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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-04-05
No. 40.

arms had encircled his neck when she
had kissed him and .obbed out her
farewell.
And his heart beat thick and fast AS
he asked himself, how would she greet
him now?
That question was answered few
moments later, when friend led him
up to present him. The dark eyes d.
lated with an expression Of glad sur.
prise-then the little roseleaf hand tell
into his without tremor Of emotion,
as the bowed her acquiescence to his
immediate request for the next dance.
Allan Weare went home that night
in strange whirl. His feelings toward
Evelyn had been as chiId's passing
fancy lcompared with the overpowerng
love that now filled his heart for Car.
ellie. His soul thrilled at the thaught
that there he had found her lovely, IA.
diant, admired, but free--and hope
whispered that there was meaning In
it which he would be permitted one day
TO know.
But entertainments followed each
other in rapid succession, at each Of
which Carelle was the life and center,
with Allan as her shadow, but still no
nearer to the coveted secret. Her man.
ner, at times almost tender, then dis
tant and formal, fed alike his hopes and
teaIs.
Finally, at one of the closing enter
tainments, Carelle appeared, wearing
in her corsage simple o.aster Of rose
bud flower she had not worn until
then-and at sight Of the lovely BIOS
SONS Allan's courage and hope revived.
Seizlng convenient opportunity, he led
her away into the cool conservatory.
Your flowers are significant, he said
an eager intentness thrilling all his
words. Viii you give me one, with all
it implies 2
The radiant face dropped for mo-
ment, then flashing up at him look Of
mingled archness and encouragement.
she responded
Say please"
In another instant Allan was at her
feet, lmprisonlng both the little hands
in his.
NY taIisman ! he uttered fervently.
Give me, darling, one rosebud, with its
sweet confession Of the love | crave "a
! LIES dearest boon. Yes, Cal elicit is
! your hour Of triumph now, and | bend
gladly to the yoke. Give me my guer.
don, darlins-Plc'zyc =
There was moments delay then
disengaging single bud she dropped
it in his hand.
Allan raised the little pledge tender.
to his lips then drawing her to his
breast, bent his head to meet the lovely
glowing face, and, with d heart iull Of
sweet consolation for the past thrilling
with fond assurance for the future. I'M
printed upon it his betrothal kiss.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-04-05
Loves Seasons.

Springtlmc love is like the flowers,
Born to blossom and to die,
Smiling through few sweet hours:
ALI, tell me why?
Summers love is like the showers,
Burst with tightening from the sky;
Wasted soon its passions powers;
All, tell me why?
Autumns love is like the gold
That on the forest leaves shall lie;
Quickly fled wit speed untold:
All, tell me why?
Winters love is like the cold
And chilling winds that swiftly fly,
Vanishing DER wood and wcrld:
All, tell me why?
Yet Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring,
Are full of love that shall not die;
For love is ofthem all the king:
And who cares why?
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-04-05
"PLEASE."
By MRS. E. II. HOUGH.

YOU great horrld man.
Say, please. F"
III say nothing of the kind Let
me down this minute and the little
creature-a beautiful child of Il dozen
summers, but seeming scarcely half that
age-looked down with impotent wrath
into the face Of the man whose strong
arms held her aloft as easily as though
she had been a kitten.
A moment before he had come qui-
etly up the garden walk to where she
was bending in childish ecstacy oyer a
bed of panslcs, and without a word OF
warning had caught her up and toossed
her above his head.
You'll not please, said her tormen.
tor, smiling up into the wrathful young
face. Well, then my rebellious little
humming, bird, | shall carry my prize
into the house just this way.
! You won't : echoed the little Great.
ure in ncredulous dismav.
wont Just see
/ And still holding her airily balanc.
ed, he took step forward.
. 'Stop-stop' commanded his irate
captive. you shall not take he int,
the house that way Put me down
put me down, pl"oSe =
| 'Ila, hal laughed the yunng man
gayly as he lowered her to the ground
But at the very instant her foot touch
ed the turf, one little hand shot forwarc
and dealt him ringing slap on the
check, accompanied BY a defiant:
There Next time youN say
please
We'll done. laughed the culpr!t, rub.
bing The spot where those little fingers
had left a tingling reminder; then hold,
ing out his hand
Come now, lets make up and be
friends. You must like me very much,
You know, for | am going to be voul
brother
oh "
A new light broke oyer the child S
face, as she took a step nearer and de-
liberately scrutinizcd her handsome
us MS.
Are you Allan Weare, who is to
marry Sister Evelyn?'
Even SO, Miss Carelle, said Allan,
with bow. so you see | know all
about you, and that you were expected
home from boarding.rchool, and felt
very we'll acquainted, even before ] saw
you.
WELL SAID the little lady naively,
I'm sorry stuck you now but it
was rude in you, after all, because you
were stranger to me, and I'm twelve
years old'--drawlng herself up. i
won't forgive you just yet-5ut you
may shake hands.
She extended one little rose.leaf hand
with an air of naughty condescension
that would have graced duchess, suf-
fered it to touch his for an instant and
then glded away.
"A brilliant little fairy exclaimed
Allan, following her with eyes full of
Laughing admiration. won she break
hearts by wholesale some day She'll
be fully as lovely as EVELYN, only in a
different style, and then the happy low
er continued his walk up to the house
where his betrothed wife waited tor
him.
Evelyn was seated in the cool parlor,
near a window that commanded view
down the road, bringing to view the
turrets Of handsome residence, aquar-
ter Of mile distant.
A book lay IN her lap, bnt her tho'ts
were evidently far away.
May I come in this way, sweet
heart p sounded Allan's voice at anoth-
er window.
Evelyn glanced around with start.
Something like frown rufiled her fair
brow for an instant then a smile re-
o'ors,i Il
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-04-05

A drummer who kissed country
GIRL remarked ecstaticaliy
How charming it is to press the lips
OF inn ocence for the first time.
"AlI you city fellows must have gone
TO the same school. Every mothers
son Of YOU says the same the same 'hl9g
Ylc. '. .:.sas r.e" 80 ,c.:.:"4,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-04-05

BALTIC. & G. V. RAILROAD
Trains leave Edgcmont for Wayuesboro
Chambcrsburg and Shippensburg daily eX
,ept Sunday at 10 and lao A. NJ. and ,.i0
r. NJ. on Sunday at II. IN. and--P. NJ
Trains for Edgcmont leave daily Shippcns-
burg at 700 A. NJ. and 80 and 90 L. VI,
Chambcrsburg al -. 30 A NJ. 9.03 and 4.30
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
No Halt In Land Rcfnrm

1t is entirely gratifying to learn that
the vigorous policy of land reform in
augurated by General Sparks, and
steadily maintained by him so far as he
was able to do so against unfriendly OPP
position and in idious obstruction in the
department, is to be continued. There
has certainly been some doubt as to
whether this would be the case, and the
assurance that it is to be may not be re-
ceived universally without some mis-
giving. One thing may be de-
pended upon, and that is that
the people will not be satisfied
with promises. They have been
pretty thoroughly educated as to what
is necessary TO be done, and they have
been given an example of aggressive
action and what it is capable of accom-
plishing. They cannot easily be misled
and they will not tamely tolerate any
triAing with this important matter.
They demand that what little there is
remaining of the public domain shall
be kept out of the clutches of the COR
porations, and that all of it held with
out rightful claim shall be restored to
the people. 1t is very likely that the
administration fully appreciates all this,
and does not fail to estimate what it
might cost in the loss of popular conf
dence to make any depart
ure from, or to seriously re-
linguish the active prosecution Of, the
policy of land reform to which it is
committed. There is some assurance of
safety for the reform in this, but what
ever the motive for its continuance the
people will be satisfied so long as it
shall not be permitted to halt.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
Return of Congress.

Congress will reassemble to-day, and
may be expected to vigorously push the
business of legislation without further
sion some time in midsummer. Whether
a good start shall be made this week
will, however, depend somewhat upon
the condition in which Speaker Carlisle
has the committees of the house. He
should be prepared to announce them,
and doubtless is so as to most of them,
but he is understood to have been
troubled good deal about the make up
of several of the committees,
and there need be no sur
prise if some further delay
to business should occur by reason of the
speakers dilatory method in committee
making. 1t is said of Carlisle that he is
about the first speaker who has not
known his own mind we'll enough to ap-
point the committees before the holiday
recess, utwhile there is suuquestionably
precedent for delaying the announcement
of committees until after the recess, it
is undoubtedly the fact that none of Mr..
Carlisle's predecessors made the per-
formance OF this duty quite such a la
borious and difficult work us he has
done. How much Of this is due to his
alleged desire to be fair and impartial
and how much to his anxiety to pro-
mote partisan ends, it is not pos
siblc to determine, but after all the care
and labor he devotes to this work he
docs not satisfy everybody or avoid
criticism.
The loss OF two weeks in a most inn
portant session has renewed attention
very earnestly to the question of chang
ing the datc of the meeting OF congress.
1t is understood that Repre- sentative
Grain OF Texas. who introduced the SUBJ
ject in the last congress. will at the first
opportunity offer IL joint resolution pro-
posing IN amendment to the constitu-
| tion liking Doccmher 81 next succeeding
| the election Of the house OF representa-
| tivcs us the date for the commencement
of the term Of congress, and the second
Wednesday III January following as the
| day for the first aanGG, meeting cf con-
| gre; substituting the second HTodues-
| day in january for the iirst Monday in
| December rs the date for the annual
session. There is II difference OF opin-
| ioG rs to whether an ameEdu.cnt,o the
| constitution l. necessary to eiIce; tho
proposed change, many holding that the
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
Things Never Done,

Greater deeds than have ever been seen,
Brighter songs than the poet has sung,
Are the things that are dreamed and tried,
ween,
But which have never been done.
The fairest picture the artist paints
Is hung ON the wall of his brain;
On his canvass rests but the shadow faint
or what he wished to attain.
Above success hovers over the thought,
Marring sadly its bliss;
Better than this was the thing I sought
Better, far better, than this
For, strive as we may, we cannot grasp
The visions that lure us on
They are ever held in our mental clasp,
And our best is never done.
But this fancy does oft my senses WOO;
That perhaps in the world to come
We shall find the things we have tried to do,
But which have never been done.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
KINGS AND QUEENS.

King John, Of Abyssnia, doesn't like the
smell of tobacco and forbids pipes to his sub
iects.
The emperor of Brazil is ndisposed in
Paris and has detained his departure for
Egypt.
The prince of Naples, who has just come of
age, is pronounced to be the most ac-
complshed crown prince in Europe.
Prince Oscar, the second son of the king
of Sweden, Is studying painting at the Paris
Academic under the name of Oscarson.
Prince Ferdinand, Of Bulgaria, is lying
awake nights wondering what the car Of
Russia said to the prime minister of Ger
many.
Queen Emma of Holland continually winks
while speaking. For this reason she is
obliged to have her prescriptions put up by
the telephone.
NJ Lab bouchere calls the king of the Bel
gians one Of the most abandoned profligates
who ever sat on throne. Fancy a man say
ing thing like that about Louis XI.
The queen of Spain is taking singing les
sons from M. Napoleon verger probably the
baritone who formed such delightful MEN,
ber Of one Of NillsOn 8 former concert troupes.
Pr1nce Alfred, OF EulnDurg, mas Deen Stuuy-
ing at Coburg. He had a professor for
every study and envied the common little
boys who sat upon trees and grinned at him.
The German empress is reported to be in
very failing health. The dark shadow has
| surely fallen upon the imperial house Of Ger
| many. People are wondering in high places
which of the royalties will go first.
The crown prince of Germany is great
| admirer of Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas,
and he often used to occupy the royal box
when 1.-THE Mikado" was sung This oper-
eta has been revived four times in Berlin,
and 120 performances of it have been given
there.
Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, owes the
czar such grudge for his continued antag-
onism that he is stated to have cleared out of
the palace at Sofia every single portrait of
Alexander and ii, which had been placed
there in the days of Russo Bulgarian friend
ship.
"There has been complete reconciliation
between the Empress Eugenie and Prince
Victor Bonaparte, "says London Truth. 1.-The
empress visited Brussels the other day, and
her young relative met her at the station,
: dined and breakfasted with her at the Hotel
Bellevue and escorted her to the new picture
| galleries. Prince Victor is to visit the EN-
press at Amsterdam, and he will come to
England to be present at the renterment of
| the collins of the late Emperor Napoleon and
his son at marlborough"
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
journalism in Mexico.
Mericun Findncisr.

Our contemporaries of the daily press are
very enterprsing, some of them issuing the
paper Of tomorrow the previous afternoon,
but, somehow the newspapers of New York
and London published the details Of the new
government loan forty light hours in ad-
vance of any paper issued here In few
countries would the dailypress omit to men,
tion for two days financial project Of the
magnitude Of this debt refunding measure
No more important news has come from con-
gress for year than this which was so un-
accountably neglected.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
AMUSENi ENTS.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.


The second performance Of "Only
Farmers Daughter was gwen last night at
the Grand opera house before a highly
pleased audience. The piece moved very
smoothly and the performers entered into
the spirit of their characters with an energy
which was most commendable. The heavier
scenes dragged less and the lighter ones
passed off with ease and vivacity. Miss Alb
bott scored a greater success than even that
of the preceding night and at tho close of
the heavy scene in the fourth act was en-
Enthusiastically called before the curtain. The
recall was shared by Mr. Houston, who de-
veloped considerable strength in the same
exacting scene. Miss Elliott played Justine
with the same care as on the preceding night
and was sympathetically appreciated by al.
most every lady present. Miss Kate
Howard's Mother Stark was forcibly rem
dcred, and Mr. Forhan's Jack Hartly was
characterized by extreme neatness and ap-
probation of the finer details Of the char.
acter.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
STATE JOTTlNGS.

Corn has touched 40 cents in Beatrice.
Arlington expects a wave of prosper
ity with the spring thaw.
Neigh expects to add found to her
institutions at an early day.
The Genoa Leader utters painful
wall for a load of cordwOod on subscrip-
tiOn.'
The Fitzgerald claim against the city
of PlattsmOuth has been settled for
$1,000.
NOrfOlk's new year resolution COM
prises two more railroads and the big
gest boom in the state.
Rapellee's .Iakinello has been turned
loose again in Harrington and is now
run for fun and devilment."
The Silver Creek Times, by Charles
II. Irwin, came out in a pink holiday
suit. The youngster is two weeks old.
Grafton cheerfully boasts that the new
year finds the town without a dollar of
bonded debt, with excellent graded
schools and three churches to guide her
footsteps to etcrnity's shore.
Fremont cjoices that the court house
rookery went up in the flames, ridding
the town of n delapidatcd wart and ere
mating its regular occupants. The town
has long prayed for dcliverancc.
Grand Islanders propose to take u
new grip on the wheel of progress and
by the close of the year settle all con-
troversy by making ii the chief city of
central Nebraska and the third city Of
the state.
A recent paragraph in the Jottings
regarding the theft Of church funds in
West Point, and referring to Rev. A.
II. Henry, Of Omaha, as an endorscr of
the collector, was unfounded in names
and places, although published in West
Point papers as a local event.
The Lincoln Democrat thinks that
teaching the art OF cooking in the
schools of Omaha is the rankest fustian,
and intimates that The common run OF
advanced educators in this country are
cranks who spend one-third OF their
time in praising themselves, another
third in devising ways and means 10
perpetuate and increase the demand
for their undesirable tribe, and The
other and worst third in trying to make
all the youth of the country just such
cantankerOus nuisanCes rs themselves
The Oldest inhabitant, pair Of 'em,
were out last night. They occupied OPP
posite sections of an avenue car, and the
windows ratified significantly when they
opened up on the weather. They agreed
that this would be an open winter. But
we have no such winters now as in the
good old days. Remember ~? That
was a model. Talk about your twenty
below! Why the whole country was
buried under twenty feet of snow and
there was nothing in the settlement to
record the cold. Along in January the
air was so thick with frost that ! often
had to cut hole through 1t olet the
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

At the meeting of the board of managers Of
the Nebraska Humane society, held at the
residence Of the president, Colonel C.S. Chase,
the most important business transacted after
a full discussion of the financial prospects of
the society was the passage of n resolution au-
thorizing the president and executive commit
tee to appoint two committees to solicit life
memberships, one committee of two gentle
men and one lady to wait upon gentlemen,
and the other committee of two ladies and
one gentleman to wait upon ladies for that
purpose. Life memberships for gentleman
are s25, and for ladies SO. Annual contribu-
tions are also to be solicited, those 80 con-
trlbutng to be called contributing members.
The society is reported as very successful
and prosperous.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

If the council desires to be OF service
to workingmen let them expedite the
construction of the city hall instead of
Obstructing 1T under all sorts of pre-
texts. Let them either invite new pro-
posals for the superstructure, so that
the contractor can get materials ready
for beginning early in the spring, or let
them advertise for tho building mate
rials necessary in the construction, and
employ skilled mechanics on the build
ing under Il competent superintendent
by the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

South Nineteenth streets recommended eiA
port obicctng to 1t. Then followed q long
debate in which much of little Importance
was said Referred to the city engineer cad
city attorney. DE-.
The special committee report concerning
the opening OF Pacific street through lot L.
was favorable and was adopted
The appropriation ordinance for tho rays
mcnt of liabilities incurred during Dccembor
1857, and prior thereto, was taken up and
passed ON its third reading. The total
amount was Sl30+5.S5
The ordinance to set apart portion OF
Jefferson square for the erection of a public
library building passed its second reading.
Adjourned at II 30
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

BUILDING inspection in Omaha will
continue farce and imposition so long
rs the present extortionate fee system
prevails. The Office of building in
spector was not created as source of
revenue, nor was it designed merely as
a means for raising money to give three
or four officials a soft job. One compe-
tent well-paid inspector on duty all the
year round and two assistants employed
during the building season are ample
for all the building inspection which
this city may require for the mex: five
wears
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

THE oil market experienced spocu-
lativc boom yesterday, the price in New
York advancing over three cents, while
in Pittsburg sales were made ut a still
higher isltc. The Standard oil COM
pany disclaim having had anything to
do with promoting the advance, ascrib-
ing it to the shutting down policy of the
producers association and the heavy
monthly reduction in the stock. 1t
would be absurd to suppose the Standard
people are not actively in the specula-
tioa, but in any event the advance
means q grcat many millions in the
pocket OF the great monopoly. ', d"
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

If the Dawes bill in relation to the
Sioux reservation becomes law about
twenty-one million acres will be opened
to settlement. This would expedite the
bleaching process and make the new
generation OF half-breeds self-sustain-
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

TIE ChatswOrth disaster cost the
Toledo, Peoria & Western road three
hundred thousand dollars. When it is
remembered that eighty persons
perished in the disaster and and large
emount of personal property was de-
strOyed, the company can congratulate
itself on escaping so cheaply. The
average value of human life in this
instance is about three thousand dol
0aca
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

passage Of a Law. would be sufficient, but
an amendment would certainly be en-
tirely safe, and is therefore doubtless
the wiser method. There is very little
reason to doubt the popular sentiment
would so generally approve the change
that no difficulty would be found in Sc
curing the ratification OF the amend
ment by the required three e-fourths Of
the legislatures.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
Jeweler Sans Arrested.

Walter Sans, the jeweler in the Boyd opera
house block, was arrested yesterday on the
charge Of obtaining goods under false pre-
tonses from wholesale store in Chicago.
The complainant, David Gunberger, charges
that when Sans failed he pocketed the whole
invoice and proceeds. The accused man was
arraigned before Judge Berka, but was given
continuance until the 7th at p. m. He gave
5000 bonds for his appearance at that time.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

Nj. r. Holland, postmaster, RoclSaway
Beach, Long Island, N. Y, was entirely
cured of dyspepsia and rheumatism OF
sixteen years standing by taking two
Brandroth's Pills every night for a
month. During the month he took
them he gained eight pounds in weight.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

cessful. Somebody may have to pay a
severe penalty If the patience Of the
Boston boy gives entirely out, but there
really appears to be two or three parties
seriously willing to take their chances.
1t remains to be seen how much risk
they are running.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

CALIFoRNIANs are talking about
making national park of the upper
Sacramento region. 1t will be time
enough to talk about another national
park when the one we have in Wyoming
and Montana has been improved as it
ought to be.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
Military Convicts ordered Transferred

The military convcts now confined at Fort
Omaha have been ordered sent under guard
to the Fort Leavenworth military prison.
Their names are John G. Campbell, John
Clark, John Clay, John H. Small, John M.
Videto, Ebenezer Dorsey, Edward Griffiths,
James Bemis, Peter A. Vandervelde and
Augustus Montgomery.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

Poor st. Joe claims to be ahead of
Omaha in the matter of commerce, but
her bank deposits only aggregate five
millions as against Omaha's twelve mil
liNns