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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-01-24
4 TIMELY MEDITATION.

JUST few minutes to think some
things over. You are hurried, to be
sure. But then most of America is
hurried. There are so many things to
be done. Whereas the supreme thing
is to be. What | am is of infinitely
more Importance, in any Judgment
(man's or God's) than what | have.
What counts in horse is hOrse-not
trappings, not stabling, not groom
ing. These may all help. But the
chief thing is horse. The biggest thing
about man is man. Not his bank
nections, nor his skill, nor his infor-
nation, nor his pursuits; just man.
1t is LIFE we need-not "seeing life",
nor making a living" These are all
in the days work, but surely not the
whole of it. "a mans life consistent"
of what? Well, of good many
things as important and insistent
considerations. "The bread and but
ter problem" for instance. 1t is here
and bulks big in every scheme of ex-
istence--eXcept for the drone or i'm
practical visionary. But is life to be
rounded with this problem, and
sleep? "All these people need is a
diet of hay to make them cattle"
That was Luther's bitter indictment
of his countrymen in his day. Isn't it
possible and more inspiring to state
it differently? All these people-any
people-need is much better diet
than hay to make them much better
than cattle-as much better as man
is than sheep. Jesus said 81 am
come that we may have life in abund-
ance.' The diet is at hand. The
means are available for making life
bigger, more abundant. Do we en-
ploy the means? Is the diet a part of
our program of life? How many of
our readers could stop at this point
and write a definite answer to that
inquiry? How many could say what
time they have given, what thought
they have taken about putting little
something more into the real man.
America is full of bright, energetic,
industrious men and women, who are
putting aw hole lot of time and
thought into their work-and even
into their play. How about putting
some of it-a little anyhow-into
OURSELVES? | am not preaching
to you-certainly not at you. A busy
business man myself, | have bumped
up pretty hard against the fact that
things have been bossing me. |
don't propose to throw away the
things, but do propose to have lit
tie more to say about who is boss.
am going, for instance, to make
Sunday rest day. and recrea-
ton day, and in my own way, and not in
somebody elses. | am going to rest
my body becau seIhavewor keditthe
my body because have worked it the
other six days otherwise | ought to
work it on Sunday; | am going to
rest my mind by forgetting the work
shop and office if they go to eternal
smash (Which they won't half as
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

4" Yon qviH SAGE the WHO'S bnsi-
ness eHre much time and iabor BY re-
mitting yonr snbsniption acithont zpait-
ing TO rsrfiVe a bill.
~ Where a subso1pfion IS seUeralyea,y
in arrears ii is evident that bill has
BEEN several times sen, FIR the same and
the cHte aviH feel at liberty to PIT the
account in an atornty's hands for toi-
Ieefion az any time.
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can be any difference of opinion
among good citizens that when law
is once enacted, if to enforce that law
additional legislation be necessary, Ell
Their such additional legislation should
be secured or the original act repeal
ed. 1t remains, then, for representa-
tives from Talbot county to deter
mine whether Talbot is going to take
it's position with the other counties in
this circuit in asking for such legis-
local law.
"You, gentlemen, have the privilege
and it is well within your province, to
make recommendation to the men,
bers of the legislature from this
county such as has been made in Car
oline, Kent and Queen Anne's, and
which have no doubt will be made in
Cecil when court meets there in De-
cember. In every county in which
this matter has been called to the at
tention of the grand jury it has with
practical unanimity made such re-
commentator. Now, if you feel that
we ought to be put in a position to
enforce the local option law in Talbot
county; if you are tired of having our
express offices and our steamboat
wharves and our depots made local
barrooms; if you want to see people
who desire to remain sober permitted
to so remain in peace, without the
constant solicitation of people from
cities who are ever ready to extend
the sale of their goods in local option
territory, why, then, gentlemen, /
know of nothing better that you can
do than add your voice to the voice of
the grand juries in the other counties
of this circuit in requesting the men,
bers of the legislature to pass an act
similar to the Hazel act in Delaware.
when you go into your room and
have called to your attention the vio-
lations of laws that have taken place
in this county since court last met and
sift it to the bottom and find out the
cause.-the underlying causes of most
of these violations-1 do not believe
there is man among you who will
hesitate for a moment to say some
thing must be done to prevent the i'm
proper sale, the illegal sale, the illicit
sale of alcoholic beverages in this
county. l say that with the utmost
confidence, without regard to what /
may believe to be the individual ways
of any member of this jury as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of local option itself"
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quickly as l will if / keep Juggling
them around with me seven days out
of seven); am going to rest my soul
by purchasing for a minutes every
Sunday it's freedom from the slavery
of things and its right to chance for
the satisfaction of its deepest needs
and longings.
have thought that what has APP
pealed to one busy man as wise and
right program of life might appeal to
other busy men, and maybe some of
my readers would join me in this
decision to think about the
things that will not add Gu
bit to our stature or cent to
our bank account or bit to our bust
ness-but maybe will add a whole lot
to ourselves. Doesn't that count?
Ask yourself "How much am
worth?" What are you doing-figur-
ing up your net assets? Is that all
you are worth / wouldn't like to say
so to your face, without police pro-
lection. But here, where / am safe
from physical resentment / can ven
ture on the assertion that the afore-
said figuring is a pretty fair way of
estimating the worth of a good many
of us who count ourselves very re-
spectacle and fairly successful citi-
zens. We are worth just about what
our estate would pan out. It's too
cheap a valuation for man to put on
himself, when he comes to think it
over. Aye, there's the rub. We, sell
dom or never, think it over. We just
dig along.
Now, Sunday is a good day to do
that thinking it over" The next
best thing to going into the presence
of God is for a man to go into the
presence of himself. Let ME state
that differently and aver that the
man who begins to get acquainted
himself is the man who is pretty
certain to cry out for God. God is
not denied among us. He is merely
ignored, just as our real, immortal
self is ignored. The things of life
overwhelm US, consume US. We know
the market, and the gossip and the
fashions and the time tables-in fact
are quite "well informed" about pref
ty much everything, but-the geo.
graphy of our own souls. That is an
UNEMPLOYED region to most of us. We
haven't had time to look into it. We
are going to-sometime.
Well, why isn't Now, a good time,
the best time? We needn't call it
New Year resolution. We needn't
call it anything. We can just go to
doing it. That is what will count.
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SOUND AND SENSIBLE.

WE are herewith Subjolnlng the re-
port of Judge Adkins recent charge to
the Talbot County Grand Jury. The
Judges line of reasoning seems to us
unanswerable. There is neither JUS
tice nor sense in a county declaring
against the licensed sale of intoXicants
in its borders and then taking no ac-
ton to prevent outsiders coming in
with any amount of selling they de-
sire. Either say it shall he sold, or it
shall not be. Don't deny the right to
one set of people and open it wide to
others.
Such local Legislation as the Judge
indicates for the projection of our
county will be introduced at the next
Legislature. Here is the change
read it:
In his recent charge to the grand
jury at the recent session of the Tai
bot County Circuit Court, His Honor,
Judge William II. Adkins gave no I'M
certain sound as to the necessity for
action on the illicit and illegal sale of
liquor in local option Talbot. The
charge was one of especial interest
because it struck boldly at the very
root of the causes for most of the
CRIME that comes before the court. Oh
TINS SUBJECT the Juoge SAID:
MY experience dorlhg the seven
years tnat l nave peeh on Ine behch Is
that at least thfee-fourths II not hine-
tenths OF the GRIMES that are brought
pe1ore grand 1ufleS are elther dlrect-
~ OF indirectly the outcome OF the
improper use OF alcoholc liquors..
up until snort Tune ago enforc-
ing our fronlbitlon law, known as the
local option law, seemed TO be almost
a hopeless task; but recently Congress
mas passed an act, IN response TO re-
peated demands by law-abldlng peo-
pie throughout the country, whlch
makes 1t now possible Tor each State
to pass effective laws to enforce the To-
cal option laws OF the districts where
the sale OF aicohollc beverages is pro-
hlblted. ms act is known as the
Webb-kenyon act. 1t does not enforce
itself, but simply leaves it to each
State to say whether or not such
State proposes to make effective local
option laws which have already been
passed. In three counties of this cir
cult grand Jurles have with unanlmity
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-01-24
No. l256
REpesr-of THE CONDITION
Or TINE
National Bank Of EIkfon
A. flxIoa. IN the srArf or MARYLAND
Al THE CLOSE Or BUSINESS.
JANUARY 18Th. 1914
RESOURCES
No. fax

RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts. ................ xsni OK 20
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 15s %
y. ;; Bonds to secure circulation ..... $4,000 90
Bonds, securities, etc.. 49,. 6OI,bi37s
Banking house, furniture. 6xtures.... 10000 90
Due from National Banks mot reserve
- agents. 80. ISIS o.
que from approved reserve agents..... i0,Isi IS
Checks and other cash items .......... l6l %
Notes of other National Banks...... l.33o00
Fractional paper currency. nickels and
cents -. 1919. ...... 2s2I6
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank viz:
specie .....................S47 7s5 so
Legal-.ender notes 1899 oc GIFTS so
Is per cent. OF circulation ....-.... $500 90
Total -. ..........si .soe. 2s7 50
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in ................. $4,000 90
~, Sui nius .Ino ...'' 49,. 1900. 100000 90
onoivided prohts, less expenses and
taxes paid ...... .............. i2l,2i5 10
National Bank notes outstanding ...... as 700 90
Due TO other National Banks......... 4,loS ~
Due to Trust Companies and Savings
Banks ............ ...... 1897
Individual deposits subject to check. 4OO93O So
Demand certificates of deposit..... $4,000 IS
Bills payable including obligations
for money borrowed ........... $1,000 90
Total Observation-Disclosures. 81 3O6 ,2s7 SO
State OF Maryland. County Of Cecil IS:
1, chas. B. Finley. Cashier of the above-named
bank do solernnly swear that the above state
ment is true TO the best OF my knowledge and
belief.
cHAS. B. FINLEY, Cashier
Correct-Attest:
FRANK x. SCOTT,
FREDERICK T. HAINES.
CHAS. b. FINLEY, JR..
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 10th
day OF January. 1914.
CHARLES II. JEFFERS, Notary Public.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-10-23


In all Of these activities, the women
On the farms have given much help.
Frequently. they have enrolled to re-
ceive the Instructions, and have
regularly attended the meetings and
demonstrations. They have eagerly
followed the instructions of the coun'
ty women agent and have urged that
q special work be organized for them.
This work Is now being extended into
some Maryland counties and should be
well understood by farm women and
girls
Wherever possible the women of the
neighborhood will be enrolled in the
Home Division Of the State Demon
stration Work. and under the direction
of the County Woman Agent, they will
join in the work of the Girls Clubs
and help teach their daughters the
preparation of attractive dishes from
tie products Of the Canning, Poultry
and Garden Clubs. This will soon
grow into demonstrations in the pre-
pairing of other foods, such as breads
etc, which are necessary to make up
a wholesome meal.
In addition to the use of these prod
ucts, the women will have demonstra
tons in the \use of labor saving de
vices and conveniences, many OF
which shall be home made. The first
one Of Importance will be a fireless
cooker in which many new dishes will
be prepared. AS rapidly as possible
these conveniences will be added so as
to cause both a saving of labor and
Improved sanitary conditions in the
farm home. Farm women interested
in these plans should write in to the
Director of Extension, Maryland Agri
cultural College, College Park, Md.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-10-23
STORING WINTER VEGETABLES
PROPERLY.
T. n. WHITE, Vegetable Gardener.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

If cellar like this is not handy for
use and you have only small amount
of vegetables to be stored, the kiln
method should be used. The kiln Is sim
ply hole dug in the open ground, cir.
cular in shape and less than a foot
deep. Into this the roots are poured
until they form conical pile a couple
of feet high. A layer of straw or GOV
ering material should be placed di
rectly on the vegetables and the roots
are poured until they form conical
reap as a final cover. White potatoes,
tunips, and beets will all keep per
fectly this way. Carrots and satisfy
should be laid away more carefully.
These will last much better if instead
of being dumped into the pile they
are placed in alternate layers with
sand between. All vegetables that are
to be stored should be kept in the
garden as late as possible. Do not,
however, let them become very severe
ly frozen. Parsnips and satisfy will
keep very well in the garden where
they have grown, but are some times
very difficult to reach when snow is
on the ground.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-10-23
Friday, October p, 1914
WHY THE CONGRESS MUST RE-
MAIN DEMOCRATIC.

The Democracy this fall asks a
vote of confidence in President
Wilson; in the Congress which
has sustained him through thick
and thin; in the measures which
their persistent, driving CO.
operation has put through. So
closely united are the three pro-
positions that, in fact, they are
the same.
The President and Congress,
working together, have made a
record which sets a new high
mark of achievement. Two
things made it possible to do SO
much: First, perfect team work
between Congress and the Presi-
dent; second, the cohension and
unfagging industry of the Demo
cratic majorities of the House
and Senate.
Political machines" in the
common acceptation of the term,
are obnoxious and a menace;
but, to conduct the Government
in the public interest, machinery
and organization by which the
varying views of many men are
reduced to action--is absolutely
necessary. Such machinery, died.
icated to the public interest,
absolutely independent and
thoroughly effective, now exists.
Without the constant sym
pathy and active labor of the
majorities of House and Senate,
the President could not have
succeeded as he has.
They have progressed, the
President and Congress, should
er to shoulder; and the cause of
progress demands taat they con-
tinue to work shoulder to should
er. If the task of reconstruction
now begun in the greater essen
tials the task of carrying out
the repeatedly expressed will of
the American peoples to be
completed, the Team must be
kept intact.
No President has enjoyed more
cordial relations with Congress
than President Wilson, and Con-
gress has remained at Washing
ton and the President has re-
NAMED at Washington month in
and month out, through two long
hot summers and one entire win.
ter, solely to make good the con-
tract with the people upon which
they were respectively elected.
They did not stay at the Capital
to fight one another; they stayed
to assist one another and keep
their pledges. A mutual deter
mlnation to serve the progressive
demands of a public which had
been crying aloud through years
for such whole souled, determi-
ed service without getting it
kept the Team" going. 1t has
been a long and on occasions a
hard pull, but a successful one,
characterized by good feeling all
along the line. Montgomery
Advocate.
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WAR TO THE DEATH

From Germany comes the re-
port that an army of boys from
sixteen to nineteen years of age
is to be organized. Germany
some time ago called her last
available draft of men to the
colors and has no further re-
sources from which to fill the
depletions in her armies caused
by death, wounds, diseased and
captured. 1t is not to be suppos-
ed that the Allies will be less de-
termined in their prosecution of
the terrible and senseless war
which is rapidly devastating all
of Europe. 1t seems inevitable
that almost the whole territory
from the Ural mountains to the
Atlantic Ocean will be torn by
this terrific struggle for a long
time to come and that the hopes
for an early end Of the war are
to be blasted.
There is nothing that this
country can do to stop this hoIo-'
caust. Europe has leaped into
barbarism, diplomacy is futile
and we could not if we would
intervene by force. There is
nothing for US to do but to keep
on the even tenor of our way,
filling our farms, running our
factories, studing our lessons,
keeping the peace with all man
kind and sending up our prayers
that the Lord in His infinite wis
dom may shorten the terrible
and bloody struggle.
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Public Local Laws
published by authority
CHAPTER SIS.

AN ACT to repeal and re-euact with
amendments, Section 297 of Article
II of tue Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland, title prince Georges
County," subtitle "Sheriff," as the
same was re-enacted by Chapter 81,
Section 297 of the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1904.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 297 of Article II of the Code Of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
''Prince Georges County," subtitle
Sheriff" as the same was re-enacted
by chapter 81, section 297 of the Acts
Acts of the General Assembly of Mary
land of 1904. be and the same is hereby
as follows:
Section 297. Said guard, when APP
pointed, shall serve either day or night,
rs directed by the sheriff, and he shall
receive for his services the sum of one
dollar for each day and one dollar for
each night he shall serve as such guard,
to be certified by the sheriff; and the
county commissioners of said county,
at their annual levy for the year 1915,
and at their annual levy for each yer
oudll NV vi eiC tbooSoohA ~
property of said county sum of money
not exceeding $732.00 and so much
thereof as may be necessary therefor
shall be used to pay the said guard for
his services at the end of each month
and every month of service after the
month of February, 1915, as certified
by the sheriff aforesaid.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted
that this Act shall take effect on the
first Qst) day of March, 1915.
Approved April 13, 1914.
P. L. GOLDSBOROUGH,
Governor.
JAMES Nice. Triple,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
JESSE d. PRICE,
President of the Senate.
Office of the Chief Clerk Of the House:
| Hereby Certify, That the aforego-
ing is true copy of an Act of the
General Assembly Of MARYLAND, passed
at the January Session, 1914
ALBERT j. ALMONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House.
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st. Mary's Catholic Church.

The Forty Hours Devotion will COM
mence next Sunday at st. Mary s
Catholic Church. 1t will last until
Tuesday evening when it will terminate
by a Procession and Benediction of
the most Blessed Sacrament.
High mass will be celebrated at IL
o'clock by the Rev. Francis J. Tough
ran, Pastor of the church, and sermon
will be preached by the Rev. j. Lee
Barley of ST. Thomas Church, Roland
Park, Baltimore. At the end of the
mass there will be procession in hon.
or of the Blessed Sacrament, in which
the clergy will take part, the Altar
boys and number of the children. A
number of the little girls of the parish
dressed in white will carry baskets OF
flowers which they will strew before
the Blessed Sacrament.
On Sunday evening at 7.3O O'CLOCK
there will be sermon by the Rev.
John Mcnamara of St. Patrlcks
Washington.
Father Mcnamara is an eloquent
speaker. For number of years he
was stationed at Benedict in Charles
County. While there he delivered
notable speeches in the county prlnci
pally at LaPlata His commencement
address a few years ago at the
Charlottee Hall Military Academy II
St. Mary's Co. will long be remember
ed. Father Barley will preach Mon
day Evening and the Rev. Thomas J.
TooIen of St. Barnabas, Baltimore, viii
preach Tuesday evening.
The other announcements in refer
ence to the celebration will be made
Sunday at the High Mass by the pastor
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Nor1cE TO CRED1roRs

THIS is to give notice, that the under
i signed has obtained from the Or
phans' Court of Prince Georges Coun-
ty, letters of administration upon the
personal estate of
AUGUSTUS L. GRIMES,
deceased, late of Prince Georges couu-
ty. All persons having claims against
said deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same, with the vouchers there
on legally authenticated on or before
the 9th day of April, 1915, or
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefits of said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this oh day OF
October, 1914.
WARD T. SHEA,
Administrator of Augustus l.. Grimes,
deceased. Oct91m
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-10-23

The Democrats did exceptional
ly we'll in the registering of their
voters. Now the thing to do is
to go to the polls and vote the
Democratic ticket on November
3rd. No Democrat should say
he has no interest the coming ell
ection. If President Wilson's
administration is to be upheld,
and his policies continued he
must have a Democratic Con-
gress, and the Democrat who re-
fuses to go to the polls and vote
the Democratic ticket is doing
everything he can to tie the
hands of the greatest President
this country has had since the
days Of Washington.
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given. That the
~ undersigned examiners appointed
by the County Commissioners oil Prince
Georges County to ascertain and re-
port if public convenience requires the
opening of new public road starting
at the intersection of Newton street
and 38th street in the town of Mt.
Rainier, through the lands of Jas. C.
Rogers and j. Harris Rogers, and the
heir or heirs-at-law or Gevisee or devils
es of the late Martha S. Mccullough,
deceased, to yesterday Avenue in Will
en- Heights, all said lands and locations
being in Prince Georges County, Mary
land, as petltioned for by Henry Hand
er, H G. Machen, H G. Keithley and
others, will meet on the premises,
Thursday Nov. 18th, 1914.
At 10 o'clock A. M.
to examine said road as required by law
JAMES B. BERRY
]. AUGUST MILLER
WIN. S. RYON
Examiners