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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24
Teeth Extracted Positively Without Pain.

Menough, OF Oxford, called on friends
III town, last Sunday.
The Cecil Farmers Club" met with
Mr.. |. Wayne Reyonlds, on Wednes-
day, with usual crowd in attedance.
Misses Mary Lovely, OF Norrstown,
and lacey Cleayer, OF Philadelphia,
were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Holden last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Eli /. Reynolds and children,
Horner and Ralph. have very recently
been the guests OF Miss Sarah Kirk.
Several young people from Rising
sun, gathered arbutus at Sleepy Hol-
low last Sunday afternoon, when the
flower was at the height OF its beauty.
Miss Elizabeth X. Stephens spent
last Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Ell
mer Vanncman. in Havre dc Grace.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin X. Burlington
have returned from pleasant visit in
Jenkintown.
Misses l-idic and Mary Campbell
visited their sister, Mrs. J. +. Hard
ing, Oxford, this week.
Mrs. \. Il. Keen has recently been
visiting her father Mr. Street Brown,
IN tolora.
Mr. Granville Richards and family
returned to their country home, near
here, on Monday. after spending the
past winter in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel II Barnes, OF
Slatington, Pa. visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnes. this week.
Mrs. Charles Dare aud children, Vir-
ginia and Edgar, OF Alexandria, Va,
are visiting relatives in and near town.
The "Euchrc Club" was pleasantly
entertained on Wednesday night by
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Rialc. Miss
Gertrude s. Dare was high lady while
Evans Ewing and John Sterrett tied
for high score. Among the men there
were five full tables, making thirty
people present.
DR.. 6. s. Dare is enjoying a weeks
stay at Atlantic City.
Miss II. Maude Eirs; returned to
Cape Charles. Va. on Friday, after
spending some time with Mrs. II. l..
Worthington and sister. Miss Hannah
NJ Kirk.
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WHICH?

~HE literature OF the Democratic
Organization is responsible
for the statement that there
is in the Amendment not the SLIGHT
EST DANGER TO THE VOTE OF
ANY WHITE MAN" Governor
Crothers is responsible for the state
ment that the Amendment is design
ed to eliminate the votes OF those who
are not capable OF graphing with gov
ornamental problems How are these
two statements to be reconciledl I'M
less, indeed, the Governor and the De-
mocratic Organization in Maryland
are agreed that there is no white man
anywhere who is not capable OF Crap
ping with governmental problems.
And we think that is about as near TO
logical reasoning as these eminent
politicians ever get. As a matter oil
fact it is not logic or reason they are
caring about-it's votes; and any old
statement. and all sorts OF statements
are grist to their mill II thereby few
more votes may be ground out from
folks who live by prejudice more than
they live by reason.
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and will erect fine residence.
Mr. Harry Eppelsheimer is visiting
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. b. X. Wharton is visiting a
Phocnixville, Pa.
ton, is visiting Mrs. DR.. Housckeeper
Mrs. Mabel Kelly, OF New Church
Va, is visiting Mrs. John Mearns.
Mrs. Ford and daughter, Miss Mol
lie. Of Chesapeake City, are visiting
Mrs. J. +, Peach.
Miss Glcnnic Fuller. OF Philadelphia
has been visiting Miss Dollie Shippers
Mr.. J. X. X. Moifitt is laid up with
an attack OF rheumatism.
Mr.. 7. s. Terhune is having his sum-
mer residence enlarged and otherwise
improved.
Mr.. II. II. Shippers represeted North
East Lodge. |. o. o. f., at the Grand
Lodge in Baltimore this week.
Mr. Willard Pugh left on Tuesday
for California. where he has a position
on railroad.
Arthur Anderson, OF Chester, Pa,
visited relatives here last week and
this.
Robert Reynolds will represent
Shawnah Tribe Red Men in the Great
Council, which meets at Annapolis
next week.
Hiram Purncll. who was killed on
the railroad in Elkton on Monday, was
a hali-brother OF Mrs John Norman,
Of this town.
Eli Rothermel had a slight attack Of
paralysis on Monday, but is improving.
Mrs. J. Ward Clark and son, Alfred.
of Washington. visited his parents this
week, Mr.and Mrs s. J. Recder.
The North East Cornet Band ex-
pect to give festival on July 4th that
will eclipse any former efforts in that
line.
The Town Commissioners are hav-
ing the brick pavements rclaid and
otherwise improving the sidewalk
Shsd are more plentiful than for
many years and have been selling as
low as $1,000 per hundred and the river
is full oi herring.
The funeral OF Hiram Logan. for
merly OF this town. who died ut his
home in Elkton. took place on Tues
day from the NJ. f. Church. with in
icrmcnt in the NJ. Z. Cemetery.
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Marriage Licenses

Thomas d. Mckinney and Mollie A
Jones. both OF Elk Neck.
John w. Jackson, OF North East,
ard Amanda S Brown, of the Fifth
district
Walter Franklin Barrows and Sarah
Frances Brown, both OF Rising Sun.
Joseph Mackin and Violet Bowman,
both OF Havre dc Grace.
Joseph a. King, OF Philadelphia, and
Daisy Cannon, OF Elkton.
Walter Mcdaniel and Elizabeth b.
Downham, both OF Elk Mills.
George Lewis Taylor and Mary
Seward Christie, both OF Colora.
Lcwcllcn II. Reynolds, OF Rowland
Vile, and Elnora McNey Taylor, OF
Colora.
DR. William Griffith Jack and Mar
garct Moore Caldwell, both OF Liberty
Grove.
George Il. Underwood and Lillian
Joscpha Vincent, both OF the Fourth
district
COLORED.
Harrison Taylor and Virbie Smith,
both 81 Earlcyille.
Isaac Anderson Cooper and Katie
Brooks, both OF Principle Furnace.
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You Can Get II AT WHITES

Bouchelle spent last Friday with Mrs,
Frank Clayton.
The night boats we're delayed sew
eral hours last Friday night by a jam
OF bargcs in the canal
Mrs. T.. II. Banks was taken to
iiahnemaun Hospital for appendicitis
on Monday.
The number Of poll tax receipts IS
sued this year for the two days ending
April IS. were %. which shows fall
ing O ffof ~ from the registration OF
last year.
The members OF the Back Creek
Neck Sunday School will hold SOC
ial' at the home OF Mrs. William Nc
Coy, Friday evening, April go
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Caldwell enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. Waitman Smith
crs, Dr. aud Mrs. Delmar Smithers.
Misses Margaret Smack and Hattie
Morgan at dinner, Saturday evening,
April 10.
Miss Margaret Porter was given a
surprise party Wednesday evening, in
honor OF her eighticth birthday.
Mrs. William 3. Wilson entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. +. s. Clayton, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. KILLER, Misses Helen,
Ethel and Georgia Ellison last We'd
nesday in honor OF Miss Mabel Berry,
OF Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Bouchele en-
teriained the members OF the Masonic
Lodge at banquet, Tuesday evening.
April ~
The anngal citizens meeting for the
purpose OF nominating candidates for
resident and Commissioners for the
Town Board, was held in the Masonic
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Hall. Monday evening. The result OF
the nominations were as follows:---J
r. Steel for President and Thomas
Morris, Charles Carly and Byron Bou-
chelle, for Commissioners on one
ticket; DIR. c. c. Laws for President,
and G. II. Reuss and James Jefferson
ON the other ticket. The meeting
seems to have awakened considerable
interest.
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RISING SUN.

Mr.. John {. llindmah. IT,, spent
last week with Mrs Orville England
in Philadelphia.
Miss Alice Scabold and brother,
Bert Scabold, OF Philadelphia, spent
last Sunday with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs, f. K. Seabold, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Woods. OF Para
disc, Miss Helen Showalter, Mrs. Fred
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Here IL Relief Tor Women

n YOU have pains in the hack. Urinary, Bladder
OF kidney trouble, aud want certain. pleasant
herb cure fof womeu'~ ills, try Mother GtaV's
australian-L Leaf. II Is a safe aud never fail
ing regulator. AZ Druggists OF hy mail 81 ccuis
Sample package FREE. Address. The Neither
Gray Co, LEROY, NY.
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FLOOR OIL CLOTH

We have seconds not hurt bit only short lengths
sell for rs cents yard then all widths regular goods up
yards wide, IS SIS yard this is heavy thick oil
cloth and will
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24
'LINOLEUMS

Very pretty patterns D. grade Lnoleum. When You buy
noleum just remember there that grade now for
so cents yard most stores offer you grade You
and look at and feel the thickness Of what you al this
price, and you will big difference; If you your
moneys worth we have it.
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NORTH EAST

Mr.. John Krumrinc has bought the
Old school house lot on Cecil Avenue
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24
CURTAINS

Lace curtains all prices Oil Cloth curtains and all ready
for spring House Cleaning Whatever you want you can
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24

And house cleaning time here you'll have change
that natting put it up stairs and buy one that's where
come in have the best line had Green's
different then the mixed carpet PATTERNS call them
German designs but that don't matters they arc pretty then
Reds nice assortment to choose FROM and the price r9t
this quality mating that you IS cents last year
now, % to 2s cents, and lots to choose from
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Aliens Foot rase powder. II prevents Tight
ness and BlistcrinR. cures Swollen Sweating.
Aching feet. Al all Druggists and shoe stores.
,sc. sample mailed FREn Address. a. s.
Olmsted. Leroy, ". Y.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
|NEARHHEe

8 PREVIOUSLY arranged. the
Esquimaux go forth from their

9UOW nuts OF Ice G3t0s III
pairs. one of each pair being dressed
in women's clothes. They gain en-
trance to every igloo In the village.
moving silently and mysteriously. At
last there Is not a light left In the
whole place. and having e~xtinguished
every spark OF fire they can find. they
kindle a fresh one, going through mys-
FERROUS ceremonies meanwhile. From
this n source all lamps and fires In
the district are lighted anew.
In the Indian empire. the day which
corresponds to other New Year cele-
brations, is called Hooly. and Is a
feast in honor of krishna. Caste tenn
porarily loses caste and the prevailing
hue is red. Every one who a afford
1t wears red garments. They throw
red powder at one another. and mix
1t with water and squirt II from syr-
inges on passers-by. This Is taken In
as good part as snow-balling Is In
northern climes.
Complimentary visits between the
merest a~cquaintances are exchanged
In Germany, and New Years gifts are
made to the seryants.s The eve OF the
New Year is called der Sylvester
Abend." and while 1t Is deemed not In.
becoming for the young and thoughtless
to while away the evening by dancing.
the day In more serious households
takes on a semi-religious aspect. Dur.
Ing h evening there is prayer at the
family altar. and at midnight the
Waterman on the church tower blows
his horn to announce the birth OF the
New Year.
The Jour de IAN" Is a great period
almost all over France. and many OF
the customs common with US at
C~hristmastide are transferred to New
Year. In many parts OF that country
masauerading by children continues
for three days. the youngsters going
from house TO house. singing and beg
ging for small presents.
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cannot be carried in this way are In
serted In the newspapers. In mill
tary and oficial circles ceremonial
visits are paid.
The Russians are great Mt fortune
telling. and on New Years eve the I'M
married ladies and gentlemen send
servants into the street, or go out
themselves. to ask the names Of per-
sons they meet. These will be the
names OF persons they will severally
marry. and many a bashful Russian
lover has speeded himself In his suit
by taking care to be the first man his
lady's servant met.
When midnight is reached, each
member OF the family salutes the 9TH
er with a kiss, beginning with the
head OF the house, and then retire,
after wishing each other q Happy
New Year.
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The NEW YEARS CHOICE
IL 10 Well 70 Choose Wisely for the
Time That 10 to
Come.

Once. long ago. the Lord appeared
In Q vision Of the night to q young
man with the offer. Ask what ! shall
give thee" And q decisive moment
was that In which the young king
weighed against all others the thing
which he most desired.
Centuries lie between IN and the
young king. Solomon. but stili-aAd
especially on each recurring New
Year's-God appears TO each Of ~
with practically the same offer. Ask
what | shall give thee" And. ~ with
Solomon. SO with every heart. there
lies the choice Of the gin. Were the
question an audible one. what would
your ans.er be?
Each recurring New Years. In ee.
feet, says: ASK what | shall give
thee" And the choice for the coming
year may be our choice for all the
years of life. 1t II by choice that mea
seek wealth and learning and BY infu.
ence. And It II not a question Of this
and that. but Of this or that. To
choose Is TO decide between. to leave
a. well as to take. Therefore. what
will b our choice for the year before
us? God Himself asks the question.
makes the offer.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31

9a1e~
eeDER the old sarsh,s ousss eruse-
- bed-sock hagsbens asA lavs
WaschinG the axs turning slow.
Tia Cd Year ssood a NJ dynamo
In The power plant which time mainsaanaI
And numbered losses and ngused gainA
I've done quite well, said the aged sees-
MY vecosd's good ~ IN engineer,
I've kepe things hummino, ancvs-bei0w.
7 olks cant complain shas I've been SLOW.
And now I'm Oh when midnixht calls-s
Then b started dofing his overalla
He WISHED hin faee and brushed hin hair-
Then leaned far back In his armchair
In pesisave mood till = sturdy chap
.Cianbeged mp 10 thu old mans lap
And said: odd Ycar-they tell me you
Are sorsss thinking of getting through
Fright you are" cried the aged man.
"YouS task awaits you, little Jan.
Get into your dnds and starr right IN,
viii visit right here until you begin,
For wish TO see II ! rightly guess,
Which Of the levers you hrss viii presA"
Then Jan marched up TO the dynamo.
He passed the levers of "Want" and
WOE
Nor touched the levers OF WAR" or
Fame
Stopping the while TO read each name:
Then . handle grasped- ~ he turned to go
The Old Years face seemed Ill agiow.
So when the dawn al that day began
Mar thought Of hts stricken brother man.
With ready help and an honest tear.
For them that knew no glad New Yeas.
Twas the lever Of Love In The midst of
gloom
That IAN had gripped In the engine-rooh.
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The OldYear
and the New

Observation-Disclosures. Do you hear
that" asked the old clock In the cor
ner. Here II Is a full hour after your
bedtime. and yet you sit there staring
into the fire."
In front Of the fire sat IN old wom-
an-gray haired. wrinkled. feeble. The
voice OF the clock did not disturb her.
but as she watched the ntful names.
n could have read her thoughts.
But MS excusable on this night"
continued the clock. In soft tones
"Heigho. but It's the last night Of the
old year, Three hours more and We
are done with 1909. You and l are
going 10 watch the old year put to-
gcther. Let's see, How many years
have I seen come and GO. Forty-ex.
actly forty with this one. That's : long
time, long time"
The woman rocked gently to and
fro. and by and by the clock suddenly
called out:
What. tears In you eyes! Come.
now. but that's no "a 10 end the
year. We are thinking OF the same
thing. Yes. he was q good and loving
husband. and I'll say this for both OF
you. that I never heard IN ~unpleasant
word between you. II In - years
since he died. ! could only look into
his face AS he lay ON his dying bed.
and IL ever heaven vent Its light To
lead q soul across the dark valley Il
was given to him. l remember your
tears and means and sobs. and you
prayed that death might come to you
as we'll"
The woman wiped her tears. and
there was a feeling OF suffocation ~
The let memory bring up the events.
Eight nineteen" called the clock
after a while. How time does fy. I
d~sxtinctly remember striking the last
hour OF 1908. Let me see. Some one
then wept with you ut that bedside.
There was a son and . daughter. All
now | recall their faces--their gentle
~ways--their loving words. Two years
latter there WAS another death-bed,
more walls and sobs. and ! saw the
pall-bearers ~ they carried the daugh-
ter's body out Of the house. IL Gems
as IL the last blow must crush you.
and / well remember saying Ia myself
that II wouldn't be long before you
we're called to TO-"
The woman choked back her sobs.
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Az6fi1hhgIHRtllA!L
AAENPRE e,
S EVERY one who has seen q
Chinese quarter in a large

w Chinese quarter In a large
city knows. the heather Chi
nee" celebrates the New Year in a
right royal fashion. In the mother
country the rejoicings absorb fully a
month. during the first part of which
there is not an empty mouth In the
empire.
But the refreshments are cf a light
kind-peanuts, watermelon seeds,
sweetmeats, oranges. tea and typical
ly Chinese cakes. Presents Of cakes
cakes" supposed to help the children
along with their studies. are distribu-
ted from the temples.
At an early hour on the second of
February-their New Years day
they propitiate heaven and earth with
offerings of rice. vegetables, tea, wine.
oranges, and imitation paper money.
which they burn with incense, joss
sticks. and candles. Afterward they
worship their household gods and de-
ceased ancestors and living relatives.
All this is carried out in the most SOL
emn manner. and offerings are made
to everybody except the living.
Images of gods are carried in pro-
cession to the beating OF a d~eafening
gong. and mandarins go by hundreds
with congratulatory addresses to the
emperor. Their robes are gorgeously
embroidered and are heavy with gold.
Numerous amusements are provided
for the public. the chief Of which r
acting. Examinations. and fireworks.
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'Mk5EE9MDR@

APAN'S New Years day is the
twenty-ninth OF January. Ry

- APAN'S New Years day Is the
( twenty-ninth Of January. BY
this time all accounts have
been adjusted and all disputes settled.
Everybody puts on the regulation
dress-a sort Of light blue cotton
and starts out to visit relatives and
friends. The visiting lasts for three
days. and they send letters OF con-
graduation, In stif. set phrases. to
those In distant places.
They 60 to their favorite tea xar-
dens, and there is . grand procession
In which all trades are. represented.
Drums and stringed instruments are
played by numerous bands, and wax
figures are sold by the thousand. They
amuse themselves with top spinning.
kite flying. jugglers. actors and fire.
works, and the ladies OF quality"
please themselves with the butterfly
dance"
Presents are offered Of cooked rice.
roasted peas, oranges. and figs. The
peas are scattered about the houses
to brighten away evil spirits. and on
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31

Americans are too busy to take
many holidays. but few Of them fail
to observe New Years day In some
way or other. The good old custom
of making calls on ones friends fell
into d~isrepute long ago because 1t
was SO abused by the over-convivial,
but family gatherings usually mark
the day, and the church folk all over
the country still hold watch meetings
In the religious ediices to usher in
the new year. Our o~bservances OF the
day. however, are not so picturesque
as are those of many other countries.
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9d9RWEGlANS

HE hospitable N~orwegians and
~ Swedes spread their tables
heavily for all who may come
In, and In Stockholm there Is a grand
banquet in the Exchange, given to the
king and his family. On this occa-
sion the monarch throws aside the
divinity which doth hedge a king"
and mingles with his people as ciu-
zen to citizen. in true democratic
fashion.
Danes greet the New Year with a
tremendous volley Of cannon, and old
Copenhagen is shaken to its founda-
lions at midnight. 1t Is also consid-
cred a delicate compliment to fire OF a
gun or a pistol under the bedroom
window OF ones friends at a very
early hour.
Dwellers in Cape Town, South Al.
RIGA. are an exception to the general
run of English colonists. After the
custom Of the early Dutch settlers.
they celebrate New Year for an en-
tire week. Every house is full of WIS.,
itors, every man, woman and child Is
dressed in his best, and no one has
any business except to seek amuse
ment, which he does frantically. There
are picnics to Table mountain and
pleasure excursions in boats. There
Is a dance every evening. At the end
of the week everybody settles down
to business, and the settlement ID as
calm and well ordered as II 1t had
never heard Of New Year.
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Thoughts for
the NeW Year

We deep. but the loom d
Efe never stops. and the pattern
which wa weaving when the
sun went down i weaving
when i comes up IN the nom
ng,-H. ". B<<eh<r.
We are no, IN thn world
to do what we wah. bu, to be
wiling to do that which / :
our duty to do. Gessod.
Il i the every days that
count. They mus, be made to
tell. o. the years have failed
w. c. GannsX.
Soberiy and with clear eyes
believe N your own time and
place. There i not. there
never has been. a better time
or . better place to live in.
Only with this belief can you
believe IN hope. - Phillips
Brooks.
We may make the best of
lie. or we may make the wort
Of il. and il depends very much
upon Ourselves whether we ex-
tract JOY or misery from a.
Smiles.
The darke.. shadows Of life
are those which . man himself
makes when he stands IN hn
own hight. LORI fr<6ayy.
Our lfc Is short. but to ex-
pand that span to vast eternity
i virtue work. Shakespeare.
The hour that y gone
cannot recall. but tomorrow
will do better than yesterday:
and all tomorrow shall be bet
ter than the yesterdays. Let
" leave behind our low-vauk-
ed past. Dyer.
Lie Is fruitful IN the ratio n
which il : laid out in noble
action or patient perseverance.
-LIddoa.
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the fourth day Of the New Year. the
decorations Of lobster which signify
reproduction. cabbages which mean
riches, and oranges which mean good
luck. are taken down and replaced
with poughs OF fruit trees and flowers.
This il to signify the near approach
OF spring. when the winter garment
Of repentance" shall be thrown aside.
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An old English tradition has Il that
ct Christmas-tide. elves and. fairies
may mingle with humankind In the
festivities, and the holly. bay and ivy
are hung that the fays may find hid
ing places. They are also hung to af-
ford a refuge to the woodland spritss
who. 1t this season, are h~alf-frossa
IN the forests.