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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-15
SHAKE IT Off
Rid Yourself OF Unnecessary Burden

Don't bear unnecessary burdens.
Furdens of a bad back are heavy
Get rid of them.
Doans Kidney Pills are for bad kid
neys-
For lame, weak and aching backs;
Lots of grateful endorsement to prove
their worth.
Mrs. S. w. Ransom, sos East Seventh
st, Wilmington, ell, says: Il consider
Doan's Kidney Pills an excellent remedy
for disordered Kidneys A member o.
my family suffered off and on for twenty
years from kidney comp amt the prin-
APPEL symptom being a dull ache across
the small of the back. The kidney Sc
cretions were irregular in passage and
as the re suit the person referred to did
not sleep well Doan's Kidney Pills
proved of benefit in every way"
For sale by all dealers Price so cents
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, New York
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doans-an tik-
no other. advt
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canal is assured. Residents OF
Baltimore and Indian River hun
dreds are rejoicing over the pro-
posed waterways, which would
open up miles of fertile country
now shut off from the railroad, to
a quick waterway to Philadelphia.
The canal will be cut about six
miles long from Rehoboth Beach
to Lewes and will complete a can
al which was cut fifty years ago
from Chincoteague, Va. A series
OF canals and bays for inland wat
er traffic from Norfolk to Phila-
delphia will be connected.
wilmington Board or Health
Wll ASK me Legislature 10 ADOPT
d Dln placing the mix and meat
inspectors under It's orders and
aDonsnmg the clerk o. tile market
and cr3atIng hood inspector and
d city Seaier OF weights and meas
ureS.
An Anti-cigarette league has
been formed al rallston, Hartford
county. The officers are-PreSl-
dent, Carroll Reynolds; vice-preS-
tdent, Nelson hyle; secretary.
John Scarborough; treasurer, Will
liam Livingston; sergeantat-arms
Walter Sullivan.
William Willen, prominent
farmer, who resides near Milford.
Del, was recently severely injured
by tree falling 'on him
The Friendship Bible Class OF
the Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, OF Milford, Del, present
ed the church with very hand
some pulpit Bible. The book is
printed in great primer type, and
bound in fine levant morocco, car
mine under red edges, printed on
super-hne extra heavy calendered
paper and hand fooled.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-15
News In Brief

Claiming the city is short oil
money, Wilmington Counrii ha"
refused to grant the policemen an
increase OF pay.
Beaten by two negroes, William
S. Collision, flagman on the Pen
nsylvania X. r., is confined to his
bed in Wilmington.
Thieves recently broke into
Constable Curtis Stems house, at
Georgetown, Del and stole all
the lruit and edibles while the
family were asleep.
+*Itch! ltch ltch!-Seratch! Scratch!
Scratcn!-lne more y,l scratch the
worse the itch Try Doan ointment
1t cures plies, eczema, any skin itching.
All dlugglsts sell 1t. advtF
"A Orange has been organized at
GaIena, hent county, WIN the Gol-
loving oucerS: Worthy Master,
DIR. l.. y. Scott; OVerseer, A. L..
BedSton; Lecturer, l.. l. Walters /;
Steward, a. a. Woodall; Asst.
Steward, Holt Woodall; Chaplain,
Kew. Alfred smith; Secretary, W..
|. Caldwell; treasurer, Jas. Cald-
well; Gate-keeper, John Merchant:
Ceres, Mrs. l.. A. Scott; Pomona,
Mrs. w. /. Caldwell; Flora. Miss
Mamie Quinn; Lady Assistant
Steward, Mrs. A. X. Prettyman.
'FA lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pepsia and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
whole system. Doans Regulets (25 cents
per box correct the liver, tone the stom-
ach, cure constipation. adVtS
BY orders issued from the War
Department, Colonel Delamcre
Skerett, (. a. e., y. 5. A., is re-
lleved IRON command at Fort
Mott, Del, and transferred to
Fort Hamilton, New York. Col
onel Skerett will be succeeded
later by Major Henry ID. Todd,
Jr. The latter was member OF
the General Staff Corps of the u.
5. A., receiving the detail in 1908.
He is an honor graduate OF the
Artillery School, a graduate OF the
School of Submarine Defense and
the Army War College.
Mrs. Washington Crouch, OF
Piney Neck, Kent county, has an
orange tree containing thirty
oranges.
lacks scattered in the streets,
at ChestertoWn, with the evident
purpose OF puncturing automobile
tires. have caused the police to
start an investigation.
**To feel strong, have good appetite and
digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy Lie,
use Burdock Blood Bitters, the great
system tonic and builder. alvtt
While the schooner Rcbecca
AlcLaln was being towed through
the Cambridge draw Tuesday al
ternoon OF last week. her master,
Captain Harvey Gray, had mar
row escape from drowning. The
engine OF the yawl suddenly stop
ped and the schooner ran into the
small bat in which Gray was
seated. sinking it. Captain Gray
was saved by Captain William
Wells, OF the State Fishery force.
Mt. Olivet School, near Chrome
Pa, has been closed on account
OF measles.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-15
Children cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 8 TO RI a

Oxford, Pa. High School will
present drama entitled "A Ken
lucky Belle" in Photoplay Thea
tire, Oxford, February 20.
Because OF alleged injuries re-
ceived when thrown from his
horse, which became frightened at
an automobile. Louis +. Smith, OF
near Belair. has sued Samuel w.
Black for $1,000 damages.
secures babys Group, Willie's daily
cuts and bruises, mammals sore throat.
grandma's lameness-Dr. Thomas Ecle,
tic Oil-the great household remery adv*
Alexander Robinson recently
fell rom a tree, at CavetoWn, and
was seriously injured.
Omer baylor, OF Hagerstown,
has been elected president OF the
Washington County High School
Alumni Association.
]. T. Cash has been elected
president OF the Reliance Fire
Company OF Wilmington.
Sussex County, Del, Levy
Court has asked permission to
borrow S3o,oCo to build a draw
bridge acr1ss the proposed canal
pursuant 10 advice received from
the United States engineers. The
action OF the Levy Court is con-
sidercd as an indication that the
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children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q As 70 RIA

Misses Matte Strickland and
Elva Brown, of near Lewisville
Pa, have accepted positions with
the Conard & Jones Company
florists, at West Grove.
benjamin Hickey, OF New Lon,
don, Pa, and Mary Fitch, o: Avon
dale, were married at West Grove
on January 20.
The engagement OF Miss Annie
Marie Smith, OF near Worton
and Mr.. James Lee, OF Chester
town, has been announced.
Knocked down by a barn door
swung by a high wind, Augustus
Warren. all aged Hariord coun,
tian, was found helpless in the
snow with a fractured hip.
Stockholders OF the Havre dc
Grace Improvement Association
elected :. !. Seneca president, p
l.. Hopper, secretary, and \. P
cCombs, treasurer.
Frank Maline,. employed in {
quarry near Wilmington, recently
sustained a fractured skull when
! stone fell ON his head.
Arthur limbaugh, aged is
wears, was run over by an auto
mobile in Hagcrstown, and seri-
ously injured.
.Alfred Grimes, OF near Red
Lion, Del, recently lost two OF his
best horses from lung fever, caus-
ID by weather changes.
Because OF its rapid growth
Newark is TO urge a bill in the
General Assembly extending the
corporate limits OF that town.
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FINANCIAL
Cecil National Bank
Of Por Deposit, Md.

Deposits are the likelihood of bank,
it is the people who furnish this likelihood.
We take the liberty to ask your continu-
ed support and cooperation along these
lines; we will appreciate your account
be it much or little; we feel that this
bank has fully demonstrated to its pa
irons and the public generally it's ability
to meet all requirements
The official figures show the amount
of 1858, 10000 as paid in dividends to its
stockholders since its organization as a
National Bank.
f. V. ST0CKHAM, l.. c. WHITE,
President. Cashier
T. c. BOND, Jr. Asst. Cashier.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-15

Town Councilman +. Milton
Carroll, OF Havre de Grace, has
consented to be a candidate Tor
mayor OF lIavre de Grace at the
spring election to oppose Walter
II. Weber, the present mayor. AT
he election held two years ago
Mr.. Carr]yy was defeated Tor the
phice by p votes.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-15
Are Ever AT War

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MICA Salve will Danish piles in any form
1t soon subdues the itching, irritation,
inflammation or swelling 1t gives com
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burns, boils, ulcers, cuts, bruises, &C.
zema, scads, pimples, skin eruptions.
Only % cts at all Druggists. adyt#
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20

The Wabash station at Thompson
AMI the Wabash freight house here
were broken into Saturday night by a
Greek who gave his name as Peter
Gilascki. l$S.79 was taken from
the cash drawer at Thompson.
The robber was caught at the Wa
bash station in this city early Sum
day morning by Night Police ]. At.
Brown.
The agent at Thompson had
leave for an hour to close up the
station, to attend a show there and
the robber took this occasion TO pry
open the door to the office with a
heavy file and then tear open the
cash drawer.
At the freight house, here, only a
pipe and some tobacco was taken.
When the thief was arrested. the
money was found on him, but he
stoutly denied his guilt, although he
could not speak much English. Sun
day afternoon, however, he admitted
to Prosecuting Attorney Whitson, he
took the money.
Gilascki was given a preliminary
hearing before Justice of Peace John
Wayne Monday morning. He plead
guilty and was bound over to the
Circuit Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20
A CARD FROM
/ N. GREER

To my faithful friends and patrons,
who have contributed so literally
to the up%building Of my business,
lost in the past few days by fire:
/ wish to thank you, one and all,
for yourkind words and actions which
have proven your sympathy and inter
est and smoothed the rough spots,
making my loss easier to bear.
For the expressions Of regret over
my great loss made by both men and
women at home, from all parts of
the state and from the cities by let
ter, telephone and telegraph as well
as those that came with personal Wis
its from out-of-town friends and
manufacturers.
Such solicitude certainty stimu-
lates me to bear the great load of
half my LIES endeavor lost, to calm
and sooth my shattered nerves and
reinforce my energies, If l have left
either, to again start in business, II
possible.
1t braces me against misfortune;
assures me Of the true appreciation
of faithful effort and puts the metal.
fully tempered. in me to try again,
and. II possible, to nj my grip an
pull through the smoke and clouds to
the silver lining which is surely
above.
To the Mayor and Fire crew, vol
unteers and all, who so h~eroically put
forth every effort to a " me from
heavy loss. I thank you.
Sincerely,
dw1 1. M, GREER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20
Public Sale!

We will sell at public auction. on
our farm. 3 miles southwest Of Mex
leo. known as the Abe Jackson
place.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY II, 1918
SO HEAD OF LIVESTOCK SO
Is Horses and Mares bay geld
ings; 2 draft mares in foal by draft
horse: 2-year-old draft gelding. 2
horse; 2 draft mares in foal by daft
horse; 2-year-old draft gelding; 2
good work mares, coming Z and 8
years old: and others.
One Good Milk Cow. will be fresh
in April.
% HEAD OF NATIVE EWES %
VIII lamb about the last Of March.
HAY AND FEED
Five tons Of hay in barn; stack OF
cowpea hay; 8 tons baled straw;
corn In crib; some seed corn, Reeds
Yellow Dent and Boone County White
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
8 Farm wagons. one is a truck
with hay rack and double box; a
ure spreader; John Deere Corn plant
err. a Moline corn planter. check or
drill; a GAINESVILLE Gang Plow;
2 Sulkey Plows; one Tower Double
Tender Cultivator; 2 Walking Flows;
2 Harrows; 1 Spring Wagon; 8 Bug
gies: Hay Rake: Mccormick Now
er; 2 Hand Corn Shelters; 2 Grind
Stones; Tanning Mill; Seed Corn
Grader: Disc Cultivator; 2 Six-shovel
CultIvators; S-foot Dies Harrow and
7-foot Disc Harrow; 2 End-gate seed
ers; Movable corn crib; 1 hip. Bean
and Pea Thresher, capacity, s to 10
Blu. per hour.
HARNESS. sets work harness; Q
double driving sets; 2 sets single har-
ness; saddle.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Separa-
tor; sanitary couch; gasoline stove;
kitchen range; 2 churns; 2 50-gai. oil
tanks; potatoes; iron kettle; feed
troughs; scoops; scoop scraper; pitch
forks, double trees; coal and other an
ticles too numerous to mention.
GRADED BUFF oRPlNoToN HENS
and pure bred ROSTERS.
Sale begins at 10 a. m. prompt.
Lunch on grounds.
TERMS-Al1 sums Of $40 and UNI
der. cash; over that amount 6 mo.
time with bankable note at 8 per
cent interest. Nothing to be remov-
ed until terms of sale are complied
with.
]. G. Ford. Auctioneer.
H. c. SPAR.
o. A. LINDENMEYER.
d1w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20

our teasing her. but Is very stubborn.
She says that If she were to be sick In
the same way again she would GER
tainly get Peruna and take 1t, alcohoi
or no alcohol. So you see if people Will
persist in such foolishness there ought
to be a law to prevent them"
I ventured to interpose a question.
"You say the doctors could not cure
her. and yet you say Peruna did cure
her. What difference does 1t make to
you whether it wal alcohol or some
other drug that effected the cure?"
.'WelL, 1 don't know that it makes any
difference. but it is deceiving the people
to give them alcohol even though IT
does cure them" he said.
I replied. "Why, I cannot ex-
actly understand that. Alcohol
is q drug, the same as qui-
nine or morphin. If alcohol cures
certain diseases where is the deception
I understand that the Peruna people
print on the label of each bottle the
per cent. Of alcohol contained in Peru
ma. Each patient may read 1t, II he
pleases. / cannot see where there Il
any deception"
well, / would not take Peruna,'
he persisted. Nov, / was sick, l a
stomach disease. A violent pain, thai
would come on about an hour or two
after each meal. 1t grew worse ant
worse. / was also constipated. / con
suited several doctors in u city abou
my health. I went to see a prominen
specialist in New York City, paid out
great deal Of money, but no help. ON
time l was having a bad spell on tn
train. The gentleman who occupied
the next seat was a retired physician
with whom / had been acquainted. H
said to me, My friend. If you want t
get well / would advise you to take
glass Of lager beer before each meal.
think that win cure YOU Having fol
! lowed the directions of several goo
physicians without any assistance,
thought I would try the beer. In
very short time I found it was helpinI
me, and ! got entirely well. My bowel
became regular and / had no NOR
pain. No more distress after meals
Now, II my mother had used som
remedy like that 1t would be all RICH
but to persist in using some secre
remedy like Peruna, I think it is out
~rageous."
Again I ventured to ask some cues
lions. I asked: what do you sup
pose It was in the lager beer that ef
fected the cure?"
"why. / presume It was the stimriar
! It contained. Yes. no doubt it was tn
stimulant."
"You know, OF course. that the stim
: ulant in beer is alcohol, the same as
: wine or whiskey or any other alct
: holio drink"
/ Eyes. / have heard say that beer cor
8 tains about five per cent. OF alcohol.
: ~That Is correct" I replied. aye
took a bottle OF beer before each mes
e did your"
eyes"
ain doing so you were drinking a pl
y Of q i've per cent. solution Of alcohol"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20

Having a little business in one Of
the federal offices OF the city, after it
was finished I fell In conversation with
the official in charge concerning Pc
runa. / mention his business to show
that the conversation was conducted
with a man of more than ordinary in
teiligence. being a employe of the gov
eminent who had passed through sew
eral civil service examinations. He
said to me, not knowing who I was:
II think q great deal Of this patent
medicine business ought to be stopped.
Especially such remedies as Peruna-
Peruna, as you know, is a stimulant
and contains eighteen or twenty per
cent, OF alcohol. People take 1t without
knowing what 1t is, and such remedies
ought to be prohibited by law. My
W mother took Peruna once. She had
O cough. night aweats, was growing
emaciated and weak. Several doctors
examined her. The opinion was ex-
pressed several times that she was
going into consumption. One thought
It was chronic bronchitis. At any rate.
her condition was quito serious. She was
unable to get any relief from the doc
tors Ehe consulted. although she took
their medicines faithfully for nearly a
year, Some one told her about Peruna,
and against my wish and against the
wishes OF our family. she began taking
1t. At once she improved, and in less
than six months she apparently was
well. We did all we could to discour-
age her In taking Peruna, but she per-
sisted. 1t flnelly came out in the mag
azines that Peruna contained alcohol
Then we knew at once what 1t was
that benefited my mother, 1t was sim
ply the alcohol that Peruna contained
We had the laugh on mother. We have
not ceased to make fun Of her vet about
her being cured with a dilution of alco-
hoL She seems to be embarrassed b.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20
COUNTY NEWS

The new Moline Bank. which was
organized this week, will open about
May 1, if arrangements a be made
and a building finished in that time.
At a meeting of the directors. DR..
Flynt, n of the leading promoters
of the bank, was elected president.
Harold Hopkins, living at the home
of Joseph Ware, north Of Mexico,
while chopping wood a few days
since, cut his leg very badly.
Charles Hubert spent last week
visiting his brother, Herbert Hubert,
in st. Louis.
Mrs. Albert Gass, residing west OF
Mexico, is recovering from illness.
SENATOR R. D. RODGERS of Au-
drain has introduced a bill creating
a state fair commission, to be com
posed of five members appointed by
the governor. The object is to IL
cense owners of registered stock and
devote a part of the license fees to
the support of county fairs. This bill
should have the cordial support Of
all friends of county fairs.
j C. McClelland, formerly of this
county, and late of Oklahoma City,
Okla, has been appointed State Au-
ditor of the State of Oklahoma,
to succeed Leo Meyer, who re-
signed under fire. Mr.. McClelland
was reared in this county and is well
known here. He is president Of the
Tradesmen's State Bank OF Oklahoma
City.
Aylette Buckner is assistant book
keeper of the Mexico Shoe Factory
Young Buckner is a splendid book
keeper and will make good.
K. NJ. Smith, this week. bought out
Geo. w. Miller's share in the ]. p
Miller farm OF $50 acres. situated In
Sailing township. The farm was for
merly owned by these gentlemen to
gether, but Mr.. Miller is going t.
Kansas City to go into business and
sold his farm and livestock and farm
equipment to his partner. The dea
involved SCI 900 and the acquisition
of this land gives Mr.. Smith contro
of 400 acres of land in Western Au
drain.
r. w. Goodel, who lives near Rusl
Hill, has sold out and Is situated a
Rush Hill, where he has opened
broom factory.
! Mr.. Goodel raised broom corn Will
! on the farm and says that he think
: broom-making should be a profitable
business in this county.
]. w. Lee, Sr., is seriously Ill G
pneumonia.
: Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Gilbert of thi
city attended the funeral Of T.
!. Gatewood Saturday.
4 The Benton City Circle Of Th
: Kings Daughters, which was orgal
: lied only last July, is now raisir
: 500, the amount of their plede
toward the support of Home for Age
n Women in this city. The ladies' al
much encouraged by their efforts
4 the present and expect to have Il
q money raised in a short while.
!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20
Alcohol In Pe-ru-na-
An Unjust Criticism

eyes. I suppose so"
give per cent. would be one-twen-
tieth. AS each pint contains sixteen
ounces you were then taking a little less
than an ounce of alcohol before each
meal"
yes"
"But you objected to your mothers
taking alcohol in the Peruna, and yet
she was taking far less alcohol than you
were. As 1 understand it, the dose Of
IPeruna is one tablespoonful. Surprising
1t to be twenty per cent. alcohol, there
would be in each dose onesfifth OF a
tablespoonful of alcohol, which would
be about half a ~teaspoonful, while you
were taking at least four t~easpoonfuls
Of alcohol in your bottle of beer. And
yet you objected to your mothers TAX
ing Peruna on the ground that the Pc
runa contains alcohol. In my opinion
1t was the alcohol that cured both OF
you, Your mother evidently was cured
Of a. very serious ailment. Peruna con-
tains alcohol. 1t was undoubtedly the
alcohol that cured her. or at least
helped to. The other ingredients Of
lPeruna might have assisted, nc doubt
did. In your case 1t was the alcohol In
the beer that cured you Of the stom-
ach difficulty. Peruna has cured
thousands of such cases"
"Well, I declare" he replied, II never
thought of it in that way before
There has been SO much said about al
cohol being poisonous that / suppose
my mind has been %prejudiced agains
1t. But If as you say there Is als'
alcohol in beer, the same kin OF alco'
hol as is used in Peruna, I cannot SCI
where the difference is myself"
'well," I replied, "you have beef
doing exactly what the average MAJ
and woman is doing. You have al
lowed your mind to become ~prejudice'
against Peruna on account Of its con
tanning alcohol. Without stopping t
| look into the matter at all YOU hav
l assumed that there is something terri
: bly, disreputable about remedies con
) tanning alcohol. The fact is, however
} that most all fluid medicines, whethe
. prescribed by a doctor or put up as
patent medicine, contain a certaii
/. amount of alcohol. 1t was alcohol tina
{ cured your mother. 1t was alcohol tina
: cured you. In my opinion, alcohol Il
some form or other Is making NOR
cures than all other drugs combined
: This is not saying, however, that Pc
: runa contains only alcohol. for it doe
contain excellent remedies besides al
{ cohol. But I do contend that the alec
Q hol in Peruna is not only not harmful {
those who take it, but If taken in tn
: doses prescribed on the bottle 1t will d
n a great deal Of good andthere is nc
the slightest danger of forming
drug habit" PERUNA is FOR SAL
lat ALL DRUG STORES.
:, SPECIAL NOTICE Many person
u are mailing inquiries for the ole
time Peruna. To such would sa.
this formula is now put out under tn
name Of KA-TAR-NO, manufacture
by KATHARINE Company, Columbu
Ohio. Write them and they Will !
pleased to send you q free booklet
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20

A. p. Green, Of the Mexico Brick
and Fire Clay Company. is arranging
to erect ten or twelve houses, just
south Of the brick plant SO that he
may take care of his laborers. The
output of the plant is sold for sew
eral months ahead, and the question
of labor is very important, and Mr..
Green proposes to arrange so that
those who work in the brick plant
may have a comfortable place to live
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20

Here is a message Of hope and
good cheer from Mrs. @. ]. Martin,
Boone Mill, Va, who is the mother
of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin was
cured of stomach trouble and ccnsti-
patton by Chamberlain's Tablets afte
five years of suffering, and nov re
ommends these tablets to the pub
lie. Sold by all dealers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20

John d. orear says that Cas-
sius Clay, who is in Mexico City, has
wired his mother in Oklahoma City
that he is safe and 1t is better for
him to remain in the city rather
than attempt to leave as the rebels
are holding up trains and otherwise
terrorizing the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-20

This is the season of of the year
when mothers feel very much con
cerned over the frequent colds con-
tracted by their children, and have
abundant reason for it as every cold
weakens the lungs, lowers the vital
ity and paves the way for the more
serious diseases that SO often follow.
Chamberiafa's Cough Remedy is fam
GUS for its cures. and is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by all deal