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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-22
WASHINGTON CHAT


Washington, ID. c., December Is.
The Peace Prize has been awarded
by the Noble Committee OF the Nor
wcgian Parliament to President Roosc-
welt, and unlike most recipients OF one
OF these great prizes, the President will
not use the money himself, but will
turn it to public ends. The value of the
prize is $4,000, quite a neat sum for
the Christmas season, and the most
recipients OF the Noble prizes have not
hesitated to use the money for their
own purposes, which indeed they are
quite at liberty to do. One of the few
instances in which money was not so
used occurred three or four years ago
in London, when the winner of the
prize was Reginald Cremer, an old
gentleman, and member of Parlia-
ment OF not very extensive private
means. He might be said to be comfort
ably well off and lived by himself in a
very modestly furnished flat in Lin
coins Inn Fields. $4,000 to him
would have been quite considerable
fortune, but he contributed the entire
amount to the English Arbitration So
ciety, providing from the income
for the payment OF secretary which
the society had never been able before
to afford, while the rest of the money
was devoted to peace propaganda. The
presentation was made at dinner of
the Society at which Andrew Carnegie
presided.
President Roosevclts use OF the
prize money is characteristic. He has
announced that he will devote it to es-
tablishing a permanent industrial arbi-
tration headquarters in Washington,
where peace may be arranged at all
times between labor and capital. 1t
has not yet been definitely stated whe-
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Their the commission will build its own
quarters to rent them, but it is under
stood that the President wishes to Sc
lect ground somewhere east of the
Capitol where it would not be very ex-
pensve to put up modest Temple OF
Industrial Peace Arbitrators will be
appointed from among the members of
the Presidents cabinet the Secretary
OF Commerce and Labor and the Sec
rotary OF the Interior being two with
the third one either the Attorney Gen
eral or the Secretary OF State. There
will be two representatives of labor,
two of capital and third selected from
the outside OF course the workings
of this commission have not yet been
definitely outlined but they will be sure
to be put on a very practical basis.
All OF the changes in the cabinet that
have been projected have now been
confirmed by the Senate without oppo-
sition. 1t is true that there was one
speech made in executive session by
Senator Scott, OF West Virginia, who
opposed the confirmation OF Mr..
Strauss, on the ground that while a
merchant in New York he had lodged
the tariff law bv undertaking great
many OF his imported goods. this vio-
lation enabling him to undcrScll his
councillors. The matter, however.
was not brought to a vote. and all the
nominations were confirmed without
a division being taken.
There has been one Slpht hitch in
the departure of Secretary Shaw. whose
successor at the Treasury is to be
Postmaster General COrtclvou The
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Tile Tome school closed for the
holidays on Wednesday last.
have sold his farm OF 81 acres in the
New London section.
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N'T; T. o"H HL..I pastor vi tlie
.\"rI'l I,'Nt W. - N,'u'C'' Is scr '""sN
III with 'ypi'"'d lc'er'
The Eighth district Detective As
,,cfs,iun will hold its annual meeting
at Oal;wOod ON Saturday afternoon
January :.
can think 81 will he i,rrI ON the five
nm fem cent ,,,rntcr, oi the Roger Wit
.,y,r,b Conrany
talrI'cW lodge ]. -. u, ~ c,c.ared
>-h"9 rom a h'N '"claI ne,d al FRANK
:NF"Mg IN ih' S'r'Sk"rNF'iic section
last thursday nl2lt.
The Harvester Mission Band. OF
/inn. cleared abnut So from an enter
tainmrnt piyrn last Friday evening at
the home Of Mis-, Rutherford
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Not freak OF Nature, but a plain
Business transaction.
10 at. Dairy Pail.
? at. Pudding Pan.
| Glass Cake Plate
Tin Cup.
ID. Baking Powder.
All for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so cents
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Pers0naI@sae Social
Mrs R. L. Cam, of Kirkwood, spent
Sunday with Mrs. R. B. Frazer.

Mrs. R. L. Cam, of Kirkwood, spent
Sunday with Mrs. R. B. Frazer.
Col. w. II. MAYS condition continues
critical with little hope for improve
mcnt.
Mrs. L. M. Haines enjoyed recent
visit from her sister, Miss Helen Jack
son, OF Philadelphia.
Mrs. Laura Harris and son, Palmer,
of Wilmington spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. A. E. Shockley.
Miss Margaret A. Gilpin dislocated
her arm at the elbow, by fall at her
home, north OF town, on Sunday.
Miss Mary \. Bratton visited her
sister, Hiss Katharine Bratton, in Bal
timorc, on Saturday and Sunday.
Former Director A. w. Harris was
warmly welcomed at Tome Institute
and in Port Deposit on Saturday.
Old friends are pleased to meet Ben
jamin b. Wolf. OF Williamsburg, Va
who is a guest at George d. Racine 5
in Elk Neck.
Company + has arranged for holt
day dance at the Armory on the night
following Christmas with music by the
Elkton Orchestra.
The wedding OF Miss Mary Appleton
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Apple
ton, Of Aberdeen and Mr. Harry Welsh
also OF that town, is set for Christmas
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Pierce, OF
Lcwisvillc, entertained Rev w. T. NJ
Hcalc and Mrs Bcalc, Mrs George b
Harlan Mrs John b Mackic and Mrs
Helen Mackic last Friday.
\ holiday dance is billed for Christ
ma, night by the young men OF Newark
at the Opera House, Leslie Hill, JOS
cph p, Walker, John Scarborough,
James McKcon, Joseph Davis and p
\. Riley arc the committee OF arrange
mcut~,
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New Flag For Fort McHenry

The National Society Of the Daugh-
tcrs OF the American Revolution will
present a flag to replace that of the
garrison upon its removal from Fort
McElcnry. to the State of Maryland
when the historic fortress is transferred
to its CUSTODY. The National Guard OF
the State will attend the ceremony,
which promises to prove interesting.
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Store open every night the week be-
lore Xmas. But closed every night
before and after. On Wednesday
nights at o'clock.
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McCaPs Ferry Co. Makes Answer

Counsel Tor the McCalps FerryPower
Company have filed a demurrer to At
torney General Carson's application for
an injunction to restrain the proposed
damming OF the Susquchanna, deny
ing his allegations and asking that the
petition for the injunction be dismissed.
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ON CHRISTMAS GIVING
. HRISTMNS began with a gift
~ the greatest gift which has ever

gladdcncd the great worlds
heart and wakencd it to endless praise
no sudden burst OF song which sub
sides quickly into silence and the night,
but perpetual anthem, which grows
continually more loud and sweet as the
day OF Earth's perfected redemption
draweth nigh II Poetry wcavcs for
the Holy Child her beautiful songs, and
crowns Him with her iadelcss amar-
anth,' if the night of the Advent is re
sonant with the Glorias of herald
voices, ii around the earthly cradle OF
the Lord, as around His heavenly
throne we have angelic songs, and the
voices OF harpers harping with their
harpS, it is only what is to be expected.
Certainly 1T /, but fitting and perfect
~ natural that the Gospel Heaven had
had been So long time preparing should
break upon the world amid the har-
monies OF music, that the good tidings
OF great joy should set the wide arches
OF heaven and all the plains Of earth
ringing with glad acknowledgment OF
the wondrous gift-thc greatest heaven
~ -
est Nmas gilt was BORN IN LOVE.
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ne greatness OF the giIt Is simply
inc pInhhct that sounds tor us the
greatness OF the love that lies back OF
H-aila II IS the love that makes 1t prcc-
iouS' 1t IS the love that makes every
git precious, lnrn AmaS giving INTO
formal fashion OF exchanges, into
low estimate OF commercial values,
ana you nave shattered the vase and
scattered the perfume forever. Some
Whcrc, hidden IN your house today, is
simple 1ooliSh present; when AmaS
morning dawnS tiny hand will lay it in
your hahdS ana a sweet enid voice
VIII tell you 1t Is your Christmas git.
lhe hard, coarse world would laugh,
maybe, at the chlIds absurd selection
the niue present is SO utterly useless
from unitarian point OF view. But
you are not unitarian, YOU are a SEN
t'''e'l'aI'S' II you are nan man, and
you icei II" temptation to scott at the
llttle one 5 giIt; 1t is richly amounted
Win inc atlar OF love- ana you KISS the
niue hapy flushed tace with iuII heart,
and treasure the git as the priceless
expression OF a enid affection. And
that IS AmaS Tor you and the chlld-it
IS the Holy night and the .\ngcI voices
ana inc heavenly JOY all repeated on
earth again and under your roof tree.
1t is love bestowaI, blessing both him
That gives and him that takcs-and no
man weighs or can weigh the worth
OF the gilt in the scale OF commercial
values. We have done much to debase
the meaning OF the NmaS-tidc and to
degrade the spirit OF its giving. We
have broken ITS beauty on the wheel OF
fashion, and poisoned its flavor by the
mercenary mind. What ought to be
blessed and a joyous season has come
to mean Tor many life, burdened and
embitered season, leaving the heart UNI
happy, the purse empty, the body worn
and Jaded, the nerves unstrung, the
whole tone and temper OF life like
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-22
The oilet Sett

Nine Pieces Porcelain China worth
$3.50; our price 81 %
The 1oo-Picce Dinner Set, worth $40. 50
our price .......S 81 .9S
The 56-Picce Tea Set-decorated-
only NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So. so
YOU WANT THEM.
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sc to soc, at 1910. A good
assortment to pick from. Think
we can please you.
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Toys [Ironl

Trains of Cars, % and SOC.
each.
Horse and Wagons, l0c to
soc. each.
Banks, 10 and 25c.
Stoves, 25c.
Delivery Wagons, Tin Kitch-
ems, Street Lamps, Mechanical
Boats, SOC and 81 each. Tin
Stoves aud lots more, too many
to mention.
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She Thought She Saw a Zebra

~HE prank played By a number of
Lockland School girls several
days ago resulted In one Of the
widest scaTes that village has
ever known.
According 10 statements made by per-
sons who are said to have had inside
Information. several fair students If
The Lockland High School while hunting
botanical specimens tn the fields ad1oin-
ing Grosh's pastures. found lot OF
green paint and brushes hidden behind
ii log After vaiuly searching for some-
thing 10 adoTH with coat Of green.
they finally came upon fine Jersey
cow that was quietly munching grass in
NJ G. Grosh : pasture. While some OF
The maids p=tted and fed the dOcile ami
NAL. others busted themselves by decor
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- HAT any woman could understand
her curiosity for thirty years is
discredited by Surrogate Church,
of New York. who mas decided
against the probating the viii of Hugh
DUFFY. This viii has been held by her
for thirty years. one of the dead man s
daughters says. During that time she
never has even looked at IT, The sur
Togate said he was rather scepucal
about this.
Hugh Buffy died thirty years ago, at
the age of ninety-eighJ years. leaving
an estate valued al $4,000. Since that
time his children have acted on the pre-
sumption that he died iutestate. dispos-
Ing Of the personal estate and passing
deeds from one 10 the other of their
undivided interests In the real estate.
Recently one of the daughters. Mar
garet Duffy. produced the will and asked
that It be declared the last Will of her
father. Objections We're filed by Andrew
and Joseph NJ Dittrick, uephews of the
proponent, who asserted that The fact
that the will had been so long withheld
was evidence of its iuvalidIty
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Wins Thirty-Ye0r Fight With Curiosity

Margaret Ddny testified that while she
knew that the paper in question was the
viii OF her father. she put It away in a
box and that she never opened or looked
at il from that time until just before
she offered il foI probate. IL was exc
cuted just before Eis death.
Without following the common asser-
tion as 10 the curiosity of woman Sur
rOsatc Church says i'm his opinion, ii
is assurediy beyond one realm of proba-
bMJy that any person would receive
Will and keep il for thirty years without
ever having opened il 10 see what il con-
tanned
The fact that the Witnesses and the
attorney could describe in detail the
events OF the signing of the viii was
also evidence which Influenced the sur
Iosate i'm his decision. He calls IL a re-
uarkable feat of memory 10 recall with
disJnctness the events of thirty years
before. and. as To the attorney, be said
that il was beyond belief that an attor-
Eey throughout a busy practice could
recall "a conversation with a client thirty
years before.
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Wears Pair of Boots Twenty-Five Years.

r F all Indiana farmers possessed a
pair of boots like those of Logan
Ping. who lives near Bellsville,
Brown county, many boot dealers
would be forced out of business and the
Leather trust would suffer a severe
blow, He has a pair of boots that won I
wear out.
A quarter of a century ago the boots
We're made by William Williams, the
village shoemaker, who was known for
miles and miles ground Bellsville for the
excellent quality OF his work The boots
and shoes which went forth from his
small shop OF hewn logs outlasted 'r1any
of their weaTers.
Logan Ping is now seventy-seven
years old and he is still wearing the
boots he purchased twenty-five years ago.
In that time he has walked hundreds
OF miles over the wilds Of Brown coun-
~, but the boots have dcded tine and
usage. few small patches have been
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Thought Snug Little Bed Room at Home

ing round. A few seconds elapsed and
great transformation took place. The
hanson had become the snug little bed
room at home
lie stood up and stretched himself
with a yawn. Then he slothfully de-
tached his watch and chain and deposit
ed them-on the bureau? No. they drop
ped gently into the gutter from the cab
window on the right hand side but Mr.
Murphy was none the wiser. lie took
his money from an inner pocket and
tossed il over toward the mantelpiece.
1t went right through the phantom
mantelpiece and dropped in the gutter
out of the left-hand window
Gee, but l feel awful remarked Mr.
Murphy. sending no second look after
his roll THE bed rocks so Why can't
it keep stin? Now. when it gets done
climbing up the wall I'll catch 1t be-
fore it gets away again.
Mr. Murphy then unbuttoned his very
fine Tuxedo and laid it on one of the
bedposts-a carriage lamp-and SHE'D
his top hat at a lamp pose. You lie in
that corner until morning." he said.
BY this time the eabby had caught on
that Mr.. Murphy's actions were not eX-
actly regular. He stopped the cab. Mr..
Murphy carefully took off his collar and
then his shirt and hung these over the
dashboard.
Il say" called the cabman to Police
man Jones, of the West Forty seventh
street station; I've got a living picture
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Find Cook Book or StarVe

On the viands prepared with strict re-
gard To the rules Of the book families
OF DiCkinsons have thriVed and waNed
fat.
They have not followed after false,
gods, nor cooked according TO strange
cook books
ON Sunday it was discovered that the
precious cook book had disappeared. \
cold luncheon replaced dinner. All at-
ternoon search was made, but without
Success. Tea and toast replaced the
evening meal Since then. day and
night, scouting parties OF the Dickin-
sons, hungry and mad. have patrolled
the streets Of Evanston. The homes
of former servants have been search
ed. but without result
At last two starving members or the
family reported the affair 10 the police
and offered "a reward OF $50 ana no
questions asked If the cook book came
hack unharmcd.
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HIS is what an Allegheny bulldog
did yesterday morning for his
master: Kept him from being
arrested. stood guard while he
Iav stupefed in the street, afterward
woke him up and took him home. He
probably afterward gnve him a Turk
ish bath. got some black coffee into him
and put him To bed.
Positively this dog did things which,
were II not that they are admitted by
Officers Fred Mavis and Moses Gordon,
would seem incredulous.
The name of the dogs master is un-
known and beyond the. fact that the
canine was of the bulldog persuasion.
white and also-in feat, pfe-emlnently-
that he was a fighter through and
through. little is known Of the animal
He was not the kind Of article one cared
10 question about things personal.
Be II known that along about , a.
m. recently. the officers saw man
lying at West Market and Franklin
streets. Allegheny A cursory eXami-
nation satisfied tAe officers that he was
mtrxicated Being good policemen, and
knowing THAT = was against the law
OF the land for d man TO be lying thus
polluted in the street the officers
tapped the sleepers feet with their
maces. To this the man said nothing,
hut the dog, which had hitherto been
unnhseFved. did. With a growl and a
leap he was upon the policemen and
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The Dog Took Him Home.

ceased not in the attack until they wers
a good block away. fhen he returned
10 his sleeping master and cuddled up
beside him.
The officers were not Outdone vet
they admired the dog toe dch to shoot
him. They returned and tried 10 coax
him away. but there was nothing do
ing IN that line. The next resort OF
the officers was to strategy. They
awakened a butcher nearby and got "A
nice piece OF meat This was placed
upon the street some distance from the
sleeping man and the dogs attention
called TO 1t. The animal went after the
meat eagerly, but-he took the morsel
back 10 the immediate vicinity of his
master TO eat 81
There the dog ate contentedly, so long
as no effort was made TO arouse his
owner; any attempt TO disturb the latter
was met with such a display OF belIig-
erency by the dog that the officers
nnally went away and left the pair.
They were confident that no petty thief
would come along and rob the drunken
man.
The policemen returned in about an
hour' however, but the dog had in the
meantime aroused his master and led
him home.
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Maybe you'd come back tonight and
try To- get il back" said the farmer.
Not much. after the sample I've had
OF YOU" said Smith.
The yeggmaH continued 10 urge the
money on the farmer and the farmer 10
reject his alluring offer. until finally
" drew up in front Of the police
station and called to the officers within
Co come out and set the prisoner.
Il ketched this darued skunk robbin'
my house las night said Wipf tO the
officers. IAN he put a couple of bullets
into me. I want YOU To give him all
that's omin 60 him, and a leetle more.
too. II the lawIl let YOU"
smith was taken into the station
and when He was searched the 81 400
was brought 10 light
"Oh, yes. I forgot to tell you about
that. said the farmer. with grin. lie
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rooms. so we started out and goes down
the road When sc came to the church
on Temple street there stood a gray
horse hitched up TO buggy That is.
the south end Of the horse was hitched
10 the buggy while the north end was
tied 10 a post.
well. somehow dat idea about Frisco
went out of my head and I just looked
at that old gray horse and began 10
think. That CaIabasas country is fine
in the summer. and pretty soon I looked
up and saw the old moon shinin'. and
there what do you think actually /
was sittin' i'm that buggy and the horse
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put his OF her head out OF the windows
10 see what had happened. The only
Thugs visible were an old and tattered
rrospector and cOuRe of burros, bad
ly caved in Tor want Of food and water.
We heard the pr0spectOr shout for
water and saw the engineer and train
crew supply IL. All Of us wondered how
a train racing along at nothing less
than record time could be stopped in the
middle OF the desert when there wasn't
station within miles Of tie spot.
we asked the conductor of the train
lit was one on the Salt Lake route. lie
told US that on the statute books Of Ne
vada is law unique. benehcent, ana.
unfortunately, too nttIe known 10 those
who have not adventured into the
southern part OF that State.
This law. as the conductor stated Il
briefly, requires that a train. regardless
OF its speed and the Importance Of its
mission, must stop anywhere on the
desert 10 furnish water To- the person
who halls IT,"
Mr. Eyer expressed the Lelief that
more significance attaches 10 the Incl
dent than might appear at Erst thought
IL couvinces him. he said, that the pres
ent Development OF southern Nevada 10
IN a great measure due TO railroad
transportation.
1t H. apparent to me" he added.
That the Vicissitudes which have ac-
compaEied the requirement of gold In
Nevada's desert prior TO the building of
railways are all that have held the State
back The request OF the prOspector
Tor water is in itself an object lesson
which illustrates how futile was the
cali for water. before the odyent Of the
railway.
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Finally DOwned the Burglar and Disarmed Him.

dressed Then he dropped into "a law
yer's office and told his story.
Mr. Winf" said the attorney, II
think YOU have excellent ground for a
damage suit against this man Smith
who tried 10 rob your house and then
pumped lead into YOU. ] suggest that
YOU bring suit and ask for at least 3 6u0
damages" Wipf acted at once on the
advice. and the case will come up for
trial al the next term OF the District
Court
The money which Smith begged Wipf
To take is likely 20 90 TO the farmer
after AL. and that too, without COM
pounding "a felony or making any COM
promise with his conscience. Smith is
sure 10 be sent 20 the penitentiary for
a long term of years so that II Wipf
gets his money he viii be able 10 enjoy
il n peace.
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Like Ship On an Ocean of Joy"

in here and ! wish you would reason
with it,"
Jones walked up.
Go away said Murphy. waving his
hand with majestic gesture. Can't
you let gentleman go deCeutIy 60 bed
in his own homer"
But it's Hot conventional said
Jones. You had better go along with
me"
Mr.. Murphy resisted. He resisted
well 1t took Roundsman Haag and
Policeman Ward. in addition To Jones.
10 oyorpoWeT HIM Then ne had ride
in the patrol wagon from Forty-fourth
street and Broadway To the West
Forty-seventh street station. There he
said he was James Murphy, twenty
three years old. real estate dealer.
Friendly scouts sent out from the sta
tion picked up Murphy's belongings
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pocket and you may have 1t all II YOU
viii let me go free
Il reckon YOU amt got no si.io0 in
them jeans o. yours" said Wipf "and
So that blum you're trying 10 work won't
go"
Yes. ! have" replied Smith. "aud
will prove it to you if YOU viii give me
the chance"
The farmer permitted the burglar 10
run one of his hands down into trouS-
ers pocket. and. true 10 his word, Smith
drew forth 81 400
by ZuCks,'' exclaimed the farmer
"Dou you want it," asked the burglar.
The farmer scratched his head with
the hand that did not hold the burglars
revolver, and NO, he said. Il guess
not That might be compounding a fell
Uny. j guess Ia better haul YOU 10 town