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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
Perplexed About Change.

Coming down ina Twelfth street car,
an old lady rendered the conductor
cent piece under the impression that 1t
was dime and received q nickel In
change. Tho conductor, however, discover
ed his error Immediately after, and going
back to the old lady explained the ciroum-
stance. After convincing her with much
argument that she had only given him
cents, the conductor returned the coin,
and the old lady handed him the nickel.
"Let me have your fare, please" demand
ed the conductor. Tho old lady looked
aghast. "Why, I just gave you cents, y
she retorted, now firmly convinced that
she was being bunkoed. eyes, l know"
replied the conductor, who was also get
ting slightly twisted, "but that was the
nickel l gave you in change for your
cent piece. well, paid you, didn't II"
demonstrated the old lady. but that was
the money gave you" We'll, you've got
1t now, haven't your" The conductor lack
cd the eloquence to explain the situation,
and at Market street they were still bag
Cling about it.-Philadelphia Record
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
Sustained tho Jury's Rights.

Judge Prendergast, before his elevation
to tho bench, was defending an aggravated
case of assault before Judge Hors. He de-
sired to introduce some evidence favorable
to his case, but it was incompetent, being
hearsay testimony. He made numerous
attempts to bring out the evidence. 1t
met with strong objection rs often from
tho states attorney. The question was
argued at length, and the court sustained
the prosecution, ruling the evidence in
competent. Thercupon Judge Prender-
CAST swung around to the jury and said:
"Well, gentlemen of tho jury, shall this
evidence 60 in or notS'
Eyes, the jury burst out.
The Judge and states attorney lost their
breath by the shock incident to such a re.
markable and unheard of proceeding. Re-
covering his breath Judge Hors, who was
q novice OH the bench then, asked:
"Where is your warrant for suoh action
as you have committed"
"Your honor, this is your first criminal
case, replied Judge Prendergast serious
ly, land you are not familiar with the
criminal practice. The law of this state
or fact in such cases. You have overruled
this right of the jury and the jury has re-
versed your ruling. l will no longer de-
fend the case. -
The proceedings caused sensation.
However, Judge Prendergast remained In
tho case under protest. The jury was in
dignant to think their lawful right to de-
eide all questions had been impaired. The
defendant was discharged the jury not
even leaving their seats.-Chioago Times
Herald
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
GOTHAM's RARE BEAUTIES.
Nothing In the Old World to Match the
Charm Of the CITY.

Nothing In the Old World to Match the
Charm Of the City.
do not think that as a class New York
ers have taken just pride In their city In
the past, and am sure they have thereby
lost something we'll worth having. Per-
haps In a measure this failure can be laid
at the door Of the official corruption that
hos d,sgraoed It; perhaps in even larger
sense the failure Ia to blame for the cor
ruption. Let that pass. I have seen some
of tho worlds great citios, some OF them
famed for their beauty, and this know
that have como back each time more I'M
pressed with tho conviction that there Is
none of them that can compare with New
York in point of natural advantages and
real attractivoness.
When, two or three years ago, had re-
turned from a summer spent In northern
Europe used to go every day for n month
from my office in Mulberry street over to
the corner of Broadway and Houston
street on purpose to look up and down
Broadway and get tho view of that royal
thoroughfare to Grace church on the north,
with every detail of its beautiful gray
spire standing forth clear and distinct In
the sparkling October air, and south two
full miles to tho tall buildings about Bowl.
ing Green. l did not tire CT admiring tho
brillancy OF tho atmosphere, which SEEM
ed little less than revelation aftor the
heavy sultriness Of London's streets or
Hamburg's or Copenhagen's
have never seen such sunsets on sea or
land as are to be had any fine summer
evening from the rear end Of an East riv-
or ferry boat, with the towers and roofs OF
the city clear in outline and color, with.
out the smudgo OF Chicago or London or
Cincinnati, against background OF
orange and pink and purple, blending in
warm and changing tints as the sun sinks
deeper behind the Palisades. And where
IL there a view like that of our lnatchless
harbor, sailing up through the Narrows
on u bright morning? The Wanted water
ways of foreign ports become tame beside
this majestic stream, In which tho navies
of the world might lie at anchor, with eli.
bow room and to spare. The picture Is not
without Its reverse, OF course-where Is
there one that has none9-aud it may be
that in our now eagerness to render II toll
erable we have not given ourselves time
sufficiently to admire that which Is really
admirable If so, wo have ut least the
knowledge to comfort us that the effort
has borne fruit. Tho better New York Is
already a crcditable and gratifying fact
Jacob A. Riis in Century.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
butterflies.

Out IN the churchyard tho grass grew desp
Where the peaceful dead were lying.
Over their quiet and holy sleep
Tho butterflies white were flying,
And ono little child was playing there
In the churchyard sunny and still.
He wandered away in his innocent play
From the little white house on the hill.
"Butterilics, butterfiesl'' cried the child
As he played on the grassy sod.
"You re the souls Of the little dead children
here
Flutterng up to Godl"
Out in the churchyard a place new made
Waits for the innocent dead.
Still, for the dear little sleeper. there
Waited his quiet bed,
And long farewell they say over him,
With kisses on lip and brow,
And with flowers sweet at head and feet.
He goes from his mother now.
Butterflies flutter above her head
As she kneels on the grassy sod,
And tho little white soul Of her precious one
Flutters away to God.
..-Amelia Sanford in Ladies' Home journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
Origin of "Feathsr In His Hat"

"a feather in his cap" signifying hon.
or and distinction, arose from custom
which was common among the Syrians,
and perpetuated to this day among the
various semicivilized people Of Asia and
America, of adding new feather to the
headgear for every enemy slain. In the
days of chivalry the embryo knight re-
ceived his cocque In a featherless condi-
ton, and then won his plumes as he had
won his spurs. In manuscript written
by Richard Hansard in 1888 and careful
~ preserved in the British museum Is
mentioned an ancient Hungarian custom
that Of allowing no man to wear q feath-
or in his cap who had not killed Turk.
The Hungarians had law, which was In
vogue as late as 1919, which allowed war
riors to add a feather to their headdress
collection "eyery time the claimant could
prove that he had succored starving
Hungarian or had killed an ablebodied
Turk or other Moslem."
These old customs are now obsolete, but
it Is interesting to know that there were
once such laws upon the statute books Of
nations thought to be civilized. ~Asz7eN
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
A Thrifty Irish Woman.

An Irish castle. was once built at cost
Of pence, or only cents of American
money. 1t took woman to accomplish
this, and she wasn't a new woman either,
for she lived more than 200 years ago.
She was Anastasia, the wife of John Arch
deacon Her husband having gone to war,
she determined to surprise him on his re-
turn. She hired a large number of work.
men, STIMULATING that while employed by
her they should buy all their clothes and
provisions from her. She managed the
business 80 skillfully-and tradition does
not accuse her of any unfairness or of tax
ing any mean adyantage-that the castle
was completed; and her accounts showed
that it had cost only the amount named.
The castle now stands on the estate Of
Lord de Vesci, near Cork. - Brooklyn
Eaplp
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
Bonded ScryAntS.

Buffers and ladies' maids are acquired,
like greatness. Ones friends are breaking
up housekeeping, perhaps, and are glad to
find a place for their trusted servitors.
More often than otherwise the butler in a
certain mansion was originally picked up
In England like choice bit of bric-a- brac,
but perhaps not by his present employer.
He-the butler-began life as page
In some titled English family. In course
of time he became q valet, and finally
graduated q full 1edged butler. His am
bition then is America and higher wages.
And often when he changes employers, for
which there are various reasons, his for.
mer master Is willing TO give bonds for his
future good conduct.
The price of tho fin de steele butler ia
above rubies, for in addition to his other
duties he finds time to look after your ink
stand, renew the paper in your blotting
book, change your calendar daily and
place the new monthly railway guide at
your hand.
Ladies' maids are acquired In much the
same manner as buffers. - Philadelphia
Timea
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
The Plays of shakespeare's Time.

"Why art going to Coventry, Nick!' in
quired Roger suddenly, startled by u
thought coming into his wits like a child
by bat in the room.
"To see the stage play that the burgesses
wouldna allow In Stratford.'
"Wull l see too?''
"If thou hast eyes-the may or's show Is
Free
"Oh, feckins, wun't 1t be finer" gaped
Hodge. "Bo 1t tailor's show, Nick, WI
Herod the king, an a rope for to hang
Judas9 An wull they set the world afro
wi a torch an make the earth quake fear
ful WI barrel full O. stonesY Or wull 1t
be sin in motley gown a-thumping tho
black man over the pate wi a bladder full
O. peasen, an angels wi silver wingses,
an saints wi golden hairY Or wull 1t be
a giant o yards high, clad in the boards
O. murdered kings, like granny saith she
used to seer"
"Pshaw, mol" said Nick. "None Of
those old fashioned things. These be play
ers from London town, and hope they II
play right good English history play,
like The Famous Victories of Henry FIT,
to turn fellows legs all goose flesh. "
Hodge stopped short In the road. LA, y
said he, "I'll go no furder II they turn
me to goose. wunnot be turned goose,
Nick Atwood, an a plague on all witches,
says L.
ooh, pshaw," laughed Nick. "Come
on. No witch in the world could turn thee
bigger goose than thou art now. Como
along wi thee There be no witches there
at all. "-Joh Bennett In st. Nicholas.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
SCAlPED BY INDIANS.
It Happened Thirty Years Ago, and tile
Man Still Lives.

Man Still 11veSs
John Ellis, farmer living In Lower
Mount Ncthel township, in Northampton
county, has the distinction of being the
..nly man in Pennsylvania, 30 far as IS
known, who has been soalped by the 1ndi-
ans and lives to tell about It, MIR. Ellis
narrow escape from a horrible death oc-
CURED nearly 80 years ago, when, as q
boy, he was q driver in a government train
moving from North Platte, Neb., to Fort
Laramie, Wy.
The train had small escort Of United
States cavalry, but was not prepared for
On attack by the Indians. One August
day, however, band of 500 hostile red
skins appeared in the neighborhood Of the
train and began active operations The
men belonging to the train and the SOL
diers, IA in all, formed a kind Of fort with
the aid of wagons and made the best fight
they could, but all but four were killed.
Ellis and three companions determined to
mount their horses as last chance and
try to escape The attempt was made, but
Ellis was thrown, and the last thing he
remembers was being surrounded by doz-
ems of hideously painted and bowling saw
ages
When he became conscious again, he
found himself lying in q dry ravine with
two bullets in his body and wide strip OF
flesh removed from the forehead and crown
of his head. He was five miles from tho
scene Of the fight. Evidently the Indians,
thinking he was still alive, had carried
him on one OF their ponies for consider
able distance with a view to keeping him
as prisoner. No doubt they afterward
reached tho conclusion that he was dead,
and, scalping him. threw him In the 70
vine They probably shot the two bullets
into his body to make death certain.
Ellis was ablo to crawl back to the trail,
and in course of time was picked up by
train, his wounds dressed and his life
saved. He soon after returned east and has
since been engaged successfully in farming
In Pennsylvania. His SCARED head gives
him a peculiar appearance but he suffers
in no other way from his remarkable e1-
perience - Philadelphia Inquirer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
A FIVE STORY HANDICAP.
The Predicamcnt of Man Who Saw q
Thief With His Bicycle.

The Predicament OF Man Who saw
Thief With His Bicycle.
One day last week a young man went to
q dentists office in Kansas City to have
bridge, with some teeth hanging to it, at
tached to his upper jaw. He rode to the
building on his bicycle, which he left IN
the hall, and assembled to the fifth floor on
the elevator.
The dentists chair faced q window
which looked out upon Grand avenue. The
dentist had filled his mouth with cement
and was pressing 1t up into the gum with
his finger. Tho victim was gazing out up
on tho street with a martyrs expression
on his face.
Suddenly the victim struggled to get
his head away from the grasp Of the den
fist.
"Ugh, ug-glug, glug-ug-lug.mug' gug"
he shouted in a mutfied voice.
The dentist thought the man in the
chair was having n fit, and, fearing that
he might swallow the cement, to say moth
ing of several porcelain teeth backed with
gold and several hours hard labor, he kept
his finger in the victim 8 mouth, and ST.
lent struggle took place. The man in the
chair tried to rise The dentist, who Is
something of an athlete, struggled to keep
him down. This sort Of thing went on for
several minutes, until the dentist could
feel that the cement had hardened. Then
he took his finger out Of his victims
mouth and let him up.
dad blame your shouted the angry
victim. What in SabHill did you hold
me down that way for? Didn't l tell you
wanted to get up?'
81 thought you were having ut, an
swercd the dentist alphabetically.
"Fit nothing said the victim. 81 saw
thief going up the street with my bicy-
Gle. l knew it by the color and tho way
tho toolbag hung behind and the ribbons
on the handle bar. Being up five stories Is
handicap enough without having brigand
like you holding me down with his fist IN
my throat. kansas City Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
The Pioua Robin.

Here is a story of An orthodox robin
Some time ago attended morning service
in Ely cathedral, where, during the
prayers, a robin kept fitting about the
building, joining occasionally In the serv-
Ice with modest "chirrup." When the
clergyman assembled the pulpit and began
to speak, the robin deliberately perohed
himself on one of the pinnaoles Of the chan
eel screen, quite close to the orator, and the
louder the pastor preached the louder did
the robin sing, much to the amusement Of
the congregation. l have no recollection
of what the sermon was about, but the
robins singing made deep impression
upon me. London Telegraph.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
Jews Live Longer Than Gentiles.

The vital statistics Of London are the
authority for the statement that on an aV-
BRACE the life of Jew in that city Is twice
that Of a gentile. DIR. B. W. Richardson
says that the Jews of that city are exoep-
tionally free from disease, and Virchow
says that the race "has ut all times been
distinguished by great tenacity OF life
Consumption is scarcely known among
the Jews, and suicide Is three-fourths less
frequent among them than 1t Is among
-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
He Was Posted.

She was from Boston and was on her
way to the geysers. She had rendered the
stage driver thoroughly uncomfortable by
throwing great chunks Of botanical and
geological information at his head, and he
had about reached the determination to
brighten her with stories of highwaymen
till she would get inside the coach, when
some gnarled and twisted oaks attracted
her attention.
"Do you know how old these trees are2"
she asked and was preparing to launch q
whole row of figures at him when he sur
prised her by answering very promptly:
"Yes'm."
"How old are theyp'
"Three thousand and six years"
"How do you arrive at such accurate re-
sultsp"
"Well, a smart young woman from Bos-
ton what knows all about 1t told me they
were 5000 years old, and that was six years
ago, so they must be 3,006 now-goin on
8.OO7. San Francisco Post.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
The Speed of the Camel.

The speed of the camel when on jour
ney Of considerable length rarely exceeds
three miles an hour, and the swiftest
dromedaries are rarely known to go faster
than ten mile gait, but this can be kept
up for 20 hours in the day and for six OF
seven days at a time.-London Answers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07

Dramatic Ability.

"Pa, what Ia dramatic ability"
dramatic ability Well, 1t is typewrit-
or girls gift Of looking sorry when she
hears that her employer will have to stay
ut home a week with a bad GOLD. "-Chioa-
20 Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07
ElIZABETHAN PLAYERS.
Treated ~ vagobonds In the Native Town
Of Shakespeare.

Treated ~ vagabonds In the Native Town
Of Shakespeare.
About a mile beyond Stratford, We'll
oombe wood oreeps down along the left
Just beyond, the Dingles wind irregularly
up from the footpath below to the crest OF
Welcombe hill, through struggling clumps
and briery hollows, sweet with nodding
bluebells, ash and hawthorn.
Nick and the master player paused
moment at the top to catch their breath
and to look back.
Stratford and the valley of the Avon lay
spread before them like picture Of peace,
studded with blossoming orchards and
girdled with spring. Northward the forest
of Arden clad the rolling hills Southwark
the fields Of Feldon stretched away to the
blue knolls beyond which lay Oxford and
Northamptonshire. The ragged stretches
of Snitterfield downs scrambled away to
the left, and on the right, beyond Bearley,
were the wooded uplands where Guy of
Warwick and Heraud Of Arden slew the
wild OK and the boar. And down through
the midst ran the Avon southwark, like
silver ribbon slipped through Kendall
Green, to where the Stour comes down,
past Luddington, to Bidford and away to
the misty hills
"Why," exclaimed tho master player,
"why, upon my word 1t is n fair town
as fair q town as the heart of man could
wish, Wish2 l wish 'twere sunken In the
sea, with all its pack Of fools! Why" said
he, turning wrathfully upon Nick, THAT
old Sir Thingumbob Of thine down there
called me caterpillar on the kingdom of
England, vagabond and common play
er of interludes. Called me vagabondl Mel
Why, l have more good licenses than he
has wits And as to Master Bailiff Stubbes,
have permits to play from more justices
of the peace than he can shake q stick ut In
a month of Sundays" He shook his fist
wrathfully at the distant town and gnaw
cd his mustache until one side pointed up
and the other down. "But bark 9, boy,
III have my vengeance on them all-aye,
that will I, upon my word, and on the
remnant Of mine honor-or else my names
not CASTOR Carew."
"Is 1t true, SIR" asked Nick hesitating-
~, "that they despitefully handled you"
I "With their tongues, aye" said Carew
bitterly, "but not otherwise. He olapped
his hand upon his poniard and threw back
his head deflantly. "They dared not come
to blows-they knew my kind. Yet John
Shakespeare is no bad sort. He knoweth
what Is what. But Master Bailiff Stubbes,
ween, is a long cared thing that brays
for thistles. III thistle himl He called
VIII Shakespeare rogue. Hast ever looked
through red glassf"
May" said Nick.
"Well. 1t turns the whole world red.
And SO 1t is with Master STUDIES. He
looks through pair Of rogues eyes and
sees the whole world rogue. Why, boy"
cried the master player vehemently, che
thought to buy my tongue! Marry, II
tongues were troubles, he has bought HIM
self peck What! Buy my silence9 Nay,
he'll sec deadly flash of silence when l
como to my lord the admiral again. -
John Bennett In st. Nicholas.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07

The sacerdotal crown was one Of roses
or other flowers, which, on certain festival
occasions during the middle ages, was
worn by the priests or monks when
marching In procession through the streets.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07

The primrose is in England an emblem
of Inconsistency. The name signifies that 1t
Is the prime rose or the first rose of the
spring, this flower opening before most
Others
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07

The wife of Mr. D. Robinson. q prominent
lumberman of Hartwlck, N. Y, was sick
with rheumatism for five months. In speak.
ing of it Mr.. Robinson says: "Chamberlain's
Pain Balm is the only thing that gave her
any rest from pain. For the relief from pain
it cannot he beat" Many very bad cases of
rheumatism have been cured by it. For sale
at so cents per bottle by DR.. Jas. K. Waters.
w men or women to travel for respon'
sible established house in Maryland. Salary
$3.50, payable SIS weekly and expenses
Position permanent. Reference. Enclose
self addressed stamped envelope. The Ma
tional, Star Building, Chicago.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07

A fluid ounce Of United States measure
equals 29x cubic centimeters.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-01-07

"Mrs Willoughby, are your new neigh
bors people whom you can oultivatep''
well, they need 1t, but don't think
shall undertake It, Chicago Record,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-04-29
The Injunction Denied.

The suit of Glen Lawrence brought
against j. IL. Ledigh. county clerk.
to restrain Mr.. Leidigh from receiv-
ing the salary of the office, was
heard in the District Court. on
Thursday last. Judge Price delivered
an oral opinion, in which he said. lin
his judgment. that should the Supreme
Court find that MIR Lawrence was duly
elected County Clerk of Ford county.
that in that event the county of Ford
would be liable to Mr.. Leidigh, a de facto
officer, for his salary as sncn.' The fol-
lowing entry was made on the journal of
the court: Temporary injunction de
MED. Restraining order granted by Pro
bate Judge dissolved Ii is said that
Lawrence will appeal from the decision.