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as he was a man Of strong nerve and
ardent temperament.
During the persecution period in
this State, which lasted for about 40
years, commencing with Claibornes
abortive schemes to overthrow the 60
vernment, the inhabitants protesting
the Catholic faith were not allowed to
have a place of public worship; but
were allowed to attend divine worship
only in private dwelling. William
Elder, son Of Guy, Immediately after
the commencement Of the prosecuting
era, buil+ a addition to his house,
which Weed as y Catholic Church
until 1909; when the mountain church
near Mt. st. Mary's College was built
on the hill side. For the purpose Of
repairing the old graveyard, John +.
Elder has the chief management, and
Joseph L. Elder is Treasurer Of the
work. PLEASANT LEVEL.
.Noy %, 1871.
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The Stamnering Wife.
By JOHN G. SANE.

When deeply in love with Miss Emily
Prvnc,
/ vowed, if the maiden would only I've mine,
would always cndcavor to please her.
She blushcd her consent, tho the suffering
lass
Said never word, except, "You'rc an ass
An ass-an ass-iduous tcaZcr.'
But when we were married, | found to my
ruth
The stammcrng lady had spoken the TRUTH
For often, in Obvious dudgcon,
Shed say, if vcnturcd to give her a JOG,
In the way of rcproof, "Iou'rc Il dog
you're Il dog
A dog-a doy-matic curmudgcon"
And once when I said, I'VE can hardly at-
ford
This cx,rava@ant style with our moderate
hoard"
And limited we ought TO he wiser.
She looked assure you, exceedingly blue,
And irc,fillly cried, "Iou'rc Il ,I"w-yourc
A very ju-dicious adyiscr.'
Again, when i, happened that, wishing to
Shirk
Some rather unpleasant and arluous work,
! begged hcr 20 20 Il ncighhor;
She wanted to know why | made such Il
fuss,
And saucly said, "Iou'rca cus-cus-cus----
You were always accustomed to labor ',
Out of temper at last, with the insolcnt
dame,
And feeling that madame was greatly to
blame
70 scold me Instead of carcSsin.
Imimickcd her spccch-likc Il churl as !
am
And anyrily said, "You'rc a dam-dam-
dahl
A damage instead ofa blessing
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a SyGreI to Girls.

Do our Young women know what it
is that strikes one who has been away
from the country for a line the most
unpleasant,v on his return? 1t is not
their faces, assuredIy, which for the
regularity Of outline, and delicacv and
freshness OF tint, are unsurpassed III
deed are not equallcd, by anything
that one sees abroad, save IN the finest
pictures. Nor is it them forms, which
arc 1.-THE, supple and graceful, with a
spring in the step and a freedom Of
carriage that are always a delight to
the eyes. Nor can it be said to be
their dress for though they dress too
much, in colors too positive and de
cided, and are in this respect far be
hind the French women, they are yet
in advance of all others, English,
German or Italian. But it is the
voice and the management of the
voice. After looking at our American
girls, it is almost always a disappoint-
ment> to hear them speak. What they
say is perhaps well enough. Their
voices are commonly too thin and
shrill, and when they are not, are
pitched in too high a key. Sometimes
they come through the nose a good
deal more than is desirable They
have metallic ring, or at least a ready
quality, like the cor h.tma1l0 Of the
organs, and not that soft, low and
gentle quality, which Shakespeare
proclaimed so excellent in women. y
Climate has no doubt good dead to
do with the result, for the fault is
most perceptible at the North and
East, and least perceptible at the
South but carelessness has quite as
much to do with it. Our mothers and
teachers, we suspect, do not take much
pains to train their children and
pupils into good habits of enunciation.
They are carefully taught to sing but
they are not carefully taught to read
and speak. Yet more than half the
charm of all social intercourse depends
upon the agreeable or disagreeable
use Of the voice. How repulsive,
when one has been lost in admiration
Of beautiful face and noble figure, to
hear the mouth open like the grating
Of hinge, or the "squawk' Of a
guinea-towl. How delicious when it
opens with the sweet thrill Of d flute,
OF with the warble Of birds, or with
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Losing IL Hat.

An anecdote of Daniel Webster
comes from correspondent at Gal
weston, Texas, who writes as follows
In looking over an old note book
of my fathers, written many years
ago, ] came across an anecdote, which,
if it has never appeared in print be
fore, is too good to be lost. While
John Branch, Of North Carolina, was
General Jackson's Secretary Of the
Navy, he, Tazewell and Daniel Web
ster were walking on the north bank
of the Potomac, at Washington. Taze-
well, willing to amuse himself with
Branch's simplicity, said, Branch,
III bet you ten-dollar hat that |
can prove that you are on the othu
site of the river
done" said Branch.
"Well," said Tazewell, pointing to
the opposite shore, isn't that one side
of TIE river?'
Eyes"
"Well, isn't this the other sae ?'
"Yes.'
"Then as you are here, are you not
on the other side p
"Why, l declare, v said poor Branch,
go it isl But here comes Webster.
| I'll win back the hat from him
Webster had Jagged behind, but
now came up, and Branch accosted
him:
"Webstcr, I'll bet you a ten dollar
hat that can prove that you are on
| the other tile Of the river.
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and had to 60 the other side of Mid
dletown before he recovered the lost
animal.
Try and make it convenient to be
here on Whit Monday.
ALLEN z. DUvALL, a most excellent
Printer, a graduate of the "Examiner"
office under the Proprietorship Of
Samuel Barnes, in writing for Fred
erick paper (the Political Mtc{lgenccr
by Charles Naglc), in 1929, in giving
an account of the Creagerstown Dis
trlct, sald-lts situation is high and
commanding, presenting a beautiful
vl@S of the Catoclin Moustain and
surrounding country. The great draw-
back to It's prosperity is the want of
good water and cheap access to mar
ket. The land Immediately around
the town, although thin, could he i'm
proved by lime and other fertilizers.
AS a fruit region it has many aNvan-
tages, and orchards thrive wouIcriul
ly. General &Yo"hirg it is HEALTHY
region, although III 1928, the chilis
and fever, huX and bilious fcvcrs pre-
vailed to an alarming extent. Before
and since then it has been healthy.-
Mr.. Thomas Beatty, in laying out
"Newtown' had large expectations,
and thought it would become a nun
ufacturing place. and central point
of attraction. The waters of IIuut;nr
creek, Fishing creek and Owings'
creek run through the District, and it
IS bounded on the Southeast bv the
Monocacy. Game and fish appear to
he plentiful in this section and the
people devote a good deal Of their
time to hunting and fishing. Fowls
OF &il descriptions are easily raised in
this section and poultry is cheap As
a bucllwhcat and flax region it cannot
we'll be surpassed. The people are
home*pun and hoSpitable and unpre-
tcntions IN their way, Creagerstown
one day ought to become town Of
note. ! always enjoyed the WAitsuu-
tide holidays, for no people kept them
IN greater remembrance, and for whom
| feel a higher regard.
Mr.. Ell OFT, residing on the old
M!ddlcbNrg read, between Rocky
Ridge and Monocacy, has built new
brick mansion.
MIR. John h. Stoncr isabout putting
up Il new frame building on his fam
High Germany, on Owings' creek,
near Ejg@s ol1 mill.
Daniel Gaugh, living on Sandy Run,
near Hunting creek, the old Shrivcr
farm, about two miles from Crcagcr'g
town, has commenced the erection Of u
new two story brick building. Mr.. G.
by great industry has brought his
farm to Il high state of cultivation
\ new Lutheran Church at EorEy
Ridge i spoken Of us in contclupIa-
tion oi erection.
Mr.. Josiah Shook, residing about 9
miles iroln LcWjstown and | IL from
l. tica, has just just put up frame a,l
dition to his Building.
Altogether, Crcagerstown and Crea-
9ersto"n District has caught the lna-
mia for Improvement. \. W.
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and prosperous life, died in all the
blessedness Of Christian hope
The work on this tasteful and bcau-
tiful structure is not yet fully COM
pleted.
Orders come, not only from all
States in the Union, but almost week.
ly they receive commissions, including
the West India Islauds, South Aneri-
ca, Mexico and British Provinces, for
articles of their manufacture. As
heretofore remarked, having made a
speciality OF the peculiar business, its
extension and perfection became an
object of ambition, gratitied only by
keeping pace with our progressive
age as manufacturers.
Aside from the building to which
reference is here made, the proprietors
have another large establishment, at
No. llU South Charles street, Is feet
front and l5j deep, where roughcr
work is done in its preliminary stages,
Here Is in constant operation Il large
mill for saving marble into blocks or
columns Of any desirable size, from
the rude stone. 1t is driven by a
powerful steam engine, which likewise
propclS rubbcrs, gmgsawS, rippers,
polishing beds and other necessary
machinery. The saving mill alone
covers an area Of eighty feet square
From thirty to forty men--all skill
full workmen-are regularly employed
at this factorv.
BoHimorc S"iYv17ny NlgM.
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COntcntnlent.
BY GEORGE TRIsLER.

I care not for riches, all wealth l despisc,
Or who rolls in pleasure, or revels in fame;
I've something year, sure that will suffice,
And if spend more myself | shall blame.
What care for Chickens and delicate eat
ing,
For 74rkeys, for Hams and good roasted
Beet:
If have enough for to give him a treating
Who humbly and really doth ask for relief
TO clothc a poor wandcrer / always am
willing,
TO give him retrcshmcnt and something to
eat;
And if it should cost me the very last shil-
ling,
l will help poor brother that's really in
need.
How sweet to see Mira, performing her
duty,
And fully contented with what we have
got;
Contcntmcnt plucks flowers and strcwS
them on beauty
And nature, lavishng sweets decks our
cot.
Pale sorrow and care from our bosoms re-
tring,
Leaves nothing but pleasure and glory be-
hind;
Whilst thousands around us III grief are
expiring,
In cursinr of those who have proved I'M
kind
@ could but the rich, at their moments of
leisure,
Retire to the spot where so happy we live;
How soon would they spend all their for
tunes and treasure,
And all their cnioymcnts for ours would
give.
I,..l .,;.l. Tnun Nnr 90 ~
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For the CutVctih CHorioa.
The Elder Family.

Il i
Mr.. EDITOR When Lord 1alti-
more received the Grant from Charles
| in 1888, for the scttlemont Of the
colony of Maryland, with the distinct
privilege that it was to be an asylum
for himself and his friends that they
might practice their religion without
molestation, it afforded u wide field
for profound meditation. The first
act of the new colony, and the only
colony up to that time III the new
world, and the only Government IN
the world, was to proclaim the broad
Catholic doctrine Of Civil and holi-
gious Liberty to all men, II was Il
new doctrine, or one almost forgotten,
for persecution for religious belief was
the order Of the day. This inruIca-
ton Of liberal principles guided the
early career of the Pilgrim Fathers Of
Maryland. In the early part OF the
Eighteenth Century power fell into
other hands, and persecution Wa,
commenced here also and Was con-
tinued until the year l716, But |
have drittcd from my subject. M
tend to give vou a sketch of the Elders.
On board of one OF the Vessels OF
Lord Baltimore came john EIdrr and
his first cousin whose namc | 90 not
know-who after landing Oh AnerI-
can soil III the new world. went tolh"
Penn settlement Oh the banks OF lh"
Delaware. .John Elder settled IN st.
Mary 5 county. where lie marine! ahI
raised family; one Of ]is .ona, by
name Guy, who in his turn lnarlI"i
some of his Catholic noi2haor1 doU@h-
ter and raised Il large iHnlIN. T. hr
only one Of his children Of WAvA |
have heard or know uurt':.@@ about
from histol;c; and r3'ItjonaI @'-
counts Was Wu.lIAN ED"I@ Nlo
about the year Ills. wi'h@ few "'""rs
came to I'll" then Western MonH"H t.
seek a home in th" h'rNW"odS OF
America, IN the region OF country, Of
what is now hnoWn IL tr~Icrlek '.n|
Washington counties. They came uN
the Potomac as far a+ tn" m""th OF
the Monocary. and followed the Mo-
nocacy Valley as far up ~ ii"mnan 3
Gap. Here. th"y crossed over the
mountain at this point to T." Valley
Of the Antietaln but us that section
of country was then ml"iabI'ed by
the white man, and tn" Ind."n# were
still in their savage state, Ae and bis
companions returned anI concluded
to settle on the side OF the mountain
in the vicinity Of country now kNoWm
as Mt st. Marys CoIIr@e-~on tie
"ClairvcuX' farm near E1nm.tsbWg.
Here they purchased Il tract Of Iand
Of about 1000 acres to which they
gave the name Of "Ileasant Level,
being one Of the first, if not the very
first settlement in this section Of Fret
erick county. VIM. Elders FIRST wife
died in 1882; and IT, there Was no
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FAEHERiCN CI2l, .NlAlL.lND,
I. b. CARLlN, Proprietor.

+. b. CAELlN, Proprietor.
THIS popular and well lirown IIctcl,
having been thoroughly rcnovalcd offers
many advantages to The travelling pui lc
The exterior of the Hotel, which is row
iuur stories, presents Il beautiful appear
anrc, and will compare t;lyorahly with amy
structure Of thc Kind in the State The en-
tire arrangements Of the Hotel are in keep.
ing with IFS outward appearance, and Is
supplied with every modern Improvement
and convenience, and las been newly fur
nishpd throughout at Il very heavy cost so
pains or expenses will be omitted to pro-
mote thr comfort OF guests.
The tnNiahlr r"pulatiun t.tc Hotel las
acquired since til" undersigned las taken
rh0rg" Of il, furnishes th' iHn;.l satisfactory
evidence Of his ability to Please al; WHO
May favor him with their patronage.
There is attached to tn" Hotel Il StacioU,
Billiard Room, newly lifted up, Il Barrier
shop Bath House, &C.
attentive and polite servants VIII always
be in attendance to wait upon quests durllg
the day or at any hour oi the night
Respectfully,
FRANK =. C.\RLIN,
apl 15-fy Proprietor.
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that deep, rich, mellow, and sympa-
thetic liquidity, which no other in
strument but the human throat ever
attains.
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"Done
"Well, isn't this one side?'
eyes"
"Well, isn't that the other side?'
eyes, but | am not on that side.
Branch hung his head, and submit
ted to the loss of the two hats as
quietly as he could.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-03-07
A Nice Point.

A fellow named Donks was lately
tried at Yuba, California, for entering
"a miners tent and stealing bag Of
gold-dust valued at sS4. The testilno-
ny showed that he had once been en-
ployed there, and knew exactly where
he kept his dust; that on the night
specified he cut a. slit in the tent, reach
in, took the bag, and ran Off The
principal witness testified that he saw
the hole cut, saw the man reach in,
end heard him run away. 81 rushed
after him at once" continued the wit
ness, shut when l caught him l didn't
find Bills bag, but found it afterwards
where he had thrown it," "How far
did he get when he took the dust ?" in
quired the counsel, "Well, he was
stoopin' over half way in, should
say" replied the witness. May il
please your honor" interposed the
counsel, "the indictment isl't sustained
and l shall demand an acquittal on di'
rection Of the court. The prisoner is
on trial for entering dwelling in the
night time, with intent to steal. The
testimony is clear that lie made al
opening through which he protrudet
himself about half way and stretched
out his arms and committed the theft
But the indictment charges that he act
ully entered the tent or dwelling. Now
your Honor, can man enter hous'
when only one-half of his body is il
and the other haG outf" Il shall
leave the whole matter to the jury
They must judge of the law, and tn
fact is proved" replied the judge. Tn
jury brought in a verdict of equity a
to one-half Of his body, and not guilt,
as to the other half" The judge sen
fenced the guilty part to two years
imprisonment, leaving it to the prison
er's option to have the innocent par
cut of, or to take it along with him.
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The End Of a Demi-MOnde.

Mabel Grey has died of consump-
ton, and London misses celebrity
better known than the thousands of
virtuous and titled women who passed
her carriage on Rotten Row with avert
ed heads, and whose appearance was
as attractive to the multitude as that
Of the Princess Alexandra herself.
Her portrait in the shop windows
claimed precedence of that of the
Bishop of Oxford. She had dozen
Peers in her train, at one time was en-
gagged to marry the heir of one of
Englands oldestdukedoms, aud num-
bered the naughty Prince of Wales
among her admirers. For three or
for years Mabel Grey has held undis-
puted sway as queen of the demi-
monde, long reign for the sovereign
of that unstable kingdom, the glory of
the concert hall, the unapproachable
deity of all the cads of London, the
favorite affectation of the golden youth.
How well she played her part is shown
by the fact that only liberal annuity
sufficed to buy her off from the pur-
suit of young and foolish nobleman
of high rank, who had promised to
marry her. The good mothers will
feel easier now that she is finally re-
novel from her wicked conquests, but
the poor to whom she was as generous
as if she had been virtuous. and more
so, will be the only mourners of Mabel
Grey.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-03-07
SEASON OF 187O-7l.
MASON Il HAMLIN CABINET
ORGANS.
Important Improvements.

Patent June 2ist and August Esd, 1870.
REDUCTION OFPRICES.
The Mason & Hamlin Organ Co., have
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provements in their Cabinet Organs, for
which Patents were granted them in June
and August last. These are not merely
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substantial excellence of the Instruments.
They are also enabled by increased faeil-
tiles large new mandatory, they hope
hereafter To supply all orders promptly.
The Cabinet Organs made by this Com
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rope, that few will need assurance of their
superiority.
they now offer Four Octave Cabinet Or
gans, In quite plain cases, but equal accord
ing 10 their capacity to anything they make
for $50 each.
The same, Doub'e Reed, S65. Five Oc-
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Knee swell and Tremulant, in elegant case
with several Of the Mason and Hamlin
improvements, Sl25. The same Extra
with new Vox Humana, Automatic Swell
ETC., $50. Five Octaves, three sets Reeds,
seven stops with Euphone; a splendid in
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A new illustrated catalogue with full
information, and repuced prices, is now
ready, and wiIl be sent free, with testi-
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evidence as to the superiority of these in
struments, 10 any one sending his address
| TO MASON IL HAMLIN ORGAN Co, l5i
NY. 3O-4t
4.OOP. NJ. Freight and Accommodation
daily.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-03-07

One of the London Times cor
respondence relates an incident illus
trating the utter demoratized con-
ditin of Chanzy's army. Two dra-
goons found themselves surrounded
and about to be taken prisoners by
some thirty Mobiles. One of them
talked little French, and one of the
French soldiers was an Alsatian who
could speak German there was thus
no difficulty in communicating. The
Dragons refused to surrender on an
entirely new and original ground. "If
we go with YOU" said they, 1--WE shall
sha,e your discomfort; but if you
come with US you will share our COM
fort and escape all the danger and
hardships OF the war. On tuo "n0io
you will gain more by letting us take
you than by making prisoners of us." ="
This reasoning proved irresistible,
two Dragons rode back to their regi-
ment with their thirty Mobiles follow.
ing them like sheep. The Grand Duke
was so much pleased with the readiness
they had displayed upon the occasion,
that he made each of them a hand.
some present, which one Of them was
not distiued long to enjoy, for he was
shot dead few hours later.