heir,
looked his last on his lost inheritance. 1t
was bitter moment for him, and even
Hilda Markham could not console him.
Yet her presence and sympathy should
have been some consolation, for she was
his afianced wife. When young Rixton
had returned from Oxford, two years be-
fore, he had found a new inmate at the
Vicarage, none other than Mr.. Markham s
niece. and with her he had straightway
fallen in love. He did not know then
that he would have no home to offer her.
She was clever student at Girton, ne q
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blaze in the Grange hall as the funera
pyre of all the Rixtons There is an ole
rhyme about it, too. Come up to the
house, Hlda, and I'll show it to you.
can tell you the story on the way"
at is strange that | have never heard
of this tradition.
ooh, | dom know" replied Rixton,
bitterly. eve have had so many troubles
to mourn over that there has been no OPP
portunity for thinking or talking of much
else. But now that Sir Philips prophecy
is about to be fulfilled l expect the whole
countryside will recall the legend. "
ga prophecy, you say?
sWell, kind of prophecy. It's it dog
gerel rhyme, as such rubbish should be-
Sir Philip was certainly no poet.
"Who was hep
"a Jacobean ancestor of mine, who
lived in the reign of the second James.
He had fancy for that oak yonder Have
YOU never wondered, Hilda, why of all the
trees in the park that one was left stand
ing?''
eyes; sometimes it has struck me as
odd. but have never thought of asking
the reason. Tell me about it, -
They were walking up what had once
been the avenue, and the crisp snow
cracked under their feet. Cyril tucked
Hilda's arm under his own and told her
the legend. She listened attentively. An
idle tale for an idle hour; so they thought
it, vet the result of the telling surprised
them both in after days.
"In Sir Philips time that oak was al
ready of goodly size" began Cyril, ''and
there was nothing about it to distinguish
it from any other tree in the park. 1t
gained its fame as the gallows tree of Sir
Philip S son. Young Walter Rixter fought
for Monmouth at Sedgemoor, and, taken
prisoner there, he was tried and condemn
ed by Judge Jeferies at the Bloody AS
sizes. Nevertheless his life was spared for
time, for King james wanted money,
and Jeffries offered to pardon the rebel if
his father would give fifty thousand pounds
to the King"
FIFTY thousand pounds! Was Sir
Philip SO rich, then?''
"He was and he was not. 1t seems
that his grandfather had gone to Peru,
and while there had found buried treas
ure of the Incas consisting of jewels. 1t
was reported that he brought this home
with him, and the knowledge of it came to
the ears of Charles |. He also wanted
money. He tried to get the treasure from
Sir Philips grandfather; but the old man
swore that the whole story was a fable
declaring he had no jewels. james II
tried the same game with Sir Philip him.
self, and offered to save Walters life, as I
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graduate of Balliol. She loved him suffi
GENTLY we'll to engage herself to him. She
was studious, accomplished and eminently
| feminine withal. He was an athletic,
hearty young Englishman, and one of the
best. So they suited one another well
enough, and in due season became engaged
in the sober and sensible fashion of their
unromantic kind They were neither pas
sionate nor sentimental, but they loved and
trusted one another with heart and soul.
And had things but gone with them as they
should have done they would have been a
truly happy couple-sedate and comtorta-
ble making no noise in the world, but
leading the drowsy, respectable life which
became them as magnates of their small
sphere Alas, it was not to be :! Fate
knocked at their door with a message of
parting. Now they were spending their
last Christmas together in their old home.
"The last Christmasr' sighed Hilda
with SILVER.
"The last for time, dearest. Cheer
up! The sun will shine again, although
he is now behind cloud, and precious
black one. There is still fortnight till L
leave, and you must not forget that 1t is to
Africa I go, which is the modern Ophir.
Who knows but that shall make my for
tune there and return to buy back the es-
tate?''
II hope so, oh, I do hope so, Cyril.
But can you really bear leaving your
father p
eff can leave you 1 can leave him.
Besides, he will be comfortable enough in
his own way From the wreck OF our
fortune there will be about three hundred
year for him, and that will be enough in
the village down there. >
Enough! Oh, Cyril, think what he
has been accustomed to.
Cyril sighed in his turn.
"True, true. But you know the say
ing, Hilda: You can't eat your pie and
have it. IF my father had been more
careful in his youth he would not have to
turn out of doors in his old age. Yet L
suppose he is not altogether to blame. My
reat-grandfather started us downhill in
George Tvs time, and now we have got
to the bottom at last Nothing remains
but to burn the Yule-lo of Sorrow and to
clear out. .
sThe Yole-log of Sorrow
Here it is Cyril raped the tree
trunk with his stick s'Don't you know
the storyg'
''No," replied Hilda, curiously. 'Tell
it to me. / love stories. The Yule log
of Sorrow How strange! What does it
mean?
''It means that this old tree will be cut
down in a few days SO that its trunk may
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HANDKERCHIEFS

said. But in his turn Sir Philip denied
the existence of the jewels So Jeffries
had his son hanged on yonder oak.
elbow terrible" said Hilda. ''But
there could not have been any jewels, Cy-
ril, or surely Sir Philip would have saved
his sons life
Il agree with you, especially as in none
Of our family papers can we find a trace of
this Incas treasure At all events, Wal
ter Rixton was hanged within sight of
The Grange, and Sir Philip died few
months later, heart broken at his loss
Then the second son inherited the estate,
and we are descended from him. -
''But what about the oak p
ooh, Sir Philip left will in which he
ordered that the oak upon which Walter
had been hanged should not be cut down
until such time as bad fortune turned the
Rixtons out of the Grange. Then it was
to be leveled, and its trunk brought into
the great hall, as the last yule log of the
family, to be burnt at the last Christmas
festival When all the trees were cut
down to pay our debts the Walter oak
alone was spared; but now that the end
has come, my father intends to use it as
the yule log this Christmas.
'eThe Yule-Log of Sorrow
eyes, it may we'll be called that, for
there is nothing but sorrow before the Xix
tons. Wait in the hall, Hilda, and I'll
fetch you the rhyme spoke of. 1t will
interest you. .
In the hall, with its lofty oaken roof
and sombre stained glass windows, the girl
found Cyril's father with her uncle. They
were seated by the great hearth.
"You must be frozen to death, my
DEAR said Sir Graham, leading her to
his own seat. ''Warm yourself at the
fire.
Nothing like wood Tor royal blaze,
said Mr.. Markham, ''but one needs fire.
place like this to make it in, eh, Rixton?''
1.-THE royal blaze is yet to come, Mark
ham, on Christmas eve.
"Ah, you are talking of the Yule-Log
of Sorrow, Sir Graham, said Hilda,
warming her pretty hands. "Cyril has
just been telling me about it. He's gone
to find the prophecy for me to see.
cit is not a prophecy, replied the Bar
onet, testify, ''ouly some wretched dog
gerel, meaning nothing that l can see.
Sir Philip lost his reason after the death
of his son, fancy.
s'Small blame to him, grumbled the
Vicar, rubbing his thin legs; show would
you like to see Cyril hanged at your own
door, Rixton ?"
s'Oh, uncle, don Il
81 am afraid no more Rixtons viii be
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-12-12

anything Candy
Guaranteed all
Barrels of Candy low &c per pound
Sizes of Candy Toys tact
will you buy elsewhere before seeing our
STOCK We have a and complete line OF
Staple Cakes and az
Ras1ns
Apricots Oranges lemons
Chocolates OIL oil the BRANDS OF fo
We and Chewing IOBAC Sa rGes
fact Also
Schools ofaU kinds
of could possibly get
quilt trade large and NICE line Oh
Dolls Toys Money Banks China bes
of all kinds as nne
lin his money.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-10

effective, no corporation engaging i'll the
commerce which is within the jurisdic-
ton of Congress can keep its condition
secret No such corporation can do
business in fictitious capital or watered
stock. No corporation can Cypress any
rival. whether corporate or individual, by
any unlawful practices. If it do, it will
he on the condition that every one Of its
managers becomes personally liable for
its debts and its torts, and will be liable
also to heavy criminal liability. This
bill depends for its validity on the CON
International and interstate commerce"
But with all due respect for the opin-
ions of Senator IIoar, ii is an undcniabc
fact. that the belief is rapidly gaining
ground everywhere throughout the count
ry, that the most ctlicaciouS method of
dealing with gigantic Trusts. is TO take
away from them some measure Of the
Tariff protection that our triumphant in
dustlieS no longer require. On their own
admission. they can manufacture in sue
ressful competition, with any manufact-
uring nation on the face of the globe.
If this be true, the only effect of high
tariff is to increase their profits, and
confirm them in the liberty to exact high
nr;.aS NS a rnntninn,rorv forpihly nutS
it. the stronger they become. the more
advantageouSly they can produce, and
yet we still permit them to mulct the
consumers, TO sell abroad 80. 30 and 100
per cent. cheaper than they sell at home
through an excessive tariff which the
nation needs no longer. The immediate
duty is to modify the law which OBJ
StructS our industrial civilization, and re-
peal the taxes that serve no purpose
but to heap up profits for large COM
panics, ut the expense of every inhabt-
ant Of this country.
The most effective weapon which the
Government may WELD to curb the evils
that accompany the trust is the repeal of
high import duties. The worst offense
which trust may commit is to raise
prices unduly and reap profits that it
does not need. 1t is enabled to make ex-
tortionS from behind Il high tariff wall
with impunity to itself and with ruinous
effect upon the public at large. If the
trust We're not permitted to manufacture
except in free competition with the world
II would lower the prices of its products
and become in all essential respects Il
rightful instrument of production. Hav-
ing exercised this function the State will
hav" performed its principal duty in
regulating the affairs of the trust
II is a duty which needs now to be
discharged, and calls for the courageous
and prompt employment Of the powers
Of Congress.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-10
HOW ANTHRACITE COAL BECAME
4 DUTIABLE.

" AD1f punished as the people of
- this country have been by the
~ Coal Strike, they at least ow"
- to it. the knowledge of the way
in which anthracite was placed on the
free list There had never been II tariff
duty upon anthracit" coal. When tn"
Dinglry bill was sent To tn" Senate
from the House. anthracite was among
the articles for which no duty was pro-
vdcd. The Senate Finance Committee
sent the bill to the Senate with a provi-
sion for Il tariff of ~ cents ton on
anthracite Nobody would hav" il that
way. As the bill passed the S"nat" and
became Il law. it contained this para
graph in the free list: Coal, anthra-
cite. not specially provided for i'll this
act, and coal stores ON American YES
sells" But there WAS another paragraph
in the SundrieS schedule Coal. bitum-
nous. and all Goals containing less than
10 cents per ton" This was the little
joker that placed tariff on anthracite
in an underhand and v"il"d manner that
would have done credit to Il sneak thief.
No commercial coal in foreign countries
contains 90 per cent. Of carbon, and
hence no coal under that clause. can
come in free Of duty. Anthracit" rs well
as soft conl must pay the 81 cents tariff.
Senator Platt and other members of
the Finance Committee who may have
been imposed upon will only brand them
selves as guilty by any attempt to cover
up this piece Of trckcry and fraud. They
would do well to make II clean breast of
il and point ont the guilty person; other
wise there will be stigma upon every
member Of the Senate Finance Commit
tee who considered the Dinglcy tariff.
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THE RIGHT TO FLOG UNRULY PUPILS.

"u' 1: . ,'ts Of an. "';' as ra i" S"
- generally to unruly pupils. we
welcome decision just rendered
by Judge Holland. presiding in the Cir
cult Court Mt Salisbury, that public
school teachers are legally authorized to
fog unruly and disobedient pupils. be-
cause the teacher has sole authority over
his or her pupils in the school room. and
may exercise that authority so long as
the punishment is not unmercful or in
human. The Judge holds, that the
teacher stands in the position of the
parent or guardian in the matter of cor
recting II disobedient pupil and that
parents should uphold teachers in main
tanning order in the school.
The Judges decision was rendered in
the case of Il boy. who had willfully dis
obeyed a teacher, by leaving the school
room without permission, and for which
he was punished by suitable fiogging
arrested, and whom Justice of the
Peace fined one cent and costs for the
illegal, but well deserved castigation
Upon appeal TO the Circuit Court, Judge
Holland after hearing the evidence. re-
versed the Magistrates decision. it APP
pearing that the punishment was de-
served, that it was not brutal, and was
not inflicted by the teacher in anger
Judge Hollands decision received gen
eral approval in Wicomico county. as it
should everywhere, it being apparent
that if public school teacher is to be
taken before Il Magistrate every time he
or she properly Furnishes an unruly pupil,
1t would be next to impossible to MAIN
tain decent order i'll any public school
room.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-10
EASTERN SHORE PROGRESS.

"HE prosperity of Maryland dur
ing the past year was not linz
Il tied to Baltimore and to the
various sections Of the Western
Shur. That far-famcd Peninsula to
the east, where politicians are made by
inspiration, instead of by experience, has
been a thriving participant in the bount
les Of prosperity. The genius of her
peopl" has been devoted Il little more to
commercial affairs and little less To
politics, thereby adding substantially to
III" Shores material welfare. without as
Vet losing any of its marvellous expert
ness in the art Vt "cornering" the best
prizes III the gift of politics. In other
words, the Eastern Shore is maintaining
it's l"ug-rstablishrd average of political
success and at tn" same time is multi
plying the lines Of It's business success.
\ vigorous type ~ enterprise has leap
I'd into existence down there which is
nanif"Sting itself in robust progressive
hess Things arr. assuming diversified
aspect which i inS7 increasing the on
purluniticS To max" money. The Eastern
Shul'" people hav.. their hands ON the
pul~,. of three h:- cities and the live beat
If each respective pulse is 1uickoning the
Peninsula into Il rrsuuuSiyc show of ami
nation.
TIL. pa>r yrag mas witnessed some
long strides in n forward direction. Local
r4piral has united wifi, ou+sidr conitol
in adding to IT,. .a,rnlrr of proftoblc
industries This haas npnnad nm onouph
new fields Of Labor g., enable MI classes
Of ,rnr;mru rLa.,.., demand and to go
cure. h,,trr wage. I. mas also lorroIv
.u.,;r,r,,nI ,bn iuf.,,, .,r .o,nov - cooaIr
,rnp,r,iuu Of UI..l, ha. litborto gon..
elsewhere Ia ..rrrra.n commodities
which or,. now manufactured ,irb4 tharo
m homo
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-10
BENEVOLENT PROTECTION.

w 2 HEN the Dinglcy Bill was on
d wv its passage i'll the United
States Senate, II Senator
asked-"What is the neccs.
sity for taxing Coal 2"
ITO protect and care for the coal pro-
ducers of our country" replied Senator
Allison.
Now, that these coal producers and in
dependent operators, are eXacting from
ten to twenty dollars per ton. from the
shivering mid winter consumers of the
country, and many are actually suffer
ing from lack of coal. how pleasing to
humane ears, sounds this economic ca
benevoence.
Do the greedy operators in coal PRO
tect or care for the needy consumers of
this domestic necessity q On the con-
trary does not the protection they receive
under the unjust Tariff Tax, better en-
able them to perpetrate this monstrous
injustice upon the people ?
Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Moody,
we'll said, that the anthracite tax, was
struggled into the Dingley Bill in .
sneaking and cowardly manner.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-10
ELKT0N, ND, JAN 10, 1908.

"HE Methodist Church Thank
Offering of twenty millions of
Il dollars which has just been
completed by the followers of
John Wesley in this country. attests the
life and vigor of modern McthodiSm.
Now they propose New Hymn Book
to be compiled by the branches of that
denomination both North and South.
That should sound the key note of the
final reunion Of American McthodiStS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-10
.ENATOR HOAR cnnmernt.

TENATOR HOAR rnumerates ten
of the chief evils of the Trusts.
w. but fails to mention one evil. by
no means the least wrong prac-
ticed by thcm,-the robbing of consumers
by arbitrary prices put upon their pro-
ducts, in many cases higher than those
charged foreign consumers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-10

TIE oEoiL WHO 10 ON SALE AT EVERY
nKwe STAND IN CECIL ooUNTT-aMp n
SERVED BY sPEciAL CARRIERS IN ELkTo~
NORTH EAST, CECiLToA. CAEsAPeAHe
CITY AND PORT DEPOSIT.
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS WILL
REoElvE NO ATTENTION.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-10

Secretary Hay has practically conclud-
ed negotiations with DIR. Herran, the
Representative of Colombia, and is now
awaiting the decision Of the Colombian
Government in regard to the treaty.
which will authorize the construction of
the Panama Canal. The terms of the
treaty as they now stand provide for an
initial payment to Colombia of $4,000
600 and an annuity of 100000 begin
ming in ten Years and continuing there
after for all time, or as long rs the
| nitcd States shall maintain the canal.
1t is believed that these terms are per-
Sonally satisfactory to DIR. Hcrran. the
Colombian Minister. but he fears that
they will not meet with the approval of
his countrymen. To sign II treaty which
did not meet with their approval would
be dangerous. 1t will be remembered
that when Senior .\ndradc. the NeneZcu-
Ian Minister. secured the intervention of
TIA" nitcd States in the Venezuelan
boundary question his countrymcn were
50 pleased that they elevated him to the
presidency. but-when the decision of the
court of arbitration failed to satisfy all
the demands of the NcncZurlanS. Castro
led II revolution which dcpoScd Andradc
AND compelled him to flee to Paris for
his life.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-10-17

ooO dozen Ladies' and Chiidren and 1n
fine wearing goods, per pair, 1OC
90 dozen Baby Cloaks ranging from 76c up
5O d0z Boys Knee Pants winter weight 4Oc.
goods, cheaper than you make them), only AOC
We have the finest line Boys Clothing town. LOWEST PRICE
Ask to Beautiful line of Gents Clothing, more
than your moneys worth in this department
Come and see our Hats for Men and Boys They the
pest IN the country-all sizes and latest Styles
Come and let us show Ladies' Solid slOo
Biggest Line of Blankets in town from Soc. up
The Finest Line of sateen Comforts from S100 up
250 Chidren Cloaks all Sizes all kinds coors 81 25
and complete line Jackets styles right
Come and buy Fus the pre-
Our line Of Skirts just in the latest styles and & "a IN $0
made from the best goods @l.Ju ~ ~
1000 yards Oxford Waist Goods, beautiful iKn
newest out worth 80 cents, price, ivO
% Nice line OF Skirt goods. Come and price them.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-10-17

10000 wards iched Domestic yard wide worth
1-2 cents per yard our price,
5000 yards Checks good value at l-2cts 1r
price,
5000 yards If Bleached Domestic good 1-2 cents Er
quality price,
5000 yards Best Shifting value all the
country price, -. =
5000 yards Outing Flannel, regular price IL cts,
price,
15 600 yards Flannel regular 12 cents value,
and cheap that, price. ~
5000 yards White Flannel good quality cheap at
% CENTS for AS0
The biggest line O Linen in town, ranging in
price from Is s. IS 90 and SOc Worth double the price,
800 dozen Towels prices l0c. pair to $lOO
pair worth oouDe bhe price.
so Napkins worth 81 d0zthey the kind Rn<~
that will ornament any table, price, OON
so dozen Ladies' Walking Hats, ranging from IS cents Er
to s. 25, our price, AOS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-06-08
AVENTURAS De MASIN.

La anciana do vuelta, girando sobre 81 mlsina
en- busca de 10 quo lie ndicaba sobrno este va 1us
ra de peoro en- ell mismo escape Su tia Pau-
lima quedose I'm momento suspense, luego romPio
rer franca de buena gana.
-Esta vsto que voy hacer carrera de csc cni-
oulo aunoue 10 cuegue mo stante haber 1ugaoo
conpigo haciendome desganitar para uamar'o' ouS-
earle todo ese tempo? La locura heredarla Nngun
nerro veo puede aprender nuevas resas tan Den como
las Que va saba de antique. Pero nunca abuse de mi
bondad como en- estos das. Pa1ece qe adivina 10 que
mas ha de mortifcarme que que puede prooar
ouitarme paciencia por un minute hacerme rer'
Todo ms 10 trasueca puedo pegarle Tin moJlcon.
no re 10 crmplir mi deber chqulo que aoilsa
de mi boudad tan cierto el Sef1or exse FL arool
de eu eo Sc endereza como dcen los buenos bros va
Sc ie las consecuencias de mi debilidad las tocare-
mos ambos @ yyo. Pero. es el hijo dc mi propa d.
funta herana Sc me despedaza Ell cora2on cada vez
one Que me veo en- la precision de castigare. Stem
pre- me renluerde Ia conceucia por mi deblidad me
proneto ser severa en- adelante. Sc me abanda el
corazon - y vovemos q las andadas. Asi como asf, e.
hombre nacido de rujer dice Ia Escritura es de
vida revs LENA de contraredadss. Esa tarde jugara
connaigo me engatusara, mafana me we're obigada
hacere trabsar bados, cuando todos los mucha-