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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10
The Old Reliable

AT 9th and Market, in our 2oth
year. A store for Mems aud
Boys wear. Every Depart
inent, Hats, Shoes, Furnish
ings and Ready-to. Wear
Clothing crowded with the
new styles. Special attention
this season to moderate prices
owing to the business depres-
sion. See the $40, $I2 and
sr5Suits for Men; the SIS, $40
and sI2 Suits for Boys and
the So. so, $3, 81 and S. Suits
Tor Little Boys; the new
sa.oo, s2.5o and 50. so Green
Hats for Young Men; the
Walkover Shoes at 81. so and
81. A lot Of extreme styles
in Suits, Hats and Shoes for
College and High School
Boys. Fall and winter Over
coats all in and ready.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10
WEDDINGS
YANpEGRIFT--LEWIs.

Mr. Julian Riley Vandegriis and
Miss Sarah Rcbecea Lewis were mar
ricd at Elkton Nj. T.. Parsonage, OF
Wednesday evening. by Rev. DR.. l..
+. Barrett The bride is daughter
OF the late Amos b. Lewis. The
groom recently completed three
years service IN the u. S. Navy. They
will reside on the Lewis farm, on Elk
river. near town, which Mrs. Vande
grit recently purchased
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10

SENATOR RAYNER says he is
for Bryan because Bryan is so en-
tirely different from Roosevelt. Mr..
Bryan himself says he is a second edi-
ton of Roosevclt--his only rightiul
son and heir. Which is he?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10
LIABILITIES

State OF Maryland. County Of Cecil. 50:
I, Chas. II. Finley. Cashier OF the above named
bank, do solcmuly swear that the above state
ment Is true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief.
ciiAs. II. FINLEY, Cashier.
subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of September. igS,
JOHN ". ANTHONY. Notary Public
Corrcct-Attest
CHARLES 81. ELLIS.
JOHN NJ. TUCKER.
REUBEN HAINES.
oct st Directors.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10

ABOUT the weakest kneeded ar
gument that has yet been advanced
in Bryan's behalf is that he could not
do much harm, even il he were elect
ed. Think OF clccting man Presi-
dent OF these u. s. upon the ground
OF what he can't do.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10

THE Democrats are claiming
everything in sight So are the Re
publicarS And nobody pays much at
tention Ia any 81 it. not even the tel
lows who do the ginning The sen
s;blc mans business is to cast his vote
as he thinks the welfare oi the people
demands unintlucnccd by the thought
of who may or may not win.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10
LEARN TELEGRApHY

Graduates OF this school are in grea,
demand by the big railroads. Now
have advance calls for over 1000 op-
orators. We teach and place you IL
an easy, good paying position n 10 &c
10 weeks.
Atlantic Telegraph Institute
Laurel. Del.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10

looks as IL tbs campaign had about
reached the silly stage in the Bryanite
camp.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10
Reunion Of Shows Battery

Shows Battery had its goth an
nual reunion at Pcrryvillc on Sat.
urday last The meeting was called to
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10
Mr.. BRYAN'S PLANT

NJ r. BRYAN appears TO be hav-
N ing a terrible time in this
Az campaign He doesn't seem
to be able to get the game played just
the way he wants it, First he said the
President was not giving him square
deal and when the President dealt
him a square deal right on the jaw, he
dropped that match to utter whine
about Mr.. nait's "misrepresenting"
him The wohlc sum OF the matter is
that when a trained mind like Judge
Tait's or Governor Hughes dissects
Mr.. Bryan's undigcsicd doctrines, they
look So illogical and impracticable that
even the Peerless Leader" is ashamed
OF his intellectual progeny, and can
only cry out that they are not fair por-
traits oi what his mind really has be
gotten 1t is not that we imagined
Mr.. Bryan wanting in mental ability;
but he is wanting in mature and care
ful thinking. He is too ready to hail
every passing show OF an issue and give
il seat in his intellectual equipage
When he discovers what a wrctched
and inrlorn tramp OF thing the issue
really proves. what sorry spectacle
he has chosen for a companion, he re-
sentS being charged with ever having
numbered il among his friends. II Mr.,
Bryan would escape misrepresentation"
wouldn't he do well to think more and
talk less He OUGHT not 10 hotly cen
sure his critics. he should commune
with his own heart upon his bed and
be still
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10
No. 1856
REPORT or TINE CONDITION
National Bank of EIkfon
At flEros. IN TINE STATE or ssRYlssp.
Az THE CLOSE or BUSINESS.
SPINNER .. 1908.
RESOURCES

Loans aud gts9 49, q
Oyerdrafts secured and unsecured isI A.
T.. s. Bonds TO secure circulation 7i.Oup 90
Bonds securities etc ........ 3fS.IO2 -
Ranking house. furniture, hNtnresss... lUOD o.
other real estate owned. -.....t...... ynsO %
Duc from National hanks mot reserve
agents ......... .......,.. 40, 70
Due from state Banks and nnnkcTs 100
hue from approved reserve agente..... 7g.n37 %
Checks aud other cash items .....,.... ~ "
Notes Of other National llanks....... 700
Fractional PAPER currency. nickeis and
cents -. go. =, $50. iion
Lawful Money Reserve 10 Bank. viz
Specie ........''ss......... $500 90
LeRal;ender notes ..,.... 1870, % 49.ioS 20
Redemption fund with Z. :. Treasurer
IS per cent Of ciJcuiaiioni ....-.... $4,000
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10

IN great business depression the
capitalist loses some thousands ni dol
lars. but still manages to live. The
workingman loses h. days wages
and is reduced to dire want Who is
the more concerned in the assurance
al good times:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-10
STATEMENT OF
Cecil National Bank
PORT DEPOSIT. MD.
At close of business September 2Jrd, 1908.

RESOURCES.
Cash and rcscrvc......,.,,,...,. ......f "a.','ol
uycrdraits ..... ............ ............ iais
4. =. Bond- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., nUrun
nonds aud Securities .....,..,....... 9i.?i05o
Loans and Discounts. i5..o5S7o
Due from L. 5. Treasurcr,.., ,,.....,,r 5000
n;sr !fain na:ks.,r,..,.-..,,.. ...... iI2SS
BANKING n""s.. .............. ..... 1s.S2L75
other Real Rsia,c.............,..... ... I.dsI.7
SiO7.I',. :,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-15
MAY BE PAID.
One Million Dollars in Bequests Hinge on
Success Of Invention.

NEW YORK. Jan. l4.--Confdent that
his inventions and investments would
net millions to his estate, Walter I.
Griffin, ex-United States consul to
Limonges, France, who died in Brooklyn
yesterday left a will date dthree days
before his death in which he made be-
uests Of over $l,00O000 to relatives and
friends and large gifts to charitable and
philanthropic enterprises. Mr.. Grinin's
chief interests were in concern known
as the Peat Chemical Company, which
friends Of his explain had been organized
with view to exploiting an invention
for utilizing peat instead Of coal as
steam producing fuel, large plant hav.
ing, they state, been built at 0gdens.
burg, N Y, for this purpose, with an
other plant in Mexico under construc.
ton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-15
ROTTEN HOSE.
Seven Year-0ld Fire Hose Breaks Under
Normal Pressure.

NEW YORK, Jan. l4.---As a result Of
Fridays fire in which the Parker build.
ing was practically destroyed and four
men lost their lives, the Merchants AS
sociation has asked Mayor Mcclellan to
order an investigation Of the hose used
by the fire department and the methods
used to test it. An unusually large
amount Of hose burst under the high
pressure put on it during the fire when
attempts were being made to force
water well up into the tall building.
What amounts to almost a scandal has
developed in the matter. 1t is said that
more than per cent of the lengths of
hose put into use at the fire burst. The
association, quoting report, recently
made by committee of the Underwrit.
ers' Association says that the ordinary
tests for hose, which is purchased under
specifications which call for hose to
Withstand pressure Of 300 pounds, un-
der four-year guarantee, have not been
made of late years. 1t is also stated
that very large percentage Of the hose
now in use by the department is more
than seven years old.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-15
MORE RIGOROUS REGIME.
Russia to Further Suppress Its Univer-
sity Students in Politics.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. l4.-The
Ukase Of the emperor dismisses from
oce M. Won Kaufman, the minister OF
education and appoints as his successor
M. Schwartz, classical scholar and in.
spector Of the Warsow school district.
The retirement of M. Won Kaufman
has long been agitated by the reaction
ary parties who were bitter against his
policy toward the schools and universi.
ties. 1t further weakens the liberal ele-
ment in Premier tsolypin's cabinet as
N. Won Kaufman took the October
seriously, always declaring
that he was the minister Of constitu-
tional monarchy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-15
PRIMARY CONTROVERSY.

COLUMBUS, Jan. l4-Atfer the hear
ing which consumed the greater part of
the day Secretary of State Thompson
announced he would defer his ruling in
the presidential primary controversy at
Cleveland until January 20. All efforts
at compromise today were fruitless.
While Thompson declines to say positive
ly whether he will pass the matter up
to the state committee, the opinion is
general that this will be done.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-15

with biological methods should be given
to the work for pedioi of 3 to 5 years,
The Bureau would be glad to inaugurate
Immediately salmon inquiry concen.
trated on the Columbia River basin, and
hopes that its personnel and appropria.
tions may be adequate to this and to
Others OF similar character and import.
ance. At present. however, the constant.
", increasing demands from many and
widely separated sections ol the country,
coincident with its rapidly development,
tend to make the Bureau rather less.
instead of more, able to cope with pro.
jects OF the size Of the one proposed.
The fact that this Bureau is concerned
with the conservation OF great COM
mercial food staple of enormous and in.
crasing Importance. would seem to
argue development OF its biological
work somewhat analogous to that of
government bureaus administering other
great resources. such as forestry and
certain phases of agriculture.
Respectfully,
GEORGE NJ. BOWERS,
Commissioner"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-15
REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT.
Believes he Can Cure Deaf, Dumb and
Blind and Put End to Imbecility.

NEW YORK, Jan. l4.-Speechless for
l6 years, Gustave Laut has in 10 months
learned to talk fuently. During the
same period he had developed from an
abnormal. undeveloped, almost imbecile
boy. into an alert. active, ambitious per-
son; he has grown four inches in height
permanent teeth have come to him
against all the beliefs OF the mental pro-
tession, and he now gives promise of
becoming a healthy, normal man. His
development is the result of experiments
by Professor Charles Morris Campbell,
OF Albany, N. Y, an instructor of
music, who treated the boy according
to theories OF his own-sheories which
he believes will cure the deaf and even
the blind as well as the dumb and put
an end to imbecility.
Il simply say don't try to force upon
abnormal person, a normal education,
any more than you force an abnormal
education upop a normal human being"
says Professor Campbell. Instead of
seeking to choke down the throats of
the former stereotyped instruction that
may really be doing serious harm to his
stunted faculties, give your attention to
educating those abnormalities and effect
ing a cure.
In this way an abnormal person may
be brought to the condition where he
can become an active, useful, agent in
life and not be forced to bear a mill
stone about his neck. And the way
to that cure lies in proper exercise, most
carefully directed, which will equalize
the distribution of nerve force through
out the body, thus bringing about CO.
ordination of the muscular and nervous
systems Of the body" Il
when the boy first came to his notice
Prof. Campbell said all Of his habits
were infantile and he was abnormal in |
every way. His body was undeveloped
as was his brain. Professor Campbell |
began by causing the boy to wiggle one
of his toes, an operation which required
several weeks. Gradually the principle |
was extended, muscles were stimulated
and with their stimulation came re-
sponse from lungs and heart and other
vital organs. Circulation was quickened
and finally came the power to speak.
The boy has developed ambitions and
says he is determined to 90 through
college as soon as he can make up for
lost time.
Professor Campbell brought Laut to
New York for the purpose of demon
strating to Columbia College professors
his theory of scientific development of
the abnormal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-15
BERT KEYES BESTED.

BOSTON, Jan. 4.-"Packer'' McFar.
land Of Chicago had the better OF Bert
Keyes in l2-round boxing match here
tonight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-15

The following letter was sent to Mas
ter Fish Warden H. G. Van Dusen, being
. reply from the Department of Com
merce and Labor to Senator Chas. w.
Fulton, upon matter which it is be-
Eeved to be of public interest;
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Fisheries, Washington
December 80. 1907.
sHon. c. W. Fulton, q S. Senate,
washington, D G.
@Sir:-Your letter OF the 18th instant,
enclosing letter from Mr.. II. G. Van
Dusen, the Master Fish Warden OF the
State of Oregon, requesting an investi-
cation of the natural history OF the
Columbia River salmon is acknowledged.
''Both these letters have received the
careful consideration of this office. The
issue raised is one which has the keenest
interest to the Bureau of Fisheries,
which has long felt that just such a
study as the Board OF Fish Commission
srs of Oregon has in mind should be
made. Two seasons, in fact, have been
devoted by a small force from the
Bureau to such work in the headwaters
of Salmon River and at the Payette
lakes in Idaho. This work was very
fruitful in results, and led to recon-
nendations based upon the observations
made. Even these recommendations,
though not belonging to an exhaustive
inquiry. would, it is believed, have been
Of use to Washington, Oregon and
Idaho, but these states have not been
able, it appears, to take cognizanee of
them in their management of the salmon
fisheries.
Srhe letter of Mr.. Van Dusen cites
the investigations of Mr.. Rutter, through
some six years, for Sacramento River
SaihUH anu uuSNS stuuy VI cOiicoPohu
ing extent and thoroughness of the
Columbia River salmon. Certainly the
Columbia River basin deserves this in
yestigation. 1t must be remembered
that it will be as much more difficult
and require nearly as much more time
and resources, as the Columbia basin
Is greater than the Sacramento in com
plexity of conditions and size. One may
say that it is an undertaking perhaps
10 or 20 times as great. 1t would have
been begun long ago had the personnel
and funds of the Bureau been at all
sufficient to undertake the task with
any prospect of carrying it through con-
tinuously to satisfactory conclusion.
As minimum estimate, the entire time
OF four to six people who are familiar
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-15
SOME FISH FIGURES
OF INTEREST
A LETTER FROM THE DEPART
MENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR
TO SENATOR FULTON REGARDING
FISHERIES

The following totals CLEANED at the
state fish warden's office yesterday may
BE- OF interest Statements OF salmon
furnished the States of Oregon and
washington by the United States Bu-
Srau of Fisheries during the fiscal year
ending June 30 1907:
Oregon.
salmon Try ...,...s..........l .lU,S92, lO4
Salmon eggs ................. 5.2ll,S90
Washington.
Salmon fry ...s...-.........l l2.o2S,s46
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-09-18
A Dead One.
Independent.

Breathes there man with soul 80 dead,
Who never to himself hath said:
"My trade of late is getting bad;
I'll try another ten-inch ad."
If such there be, go mark him we'll;
For him no bank account shall swell,
No angel watch the golden stair
To welcome him millionaire.
The man who never asks for trade
BY local line or ad displayed,
Cares more for rest than worldly gain,
And patronage but gives him pain.
Tread lightly, friends, let no rude sound
Disturb him from his rest profound.
Here let him live in calm repose,
Unsought except by men he owes.
And when he dies, go plant him deep,
That naught may break his dieamless
sleep.
Where no rude clamor may dispel
The quiet that he had loved so we'll.
And that the world might know its loss,
Place on his grave wreath Of moss,
And on the stone above, "Here lies
A chump who wouldn't advertise"
Exchange.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-09-18
Marriage Of Mr.. G. ". Crockett
and Mrs. NJ. B. AshwOrIh.

Mr.. c. W. Crockett, the popular and
capable Chancery Clerk of Lenore
County, and Mrs. Mary Blanton Ash
worth were united in marriage at the
home OF the bride in Lebanon, Tenn on
August 10th, 1908. On account Of the
illness of the bride the ceremony took
place at her bedside, and when she had
sufficiently recovered she was taken TO
an inhrmary at Nashville for treatment.
Mrs. Crockett is now at Franklin, Tenn,
where she will remain until the lrst of
November, when she will come to her
future home In Greenwood. The many
Greenwood and Lefore County friends
and admirers OF MIR. Crockett Join The
Commonwealth 10 extending him hearty
congratulations upon his marriage to
one OF Tennessee's most highly accom-
plished and charming daughters, and in
wishing for the happy couple com
plete realization of their fondest desires
and brightest authorizations in the Jour
from the Lebanon and Nashville papers
accounts of the marriage Immediately
after the happy event took place:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-09-18
DftP WATERWAY
nEtECiHEc--LnpolAlIIn
10 Attend Convention to be Held In
Chicago, October 9Th to 9th.

The President of the Board Of Super
visors, Hon. r. NJ. Aldridgo, has ap
pointed the following list OF delegates
from Lehore County to the lakes to.
the-Gu'." Convention to be held In the
Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois, October
7th Sth and 9th, 1908:
d. T. Mitchell, A. Henderson, r. W,
Baird, W. s. Wingdold, A. Il. Gardner,
E. d. Stone, j. l.. Gillespie d. s. Jones,
II. l.. Walton, J. A. Tyson, b. l.. Young,
c. Dunn, j. B. Humphreys, W. A, Swift,
II. l.. Price.
Hon. Alex. Y. Scott, chairman for this
State, writes The Commonwealth to
furnish him a list Of those who expect
to attend this important convention
lie states that he has made arrange
ments for special train to leave Mem
phis on tho night of October 9Th on the
l. G. r. r. for Chicago, the train to be
made up of Pullman sleepers. Those
who expect to attend should notify Mr..
Scott at Rosedale promptly.
The headquarters of tho Mississippi
delegates will be at the Auditorium
Annex whilo in Chicago, and Mr.. Scott
will arrange for rooms for all who may
wish to stop at the Annex.
The attendance at the convention
promises to be very large, and our
State should especially be well repre-
sentcd.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-09-18
The Man Ahead.
J. L. GILLESPIE.

In every newspaper we pick up
We're to find lot of gush
About the man behind the buzz saw,
And the man behind the son;
The man behind the times
And the man behind the rents,
The man behind the ploughshare
And the man behind the fence;
The man behind the whistle
The The man faif eRIl 6eIlrnhaa haaRiaBsg Rtasg tt5balassa t5baa
And the man behind the bars;
The man behind the whiskers
And the man behind his fists;
And everything behind
Is entered on the lists.
But they've skipped another fellow,
OF nothing has been said
The fellow who is always even,
Or sometimes little way ahead;
Who always pays for what he gets,
Whose bills are always signed
He's blame sight more important,
Than the man who is behind.
All we editors and merchants
And the whole commercial clan
Are indebted for our existence,
To this honest fellow man.
He keeps US all in business
And his town is lever dead,
And so we take our hats off
To the man who is ahead.
--Independen
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-09-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The marriage Of Mrs. Mary Blanton
Ashworth to MIR. Charles Crockett, of
Greenwood, Miss, was solemnized at 10
o'clock Monday morning by Rev. 5. A.
Cole.
Owing to the illness of the bride, who
is suffering from nervous breakdown
consequent on the recent Illness and
death of her mother, whom she SO faith
fully nursed, the ceremony took place
at the bedside, and the only witnesses
to the marriage were Mr.. W. II. Blanton,
Mrs. Carl Buford and Mrs. CantrelI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crockett left Wodnes-
day for Nashville, where Mrs. Crockett
will be in an in6rmary until her health
Is restored.
Mrs. Crocketts circle OF friends here
express many wishes for their health
and happiness.
Mr.. Crockett Is worthy gentleman
and prominent 10 his community. y.-Leb-
anon, (Tenn) Democrat, Thursday,
August 18th, 1908.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-09-18
A Plantation TO be Sold Under the
Hammer.

On Monday, October 9Th, 1908, at tho
front door of the Court House at In
dianola, Mississippi, will be sold by
John Piazza, Administrator, to the
highest bidder for cash, the Hickory
Bluff Plantation containing Two Hun
dred and Eighty-threo and 39-l0O
1888 $4,000 acres, located on the Sun
flower River, about eight or nine mi les
South of Indianola. Persons desiring a
small tract of ground can find bar
gain here. The sale will take place at
or about the hour of twelve o'clock
noon, on the day mentioned. Be present
at the sale.
The legal notice of sale is being pub
lished In the Sunnower Tocsin. For
further particulars, address John Piaz'
"a, Administrator, Vicksbnrg, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-09-18
SPECIAL PRIMARY
ElfCIION ORDERED
For October 2ist for Nomination of
street Commissioner.

At meeting OF the Executive Com
mittee for the city OF Greenwood OF
Sept. l4th, II. @. Kitchell was elected
Chairman, aud E. B. Bell Secretary
A primary election was called to MI
the vacancy in the office of Street Com.
missioner caused by the withdrawal OF
L. o. Corbin, who sas nominated at the
last primary. The first primary to be
held on Wednesday, October 2lst, In
the event second primary shall be
necessary the same to he held on
Wednesday, Oct. 2S.
Judges appointed, Tom Dean, j. H..
Ellington, Tom Holmes.
Clerks appointed, H. B. Dixon, Lucius
McShane.
Candidates are requested to list their
names with the secretary at once and
each will be assessed $500 to defray
the expenses Of said elections,
(Signodl
II. q. KITCHELL, Chairman,
r. b. BELL, Secretary.