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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-12-14
TWO WAYS OF: CAPT Usn.,- Sr-ONGEA

TWO WAYS OF: CAPT urn.-- orONGEa
How the Florida Npnnrn seeker Differs
from the Diyar OF the Fast.
The methods employesfSn gather
inc spollrs in tho Mediterranean
and Florida are very different
In the 4 divers arc employed.
The diver is carried. down by q
broad. fat slab of marble of about %
pounds weight, which he holds at
arms ngt!> in front of him, and
which be uses % %uidc his flight to
protect his head When he first
stlikca and to keep him down when
he walks on the bottom.
Fifteen TO twenty fathoms is the
average depth, while two minutes is
..a1.sunl duration Of the dive. Each
diver puts the sponges he pulls into
a net bag that hangs from his neck.
When he is ready to ascend he
jerks a rope and is, quickly pulled to
che surface. ...,, .......... ,
In this country a sronging crew Is
uividcl into ;twos, each pair consist
ing Ola ss,,sculler% and q, s,,hooAer, /"
supplied with a small yawlboet
known as a dingy. The former
ftands nthe stern Of the uingy and
souls it slowly and steadily for
ward, boi,,s prepared to stop 1t and
hold it exactly in place at. a lpo-
ments notice from the "hookcr, y
who kneellng amidships, with the
upper half of his body projecting
over the side, scans the bottom for
suitable sponges. In order to ASSIST
III this scanning a sponge glass Is
used. 1t consists OF an ordinary
wooden bucket with Il glass bottom
fixed in with putty.
The handle is placed around the
neck Of The "hookcr," while the
.l;.ss itself is placed flat, upon the
water, While the "hookcr's' head
is thrust we'll down into the bucket.
BY this means he can see very
small objects at a considerable depth,
and l.c mas his hands free to plunge
the hooked pole down and pierce the
sponge, sometimes at depth OF 50
fee, a. soon a, sighted.
After landing Il catch, the spongcs
are beaten 70 cleanse them. After
ward they are dipped into Il we'kso-
luton Of Nile ana sea water to give
them the yellow color sowcll known
in the lMa"Ncts. -Cincinnati Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-12-14

II ,ui,ui, the ,itum described invention
in cnmpr,i,ion for the Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollar Prize offered by the Press 'Ia'me
Company.
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f. induce people TO keep 'ra'h "i 'n'''
hi, ii ideas ana see VIVA, there Is in ti"h'
he Pros Claims C"mI'any mas received It
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c, A, 4, NOTICE.

We take this opportunity OF informing our
subscribers that the new Commissioner ol
Pensions has been appointed. tie is an oid
soldier, and we bclIcve tiai soldiers and their
hers will receive justice At his hands. we
do not anticipate that there will he any rad
ical changes in the adnin s,ralion of pension
affairs under The new reJt:ne
We would adyis", however, tina, |! y. SOL
lier,, sailors, and their hers, take steps to
make npp,cAti0n at once. If they hnvt not al
ready done So. in order to secure the benefit
Of the early fling q Their claims in case there
should be any tutHrc rChs'nn legislation.
Such LEGISLATION is ,rld m retroactive. There
fore i, is Of great Impotence that applications
I've flied in the Department at he earliest pos
sibie date.
IfG. =. Soldiers. Sailors. or their
Widows. <,fiilslrrll. or l'ar%1its
desire information IN regard t" pens on mat
tiers, they should write t" The Press
Claims CoEIpanJ. AL Washing
tors. -. e.. and they vi lrrcparr and s'nd
the necessary application, ii they find them
entitled under the numerous laws enacted
for lhrir b, npiit Address
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY.
JOHN WEDDERBURN, MANA arT0RyEy
r. o. BOX 3S5. WASHINGTON, D. c.
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tIOIfT I
the LITTLE IHHNG> Th e.
Sy4s.T EAEa q iss.E..

Conraya,ivr,y few people regard them
.rix.. rs inventors, bnt aim ii eve Ah""N
has been struck. IT onc time OF hnolhcr
/ ,y,,h ideas ,,;a, sern'r1 tHir"M'ed 10 II" e.
I some of ,nr N,,lr nir,ious OF lilr. l NA!lN
,,rh iNn.s ere dismissed without t'r !"
thought.
WHY cont ,hc 'ral.oad company maxi"
is ear Windows 80 rhAl lh%E c"N'I "' H''' vi,
, and down with'', brcaninS the pa. -tn"'IH
Ina, ksy" rxrlajm, die traveller III l "l"
,unuing The road Iwcu.d make them III 'l'A
a way;
Nv hat wa, the alan that MAD" Tins sauce
nan ,Iiui.ir,. Of cr,nl,,, the COOK "li"
never had 10 wurk eyer stove or nc Won
have known how i! ou- n: 10 nave l'''h u\ru
"ll"n. ,n,u Il collar button gtn" ; ~"
man Y ~, = tate tor breakfast III were -
tie nu,,rcss Id make hn or, that W"","h
~,,r ou'' n ir,ah of, OF gouG' OK 'hr "'N
Of my neck
And, then the various Sufferers forget n'"u'
the, ari;,an and begin t" ih'nh OF S''n''
hing Sc. ftl'rv would sIi down a. '''
neat convenient opportunity, pun t'S' ' w,
about car Windows, "ah' A"i' "n' '"'''
buttons into practical s!l'Nr, ana new II l'N
10! rarrHt. they m@'t inn 'htM>'t'e' ~
indtptul ally wealthy rs lnr mah wa" III
" nttH the l!0n n'hI't'h' i"'G' vi Wv "
| Nhopr;rutcd tine fifteen ,NI"r.
is,,ai'IlsE Si fIic.
r. io,l,.,,. prop)c to keep track OF Their
! Ili.hl ideas and see what there Is IN li"m'
lr ,'u-> Claims CumI'anv uaS received /"
offer a rriA".
80 H.. rc2-aGa WHO Submits 10
itt!lc siuurI%'~. aiaa ;;.o.s prem
i.i,y !u,ru,iU iqHgu Il "Dssisn%r-
ctrl E,,ius al ' irv. 'isr company
y,;1,ui.r 800 IA c;tah, in adj
CLIFTON 80 refGntiing he Secs Ter
securing tne l'a!fna.
stv!ll also +iscrii>' thr ~
ycntioss irce oftfs"',-".
Til, oilcr is subject ~ TIC l"'iow'n@ CON.
! iii ions:
! fEyc,y competitor MUST obtain patent tor
! LIS Invention tIlruuIh 'hr company. IT.
mus, r>, apply iur = preliminary sralrlt
,lc y..s, of wh,rh willie fix" doNa'". Should
4 thi> sc6rh Show his iuvcp'' on lp 'n Uapn'
| anlablr, he can withdraw WithoM ir her tN
. pon.e O,lrrwisa he will b. eApfclcdAt"
| r,,mnl, tie his :.ppicalion nnd Ak ont pi'
en-, N i've REGULAR way The total cvN'ns',
including Guyurnmrtl and BucnU fees, VIII
! be seventy dollars. Ful This, whether Irsr-
cures the. priz, q: no., the inventor WIZ nave
= rrtnl TIM, urir BIT " he a vaI'l'h'r properly
TO MIN. Ne prlzew,II' he awarded 10y" l"ry
I consit,inT nt,hrcc reputable }ntcn, ""orn'
cys of WASHINGTON Intending competitors
. should fill out the following blank, amt Tor
ward il with their a pcall"n
- -, l",'J
II ,ui,,nl, The ,>i,um described invention
/ in competition for the Twenty-Five Hundred
| Dollar Prize offered by the Press Claims
! Company. .,
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IIlSVN ~ : ~
v,,p, sas HARD ASST SEEMS

"A pat, Mt strike. most I."p' IL ' ,''
;,yl> tnrn,i,)al c Thing The idea IS 'h". u
inventor must be natural GENIUS, IKE E''''
Eson ~ Re,i ,hat he must put years to DOWN :
! in complicated mcchHn'c"l pr"hIrhS "ho
llol he mus, sprnl a f,r,nnr on dri.'alr'f
perinents Leorc he can get new ! y, 70, 80
! n p,,cn,ablr decree OF perfection rms "'-
lus,on the company desires to d'Spri' ~ IT,
sires to- get iu,t lhc head of ihcruh''c ''r''
comp,thcrsion of ~" tact that II Us nov VIC
Great complex, and expensive '"Ven,' n,s
lha, bring the b, 5, rrluvns 70 'h''' "n''' ~,
bu, the li,,lc, simple, and cheap. "nrs-. wv
thups FIAT seem So ab$uyd'y trivial 'ha' 'ht
/ citizen would feel somewhat ashamed .!
: lmin tting them 10 the attention OF 'nc f"'eh'
ONCE :.,
/ Ellison saws tina, the profits he has received
! fro, the patents on all hi marve," - 'N''h,
,jon. have not been Sufficient topaz l'' '"s'
of his experiments Bat the man VINO 60"
ceycd The idea of fastening y Int o, ru'p'E
cord to n child'S ball. so that 1t ""uI" come
back to his hald when thr mNic Il l'I
! ,unr out of hi, scheme The mod''h sew
i {, maclinc is :, miracle OF ingenuity Inc
/ product of, toll Of hnndic''s" OF n"H| "A'''
ihrough a hundred and fifty years. '"' We
whole brilliant result rests upon IA" s'"l,''
,itylcc of quitting the eye 81 the hrc|lc al '"'
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Ar Agriculture! Query.

"Mamma, said Freddie, "what's
The matter wNA my lcrt!
81 don't k1pw: xPerlaps' you are
getting cDlns."
Freddie was 81, It for a time and
tIen remarked ~. -....
Mamma.
nwell. dear"
"4istot Tn dead and buried DO YOU
thlDk hey will srow'"- 1exas slft-
ma.o.
Magical little gradoes hose tiny
S ,r ouatei Pellets Of Dr.. Pierce s.
sc, rcejy larger han rh''t.ro seeds. YET
powerful ', cure -actiye, Vt lid III
operation. The lest Liver PHI eyel
invented. cure sick headache, dizziness
oonsyipation. One a dose. Whole
vial 2j CENTS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-14
THEY LOST THE WRONG MEN
1t Was Only the Good Sailors Who De
serted the Foreign Boats.

The number Of desertions that actu-
ally occurred while the foreign ships
of war were here has not been pub
iished, but since no complaint has been
heard from the commanders generally
the number cannot have been large.
Down at Old Point Comfort. just as
the ships were weighing anchor TO
move up TO this city, a reporter OF the
New York Sun asked the captain of
one of the English ships how many
men he lost in Virginia.
only four, sir" said the captain,
''but they were the wrong four
When we dropped anchor here called
up a number Of men that / had had my
eyes on for long time, and said TO
them: Look here, / said, you're bad
lot You're always making trouble
aboard ship. III tell you what III do
with you. I'll give you FIVE shillings
apiece if you'll cut and run when you
go ashore here
That's what I said 10 them. bu.
they re with ne yet. You can't pet rid
Of bad pennies like them They'd
rather stay and stir up mischief It's
the good men that we lost. and more
OF them take Trenca leave In New
York It's the ambitious, push-ahead
fellows who think they'll get TO be
Vanderbilts L they have half chance
those are the kind that turn Up miss
ing every time"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-14
Her FIRST TRULY BEAU.

Spendthrift Youth Who Appears When
the Girl TAKES to Long Dresses.
The first bean appears along about
when we are fourteen or fifteen. There
have been, of course, many little boy
admirers, but according to writer in
the Elmira Telegram the genuine gal
liant does not materialize until we put
on long dresses and commence making
ourselves up for young ladies, COM
prehensive phrase that all girls will
understand. He is usually the brother
OF some special chum of ours, and in
this way we are enabled to see him
more often than If we had no reason
for going to his house He is exceed
ingly bashful before people, but can
talk q blue streak when we are alone
He squanders his allowance on ice
cream, soda and caranels, and on rare
occasions invites us to a church sociable
or concert. He is always one of the
group of youths who wait outside the
church or Sunday school door, and he
Is the one to escort US to our homes on
such occasions. We are teased un-
mercifully about him and really enjoy
II. though pretending to be fearfully in
dignant and provoked about it. This
sort OF thing goes on until something
happens, as some things have way of
doing, and either he goes away to col
lege or we leave for boarding school.
or perhaps q quarrel or change of resi-
dence occurs. At any rate years per-
haps viii roll away before we sec
bearded manwho can bear the slightest
resemblance to young, rosy-cheeked
hov
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will be applied to the nations chief
again. The cure is based on natures
laws. Its permanency comes from a
proper study of cause and effect. That
is the sole secret of the treatment. First
discover the cause of these obese effects.
Then remove the reasons for the un-
natural and unsatisfactory condition
of the patient and the cure will soon
follow. Once properly reduced in
weight by the system man remains
so.
The application of this treatment
varies according to the condition OF
each individual case. In one the use
of starch food and srgar-within GER
tain liberal limitatiOns-wiu be al
lowed, while in another. the hydro
carbons will be rigidly excluded from
the bill of fare, at least until their
permissibility is clearly indicated by
certain changes in the physical condi-
tons. The primary thing in each ease
is the condition of the patients kid
neys and heart.
Not the slightest bit of Banting or
starvation, as it should be called, will
be tried in Mr.. Cleveland's case.
Neither viii there be undue exercise.
He will eat and drink within pre-
scribed limits and will never suffer
exhaustion. The diet menu, as has
been followed in the case of other dis
tinguished patients, will probably be
something like this:
BREAKFAsT--Onc cap Of tea or coffee with
~ fhraa Cl; ~
stale bread, three ounces; with butter, one
ounce: two eggs or two or three ounces Of either
fish or meat
DINNER-Meat or fish, eight ounces; vege-
tables, such as spinach. cabbage, string beans,
asparagus, tomatoes or beet tops. and farinS-
ceous food, rice, hominy, etc., four ounces;
salad with plain dressing, two ounces; fruit ad
hbitum Wines hook claret in moderation.
SUPPER--Two eggs or lean meat six ounces:
salad or radishes. one ounce: one slice Of stale
bread one ounce; fruit, four ounces: ligh- wines
in moderation; malt liquors TO be avoided.
Even a little fat of fresh beef and
mutton can be taken, rs it has been OBJ
served that animal fats do not make
fats in the human body, but that of
ham, bacon, fresh pork, bacon and
corned beef are forbidden, simply for
the reason that they are difficult of di-
gestion. Pastry, of course, cannot be
thought of for the same reason, as well
as for its fattening qualities
Now word as to other methods adj
vocated. All Banting or semi-starva-
ton systems have proven failures.
That of Banting himself, who was an
undertaken and not physician, was
conspicuously so. All of his patients,as
they commenced eating heartily again
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-14
The Rotor. Courteous.

Not many years ago, before the
boom struck southern California,
Mr.. L. an old New Yorker. had a
large ranch near Los Angeles He was
fond of good company and good din
ner and frequently entertained house
parties at the comfortable, old-f ash
toned Mexican hacienda. Among
others who made a stay with one OF
the New York parties was Miss M.
Although a woman of uncertain age"
she retained much charm of manner,
and her quick wit was respected by
everyone who had come in contact
with it. Mr.. L was a jolly bachelor
OF forty summers, who had seen much
of the world, and had a magnetic per-
sonality He was man of enormous
proportions; some of them. no doubt,
encouraged to their growth through
his fondness for good things to eat
and good wines to cheer the bachelor.
The party was at dinner at the ranch
one day. The host, the bachelor, sat
at one end of the table and Miss M
was on his left. He had been chat
ting with her for some time, when she
asked for spoon. Mr.. l. arose at
this, and, bowling in his most suave and
polite way, said: MY dear Miss -.
won't you take me?" ''Mr. L" re-
torted the lady, II did not ask for .
ladle. IN V Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-14
COURTESY TO PUPILS.
A Thought for Those Who Are Teaching
the Young.

If courtesy % parents IS duty. il is
not less duty to pupils Everybody
knows how Luther's sehoolrnas.er, the
famous Trebonius, used 20 take off his
hat when he entered his scboolrooTn.
Il uncover my head" he would say.
ito honor The consuls, chanceilors.
doctors, masters who shall proceed
from this school DR.. Arnold won his
way to the hearts of Rugby boys BIZ his
simple respect which he showed in ac.
ccpting their word as true.
y masters success has sometimes
been inaperiled b. so slight a matter as
the mistake Of not returning boys -
lztes IN the street For courtesy begets
courtesy: il Is passport to popularity.
The way il which things are done IS
often more important than the things
themselves. One special poiat OF per
sonal courtesy Yen viii lei ne mention.
It : punctEaliiT- To keep a class s~zit-
ing = - b. rude. ard 20 seem 70 he m
jRss- Fer 4 sense ~ speculation arises
when . master = ar: 20 &c late: IL h. Il
generally soar En.nnse< late the f-ov.
VIII eoant tas chance az he gssiag one
minute later, and the ressal. viii kedis-
appointment, disaster and .aea DISLIKE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-14
THOMAS SHAW,
The Music Man of Wichita,
129 N. Main Street.
- OC & u T. y 4 4 l. III O Il X l. -
J. II. Beck. proprietor.
Rate: si.Jg Per Day.
Cor Main and second. lc&ita.
-.w.ftsIs 70 he Worta'. / air.

The santa Re Route bas lowered the
Worjdfs Fair rs:~ IL Leads. while others
foIloys. being ile frat 20 cut the p.5ce
well a. frat ia quick AID comfortable
service.
The preser; ticket rate from wichita 20
Chicago and return - 81. 20 or ss low 40
the lowest.
The Columbia exposition represents
abe world ia miniature You get Euro
yeaa trip sifbout fee ocssn so5as. 10
miss tai. chance for self -sfnesii0u would
IL mistake always regretted 8nosa~E
misia Ike would BE not 10 10 over fh~ SsHia
Re Route. uhich has to. beat sal fna-.
direct line 20 Chicago. Passenger sadrfi
within one 30 four blocks - rapid transit
lice 10 the sa,s grounds 1hf0aZb Pull
ssiau daiiy fgGn5 Wichita Gail the
local sssnt AZ Wichita and $50 Tor ire
ILLUSTRATED folder describing iEs Bor.d's
Pair Lu35GtuL-s etc ID y
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A Slight misunderstanding.

He had just received letter from his
son at college, and was reading it aloud
to his family, when he came to this
passage:
81 am taking lessons in fencing, and
as the fee must be paid in advance
will need another remittance"
''Waal, now, that do beat all" said
the old man: what on airth does any
body need to take lessons in fencing
for, ia like to know? I've been fenc-
ing for forty years and never had to go
to college to learn how"
''But times have changed, father"
said his wife; fences amt made as
they used to was when we elm them
in Root Hollow"
That's So said the old man. ED
don't say eff it's wire fence or rail
one, but | reckon he'll lars both ways.
But, | YUM, l never expected boy of
mine would hev to go to college to
learn fencing. 1t DO seem queer"
Then he wrote out another check
and forwarded it by the next mail
Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-14
The Bicycle Caused a Divorce.

A new reason for divorce is given by
Mrs. Rebecca Ash, of Brooklyn. In
her application she said her husband
earns 80 a week. The rent of their
apartments is Sl1 month. Mrs. Ash
would give her husband cents for
forage and 10 cents for lunch. Under
such management she was able to save
81 in six months. Il am tired of man
aging household on only 50 week, -
she said. "But it would be all right if
my husband did not desire things that
he knows right well he cannot afford.
Yesterday, after hugging and kissing
me, he told me he desired to JOIN a
bicycle club for the benefit of his
health. The request quite overcame
me, and l will not live with him any
longer" Doubtless hers is not the
only case in which the bicycle has
broken the back of patience.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-14
THE GIRL OF STRICT IDEAS.
She Generally Develops Into a CensOriouz
Old Scaadal-lIOngsr.

She Generally Develops Into a CensOrious
Old Scaadal-1iOnger.
The extremely well-behaved young
girl who has never been tempted and
who cannot understand how another
could commit a folly is certain to be-
come the most ccnsoriOus of old woE-
en-, says Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in the
New York Press If she does not de-
velOp into cruel, malicious-tongued
scandal-mongcr it viii be a wonder.
Nothing is SO easy as the descent from
uncharitableness to malice. AS
young girl she prides herself upon her
love of morality and good behavior; all
her friends speak of her as such
strict girl in her ideas. No one would
think Of appealing to her for sympathy
or advice in an hour Of temptation, but
she is respected for her high ideas if
feared for her severity. As an old
woman she is simply held in abhor-
renee, and her name becomes neigh
borhoOd synonym for cruel Judgment.
Criticism of our frail fellow beings is
vice which takes possession of us like
Stimulant or drug, once we encourage
it. 1t may begin in our high moral
standard and our hatred of sin, but
once it becomes a habit we indulge in
it for the pleasure it gives US. 1t is a
bad habit in the young; in the old it is
intolerablc; for nothing renders OLD
age interesting or lovable save sympa-
thy for the young and charity for the
erring. It is strange that we all do
not grow charitable as we grow old; as
we learn more and more of our frail-
ties and more and more of the tempta-
tions and illusions of life we ought to
become more and more tender and
plying. One can be sympathetic with
out encouraging vice and wrong doing
or cloaking sin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-14
A Reasonable Question.

The scene was third class English
smoking compartment. The speaker
was stout, forid, with shortcut, gray
hair and very self-satisfed. The
effeminate degeneracy of modern
young men was his theme.
Look at me. Sixty years of age
never had a days illness in my life,
and can do my five miles an hour.
why? Because, from when 1 was
twenty to when | was forty l lived Il
regular life. No delicacies for me. No
late hours. Every day, summer and
winter, went to bed at nine, got up
at five, lived principally on porridge;
worked hard-hard. mind you-from
eight to one, then dinner, then an
hours walking exercise, and then"
beg your pard'n. gnv'nor," inter
rupted young working man sitting
opposite. but wot was you in for?"-
Yankee Blade
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-14
TO RID GROVER OF FAT.
Mr.. Cleveland's Physician Writes
of the Methods Employed Before.
70 Go Through 1t AL ASain-What the
President Will Have for Breakfast
and for Other Meais-Sozne
Aspects of Obesity.
Copyright. 1881

COPYRIGHT. 1881
Argus-eyed newspaper men at the
national capital have discovered that
our respected chief magistrate has
been gradually accommodating an ex-
,essive amount of adipose tissue, which
in these torrid days is exceedingly dis
comforting, to say the least.
Mr.. Cleveland now weighs three hun
bred pounds, seventy-fve pounds more
than his normal weight, and is greatly
distressed physically in consequence.
Inasmuch as l had before the honor
Of treating him for obesity and had
succeeded in reducing his weight from
three hundred and seven to two hun
1red and thirty-fve pounds without
any deleterious consequences, it is at
once assumed that / am again called
upon to apply the Schweninger cure to
Dur popular president.
As practicing physician am placed
in a rather delicate position. Like a
lawyer or a minister of the Gospel
doctor is made the recipient of conf
dences which he cannot as man OF
honor divulge. AS the presidents real
condition, however, has been made
public, and as the executive himself,