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Church Directory.

Reformed Churrh-Rrv. A. BStonrr. pas
tor. Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening"
Meeting ns Ladies' Aid Society every second
Wednesday evening Regular services by
appointment from The pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rrv. w. c. Wire, pas
tor. SirT!rc-. Sunday 10 4. NJ and $50 =.
n Sunday School, . P N. Prayer Meet
Ing, Wednesday, Gl5 p NJ.
prutsstapi Episcopal Church-Rrv. Ern-
rN! G"1ili. Rector icrs'Sundav, 10 4.
NJ al,l 3la p. nj. Sunday School, 800 p.
b.
Moravian Church, (techanicsiown) Rev.
G. Z, Lani;i-. Past Preaching every sun
h"y, alternating morning and evening"
PRAYER Meeting every Friday evening Sun
day School y o'r'o.k, IL. III.
AoraviAn ,hNrrh UNraceham) Rev. c. G.
Ianiu., Pastor
Prrachin. every Sunday, alternating NOR
ming and cTrninr
Mite Society every Monday evening.
PRAYER Nice" in tryrry "wednesday evening
United Brethren Chnrcl-Mite So"iety
secon ani'Foul;h Wednesday.
SUNDAY -rhNpl , p NJ.
Prayer 3i""tinr every Thursday evening.
Rrgu!ar Services ny appointment from the
pulpit.
.Aethn1iat Epis"rpr, Gruryh - Rev. O.
fa!t. Pastor Services every alternate
Sunday N ~ Y. u. Sunday School 9 \. N
PRAYER Mrctns every Thursday evening At
p. N
United Brethren CAurc'-Rcv W. l..
Martin Pastor. Services every alternate
Sllulay at 3 p. m. Sunday School every
Slnlnv nj 2p III. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at p. m.
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No. 28.
making the knocking we had heard.

making the knocking we had heard.
The boys tried to pull off the ] ri
but it was too light fit. An axe was
brought and one blow with it made
hole in the bottom. Pussy, seeing
daylight, tried harder than ever to get
out she plunged so violently, it was
difficult to get near her. But two
more blows broke the jar in pieces; all
but the neck this was left on pussy's
neck, and off she went as fast as she
could go, with this queer necklace on,
to her home on the mountain.
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a Midnight Serennde.

'Malyiny. Malviny Riggs, Come here
quick and stir this apple-bu'ter! My
arm most stirred off, Beside, I've
got all them milk cans to sclld yit.
Malyiny! D ar me, who're can the girl
bo-"here can the Girl be? Foolin with
that city feler as'in, Ill warrant. |
wonder Jed Atkins stands it, that / do
Mrs l.;ggs stole to the pantry-window
and peoprA out.
Sure enough, there was Malyina, just
heyond the roS"bush,t, looking like a
rose herself, with tn" pretty curly head
dropping, ard pink tlushes staining her
dimplel CHEEKS A very dandlted
young gentleman, remarkable chiefly
for his diminuliyene,s. stood near.
sometimes twrlng Il little wha!ebone
cane, and lingering his upper lip, as if
in search Of the very feeble mustache
which languished there.
He WAS fair, with rosy cheeks his
light hair was parted exactly in the
middle; he was very pretty-he
thoughr so himself
lie was spending a few weeks at the
farm house. on the plea Of being Mrs.
Riggs fourth cousins brothcrin-law s
stepson and he was making love to
Malvina Riggs, who, to use her moth
rr s expression, was "completely carried
away with hlr his city airs and al
fections rather.
Malvina was as good as engaged to
| jed Atkins, who owned half the farm
he and her father were running togeth-
Jed lived with the Riggs'-a tall,
stalwant, sun Drowned, but good look
ing young farmer-and to quote Mrs.
Riggs again, 'awfully sot' on MalvinN.
Yes, ina, I'm comm, called Malvi-
ma at Il renewed summons from her
mother, through the pantry-window.
will you permit me- aw-to assist
you, Miss Malyinh 7 simpered Mr.. Clar-
ence Billings, as he tip toed along be-
side her the wide, glowing kitchen, re-
dolent now of spicy odors, and steam
ing hot.
Malvna rather demurred at his com
ing in; but he persisted.
Joe Atkins was just bringing in Il big
basket of apples. and Mr.. Billings could
not resist the temptation to show the
young farmer on what intimate terms
! he was with his sweetheart.
AS Mrs. Riggs give up the big wood
en- spoon with which she was stirring
t" her daughter, the exquisite reached
for it, with il graceful bow, and ALLOW
ME J. uttered in melIjduous accents
Better let Malvina" grumbled Mrs.
Riggs. You'll spile them fine cuffs
O. yourn.
In the anxiety to avoid such catas.
trophe, Mr.. Billings stood as fur as he
could from the seething kettle, and
thus-stiring with one hand, while the
other unconsciously extended his whale
bone caoe at right angles-he present.
ed spectacle which caused Mrs Riggs
to calculate, under her breath :. Land
q Goshen. l hope be won't, fall in,
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Mecha0csown Frederick County, Maryland Thursday Ao g. 1885,
K.4TYDID.

/ love to hear thine earnest voice,
Whenever thou art hid,
Thou testy little dogmatist,
Thou pretty Katydid!
Thou 'mindest me of gentle folks
Old gentle folks are they
Thou sayest IN undisputed thing
In such solemn way.
Thou art Il female Katydid!
know it by the trill
That quivers through the piercing notes
So petulant ard shrill,
! think there is u knot of you
Beneath the hollow tree
A knot of spinster katydils;
Do Ka,ydids drink tea?
Oh, tell me, where did Katy live?
And what did Katy do?
And was she very fair and young,
And vet so wicked, too?
Did Katy love Il naughty man,
Or kiss more cheeks than one?
l warrant Katy did no more
Than many a Kate has done.
Dear me! I'll tell you all about
My fuss with little Jane,
And Ann, with whom used to walk
So often down the lane,
And all that tore their locks Of black,
Or wet their eyes of blue;
Pray, tell me, sweetest Kstydid,
What did p ,or Katy do?
ALI no the living oak shall crash,
That stood for ayes still,
The rock shall rend ts mossy base,
And thunder down the hill,
Before the little katydid
Shall add one word, to tell
The mystic story of the. maid
Whose namL she knows so well.
Peace TO the cvcr-mlrnllr!nT race
And when the latest one
Shall fold in death her feeble wings
Bcncat, the autumn sun,
Then shall she raise her fainting voice
And lift her dropping lid;
And then the child Of future years,
Shall hear what Katy did.
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he heard the splash.


Next, without much difficulty, owing
to his abbreviated stature, Mr.. Billings
managed to climb to the sill of the win.
dow, and began to let himself down
feeling with his feet for the chair he
had left at the other place.
'Oddl Jed heard him utter. Where
the deuce can that chair be gone to-
It's very strange!
He seemed to r. fleet little then.
Il must have mistaken the window
somehow. But it can't be far to the
floor
He let 60. There was crash that
thrilled Jed's very soul with joy, as his
rival lighted first on his precious gui-
tar, and then seemed from the sounds,
to have literally sat down in the apple
butter.
Jed waited for no more, but stealth
lily drawing the storeroom door tight,
he bolted it as he had found it, and
slipped up stairs to his bed.
He had not been there long, when
Billings, finding he was fastened in, be-
gan to halloo Justify for help.
The farmer and his wife slept over
the kitchen, and were presently reused
by the noise.
Thieves! cried the wife.
She, being the better man of the two,
prepared to face them, ordering her
husband to follow her. Malvina, being
still awake, also heard.
The three entere the kitchen about
the same time.
As Mrs. Bigys bravely opened the
door of the storeroom, poor Billings
staggered into view-such sight!
He dripped apple butter: he exuded
1t from every pore. 1t was in his hair
and his eyes, and reeked from his shoes
as he stepped. The storeroom floor,
and the steps up from it, were plastered
with the stnT.
Mrs. Riggs's eyes fairly started from
her head as they drank in the full ex-
tent of the calamity.
She took the Iuckless fellow for a
thief.
oh, You villainn she screamed. 'Af-
ter my apple butter, was You:
why; ma, cried Malvina, beginning
to laugh, its Mr.. Billings'
why, so it isl sweetly echoed Jed
Atkins, entering upon the scene as if
he had just walked up.
The poor wretch tired to explain;but
the more he did that, the worse they
laughed.
No one could help ii, except Mrs.
Riggs, who continued to pour vituper-
alton on the destroyer Of her apple but.
ter till she was hoarse.
Mr.. Clarance Billings returned to the
city the following day, and no one
seemed to regret his departure, not
even Malvina Helen lockwood.
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"A G'ARED.
DR.. HIRAM BUHRIAN,

physician and surgeon, takes pleas ire in an
nouncing to the citizens of Mcchanicstown
and vicinity that he has located here in the
prac, cc OF medicine. For the present he
may be found at
TIE GILBERT HOUSE,
until he sec, res an Office or a. a.,resldence for
himself and family.
He would further add that he has c0me to
stay and hopes by strict and upright dcport-
ment to merit the confidence and support Of
4 adiscernng pu!!.c,,
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w.
annihlate the rustic; then;
'Miss-er-Miss Malvina, he said,
eleva.ing his voice for Jed's benefit,
'the-er-presumption of the lower
CLASSES in these country places is-er-
shocking. Weally now, don't you find
it SOP
Malvina's blue eyes opened very wide
at this speech but before she had be-
gun to even comprehend what it meant
her mother called out, sharply:
'Malviny, that SSH burn, sure as fate!
You'd better stir it yourself City
FOLKS don't know nothin' about apple
Dntter.
At that, Mr.. Billings began to stir so
furously that big splash flew out and
fell upon his neat, light colored sum-
mer pants. 1t was hot beside.
Mr.. Billings screamed, and in his
fright threw the spoon with which he
was stirring ON the floor.
Now it was Jed's turn, Picking up
the spoon, he darted away, cleaned it,,
and coming back, presented it to NAL
vina, with low bow and an ALLOW
me ! uttered in such exact imitation OF
his rival that the girl herself could
hardly keep from laughing.
Billings, with savage stare at Jed,
bctook himself haughtily outside.
Malvlna was alarmed in a moment
There now! you've made him mad
Amt You halned of yourself, jed At
kins::' she cried.
No, | ain retorted Jed. 'He begun
it.
And Jed IN his turn stalked away.
When he came in to dinner, neither
Malvina nor Mr.. Billings were any
where to he seen.
i wish you'd call EN-, SAID Mrs,
Riggs, angrily. Such don's'
No. scowled Jei; i "on t call >em
nary a call "
Mrs, Riggs looked at him.
'Well dnnno AS | blame you any,
she said. You can empty this apple
butter, cant You while | look for 'em ?
jed took the dipper from her hand
and began to ladle out the spicy, hot
.tUti int he big tab which stood near
awai.in1 it.
Mis- Niggs presently came hurrying
back.
'Twnnt come to nothln. jed, she
painted Hes too big - fool, with all
his pretty looks-a big wax doll, that 8
what he is, and no more bra'us than
one Whtrc do You think fouad EN-:
Down i'll the holler by the big wornut
tree. She was a-leann against it, and
he wa asettin onto stump, with his
eyes rolled up, athumpin that p(ayin'-
thing he brought with him and singln
such stuff, it makes NE sick.'
1T don't seem to MAKE MalvIna sick
grumblel Jed. gloomlly.
| dunno about that. returned NAL
vina's mother. She looked to me as if
she wanted to laugh drcadfully.'
At dinner, Jed, as usual was very
silent
Mr. Billings was very talkative. He
had changed his trouzers for hand
somer pair, AMI donnel fresh necktie,
beside waxing his moustache with a
new preparation that he had received
that morning by mail.
He was passionately tond of music,
he Informed them all, and the guitar
was his iavorite instruments,
Ma, broke III Malvlna, MIR. Billings
wants to teach me how to play on his
guitar. May hc-and Will you get me
one if learn ?
Is that what yon call it -: exclaimed
Mrs. Riggs, evaslvely. i Thought II
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-11-05

BALTIC. & G. V. RAILROAD.
Trains leave Edgemont for Wayncsboro,
Chambershnrg and Shippcnsburg daily cX
cept Sunday at 737 and 40 A. NJ. and 80
P. NJ. on SUNDAY ut H. m. and--P NJ.
Trains for Edgemont leave duly Shilpens
burg at G52 A. NJ and .85 aud 4 40 p. NJ,
Chsmbersburg at 25 A. NJ, 2 10 and SIS
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Corn sells for 23 cents bushel in
Fleming and adjoining counties in Ky
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
Physical Types in Children.

Some time ago Prof. virchow
brought together the results Of an in
quiry into the relative proportions Of
the bonde-haired, dark and mixed
types among school children Of the
German Empire. Since then the inquiry
has extended to Belgium, Austria and
Switzerland, and embraces nearly clcv-
en- million children in its scope. In .
lecture at the Berlin Academy Of Sci
ence Prof Virchow shows that more
than fifty per cent. of the school chill
dren Of Central Europe belong to the
mixed type. The distribution Of the
purely blonde type, which contributes
something over twenty-five per cent.
and is associated with unmixed Teuton-
&c blood, is rather curious. 1t is high
est in Hanover, where it forms forty
three per cent of the population, but il
Is very near as high in the extreme east
Prussian and Pomeranian districts.
where history and tradition locate .
preponderating Slavic element, and
points to the completeness Of the grad
ua, industrial conquest Of those regions
by the Teutonic race.-N Y. Post.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
Forest Fires In Michigan.

EAST SAGINAW, MICH, May ls.-Thers
has been but little rain here this spring,
and the country is very dry. Fires have
begun to run in the woods, and unless
rain comes great damage will result.
In Clare County yesterday 1900, 900
feet OF logs, belonging to 4. Hallinbeck,
OF this city, were burned. Fawcett's
Mil, near Cedar Lake, was also burned.
There Ia no insurance. -Four hundred
thousand feet OF lumber belonging to
W. 5. Nelson was also burned; Pierce
Bros. mill, near the same place, was also
burned; loss, $4,000.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
Pasturing Meadows.

To pasture a moving meadow In the
spring is folly as great as that Of the
man who killed his goose to get the
eggs all at one swoop. And yet very
many farmers commit this folly. The
practice is SO common as to be almost
general. and yet it is to be presumed
the majority Of farmers know they are
committing costly waste. The prev
alent excuse is that feed is short and
the stock must be fed. This indicates
= want Of good management for either
too much stock is kept fodder has been
wasted, or adequate provision has not
been made II such . necessity over
comes prudence and a knowledge OF
ones best interests, 1t should be made
ground for better management in the
future, and, TO enforce the Improvement
by penalty for the mistake, IL would
be we'll for the farmer to buy . supply
of fodder for his stock rather than in
jure his meadow by spring pasturing.--
N. 7. Times.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS

s. F. SHELroS, Chancery Clerk OF Shar'
key county, Miss, was shot and killed al
Rolling Fork, Miss, on the 10Th, by J. B.
McLaurin, a lawyer. The difficulty had
been brewing for several days. On the 10Th
the two men met by agreement . short dis
tGnce outside Of town, each with . double
barrel shotgun, and Shelton wsS killed
before he could fire his gun.
WHILE a number Of laborers were ex'
cavating the cellar for q new building at
l54 Olive street, st. Louis, May 10th, the
east wall Of the three-stery dwelling on
the west side Of the excavation fell, bury.
ing two men in the ruins and John Null
hern was instantly killed.
FoRrsr fires are raging In Michigan, and
much valuable property has been de-
stroyed.
HUGH RILEY, Of Boston, who married q
young lady Of Lee Center, Oneida county
New York, was tarred and fsathered on
the night OF the 18th for extreme cruelty
to his young wife.
THE American troops sent to Panama to
protect American interests there have re-
turned.
MAYOR KRAMER was reelected Mayor OF
Little Rock, Ark, on the 18th.
CUNNINGHAM and Burton, the dyna.
miters, have been sentenced TO imprison.
ment for life.
MARY JOHNSON was whipped to death by
her husband at Chattanooga, Tenn, on the
night Of the 18th.
A BLOODY fight occurred at Hickory
Grove church, near Jacksonville, Fla, on
the 18th, between the West brothers and
the Langford brothers. VIM. Langford
was killed outright, Geo. Langford was so
severely wounded that he is not expected
to live, and Tai Langford was wounded in
the head. Eugene West was shot and Abe
and johnson West were cut, but not Sc
riously.
wM. r. MORSE, clerk Of the National Sus.
pender Company Of New York, is found h
be short $4,000 in his accounts, and has
emigrated.
JOHN I. HLLsMAS has been appointed
Internal revenue collector for the ffth dis.
trict Of Tennessee.
JOHN A. LOGAN was reelected United
States Senator from Illinois on the 18th.
A CYCLONE strccs the little town Of Tay.
lor, Tex, on the 18th, and played havoc
for few moments.
The dead body Of man named Sanders,
who mysteriously disappeared some weeks
since, was found in the woods near Omaha,
Ark, on the 10Th. The body was horribly
mutilated. VIM. Lynch, q prominent citi.
zen OF Taney county, Missouri, is suspect
ed of having murdered -Saudsrs, and Il
this proves true hs viii probably b
lysched.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
Ex-President Arthur's Horses.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May ls.-Up to
within few days the Executive Mansion
stables sheltered eight horses. Only two
Of these, however-the seal browns-be.
longed to President Cleveland, the re-
naming six were the property Of ex- Pres
ident Arthur and his son Allan. Last
Friday two Of the ex-President's horses
were shipped to New York, and the 9TH
ers were taken 10 livery stable on G
street. The proprietor has instructions
to dispose Of these to the best advantage.
Allan Arthur's Black Hawk team is
among the four now for sale and will
no doubt bring a good price.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
JEAlOUSYS WORK.
Horrible Tragedy at Troy, N. ", Attribut-
able to the Green Eyed Monster.

Horrible Tragedy at Troy. N. v, Attribut-
/ able to the Green-Eyed Monster.
Troy, N. Y, May 1s.-A terrible affair
occurred last evening on Jay street. Will.
liam Mccormick, young man about
twenty five years old, cut his young
wife's throat and supplemented the terri
Bile deed by the cutting his own throat
fatally. About ten O'Clock officer Lefavre,
Of the second precinct, while passing Jay
street on horse car heard the
screams Of a woman, In the
direction OF the river. Jumping
from the car he, in company with Officer
Hoar, who had also been attracted by
the woman's screams, ran down
Jay street. Near the last house on
the north side Of the street they saw q
woman leaning against the fence with
blood streaming from CHASTITY wound In
the throat.
In reply to the questions Of the officers
she said her husband had done it; that
he had then cut his own throat and run
toward the river. The woman was as
sisted into the house, and officer Lefavre
started TO find the man. Lying near the
west corner OF the house Mccormick was
discovered with blood pouring from a
wound similar TO the one inflicted on
his wife. He was assisted to the
Third Precinct Station House by the
officers and Doctor Prendergast was
summoned. He responded at once and
made an examination of the unfortunate
mans wound. He at once pronounced 1t
fatal, aud said the man could not possi-
bly, be relieved. Going to the scene of
the tragedy he found the woman ly-
ing on the floor surrounded by horror
stricken ncighbors. An examination
showed that the jugular vein and carotid
artery were severed. The wind-pipc was
not cut, and after dressing the wound,
which required eight stitches to close, the
physician said, with proper care, she
would recover. Jealousy was the cause
Of the tragedy.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
A Paying Investment.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May l7.-Senatof
Don Cameron has virtually sold his fine
house here, erected on Scott Circle, and
ID. +. Morgan, formerly OF New York,
put now resident Of this city, is said to
De the purchaser. The residence WAS
erected few years ago at a cost Of S4o..
600, exclusive Of the ground on which il
was built. The price to be paid is S95,.
900, as property in that part of the city
has appreciated rapidly In value. Sem
ator Cameron's health has been declining.
and 1t Is extremely doubtful il he will
ever again take much Of Q hand In Doll.
TICS, either 10 Peunsylvanis OF IN . Ne
tioaal sense,
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
boomers In Oklahoma

LAWRENCE, KAs., May l7.-Your cor
respondent, returning last night from
Oklahoma, left party Of boomers on the
State line awaiting news from the party
who entered the promised land some
days ago. This body has been lost track
Of for couple of days past, owing to
the severe rains impeding all travel. 1t
is known that three companies Of troops
have been ordered to head them OF.
They are reported TO be an adventurous
set Of fellows, and the talk among the
boomers on the State line is that they
will fight.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23

Some German bulls are quite as
amusing rs their more famous Irish
rivals. Here are few collected by
German paper; 'After the door was
closed soft female foot slipped into
the room, and with her own hand OK
tinguished the taper" The chariot
of revolution is rolling onward ana
gnashing its teeth as II rolls" is whss
Berlin revolutionist told the students
in 1913 in a speech. The Ladies
Benefit Association has Distributed
twenty pairs Of shoes among the poor;
which will dry up many a tesef' =
was sitting at the table enjoying cup
Of coffee, when . gentle voice tappeo
- % tAe shoulder. ! looked aroune
and saw ~ Old frisad oAes mere"
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
Germans Dos.d with Their Own Physic

Germans Dosed with Their Own Physic.
LONDON, May l7.-From st. Peters
burg comes the news that the Russian
Government has decided upon Russian
izing the German provinces along the
Baltic. To accomplish this the Car has
issued a ukasc that hereafter the Russian
language shall be taught In all schools In
these provinces, and shall entirely re-
place the German language in those
schools wherein heretofore 1t has been
taught.
A similar edlct has been issued In War
saw In the official journal. This edict
makes the Russian language the sole Ian.
guase 70 b taught In al The elementary
schools throughout Russian Poland.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-23

Tnx memoirs OF Garibaldi have been ed
itei. but at the request Of the Italian Gov
ernment will not be printed until ten years
after the date Of his death.
CorSr PAUL vAssAL has published In
a Paris paper charges Of a most sensa-
tionally scandalous character against
Gladstone, Sir Charles Dixie and other
English people of note, not hesitating 10
strike at the Prince of Wales and even tn .
Queen.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-22

It is now alleged that Davenport
owes his defeat for the New \ ork
Goyernorship to his erroneous estl-
mate of the voting strength OF the
Mugwumps. Like nearly everybody
else, Mr.. Davenport viewed the ex-
allied purifiers of politics through
magnifying glasses. Dir. Blaine
sent him several congratulatory
dispatches during the canvass, but
these he suppressed for fear of the
Mugwumps and the fact becoming
known, such offense was given the
Blaine Republicans that many OF
them stayed away from the polls,
Mr.. Davenport is probably the last
Republican candidate who will suf-
fer under the illusion that the
friendship Of Blaine IS hurtful.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-22

Cuthhert B. Jones, of Louisiana,
late candidate for the Consulshlp
at Callao, has written a letter to
Congressman J. Floyd King, also
of Louisiana in which he denounces
King as "a liar, a coward, a pol
troon and scoundrel." AS the
writer sent one copy Of his philip
pic by mail, one by express and one
by registered letter, besides having
copy printed by the Associated
Press. it is probable that the Con-
gresham will hear of it. And yet,
the chances are that when he rises
to reply, he will open with the re-
mark: my attention having been
called" etc.