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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
lnyAlills' Hotel and
Surgical Institute.

This widely celebrated institution
located at Buffalo, N. Y, is organized
with full staff of eighteen experienced
and skillful Physicians and Surgeons
constituting the most complete organ
ization of medical and surgical skill in
America for the treatment of all chronic
diseases, whether requiring medical OF
surgical means for their cure. Marvel.
Gus success has been achieved I'D the
cure of all nasal, throat and lung dis.
eases, liver and kidney diseases, pecu-
liar to women, blood-taints and skin
diseases rheumatism, neural gia, nervous
debility, paralysis, epilepsy (6ts), and
kindred affections. Thousands are
cured at their homes through correspon-
dence. The cure OF the worst yuptures
pile tumors, varicocele and structures is
guaranteed, with OF ly II short residence
at the institution. Send 10 cents in
stamps for the Invalids' Guide Book
Q68 pages), which gives all particulars
Address, Worlds Disredsary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
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OFFICE --OSI.ER BUILDING, Northwest corne
OF Church and Main Streets.
Church Directory.

reformed Church Rev G. A, Whitm"i'
,os or. Weekly Lectures Tuesday evenlre !:
Getting of Ladies' Aid Society every secoae
V Vednesdav evening. Regular SERVICES .
W poin,ment from the pulpit
Lutheran Churcl,-Rev. J. II. Barb, pas
or. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ: ana o.SV /
v, Sunday School, 2. p u Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, Gas +.
United Brethren Church-Rev W. l.
Martin, Pastor. Regular Services ny APP
xppoutmcnt from the pulpit.
Class Meeting every two weeks al ~ a. III
Praye, Meeting every Thursday evening
SUNDAY School Pm.
Mi,e Society every rcond ana Fo"r'"
Wednesday evenings
Missionary Meetings by regular appoint
nsvut,
Merayisn Church: Rev. !. ]. Rlckseckrr'
kor Services in MeChanlcs'nwn every
:, weeks, alternating morning and evening
aceham, every Sunday.
.cihodist Episcopal Church - fcV'
tIrnrv Mann Pastor. Services every "'',.
nate unlay ut 10 A. NJ. and 30 +.
SUNDAY School At 2 A. NJ. rnyer Meeting
every "Wednesday evening at $50 i. Nj.
81, Stephens Church Protestant Erisr"'
Rev. II. Whttinghan,, Pastor Ser
vices every Sun lay at 1890 u. M, except ""
5,h Sln'l.y in the month, thcn II a'sht.
vrning Prayer, Fridays, al Z.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
a Narrow Escape For Butler.

1t is not generally known that Oil.
yer Stevens, the present district at
torney, once saved General Buffers
life, 1t was at the Charleston con-
ventfon, more than 30 years ago.
General Buffers course i'll the con-
vention had been conspicuously bold
and courageous, and his antasonism
to certain elements had been notice
ably unrelentins. Jack Cavanagh, u
well known figure at conventions and
caucuses III those days, after many
bloody threats, finally one evening
loaded up his revolver and himself
and made for General Buffers quar-
ters. He would have found the gen
eral umlTeparcd and unable to defend
himself, and he undoubtedly would
have shot him, but Oliver Stevens
intercepted Jack and spirited him
away and at the same time sent word
to General Butler. Boston Globe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
4 Coal Mine In China.

The coal mines at Wang san shin
are very interesting There are hero
three seams of ~ feet, 3 feet and Ii
feet, which are at an angle of 80 de-
erccs, nearly due south A perpen-
diculur shaft has boon sunk lO6 feet
with no fault. The first 25 feet were
through alluvlum thence through
uuurtZite and few bands of Shalc i'll
uuartzi,u The shaft Is being deep
ened ut the rate If four inches per
hour: Wang sanshih i, only three
miles from the line of railway and
six miles from the iron mines In
summer creek comes within half a
mile Of the works, and it was up this
that the heavy machinery was
brought to the mines Dy the follow
ing ingenious process:
A raft drawing only an inch to the
tom was constructed, and, the ma
chinery being shipped, was dragged
up the creek till it grounded. Then
a dam was built behind which caused
it to float, and this was successively
and successfully done until the ma
chinery was got to within a half
mile Of the mines. Hand porterage
took it the rest of the way.-Inven-
tiOn
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
Purc Flour and Bran.

Those who mistake the flour of Iar1
for a natural characteristic of -four
are not likely to be safe guides IN
anything relating to -four. Unretined
sugar is noted for its flavor" but
the flavor is merely the dirt or extra
neous matter in the sugar. So it is
with unretned flour. The stalk of
the wheat is quite as digestible as
the bran and is quito similar in COM
position. The bran faddists ought to
insist on smashing bran, awns and
stems all at once into meal. Then
they would have meal III which
nothing is wasted-except the COS
sumer. The consumer should be
guided by experience. If bran agrees
with him, he is right in eating it. II
it disagrees with HIM, he is right in
refusing to eat it. The moralizers
who are trying to make out that the
millers are doing great wrong in
making pure flour have everything
against them nowadays. Milling
World.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
WHITTIER the Winds Bore Him.

It is said Of an old time Maine
preacher, Father Blaisdell, who was
tho pioneer missionary along the
Maine coast, that he would launch
his boat and sail before the wind, and
where the wind took him he would
land and preach. At one time, SO
the story goes, the wind bore him di-
rectly toward Islesboro. Just be
fore getting there, however, the wind
shifted, and although he was within
q few rods of the land he turned his
boat and with the wind sailed off to
another town, where he landed, held
meetings and started one OF the
greatest revivals ever held under his
ministry. .-Rockland iMe.) Courier
Gazette,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
WmW mnMC county
Do water Wheels Run Faster At Night.

Do Water wheels Run raster ~ Nl8htv
For years the question whether
water wheels run faster at night
than during the day has been cata-
logued among the things which no
man can find out
They do if they are SO geared as to
be affected by tho varying fullness
and speed of the current in which
they are set. There is no doubt that
all streams are fuller and all streams
carry more water at midnight than
they do at noon. In the first place,
the increased coolness of the air pre-
vents evaporation and subsequent
drying up of the smaller tributaries,
and, in the second place, the condensa-
ton of the moisture in the air in the
shape Of dew is always sufficient to
add something to large streams and
their branches. Heavy dews are often
so copious as to be almost equal to a
small shower Of rain. We often hear
dewdrops falling from the overloaded
leaves and find all exposed objects a
wet as if they had Undergone shower
during the night. A large portion OF
this moisture must get into the mi
nute channels, which of course con-
duct it to mill streams.
"Often," says Humboldt, the ef-
feet upon a shallow stream is very
noticeable indeed" If it is at all
noticeable" Il wheel turned by such
n stream would "go faster by night
than by day."-Indianapolis News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
The Green Can of the Bankrupt.

There was a law in force in France
for a century or more that compelled
banklupts to wear green caps. This
was done to prevent tradesmen from
being imposed upon by such as were
unable or unwilling to pay. Success
sive edicts enlarged the privileges of
bankruptcy, but they forfeited them
if they appeared in public without
green caps. If those who cannot or
will not pay their debts were COM
PEELED to wear such caps at the pres
ent day, the streets of most of our
cities would have rather ver1ant
appearances Philadelphia Ledger.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15

81 pray you, Master Lieutenant, d"
said Sir Thomas More, as he ascended
the scatfold, "see me safe up, and for
my coming down can shift for myself"
"A dsuntless soul erect, who smiled at
death,' said Tompson. He suffered
martyrdom but once at the hand of the
headsman, but how many suffer it every
day through the slow, but in'idlous
hand of disease. lie put bis faith IN
Princes and was lost: put yours, Oh
suffering female in the curative proper
ties of DR.. Pierce's Favorlte Prescri p
ton, and be saved from hours of suffer
ing 1t cures eyery form of wolnan S
weakness, streng' hens the pelvic organs
and forever checks those beauty destry.
ing diseases so common to your sex.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
The Funny Bone.

A most unpleasant sensation is
caused by the violent excitation of
tho ulnar nerve due to a blow on tho
elbow. This nerve passes down ON
the inner side of the arm, and then
rather inconsiderately bends round
and enters the forearm at the back of
the elbow joint. Any one who has
felt his neighbor's elbow sticking into
his ribs knows that the elbow is re-
markably deficient in flesh. The
nerve is therefore at this point very
near the surface and has little to
shield it from blow. If we are so
unfortunate as to give our elbow a
smart tap, we obtain practical con-
firmation of the fact that the ulnar
nerve is the principal sensory nerve
of the forearm and hand.-Toronto
Mail.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
No. 48''
THE STORY OF A DOG,
A Bright Little Canine Was Befrientled by
an Athletic Youn: Woman.

A Bright Little Canine Was Befriended by
an Athletic Youn; Woman.
The other day well dressed man
and woman were walking in one of
the up town st -cets Attention was
attracted to them by the antics of a.
blue Skye which capercd from one
side to the other leaping at their
heels in the most extravagant spirit.
Not long after some boys We're teas
ing dog in an area. A young wo-
nan, whose heart goes out to all the.
things that have four legs and cannot:
talk, put Oh her hat and jacket and
went to the rescue 1t was the same
dog, now lying in an evident stupor.
Tie young woman picked up the dog;
and carried it to the apple woman at.
the corner, whom she bribed to take.
care of it.
The dog revived and won the apple
woman's heart. She took him to the
stand every day, where he kept sen-
try and warned off the boys. His
funny capers and cheerful spirits
made him known to everybody in the
neighbcrhood. He became the espe-
cial friend of the athletic young men
whose training ground is back of the
old woman's apple stand, where they
let him in for fine run
On Sunday evening he darted across
the street with bark of joy to an
approaching couple. He leaped at
their sides, he tugged at their clothes
with every expression of dogs de-
light. why, it's Bruno!" they ex-
claimed, and at the sound of his name
the dog leaped higher than before.
You see" said the woman, 'he was
our dog. We were fond Of him., but
he would chew up things" ''When
he chewed up young lady S 81 bon
net ard we had to- pay for it." added
the man, I'VE felt we must get rid Of
him." resumed the woman, $50 we
fed him on biscuit soaked in whisky
until he WIS drunk; then we took
him out tov ak so we could lose him
NO, weldon want him any more"
said the man. Yes, he is very fond
of US; goodby, Bruno" and this
couple OF amiable heathens passed
on. Bruno has been stolen now, and
the apple woman, the athletes aud
the neiy mourn. New York
Evening Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
ONCE IN THE BIBLE.
Careful Search Shows Dictionaries and
COncOrdances In Error.

COncordances In Error.
A minister in North Carolina and
another. and also Bible teacher in
Kentucky, have been puzzled over
this query, ''Thc word its is found
only once in the Bible-whcre7' They
say: will you please tell us wherel
We have failed to find it." 1t is not
remarkable that a minister of expe-
rience should fail to find the answer
to this query.
The word its is not found in the
best concordances of the Bible, such
as Cruden's and Young's. Moreover,
Worcester's larger dictionary quotes
the statement of Trench, Through
the whole of our authorized version
of the Biblo its does not once occur
Although Worcester co1rects an error
of Trench in respect to the use of the
word Its" by Shakespeare and Mil
ton, he does not correct the state
ment in respect to the use of the word
in the authorized version Of the Bible.
Wcbster's Unabridged Dictionary
also says, "Thepossessive form, its
Is modern, being rarely found in
Shakespeare and Milton, and not at
all in King James version of the
Bible" The same statement is re-
peated In Webster's new 1nterna-
tional Dictionary, word for word.
DR.. Angus, in his Handbook Of the
English Tongue" also says: Its is
a recent form in English. 1t is sell
dom found in Shakespeare and never
in sacred Scripture.
The statement of the revisers Of
the English Bible in their preface is
more precise. They say: 1T is we'll
known that its does not occur in tho
Bible of 1911, and it does not appear
to have been introduced into any edi.
ton before 1860. But it is found 10
times in Shakespeare, and there is
other evidence to show that at the
time Of the authorized version it was
coming into use"
Now, if our North Carolina minis
ter and other readers of the auth 0r-
lied version Of the Bible will turn to
Leviticus XIV, s. they will find the
following: That which groweth of
its own accord Of thy harvest thou
shalt not reap"
The word Its" is therefore found
in the current version Of our English
Bible, notwithstanding tho state
mcnt of Worcester, Webster and
other authorities To tho contrary.
Moreover, the word appears in vari
GUS editions, as those of the Amcrl
can Bible society, the Oxford anl
Cambridge Press issues, the Collins
Bibles Eyre and Spottiswoodes,
Bagstcr's and all the editions of fam
lily and pulpit Bibles consulted for
this purpose. Sunday School World.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
Odd Comment,

One who gives public or private
recitations is certain to hear remark
able comments on his work. Most
people wish for something emotional
and dramatic, where the color is laid
on with q heavy brush and senti-
ment is rampant.
II like to be ct1rdled," said great
lady to me one day. II like that
piece about q child being run over by
q train. OH, isn't it run over2 Well,
you think it's going to be run over,
and that's nearly as good
Another lady once asked, with q
gracious and sunny smile, Don't
you recite anything about a good
murler4" - Clifford Harrison in
'Stray Records"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
Lord TennysOn AS Il Carpet Cleaner.

Tennyson appeared once in the new
character of carpet cleaner. Calling
on some friends and finding them
absent he wrote them polite note.
but had the misfortune to overtnn
the ink bottle upon the beautiful
whito Persian carpet. Frantic, he
appealed for help to the servant. She,
suddenly recollecting that new milk
will remove ink when wet, seized
can Of the creamy liquid which hap
pened to have been just left by the
milkman. She upset the can on the
large black pool and set about rub
bing and scrubbing the stain.
Down went Tennyson on his hands
and knees, rubbing and scrubbing
also, in an agony of suspense lest his
friends should return, which he after
ward said reached the infinite"
Every trace of ink was removed, and
the servant was rewarded with a
5shilling piece and the poets GOD
bless you I'-London Tit Bits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
An Invention Suggested.

The Listener wants some one to in
vent and construct a vehicle which
shall have wheels and also a set Of
runners, and be furnished with a
lover so placed and geared that when
the vehicle is moving over good solid
snow it will go on the runners but
when a thin or bare spot is reached,
the lever may be operated and the
runners drawn up, and then the ve-
hicle will go on wheels. Boston
Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15

Chicago Official have proof tina t
you saw man on the streets after one
o'clock and neglected to question him.
Polceman-No, but l followed him,
SAW him enter il house and five minutes
after heard shrll female voice giving
him Hail Colambia for being out SO
late. and so | knew he was respectable
citizen.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
Managem ent Of the Spoon.

Use the spoon only to stir tea or
coffee; never use it to sip or drink
with. As soon as the liquid is stirred
place the spoon in the saucer and
leave it there during the remainder
Of the meal. If a second cup is de-
sired, pass the cup with the spoon i'll
the saucer, not in the cup. Do not
drink from the cup with the spoon
in it. -Housekeeper.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
Questions For shoppers.

Did you ever wait for change in
bargain store2 Did you ever get
home and find that you had omitted
to wait for said change2 Did you
ever lose a brand new purchase be.
fore taking cents worth of good
out of it? Did you ever see an article
Just like one that you bought 10 min
utes ago marked 20 per cent less in
some other store2- Boston Common
wealth
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
A Logical Conclusion.

"Well, papa, remarked Fred, jun
ior, who had just been spanked for
INSTRUMENTATION, seems to me you
must have been bad, too, when you
was a little boy, cause you always
want to have ycur own way. ."-kate
Field Washington
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
4 Oueer World.

This is queer world where men
live SO that one can hardly tell which
has a capital the size of the others
income "Spentf as you go" reasons
one. Go without SPENDING" says
the other-and it is left to the wise
ones to tell t'other from which. .-Bos-
ton Commonwealth.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
Doesn't Like Doctors.

Il don't like our doctor, " said Will
lie. IL went and caught cold bad
enough to keep me home from school
for two weeks, and the mean old doc
tor cured me in lessn two daya"-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15

A bow legged man was standing be-
fore the stoye warming himself A
small boy watched HIM intently for a
while and then he broke out.
Say, mister you're standing too near
the fire, guess;you're a-warping.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15

Why hop ye 20, ye little hills,
An what yer dee skip?
Is it cas- you IN pronn to see
His grace the Lard Bishp?
Why skip ye 20, ye little hills,
An'what var dee hop:
Is 1t Cas- to breach to we
Is com'd the Lard Bishop?
Eese he ls com d to preach to We
Then let US aul strick up.
An zing a glawrious gong of prayze
An bless the Lard Bishup! !
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
A PRINTERS EPITATH.

A PRINTERS EPITATH.
Here lies a form-place no imposing
stone
TO mark the heal, where weary it is
lain;
'Tis matter dead Its mission beng
done.
70 be distributed to dust again.
The body's but the type, at best,of man,
Whose impress in the spirits death
less page;
Worn out, the type is thrown to pi aka'n,
The impression hyes through an e;er
nal age.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-03-15
THE CROSS.
Blest they who seek,
While in their youth,
With spirit meek,
The wav of truth.

To them the Sacred Scriptures display,
Christ is the only true and hying way
His precious blood on Calvary was gwen
10 make heirs of ndless bliss IN heaven.
And cen on earth the child can trace
The bessidgs of his Saylour's face.
For them he bore
His Fathers frown,
For them He wore
The thorny crown;
Nailed to the cross
Endured its pain,
That his life's loss
Might be their gam.
Then haste to chose
That better part
Nor dare refuse
The Lord your heart,
Lest He declare
II know you not"
And deep despair
Shall be your lot.
Look to Jesus who on Calvary died,
Trust on Him who there WAS crucilied.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

There are many superstttions which
have some assoc ations with horses,
one OF which |. that tn names are
braided and the horses ridden at
night some a%t:ributing IL 90 the
devil. Others 10 witches The owners
OF the horses In many cases actually
believe that the dull, tired, and APP
parently exhausted condition In
which they ind their horses on going
10 the stable In the morning, must
he due u tn desperate riding thev
have been given by his satanic
majesty during the night IL is yen.
orally the ease that the horses he
licved 10 have b en- thus ridden are
such ~ are poorly fed and COnsidera.
bly, out OF condition.
Questions are often sent 10 the
leading Iapers pertaining To horses,
which show very clearly that many
owners Of the present day still believe
In this Inc cnt superstition. There
are many who will openly contend
that such must have been the case,
as IL is certain no human beings had
been near the horses during the night
aud yet the names have meanwhile
been braided. II Is often rather hard
10 believe that what appears 10 te
quite regular braldiny which MANY
horsemen must have observed Is
nothing but "A natural tanglc. The
old theory was that u was necessary
70 hang up In the static "A Hint stone
with II natural hole through IL, In
order 10 prevent the devil firing the
horses out by riding them at night
and there are not a few who still
firmly believe that the only way this
can he prevented Is by hanging ur
the flint stone.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

Proofs That the Fir~s lady In Japan Zoe.
sesse~ . Warm Heart.

The Empress OF Japan has upon
many occasions openly evinced her in.
terest in children, giving freely 20 in
situations that exist 20 benefit them
in any way, eve practicing all sorts
or little economies that she NAV be
able 10 swell her contributions 10
certain charlie e. that most interest
her. The conduct of this woman
upon 2 certain sad occasion her de-
voted subj, cts are never ear OF de-
scrihing, says Harper's Bazaar.
Prince lwakura, a fearless japanese
leade-, In the lDomentous days az the
crisis-from which the lovely archi-
pelago is still trembling in its subsi-
dence 20 what seems assured stability
lay dying ia his ya-hiki. The EN-
press announced her intention OF
paying lwakura q visit in person.
Inc poor Prince, weak and about 10
die, was thrown into a dangerous
state OF excitement upon receiving
the news, but he managed 10 borrow
from some hidden nervous force SUI
t1cient strength TO grasp his writing
box and brushes and 10 paint her AN
urgent hut most respectful request
hot % think or coming 10 him. He
forced upon her a. eXCuse for deciIn-
ING 80 great an honor the fact O, his
rapidly approaching death, and his
Consequent inauiliiy 10 acknUwlei ge
hec visit with even "A sixteenth TART
o. the homage IL demanded. ie
legged her 90 deign 10 kindly con
siGer how III he must Ice wen IL re-
NAMED an im~puSsiuility Ia throw of
the malady even for her est. rtain-
mcnt. In reply, nged with speed,
c.rne a mis- ~ whose IMPORT Wa as
follows
II come not Is your Empress, but
as the daughter OF your iond we'll
wlsher and cOad jutO AMI Is your own
anxious friend"
Shorn OF AL oStentation and dis
play the impress arrived aud re
manned beside her grateful subject
until his final Summons. Some years
ago, when the imperial palace was
burned, the unselnsh Empress. amid
all the excitement and discomfort
she was for the nOace called upon TO
endure in "A hasty fight u a comfort
less Old yash:ki, thinking first OF her
subjects natura, concern for her com
fort, sa. down and wrote them "A
dainty little rhyme, which proclaimed
as erroneous. the report that she had
changed her residence. IL coyly az
serted that her home had always been
in the hearts or her people and that
she sincerely hoped that neither by
fame 90 by cold could she he driven
from that dear abode.