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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
A PITIFUL SHOWING

- HE TACT that the first day 81
May. pruNimo. IS the date Tor
- the taking out OF licenses 10y
merchants and other traders, brings to
our attention an item IN the last Comp
trollcr'S Report. which places Cccil
county III 4 very uncnyiable light, be
fore the people Of the State Accord
ing TO that report. ipr the fiscal year
ending September go, zoos. the Clerk
OF the Court Tor Cecil county reunited
10 the Comptroller the pitiiul sum OF
S3oI IS Tor traders licenses. No other
county make, any such miserable show
ing. or indeed any showing that comes
anywhere near being 50 miserable.
Our nearest ucighbor>, iur instance,
report, from Kent. S5.3oDIz. and from
Hartford, $3.50 ~. Alongside oi these
Cecil appear, with 4 paltry S3ol Is rs
representing the whole amount at trad
erS' licenses received by the State
Comptroller from the office 81 the
Clerk Tor Cecil county What docs il
mean: Can anyone think that the
amount ii cuisines, done in tins county
is only one tenth ui that done in Kent
or Hartford, ar other such counties.
What then, Knowing that this is one
OF the largest and thriitic,t cnuutic, al
the State. and that trade here Is pro-
portionatcly great are We to conclude
that our merchant, and traders have
delicd the law and refused L. pay the
license ice, by statute provided: We
are not willing to accept any ,uclr init
nation But t the license lee, i'm this
county are propurtiunatcly great IS its
trade would Indicate. and Il those fee,
have been paid into the Clerks office
by our merchants and traders. aud ii
they have been turned over to the
Comptrolcr'> office, q, the law directs.
how is II that said Comptroller, re-
port shows only paltry S3oI IS rccciy
ed from the Clerk iur Cecil COUNTY;
We only want to know. you know.
But, al course, We shall not be per
mittcd 10 know, because any inquiry
the WIG may make concerning the
conduct oi a public office under the
present immaculate administration is
to be treated with silent contempt
Anyhow, We make the inquiry. Just aS
il we hoped Tor the courtesy 81 an cx-
pianatiun.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17

week with Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Beas-
ten.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bcastcn, OF
Cccilton, spent Sunday with relatives
in town.
Miss Georgia Ellison spent Sunday
with her grandmother, Mrs. a. NJ
Griffith.
Mr. and Mrs. F. s. Clayton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Griffith Ellison and daughter, OF
kirkwood. spent Sunday with Mrs.
Ida Bouchclle.
Ernest Homcwood. OF Salisbury,
81 cnt Sunday with friends here.
Harold Salmans, oi Newark, Del,
was visitor in town, Sunday.
Miss Beulah Jewell entertained on
Monday evening Misses Lenora Lake,
rIorencc Steel, Lulu and Alma Bry-
son, Mc>srs. Byron and Vaughn
Rhoadcs, William ard Joseph Bryson.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
GOOD FOR THE GOVERNOR

IT HE Governor iavprs the Dis
reimbursement Amendment be
cause he thinks II will eliminate
those voters who are incapable OF
graphing with governmental qucs-
tons Sh h.h, don't taught That is
what he Said.-Naid II at the late De
mocratic pow WOW in Baltimorc-said
1t with all the gravity oi countcnancc
and :Hlcmn'ty ui uttrrancc which gives
his dclivcranccS the binding force OF a
judicial opiniun--to the gaping crowd.
Incapable oi graphing with govern
mental questions We cherish the
phrase. We PROSTATE ourselves at the
feet oi its author. II is high doctrine !:
It is noble craftsmanship; il is fear
less blast To blow in the land OF unrc-
strained Democracy. We answer 10
that buglc call We line MP behind the
Governors leadership We believe in
the franchise Tor those and those only
who are capable Of graphing with
governmental problems" Ru We
never supposed the Governor did We
thought he just wanted to disiran-
chisc the niger. and swing wide the
door OF the voting booth 10 every other
bit OF bihrcatcd humanity that wears
trousers and can swear to 81 Evident
~ we are mistaken. We now await,
feverishly, the hour when the Cover
nor will appear on the hastings and
publish to all the people. throughout
the length and breadth OF the land.
that he wants 10 eliminate from vot-
ing all those who are not capable OF
graphing with governmental prob
lens. But, by the way, who is 10 de-
terminc the grappler's ability to Crap
pie? Aye. there's the rub-and the
Joker" in the deal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
UNMASKED

wy HATEVER one may or may
wv not think OF the Tariff Bill as
il finally energies from Con-
grcss, he certainly cannot doubt that
the debate and vote on the bill has re-
vealed the entire insincerity OF the
Democrats in their campaign attacks
on a Republican tariff" When North
Carolinans are appealing for protee-
tive duty on lumber. Texans for pro-
tective duty on hides, Alabamans for
protective duty on iron ore, Missouri
ians for protective duty on zinc;
when Mr.. Clark. OF Florida. wants his
State To get in on fair share OF the
protective system" and Senator John
Walter Smith, al Maryland. declares
''it is time for the South TO secure pro-
lection for ITSELF and that he owes il
to Maryland and the South to secure
share OF the projections" when the dis
cussion OF a tariff bill ELECTS such sen.
iiments from wcll-known Democrats, il
at least serves to unmask them, and to
drag into the limelight the wide dis
crepancy between their political clap
trap in campaign battles and their real
feelings and desires as business men.
II also serves to emphasize the shrcwd
philosophy OF President TAFT when he
said, everybody is in favor OF free
trade-for the next county In other
words. il is a good enough doctrine TO
preach on the hustings as purely
campaign slogan; but when il comes
down to practical application, every
fellow wants a protective tariff for his
own section and on his own interests.
Anyhow. after this Congressional de-
bate on the new Tariff Eli the Demo-
Gratis will have trouble in making any
body believe them sincere in their al
tacks on Republican tariff doctrines,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
Crushed Under An Elevator

Joseph Chamberlain, II years old,
father OF Mrs. Mary Ward, OF Perry
vile, who had long been in the employ
OF the American Car and Foundry Co,
was found dead on Wednesday, with
his head crushed, under an elevator,
which it is supposed he had been re-
pairing. on the second floor OF the
plant, at the foot OF Seventh street,
Wilmington. His wife, son, who
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
Here In Relief for Women

u Won have pains in the hack. Urinary bladder
or Kidney trouble, aud want certain. pleasant
herb cure for women'S Ills. try Mother C.fav's
Australfnn-Leaf. II is u safe and never. fail
ing regulator. NJ Druggists ar lay mail 81 cents
Sample package FREE. Address. The Mother
Gray Co, Leroy. y. Y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17

storms" which sweep the sanctum OF
that weekly whenever il is forced TO
recognize that the freer and fairer the
WING is in its public utteranchs. the
more il hourishes as an unhampered
local journal Try our method, bro
ther, and see Il il won't help you to
deliverancc from the 'green-eyed
monster"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
The Plan

In order to secure the interest and cooperation OF
many possible of the peninsula leading citizens
was determined TO offer to each person who should
insure in the company, an opportunity to purchase
limited amount of its stock. five years after the
pany commenced business and at price considerably
below what would probably be worth at that time.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
The Result

The plan met with immediate success. Upon its
presentation to the soundest business in almost
every community, they at once awaited themselves of
the opportunity to participate in the establishment.
this peninsula of life insurance company which should
thrift and public spirit of those who, by their early
patronage, made possible its establishment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
Success
Security
STATE Of Delaware

Insurance Dei drtmon
7his Policy is registered and secured Jy a
d'posa II dpprorsd securities uih his Dcpari-
med az prorid,d by ioc.
[sEALl ...............................
Insurance Commissioner
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
The Directors

AT least one director selected from every
county in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland
whose very name should at command the compet-
est confidence in the proper administration of the com
pany's affairs
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
The Acid Test

Extravaganza and graft go hand in hand. The in
vestigations disclosed the greatest abuses in the
panies with the highest expense rates. Good bad
management first shows itself In the expense account
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
The Company

The Continental Life Insurance Company
ganized after the close of the insurance Investigations
in response to the demand for safe life insurance In
home company managed and controlled by home people
by known throughout the peninsula for their in
etsrity and sound business judgment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
Our Record

The administration of the Continental has drawn
from competent critics, such comments as these:
II do not think II has been matched In the first
years experience Of any other life insurance
corporation Miles ". Dauson Consulting Acf-
ndry, ernct ddriser II The irmarong i,rcstigaiinp
Committee.
"A good showing, especially for a com
pany. - Ifsts Lis InsUronce Reports
"A remarkable record. The Spectator (I,sur-
ao) Nee York.
An extraordinarily creditable record-proba-
bly, unprecedented evidence OF the skill enter
prise, rigid economy integrity of the man
agement. The Chronicle (fasUrancc) Nep York
Success
AT the close of March, just eighteen months after
the company opened Its doors, 1t had on It's books
less than two and quarter millions OF insurance prin-
cipally on the lives of citizens of this peninsula.
Security
The resources OF the company now aggregate some
$4,000 of which than 500 900 deposited with
the State of Delaware for the protection OF pocyhold
ers. Under the law this deposit must be increased
with the growth OF the eompanys business and in
sequence thereof the D.laware Insurance Commission
er executes on each policy issued the following certi6
cate:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17

TT IS tn be earnestly hoped that
SOMEBODY will shortly start
here a Republican paper that will
meet the approval Of the Cecil Demo
crat. and thus forever end the brain
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
FLOOR OIL CLOTH

We have seconds not hurt bit only short lengths
sell for 25 yard then all widths regular goods up TO
yards wide S5 to yard this heavy thick oil
cloth and will wear
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
r.. r.. VIII =
NORTH EAST, MD.
New MottingS,
Lino1eums,
Oil Cloths,
Curtains.

And house cleaning time here you'll have TO change
that mating put up stairs and buy one that's where
in have the best line had Green's every
different then the mixed carpet patterns call them
German designs but that don't matters they pretty then
Reds assortment to choose FROM and the price right
this quality mating that you year.
now, 25 to 2s cents, and lots to choose from.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17

Very pretty patterns d. grade Linoleum. When you buy
noeum just remember there that grade;
so cents yard most stores offer you grade you
and look and feel the thickness offer you at this
price, and will big difference; If you your
moneys worth we have it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
DIRECTORS

wiLBGR ". HUBBARD c,rsrpv,ow~ Nm
cc-ftesidcni Hubbard Fertilizer Co 49, -
WILLIAM 4. KuRTZ wuNtxoros NM
Atiorney.at-LAw
JOSHUA ". MILES rptsepss 49,, an
rrcsdcn, Rank OF Somerset ' 49,
JOHN $. MULLIN, in. wttN,.aros prt
James T. Mullin Son 49,
GEORGE u. SALISBURY vux,so,o, npt.
I'd viee.Presidcnt Of the Company 80
coURcgY W. TfoM ersrwry,,,y .,
President Mars land Portland Cement Co ' 49,
DR. y. W. ToMLiNsoN w,tx,Soros NM,
Medical Director OF the Company " 80
GEORGE ". wooLFoRp eAx,v,nn, an.
President Eastern Shore Trust Co
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17
CURTAINS

Lace curtains all prices Oil Cloth etc. ready
for spring House Cleaning Whatever you want you
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17

PHILIP BtRNEr witNtNGToN NH,
President of the Company
DR.. HIRAM X. HUTTON IEwES
FIX Member OF Congress
JOSEPH l.. CAllALL BOWER,
HARVEY l.. COOPER ntNroN Mp
President Denton National Rank
J. HARRY coViN'iroN EAsroN,
Mct''er Of Congress
JAMES u. ELLEGouD SALISBURY NH
Auotncyaiiaw
DIR. CHARLES NJ ELLIS HLgroN.
President National Rank Of Eikton
GEORCE II. HALL MILFORD
Viccrrcsidcni milford Trust
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-17

wy HATEVER one may or may
w not think OF the Tariff Bill as
il finally energies from Con-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
SAVING FALLEN WOMEN
OBJECT OF CRITTENTON LEAGuE
OF COMPASSION.
Convention Is Opened at Old Orchard.
Me-; Will Continue Until
Sept g; the Purpose.
Especial to The Free press1

Old Orchard, Me-, Aug. 25.-With
the United States and foreign govern
ments aroused, to the necessity of
stamping out the white slave traffic
the Florence Crittenton League of
Compassion has recently accomplished
one of the most important of the OBJ
Jects for which it was formed. and the
annual national convention opened here
today will be period of jubilation.
The convention will continue to Sen
TENDER and will be marked bv daily
addresses dealing with the work of
the league at its rescue homes
throughout the country. While the
league leaders have worked vaIorously
to secure the assistance of the govern
ment in adopting preventive measures
they are more concerned with the sal
walton of women who have already en-
tered upon careers of sin. During the
last year. it is declared, hundreds of
women have been reclaimed from lives
of shame by the workers of the league.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
BLESSING FOR A JUDGE
ONE OFFENDER IN THE POLICE
COURT WAS QUITE PROFUSE.
But Court Was Not in Mood to Take
Hand of Man Who Gave the
BenedictiOn.

Blessings were showered upon the
head of Judge Comstock in the NUM-
cipal court this morning, by one of the
petty offenders brought before him.
NJ. j. Callahan, arrested for disor-
derby conduct when found begging on
Front street early this morning was
the man who was profuse with the
benedictions. He admitted he had been
drinking and plead guilty to the charge
of disorderly conduct. When the court
sentenced him to five days at hard
labor and suspended sentence long
enough to permit him to leave town,
Callahan invoked a series of rapid fire
blessings with heart throb in every
one and offered to shake hands with
the court. He thrust his hand for
ward like starving man reaching for
food, but was compelled to shake it
himself, everything but the blessings
being refused by the Judge.
He left town at a pace that almost
resulted in his second arrest on charge
of exceeding the speed limit
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
LoEFFLER TO Be IN BOX
WILL PITCH FOR MADISON LAKE
FIRST DAY OF FAIR.
Arrangements Are Completed for the
Game Between Mankato and Club
From Neighboring Town.

Arrangements have been completed
between the Mankato and Madison
Lake Baseball associations, and the
game for the first day of the fair is
now a sure thing. This game promises
to be hummer Madison Lake has
some very good players and in Loeffler
they have one of the best pitchers in
these parts and with the assistance of
some good outsiders will present a
team that will be hard to beat. The
Madison Lake people are making big
preparations to turn out OH this day
and cheer their team to victory if pos.
sible.
Loeffler has been pitching great ball
this year and has been winning every
thing. They say that the big fellow
is in great form this year and that he
will make some of the Mankato men
sit up and take notice. He will be re-
membered as the man who with an en-
tlrely home team came over to Man
kato and held the Mapeton Maroons,
a strictly professional team, to the
score of to. 0, and but for poor sup
port would have secured a shut out. :.
Madison Lake has Away sproven to
be good rival for the locals and will
at least make it interesting for them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
ACTOR DILLON is DEAD
HE PASSED AWAY AT LOCAL HOS
PITAL LAST NIGHT.
Well Known Comedian Died of Heart
Trouble; the Remains Were Taken
East for Burial.

p. J. Dillon died at local hospital
last night of valvular heart disease
He was forty three years old He was
born at Northshell, n. Y, Oct. 10, 1865
He purchased a farm in Belgrade and
settled thereon in 1891 Besides looking
after this farm Mr.. Dillon was an
actor. He was well known come
dian and achieved success on the stage
Deceased is survived by widow and
his father, John j. Dillon of Bel
grade, also four sisters, Mrs. Frank
Charlton, New York City, Mrs. NJ H.
Shea, Mrs. katherine Gilmore, Miss
Anna Dillon of Holyoke, Mass. Four
brothers, John f. Dillon, Chickopee
Falls, N. Y; Thomas Dillon, New
York city; Charles and James Dillon
Holyoke, Mass.
The remains were shipped to Holy
oke, Mass, this afternoon. The fun
eral services will take place in that
city. %
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
FELL HEIR TO ROLL
FORTUNE SMILED ON MESSERLY,
FORMER BALL PLAYER.
One Time Idol of the Mankato Fans
Is Left Fifty Thousand Dollars By
Relative; Now a Police Officer in
Chicago; Will Stay on the Job;
He Promises to Buy His Wife a
New Hat.

Fortune has smiled on John Messerly,
who will be well remembered by many
Mankato people sthe manager of the
fast Mankato professional ball team of
the season of 1896, and afterward man
ager of the cigar and news stand at
the Saulpaugh hotel.
A relative of Mr.. Messerly died re-
Gently and when his will was opened it
was found that he had bequeathed to
Messerly, who is now on the police
force in Chicago, the sum of $4,000.
The Chicago papers published long
articles about Messerly and the for
tune he will get through the will and
a few printed his picture in the uni
form of patrolman in the Chicago
police service where he is making fine
record.
The announcement of Messerly's in
heritance will be good news to the
Mankato people who admired his
genial manly qualities and they will be
pleased also to learn that neither time
or sudden riches have changed him, as
is evident from the following interview
which appeared with his picture in a
Chicago paper yesterday:
Will Do Something Worth While.
When Patrolman John Messerly gets
that $4,000 Inheritance reported to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
WILL DEDICATE CHURCH
NORTH MANKATO METHODISTS
PLAN THE CEREMONIES.
Sept. S Is the Date and Rev. J. F.
Stout of st. Paul Engaged to
Preach the Sermon.

The new Methodist church in NORTH
Mankato is rapidly nearing completion
and will be dedicated Sept. 5. Rev
j. f. Stout, ID. d., of ST. Paul, anG
former pastor of Centenary Methodist
church in Mankato will preach both
morning and evening. An afternoon
services at 2:3O will be held at which
Rev. F. b. Cowgirl, d. d., the district
superintendent will preach
Professor j. j Koehn of Window
who organized the young peoples Choir
us last winter, will have charge of
the music.
The ladies of the church will arrange
the dining room of the church for the
convenience of friends from distance
who bring their lunch and stay for
the day.
The new editice is 4Ox46 which with
the chapel makes floor and basement
46x64. Springfield pressed brick and
Mankato stone have been used in it's
construction and the interior is finished
in oak with hard maple floor. The
pews will seat 225 and by opening the
rolling partitions into the Sunday
school room 400 can be seated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
NERVE IN GUN FIGHT
IT is DISPLAYED BY ]. w. MCALL,
FORMER MANKATO BOY.
Attacked BY Band of Bulgarians
Who Were Violating the Game
Laws of Montana; Shot in the
Eyes and Almost Blind He Puts to
Rout His Assistants; There Were
Sixty-0ne in the Pack.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 25.-Lying in she
Butte hospital is Deputy Sheriff j. w
Mccall of Fergus county, one eye shot
out, the other in a critical condition
and his right side and arm filled with
buckshot as the result of the bravest
and nerviest gun fight yesterday near
Milestone, which has taken place in
Montap". i'll years.
Undaunted by the fact that there
were sixty-one Bulgarians in rail
road camp, members of which were
killing big game without license and
out of season, Mccall, single handed,
went to their camp and came upon
seven hunting with shot guns.
He grabbed one man and took gun
away from him, whereupon one of the
party blazed away at the officer. AL
though one eye was blinded and Nc
Call was barely able to see out of the
other, he shot the fellow dead
Another Bulgarian fired and hit the
sheriff in the head and side, but the
officer, though dazed and forced to his
knees, covered the others of the hunt.
ing party and they broke and fled.
Later a rancher found Mccall bleed
ing upon the ground.
A posse was quickly organized. and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
WOULD GUARD H. THAW
HAD THE YOUNG MAN BEEN SET
FREE FROM ASYLUM.
O'Mara Was to Have Been His Keep
er and Kept Him From Doing
Any One Harm.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 25-The Thaw
family had arranged most elaborate
plan of procedure in the taking care
of Harry X Thaw in case he had been
liberated under 81 100000 bond by
Judge Mills as requested. For almost
week Roger O'Mara, the Thaw de-
tective and trustee for Harry, was in
consultation with Alice and Mrs Will
liam Thaw, perfecting details of the
plan before Alice took her long Jour
ney through the wood to lay it be
fore the Judge.
O'Mara had Planned to take personal
charge of young Thaw and keep him
inside the state of New York. 1t was
one of the promises offered by Alice
that Harry would not leave the state
of New York, else the family would
forfeit $l,OOOOOO.
O'Mara, who is receiving $4,000 per
year from H. C. Frick to keep August
Berkman, the anarchist, at a safe dis
tance, has turned that work over to
his subordinates, but he would have
undertaken the Thaw case in person,
with the one restriction, it is under
stood, that no effort would be made to
pay him for the work. O'Mara is a
rich man, and his devotion to she
Thaws has been marked.