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Dear Old Mother.

Homer the dear old mother. Tine
has scattered the snowhakes on he
brow, pilowad deep burrows on her
checks, but is she sweet and beautiful
now? The lips are thin and sunke
but those are the lips that have kissed
many hot tear from childish cheeks,
and they are the sweetest lips in all
the world. The eye is dim, Vet ii even
glows with the soft ralience of holy
love which can never fade. All, yes
she is dear Old mother. The sands
Of life are nearly run out but feeble
as she is she will 90 further and reach
down lower You than Others upon earth
lou cannot walk into midnight
where she cannot see you; you cannot
enter prison that will keep her out;
You cannot mount scutioll too high
for her to reach, that she may kiss and
bless yon in evidence Of her deathess
love. When the world shall despise
and torSahe, when it leaves You by
the wayside to die unnotced, the
dear Old mother will gather in her
feeble arms and carry you home and
tell You all your virtues until you al
most forget your soul j. disdgured by
vice. Love her tenderly, and cheer
her declining years with holy devo-
ton.
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Selected $u:A.
f,l .Aws'.si ar,ssria;. d
:aEaetet.
Translated .-o,: The German II

TRUE LOVE,
Whilst tine above occurred in the
beer house, a fair Young girl waited
Goralds coming, her heart beating
fast torn apprehension that some evil
had bofaNIen him. To the heaasman 5
son she was The angel of hope an /
consoIa,jon tie alone loved him
partly ,e,hAp. because she knew
that the w9r.l hated and de-pised
him. II + love hAi oravpi AprmJth
ar can>1rp her n-lph0or, rep. caches
her yourauions snpors. Nay, more
I,L.r ,li,-vl.p tlcy shouted af!er
her. by way Of scott the office Of &c,
,,,l . luI.r or called her the heads
mans bride and the Ike, She reiJirel
ana was o)ad. for then she felt Lel
love WAS noble and pure, ami accept
.,,laio ,ho y;olt nf God For was she
n,. j., r,y;,, Gar,rl Aoing ~ she
.,.,,llo lo,o Ly9 confor,ino and
s,,ro,t;,o him whom all men opnre,s
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-09-21
Feminine EAncicS.

Niolets and primroses alorn some
the honnets.
Young lady remember: Coluetrv
is not always bait; it is sometimes y
shield.
The "Langtrv" bonnet has made is
appearance in Baltimore; it is said to
be a perfect beauty.
Nantucket hasa girl pilot only sew
enteen years old. Knows all the
buoys in the sound, you can bet.
There is a Russian count ss lii Lon
don, who rejoices in the catarrhal ap
pellation of Marsosnshacwsnotf
There is IA girl in Boston who h,s
had eighteen different lovers, and uo
one Of them ever got his arm around
her. She weighs Ssh pounds.
1t is quite the proper idea tcr ,
Young lody to paint a bunch Of pn"-
sizes on irysh-Iaid egg and forwa. /
it by special messenger to her b
gentleman friend This signifies: "i'
is Matching another scheme az i..,
YOU. Come over the garden walI 49,
evening" The interest now be- a..
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-09-21

William Cullen Bryant once gave
the following sensible advice to a
young man who had offered him an
article for his paper:
My Young friend observe thai;
you have used several French expres
-lons in your letter think, if You
will study the English language, that
ycu Will Ilnd 1t capable of expressing
all the ldet that you may have. |
have always found it so, and IN all
that Lave written, do not recall an
instance where I was tempted to use /,
foreign word, and that, on searching,
have found better one in my own
language, BE simple, unafected be
honest IN your speaking and writing
Never use long word when a short
one will 40 as we'll Call spade bv
its name, not a we'll known oblong in.
strument Of manual labor let home
be q home, and not resi- lence; a
place not a locality, apd SO on of the
rest. When short word will do,
you always lose by long one, You
lose in clearntSs; YOU lose in honest
expression; and in the estimation of
all men who are capable Of Judging,
YOU lose in reputation for ability. The
only true way to shine, in this false
world, is to be modest and unassuming.
Falsehood may be thick crust, but
in course Of time, truth will find a
place to break through, Elegance Of
language nay not be in the power Of
Us all, ont simplicity and stralghtfor
wardre>s are. Write much as you
would speak, and as you think. If
with your inferior, speak no c)arser
than usUa', il with your superior,
speak no finer. BE what you say, and
within the r'es of prudence No one
ever was a gamer by singUlarity Of
words or in pronunciation. The trne
wise mau will so speak that no one
will observe how he speaks a man
may show great knowlGlge of chem
istry by carrying bIadd"rs OF strange
gases to breathe bat one will enjoy
better health, and fad more time for
business. who lives on common air"
"Siduev Smith once remarked: Af
ter you have written an article, take
your pen and strike out half the words
and you will be surprised to see ho"
much stronger it is.
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Selected 4lachy.
Nlary's Lamb on u new s'rinci-
Dlc

pie.
Mollie had little ram as black as a rubber
shoe,
And everywhere that Mollie went, he en-
igrated to.
He went with hcr to church one day--tht
folks hilarious grew,
TO see him walk dclnurcly into Deacon
Aliens pew.
The Deacon quici>ly e' his angry passion
rise.
And gave it an unchrislan kick between
lhc sad browr eyes.
This landed rammv in the aisle; the Dea
con followed fast,
And raised his foot again; alas that tlrs
kick was his last
For Mr.. Sheep walked slowly back, abou,
n yoA lis said,
And ere the Deacon could retreat, he stood
him ON his head
The congregation then arose and went lol
that there sheep,
But several wcl,drcctcd Bi';tS just picG
them in heap.
Then rushed they stralghtwAy for the door
with curses long and loud,
While ranmy struck the hindmost man ana
showed linn through the crowd
The Minister had often heard jlat Kind
ness would Suhdue
rhc !icrccs beast, "Ah"" he said, "l.l try
that game on Vnn."
And 50 he kindly, gently called Come
rammN, ialMny ram,
To see folks ADJUST son So, gri we'd and
sorry am
With kind aua urntlc words he came from
that that tall pulpit down,
Saying, "l'amNN, rHmmy, raH--htSt Hhc"p
in all The town
The ram quite cropped its humble air, and
rose from eff its feet,
And v hen the Payson landed hc was be
bind ll,c hindmo,i seat.
Aud ~ hr shul without Tie door, and clos
cl i with slam,-
He nan,"l n California town. think twas
J4'J u nv
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woman, "yOur wits are surely wool
gathering What's the use Of frettlug
| IF lie comes not to-day he will to.mor
row There are days enough in tn
year"
"True, mother but I fear som
harm has happened to him, that h
misses coming! People are SO ill-mind
ed toward Liml'
"Ay, that are they; but then he
the hea1sman son, aud hatred is tn
portion Of his tribe. Did not tn
mob murder Healsman Hansken wit
stones and drown Headsman ITarme
hard by the Kroonenburg Tower?'
"And what had they done, moth
err
"I'm sure can't tell. Nothing
b ieve. But it so happens becaus
the eXecutIoners hang many innocen
F''L w.
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,',' ,'."' Wv ''' '''' ''S '','' ), III
Why lot drown the Judge rather thai
his servan,9'
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Leave o" "'FN' '"''' ""' Ie' :,
10 n,'' l"e n'sn' grows l''e'
1he yo0' s''' was III o'e"Se" WIN
'ne o'"er' I"F sue n"n "o' Y'' gwen
~ "ol'e' o. "ef'F" S@oHl'"@' '"' sac
''''," '",'" o. Il" i''1''A' ~ Keep N"'
h''''0f 'Fou' 'oa' Alter DF'eI re""c-
''o'' ne ''''''.
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mowers ana III! '"'e Is "''',
=, '""7 ''"''' '"e"' "e,' 0"'''' o'
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ARRIVE MECliANlCSTOWN \

From Baltimore and Westminster at 10 -
- m and Is and From " H.
,inmspUri and lingcrstown at 90 u. m,
and 8 30 p. M. From Blue Ridge ON Mon
day at
EMMITTsBUNG II. R-Trains south will
leave Emmittshurg at $40 A NJ and 3l0
aud so p NJ arriving at N"cNy kiagcar
9 10 A. NJ and 3 10 and G.25 = NJ Trains
North leave Rocky Ridge at 1921 \ NJ,
4 Ol and 6 81 T. NJ arriving EmmiIl sburg
1l05 a, NJ; 4,31 and I.O5 L NJ.
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Lima" he said IN tone betrayine
the deepest emotion, "glve me patient
hearing for | have much to say, We
meet for the last time T.
And then without attending tt
poor Eina's increasing agitation, be
continued:
"When children we played togeth-
er, mutually attracted by a feeling
we could not understand, and which
has since grown into love. You knew
not sweet Lima, what it is to be the
head dsmans first born. You knew
not that he who hangs, and racks and
brands, is laden with more ignorniny
than the criminal who suffers at his
hands. Later YOU learned it, bnt
vonr pure soul refused to become ac-
comPllce Of mans injustice, and you
+. lovc1 me the more when YOU found
how much | needed love to save me
from despair. And surely without
you, dear one. nv sutierings had long
since been ended IN the grave; for
no longer had faith in anything save
in the Justice Of God, and that lie has
reserved for me Il compensation in a
better world. Men persecute me like
one accuraed; the blood You have in-t
wiped was shed BY their hatred. The
pain, the martyriom is here -
lie p.uyeJ, and pressed his hands
to bis temples.
"Lina,' he resumed, eve have ever
in 1Ul ged fond dream that s,me m
expected event would free me from
he headsmans terrible duties In
this expectation you have sacrificed
Yourself, and |, blinded by love, have
hoped, where hope there was nonel
BELOVED, the 1I!uS'on has He'd the
dream Is past to-m9rro" ain
longer the headsman son, ont TN"
heAlsman himself. Ny father lies on
4 oed OF sickness, whence he can never
r!Se. Io-morro" there Is AN eXecN
Non' ana ms oAIo"s duties AeVo'Ye ON
me. Bat think not, Lana, that wall
o'SeIy clam the PIedges gwen IN
hopes OF a brighter ln'ure. lhlnk
not Will expose yon to the disgrace
OF beng pointed at as the headSman :
sweetheart, the head -man wife No,
Lima, come to release YOU from all
promises; i'om tins moment YOU are
free
" mist Gerald spoke, gradual but
vls'hie change came over the young
g'flS conntenancc; aud when he paused
1t wore an expression OF Ioyfnl pr 1e,
pr! lie mat Il"shed out OF her eyes
ana smiled IN tue dlmples OF her
, cheeks. she iSIt that eXhlIara'lon OF
The heart whlch IS the consequence
ana reward OF generous and noble re-
solves
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TRAINS FOR FREDERICK

Trains for Frederick leave JuHction at
10 70 IL m and Is p m.
TrrinS for raucyt"wn IittcstoWn
aul ork lea e junction at 9 % IA IN, and
G. ) u m
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The most exaggerated Dispatch =.
come by the fish line.
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For Baltimore and Westminster at
and 3 % a. IN and 3 BOP ny. For llagcrs.
town and Nilliamvpori at 10 81 a m and
& 10 ,. M For D!ue Ridge on Saturday
at
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-15
nrsr1AG fAxrEs or ynE DEAD


The Poets corner Ia Westminster Alb
hey is inde'tcdfor issTenovu to The great
names Of the mighty dead who lie with
in its gloomy wallis. ChSGcer WAS buried
in 1900 in the cloistsrs Of the Abbey,
without tho building, but removed to
the south aisle ia 1855. Herbert Spen-
GER lies resr him. Beaumont, Drayton,
Cowley, Dcnhsm, Dryden, Gay, Rove,
"S~'A"esa. ssi.es, @-Asa. e.saszx4r-', i.'--'~-
! Dia-ssssss. G ssaG6sSss 1asss45s srssss, ell
lie wit,da laEninster bbbey Izask
Wsltoa's grave is in Gilkstele's Chapel,
near the city ci Winchester. Shelley's
body was cremated, but his heart, which
would lot take the fame. Is now pre-
served IN SPIRITS Of vine. Shakespeare
was buried il the chanael of the church
at Stratsord. Dean Swift Is buried In
the cliurehySra Of st. pstlick'a, Dublin;
Milton IA SC. Giles, Cripplegate; ChSp-
man and Sai-iey st St Giles, in the
Fields; Fletcher and Philip hsssinger
in the churchyard Of ST. Savior's, South
wark; Thomas Otway's huriA place is
no. known; Samuel Butler in the
churchyard of st. paul's, Covent Gar
den; Mallowe in St Faul's, Deptford;
Pope in the church at j,wickeilhanl; Ed
ward Waller in B,:as1R4is.d ehurchyard;
Thomas Gray ia the clurchyard Of
Stoke-pogis, whore he conceived his
Elegy;" William Cooper in the church
atDerebam; Oliver Goldsmith in the
churchyard Of the Temple Church;
William Falooner was drowned at sea;
Lord Byron in the chancsl of the church
ct Eucknall, near Newstesd Abbey;
Sir Walter Scott in l'ryburgh Abbey;
Robert Buns in st. Michsels church
yard, Du,nfries; Samuel Coleridge in
the church. st Uighgate; Southey in
Crosthwaite Church, near Keswick;
Chattarton in the ehurchyard belonging
to the parish OF st. Andrews, Holburn;
DR.. Watts and John Eunyan in the vi
cinity Of the celebrated chapel called the
Tabernacle Of Good Old Whitfield;
Thomas Hood, Douglas Jerrold and
William Thackeray are buried in Kensal
Green Cemetery; Wordsworth in the
pleasant hills Of Westmoreland; Thomas
Carlyle in the claurchyard Of Ecclesfech-
an, Scotland; George Washington at
Mount Vernon; Audubon in Calvary
Cemetery, New York; Nathaniel Haw-
thorn under group Of pines on the
brow Of hill in Sleepy Hollow Gene
terry, Concord, Mass; William Cullen
Bryant in Greenwood Cemetery, New
York; Washington Irving at Sunnysitle.
on the banks OF the Hudson. and Edgar
Allan Poe in cemetery in Baltimore.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-15
It t,ured Him.

When was boy of about 9, writes a
correspondent, q servant OF my fathers
put O pipe into my mouth, assuring me
that to smoke would make man Of me.
/ pulled away most vigorously, and per-
severed till ] became sick and ssll on
the floor. I have never smoiei since.
In much the same way / WAS cured OF
hero worship. When I was . college
youth 1 ventured one day to call On .
man Of some eminence, to whom / had
been introduced. He received me with
smiles and compliments. and. as left
his presence, I was ready to proclaim
him the most gentlemanly man I had
ever met with; but, after I went out,
fingered at tho door moment to detsr-
mine whether should call on snotl o.
great man who lived near, and / over
heard the polite gentleman had lift
call his servant to administer to him the
most terrible scolding Ihadever listened
to in my life for letting in that stupid,
impudent strinling. This cured me *
hero worship and OF interviewing grea,
men. Since that date I have at times
gene to q distinguished mans house wild,
letters Of introduction and turned ct the
door for fear Of what might come.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-15
THADDEUS s1EYENA

lhadaens Stevens was buried in ths
graveyard Tor colored people at lAnoss-
ter. He declined to lay his bones Nth
those who we've too proud TO sssoSsats
themselves even in death with the FAca
Whose sufari9gs had excited his syrnpa-
thy. In his pubic conduct, IN lis do.
nlest;c life, AID in bis testsn,cntary ar.
rangements be made q ar his 1etesta-
ton of the distinction which society had
always maintained.
Stevens was certainly the great Com
moner ID the war period. He was for .
while the House of Representatives.; its
action lay il his voice. Opposition
wilted before his strocg will. Neeker.
men, and pol1cfimes more conscientious
men, cowed beneath his lash, ard were
driven into measures they fsia would
have escaped. Gen. Garfield, for in.
stance, did not believe IN the constitu.
ionalisy OF the reconstruction laws ke
had, indeed, demonstrated their uncon.
stitutionality in the Supreme Court: but
he voted for them under Stevens stern
command rs obediently ss il it had been
high treason to have an opinion of his
own. Stevens tolerated "no nonsense"
Us he called it. When member offend.
ed Linn, or was slack in his service,
which he called the service Of the np-.v.
no nau uo hesitation In writing to tho
gentleman's constituents that he had no
further use for him, and they had better
keep him at home. He never pretended
that he thought the reconstruction laws
constitutional. On tie contrary, he
candidly stated his opinion that they
were entirely ''outside the constitution
and rs candidiy expressed his sovereign
contempt tor the intellect OF any man
who supposed they were inside. His
doctrine Of political necessity covered
the cssye. He had no notion of rausing
to consider matters Of mere legal right
when the interests he had IN charge re-
quired him to go ahead.
With much OF the moral coarseness Of
Danton, he had many OF the high mental
qualities OF Mirabeau. He was one Of
the greatest of revolutionary leaders.
He rode the storm, and rode it for q
purpose. There was Q time when Mr..
Lincoin's power was not comparable to
the actual power welded by Stevens.
No other man in American history has
ever occupied the singular position
which coursge, genius and stern convic-
ton gave him.-Phifadeil3hia Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-15
The Tadsbury Bat Fight.

Inc enurc Iadsoury family werA A.
eempied IN tneir 'front.' room, when SD
aenly DsA aecoyed from his hole IN
the ROOF ny the ismplight, new into the
house. MIS-: Iadsburys hrst impulse
WIS 10 'ains DEAD away, but she changed
ner NINA Slo eAciamee, Oocn tne
horria lnne. YIN, 90 put II QUIT AZ
VIII pito someoOuy, and tney say pats
are dreadful poisonous"
Inc next Moment the family were N
aItns, oent on the desuuction OF the un-
welcome VISITOR: Ola man 1a.isbufy
g'@Ee0 nis wAkihS-sIck, ms W,le tna
eoi'ss, Wnue tommy armed himseH wash
.ne ICON. Ane oid msn h.uss Ear
n - inc pas Wtn nus SUCK, MN.
1sasDa!y shflsAed ana knocked me var
nas ~ lpc AutnlS9re Kasn we pe'ssss*
na'f e1Ealiy Assts she proom N 5
IN, the aal Sisn ioIce enough 70
Ali = hoSei. uu' 'die oas Nc" AiSn AA0
re.IIa It1 sa'9' =,
eonnny, suggested the oid man.
..a' h1ieraai oat ID sucAins 700 cioSo
70 1he ceilh', ana you naa DetSef mount
49,. e a .lu ae' nun nAVe "n ss no
ciIoss ., aeonnl -.
n IASh' oau ePuea sonnny,
piacihs eaaAt ~ l1e .aodAo VI soe
room. LOU get Icsoy 20 Pounoe Oh
hAn WISH : AhocA na.a GOWN.
9olially .ooA Up nus posit,on ON the
cnair' a1ln lue oiu man yeiiea
r., LOOK ou' ! .heIe ne ooneS =,
Inc broom Went through the an Ike
p"ho'' ou' LAO oA' P'AsSeo ny un'
harineu. a., c
~ os y. II, J., pop banging me
VAN -lo,'e 'ones surfaced laosoury,
~ nus we aaIon'ea On nis leat ear wille
tf.i ls W III 'ie oae over MS SHOULDER;
ohoe nlose me DAT came around. and
aShIn 1ne S3ci'S'a ia'.nef yesiea: =,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-15
THE BI0 TREES OF CALIFORNIA.
The Big Trees OF Calaveras and Mari

- O ak AASC'> VA SAtosUhHS tshN AsAe~AA
posa counties, in California, belong to
the eame genus as the common redwood.
This giant Of the Sierras is moi a hand
some tree, either when young or aged !;
tho branches arc short, tho spray less
graceful than the coast redwood, the
leaves small and swl-al,aped, but the
cones are several times larger, and the
wood is Of diiii.r ,e1i!iah hue. Ii
seems these nlnnarchs Of the fcrast were
fret seen by white men IN the spring 4
1852, when q hunter named Do~1
reached Calsvcras grove. and later con
Quoted party Of miners to the Locality
where the Zig trees Grew. In tic sever
u groves where they have been .ouna,
there are many trees froIa 275 TO $50
feet high. and from % to 81 feet ID
diameter. The area Of the Mariposa
grove is two miles square, and it con-
tains AT If the monster trees. The
largest in the Calsverss grove is "Ihe
Aeystono State, and . 30 high, and
its girth six feet irom the ground is As
feet. There are so.ae in the Matiposa
grove which are not so high, but which
have greater circumference. "The
Grizzly Giant" for example, being 0.
feet at the ground, and over. ca eleven
feet shove. Some dozen miles south of
the Mariposs grove is the Fresno grove,
wi,icl is said to contain about 600 trees,
the largest 81 fset in circumference
while about fifty miles north of the
Calaveras, in Placer county, q small
grove has been discovered. Careful
computations have boea made Of the
ages OF these trees, and some cautious
scientists admit, in regard to one OF
:hcnl, that its age caunos nave ex-
cceded 800 years"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-15
A EE.iOIS BUSINESS.

One Of The most singular of all avoca-
2ucns IS described by az EngIis,i iourua,
titsa sas tc-:.ssssssrttss DAFT ~ hiss an rs-
tablisled existence in London, 1t 10
nothing more uor less thsn the bringing
of OF l,lize-,i eh's, and the business gives
employ l4ens to q number Of midslemen.
The rliidienlan has his regular beat and
calls on regular customers. He also has
his Iairs q Gladistors alvays at call.
suepoainS tia: o Get OF men wish TO SEQ
genuine conlb&t, they sig 9,y'subscribe
Ga or 49, OF .G5a, and p ase the money
III tie il. i'dlei. ans hands. / so "nill"
is not very ,4ueuinsry af,asr, Int ESQ
will buy & aocd dal Of hloolshed. Wien
the money is deposited the agent picks
out "two laas tnat want to have turn"
Tie "lsds" are mostly lazy Louis who
do not love work. They train for week
on money supplied by the honest mer-
chant who arranges the meeting. When
they sro finally placed in the ring they
really DO hart each other good deal,
and the spectators have the pleasure Of
battle and conspiracy simultaneously.
There sre half sn hour Of heavy hitting,
a few spirited rallies Oh the cords, a
large amount of bad language, and then
one man gives in. yhe mi.ldleman
pockets hslf the money, and the rest is
divided between the battered rufians
who afforded the entertainment.