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On January %, 1890, at the residence of her
parents in Emmi,sburg, Clara f., daughter
of James b. and Salli- Elder aged years
and 10 days, Her funeral took place on
Thursday morning, from st Joscphs Cath
Ole Church.
On January Goth, 1890, at her home near
Svkcsvillc, Mrs. Sarah G. Flohr, aged Al
years months and 9 days.
Beautiful toilcr thy work all done,
Beautiful soul into glory gone,
Beautiful life with its crown now won,
God giyeth thee rest
Re; from all sorrows, watching and fear,
Rest from all possible sl-hing and tears,
Rest through Gods endless wonderful years,
AT home with the blcst.
Beautiful spirit free from all STAN,
Ours the h .arlache, the sorrow and pain.
Thine is the glory and infinite gain,
Thy slumh@r is sweet.
Peace on the brow and the cyrlldS 50 CAIN,
Peace in the heart meath the white.toldcd
palm.
Peace dropping down like a won1rous balm
From the head to the feet.
1t was so sudden our white lips said
How we shall miss her the beautiful dead
Who take the place of the precious one dead
Bat God knowcth best
We know he watches the sparrows that full
Hears the sad cry of the grieyed hearts that
teal,
Friends husband, children, he loveth them all,
We can trust for the rest.
E,C.F.
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4 I'll Ii.

a BILL
Entitled an act to provide for the
taxation Of mortgages, and debts secur-
ed by the mortgage on property within
this State. for State, County and Mu-
niclpal purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
all mortgages and debts secured by
mortgage on property within this State
be, and the same are hereby, made
liable and shall be subjected to taxation
as all ether personal securities are, for
all State, county aid municipal pur-
poses.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That
it shall be the duty OF the Clerks OF the
Circuit Courts for the several counties
N this State, and the Clerk Of the Su
pcrior Court Of Baltimore City, to rem
der to the Boards of County Commits
sioners Of the several counties, and to
the Appeal Tax Court Of B4ltlmoreCity,
respectively, annually, Oh or before the
frst day Of May in each year. a list of
all unreleasod mortgages filed for
record "a their respective Offices, for the
,ntoyIn2tion of those whose duties it is
to value and assess such mort gages and
mortgage debts, as may be subject to
valuation and assessment under this
act.
SECTION 3. And be it enacted, That
when mortgage is executed tor i part
Of the purchase money for the land or
premises mortgaged, which part o. the
purchase money is still due and unpaid
and bearing interest, the same mortgage
debt so due, shall be charged to the
owner thereof, bat the mortgage shall
be entitled TO be credited with an equal
amount on the assessment Of the land or
premises SO purchased and upon show
.ug the same to the County Commas
aloners Ct the County where the land
lies, or to the Appeal Tax Court Of
Baltimore Cuylf said land or premises
be in sad city, shall be credited with
such amount Oh such assessment.
LECTION t. And be il enacted Thet
II ,,,I ! |,
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Washington Letter


I NoN . !" '''' L." "" '''-'' Wv '''''
N''oN' Ed '''' 'V'0'
The last week IN ire House was 'No
most turbulent III many years fof '''
amount OF confusion ana bitterness IN
duIged IN there was comparatively NJ
tie personal ieo'l"S ueVe'oPea' an"
Speaker Eeeu Is prooaoiY az popular
personally among MS Democratic COL
leagues as ne ever was ana 'IlAU Is say
ing cohSI'eraole' Inc result wa" 10 an
effects d'c!ded on thursday, "he'' Tue
speaker IRON Will pFeE'lIed' ana 'Ne
question OF whether or not members
who are present ana silent can Dc count
ca "a voNaG "aSse'led' 1or 'he present
IN the Affirmative IhFo"2h Oh rf''"Y
the Democrats We're ap'e TO nSAV OH Tue
consideration Oh 'he question oi V'NlA5
mp the ilrst election case lof over lol'f
hours, yet the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of 0'-
feat had to come. On Saturday IN"
battle had eased down TO SNir'nlsh ana
the iilhg was splrltleSs. Inc galleries
comparatively empty
Inc result Is certainly u victory Tor
Speaker iced, but 1t was one expected
by the most experienced men on Doth
SIDES OF the House. 1t establishes
lact that was notorious before anu tha'
IS that Speaker Heed 10 Il man Oh re-
marhaole perseverance ana uhV"fying
gooo nature co'ho'ilcu with an iron
VIII. In MS manner 1he count EoSco
was meyer more uroa'.e' OF course mere
IS one thl'g that uetrac's from his VIC
TORY anu lna' Is lha' lAe Deinocla'S VI"
not put up the best hight possible MI.
CafllsIe haa proposed taxing s'ahd
purely upon parliamentary Ia" ana
h5h'In9 The Speaker without con9uSlon'
Oo' ne 'oo''o nl'''sell uhaole 70 con''oi
his forces ana oeu'am enSueu' lhe 50
called "Impassioned orators TOOK the
ut between their teeNh ana ran away,
and an lmpaSsioneo orator IS Of about as
much use IN debate on purely pafl'a'
mentaFy queS'lohs as ne Is before 'he
United States supreme Court
Through the week The democrats
missed one man, ana ne 10 oan4oel J'
Randall. lie mad written Mr. carlisle
his cunning, his force and his kno"l-
edge OF parliamentary law NO man
now living IN this country has all these
qualifications SO highly developed. LII
short the Democrats were unable to use
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The best Salye in the world for Cuts,
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and positively cures Piles, or no pay
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Price Is cents per box. For sale by
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AUTOMATIC SEWING MACHINE!

Prices reduced. Every family now can
have the best Automatic Sewing Ma
chine in the market at reduced price.
For particulars send for our new Illus
trated Circular with samples OF stitch
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At the home Of the bride, by Rev. J, +. Ter
ger, Mr. Jacob i. Platinum, of near Creag
crslown, and Martha y. Zimmerman Of
near Cr"agrrstown.
On Januryc2 1890, AT the Lutheran church,
Crcagcrs,own, Mr. Joseph Mccormick of
Rocky Ridge to Miss a elaide Murray of
Baltimore.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-02-06

On Monday morning last Secretary
Tracy's Washington mansion was burn
ed. His daughter was sutlocated and
his wife fatally injured by dropping
from a window. A French mad was
also sutl'ocated and Secretary Tracy's
life WAS saved but by II hairs breadth,
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GRAPES for Changeable
Weather.

The effect of changeable Weather on
ladies Of delicate constitution is very
depressing and serious, and something
strengthening is needed TO assist nature
in outstanding the strain. Nothing
more effective can be found than Speer 3
Port, Burgundy and c!aret Wines,
which IRE in general use in the New
York and other hospitals. For sale by
druggists.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-02-06

1t begins to look like the days of the
G. & O canal are numbered. The at
tacks from various quarters are concen-
trated and the Legislature appears to
be willing.
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SECTION 5. And be it enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date
OF its passage.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-02-06

Four deaths have occurred in Secre-
tary Blaine's family within thirty five
days.
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HEMDY KAggE8,
--- RErAIEER or ---
Watches, Clocks, JcWeiry, &C.,
Hechanicstown, Md.

NIJJSICA l. 80 Y rs.
that cannot he rcpnircd elsewhere,
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and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
have references to prove that the work
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that c0nnot be as ,ceN done anywhere else in
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repairs,
auE2-ly
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10 Tax Nf1rt@aGes.

Following is the full text Of the bill
Of Senator Bennett, Of Carroll, for the
taxation of Mortgages
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CElAe''. f. CASSELL.
Editor and Publisher.
Thursday, Feb. 6, 1890.
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Rupture cure guaranteed. Ease at
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Thousands cured For circular, Dr..
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Maryland now has l,Oll postottlces
an increase over last year of 26.
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A RAW BOX,

NOIIrS VWTy.
M. +. Policy.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-03

5zzo~ .s Il avpe&rs "a Pur& and 1scge.
.ud tie sArcAsu .ixA .hiea rs 1Aes
~srs izposa6 scarvhs5 ~orss ths1 tAs
sszaasr's saa daring s1xty e@ys On We
snata gsRg The 0utS11s Amh s-s
ziyen - 4luzoss every e2Se, @no IN max
lnx kls nRs - 4s22lly said - tns ell
prit
Wen. I SEE yoa have taken tie lA~
In yosr OWE hants. BAT there are some
few Ane1dnsnrs snst y0a have over
Looked rat l wsns - resd. Please let
me have Jour attention for yast min
ous Bat. before golng further, lst ne
eel yoa not % rAlnk thss TIE moder-
alton - this punishment l. due - yoar
eh.eSnsry; II Is because of ny benevO-
lent heart
This speech wAs followed By nne
that usually pAralyEed he mercy-eK-
pecting prisoner. When there VAS .
slight variation in the testimony, Or
when there ~as any question as - the
guilt Of party. witnesses and al were
lined. on the ground that the guilty
should not 90 unpunished- In case
u lighting, All parties were punished
and the belligerents with equal severity,
no matter Who vas az fault, ''fOr II took
two - make aQuarreL
In those days twenty years ago
NnledgeYille wSs regarled a. one of the
most 8isorterly towns ia the country.
Drunkenness and fghting were common
occurrences, and the lSxity IN enforcing
the laws gave . stimulus 20 the state %
affairs that Was not retarded until such
a reign was given the city. IL Is hard y
necsssary - state that the severe ruling
o. Niliedgeville's eccentric chief execn-
tive for four years had the desired
effect and when he went TO Join the
caravan which moves 70 the mysterious
realm. be eft city Of law and order
foe his rsonungnt-
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-03

The lsves system that borders sbs
America Nile from Is junction with
the Missouri % IS delta in the Mexican
GuIf-a distance o. over l. 600 miles is
the greatest % It's kind in The world
H. has coss many millions OF dollars for
maintenance during the past twenty
years A. almost every important point
the banks have been rsvetsed with
mattress Nsrk. and a. many places
huge pie dlkss have been erected in
addition.
The delta % The Mississippi en-
braces. nesr the passes and about forty
miles from ths main river. remark
able system oi extinct channels on
each side % the passes In previous
inundstions great volumes Of sodimen.
have been deposited on these shoals.
add each successive overflow Increases
ths distance between the river and "a
ertinct outlets Twenty miles above
the passes is sub-dslta, called The
jump from the fact that soms twenty
Tsars ago the bed oi shs river
a. this point was suddsnly changed.
There are fertile rice plan
taHons and forest on it aov. snd
tnnamarabIe shallow bayous that lead
e. the sea In these bs7ous. tha rster
IL rarely ever four feet deep, except ir
tine % Good This change Of bed -
not c1ndnsd 20 the delta. however. it
IL noticeabis along ths entire course Of
The Missssrri The snrveYs N made bF
the Govsrnnent ia recens years show
eop-lusivefy that changes have been
uninterrupted aarinr ths las century
snd that ths les ee systep while IS MAJ
modify rannos prevaat them-
Naw 0riears has been Erievous
suFsrsr f-om ths annually recurring z
fnun7snena AZ that eitT ths Mis-
80 7pi "a from see 70 b soc feet y de-
hat aarH narrower than az many 3tasr
places above TIE velocity % - egr.
reatst hfrh vater ia frs mi esan h0sr
When New 0rlesns ~ss fcunosd sons
f5a yeas axe-tas ci.stcrn House s1oed
cn tha -i~er baak New it ls fa~ - .sni
o~{nT ts the changes in t6e BED ef 80
ru- rrfn- rss ~~~~fsr ~Tsf~ar1 nearss
/ A. fset an6 is - eo1t.naouslT aliina
an its eld cbRnnel and esrrlnz out =
r~w ere ~ .ha w~et HesVY trorical
- "a peeu A. sc thls section. ~ ovsr-
fo~ frorn fakr en+chartrafn ~ ths
~asr 81 ere elf7 or me tocl "a sf 80
tavraa ~ f-ors - the resslt ~ s~rksn
fsuess er eravasses ah0ve. arr am07z
sha -sesea frou rhich Nsw nr es7s
- ga f-red In she nsst in ls
.ss-s vas an artraori snsry use
~hfrs fnsraated ssf sae esq. $50
& a -
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-03
AN ECcsNTRlC MAYoR.
Bs Uulqss vsT - Dealing Out JustIos
- OfTende~s

Hs utq1e WaT - R~aiinE Out Ausftca
2, Offenders.
There are dozen eccentric charac ters
sbout he CID oapi al worthy % mention.
says = Millsdgevitle correspondent of
the Atlanta Consttsution. bat sho~s a.
lasion 90 one vho has PASSED scross ths
river 81 death sill suffice FOR the pres
snk The gantleman referred - vss a.
ons tine mayor % NilisdTe7ille. and \
rnofs 1p-izht man never lived Hfs
chief rha-actarl lsfie. the one that i'm
pressed issalf uoEt for-salY upon those
with whom hc iaa e. vas 3 s moss actak
disregard for iar or precedent s1d bis
drm sdharence - rfThs ard blstics
fr,ru his crn views He believed mur-
4 -r ard sheft we're crlue snd should
he ppnishad He "a ievef that drunk
e-ness sn6 3isorserlT ccndact Tsrs a
e-iure Eortt = II eQual punishment rs
n,ctte. lDco~porsted ln his address -
fse s1vz-sii vas ttsf ninety go inno-
cent uen shoals - panlshed Before 0ns
gnlev one sh9sld sseape and the rid
~ ~ hss rsfen Impressed thase hroazhs
ts-fere hfm wfth tbe fscs thst be- Tes
ho1ox* lu ais .opvtrtfo-s r. 8ress and
stvss Ne rsssraSse< "a uscsozs 4 ''klx.osa
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-03

"As FAR as the Eads system and the
work OF the government engineers are
concerned. the leyees and jetties fur
nish the best means OF mitigating the
foods that have yet been devised. The
mattress-leyees or revetments are su-
perior 20 any OF the cider sort. l think
they we're first used in the Eads' ietties,
and they are very generally used now
in the Government works. The effect
OF the levee system is 20 deepen the
channel, and If, as Eads plan contem-
plated. the cuts were made deep enough
and she levees were buttressed. the OBJ
lection that the leveos raised the sur
face Of the river 10 the danger point
would not be a sound one. As far as
any observation goes, the deepening OF
the channel and strengthening OF the
banks is the only method that can be
depended upon for results
Few people,, added Mr.. Beach,
comprehend the tremendous volume
and power OF the Mississippi and that
the river is really higher st many
points than the surrounding country,
being kept 70 its bed by the levees
h4Ouc- II you cut LAo DhuhSs now are
you 70 control this vast volume OF
water 1t is force too potent for
science 70 cope with. In ordinary sea-
sons. the volume and force are not
very great but suddenly this giant
sends down an immense body of water
with all the proportions Of a flood. II
is doubtless due, 70 some extent, to the
denuding OF the forests, where formerly
the SHOWS were held captive till late in
the spring, and melted slowly. Now,
with the forests gone, the water has no
impediment, nothing to check it from
filling mp the river bed"
lit has been proposed 10 turn off some
OF the tributaries Of the Mississippi and
thereby reduce its volume, has it not -
"Yes, some such idea has been sug-
gested at different times, but, like tre
cutting OF the levees. it would only be
measure OF temporary relief at best
Il would, ! think, be permanent in
Jury, were either the Atchafalaya or the
Red river 20 be diverted. system Of
canals, too, has been suggested, and can
not say tha. u might not be practical, al
though in Holland, 90 which the canal
advocates point they have no strongly
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-03
INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUALS.

President CARSoT, of France, consid-
ers Americans the most interesting for
oigners who visit Paris.
SENATOR HEARsr, OF California,
worked on his fathor's farm in Missouri
before he went TO San Francisco, forty
years ago.
THE Pope received $500, 900 from lega-
cies during the past year. lie is super
intending the construction of his own
monument.
J. PIERPoNT MORGAN has made moro
money in big railroad doSls than any
man in the country. Although but dfty
years Of age no has Sl,OOO,OoO for each
year.
LORD HOPETowN. the new Governor Of
Australia, is described as a small, deli
cate looking man, but not in the i'll
health that his appearance might imply.
GENERAL BENJAMIN F. BUTLER has
undergone On operation by which Il is
expected that his dropping left eyelid,
which gave such peculiar identity to
himself and his pictures, will be made
TO assume a natural position.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER stubbornly re-
fuses TO shave of his mustache. Ever
since he was appointed to his present
position Re has been urged or all sides
10 take this step, but up 70 the present
time he maintains on his upper lip 3
flowing hirsute adornment.
MR. THOMAS A. EDISON has engaged a
81 II
year. They will be for the use of him
self and his experts during tho next
twelve months, to pursue their mining
Investigations among the mines of
southwestern North Carolina, which he
declares IS the richest mineral region
on the globe.
LORD STANLEY, Of Preston, the Gov
erncr-General OF Canada, is broad
shouldered, patrician-mannered and
nIne and forty. He wears a closely
cropped black beard; is devoted to a
cold tub, and has taken kindly to to-
bogganing. he is not painfully brill
liant man, but he is eminently respect
able. lie is also father of eight chill
dran, and will one day be Earl of Derby
and one Of the richest men in Europe.
PHILLIPS BROOKS is counted one of the
most rapid speakers in the American
pulpit. He IS, nevertheless, so clear in
his pronunciation that the audience in
general do not observe how rapidly the
words follow each other. But when
the stenographers in the press corner
try to take down his sermon the num-
Ter OF words uttered in minute Is
found 20 be amazing. There are prob
ably not dozen men equal to q YER
batim report of one OF his discourses.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-03

f7ss sne clty s.s Izs z1sls1- Tters are
~ Z residents ssllt 1stsz sno esE rsc4l
tns xTsas eooS q isa9 so2ea i4stsd far
t.snsy- I ss dAys and zhsa n. water
Nas fro1 sarss - fsss feet deep "a sas
Fs4r 2ortisa u tAs city. Pscp :
Travelled asoat scNn "a skis zloax
Ch4rssrs DzzphlRe. 5isnTsils- s. Leafs
Sna Ran pzEs sIFss1s- There sas Ruch
sszsrsRz On AsceaHt et ths prirstions
~ whish @Any families ssrs s4biected
a. shss tlasL AgAss n lss1. 1857 $50
Gs6 Is4s vast yst4mes of Nstsr swept
90 sss streets. Ga ths seth % MAJ.
Is4s 70 sezsxes we're Eooded ana =
poeal4t5oa of lz coo ssrs driven from
their homes. IN lSF@, lsss aBa 80.
foods occurred caasing great loss - The
citys coa asrcei snd sickness aHonz
shs people These latter. however.
Eere act 50 disastrous as ths earlier
foods. as tse ieEss system had then
been greatly improved From $50 I'll
1855 The leYees we're Ia their most per
tsct cosdi iticn and inunaatlOns we're of
rare occurrence.
II have been close and interested
observer ot al that las been done n
connection With Lhs Mississippi leyee
system since Capt kAes lrst bEoached
his ettY scheme said Alfred T. Beach,
Al experienced civil engineer and editor
OF The Sclenti6c American. These
foods are a good deal Ike earthquakes
-ph ysicai oalmities over which. even
with al the science he possesses, nan
can have little influence, yOa eannoI
foreses them and it seems impossible g
proYlds holly against them.