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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-03-06
WEDDINGS
BRIGGs-BEEcHER.

Rev w. Hcpthorpc Briggs, pastor
81 Mt. Pleasant NJ. +. Church, Colora,
aud Miss Mabel Beecher. daughter of
Mr., a. T. Beecher. OF Wilmington,
were married in Grace M. +. Church
in that city. ut noon on "Wednesday, by
Rev J. IL. Mitchell. pastor OF Zion M.
T.. Church, this county, assisted by
Rev. H. w. Kellogg, pastor OF Grace
Church The bridal party entered the
Church 10 the strains OF the wedding
march from ''Lohcngrin" and quilted
il To those of the Mcndelssohn RE
cessional" The bride was accompan-
led by her father Miss Philemena
liecchcr. gowned in white batiste over
pink iaifcta, was maid OF honor. ard
carried pink carnations. The brides
gown was Princess, OF sheer batiste
over taffcta. trimmed with yalencienncs
lace She wore large chip hat trim
med with tulc and white roses. and
carried bouquet of bride roses and
French hyacinihS She wore a fine
diamond brooch. the gift Of the groom
Samuel Hamilton. Of Wilmington, a
student OF Princeton, was best man
The ushcrS were Leroy Hickman.
| George lsenberg and Caleb L. Bur
chenal. oi Wilmington. and Joseph NJ.
McVcy, oi Newark. Del The bride
and groom left on wedding trip and
will be at home after April I. at Mt
Peasants new parsonage. The bride.
who received quite an array OF elegant
| souvenirs. was chief assistant for sew
| cral years in the Wilmington Institute
Free Library, and was prominent in
Church work
JOHNSON-PRICE.
| Mr.. g. Kirk Johnson and Miss Ethel
Price. both 81 West Philadelphia. were
married by Rev. II. 4. G.. Westcrficld.
pastor of Asbury NJ. f. Church. at the
home oi the eroom'S aunt. Mrs. j. A.
Lambert. in Wilmington. on Wednes-
| day. February ". The bride is a
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John l..
Price. Of West Philadelphia. The
groom is former Cecil countian. be-
ing the youngest son Of the late Will
liam T. Johnson. Of College Green.
They will reside in West Philadelphia,
where the groom has recently pur-
chased home
McNEMAR-WARD.
| Mr.. Clarence Minor McNcmar. oil
Wilmington. and Miss Victoria Rey.
nolds Ward, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
James T. Ward. Of Zion. were married
at the home Of the bride on Wedncs
day evening, by Rev. J. H. Mitchell
PRYORAFOWLER.
| Walter Pryor aud Miss Lidic Fowler
were married on Thursday evening al
the Rectory OF Trinity Church, by the
Rev. William Schoulcr.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-03-06
EIkton ~. z. church

Elkton NJ. Z. Church, Services to-
morrow as iollows:--ro.3o a. m.
preaching by the Pastor, subject.
What is proiitable.'; ? p. M, Sab
bath School and Pastors Bible Glass.
All the members are especially request
ed to be present as il is our final mis-
sionary rally; 7.in q M Missionary
Anniversary Of the Sunday School. A
pleasing program Of songs. rccitations,
addresses. etc, has been prepared. All
are invited.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-03-06

+Elkion Presbyterian Church.--Ser-
vices tomorrow as follows:--Io.3o a.
m, reception OF members and the ad-
ministration OF the Lords Supper; 7.3o
y. m. service and short sermon by DIR.
McElmoyle. Topic, The Second Com
mandment; Some OF Its Modern APP
plications. A cordial invitation TO all
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-03-06

Tuesday evening. Rev. Peregrine
Wroth, OF Baltimore. filled his place.
and preached an admirable sermon.
Rev. John sl. Oaksford. Rector Of St
Johns Church, Havre de Grace. will
preach next Tuesday evening.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-03-06
ST. Johns NJ. e. Church

est. Johns NJ Z. Church, Lewisyille,
Pa. Rev l. G. Fosnocht, Pastor. Sun
day School. go aud preaching 1890 a.
m; Missionary anniversary at 7 p. m;
special services in the morning aud
special music Subject. Earth Filled
with the Glory OF God" Sunday
School Missionary exercises at night
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-03-06
Church Services
Hope well ". y. Church

"lIopcwcll NJ. r. Churc.l, Wood
lawn, Rev. J Howard Gray, Pastor.
Sabbath services March Sunday
School. 10 a. M; preaching, II a. IN.
and 8 p. III Morning subject-"Hearts
as Dwellings; evening subject, Evan
scliStic Sermon" Epworth League
go. Preaching at Asbury, 3 p. III.
Tome Memorial
Bishop David II. Moore, OF Gin
c:rnati. who will preside over the com,
ing Wilmington NJ +. Conference a,
Milford. will preach in Tome Memoir
ial NJ. +. Church. Port Deposit, to-
morrow week
Trinity Church
Bishop k.nsman, OF Delaware, was
III aud did not preach in Trinity Church
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
TENDENCY OF THE SHORT STORY.

here Is it all going To end-this
dclugc of short stories and the insati-
able demand for more short stories.
Every month new magazines appear and
every month the shortest lived die.
More and more the new books are sim
ply bound volumes of short stories that
have appeared in the magazines. 1t is
the same serious fault that is degener-
aiing the modern drama-the abnormal
craze OF the public to be amused.
Will the short story ever be a thing
OF the past As is the comic opera :?
Where will the army of short story
writers place their literary outpourings
If the type should vanish? Will we
revert to the tale or will the newspaper
entirely usurp the place of the maga-
Nnc? The continual rise i'm the stan
dard OF newspapers indicates that this
VIII in measure come to pass. But
tn" school girl will no more give up the
Smart Set and AinSlec'S than she will
desert milk chocolate.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
THElPROFIT OF BEAUTY.

1t sounds almost sacriigiou> to
speak of the profit Of beauty. but how
often We pay for that quality. For
clothes. carriages. houses. lawns and
what not. We pay one price for use
fulncSS and add another for beauty and
often the second outdocs the first.
1t i~ said that Los Angeles has been
built hy advertising. That in the last
ten years nearly SI0OOO0 has been spent
in direct advertising of the city as a
place OF residence. Hardly more than a
generation ago. Los Angeles was a
Mexican town of about 10000 persons.
Now it is a modern city with a popula-
tion OF almost 100000. This phenOme-
nal growth probably is largely due to
advertising. but advertising could not
have caused it had there not been
beautiful place to advertise. Choosing
a place to live is like choosing a wife.
Any woman of ordinarily good qualities
could carry off any bachelor in the world
if only her particular attractions were
presented to him i'm the right way. So
every town. village or country place is
the best place in all the country for
some persons to live. In winning a hus-
band a good figure and a pretty face
are excellent tools for woman to work
with and she may add much to their
effectiveness by cultivation of good
taste and neatncs>. Likewise physical
beauty is good thing for town to
have in order to win desirable popula
ton. Trees. paved streets and side
walks are indispensable auXiliaries to a
beautiful situation. Wellkept lawns
are as pleasing as neatness in a
woman'S clothes. and park is to a
city like rose in a woman's hair
A beautiful city makes busy city
and business makes for profit What
is spent for beauty will come back in
added wealth.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
A Possibility.

/ When war clouds shall he seen no more
When Suffra"cttc> may vote at will.
! When no dad needs to walk the lloor
To keep his tcethin" offspring still.
When men who toll are clad to know
That they earn more than they re-
ccive.
When go>>ips. fitting t" and fro.
Say nothing We may not believe.
When no man shall attempt to take
Advantage of his fellow man.
sake.
Sell meat a> cheapIy as they can:
" hen publishers shall eagerly
Bid for the poets latest songs.
When rulers everywhere shall be
Held blamelc>s for their peoples
When these things all shall come to
pass.
When men have learned To safely fly.
" hen no class hates another class.
And it is nc'rr too wet or dry
Then grouchy men and wives who scold
May learn that naggin. day by day
Helps little when one longs to hold
The love that frcts to get away.
Chicago Record Herald
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
Hadley on Specialization.

President IIadlcy of Yale grows
broader and more incisive with the
years. He began with high natural in
tell "cncc and-wililc some of his ear
Iirr uttcranccs We're not sufficiently
guarded from year TO year. aS was the
ease with President Eliot he has been
more and more recognized aS both Il
broad and deep thinker. Speaking at
Johns Hopkins university last week, he
said that the tendency to early >pe-
cialization has resulted in making col
lc@e boys narrowly expert. to the eN-
clu>ion OF lcadin" ideas and principles
needed at every stage OF their careers.
He gave an example: professional
men. who do not happen to be phy~i-
clans. and are without general informa-
tion of the recent developments in
medicine. may i'm sickness resort to pat
cnt medicines or to the latest faith
cure" Some of the most educated men
We know are the most ignorant men we
know. Some of them are at the mercy
of any promoter and have used up
their own and their wives money.
Some of them are faith curi-ts, and
Others Christian scientists. and two or
three are SpiritualiStS. Commentin" on
President IIadley's address. writer in
the Times brings up the fact that John
Milton maintained that the student
should first gain Il universal insight in
To things before cntcrin" upon his ca
recr This also is truth. Onc of the
best things President lIadley has ever
taid is that the ideal college education
is 'one where Il student learns things
that he is not goin" to Use in after life.
hut by methods that he is going to Use"
New York Christian Advocate.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
Two BOOtblacks.

The bOOtbackS had no regular stand.
but each had his box Slun- over his
shoulder and. standing on the curb>tone,
solicited the passers-by TO stop and have
4 shine. Each boy had one call"
The cry of the first boy was Shine
your boots here" 1t announced the sim
pie fact that he was prepared to shine
heir boots. The cry of the second boy
was Get your Sunday shine"
1t was then Saturday afternoon and
the hour was o'clock. This second
boy employed Imagination. He related
one attraction to another: he Joined
facts together: his four simple words
told all that the first boy said and a
great deal more. Ii conveyed the infor-
nation. not simply that he was there
to shine shoes. but that tomorrow was
sunday: that il was likely to he a
pleasant day: that he as bootblack
realized they would need an extra good
shine.
Was it merely good luck that this boy
secured twice the business of the otbera
-Iorin +. Dcland in the Atlantic.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
WOULD YOU LInE
TO HAVE A DIMPLE?

Have you a dimple? If not. wouldn't
you like to have one. or two. or three
of course You would.
NothIn" is more sati>fyin" to the
beauty-loving eye than a dimple play
ing hide and seek in a satinv cheek.
l'Implcs possess Il magical power. as
they transform plain. uninteresting
| girl into one with tantaliZin" charm.
When We speak of dimpIes. We think
OF beauty and youth and innocence.
and dimples you can have if YOU are
only willin" to spend little time each
day in acquiring them. If they don't
come Immediately, remember that
Rome wasn't built in day and keep
right on with your beauty striving.
Some morning you will glance in the
mirror and see home made dimple
cozily nestled in your cheek.
The first thing you must do in this
pursuit of dimple is to practice look
in" happy, even though your sky be
overcast with clouds of the darkest
nue.. Dimples mean happiness.
Curve your lips up. not down, my
serious little maid, practice smiling
every morning for few minutes just
As faithfully as if you We're going
through Il sober exercise for reducing
your waist.
lll-health is another enemy to these
beauty spots, so | know You will all
try to keep just as well as you pos
>;bly can. If you drink plenty of wa
ter. either hot or cold, exercise freely
in the open air, sleep with your bed
rom windows wide open at night. and
eat nourishing foods. you will have a
hard task falling ill., Nourishing food
doesn't mean lobster or the indigesti-
bic pie. Neither does it mean pickles
and cake.
As thin faces never have dimpled
cheeks. it is necessary to fatten the
face. The very latest thing in the
beauty world is to fatten the face by
ma sSagin. with milk The girl anxious
to obtain a dimple must get the rich
est. creamiest milk she can beg. bOr-
row or steal. Skim-milk is absolutely
taboo.-The New Idea Woman'> Maya
zine for June.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
New York State Slaves.

Negro slavery existed in Westminster
county almost from its first white set
tlement, the negroes for the most part
coming from the West Indies. In l69s.
however, a cargo of them was landed
at Rye direct from the coast of Guinea.
These slaves were brought here bv di-
reetion Ct Frederick PhiIlipse o. Phil
l1pse Manor. At no time did the slave
population of the county become very
large. In 1867, at the Purchase Quar-
teriy Meeting, the question of longer
holding the Negroes in their famiIie,
as slaves came before that bodv-and
q minute was made thereon. Finally.
after years of consideration. the sen
timent OF freedom prevailed ard in
lU9 no Friend or Quaker i'm Westches-
Ter county held human chattel. With
the granting of freedom to these bond
men two important settlements were
erected, made up entirely of those who
mad been slaves; one near the village OF
Bedford and the other east of the vii
lage OF White Plains. All slaves ir
the state were made free on July !.
Observation-Disclosures County Magazine.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
THE VALUE OF
THE CLASSICS

1t was natural that ut the recent
meetin" in Philadelphia oi the delegates
| from one hundred colleges Interested i'm
the study of the classics the latter
should he warmly upheld a. Il source
of inspiration and profit in c,lucation
but it is more To the point that good
has not been lost upon the most Ordi-
nary observer that the classics mean
ing Greek and Iatin-no longer hold
the place in the college curriculum a>
formerly. For this no man il more
responsible than President Eliot and he
Is beginning" To see that the liberal
movement he started has gone too far.
In these days most youn" men go
in for science on the ground that it
Is more practical. furnishes better
equipment for ycttin" on in the world.
and the classics are coming to be de-
spised. The truth seems to be that the
classics are largely avoided because they
are so difficult. The exact sciences are
hard enough. but they admit of a diff
ferent mental application and the in
telligent student may always be- sure
of his ground or know where to turn
To make up for hi, deficiencies. Tn
consciously this explains the whole
merit of the classics. No one will pre-
tend that of the classics.
The youn" man who is able To read
in the original with more or less ease
the dramas of Acschylus or the O,es
Of Horace has passed through IA men,
tai discipline which, if he have any
;tiaptability at all, will be of Use to
him as much in minin" camp. a steel
room. He has been obliged to put the
gray material in his brain To very di- |
versitied Uses and has accomplished the
task of adjusting his mind to the alb
Struse with definite results. 1t is Il |
fact that many of the most successful |
men in business today have studied the /
classics. The English may be looked
upon as the most successful admins
traitors of the world, the men who have
cone farthest and accomplished most
Yet the men of England who have done
things We're early schooled in the class
les to degree that would be impos-
,ible here.
1t is not Plaulus or Terence or
Sappho that is being studied so much
as that the mind is being ploughed and
narrowed and developed so as to seize
he exact situation in any given set of
The American Young
men who omit classical study are one
sided and these are they who suffer
most in those periods of depression
when the engineers" as most scienti-
ically trained young men are called.
ire not needed, and they can do moth
ne outside their narrow self imposed
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
COMMENCEMENT
UNFAIR TEST

Th,. CONNIE cncemcnt exercises. as pre-
-rnt,,: i'm the greater number OF high
>,hnoI- and mailer colleges. is the most
inadequate and unjust test t" which Il
graduate could be- objected. a> most
PERSONS are prone to believe that the
pupil who makes the best impression
on that occasion has been all along the
strongest pupil. That this is often un-
true 4 peep into the principals grade
book will prove. Any teacher will testi-
fv that not infrcqucntly the brilliant
student is diilidcnt in the presence Of
others. while the superficial one may
POSSESS the >elf-coniidencc which will
assure him crcditablc appearance in
public.
1t is but common Justice. then. to
give the graduating class thorough and
pointed instruction. that they may APP
proarh their commencement day with
agreeable anticipation instead of with
feelings of torture and self-depreciatiOn,
as Is 80 often the case.
stage fright is no rc>pectcr of per-
>on>. 1t may seize the very pupil
whom You suppose entirely safe from
it. Could the speaker Danish all
thoughts OF his physical self. his trou-
BILE would disappear. He should see to
it that every detail of his dress is
familiar and easy. SO trifing IA matter
a. pair OF >queaking shoes or a
tight collar has been known to turn
speakers thoughts upon himself to his
utter undoin%. The youn" woman
whose gown i too Ion" or whose hair
Is dressed i'm an unwOnted manner. is
also Il likely victim OF the self con-
>cor-nc-> which will cause her to break
down.
The greatest safeguard for the orator
Is il firm belief in the truth of what he
has 1" say. and an intense desire to
move his hearers to the same opinion
Then it will not occur to him to think |
'! his DEFICIENCIES. For though his voice |
be- uncutured. his movements awkward. |
his appearance uncOuth the audience |
will be- deaf and blind to all but the /
beauty OF his sentiment and the |
'trcn.th Of his purpose.
True eloquence has its origin in the !
'ery fountainhead OF human emotion.
The pupil should see that what YOU re-
ll'lre OF him Is to be true to himself
he New Idea Woman'> Magazine for
Iune.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14

read now-that the plays OF the great
bard are not virile and up-tO-date.
He says that only by reading these
PLAYS can the full force OF the beauty
and the grandeur of his poetry be OBJ
| tanned.
Some of the beautiful lines in
| Shakespeare are put into the mouths
of minor characters. and these parts
are given to mediocre actors incapable
OF reading them the way they should
bc read and giving them the correct
Interpretation. This is only too true.
How many of Us have not gone to the
thcater and heard the beautiful lines
OF these plays ''butchercd' by actors
who ought to be doing-well. anything
other than trying to act Shakespeare.
II i probably due to the fact that a
great many OF the revival> of Shakes
pcarr are not better attended. The
principal roles are placed in the hands
"f good actors. but the minor ones are
gwen to poor actors. If Il revival OF
the works of Shakespeare were to be
given by an all->tar company. there is
n" doubt but what it would b, IA great
success. Many persons still like to
see them.
Shakespeare Is not yet a back num-
Der as far as reading goes. but his
plays seemed to have nearly passed the
acting stage. An aII-star company is
too expensive thing to launch in this
day. 1t would be an artistic triumph
and would be well attended. but the
salaries that would have to he paid
would be enormous. So it is to be
feared that in the near future we will
have to content ourselves with the
reading of Shakespeare. and if we are
seeking the literary value of the plays |
hat is after all perhaps the best way
to find it,
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
Trees.

Trees grow on mountain sides. in re.
mote country districts and i'm some res.
IdentIal quarters. They furnish shade
presidential timber. and when sliced
thin. delicious breakfast foods.
Trees are useful for cutting down and
furnish occupation for the otherwise
unemployed. I'm the form of railroad
ties they furnish basis for bond is
sizes and for stock market panics.
Trees may be oak. beech. chestnut or
elm but they are always popular.
They make excellent fire especially
when made into some novels.
Trees are brown and green but when
made INTO paper are generally yellow.
This Is when the bark loudest.
Trees We're at one time used for
ian@In" purposes. Now we use inves-
t1@atIn" committees. thus showing the
advance of civilization.
Anon. rock-a-bye babies the treetop
Is favorite. Later on the Christmas
tree l. in vogue. At the club the on
~ tree used is the hat tree.
Americans consider themselves supe-
rior to all trees. That is WHY they cut
them So.-Lippincott's.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

May a. Town and Gown club dinner.
May IA. Concert by cadet band on
campus.
May 10. Rivals comedy, by stu
dents of expression, Christian
College auditorium.
May Is. Christian College commence
May Is. Cosmopolitan club entertain
ment, women's parlors.
May 10. Baseball, Missouri VS.. Kansas.
May 20. Baseball, Missouri VS.. Kansas.
May 20. School OF Education high
school debate.
Graduating exercises of Co.
lumbia high school, Columbia
theater.
May 2l. Marcella Craft, opera singer,
University auditorium.
May 2l. Concert by cadet band on
campus.
May 24-29. Final examinations.
May 26. Stephens College commence
ment.
Closing exercises of School of
Education high school.
May 90 Stephens Medal contest.
May 80. Baccalaureate sermon.
May 81. Class day.
May 3l-June l. Entrance examinations.
May 81. Phi Beta Kappa election, Y.
w. c. \. room. p NJ.
June /. Alumni and Phi Beta Kappa
day.
June |. Phi Beta Kappa initiation, Y.
W. c. \. room, 4 p. M; an
nual banquet, Gordon hotel,
6:30 p. m.
June =. Annual meeting of curators.
Commencement day; address
by Dr. Charles w. Eliot
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
Reflections of an Engagement Ring.

| am considered il brilliant success in
literature, though many people accuse
me OF pagiarism: the popular criticism
Of my work being that old. old story
1t is pity | am 50 bright. however,
considering the conversations | have to
listen to every evening. Last night he
remarked >iNty-tive times. Il love YOU
~. dear. and ,iNty-tivc times she re-
piled, do you, dear"
He tells them all! Il love YOU as man
never loved before" Isn't he clever to
find :" many new ways of doing some
thin" so old!
Personally | can see no difference in
his methods myself.
They held on to me with both hands
last evening. but | insisted upon cut
ting them.
The man and | can always get around
Il pretty girl.
The man owes all his happiness to
me-. Only through my influence is he
able to hold her hands in his and taste
th" sweetness OF her lips. vet already
has he forgotten me in hi, longing for
4 wedding ring
Men are 50 ungrateful but l will bide
my time. Methinks l will soon be
| am the best seller on the mar
kct.-Puck.
University Missourian., 1909-05-14

Recently in New York City. Robert
Mantell. the greatest living actor of
Shake>pearean drama. gave a revival
OF King John" Richard Ill" Ham
let Romeo and Juliet The Mer-
chant of Venice" and several others
These performances Were a dramatic
triumph. Yet the stay of this actor
in New York was very short as com
pared with the run of some of the mod
rrn plays in that city. The audiences
We're composed mostly of students and
school teachers. Now. why is it that
the plays of the greatest dramatist
who ever wrote in the English Ian
"uaGe are not popular today? Chan
ming Pollock. himself playwright.
says that Shakespeare should only be
University Missourian., 1909-05-14
Elderly Incivility.

Willie" said his mother. after the
caller had gone. why did YOU look so
curiouSly at Mrs. CroSsway when she
said How do YOU do. dear and YOU
answered her Quite well. thank
you.'"
i was waitin' for her to say You're
welcome Chicago Tribune.