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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-12-07
Columns Of Sand In tho Air.

On the plateaus of our southwest
ern border states the most furious
whirlwinds often fail to raise the
sand more than a few feet above the
level of the plain till suddenly, per
haps an hour after the crisis Of the
storm, great columns rise to height
of a hundred yards, and swaying
from side to side waltz about like
tipsy giants Detroit Free Press.
Uptown little girls comment on
hearing that a friend had two halt.
brothers Why don't she stitch them
together.
Son-Papa, does thedoetor pull your
leg when it ls broken9
Papa~-Yes, my son, and also when
he presents his bill.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-12-07
THE LITTLE THINGS THE
mont VALUABLE.

| Comparatively few people reE"lo tncH-
selves rs inventors, but almost everybody
has been struck, at one time or "hotnef'
with ideas that seemed calculated TO reuuce
some of the little frictions OF lie. Us"a''
such ideas are dismissed wilhont '"r''''f
thought.
"Why don't the railroad company make
its chr windows so that they could b. slid up
and down without breaking the passengers
backs." exclaims the traveller. III were
running the road would make them IN s1ch
q way"
What was the man that made tins sauce
nan thinking ot:' grumbles the cook. nc
never had to work oyer slnyc, or lie wou'u
have known how it ought to have been hXtd
Hang such collar button y gro"'s the
| man who is late for breakfast "lt were IN
the business I'd make buttons that wouldn't
slip out or break of, or gouGc out the oacK
Of my neck
And then the various sufferers forget about
| their grievances and begin to think OF some
| thing else If they would sit down At the
mex, convenient opportunity put the'r ''rNs
about car windows. sauCrpans, ana coIEir
buttons into practica! shape, and 'hen ttPN
| for patents, they might find themselves hs
! independently wealthy as the man VIII" IN
vented the iron umbrella ring, or the one
| who patented the fifteen puzZ,c.
ATTEMPTING OFFER.
| To induce people 10 keep track of their
! bright ideas and SEC villa, there is in th'm,
| the Press Claims Company has resolved 10
Offer pre-.
TO person who submits to
IL the simplest and most prem.
Using invention from u CONNER.
ci;,I point of.tcw, the company
Will give $4,000 in cash, In adj
dillon to refiintiing the fees for
securing the patent.
ItWiil also advertise the In
vemtiOn free Ofcl,arge.
This offer is subject To the following con-
d,ipnS:
Every competitor must obtain patent tor
his invention through the company. He
must first apply tor a preliminary search,
the cost of which will he five dollars Should
thi, search show his invention to- be uhpat'
cntahlr he can withdraw without further eA-
pense. Otherwise he will be expected to
complete his application and take on, pat
ent IN the regular way. The total expense
including Government and Bureau fees, Will
he seventy dollars. For this. whether he Sc
cures the prize o: not, the inventor will have
| II patent that oug Int to he Il valuable property
to HIM. The prize will be awarded bya jury
consisting of three reputable patent a'lorn-
eys of Washington Intending competitors
should fill out the following blank. and Tor
ward it with their application
,.,j lol Ia,
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Cavcalcs, and Trade Marks obtained and
Patent business conducted for MODER-
ATE FEES.
OUR OFFICE rs OPPOSITE U, s
PATENT OFFICE. We have no sub,agcn
cics, all business direct hence can transact
patent business insless time AID at LESS
EOST than thn>r remote from Washington
Send model, drawing. or hoto with de-
s"ription. We advise II paicn'ablc or not
free of charge. Oul fc, not due till patent
is secured
A book "IoW 10 Obtain ratrn,s,' III
references to actual clients in VI ur State
county. or tOwl., sent tic" Address,
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-12-07
Throw AWAY Trusses

when our new method, without use of knife,
is guaranteed to permanently cure the worst
cases Of rupture. Send 10 cents in stamps
for references and pamphlet, Worlds Dis
peDsary Medical Association, Buffalo N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
SAM WALTER FOSS
ROBINSON CRCSOE'S ISLAND.
.om The Melbourne Argus.

From Inc MeiDOurHe Argus.
It is not generally known that Juan Fernandez
the island which Alexander Sclkirk. the ROD.
inson Crusoe of romance, lived for so many years
Is ut the present time inhabited. Two valleys
winding down from different directions. JON snors
distance back from the shore. and here now stands
a little village OF small huts scattered round Ions
low one-storied building with a veranda running
its whole length. In this house lives the man VINO
and the village is made up OF a few German ana
Chilian families.
the crater-ke arm OF the sea ON which II Is sit
uated. and where Alexander Sekirk first landed 10
now called Cumberland Bay. The island Is rented
dried Ash. Catching and drying the many varieties
of fish. and raising cattle and vegetables. Wholly
little income is obtained frcm the cattle and vsse-
tables sold to passing vessels. The cattle need NO
care and the vegetables almost grow Wild Tur'
self. grow rank and wild In the valleys IKE
weeds. There is also race of wild dogs. which
completely overrun the Island aepe iS !csnn,s
of a breed OF dogs left by the spaniards. 49,.
AT the beck OF the little town, IN the hrst hign
cY is a &w Of caves Of remarkable appearance
hewn into the sandstone. An unused path LEAFS esS
them. and short climb brings one TO their DARK
mouths About forty ago the Chlian Goyern
criminals would be to transport them 10 the islan1
OF Juan Fernandez Here. under the drect'oSm 90 90
dig caves to live In In 1854 they were Wncn ,un
again however. and the caves have since pccn s'o"
The narrow ridge where selklrk watched Is now
called THE Saddle because at ei,nsr s"a n 81 ons
big rocky hummock rises like pominea I'm oms
commemorative Alexander selkirka long ana 'on sss
w stay the island. IL was placed tn''e ,o,
By the officers OF the British ship to to
Juan Fernandez Island The round trip ~ 'naue IN ~
ak days. and three of these RAY be Spen. on sme
island In fishing and visiting those loheiy put oeau.
tful spots which. nearly 40 years eso' "e's W.
haunts OF Robinson Crusoe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
FAUNA THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION.
The Melbourne Argus

From The Melbourne Argus
Unless strict measures are taken In the mmcdi-
ate future the native fauna OF Victoria will soon
become extinct. The reiterated complaint 70 the
Customs Department Is that OF 'wanton destruc.
ton" Such unique specimens the piatypus and
the Tyre bird are already very rare and. II the
present state Of things continues. their total dsap
pearance VIII be matter Of but few years The
police have frequently reported the fact Of Tyre
birds having been shot In the ranges and also the
sale of the tails. but. through inability to prove
the actual ltiliing Of the birds. they have not
ceedc6 In having offenders punished. The ROYAL
Accmatzation Society has now addressed the Min.
lister OF Trade and Customs on the subject. and
points out that In one shop alone In Melbourne
twenty Tyre birds tails have been displayed FOR
sale AZ time. and that the hens lay as a rule
only one egg each In the season, the present rat.
OF destruction must soon extinguIsh the species
1t IL further mentioned that the bird has an In
vetcrate enemy In the fox. and that sixteen tails
recently found near foxes lair IN the ranges
Protection should certainy be afforded to the Tyre
bird and the patypus and even the kangaroo unless
he IL also to become extinct.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
CTRTOCS ROCKS ~ MiSHOylLlyD
From The London Daily News


characteristic feature Of Newfoundland the
kopje Is frequently mentioned In the dispatches
REPORTING the engagements with the Matlbe!e
Some descriptions OF these curious elevations Is
given in letter to Professor Gcikie. from Mr..
J. B Don. formerly one OF his pupils 4 uniform
granite formation Is, he says. by far the most
prominent geological popularity OF Mashonaland
and indeed. OF most OF the interior of South Az
rica. Sometimes II rises into mountains. but usu-
ally the general level Is only broken by low lopjes.
and I'm those parts where the bed rock and surface
are fetteat the kopjes present the most singular
appearance. The whole country seems dotted with
huge curbstones, and In whichever direction you
look they gradually close In view as the trunks
OF trees would In forest Some OF these curb
stones 30 feet or more hign sheer All round.
and apparently Of smaller diameter than height
up as to form the most marvellous stseple- like
structures springng out OF the rich foliage iha.
grows In all the crevices. Native hus are butt
on these kopJes In the sible positions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
rHE ENGLISH GIRL.
W. s. Gilbert in utopia. "

w. s. Gilbert In Utopia"
= wonderful Joy our eyes to bless,
IN her magnificent loneliness,
70 an English girl Of eleven stone two.
And Ave foot ten in her dancing shoe!
She follows the hounds and on she pounds
The "hed" tails on and the nuns dminisn-
Over the hedges and brooks she bounds
= Straight as a crow from ind to finish.
At cricket her kin will lose or win
HE and her maids, on grass ana clover.
Exven maids out-cleven maids IN -
And perhaps an occasional maiden over!
10 search the world and search the sea,
Then come you home and sing with me
There's no such gold and no such pearl
AZ bright and beautiful English girl!
Her soul Is sweet the ocean air.
For prudery knows no haven there:
70 find mock modesty. please apply
70 the conscious blush and the downcast eye.
Rich In the things contentment brings.
In every pure enjoyment wealthy.
Blthe as a beautiful bird she sings.
For body and mind are hale and healthy.
Her eyes they thrill with right good will
Her heart is light floating feather
Az pure and bright the mountain rill
That leaps and laughs in the Highland heather
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
THE IDEAL HUSBAND TO HIS WIFE


Copyright, 1885, by Sam Walter Foss.)
We've lived for forty years, dear wife.
And walked together side by side.
And you to-day are just as dear
AS when you were my bride.
I've tried to make life glad for you.
One long sweet honeymoon of JOY,
dream of marital content
Without the least alloy.
I've smoothed all powders from our path.
That We In peace might toll along
By always Fastening to admit
That l was right and you were wrong.
No mad diversity of creed
Has ever sundered me from thee
For permit you evermore
To borrow your ideas OF me.
And thus it Is. through veal or woe
Our love for evermore endures.
My views and creeds and make them yours,
And thus let you have my way.
And thus in peace We toll along
For ! am willing to admit
That am right and you are wrong.
And when our matrimonial skin
Strikes snags in loves meandering stream
/ lift our shallop from the rocks
And float as in a placid dream
And we'll know our marriage bliss
While life shall last will never cease.
For shall always let thee do.
In generous love, just what please.
Peace comes and discord flies away.
Loves bright day fellows hatred's nisn.
That you are wrong and right
Dear wife. when discord reared its head
And loves sweet light forgot TO shine,
Twas then ] freely would permit
That thy will shoudst conform to mine.
In all things, whether great or small,
In all life's path we've wandered through
I've graciously let you perform
Just what l wanted you TO do.
No alteration could destroy
The love that held us sure and strong,
For evermore would | admit
That l was right and you were wrong.
Sweet welded love, o life Of bliss!
Our years i'm peace have flown along
For you admit that l was right,
And | admit that you were wrong.
No logged stubbornness OF soul
Has wrenched my heart from thine.
For thy will ever was my own
Because thy will was always mine.
So sweet forgiveness crowns our years
And sheds us its tender light;
For admit that you are wrong,
And you admit that am right.
SAM WALTER FOS2
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-24
Tn. Cameron HishIandcrs-

II is recorded in the Book Of the
Chronicles of the Cameron Highlanders
that there once was a scheme in the
Commander-in-Chiefs mind to draft
them into other corps. This was in 1897,
and the regiment was but four years
old. The Commander-in-Chie was the
Duke of York. When the horrid report
reached the ears Of Alan Cameron of En-
rach, who had raised the regiment and
was it's Colonel, he went to headquar-
ters to protest With the vehemence
proper to Highlander in a rage
and the punctiliousness of Scotch
man who had made bargain,
he denounced the scheme as a
breach of faith to himself and a
violati ton of the letter of service on
which the men had been enlisted. sit
is more Sir" he swore, ethan you or
your father dare do to draft the Gamer
ons." The Duke of York answered
that they should go to the West Indies
as punishment, presumably. "You
may tell the King, your father, for me-"
said the undaunted Errach, ''that he
may send us to hi if he likes, and I
will go at the head Of them, but he
daurna draft U.S." They were sent to
the West Indies, and died of yellow
fever, and were depleted to fill the
ranks of tho Forty-second; but the
cadaster was never broken up, and the
Seventy-ninth lived to go through
many fights, from Corunna to the
Alma.--The Saturday Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-24

hard work he severed tho miserable
strands which had threatened to hold
him as another victim for the blade of
the executioner; and when his hands
were once more free he quietly pushed
out the wedges securing bis feet in the
slave block. He then cautiously made
his way out OF the hut; there was but
little fear of waking anyone, for the
whole village slumbered heavily after
their boisterous carnival
Tchecheri crept along to the waters
edge and launching a small dugout,
which he found hauled up on the beach,
he padded swiftly away down stream
Tchecheri Immediately after his ar
rival summoned council Of the head
men and explained TO them the whole
conversation he had overheard whilst
lying shsckled in Ngi1a's hut; how
when the moon were full an attack was
TO be made upon Lingunjs BY the well
armed hordes Of the Baiui. He i'm
pressed upon all the pecessity Of stern
defense against the cannisaI pira,ea
He himself knew the plans OF the enc
my, and If they would intrust 20 him
the command Of the settlement he
would undertake to repulse the dread
ed galui
Tchecher was only youth. but his
past record for ooolnesa good Judgment
and bravery. his clever escape and the
respect which the old chief Ekrsu had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-24

"Weu, I neverr' exclaimed the other
voice. ''She ought to be thankful she
isn't royal women, though"
Frances is perfectly sweet. She
loves to sing lullabys, but she doesn't
like to sing them for all the world to
hear
That was all I heard. I wonder if !
ought to have told you.
People were awaling from their maps.
We were being massaged, drenched in
alcohol, thumped from head to foot.
The attendants scampered about with
trays carrying orders for cafe pousses.
beef tea, cocktails, curling tongs, rare
bits and gin fixes. Every body lunched
sumptuously. Afterward we congregated
in the reception room and clothed, pow
dered, curled, ready for tho gaze OF
man, we smoked parting cigarette
The only missing were the friends of
Frances and the woman whose hair was
warranted to wash.
CARRIE CARELEsA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-24
We fastened to the hot room. where
one glance at purple faced women who
were melting into the moulds of steamer
ArrrSe FOR THE ALCOHOL MASSAGE.

AITLNG FOR THE ALCOHOL MASSAGE.
chairs and pouring ice water between
faced lips decided me to omit this step.
eyes," said my attendant, as we
traihad down stairs, Its mostly honly
the lawful fat ones as go there. Now,
you don't need the loss of two or three
pounds. The queer things all 'appen in
ere" and she opened stained glass
door. The room was sAylit and colored
rays reflected upon the tank of warm
water sunk in the middle of the floor.
A circle of marble slabs surrounded
it and three marble steps led down into
the water. On the benehes-oh, heav-
ems, girls! I would they had been aw-
full dreams mingling with dream-clouds
instead of women stable with too, too
solid fie sh anchored in clouds OF steam.
But there they sat, the hnped and pur-
pie fat ones who had been steaming for
fifteen minutes, the thin and bony ones
who stea,ming to develop and were still
agile if not flexible, the worn society
DANES following doctors orders. lively
women trying to keep young, actresses,
with most of their fragile beauties in
box upstairs. and two pretty girls close
behind me shining fresh and cool and
rosy through the clouds.
And how they talked! Girls It was
worse and more of it than o'clock
tea or an unplucled hen party about
which the men gibe so numerically.
If they could have heard US then, shout
ing secrets to woman we had never
seen three minutes before; II they could
have beheld the family skeletons which
were soused as we chung together under
the sprays, they would know what talk
ing meant
The bony woman exchanged statistics
with the fat one, the leader, whose
steps outside, in the city had faltered,
led Senators wife sans reproche down
the steps and splashed her gaily. Two
well groomed girls who had talked SO
quietly, that nobody could hear what
they said, brushed the big drops OF each
others arms, and refused to be more than
warmly polite to the rest of MS.
And the Summers who came behind
me sat near, undergoing steam change
into something new and strange. They
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-24
Cannes.
CARRIE CARRLEsA

Cannes is English, even to the very
language. There are numbers Of peo-
pie, not only visitors, but natives, who
speak French quite well, but it is al
ways safest to address aperson of whom
one has no previos knowledge in Eng
lish. The same influence possibly ex-
tends to the cookery, as we can never
recollect having had good dinner at
Cannes, but the youth who thoroughly
enjoys the privilege of playing lawn
tennis all day and dancing all night, is
comparatively Indifferent to such gross
creature comforts.
As regards the place itself, it would be
an insult to the popular intelligence to
attempt any description of Cannes; but
it may DO said that, though the
Collie de Ia Napoule, backed by
the fine Esterel Hills, the slopes
of which run sheer down into
the sea, is really beautiful, and though
the Rade de Cannes, crowded as it
usually is with pleasure boats, is lively
and pleasant to behold, there is nothing
in its appearance. There are plenty Of
pretty villas with beautiful gardens,
which must be a source of great enjoy
ment to the owners and occupiers: but
the extent to which the country is built
over and inclosed renders it less
pleasant for the unattached, and
especially the pedestrian rover. Nor is
it, we believe, specially good station
for invalids, at least for those with
weak lungs; certainly that is the pub
ished opinion of DR.. Hassal of San
Reno, perhaps the most distinguished
medical authority on the Riviera, who,
however, regards it as well suited for
children and elderly people. Black
woods Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-24

Nkusu, this settlement was happy and
prosperous, human sacrifices and cere-
monies of torture had been abol-
ished, and tho entire community,
no longer debased by brutal panto-
mine, lived on terms Of friendship and
peace. A wide. well-kept road ran
through the settlement. flanked on each
side by rows Of huts, neatly made Of
bamboo and grass, the whole gracefully
sheltered from the fierce MONDAY sun
by forests of broad-leafed banana and
towering palm, growing luxuriantly
behind each dwelling. As a defense
against the murderous raids of the
plundering slave hunters, the whole
village was encircled by tall, spiked
stockade.
Among Nkusu's followers was young
slave named Tchecheri, who was about
fifteen years old, and who proved him
self brave and devoted to the old chief,
of whom he was the constant compan-
ion; the two always hunted together
through the jungles and over the plains
in search of elephant and buffalo, and
trapped the bush-pig and the stealthy
leopard. In fights on land the two had
often stood side by side against an
enemy's attack, and it was Tchecheri
who steered the chiefs big war canoe
in battles on the stream.
Early. ono morning Nkusu and his
young companion had started of in a
small dugout canoe on journey of
about twenty miles to some favorite
fishing grounds near the mouth of the
Sanga river; they were in search of the
fatted mbutu, a delicious large yellow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-24

oil distinctions of station, Or perhaps
the differences disappear when we lay
aside our garments. Dress defines the
woman every time, doesn't it?
But II dress defines her artificially
out of doors: undress defines her for
what she truly is in Turkish bath.
All classes of women go to the baths
and jump into deep waters together
They hobnob on marble slabs as nature
formed them. and they lie down side by
side TO have what is left of their tressas
dried, these Leaders of the gay world. :"
pronounced with meaning emphasis.
and that other gay world" uttered
with solemn, envious respect.
But ANY one as is any one comes
reg lar onct week" said my attendant
as we walked down long. luxurious
halls. dinly lighted by stained glass
windows. Upstairs we went. past rows
Of rooms curtained with gorgeous East
err stuffs, behind whose curtains we
saw heaps of lace lingerie and bright
colored hose tossed about on the divans
and little lacquered Turkish tables.
= The halls were deserted except by an
occasional fleeing attendant, whose ar
tist;c sheet was nv despair. She looked
like Roman lady on a vase. while
ciutched my garment like Ysnxee in
= strange lana
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-24
Gee, Up!

''Gee, upr' and "Gee, WOOL both
mean Horse, get on!" In Motifs and
many other counties nurses say to
young children ''Come and see the gee
goes" up" is a contraction of stir
up (your stumps), and woo is a pro-
vincial pronunciation of ''away" or
way" meaning Get on the way" In
confirmation thereof we refer to two
other terms used to horses: ''Woo' ish.'
(bear away and "Woo'sh, come
hather" (hather to rhyme with father.
i. e., bear away to the side on which the
carter walks. There is not the least
likelihood that Gee, WOO" is the Ital-
ian gio, because gio will not fit in with
any of the other terms, and it is absurd
to suppose that our peasants would go
to Italy for such word. ''Woo" (stop
or haiti, is quite another word. The
carter. or team man, walks on the left
side. Wo, or woh, is a turning (see
Bosworth) Notes and Queries.