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Identifying Handwriting.

When the experts in handwriting
meet ON the witness stand and swear
hard against one another the jury has
u difficult task. Nevertheless, there
have been remarkable cases of idcntiti-
cation of handwriting.
An English gentleman offered large
sum of money for the discovery of q
marriage register. the production OF
which was necessary in an important
lawsuit. An officer in a country church
wrote him that the missing register had
turned up in the vcstry box OF his own
parish. a lawyer and an expert in
handwriting were sent to examine the
document.
The man showed them the marriage
register, and aftcra careful examination
they went to lunch.
At the table the expert expressed an
opinion unfavorable to the genuinencss
OF the register. 1t was modern hand
writing. and did not therefore possess
the antiquity claincd for it,
Then how in the wnrld did it get
there" asked the church officer
"Why, you forged it yourself, quietly
replied the expert, who had studied the
handwriting il, the note sent the gentle
man
Tho man, being threatened with
prosecution, fled the country, and thus
confessed his crime. Youths Compan-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
l'aStitiiuus Speech.

How many people are there who
pronounce any proportion OF their
words correctly, not merely by reason
of clipping and nlouthing, but by ig
norancc of good usagc3 We find them
everywhere, and they lay the accent
on the first instead of ON the second
syllable of accimate, for example;
they pronounce the second syllable of
acoustics, COO, instead of COW; they
do not put the accent on the last Syl
liable of adept, as they should do; they
leave the Il sound oslt of buoy; they
pronounce duke with the sound of 90
instead of with the simple long II, EN-
pha,;zc the first instead of the secorl
svllnblc of encrvate, and sound the in
often.
They are astonisli,I to know that
precedence has the accent Oh the sec
ond syllable, and placar,l on the last;
that quay is called key; that sough is
suf; that the Z iI,Stcnd Of the s sound
is to be given in sacrifice. and the re,
verse in rise; that subtitle and subtle
arc two different words; that the last
syllable of tortoise is pronounced its
instead of "tuS;' that it should he used
and not ust, and that it is not the
$500" but the geological gardens
where one gns, 1t is quite time, we
think. when we hear one of these talk
rr,, for some of the fancy work and
fancy studies Of the day to be dropped,
and II little hard work on the diction.
ary put in their place. -IIarpcr's Eazar.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
Safe Roof Bujl<linU,

An architectural expert has recently
given some sound advice in the mat
ter of safe roof building. He premises
that the true principle is first, to un-
lcrStand what the purpose is in the
building proposed, and to build to that
purpose. The ordinary method of
building should be reversed, and the
roof planned first The purpose of the
roof is not merely to keep out rain, but
it should also protect from changes Of
weather, fire, etc. The ordinary roof
meets none of these points. The slate
cracks easily under either heat or cold,
admitting rain, attracting heat and in
vitins contlaSration.
Some of the very best roofs are over
the oldest factories, with solid framed,
matched boards, covered with lined
mortar, upon which the shingles wcro
laid. The ideal roof is nearly ilat an
entirely Hat roof will shed rain. Tho
best way is to pitch the roof Of indus
trial buildings toward the center, with
a pitch of only half an in.!l to Il foot
This carries the water away through
IL channel not exposed to frost, and ad-
mts of much better advantages in tho
matter of light in the upper story
New York Commercial Advertiser.
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a Carload ln,liCutOr,

4 device that will enable railroad
enploye to determine when IL ear is
loaded consistent with safety or with
economical wear has been a long felt
want" in railroad circles. An appara-
tus has been invented to supply this
,cnand, and owing to its simplicity it
is likely to come into great favor. The
device consists of two distinct parts,
the upper part being attached to the
truck, above the spring on the side of
the car, while the other part is fixed
below the spring. An adjustable pin
is carried by the top part, and the bot
tom end of this touches an index finger
that works over the dial Of the bottom
piece. When the apparatus is once ad-
iustcd the index. as the car Is loaded,
will indicate on the dial "full load" or
"ovcrloadcd, as the ease may be-
Philadelphia Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
Mechancsown Frederick County, Maryland Thursday 0ctber e. 1884,
The Coronation stones Of England.


The most interesting object in tho
whole of Great Britain is, perhaps, the
famous "Stonc of Scone," which forms
the seat of the English coronation chair.
This extraordinary stone was brought
to London by Edward from Scotland
as one OF the spoils of the campaign
after his defeat of the Scotch. 1t had
been used in Scotland for centuries as a
throne, on which the Scottish kings
were crowned. Indeed, legend carries
its antiquity back to the days of the old
patriarclls, and asserts it to have been
the identical stone Oh Which Jacob
slept at Bethel.
Curious to say, it wsus predicted as
early as the Fourteenth century that the
Scottish kings, if they kept this sacred
stone from being profaned, would in
time have their revenge by becoming
kings of England, prophecy which
was literally fulfilled in the beginning
of the Seventeenth century, when James
vi of Scotland became James of Eng
land. Edward | had Il wooden chair
made, in which he fncloSed the stone of
Sconc, this chair being the ono still to
be seen in the Abbey of Westminster.
Every subsequent monarch of Great
Britain down to Queen Victoria has
been crowned while sitting on this his
trionic stone. Geologists who have
given the stone professional exalnina-
ton doubt the legend connecting it
with Jacobs dream and the Holy Land,
declaring it to be composed Of the com
mon red sandstone 80 we'll known on
the coast of Scotland. st. Louis Re-
Dublic
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The NlNrinL MnNS of Batting.

Did you ever wntcll the myriad ways
of eating. There * the aggressive eat
er, who bites his bread as though ne
owed it grldgc, and drinks his coffee
with eyes that fairly glare over the
brin of his cup with unappeaSable
wrath: the tmid eater. who nips his
food apoIogetiralv; the .preoccupied
eater. who doesn't seem to know salt
from sugar; the hungry eater, who eats
as men have chnmpioncd a lost cause
never watch Il company of eaters bat
feel that the line of dclnarcation be-
tween the human family and the brute
grows very faint and dim as it APP
breaches this common center
have often wondered if the race as
il advances will not one day escape the
bondage Of the appetite. Relief can
only come through methods of simpli-
tcation. When science shall condcnSc
Il Whole beef into IA lozenge and the
n,ltrinmlt of q weeks baking into a
pastil we shall lose much of our present
kinship with the brutes that perish. -
Chicago Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
Why Some People Married.

The reasons that some men give for
having married some women are only
to be surpassed by the reasons some
women give for marrying some men.
There was the man who married his
wife because she was left handed, and
it amused him TO see her sew with tho
oft hand, as he said There was the
young woman who married her hus-
band because he was fat, and was so
handy to sit on her books OF autumn
leaves in the fall and press them. Tlen
there was another woman. presumably
not SO young. who finally married the
man who lad colrtcd her faithfully
for eleven years, because, as she after
ward accounted for il, ''l,e had wore
his chair in their Scttin' room plumb
,ut a scttin' in it SO many years, an
since the hcl to be a new one bought,
she Thought 'tnight as we'll be fur
themselves, m on their own account.
New York Evening Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
OFFICE. -OSI.ER BUILDING, Northwest corner
-, Church and Main Streets.
Church Directory.

H,Nrmcd Church Rev. G. A, Whitmoic
cas or Weekly Lectures TUESDAY evening;
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society every second
" ctlncs,lay evening. Regular services Ny
?;pontmunt from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church, Rev. j. II. Barb, pas
tor. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ and 6.5o 7.
NJ. Sunday School, ;. P NJ. Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, Gas F. NJ
Mcravian Church, (Mcclmnicstown) Rev
!. w. Herbs. Pastor. Preaching every sun
NV, alternating mornin" and evening"
] rayrr Meeting every Friday evening Sun.
day SchCol o'clock. a. IN.
Morav,an Church (Graccham) Rev. Il, ".
i'erhst, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday, alternating NOR
hing and evening.
Mite Society every Monday evening.
PRAYER Meeting every Wednesday evening
United Brethren Church-Mitc Society
Second and Fourth Wednesday
Sunday School 3 ?. NJ.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
Regular Services by appointment from the
lulrit.
Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. j.
+. F. GRAY Pastor. Services every ait' rnsie
un,lay al 10 \. VI. Sunday School A. NJ
myer Meeting every Thursday evening ut
l.. NJ.
United Brethren Church--Rcv A. N
Horn, Pastor. Services every al'rrha''
sunday at 3 p. m. Sunday School every
sunlav at 2p IN. PRAYER Meeting every
Thursday evening at Z u ~.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
The Book Trust Knocked Out.
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

Some SIN months ago we began the publ.
cation four reprint of the famous Encycl-
ra lin Britannica IN - Volumes, which we
issued at 81 80 per polume. The price of the
English edition always has been and still is
IS. 90 yer volume AMI the Scrlbn"r edition
IS 90 per volume in the cheapest binding.
That the public appreciate so great bar
cain is shown lv the fact that over hnf' Il
HtiNion gol7mes of this reprint hayc been sold
in less than SIX months.
This elegant new edition we still offer at
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Better sill we will deliver the set q mplrtr
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irnce of customers.
Remember this is not al ahr,IGcmcn,, but
the great + lnhur!h ninth edition, repro
tl,lcrd pagr for page, with il portnnt articles
on American subjects rewritten to date by
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We further ann uncr ;hnl W. have IN pre-
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
An Ant lsriIIY.

A certain queen of Hanover once
upon Il lime when travelling stopped at
an inn called tn" "Goldcn Goose. She
remained two days to rest herself and
rctinlc and receive such entertainment
as was needed, and for the same was
charged 800 thalers. j..
On her departure the landlord be.
sought her with obseqons Difference to
favor him with her patronage on her
return.
''if You desire that, my dear man.
replied her majesty, you must not
again take me for your sign. i."-l'alpers
Bazaar.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22

SUNSET IN THE FOG.

The cold gray fog of the winter day
Held sca and land in thrall;
Silent the vessels at anchor lay:
a spell was over all.
The narrow lines of each vessel bound
The limit of their sphere:
Beyond was naught but a w0rl' of sound
A world of doubt and fear.
From the yards the sails bc,lraggIcd hung,
norlcrcd hv drops of dew;
Fchthery mists from the halyards flung,
Like ghostly pennons flew;
while the masthead pierced the misty
gray
And vanished at the spars.
The ratlincs sccn but Il step away
Were narrow prison bars.
But sudden golden glamour stole,
AS through IL tiny seam;
1t tprruh till the glory lit the whole,
And lightcncd beam to beam.
No shadow fell from the ray of light;
The wind and sea were still;
'TwnA then that the red sun sank from
sight
Behind the distant hill.
We saw il not as tho golden ray
Gave place to tints of rose;
And the mstN no longer cold and gray,
About uH seemed 10 close.
They closer grew na the rose light died.
The nsts took on their frown,
And tn" gloom that came from either
side
Told that the sun was down.
-Tla,cl Scott Mines in Iiarpcr'S Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
Tho Lesson of Love,

Our lives would be better, our
thoughts nobler, our hearts larger, our
faith more real, our words more chari-
table, if we would, once for all, learn the
lesson of the law and the prophets,
which is not to glide along the razors
edge of scholastic dogmas, nor to wear
formulas tIlreadbare by conventional
iteration, but to love God and to do
goo.! 10 our ncighbor. -Farrar.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
DIR. Pruhody's Contribution to Holmes.

DR.. Pruho,ly's Contribution to Holmes.
One of the few faiiugs that accom-
company DR.. Peabody's serene old age
is his occasional absent 1t
is told Of him that one summer day,
coming in from Cambridge, after hav.
ing nlightrd from the ear at BoWdoin
square he tnrncd u sharp corner and
collklrl with an elderly gentleman who
was standing with his hat off, wiping
the pcrspraton from his forehead, but
who held his hat in such II way us to
give the appearance of begging. DR..
Peabody, seeing the hat, dropped II
quarter into it with his customary kind
remark. DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes,
who was holding the hat, put the
money in his pocket, solemnly thanked
his old friend, the givcr, and passed on.
Boston Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
No, Z
THE CASPIAN CHANGING ITS LEVEL.
At the Beginning Of the Christian Era 1t
Was Level with the Ocean.

At the beSInninS Oh bue SnTiSiidh ETa -
Was Level will, the Ocean.
The CaspiSA sea lies eighty five feet
below the level of the Black sea, and is
the greatest body of water in the world
lying below the sea level. 1t is remark
able not only for this fact, but for the
changes that have occurred in its level.
About the First century of our ora there
is no doubt that the level of the sea
stood eghty-tivc feet above its present
horizon, and of course spread over a
vastly more extensive area than at
present. The Russian Geographical
society has printed a treatise, written
by n. NJ. Phlipof, on these remarkable
changes of level. Since the early part
of the Christian era genera! and grad
ual decline of the level of the sea has
taken place.
In the Eighteenth century, however.
there appear to have been n few
periods when the level rose. From the
beginning of the present century there
has been Il fall, but since 1865, Judging
from recent observations the level has
been higher. Lieutenant Sokulof,
naval officer, while working in the Cas-
tian region from 1913 to 1S4S collected
much information. lie found that in
the present century the level had stead
lily fallen, just as in the last century it
had rscn causing great apprehension
among the Inhabitants of an inunda-
ton and giving rise to the belief in
periodical variations every thirteen
years.
Ierrl. while in Baku in 1884 and
1747, found submerged buildings which
had stood on dry land thirty years be-
fore, and he mentions u saying of the
T'erSians that the sea rose and fell al
tcrnately every thirty years.
Mr.. Philipof has made Il special study
of the whole question. Inquiriny into
the causes Of these changes of level, he
finds a variety of Influences At work
such as wind driving the water toward
certain coasts, temperature of the air
causing in summer evaporation and
cons scr',ept fall in fevel, and in winter
cold producing il rise in level. Rivers,
rain and earthquakes are also among
the active agencies, causing tiuctua-
tions from month to month and from
day to day. Geosrapi-
ical Magazine
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22

One hundred and fifteen servants is
great number to do the work OF one
house, but that is the size of the staff
of the Manhattan club, of New York.
since il went into the Stewart mansion.
Walters there are paid forty five dollars
a month and board. This is more than
the clubs used to pay, but the Manhat,
tam set the figure, and the others have
had to follow it,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22

In your exercises avoid devoting too
much time to one kind of work. DO
not spend all your time, for instance,
ON the horizontal bar or on the parallel
bars. What all would-be gynnaSt:
should strive for is II symmetrical de
ve!opmcnt of their muscles.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22

indianapolis has a unique citizen in
"Uncle Billy" Jackson, who is we'll
,.nown to western railroad men. He
is an excellent official, but his real
claim to distinction lies in the fact that
he once insisted on having his salary OF
~, 600, Which he received as treasurer
of the old Union Railway company, re.
llnced to 81 600. The directors Of the
'oad gave IA reluctant consent and Ills
salary was reduced as he requested
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22

Vaccination should be compulsory.
Where it is voluntary tens of thousands
of persons neglect it. In Berlin. uu
der compulsory vaccination, deatIis
from smallpox are less than per cent. ;
in Paris, under voluntary vaccination,
they are nearly ~ per cent.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
An Era of Elegant Phrase.

What has happened to the English
tongue: Is not its simple viS"r good
enough to serve the needs Of the pres
cnt generations? What has become of
all the undertakcrs, that they should
be sIlpplantod by funeral director'f"
ness should be usurpcl by "tonsoral
artists and is there no occupation left
In the world for the useful and respect.
able night shirt that the ''sluinbcr robe"
should be marked down to cost in every
shop window !-Grcentield Republican.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22

People have learned how to make
tea ;ls well us to drink it. In its first
stage one Englisllman had it served ur
as green's, the water in which it wa:
hniInd thrown away
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
Not tho Assistance Ilc Wanted.

You look all broken up, Wilkins"
II am. | called upon old Barkins
last night for loan"
"Wouldn't he help you out!"
yes He did help me out-with his
left foot 100. That's what has broken
my back and spirits. ,Iuuscy's Week
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-22
INACTS! FACTS! FACTS!
UNCLAIMED MONEY AND E>TATES.

Money and Estates awaiting distribution
among absent heirs.
1t is an unlnublcd, interesting and impor-
,ant fact that during recent years ihe mum.
her ni prop rtlcs ana sums ofmnncv awaiting
distribution among missing heirs and lcgatrcs
are rapidly on the increase. Recognizing this
fact, | have for some years past engaged TO Il
limited extent in the investigation OF such
mrtlcrs, in which have Lad great success.
|, therefore, offer my services to those WHO
believe that they are entitled t" par lcipalc in
the distribution Of money or estates. All
correspondence confidential No charge
unless successful. Call on or address r. A.
RACER Oficc-Colnrr Second and Court
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'EEae art VoHnsOri:al
MIR. AMOS LUCAS,

(ot Long Branch
columns OF the CLARION are the only means
whereby he can bring his business TO the
proper standard gives vent ~ follows:
SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING, SHAM
POONING AND DYElNG
In the latest style OF the art tonsorla!.
RNXCRS AND a CLEAN
SHAVE
Is the motto of this cn,erprieing artist, and
by strict attention to buisnrss can't help
but please all. win be n his shop AT all
times.
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Frea:'k White, a gent,
Mechanicstown. Md.
FOR THE

II Y T Ill Fl Il f
Insurance Company OF Carroll County, Nd,
established 1870. All persons lcSlllng' 10 M
ing in person at my Office m Nrchancstown
or hv writing to me can ascertain the charges
and any information they desire III reference
reinsurance in -ail Companies.
FREDK WHITE
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p A. RACER,

LATE COUNTY SURVEYOR FOR FREDERICK
COUNTY.
Offers his professional services to those
,lcsirous of having surveys neatly and acc'-
rniclv made Abstracts Of title from l14S to
the present timt) made when desired. lnfor.
nation in general concerning lands in this
county furnished upon Application. lllstnr'
ical and Genealogical Investigations spec
mlty.
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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-04-06
ARRIVES AT HONOLULU.

Arrives on Tuesday in order to
connect With outgoing mails for San
Francisco.
EGs~ No Freight will be received
after II noon of day Of sailing.