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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
The StainCd-Glass Mania.
London Punch.1


If was building house, do you know I
really don't think that would have pane
of stained class in it! l an getting SO thor
oughly disgusted with the stained glass orgies
held in every new building, no matter what
It's purpose, that my eyes are rejoiced Mt the
sight OF clear, unaduitarated Sheet Of glass.
That is the worst of fo:.owing any fashion.
You soon find yourself ono Of thousands, and
you lose your individuality nowadays in the
modern craze for decorative art and archi-
lecture as much as in the old days Of ugliness
Some houses l go into are little less than
bric-a-Lrac shops, and they look no more like
houses than Hortor's or Cottier's sales-rooms.
1t is luxury for me to visit at certain
house whero there have been few changes in
the furnishing for the last twenty-five years.
There are, to be sure, some little bits sugges-
tive of tho day, bat the main body Of flrni-
ture is OF the past, and it has the look of hav
ing been used. There is no decorative art
visible. The plates that line the frieZe in the
dining.room were put there years ago, and
the collection Of fine china is kept in an ord
cabinet. Everything is handsome and lux
urious, but it is not like every other new
house in New York. My principal objection
to stained glass is that it seems to be the
great har-room piece do resistance. Every
place where liquor is sold, from Avenue A to
broadway, is resplendent in stained glass, and
at the Leland house il reaches its height Ii
is at it's handsomost there, too. Polished
mahogany and heavy colored glass dazzle the
eye of the passer-by. At night the upper
part of Broadway where barroo abound,
looks like kaleidoscope gone mad.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
fSan Francisco Chronicle. ]


The question Of transportation was once
serious one. But the very necessities for re-
lief from the overcrowded condition Of the
country have solved it by an increase Of
facilities in proportion with the demand for
outlet. II is easier this year for 500, 900 e.ni-
grants to reach America from Europe than it
was forty years ago for $4,000 They travel
at less cost and in much better condition.
The Suez canal is rapidly extending the like
facilities for emigration to Australia, Cape
Colony, New Zealand and the Panama canal
will extend them to the whole Pacific coast
from Cape Horn to Alaska. There has been
no time since the first steamship crossed the
Atlantic distinguished by greater activity In
construction Of new steam vessels than the
present. Men past the middle age will 1--we
to see this kind of transportation by sea as
lively between the old world and Buanos
Ayres. Sydney, Cape Town, Melbourne and
Auckland as it now is with the Atlantic ports
of the United States
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
Mark Twain On Fred. Douglass.

Washington letter.
l had recently placed in my hands copy
of letter written by Mark Twain indorsing
Fred. Douglass for tho position of marshal
for the district 1t is very characteristic
letter, and a. it has never been published
give it
HARTFORD, Jan I2, 1851.
GEN. GARFIELD-Dear Sir: Several times
since your election, people wanting office
have asked me to ''use my influence" with
you in their behalf. To word 1t in that way
was such pleasant compliment to ME that
never complied. ] could not without expos
ing the fact that hadn't any influence with
you, and that was thing which l had no
mind to do 1t seeIns TO me that 1t Is better
to have good mans fattorins estimate of
my infuence--and keep it-than to fool 1t
away with trying to get him an Office.
But when my brother on my wife's side
Mr.. Charles J. Langdon, late Of the Chicago
convention-desires me to speak a word for
Mr.. Frod. Douglass, / am asked to "use my
influence" consequently l am not riskirg
anything
So am writing this rs simple citizen /
am not drawing on my fund Of influence at
all. A simple citzen may express desire
with all propriety in ths matter of a recon-
mendation to Office; so l beg permission to
hope that you will retain Mr.. Douglass in his
present Office Of marshal of the District Of
Columbia; If such a course will not clash with
your own preferences or with tho expediences
and interests Of your administration.
offer the petition with peculiar pleasure
and strong desire, because l SO honor the
mans high and unblemished character, and
SO admire his brave, long crasade for the lib
critics and elevation Of his race. He is per-
sonal friend Of mine, but that Is nothing to
the point, for his history would move me t.
say these things without that, and feel
them, too.
With great respect / am. general, yours
truly, S. L. CLEMENS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
THE COMING ERA.
Some Little Inc0nyaniences Which
May Arise When the Electric Mil
lenrlium Gets Here.

Some Little Inc0nyeniences Which
aEay Arise v'len the Electric Mil
lennium Gets Here.
London Punch.
The baby does not seem to take to the cleo
trio feeding bottle He is now in strong coI-
vulsions. From the fact that my new electric
sazor nearly severed my iuguar vein this
morning, I conclude that the current must
be turned ON little too strong. 1t
certainly is great blessing to have ones
coffee ground, the carpets busted, the hot
water brought upstairs, the clocks in the
house wound up, and the front door salnr:.d
in the face Of the tax collector simply by
turning small handle down in the wine
cellar. We really must impress on our next
housemaid that the proper wa, to light the
Swan burner in thu hall is not by grasping
both wires firmly previous to applying
match to the ends, Oh the hospital authorities
may refuse to receive any more OF our cases.
Now that the electric beot-cleaner has torn
the buttons from my best outdoor pair Of
boots, and scorched all the French polish of
my dress shoes, think we may call the con-
trivanco an unqualified success.
am sure my mother in law would like to
sleep in tho room with the "Nsw Patent Ecc-
trio Surprise Bedstcad" in it. The "Little
Marvel machine which turns me ont of bed.
puts my clothes on, gives ME my breakfast,
and propcs me il the direction of the rail
way station five minutes before the morning
train starts, had better ae set for $50
o'clock tomorrow. Tho Electric Family
Prayer Reader must certainly be out Of
order, as it hes given lis the same chapter Of
Genesis for the last three mornings. Judging
from The livid appearance Of the cook, who is
row lying insensible under the kitchen table,
fancy that in trying to light what She calls
"that there drafted Lamp" she must uninten-
tionelly completed tho circuit"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
A Hint to Ssatist.cIanS.
THE Continent.

1t would be an interesting and not alto
gether improbable study for some one with
nothing batter to do to work up statistics
concerning tine requirement of land in this
country by foreigners. We do not mean in
farms, but in principalities large amount
of English capital has of late years been
drawn to investment in vast tracts of western,
southern and southwestern land for specu-
lative and agricultural purposes. Agents there
are who make business of effectirg such
purchases. We have heard recently Of
tract in Florida whose owners have put up
some 200 miles of barhel wire fences to keep
their cattle within bounds. This is very
we'll, and may stand as sure Indication OF
the way in which the future Of the country is
regarded by English capitalists, but it must,
if it continues. rapidly encroach on the lands
which are open to homestealers. A thousand
small farms are much better for the nation
than one large one.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
A REMARKABLE SURGICAL CASE.
How a Mau with His Juxular Veiu
Cut Had Ills Life tsnvod by Moun.
tain Doctor.

Louisville Commercial.
ri see," said an old storm-tossed and
weather-beatsn tramp In a Jefferson street
saloon yesterday afternoon, Us he laid down
The Commercial 'that a story is going the
rounds about Polish Jew having his throat
cut one time from ear to ear and then being
hung up by an angry mob and left to die,
but it seems he didn't die, for he Is now living
In Buffalo The story goes on to say that
the windwipe was completely severed but
that the jugular vein escaped injury, and
thus the mans life was saved. The papers
speak of him as physiological wonder who
puzzles the medical schools Pshawl these
fellows as have never heerd Of any remark
able occurrence make me sick. remember
wonderful case as came under my personal
observation when wM 'travelin' in east
Tennessee. I struck one Of them little
mountain towns one time when they wuz
holding county court. Every man had a
bottle Of moonshine, and they wuz all feelin'
mighty happy. Finally they got leetle bit
too hilarious and fight sprung up betwixt
great big duifer aud u leetle bit Of wiry
feller. The big duffer could q eat the leetle
feller up, clothes and all, but the first
thing he done was to pull one Of these
old pot-metal knives and jab the blade into
the leetle feller's neck 1t went in right
alongside the jugular, and then it bent kinder
around and under it. Whom tho big fellow
went to pull il out he ripped the leetle fellers
jugular right square in two and you oughter
seed tho blood fly. 1t squirted about twenty
five feet. AS the leetle feler dropped, every
body in the crowd cried, oh, he's goner;
his jugular veins cut, and they expected to
see him croak inside Of three seconds, but
there was ono of them mountain doctors
there, and to look at him you'd think he
didn't know jugu!ar vein from trombone
Stand back, said he, give Inc a chance at
him. and he elboweI his way through the
crowd to whore the leetle fellow lay breathin'
his last. He pulled out of his pocket some
thin as looked like a crooked darniu' needle,
and then he fished around in the wound until
he caught hold Of both ends Of the jugular
vein and pulled 'esn out Then he tied the
ends tight with a piece Of thread to keep tho
blood from squirtin' out until an old feller in
the crowd whitfield down pipe-stem to make
1t fit In the jugular When it was shaved
down small enough the old doctor inserted
the pipe, stem and tod the ends Of the vein
around 1t. In less than two minutes that
little feler was on his feet and looking
around for the feller that cut him."
"You mean to say he recovsred"
"Cou,pe he did, and you'll find the case re-
corded in the medical works. Only case Of
the kind ever heard Of in America"
"And the pipe-stcm never bothered him"
mo, only 1t made him sick at the stomach
at first The stem was a good deal stronger
than the kind no had been used TO handlin'
and it made him feel leetie bit dizzy for
foW days"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
TEE STORY OF LIFE
fJolIn G. SaYe.l


Say, what is lifea Tis to be born;
A helpless babe TO greet the light
With sharp wall, as IL the morn
Foretold cloudy noon and night;
To weep, to sleep, and weep again.
With sunny smiles between-and theni
And then aracs tho infant grows
To be laughing, sprightly boy,
Happy, despite his little woes
Were he but conscious of his joyl
10 be, in short, from two to ten.
A merry, moody child-and thena
And then In coat and trousers clad,
To learn to say the .decalogue,
And break it, an unthinl1ing lad.
With mirth and mischief ali agog;
A tluaat oft by fold and fen,
And capture butterflies-and thcns
And then, increased in strength and sizs.
To be, anon, youth full grown,
The hero in his mothers eyes,
A young Apollo in his own;
To initiate the ways of men
In fashionable sin-and thenf
And then, at last to be a man,
To fall in love, to WOO and wedl
With seething brain to scheme and plan
To gather gold or toll for bread;
To sue for fame, with tongue and pen,
And gain or lose the prige and thens
And then in gray and wriukled old;
To mourn the speed of life's decline;
To praise the scenes our youth behold,
And dwell in memory Of lang synei
To drerm awhile with Garkened ken;
To drop into the grav.-and thons
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
A Plea for Unrestful Dogs.

A chief cause Of dot.s "baying the moon"
and barking at nothing is discomfort. Many
unfortunate animals are from pure careless
ness consigned to cold and comfortless ken
nels. 1t was found on investigating tho ken
rel of dog, which had nightly rendered life
a burden to neighborhood, that the kennel
was so small the poor creature could only lie
partly in it, and was kept awake by cod and
misery, and not unnaturally howled. Many
dogs, too, suffer in health by being tied up
without exercise, and thus are rendered rest
less, and consequently howl at night A dog
properly cared for will rarely give annoy
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
Burcette's ratent Screen.

'Last March invented screen that am
going to have patented as soon as can think
of name for it," says Bob Burdette. "Two
women sat down in the seat before me. Re-
marking as usual upon the closeness OF the
car, they banged open the window, and
held on to keep from being blown over the
back of the seat. took tho newspaper was
reading, folded it in half, and bending it into
a senli-funnel shape, held it up at such an
angle that the blasts of March, bowling in at
that window, were not only turned away
from myself, but welo directed against the
back of the neck Of the window opener.
When that window slammed down, which
was just as soon as the ventilator dared let go
Of her bonnet with both hands, it woke up
the man asleep on the wood-box and got
glare that made it warm for me for fifty
miles. But didn't open the window and let
in this gale only exercised the right OF y
freeman and turned it away from myself"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
Family Newspaper independent Devoted eraue Local and General New
Mehanrshwn Frederick County, Maryland Thursday JAM 8, ++99993s-N0

them, TO drink with them, 10 ride with them.
Once In q white he hsas Christian say that
porne Of the best friends he has In the world
are Jews. Our Jew SON comes to the con-
clusion that his feet have fallen into pleasant
paths II he has good qualities in him they
are developed and assorted. Some OF the
best Jews IN the world land the incest people
IN the world In many respects are your f1ne
Jews) are to be found In this modern Jeru-
salem
BEAUTIFUL HEBREW MAIDENs.
only wish you could meet some of their
daughters coming out Of public school OF
An afternoon. Such compilations as they
have! The olive and the peach are blended
In their cheeks. 6uch eyesI You must 60
10 southern Spain or Italy to see other eyes
to compare with them. Such plump and
shapely forms, so wholesome and healthy.
Are these in their silks and jewels the hated,
mean, miserly, grubbing, self.denying Jews
We read aboutl you ask. Come and see their
brothers Washington and Julian Nathan,
sons Of the murdered millionaire, were for
years considered the handsomest young mon
In New York Look at the young Hebrews
In the theatres, the music halls tho billiard
rooms the clubs See how fashionable and
costly is their dress. See how they fling their
money about.
JEWS WHO ARE NOT sTTNGY.
You say all Jews are stingy. These young
swels are not You say that II they spend
dollar they expect TO mako five by it. That
may be 80 in business, but Lord! Lord! here
they are spending money like water on each
other for drinks for women's smiles, for
seats at the play, for extravagant dinners.
To tell the truth, wonder what their old
fathers who began life with peddler's pack
or a secondhand clothes shop would say II
they could see the young bucks as l see them
constantly In the vortex of fashion, or pleas
ure, or sin up town late at night. And yet,
on the other hand, we New Workers have OBJ
served that jew will be as close as the door
Of burglar-proof sa:o, denying himself not
only tho luxuries but some Of the very
common-placss, until he can afford to do the
other thing, and then, presto! he has palace
Oh Murray Hill, costly pictures, corps Of
servants, dancing, and French and music
masters for his children and sealskins and
phRton for his wife.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
Food for the British Lien.
fExehanpe.

Mamma" said Beatrice, running into her
mothers room in her girlish, over-30 year-old
way, "thsre's man downstairs who wants
to see yeu." "What's is bloomn' namef'
asked the queen. "He didn't say" care his
pantaloons fringed at the bottomT "Yes.
mamma" replied Beatrice, "and he has roll
Of manuscript under his arm" "Hanother
John Brown poem, or my name hisn't Vic
toria Victim. Tell i'm Pm not at 'ome, and
il he won't take no for an answer ave your
brother Halbert feed him to the British lion"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
His Fro minence Accounted For.
New York Letter. !

NOW 1OTK IIVtC6T.
This Is not because Gen. Sickles is 50 dis
tiuguished, but rather from the manner Of
his entrance at the opera. You probably
know that Gen. Sickies has but one leg, and
has been unable to wear an artificial one, 90
that he Is naturally obliged to walk on
crutches. After the hou.: is comfortably
seate. and the opera Is going smoothly along,
just as the prima donna reaches her most
fiorid passage, or the tenor touches his high
G, you hear dull thud down the main aisle
Of the opera house, and, looking around, you
see a rather flne-looking man on crutches
swinging himself into his seat You naturally
answer that it is Gen. Sckles
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
Soap h abblcS and Color.
[Chicago News

Prof. Holeman, of Philadelphia, has made
experiments in the effect of sound on the
colors and shades Of soap-bubblcs Being
reflected on a screen, they were at first
BLUSH gray. An intonation of the voice
through tube connected with bubble first
brought out u number of black spots on the
reflection; and these were succeeded by
bright green mingled with pink. The same
tone always caused the same formation, but
had no control over the color.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
CCincinnati Enquirer. !

Out at the Zoo there Is small hole-prob-
ably some rat owns tin the rear corner of
tho blacknake's oage. A good fat toad had
crowded into this hole and the snake darted
in his head after him and speedily swallowed
him. But with this incumbrance be found
he could not withdraw himself. Then he at
once disgorged the toad, which, finding him
self free, began to move OF. This was too
rauch for snake philosophy, and the snake
again swallowed him, and second time was
compelled to disgorgs him, for he could not
get his head out But no reflected. He had
learned something. He reached out third
time. and grabbing the toad by the leg backed
out with ease
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
The Drum .ner's Mistake.
THE Hoosier.

81 kicked whopper of q bug into that
corner" said the commercial man. "ani
maybe you'll find him there with broken
neck"
Tho landlady with the Light advanced to
the point indicated, and holding the tallow
dip aleft she pointed to creature unlcr tho
washstand,
"T..,re's your big tu-, sir"
1t Was Tie cat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
The Noble Minority.
[John B. Cough.

(V'JIIII HO't5H'1
What is minority! Tho chosen heroes
of this earth have been in minority. There
is not social, religious or political privilege
that you enjoy to-day that was not bought
for YOU by the blood and tears and patient
suffering of the minority. 1t is the minority
that have indicated humanity in every
struggle. 1t is minority that havs stood in
tho van of evory moral conflict and achieved
all that is nob.c in the history of the world.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
Don't 90 to Italy.
Eyrhapue

The eminent basso, Karl Formes, tells
American parents that they make grave
mistake in sending their children to Italy to
study music when they can attain much bet
ter results at home. He says musical sciences
is at its lowest level in Italy, and the great
singers are not Italians
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
Picked Ont tue Piums.

Robert Col|yer says lle was led to read
scotts novels by religious book which.
denounced them as Immoral, and gave
quotations to prove it. the book, Ii, said,
was a Lad cake with plenty Of good plums,
and he pickol out the plums. z hen he got
the novels and read them by stealth, and
'if it was a sin," he added, Il have sincsi
found no time for repentance" for ''they
have done Inc good all the days OF my life."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03

baptism in hades' depth
As hot as boiling tar
Awaits the man who quits room
And leaves the door ajar.
And he who softly shuts the door
Shall dwell among the blest,
Where the wicked cease from troubling
And the weary are at rest.
New York Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
BALTIC. s. G. V. RAILROAD.

BALTIC. s. G. V. RAILROAD.
Trains leave Edgemont for Waynesboro,
Chambcrsburg and Shippensburg daily ex-
cept Sunday at 7.35 and LAO A. M and 735
P. NJ. on Sunday at 8.55 a. m and 3.55 P. M.
Trains for Edgemont leave daily Shippens-
burg at $40 A. u. and 10 Is and 3 25 p M,
Chambersburg at Z IS A. M, 100 and 4.3O
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Boston Commercial Bulletin: People are
getting 50 suspicious now that it would not ba
Surprising any Sunday to sec tho dsacons
using a bel,-punch with the contribution
box.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03

Inter Ocsan. No matter how long man
may have been called Bill, he rises to the
dignity Of William when he comes in for
$4,000. There is a good deal of lift to
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~ HG RADCLIFFE,
YY ~ DENTIST. -ea

Informs the Public that he has located in
Libertytown and will visit LEWISTOWN
tho First Tuesday of each month at Mr.. 0.
q. Zimmcrman's store. The following We'd
nesflay and Thursday in MECHANICS
TOWN Mt the Miller House. Persons wait
ed on at their residence if desired. Moderate
Prices for filling and putting up teeth.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03

New Orleans Picayune: Fl woman could
always marry the nlau of her choice, she
rlight be taking lie hl5baal of son,e otaeS
woalan.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
oFFIcE-OsLER BUILDING, Northwest corne
Of Church and Main Streets.
TT CLAY ANDERS,
DENTIST. GA

Has located in Mechancstown (off1ce in
John Rouzcr's building, opposite Lutheran
church, and is prepared to perform al! opcr-
ations pertaining to Dentistry according to
the Most Approved Methods. Special attcn-
ton given to the Preservation of the Nat
ural Teeth. All work entrusted to his caro-
can be submitted to the closest scrutiny of
those competent to Judge.
Will visit Lecisto'cn on the FIRST Monday
Of each month Sa5i1asuile on the Second Mon
day and Creagerstorn on the Third Monday
Of each Month.
Persons waitcdi on at their residence if
desired
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-03
CHANGE OF TIME,
WESTERN MARYLAND R. ROAD.
4issE2sSR ss:EElllz.lgssR ESSa
TRAINS GOING EAST.

TO take effect Monday August q
i 1888.