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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-14
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-14
Selected Moffrg
June SWeetnes esS.


Grandma sits by the window,
And looks with pensive eyes
The birds are trilling softly,
There's new moon in the skFes.
Red roses bloom in the garden,
The vines creep over the WALL
And a girl leans over the gateway
Like lily, fair and tall.
And the girl is listening softly
TO the man who is standing there
Grandma can see the bushes
That color her cheek so fair.
She can guess the words he is saying
For her eyes the lashes hide,
And she wonders if he be worthy
The womanly feet to guide.
The twilight softly deepens--
The stars come out in the sky
A night bird, swooping darkly,
Gives out complaining cry.
The roses, heavy with sweetness,
Sway idly here and there,
The night is full ofnagrance
Like Eden rich and rare.
The man goes Oh with his story,
While grandma listens and waits
And now she hears through the dark.
ness
The click Of the garden gate.
Two forms come up the pathway,
Lettering side by side.
And the roses are red with tlushes -,
As he whispers, MY bonny bride y
The stars shine OH together,
The moon goes down in the west,
The winds are sighing softly,
Tac birds sleep in their nest.
And grandma murmurs blessing,
Lifting her tear-dimmed eyes,
While the two hearts beat together
Under the summer skies.
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giffo',.
Nobly Avenged.

Uncle Harry suddenly looked up
from his evening paper at the beaut'-
full girl standing beside the window,
whispering to the canary, that flnt-
tered its god.colored wings and reach
ed its bill, for the lump Of sugar she
held for it.
Maud. what was that young fell
lows name who was down at Milton p
hotel last summer-that handsome
young chap that used to come up
here of evenings and sing"
Maud felt a little warm flush on
her face, and was conscious Of curl-
ous little unsteadiness in her voice as
she met the old gentle,oans eyes.
"Malcolm Carlyon," she answered,
and it seemed that her voice caressed
the name--as only womans voice
can caress the name Of the beloved
while brighter, more conscious flush
warmed her cheeks.
"Yes-Malcolm Carlyon I thought
| I recognized the name tie is mar.
ried | see.
And, as If Death had suddenly laid
his cold hand on her, the lovely flush
faded sharply. leaving her as white as
ever she would be when that icy touch
should come.
Married? Married It cant be
true. 1t must be some other Carlyon.
She reached out for the paper, her
surprise, her dismsy, in her eyes, but
it was very plainly recorded there
"Malcoln Carlyon, Of Forest Dale, to
Emile Rose Lyuton, daughter OF James
Pitt Lynton, Esquire, of the Laurels,
Bristol" and she bad heard him
speak of Miss Lynton many a TINA.
"Well it was the first keen sorrow
of the GIRL life, and she laid the pa
per down, and went up to her room
alone, and cried and sobbed, and
writhed with this cruelty murdered
love. that WAS the first love her girl 8
heart had ever known-that was no
less a pain to her to endure that
Malcolm Carlyon had not in SO many
words told her be loved her.
For, in hun dred wars, he had
shown her that she was dearest to him,
and she had-for all her maidenly
modesty-not entirely hidden her
sweet preference from him. And he
had gone away, leaving such beautiful
hopes in her heart and now
He was married |
Up in her room she had her first
fight With her fate; and when an hour
or two later, she came down into the
parlor again, she had silonced, con
quered it, and Laurence Glyn, sterpec
forward to meet her, thought he ha,
never seen her look SO fair, and swee
and subdued.
Il am 80 glad to find you at hom'
aul locking more charming Than eyer
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-14

Maud-Maud, cannot We 60 back to
that day 80 long ago, when I wanted
to ask you to bless my lifs7 Will you
come to me now dear
And when Herbert and Lilly were
snarried-six months aftstwards-
another ceremony was performed, and
Maud Carlyon's heart was At peace for
the first time in years and years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-14
xS HERlF F A l. T y.
June 8 l.v.

70 tho Voter, ri Frederick Con~fy:
Feeling grateful for the interest mnnl'rs
tel in nv behalf before. and AZ the Cnun
" Convention held in 1879, by so many OF
INV friends throughout tho county, and as
/ then stated, now announce myself as
candidate for the next Sherliialty OF Fred
erick county, (subiect to the decision o, a
Republican Nominating Conven,ion,' and
respectfully solicit your favorable consldcr
alton.
The puhlic's humble servant.
Nov 25 Il. II. 4. SlElNEh.
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An Accom- md 0tiatink Road.

the first time in years and years.
An Accom- llAUdatink Road.
Several days ago a stranger made
his appearance at the Union depot
and asked Officer Button how long
before the Grand River Valley train
would 60 out.
"In about twenty minutes, was tho
reply"
Then I'll have time to get drink,
won't
"You will"
That's good. I always prefer to
travel on stiff horn Of whiskey."
He returned in Eve minutes, wip'
ing bis lips on the back Of his hand
and asked.
HAS my train gone YETI"
"No sir; you still have fourteen
minutes to spare.
That's good, guess will 60 back
for little brandy
When he again returned he felt id
good spirits, and ascsrtained that he
still had six minutes to spare be said:
"Now that's what l call liberal, and
I'll lay in one more drink
The last one proved more than be
could bear up under, and he was not
seen again for three hours. Then he
came around with wobble in his gait
and an uncertain look in his eyes, and
asked:
SHAY, what time does that Gran
River Valley train 70 out?"
"In about four hours"
"Fo' hours? Why tbat'll give me-
time to get drunk agin mos 'commo.
dating railroad | ever saw, eh?
YES"
"shay ! doan want to be mean:
Cor tell 'er superintendent he needn't
walt for me any longer, because 1t
may delay others. He's a zhentle'
man, l am, but when a ahsntlenan
holds a train for ME mos half a day
l can't impose On him any longer?
Shay, do you ever cry when you get
chunk? l Go, and if you've no jeck.
shuns I'll cry now"
No objections being made, he cried;
A witness in court who had been
cautioned to give precise answer to
every question and not talk about
what he might think the question
meant, was Intercepted as follows.
You drive wagon"
"No sir, I do not.
"Why sir, did you not tell my
learned friend so this morning.?
mo sir, I did not. "
"Now sir, put it to YOU on your
oath, do you drive a wagon?'
mo sir"
"What is your occupation, then?
II drive horse'
A gentleman in the New York
Swamp met rather uncertain ac-
quaintance the other day, when the
latter said: I'm a little short. and
would like to ask you conundrum
in mental arithmetic.
"Proceed.' observed the gentle
man.
"Well," said thu short man, "sup'
pose you had $40 in your pocket, and
I should ask you for SIS, how much
would remain?'
"Ten dollars" was the prompt an
sWer.
II would rather vote for a long:
cared donkey than for you,' said an
independent voter to Galveston can.
didate.
ooh, come now you ought not al
low yourself to be influenced BY fam
lily ties" responded the candidate.
The voter has been pulling his
head ever since to find out why the
crowd laughed.
Adam established the first "piouesr
press" when he first hugged Eve in
the garden.
Prid.s itself oa it's rank-Ths oB'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-14
CHANGE or TIME.
WESTERN MARYLAND R. ROAD
. 4s!]Es sisssssals

Nn and after Sunday Juno 10, 1881, Pas
oscpccr Trains will run as follows:
LEAVE MECHANlCSTOWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at 6 90
and Q 90 a. NJ, and 2 65 p m. For Hagers.
town and Wi,liumsport at II 10 a. NJ and
s35p. m. For Blue Ridge On Saturday
at 8 40 p. III.
ARRIVE MECHANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at II 10
a. H., and 50 and 4Op m. From Viii.
Transport and Hagerstown at 2 90 q. m,
and . 55 p. m From Blue Ridge on Mon
day at 6 90 a. HI.
EMMITTSBURG ROAD.
LEAVE Emmltsburg at As, & IS and 10 10
a. m., and 2 80, 3 40 and (Satursdays only
$40 D. M, and ARRIVE Rocky Ridge at
Gl5, 9O5 and 10 40 a. m. and 3 90, 8 10
and 9 10 .. m. Trains North will LEAVE
Rocky Ridge at 9 20, 20 and 10 so r. IN. -,
and 3 90, s % and % p. III. aud ARRIVE
Emmilsburg 9 55, 8 so and II 90 a. NJ,
and 3 40, 6 80 aud 8 50 p. IN.
TRAINS FOR FREDERICK
LEAVE Junction ht 8 40 and IL o. q. IN.
and l Is, 5 33 and 8 81 p III.
TRAINS FOR YORK
Leave Junction Q 81 II. m. and 325 p. IN
H. & e.. v. R. R.
Trains South Leave WaynesborO at S.
n. m and 40 and Q 35 p. M, arriving n,
Edgemont at 8 20 a. in., and 05 and z OC
y. IN.
Trains North leave Edgemont at II 5e
n. m, and 2 25 and Is PHI. Arriving a
Waynssboro at 12 20, 9 90 and Z 40 p. nj.
J. NJ. HOOD
Gen'l Manager.
b IL G2lSWOLD
sien'l Tickc. Agent.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-14

Adam established the first "pionesr
press when he first hugged Eve in
the garden.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-14

Prid.s itself oa it's rank-Ths os'
ON.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-02-08

dispatcher at Des MoiDes, informing
him of the unexpected train, and asked
for Instructions. His answer was, I" No
train between Marengo and Brooklyn
go ahead" "But the engineer reports
seeing train" Impossible-there is
no wild train on that section, and regu-
lars are all right-go ahead, 1 tell you"
And again the train pulled out of Maren-
go, but the strange headlight was seen
no more. To those who beheld it when
the train stopped 1t was as real as any
light they ever saw, and all were as
certain that there was locomotive with
train coming toward them as they
lived. 1t is now believed that sort of
mirage or reflection of Wilkinson 3 head
light was produced at the place by some
freak of the elements in that clear, cold
frosty air, and that this was what Mr..
Wilkinson, Dave Meyers and the brake
men saw. 1t was real enough to send
the train speeding back to Marengo for
instruction. Mayhap it was a spectre
train, of which there are several in rail-
road ore.-Davenport Gazette.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-02-08
A Spectre Light.

ONE of the most singular events that
" ever arose in the experience of rail-
road men came across the engineer, fire.
man and brakeman on the G. r. 1. & p.
express, which left Davenport for Coun-
Gil Bluffs the evening of Thursday, the
9Oth ult. The train pulled out of this
city, James Raynor, conductor, at 7:10
o'clock. The weather was bitter cold
that night, it will be remembered, the
mercury falling to fifteen degrees below
zero. Nothing unusual happened until
after the train had gone from Marengo,
at IL o'clock, and about three miles west
Of that town the engineer, j. R.'Wilkin-
son, saw in the distance ahead locomo-
tive headlight! land he says to his fire.
man, David Myers, Dave, what on
earth is that train on the track on our
time for ?'' Dave looked ahead, and
there was the headlight sure enough,
and Wilkinson Immediately closed his
throttle, applied the air brakes and
stopped. The brakeman jumped off to
ascertain the cause of the halt, and he,
too, saw the headlight coming. The
engineer and the fireman watched the
distant glare a moment, and it quivered
exactly as headlight does when viewed
at distance from q fast approaching
train, and the track for a long distance
in front of 1t glistened like silver in its
light. The conductor did not get off to
see the light, and so missed the sight.
But as there was train ahead, N'th an
apparent right to the track, the = press
train backed to Marengo in short order.
There telegram was sent to the train
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-02-08
Tower Clocks.

NTR. SPERRY, the man who has
Nl charge of the clock in Trinity
Church, New York, gives the following
interesting facts about the clock and its
winding:
"The Trinity clock was placed in the
steeple in 1916 by James Rogers. 1t
took two men to wind it. Now 1 do it
alone. It's not because can do more
than two men can. The machinery has
been changed. Formerly it was wound
by single back gear, but not very long
ago it was fitted with double back
gear. OF course it takes longer to wind
it now than it used to. / have to lift
each one of the three weights of 1900
pounds each to height of over fifty
feet. One weight is for the chimes and
the other two for the clock. The crank,
which answers to the key to your watch,
is about twenty inches long, and when
1 turn it around I make sweep of
thirty inches. It's good deal harder
than turning grindstone, but the
machine has a ratchet, so that / can
stop and rest when / want to. The
crank has to be turned 750 times to turn
the barrel twenty twenty-one times.
Around the barrel is wound wire rope
that holds the 1 500 pound weight. The
weight is simply box with pieces of
iron in it. That is very old-fashioned.
Now, we have iron weights so moulded
that they can be added to or subtracted
from, and the weight can be graded to a
nicely. A new wire rope was put to
the chimes weight the other day. The
rope is what is called the tiller rope, and
is made of finer and more pliable wire
than that which supports these store
elevators. This rope is 28O feet long and
three-quarters of an inch thick. 1t
takes me an hour and q half to wind up
the clock.
The oldest clock in the city," con-
tinued the clock man, sis in st. Paul's
steeple. John Thwait, of London, made
1t in 177S. A cog in the escape wheel
by constant use was worn thin and
turned over backwards by the ratchet.
OF course the clock stopped. patched
it up and it runs as well as ever. This
clock has single back gear, and wind
it in three-quarters of an hour. 1t has
two weights of 1000 pounds each.
"St. Johns clock was put in the
tower in 1912. / wind it in less than an
hour. st, Georges clock is modern.
wind it in fifteen minutes. Once u
week 1 examine each clock, and use a
whole bottle of porpoise oil in keeping
the wheels and pinions oiled. This
porpoise oil is extracted from the jaw of
the porpoise, and is expensive.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-02-08

or impatience. L was with Dim Wnen
he received information Of Arnold's
treachery, and he received 1t as impas-
sively as If 1t were an orderly's reports
OF all the officers of the army Greene
was his favorite, and he was right-for
Greene was a superior military man to
Washington. / heard Washington say
that Greene was the only man who
could retrieve the mistakes of Gates and
save the Southern country. Mrs. Wash
ington was less amiable than her hus.
band. She always remembered that she
was wealthy when she married Wash
ington, and she never let him forget ii.
One of Washington's strongest points
was the quickness with which he read
men. He mistrusted Burr from the very
first, and was rarely deceived in men,"
In this strain have heard Colonel Tai
mage talk of Washington by the hour.
And let me remark here that L have
known many women who knew Wash
ington. never yet saw one that liked
him. Governor Wolcott told me that
he heard Mrs. Adams say she never be-
lieved that Washington had been more
than polite to Mrs. Washington"
"Was this Talmage the same who
superintended the execution of Andre?"
" Yes, sir; and 1 have heard him tell
of that sad affair score of times, and
always with tears. 1t was he who beg
ged Washington to at least allow Andre
| to die soldiers DEATH. Said he: THE
saddest duty have ever had to perform
was communicating his refusal to An
DIRE. He saw my embarrassment and feel.
ing as approached, and rising said, "
thank you, Colonel, for the interest you
have taken in my case, but see that it
has proved of no avail; yet / am none
the less grateful" He paused moment
and said, "1t is hard to die-and to die
thus. 1 have only short time, which
1 must employ in writing to my family.
Shall see you tomorrow, or is this our
last parting?' 1 told him it had been
made my duty to superintend the execu-
tion. " We will part then at the grave
he said, and covering his face with his
hands, sank sobbing into his chair.
When we met at the scene of execu-
ton next morning, he asked me to
secure his watch, which had been taken
from him at headquarters, and send il
to his family. L made the promise, but
newer secured the watch. AS he saw
his grave shudder ran through his
frame, and he said &C. am to be buried
there. One more word, Colonel; mark
it, SO that my friends may find it when
this cruel conflict shall have ended. >
These were the last words he ever spoke
to me. He pressed my hand, turned
and ascended the scaffold with unfalter.
ing steps. In few moments all was
over. Many time have heard Colonel
Talmage tell this story, and a precious
privilege esteemed it to hear from the
lips of the man who had superintendet
it, the story of the execution of Andre. )
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-02-08
The Exact Irlshman.

A two-foot rule was given to laborer
in Clyde boat-yard to measure an iron
plate. The laborer not being well up to
the use of the rule, after spending a con-
siderable time, returned. "Noo, Mick,
asked the platter, "what size is the
platep" "Well," replied Mick, with a
grin of satisfaction, sits the length of
your rule and two thumbs over, with
this piece of brick and the breadth O.
my hand and my arm from here to
there, bar a finger"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-02-08

FS- In the commission of evil fear no
man so much as thyself; another is but
one witness against thee; thou art
thousand; another thou mayst avoid
thyself thou canst not. Wickedness is
its own punishment.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-10

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A Nasal Injector free with each bottle
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cents.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-10
Conspiring Scoundrels.

KANSAS CITY, December 9.-It had
been stated by a well-infermed person
who resides here that Governor Critten-
den had received a considerable num-
Der of threatening letters from friends
Of the convicted as well as the sus-
pected train robbers. 1t was further
stated that certain friends of Bill Ryan,
the convicted robber, had formed a
conspiracy to capture and carry away
the Governors eignt-year-old daughter
and hold her as a hostage till arrange
ments concerning the pardon of Ryan
were effected. The conspiracy had not
only been formed, but had been par
TALLY carried into effect. When ques-
toned concerning the latter, the Gov
ernor answered that he preferred to
say nothing about it, any more than
that the robbers would soon be brought
to trial, and all the circumstances for
which information was asked would be
forthcoming in court. He answered SO
as to neither deny nor affirm the rU-
NOR
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-10

The Buffalo Courier says: AS a
disinterested observer, we are disposed
to think that if those who seek to dis
countenance dancing would strive rather
to make it modest and healthful than
to kill it by their criticism, something
might be done in the way of both moral
and sanitary reform. The attempt to
abolish dancing altogether seems to be
entirely thrown away, for if it be an
evil, it is one of those exceedingly
agreeable evils which human nature has
always INDUCED in.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-10
Tremcr Of Great Orators.

1t is curious fact that great orators
seldom fail to be nervous with appre-
hension, when about to make an impOr-
tant speech. Luther, to his last years,
trembled when he entered the pulpit.
The same is true of Robert Hall. Mr..
Cough confesses that he is always in a
tremor coming before an audience.
Many of the leaders of the House of
Commons in England have given SIM
liar testimony.
Canning said he could always tell in
advance when he was about to make
one of his best speeches by chill run
ming through him, caused by fear of
failure. Lord Derby, the father of the
present Earl, when young man, was
one Of the most impressive speakers in
Parliament. He was known as the
"Prince Rupert of debate" and seemed
so self-possessed as to be incapable of
embarrassment. But he said:
"When l am going to speak, my
throat and lips are as dry as those of a
man who is going to be hanged"
Tierney, whom Lord Macaulay calls
one Of the most fluent debators ever
known, said he never rose in Parlia-
ment without feeling his knees knock
together. It is one of the compensa-
tions of nature, that the nervous tenn
permanent which occasions the trembling
is also one of the causes of oratorical
Success
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-10
Roman Antiquities in England

A good deal of interest has been
aroused in England over the discoveries
on the site of Roman villa in Wing
ham. Earl Cowpeper, the owner of the
property, and the tenant are cooperating
heartily with the committee of scien-
fists which has the work in charge. In
the foundations, the. masonry first
touched upon proved to be bath, the
walls being covered with black and
white tessera- tile-shaped stones. The
floor, which was destroyed, had
been made of the same ma
terial. Three steps lead into an
other room, ten feet square, paved with
black and white tesser8 arranged in
diamond pattern and enclosed in bor-
der of alternate black and white stripes.
In third room the black and white
tessera are admirably disposed in a
labyrinth fret design" being berdered
as in the room last described. The pas
sages through which the hot air passed
into the various parts Of the building
have been discovered, and cleared of
their contents. The work promises to
bear rich results.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-10

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1t is the latest, cheapest, and most re-
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