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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-08
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springs wells
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-08
SUGAR

Cane: 3.9S25 per 10,
$79.65 per ton.
Beets: 13s. 6hd. cwt.,
$96.S0 per ton.
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MISSISSIPPI FOR UNDERWOOD.
JACKSON, Miss May S.-Underwood carries state print
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-08
WEATHER

Ther. min, 60.
Bar, s a. m, 30.i0.
Rain, 24h., 8 a. m. .02.
Wind, 12m., II NE.
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REFINED REDUCED.
S.-Refned 81 gar has been reduced ten cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-08
THE TURKS CAPTURE 1000 ITALIANS
HONORS FOR HONOLULU BOYS FLYING MACHINES FOR HAWAI-

OVER ITALIANS
CAssOoiated to star)
LONDON governor Of Rhodes e br , 90
has a victory and tai
-~S.-
MARYLAND KNOX JEWELS.
LOS ANGELES May on the Marylsl
rested today for stealing diamonds worth $4,000 from the wife
Knox Guatemalan r-o
rawushop.
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ARRESTED
SAN DIEGO May SFfty Ind Isrlal o the
tain nitrogycerne which conhsoaed
AND FRATERNzE.
MACON, Confederate
participate
in semieentennial gathering at Gettysburg
-%O%
LARGE E, SMALL LOSS
PoTTSvLLE Pa, May S.-A
police Potsvile.
NEW IMPERIAL PoTENTATE.
LOS ANGELES 8Cunnin po
in 1913.
RoosEVELTs WAY
DALLAS of
gates but the unnsruced of power
sHELvED THE SCHEME.
Committee shelved the
.Nicaraguan
eARRARoUs MEXICO
EsCALoN Mex May The rebels poisoning
springs and wells
--%A%-
MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON ST primaries
-%~%-
REFINED REDUCED
8-Refned al eenr reduce ten cents
Morning Cable page
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
ILLUSTRATION

Of education, having merely failen
into the error of spelling Bill with
one II
1t is pleasant to record that the
sc,lrrjlous Blotton was expelled unanl-
mOuSly from all the societies 10 WhlcH
he belonged. and unahl-
mOuslv by all the others.
The discovery Of this extraordinary
stone was made by MIR. n
the course Of an exploration OF Eng
land. which the Club mao
authorized him to make AT MS own
axnense. He might, and. no DOUBT.
uould have added many other notaole
facts to the known history or the
British Isles had he not become IN
volyed early in the journey WITH q
nerson named Jingle, who won ms
esteem only to hetray 1t. Mr.: 'lnsle
posed as q member of the Plck"1ch
club and vanished. leaving Mr. ilck-
wick and his c~ompanions. MI. iup-
man. Mr.. Snodgrass n Mr. "lhhIe,
in the horrifying position OF oeins
challenged to duels for oHenses %
which thev were quite ignorant. MT
Jingle ran away with the maiden SIS
ter Of a gentleman to whom Mr. flch,
wick had introduced him, ana released
his prize only after they mao tfiaSeo
him half across England ana boush'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30

standing with one hand concealed be-
ntdth his cOat-tailS and the OtheT
""NinG in the air to assist his glowing
~nctiannatiOn. At such times the be
holder would be impressed inevitably
with three impressive things about
MI. ~ilckwick: the intense earneStness
o. ms utterance: his phllanthrOplc
hald head that spoke as ~elOQuently as
ms words: and his very fine legs en-
c"Sed in extremely neat CATERS. Mr..
fickwick was just a little vain about
those legs.
IN this form he was w~orshipped by
ms s~ervant, Sam Weller, though am
Weller had so little worship in his
general makeup that he would have
heen quite capable of knocking the
Wis down over the august and maJeS-
Tic ears Of the great Lord Mayor OF
l"fndon himself. "I never heerd,
mine YOU" Mr.. Weller once expressed
Himself. nor read of in story books,
nor see in picters, any angel in tights
ihd Taiters-nOt even in spectacles,
"f remember, though that may ha'
"en done for anythin' | know to the
'"ntfairey-but mark my words, he
= reg lar thoroughbred angel for al
mat, and let me see the man as wen
t"fs to tell me he knows a better
Nun."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30


him of. Mr.. Jingle's equally tTeach-
ercuS servant. Job Trotter, led MIR.
t;nr ~ t.;r- -. - co.., ! aa;ee,
po.-a,. 60. - ,;aat ,,e;,,on
f-or, vhice j.. ~.a.ea n3r,e.lf only
~ per,ri--ny ~. 1.aiee !, locL him
in e..pto.ra f-,r, which pIaee Of
c~onrr4,o.nt h. pIa.a.d uirh them
+ioauen1N
In short. Mr., Jingle SO injured Mr..
llckWlcks best feelings, and 50 often
h!.i ". Lch"lch pesi 1risHIS'
,an 80.
hin..oie
CO., W
80 49,.
c,,c.o..
s.lf ~ b,,,. -, nr.a, , - NJ
ch...
ny ltckWlck vas not narrow. how
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reproduced from original drawing by PHI

At such times. though the soul OF
generosity. he was prone to hOld the
ius absent-mindediy. while he pro-
POSED and drank toasts, exercising
immense care not to forget any, even
the humblest friend Some times. al
ter drinking a number OF
toasts. Mr.. Pickwic!> would become
greatly alarmed lest the punch con
tain orange peel. which always dis
agreed with him This
some extremely careful Sampllng be
fore he could assure himself. IS he
did usually. that there was no trace
of orange peel in it, and that, there
fore. he could TAX more safely.
AT one Of these outdoor picnlcS Mr..
Pickwick felt himself called on SO i'm
EeratiNely to propose toasts, owing TO
the quite superior merits Of the punch,
that he became worn out by his exer-
tons and sank TO sleep under Il tree.
The party, desiring to shoot. left him
there in utter peace. in which. no
doubt, he would have remained indefi-
nitely. had not the owner Of the land
arrived.
I He was Captain Boldwig, a little
man and a fierce man. Who are you,
YOU rascal reared Captain Boldwig,
poking Mr.. P~ickwick's tender form
with Il big stick.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30
HALF HOUR PORTRAITS OF DICKENS,
GREATEST CHARACTERS

tween the Mr.. Pickwick of the first
Few chapters of ''The Posthumous
Papers Of the Pickwick Club" and
the Mr.. Pickwick of the succeeding
ehapters-or, rather, there is not a
difference, but a change. Partly this
j. due TO the fact that the story.
written in monthly installments.
was begun by Dickens in a
suggested by his publishers, and
that very OOn his genius ran away
hclter-skelter with publishers ideas
and everything else. There is
more. however. than that in the
rhanse that occurs in MR.. Pickwick.
Dickens began the story in a spirit
Of ridicule Of the labOriOuS trivial
lite. of Notwithstanding societies
uhich fiOuriShed in his day p~articu-
larlN. He meant to make MIR. Pick
wick the embodiment of an easily
h~umbuggcd. innocent enthusiast.
and in this persOnificatiOn started
him forth to explore England. But
Charles Dickens loved his charac-
,cr~ as never another author in the
nor!d-nOt because he had invent
ii them. hut because he loved hu-
man beings. and every one OF his
characters became human under his
hai:d. no matter what he nigh,
have set out to do with one origin.
ally. He loved Mr.. PickWick: anC
Ic made the whole world love him
for in samuel PickWick he gave tht
world a simple. innocent. SuiIeIes.
gentleman, not without little ab
eurdi,ieS and little weaknesses. and
with Il heart big enough for a hun
,f ell Ni~H men.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30

1000 cheer, solid and LIQUID. agreed
so well with Mr.. Pickwick ana he
agreed SO we'll With il, that he had
become a very substantial angel in
ueeu' n he never was more angelic
man AFTER he had done his duty bv 4
6oou dlnner and the good drinkabIas
,hat Went with it. 1t was then that
y ioNed most to discourse on the
great achievements in science of rhe
flckWlck Club, whose founder ne WAS
ana Which had honored him bv be-
s,o~lns on him the magnificent degree
u ". &. NJ. +. t.-General Chairman
Member Pickuicl Club. At such
''nles OF digestive rapture he was
wont TO reflect with 4 contented smile
over ms own modest successes. chief
among which was his famous pauer.
Npeculatlons on the Source Of n&
hampstead Ponds. with some Ohser-
Natlons on the Theory Of Tittlebats.'
BESIDES being G.. {. Nj. +. G.. he uas
honorary member Of seventeen othe,
learned societies, they having confer
red the distinction on him for his dis
CoNerN OF a stone in an ancient Kent.
ish village bearing these mNettriou.
marks:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30

me learned societies, and
any number of other learned societies.
issued any number of eXplanatiOnS
al IN me PRINT on any number of
pages, and all different. MI. pickwlth
himself published twenty-SeNen diff
ferent readings Of The Inscription. The
only shadow on his qualification was
thrown by a degraded person named
ElottOn. who joGrneNed to the scene
OF the discovery and returned with the
allegation that he had found d Vii
lager named Bill SlumpS, who was the
author Of the inscription. and that the
meaning Of it was: pill Sturnps. His
. Mark Mr.. Stunups. owing to reasons
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30

Whoever saw Mr.. PickWiCk even
once was sure TO remember most Of
al The kindly Old eyes that beamed
with enthusiasm and good nature be-
hind the large circular Spectacles.
Who ever saw him oftener than once
WIS sure sooner or later to see him
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30

The gardener loaded the nncon-
sclou> form 81 the scientist into !
v~heelbarrow ana deposited hlm in
the Village pound. where he awoke
with infni;. amazcFnent. surrounded
hy villagers who expressed their
pleasures with IoLa noises.
h are my friends" gaSped
the injured gentleman.
.yau af,,, 90, ~ friends uprr,ha
oa-as -, nan,,,,.. 4oa h.r., -
th-ov ,.-a,ahl. ia otn.r rns.,c
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4bl,. Il, ra...rt ma. H., h4o .t.tc .pa#E-
- hln,
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friend. Nr pI.kv},h s.ar. mat he
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tain H,isuir ~ enc. hnt vh.n Ir
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cam, tn him IN. ,4cnraesino ra,ou.c-
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compronise and he djd IN, hfn1s.it
tba cat;Sfartion If ,ainn@ tban, ~,
80 niaaa,o "a -,
graat rrnths whinb ,nnxad tha,n NOR.
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ca1ah 800 ~ ~, a r.'t
celebrated lor ms talent Tor effect.
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Of early and late life all cured to stay cured.
RECTAL diseases, such as piles, fissures, fstulas
prolapSuS and all OF rectal diseases are cured b,
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OBSTRUCTION ofthe Urinary Canal causinga
interruption to flow of urine and all burning
Scalding symtoms cured to stay cured. No cutting
vARlCocELE and all its complications, such a.
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cured TO stay cured without the aid of the knife.
RHEUMATISM IN all its forms. Enlarged am
Stiftened Joints are all cured permanently by us
DISEASES of the Urinary Canal and all smaring
burning and itching quickly cured.
LOST viGoR and Vitality due to abuse, indiscre
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stimulants.
WEAKNESS and all drains and losses, which saI
the LIES blood from you, stopped permanently
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14

"A surprise was given Mr.. and Mrs.
George Reynolds on Monday in honor of
their 25th wedding anniversary. The
affair proved to be very enjoyable.
Mr.. Henry Efing, of Philadelphia, has
been visiting MS sons, Messrs. Harry
and Gerald Effing.
Mrs. Robert Cameron and daughter,
Miss Evelyn, spent Thursday in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. William Pogue was In Jenkintown
with her daughter, Miss Ella, during the
week.
Mr.. Albert Lewis and family, OF New
ark, spent last Sunday with DR.. A. H.
Smith and daughter, Miss Addie
Mr.. w. X. Alice and sister, Miss May,
were in Philadelphia on Wednesday,
shopping.
Miss NJ. Alkaline Smith is enjoying a
visit with her brother, Mr.. Henry Smith
and family, Redwood, w. Va.
The Mission Study Glass met at the NJ.
E. parsonage 'on Wednesday night at s
o'clock. Usual number of members in
attendance.
Miss Emma Hunt has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Sallie Star in Baltimore.
of Calvert, Miss Mary Rolley, Asbury
Park, Messrs. ROLAND and Joseph Van
neman, Havre de Grace, were guests of
Mr.. Edwin Haines and family during pre-
vious week.
Young Friends Association met last
Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Sub
ject was Influence aid Service. Daniel
Webster Germantown made an address.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
CECILTON

Miss Mary E. Richard spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Miss Arrietta Cruikshank has returned
home after spending some time with
relatives in Virginia.
Miss Annie Morgan, of Baltimore, has
been the guest of her aunt Mrs. Jennie
Price.
Mr.. James T. Watts was a Wilmington
visitor Monday
Mrs. E. S. Short and daughter, Miss
Lille Short, were Philadelphia visitors
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Megill, of Nor
ristown, Pa, spent several days last
week with relatives here.
Mrs. Laura Roberts, of Chesapeake
City, is spending some time with Mrs.
Robert Snyder.
Miss Eugenia Hardesty, of Whining
ton, Del, is visiting her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. G. L. Hardesty.
Epworth League social was held at the
parsonage last Friday evening.
Rev. Robert Watt, the District Superin-
tendent, will preach in the Zion VI. f..
Church on Sunday afternoon, at 2:30
The Thanksgiving Dance, which was
held in Jr. o. u. A. NJ. Hall last We'd
nesday evening, was quite a success.
Miss K NJ. McLane has returned to
Baltimore, after a weeks visit at her
Bohemia farm.
Mr.. Mills, of Baltimore, of the Anti
Saloon League, had charge of the SER
vice here in the Zion NJ. E. Church last
Sunday afternoon and evening.
Mr.. n. p. Ferguson, of Wilmington,
spent several days last week with his sis
ter, Mrs. Thomas Pierce.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
Ends Hunt For Rich Girl

Often the hunt for a rich wife ends
when the man meets a woman that uses
Electric Btters. Her strong nerves tell
in a bright brain and even temper. Her
peach bloom complexion and ruby lips re-
suit from her pure blood her bright
eyes from restful sleep; her elastic step
from firm, free muscles, all telling of
the health and strength. Electric Bitters
give a woman, and the freedom from in
digestion, backache, headache, fainting
and dizzy spells they promote. Every
where they are woman's favorite remedy
If weak or ailng try them soc at all
Druggists. advt -
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
DIED.

Kirk. On Wednesday of last week, at
his residence near Brick Meeting House,
William Kirk, in the Goth year of his age.
Craig. At Ceciton on the 2Sth Cay OF
November, Morgan Craig, son of Am
brose and Mary Craig, aged five years
and eight months.
Sylvester At the residence of her
grandfather, in Cecilton, on the End inst,
William Sylvester, aged 4 months and 81
days.
Morris. On the 4th inst, in Ceciton,
Charles Morris, aged years, 8 months
and 2S days.
Slaughter. In Cecilton, Isaac Slaugh-
ter, Jr., son of Isaac and Theresa
Slaughter, aged IS years and I months
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
NEW INCUBATOR CATALOGUE FREE
Poultry Supply Catalogue Free
EGGS ST PER DOZEN
That's the Price Predicted for this Winter
BOLGIANO'S "SQUAREDEAL" SCRATCH FOOD
Produces EqQS Like this:

Mr.. John Baer, Raspeburg, Md, had
100 chickens he was feeding whole corn
and was getting % eggs week. After
feeding Square Deal" Scratch Food
one week he got 70 eggs, the second
week he got liz eggs, the third week he
got 204 eggs and the increase continued
until he was getting $50 eggs per week.
DON'T BE FOOLED
There's difference-if your local
merchant does not sell Bolgiano's Genu-
inc Square Deal" Poultry and Chick
Foods and Square Deal" Poultry
Mash, drop us postal, we will tell you
who does.
You Can Have BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
to brighten your home all Winter,
Thanksgiving Time, Christmas Time,
Easter lime, also in your Lawns and
Flower Beds at the first opening of
Spring time, if you plant Hyacinths,
Tulips, Marcissus. Lilies and Iris and
Crocus Bulbs now.
FALL BULB CATALOGUE
With beautiful pictures and all about
how to grow them sent free, if you will
drop us postal.
Palms and Ferns Cheap
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
RISING SUN.

SrH. George d. Riale, Mr.. and
~ n founders have recently been
~ ( Wilmington relatives.
as42 syYS Seabold, of Trenton, spent
a hg with his parents, Mr.. and
~ & Sebold, near town.
IN Gillespie was in Wilmington
,ss SHnds on Thanksgiving day.
81 fWiliam Michaels, of Langhorne,
Mr.. Edwin Haines and family
Tssry eek.
Ladies Aid and Foreign Mission
Societies met with Mrs. Norval c.
- wn, on Wednesday afternoon.
|,tiss Mollie Keen enjoyed a visit in
philadelphia and West Chester this week
III Mr. Taylor McVey spent Monday in
baltimore on business
Mr. Robert Mackey, of near Blue Ball,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Biles on
Cherry street forepart of this week.
Mrs. Amy Reynolds, of Media, is en-
iovng-a visit with Miss Mary ijrumfield.
N s1h-r-ssH--
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
GREAT RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.

A protracted meeting, of unusual in
terest has just closed at st. Paups NJ.
E. Church, in Sassafras Neck, after hav-
ing continued for five weeks, during which
time about sixty persons professed con-
version. On the last day of the meeting
the young men of the congregation pre-
scented the Rev. n NJ. Brown with a
purse Of money as an evidence of their
regard and appreciation of his labors.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
COLD WEATHER.

We have had some intensely cold wea-
ther this week. The snow fall on Friday
week, was followed by severe frost-fully
as severe as any we had last winter The
Susquehanna being frozen, the Fairy"
and Port Deposit" have stopped short
in their trips between Port and the rail-
road.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
FIRE.

A tenant house, near Cecilton, the
property of William G. Etherington, was
consumed by fire on Wednesday the Sd
inst. The house was occupied by col
Ored man and wife who were not home
at the time
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
BOND TAKEN BEFORE COURT.

The bond of Eli Cosgrove, Sheriff, with
J. p. Vanneman, James Crothers, F. G.
Parke, w. j. Jones and w. P. Ewing as
securities was taken before the Orphans
Court on Tuesday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
COMMISSIONED.

Governor Bradford has commissioned
Captain E. F. NJ. Faehtz, aid camp
and ay-master, and r. F May as quar-
termaster and commissary, with the rank
of Captain, on the staff of Brigadier- Cen
eral Shriyer
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
Grril apnhin
FIFTY YEARS AGO
ELKToN, MD, DECEMBER 10. 1862
THE MARKETS.

Red wheat, s143; white do, $155; corn,
81; oats, 35.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
MARRIED.

Mearns-Talley Nov 81, by Rev. T. s.
Arthur, Mr.. Hugh C. Mearns, Of Cecil
County, and Miss Rebecca Jane Talley,
of Wilmington.
Bye-Bennett. On Thursday, 18th inst.
by Rev. j. McIntre, Mr.. Randolph Bye
and Miss Martha E. Bennett, both of Elk
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22

done. l accepted this as the natural
solution of her desire to refrain from
further comment upon the mater
From my own standpoint I considered
myself invulnerable to him, except in
the case of treacherous physical at
tack, and that l could guard against
by watchfulness. Figuratively speak
ing, / snapped my fingers in his face.
Of Uncle Abner, still mumbling and
grumbling like a bear stung upon the
nose by a bee, l saw as little as l
conveniently could When | was at
home 1 kept myself pretty close
within my own quarters, and he sell
dom disturbed me beyond the occa-
sional opening of the door to glare at
me for a moment and then close it
with bang. In fact, he seemed to
more and more consider me as respon-
sible for his loss by reason OF my not
having been present upon the night of
the assault The few attempts
made to reestabIish myself even Tar
TALLY in his favor met with such 1t
tie success that 1 gave them up, le97.
ing matters to take their natural
course. The securities that he haS
previously kept in the safe he had
now deposited in the bank, even going
to the extent of reposing his gold
watch among them and buying a dol
lar timepiece for his daily use. The
experience of the night of the crime
had seemed to make an arrant cow
ard Of him
I had not seen LeDuc for several