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Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
BEAUTIFUL DEADLY ORCHIDS
A Forest of Beautiful Flowers That No
One Can Approach.

A Forest of Beautiful Flowers That No
One Can Approach.
M. Serge Belaguine, a Russian ex-
plorer Of Brazil, states In an interview
recently published in The Gaulois that
a few degrees below the equator he dis
covered forest of flowers that pre-
vented him from approaching them.
With every Difference to Mr.. Belaguine.
that forest seems to have been discov-
cred before, says Golfers Weekly. Two
years ago there appeared in a San
Francisco paper an account provided
by a bulb hunter returning from the
same region, who declared that after
noticing in forest an odor, vague and
sweet at first, but which increased as
he advanced, ultimately he reached q
clearing, and there, straight ahead.
was a wilderness of orchids. Trees
were loaded with them, underbrush
was covered with them, they trailed on
the ground, mounted in beckoning con-
tortions, dangled from branches, fen in
sheets, and elongated and expanded as
far as the eye could reach. A breeze
passed and they swayed with 1t. mov-
ing with life of their own, dancing in
the glare of the equatorial sun, and as
they danced exhaling an odor that pro-
tected them more sheerly than wall.
In vain did that hunter endeavor to ap.
proach. There was a veil Of perfumed
chloroform through which he could see,
but through which, try as he might, he
could not pass. 1t held him back more
effectually than bayonets, and 1t was
torture to him to see those flowers and
to feel that before he could reach them
he must die, suffocated by the very
splendors of which he was in search.
poisoned by floral jewels such as no
one perhaps had seen before. At the
time the place was known as the VII
lage Of demon flowers. =!
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
Patents

Cayeats and Re- Issues secured; Trade Marks
and Cepyrights regslered; Opinions given as
to validity and infringement of patents; As
signments, Contracts, etc prepared and recor.
ded. and all business in the Patent Office in
the UNITED STATES and all FOREIGN
COUNTRIES promptly aud carefully pros
ecutea. Upon receipt of model or sketeh or
photograph of invention with description, l
will advise as to patentabiity free Of charge
Main offices directly across from the U. 8
Patent Office, and attention is specially called
to my perfect and long established facilities
for the most vigorous and successful prose
cution of applications for patent and for
tending to all business entrusted to my care
In the shortest possible time. Rejected cases
specialty.-FEEs MODERATE and exclu-
sive attention given to patent business. Book
of Information and advice, and special refer
ences, sent without charge upon request.
j. r. LITTELL,
attorney and Counsellor in Patent Causes,
Washington, D. G.,
Opposite U. s. Patent Office
tNeation this Paper)
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
ABOUT BAL1OONING.
some CURIOUS FACTS RELATED BY AN
OLD AERONAUT.

Mon Who Pierce the Skies Fearlessly Can
not Look Over the Edge Of an Ordinary
Building without Terror-Trouble Due to
| Self-Consciousness.
Few men or women who sail up to
the skies in balloons with entire fear
lessness could stand on the ledge Of q
third story window without expert
encing that faintness and nausea which
terror inspires or feeling an almost ir-
resistible desire te fling themselves
headlong to the pavement below" said
the old aeronaut.
"Why is it thus?" l asked in sur
prise.
1T is, l think" returned he, ."due
entirely to the fact of self-conscious-
ness. Balloonists are all more or less
self-conscious. It is that way with
every person who is favored with con-
slant public notice or with supersensi-
tive, highly cultivated or intellectual
folk. In close proximity to their fel-
low men and things Of earth their SEN
sibility to surroundings is invariably
acute. There are few OF such persons
who could walk along the edge Of tall
building or who could peer down from
the brink Of precipice without suf-
fering vertigo and that strange hysteric
impulse to Jump off. This Is because
they are too thoroughly aware Of their
own personalities. or, in other words.
because they are always thinking of
themselves.
Now, a person who is not self-con-
scious may parade up and down on the
tops Of cliffs, climb steeples or cling to
the ridge OF a skyscraping building
without the slightest degree OF fear or
inconvenience. His sensibilities are
blunted; he is not sufficiently imbued
with the idea of his own personal
worth to heed the perils and discom-
forts OF lofty position. But put that
same individual into a balloon and
send him up into the sky for couple
OF miles and, most paradoxically, he
at once becomes nervous, restless and
eventually evinces the liveliest fear.
k10 ID lldUlC W UCSoAlO cASh oAA AsSAAsp
and manifests all those disorders COM
mon to the self-conscious man at an
eminence OF hundred feet or so.
"The latter, however, the moment
you get him thousand feet above the
earth, the moment all familiar objects
begin to recede from his view, loses all
fear and tendency to veStiginous dis
turbances. A strange exhilaration
possesses him, and likewise an impulse
to dare and do. II there be trapeze
attached to the balloon he wants to
climb down and swing in it.
"That is why professional aeronauts
ascend to great heights and swoop
down to earth by means Of the para
chute. They have lost all conscious
ness of themselves among the clouds.
and boldly trust themselves to the hy-
pothetical safety Of the big umbrellas
without a tremor Of fear. Yet ven-
ture to- say not one Of these profession
ais would trust himself to leap from a
building $50 feet high with a para
chute. doubt If many Of them at
such a height could be persuaded even
to venture close enough to the edge to
peer into the street."
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
THURM0NT Frederick County, Maryland Thursday December g. 1885,
GEMS AND THEIR STORY.
Bome Pretty Stones and Tales Connected
with Them.

some Pretty Stones and Tales Connected
with Them.
Who could wish for a prettler stone
than the delicate blue turquoise, the
gem which in Russia is set in every en-
gagement ring, and with which the
wearer must never part II she values
the love and fidelity Of the giver? 1t
is said to be far more precious II given
and not bought, and is credited to
change color when the wearer Is sick
or sorry or when danger is near. Its
meaning Is success and faithfulness.
The topaz is much valued by mari
ners, because 1t Is supposed to possess
an inner radiance which will give light
in darkness, and II worn around the
neck will act as charm against magic
terror and madness. Therefore, 1t be-
hooves every maid to see that topaz
is among her possessions.
Another exquisite gem is the opal, its
beautiful creamy surface lit with red,
blue and yellow rays scintillating in
the light and giving 1t place In the
front rank Of precious stones. Unfor-
tunately, the opal has bad name, and
we know the proverb about the dog
with the unlucky cognomen. Supersti-
tion credits this beautiful stone with
bringing misfortune to its owner, and
superstition will win Its way so long as
the world lasts.
Next we come tc pearls, the costly
product of the pearl fish of the Persian
Gulf. These lovely gems are obtained
from the bed of the sea by divers, who
bring up as many Of the oyster-like
shells as they can, and then place them
In heaps on the shore covered with
sand. They are let for several days
while the fish decay and the shells
open, after which the sand is sifted and
the pearls found. They are then
cleansed and polished. The value Of
the pearl depends on its size, round
ness, color and brightness. The most
renowned pearls were the two which
formed Cleopatra's earrings, one Of
which she dissolved in goblet of vim
egar and drank to the health of her
guest, Marc Antony.
The remaining pearl became the
property OF the Emperor Augustus, who
had 1t cut in two for earrings for his
daughter Julia.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
What Causos "Shakes."

The familiar symptoms of delirium
tremens, known as the Snakes" have
been made the subject of study, with
some interesting results. 1t appears
that what have been supposed to re
hallucinations have certain sort OF
evidence In fact. Certain blood vessels
In the eyes become congested and as
sumo a dark color These, when they
appear on the retina, which is ordin-
arily transparent, suggest to the ner-
vous and overwrought patient the
presence of soma mo"ing, living
creature. Imagination, Of course, in
creases the nervousness, end finally
the mind becomes so disordered that
the form of an offensive creature Is
suggested. AS there fancies grow by
what they feed on, 1t is easy to see how
creeping and crawling things may fill
the soul of the victim with the most
horrible sensations.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08

man is unique. He dislikes civlliz.
alton. He hates to wear collar. Yet
his clothes are of the most expensive
importations. He prefers broadcloth,
and generally swims a river or wal
lows in the dusty veldt the first day he
puts on a new suit. After that 1t Is
discarded. 1t is a popular saying that
one-half Of Creech's niggers wear some
of his clothes.
He seems to have no conception OF
the value Of money. His earnings are
marvellous. The bank at Beira stands
ready to cash his check for 10000
pounds ($2OO,OOO). AS a rule he has
no savings, but his credit is good.
This man Creech is never happy
unless he is broke" remarked jameson
to Rhodes when the former left the
telegraph job. "But I'll back him for
any amount" the latter is said to have
answered, because we can't ge. alorg
without him."
Creech got a start in South Africa
by leading an expedition in to the
Murchison Range, new gold field
north of the Transvaal. He discovered
some rich claims ard got hold of them
for his company. He after-7ard went
up the east coast. He walked inland
for 200 miles, livii g on the spoils OF
his rifle, and eventually got In with
Cecil Rhodes
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08

OF all the vegetables which come
into the summer market the most diff
cult to raise is the egg plant, and for
this reason few truckers care to take
the trouble with theN. Few people IN
the city really know how an egg plant
grows. The general impression is that
it grows egg upward on stock like the
cauliflower and there are some who be-
lieve it grows in the ground like a tur-
nip. In fact it grows on a bush with
a large leaf, and is never so large as
a tomato-vine. The plants must be
raised in a hotbed and set out In May
and require more than ordinary care.
slight rain will sometimes cause all
the eggs to rot and occasionally they
rot without any rain. One egg In half
a dozen fit for the market is a good
average.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
Paper Floors.

Now we have paper floors. An I'M
portant advantage Of paper floors con.
sists in the absence Of joints or seams,
whereby an accumulation OF dust, ver-
min and fungi is done away with
These new paper floors are bad conduc-
tors of heat or sound, and have soft
feeling to the foot. The costs are con-
siderably lower than Of hardwood
floors, the paper mass is shipped In
bags in powder form, with small ad-
dition of cement as binder. 1t is
stirred into a stiff peste, spread out on
the floor, pressed down by means OF
rollers, and painted the oak wood or
mahogany color, after drying.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
KING OF THE NIGGERS
ROLAND cREecH, Ex-AMERlcAN COW.
BOY, POWER m SOUTH AFRICA.

He Is Ceoil Rhodes Right Hand Man
Djslikes Civilixation-His Earnings Arc
Marvellous, and Although He Saves Little
His Credit h Unlimited.
After Cecil Rhodes and "Oom Paul'
Kruger, the most interesting charac-
ter in South Africa is an American
Cowboy. His name is Roland H.
Creech. Before emigrating to Johan-
nesbdrg he lived at Butte, Mont, and
as product of the wild and woolly
west he Is a concrete type.
Though a resident Of South Africa
but five years, it Is no exaggeration to
say that Creech is now dividing honors
with the great English pioneer in the
matter Of developing the lower end Of
the dark continent.
No prime ministers extract him from
critical positions. Nonewspaperss sound
his praises. He Is not famous. He
may not figure in history.
But from the Zambesi to the Orange
river over the breadth of Africa he is
known as King Of the Niggers" and
when Cecil Rhodes visits the province
of Mozambique or Eastern Moshona-
land he stays, not with the wealthy
English merchants or the government
officials, but in this modest abode of
Roland Creech, wherever that may
chance to be.
Mr. Rhodes intense fancy for Creech
is attributed to the latter's abruptness
his utter Indifference to ell conven-
tionalities and to his value as worker.
Creech treats the man who holds the
destinies Of half continent in his
hands with very little more consider
alton than the blackest of his Basutos.
The personality and career of thus
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08

VIZ 7ANTED--SEVERA TRUSTWOR-
w thy persons in this state to manage
our business in their own and nearby coun-
ties. 1t is manly Office work conducted at
home Salary straight 5000 year and
expcnses-definite, bonafidc, no more, no less
salary. Monthly &75. References. Enclose
self addressed stamped envelope, Herbert T..
Hess, Pres't, Dept M, Chicago.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
A Trick PhotoRraph.

A correspondent sends a very re-
markable photograph. II held upright
It looks exactly as II a man were stand
ing on the side of the house, and view
ed In the ordinary way 1t appears as II
he we're projecting Fl ON the wall Of the
house, without any visible means OF
support, as the police say about the
tramps. 1t might even do for an "ani-
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
Germans in Spain.

There are only about five hundred
Germans in Spain, but many of them
occupy prominent business positions.
The electric business, which Is begin
ming to assume great proportions in
Spain, is almost entirely in German
hands. The Germans of Madrid have
their own c1nh
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
Ingenious Tableware.

Sugar bowls, salt cellars and other
dishes requiring spoon or fork to
distribute the contents are formed W
a central tubular receptacle astened
to the interior of The Dowl to receive
tho 1poOn
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
NapOleOn's Trees.

Napoleon's cabbage palm at Long
wood has been blown down. It was
the last tree of its kind on the island
of st. Helena, and the species has not
been found elsewhere.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08

A Maine farmer has a cart which he
built in 1866, the tires OF which have
never been reset He also has scythe
snath which he has used every season
for forty-f1ve years.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
To Protect tho Piano.

To prevent the entrance Of verm'n
into pianos and organs by way of the
pedal groove a piece Of sheet metal is
attached to the pedal inside the case
to cover the opening and move with
the medal.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
Biggest fun Dial.

An immense sun dial, certainly the
largest in the world, Is at Hayon
Horoo, a large promotory extending
5000 feet above the AEGEAN Sea. AS ths
sun swings around the shadow of this
mountain it touches, one by one, a
circle Of islands which act as hour
marks.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
A NATIVE FILTER.

ponderous porous stone, followed out
to the shape of wash basin. BY
slatwork of uprights it Is supported d.
rectly over a stone receptacle on the
ground. A gallon or two Of water 10
poured into the upper, and falls drop
by drop into the lower. The water Is
made clear as crystal, and, while the
method is slow, it III sure. An inspec-
ton of the moss-covered lower half OF
the upper stone detracts little from
the esteem which the water wins at
first glance.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmilshurg at
s26 and 10 40 m, and 81 and 36 p nj.
Leave Edgenont for WaynesboIo and
Cham Sersburg at 7 06 and II 45 m, and
for Shippensburg at 7 35 pm.
Leaye Hagcrstown for Cherry Run and all
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at W
m and 10 90 and 10pm.
Leave Brucevlle for Frederick at 3s, 8 81
and 10 40 IN and 3S and 80 p IN, and for
Lttlestown, Taneytown, Wrigh,svi.le and
Columbia at 8 AZ a IN and 345pm.
Daily-all other daily except Sunday.
tStops to land Passengers from Baltimore.
IN. HOOD. B II. GRIswoLD.
Genl, Manager. Genl Passenger, Agen
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
Told out srf Court.

What was the heaviest fee you ever
got?" asked the pert young lawyer OF
the Nestor of the bar.
"A yearling calf and load of pump
kins; aggregate weight tom and a
quarter"
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
Porto Ricnn Filters.

Water is filtered in Porto Rico In
manner which affords an opening for
American enterprise. In the courtyard
Of nearly every house stands one or
two of the native filters. They are made
In two main parts. The upper is
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
The Mnnufacturo of Linen.

ireland has long enjoyed the primacy
in linen manufacturing, but a threat
has arisen against 1t in the Far East.
Japan 10 in the field. or at least Intends
to enter, as q competitor.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
m Mot want s.nnery Spoiled.

It is said that many people In Maine
are 80 offended at the advertisements
painted on boards ind barns along the
country roads that they refuse to deal
with firms which 50 advertise.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
Pumice-stone Boat.

A Iifeboat made OF pumice-stone has
been tested. II continued afoat with
a load even when full of water.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
run TRICK rnorOGRAPH.

THE TRICK PHOTOGRAPH.
NAL magnetism" photograph. The ex'
planation is quite startlingly simple
The young man is merely lying on
scaffold pole stuck through the wall.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
What Hiss, signifies.

Kissing means different things, ac-
cording to where you happen to be at
The time. In West Africa the natives
hiss when they are astonished; in the
New Hebrides whe, they see anything
beautiful The Bas ltos applauu pop
ular orator in the assemblies bv hiss
ing at him. The Ja ,anese, again, show
their reverence by a hiss, which hrs
probably somewha. the force OF the
"hush" with VIII ch we command
silence.
Natural gas has been flowing for
ages in several sect 'ons Of the Caucas-
ian provinces bordt ring the Caucasian
Sea. Many OF thu Sc gas wells have
constantly emitted sames for period
beyond the memory Of living men, and
are superstitiously spoken OF as the
eternal fires" ..... ~,
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08
A Japanese Auction.

A Japanese auction Is most solen
affair. The public do not call out their
bids, but write their names. together
with the amount they are willing to
pay, on slips Of paper and put them
into box. These are looked through,
and the article awarded to the person
who has made the highest offer.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08

stretching across country and making
the distant sky look like a music chart
Wireless telegraphy is coming in.
Already on the Isle of Wight they
have a wireless telegraphy rlant. Mas
sages leap from role like This one at
Alum Bay, fourteen miles through
space, to BournemCuth.
A man named Marconi is responsible
for the wireless system Of telegraphy.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-12-08

Telegraph without Wires.
This Is the way the telegraph pole OF
the future will look. Moreover, there
will not be lines Of telegraph wires
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-14
MISSIONARY LrroIIrHESrs.


Elders sllss Pack and Bert Pack, Oct.
II. Heneisr; Nov. n, snydervillei
Nov, n, CoAlvills; Dee, IL, Uptohi
Dee, 10, Hoy,svillsi jan, 9-9s, Wan
shlp; Jan, %, Rookporti Feb, 20,
Peoa; Feb. n. Oakley Mar, lS,
Kamas; Mar, "a, East coalvillei May
%, Echo.
Elders John A. Marehaut and John
Seymour. Oct, 81, Echo; Nov.' II,
Heueier; Now, 2s. snyderylllei Dec,
", East Coalyile; Dec, 20, Coalyille;
Ian, O.as. Hoytsyille; jan, %, Wan
ship; Feb, 20, Rockport Feb, "a, Peoa :
Mar. 10, Oakley Mar, "a, Kamaai May
%, Upton.
Elders Stephen Walker and Robert
slddoway. Oct. 81, snydervillei Now
p, Uptoni Nov. %, East Coalyillei
Dec, ~, Coalyillei Doc. 10, kames :
Jan, 0.gs, Oakley Jan, 20, Hoyisyillc :
Feb, 90. wanship; Feb, q, Echo :
Mar, IS, Rockporti Mar "a, Peoa ;
April II, lleneier
Elders william Crook and Austen
Bates. Oct. 81, Upton Nov. p, East
Coalyille; Now. 2s, Heneieri Dec,
10, Echo; Dec 10, snydervillei Jan,
9.0s, Coalyille; Jan, 20, Oakley Feb,
"a, KAmas Mar, IS, Hoytsvillei Mar,
"a. wanshlp; April II, Rockporti APP
ril "a, Peoa May 80, Evanston.
Elders Alexander Street and Geo. g.
Reddon. Oct. 81, Kamasi Nov, p,
Oakley; Now, 2s, Peoai Dec, l2, Rock
port Dec, 10, wanshipi jan, 9-9s,
East Coalyille Jan, 2ai Coalville Feb.
20, Upton; Feb "a, Henefer; Mar, 49,
Echo. Mar. ~, Hoytsyillei April ",
Almy May 22, Snyderyille.
Elders Geo. Ruff and j. I. lHodson.
Oct, 81. Oakley Nov, p, Kamas Now
2s, Rockport; Dec, ~, lloytsyille Dec.
10, Peoa, Jan, 9-9s, Upton Feb, 20,
Fast Coalyille; Feb, "a, Hoytsvlle
April II, Almy May 22, snyderyille.
Elders Henry Robinson and William
Harris. Oct, 81, Rockporti Nov, ~
Peoa; Nov, 2s, wAnshipi Dec, ~
Heneier; Dec, 10, East Coalvilloi Jan.
289s, Echo Feb, 20, Coalyille; Mar.
10, Upton April II, LOUISVILLE; May %
Oakley,
Elders Thomas Britton and Waltel
Bunot. Oct. 81, Wanshipi Nov, p
Hoytsyille; Dec, ~, Oakley, Dec 10
Rockport; Jan. 9,0s, Peoa, Jan, 23
'coqivillo Fch % VN'or Var "
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-14

Ilenefer Feb, q, Amy April n, Coal
rillei April, 81 EVANSTON Gay 10,
Snydervills.
Elders Henry Ilirst and c. A. Walton.
Oct, 81, proa Nov. ~. Rockport: Sov.
q. Oakley, Dee. ". Knmas. Dec., 10.
Upton; jan, OBS. Echo; Feb. ~.
louisville Feh.. p. Coalville; Mar.
10, wanship April IL. Ea., Coalville
April q. llrneief.
Elders l-sae naNsoa and Charles
Kingston. Oct. 81. Almy Nov. y,
Rock Springs Jan. 2s-is. PARK City
Feb, 20. llrneier. Mar. q. CoLville /;
April IL. Echo May %. BridrSr.
Elders Charles Beverdvo aud Joseph
Dean. Oct 81. Evanston; Nov, a..
Bridger. Dee. ~. Echo. jan. 00S,
heneiir; Jan, d, Rock SPRING.; April
~, Coalvi'ia. John Boydsu.
Edmond Kldredgs,
joseph A. Fisher.
Committee.
Approved.
W. W. Clud, Pres. Oct. ii,h. 1897.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-14

In the Journal Of the Americas hsdi
cal Association OF ssptenib.r 70, 1897.
Dr.. J. .. Learned describe. the follow
Ing method which he nsed in his own
case. For some yssrs he suffered from
Insomnia following a fail from his car.
He tried many meth1d. Of treatment in
vain--drug', hot water and cold val. =
internally and eTternall,, friction. over.
feeding aud undertaking, exercise,
gymnastics, deep Inspirations aud
numberle's mental occupations. Al
last the following method proved cue.
cess. The principal is to induce mus.
eulsr fatigue by exercises carried out in
bed Lying on his back, the patient
nrst reaches for the foot aud heal board
at the same time. lie then raises his
bead hall an inch at the same tlrns he
breathes slowly and deeply about eight
inspirations to the minute. which are
counted. After about twenty inspira-
lions, the head. which b~rin' TO feel
heavy, IL dropped. The right leg is
then raised tthe reaching for the boards
and counting bsisg .ontinusdl aud sim.
nsrly droppsd When fatigusd. The left
100, goes through the same process.
The muscles which are used In reaehinp
for the head and foot boards are then
relieved, asd the body is slsvatsd so
tha, It rests on the head and heels.
He thsa turnson tso right side and
reaches for the head aud loot boards
again aud raises fipt the head aud then
the foot ~ before. THE same process 10
son. through Oh the other side. Thus
eight positions have been assumed and
a large number Of muscles used. II
sleep has not been induced, the same
cycle lie gone over again.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-14

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