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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-10


Year. 1t is beautiful thing and runs a:
follows:
Life is count of losses.
Every wear.
For the weak or heavier crosses
Every year.
Lost springs with sobs replying
Ohto weary autumn's signing,
while those we love are dying
Egery year.
The days have less of gladness
Every year.
The nights more weight of sadness,
Every year.
FAR springs no longer charm us,
The winds and weather harm us
The threats of Death alarm U.s.
Every year.
There come new cares and sorrows,
Every year;
Dark days and darker morrows,
Every year:
The ghosts of dead love aunt Ms,
The ghosts of CT anged friends taunt Us,
And dlsappOlnt mrnts daunt us,
Every year.
To the past 90 more dead faces,
Every year;
AS the loved leave vacant places,
Every year;
Everywhere the sad eyes meet us,
In the evenings dusk they greet us,
And TO come 10 them entreat us,
Every year.
''You are growing DID," they tell us.
EVERY year;
You are more alone they tell u.s.
Every year:
on can win 10 new affection,
lyon have only recoIlec ion,
deeper sorrow and detection,
"EN cry year"
Too true !nLife's shores are shifting,
Every year.
And we are seward drifting,
Every year:
Old places, changing, fret us,
The living more forget us,
There are fewer to regret US,
Every year.
But the truer life draws higher
Every ear,
And its m0rnlng star climbs higher,
Every year:
Earth's hold on grows slighter,
And The heavy burthen lighter,
And the dawn immortal brighter,
Every year
Chambers journal recently published a
poem bearing the same title, signed by
William Cowan. That it is case of rank
pla giary on the part of the latter is evil
dent from comparison of the two produc-
lions. Cowan's steal is here given:
feel its growing colder
Every year;
Andmy heart, alas! gets older
Every year
can win no new affection;
] have only reCoIle ZION,
Deeper sorrow and detection,
Every year.
OF the loves and sorrows blended
Every year:
Of the joys of friendship ended
Every year.
OF he ties that still might bind me
Until Time TO Dealh resigned me,
My lnfrmities remind me
Eyer, year.
All! how sad to look before us
Every year,
When the cloud grows darker DER US
Every Year.
When we see the blossoms faded
That to bloom we might have aided,
And immortal garlands braided,
Ever, year.
Tothe past 90 more dead faces
Every year,
AS the loved leave vacant p aces
Every veal
Everywhere the sad eyes meet us;
In he evening dusk they greet us.
And to come 10 them entreat Us,
Every year,
Yes, the shores of life are shifting
Every year;
And we are sea-ward drifting
Every war
Old pleasures, changing, fret us,
The living more fo get w:
There are fewer to regret US,
Every year.
Bat the truer life draws higher
Every year
And its morning star climbs higher
Every year.
Earth'S mold on us grows slighter,
And The heavy burden lighter,
And the Dawn immortal brighter,
Every year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-10
ABOUT FRENCH MODELS.

1t is Suspected that some of these Models
May be acting As >pi-s
Alexander was inconsol thle because he
roud find no more worlds to conquer.
says the London Times, but how dal k
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-10

CHICAGO has fifteen story structure.
AS one gazes on it he admires the nerve of
the builder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-10

The sultaD he's dismissed his grand
vizier and s-veral members of his cabinet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-10

PERHAPS the weather regulator has
adopted the programme Of Prof. Foster,
who says the coming winter is to be the
coolest and most stormy for many years,
and it is to begin in October, too. If he
had also predicted a frigid September bis
stock would be above par now.
The most striking care of absence of
mind is recorded of Judge Broadly, of
Omaha, who left his cffce, and on the
outer door posted a card with the words
Back again in 10 minutes. Take seat
and wait" At the foot of the stairs he
happened to remember that he had forgot
ten something. Slowly he climbed the
steps and once more be became submerged
in his own thoughts. At the door of his
office he paused and read the card on the
door. Then the judge deliberately sat
down and waited for himself to co11e
back.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-10

REFERRING to the marriage of Miss
Lincoln and Mr.. Isham, the Kansas City
Times makes the following comment:
Here is novelty that should attract the
attention of anglomaniaCs and put them to
shame. Miss Lincoln, daughter of Min
lister Lincoln, not only marries an Ampri-
can of more promise than realization, but
Immediately after the London wedding
starts for America irstead of spending
her money moon in England or on the CON
tinent. There is ring of the true metal
about the granddaughter Of Abraham
Lincoln" That is SO, but Isham is fell
low of good promise-the promise of at
cast 100000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-10
EVERY YEAR.

Many years ago Gen. Albert Pike wrote
and published a poem entitled Every
Year. 1t is beautiful thing and runs as
follows.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-10

The large earnings of the railroads In
July materially improved the exhibit for
the first seven months of the year. The
total earnings CT the 1874 companies report
ing aggregate 1851, 282, 808, a gain over
The first sew IN months Ct last year of nearly
five Per cent, following a gain of seven
months in 1890 over 1889 of more than IL
Per CT mt. Here, again, every group shows
a gain over last year, the eastern roads,
however, being most prominent IN this
respect, with gain of IL per cent, while
the trunk lines show only a fraction of
per cent gain over last year. Other gains
showed are those of the Pacific roads, SO
per cent: southern, 7 per cent; granger
and southwestern roads. each 4 per cent. !;
and general western roads. 3 per cent.
IT is said that Judge Cooley, of the
Interstate commerce commission, had
planned, before his health gave out TO
make thorough examination of the free
pass evil this year and bring the roads to
account. lie REGARDS Tue pIaclIce DIS ohe
of the most insidious and demoralizing
forms OF bribery. President Stickney, OF
The Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City
road, in his book on The Railroad Prob
lem, says that the free-pass abuse has
Teen one of the chief agencies in arousing
the opposition to the roads shown In the
west, and the wonder is with him that
this opposition has been no more violent.
1t is certainly a fact that those most able
to pay their fare enjoy the privilege Of
passes, and it is not very surprising under
such circumstance that the poor people
feel eIelicus at the discrimination thus
Iradited against themselves.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
She Knew il Good Deal.

Two young girls, art students, were
talking about some sister students the
other day. Now, rs general thing,
the art student makes little enough as
piration to fashionable life or kt1owf
edge of society's doings. Her profess
sion is enough for her, and it makes
little difference to her whether the
wind of fancy sweeps tloss persons
whose profession is fashion. But there
is one young girl, it seems, ut; among
the students at the Art league whose
relatives in the city are of the ultra
fashionable set, and who goes about
more or less with the fashionable
world. 1t was of her that the students
were speaking especially. us she
really so we'll up in things" asked the
first one.
up in things" echoed the second.
"Well, l should say SO. Why, the
other day we were in a silver shop and
she knew what all the different spoons
were for!"-New York Evening Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
To Solder Porcelain and Metals.

NJ. Cailletct has devised simple
method for connecting glass tubes to
metal work in the construction of phys
ical apparatus which may be of service
to our readers. The end of the glass
tube is gently warmed, and then
covered with few drops of solution
of neutral platinum chloride and camo-
mile oil. On gently warming the tube to
a dull rcdness the platinum salt Is
reduced to the metallic state, and a
brilliant deposit of the metal Is formed
Oh the end of the tube. The tube is
then connected to the negative elec-
trode of battery and immersed in a
bath of copper sulphate, when the cop
ger is deposited as malIcable sdherent
coating on the platinum tiux. and thus
forms material which can bs brazed
on to brass or copper in the ordinary
way.-lndustries.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
Kent Drinking tho Tea.

Many years ago a French gentleman
was invited to 5 o'clock tea at Bath,
where the guests sat around the room
in a stiff circle holding their teacups in
thcir left hands and eating hot buttered
watIlcs and chippcd smoked venison
with the fingers Of their right from
plates in their laps. Walters handed
about tea and coffee, and the French
gentleman, unaware that tho position
of the teaspoon in the empty cup TO-
turned to the waiter indicated whether
or not it was to be replenished, politely
drank fourteen cups of tea, and then
in despair pocketed the cup and saucer,
until the general rising of the company
enabled him to rid himself Of them
San Francisco Aryonaut.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04

In n certain restaurant there Is kept
supply Of newspapers which are givcn
free to customers. These newspapers
are on fancy table near the door.
Above them is card on which is
the legend, Take one" One man
read the invitation, Take one" but
the supply of newspapers had been ex.
llllsted. BLESS their hearts, said the
man, in the fullncsS of his heart, ''and
they give tables away with every meal.
That table is just what we want down
at the farm" lie was making tracks
for the depot, with the table under his
arm, when brcathess waiter overlook
him and explained matters. -Philadel-
phia Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04

Though epicureans will say warm
water is against q good flavor, found
oysters at the mouth of the st. Johns
river, Florida, very fine. They were
extremely frcsh the only trouble, and
one easily rectiiled. Formerly oysters
were common from Maine to Florida,
but now Long Island is the most north
ern point This is somewhat singular
Some years ago while doing the Maine
coast pushed up a small river about
ten miles to the town Of Danaris-
Gotta, where there was an Indian
mound. The latter found made up
entirely of oyster shells of remarkable
size, piled one upon another for fifteen
or twenty feet up, big pine tree grow
ing in the mass
This showed that several hundred
years ago the coast abounded in fine
oysters, Which had been carried up the
river year after year until the pile Of
shells had reached the proportions Of q
hill In it found chnrred deer bones
and fragments OF simple Indian inple-
ments. That the Indian had exter-
minated the oyster is improbable, and
assume that the beds were destroyed
by an exceptionally cold winter.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
Mechancdown, Frederick County, Maryland Thursday June 1884,
RELICS or CLAN.

Also Of Washingtnh. Boone, Benton and
tho Duchess of Devonsliirc.
Early in February, 1891. an art and
loan exhibition was opened to the pub
lie in Lexington, KY, for the benefit
of the Protestant hospital OF that city.
The exhibition was one of the most re-
markable of its kind over given in Lef-
ington. Among other articles in the
Henry Clay cabinet were Il scroll Of
ebony, ivory and silver containing reso.
lutions OH the death of Mr.. Clay. a
solid gold snuiTbox, razors, coral rose
set with diamonds, jcweled knee buck
les, stone cameo pin cut from one
of Canova's heads, II bronze idol, solid
bronze candlesticks presented by France
to Henry Clay when secretary of state.
There was m urn from the tomb of
Bair,, autographic letters from Daniel
Boone and Washington, bell made
from the old Independence bell at Phil
adelplia, the seal presented to Henry
Clay in 1913 when lie WAS in London,
and used by him until his death; the
attested will of George Hudson, CLy's
maternal grandfather; the medal pre-
sented by Louisville friends to Young
Harry Clay just before he went Oh the
Howgate expedition in 1S40, and mini
ature OF him when an infant, painted
at Naples in 1851.
In another cabinet was a silver mug
which once belonged to Lord Morton,
solid silver candlesticks found nailed to
the altar of an ancient monastery, and
n nautilus vase, whose original is in tho
green vaults ut Dresden. In cabinet
Mt the rear were a Spanish dollar of
1850, an amber necklace nearly 100
years old, a solid silver seal of the Con-
federatc States, q miniature of the
Duchess of Devonshire fGailsborough>
set with jewels. u memorial bracelet
clasp containing some of Patrick
Henry's hair. two bracelets made of
Turkish sequins, a bracelet of cArne-
lian with Turkish mottoes, stone from
the Pantheon, with a cameo of
Raphael upon ivory.
1t also contained portrait OF Colo.
mel Thomas II. Benton, a cameo Of
the Prince Consort, n Waterloo coin
and cross of the Legion of Honor
made in the reign of Henry Nv, King of
France and Navarro, and bestowed
on NJ. Mentellc by Louis XIV.
There was also collection Of funeral
tickets several thousand in number,
dating back to 1912, loaned by J. NJ.
Duff. This collection was made by
Cyrus Jones, colored man.-Jewelers'
Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
French Sentiments.

However soon the Trenchwoman may
exchange the memory of her dear hus-
band for that of another still dearer
she may be trusted to do the decent
thing by his grave. In some of the
small towns in Franco it is the custom
for the widow to put the favorte plant
of her husband upon the grave. A
woman recently returned from France
tells of seeing IL grave in one cemetery
bearing small cherry tree upon it be-
cause that had been the favorite fruit
of the departed hnsba,~l. In another
corner she saw a grave that was beat
tiful bed of rhubarb, and in still an
other plot of cresses and another Of
cabbages.
''Ah, madame" said the keeper Of
the pension-lier.elf widow, when
the amused American woman com.
mented upon this to her-"Ah, mad
ane, you Americans, you haf no nice
little sentiments. Ny own husband he
is planted wiz onions. y New York
Evening Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
in Politics devoted to Literature, Local and General News
THE ACTOR.

Oh, man, with your wonderful dowet,
oh, woman. with genius and grace,
You can teach the whole world with you
power
II you are but worthy the plAce.
The stage Is force and factor
In molding the thought of tho day,
II only the heart Of the actor
IL high ~ tho theme Of the play.
No discourse or sermon can reach us
Through feeling to reason like you;
No author can stir us md teach US
With lessons ~ subtle and truo.
Your words and your gestures obeying,
We weep or rejoice with your part,
And tho player, behind all his playing.
lie ought to be great as his art.
No matter what role you arc giving,
No matter what skill you tetrny,
The everyday life you arc living
Is certain to color the play.
Tho thoughts wo call secret and hidden
Are creatures OF malice, in fact.
They steal forth unseen and unbiddcn,
And permcate motive and act.
Tho genius that shines like a comet
Fills only ono part of Gods plan
II the lesson the world derives from 1t
IL marred by tho life OF the man.
Be worthy your work II you love it;
The king should be 1T for the crown;
Stand high rs your nrt, or above it,
And mako US look up and not down.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
The Tasier WY,

Edwin Booth is quoted as telling this
story II went one night to hear Fecl-
ter in melodrama of a tragic cast. IN
one part of the play Techter had to-
count out money. He was very delib-
crate and said slowly. One, two,
three, four, five,' and so on. The in
terest of the play was hanging ON the
tragedan's having enough money and
paying it over to the villain. He kept
slowly counting and the audience grew
more restless and anxious for him to
finish. A witty son of Erin, in the top
most gallery, getting tired, yelled, Say,
Mister Fechtef, give him a check"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
A Suggestion.

They were friends, and how they
loved each other.
Scene: 4 public dinner. Brown is
seated next to Smith, whose shirt front
is decorated with three magnificent dia.
mond (0 studs.
Brown-Excuse me, Smith, but
really cant lIelp admirins those stud.
OF yours.
Slnith-Yes. l think they're pretty
good.
Brown-Don't you run great risk
with tllem' suppose you have them
insured2
SmitlrInsured! No. l should be
glad to do so; but there isn't a con'
pany in existence that will take risk
of that sort.
Brown-My dear fellow, I beg your
pardon, there are several plate glass
insurance offices to be found --LondoD
Tit Rits
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
The St,f;k of the MeSOzOic EDOcll,

The biggest of all animals known to
the world from the beginning thereof
to the present day was the ''camara-
saurus." 1t went on all fours, and the
vertebrn composing it's backbone were
hollow-mere shells in fact-filled with
warm air from the l,1ngs, just as is the
case with the bones of some birds to-
day. Undoubtedly it lived in the sea,
walking along in water deep enough to
cover its back 1t fed upon the vege-
tation along shore, and its neck was
long and cranclike Interview in Wash
inyton Star
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
HOW GOODS ARE SOLD At A LOSS

Tho Profie Comcs In on the First Lot asd
the Remainder II Closed Out.
We were talking with leading up
town retailer few days since whose
annual sales run up into the millions
and among other questions came up
the one of ''drives" or special bargains
''How is it," we asked, that you peg
pie can every now and hen advertip
and sell some line of garments or fal-
rics or articles at prices which, ON tie
face of them, show heavy loss on tho
cost of the manufacture itselfF'
The merchant smiingly replied:
with the enormous outlet which u
business such as ours affords we an in
position to handle quantities wilrTr
would stagger the average retailer. For
instance, we closed out for cash 2l8O
silk umbrellas, all the stock of one OF
the smaller manufacturers, who needed
cash for the time being more than he
did the umbrellas. The price, as you
may readily understand, was low
one or we would not have closed the
bargain.
The goods we placed in stock,
marking them in three different grsk
viz, $3.50, $3.50 and IS. We ady%r
tised them in the daily press and in n
few days sold over /, 500 of this special
drive, every one of Which was a bar
gain.
Now, we said, we have made a
handsome profit on those already sold.
We will create little excitement ors
the balance and stand loss our.
selves So we advertised 200 silk UNI
brellas at one dollar each. Every ono
of those we put in this special sale WAS
worth from 81. so to S. ut retail.
THE morning the sale took place the
people fockcd in as soon rs the doors
were opened, and in one hour and
twenty minutes the last umbrella was
disposed of. We sold one umbrella
only to each individual purchaser at
this how figure, and consequently placed
this bargain with upward OF 500 differ.
ent persons.
1.-THE actual loss to us on this sale
was several hundred dollars, but on the
whole lot of 2,lSO umbrellas we aver.
aged very handsome profit, beside,
making ourselves talked about and
bringing 500 special customers into the
store who, it is safe to- say, bought
more or less in the other departments of
the house at a profit. Dry Goods
Chronicle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04
INACTS! FACTS! FACTS!
UNCLAIMED MONEY AND ESTATES.

Money and Estates awaiting distribution
among absent heirs.
1t is an undoubtcd, interesting and lmp0r-
tant fact that during recent years the num-
Der OF properties ana sums Of money awaiting
distribution among missing heirs and legatccs
are rapidly on the increase. Recognizing this
fact, have for some years past engaged to a
limited extent in the Investigation OF such
mpttcrs. in which have lad great surccss.
/, therefore, offer my services to those who
believe that they are entitled to participate in
the distribution Of money or estates. All
correspondence confidential. No charge
unless successful Cali on or address r. A..
RACER Ohicc-Corncr Second and Court
Streets, Frederick. Md. p. o, Box-173.
jan 90 Gm