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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
An Eagles Struggle with q girl.
+ From the Jacksonville (Ala. Republican,

On Saturday, the Sd inst, a girl
named Elizabeth Moore, daughter of
Albert Moore, living in the north
east corner of Cleburne county, was
returning home from a neighbor's
house, wither she had been sent on
an erradd, when she felt something
heavy strike upon her shoulder, and
the next instant she was borne to the
ground. She says that her first i'm
preston was that she had been siezed
by panther or some other wild
beast, but soon felt the talons Of what
proved to be an eagle clutching her
sides and arms, laceratlng the fIesh
in a fearful manner, and with ats beak
pecking her on the head she was
dragged some distance on the ground.
Pretty soon the eagle, having secur.
ed his prize. with claws and bill firm
ly fixed, raised her from the ground,
and sailed along at from three TO
four feet above the earth for some
distance. Occasionally she was drop
ped on the ground, but the eagle
would as often raise her again, max
ing new and serious wounds with his
talons in her body and his beak in
her head, till at last lie reached the
the height of ten feet, and attempt
ed to light on the limb of a red oak
tree on the roadside, when his hold
again gave way and the girl fell to
the earth seriously stunned and hurt.
She was unconscious for atine, then
clambercd over the fence near by into
her fathers orchard and began ma
king the best Of her way to the house,
near which she WAS met by her
mother, who had been attracted by
her screams, and was fastening to her
relief. The most remarkable part Of
the matter is that the girl did not
see the eagle at all. A shawl which
had been securely fastened about her
head, SO as to project over her face,
hid her rude antagonist from her
view. The track along which she was
dragged, however, was plainly visl'
bic in the road. The girl Elizabeth
is fourteen years Of age, and weighs
between eighty and ninety pounds.
The eagle has Leen twice seen since
by the hunters, who are making every
effort to kill or capture him.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
Ought Girls to Court.

We have often thought (for editors
never speak from experience) that a
young fellow must have good stock
of assurance-nay, Of downright i'm
pudenee--to go through the ticklish,
terrible, torturing ordeal Of regular
courtship. He has not only to run
the gsunset Of gossiping young ladies;
to be talked of, and to be the mark Of
watchful observations, for the whole
neighborhood in which fair ones re-
side. Nor is this all. If his address
ses are only acceptablet to one member
the depository Of the garnered up love
of whole life, he is sure to meet the
savage brothers, and is just as sure to
encounter other equally tfattering
manifestations Of paternal opposition.
Now, this is all wrong. The exchang-
es should be more equalized; and some
are sanguine enough to believe that
the day is not far distant when they
will be equalized; when we shall hear
Of young ladies paying their addresses
to young gentlemen, visiting them
nightly at their houses, inviting them
to ride, to walk, dance, to sing, to eat
ice cream, and as matters are brought
to an interesting crisis, popping the
question" itself.
All! what delightful thing it
would be, AurriedIy waiting in your
sparlor, carefully brushed and
to be courted. 10 be ten
derly started At night after night, by
girl after girl; to have ones brown,
rough hand occasionally squeezed, and
TO have ones waist delicately encom-
passed (of course ON Y after the Zen
gagement") by some Of the most deli
,ately tapering arms in the world
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
Mrs. skinner on WOman's Rights.

Miss President-I am here to day
for tho purpose Of discussing woman's s
rights.
As success, man is a failure, and
/ bless my stars that my mother was a
woman.
| not only maintain these princi-
Piles, but maintain shiftless husband
besides.
They say man was created first
S'posin he was, Amt first expert
lnents always failures?
The only decent thing about him
was rib, and that went to something
better.
And then they threw it into our
faces about Eve taking an apple.
I'll bet five dollars that Adam boos-
ted her up the tree, and only gave
her the core.
And what did he do when he was
found out?
True to his masculine instincts; he
sneaked behind Ewes Grccian bend
and said:
"Twa' mt me-'twas her. And wo-
man hrs had to father everything
mean since-and mother it, tool
What we want is the ballot; and the
ballot we're bound to have, if we let
down our back hair and swim in a
sanguinary.
Bring up your little daughters to
love and caress the ballot, and when
they are old and scrawney, they will
not part from it.
Teach them that man occupies no
position that woman cannot fill
even pair of pants.
Teach them that without the ballot
woman is simply cooking and wash
ing machine; that with it she can just
rule her little roost.
Give EN- little ballots to play with.
We have plenty of ballet girls, but
what we want is ballot women.
The male creature now sitting on
this platform, whom the law compels
me to call husband, says l have got
ballot on the brain.
He says l sleep with ballot under
my pillow, and dream that l am COM
mander-in-chief Of large army Of
ballots, and am cleaning out every
thing that looks like the male sex while
the band plays:
"See the conquering hero cometh!'
Such remarks show that man was
created lower than the beast of the
sea, the carrion of the air, or the rLi-
noceros upon the pralries.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
What becomes of Editors.

What becomes of the editorsp =
That's what we'd like to knowr
They do heap of good on earth
And to heaven ought TO 20;
But something seems to tell US ..~
They are peculiar set,
And in the great hereafter
Will bc left out in the wet"
We've been thinking this question evet.
Aud it troubles US heap, tt.,, 3& e1-.
It comes to us in the daytime
And with dreams disturbs our sleeps
But the more we con the question,
The deeper it seemsto get; ''' -!
And brings us to this conclusion
They'll be left out in the wet" :
Now reason to yourse.fa a moment;
Would it do to let them in !? '--.'.
Wouldn't they 90 to interviewing,
And discussing everything?'
Wouldn't they have two parties, .
And hobby, too, to pet? .
That thing would never do up therc!--
They'll be left out in the wet"
It's very well to smile, sir,
And say, your head amt level"
But did you ever know an editor
That didn't keep "devil?'
You don't suppose for moment
: That he in there could get,
And be a yelling copy
They'll be left out in the wet"
There's one more point we'll mention
We hope you won't get offended
But it's currently reported"
That the "frec list is suspended"
Now did you ever know an editor
That has "pulled his weasel yet?
They're not going to do it there
They'll stay "out in the wet"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
Lovers Going Down the Ohio.
From Deacon Richard Smiths Cincinnati
'''" - f'~. Gazetfe. -.- "-~

Lovers Going down CAc VnIO'
From Deacon Richard Smiths Cincinnati
'-.'~ Gazette. -.- ."-~ VI.
Near me are seated pair Of lovers.
The sun is bright, and softly the
Southern breeze floats over the broad
surface Of the mighty stream. The
young lady, a lovely brunette, is busy
with some worsted :. work, and the
gentlemen, q romantic youth of some
twerty summers, is reading:
Far down the beautiful river
Past the Ohio shore, and past the mouth
of the Wabash, -.
Into the golden stream Of the broad and
swift Mississippi,
Floated cumbrous boat, that was rowed
by Arcadian boatmen. go
These are a happy pair indeed.
They are totally unconscious of any
presence except their own. They
hear no one, see no oke, except them
selves. She sings to him in the
cabin, and hundred listeners hang
upon hor lovely voice; he reads to her
in the cabin or on the guards, surroun-
ded, may be, by an appreciative audi
enco, but they might as well be IN
Halifax they are in oblivion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
Edwin Booths Failure.

The failure of Edwin Booth, and
the exposure Of his private affairs in
4 court Of bankruptcy, are exciting a
good deal of conmisseration for the
popular tragedian. His liabilities
are $204, 900 and his assets So, 1000
The Zig theatre swamped him. 1t is
the most costly dramatic temple on
the continent, and it is ranked by only
two or three in the world. Including
the ground, nearly million dollars
have been spent on it. Unfortunate
ly it was not built with q view Of
bringing in an income Cndependent
Of that from the part devoted to the
thcatre) from Offices and stores. The
success, of the varied, sometimes busl-
ness has been done ut loss.
Booth has been working like a
Trojan outside, starring all over the
country at 81 900 per night, and try
ing to pay off the mortgage, but the
elephant has become too heavy fox
him to carry any longer, and he turns
to bankruptcy for relief. 1t is too
bad, for we had hoped that, under
his auspices, the Legitimate drama
would find permanent home in New
York. The report is that Jarrett
and Palmer, of Niblo's and "Black
Cool" fame, are negotiating for a
lease of the house. Thea goodbye
Shakespeare at Booth 's-routed from
his last stronghold by the legitimate
drama.
Mr.. Booth resides in an elegantly
furnished suite of rooms in his theatre
building. His wife, formerly Miss
McNicker, Of Chicago, daughter Of a
we'll l-known Western theatre man.
ager, is a cultivated and pleasant, lit
tie lady. There is but one child to
this union, Booth is very retired in
his habits, goes little into society,
belongs to no clubs. and sees only q
few intimate friends at Ills home. The
tragedy of Ford's theatre IN w ashlng-
ton is the shadow upon his life.
He smokes pipe inlaid with strong
Virginia tobacco from the rising of
the sun till bedtime, and studies in
room covered with mirrors running
to the ceiling, before which be. works
out every gesture and expression to
be used in his presentations. The
loss of the magnificent theatre will
not discourage the favorite' actor,
however. AS long as he has health
he can earn from fifty thousand to
seventy-fve thousand dollars per an
num-, His terms are fifty per cent,
Of the gross receipts, and, with the
possible exception of Jefferson, he is
the best drawing star in America.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28

FALLEN MAN AND WoMAN.-Man,
sunk below his natural level, hates
and effects to despise the hight where
he has walked. Woman, fallen from
her fair estate, looks ever back to it
with longing and regretful eyes. He
proclaims himself not worse than his
fellows; endeavors to pull those above
him down to his fiat. She admits her
fault; deplores it; is glad there are
women so much better and more for
tunate than she; strives to have hope
for the future, and listens with boun-
ding blood to every voice that brings
back to her the spotless past. New
er does she quite renounce morality;
humanity claims her to the last. Mis-
cradle, down-trodden, wholly forsaken
she looks up from the dross and the
mire and hears the lark Of her love,
singing at the gates Of heaven.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28

The names of the battles of the
revolution do not appear on the regl.
mental flags of England. ,
Nothing, Boston paper declares,
will kill man as quick as hiskey.
The Boston paper has never been
nominated, We SUPPOSE for chief
justice.
The Captain General Of Cuba called
upon the slave-owners for one slave in
every 100 for military service.
When sleighing is $40 an hour, it
is best to obey the Scriptural injunc-
ton, and sleigh not at all.
Washington Star.
The ladies, God bless EN- wear so
many bugles on their dresses that we
fear overtures from them.
RHsburg Commercial,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
"CATOCTIN CLARION
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER


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Of the News of the Day; Historical
sketch Of Past Events In Frederick county;
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items Of Interest, political or otherwise; !;
local Intelligence, and q rare selection OF
instructive Reading. -
TE2MA o. 20 in advance; $2 90 At the
,, end VI the year. s., =,
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g. two months y: =: 30
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Twelve lines constitute square
w A liberal deduction made to yearly
advertisers.
~ Local or special notices Ten cents
line.
JOB PRINTING executed with neat
ness and dispatch, and on liberal terms
Materials all new and good impression
GUARANTEED.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
Can anybody give reason-w

Can anybody give reason-we
mean reasonable reason-why the
military force to keep the Indians of
the West in order should be any lar
ger in the year 1874 than was found
necessary in 1860? Our Western
settlements are a great deal stronger
now than they were then; the Pa
cifc railroads have broken the In
dians in two and rendered it impos-
sible for them to co nbine now as they,
might have done then; and at that
time ten thousand soldiers were am
pie for every purpose. Why are
they not enough now?
The difference between the cost of
our present army and the cost of
one of ten thousand men. will not be
less than twenty millions Of dollars a
year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
Look Here, Friends

VJNHE subscriber has just opened in his
l. New Brick House, near tue Engine
House, on Emmitsburg street, NEW
STORE, where he will sell CIRQUE
lkIES, snch as Sugar Coffee, Molasscs,
Tea, Spices Salt, Pepper, etc. on pleasing
terms, the lowest cash prices. Also full
supply of choice CONFECTIONERY, to
which he particularly invites tho attention
of families, young ladies and gentlemen.
On next Saturday. the 22d instant, he
will open an OYS TER SALOON, and
keep on hand during the season FRESH
OYSTERS, served up IN style to please
the fancy and tickle the palate. lie ir
yites his friends in town and country to
give him a call. He will strive to please
all who may come.
nov 15-2m JOHN LOl1R.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
AGENTS WANTED
For the New Book
LIFE AND ADVENTURES Of
KIT CARSON,

A 8 detailed by his comrade and friend,
IA De Witt Clinton Peters, Bvt. Lieut..
Colonel and Surgeon U. S. A., from facts
dictated by himself. This is the only true
and Authentic Life of Americas greatest
HUNTER, TRAPPER, SCOUT AND
GUIDE ever published. 1t contains full
and complete descriptions of the Indian
Tribes and Customs of the great EAR
WEST, as seen by Kit Carson, who lived
among them all his life 1t gives full, re-
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MODOC WAR AS work Of HlSTOR-
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at once.
DUSTIN, GILMAN d CO.,
Jan. 1O-3mos Hartford, Conn.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28

When a bit of ostrich feather is
found by a wife in her husbands
beard no one can blame her for being
down on him.
A Western paper is dead. In its
last gasp it family whispered, 1.-TWO
hundred subscribers, and only thirty
one of them paid up"
An embryo poet, who is certainly a
close observer of human nature, re-
marks: "Time marches on with the
slow, measured tread Of a man work
ing by the day
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
Bridge Notice.

Notice is hereby given that we the un-
e,er.igncd, will make application to the
County Commissioners of Frederick coun-
fy, after thirty days from the date hereof,
Cor the purpose of Building a Bridge across
the Monocacy at SELLS FORD, on the
public road leading from Emmitsbnrg, in
Frederick County, to Harney, in Carroll
County. Said Bridge to be built by Fred
crick county and Carroll county, Jointly.
WILLIAM GILLELAN,
HENRY EYLER,
JUDSON HILL,
Feb. 145w and others.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
A HOUSE AND LOT IN GRACE
HAM FOR SALE.

VJTANTED u purchaser for my prop
w erty, House and Lot in Graccham
l,isat.o story and half front and IL back
building tw" stories The lot contains !
of all acre, filled viii, choice variety of
fruit, with a we'll Of good water nrsr the
back door This would be a suitable place
for timer, stove dealer or Furniture
Shop, AS there is none in the place. The
advertiser will sell cheap for CASH. For
further information address the subscriber
at Graccham.
The subscriber still continues to
weave coverlets and carpets in the
best style.
EUGENE J. GERNAND.
Jan 17.4w
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28

MARYLAND s1ANEsD TWINS.
Last Wednesday night, at Toba:co-
stick norch ester county, Ml,, Mary
Travers, wife Of Thomas 'Hrayetrs,
colored, gave birth to female twins
something like the Siamese pair.
They were united by flesh band
from the lower part of the breast
bone to the abdomen, and face to
face. One was born dead, the other
lived few minutes, and had its arm
around the dead ones neck. Dr..
Benjamin Smith has bought and pre-
served the bodies.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28

nea- Dayton, Ohio, with a popula-
ton of $4,000, has 500 bar-rooms,
and consumes $2,O00,O0O in liquors
annually. Milwaukee has ESQ liquor
saloons, and population of 7l,44O,
Chicago, with a population of 59S,
977, supports 1900 bar-rooms; and
New York sustains 1000, with q
population of942,OO0. That's to say,
New York supports one bar-room to
every 255 inhabitants; Chicago, one
to every 10; Milwaukee, one to every
lO5, and Dayton, one to every Sc.
Dayton has thus the inestimable
privilege Of being first in this Roll of
Dishonor, and, as she spends $2,OOO,-
600 every year to retain it, We hope
she gets the worth Of her money. In
Milwaukee, it is estimated that one
twentieth of the entire population are
engaged in her liquor saloons, while
in Dayton the money value Of the
consumption of whiskeys, malt liq-
uors and tobacco. amounts to five
times that of bread.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28

Some modisto should get up tenn
perauce praying costumes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28

Breach Of good manners-For ruin
to stare you IL the face.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
MORE New GOODS!
AT THE
NEW STORE,

South Water Street, a..
MeclIanicstown, Md.
DECEMBER Is, 1878.
COME ONE, COME ALL!
And see for Yourselves
4 ND be convinced that We have the
IA finest, incest and cheapest SHOES
ever offered in this market.
CONSISTING IN PART Of
Ladies Oil dressed Cater But Boot;
DO ditto do Polish do do
DO ditto French Kid do do
DO ditto Glove Kid But Boot;
Misses Oil dressed Goat But Boot;
DO ditto Polished But Boot;
Childrens' Ditto Ditto
DO Pcbhcd Goat Polished but boot;
DO Cater Silver Tipped polish do
DO Glove Kid but Boot, &c, &c.
All of which we will sell at prices to
puit the times Terms-CASII!
dee 2O.4w J. J. HENSHAW.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-02-28
A New Hampshire Hero.

There is true hero living at North
Boscawen, N. H., and his name is
Jonathan Plummer. 1t will be re-
membered that in the summer of
1871 an old building at that place
suddenly settled, and one corner Of it
swayed over on the railroad track.
The passenger train was due in few
minutes, and this Mr.. Plummer, a
young and active trackman, discover
ing the danger, promptly seized an
axe and cut off a post Of the building
in order to swing the structure from
the track. He accomplished his pur-
pose, endeavored to leap from his
dangerous position, but was crushed
and mingled in the ruins. In mo-
ment the train, behind time, swept
by with its passengers in safety. The
brave section man was found terribly
injured in his spinal column and low
er limbs, and to this day has never
been able to leave his bed. The rail
road company has furnished a cot
tage at North Boscawen for himself
and wife, and continue him at half
pay upon the section-roll. Mr.. Plum
mer is free from pain, only a small
part of the time, but in his misfortune
he exhibits q patience and cheerful
ness that stamp him with the highest
nobility. Boston JoWw0I
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28

According to South Carolina papers the
colonization of South Carolina by the foreign
element continues. During the past year the
State immigration Society has settled several
hundred families, and on Friday last another
Colony of forty English, Scotch and Germans
arrived in the State The colouists are me-
chanics and agricutur:sts and enter the State
with ample means to begin life. Other large
parties are now being collected IN Eng
land and Scotland, to follow these and from
present appearances, there will be large i'm
migration of valuable people to South Carolina
10 very short time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY ........................JUL1 2S, 1874
At the session of the French Assembly yes

At the session of the Frepch Assembly yes
terday the benches Of the Right were well hlled
the absent members having nearly all returned.
The Committee on Parliamentary Initiative
made its report on the resolution for dlssolu-
tiup. recommending that the Assembly proceed
to constitute the Government or dissolve. AT
ter a scene of intense excitement debate was
adjourned till Wednesday. 1t is anticipated
that the consideration of the Budget will oc-
cupy the Assembly until August s, about which
time the House will adjourn until November
Is. The interval will be shorter than was ex-
pected, because the Conservatives fear long
recess will incline the Left Center to support
dissolution. The Deputies 10 favor OF dlsso 'u-
ton are confident of success after the recess,
and believe their opponents will have bare
majority on Wednesday when the resolution
comes to vote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28

The committee of the London Agricultural
Laborers Union have adopted resolution de.
claring: ''As we are not justified 10 appealing
to the public for support for the locked-cut la
borers in the Eastern counties during the har-
vest, therefore we offer them the alternative Of
emigrating or depending on their own resour-
crs." The committee is negotiating for other
terms of emigration to Canada.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28
FED.

On Monday, July ~, 1874, at o'clock p m,
SAMUEL BEACH, aged sixty years ard eight
months. 10" His funeral services will take place
~ hi: late residence, No rs Princess street, on
tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, nj h"lt-pn$t
four o'clock. His friends and acquaintance are
invited TO attend.
In Warrenton, on the Eth. PRENTISS, in
FAINT sen of Col. john ). and Mrs. Pauline Mos.
by, aged II months.
At the residence of his father, near Salem,
Fauquicr county, on the 18th inst, K BEET,
fourth son Of Thomas A. Rector, aged about -
yc:rs.
At Oak Hill, Fauqucr county. on the 10th in
slant, alter short illness, LIZZIE, beloved
wife OF Carries n kc:auvrc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28

Some excitement was created 10 Memphis,
yesterday, by the appearance Of an extra pur-
porting to be a confession Of Henry Ward
Beecher, admitting his guilt Of the charges
made by Tlton, aud attempting to defend his
action FROM Biblical standpoint. The article
was well written, and thousands of extras were
sold before the deception was discovered. a
number of newsboys were arrested for selling
them, ard the police are trying to hnd the
onrhor