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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-11
Selerfed Story.
ALICE.S TION.

~ Nbo ~ iHi ~ Wv S"''o 'SN"'
pale flame Of the lamp on the centre
table which was the only light, was
hardly sufficient to more than dImly
define the carvings of the massive .ur-
niture. At the table were two girls,
one busiiy engag' d in writing,anl The
other standing with her hand on her
sisters shoulder, watching the rapid
pen.
A little way from the light was a
delic ,te, fragile looking lady recIln-
lug in an invalid chair, while at her
feet quietly played two golden-h haired
childr n.
Mamma, dear, it is finished. See
if it will answer.
The pen stopped, and pushing her
hair back from her finely shaped fore
head, Alice besan:
"A young lady wishes to obtain a
position as companion to an elderly
lady or an invalid. She is ~ell edu
Gated aud refined and would be will.
ms nd ohlisiu. in any way III her
power.
oh, Allie broke in her sister,
How queer it seems-just month
ago YOU We're Miss ustn Of Beech
wood, and wiling and oOli5
ing, with bitter emphasis Oh the
worls.)
Josie + he soft voice had Il tone of
rebuke, as Alice glanced toward ! er
mothers chair. Mrs. Justins face
was hidden by one thin white hand,
and through t slight fingers the
tears were stealing.
In moment both girls were by her
side. Josie impulsively hlnging her
arms around her neck, while Allie
gently drew down Der hand, and kiss
ed away the falling tears.
A month ago ;hings had been very
different for the Justin An indul
gent father had supplied them with
every luxury, and the great halls OF
Beechwood had repchoed voices ol
youthful geyety. But the grim de.
stroyer' had come and stricken down
in his prime the indulgent father, and
the widow who for some time had
been in delicate health had found her.
self and her children left, mot wealthy
as every one supposed, but absolutely
not knowing where next to turn fol
the necessities of life.
Mr.. astin, like too many Others
had lived, spending freely and care
lessly as he went along, and not look
ing out for the future and when hi
affairs were settled and all his debts
: paid, there was nothing left. At frs
Mrs. Justin was stunned but she ha'
) risen to the emergency. She rente(
small cottage, and there with th'
help Of energetic Josie, was to keel
boarders, and thus to support hersel
and children. 1t was a bitter blow
! for her to consent to the carrying ou
of Alice's plan of going as a compan
, ION but necessity knows no law,
and so the advertisement which w
have read came to be written.
AS Alice alighted IRON the cars af
ter her Journey to the home Of Mis-
Grey, who had answered her adver
tisement, a gentleman approached
her, and in pleasant voice asked
she were Hiss Justin Or her as
senting, he motioned 10 the driver o
luxurious coupe near by, and assist
ing her to enter, lifted his hat cour
: teously and walked away.
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CHURCHES.

Mettodist Episcopal-Rcy. II. +. west
r,stor, Sabbath school at a. III. =
W. S,ocllsdalc, Supl:. c,,.
Luthsrun-Rcv.W w. e. Wire pastor San-
hath school at . o'clock p. m. Jos &. W eb-
ster, Supt. y rnoo1 ,os
,,r Sabbath school at o clock; W. l.
Martin, Supe intendcnl.
Myrapian-Rev. l.. p. Clewcll, pastor
s,hhath school at 9 O'clock; James Cree
roman CathoNc-Rev. Father William
Hill.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-11

A Boston shoopkeeper sued for
damages because his store was short
ened twenty feet Ky the widening Of
a street, and in tie trial was asked
whether he had not thus obtained a
better and stronger light. He an
swered that he had. Then why do
you claim damages P Because, was
the reply, in this locality the quality
of goods sold requires the poorest
LIGHT
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1t is said that a man was recently
abducted from a town in New Jersey
and carried hundreds Of miles away,
while his family mournsd him as lost.
The motive for this rash act lies in
the painful fact that the abducted
one was the leader of a brass band
down there.
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is tais the place, she asked, as she
wandered down on the barren sands,
where a young la1y-a beautiful
young lady--fell into the water last
season and was rescued by gallant
Young man, whom she afterward mar
ried {? He looked at her carefully,
estimated her at square AZ, with
false teeth, and said: Yes ma IN ;
but I don't know how to swim.
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TOO ola 70 attempt TO come TO Jne
wedding. AS Alice babe her good
bye the old lady held her to her
heart for a moment, and then kissing
the sweet face to which she had been
the means Of bringing so happy a
look, placed her in her betrothed hus-
bands care for the homeward journey.
1t did not take many days to con-
vince the mother that her child had
chosen wisely and we'll, and Josie and
the little brothers gave him a place
in their hearts right away.
So no cloud. even as large as a
mans hand obscurod the happiness
as che stood by Roland's side and
promised to love, honor, and obey.
The wedding tour was long one.
After many delicious days, spent first
in one beautiful spot and then another
they bent their steps LONE ward.
1t had been decided that they were
first to spend sometime at Alices own
home. So when the depot carriage
did not stop at the cottage door, but
drove on into the grounds of her old
home, Beechwood, and there under
the great carved stone porch stood
her mother, sister, brothers and Miss
Grey, what wonder was it that Alice
became so dazed that her husband
had to lift her in his strong arms and
carry her into the midst Of the eager
group before she realized or under
stood anything?
That evening when they were all
assembled in the dear familiar library
now ablaze with light, which touched
and brought out every luxurious de-
tall Alice was told wonderful story.
Miss Grey was her mothers own
aunt. Years before, tn. old lady, then
not old but just recovering from
grief at the loss of her betrothed hus-
band, had taken her dead sisters in.
FAINT daughter under her roof and into
her heart, as later she had taken Rol-
and. The infant grew up into a
lovely girl and became attached to a
gentleman whom Miss Grey did not
like. The young couple had been
forbidden to meet; but taking mat.
ters in their own hands had elopod.
That girl, Alice was your mother.
| have an unforgiying nature Miss
Grey continued, and when | found
what she had done, | vowed l never
would see or forgive her. But child
God's ways ere mysterious when
read your advertisement and recog.
nized your name-Alice Justin-your
mothers name, l had given it to hel
myself-all the old love for your
mother came back to my heart, and
sent for you. And so my precious
Alice YOU have been the means OIL
bringing back to me my youthful
heart, for | have never been really
happy since your mother and | part
ed
Bv this time Mrs. Justin had hel
arms around the old hdy's neck, and
they were sobbing together from very
happiness.
Beechwood had been purchased by
Miss Grey for Roland, to whom after
his engagement with Alice she had
told all the above story.
Miss Grey did not 60 back to hel
lonely home; and Bee ,hwood agair
rings with the music of youthful voic
es. Mrs. Justin's health is steadiI,
improving, and Josie queens it righ
Loyalty as Miss Justin oe Beechwood
Roland and Alice vie with eacl
other In smoothing the declining year
Of their dear old friend and it is ;
pretty sight to see the look of peac'
and content which lights up the with
cred face as her eyes look upon thei
welded happiness.
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nECuANICsTO " n.

Bargess-A Slick,
r,nmis,i,ncrs T.. Boblitz,D. Y Mar
fin Van B. Osler Isaac barton.
clsrk-E. l.. Boblitz.
TMs Coslect0r--Calcb Pcduicora.
Post,,,tster j ohm Root.
Cynst,5les-Caleb Pcd.licora ana Jo''''
A. lcnner.
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A Yankee genius out West, con-
ceiving that little powder thrown
upon some green wood would facill-
tate its burning, directed a small
stream upon the smoking pile; and
not possessing a hand sufficiently
quick to cut off at desirable moment,
he was blown to pieces. The coroner
thus reasoned out the verdict:
1T can't be called suicide, because
he did mt mean to kill himself; 1t was
not q visitation of God, because he
was not struck by lightning; he did
not die for the want of breath, for he
hadn't any thing to breathe with
1t is plaia that he did not know what
he Was about, so shall bring in Died
for the want of common sense.
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Seltrfed Aoeh'p.

n SPRING.
The gentle zcphyrs murmuring low,
The lap of earth is free from snow;
The Spring comes tripping Ger vale and
hill,
The Sunshine wakes the datlodil.
In the Springs soft sunlight,
When The days arc warm and BRIGHT
Vegetation then will yield
And become the bright gems of the field
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SOCIETIES..

,jand 4. M, No. 155-Meets every
T$ Zand fourth Monday in each month.
y. oslcr' Secretary
X. of P. No. G7-Mcet every Friday
night. X. of r. g.. S., G.. llarman.
/. o. of O. f., No. 46-Mcct every
Thursday night ohm Landers Scc'y.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-11

A TIGHT PLACE Several years
ago, when the statue of Washington
in Union square was still an undevel-
oped possibility, and the high spirit
ed Col. James Lee was exerting him
self to raise money among the rich
men of New York for its erection, he
called on the head of the Roosevelt
family with his subscription list and
proceeded to talk business. Roosevelt,
who lived in the old family mansion
at the corner of Broadway and Four
teenth street, was a closefsted fellow,
somewhat given to lofty balderdash
at times and he received Col. Lees
hint with burst of buncome:
Sir, | do not need a statue Of brass
or stone to remind me Of the immor-
tai Washington. l keep the father
of my country enshrined, sir, in my
heart; yes, sir, enshrined in my
heart. .
Then, sir, !! said Col. Lee, bringing
his fist down with a thump, all I
have to say is that you've the father
Of your country in very tight placeI
Good morning, sir !!
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RETR1BUrIoN.-Two Germans or CO
came to New York, and one, we'll
acquainted with the city, invited his
friend to Delmonicos s, where a dinner
for two and bottle of wine was or
dered. The place and iare were raised
until the bill of Sll was presented
This they considered an extortion.-
raey paid however, and while walk
ing down Broadway the excited Ger
man commenced to swear at the sup
posed extortion. His friend then
said
DO not swear, Yawcob. 1t is
wicked to shwear. God has punished
dot man Delmonico.
How p
4 have mine pocket full NIT
spoons
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-11

ORPHANS COURT
Orpbans' Court meets every Monday ana
Tuesday oc each week.
Chief Judgs-Wm. ]. Black,
1ssocates-Thonas IolLrunncr and Jno
Hightmcn.
Register of WHls-Col. John r. Rouzer.
C.uutv Commissioner Witherow,
pres;Icnt. solomon ID Devilhlss Jos. Gro
Mise. Stephen R.il'owlus, David NJ. "h'p'
Clerk to Commiss,oners--H. F. Steiner.
Collector of Stute and County Tares-W
VI Miller Z
County Surscyor-Wm. II. RamsDurg'
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
President James W.Pcarre; Commission
William G Baker James w. lroNel',
Jnscnh Brown, Henry Boyle.
JUSTICES OF TIE PEACE.
District No. 15-Fred'k White, Mrrhan-
;cs,,wn. G l.. Firor, Graccllam; Wm' -
Mcpherson, Catoctin Furnace
REGISTRAR Or VOTERS.
Di.tri,t No 15-Bernard Co!li!lowcr.
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DIRECTORY
uF FREDERICK COUNTY
- ~ AND ~ 2 '''
The Borough Of McchanicStoWn

y 70: =
COUNTY OFFICERS:
rL,h.ef Judge-Hon. r. l. Bowie.
t,tssoc.utes-Hons. John A Lynca and W..
V,Bouic. "a, = aH - .a gN.
states AAorney-John G. Motter.
Clsrk Of Circuit Court-Thomas Cor
such.
sherif-Col. VIM Richardson.
Auditer-Frelrk. j. Nelson.
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LEAVE MECHANICSTOWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at 7:21 A.
NJ, and BIT p. NJ.
For HagerstOwn and Williamsport l1:l3
A NJ and 7l3 p NJ
ARRIVE MECH ANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at ii
ID A NJ and 7:l3 = NJ
From WiiiaRsport and Hagerstown at
7:2l q III, and BIT m
EMMITTsBURG RAILROAD = Change Of
Schedule On and after Sunday, Nov IL,
trains wllleave Emmittsburg at 6.55 Il. m,
and $50 and Gl0 p. m; and arrive at
Rocky Ridge 1926 Il. m, and $40 and GAO
pm. aa...
And will leave Rocky Ridge 1885 a. m,
and 344 and G55 p. M, and arrive at En-
I laittsbura l1.s5 a. M, and 4o5 andand 7.25
\p.m. F..T fw
Passenger Trains On w. NJ. r. r. leave
Rocky Ridge as follows: Eastward-73e 3e
m, and 3 A p. III. Westward--lO.55
. 4 m and 656p.m.
JIM. HOOD,
Gen'l Manager
b. II. GRISWOLD,
Gen'l Ticket Agent.
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nN and after sunday, Nov. IL, 1877,
" Passenger Trains will run as fol-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-11

HAD A COPPER BILL, Too-The
other day when the silver bill passed
tie senate, citizen who wanted a
glass of beer entered saloon on Ran
dolph street, threw down half dollar
and said
Heard about the passage Of the sill
yer bill 2
Not what l knows of, was the
calm reply.
1T has passed, and that half dollar
is now worth SIS cents.
The saloonist looked at the money,
made change very slowly and asked
You heardt about de bassage OBJ
dot copper bill, eh ?
No. What bill is that?'
1T vosh bill What says dot all der
coppers in der country are wort dee
cents apiece
He handed out three tens, nickel
and FIVE pennies, counting each penny
three, and returning, according to this
count, fifty cents. The drinker slow
ly scraped the oney off the counter,
coughed and tried to smile, and as he
slowly sauntered out he was heard
muttering a hope that the red ribbon
movement would continue to pro-
gress.
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Twelve lines constitute square.
Nay- A liberal deduction made to yc;'r!.
advertisers.
Local or special notices 10 cents n II o
JOB PRINTING executed with la,;
ness and dispatch, and on liberal terms
Materials all new and good implcssl>r
guaranteed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-11

Job Work-CAsH ON DELIVERY
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-03-06
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JOS. BOBIETER.

Advertisements in double column, double
the single column rates.
Business cards Of five lines, one year $500,
each additional line Is cts.
All transient advertisements to be paid for
Ia advance.
Advertisements inserted in the local notice
columns, 70 cents line for the first insertion
and S cents line for each subsequent inser-
ton; but no notice inserted for less than fifty
cents. la
Announcements of Marriages and Deaths
inserted free; but obituary notices, except in
special cases, will be charged at advertising
rates.
Legal notices will be charged rs cents per
folio for the first Insertion, and 81 cents per
folio for each subsequent insertion. All legal
notices must be upon the responsibility Of the
Attorney ordering them published, and no al
tidaVit Of publication will be given until the
publication fees are paid.
In connection with the paper, we have a
splendid assortment of Jobbing Material, and
we are prepared to execute all kinds of print
ing in a style unsurpassed and at moderate
rates. @
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-03-06
s. We Two

Il am sure we are twoo of the happiest
people" said Traddles. :: She is without
any exception, the dearest girl! Bless my
sonl, when [ see her getting up by candle
light on these dark mornings, going out
to market, caring for no weather, devils
ing the most capital dinners out Of the
plainest materials, keeping everything in
ITS right place, Always neat and ornamen-
tai herself, sitting up at night with me, il
it's ever SO late, sWeet-tempered Always,
and all for me / positively cant believe
it!
Then our pleasures! Dear me, they
are inexpensive, but they are quite won
derful! When we are at home, of an ev-
ening, and shut the outer door and draw
those curtains which she made where
could we be more snug2 When it's fine,
and we go out for walk in the evening,
the streets abound in enjoyment for US.
We look into the windows of the jewelers.
shops, and l show Sophy which of the
acknowledged serpents, coiled up on
white satin grounds, would give her if
[ could afford it; and she shows me which
of the gold watches she would buy for
me if she could afford it: and we point
out spoons and forks, butter knives and
sugar tongs, we should both prefer if we
could afford it, and really we 60 way as if
we had got them! @ t5i
When we look into the squares and see
house to let and say, how would that
do if was made Judge? Sometimes we
go at half price to the theater, and there
we thoroughly enjoy the play. sophy
believes every word Of il, and so do I. In
walking home we buy BIT Of something
at cooks shop, and bring it here and
have splendid supper, chatting about
what we have seen. $50 :,
Now we know if was Lord Chancel-
lor we couldn't do this p Dickens.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-03-06

August Althorp and Billy Dolan, an Indian,
persisted in the flames. For some reason mo
attempt has been made to remove their bod
les, and they still lay in the smoldering
ruins. The property loss is only $4,000 to
$1,000. with 70 insurance. j. s. levitt, the
keeper, owned the building A defective hue
was the cause.
Two regiments of the national guard,
colored volunteer organization, of Charles
ton, s. O., were reviewed on the 23d of Feb,
by Gov. Hampton, and made fine display.
Several colored bands were in the column.
At the close OF the review, Gov. Hampton ad
dressed the troops, congratulating them on
their improvement in the past, and reminding
them of his pledge that the colored race should
enjoy full and equal rights under the law with
the whites, and calling upon them as citizens
to cooperate with him in carrying out his
other pledges.
In the Vanderbilt will case motion
has been made to amend the original allega-
ton of CONTESTANT, Mrs. Lebau, that said pre-
tended will and codicil were procured by
undue influence on the part of VIM H. Wand
bilt and others. She says that from motives
of delicacy she did not wish to bring in the
names of Mrs. Frank A. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
M. A. Crawford, as having exercised undue in
tiuence on the deceased, but she has since
obtained sufficient proof of it, and now desires
leave to allege undue influence by them MI.
Clinton put in a verified answer that the allie
cation Of undue influence is unqualified false.
The answer was accompanied by afidavits
from Mrs. F. A. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Craw
ford, also absolutely denying that they had ex-
ercised undue Influences. The motion to
amend was granted.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-03-06

Some French fishermen near Cape Ag-
de, France, lately had dogfsh entangled
in their net, which after dragging their
boat about during the entire night at the
ate Of twelve miles an hour, was finally
captured and brought 70 land. It meas
ured over sixteen feet IN length, and
weighed $500 pounds. It's enormous
stomach contained the head, feet, and
several other portions of mule, as well
as two half digested tunnyfsh.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-03-06
THE WORLDS DOINGS.

The Steamer La Place, from New
York, reports at Liverpool, that during the
heavy gale the 18th, Capt. Gilpin was killed.
VIM. Greedy, colored, Indianapolis, who
killed Ida Kersey, colored, last Christmas has
been found guilty, the jury affixing the death
penalty.
John G. Davidson, engaged in printing
felt skirts, Brooklyn, has been arrested on
suspicion of setting fire to the premises, caus-
ing loss to several occupants Of $4,000.
Wesley Bailey, an old resident of Lake
City, Mimi, and proprietor of the Temperance
billiard hall, was found dead on the Esd of
Feb. in the yard of the Lake City lumber
company.
Chas. Riddle, aged sixty, living near
McLeansboro, ILL.,, struck his wife with a
hammer while driving home from town, on
the 21st, and beat her so brutally it is feared
she will die.
Hershberger & Co., the insolvcnt COM
mercial and election agency firm of New York,
two members of which were recently arrested
and taken to Ludlow street jail, state their
liabilities at $26,OS3; nominal assets S25,51S,
andreal assets 81 ,707
Louis F. Therasson, of Therasson s.
Bryan, lawyers, New York city,7a conspicuous
yestryman and ex-sunday school superintend-
ent, has been indicted for obtaining, by false
pretenses, the signature of Mrs Sarah j.
Zeabrisl1i to a satisfaction piece:
At Arlington, KY, on the Goth ult., the
safes of Boswell & Holt, and OF Kings & Nc
Donald, were blown open and robbed, the
former Of about $4,000, the latter of $4,000.
1t was evidently the work of professionals.
No clue to the perpetrators.
A difficulty occurred at Lead City late
ly, between Ben s. Wadsworth and J ohm Nc
Tigue, over the possession of a lot, resulting
in the former emptying the contents of a
double barreled shot gun into the bowels of
McTigue, killing him. Wadsworth was ar
rested.
Emma Nea., an insane girl 90 years
old who wandered away from home two
weeks ago was found hanging to tree in a
corntield near Evansville Ind, a few days ago.
She had evidently been hanging some time.
There were some suspicious Of outrage or
murder, but the verdict was suicide.
A large number of strangers from all
parts are In memphis Tor the approaching car
nival. In anticipation Of the fine field offered
by~the crowd on the occasion a large number
of swindlers and confidence men and gamb-
lers have been congregating there, and on the
% inst, the police made a raid upon them
and captured large number who were locked
up. Some few escaped and left the city.
The body Of Heinrich Whalen, convict
ed of the murder of Max Hugo Hoehne, near
the granger's encampment, Elm station Pa,
in the fall of 1876, was found on the Esd inst,
in his cell with his skull broken and hanging
to the bar Of the window by a rope made from
bed clothes. It is supposed he first fastened
the rope around his neck and then beat his
head with the iron covering Of a heater, which
was found broken off and covered with blood.
Whalen left statements in French. German,
and English declaring his innocence, and call
ing on God to heap his curses on all parties
in any way connected with his trial aid con-
viction.