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NAN IN TIE RAW.

Let us take a bird s eye view Of the
men as We now find them-men with
their noble passions their promi
nent qualifications. What is their
love? Egoti&m. Their hetoism?
British dare-leyilism Their clever
ness? Imaginary. Their VOWS Of
love? Perjury. Their faith and
hlelity2 A broken reed. And
where they are to settle household
accounts. Generous towards girls
young, inexperienced chits.-Seyere
judges Of mora!s-toward their wives.
Full Of dcvotion-toward pretty
house, nurse and waiter girls. They
tenderly care for their horses, dogs,
&C., and are amiable everywhere but
at home. The married man can be
classified as
Henpickel,
Sour and glummy,
Rakes,
Tyants,
Every day people, thirteen to a
dozen.
Conceited jackanapes,
simpletons and
Paul Prys.
Men are like scarecrows-they are
found on forbidden grounds. They
are lik, bees, they hum about and
surround the most ravishing flowers,
taste their sweets and fly away
Men are like swallows, they often
seek the dirticst corners to build their
nests. They are like California gold
sought after in places where they are
not found, and found where nobody
would suspect them to be.-Like
organs their tenderest notes are
nothing but wind. Like cigars, more
smoke than fire. 1t would be easy to
continue, but | desist, in the hope
that have said enough. to warn my
inexperienced sisters. Beware Of
them, or rather initiate one who
knows, and make them beware of
YOU.
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4 SALT LAKE, RON4NCE

The harem Of Brigham Young, Jr.
has been invaded by an ungodIy Gen
tile, who wooed, won and has we'd the
eldest daughter Of the coming proph-
ct. 1t was \ genuine elopement, at
tended with all the usual daring,
danger, love and no nance that char
acterize such affairs. Desperate lover,
heart!ess and cruel dad, wretchcd
mother, ana "n5ry brother astonish-
ed friends and disappointed boanx,
all figure in TIE drama like the char
acters Of sensational novel. On the
whole, it is the most romantic elope-
ment that has ever taken place in Salt
Lake, and the fact that the young
lady is the granddaughter Of King
Brigham and the lover Gentle, the
son Of Captain Hopkins, entities it to
more than ordinary notice, and Will
give it a worldwide notoriety.
The circumstances are simply q
repetition of the old, old love story.
More than three years ago Charles
r. Hopkins met and fell IN love with
Miss Alice S. Young, the eldest
daughter Of Brigham, Jr. The at
tachment became mutual, and the
Young gentleman waited upon his
lady love for several months, but
against the will and consent Of her
parents. The game grew hotter in
fact it became evident to the young
lady's dad that the lovers were in
earnest, and that if some hing were
not done, and that too suddenly, he
would have wedding in his family.
The young gentleman was therefore
forbidden the house by the irate
father, who laid such an in junction
upon the suitor to stay away that it
was positively unsafe for him to disc.
boy the mandate of the Lord s anoint-
ed.
Every means was then employed
to prevent the young lady from see
ing her love. She was taken with
the lignitaries of the priesthood on
missions from palce to place, with the
intention of diyerting her mind, and,
| if possible, to ALLEVIATE her affection
for her lover, at least to bring her in
contact with other young Mormons,
some one Of whom it was hoped sne
might learn to smile upoA. Finally
a Mormon, nevertheless an intelli
gent young man, scarcely Of her own
age, addressed himself to her good
sraces, and to all human appearances
became the favored lover.
His love was genuine, and, it is
said, at times became overpowering.
He waited upon her most devotedly
until almost the very hour that she
danced away with the other fellow,
and for the past two years Briggy has
looked upou Iiu az The aayio, Of his
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CHI RC HES.

.Me.1o9.a Episcopal Rev. Geo. L. &ayl-
well pastor. Sabbath school at 4. ~. 4
W. Stocisdalc, Supt.
Lutheran--Roy J. -S0mcrs, pastor. Saw
bath school at O'Clock p II. Jos Il. " eli.
stcr, SUP.
Tmted Brfthrn--Rev. + p. Fink, ras
tor. Sabbath school At /! o'clock; W. l..
Martin, Supe intcnlcnt
.nousin" l.. p. Clcwcll, pastor
Sabbath school ats O'Clock; James Cree
ger, Superintendent.
Protestant EiHscoptel--Rev. kilgour' Las.
tor.
Roman Cathdl,c- -.Rcv, Father William
Hill.
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Selected Horhu.
LITTLE FEET.

In caotlc hall or cottage homes,
Wherever guilelcss childhood roams,
Oh, there is nothing half so sweet
AS busy tread Of little feet.
The signing breeze, the oceans roar,
The purling rill, the organs power,
All stir the soul, but none so deep
AS tiny tread Of little feet.
Wien forth we 60 ut early morn,
To meet the world and brave its scorn,
Adown the garden walk SO neat,
We see the prints of little feet
At eve, when homcward we repair,
With aching limb and brow of care,
The voices sing out clear and sweet,
Then comes the rush Of little feet.
The knives are lost, the dishes stray,
The tools are spirited away,
And when we go the lost to seek,
We take the trail of little feet.
But when the angel Death hath come,
And calls these tlowcrcts from our home
Oppressive silence reigns complete;
We miss the sound of little feet.
Then tools arc safe, no dishes stray,
No doors go slammng all the day;
But oh 'twould give US pleasure sweet
To hear again those noisy feet.
Sof, night has come, all arc asleep:
Yes, all but me, vigil keep;
Hush, hush, my heart, and cease TO
beat.
Was that the step of little feet.
Yes, mother, twas the soitened tread
OF him you miss and mourn as dead
And often in your sweetest sleep
You'll dream of hearing little feet.
And when this pilgrimage is DER,
And YOU approach that blisstul shore:
The first to run, your soul to greet,
Will be your daring's little feet.
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NECIlASECSTOWN.

Bvry,ss-D: =. Firor,
C,nmss '7pfrs-Joshua Stokes, Geo. W.
Foreman, Elralnas .,nders, f. l.. Beblitz
(2erk-E. H. Bobhtz.
T1r William Lydie.
Io.traas.er-.John Root.
faasta6lIs 81. wlteo Wacs4he ana John
A. Rcnner.
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FACTS AND .F1NCZES.

Next to an oyster-the shell.
Always operating for rise--emet-
les.
Poor bread makers-average dough-
mestics.
Always happy to meet his GUS
tomers-the butcher.
Love is like battle-when it comes
to an engagement.
Though her own, yet wont own it
a woman's age.
Which is the coldest seat in street
car? The one nearest the Pole.
What is the right kind Of timber
for castle in the air? A sunbeam.
When can a lamp be said to be in
a bad temper? When it is put out.
When is an umbrella like person
convalescent? When is is recovered.
Why is the letter G like matrimo-
ny? Because it is the end OF court
ing.
Which is the most celestial part Of
the British Empire? The Isle Of
Skye.
What throat Is the best for singer
to reach high notes with? A soar
throat.
A Western man says that figures
won't lie unless they happen to be on
gas meter.
Why does a sailor know that there
is man in the moon? Because he's
been to sea.
Why is a horse the most miserable
Of animals ? Because his thoughts
are always on the rack.
What should you do if you split
your sides with laughter? Run till
you get stitch in them.
Why does a widow feel her bereav-
ment less when she wears corsets p
Because she is solaced.
Why should it be easy to break in
to an old man house? Because his
gait is broken and his locks are few.
Why is talkative young man like
a young pig? Because, if he lives,
he is likely to become great bore.
They have got SO now that they
blow up whales with torpedoes, and
it won't be long before the women
will get hold of the Invention and
scatter an intoxicated husband all
over the ceiling.
A few days since man convicted
of drunkenness stood up before his
honor at the police court, and his hon
or said, in his slow, solemn way, "lll
give you $40 or thirty days. "Well,
I'll take the $40, squire" said the
fellow.
How much Go you ask for that
there velvet by the yard said Mrs.
Rural at Stewards the other day.
That, madam, said the clerk, holding
it up, is nine dollars, formerly sold at
fourteen. Thought so, said Mrs. Ru-
raj, now where's them six cent cali
Goes | seed advertised in ther paper.
Pound sociabilities, where every
body sent in a nornd Of something or
other, were recently all the rage
among The colorel people Of a village
near Cleveland, Ohio, until some das-
tardly villain one evening sent in
pound Of dynamite, and then, for feat
some Dina-might bchlowel ur, they
adjourned SINE die,
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SOCIETIES.

A.F. and 4. H., No. 155--heets ever
second and fourth Monday i'll each month
Van B. Oslcr, Secretary.
X. Of p. No. -G7-Icct every Frida,,
night. Il. of II. e. s C. llaman.
l. Q. Of O Il, "a 46-Meet every
Thursday night. JOHN Landers, Sec'y.
.Mechan,cSto,rA -Nule and Ftmale Semfl-
ary-Rev Victor Miller, Principal; Chas.
T. Cassell, Secretary.
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GODS La MPS.

I know the sweetest little girl,
Her name is Minnie Bell,
And all the funny things she says
/ can't begin to tell.
One night as wide awake she lay,
Upon her little bed,
She watched the bright and tw inkling
stars
So far above her head.
Awhile she gazcd, her hazel eyes
Full of ar eager Why?
Then said, Mamma" is those Gods
lamps,
Way up there in the sky?'
Mamma said "Yes,' and then forgot
Her dsrling's question queer,
Until one night the sky was dark,
Nor did \ star appear.
At the black clouds our Minnie looked
Awhile in wondering doubt;
Then said, II guess Gods gone 10
His lamps is all put out"
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A man was Indignantly exclaiming
that his knife had been stolen, when
at last one Of his neighbors, whose
garden had been raAed a short time
previous, said to him II found Your
knife among my cabbases; how c'me
it there o. lne man va: struck quite
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-03-10

In SNORT, IL became generally 10 oe
regarded fact that Miss Alice and
her new lover were engaged to be
married, and it is not improbable that
he, as we'll as her parents, were hap
py in such a belief. She would go
to balls and places Of amusement with
him, and by prearrangement would
there meet Hopkins, but with such
adroitness were these meetings con-
Quoted that her most intimate friends
even did not dream of the matrimo-
nial conspiracy in progress. Other
and clanlestine meetings were had
from time to time, and an epistolary
correspondence maintained without
detection between her and her old
flame.
The day was set, and the marriage
was to take place Immediately after
the elopement, which was to be
made next month. One day last week
she sent word to Hopkins that her
father was about to send her to st.
George, where she would be compel
led to stay, she knew not how long,
and with not the shadow Of hope
for an escape. Accordingly it was
ar ,anged for her to flee from the ha-
rem, be welded and 90 home with her
lover. A mutual friend had been Ia
ken into the p!o. and to him was left
the conduct Of affairs.
The young man WHO was to aid in
the escape, accompanied by Mr.. Hop
kins, drove to the residence Of the
young lady, the "White house on
the hill, but found all the gates of the
great stone wall securely locked, and
the girl nowhere to be seen. On the
=
following day it was ascertainod that
the prophet was holding secret con.
claye in his shool house, within the
same enclosure 'ha' A''ee '''e"' ana
the gates had therefore been closed to
exclude i"'F"oerS' "'"'F'nore' l"e
Young man VINO ""u o's'' wasting "'S
"lIe''i'''s o'' '''' w W. VIC '"s, WV
years mao dropped III 70 Seen' 'Ne
evening"
lIahs were "7"i" "'J"''''' an" -
be executed on N''''"y "'@"V '2''
was to sm1ssIe hef cIo'n'"S out o' ''e
honse ana place 1t 0n'er aeS'SA@'eu
tree IN the yaf'' where 'he young
men We're TO 80 at SIX CLOCK al" take
II away an" '"o ho"IS I"'el - 'o'
'Ae young H'uy Ae'Se''' AV '''e Il!
pointed Aoaf 'At| went VIII" II9"'
yehlcIe 10 The 'front.' gate OF Tue Prince
and While one heIu 'ne h'r"eS V"e
other proceeded 10 lo"u III '"' Sl'' 5
personal eEec's, IN 'ne nean"nlIe
keeping MS p1Slol IN manu- wen KNOW
ing that to be fo''no invading 'he pre-
m'ses OF the prophet "ou'o Oflns
upon nm serious ana perhaps oes'
pera'e hight
IMs part oil the WORK was done
no DISTURBANCE ou' shor.Iy ai'eF"Sfo
Brigham lr" misCruS'eu something
wrong ana MISS A'lce neo III search
OF her lover pursued oy Aer 1athef'
Making her way down MAIN street,
she met Charles near the RUNS OF the
FIRST National BANK when she tolu
HIM they mad oeen discovered, ana
that her 1asher was pursuing her.
he directed her TO remain there WhIle
he called a hack to take them to the
minister, but before he returned she
heard her 1ather coming down the
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-03-10

A HINT FOR BoREs.-Some time
ago there lived a gentleman of indo-
lent habits, in Sussex, who made it a
business in the winter season, to visit
his friends extensively. After wear
ing out his welcome in his own i'm
mediate vicinity, last winter, he
thought he would visit an old Quaker
friend, some twenty miles distant,
who had been an old hool-fellow Of
his. On his arrival he was cordially
received by the Quaker, he thinking
his visitor had taken much paines to
come so far to see him. He treated
his friend with great attention and
politcncss several days, and, as he
did not see any signs of his leaving,
he became uneasy, but he bore it
with patience till the morning Of the
eighth day, when he said to him
"My friend, I'm afraid thee'll new
er visit me again"
"Oh, yes, | SHALL said the visitor,
I have enjoyed my visit very much
| shall certainly come again
Nay" said the Quaker, II think
thee will never visit me again y
"Nhat makes you think | will new
er cone again r asked the visitor.
If thee never does leave. said the
Quaker, chow cana't thee come
again.
The visitor left.
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A lady was telling friend from
the country Of very grand party she
had given recently. ave lad two
Generals, one Judge, popular author
and play writer - "Yes,' chimed
in her wicked son, "and there was a
deputy sheriff too, who said he want
ed to see dad, and they went out be-
fore supper, and dad hasn't come back
yet When that youth went to
school the next day with his head all
tieG up, he told the boys he had a
dreadful toothache.
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ORPHANS COURT.
Orphans Court meets every Monday and
Tuesday o.! each week.
Chief Judge-Wm. j. Black
.iswciutes-Thomas IIolLrunner and JnO
IIghtmGn.
Regixterqf NWs-Col. John r. Rouzer
County Comh1issioners-Joscph Wood,
President; Samuel IIargctt, Ezra Toms,
Daniel Biser of j., and A. X Simmons.
Clerk to CommisSloners-H. +. Steiner.
Colbrtor Of State and Cy"nty Tares-G.
". Miller.
County .Surceyor-Wm. II. Ramsburg.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
President. James W. Pcarre; Commission
ers-N illiam &. Baker, james W. IroXell,
Joseph Brown, Henry Boyle
JUSTICES CF THE PEACE.
District No. l5-Frc'i'h Waite, Mrchan-
jcs,own: G l.. Fror, Graccham; Nm. ;.
Mcpherson, Catoctin Furnace.
REGISTRAR Or VOTERS.
District No. 15--Bernarel Colillowcr.
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CHANGE OF TINE
WESTERN MARYLAND R. ROAD

G !. : s.s.. 7. !: .;.:s :
NN and after Sunday, Nov. 81, 1915,
~ Passenger Trains will run as tot-
lows:
LEAVE MECUANICSTOWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at S:l3 \.
NJ, and 351 p. a.
For Frederick at S:13 \ VI and 3:5, j. NJ
For Hagerstown, Williamsport and Mar
tinsburg at 1l:21 A NJ and 1OS = NJ
ARRIVE MECIIANICSTOWE
From Baltimore and Westminster at 11:21
A NJ and 7.OS p VI
From Frederick at 11:27 A NJ and 1:0S
pm.
From Martinsburg, Wiliamspolt and
Hagerstown at s13 a NJ and 3;57 z NJ.
j. NJ HOOD,
Gcnl Mans ger.
b. II. GRISWOhD,
Gen'l Ticket Agent.
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The snow blockade on the Grand
Trunk railroad continues. No trains
90 west.
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The waters Of the Seine are rising
and the plains near Pa,io are already
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The visitor left.

THE INNOCENT BoY.-The Vicks-
burg boy can stand up with any 9th
er boy in the world against an accnsa-
ton. The other day when Vicks-
burg mother discovered sugar on the
pantry shelf, she called 10 her boy
and said;
Some one has been stealing this
sugar? o
as it possi6Ie?" he exclaimed roll
ing up his eyes in astonishmcnt
Yes, it's possible, and the thief is
not far away, either.
"Ain't he? Doyou suspect father.
NO, l don't
"Couldn be the cat, could it?' he
inquired, gIancing under the table in
search Of the feline.
Cats don't eat sugar, young man ?''
"Ihey don't -
"No, sir, the thief is boy about
your size.
"lIe is, eh? Id just like to catch
him in here once -
"Ir this sugar is disturbed again,
she said, as she covered the box II
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A MANS FRIENDs.-1t is very cer-
tain that mans intimate friends are
often the last to hurry to suspect his
possession Of unusual abilities. This
is trite observation, but one is con-
stantly being surprised at some new
proof Of its truth 1t was not long,
long ago that a gentleman told us
that he did not believe a certain cell
ebrated poet had any real genius, be-
cause he once lived in the same town
with him, and knew that his family
were no better than they should be.
He had never read any Of his books,
however. 1t was the old story over
again. "He a great man Non
sense | knew him when he was
only that high y
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-03-10
DIRECTORY
OF FREDERICK COUNTY
AND
The Borough of MechanicStown.

COUNTY OFFICERS:
ChiJ Judge-Hon. r. l. Bowie.
Assoc'uyes-IIons. John A Lynch and w.
V B0uic sst-, @~
States .inorney-John c. Mottcr.
Clerk Of Circuit Colrt-Thomas Cor
such.
.Sherif-John Sweadner.
Audtt0r-Frcd'k J. Nelson.
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In caotle hall or cottage homes,
Wherever guilelcss childhood roams,
Oh, there is nothing half so sweet
AS busy tread Of little feet.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30

g-B. HAMILTON ws.s,
foszsf Irx@ssreFf
LIZ.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-30

That Won't borry or lend, espeshiIy
lend.
That won't advise anybody till
know what kind of advice they are
anxious TO follow.
That i won't wear emmy more tito
boots if hev tew go barefoot tew du it.
That won't swop dogs with no man
unless..i ken swop two dogs for one.
That poverty may be blessing, but
if it il, it IL blessing in disguise.
That the world owes me living-pcr-
vided earn it.
That no man shall bent me in polite
ness, not az long az politeness continues
to be az cheap az it liz now.
That if man calls me phool won't
ask him to prove it.
That will lead a moral life, even If !
go lonesome and lose good deal of fun
by it.
That If man tells me n mule won't
kick, will believe what he says without
trying it.
That tho best time TO repent of n blum
der. liz just before the blunder liz made.
That whom hear a man Dragging on
his ancestors, won't envy him, but
pity the ancestors.
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The Dnnhury Mans Lecture.

The Danbury News man g.. NJ Bailey
made his first appearance on the lecture
platform before Boston audience,
Thursday evening, and seems to have
made very favorable impression. His
subject was ENGLAND as seen from a
Back Window" and the body of the
lecture was a plain narrative OF keen
Yankees observations In the mother
country, especially on home life, char
actcr and customs. There was nothing
TO call cut uproarous laughter, but u
refreshing hamor throughout, which
is we'll Illustrated by these few single
extracts In aludlng TO the queen be
said she was as much secluded from
view as If she had been driven into the
ground with steam hammer. She
knew nothing Of the delights of hoard
ing M old rags for new tin; of eX-
changing receipts with a next door
neighbor, or of standing half ar hour an
beating down a shop keeper on a five
cent paper of hair-pins. Whoever
thought of a one-leggod duke or cross
eyed duchess, or baron with wen on
top of his head? No one; yet he had
actually found them TO be just as other
people were and fully as mean. Every
Englishman carried an umbrella at all
times-at least until some American
got acquainted with him. The terms of
endearment among the common people
were "dear" and ''deary," glove" and
'1ovey," and similar expressions, and
they were heard with distressing fire.
quency. Still he thought on the whole
they were preferable to cold man" and
"old woman" or even TO "mutton head"
He surprised the audience by his calm
and abrupt ending, SO much SO that all
retained their seats for o moment after
the speaker had retired from the desk,
failing to comprehend that the lecture
was finished. He had been telling how
much money he had saved in England
by taking advantage of the low prices.
"And all this" said he, al gave TO the
South sea slanders-whenevcr l met
one" and thereupon sat down.
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EIre'S Hard Lot.

Dunbar's wife listened TO long po-
litical discussion while riding down
town yesterday morning, and at dinner
she remarked in her husband:
"Well, eight or nine days more will
decide this election"
din measure" was his guarded re-
ply.
"I'm awful glad" she continued.
"You commenced going out at nights
about tho first of March, and you've
kept it up ever since. III be one happy
woman about the eighth of November.
Wen have cheerful fires, games, com.
tort, and"
"Charlotte," solemnly interrupted the
husband, "oan't you understand this
things The election will occur on the
9Th prox., of course. \ fier that date /
must help CONT tho election returns,
verify them, put our clubs 10 training
for the next campaign, examine the lies
of the opposition, and so forth, aud il
may be April before get through. You
must be patient for things are working
all right"
What could she do but burst into
tears detroit Free Press.