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Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-10
Prof. Proctor Oh the Earthquake.

Prof. Richard A. Proctor discusses, in
the October North american Reuie,c,
the various theories relating to earth.
quakes, and, in regard to the recent one
at Charleston, makes these reassuring
remarks:
''Of course, the great question which
must be in all mems minds in connection
with this great earthquake is this-How
far can we hereafter trust to that i'm
munity from destructive earthquakes
which in the Eastern States of America
have seemed so complete! All the opiI.
ions expressed by biologists respecting
the cause of this last great disturbance
are unimportant compared with the ques.
ton whether Charleston is likely to be
again visited by an earthquake OF the
same destructive sort. Now, if it shall
appear on inquiry that the forces which
have partially destroyed Charleston, and
seriously shaken the Southern States,
have in reality been forces which found
relief in the great disturbance, and are
not likely soon (by which l mean within
perhaps hundreds of years. to need relief
of the sort again, then it will matter lit
tie whether the earthquake was brought
about by great landslide beneath the
sea, as some have suggested, or by i'm.
prisoned and superheated steam, as
others have surmised, or las is perhaps
more probable than either view by the
accumulated effect Of strains and tensions
resulting from the steady process of con-
traction which the earth's crust is all the
time undergoing. We may, even in this
case, recognize in the long immunity
which the United States have enjoyed
from destructive earthquakes, the evi.
dence of future safety, seeing that one
great dis s'urb ,nce seems to have sutficed
to work off the accumulated subterranean
tensions OF many centuries; and as long
a time of comparative quiescence may be
expected to follow the present earthquake
as we know preceded it.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-10
Deed of a Bastard. /.

Capt. Adams little boy was shot
in very mysterious manner on Thurs.
day. He was at work carrying brush
in the orchard, and very near thick
hedge. He had load of brush in his
arms, when suddenly q gun was fired
through the hedge by some miscreant,
the load of powder striking the boy s
hands and burning them very badly. He
heard footsteps, but saw nobody, and
so far the matter is shrouded in mys.
terry. DIR. Seeber attended the little
sufferer and he is doing as we'll as pos
sible Orange Tribune.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-10
SOCIETY NOTICES.
American Legion of Honor.

Safety Council No. 664 meets second and
fourth Thursday evenings OF each month
at their Hall, Evening Express" Building,
Sojourning Companions in good standing
are cordially invited.
W. T. BARNETT, Commander.
GEO. w. KNOX, Secretary.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-10
I. o. o. f..

Orange Council No. 20, I. Q. O. F., meets
every Wednesday evening in Good Templsrs'
Hail. Visiting members are cordially invited.
r. W. READY, N. G.
A. J. Z. FURBIsB, Rec. Sec'y.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-01-23

j.. sS 10. REWARD vii,
| taip sho,, for evidence
sir,ins ,a'i result in con-
persnns que or more
tes Jlins of killing,
NE q, 60. or brandinng;
| dove NOR more animals Of +
10. s ss;s of all kinds
Al
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-13
The Universally of Inventions.

We do not often stop to think
how little man has or enjoys that is
not the fruit of invention. Things
which man has long had we have
ceased to think of as inventions,
and we are apt to apply that term
only to modern things-to things
the origin of which we know. Yet
it will be hard for any one of us to
name anything Which we use or en-
JOY which is not an invention, or
the subject of an invention, in it's
adaptation to our use.
The air we breathe and the wa
ter we drink are provided by ma
ture. But we drink but very little
water except from cup or vessel of
some kind, which is human in.
vention. Even if we drink from
the shell OLA gourd. we are using a
thing which, in the shape we use
it, is a human continuance, and the
contrvances which man has de-
vised for obtaining water and dis
tributing it have been among the
most wonderful and ingenious of
any which have occupied the hu.
man mind. Bountifnlly as nature
has provided water and placed it
within the reach of man, yet we do
in fact get or use but little of it ex-
cept by the aid of inventions.
The air surrounds us at ali times
and we cannot help using it if we
would; but, if we want 1t either hot
ter or colder than we find it, we
must resort to some invention to
crafty our WALT. II we want it to
blow upon us when it is still, we
must set it in motion by some con-
trivance, and fans among other
things have been invented for tha5
purpose. A large amount of human
ingenuity has been expended upon
devices for moving air when we
want it moved, upon fans, blowers
and ventilators.
How small part of our food do
we take as animals do, in the form
provided by nature, bow very large
share contrived by man! We
drink inflsiOns of tea or coffee
without thinking that the COM
pounds are human inventions. How
large a place the milk Of the cow
has in the food of man, but how lit
tie of it could he have but for a
multitude of contriyances! We
think of butter as we do of milk,
that it is a production of nature;
and so it is, but its separation from
milk is an invention which has
been followed by a host of inven.
lions to effect the separation easier
and better.
Sugar is 4 production of nature,
but little known few hundred
years ago. Separated from the
plants in which it is formed, it is an
invention Of man. The savage who
first crushed some keruels of wheat
between two stones, and separated
the mealy interior from the outer
skin, invented -four, and the human
mind has not ceased to be exer.
cised Oh the subject of its improve
ment.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-13
NUMBER SO

to-Oh, why, wlyare you so cruel
to me9 Oh, will my punishment
ever end?" with a despairiDg sigh.
Terrell felt cnt to the soul.
sit was all mistake. Did you
think me base enough to accept
your sacrifceg-to live in INDECENT
ease while you battled with the
worlda Judith you have been cru
ell TO me-"
She burst into passion of tears
and deep, stormy sobs, while the
cry thatr rent her soul that day in
the library sprang to her lips
again.
"Oh, Stephen! oh, Stephen!"
"MY love! my tlarling!p and now
he had herln his arms, no longer
the friend, but the impassioned
lover. 80.
They wereimarried ne xt.morning:.
hastily and quietly, for Stepliis.,iIi
would admit no further delay
When they returned home to claim
their Inheritance, 1T created a
small sensation. Lawyer Bryant
felt,deeply disguised.
'sNow, why hid not they settle
the matter sensibly years ago, in.
stead OF playing the heroic and
leaving all that property to go to
the dogs? For al example ofhope-
less idiocy,commend me to Il young
man or young woman in love-
Mat Cryln, in Frank Leslie's.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-13
Woman.

Women always show by their &C
tions that they enjoy. going to
church; men are less demonStrative
When woman becomes f1nrried
she feels for u fan; when a man be-
comes Hurried he feels for a cigar.
Women jump at conclusions aud
generally hit; men reason things
out logically and generally miss it.
Some women can't pass a millin.
cry store without looking in; some
men can't pass saloon without
going III.
A woman never sees a baby with
out wanting to run to it; man
never sees a baby without wanting
to run from it.
Women love admiration, appro.
baton, self-imnolation on the part
of others; are often weak, vain aud
frivolous. Ditto men.
A woman always carries her
purse in her hand so that other
women will see it; a man carries his
in his inside pocket SO that his wife
won't see it.
A woman can sit in a 5heatre for
three hours without getting all
cramped up, catching the tooth.
ache or becoming faint for want Of
fresh air; a man can't.
A woman, from hersex and char
acter, has a claim to many things
beside her shelter, food and cloth
ing. She is not less woman for
being welded; and the man who is
tit to be trusted with good wife
recollects allwhich thisimplies, and
shows himself at all times chiyal,
rous, sweetsrokeu, considerate and
deferential.
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blue gown and floating ribbons
How Stephen smiled rs he lifted
his hat, his eyes following her!
EJudith's eyes daraened stormily.
:asStepllen!'
sHe turned instantly to her.
:sx.aWell!" laziIy, but softly.
..Do you admire Miss kendricW
Eyes, very much," he replied,
nnhesitatingly, raising bis eyes to
watch a great humble bee clrcllng
round and round. above her head.
lido you love herr" and she sat
rigidly upright, the rich soft color
forsaking her face.
gHeswas1 not looking ut her, and
heSwas far from understanding the
tiiinult.in. her heart, or the agony
hissrepl inflicted on her. $3.50
Yes;;sIs have sknoWn her q long
go. i,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-13
THINGS TO CHERISH.

Tile eyes thnt look with lovo on thcc'
That brighten with thy smile,
Or mutoiy bid thcc hopo again
Ifthou art sad awhile;
Tho cyos that, when no words nro brentlied
Gago f0ndly into thlno-
Oh, cherish them, orc ihoy grow dim,
They may not always shlnol
Tho faithful hearts around thoe,
That glow with lovo and youth,
That tlmo ind caro- ne'er yet have soarod,
Nor rnvlshed Of thoir truth,
The hearts whose bcntlngs We have hoard,
When hrobbng noar our own
Oh, cherish thcm. Those Dealings hushed
Ear,h's denresttoncs are goncl
Tho days when thore arc hearts and oyos
That throb and beat for thee;
Tho few ncet hours when lifo doth soon
Bright ms summon sea;
Tho thrilling moments when tospeak
The full hoart'sioy Is vain- :
Oh. cherish them. onco gone, alasl d
Thoy ne'cr return agniE.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-13

for, but Until it came there was
nothing to be done but make the
best of Il bad situation.
Terrell found Il shawl, and wrap
ped it closely around Judith, aud
they stood under the fringe Of bush.
es growing thickly along the rail
road line. Lanterns flashed here
and there sending pale rays OF
light through the falling rain, but
they could only get feeting glimps-
es of one another's faces. Stephen
moved nearer her, took her hand.
nothing in thai imperfect light the
uneven rise and fall Of the covering
folded over her bosom, the irrepres-
sible CULVER of her lips. There
was steadier light in her luminous
southern eyes, a self.contained
manner about her, that betrayed
some Of the changes time and trial
he'd wrought in her.
"Where are you going, JUDITH"
said Stephen, at length, in no very
steady tones.
.To fulfill Il concert engagement
in s." she replied, as quietly as
she could.
''You are a concert singer, then9"
Eyes"
"And Lam only junior editor Of
an evening paper.o
She started, and looked quickly
mp at him.
II do not understand you," she
faltered. II thought"
"Well2n and, as light flashed
past them, he looked keenly into
her face.
She flushed, then grew white.
"That you would he kind enough.
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IVY ell"
ga strange, q most astounding
thing has happened. Miss Aston
has voluntarily given up her for
tune and gone away"
"What!" cried Terrell, springin2
up.
"True as gospel. Here is a note
from her, i'll which she declares
the will to be an unjust one. and
that you must take possession oil
your Iightful inheritance"
Terrell listened in stunned 81
lence. The money had become a
secondary consideration with him
He understood nov how intensely
she must have suffered to take
such IL step.
"lve must convince her how i'm
possible that is" he said, finally
rather pale and grave.
'But finding her is the thing
She has gone away, leaving nc
track behind her.n
Stephen read her brief, simple
note, aud crushed it between his
fingers with a half groan. Was ey.
er such a thing beard of before'
Whats rash and generous crea
ture! What a short.sighted fool
be had been, not to guard against
this step on her part! He told
himself, in kind Of rage, that he
might have known this, if he would
but surely it would be an easy
matter TO find her!
So they searched far and near
but fruitlessly. Falure-failurt
met them at every turn.
Il will find her!" SAID Stephen
doggedly, one morning when h'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-04-15
Hunting for Ousc.

occasionally a mighty Nimrod from
the city comes out to hunt game in my
neighborhood," said Greenfield farm
er yesterday. CA few days ago | saw
swell of chap edging up through my
sugar bush to the wheat field. He had
on long g-legged boots, and was toggled
and belted and strapped out in regular
hunting fashion. He looked just too
purity for anything. He carried dar-
ling of gun, and he went dodging
around as if he expected to start up a
Bengal tiger from behind every stump.
took short cut to the barn and
turned the old peacock loose The old
bird understood what was wanted of
him. He pulled down his eye at me
and started for the back lots. | fol-
lowed down along the fence, and pref
ty soon | saw the swell hunter break
cover from the woods. He was after
quail and he soon sighted the peacock.
The bird had his tail famed out and
his head up, and could be seen. half a
mile away, Nirorod got his gun off
his shoulder and began to creep nn.
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Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that after thirty
days from his date the Undersigned intends
making application fora Puclic Road to
commence at the Public Road leading from
Sabilasvillc Nd to Wavnesboro Penn.
between the crossing OF the W. NJ, II, r..
and the Greek that crosses said road on the
land of John M Brown and through the
lands of said Brown the heirs of Elias Har
baugh, Decd, Eli OFT, Mrs. Savila Bowman
and with the dividing line of John +. krisd
and David Pryor and the dividing line OF
David Pryor and William West and through
the land of George lIarhaugh of Y. and
through the lands Of Daniel Shocky, George
Harbaugh Of G. Abraham Mickey and Sam
ucl Roycr to connect with the road that
leads flom Samuel Royers to Mount Zion
Church at or near the Burnt Cabin in Fred
erick County
March 11th 1886.
JOHN r. KRISE.
.. DAVID PRYOR.
CHARLES HARBAUGH.
mcl 126t
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MA TURAL GA S.
Old Simpson was q pensloner,

Old Simpson was a pensloner,
A pensioner was he;
He laid around from morn till night,
/ AS lazy as could be;
His wife could nothing do with him,
But welcome was he at 1.-The jug,
Because of jokes he cracked.
just prime him with drink or two
And he would tell with glee,
How Grant would never start fgh
Unless Old Jack he'd see;
How in the Wilderness campaign
He chased a whole brigade:
How IN a naval action once
He seized hand grenade,
And throwing it among the Rebs,
He killed them every one
Of his proud prowess in the war
Old Jack was never done.
His wife the living had to make,
And many mile she walked,
While Jack lay round from day to day
And talked, and talked, and talked,
One night the good old women read
Of what to all is new
To Jack, just coming into bed,
She said: "I've got for yoa
A job that you can easy fill.
And from accounts I read
know twill pay you very we'll,
Quite handsomely, indeed,
The work is very, very hight;
You'll not have much to do
Quoth Jack Pray tell me what it is
That has got into you
You know cannot work at all;
| never have been we'll
Since at Gettysburg got hit
With that internal shell !
oh this, said she. / know you can
Quite easily perform
We'll, tell lie what it is, he said
In fact an endless mass
You have a never-ending vein
Of surest natural gas
You've been a bore for many day
So let the tables turn;
Now let the company bore you;
You're lull enough to burn
The BIHimorean.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-04-15
Church DIRECTORY.

Reformed Church-Rev A. B.Stoncr, pas
tor. Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening"
Meeting Of Ladies' Aid Society every second
Wednesday evening. Regular services by
appointment from the pulpit
Lutheran Church-Rcv w. c. Wire, pas
tor. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ and 630 P.
NJ. Sunday School, 9. p NJ. Prayer Meet,
ing, Wednesday, Gas p. NJ.
Protestant Episcopal Church-Rev. Ern-
est McGill Rector. Services Sunday, 10 A.
NJ and 3.l5 2. NJ. Sunday School, 900 T..
NJ.
Moravan Church, (Mechanics,own) Rev.
c. c. Lanius, Pastor. Preaching every Sun
day, alternating morning and evening"
Prayer Meeting every Friday evening Sun
day School o'clock, a. m.
Moravan Church (Graceham) Rev. C. c.
Lnnus Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday, alternating NOR
ming and evening.
Mite Society every Monday evening.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday evening
Cntcl Brethren Church Mite Society
Second and Fourth Wednesday.
Sunday School p. NJ.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening.
Regular Services by appointment from the
pulpit.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev. O.
Belt. Pastor Services every alternate
Sunday NJ 10 \. NJ. Sunday School 8 A. NJ
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening at :
?. NJ
United Brethren Church-Rcv w. l..
Martin Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday at p. m. Sunday School every
Sunday at 9p. M. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at p. M.
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One of the Family.

Farmer kimball was in his straw
berry patch, pulling up weeds, when
Lucy kcene came down the road that
beautiful July morning. and he was
Just about to throw an arnful over the
fence as she came round the corner.
The sun bonnet she wore was exactly
like one he remembered to have seen
her mother wear twenty five years ago;
and he remcmb mbere1, too, as he looked
at this one, and the fresh rosy face un.
der it, how that one had made his heart
Autter the first time he saw it, and
how he was so bewitche1 by it, or the
face under it, that he had walked
home with Hester Mason, and had
hard work to keep from proposing to
her
He wondere now. and he had Won
dered many times in the twenty five
years that had gone by since then, why
he never did propose to her.
He had meant to marry her some
time and he was sure she liked him In
the old days; but something had come
between them, and she had married
Robert Keene, and he had married his
cousin Mary,
As he had looked at Hester's daugh-
ter this summer morning, the old fire
stirred under the dust and ashes of
twenty five years, and he felt little
flame spring up in his heart.
Good morning, Lucy he said, lean
ing over the fence
OH. exclaimed Lucy, with a little
Jump, 4 didn't see you, and you came
near soaring me. Isn't it pleasant
Yes, it is pleasant answered the
farmer, looking straight at her pretty
face. How's your mother?
Pretty we'll, answered Lucy. your
strawberries are dong splendialy, arm t
they? We're so provoked about ours.
The hens got into the garden, and
mother says she don't think We'll have
a pailfull of berries in ALL
i want to know!' exclaimed the far
mcr, Now tell your mother that she $
welcome to all she wants out of my
patch. She can have EN- Just as we'll
as not. There's going to be a sight
more'n we'll want, and I'd rather have
'em used than wasted.
I will tell her, answered Lucy; Il
know she be delighted at the chance.
You know what hand she is to make
strawberry preserves
Yes, | do answered the farmer,
thinking OF old times. 1 remember
she beat all the housekeepers at that.
They used to say that she had a knack
of making strawberry jam, that nobody
else could get hold of.
She hasn't lost it yet, said Lucy
SIZE be pleased to have YOU come to
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OYSTERS Enough for Once.

| y
II never had enough oysters at one
meal, excepting On one OCCASION re-
marked Denver gentleman, "and that
was Just after the war at Norfolk, w:
| had been prisoner at Andersonville.
and was one of the very last to be re-.
leased. was on my way North, and
you can imagine that | wasn't very
rich or very fat. l took my time get
ting toward the North, and so stayed
around Norfolk for some time waiting
for health and money enough to pro-
ceed on my journey. Two or three
times I got pretty hungry on my way
to Norfolk, bat | wasn't hungry after
got there.
EARLY the first morning l went
down to where the oyster boats lay. |
had just ten cents in my pocket, and
you know that oysters are as cheap az
mud there. I saw an old darkey sit
ting on the side of All oyster schooner
and nobody else round.
II asked him how many oysters he
would sell me for dime, and he said
that I conld have as many as | wanted
to eat. | gave him the money and got
on board the schooner. | commenced
to eat raw oysters and throw the shells
overheard.
after while I ate all the oysters
above the hold, and then l began to
dig down into the hollow part of the
vessel. That made the distance too
far for me to throw the shells over
board, so I just threw them up on the
deck. | was careless about 1t though,
and | threw too many on one side, and
it was the side of the boat furthest
from the warf, and long about noon the
weight got too much and the schooner
capsized. Over she went just as | haa
got enough and was thinking it nearly
time to 60 up town and rustic for a
dinner, as I'd spent all my money.
got an awful ducking, and never came
so near getting drowned in my life
The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
Waist of time, the middle Of the hour
glass.
A young lady wrapped up in herself
is delicate parcel.
Itis a wise goose that knows its owr.
feather.
If YOU cannot lick man BE lcnisot
with his faults.
Toboggan is "adoboggan" an Indian
word meaning sled.
A political expounder is the chap
who nails campaign lies.
Let amusement fill up tho chlnhs Of
your existence, but not the great spaces
thereof.
The beautiful in heart is milliol?
times more likely to secure domestic
happiness than the beautiful pofln
Trust him little who praises
less who censures all, and him
all who is indifferent about Va
Good fortune seldom ccm/
single, unattended by some
or unexpected circumstanf
When a man dies in
Islands they paint his bo
country his character is
is frescoed.
Happiness consists
much, but in being 4
we possess. He VIII
always enough.
1t may be slisa
is nevertheless
to look at the -
n ahuttvonr e.
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No. 50.

and by and by he blazed away. l saw
the whole charge of shot tear into the
ground yards away from the old bird.
but he knew his business. Down he
fell, wings and legs Topping, and pref
ty soon he expired. The young man
with the darling Of a gun reached him
about tho same time did.
Beautiful shot, says he.
L reckon says !, but what are you
hunting?'
Grouse, says he, and this the finest
one ever saw
Grouse, you numskull, but you have
killed my peacock
We'll, the usual results followed
His chin began to quiver, the cold
sweat started out, and he wanted to
know how much I would take to let
him off. I sent him to the house to
see the old woman. She has got way
of wiping her eyes and choking her
voice over the death of that peacock
which always brings in IS extra. She
let this young swell off for $40, which
is the usual price, and as he started
down the highway for Detroit the old
bird got up and marched back to the
barn with chuckle that set every hen
to laughing. That's five times we've
played it on the swell Nimrods within
six months, and | expect more fun this
summer than horse can draw
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-04-15
Professional.

DR.. J. A. Riddcmoser, late Of IIagerstown
has located permanently in Mcchanicstown
in the practice ofmCdlcine.
OFFICE at his residence, the late home of
DR.. VIM White, deceased He asks that the
tender of his professional services be favor
ably considered by the citizens Of the town
and vicinity.
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