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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
TRT-STATE TRIPLES.


UNAcQuAIErED with the game birds Of this
country newly-arrived German living near
Scranton shot barnyard turkey under the inn
preston that it was a wild fowl. He took IL
home and had it cooked, and was about to sit
down at the dinner table to eat it when he was
arrested for killing his neighbor's poultry.
THREE men being unable TO drive or drag
400-pound pig from its pen at Reinhold, Berks
county, they called in the assistance Of John
Berkley, giant insstrength. He deliberately
picked the kicking porker up and carried him
out uuaided.
SwooPING down or weasel a chickenhawk
at Manatawny carried the animal up, but be-
fore many minutes the weasel planted its teeth
IN the birds neck and killed it, The weasel
was not hurt by its fall to the ground.
By an error Of the types an advertisement in
the Media Record announces the location Of q
piece Of property up for sale as u inches from
Wawa. Miles it should have been.
MRS. DAVID MILESTONE. near Charlesyille,
Bedford county, has q cactus with ll8 tull-
blown flowers on it at the present time.
In handful Of clover plucFed in his yard
Edward Koshler, Of Bsthlshem. found 50 four
leaf stalls.
THERE is novel law suit in progress at New
Concord, o. A few weeks ago Miss Matte
Starrett got a set Of false teeth from Finley,
the dentist. The teeth did not suit her and she
took them back, but Finley would not receive
them; SO Matte got on her muscle and fred
tile teeth at his head. He in turn threw them
in her face and told her she must pay for them.
This she refused to do and marched of. leaving
the teeth on the looT Finley sold the account
against Miss starrett amounting % 8 b q
citizen. and be brought the sul1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17

THE movement to form a union of the
Central American States is one which the
United States, from their own experience, can
approve and encourage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
A Promise Fnlansd.

From the Baltimore Americana
A tiow of natural gas has been discovered
near Chicago. To those that hath shall be.
given.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
,TvouId he Immeu,eIv PoDuI,r.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.i
Somebody is trying to devise an international
dollar. The kind of dollar humanity needs is
dollar that can be had by putting nickel in
the slot.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17

HoLzHAY will go for life where the ire
sistible and insane disposition to hold up trains
and rob them, cannot be gratifed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17

Voltntary contributors should Keep copies Of
articles. II compensation is desired the price
czpected must be named. The courtesy Of re-
turning rejected manuscripts ICiH be eTtended
suhen stamps toT that purpose are enclosed. but
the Editor Of THE DISPATCH SCiU under no
circumstances be responsible for the care Of ti'-
solicited manuscripts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
llr.. Gran. GoInr 70 caIlfornla.

Mrs. U. s. Grant expects to go to California
shortly to pass several months with Jesse
Grants family. Mrs. Grant has never taken a
prominent position in New York society. She
has not even entertained in quiet way. She
affects to care as little for Mr.. MeAllister and
his 400 as they care for her Mrs. Grants
health was greatly improved by her recent
visit to her son, United States Minister Fred
Grant in Vienna.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
A wild Steer on Broadway.

A wild Texas steer rushed madly through
Reade street this morning. and turned, below
ing, into Broadway, The street was thrown
into state of terrible eommoTiOn. Pedestrians
tumbled helter-skelter into the shops. -Four
women tainted and several men were thrown
down and bruised in the panic, The steer
dashed up Broadway. followed by 3 bowling,
hooting mob of small boys yelling, Head him
OIL Head him onF' But no one had the
temerity to get in the road. The crowd in
creased at every step. At Leonard street .
policeman made sweep for the animal with
his club, but iemissed its work. When last
seen the steer was disappearing in Central
Park, in the direction of the Worlds Fair site.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17

By an error of the types an advertisement in
the Media Record announces the location Of q
piece Of property up for sale as ~ inches from
Wawa. Miles it should have been.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.

This issue of THE DISPATCH contains
90 pages, made up of THREE PARTS.
Failure on the part of Carriers, Agents,
NevsdeaIers or NewsbOys 10 supply pa
IRONS with n Complete Number should be
promptly reported TO thfiiis Oce.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17

MRS. DAVID MILESTONE. near ChaTlesyille,
Bedford county. has cactus with ll8 tull-
blown flowers on it at the present time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17

In q handful Of clover plueFed in his yard
Edward Koehler, Of Bethlehem, found 50 four
leaf stalls.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09
Church Directory,

Reformed Church-Rcv. g. A, Whitmole
psa or. Weekly Lectures TUESDAY evening;
tseting of Ladies' Aid Society every secohN
Wednesday evening" Regular services ny
appointment from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev. J. Fl. Barb, pas
uor services, Sunday 10 A. N. and $50 p.
Il. Sunday School, 2. P. n. Prayer Meet
tns Wednesday, 65 P. M.
Morsvian Church, (Mechanicstown) Rev.
X. W. H~rbst Pastor. Preaching every sun
1ay, alternating morning and evening
PRAYER Meeting every Friday evening Sun
dAv School 9 O'Clock, a. IN.
Morsv,an Church (Graceham) Rev. r. ".
Herbst, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday, alternating NOR
ling and evening.
Mite Society every Monday evening.
PRAYER Meeting every Wednesday evening
United Brethren Church-Mite Society
Second and Fourth Wednesday
sunday School r. NJ.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening.
Regular Services 10y appointment from the
rulpit.
Methodist Episcopal Church KEY. J.
Y Davis Pastor Services every alternate
SUNDAY at 10 A. NJ. Sunday School A. N.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening at 7
F. u.
United Brethren Church-Rev q. J.
Roudabush Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday at 8 p. IN. Sunday School every
Sunday at 3 p m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening At p u.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09
Scraps.
Polish helps man in society, but
not when it Is on his coat.

Polish helps a man in society, but
not when it Is on his coat.
What is really best for US lies ALWAYS
within our reach, though often over
looked.
Those who live for the future must
always appear selfish to those who live
for the present.
Luther Earth has nothing more
tender than a woman's heart when it is
the abode of pity.
In counsel it is good to see dangers:
and in execution not to see them, except
they be very great.
Life, if we look at 1t in Christ, ls
TRANSPORTED: Death, if we lcok at 1t in
Christ, is conquered.
Sometimes a printer sets up beer
advertisement, and sometimes he mere.
ly sets up the beer.
F-r says he is going to study tho
language Of Findland in order to get
the proper Finnish to his education.
Happy is he who has learned to do
the pain duty Of the moment quickly
and cheerfulIy, whatever it may be.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09

A SUICIDE IN KENTUcKY.-Andy
Boiling was bad citizen of Jackson
county, and mad killed half Il dozen Of
his w.cltizens. He was, even for
that community an extraordinary severe
man. One evening Boiling killed his
seventh man in Glover Bottom. The
next day a Coroner's jury was impanel-
ell to inquire into the affair. The testl-
mony WAS that the deceased called
Boiling a id liar, and that Boiling
Immediately drew his pistol and fired
killing at the first shot the man who
had insu]ted him.
The Jury went out TO deliberate, and
after short time returned the follow
ing verdict:
we find that the deceased, Henry
Jones, committed suicide.
The Coroner was amazed.
4 shall not receive the Verdict he
said.
4 guess the verdict will stand, re-
piled the foreman.
The idea of suicide is prepost erous.
remarked the Coroner. The testimony
was positive and unequ,vocal that An.
dy Boiling did the killing
Yes replied the foreman, 'and the
testimony was equally positive and un-
equivocal that the deceased was Of
sound mind and in possession of all his
faculties just previous to his death, and
that, he called Andy Boiling "a id
liar 1t stands to reason that If he had
not meditated self destruction he would
not have been so rash. He knew what
the consequences woald be, and he evil
IDENTIFY wanted to die
So the verdict stood.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09
$flttt qoetrp,
rhe Terrors Of Civilization

The TerrOrs of Civilization.
The Injuns never teched him,
Nor the bars;
An the rattlers never bit him,
An the train robbers couldn't git him
On the cars.
Twas a frigid day, and drizzly,
When the Rocky Mountain grizzly
Eyer crep' within q rod Of jim the Scout;
An the catamount an Eison
Never techcd him more than pizen,
Which they slus much prefer to DO without.
But he moved into the city
Just for fun;
An he sold his big six shooter,
An he thought it would not do ter
Keep his gun.
But q muscular garrOter,
Who was not legal voter,
Robbed him of his watch an wallet like
child,
Then a gas pipe over loaded
Bust, an Jim lie got exploded.
An came down considerable permlscuous
an riled.
An the bunco Stecrers flccccd him
Left and right;
An the gamins uster hOOt him,
An sluggcr tried TO shoot HIM
"Tother night.
An hoodlum tried to skin him.
An q engine ran agin him,
An a herdic, an hoss.car, an dray;
An agin, little later,
In rotten elevator,
He fell down thirteen st0ri cs in one day.
An his house, it caught afire
wother night,
An his gas metre exploded,
(Tim didn't know that it was loadcd)
Awful sight!
An his house was widely scattered
Ger the county It was spattcred,
In shower Of chunks and cinders, so they
said
Jim was so completely sbivercd,
lie hain't never been diskivcret.,
But the coroner. concluded he WAS dead
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09

And
Tears choked her utterances, and, to
her surprise, Mr. Clay, instead of smit'
ing her to the ground, burst into laugh.
ter. From that day to the end of his
life, the penitent offender and Mr.. Clay
were the warmest friends.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09
A LUCKY FALL.

look so tired. Or, at least, let me help
you to-day instead Of going to school.
Minnie Kendall looked up from her
stitching with a smile, into the plead
ing face of her younger sister, girl Of
fourteen with fresh dimpled face and
golden hair that hung like golden mist
over her shoulders.
4 am not tired, Hilda, she said, 'at
least not more tired than usual. And |
should very much regret to have you
miss 4 day from school,
Only one more year, said llilda. al
most passlonately, 'and then / shall
graduate and Mrs Archer has PROM
ised to get me a place as nursery gov.
erness or under teacher in some school.
and can earn money and let you rest.
But, oh, Minnie, If you should stitch
yourself into the grave first
NONSENSE, said Minnie lightly.
Run off to your books. and don t get
such silly notions into your head.
Minnie, said Hilda, gravely, do
you know the girls at school were say
ing how rich our Grandfather Raymond
is, and what Il splendid house he lives
in 2
/ know it, Hilda.
Then why does he not do something
to help US"
Because, Hilda, he holds us answer
able tor our mothers act Of dlsobedl-
ence in marrying, twenty-five years ago,
and because he is relentless as the
grave.
Minnie said the child, gravely,
with her hands crossed behind her
back, is that just !?
No, nor kind, nor Christian; but
what is the use of discussing it, dear !?
'I've "a great mind to 60 to grandpa,
and tell him what think of hlm ! said
Hilda, pressing her rosy lips together.
We are so poor and he so rich, and
after all, our mother was his o II y child.
lie is going to leave his money to an
orphan asylum, they say. Minnie, it
would bea curious freak of fortune if
we were to go there for admission. But
never mind with an emphatic nod of
sunny head, let him roll in his wealth,
and hug his rancorous spite to his
heart. Our love is more to us than all
his gold. isn't it Minnie?'
And she pressed her lips to the pale,
fair forehead Of the elder sister, and
tripped away to school,
She was making her light agile way
oyer crowded crossing where side
street led into Broadway, ten minutes
later when white haired old man, who
had just ahghted from an open
barouche, slipped and fell almost at
her feet Instantly Hilda had stopped
and assisted to raise him. He looked
vaguely at her, as if the violence Of the
fall had nearly stunned him.
Where am % he asked, slowly.
Who are you?' And where is my
man p
Are you much hurt?' said Hilda'
softly wiping the mud stains from his
forehead with her pocket handkerchief.
Let me lead you back to your carriage.
By this time the footman had alight-
ed from his place on the box with the
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09
Mechanrsown Frederick County, Maryland Thursday. May 8, 1885,

thought Hilda to herself. I hope
Minnie will be seated at the window.
What will she think when she sees me
coming in a carriage like this?'
Her reverie was interrupted by the
old mans voice.
Mother home this afternoon ?
4 have no mother, sir and no fa.
ther either. | am all orphan
'Eh? Who takes care Of you then ?
MY sister Minnie
I'll sec your sister Minnie said the
old man. want to speak to your sis.
ter Minnie. Do you suppose she'd give
you up?'
Give me up Y repeated Hilda, OPEN
ing her blue eyes yerv wide.
Yes, to keep. To be my little girl,
you know. I've taken fancy to you
and I'ye no one to keep me company
in my old age
oh, no, sir, said Hilda, shaking her
head very resolutely. Minnie could
not part with me, nor I with Minnie.
We two are alone in the world, and we
love each other, oh 80 dearly
Then suppose shall have to take
Minnie, too,' said the old gentleman
with grimace. An old maid.
No, sir, Minnie is only twenty Hill
da answered. Indignantly.
is she as pretty as you ?
Much prettier. said Hilda. feryently
for in her eyes Minnie Kendall was the
loveliest of created beings. Here We
are sir, at the house.
And what is your name? You
haven't told me that yet. said the old
man, leaning heavily an Hilda's arm.
as he al;ghted.
'Hilda Raymond Kendall. What Is
tho matter, sir? Are you ill p? Let me
run for Minnie to bring you q glass Of
water.
For the old, wrinkled face had grown
dull, yellowish white.
My daughters child. said he, slowly
"Was it the voice Of nature whispering
to my heart all this while? Hilda
Raymond-that was her name, and this
her child. There, Hilda, with ten.
der, unconscious lingering on the sylla-
bles, I am better now. l Will 20 up
stairs.
And when the cushioned carriage
rolled away once more Minnie and Hill.
da sat within it by their grandfather $
side, the adopted children Of bis wealth
and love.
Minnie sews no longer and Hilda
abandoned the idea Of being a nursery
governess,' and old Kenneth Raymond
wonders how he ever managed to live
without the fair faces and sweet fresh
young voices that now made his hearth
stone glad.
And it's all because Grandpa Ray.
mond caught his foot in the curb stone
and fell down just when happened to
be passing cried Hilda, gleefully.
1T is all because God has been very
good to u.s. said her sister, more
revsrently.'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09
AIStOry OF Henry Clay.

A lady whose father was United
States Senator in the time of Henry
Clay, tells pleasing incident of that
great statesman's heart, and of the
winning way he had with children, who
felt themselves lrresistibly drawn
toward him.
The lady was then girl Of about Is
years, and was staying at the hotel in
which Mr.. Clay had rooms in Washing
ton. Her father and Mr.. Clay were
opposed to each other politically, and
the little girl supposed that they must
naturally despise each other personally.
Accordingly, she took delight IN
saying childish unkind things about
Mr.. Clay.
She learned many OF the doggered
rhymes of which every political cam.
pa,gn is prolific, rhymes in which can
didates for office are held up to ridi-
cule. These songs she sang spitefully
IN the presence Of her young associates
who were friendly to Mr.. Clay. What
was, therefore, her amazement when her
father came walking into their parlor
one evening arm in arm with Mr.. Clay
My dear, he said to her, this il Mr..
Clay
I am always glad to make friends
with the children said Mr.. Clay,a he
took his unknown enemy by the hands
and sat down by her side.
Her father was called from the room
for few minutes, and during that time
Mr.. Clay completely won his enemy
over by his kindness and charm Of
manner, and when he left her to talk
with her father she watched him with
adoring eyes.
Then her conscience suddenly smote
her, as she recalled all the unkind
things she had said about Mr.. Clay.
who was now to her the personifcstioa
of all that was good and great.
She recalled those doggered lines
with shame and regret. Being very
conscientious little girl, she felt that
she must make all reparation within
her power for what she felt was great
wrong. She therefore followed him
into the hall when he went away. and,
going shyly and tcarfully forward. said:
Mr. Clay-I-I-'
He turned around and said kindly :
Well, my dear, what is it ?
'Why-I-I've been very--very-
naughty girl, indeed. live said
said awful things about-about-you,
but III meyer, never say them again,
and she began to weep, while Mr.. Clay
said:
And what have you said7'
'Oh-Ive sung dreadful songs about
you-that awful one that says
Oh Henry Clay,
You'd better 90 home,
And there you'd better stay.
And
Tears choked her utterances, and to
her surprise, Mr.. Clay, instead of smit.
ing her to the ground, burst into laugh.
ter. From that day to the end of his
life, the penitent offender and Mr.. Clay
were the warmest friends.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09

GENrLEmAN.-'And so you arc .
newspaper man, now, Uncle Rastus:
Uncle Rastus.--'Yes, sab lse do
editor ob lie Job Department.
Editor Of the job de-
partment:'
Uncle Rastus.-'Yes, sab. l carries
in coal, and scrubs de flo an washes
down de wind ows all all sech edith
us dat, sah.'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09

'How long does it take to acquire
shorthand o
"A year or 50 by the usual system.
is there no quicker way ?
We'll, YOU might fool with the clrcu-
lar saw.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09

Subscribe for THE CLARION.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-09
.EMMITSBURG RAILROAD.
M0NOCACY VALLEY RAlLRA0d.

EEw.T1ME TAnLE.-On an 'ftcr Wed
p..day Augu 23nd, 1887, trains on the Mo-
, eeecv Valley R.,lroad will run as. follows:
L-avc M'clIanicstown
: A. II. II A. N. G55 +. NJ.
Leave Catoc,n Furnaces,
S.25 4. NJ. 3l5 =. NJ.
Tickets for sale at Mec!.anicstCwn by Mr..
Frank IIessOn. =,
Local Freight will be delivered on all
,rhlns.
). schley, Pres. l.. II. Wacschc, Supt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-07-31
Kiss the Fool ana let Him go

The story goes that a certain soci-
ETY. young man, noted for his hand-
some bearing and winning voice,
accompanied a young lady to her
homo and as true lovers do, linger-
ing yet little while at the gate 10
have u lovers tete-a-tete with his
fair companion. Tho night was
beautiful, no one was near to in
trude and above all he loved herl
Why shouldn't she kiss him2
With true maidenly modesty she
refused. He implored. She still
withheld from him that which would
fill up his cup of happiness. The
request was repeated several times
and so engrossed did the young man
become in wooing, he failed to
notice the approach of the parental
step. The old gentleman had been
there himself and did not caro- to in
trude upon the happiness of the
young couple, so stepping behind a
convenient rose bush he waited,
thinking the young man would soon
leave. In this he was mistaken.
The lover tarried over the request,
until the patience of the old gentle-
man was exhausted. A voice tho
couple well knew aroused them
from their happiness, in tone of
impatient anger, by saying: "Daugh-
ter, kiss that d-n fool and let him
go homel'
1t is reported that the young man
only touched the ground in high
places in his endeavor to comply
with the old gentleman's command.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-07-31

was the disgusted engineers amaze
ment to see head, which he recog=
nized as Superintendent Dayton's of
his own road. reach far ont of the
window in the opposite train and
yell:
aJim, you, if you let that
blasted stick-in-the-mud clean you
out I'll discharge you.
Jim knew he would. He wasn't
so ratified by tho turn of affairs but
that he remembered the superin-
tendent never went back on his
word, however rashIy given. He
gave a great groan and played his
last card. The engine quivered
like a leaf with the terrible head of
steam, gave dash forward like a
tiger on its pray, and as it came out
with a dart from the black hole
under bridget it was length ahead,
and the passengers shook hands
with tears in their eyes. Tho su-
perintendent walked over, aud, in
the presence of the jubiIant crowd,
took off the watch which he was
wearing and presented it to Jim
amid delighted cheers.
Rantzler was discharged.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-07-31
Can a Farmer See Clearer
Than iBGR EdiiOr3

John Thompson, of Hamilton
county Kansas, wrote to the 1.-Two
Stock Indicator, of Kansas City, last
month, as farmer:
"To say that the tariff is unjust is
not tho word; it is in this day and
age damnable and viIIainous. It is
robbing, by legal process, the farmCr
and building up in free America a
power more formidable, more threat
ening and more dangerous TO tho
happiness of the great @middle
Glass;" than would king, queen, car,
prince or potentate. Trusts and
combinations or capital ceDtcred in
large cities, are enabled by the tariff
to corner every necessity of life and
compel the farmer to take what they
offer and givo what they demand.
lis it any wonder that millions of
dollars were forth coming last
autumn whom the life of this mon
-ster was threatened2
Throw down the miserable hypo.
critical barrier of protection; open
our markets to the world; make
America free, and show to tho
world that Yankee ingenuity asks
no odds upon earth. /"