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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06
HONOR TO LINCOLN'S MEMORY

IN RlDAl next will be the Lin.
coin ccntcnary-thc tooth an
nlvcrsary ui the birth al the
man whose unique and striking per-
sonality has not ovcrShadOwcd the i'm
nienSe valuC oi his character, a charac-
ter which must he increasingly regard
ed as. one OF the most precious pos
sessions ni the American people. II
matters little what may be the verdict
OF history rs To the elements oi shat
character; whether il shall rank him
as foremost American and the peer
OF the worlds greatest men. or only as
a patient, faithful toilcr, who was sud.
denly raised To position 81 high re-
sponsibllity, and who triumphed over
the difficulties nf his place by hard
common sense and painStaking indus
try, rather than by brillancy Of genius
or magic gifts The TACT remains, and
the American world pauscS at this time
10 praise the Providence in the fact
that he was the man Tor the hour.
come Ia the Kingdom Tor such a time"
as that which found him the Chief
Ruler OF 4 great nation in an awful
crisis. and the wise. strong lust coun-
sellor OF a burdencd people. when wis
dom and strength and justice were SUI
premely needed II is to Lincoln's
large and humane views. to his broad
sympathy and patient federation. that
tins country Is under lasting oblga-
ton. not merely Tor the conduct OF the
CIVIL strife To a successful conclusion.
but for the continuing possibility of
good feeling between the contcnding
sections. Through all those trying
days. with n spirit strained almost be-
yond endurance, this mans lips spoke
no word OF violence. or Of rancor-not
phrase which would serve to embit-
ter the defeated combatants or retard
the day Of complete reunion. Look
ing back on the days Of bitter contro-
versy that went before the war. on the
horror of the war itself. on the "acid
stains Of the reconstruction period" is
il too much To say that plain Abraham
Lincoln was Gods man for the hour
OF Americas supreme crisis,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06
RETIRE JUDGE PEARCE? NO!

TT + members OF the Cecil Bar
unanimously declare against
the idea OF Judge pcarcc's re-
tiremcnt from the Bench in April, 1910.
OF course they do. The Judges three
score years and ten have lett him with
eye undimmcd, with vigor undated.
There is here no proper question Of
retirement unless Judge Pcarce him
self desire ii, in which event the people
OF the Circuit would acqucscc, but &C
quiesce with deep regret. We do not
care Ia contemplate the possibility vi
such a loss We are not expecting its
iuiliction. Why should We; Judge
Pcarcc seems to It's as one IN the very
fullness OF his ripcncd powers Ii age
has come upon him, 1t has only come
to mature and enrich him in the vir-
tues oi a Judge and in the grace OF a
gentleman Enthusiastic; Yes, we
are enthusiastic; We mean To be. Men
like James Alfred Pcarcc are not
quarricd from every hillside, and ii We
cannot burn the candles a bit before
the altar ui honorable age and lie
lived worthly, then this old cold world
is too Hat. stale and Improbable to
make abiding IN ii worth ones while.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06
To Sue For False arrest

Hudson Baldwin. Lee and James
Hawkins, Of Ilavrc dc Grace, through
Fahey & Brown. their attorneys, will
sue the T., h. & W. r. r. for damages
for false arrest and detention as sus-
pected participants in the burglary OF
the Aberdeen postoiiicc, as noted in
a recent issue Of the WHlG They
were travelling from Perryman en- route
for Sparrows Point. and mere arrest
ed at Bay View Junction on alighting
from their srain
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06
WHILE YOU ARE GETTING GET
A PLENTY

.rYE have seen good many exhi-
M billions OF what is vugarly
w termed gall, but none to
surpass the Governors latest pronun-
ciamcutu un the subject OF State High
WAYS lie has recently announced, and
in all seriousness, that he will ask the
next Legislature In make an appro-
priat:un oi six millions OF dollars more
Tor road building. Think OF the monu-
mental effrontery involved in making
such an announcement at time when
the State is sccthng with discomfort at
tile way things are going under the
present appropriation OF i've millions.
Ordinary business caution would sug-
gcst the propriety ui seeing how well
the five millions are spent before we
appropriate six millions more. But
something more than ordinary bust
ness caution hits a warning note IN
this matter. The management OF the
road business has not inspired the peo-
pie with any great amount OF enthus-
iasm or even confidence, thus lar. Just
one ycar-twclyc good long months,
lhS precious dayS-havc come and
gone. since the Good Roads Commits
sion WAS instituted, opened Offices and
seemed ready ior business. The Gov
crnnr wa, quoted as saying last spring
that the dirt would begin To fly by Au-
gust. and later ON as saying that the
work " construction would be well
under way before winter set III. But,
months and month";, have slipped by.
and there are vet no signs OF building
To- be sure. there is every reason to
believe tina, the work will start some
time. aud il IS altogether likely that
~ ucNt Falls election draws nigh,
there will be manifold evidences ni ac-
livity. and innumcrablc Jobs TO be
handed uut by political workers, But
meanwhile, We are growing old-moSt
ni Us. ard will hardly be in humor
to- see $6ooo,ooo more appropriated for
work. which has hardly started under
the present appropriation. Isn't the
Governor going too iast-not in road
building. but N debt buldngl In.
deed. il /, la be feared the zeal oi his
house will have eaten him mp. unless
he can he persuaded Ia restrain his
ardur Tor all sorts pi reforms and un-
limited progress i not our Chief
Executive in grave danger 81 doing
too much--ur doing nothing; But
perish the thought oi his doing moth
ing, 1t would be 50 unlike his lie long
zeal Tor public improvements, and SO
unlike his daily prcachmcniS No, no.
Governor. we are expecting YOU to do
many aud great things. but don't get
over "hct" by going too fast
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06

The Paint and Powder Club OF Elk
ton. (Rcorganized) has elected the fol-
lowing officers Harlan Johnson, Presi.
dent: Miss Carrie Witworth, Vice
President; Alfred Lancaster, Treas
urcr; Miss Helen Major, Secretary.
Rchearsals are now going on for the
play which will be given soon after
Easter. The proceeds OF the enter.
,ainment will go TO the Union Hospital
Fund, and the members OF the Club
are anxiaus to repeat their success OF
lass year. Those in the cast Of the play
10 be given are Misses Helen Major,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06
State of Ohio, City OF Toledo.
Lucas County.

-uNds SouHNls
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner OF the firm OF +. J.
Cheney & Co., dong business in the
City OF Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, ana that said firm will paw
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that canont be cured by the use
OF Hall Catarrh Cure
FRANK J. CHENEY.
S~ohn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day OF Decem-
Der, A. d. 1896. A. w. GLEASON.
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Send for testimonials free.
r. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 7sc.
Taye Halls Family pills for consti-
patton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06
CORRUPT AND COMMENTED

WE don't mind scrapping among
" ourSclves-wc Maryland citi-
zenS: but we want no inter
ference from over the line. When a
Pennsylvania contemporary under-
fakes to talk 81 graft in Maryland" We
think il is time to let chicken thieves
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06
tvefy Wonsn viii be Iaisrssied

II YOU have pains in the hack, Urinary, bladder
OF kidney trouble, and want certain pleasant
herb cure for womau's ills, try Mothers Gray's
Australian. Leaf II is safe aud ncvcr-iailng reg
package FREE Address, The Mother Gray Co..
i.cRuy. y. Y. inn1tim
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06
THE BEST OF EARTH

a quietly as one puts oct to sea.
n so quietly Martha Finley has
n passed from life TO life in abund- |
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-06
Get it at WHITES

Carrie Witworth, Mabel Salmon, Ray
Burns. Mcssrs. John Ward, Robert
Lewis, Allan George, Alfred Lancas-
ter and Harlan Johnson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09

shouldn't dale!' he ssj
You've been whistline 49, Z
"Parsifal," some Of the most beou11-
fui music that ever was written--anr
you whistle mavellously. for it's any.
thing but easy! Where in the world
did you learn 1t? Don't tell me that
those are old tunes you picked I'M
on California ranch!"
It's true, all the same.v Van Torn
answered
He told her of the two foreigners
VINO used to whistle together in the
evenings, and how one was supposed
to have been shot and the other had
disappeared, no one had known whfth-
er, nor had cared.
All sorts of young fellows used to
drift out there" he said. land one
couldn't tell where they came from.
though can give guess at where
some OF them must have been. since
I've seen the world. There were
younger sons of English gentlemen.
fellows whose fathers were genuine
lords, maybe, who had not brains
enough to get into the army or the
church. There were cashiered Prus-
sian Officers, and Frenchmen who had
most likely killed women out of jeal-
ousy, and Sicilian bandits, and brok-
en- society men from New York. There
were all sorts. And there was me.
And we all spoke different kinds of
English and had different kinds of
tastes, good and bad-mostIy bad.
There was only one thing we could
all do alike, and that was to ride"
Il never thought of you as riding
Margaret said.
We'll, why should you? But can.
because l was just common cowboy
and had to, for living"
IT'S intensely interchangeable a
strange life you have had, Tell me
more about yourself, won't your
There's not much to tell, it seems
to me-" said Van Torp. From being
cowboy / turned into miner. and
struck little silver, and sold that
and got into nickel, and / made the
Nickel Trust what it is, more by
financing it than anything else, and
got almost all of it, And now I've sold
the whole thing
Sold the Nickel Trust?" Margaret
was quite as much surprised as Lady
Maud had been.
Yes. ! wasn't made to do one
thing long, l suppose. If / were,
should still be a cowboy. Just now,
I'm here to go to 'Parsifal, and since
you say those tunes are out of that
opera. / dare say I'm going to like it
very much"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09

through the door, ana 166 iddES1 y
complaint already because whistled
while I was shaving It's not very
good hotel. Who is r. Sharp, any
way? Maybe that was the name Of
the last man who occupied that room
l don't know, but / don't like the i'd ca
of having a mad German pianist for
neighbor. He may get in while I'm
asleep and think I'm the piano, and
hammer the life out of me, the way they
do. I've seen perfectly new piano
wrecked in a single concert by a fell
law who didn't look as if he had the
strength to kick mosquito. They're
so deceptive, pianists! Nervous men
are often like that, and most pianists
are nothing but nerves and hair"
He amused her, for she had never
seen him in his present mood.
"E sharp is note" she said. ION
the piano it's the same as F natural.
You must have been whistling some
thing your neighbor knew, and you.
made mistake, and nervous mu-
sicians really suffer if one does that.
But 1t must have been something rath-
er complicated, to have an E sharp in
it! 1t wasn't 'Suwanee Rriver, nor
the Washington Post either! In
deed, I should rather like to know
what 1t was"
"Old tunes l picked up when l was
cow-punching, years ago." answered
Mr.. Van Torp. Il don't know where
they came from, for l never asked,
but they're not like other tunes, that's
certain, and I like them. They re.
mind me of the old days out west,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09
'Contlnued From Yesterday
SYNOPSIS.

became Elk I-Baraka, a Tartar cir,
stranger VIZ 'uled of golden bearded
c InS herbs in the vicinity ~ aha study
oetidad Asia, and revealed to III, nome 3 IN
the etra VI mine of rubies hnning ~ ~
her diatiser would love her in rnt,,r, va 20.
rho scIoSure. They were foliou,al io ".
blocl,o1F by the girls relativos eu "
the 80, up the entrance. ana dran WY nee
die Tpa,er supply, leaving the corrIo "a "a
attenni,lr55ka cousin Saad. her betrPtbo ~
ing fhe " 10 Climb down cliff overIoole'
The stratus put the traveller shot him
Saad n'5er, revived from a water po,,rd
tunnel LII u, dug his way out of The
and carrvi I departed, deserving the girl
gafber,i 9IHS bag of rubies9 Rarsl1a
AL sad1Heted all the gems she co,,,a Da a aI,
"iu started in pursuit. '"'u oarry'
rarita 4 Elk iI.-Margaret Donna Mar
IA I VA Cordova), a famous nrirna H.
stantin 7 it ne engaged in London to Kon-
cier Hosotheu, wealthy Greek finan-
I.eter i.r intimate friend was Countess
hand M nIoWh as Lady Maud, whose hus1
peters ilau peen killed by a bomb in 81
mate fr;asi, and Lady Maud's most init.
Arnerio - iehu was Rufus Van Torn an
ear iIeiIG an who had been a cowhpv az az
sarly life, but had become o ro"pey IN
in L. men IN the world Van Torn was
~ l9Ve with Margaret, and rnshp was
tro,Ioii as soon as he heard of her he.
for 'ihd l lie offered Lady Maud 81 ooO 00d
in w. ~ PEI charity If she would Aid hin.
winning the singer from Logotheti.
CHAPTER III.-Baraka annroaohs,
sell '''e'i at versailles with rubies to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09

had been called away suddenly, and
hoped that Logotheti would forgive
him, as the matter was Of such urgent
Importance that he would have al
ready left London when the note was
received.
This was more than true, if pos
sible, for the writer had left town
two days earlier, very soon after he
had parted from Logotheti in Pail
Mall, although the note had not been
delivered till 48 hours later.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09

when / had no money and nothing to
worry about"
I'm very fond of whistling, too
Margaret said. Il study all my parts
by whistling them, SO as to save my
voice.
Really! l had no idea that was
possible"
Quite. Perhaps you whistle very
well. Won't you let me hear the tune
that irritated your neighbor, the pian-
list? Perhaps I know it, too"
"Well,' said Mr.. Van Torp, 81 sup
pose l could. l should be little shy
before you," he added, quite naturally.
IF you'll excuse me, I'll just go and
stand before the window so that I
can't see you. Perhaps l can manage
It that way"
Margaret, who was bored to the
verge of collapse on the off-days,
thought him much nicer than he had
formerly been, and she liked his per-
feet simplicity
Stand anywhere you like" she
said, but let me hear the tune"
Van Torp rose and went to the
window and she looked quietly at his
square figure and his massive, sandy
head and his strong neck. Presently
he began to whistle, very softly and
perfectly in tune. Many a street-boy
could do as well, no doubt. and Mrs
Rushmore would have called it vul-
gar accomplishment. but the mag
nihcent prima donna was too true a
musician, as well as singer, not to
take pleasure in a sweet sound, even
If 1t were produced by a street-boy.
But as Mr.. Van Torp went on, she
opened her eyes very wide and held
Ter breath. There was no mistake
about it; he was whistling long pieces
from "Parsifal," as far as it was pos
sible to convey an idea of such music
by such means. Margaret had studied
1t before coming to Bayreuth, in or
der to understand it better; she had
now already heard 1t once, and had
felt the greatest musical emotion of
her life-one that had stirred other
emotions, too, strange ones quite
new to her.
She held her breath and listened,
and her eyes that had been wide open
in establishment, slowly closed again
in pleasure, and presently, when he
reached the Good Friday" music, her
own matchless voice f1oated out with
her unconscious breath, in such per-
feet octaves with his high whistling
that at first he did not understand;
but when he did, the rough hard man
shivered suddenly and steadied him.
self against the window-sill, and
Margaret's voice went on alone, with
family breathed words and then
without them, following the instru-
mentation to the end of the scene,
beyond what he had ever heard.
Then there was silence in the room
and neither of the two moved for
some moments, but at last Van Torp
turned, and came back.
Thank you," he said, in a low
voice.
Margaret smiled and passed her
hand over her eyes quickly, as if to
dispel a vision she had seen. Then
she spoke.
] DO you really not know what that
music is?" she asked. Really,
really?"
'Oh, quite honestly l don't!"
You're not joking? You're not
laughing at me?"
~" He could not understand. 81
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09
Continued tomorrow.)

Evidently Some Time Had Elapsed.
There is in London a school for
mothers. One poor woman was dis
solved in tears when he baby was un-
dressed at the hospital and it's wasted
limbs revealed. She ingeniously ex-
planned her grief by saying that 1T
was beautiful child last time it was
undreSsed"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09
Womsrjsh.

While Woman does not Ike to
lave the truth told about h, elf II
must be rc-'eInbered that she aoes
uot tell it about other wotnen-purh
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09

Hicks capudine Cures Sick Headache
Also Nervous Headache, Travellers
Headache and aches from Grip, Stom
Ach Troubles or Female Troubles. Try
Capudine-it's liquid-effects immedj
ltely. Sold by druggists
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09

Weakness Of the Fool.
A fool is always beginning.-French
proverb.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-09
Deception,

1t is vain to find fault with those
arts of deceiving wherein men find
pleasure to be deceived.--John Locke.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03
HILL CITY BOY is DROWNED.

HILL CITY, KAN, June 28-
Earl Golf, the 14year-old son of
T. F. Golf of this city. was drown
ed in the duck pond" south of
of the dept. He had taken the
cows to pasture and concluded
on his return to go in bathing
A small boy was with him and
gave the alarm when he went
under. Ace Golf, a brother, ar
rived some time after the search
begin and plunged in and dove
about where he was supposed to
have gone down.
He was under so long that IN
eaSineSS was felt for his safety
when he appeared at the surface
exhausted but holding on to his
brother. Strangling, he disap-
peared again, but his father who
had come to the rescue, seized
him by the hair and finally drag
ged both to shore During the
struggle Ace never loosened his
grip on his dead brother.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03

Last Wednesday morning one
of the saddeSt accidents that
ever occurred here took place
when little Charlie McAtee was
run over by the 9 O'Clock west
bound freight. 1t seems that
the little lad was trying to crawl
between the cars when the train
suddenly backed and jolted him
off the coupling rods. Both legs
were'cu off above the knee and
were terribly mangled. He was
carried home and everything
possible was done by the attend
ing physicians to save his life but
at = o'clock he passed away The
whole community was shocked
by this terrible accident and the
stricken family have the sympa
thy of every one. On Thursday
afternoon the funeral was held
from the Baptist church. Little
Charlie was only 6 years old and
was bright interesting little
boy and he will be greatly miss
ed by all. who knew him. His
life was short seeming to exist
but a moment but it was not in
vain for he had mission and it
was finished for a wiser Power
saw fit to transplant the bud that
it might flower in a fairer CLINE
than ours. The World with the
entire community extends sin
cere sympathy to the bereaved
family
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03
Farmers Please Take Notice.

can insure your crops
against damage by hail in the
Grain Growers Hail Insurance
Company of Topeka at a lower
rate than most of the other com
panies. When you take into
account the fact that your crops
are insured the moment YOU
sign the application and that if
your per cent of loss falls below
even one per cent, you will get
paid just the same, it is a fair
question to ask why other com
panieS should not do the sam e?
Also please consider the fact
that they have been doing bust
ness for nine years without
litigations.
1t is a home company it's
officers under $5O,OOO.OO bonds
to the state, and they guarantee
prompt adjustments of losses.
Please come in and investigate
further.
E. d. WHEELER.
Agent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03

The many friends of George
Hays were panied to learn of his
death at Glendale, Cali, last Sun
day The body was brought
here for burial arriving Thurs
day evening. As we go to press
we have not learned definitely
anything concerning the funeral
arrangements. Obituary will ap-
pear next week. The family
have the sympathy of all in their
bereavement.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03

Walman, took the body to Park,
where it was buried on Tuesday
in the Catholic Cemetery. He
was % years of age, had lived
uprightly in this country for
the past three years, and leaves
a wife and three children
morn his loss. His folks are al
in Russia.
This sad calamity following SO
closely the death of Nader, is a
blow to the community which is
keenly felt-Quinter Advocate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03
Section Hand Killed.

Joseph Merklinger, a section
hand, was instantly killed by
passenger train 10 on Monday
morning. about $50 a. M, which
was late on account of the cloud
burst on Sunday.
He and the other hands had
been patrolling soft piece of
track about three miles east of
Park, and under the direction
ger he had placed torpedoes on
the rail, when he sat down on
a railroad tie, facing the south
Morpheus overcome him and
he slept. The engineer saw him
and whiStled three separate
times, supposing that he would
do as section hands often do, get
off the track at the last moment.
But he apparently did not hear
and was struck by the engine on
the right side of his head, and
his skull crushed The wound
was small but deep, and death
was almost instantaneous. His
body was taken to the Quinter
depot. Coroner Benson who ar
rived from Cove with Attorney
Thompson, did not deem it nee
essary to hold an inquest as the
cause of death was undisputed.
Merklinger's father-in-l law, G..
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03

r. Ell. Burns was in Kansas
City this week on a big land deal.
He sold the Joe Runyon land last
week at good price. He is now
working with a large real estate
firm in Kansas City and is better
prepared to sell your farm than
ever before and has buyers for
several nice farms and ranches.
RUDE has added a loan depart
ment to his real estate business
and is ready to make small or
large loans on real estate See
him for loans
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03
N edneSday noon

The total rainfall for the month
of June was 1907 inches, nearly
all of it coming in the IL days
from the 9th to the oath. So far
as known this beats all monthly
records in Trego county. In
July. 1884, the rainfall at Eureka
Ranch was 7.85 inches, accord
ing to the record kept by Ben c..
Rich. By the same record the
total for the year 1888 was Ills
inches, and for the year 1882 it
was only 10 1-2 inches.