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JAMES r. ANlRETT.
Missionary in Charge.

The MocKlSG BIRDS Song THAT
WAS llvSuED FoREvlR.-A Very Gu
rious incident, illustrative Of the
powcr which can he exercised over
the animal creation hy kindness and
careful training, occurred but n few
davs ago at Scottsvillc, Kentuckv.--
The sister of officer Harry Mansfield,
Of this CITY. had raised n n"cking
bird, which she taught to 60 and
come at her call, and which, in return
for all the kindness bestowed upon it,
exhibited a peculiar fondness for her.
Last Monday week, Miss Mansfield
was taken III, and to while away the
trdium Of the sick room, she had her
little pet brought to her bedside, and
day and night it chcrred her with its
sweet chorals, bringing TO mind many
happy thougAls Of field and meadow,
sunshine and song. As her illness
grew more alarming, and day after
day brought no relief from suffering
the warblincS of the little songst"r
rather served to annoy than to please
her. and so turning wearllv on h"l
pillow, she said to him, "Blrd!e, hush
YOU worry me- Strange to say, the
words seemed to be understood tol
immediately the song Was hushed
and the bird retired within himself
as it We're. On the next day the
lady died. leaving. it would seem, a
command Of silence upon the bird
which will mover be broken, for, al.
though several days have elapsed
since, and every effort has been made
to induce him to siug 10 refuses T(
espond with aong to any lips but
those Of his onoe beloved mistress.
Nashville Huuuler.
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4 Rack AWOOdx Adventure.

A Virginia Tanker, who WAS the
chairman of hotel intdel club, was
once travelling through Kentucky,
having with hin bank bills to the
amount of $4,000. When he came
to lonely forest, where robberies
ald murders were said to be frequent,
he Wa, soon lost, through taking the
wrong road. The darkness Of the
night came quickly over him, and
how to escape the threatening danger
he knew not. In bis alarm he sud
denly espied in the distance . dim
Light, and urging his horse onward,
he at length cane to q wretched
cabin. lie Knocked; the door was
opened by a woman who said her
husband wss out hunting, but would
soon return, and she was sure he
would cheer.ully give him shslder for
the night. The gentlemen put up his
horse and entered the cabin, but with
feeling that can better be imagined
than described. Here lie Was with q
large sum Of money, perhaps IN the
house Of robber whose name was a
terror to the country.
In a short time the man of the
house returned. He had ON a deer
skin shirt, bear-skin cap, and seem
ed much tatigued, and in no talking
mood. All this BODIED the intidel no
good. He felt for bis pistols in his
pockets, and placed them 50 as to be
ready fer instant use, The man ask
ed the stranger to retire to bed, but
lie determined to sell his life as dear
ly as he could. His fear grew into a
perfect agony. What was to be done ?
At length the backwoodsman arose
end reaching to a wooded shelf, took
Gown an old book, and said
| "Well, stranger, if YOU wont go to
bed, | will, but it is always my Gus
tom to read chapter Of the Holy
Scriptures before | 60 to bed,
What change did these words
produce? alarm was removed from
this skeptic's mind. Though avow
ing himself an intdel, he had more
confidence in the Bible, lie felt safe
lie felt that man who kept an old
Bible in his house, and read it, anG
bent his knees III prayer, was no rob
Der or murderer. lie listened to the
good man and dismissed his fears
and lay down and slept as calmly il
that cabin as he did under his faith
er's Roof. From that night lie ceased
to revile the good old Bille lie be
came = sincere Christian, and oft VI
related the story of hiss eyentful jour
ney to prove the folly cf lnhdenity.
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WHENEER YOU C1.,

When things don't go to suit you.
And the world seems upside down.
Don't waste your time in fretting,
But drive away the frown.
Since life is oft perplexing.
'Tis much the wiscst plan
TO bear all trials bravely,
And smile whcne'cr you can.
Why should you dread tomorrow,
And thus despoi to-day?
For when you borrow trouble,
You always have to pay.
1t is a good old maxim,
Which should he often preached,
Don't cross the bridge before you,
Before the bridge is reached.
You might be spared much signing,
you would keep in mind
The thought that good and evil
Are always here combined.
There must be something wanting,
And though you roll in wealth
You may miss from your casket
That precious jewel-hcalth.
And though you're strong and sturdy
You may have an empty purse;
(And earth has many trials.
Which consider worsc!)
But whether joy or sorrow
Fills up your mortal span,
Twill make your pathway brighter
To smile whcnc'cr you can.
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lives. A little over a month later,
on the 22d of June, 500 more build
ings were burned, valued at $3,O00,-
600 or more.
Twelve acres of land in Syracuse
were burned over on the 9Th of No
vember, 1856. About 100 buildings
were destroyed, and the loss of prop
erty amounted to 81 100000.
The seen, most naturally recalled
by this fearful disaster in Chicago, is
the terrible celebration of the Fourth
of July in Portland, Me-, in 1866
The leading facts of that great event
are still fresh in the public mind
The fire, beginning in boot shop on
High street, swept north, and de-
.troyed in it's course nearly one-half
of the city, The pecuniary loss was
about $l5,000,O00, and one-fourth of
the population were rendered house
less.
1t seems probable from the reports
thus far received that the terrible fire
in Chicago has no parallel in modern
history, un..ess in the conaagrations
kindled by war. Even the great fire
of London though relatively more de-
structive, did not equal it in absolute
extent. The London Of that day was
little more than two-thirds the size Of
the Chicago of to-day, having less
than 25O,OOO inhabitants; and if, as
reported, tvo-thirds Of Chicago is in
ruins, the desolsted territory is far
greater than the FIVE sixths Of London
said to have been laid waste in 1866.
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A p p r A L .

The undersigned earnestly COM
mends the work now undertaken in
Mechanicstown, Frederick county,
MARYLAND, for the erection of a small
Chapel in which Sunday School and
Missionary work may be carried on,
to the aid of every charitably dispos-
ed person. Such aid is absolutely
needed, in order to it's success and
it would be hard to find anywhere
more truly missionary ground, or a
spot holding out better promise of
spiritual advantage, to be secured by
smallimmediate outlay Of pecunlary
assistance.
WIN. r. WHITTlNGHAM.
Bishop of p. Il. Church in Maryland.
BALTIMORE, August Dist, 1871.
WASHINGTON City, D. c.
Oct. 8, 1871.
Nh Dear Bfothv:: | take the
greatest pleasure in commencing to
the Church people of Maryland the
work in which you are engaged
Mechanicstown ought to have a
Church building in it. Once erected,
it would draw around it and within
it good and solid congregation, and
give to your parish a power of sup
port that would make it not only
self-susiaining, but an element of life
to the Church-work beyond it. ]
know of no man who is more exactly
the man for the place than YOURSELF
Ion have my fullest endorsement
and most corual sympathy.
Yours atlrctionatelv,
W. rlNKNEI.
The Rev. JAMES B. AvIEETT.
Mission STATION, ,CAToCTTN FrRNAcE.MD.
October 10, 1871.
To the above, SO strongly indica-
ting the necessity for this chapel IN
the work of church extension, | will
only add that this section OF country
is eminently beautiful, located on the
eastern slope of the Catoctn Noun
tains, on the lire of the Western
Maryland Railroad, soon now to be
within two hours easy run OF Baln-
more city. With the purity OF It's
air, and water unsurpassed IN this
country, and its ada agitation to fruit
culture equal to any ! have ever
known, it must soon attract many
persons from the cities in quest OF
ncaItn and summer residences. The
Church Of Rome already occupies the
field. ana there is great need of the
pure teachings of the Church there IN
this essentially missionary territory,
Desiring to draw the attention OF
the Church people in the city OF Bal
timore and others to this neg Iected
portion of the Diocese, within a radius
Of fifty miles of that city, trust that
God will put it in the heart of all
persons whom this appeal may meet,
to respond lihcrally to this effort to
develop the true missionary character
of the Church. ] beg leave TO refer
to the 1T. Rev. the Bishop and As>is-
tant Bishop of Maryland, Rev. Dr.
Leeds, Rev. DR.. Dudley, Rev. Mr.
Eandol rh Rev Mr. Curtis, Rsv. Mr..
Rankin, Dr. 7. {. Williams, Hon.
VIM. Pinknev Whyte, Charles Mar
shall, Esq, Irving Kyscr, Esq, and
Robert Baldwin, ESQ., of Baltimore
rltN.
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Far the Cutorttn Clarion.


" III l., u / /, " L Ii " Nj T..
Nn L,,,,rop r,,v IN o,,o Of nv
],ta n,ners where the ponc has re.
crivrl presents to the amount of five
millions OF dollars; a certain good
hI'F'e" >>'',e" gives T-o''',T ~ '', ,
S,atas "t a,r. So,o 0nO What doe.
H.. pone want with 50 great amount
OF money in his old age, when there
y 50 n!'Iv objects OF charity IN boll'
1'''! ana I rance @ "I''1;,I ~. II" Ia; ;."'
v";rS h,. NOT a,n,,umtrd to one NOR.
taJ SIM that he might easy have done
in - wears: hnt as he is til" most
humane Pope The 'Mr'h ever ha'!
lie ma! n"e' IL TO r.! '"e N''''I' 8 ''i u
I's IlIi, h., ","' L !, S' w., 4' !'f',ny,n th1o al
,Le money in the world vv,.Il not J."
sufficient TO pray him out; 1t would
te Impossible tor hlm to get ont ana
'"'''l ~ N"'.''' ''' '','l ,'''', = ~
TII, / L,,a I,onn .n,r;,noI tl,,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-10-21

A FRANK REpLy.-It is said that
on 2 certain occasion Henry Ward
Beecher preached sermon on the in
justice of oblging men to work on
Sunday, The next day, while riding
down to Fulton FERRY, he entered
into conversation with q car driver
and asked him if he did not think
some plan might be adopted to dis,
pense with the need Of running the
cars all day Sunday. The driver, in
ignorance of his interrogatng friend
made a frank ueply: ',les sir,
think there might. Bat there's nc
hope of it so long as they keep that
Beeeher theatre open in Brooklyn
The cars have to run to accommodate
that"
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CLARION,
4 WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

A WEEKLY EWSPAPER
Containing carefully prepared abstract
of the News of the Day; Il Historical
sketch Of Past Eyclts in Frederick county;
Foreign and Domestic intelligence; Topics
Of the Times; carefully prepared Mark kr's;
items of Interest, political or otherwise :;
Local intelligence and Il rare selection of
Instructive Reading.
TERMS--Sl so in advance; So 90 at the
end Of The year,
s Single copics-5 cents.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Transient Advertisements to be paid for
Invariably in advance.
One Square, four insertions or less 81 80
each subsequent inSer. so
two months 90
three months: 80
six months : 90
one year w
Twelve lines constitute a square.
"a" 4 liberal deduction made to yearly
advertisers.
*x* Local or special notices fifteen cents
line.
JOB PRINTING executed with neat
ness and dispatch, and on liberal terms
Materials all new and a good impression
guaranteed.
lob Work-CASH ON DELIVERY.
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Female Picly.

The gem of all others which most
enriches the coronet of the ladv's
character, is unaffected piety. Ma
ture may lavish much on her person,
the encroachmrnt of her countenance,
the gracetulncsY of her mien, or tie
strength Of her intellect, vet her love-
lines. is uncrowned till piety throws
around the whole sweetness and
mower Of its charms. She then be-
comes unearthlv in her desires and
associations The spell which bound
her affections to things below, is
broken and she mounts on the silent
wings of hope and fancy to the habi-
tation of God, where ii is her delight
to hold communion with the spirits
that have been ransomed from the
thraldom of earth, and wreathed with
a garland Of glory.
Her beauty may throw its magical
charms over many; princes and con-
querers may bow with admiration at
the shrine Of her riches the sons of
science and poverty may embalm her
memory in history and in song; yet
piety must be her ornament and
pearl.
With such q treasure, every lofty
qualification on earth may be pur-
chased; friendship will be doubly
sweet; pain and sorrow shall lose
their sting, and the character will
possess price above rubies. Life
will be but a pleasant visit to earth
and death an entrance upon q joyful
and perpetual home.
Such is pietv. Like tender flow
er, planted in the fertile soil of wo-
man $ heart, it grows expanding in
foliage, and imparting its fragrance
all around, till transplanted, it is set
to bloom III perpetual vigor and un-
fading beauty in the paradise Of God.
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DO WELL.-We should always rest
satisfied with doing we'll, and lot
others talk of us as they please, for
they can do us no injury, although
they may think they have found a
flaw in our proceedings, and arc de-
terminod to rise on our downfall, or
profit by our injury.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-10-21

WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
The Williamsport (Md.) } Pilot,
l4th instant, asserts that "Mr. Bokee,
president of the Western Maryland
railroad, says that the appropriation
will be exhausted in constructing the
Owings' Mil end, and consequently
there will be no funds with which to
construct the Williamsport end" 1t
was at WilIiamsport that the railroad
was to connect with the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal coal trads.
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sayMlkmen ought to make good
lancing masters, they being adopts
n the use Of pumps,
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OTHERS SlNs.-Some folks are
prodigiously peniteut over other peo-
Piles sins, and seem to think they
kave special call to confess them
before the whole world, They will
gouge their brothers eyes out rather
than leave single blind mote in
them. At the same time they are
singularly blind respecting their own
ailings.
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ee.s~ Motto for ohoap boarding
looscs. no piece repeated
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-07-15

ln.rU BOIL .IHhhr. aIH TO-
aIl iuIs luifn1l prot ss i1 b.,
d'lHrl'' ibfsbo.ogI, IN nlht
and ti,n. salirtts. ard khsn Id
tumD- Il i -tufrs 9Th flshmo "a
logI's NJ such ~Ma.irrs ihs men
TONED .s tho first ~ ihi. article.
aud gets under man obligations to
a suu nj john llroEn the martyr
Tor receiving a hurth 81 grapes, or
some other goodies, and seems 10 be
mighty proud Ut Plymouth Rock
and the Mayhour Stock, which il
all right with the Scum OF New
Enkl'1i, hut any journal devoted
10 the study 1T man, that takes such
men As Sumner, Fred Douglass.
iiarrsan, tho fieechers and John
Brown To study, AMI set forth as
true types of American greatness,
would not, Improperly known, get
many subscribers in tho South OK,
cept Radicals and Scallawags.
LRONIDAS.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-07-15
Clubbing with Journuls.

BREcKiSRIbuE, TEXAS, July o, 1871,
To the Editor Of tho Dallas Herald
We hive little complaintto make
of you rs we'll as some other of our
democratic Southern papers. 1t is
this: That in clubbing with North
crn journals and recommending
them as fine literary periodicals, you
do not drop US hint that in them
are wont to appear many things cal
culated to unnccess woun ID
Southern ears. 1t may be that our
tympannums as we'll rs optics have
become morbidly sensitive, or that
it is presumed we have been in the
school of adversely and long-suffer-
ing till we have learned to accept
anything without complaint, and as
though it were part Of the ccre-
mony." But when We send North
with the expectation Of getting a
heightened literary periodical, and
it comes to us stuffed with fulsomo
eulogies of Sumner, Garrison, and
the Beechers, and many other such
lights, whose days have been spent
in crusade against us, and who cab
turn their eyes to Heaven and thank
God they are not like the poor rebel,
but have accumulated many green
backs and much househo Id an Id
kitchen furniture rs their part Of the
spoils, and will perhaps deign to al
lude to us as their conquered, recon-
structed states, as the English chin
ney-sweeps would allude TO their col
onies in America in the days Of
George the Third, with this differ
ence, however, the New England
cbimney-sweeps have and still hope
Ne better paid than the English |
were, we say we feei a
a little disagreeable. Bat may be
we hadn't Orter, as it may I've said
re ought to be better posted. But
i is Ike many other things, we /
earn all about il after we paw for il. I
an led to these remarks from
having obtained the chronological
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-07-15
J. Q. A. CARTER, ESQ,
Sherman, Texas.

Dr.. JOINS has closed his practice in Dal
las, having effected q number Of good cures
and performed several capital surgical op
erations, and gave good satisfaction. II,
has been induced 10 extend his tour as fol.
lows:
From Sherman, where no remains from
the 18th to the 18th Of July; at Bonhsm
from the 9th TO the 3lst Of July; at Paris
from The ] ct to the 9Th ofAugust; at Clarks-
vile from the eth 10 the 18Th Of August; Ai
Boston, Bowie county, from the l4th to the
2Oth Of August; Of Linden, Davis county,
from the 2lst TO the 18th Of August; at Dan
gerfeld, Titus county, from the 18th to the
27th Of August; At Mount Pleasant, Titus
county, from the 2sth 90 the 3lst Of August
NJ Quitmnn, Wood county, from the lst 10
the 4th Of September; ct Gilmer, Upshur
county, from the 5th 10 the IOth Of Septem-
Der; at Tyler, Smith county, fs0m the llth
to the 18th Of September; at Dongview-
from the 18Th 10 the ooh Of September; and
this finishes Dr. Jones practice IN Texas
for this season 4iZE-
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-07-15

to- We wcald call the attention Of our
readers, particularly along the route Il
jefferson, to tho proceedings Of railread
meeting In another column. We were
pleased to see 80 strong AZ interest mani
tested in the Central MS wei, ~ 'hc South
crn Pacific. The speakers declared tina
the citizens would do all they k.2 promised
these Corporations upon their fulfilling thu
conditions upon which the donations were
promised. The construction OF the "Jef
ferson, Dallas and Wichita Rti!roai' would
bring an immense amount Of business, par
ticularly TO the Texas Central Road, as i
would bring down 10 tho city Of Dalla'
vast quantities of coal and copper, 10 say
nothing Of the more precious metals with
which the Wichita country Of Red River
abounds. We hspe to see Jefferson ant
the counties along the proposed line wake
up to their interest and 60 to work in gooC
earnest.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-07-15

rf.s.. Ir af ns'fff.t fsfl
It 'sF .tI H. r''Ia fs4f sis.s
Haf tf r.sl. $50 r.rfI .r fftHh.
nsHs.i 30 i'i tr.f ias Its..isa sfiI
Usif 10 sisif srl sit rIfi.esiiug
iaff ffrsus .p ils sari si.isu ihai ihs
tstfs'iiil &C. iislsi,u iulsi afffs,sHis
- ihs l,aaF'as nill fss tsraus f. lss sui
Is ~ 10 voted uIau ~ ths frst Fsusral
sisstisn. ~hish 10 b. Supposed sill take
place s.ms lime iufiFg ne souing fall.
The nailsiiu rass sa ~ g. 10 say We
lately treated Ibis .ulJt5i from an Aei II
tho Legislators 30 sss Publ'shsl 10 one Il
the official organs ii the state We wsTs
net certain ,'rs al passed the Legislature,
but ihquiTsdof Representative r!umly, who
iAfoTmsl rs il vas passed,
OaF isfFmaIion, aud se are satisfied IL
is ss-rssl, is that the bill mentioned never
vas acted Un ia the Senate amer IL vas
rsgsrlsI by the Joint Select Committee Of
The Senate anil House, II Was made the
order oi the day for certain day, but as
Senator Douglas Was sick on that day, il
va. postponed, and never esllsl up ag-iH
lurius the session,
In the meaEtime, GEolleF piyisiuE blll
was offered in the lIo"ss by Mr, Robinson,
u noNie, making difiercEI lines, forming
State OF North Texas, and dividing the
rest Of the state is,o two more States, ma
king the coloF,lo river the dividing line
between lke,~s last States, This Bill, We
learn, was more popular In the House
than ;lN hri, but had not strength
enough to be called up on a susPsn'
sios OF the rules, Hence, Il never got
rs second reading, and as II had elect
uary killed Douglas bill, IL was not pres
sed. .Nsiihu Of The Li' setr became laTr
and The Gsirsston papu' arc d'eu'''"s d
natter which I, act before hr people st TIA
time, whether We have an election OF not
We may add, there is a constitutional
provision for vote TO be taken at the first
general election on the permanent location
OF the capital, aud this may have given
rise to the runner Of o ycte to be taken on
Division.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-07-15

THE WAsnISGrOS County FAIR closed
od the LIST inst, OF tho fnir grounds ct the
association ut Brennan. Tho fair WAS an
entire success financially, snd the Gssocia-
ton, says the correspondent of the Gal
weston News, is placed Beyond tho position
of debtors. On the last day, during the
reading of the awards, j. was announced
that baby show, with u committee OF i've
bachclcrs-(W What DO bachelors know about
children ?)-wOuld DO held in the hall at
% o'clock Pm. Instantly there was iut-
ter among the ladies-a general rush for
ebony nurses, orders for we'll dressed,
chubby faced babies, md then attention to
the reading Of the awards, which was con.
cluded at noon.
As had been announced, the baby show
was the next thing on the bills, and when
the hour approached, quite crowd col
lccted near tho Ladies IIandiwork DE.
partment.
The committee of five bachelors, Il. G.
Simpson, Gen. Lily, d. Richardson, junior,
Ray Phillips, and G.. j. Miller, gathered
in the grove.
The chairman ordered the secretary to
read the report, which was rs follows:
awe, the committee selected to examine
the babies brought for show to the Wash
ington County Fair, beg leave to report
prizes, LIST, to Dewitt Tracy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. II. Tracy, of Galveston, and