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Local Jottings

Mir ii. NJ. Duyckinck, II Rising
sun, caught a fine twelve pound rock
hsh in Octoraro creek one day this
week.
Mr. u. W. McNey, OF Sylmar, has
sold his farm OF IoI acres to Winfield
s. Smith, OF Peach Bottom. Pa, for
5000
Elmer Reese. OF Vinegar Hill, has
stated in the midland Journal that
the report that Miss Anna Johnson
deliberately set fire to his house is un-
true.
Services in Trinity Church tomor-
low Sunday at II a. m. with cele-
tration OF the Holy Communion.
Evening service at 80 Rev William
Schouler, Rector.
Mr. Jehu Churchman OF the Sixth
district, was painfully injured this
week by falling from the roof oi barn
t1at he was painting.
delaware College will open for
the reception OF students on Septem-
her IL, The incoming freshman class
Is expected to be the largest in the
story OF the college.
Misses Elsie Irwin and Bessie
Sharpless gave camp supper Satur-
day evening to number al their
trends. in the cedar grove on the farm
q W. ID. Irwin. near Lombard.
William Burke, OF Singcrly. has
teen appointed superintendent OF the
Glen Mills Paper Company to fiji the
ace OF the late Robert Harper. who
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ZION.

The NJ f. Sabbath School held their
annual picnic in Mr. Alfred Camerons
woods on Thursday.
Rev. J. II. Mitchell spent Monday
with Wilmington relatives.
Mr.. Ross SMITHS spending a week
at Jamestown Exposition.
Mrs Edgar Reed, OF Baltimore, is
visiting her brother, Mr.. Alfred Cam
eron.
Mss Mary Morton. OF Roxborough,
Pa. Is the guest oi Mr.. ard Ms Jas.
McCreary.
The Presbyterian Sabbath School
held their annual picnic in Stewards
Grove on Thursday OF last week.
Mr. and Mrs Austin Carhart, Miss
Frances Carhart and Miss Katherine
Rutherford are s"journing at Atlantic
City.
Miss Marietta Mcarns is visiting
her brother. Mr. Ernest Mcarns. Of
Ocean Grove
Miss Edna McNcy entertained a
number "i CoIora friends over Sun
day
Mis-, Ella Gillespie is spending a
week with Wilmington and Philadel-
phia friends
Mrs Ellen Gillespie +, the guest Of
her niece. NJ, 'ah. " Wilson Il
Calvert
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Mr.. and Mrs W. A. Alexander en-
tertaincd Mr. and Mrs Wallace Foard
on the "Walba" Monday afternoon.
The next dance at Spa Spring will
be held on Monday evening, Sept. 2.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
room has been improved by being re-
papered.
The drawhridgc over the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal broke
down as it was being turned off last
Friday evening. The travelling has
been greatly inconvcnienced.
a sad accident occurred here last
Saturday aftcrnoun.
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~"tN'Iihtl> 10 W nom hllI~ nave tttH sent
snowing two wears or more due viii remit
g. settlement without delay. otherwise the
account Win be = ar"d In the hands Of our
''..e''"''
I7F RI II. N'''"f' Il co.
The Town Commissioner, ui
North East have ra,>cd an ordinance
waking license ice al s. day ior
t.~rc dGv> and $40 iur each day there
after Jar exhibitions cor shows al any
description uuJrr canvas. 4.l,u With
r jhc town limits.
The zee plant and stable ri Mr..
arthur Bradley. 81 Chc>tcrluwn. was
entirely destroyed by fire Sunday morn
my The alarm w&s given Ivy rail
road locomotive. hut the tirc had got
ten beyond control, The loss is part
~ covered by insurance.
Monday is the day that the mcr-
chants OF .Ikton agreed upon to begin
keeping their stores open till eight
clock, instead OF closing at 6. as they
have been doing during the summer.
Some seem to favor the continuing the
{ o'clock closing through September.
int it is probable that all will keep
open
Mrs. Edna Flenncr. OF Philadcl-
Ihia, while visiting Mr.. George G..
Hopkins. OF Rising Sun. slipped from
log on Tuesday and ien iracturinp
her arm. She was taken to PhiIa-
delphia hospital, where an N-rav ex
animation was made OF the injured
member. From latest reports. Mrs.
Fienner is improving.
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Tuesday. Sept. 3rd, 1907,

AT II O'Clock 4. NJ. the following mentio. ed
real estate of which William ii Eder, de
ceased. late Ofsaid town. died seized. viz:
No. ALI that lot or parcel oflar situate
at the North west corner OF Main and Church
streets in said town OF Elkton and being the
same land which was conveyed to said de.
ceased by James K. Partridge and Frank r..
Partridge by their deed bearing date the
fourteenth day of July, in the year 1870, and
recorded among the land records OF said
County in l.iher b. =, No. !. folio 80 sc.
This was the home property where SAID de
ceased resided at the time OF his death 1t
has "A front on Main street of Il feet and no
feet on Church street, and is improved 10y "a
commOdiouS colmiortablc two and one-haIf
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CHESAPEAKE CITY

Miss X. B. Nicoll and Dir. Chunmar,
Of Philadelphia, were the guests OF
Miss Sadie Nicoll last week.
Misses Mamie and Kcbecca Wright,
"i Ccntrcvllc. were the guests OF
Misses Carrie and Mamie Wright over
Sunday
Miss Alice Hanson. "i Baltimore,
visited Mrs G.. y. Wo"l)cy a few days
the past week.
Misses Margaret Griffith. Sara, Julia
and Margaret Woodall, OF George
town, Md, spent Friday and Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. !. 5, Hopper
Rowan Pearce, oi Germantown, is
spending a Jew days in town.
Miss Mary Kcr>haw, OF Whining
ton, is the guest OF Miss Lille John
son.
Misses Eleanor and Niolette Fader
81 Newark. have been visiting their
aunt, Mrs. Joseph Schacicr.
Miss Helen Mayer has returned to
New York, after a lengthy visit with
Mrs ], Groomc Steele.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Foard have
been spending few days in Baltimore
and Washington. ID. {.
Miss Ella Clcavcr. al Delaware CITY.
visited Mrs. Elizabeth Price. near
town. last week.
Mrs Nellie b Reed. Mrs. John
Rowan and Mis- Mae Roe spent scv-
cra1 days last week at the Jamestown
Exposition
Mrs Jane, Scaulon. al Wilmington.
,.,.ift,,,r l.- ,l.,,.rl,.., NE,II:,,,,
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State and County Taxes

in said county, for the year 1907, he will SIT in
5 ptember 10, at f. S. Shorts Cecil
ton, First district
September II, at Byron Bouchelle's,
Chesapeake City, Second district.
September s, at Henry Hess, Fair
Hill, Fourth district.
September 10, at John J.. Moore's Drug
Store, North East, Fifth district.
september 20 at Maryland House, Ris-
ing Sun, Sixth district.
September %, at A. l.. Barry's, Port
Deposit, Seventh district.
September d. at w. w. McGuipan's
Store, Conowingo, Eighth district.
September Is, at Cross Keys Hotel, Cal
vert, Ninth district.
Between the hours Of a. III. and ) .. III.
As the law provides, discount of per
cent will be allowed on all State and County
Taxes paid before September lst. Taxpayers
will please take notice that taxes are due and
payable on September lst, and that on all
bills unpaid on January Isl interest will be
charged and collected from September LIST.
After January LIST delinquents Will be warn.
ed that unless settlement in fun be made
before April LIST, the claims againts them
will be placed in the hands of the Sher-
iff of the County, who shall proceed TO seize
their property and dispose of the same to
pay the taxes due with the charges thereon
and all costs of sale.
The Treasurer would, therefore, res pect.
fully urge all taxpayers to pay promptly
and itf possisihle. in time to obtain the hene.
lit OF The discount.
". ARTHUR MITCHELL.
Aug3l-it Treasurer.
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Trustees Sale

BY virtue OF a decree OF the Circuit Court
for Cecil County passed in cause No. 1858. he
undersigned Trustees Will sell AT public auc-
tion at the Court House door in the own OF
Elkton, Maryland. on
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KINDLY NOTICE TIE DATE Of THE
ABEL ON YOUR PAPER AND MAKE
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TO TRESPASSERS

TrespasSing, cunning and fishing ON
CHOWDER HALL FARM, is strictly pro
hibited Persons so doing will be prosecuted
+. Il. BUTLER, Owner
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SEPTEMBER
1reaSurer'S Notice

In pursuance OF III Act OF Assembly, pass.
ed at the January session, 1900 Chapter 81,
the undersigned, Treasurer of Cecil county,
hereby gives notice That for the purpose of
receiving the
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FOR RENT.


Green Hill Farm for Rent. Apply to
CHARLES w. SHIPPERS,
mar 2tf North East, NJ d g..
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SPECIAL SALE
Of USED
Pianos and Organs

As We are about to remodel our warerooms
We Will oher number of slightly used high
grade organs at very great reduction. We
also include In this offer number of uSef
upright and square pianos. These must be-
disposed OF as We Will have 10 make room
for the worknen.
Cash or Easy payments.
". {. KRRKKESS PlaK0 co.
June-ZS IN Newark, Del.
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FOX SALE-tne of the most desirable
properties IN Chesapeake City. fine business
STAND on Main 81, combined with dwelling.
Property in good condition; ciStern in house,
good wen OF water in yard. Terms reason
able. Apply 10
+ f. WILLIAMS,
Elkton Md.
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Notice of Subscriptions.

Subscribers to whom bins have heen sent
sno"lng two wears or more due will rruit
o. settlement without delay. otherwise the
account viii be = arcd IN the hands Of our
u..ect0I.
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FOR SALE.


FOX SAIE-A desirable modern residence
On West High St, Elkton, between Bridge
ana BOW streets. Price moderate. Terms
easy. Apply to
ROBERT c. THACKERY,
aug 3l-3t Attorney, Elkton, Md.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertisements under this heading will be
charged al the rate Of ONE CENT word
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

maiden and without offense, notwithstanding her
profanities, and she was loaded to the eyebrows
with them She was a mere child She not
fifteen vet She was just from Germany, and knew
no English. She always scattering her prOtan1-
flies around and they such a satisfaction to
me that | never dreamed of such thing as modi-
fving her For my own sake, had no disposition
TO te on her Indeed, / took pains to keep her
from being found out l told her to confine her
religious exercises to the childrens quarters and
nrqed her to remember that Mrs Clemens was
preiudccd against Peties on weekdays To the
Children the little maids prOfanItes sounded nat
rral and proper and right, because they had been
used to that kind of talk in Germany, and they at
taChed no evil Importance to It.
1t qrieves me that have forgotten those vigor-
Gus remarks | long boarded them in my memory
as a treasure. But | remember one OF them stlll,
because heard it so many times The trial OF that
little creatures life the Childrens hair ohe
would tug and strain with her comb, accompanying
her wor1; with her misplaced peties. And when
finally she through with her triple job she
always fired up and exploded her thanks toward
the sky. where they belonged. in this form: G0tt
sci Ddnk ich bin jcrtg mt M G0h 1erddny1feS ffdf!
Il believe | am not quite brave enough to trans
late it
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

;7q on nv way down town to the office, stepped
INTO a bookstore where | acquainted, and asked
+ thev had anything from the other side. They
handed me French novel, IN the usual yellow
-,aner cover. and | carried It away. L dldn even
look at the title of it. 1t for recreation reading
and l was on my way to my work. went incoming
a.!d dreaming along, and | think hadn't gone
more than ftv wards when | heard my name called.
l stopped, and private carriage drew up at the
Sidewalk and | shook hands with the inmates
mother and Young daughter, excellent people
They were their way to the steamer to sail tor
Paris. The mother said:
II saw that book in Your hand, and judged by
-fe look OF it that it was a French novel. Is 1t:
4 said it
She said Do let me have it. so that my daugh-
ter can practise her French on it on the way over
''Of course handed her the book, and we parted
Ten minutes ago l passing that bookstore again.
and stepped in and fetched away another copy OF
that book Here it is. Read the first page OF It.
That IS enough You will know what the rest IS
ike | think it must be the foulest book IN the
French language-one OF the fouest anyway. L
you'd be ashamed to offer 1t to harlot; but, on
dear! | gave it that sweet Young girl without
shame Take my advice; don't give away book
until YOU have examined It.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
FROM SUSY'S BIOGRAPHY

We at length reached Vassar College and she looked
very finely buildings and her grounds being very Deu
tul We the front doore and range the bei Inc
Young girl who the doore wished to know VINO we
wanted to see Evidently not expected Fdpd
told her who wanted and she showed us to the
Uarlor We waited, and waited no one cam
still no 1t beginning to seem pretty avn
ward, oh well this IS pretty piece OF business pdp Il
claimed At length heard footsteps coming down te
long corridor and Miss C. (the lady who had invited papa
came into the She greeted papa very peasant
and thev nice little Chatt together soon the dy
principal also entered and she pleasant ana See
when dinner ready We went into our ro'IlS
but we had nothing do for half hour except TO "tch
the rain drops they fell the window pdS ~ st
called dinner, ana went down WITHOUT PdPa
a he never eats ANYTHING the middle of the day sat
table with the lady principal and enjoyed very ~
seeing all the young girls troopmg INTO the dining rool
After dinner went around the CoIcGe WIN uhJ ois
ladies and papa STAYED his and smoked Nheh II
down and ate supper Win Us
and we had very delightful supper After supper the
their dress tor the evening
Papa TO his room and went with the Lady
At length the guests began but papa still renamed
his until called tor.
Papa read in the chapel. 1t the lrSt time had
ever heard him read my fe-that IN pub1c w heI
he came the stage remember the people oeid
me exclaimed Oh how queer he Is, Isn't he funny /
thought papa funny. although did not think
h1n queer. He read \ Trying Situation and " The
Golden Arm a ghost that he heard down south
told me before but he had startled that did not
much wish again But had resolved tins time
prepared and to let myself be startled but St
papa did and much he startled the whole room
fu Of people and they jumped as one man he other
story was funny and interesting and enjoyed
the evening inexpreSSIbly much
After papa had finished reading all went down 70
the collation. in dining and after that there
was dancing and singing Then the guests went away
and papa and TO bed The next morning we rose
early early train for Hartford and reached Hart
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
FROM sUSYS BIOGRAPHY

Then mamma and DO some shopping ana papa
went 70 see General After had finished dong
,,r ehopnq we went home the hotel together When
We entered our rooms in the hotel on the table
4 f,I of exo1sett red roses Mamma who very fond
al flowers exclaimed Oh wonder who could have sent
-Cses and saw that written PaPas Handwriting
= Wa written German Llebes GeshChenk on die
mamma n am didn't say on. that IS SuSy 5
spelling nine.-also am sure dldn spell TeschcIk
50 Eberav as all that S. I. Cl Mamma delighted
Papa came home and gave her ticket: and after
visiting : while with her MAJOR Pond and
mamma / down lunch After lunch most OF
our time taken up with packing and at about three
o'clock to the tram We got on
board the train her and stayed with her about five
minutes said goodbve 10 her and the tram
started for Hartford 1t the first | had ever
from home without mamma IN my HE, al
though | was u old Papa and drove back to the
hotel and got Major Pond and then the Brook
lvn Bridge Brooklyn the cars and
then Wa lked across it from Brooklyn to New ork
We looking the beautiful scenery and we could
We had perfectly delightful time. but pretty tired
when got back TO the hotel
The morning early took our breakfast ana
took early PoughkeepSe. Ne had very pleas
ant Journey to Poughkcepsie. The Hudson mdgnlfI-
ceI-ehroudcd with beautiful mist When arrived at
PoughaeepSe raining quite hard which tact greatly
disappointed because very much wanted to the
that would be impossible 1t quite long drive from
the Ner College and papa and had nee long
time discuss and laugh over German profanity one
q the German phrase papa particularly enJoys Is
this her phrases there a when Jean
exclaimed ACh t1Ctt' trle but when
found Il out She shocked and instantly put stop to Il
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
A Belated Confession

r WAS the cause of the chIld's ilIue-- His rother
trusted him 10 my care. and / cook him long
drive IN an open barouche for a airing l. was raw
cold morning. but he was well WRAPPED about WITH
furs and in the hands Of careful. I-~- u. no harm
would have come TO him But ] soon Popped into
a revere and forgot all about my charge The t1-s
fell away and exposed his bare leg BY and BY
the Coachr1an noticed this and arranged the wraus
again: but it was too late The cr II was almos.
frozen | hurried home with him j Was aghaSt Il
" hat had done. and feared the .r-ee euences. I
have ALWAYS felt shame for that tre -c-ous morn
C9r-cae1 or rzre IJ
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
Hate

Aversion hungenng to inlure or destroy.
The rankle Of unsatished anger.
Incipient murder IN the soul.
Cold, calculating. concentrated Ill will
Dislike grown vindictive.
Restless rebellion Of resentment,
The slow burning FIRE Of fierce antagonism.
Blood poisoning Of the emotions
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

The silent sarcasm Of a smile
Bitterness Of the heart distortng the features.
The dagger thrust Of muttered phase
The last refuge of speeches. disdaIn.
Malignant mirth at anothers down-a.
The unansverable protest Of unspoaea -aosery.
The IRONY Of the upturned nose.
Intoleran insolence Of contempt too deep tor words
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

Cor.cas1 cr r1Fs =
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
Enthusiasm
9rEE

JOYOUS earnestness.
Red corpuscIes in the soul Of purpose.
The inspiration of intense interest.
The contagious optimism of consecraton.
Zeal redhot on both sides
mental dynamo supplying continuously Its eectncity
The boiling point the thermometer Of appreciation.
The eternal keynote Of all great achievement.
The radiation of the glowing sunshine Of the soul
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
An lnhospitable Host
HOW charitably she treats that ghast1v {
II II Is a dear and lnNelN 49, .

CIUW CIdIICdDIV ghsIStTV ev-a-:o-
II 1t is dear and lovely disposition and . (-oe. @
valuable one, that brush away ndignit;as iosI @
dsCOurteSIeS and seek and find the n1easo.u u
features Of an experience. SuSv had that d;'elI
ton, and IT was one OF the Jewels of her char5c,a
that had come to her straight from her r1otber ~
IS a feature that left out of me at birth
at seventy, i have not vet acquired If 7 d;5
90 to Vassar College professionally but as a q11es+
as a guest, and gratis. Aunt Clara now Mrs. Tobn
StanChfeld) a graduate Of Vassar arJ HI ~
was to please her that inflicted that Journey -
S,1sy and myself The invitation had come 20 ~
from both the lady mentioned by Susv and ~
president of the college, sour old SAINT who bsS
probably been gathered to his fathers lono -
and hope they enjoy him; | hope they value f.:
society. / think i can get along without ! -
either end of the next world
We arrived at the college in that soaking -a>
and Susy has described, with Just a suggestion :;
dissatisfaction the sort of reception we got Srs-
had to sit in her damp clothes half an hour vb;fs
we waited in the parlOr; then she was taken 70
fireless and left to wait there again as she b
stated. | do not remember that PRESIDENTS na-~e
and am sorry He did not put in IN appearsrcs
until it was time for 70 step upon the platfor~7
in front of that great garden OF Young and lovely
blossoms. He caught up with me and advanced
upon the platform with me and Wa- going 10 nitro
duce me / said in substance.
You have allowed me TO get along without vo,,r
help thus far and if YOU will retire from The ratfe-r,
| will try to do the rest without IT,
did not see him any more, but detest his men,
Orv OF course nv resentment did not extend :,
the students. and so / had unfa-gettable good
time talking to them. And think they had good
time too; for they responded as one man. % use
Srsv's unimprOvable phrase
Girls are charming creatures. i shall. have % ts
twice seventy wears old before ! change nv 77-rd
as to that / am to talk to a crowd li them tbs
afternoon. students of Barnard College the sex's
annex to Columbia University, and think ] SHAH
have as pleasant a time with those t5ses as / had
with the Vassar girls twenty-one Years ago.
rDo,t c1--I--e pToEp. DIV
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
FROM STSY.S BIOGRNIHN

stopped in the middle OF mamma history 20 tel
about our tripp 70 Vassar because raid / would
forget about IT, now | will 60 whe-. ~ on SONG
time after Miss Emma Nigh dIed papa mamma and
little Langcion Elrnira for the EI1ri-a
Iangfon began 70 fail but | think i'd not know
i,st what was the matter with him
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

Modesty underdeveoped but overexposed "
4 flower Of experience, Stimulating a bud. -
Virtue advertising its innocence.
Modesty, as d cloak, not an amor
fiypocntical and hypercntical censorship Of morals
Inflammation Of the moral imagination
The pose Of modesty without its pose
Morbid modesty paradng its propnety.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
An Artistic Maid

TT brings that pretty little German girl wildly
before me- and innocent and plump little
creature with peachy checks; clear souled little
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

Drawings by J. 5. l. Williams
The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16

Wakcn. lords and ladies gay.
ON tho mountain dawns tho day.
Al tho jolly chase is here.
with hawk. and horse. and hunting
spear
Hounds are In their couples yelling.
Hawks are whis,ling. horns are
knclling.
M"rr!iy. mcrr!ly. nsnglc they.
"Waken. lords and ladies gay.
Waken. lords and ladies gay.
The mis-, has lct, the mountain gray.
Springle,a In tho dawn are stream
ing.
Diamonds on tho brake are glcam-
Ing.
And forcsters have busy been.
To track the buck In ,hsckcss green.
Now wa come 10 chant our lay,
"Wakcn. lords and ladlea gay.
The Southern farm gazette., 1907-11-16
Hunting SonG.

Waken. lords and ladies gay.
To the green wood haste away.
We can shov you whore he lies.
Fleet of foot. and tall Of size:
Wc can show the marks he made.
when gains; the oak his antl@r,
fray'd:
You shall sec him brought 10 bar.
"Wakeu. lords and ladies gay
Louder. louder chant the lay.
waken. lords and ladies gay.
Tell them youth. and mir;h and xiee.
Run a coarA. aa sell - We.
Time. stern huntsman' who can balk.
S,auneh ~ hound. and fee, as hawk:
Think OF this. and i. So with day.
Gentle lords aud ladies gay.
Walter Scott.