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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
REVOLVER CHECKS
NEGRO RAViSHER
Young Woman's Encounter With Dusky As
saiIant Near Kirkwood

Miss Sarah SHpp. aged Is. Of Kirk
Wg1d. Dol. had an ugiy experience with
4 negro H.,ui.Hnt our night last week
who WAS letter caught by Detectives Rat
ledge ana Hawkins and idrmiicd by
the young wr'lrln. He is - years old
and is known aS Jamr>l White. alinS
"Lum.' formerly of Wilmington. Miss
SlrI, who is Il daughter of l.. Il. Sapp.
tender of the Delaware RuilrNHl bridge
over the canal, lives with small brother
in kirkwood. On the night of the as
>lu.t she heard voices, out>iGc the house
and the remark. this WGuld hc a good
time to- stay here. She put some things
in Il BASKET. umnng others Il revolver.
and with the EDN started down the rail
road to her fathers homo mt the bridge.
The hoy said swmr one WAS running
after them. Presently Il negro appeared
and asked roughly how far it was to
the bridge Getting NO reply. he threw
his coat. which he carried on his >hrul-
der. over the girls head. grabbed her by
the threat. threw her to the ground and
began to drag her down the hank. She
got hold Df the revolver and fired. when
the negro yelled "Drn't kill me-" and
fled. She fired again. and the bullet. it
is thought. grnZcd the negroes shoulder.
which hcaIs mark seemingly made hy
the ball. and he cried out aS if hit when
he disappeared. White was tracked by
means of his coat. given Il hearing on
Monday ami committed for Court. which
will give him a :r2Cdy tlial.aS the Grand
Jury is now in session.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
P, B. 6 WIS New telegraph Line

The new telegraph line of the T., B.
" W. Il. X. has been completed between
Wilmington and llavre dc Grace. Each
pole carries three eight pin arms. The
Postal Company has the wires strung on
the lower arms and those ON the two
upper ones are for the railroads. use.
Foreman Leonard Bay.is and force
Of ten men went to BAY View Junction
on Tuesday to work on the line from
that paint to Havrc de Grace. The
poles are already up Qs far as Middle
river and the line viii he completed as
rapidly as possible. From Philadelphia
the line is finished South to Norwood
and will be pushed on to Wilmington.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

The County I,orur's sro.on onrnnI
.an the ElktGl grounds on Saturday with
= yotrwrfthv. if onr-Sttpd contest he
tween the home and Port Drpo~it teams,
,rr foru.v winning bv Il score Of ! to
%. The grounds are now in almost rrr-
feet condition. The first hall wuS t.,l,-
ed from II, Stand hy Novnr DeiL,.
MclicnIry WAS in tin ton rim and ljd
lot allow a single hft to th, visitors,
He c.y, but enc base ON Lous and
s,ruck rut thirteen hattrIx. Rut tv., Of
tIc var.u'~hcl reached frSt ly,so ,gd
thcu only in thr ninth inning with one
man out ore got thrrr pn ro,r halls
"','' '",' .'''' wa az w, W., ~ N'iN'""',
second ard a,Dthcr at first johnson
caught hi-h fonl fly near the grand
stand which hD Il" ned to Mclirnncy.
who lad v..lI first. and The runner
of hi, .r' ,'.. u-ht. Ill tu. in
field wuI. w.. !ir hut the on. arld rot
but one ,aa. .. 4 ~ tI Finla ut cen
ter Harris pitched " Il foI The wis.,
tons. >tlilil,g ,.,t t.. men hu, allowed
nine hit Numt tr.'i four ca.r.l.
in left field in fine STYLE. Following is
the sror, by innings
E,lU0n .........l | q q . u q q VI
PuH i.,r,~it... % u o o q q q q 90
Earned mr,-Elktun. ,. Two ha<p
hi,.,-p. Jackson. II. Brown. stolen
ha.as-F. Brown. Denny. .L1hm,rn. Left
on ha>,.-Elklun. 10: Port DDpr>it. |.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
A New Industry

Mr.. Paul $. Dewitt, the son of cur
respected follow couutian Mr.. John T..
Dewitt has begun the manufacture Of
favoring extracts. powders and per-
fumes at his hcme nWr Providence, in
this county. MIR. Dewitt has been en-
gagged in this line of manufacture in
Philadelphia. and is regarded as an eX-
rert in comrounding these goods. He
is an industrious and progressive young
man. and the Wing wishes him abund-
ant success.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
Odd Fellows To Take Outing

National Lodge. |. o. o. F.. of Elk
ton. will pay fraternal visit to JEFF
fel,Son Lodge of Wilmington. ON Thurs
day evening. and enjoy the lattcrS hos
pitalty after the c!o&e ol the meeting.
The visitors will take the y. m. eN-
press which will stop here for their ac-
commOdNtiOn.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
Charqed With FeIonious Assault

Frank Williams. colored, aged about
23 years, is held at the New Castle
CGurty Workhuusc. charged with fclon-
iouS assault upon Cassie Handy mt Glas-
gov one day hast week. He was conf
mttrd by MAGISTRATE ButtcrwOrth and
the matter will come before the Grand
Jury now in session.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
Tome Institute Not Closed

The report that Tome Institute had
been closed on account of an outbreak
of typhoid fever was incorrect. Several
mild cases have developed at the school,
owing Health Officer Cooper thinks, to
infected food of some sort, but it wrls
not deemed needfu to close the InSti-
tute which will shortly wind up the
school year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
Robbers Break Up Cash Register

Thieves catered White and Davis
store ut North East late on Saturday
night or early Sunday morning, They
got II few cigars, some tobacco and Il
few oranges but carried off the cash
register carried it up the railroad broke
it open and threw it down the cmbank
mcnt.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20

:
tcrcSts of tn" State and the reduction to
minimum of fraud and corruption at
the ballot box.
The Democrats of Maryland. at their
State convention in 1903, pledged the
| putty To that policy. which has been SO
successfully inauguated in those States
affected by the colCTed vote and declared
without reservation. our rcSolutr pur-
| pose Ill every tul!>tfNallNc way, to pre-
serve the political aScendcncy of our
race. Upon that paramount and vital
i."Hlr Were e,cctcd our candidates for
/ State offices and over thrcr-tifthS of all
| the members III both branches of the
General Assembly.
The Democratic party in fultillmcnt of
that declaration and in strict conformity
thCrcwith, lHS formulated and presented
IN amerdmcnt to the Constitution.
which, if adopted. will restore simple
AND Intelligent manllood suffrage in
Maryland. We commend it because it is
i'll exact accord with the Ermy'S premise
to the white men Of the Stat" and be
cause. i'll fern and substance. its con>ri-
tutlnEalty has hr,n confirmed 10y the
Supreme Court of the lritcd States.
Resolved that Charles W. Shippers.
John Banks. AIlr,t Constable and sam
ucl j. Keys he ANA are hereby appointed
gates t" r"p!'-r"t Cecil '"urty in the
Democratic State 'nav'mi1a. to hr held
1T TIM" &lI place I" be hereafter
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
BASEBALL
EIkfon WhifeWashes Port Deposit
North East Downs Champions

SATURDAYS RESULTS.
E.lkton. I: Port D,T,at. u.
North East. Il: Rising Sun. t
C"lora, .; Perryville, u. Game for
fritci.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20

OF RorroldS. >: Markin>on. . Struck
oUt-By Reynolds. II: MIrkn>on. ..
Left On a>tS-iti>ing Sun. .: North
E1>t. ,. First rn crrolcs-Ri>ing sun.
!, Hit by pitchcr-Drvpn. England
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
TOD.\N'S .AMES.

Eiktun at tolpla.
North East ut Port Deposit.
Rising Sun ut Perryvillc.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20

Warrants We're drawn on the treas
urer for the payment of the following
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
CURIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS
Strange Announcements Made Public
 Through Medium of the Press.

From the London Mail
 The following curious advertisements. which are genuine, appeared in the vari- ous journals to which they are crediteds
 Literary man wants to buy or borrow old love letters; no names used.-Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald.
 Which author would accept from q for- eign gentleman the plot for strange romance in his own life. and, in exchange. assist him to bring this romance to . happy ending ?-London Truth.
 Will Work Without Pay-Having suf- ficient means of support, an infirm but very good and intelligent man desires some useful and permanent employment as a pastime. Address T. R. Taylor, Ellicott City, Route 2. Howard county. Md.-Baltimore Sun.
 Mohammed Ben Ali Yusuf begs to an- nounce to nobility and Cairo smart set that he has opened a high-class restau- rant shop at No. Sharia Manakh, Musk Xii. Everything Al and dam cheap. Price quite wonderful. N. B.-Delecta- ble music and dancing ladies every even ing-Cairo News.
 Wah Kee. 65 Granville street: Wah Kee. 68 Sackville street; Quong Tee Lee. work hand ironed by machine. Work taken every day. Called for and de- livered if required We have a can for blowing water for ironing.-A Halifax (Nova Scotia) Paper.
 Cowes-If the person speaking bad Ital- ian with an American Twang. owning an unnamed black foreign Yawl. and gv- ing his name as Luigi Caro-, has courage to meet me in Cowes neighbohood this week, I will convince him that he can not commit acts amounting to pixacL with impunity.-Owner of Irene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

paws to break the hold, until 1t gave up struggling. When he thus leaped on and captured this coyote it was en- tirely free, the dog having let go of it. and he was obliged to keep hold of the reins of his horse with one hand. was not twenty yards distant at the time, and as I leaped of the horse he was sitting placidly on the live wolf, his hand between its jaws, the grey hound standing beside him and his horse standing by as placid as he was. In a couple of miutes Fortescue and Lambert came up. It was as remark able feat of the kind as I have ever seen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
ANECDOTES OF BRIGHAM YOUNG,
Side Light Upon Mormonism in Time
 of the Prophet.

Sometimes an anecdote teaches a world of truth, and between the lines the hor- TOTS of polygamy can be traced in the following stories appearing in the fifth of the series of articles on "The Tragedy of the Mormon Woman" by Marian Bon sail in the November Housekeeper
 There is famous story of Brigham Young, told to every visitor who enters the city. which may or may not be true. Certainly it is plausible. Brigham Young once noticed bright young boy in a drug store, to whom he was attracted. whose boy Is ths?" he asked, turning to the drug clerk, after little talk with the boy It was an awkward situation for the man, who recognized the boy as one of the prophets own children. But he rose to the occasion nobly. That !" said he, "is the son of Mrs. - Young"
 There Is no doubt however as to the truth of the following custom of Presi- dent Young. The president, governor and prophet was extremely fond of the thea tre. and early in his career erected the Salt Lake theatre, which to this day IS the best theatre in Salt Lake City. The prophet attended the theatre very regu- larly and 1t was his custom to reserve a full number of seats for his wives in the body of the house. He, with his fa- vorite, sat grandly in box.
 Likewise. when at a ball, Brigham danced once with each of his wives and then devoted the remainder of the eve ming to his favorite. These balls must have been very forlorn affaiars for the plural wives, who frequently saw their husbands making ardent love to girls as young as their daughters. There was nothing to prevent marriages, even SO in- congruous, and the earlier wives were supposed to rejoice in the addition of each new jewel in the husbands crown.
 Until he married Mrs. Amelia Folsom Young, Brigham made frequent read1ust-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
CAUGHT WOLF WITH HANDS.
President Tells How a Hunter Accom-
 plished the Feat.

MT Roosevelt in Scribner's Magazine.
 In a couple of miles was close enough to see what was going on. But one greyhound was left with Aber- netny. The coyote was obviously tired, and Abernethy, with the aid of his perfectly trained horse. was help ing the greyhound catch it.
 Twice he headed 1t, and this enabled me to gain rapidly. They had reached a small unwooded creek by the time was within fifty yards; the little wolf tried to break back to the left; Aber- nethy headed 1t and rode almost over 1t; and it gave a wicked snap at his foot, cutting the boot. Then he wheeled and came toward it; again 1t galloped back, and just as it crossed the creek the greyhound made a rush, pinned it by the hind leg and threw it.
 There was a scuffle, then yell from the greyhound as the wolf bit 1t. At the bite the hound let go and jumped back a few feet, and at the same mo- ment Abernethy, who had ridden his horse right on them as they struggled, leaped of and sprang on top of the wolf. He held the reins of the horse with one hand and thrust the other with rapidity and precision even greater than the rapidity of the wolfs snap. into the wolf's mouth, tanning bis hand down crosswise between the jaws. seizing the lower jaw and bend ing it down so that the wolf could not bite him.
 He had stout glove on his hand, but this would have been of no avail whatever had he not seized the animal just as he did, that Is, behind the canines, while his hand pressed the lips against the teeth; with his knees rhe kept tho wolf from using its fore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
ADVICE TO FEATHERS.
How to Make Money Out of High
 Priced Apartments.

To take a more expensive fiat than you can afford does not sound like wise bust ness move, but if the advice of woman real estate agent Is to be believed 1t Is an excellent plan to plunge 2 bit in the matter of rent, says the Washlhsloh Post.
 If flat is well furnished and In an ac- cessible neighborhood there will in her opinion always be a demand for It at an advanced rent, and by subletting 1t for part of the season It's net cost may pc greatly reduced. This woman rents many furnished apartments every year.
 .I have regular clients" she said. TOT whom I rent apartments every summer. Sometimes they go away in February and remain until October. Others go only for the summer.
 There are half a dozen apartments on my book that l have rented for the past four years. The families still have their furniture in them and either travel or board.
 Of course, their furniture is being used. but having 1t repaired occasionally does not cost as much as paying storage. Be- sides they are getting good sum for the use of it.
 me demand for furnished apartmnets comes always from persons who want to be in accessible neighborhoods. Such per sons rarely want 10 go Tar AWdy rom tho heart of the city. So those who want to make money out of renting an apartment must take one that is easy to get at.
 Such flats are. of course, more expen- sive than the others, but they are the easiest to rent. An apartment costing from sl200 to $500 unrented Is much easier to get rid of than one that rents for s60.
 For the winter months I count on an advance of 100 per cent. If if Is hand somely furnished can sometimes get s250 for a s100 apartment during the winter months. But I usually count on S200.
 During the summer 1t is not always possible to get 70 much. On . lonR rental
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
Unfortunate.
From Harper,s Weekly.

From Harper,s Weekly. A certain merchant of Baltimore. who is kell known for his philanthropic spirit was approached one day by an Irishman. formerly in hiS employ, who made a touching appeal for financial assistance. Said he:
 q trust. sor. that yell find 1t convent ent to help a poor man whose house an everything in 1t was burned down last week. sor.'
 The merchant. although he gives with & free hand, exercises considerable eau ton in his philanthropy. so he asked
 Have you any papers or certificates to show that you have lost everything by fire, as you say?'
 The Irishman scratched his head as if bewidered. Finally he replied:
 ''I did have a certificate to that effect, sor, signed before a notary: but unfortu- nately. sor. 1t was burned up with the rest of me sffsctsi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
Circuit Preachers Notes.

From the Florida Times Union.
 It was at big meeting that all this was said, more of citizens meeting than a church gathering, and MT. Dukes asked:
 Now, what can you do for the preacher? I don't intend to put the burden of my living upon any one fam fly, but upon all of you, turn and turn about. I will not, however, go where the latch-string is not hanging out of the door. What can you do for the preacher?"
 One old lady who had dim recol- lection of small church in the pine woods of Georgia. when she was a girl, said:
 T kin eat him. but I cant sleep him."
 That's good; now who's next?" asked the missionary.
 Well, if Sister Jenkins is gwine to eat him, I'll agree to sleep him, but I can't wash him."
 That's good; who next?"
 Then another sister spoke up and said: Well, I'll wash him, but I ain't much on billed shirts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
Our Vocabulary Largest.
From an exchange


 A German investigator announces that the English language has the largest vo- cabulary of any now in use It heads the list with 2eo.ooo words; Germany, with S0.0o0 words. coming second. and Italy, with 75,0oo, third The authors of the English dictionaries certainly deserve a great deal of praise. although we can think of several English words in general use that might be dropped without ln- turing the appearance of the vocabulary in the least. Possibly the amount of slang in our dictionaries may explain the diff ference of 1so,00o words between the Eng fish and German languages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

of six or eight months that includes the summer 1 can count usually on O per cent advance on rentals up to s150. Over that amount 1t is difficult to get so much.
 ''So. by renting an apartment for six months of the year. as many people now want to do at twice the price paid the landlord, 1t Is possible to live In It rent free for the other half of the year
 "To make money out of a fiat one must furnish 1t completely. or at least att trsctively. But more important is 1t to get an apartment that fig not too cheap and that is situated in an accessible, central location. The renters of furnished apart ments don't want any other kind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

naturally among his wives. who were hu- man, though women of excellent charac- ter, were some who, after their little day. lived heartbroken. For the fate of retired favorite Is vastly more patethic than of woman who has never enjoyed that prominence. Mrs. Amelia Young. the most brilliant of all his wives. re- maning from her marriage the most hon. ored of all until his death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
ConnublaI.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 My dear. l notice a bright thing here that is credited to Julian Hawthorne. He says that very little that Is really worth remembering is said or thought after mid night"
 Well, what of it?'
 TT thought you might like to bear it in mind, my dear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

Plumbing, Lighting, Hosts ing by John M. Wright . OA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

CraVenefte Coats
 Just received full line of rain coats. None better to be had.
 They include children's, misses and ladies'. In full lengths and 7.S lengths. Prices ranging from S8.7O to S24.70.
 $16.5O Coats $13.5O
 Especially attractive and hobby style is one in the 7.8 length, in plaid checks, solid colors and tweed. Is a full box back. Colors are gray, oxford and olive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
Worse Vet.
. Cleveland Leader

From the Cleveland Leader.
 Rownder-Blame the luck, anyhow! Lusher-What's the matter?
 Rownder-Aw, my wife always stays u for me when I'm out late at night. Lusher-You're lucky. Mine comes afte me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

Amoskeag Apron Gingham. & Monday only.... .... .... .... oC Cotton Suiting, all shades. 1ko 25c value. Special. ... .... ... LcS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05
BURN WOOD!

TWo-horse Load fer @l. 75. St. Clair Wood C0., Ave. F.
 and 2Oth Street. Peoples Phone 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

One case Flannelettes, Japanese, Persian and Dresden designs; origi- nal price 12hc; our O1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

32-inch Gibralter Percales, blues, reds and grays, worth 10c. 71o Special ... .... .... .... -. t2O
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-01
No Constructive Recess

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The SEN
ate committee on the judiciary today,
Dy adopting the views of Senator
Spooner concerning recess nominations
n what constitutes a recess of the
senate, has declared that there can be
no constructive recess. The decision. if
II were gwen n legal standing by ac-
uon OF the senate, would affect the
nominations of Gen. Leonard Wood. DR..
W. ID. Crum, collector of the port of
charleston, 5. c., n 166 other nomin-
allohs sent to the senate in the inffn-
itesimal period between the adjourn
Inent OF the special session convened
o 8, 1908, n the c%onvening of the
reguIar session Dec. Z, the two sessions
having merged. All the nominations
were sent to the senate later and con-
Ilrmed, but the officers drew salaries for
the The senate committee now
decides they were not serving under
authority of law. 1t is expected that
he opinion of the committee shall be
used only to govern in the future.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-01
KILLING A WoopcHucK

The house did a meritorious act yes
terday in killing the Wallace bill,
which might be described as a
measure for the relief of tax lodging
corporations from liability to the pen
atty incurred by their attempts to
avoid paying their taxes until forced.
The measure had nothing to commend
it. Representative Wallace may have
been acting in entire good faith in in
Producing h bill, but the fact remains
tha it would benefit particularly one
tent of relieving it from a penalty
now amounting to $4,000 on taxes
paid under protest and without hope
of the sum ever being abated.
The law permits too much leeway
to the tax dodger nov The imposi-
ton of a penalty is the only means by
which III enough to keep the
wheels of government going can be
collected when it is due. This is so
patent a fact that it is almost incredi-
BILE that the legislature should serious
ly consider a measure which would
down the last bar restraining the tax
dodger.
What is needed is not a more elias
tic tax collecting law, but a more
drastic measure. The principal aim Of
the Legislature should be to so fix the
laws governing the collection of taxes
that the money due the government
should be available for use when it is
due. 1t is an ~undeniable fact that the
man who would not dream of post
poning the payment of a business debt
will not scruple to avail himself Of
every opportunity to delay the pay
ment of the deb to the common fund.
He has, to some extent, the sympathy
of his fellow taxpayers, and the only
way to make him settle is to require
him to pay on the nail. Death and
taxes cannot be escaped, and while we
are framing beneficent laws to post
pone the first obligation to nature let
us not confound the two debts and put
the tax collector in the same class with
the Grim Reaper.