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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
NEW BRIDGE
TO BE MARVEL

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
in the wav Of objections to the placing
OF more piers in the Susquehanna river
by the citizens OF Port Deposit, is now
pushing the work on the new Szyooo,ooo
bridge across that river
The new bridge will be more than
6,ooo feet iong--by far the largest on
the Baltimore < Ohio system. Its
construction will require 1900 cubic
yards Of masonry in the suhstructure
and 1900 tons OF steel in the super
structure. The Eyre Shoemaker Com
pany, OF Philadelphia, has the contract
for the stone and concrete work, while
the American Bridge Company is putt
ting in the steel spans. II. G. Rey-
nolds is experimenting the steel work,
with J. X. Goodwin as assistant and
c. ID. Cristie as resident engineer. The
who'e work is under the personal SUI
pervision OF three among the best rail
road engineers in the couutry--Messrs.
ID. y. Carothers. chief engineer; w.
H. Bouton, engineer of bridges and
building. and A. NJ. Kinsman. engineer
OF construction.
The work is necessarily slow because
OF the time il takes to put in the false
construction. II is estimated that
much Of this temporary work, because
Of its elaborate nature, takes twice as
long to perfect as the permanent con-
struction that will take It's place. The
| rails have to be kept on level even
while piers and girders are being torn
away beneath them. so that trains will
not be delayed. The new stone piers
will be capable oi holding any traffic
that may 90 over the bridge.
When the new bridge is done the
Susquehanna at Havre de Grace will
be spanned by two bridges that are
among the finest structures of their
kind in the world The new bridge
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. about a
mile below that Of the Baltimore and
Ohio, is one Of the finest that could be
built II is double-tracked and passen-
ger trains can run over II at full speed
With these bridges over the Susque-
hanna--the limited expresses not
ing ,,uired now by the counties 70
make stop on either side--and with
the great new Union Station in Wash.
inpton. maxine il possible for trains
10 go out OF the capital at full speed
the time between WASHINGTON and New
York will be shortened considerably
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
Church Services

The regular services at the Elkton
Presbyterian Church will be held to-
morrow Sunday with preaching in
the morning and evening. by the pas.
tor. Rev John McE'moyle. d. ID.
Rev. II. NJ. G. Huff. OF Philadelphia.
will hold service in St. Andrews $
(Goldsborough Memorian Church,
Andora. tomorrow Sunday at ; p. m.
The hour OF evening service in Trim
ity Church. Elkton. on Sundays and
Fridays is now 7.3o.
Elkton NJ. +. Church-Serviccs to-
morrow as follows :-Io3o n. m.
preaching by the Pastor-subject.
Gods Yard Stick" p. m. Sabbath
School and Pastors Bible Class; GAS
p. m. Epworth League; 7.3o p. m,
preaching bv the Pastor-subject.
Mountain Instruction" This service
will be introduced with a song service
of 40 minutes by choir and congrega-
tion All invited.
Moore's Chapel, Blake:-preaching
every Sabbath afternoon at ; o'clock
by Rev f.. A. Scxsmith Sunday
School at 2 p. m. All invited.
.iopewell NJ. +. Church. Wood.
Lawn. Md, Rev. J. Howard Gray, pas
Tor Sabbath service, September o.
Sunday School at O 10: Preaching al
10. 30 and 8 p. M Morning subject
The Face OF Jesus Christ" evening
subject. Peter Delivered from Prison.
Epworth League at 73o; preaching al
Asbury at 4 u. m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
BASEBALL

The base ball fans" OF Elkton are
not bit discouraged by Saturdays de-
feat OF the home team at the hands OF
the strong Port Deposit nine. They
point to number Of places in the
game where luck" ran badly against
them and express the utmost conf
dcnce in the ability Of their team TO
''eat up the Susauehannas fast bunch.
They are going after them on Monday
next Labor Day. expecting to take
that game and the return game on the
following Saturday at Elkton With
the series thus split even they are look
ing chceriully forward to a deciding
fifth contest That's what we, call a
man" Don't give up the ship while
there's a man left. Fight il out to a
finish and may the best team win.
That's sport
Port Deposits strong aggregation
took the second game OF the series Tor
the county championship from Elkton
on the lattcr's grounds last Saturday
after eleven innings OF hard playing.
Each team had a large number oi
going. The game was close and ex-
citing all throughout the II innings and
was anybody's game clear up to the
time il was won by the visitors.
Duncan and Brady both pitched frs,
class ball, but the former was badly
handicapped by having a strange cat.
cher who was not used TO his curves
and who had great difficulty in handl-
ing them. In spite OF this, Duncan
pitched fine ball and should have won
the gam.
The hits off Brady. while not many
were mostly long ones. three OF them
being two.baggers Moorc's long hi
to right fed in the seventh inning
made the spectators gasp when il
struck the fence just about a loot toe
low to be a home run. Elkton shouC
have won the game right there, but fol
stupid base running on the part o
langc, who stopped on third. when II,
could have scored easily.
The first run OF the game was mad,
in the second inning. when Brickle,
drew a pass To first and went TO secon,
! on passed ball and scored on Brady
/ hit. Elkton made in the sixth ans
| IN the seventh. thus gaining the leat
! by two runs Port overcome this how
! ever in the eighth, when Caldwell go
base on balls. Brick'ey reached frs
, on an error and both scored on X
! SCOTS hit In the ninth and tent
ncithe.' team could get man acros
the plate. But in the eleventh Elktoi
went completely to pieces Port sen
three runners across the plate. an,
then put the Elkton batters ont in one
two. three order in their last chance /,
make run Score:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
Sd DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS

The call for Republicans OF the lhird
district to meet for the organization
oi n club brought forth an unusually
large number OF respondents for all
initial meeting. Some IS or 90 persons
assembled in the Lewis Building room
on Monday evening and determined 10
organize a permanent Republican IluD
in this district, opening the door oI
membership to any Republican III the
county. II was felt that such a cup,
having permanent headquarters, would
be a valuable asset to the Republican
marty in the county. and a good deal
of dccp interest was manifested IN the
movement. Col |. ID. Davis, George
Y Kcrioot and Frank T.. Williams
were appointed committee to secure
a permanent location for the club. An
oroanization was effected with II. Nj.
Mccullough temporary chairman and
c. b. Finley, Jr., temporary secretary
After some general discussion ni the
purpose OF the meeting and hearty
expression Of opinion that club would
be wise and effective. those present
proceeded to effect 4 permanent or
ganiza,ion. The following officers
were elected President George D.
Kcrfoot: Vice Presidents. Judge Thos.
6. Miller. Col. |. D. Davis, DIR. w. /,
Morrison. A. NJ Strickland; Secretary
Walter Taylor Treasurer, George
McOmlkin c. y Finley, Jr., Joshua
Clayton aud Henry \ Warbur,on
were designated as 4 committee to
prepare a formal set of bylaws and
prcscn, them at the next meeting, The
meeting adjourned to meet on Wed
nesday evening next September o) at
g o'clock, IN the same place, the Lewis
Building. nest door 20 Frank
Fraycr> drug store All those inter.
cstcd in the movement are requested
TO be present at that time
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
Special Preachers For Tome

Arrangements are being made AT the
Tome School for BOYS to invite 4
number oi special school preachers for
the next academic year Some oi the
most prominent clcrgymcn OF differ
cnt denominations will be invited to
come To Port Deposit and preach to
the students in the assembly hal oi
Memorial Hall once n month The
services will be entirely nonsectaran
in character. The special school
preachers will be at Port Deposit us
ually on the second Sunday in each
month On the other Sundays the
bows oi the Tome School will attend
the churches OF Port Deposit, which
their parents have chosen for them
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
Taft Welcomed Everywhere

Whenever MIR. Taft gets on the move
from one place 10 another II Is quickly
demonstrated that whatever general
apathy" exists in this campaign hasn't
the Tait brand on 1t His trip from
Hot Spring, to the Middle Bass flsh-
ing Club took him across West Nr-
ginia aud OHIO III 4 uprthwe,tcrly me
Oi progrcS,. NJ every station along
the route crowds were gathered to get
a glimpse oi the Republican candidate
and To hear him talk, II only Tor two
minutes. He did not disappOlnt any
~ these waysidc gatherings lie mas
left a trail oi short, plthy speeches
more than 900 miles long and cxtend-
ing through two states. The enthus-
iasm indicated a'ong the entire route
was oi nature to convince even Mr..
TAFT that the campaign is really on.
This trip. as the steering committee
had planned it. was to have been de
void oi politics" The official pro.
gram, sometime ago prepared, booked
the Republican presidential candidate
TO make a Jew iront-porch speeches To-
visiting delegation, II had been
though,iully determined that there
should be no speech making tours
But Mr.. TAFT is no dodger. and when
the people began to call for him at the
railroad stations he not only appeared
with that sunny smile which never
comes OF, but he talkcd-and he irac.
turcd the campaign committees by.
laws by talking politics 1t IS qucs'
tionablc whether the people will stand
for that front porch program. The
desire To- see the man who will be, a.
pretty much everybody believes, the
next president. is universal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
Sixth District Under Way

The Republicans oi the Sixth Dis
trict held a meeting at Rising Sun on
Thursday evening. We have received
no detailed report OF their proceedings,
but a telephone message states the
meeting to have been well attended
and the Republican ranks ready to do
effective work for Taft, Sherman and
Jackson The Sixth District Republi-
cans have always maintained an ex-
ceptioually good organization and will
doubtless give good report for their
work in November next
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
birthday Party
(Conmunicatcd)

NlpinmunlCdlCu'
The evening OF August p, was very
pleasantly spcn, at the home oi Mr..
and Mrs James r Spence near Provl
dcncc. when a number of friends at
tended the birthday party given IN
honor oi their niece. Miss Carrie =.
JamiSon, OF Newark Del The even,
ing was spent in playing games, muslc
and singing Vt the midnight hour
the guests were called tu the dining
room. where they all ate heartily Ut
the rcirc,hmcnt, which were served m
abundance. Those present were Misses
Iclma Hill. Belle Russell, Emily Scar
boro, Ray Hill Mae Campbell. Flor
cncc Gregg. Nellie Baldwin. Maymc
Scarhoro. Myrtle Gregg. Minnie Fcch-
IS. Pear Strickland. Elizabeth Cloud
.'lussic Dun,morc. Louisa Gregg. ol
Providence. Ella Seminar. Nellie Moi.
ictt. oi Wilmington. Del; Marcclla
McGrcady and Elsie Bremen. oi Elk,
ton: Mcs,r,. Penn Kite Stcwar,
Strickland. Milton Null. Ernest Hill
George Lindsay. Joseph Pcnnock
Henri Hogan. Raymond Scarhoro
Am,s Spratt, Wilmer Pcnnock, John
Ndl. Walter Gregg. Earl McCom
mons. George Null. Nilb0r BorIand
Robert Pcnnock. Andrew Campbell
Harry Scarburo, Henry Dcusmorc
Harvey Seminar. Roy Stevens, Henry
Howard Spence. Joseph Thompson
Spercc. Robert Gregg. John Scarboru
Joseph Lynch. Zion: Manlcy Hill
Howard Gregg Stanley and MaStct
Curtis Spence In the small hours q
the morning the guests adjourned t.
their holmes wishing Miss IamiS''
many more happy birthdays ..-.
y GUEST
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
Prohibition State Convention

The Prohibition State Convention
met Monday at IIcpiasnphs Hall, Bal
timorc. and nominated three candi.
dates for Congress aud its Presidcu-
tial electors. and also elected members
of the State Central Committee Cecil
county was not represented at the CON
vcntion
The nominee for Congress in the
First Congressional District vii be
chosen at convention to hc held at
Easton next Wednesday
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05

Through his attorncg John 7,
Poe. Esq. Or l.. G. Taylor has caused
to be filed in the Clerks office an APP
plication for an absolute divorce from
his wife
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05

Atkinson out-hit by batted bali.
Score by innings:
Port Deposit o o o o o o , o o 80
Elkton ... o o o o o , o o o o--3
Earned runs-Elkton. 2: Port De-
post. l. Two base hits-Moore, Dren-
ncn. {. Hoover. Williams. Stolen
Williams, +. Hoover. Left on
Elkton, 6: Port DEPOSIT, z.
Double p'ays-Mannering to Beatty;
lamm to Williams Sacrifice hits
Moore. Manncring. f. Hoover Brady.
Struck out-by Duncan. Il; by Brady.
II. Base on balls-by Duncan. /
Passed ballS-by Langc. s Umpire
Walter Mercy
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
CHERRY HILL II, NORTH EAST 4

North East went to Cherry Hill last
Saturday and met defeat at the hands
oi the team in that town by the score
OF II TO 1.
Next week Cherry Hill will play the
third game oi series with Andora.
This promises to be quite exciting as
each team has won one game
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
Races At HarIan's 5 Track

A series oi interesting matinee races
were held at Harlan's track about five
miles south OF Elkton. Thursday after
noon George Bennett acted as
starter. Thomas Kibler and Julius
Clayton were judges. and Irving Grit
fifth. timer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-05
Minnie Code The Winner

There were three races at the Elk
ton track last SATURDAY.. the most in
tcresting OF which was a match race
between Minnie Code an Elkton horse,
and Ben Tyson, a Newark animal.
Minnie Code won the first heat and
Ben Tyson the second. As il all de-
pended on the next heat this was hotly
contested, but Minnie Code managed
To- win by hall length. in 2:io Ia
Summary
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3-Minute Class
Bell, c. m, 1hos. Price ......3II
March. s. g., John Price ........I ga
Pet. b. g., Spear ................z } ;
Time. 2.SS. $50. 2.Ei-
24o Class.
Survasco. b. g.. Harlan .....43i
Dignus Brooks. b. g.. Peacock.s 2
h. B.. b. e.. Boulden .........I 2 DIR
Acolyte, BIZ. M, George .....2 4 DIR
Shvrock, blk $. Ayers .....3 S DIR
Time. 2.3o, ago, 2.37. 2.36i-2.
Colt Race
Torine Wilkes, b. g., Kibler ......It
Director Alfred b. s.. Mccoy "a 2
Time. 2.45. 2.37 i-2.
$50 Class.
Allison. blk. g.. Biddle ............t
Anna May, b. m. Canon ..........22
Time, 2.s2, 2.44.
Special Race.
Strawberry, blk. m, Thornton - II
Squire, b. &. Price ............' "a
Time. 2s7, ass 2sI
Dead heat
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NBRNM " MORRIS

Nhram " Morris. urum.ncut far.
mcr ni near ZION, died TUESDAY y, the
age oi ~ wears. after am illness oi Scv-
cral muuthr, from stomach trouble
He was the son oi the late Benjamin
nd Edith Morr., lie Is survived by
hi, wife ard two childrcr,-Charlcs
Morris and Mrs. Howard England
The funeral was held yesterday tFri-
day) morning. at 10 o'clock. from his
late residence, and intcrmcu, was made
in zion PRESBYTERIAN Cemetery
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-30

kill for me. have better water to;
drink and I enjoy life. want to
kill You and take your skull along
with me and enjoy all the good things
I am partaking of myself, because
I love you
Thereon the Hidatsa answered:
You are greatly mistaking, my dear
brother. See, have good, warm
house. The wind does not chill me-.
When it is winter and cold outside I
do not suffer in my roomy house SO
tight. I have sufficient rain in the
summer to make my crops grow, of
which your people know nothing
about. You have for vegetables only
alhi Indian turnip) to eat, and no
other. You know nothing OF the ag-
reeable taste of tobacco. While you
eat bad meat Of skunks, badgers and
the like, raw and bloody, Like the
wolf and the coyote, we have plenty
buffalo meat, which we prepare in a
N ASs1AAuS, PoAcSnDlS iuaALSi. IOu even
have no clean, pure water to drink.
You drink on your restless rambles
over the dry prairies, nothing but
dirty, aikali water from water holes
and muddy springs. Come now and
drink and eat with me the meal /
have prepared for you, for knew
you would come, and convince your
self of the truth have spoken
And he gave him first OF the scent
ed water to drink, which tasted soft
and sweet, and the shihwahuma lik-
ed 1t well. Then the Hidatsa set the
dish full OF the prepared meat. and
the dish filed with vegetables be-
fore him and the shihwahuma man
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-30

er live with you here. than have you
come with me.
Then the two eagle brothers, who
loved each other, consulted how they
could manage to live together FL
nally the ShihWahuma man proposed:
After four days will come with all
my people to make war against your
village. Instruct your warriors to kill
every hostile. but one man, whom
they see to be brave man and
whom they recognize to be the lead
er. Order him to be spared and only
be brought before you as a captive"
They parted then and nobody in
the village knew of the meeting. AT
ter a while the Hidatsa sent out his
criers throughout the village, to have
all men assemble in front Of the med
icine lodge. There he announced the
coming OF large body OF hostiles
after four days and he advised the
warriors to be prepared for a big
battle He told them that they should
not be afraid, but that he would
scare the Sioux (Wolf Chief called
the enemy Sioux although they
were the shihWahuma tribe in this
instanceJ, by tine great power Of his
medicine. And the people trusted in
him. Further he ordered them to
kill everyone Of the enemy, barring
one big man, whom they saw to be a
brave warrior and apparently to be
the leader. Him he ordered to be
taken captive alive and to be brought
before him unframed.
And SO all happened as foretold.
On the fourth day the enemy appear
ed and opened battle with wild war
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-30
The Medicine Shrine Some Characteristics Of the AWdCay tgHdda Tribe
BY r sbua

Sixteen miles above Elbowods, on
the Fort Berthold Indian reservation,
and on the south side of the Missouri
river, is situated an Indian day
school, conducted by G. A. Shultis,
and a mission house, belonging to
the Congregational church. The
place is called independence, owing
to an Independent high hill overflow
ering the river. Half way up that
hill stands Wolf Chiefs large log
house, and below in the bottom
lands, closer to the river, we observe
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-30
BY e. r. Steinbrueck

ing some rag was adjusted, to hold
the drum by when beaten with a
stick, one end Of which was wound
with some cloth. The drum was
held with the left hand and beaten
with the right. We inspected every
thing and then sat down to listen to
Wolf Chiefs strange tale, while Fred
took out his paints and water colors
to make a sketch of the sacred
shine.
Good Bird, interpreting, we had
ample time TO write down the story
nearly as verbally as he told it to
us in his simple language.
Imagine the situation. There were
some old boxes and other things
scattered around, the lodge being
used as kind Of a store room or
lumber room, and we squatted down
around the fire place of old, where
many adventures were told years ago
under the smoke hole shedding the
only light, Wolf Chief giving his &C
count; Good Bird translating, and
Rev. Wilson and buisly writing,
while Fred sat painting away. After
a while Eddie Rush Joined us to lis
ten to the tradition of his fore
fathers. a
tsThere lived two eagle brothers
once in the far west in the Rocky
mountains, many, many, years ago.
They liked the poor Indians and
wanted to help them They sat- a
rock and talked together and weigh
ed in their minds how they could best
accomplish their purpose. Finally
they decided on the best way to help
the Indians, it were best to become
Indians themselves. So they parted.
One few one way and arrived at the
tribe Of the Shiwahuma Ga tribe I'M
known to Wolf Chief, and the 9TH
er took his flight in an opposite d.
rection and came to the Hidatsa,
near the Big Knife river, where it
| enters into the Missouri. Each of
these two eagles then entered the
womb Of a woman and in due time
was born boy, one a Shihwahkuma
the other a Hidatsa, Both grew up
within their tribes, but did not know
that these two tribes were hostile
to each other. The boys grew big
and strong and were great warriors
and finally became the medicine men
of the tribe. The Hidatst was born
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-30

may be related to the world, a correct
story, and that my children and my
children's children may read it in
years to come"
Next day we repaired to the lodge,
which concealed the sacred relic of
the Awatichay, Wolf Chief, Good
Bird as interpreter, the Rev. Wilson,
his brother, Fred, and I, the father
of Wolf Chief. Entering the old
lodge, built as Prince Macmillan Of
Wied-Neuwied has described SO
eminently the lodge Of the Mandans,
timber inside and sod and clay out
side, we saw to the right of the en-
trance the willow frame work of
Small Ankles SWEET lodge. In the
center eight poles or posts supported
the roof and on the other side, lit,
tie to the left of the entrance stood
what I first took for an old arm
chair with low seat and a high back,
the medicine shrine. A little way to
the left again was the medicine pole.
The medicine shrine consisted Of
four posts, about two inches in dia-
| meter with lower and top shelf
and was draped with numerous gay
colored calicos. On the lower shelf,
on layer of dry mint plants, dried
during many years, were placed a
buffalo skull, an eagles wing, tur.
tie shell and an old dusty black hat.
These articles, as well as the calicoes,
had been offerings of supplicants to
the Great Spirit. On the top shelf;
were concealed under the calicoes,
! in black bag, two human skulls.
land a Wood-lined pipe.
On the medicine pole, hung under
other calicoes. a large, square medi-
cine bag OF tanned skin, ornamented
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-30

one of the old fashioned round earth
lodges of the eros Ventres OF the
Missouri. OF this lodge, its contents
and the history or tradition of the
latter, our story will tell.
In the summer Of 1906 the Rev. G.
L. Wilson, formerly of Mandan, then
of Langdon, N. D., and his younger
brother, Fred, an artist from New
York City, accompanied me to Fort
Berthold Indian reservation and to
Independence, where we stayed,
through the courtesy of Rev. Hall OF
Elbowoods. That mission house is
located half way between the day
school and Wolf Chiefs domicile.
Evenings, when not under Mr.. Shul-
it's roof, I used to walk up to Wolf
Chiefs. There I sat with him and
smoked with him, and told him and
his two step sons, Eddie and Johnnie
Rush, German fairy tales. All liked
TO see me come and I never came
empty handed. followed in this
the Indian custom.
The Rev. Wilson preached to them
in the mission house and Good Bird
translated the sermon, sentence by
sentence to the attentive small
crowd. Miss Mckenzie was also pres.
emit, and Fred played on the organ
the accompaniment to their singing
In all, we became very familiar
during our stay of ten days with the
good hearted, upright and moral,
good Indians, and they showed THEN
Hiking of us.
On the way to independence We
passed another earth lodge OF Mrs
Kidney. whose husband was dead
We asked permission to enter thai
lodge and were denied. It contained