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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-23
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MIR. S. ~ Williams, OF Bel Air,
has been elected Chairman OF The
Maryland Oyster Culture and Good
Roads League, the principal object
OF which is to prevent the repeal oi the
"cw Oyster Culture law
A new swindlcr is on his rounds
He sells barbed wire fence Strctchcrs,
leaving the machines and forty rods OF
good fence for trial. He requires the
farmer to sign for the return of the
fence. The farmer signs Tor 49, which
turnS out to be 5000
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-23
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for ChiIdre,

Successfully used by Mother GRAY, nurse In
the Children'S Home in New YORK.. Cure
Feyerishness, Bad stomach, Teething Dis
orders move aud regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. over H0,Gm testimonials.
They never fail Atall Druggists. DC Sam
Roy, n. Y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-23
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-23
a Positive
CURE
EIy's Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.

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1t cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane. 1t cures Ca
tarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses OF
Taste and Smell. +
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-23
Q a . TO RIA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always BOUgF'
''s, ct &HAZzzzI

a freak OF nature was exhibited in
Ccntrcvllc last week in the shape OF
lamb whose eyes and mouth were in
the centre Of its forehead and whose
ears were underneath its neck The
freak was born on the DR. Dodson
farm, near Ccntrcyillc
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-23
CASTOR|A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ssass s1s Of ZfzZ1zzu

The United States Congress kill
ed an infant industry by refusing to
appropriate $4,000 to encourage the
propagation and study OF bull frogs.
Members OF Congress held that the
great Dismal Swamp and other swampS
and marshes afford sufficient natural
advantages for frog raising without
Doodle boosting.
Robert Donaldson had a narrow
escape from drowning last Saturday in
the c. & ID Canal, while trying to
measure the ice he fell into the water
His cries Tor help brought James r.
Watson and {. a. Kirk to his timely
rescue, by reaching him from the boat
wharf. Mr.. Donaldson felt no subsc-
quent disadvantage from his cold bath
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-23

The annual encampmcnt OF the
Department OF Delaware, G. A. r..
viii be held at Dover, Thursday, May
end
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-23

Governor Warfeld last week is
sued a commission to Hon. Murray
Nandiver, as an honor member OF the
Jamestown Exposition committee
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16

shall have under his care or attention who is afflicted with Asiatic cholera, diphtheria, scarlet fever, smallpox or dangerous, contagious or infectious dis ease as soon as he shall become satisfied of the nature of the disease and shall report to the same officer every case of death from such disease, immediately after it shall have occurred.
 Sec. "A. It is unlawful for any per son to resist or attempt to resist the entrance of the health officer into any railroad car, stage, vehicle, building, room, lot or other place in said county, in performance of his duty, or to refuse to obey any lawful order of the health officer when made in performance of his duties or within the powers confer red by this ordinance or by law.
 Sec 25. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
 Sec 26. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con viction thereof shall be punished by. a fine of not to exceed three hundred dol lars or by imprisonment in the county jail of Imperial county for not exceed ing six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
 Sec. 27. This ordinance shall take ef- feet and be in force on and after No vember 25, 1907, and prior to the expir- ation of fifteen days from the passage hereof shall be published for at least one week in the Imperial Press, a news paper printed and published in the coun- ty of Imperial, State of California, to- gether with the names of the members of the board of supervisors voting for and against same.
 Passed and adopted this 5th day of November, 1907.
 F. s. WEBSTER, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
 of Imperial county, California.
 The above ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
 Supervisor Sidney McHarg voting yes. Supervisor R. H. Clark voting yes. Supervisor F. s. Webster voting yes. Supervisor G. R. Wade voting yes. Supervisor Porter N. Ferguson absent.
 Attest my hand and the seal of the board of supervisors this 5th day of No vember, 1907.
 GSEAL] D. s. ELDER,
 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16

List your property with the Colby Real Estate Go. They have large list of buyers. We are also agents for the Fl Centro Land Company to sell town lOtS
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16

Chapped hands are quickly cured by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price, 25 cents. For sale by Fl Centro Drug Store
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
ORDINANCE NO. 8

An Ordinance to protect and pre- serve public health and defining ing the duties of the health Of- ficer and other persons and pro- vidiug penalties for the violation hereof. The Board of Super visars of the county of Imperial do Ordain as follows:
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12

Washington, Dec. 6.---The move. ment for the development of the coun. try's inland waterways received a further impetus Thursday morning by the announcement of Chairman Burton of the house rivers and har- bors committee that he would favor an annual appropriation of s5000O,- 900 for that work
 Chairman Burton made this an- nouncement at the national rivera and harbors congress. It stirred the delegates to high pitch of snthusi- asm. At the direction of the pre-. siding officer, all of the delegates arose and cheered.
 MT. Burton is expected to remain at the head of the rivers and harbors committee despite his expressed de- sire to retire. When he referred to his declination of a reappointment as chairman. there were cries of mo-" mo-" from all parts of the hall. Mr. Burton delivered carefully prepared address in which he reviewed the river and harbor work done by the government. He was chsered when he stated that in his opinion this worb had only been fairly started.
 The Missouri delegates continued their efforts to boom the Missouri project Thursday morning. They had talk with Chairman Burton, who has visited Kansas City and Is famil- q v{f ha tv,n tions. He promises to cooperate with the Kansas City delegation and Rep resentative Ellis in their efforts to se- cure from congress an appropriation large enough to convert the Missouri into navigable waterway.
 The Kansas City boomers also called on Gen. Alexander Mckenzie, chief of the army engineers, and eff ford Plnchot, who. with Chairman Burton. are members of the inland waterways commission. The delega tion Is highly gratified over the en- couragemeut 1t has secured since con- ing to Washington.
 The members of the delegation will call on President Roosevelt Friday af ternoon.
 The programme for the develop ment of the Missouri was brought be- fore the convention Thursday after noon by Mayor Beardsley of Kansas City. Chairman Ransdell presented the mayor as the executive of that great emporium of the Missouri val ley. Kansas City" Mir. Beardsley re- ceived fine ovation as he mounted the platform. He Is the only mayor in the United States invited to address the congress.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
VAS A LESSON FOR "AB'AHAM."
Good ojd Uncle Job Felt Called Upon
 to Rsbuks Sinner.

"Yas, suh," begun Uncle Job. sur veying his hearers with an expression of yirtuous sadness; 'yas, suh, I sholy sib dat trifing Ab'aham a lesson he aeveh fohgct!" Then, seeing an in- turing look in the eyes of some of his hearers, and hearing question from the lips of one of them, he decided to 90 more into details about the nature of the lesson he had inparted. 'What'd l do tuh him? Is gwine tuh tell you alls. Ab'aham fair drawed de liyhtnin on hisself wen he he'd de dacity tuh 'vite me tuh he house tuh eat CT tuhkey dinner Tuhkey," re- peated Uncle Job, after a telling pause, "w'en dat liverashous rascal neveh raised any tuhkey in he life cept offen some w'ite mans roost. Hit sho was CT nne tuhkey, but showed dat Abaham dat stolen goods profiteth little. Dat tuhkey was CT big gobbleh. an dere was nobody but me an Ab'aham ders: an seasoned dat bird wifi admonitions tuh De good an wahnings ron de wrath to come. Hit sholy would hev tasted good ef hit hedn't been stole. But de sauce ob deed well did an sinneh re- buked almos' made hit relish. an'," concluded Uncle Job with pious sat isfaction. though hit was CT hand pill. Is bound to say held out to de and a,,, Aniah.d dot t,,bLoy .,,yta oh Ab'aham's hint dat he spected hit tuh las him CT week. k."-Youths Com panion.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
snapdraeon Seed Pods.

me antirrhinum. or snapdragon, is 0he oi the old-fashioned garden flow .'s Known to every one. Although it 70 visitor from southern Europe 1t .as been here so long that 1t has be. come naturalized.
 When we say Hons mouth" frogs uouth' "calf's mouth" rabbits mouth" We mean snapdragon, all aese names being suggested by its s'o'esQue, maskllke corolla. But there ' something still more grotesque If " VIII walt till the seed time and s''ner the dried, brown skeleton of sAs seed pod. Look at them sideways, sauer bright lamplight if possible,
 'u you will find they have quite
 resemblance to rhinoceros.
 Neinove the calyx and the little suins on the nose, and look at them ,.om @ the front, and they have a still . .,V,s striking resemblance to human s@ s@uus, and by turning them about you n ss' all sorts of queer expressions on ~ ,ss grinning mouth.--St. Nicholas
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
PROPER CARE OF THE WATCH.
Simple Precautions That Will Save
 Paying Jewellers Bills.

"Why do watches get dirty?" said the jeweler. You'll find the answer in your watch pocket Turn 1t out"
 The patron turned out his watch pocket. sheepishly bringing forth . pinch of mud-colored dust, some lint and small ball of black fun.
 There's the reason" said the jeweler. Watches get dirty because the pockets they are carried in are never clean. A watch pocket, my dear sir. should be cleaned out regularly once a week. Observe that rule and your watch's works will not get clog ged up again.
 Another and a seasonable rule is never to lay your watch down on stone or marble. The cold deranges the delicate works.
 "Never lay your watch down, in fact. anywhere. Hang it up on hook. vertically, in the same position 1t oc- cupies when in your pocket. Watches are made to lie. or rather stand, in that position only.
 Wind your watch in the morning never at night
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
A Strange Seed Pod.

The antirrhinum. or snapdragon. is one Of the old-fashioned garden fiow' CTS known by everyone. Although It Is visitor from southern Europe II has been here so long that 1t has become naturalized. When we say Hons mouth" frogs mouth." "calfs mouth. rabbits mouth" we mean snapdragon, all these names being suggested by its grotesque. maskilks eorolla But there is something still more grotesQue if we will wait till me seed time and gather the dried brown skeleton of the seed pod. Look at them sideways. under bright iamplight If possible, and you will md they have quite resemblance 70 rhinoceros. Remove the calyx ana the little horns on the nose, and LOOK at them from the front, and they nave still more striking resemblance 'o human skulls. and by turning them aoout you get all sorts of queer ex. p'essions on the grinning mouth.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
TO RIDE OR NOT TO RIDE.
London Undecided Whether IL Is Good
 Form to Use Motor Cab.

It has not been decided whether 1t Is good form or bad to use the motor cab. Such decision does not matter one atom, but the verdict will have to come.
 The penny bus and the twopenny tube are, of course. quite smart, but that must be because the bishops have taken to using them. Disraeli, 1t has been said, made the fortune of the hanson when he called 1t the gondola of London.
 Yet the duchess of Cleveland never thought the late Lord Salisbury quite respectable, because he drove about town, not in a coach-and-six. but. as she mentioned in tones of horror, in brougham. Herbert Spencer did no worse, except that owning . little vic toria, he jobbed horse and driver.
 All these equipages have some time or other to run the gauntlet of the mentors of society. The victory of the penny bus was the greatest democrat ic triumph ever won by the bench of bishops For 1t was banned by bell, book and candle not so long ago.
 Prof vambery, when he was learn. ing to tread the straight and marrow ways of London society. was caught by a lady riding on the top of bus. Sir" she said, when he came hum- bly down, take care not to be seen there again, otherwise you can no longer appear as gentleman in SO ciety."-London Sketch.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
DRY FALLS OF LoDoRE.
The Disappointment of the American
 Tourist Was Great.

Southey's description of Lodore has given to that charming friend of holi- day days reputation which is a little unfortunate. It has brought to It's course worshippers from afar. when there has not been . cupful of water to perform as much as the meanest of feats which the poet describes. One such visitor was an American. He had seen Niagara again and again. He read Southey on the wonders of Lo- dore, and once more visited the vast cataract of his native land. Then. feeling that. after all, Niagara must be very small potatoes compared with the falls of which the poet had sung. resolved to consecrate his holiday to the contemplation of its beauties and grandeur. Hst set out the moment he reached Keswick. and long walked and toiled over rocks and boulders. He could not ind the falls. He rested. and asked: Can you direct me to the Falls of Lodore?" Why. you're a. sittin' on 'em," was the heart-breaking answer. The falls of all the adjectives were dry.-St. James Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
WEATHER MOVES IN CYCLES.
Period of S5 Years Figured Out by
 Some Scientists.

In 1913 the weather will he as it was in 1878 or whereabouts. Prof E A. Gregory, of Queens college, Lon. don. notes that the cycle of 35 years shown by solar phenomena corres- ponds exactly with a cycle of wealth CT changes on this earth of ours.
 Prof E. Bruckner discovered some few years ago that there js a periodic variation in climate over the whole earth, the average length being about So years. No matter what weather observations are examined, in the trop- les or In polar regions, variation in . cycle of 35 years can be detected in them.
 Rainfall, pressure and tempera. ture, the movement of glaciers, ire quency of severe winters, or the height of rivers. lakes or inland seas, all vary year by year. But neglecting individual years, it is found that the conditions for about IT years are be- low the average. while for the next l7 years they are above the average
 Taking several years together. 1t is believed that the rainfall will be more than usual until about the year 1913, just as it was 35 years ago-in the seventies of the last century. On the average we may expect that during the next ten years the pressure will be below the normal and the rainfall will be above the normal
 Here, then, is clew to well-mark- ed circle of change in terrestrial and solar meterology. It is cycle of about 35 years, that is, about three of the 11-year periods of sunspot ire quency.
 In period of little more than Il years spots upon the gun wax and wane in number and extent. This H. year period is of definite character. The magnetic conditions of the earth vary in precisely the same cycle. At the present lime the sun is in condi. ton of maximum activity.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
VARIETIES IN HUMAN SPECIES.
Source of Everything That To Beautiful
 and Interesting.

Each human being has something distinguishing. in form, proportions, countenance, gesture, voice-in feel ings, thought, and temper. in mental as well as corporeal physiognomy. This variety is the source of every thing beautiful and interesting in the external world-the foundation of the whole moral fabric of the universe. Certain external circumstances, as food, climate, mode of life, have the power of modifying the animal organi- zation, SO as to make 1t deviate from that of the parent. But this effect terminates in the individual, Thus, fair Englishman, If exposed to the sun. becomes dark and swarthy in Bengai. but his offspring. if from an English woman, are born just as fair as he himself was originally; and the chil- dren, after any number of generations that we have yet observed, are still born equally fair. provided there has been no intermixture of dark blood
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
IS PROPHET OF THE hIoHEsr
Qualities That Are the Attribute of
 the Ideal Minister.

AS the touch of genius lifts the master above the mere musician. 90 this sense of the unseen lifts the ideal minister above the mere preacher of sermons. It is the investiture of a priesthood verified not by tradition, hut by experience. It is immediacy of access to the eternal fountains of sal yation. He lives among men as ono of them. simple, unselfish, human, hope ful. yet they know that he walks with God
 And by the vision splendid
 Is on his way attended.
 He is a scholar, but criticism has never violated that shrine of the spirit where the pure in heart see God, says a writer in The Atlantic. The unfading newness of everlasting truth gives to his speech the fresh ness of springtime. The unsearchaole mystery of infinite holiness gives to his thought and conduct gravity and reserve, as one who has beheld things which 1t Is not possible for a man to utter. The demands of social service have not stamped him with the pro fessionalism of a reformer The ardor of churchmanship has not made him an ecclesiastic. He remains a prophet of the highest. When he speaks men feel that he is standing on holy ground. When he prays men perceive that he is prostrating himself before the risen Christ.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior. United States Land Office at
 Camden, Arkansas, October 2, 1907. A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by
 ROBERT T. BROWN, contestant against homestead entry No. 22S73 made January 27, 1900, for the NWlt sEA, NE14 SWl4 and SFl4 NWh. Section ls, Township1 s.. Range 2g w., by Henry l.. smith, contestee, In which it is alleged that the said Henry l.. smith has wholly aban- doned the said tract and changed his resi- dence therefrom for more than six months next prior to the date hereof. In fact he never resided on the said land or improved 1t in any manner. Said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond, and offer evi- dence touching said allegation at 10 O clock a. m. on December ', 1907, before w. l. Green, Clerk, at his office in Mena, Arkansas (and that final hearing will be held at 10 O clock a. m. on Decem Der 20, 1907. before) the Register and Receiver at the United States Land or flee in Camden, Arkansas.
 The said contestant having fin a proper affi- davit, filed october 9, 1907, set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service Of this notice can not be made it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publication.
 II. G. Friedheim, Register.
 F. l.. Mallory. Receiver.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
FORTUNE IN INGENIOUS IDEA.
.ortbern Man's Clever scheme to " Bore Through ouIcksand.

K E. Blowin. superintendent of the ' ou,.iana state experiment station at Sow orleans, keeps in touch with all .ns industries of the south, although .ns experiment. station over which he s-osides is devoted largely to the de- ralopment of the sugar industry. .srbere is one industry in our state" :" sa,d MT. Blowin to the Washington m post that is making It's owner q ,o,lIiouaire. We have m immense sul- nhur deposit that our people havs .,sed for years to operate, but without success. It was found beneath an enormous quicksand, and no one ever was able to overcome that obstacle. rynally this northern man came down and he mastered the problem by an ,rgenious plan. He sank three great tubes through the quicksand, one tube ,yithin the other. Through one tube he forces superheated steam into the sulphur deposit; through the other he obtains his exhaust, and hs gets his su,nhur through the intsrmsdiary nine. The steam melts the sulphur and forces it as molten liquor to the surface, where 1t is carried on to q suitable spot, and drained into an artificial pond, making lake of solid sulphur after 1t becomes cold. Az 1t comes from the earth this dsposit is more than 9S per cent. pure sulphur, so you can see what valuable indus try the ingenuity of this man has brought to him."
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
Deceptive Mirror.

Ones reflection fin mirror nevef does one justice. Comfortable thought for the plain and pretty alike! Com. plexion. expression and color are au really better than the shining glasa makes them appear Let not her to whom nature has been sparing Of her charms despair.
 If she would see herself in the de ceptive mirror as others see her With the eye, or as nearly as possible. let her hasten to draper's shop and buy q quantity of soft, pure white material gauge, If possible; if not, Swiss or India muslin will answer very We'll
 Be sure to have it pure white, ana after polishing the surface Of the mir TOT gather the material at the center of the top and bring it down softly n either side. framing the glass tn
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
London In Her Glory.

Seen under the glory of really fine sunset. London must be one of the most beautiful and impressive spec tacles in the world. You may look up the Thames. and see the red sun turn ing the pail of smoke that hangs over the shipping into a sultry crimson cloud, and lighting the dirty water and dingy wherves with gleam of gold; {; or see the dome of St. Paurs caught in mist of rich colors; or the high buildings df Bond street standing clearly out against the warmly-tinged sky: and wonder. not unreasonably, whether any other city that ever was built could show such q magnificent series of pictures as can this dingy London of ours of an autumn evening. County Gentleman.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-12
Administrators Sale.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order of the Polk Probate Court, made and entered at the October term thereof, 1907, the undersigned admins trator of the estate of c. w. Stanley, deceased, will on the Fist day of December, 1907, between the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, at the east entrance to the court house at Mena, Arkansas, offer for sale the fol- lowing described real estate belonging to said estate, to-wit: NV I'd section IF, township 3 S., range 32 w.
 Terms of Sale: On a credit of 12 months, purchaser to give note with approved security and lien to be re- tained on said lands to secure the pur- chase price thereof.
 Given under my hand as such admin istrator this, the 18th day of Noveni- Der, 1907.
 E. w. Moon, Administrator. Nov. 21,