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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-05-18

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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-05-18

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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-05-18
Cause Of insomnia.

Now, it happens in this stirring age
of oura that mon, and women, too.
arc SO much intellectually worked OF
30 emorionally disturbed that their
1aius have more to do than they
an accomplish and yet preserve their
lormal balance
Mental work, whether it he simply
exceptional intellectual, emotional
n volitional. requires that an in
.reased amount of blood shall flow
o the brain; hence during mental
:xertion of any kind the cerebral
;essels become distended, owing to
she increased volume of blood they
contain, and they remain in this con-
aitien as long Us the exertion is con-
t;nued II it is too intense or II it
be persevercd in for too long period
without there being alterations of
rest, the vessels lose their contract
b.iity and remain in permanently
charged state They are therefore
not able to contract so rs to produce
sleep. A state of cerebral congestion
u established, and wakefulnees is the
res,llt.
Such persons go to bed, perhaps
feeling as if they would sleep, but no
sooner do their heads touch their pill
lows than their minds become inordi-
nately active, and they lie awake hour
after hour recalling the events of the
day, or else indulging in tho most
preposterous thoughts The blood
vessels will not empty themselves,
simply because they have lost the
power to do so They are like tho in
lila rubber bands that we Put around
big packages and leave undisturbed
for long time. We try to uso them
again, and we find that the elasticity
which they once possessed has gone.
DR.. Hammond in North American
Review.
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Lights out'-The ahsconding cashier
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-05-18
The PugnaciOus Anglo. Saxon.

Men of peace! No, we are nothing
Of the sort. The modern Anglo Saxon
is a fighter, as his savage ancestors
were He goes into war with zest
as keen as any other nations and a
pluck which s--or at least he thinks
it is-a little better than any. Be
tween his wars he fights the lesser
battles of the football field, the pugil.
istic ring, tho baseball diamond or
looks on and shouts approval whilo
others fight, His boys learn to dou-
ble their fists almost as soon ~ to
walk. Their favolite Bible stories
are of David's fight with the Philis-
tine giant and the muscular exploits
of Samson. They go to school to be
taught to venerate the classic deeds
of the feet footed Achilles and tho
masteriul IIerakles, and to regard us
the modern successor of those an
Gent heroes the youth who among
his schoolmates has the quickest eye
and the most powerful blceps. How
can we ever forget that - tbs excel
lent to have a glant's strength when
We are rp,nl,llcI Of the truth of tho
adage at almost every turn of our
daily lives!--R Il. Williams in Nun
hcy>s.
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PRIZES ON PATENTS.
How to Get twenty-five Hun
dved Dollars for Nothing.
The Winner has n Clear Gilt ola
small |Ortune,' land the Losers
Have Patents tnat may
Bring them In still
More.

Would you Ike to make twenty five hun
,lred lolars9 IfyOu would, read carefully
whit follows and you may see why to q" II
The Press Claims Company devotes much
attention to patents II has handled thous'
an.ls Of apple atoms for inventions, but II
would like 10 handle thousands more. There
is plenty If inventive talent in this country
needing nothing but c Ourage M ell
10 produce practical results. That enconr
npc,nent the Press Claims Company pro
poses to give.
NOT 50 HARD A. 1T SEEMS.
A put M 1t. ike> moss l., "p,t hs an appai''
jngly iormtah thing. The idea is that an
inventor must be II natural .enius, IKE Ell
son or Bell That he must put years 10 deIV'ng
in complicated mcc n Cnl problems ana
hat be mus, spend Il tnrtune on delicate eH
p.Ilm,lIiS before he can gt' new device !"
a pnt-ntabl degree ~ prrii'tio Inns a.
.us,on tue company desires to dlspel' II de'
sirc> to ~, Into the head ct the pubic clear
comp, chcrslon OF he fact thu, ii is not 'hc
great. complex, and expensive inventions
Ina, ,,rirg In. ., st r,'tnrnS ,o their authors
but the tile. simple, and cheap ones-'he
things that ,,rm So ai1>urutr trivial ihat the
citizen would feel somuwha, ashamed on
bringing then 70 The attention oi the Ia'eh'
Office.
Edison says thai the profits he has received
from the patents on all hi> marvellous ll''eil.
tions have not bcc.l Sufficient to pay the cost
ui his exp, lmrn;s. Blu, The man VINO con
ceivcd he idea OF t,sleilng Il 'Nt OF ru"lc'
cord To cllilds bali. 80 that II would come
back to his hand when thrown maze a lot
lunc Out Of his scheme. The modern sew
* machine is , miracle " inat"u''y--thc
nrodu,, of the toll of humid eds OF busy brains
through hundred and tisv years, but thc
whole brilliant result rests upon the simple
d, wee of putting TIE eye If the needle ut the
uoint instead If the other end
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-05-18
Poisonous Honey From Plants.

There are certain plants which pro
luce flowers that make not only poi
sonOus honey, but also poisonous
wax. Cases often occur of persons
being made i'll after eating honey,
and the cause is sometimes attributed
to indigestion, but more frequently
the cause is found in the honey itself,
the bees having fed upon some POI,
sonous flowers. Paris American Reg
lStPr
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Curious Death tastoms Of Eec,jee.

Tho Fee Jeans believe that III case a
murriageaL!e youth or maiden dies
without having gone through with
the elaborate nuptial knot tying Ger,
emOny Of the !al&rds his or her soul
is doomed to waninr about forever
in an intermediate region between
heaven and hvll When any one dies
man, women or child a whales
tooth is placed i'll the hand of the
corpse, tie lniSsil lie to he thrown at
the tree which stands as a budapest
to point out the read that leads to
heaven and the one that leads to he'll
st Louis Republic
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rME LITTLE THINGS TIE
MOST HALV "a HI. r..

Comparatively few people regard them
selves Ms inventors, but almost everybody
has been struck, at one time or another
| with ideas iEaL seemed calculated TO reduce
some of the little tIic'ions OF life. Usually
such ideas arc dismissed without .i'irthtr
| thought.
why don't the railroad company make
its car windows so tina, they could bc s',d up
aud down without breaking the passengers
ba' ks.' cxchins ,he Traveller III l were
running ,hc road would ,Eakc them III S lch
a way
What was tie nan that made tins sauce
pan thinking oi: urumblc> Tie cook. "Hc
never had to Wurk over II stove or he would
have known how it n.h,lo lnvcl"rn liked
Hang such ,"ihr button 7 gruwls the
man WIN j. 'a,r for breakfast "lf were in
! the business 1t! make hnttOns That wouldn't
slip our or break oil, u! gousc Out the back
nf my neck.
And then the various sufferers forget nl"u,
tne.r ri ,aurrs and begin I" thnk Of s"In'-
Thing else II they would sit down nj the
next convenient, opportunity, put their IDEAS
about car windows, sauce ans, ana collar
buttons into practical shape, and then Apply
for patents, they NIGH, find themselves -
independently wealthy rs the nlan who in
vent, Il the iron umbrella ring, or Me one
W no patented the fifteen puzzle
A Ml'ilNtA ,siEER.
To induce pc pIr to keep rack ct .hciI
bright ideas AMI see what there Is in '.'".i.
the Press Claims Company has resolved to
offer prize.
To he person who submits to
IL the simplest and InOsl prom
t-ing tnv:n,icE.irOD r0Ma lner.
ci,lI I.Olut of Jew. the OinpnHy
will give 1900 iM cash. tH act
GttiUH 10 refn"HinE he fec, f"r
securing tils patent.
Ii witt al~O advertise the In
vemiion free oichMsxe
This offer If sui ], ct IT, the tl!owin- con
diirns:
Every competitor mist obtain II pattn, tor
his invention through ihr company. He
must first APPLY Ion II preliminary srs,l:.l..
the cost Of witch will |, five GuInls Should
this search SHOW his inv, ui'"n to he unpnt
eutablc, he can withdraw without further eX
pcDse. Oihrrwis" he will he rXp' cited to
co..'rlctc his :pll'tat."n md tnk' on pat
ent III the regular way The total cAptn."
ncuding G"vcrnnn an! Bnr,au fees, will
bt seventy dollars, F"i this Hhrlcr h ~.
cures tit t,r.z o" IA, tie Inventor VIII hay"
4 patton, ,'Nt "u tt, to- 3, N.iu.'l. p>u:..''N
" nlm T.cr .z"NH ....y'j, . o., I.
"ots's,ing 81, three r,pT IL ,a,'li b.. D.,
eNs at nch,iILint 'ntr ur. ".u pt,.. Co.,
should ill uur the n,.uNluc ara ~ .
ward i, W. ,'ciI ., g.r'j.oa
"-.-- .t,
| su'nm,! tn. r.h'n r's, 49,, r..,- "n
in comr iiiion for M T mt. II o,..,d
Dollar Prize offered hy the PusS c., lar
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Dissolve in tears-Salt.
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PHrScc Philanthropy,

Perhaps the most distinctive fea-
ture about parsco philanthropy is
that it is betrayed not from large
capital sum, but out of the incomes
of the donors, and in this respect it
far surpasses in proportion and merit
the notorious but probably more cal
culating charitable outlay Of the
Jews. London Globe.
Dissolve in tears--Salt
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Gan newspaper war properly be
termed scrap Of paper 2
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'l'll Just make night Of 1t, sall the
sun as he went down.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

At the recent annual meeting of the
National Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union in Chicago, Miss Frances
Willard, the leader of the order, was
enthusiastically reelected president
The other officers elected were Mrs.
Mary \. Woodbridge. of Ohio, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. l.. NJ
Stevens, of Maine, recording secretary;
Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker, of South Dakota,
treasurer: and Mrs. Louise G. Puring-
ton, of Massachusetts, superintendent
of franchise.
Miss Willard is now resting at SOmer-
set House, England, As her strength
has become impaired by her untiring
and devoted labor in the cause that she
represents.
The Progress., 1893-11-11
A Journalist Honored.

Gen. Leon Jastremski, the able jour
nalist, has received the appointment of
United States consul to Callao, Peru.
Callao is the most important South
American port on the Pacific coast, and
a handsome salary accompanies the OF
flee that the General has been honored
with.
Gen. Jastremski is one of our staunch-
est Democrats, and gentleman whose
name, in public and private life, is above
reproach. He is eminently fitted to
discharge the duties OF the position
that President Cleveland has conferred
upon him. and he has host of warm
friends In this and other states, to con-
gratulate him upon the appointment
We wish the gallant General safe
return four years hence-for Louisiana
can i'll afford to lose such an excellent
citizen.
The Progress., 1893-11-11
FROM THE EXPERIMENT STATION.
ITO The Progress. |

CALHOUN. La, October rs, 1S98.-
The North Louisiana Agricultural
Society held its regular monthly
meeting here to-day with a small hui
appreciative attendance.
Rev. 4. j. Humble was called to
the chair.
The minutes being read and adopt
ed, the question us stray law for
North Louisiana necessary to relieve
the people Of their oppressed inSn-
cial condition. was called for and
discussed. The unanimous corclu
sion reached was that such a law j
not desirable.
The committee on establishment
an agricultural journal was then ask
ed 20 report. Prof Stubbs stated th
many difficulties in the way Of tn,
proper carrying out of such an enter
prise, and recommended great care
and caution in starting the paper
He reported what progress had been
made aud the committee was con
timed.
The following subject was chosen
for the November meeting:
''What lessons have been taught by
the experience of 1892
This will, if well attended, prove
one of the most beneficial meetings OF
the year, and members are earnestly
requested to attend and give IN such
results as they may have obtained
from the experience of the past year
The following speakers will be in
vited: Messrs +. L. Maxwell, Madi-
son; III. W. McCloud, Caldwell; A
Griffin, A. Myatt, Ouachita; w. S
Kendall, Lincoln; Frank Galloway
Union; A. Calhoun, Ouachita; &. W
Bolton, f. L. Sellers, John G.. Camp
Ouachita; j. NJ. White, Lincoln.
Crops here are all harvested. Sweet
potatoes and peas are poor. Cottor
will make very short crop. Sugar
cane is rich, but the tonnage per acre
is extremely light. Owing to the
long drouth all fall planting of grain
grasses, etc, is impossible. b.
The Progress., 1893-11-11
LOCAL MARKET
Cotton Market.

This report Is carefully corrected on
Friday evening of each week, from the
most reliable sOI rces
SHREVEPORT, La, November TO- Mar
ket closed SIC ady, Is OFF for the week
The Progress., 1893-11-11
Miss Katharine L. Minor.

Miss Katharine l.. Minor, of Louisi
ana, was one of the most prominent
Southern women connected with the
Worlds Fair. As a member of the
Lady Board of Managers, Miss Minors
ability was at once acknowledged. and
during the Fair she served with ele-
gance and tact upon th1 reception and
other important committees.
At the agricultural congress tha
met in October Miss Minor read a fine
and practical paper on The EconOmi-
cal Production Of Sugar in Louisiana.
Miss Minor and her brother, Mr.. II.
G.. Minor, own large sugar estate in
Terrebonne parish, and Miss Minor has
had thorough experience in the culti-
vation of the great Louisiana product.
"SOuthdown" the Minor plantation, is
one of the show places of the sugar
belt, and the family mansion there is
the scene of princelv hospitality.
House parties are entertained during
the season, and many influential North
ern and Western people. visiting New
Orleans, have enjoyed the welcome OF
the Minor home.
Miss Minor is handsome and bril-
liantly endowed woman, and is social
favorite in New Orleans, where she an
nually spends portion OF the gay sea-
son.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

forgotten heroine of "Rudder Grange"
having captured husband and cash,
comes back to us with the ambition to
see the world and figure in ''sassiety."
This she accomplishes in the unique
style that one might expect of Pomona.
EIhos. Bailey Aidrich has turned his
talents to an interesting literary task
the writing of his Autobiography.
Edward Bellamy is engaged on a new
book. 1t is limited that the production
will show a family resemblance to his
celebrated Looking Backward
The Progress., 1893-11-11
THE POINT OF VIEW.

7, has done me good to be somewhat
.hod by the heat and drcnched by
pal ..i, of life.-Longfellow.
Ut
Elizabeth, Mary an& Margaret Bis
ore among the southern women
'" have achieved notable success in
s,, ,he profession Of literature. These able
writer. were formerly residents
INV ,Nev orleans, whore they were prom
Ut in society and their bright at
,arnonts made them wcll-known in
,ho literary set of the city.
r,izabeth Bi-land opened her bril-
liant career as a writer on the Times
nouocrat. Removing to New York
s;,b her Younger sister, Margaret, Miss
p,sland became associated with the
cosmopolitan Magazine, and her trip
s-onnd the world was under the au-
spices of this journal
A sojourn in Europe followed the
,,orable tour, and the clever LOuisi-
.,;an spent her time proftably abroad
= study. aud the companiOnship OF
,oadiug literary folk across the pond"
With an international celebrity, Miss
p;sland returned to New York, and
oroved her sterling American sense
and patriotism by marrying an Amerl-
..r husband. Mr.. WetmOre. The
nDion has been RELATIONSHIPS. Wet
,Oore is the Chatelaine of luxurious
establshment-an good fortune has
not diminished her interest in litera-
,ure From time-to-time, fine articles
by Elizabeth Bisland are published in
the Cosmopolitan and other magazines.
Mary Bisland was also writer on the
Times Democrat, but joined her sisters
IN New York several years ago, and
was connected with, the Illustrated
American. of the metropolis. a broad
or field tended to the vigorous devel-
opment of her talent, and possessing
enterprise as well as literary ability,
Miss Bisand became Independent in
journalism last spring, by establishing
The American Woman, an illustrated
magazine devoted to the interests Of
women. The magazine was edited by
Mary and Margaret Bisland, and was
maintained on high literary plane.
Recently, the American Woman be-
came consolidated with the Woman's 5
Illustrated World. a journal that had
been established in New York for six
years, and the new publication bears
the name of the American Woman's IL
lustrated World Misses Bisland retain
the editorial control, and the combi-
nation of two interesting magazines
gives one of the most attractive jour
mails for women issued in this country.
The American Woman's illustrated
World is published at No. 10 East
fourteenth ST., New York, and edited
BY bright Southern women, it should
have large circulation below Mason
and Dixon's line.
The Progress., 1893-11-11
Among The Books.

I'M Barrie the author OF My Lady
Nicotine "The Little Minister, =" and
other crisp and clever books, will soon
publish new novel in Scribners Mag
azine. The story bears the suggestive
title Of Sentimental Tommy" and is
said to be as bright, and even more
original than Barrie's past work.
Mark Twain, the inimisable, has
three new stories ready for publication.
The scenes are laid on the Mississippi, a
streamof boundless inspiration to Mark,
snd In one of the stories the character
u Tom Sawyer" is revived in new ad-
ventures. ''Pudd'nhead Wilson" is
pronounced the best OF the three sto-
ries. "Puddnhead" is a country law
yer, drawn with Marks fine Italian
hsnd, and the reading public will find
MIN worthy OF a place in Twain's gal
iery OF humorous heroes.
Rider Haggard has written a new
novel which will bring him 50, 900 for
'he serial rights alone. The man who
published his first book and lost money
on the venture, is now reaping golden
harvest.
Hfomona's Travels" by Frank Stock
on will appear this autumn in an
Easfern magazine. Pomona, the un-
The Progress., 1893-11-11
The Star Lecture Course.

The first lecture of the star series
inaugurated by the Teachers Associa-
tion occurred at the courthouse ON
Tuesday evening. Col. l.. +. Copeland
was the star. and seeing the Elc-
phant' was the subject Of his discourse.
Col. Copeland's oratory is polished and
sparkling. and'thc lecture was delivered
in most happy style.
Five lectures will be given during
the season, and the proceeds of the
course will be used as fund for a
modern school building. With an aim
so praiseworthy, thesr intellectual en-
tertainmcnts deserve the liberal patron
are of our citizens.
The Progress., 1893-11-11
A Husbands Praise.

A sunshiny husband makes merry,
beautiful home, worth having, worth
working for. II man is breezy, CHEEKY,
considerate and sympathetic, his wife
sings in her heart over her paddings
and her mending basket, counts the
hours till he returns at night, and re-
news her youth in the security that she
feels of his appreciation and admira-
ton. You may think it weak or child
lsh II you please, but it is the admired
wife, who hears words OF praise and re-
ceives smiles of cOmmendation, who is
capable, discreet and executive. | have
seen timid, meek. self-distrusting lit
tie body fairly bloom into strong, St IL
reliant womanhood under the tonic and
the cordial of companionship with u
husband who really went out of his way
to find occasion for showing her how
ienderly he deferred to her opinion. In
home life there should be no jar, no
striving for place, no insisting on pre-
negatives, or division Of interest. The
husband and wife are each the compile
ment of the other. And it is just as
much his duty to be cheerful as it is
hers to be patient; his right to bring
Joy unto the door as it is hers to garnish
the pleasant interior. A family where
the daily walk of the father makes life
festival is filled with something like
heavenly benediction. Selected
The Progress., 1893-11-11
III
A Shreveport Inventor.

Mr.. w. II. johnson exhibited at the
Fair a window shade bracket, that for
utility and beauty commends itself to
the progressive housekeeper. The
bracket is gracefully designed in brass,
and not only has smooth roller for the
shade. bnt an extension upon which a
curtain rod OF ornamental wood is at
tached. The rod can be removed with
out marring the good effect OF the
bracket. A dainty little bed made oil
The Progress., 1893-11-11
~
Personal.

DIR. Robert l.. Grant, the prominent
Texarkana physician, spent the latter
part of Fair week in the city. and was
entertained by Mrs. NJ. III. Williams
and Miss Watson. DIR. Grant Possesses
a true K9ntuckian's love for fine horses.
and while here purchased General
Butts, a speedy trottcr from the stable
of J. ID. Davis, of Nicksburg. DIR.
Grant owns string of valuable horses.
among the number Robert j., who is
classed with Mascot, Direct. Flying Jib
and other great PAGERS. Robert j. has
made the grand circuit this season,
winning fame for himself and fortune
for his owner.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Scovell received the pre-
MUM offered for the best display of
cut flowers at the Fair. The design
was plateau of exquisite roses border
ed with delicate ferns. Mr.. Millard
Scovell presented the flowers to Miss
Annie Blake. the assistant secretary of
the Fair Association, and the prize
roses were admired by many uisitors to
The PROGRESS booth.
Miss Eloise Ogilvie, the charming
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Ogilvie,
will be married to Mr. Roberto. Jordan
on Thursday, November l6. The nup-
tial ceremony will be performed at the
First Baptist Church, at : O'Clock in
the evening.
We had the pleasure Of meeting Mrs.
A. b. George, of Natchitocnes, during
the Fair. She was a guest in the home
of her sister, Mrs. ). j. Ward.
Miss Elgin, of Marshall, Tex, paid
a recent visit to Miss Sallie Bell.
Mr.. +. n. Kerr, of New Orleans, was
registered at the Phoenix Hotel on
Tuesday.
Miss Mai Bruner, Of Longview, Tex,
was with Miss Willie Watson during
the Fair.
Mr. Thomas L. Land has returned
after stay OF several weeks in Arkan-
sas.
Mr.. T. L. Spaulding, Of Kingston,
Tex, was numbered with our Fair
visitors. Mr.. Spaulding graduated
from the Thatcher Institute in the class
of 81.
The Auxiliary Aid Society of the
PRESBYTERIAN Church will give an en-
tertainment at Mrs. &. 5. Steere's on
Friday evening, November IL, from 8
to 10 o'clock.
Refreshments will be served and nov
ell features of amusement presented.
The Presbyterian ladies are full of ener-
gy in their work for the church, and
are arranging bazar for the Christmas
holidays.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

old cedar was also displayed at the Fair
by Mr.. Johnson. 1t was ornately carved
and finished, and pleased the eye of old
and young alike. NJ Johnson's invent
i've work shows thought and skill and
should bring profitable market value.
The Progress., 1893-11-11
An Aching Void.

Cholly Softpate to Miss keenwit:
Cant see whats the matter with my
head-got howwible pain, don't cher
know"
Miss Keenwit: ''Go to dentist and
have it filed" ..-
The Progress., 1893-11-11
National Temperance Union.

Il
The Progress., 1893-11-11

PROVISIONS.
Bacon steady at lie.
Dry salt Meats steady at lie.
Breakfast BacOn-I5t3c. by the box.
Hams-ChOice Canvassed sugar cured
l213c.
Lard-Si4c; Pure, NE.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

Job work of latest designs and fin
ish done at The PRoGREss Office on
short notice.