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The herald., 1894-10-25

Stephen ]. Field has resigned as trus-
zee OF the Leland Stanford. ir.. univer-
The herald., 1894-10-25

II you are bilious take Hoods PMS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
hsmss Ut heversi Un.,:nL.4s.


A woman spending the summer in
an isolated farmhouse was much
amused by the rather masculine
eonnd Of the names Of her hosts six
daughters. Thia was tho explan,.
ton offered: We'll, you sec, me an
my wife wanted to name the chit
dren after our brothers. She had
three an | two. We neither on us
he'd ary sisters Ny "ifes pretty
smart wom., Il bout most everything,
but the way she twisted them names
an made EN- do for girls did beat all.
We never he'd any boys. There's
VILLA for my eldest brother Bill,
Thomasine for Tom, Charine for
Charlie, Josepha for Joe and Roberta
for Bob. Well, when tho sixth came.
my father said we ought to name
one after him, since we had twisted
the uncles' names round.
II tell you Nicodeml,s was a poser,
and We didn't want to slight the old
man. Finally my wife hit on Nioo-
da. There was young fellow from
New York boardin here, and he
thought Nicotine would be good
name. He said it was q real name
and showed it to US in a book he was
readin. ! think my wife would have
done it, fer she rather liked tho,
sound. but my oldest daughter want
quite sure about the young fellow;
thought he might be maxim . Gttls
fun. So We stuck to Nicoda. New
York Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
A Rells Of l776.

Captain G. w. Bullene. United States
inspector of boilers has apocket piece
which he prizes highly. 1t is a cop
per token or souvenir just the size Of
silver dollar, issued by authority of
the First congress and bearing the
date "1776."
On one side is the familiar relief Of
the Goddess Of Liberty, beneath her
the date, and over her head a group
of l3 stars with spreading rays be-
meath them. Around these is the in.
scription containing the first of the
self evident truths Of the Declaration
Of independence, viz, These united
colonies are and Of right ought to be
free and independent states" The
inverse side Is 80 worn that all the
lettering cannot be read. Around the
margin are the words, by authority
Of the congress of the United States" I"
Inside of this is q wreath forming a
full circle, in the lower part Of which
appear the words, American indie
pendence." Above these words the
surface is worn. and only the lctters
lion" can be made out.-Seattle Post
Intelligencer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
The Curious Eanyan Tree.


Botanists long ago voted the BAN
yan tree Of India . Place In the cata-
logue Of wonderful vegetable produc-
ton. In its infancy it resembles o1h->
er trees in having single stem or
trunk and q dense head Of foliage.
As the tree increases in size, how.
ever, the branches spread out hori-
sontally to such wondrous extent
that they would be unable to support
themselves had not NJ .ure come to
the rescue with q remarkable provi.
sion. To supply the necessary sup
port tho branches of the parent stem
throw out here and there small dbrous
shoots, which Immediately begin
growing downward toward the earth.
In a surprisingly short time they
reach the ground and take root and
gradually increase in size until they
sometimes rival the original trunk it
self.
This new trunk, with its numerous
fibrous roots, renews the whole life
Of the tree. Other new limbs and
shoots are rapidly thrown out until
finally what was originally a single
tree trunk becomes a considerable
forest, each limb and shoot Of which
are curiously connected. DR.. Rox'
burgh. the great East Indian traveller,
saws that he has seen forests u thou
sand yards in diameter which had all
grown from ono parent stem.-St
Louis Republic.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
Baeteria In tho Soil.

Some Investigations carried out BY
DR.. Alexander A. Houston Of Edin-
burgh respecting the number Of bac-
terra in the soil at different depths
from tho surface 60 10 prove that
the n,icro-organifms become less and
less abundant as the del tn from the
surface increases. For example, the
average number Of germs in gram
of soil examined, which was taken
from the surface, was 1857, 7s9. At
a DEF tn Of 8 f.et lnis average fell to
la, ,S07, and at a depth Of & feet it
was only 40. These figures are in
teresting and wou,i tend to show
that at certain dca,l lite distance
from the srrface the soil would be
sterile. British Medical Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
''SWect the Pleasure"

"Sweet is pleasure aflet pain" says
Dryden, while young tells us that "a
,n.n of pleasure. Is u man Of pains.
Possibly so no doubt, man must some.
times take pains if he would secure
pleasure. But when pains take the
man there is no pleasure for him If
he wants pleasure let hrm tn ke Mains to
get DR.. Plerce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. 1t IS a certain cure for all diseases
of the blood and ssin. II 81 hould be
tried by ell afflicted with letter, salt
rheum, scald head. St. Ahthoneys fire
srysiPelss, ring. worms. pimples, ,tlotch-
ss, spots, srupt,ons, boils, carbuncles,
sore eyes, rough skin. scrofulous sores,
swellings, blood tints, affection Of the
SKIN, throat and bones, ulcers Of the
liver, stomach, kidneys and lungs.
Purify the blood, and health will re-
turx:'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
The Ola Lovo NonG.

Play it slowly, sing it lowly.
Old familiar tune
Once 1t ran in dance and dimple,
Like 4 brook in June
Now 1t sobs along the measures.
With q sound of tears;
Dear old voices echo through it.
Vanished with the years.
Ripple, ripple. goes the love song
Till in the slowing time
Early sweetness grows completeness
Floods it every rhyme;
Who together learn the music
Life and death unfold.
Know that love is but beginning
Until loye is old.
Play it slowly. it is holy,
As an evening hymn,
Morning Rladness hushed to sadness.
Fills 1t to The brim.
Memories homo within tho music,
Stealing through the bars;
Thoughts within it's quiet spaces
Rise and set like stars.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
Are NIru 3IOstiy Fools:

England has ~, 600, 900 people,
mostly fools, wrote Carlyle. Bah u
cries the pcpulace. 1T is the case Of
4 hoy seeing green world through
Il green glass" Possibly. Possibly
not. 1t may be the unwilling but en-.
forced conclusion Of an experienced
sagc. Men have testified SO often,
and 10 often he has found in his wide
and long exreyience that their tesu-
nony was untrue. Still he hesitates
to call them liars. He hardly be-
lieves that they willfully falsifed
hence he softens his conclusions into
fools" The fool is scarcely respon-
sible for his statements. -Boston
i iGcmmonwealth
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
Fat Anything fou Like.

One interested in the s':bject, hav-
ing an AZ to grind, could without
much difficulty prove that every
known edible has at some time or
other been declared digastible and
healthful. Let the experimenter eat
with his Tor herr eyes shut, AID he
Tor she) will he backed up in what is
chosen by zo me respectable author
ity. This being SO, the wisest plan
il to select food according to the pri-
vate palate. utterly without regard
to Drs. A., B. or G. (since Drs. K, Y.
and O. will infalliblv dispute them),
and with the eye or faith fixed Oh
that good day when all digestion will
be carried on by artificial means and
the whole world may L. in that love-
~ state attributed to George Mere
dith's gourmet, who is pictured in
after dinner ease AZ "languidly twin
king stomachic contentment." ~
Hartford Courant.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
r..;. Of tho P.rl. Young Men.

The superfina young men IN Paris,
according to the Imaginative corre-
spondent, not content with naere
boot lasts, have. plaster casts made
of their legs from the waists down,
with the object of keeping both their
trousers, their. knee breeches and even
their underwear in proper shape.
One youth, with more money than
brains, has an entire room Of his
residence devoted u Tho reception Of
some GO pairs Of plaster Of paris
counterparts of his legs, and moth
ing is more peculiar than the spec
tacle presen ted by this army OF fully
clothed limbs standing about with
out any trunk and head.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04


The difficulties that make the quest
of the pole 80 arduous have been dis
covered by slow degrees. 1t is mar
velous how 5000 nearly the full lin.
it's Of northward attainment were
reached. In 1896 Barents discovered
spitzbersen in about 7S degrees
north; in ITO Hudson reached 80 de-
grees; in 1897 Parry, Jy sledging on
the ice when his ship became fast,
succeeded in touching % degrees Is
minutes since then all the enor'
nous resources of modern science
steam, electricity, preserved foods
and the experience OF centuries
have only enabled 40 miles of addi,
tional polewald advance to he made.
-McClurc's Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
THE COPPER Wks cav.
Out He Coalda't Hoel ths DsuOAtsr Of the
Chief ss Pelies.

nut He CoaIda't Yooi ths OssOhtsr Of the
Chief sf Police.
He was a st. Paul policeman. He
stood ON the corner knocking dies
from the back Of his neck and look.
ing wise. A sweet little miss, ~
parently Of % summers and with an
appearance unmistakably southern,
approached him and timidly In.
quired:
Can you direct me to the Metro
politan Opera Housei'
The copper" sized her up. then
thrust his big chin into the air again
and indinerently replied:
"Waal, yia"
He said no moro, and she waited
patiently for a moment The wise
boy was unmoved and stood like q
dummy in its niche.
"Well" she finally inquired . little
i,npatiently.
The copper gazed at her from over
his chin and looked as though he had
never seen her before.
Il asked you," she said with ex-
ASPIRATION, IL you could direct me
to the Metropolitan Opera House"
Il kim" he replied s.ifly.
well, why don't you do it thenf"
why, ma'am," in astonishment,
"ye didn't Ak me-"
She looked at him pityingly for an
instant, then she grew angry.
Look here, Mr.. Ggarsi9 9n. or what
ever you are" she said, If you arc
hired to play jokes on the public you
ought to gel permit. asked you
a civil question, ard vcu answered
me with an alleged joke that ID 60
old that it has white whiskers-a
joke that Billy Emerson got of In
the Boston n aseum q hundred years
ago. If this is your second time on
earth, you ought to hang out a sign,
for people might think you are an
innocent little thing and steal you
some warm afternoon. l want TO
tell you that my father is chief Of
police, and if you don't show me OK.
actly where that thsater is, and that
within two minutes, III tell father
the whole business and might induce
him to start you on the hunt for
job"
She paused q moment and the
"copper's" attitude underwent an i'm.
mediate and surprising change. He
attempted to apologize. but sho
wouldn't have it. At 2:4o gait he
started in the direction Of the the
ater, the young girl smiling as she
toddled along at his heels. The the
ater reached, she smiled and said:
There, you old relic Of a forgot
ton past, I got even with you for your
smartness. l never saw the chief Of
police" and she hum,ned a bar Of
do Not Forget Me" as che disap
peared within the playhouse. St
Paul Pioneer Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
Church Directory.

Resormed Churoh-Rev. @. A, Whitmole
... ~ Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening
4estlnx of Lsdies' Aid Society every secoaa
"Wednesday evening. Regular SERVICES }
y polntment from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev J. r. Barb, pas-
or, Services, Sunday 10 A. l.: ana o.Sv r.
n. Sunday School. 2. P. Prayer aee''
ing, Wednesday, s.4s +.
United Brethren Church-Rev W. l..
Martha, Pastor. Regular Services oy sp'
appointment from the pulpit.
rlass Meetins every two weeks AZ " =. H.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
sunday School Pm.
Mi,e Society every econd ana fo"''"
Wednesday evenings .,..
Mis.iouary hce,ings by regular appoint
nent.
Mo,ssisa Church: Rev. j. J. k'ckseckeE'
s,or. Services In Ncchanicstown every
weeks, alternating morning ana evening"
aeeham, everv Sunday.
Methodist Episcopal Church - rev.
Henry Mann Pastor. Services every .'e.' r.
nate unlay at 10 A. II. and 7.8O r. N
sunday School At 9 A. N. rayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening as7.3O r. NJ.
a, stephen's Church, Protestant Eplsro'
ral. Rev. R. Wh,ttiagham, Pastor. Ser
ice, every Sunday It 1880 y. M, excep' on
3th Sunday In the month, then AZ h'gh''
Evening Prayer, Fridays' N''
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
Mechancsbxn Frederick County, Maryland, Thursday January !; 1884,
Is HIDDEN CITIES.

He saw bis papa rising from the
table.
"a tun is measure for liquids.
3-Fezxahn is country of Africa.
Al would rather haye upper than
lower rooms.
5-"I must hab rest" said the hard
working slxye.
6-Whati Take Amanda home. you
FAY?
7-Sst the model higher on the
shelf.
8-The mob left contained thirteen
members.
9-The man Of war ss v great many
daring adventures.
lO-He walked the waterp in cork
boots.
lin tho river empt,ed the dirt.
l2-The rainbow is of crimson hne.
l3-You quit or III hurt you.
l4-John is getting new portion OF
his Lesson.
l5-Hal ha Guess what he said.
Answers next week.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
Two weiehty Reasons.

"Halloa, old chap, lookiAg & for
freeh lodgings' Why so'''.
"Oh, for two reasons! First, be-
cause my late landlords daughter
played the piano all day long; and,
secondly, because he turned, mo out
tor rot paying my rent. Exchange.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
Tho AusveY of Q City Boy.

Fond Pnrent-Well, Bobby, how
are you getting along at Sunday
school' Do you think you could an
swer question in Bible historyi
Bobby guess 30. j ,.. ,.,,,.
Fond Parent Tell me. then, why ,
was Lots wife turned into pillar Of
salt2 -. r.., -. -.:-...
Bobby For being too fresh. -
Club
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04
4 REVOLUTION IN MUSIC.
WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE.
GO Worth OF Choice Music and
TIE Clarion One Year for 81. IS.

The New York Musical Echo Is quite a
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Here is = specimen of the contents of one
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The portrait Of Marie Tempest and the fol.
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La Guitare.
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Dance of the Gnomes.
Please, Another Waltz.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04


Tommy-Paw. why do parrots l,ye
so long?
Mr.. Flgg-To give time enough to
repent. l guess.
Miss B4con-Ou the range We girls
ride the horse barebackel.
Mr. Knickerbocker-I should think
the SUI would blister you terribly.
Tramp-Would you please give II
poor man few old clothes =?
Land L.dy- Get out Of this you law
yssaboud. why don't you 90 out and
work?
Tr.mp-Wnat call man lazy
when BE- Is walking the year around!
Pstrick-An how is your wife,
Moike?
Molke-Oh. she seems to be better.
only the Doctor ssz If she pulls through
till night shell be Ayln.
Teacher-Johny. why don't you
come to class
Johny-I don't know my lesson.
Teacher-Wel) come up and l will
show you.
Johuy-My book is torn.
Tescher-Coms up anyway.
Johuy with hidden face)-My
pants are torn.
Beggar-Wou'd you please give me
q fsw cents?
And be got the Scent of the dogs
breath.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04

"Whers is my little man goine7"
She calls TO her baby boy,
Az oyer the aoor hs scampers
In search OF bic newest toys.
A moment hs stops at the threshold
And then he IL out Of the door
The hall with it's unrey called wonders,
HIS pleasure it is to explore.
"'There is my little boy going7
She thinks Of tall young man,
Al out in the night he bastenS.
As only . lover Can.
Perhaps he will stop at some door
way
Where folly will beckon him IN
Oh, Lovel put thy strons arms around
him
And save him from sorrowing
sin.
"Wher' Is my baby going?"
She knows as the lifeless clay
OF her son, who lived to manhood.
IL laid in the earth away,
Her heart asks the question no longer
Whatever has been bis life,
She knows in tho heavenly mansion
She will fnu him secure from
strife.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04

l3-You quit or III hurt you.
l4-John 10 getting new portion Of
,,s Lesson.
l5-Hal hal Guess what he said.
Answers next week.
Bessie.
Bring out the black mare,
Be careful take care
Who ., Bessie, whoa
Don't lay back your ears 30.
1t makes you look vicious,
Mean and malicious,
And you ain'tso;
Oh, no, you amt so.
Take care. there
Would you bite me, you jade?
II you do you II be paid
In q way you won't like.
l do hate to strike,
But you'd better take care,
Or will, I swear.
All, there ! Amt size daisy?
W-h o q, Bescie. be easy.
just take note Of her points
From ear to hvof joints,
Black ~ q coal,
Smooth 10 = mole.
Long neck and high crest,
Good shoulders, full breast.
Limbs slender and straight.
Head small and we'll shaped.
Ears short and pointed.
Ribbed close and we'll jointed.
Thin nostriIs and wide,
Short hair. tender hide,
Like soft satin skein
Her black wsvy msne.
What's that you say7
Her eyes give her away ;:
Shows too much OF the white p!
Don't know but you're right,
It makes her look evil
And wild as the devil,
Well, Biss,e's no saint,
You can bet that she amt.
But she's very much human
Like \ cspricious woman.
One minute gentle and kind,
Just to your mind.
The next you can't toll,
But she II be rised-well,
Whoa, Bessie, whoa
1t seems that the good points of
ome people have all been broken of.
There are people who will not trust
he Lord until they lose everything
lse.
A man can talk himself out Of q
oh easier than be can talk himself into
me.
What makes YOU think he married
be lady for money?
Ihaye seen her.
You say he is bad egg.
How did you find that out7
He showed it tho moment he was
broke.
Said nature to physic what pity
that We
Who ought to be friends so seldom
agree.
Ny strength is exhausted. my en-
erRy dead,
=. From the vollsy OF blue pills dis
charged at my head.
It 10 not strange that nature should
against the use Of those
gripping and drastic blue marbles, with
which old fogiss Of medicine persist in
losing their patients. They are not
,nly revolving in appearance, but Oft
lines actually injurious in their effects.
Yet nature needs some help ID ovsrcom'
ing obstinate dyspepsia, constipation
md liver troubles, and fortunately she
has q very valuable assistant in DR..
Pisree's Pleasant Pellets, which. small
ls bird seed and sugar coated. never
Tail to act effectively though soothlngly
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04

kogNIo MOO. CO.. ohioago, ~
0sld ~ Druggtsss 1t ~ ~ Bostls. 9Aro6.
KaRro Sise. O1.zk Bottles ipr -,
In Bal, more. Md. by A. G. Hsthwelker
NOW Sarstoga street.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04

A.AC the Asr.s. "a 6.H,'... A.
AANvlLLx, X. l.. March T. lsol
I. tho undsrsisnSA suffered from epilepsy ~,
years hai ~ appetite and could do no worL
whatovsr consulted . number OF doctoSs. bu'
all sail hero WAS no remedy for my diseAss
thon took Pastor Koepigs Nerve Tonio. An,
All now In perf.ct hath, aud work all the tia.
thousand thanks TO your rcn,edy.
PHILIP MONGEON.
o6 PRosPxcT ST.. NEWARK, N. j.. Asroh1. ls0l.
for nsrvcusnsss and slseplsssness and II
helped mo tho hrst time ! took II l had thu
hest sleep l had bad for Sc, oral mon'hs. I
Glso know friends OF mine who used It and sAy
H. ia the b"st nerve tonic they ever used.
write this that some uiorer vnay uss your
msdicine and be helped by IT,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-04

PAPP-A VolnahaO Book - Na0yU0D
kM "a si::: ;::s e: ::s = & 81 -: ss:
This remedy hss been prspafed by ths Asvssso4
Pastor KoentR, Of Fort wayne Ind. Anoe IA ~
6noV prsparod under his dirocoon By ~
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-11

The fashion of inclosing the veranda in
glass sashes, which may be removed when
summer comes, is growing apace 1t Ger
tainly deserves to do so, for it provides an
additional charming room full of sunshine
and flowers and invaluable as a playing
place for children. If the veranda faces
the south, little artificial heat will be need
ed on sunny winter days, but it can always
be furnished with an open fireplace or a
stove when "A chimney runs along the out
er wall.
1t should not be forgotten that when the
glass sRshes are removed at the approach
of warm weather it Is well to replace them
by trim sashes Of fine wire netting, close
ly fitting and neatly finished Thus one
secures "A delightful outdoor room where
the lounger may be cool and at the same
time free from the attacks Of the mosuui-
toes and flies inevitable in this climate.
OF course no nettinRs are required at the
doors and windows of the rooms opening
on this veranda The original cost of the
glass sashes and of the wire sashes is not
large, and with good care they will las,
for years. rs.-New York Tribune.