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The Detroit times., 1910-01-07
CHARACTERS.


AGAR HUME. alias BROwN--Profes-
sional mimic, who becomes valet TO sir
VIM Dagmar. and schemes 10 make
sir wM. DAGMAR-weaithy bach
elor rccluse. whose house is the rem
dexvous of a mysterious coterie-
SIR CHAS. vENNER-wealthy spe-
cialist. member OF Sir Dagmars NOR
. series Of CHASTITY experiments.
GEO. CAVANAGH--Artist. another oi
the society. who has a romance, c
ciety's experiments. vs
DR FULTON, MR. HUMPHREYS,
MR.. PARDO. MR.. HUSBAND-Members
OF DIR. sRs asfiKE aTEKNITMx iSfsetz. French medical
JUsSIEU. BEAUDANT-Negro as
sistants Of Sir Chas. venner. ,,
BUTTS-A butler.
(Centinued from Yesterdny.)
Within few minutes, Jussieu re
appeared. bearing an iron plate, upor
which was arrayed a brace OF stee
avis, set In wooden handles. The
points glimmered blue and red. Jus
sieu set his plate upon the floor, and
taking one of the avis in his hand
glanced up at his master.
"One moment" cried Marion. She
darted to the rack and seized a half
emptied champagne bottle which
Beudant had opened. Disdaining the
cup. she raised the bottle to heI
mouth, and. bending back her head
drank deeply.
Sir Charles and exchanged glances
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of amusement. A little later Marion
recovered her position. but she con
tinued to hold the bottle. She was
snow white. and her eyes we're dull
and turgid. Il am ready" she de-
clared.
The surgeon stepped to the side OF
my chair. and. presenting his back To
Marion, put his fingers on my righT
wrist.
Jussieu kneeled upon the floor. and
passed his accursed awl across my
instep. The pain was so exquisite
that. although fought like tiger
for control. wrlthed and groaned, I
The torture scared again. and then
/ I shrieked
But Marion glided forward. and.
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irony.

"The way to run this country" said
the egotist, "is to put thoroughly wise,
capable, alert and honest men In con
troll of all affairs
yes" answered Miss CAYENNE. but
what are we going to do? There's
only one Of you. Washington Star.
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) There No Room ID
ne Republican Party
For Men As Honest?
o. DO Honest Republicans Refuse
70 conceds That AIdrieh, Can
non q Taft (New Member
Of the FIrm) Are The
Party7

matter of federal appointments
days ago insurgents having impatient at the
delay he had made for the appoint
posmasten district upon Secretary Hitchcock and
asksd for explanation.
Il then the report goes that the postmaster general was
obliged to let the cat out of the bag
This learned that the house organization had brought
to bear the end that certain members congress be denied
the right dictate appointments in their districts
insurgents supporting the party
. nd were therefore entitled % consideration.
purpose denying right make appointments
10 force them back into line.
story began circulate the capitol facts added
president the plot yielding Adch and
Cannon promising stand by them in their
AND IT'S NICE MESS IN WHICH WE THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES WHOSE POLICIES WERE THOSE OF
ms Predecessor WHO WAS THE CHEF OF THE INSURGENTS
AND WHOSE FOLLOWERS THESE INSURGENTS WERE.
10 appreciate fully gravity threatening of this
Washington necessary define what meant by
szsguAn" and insurgents"
And to by regulars insurgents"
onny further that Ah and Cannon and
gang the regua and that the insurgents the repre-
people congress opposed all Ah and Can
non and their bunch stand for.
The insurgents who sensitive the fact that
living higher than the
history the country and that result there people who are
forced to deny themselves who instances
getting and not
erB clothed
regulars responsible for this condition AND
PRESIDENT TAFT IS LINED UP WITH THEIR KIND.
insurgents would look the this tire
living proportion advance in
their labor and would like to legisae the remedy
regulars about people who
beside from the sweat their
hpws AND PRESIDENT TAFT LINED UP WITH THIS KIND.
The insurgents who from Of duty realize and are
mindful Of the fact that they the representatives Of the people who
elected them to oce lifting their voices and voting in
people placing people before other
oonEdnaion.
The regulars devoid anything like duty and
mindful only Of the SPECIAL INTERESTS they washingon
Tor the people-the people, the rank and Ae-NEvER
PRESIDENT LINED UP WITH THESE KIND OF MEN.
Zine get out Of the the word these insurgents
" How do You like the sound Of il, Mr. Republican,
by Republican citizen patriotic
The citizen in whose the patriotism
honesty and and who proud of the privilege Of being
American citizen.
wond you your party party
and Of Tafor would you prefer called Republican
alens such those who striving Warrington redeem
the country special power
ful thievesf
these insurgents the party; through denial
them the prestige that their FORCED OUT
OF the party represented which really only the
hoped for do Mr. Republican heranks with hemi
Or do prefer remain camp seeking
Of liberty and government you
deprive rights your country corporate
greed and the criminal money changers in walsti
wMcHi
From Another Point of View
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INHERENT Classes.

Some spectators have been gam
bling in Rock Island. Other spectators
fred by similar ambitions but lacking
equipment. still have to express their
yearnings by shooting craps.-Phila
delphia Ledger.
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limbs and body with all the strength
and science OF skilled masseur.
Marion. seated at little distance ON
the chair. kept the muzzle OF her pis-
tcl pointed al the Negro's head. From
the adjoining chamber a curious babel
of sounds proceeded. Sir Chas. Ven
ner's voice. raised in passionate en-
treaties and commands. mingled with
the noise OF continual digging. Was
Jussieu trying TO dig a way out?
At Marion's command Beudant took
me i'm his arms She opened the door.
and we passed out before her. and
mounted a flight of brick steps into a
kitchen above. Marion bolted the door
and followed us like shadow. was
carried thence out into the night.
across long tagged yard into a
stable. Marion always close behind us.
with a lantern I'm her hand. Drive TO
London, Beudant." she said quietly,
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REAL THING IN REALISM.

He1tw Masnate You sureenoush novelty in
,os xss sr 1t in which somebody
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There seems to be more than mere
rumor to the stories from Washing
tom of Taft's complete surrender to
Aldrich, Cannon ct al.
These stories are to the effect that
the president has lined mn with tn
regulars" and again& As I'm
surgents," and unless the latter
consent to lay down their arms they
are to be ignored entirely in the
matter of federal appointments.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
NIGHT PROWlER SHOT


William Game, co.ored farm hand.
from IS to 90 years OF age. wcll-known
IN the Iron Hill section, was fatally
shot last Friday night wnile trying 10
enter the home Of Howard Agh. ~
ter being warned to leave. About
1890 p. m. Mr. Ash, who is a telegraph
operator, heard someone trying 10
open the front door. He ordered the
intruder to leave, but the latter per-
sisted, making threats against the in
mates. The party next tried to force
an entrance through window with
hatchet Mr. Ash then fred, and
Caine fell back, wounded mortally. a.
it proved Mr.. Ash called neiQhbors
and Deputy Sheriff Stewart, who was
notified, brought Caine to Union Hos
pital. where he died on Sunday. of
fatal stomach wounds.
Coroner Frazer on Monday held an
inquest, the jYy finding that Csinc
came to his end while striving to en-
ter MIR. Ash's home, after being warm
ed to desist, and generating Mr.. Ash
from any responsibility fer his death.
Caine is said to have tried to enter
three other nearby premises on the
night Of his death. He had been awsv
from the neightorhood .or about a
week, having been threatened with
arrest, it is said, for stealing corn
found in the house where he lived with
two colored women
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
Odd Fellows Have Gala Night

Grand Master DR.. John S. Green,
Deputy Grand Master H. P. Hart
man, Grand Warden F. B. Groome
and Grand Secretary William A. Jones
OF the Grand Lodge OF Maryland, l..
Q. O. F., last evening witnessed the
presentation of the Bundle of Sticks"
the Orders symbol OF unity and bro
therhood to National Lodge OF Elk
ton, by North East Lodge. Members
Of Bohemia Lodge, of Chesapeake
City, Deer Creek Lodge, of Daring
ton, Excelsior Lodge of Rising Sun,
and North East Lodge attended the
ceremony at the close OF which col
lation served by Caterer Giles, was
enjoyed. District Special Deputy W..
J. Arthur is arranging Tor a reunion
and initiation in Havre de Grace in
January. F. II. Letter, Lyman Spence
and J. Writ Lynch will represent the
Elkton Lodge on the Committee OF
Arrangements.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
Cecil Victim OF Deadly Duel

Special Officer Barnett, OF the Phia
delphia police force. and man whom
he suspected as burglar, had dead
ly duel on Monday night, at Pine and
Forty-sccond streets i'll that city, in
which both were mortaIly wounded.
Officer Barnett was a son OF George
Barnett, formerly OF Rowlandville, and
his slayer is thought TO have been
Ellis p. Abbott, who shot and killed
his vile. formerly Miss Emma P.
Browning, OF Lower Oxford, at her
home on Paramount avenue, Philadel-
phia. Abbott escaped and eluded ar
rest
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
LOCAL JOTTINGS

John S Lee has had concrete
pavement laid in front of his East End
Market House.
Reuben Haines, Attorney, on
Wednesday, sold at public sale a one
half interest in the Wesley Tyson
property, 27 I-2 acres, near Bay View.
to J. W. Abrams, for $325.
A slipper and fair for the benefit
OF Union Hospital, Elkton, will be
held in Masonic Hall, Chesapeake
City, December 9Th and 10th. Con-
tribrtions for the supper and OF use
fiji and '.ancy articles will be appre-
ciatcd. They may be lett with Mrs.
W. y. Alexander. The Hall will be
>pen at half past five.
The coin slips distributed by the
Ladies Auxiliary Committee Of UNI
ion Hospital, will be called for within
the next few days.
Western Maryland College, West
minister, has been closed until January
4, owing to an outbreak OF scarlet
fever among male students.
Theodore Hudson, young man
OF the Newark section, was shot in the
shoulder on Thanksgiving Day while
Ara"ging his gun through clump OF
bushes.
A concrete wax has been laid
from Cathedral street to Union Hos
pital, with sidewalks on the South
front of the building.
Mrs Emma Ford fell down a
flight OF stairs at Mrs. c. M. Boul-
denis one evening this week, and was
shocked and Jared severely.
-Rt. Rev Charles D. Williams,
Bishop OF the Protestant Epi>c
Diocese of Detroit. will preach
special monthly sermon to students
of Tome School tomorrow.
Mr. Charles F. Warburton has
set out fine young apple orchard on
his iarm near Pleasant Hill, which or
chard he expects to enlarge next year
for commercial purposes.
DR. Columbus Henry, OF Newark,
is reported serious y i'll again at his
home there
Company L, Organized Militia,
OF Delaware, was inspected by Major
c. a. Short on Thursday night
--R evival services have been re.
sumed in Ekton NJ F.. Church after
suspension on accoant of the death
OF Mrs John Whitaker, mother-in,
law OF the pastor, Rev. H. A. G.. Wes-
tcrtie'd.
--Eldridee Lection, On Havre dc
Grace, heated IS caliber revolver
ca"t-idqc with a match on Monday
TIE cvN'oSion which followed blew
Of two OF his fingers and hurt his
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
Cost Of County Campaign

The reports OF Messrs. Henry M.
Mccullough and Omar d. Crothers,
Treasurers of the Republican and De-
mocratic State Central Committees
for Cecil county, flied on Monday with
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court, under
the provisions OF Chapter I2a of the
Acts Oh 1908, show their respective re-
ceipts and disbursements in connec-
tion with the election of November 8,
1910. Treasurer McCullough's total
receipts were $S75.o5, including a bal
ance from last year of $I5o o5, and his
disbursements totalled $63o.25, leav-
ing a balance of $2447o. Treasurer
Crothcrs reported total receipts OF
$I32.21 and expenditures OF like
amount The itemized receipts and
expenditures in the two reports will
be published in the next issue OF the
WHIG.
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face severely.
Falling from chair at her home,
Mrs. D. w. Fillingame. OF the Cecil
ton section, broke her collar bone, one
day this week.
Peter Zeni 22 years old, farm
hand, it is reported, stole watch
from Wilmer Fox's home, near Zion,
| during the iamily's absence on Sun
day night.
Elmer Manlovc, of the Cecilton
section, fell from a bicycle, one day
this week and broke his collar bone.
John Elmer has again won a prize
OF $50 and watch for the best kept
track on the North East section of
| the p, B. & w. r. X.
"A mcetin gof the Chesapeake
! City Grange will be he'd Saturday,
December 3, at 7.3o p. III. At this
| meeting new members will be received
and the officers installed. A full at
| tendance OF all members is requested
and also all others who wish to be
come charter members OF this Grange
are cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
The Deibert Boat Co. have re-
ceived orders for three more boats
which will be butt as soon as the
| present one is launched, and railway
extended
"A cargo of 500 feet of pine lum-
| Der, i'll the schooner Inez M. Carver,
from Mobile, is being transported from
Baltimore to the shpyards OF the
Henry Deierbt & Bros. Co, at Elk
| ton and Chesapeake City, to be used
in the building o. barges.
/ President Thomas Fell, of St.
| Johns College, Annapolis, was elect
ed president OF the Associated Col
leges and Preparatory Schools of the
Middle States and Maryland, which
adjourned their convention at Lehigh
! University, this week.
-Messrs. Lloyd, Stewart, Pruitt and
Williams have remodeled their club
house on the canal at Delaware City,
and numerous Improvements have been
, made. The organization will be known
as the Exchange Club.
Master L. +, r. Ward, OF Elkton
Grange, will report at its meeting this
afternoon on the work of the State
Grange, the sessions OF which he at
| tended on Monday and Tuesday, in
Baltimore.
POSTMASTER S. 7. Wiley, of Colora,
lost his recently purchased driving
horse. which died last Friday.
The Third District Teachers Read
ing Circle will meet at 7.3o p. m. on
Tuesday in the School Boards office.
"A fair, with oyster and poultry
suppers, beginning on Christmas Eve
to be held nightly for the following
week. is announced bv the Chesapeake
City Band.
Councilman Samuel II. King has
had a fine crossing OF granite flags.
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INJUNCTION AGAINST COMMISSIONERS IN
MATTER OF ROAD IN SECOND DISTRICT

In response tn note OF request
from number Il Our fellow-citizens
in Chesapeake City, we are publishing
in full the Bill in Equity, praying an
Injunction as set forth be. .ow. The
Injunction has been granted by Judge
Pearce, temporarily Whether it will
be made permanent is an open ques-
ton. Neither are we prepared to ex-
press an opinion on the allegation in
Section 9 OF the Bill But there can
be no doubt about the TACT that the
County Commissioners have proceeded
in this matter in a who ly irregular
way and have simply given another
illustration of low unfortunate it is
for the county II have its affairs ad-
ministcrcd by men who are SO unfit
for the duties devolving upon them.
The law prescribes the course to be
pursued by Commissioners in opening
roads and they should have known the
law and followed it, instead OF get
ting the matter into its present shape,
either by their ignorance or their in
differencc.-Ed.
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with brick middle, laid at his own ex-
pense in 'front.' OF his hardware store,
on West Main street, and public
crossings have been put in at Singerly
avenue and West High street.
-lhe Cecil Circuit Court has grant
ed divorce to Mrs. Irene F. Stan
ley, OF Calvert, from her husband,
Harry F. Stanley, with the right to
resume her maiden name, Irene r.
Clayton
Supper for the pastors salary fund
will be served by the ladies OF Wesley
Chapel at George Moneys home, on
the old Elk Neck road, next Thurs
day end Friday evenings. Tickets, 3.
/ cents.
The Great Chiefs of Red Men OF
Maryland visited Little Tx Tribe, of
Cherry Hill, on Thursday evening,
and vii be guests Of Mattahoon Tribe
OF E,kton, next Thursday evening.
Her clothing igniting while play
ing near fire on Tuesday, Marcella,
the six year old daughter OF Lizzie
Brown. colored, of Elkton, was badly
burned and died on Thursday at
Union Hospital.
James Lockwood, of Middletown,
has secured a government appoint
ment in Alaska and will sail there this
,, month
The remains of Mrs. Hannah
Berry, who died in New York on No
vember 20, were inferred in Forest
Cemetery, Middletown. on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
Rev. w. f. Briggs has been in
vited to continue as pastor o. Zion,
Calvert and Union M. E. Churches.
Scared va train in Rising Sun,
horse owned by Jesse Wood, OF
Lancaster county, ran away, one day
last week, smashing the vehicle and
injuring the driver.
"A lecture will be given in the hall
at Childs, by Rev. Edward p Perry,
on Wednesday evening, December ?,
under the auspices OF the Trustees OF
Leeds NJ p Church, for the benefit
of Improvement FundA Subject
What | Saw in Naples and the Holy
Land" This trip covers over $1,000
miles. Admission, rs cents Children,
10 cents.
William H. Poplar and John H.
Shippers, both OF Havre de Grace, were
arrested this week by Deputy Warden
H. M. Jackson, for violating the duck
ing law on the Susqueh2nna flats.
Poplar was arrested on like charge
at the opening of the season and plead,
ing guilty before Justice Gilpin, at
Elkton, was fined SIS and costs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
CHURCH SERVICES

sElkton M E. Church, Rev. H.
A. G. Westerfield, Pastor, Sabbath
School at West End Chapel, o:I5 a. m.
Preaching and the Administration of
the Sacrament OF the Lords Supper,
1890 a. m. SABBATH School. p. m.
Epworth League Devotional Service,
GAS p. III. Preaching, followed by an
Evangeiistic Service, 7:3o p. m, sub
ject: "The Great Question OF Ex-
change" A cordial invitation extend
ed to all.
*Service will be held in the Church
OF the Good Shepherd tomorrow (Sun-
day at 7.3o p. m.
*Revival services will be held each
evening next week, except Saturday,
in the Elkton M. E. Church. The pub
lie is cordially invited to any and all
OF these services.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
Maryland Under The New Census

According TO the figures OF the new
census, just made public, Marylands
population is G,2gS,45o-a gain OF Io6.-
400 in the last ten years. A majority
oi the counties show gam, but Ceci,
shows loss OF 9o3, as do Hartford,
Ktnt and Queen Anne's Three coun-
ties will each gain delegate in the
Legislaturc-Aliegarv which will now
have six; Caroline will have three and
Garrett three. Hartford and Queen
Anne will each lose delegate, the
former being reduced to three and
the latter to two. Next week we ex-
pcct to publish the census table in full
for the State and counties.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
application For Liqnor License

Arthur f. McCloskey, Jr., proprie
tor OF the hotel at Summit Bridge,
fed an application for fractional IL
cense for that hosiery in the County
Court last week. The license held by
Mr.. McCloskey expired at the Sep
tember term OF court, at which time
he filed an application for renewal,
but because OF its being rather faulty
he withdrew it. The application which
has been applied for, will probably be
objected to, and Judge Hastings will
then set time ,or the hearing.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
Tenth Annual Target Trials

The tenth annual tournament OF the
Rising Sun Gun Club was held on its
grounds on Wednesday and Thursday.
The scores on Wednesday were as
follows: 10 yard handicap, I7s targets
German, I54; Worthington, I4o; Ew-
ing, I47; Wells, I34.
High Gun ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, I47;
Clifford, I4o; Anderson, 1876; Williams,
1886; Pratt, 1871; Towner, I24; Kirk.
I22; England, IIo; Hartenstine, II8;
Lewis, III; Perry, "a; Beattie, 17o.
100 targets-Ho.den, II; Brown, rs;
McCush, rs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
RECENT DEATHS
DR.. HOWARD c. BROWN.

(Communicated)
The funeral Of DR.. Howard c. Brown,
account OF whose death was given
in last weeks paper, was held at the
home OF his brother-inTaw, Mr.. Cliff
ton R. Miller, of Wood.awn, Tuesday
at eleven O'Clock, in charge Of Rev. S.
c. Polk, of West Nottingham. "Abide
With Me" was sung, after which Rev.
c. w. Moore read the goth Psalm and
offered prayer. Mr.. Polk took as
his text Deut. SO chapter and ~ verse,
after which Rev. Amos X. Brown made
beautiful prayer. Iinerment was
made at Hopewell Cemetery. The pail
bearers were Messrs. Robert Camp
bell, Clinton Blackburn, Harvey Tay-
lor, Rufus Jackson, Howard Barnes
and Harry Maxwell Friends from
Jackson Park sent beautiful floral
design, also one from Craigtown base
ball team.
The griei stricken family have the
sympathy OF the entire community.
P. S. P. CONNOR.
Philip S. P. Connor died at his home
"Octoraro", near ,Rowlandvfle. on
Saturday, aged 70 years. He was a
son OF Commodore David Connor, u.
5. N, who commanded the American
b,ockading squadron in the Mexican
War, and himself served in the Civil
War. He was man OF much culture
and member Oh the PENNSYLVANIA
Historical Society, and of the Union
League, OF Philadelphia. He was a
frequent contributor to the WHIG on
topics of general or special interest.
His wife, son, Edward Emlen Con-
nor, and a daughter. Mrs. Arthur
Hale, survives him. His funeral was
held on Wednesday at St. James
Church, Port Deposit, with interment
private.
MRS. CHARLES A. FILBERG.
Mrs. Edna M. FiIberg, wife OF
Charles A. Filberg, died at her home
in West Elkton, on Wednesday, OF
consumption, aged 27 years. She was
a daughter OF Alfred 7. Marcus and
her parents and husband survive her.
MRS. J. F. BRITTON.
Mrs. Lara Britton, VIE of J. Edgar
Britton, died OF consumption, on
Thanksgiving Day. at the home OF
her father, John Harvey, in Rising
Sun.