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The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-09
State Sovereignty Ran Mad.

One of the sign Of orthodox DEMO-
racv that might have been referred to
by the experts who were recently called
upon in Iowa to q We the tests of real
Democracy is the dOctr ne of State
sovereignty. This is. to be sure, not a
JacksOnian doctrine, as Calhoun and
his multiplying crowd found out to their
hearts content from the hero of New
Orleans, but it has in these degenerate
days become one of the fetichs of that
party. When the terrible visitation of
yellow fever fell upon the South a few
years ago. the people Of the North, ami
mated by the fraternal desire TO use all
the means in their power for the sup
preston of the pestilence, una imously
sustained the Intervention of the len
eral Government W tn the expenditure
of money, the issue of r%atiOns, the dis
tributiOn of shelter tents, the assign
ment of army physicians to assist in the
care of the sick. and in short the fullest
exercise of all the resources OF the rem
trail power. But eve in that dread
emergen ", with Yellow Jack swooping
down upon scores of communities. the
devo' ees of this fetch of State
sovereignty cOUtu uOl run 81 ldol iloiA
the Angel of Death but that they had
time TO give a kick to the hand that
brought them aid.
The r lesentatives of Alabama.
Georg n. Tennessee and Mississippi
yelped snarled and snapped at the
hand that was bringing them the best
it could command of rel EFF and protec-
ton. They took all that was offered.
but graciouSly minded the giver that
his benevo ence proceeded on an en-
tirely Incorrect theory of the true iunc-
tons of Fe !eral Government Precisely
the same blind devotion to the nulliiy-
in : theory that Jackson stood ready to
take out of Calhoun by the appl cation
OF a hemp poultice animates the oppcsi-
ton of the Bourbon Senators to the APP
propriat' n for the determination OF the
cattle-plague. which, whether it be gen.
uine TO t-and-mouth disease or not. is
co tagious and extremely dangerous to
the welfare of the people of The whole
country. Will the germs OF disease
are spreading from one State to anoth-
er, threaten: = to infect all the herds
on the rang S in the Territor es on the r
dispersal in the spring, receiving rein
forcsments at the ports on the sea-coast
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-09

where European cattle are be NC i'm
ported. pOrtend nc the loss. fun hecked.
of millions alike to the ownerS of cattle
an the consumers OF mea'. all that the
State-sovereignty ghosts in the Senate
can find 70 say is. that the Intervention
of the only adequate pOwer-that of the
NatiOn-would be inconsistent with
their theory of the Constitution.
Senator Bayard, who does not find
anything on of the way in the use of
the sovereign powers OF taxation of the
Federal Government for the enrichment
of the Wilmington Match Company.
a only shrek State rights when it IS
proposed to use those same powers of
taxation to protect the food of q Ma
ton. We cannot see the sense or the
consistency of this theory of Federal
powers. The State ri. hts that Senator
Bayard. AMI Senator PcndietOn. AMI
Senator Morgan and Senator Harris are
fighting for is the right of States TO
poison Their neighbors' food and TO in
feet their cattle with a death dealing
disease. II il is not competent for the
Federal Government to use its common
powers to prevent such a common ca
lamity then Governments are 4 mockery
and have no real social raisOn d ere.
1t would seem as ii the late unpleas-
antness was too short. 1t ought to
have lasted n campaign longer. The
wa" proved nothing if it did not demon
S rate that the Government of this
country was a real National Govern
ment that could TO anything that was
demanded by the general welfare. 1t
is not an aggre cation of little politi al
patches in each Of which there is u
minute central possible of sovereignty.
There is but one center of sovereignty
in this Union. and that is at Washing
ton. and + sovereignty Is ample or all
the needs o! the people. There wss
enough gunpowder consumed dur ne
the war to have burned this truth into
any ordinary cuticle. -Chtca3o Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-09
TEMPERANCE Reading.
"AMIMY BROTHER'S KEEPERe'

Eith tottering step. and frenzied eye,
The sal incbriatc hurrics by
10 the accursed den
Where Lucifer : high priest awaits
To lure. through the Internal gates,
His faltering fellow men.
The victim e~ntcrs-grasps the cup.
And ouatfS the demon nectar up:
He drinks TO drown his care.
Oh thou. who standeSt on the rock.
Above the Surging pillows shock,
See thou thy brother there:
withhold thy censure. taunt and frown,
His siEs and W ieS have borne him down
To effOrt,ess despair.
He sinks beneath his heavy load
He's proStrate. on Il thorny road:
Say, shall We leave him there2
Shall w not lend Il kindly hand.
And with our strength help him to stand,
And find some safer way
For the poor. harasSed trembling feet,
Some shelter from the burning heat
And burden OF the day?
Nh. by the power of word AMI deed.
him how human hearts can bleed
At sight of human woe;
him n love that will not shrink
10 snatch from EOllys foulest brink.
The wandere,::, lost. below.
So. shalt thou lift shy brother up
So, i'll ting measure, taste the cup
Thy saviour drained for thee:
So life snail burZeon from The { NIB.
And i'll owe = warm. perennial bloom
The captive shai be free.
Linton Stoads.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-09
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

kind words and q gentle patting
on the head will 20 much further in
tanning q timid heifer than o score Of
mllk-stOOlS.
The Rural Ncw Yorker says sun
flower seed is not good for horses or
cattle. but it can Re fed in small
quantities to poultry.
Tomatoes raised on p poor. light
soil will have less growth than those
raised on rich soil, but they will rlpen
a week or ten days SOONER. Chicago
journal.
Caution is necessary in using COM
mercial fertilizers in the garden, that il
is not brought in direct contact witt
the seed. Thorough mixing with the
soil is the only absolute safety at all
times Geuetand Leader.
"A Western paper advises adding
~salicylic acid to cider to prevent fer
mentatiOn. Any drug that will arrest
lamentations will as efiectually pre-
yent digestion. and should be Stunned
by all who have regard to their health,
believes the Rural New Yorker.
Fireplace Curtains: Fireplace cur
tains ear be hung upon invisible wires.
or if preferred upon visible brass rods
beneath the mantelpiece, and made to
draw before the CRATE. If it is deSir-
able to hide the mantelniece, they will
serve this purpose alSO. as they may be
drawn aside Just en- ugh to reveal the
fire.-BoS.on Post.
Very handsome wall pockets 90
hold papers are made OF plush. Two
boards are required for this. The one
intended for the back must be a size
larger than for the front. Gilt-head
nails may be put in at the sidls. or
rings of brass. and the boards be held
together by ribbons laced back and
forth.
To one ever so little handy with a
pencil it is a comfort and q saving of
time to measure the garden plot and
plan the planting of everything before
hand on paper. A page or two of a
blank book will hold the business. and
the record gives 4 history and furnishes
An increasing basis for garden science
from year to year.-N J. Post.
"A Canadian correspondent of Eck's
Monthly grows excellent radishes in this
way: He selects a piece OF ground in
the corner of his garden ard keeps it
especially for this purp Sc. H. covers
the surface with about two inches of
leached wood ashes every spring, and
spades in thoroughly. His soil is sandy
His radisheS are not troubled with
worms, and are smooth and brittle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-09
Temperance Items.

IT is said to be u fact that there is
not an IRISH { athOlic salOOn-krepcr in
the City of ST. Paul, all of them being
influenced by the church to quit the
business
lr is said that a certain party re-
Gently stepped into 4 saloon and called
for a glass of beer. 4 lady followed the
would-be imbiber and, Is he was a out
to take the glass, tapped him gently on
the shoulder and re Iu'stcd him to 90
with her. He complied, and as the
two marched toward the door the saloon
keeper re Overed sufficiently from his
amazement to calculate: That beats
the devili' The lady turned and put
the clincter on by respond no: ~ es-
sir. it was my intention to beat the
DEVIL"
We all know wives and mothers OF
drunkards. who tine and again. have
with suppliant tear begged that the
salOOn-keeper sell them no strong drink.
Their prayer was all in vain A few
DAYS ago the wife OF a drum ard was On
her knees before me. a suppliant in her
ildren's name that | do something %
re orm her husband. He obtains his
liquor. she told mc. across the stree.
from her cottage. Speak tothe 81 pom
keeper" l SAID: ~''perhaDs, being your
neighbor and knowing your sui,erings,
he will not permit your husband to visit
his saloon" oh" She replied. in Bit
ter agony. II have spoken 10 HIN again
and again. and it makes matters worse;
he repeats to my husband that it is s
shame for h m 10 allow 4 woman to al
tempt ( o rule his act on Provided
money is received or drink. the liquor
is demoniac in It's recklessness:
it ha, not the slightest care that homes
are demolished. all JOY and hope crushed
from hearts. virtue DIES royed, souls
damned. earth cur,et and eternity
into darkness and despair
National AmertcQn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-09

Thu american C~ulird'or reminds
US that it is not economy to make a
garden too many ;ears in one place.
The soil becomes exhausted for one
kind of crop-growing, and insects be-
come abundant. We have known Iarm-
ers to spend twice the time fighting in
sects that their more enterprising neigh
bors did, and because they persisted in
keeping the garden in the same old
place. The same is true in regard to
weeds. .
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-09

do not aid in the enforcement of his
experimental legislation If it works
well. it may be q stepping stone towarS
tbs more complete abatement Of a col
IoSsal eyil.-1keO. J.. CHytc7, s1 lar
per'S Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-09

"A hen of any breed begins to fail
off IN egg production aftAr she passes
her third year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
French Landscape PerBlinr.
Paris Cor. Glotr-Democrnt |


There is something peculiarly indi.
vidual about rench landscape that
quite distinguishes it from any other l
have had the pleasure of viewing. In
passing through Scotland ! could soc
that the hilly portions of the eastern
states might with few notifications
present about the same appearance
with hedges instead of Virginia fences,
AVID fields, meadows and woodland
cleared of all stones, s'umps and under
brush. In the so,I.hern portion of
England coull see ono Of our western
prairies cut up into small portions,
highly cultivated, and the American
frame house turned TO stone; in other
words, it may be considered to repre-
sent our own land many centuries
hence.
But as soon rs we reach France wo feel
that We are i'll Il strange but friendly
lanll, inhabited by IN entirely different
race of men. just wherein the differ
enco lies one can scarcely tcll-an
artists brush would seem inadequate
to the task. A brighter gr.en would
be needed for the grass and foliage,
q clearer sky must needs be painted.
and if possible u more brilliant sunshine
than ia home landscapes. Then .om
bre graysh color would come in play
to portray the queor-saaped mortar
houses and dark brick co.or for tho
ines of the roof. The view would need
to bo cut up in small portions, now by
green hedges, now by more forbidding
walls. The whole mu.t have made
look, with scarcely any trace Of natures
waywardnnss, as if centslry upon con-
tury generations Of men had occupisd
the sane ground, tilling over and over
again the same soil, sheltered by the
same houses, until the time when all
this country was either swamps or rir-
gin forests, inhabited by warli&e Ganls,
would seem ~ e.ate back way into pre-
historic zines.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Grcnt Lick 1elescoEe.

A rich Californian, named Lick, in
dying some years ago, made beluest
for the buiidinS of an observatory,
which SHOULD in time contain the most
powerful telescope in the world. The
work Of constructing the latter WAS
given to Mr.. Alvin Clark, of Csmbsilge-
port, Mass, who hos 80 far constructed
the largest and finest telescopes ever
made. At last accounts Mr.. Clark had
not as yet commenced the making of
this wonderful Instrument Achromatic
object glasses ore made of two distinct
lenses, cne of flint glass and the other
Of crown glaas. the two combined making
the perfect lena. The flint glass is
ready to De worked, but the crown glass
comes from abroad and has not vet
arrived. 1t is extremely dit1icnlt to
cast solid disk of crown glass three
feet in diameter and perfect in ell its
parts. While tho observatory is we'll
Under way, the great thirty-siX- inch
Lick telescope will take some ti,.c for
its completion. When in position, it
will convert the feeble rays from the
most distant stars into perfect blaze
of light.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
LINCOLN UNDER FIRE.
Stevens. Near WashiE..tOn's suburb
OF BrightwO0d.
Lieut.. Darke Chandler, |

btevenS. Near " uSn1EasstOu . Suo"Ao
OF Brishtwood.
Lieut. Darke Chandler
The night closed in, and the next
morning it was discovered that Gen.
Early had moved off in the direction OF
the Potomac, at Conrad's Ferry, where
he crossed without molestation into
Virginia. Tho battle of Fort Stevens
was over, and the Washington authori-
ties and citizens once moro breathed
with freedom.
Just before Gen. Wheaton made his
charge, President Lincoln, &C
companied by his wife and several
prominent officials, came on the ground
in carriage without his escort, having
lost that glittering bauble somewhere
on tho road. Seeing Gen. Wright, he
at once extended his hand, saying:
General, I'm very glad to SEQ you.
This looks as though you were going to
do something"
"Mr. President" said the general,
pointing toward Fort Stevens, "if you'll
just come along down there with me,
III show you ono of the prettiest little
fights you could wish to See."
No sooner were the words ont of my
mouth" remarked Gen. Wright in
speaking of the matter atterward to the
writer, than deeply regretted having
uttered them. I fully recognized the
fact that the presidents lifo was far too
valuable to he brought into danger by
any careless words Of mine. But it was
too late. He not only accepted my in
vitation, but insisted on accompanying
me, notwithstanding all | could say to
prevent him. He sent his wife back,
and when l mounted the psrapet there
he was beside me, looking out upon the
scene with great deal of interest. The
cnemy's sharpshooters were firing pretty
closely, and l explained to him that the
place was entirely too dangerous for
him.
AFT is not more dangerous for me
than it il for yOu,' he replied coolly.
"'But it is my duty to be here, while
it is not your duty to expose yourself,
Your position requires this. and par
ticularly request you to remember it,
"Just then a sharpshooter's bullet
struck n surgeon who was standing
near tho president, and became really
alarmed for his safety, and have nc
doubt was httlc excited rs sad
firmly:
"Mr. President, you must really get
down from this exposed position; j cam
not allow You to remain here longer,
and. if You refuse, shall deem it my
duty to have you removed under guard
suppose the absurlity of my threat
ening to put the president of the United
States under arrest amused him. for he
smiled, looked at mo quizzicailv, and
got down hrhind the perapct, where |
provided Lin with an ammunition-hox
for scat. But he wouldn't sit still
minute at time, and was constantly
stretching up his long form to see what
WAS going on, thereby exposing fully
half of himself to danger, in spite OF
oil could do; and thus he continued
to bob up and down until the action
was over. when he cheered Justify along
with the rest, and, bidding us good.
night, got into his carriage and rode
away home.7
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
T.ie Secret pY Noble Living.

a. J. Grover in Weekly Magazine.l
After fortunate birth, upon which
more depends than upon all else, the
right treatment OF the body, is no doubt
the grand secret of noble living. If
theolosians would teach people how
best to treat the body, they would do
more and bettor for the soul, Shan by
all the systems of salvation ever
preached.
If good fruit is expected the tree
must be of good quality and woll taken
care OF and nurtured. The advantages
of fortunate birth and rich hereditary
gifts as bearing upon immortality, if
the microcosmic theory is true, can not
be ovcrestimated, and when the best
treatment of the body is superadded to
the hes. birth, no limit can be fixel to
mental and spiritual attainments and
power.
A. b. Alcott said: "A man cannot get
far away from his grandfather" EN-
erson sid and furnished the best illus
trations OF its truth ut takes two or
three generations to make gentle
man."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rcy II. Wisslcr, pas
tor. Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening"
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society every second
"Wednesday evening. Regular services by
appointment from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev. W. &. Wire. pas
tor. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ and G.30 p.
NJ. Sunday school g p NJ. Prayer Mec,-
ing, Wednesday, G.45 P. M.
Protestant Episcopal Church-Rev Ern-
est McGill Rector Ser: ices Sunday, 10 \.
II and 315 p. n. Sunday School, 900 L.
N.
Noravian Church, (Mcchanicsto"n) Rev.
E. W Shields, Pastor. Preaching every SUN
Lav, alternating morning ami evening
PRAYER Mrc,in. every Friday evening. sun
day School 8 O'Clock, Z. IN.
Moravian Church (Gaccham) Rev, +. w.
shields, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday, alternating NOR
ming and evening.
Mite Society cverv.Mon,lav evening.
PRAYER Meeting every We lnc day evening,
Ladies' Sewing Circle every Thursday
evening ut the Parsonage.
Unitcl Brethren Chnrch-Mtc Society
Second and Fourth Wednesday,
Sunday School , =. NJ.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening,
Regular Services BY appointment from the
pulpit.
Methodist Episcopal Chur'h-Rrv. D..
Haskell Pastor. Services every alternate
unday at 10 A. NJ. Sunday School 8 A M
PRAYER Meeting every alternate Sunday at 7
=. ~
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
INDIANS AT COLLEGE.
Some Difficulties that Might ArsSo
In the Course Of Young Los Life.

Perk'S Sun.
The Indian who geas to college will
find it hard, after the life he has led, to
adopt the ways of civilized college stu
dent, and become ha:ars, who practice
cruelty on boys who are physically
weak. You take plain, unvarnishei
Indian boy, put ON his head Wis -rless
college cop, IL collar sour inches high, a
tight coat, cat of too short at the lower
end n pair of pants that lie would have
to put French chalk inside Of, to get
his legs in, and long tooth pick shoe,
with yellow tops, and give him cane,
and teach him to say, "Ah, by Jove,
you know" and he would be
picture that would cause his tr:be
to weep. Suppose tho father and
mother Of tho Indian student. thus at
tired, should give the muskrats that
they trap, holiday, and go to the col
lege to visit their son. and should find
him as described, and he should put his
c-glass into his eye and say, "Ah, gov
ernor, glad to see you, you know; and
madame, am yours truly" the aged
rat trapper would pull his gun and il
he could get two of them in range no
~onld shoot them, though he would
hesitate to waste a charge of powder on
q single onc while the sqnaw mother
woald wrap her hl,nkct aronud her form
and go and lean against fence and be
sick. The Indian would have too much
sense, uncultured though he might bs.
to be p<oud Of such an outfit as a son,
and Instead of blessing the day that his
son decided to become civilized, he
would curse it.
If it is deemed advisable to e1rcate
the Indian boys, let us commence at tho
right place, the country school. and
when the Indian has learned enough to
Ire able to transact blsines, lot him go
into some business that lie can do, and
il he has got it IN him to become man,
no will have encouragement from all
decent people, but if we start him in q
college, where half the boys 60 'ecausu
all the other places to get rid of thom
are closed, the Incian will come Out
ig-headed piece of usolcssne1s, and
when no gets ont there will he no plac.
cool enough for him. He will be above
catching rats, and the world WI owe
him living
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10

French FreDartd for War.

tlDNrlor-Journal fariS l&'terI
Franco learned % lesson from the last
war; and al told that she has since
prepared herself SO we'll for any emer-
gency that in twenty-iour hours she
could equip and have ready for imme-
Giate action | ,200,O2O men.
Every man is Il soldier until the age
of 40, serving five years from the ages
of go to 2l. After that every two years
he must give weight days service
to the nation, no matter where he may
be. Each man is provided IN time Of
peace with q uniform, and he knows to
what division and company he belongs,
even the place of rendezvous, SO that
il there were q general call to arms
there would be no confusion. He
would simply don his military at ire
and be ready to defend his country
to defend her with all his might and
will, for ii there is o feeling in tho
FrenchmGns heart, stronger than all
the rest, it il "1amour Go Ia patrie -
to them the sveotest and most mesning
words in the language.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
Poe'A Peculiar .'lIc.k.
iIarpe:-, Magazine.

HI Yt~> Nh'fNtHiut-
An intimate friend from boyhood of
Edgar Allan Poe says he never saw him
smile in his life. AS boy and young
nan lie WAS retiring and made few
friends. He was strong, and devote!
to all sorts of athletic games, about
which he went in serious, determined
way, as in oil things else. His melan
choly and peculiar ways were in keep
ing with his writings. Once at school
q big boy got his head under his arm, AID
was giving him terrible heating, until
bystanders freed him. While the beat
ing was in progress Poe kept perfectly
still and endured it, baing CT Cn cndar-
ing, tough physique. On emerging, he
remarked that he had dct.rm,ned to
wait until the fellow got exhausted,
when ho meant to Fummel him once
for adjust like his usual notions OF
proceeding. Eo was courageous,
though he never sought difficulties.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
A Wild Son Of Erin.
: Buffalo Express.


In spite of the large amount of cul-
ture that is allowed to run loose in Pos-
ton, there are those who do not get
thoroughly initiated into the mvster-
les of modern inventions. After many
"Begorras," ''whistnows," and "bejab-
bers," with an occasional whisper"
and "be-aisy-now," q Boston man sue
oeeded the other day in holding COR
respondcnce with wild son of Erin
who made use of the telephone in tie
office OF firm where he was employed.
All the time he kept one eye intently
fixed on the receiver, and at times be-
came wildly excited and doubled up
his fist, especially once, when the man
disputed with Kim. Sure. and Of he
had repeated it, said Pat as he came
away, Il wud a-knocked the hull ma
sheen down his lyin' throat"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
Foreign Entrrntfon Figures.

The North German Gazette quotes
some official Italian statistics to show
that, despi.e the lamentations of the
Liberals as to the formidable dimen
sions of the emigration from Germany,
the empire in reality is better off in this
respect than most other European
states, in proportion to lis population.
Tak;ng tho figure Of population at l00.-
OA0, Norway, within the last five years,
sent away the highest number of emf
grants viz, 9j3, Sweden Gl5, Great
Britain 5S7, Denmark BIT, Portugal
900, Switzerland 252, Germany Seventh
on the list 25l, Italy las, Austria 40,
and France 10. From these figures it
is also deduccd that the maximum of
emigration in each of these countries
was g. nerally attained in the same year.