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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12

Civil Engineer II A. RACER, of Frederick,
is engaged at St. Josephs, near Emmitsburg,
in making surveys and preparing plans for
the raising of dam, with view to erecting
an electric light plant at that place.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12
MORTGAGEES'
PUBLIC SALE
OF A
Frederick County Farm near
LEWISTOWN

BY virtue of the power of sale contained
in the mortgage executed by George Cole
man Frushour and Ann S. Frushour, his
wife, to Margaret Nj. Drummer and to Allen
George Qnynn, dated June 10, 1894, and re-
corded in Llber j. l.. J. No. 8. foios 496 ETC..
one ofthe Land Records of Frederick County
Maryland, the undersigned will sell at the
Court House door, in Frederick City, In
Frederick County, Maryland, on
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12

The season of strawberry festivals is upon
us, but as yet none are announced.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12

The mountains are out in their spring
wraps.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12
additional Locals.

Wheat is looking well, but grass is grow
ing slowly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12

The Middle Conference Of the Maryland
Synod, English Lutheran Church, convened
in regular session in Mt. lions Lutheran
church, Ladiesburg, Md, on Monday even
ing. The conference sermon was preached
by the president, Rev. r. L. Patterson, after
which the communion service followed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12
Newspaper Law Decisions.

!. Any per who takes a paper regularly from
the postofice-whether directed to his name or an
others or whether he has subscribed or not-is re-
s,onsible for the payment.
If any person orders his paper discontinued he
o. she must pay all the arrearages or the publisher
continue to send it until payment is made and
collect the whole amount, whether the paper is taken
the Office or not.
No paper will be discontinued until paid up
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12

UNDER CONTRA cT.-The new line of the
w. M. r. r. between Hagerstown, Nd, and
Altenwald, Pa, whereby the distance will be
shortened and the grade lessened as COM
pared with the Edgcmont route, has been
placed under contract and work upon its
construction will begin at once.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-05-12

is given as 6o2. 1853, while the number
of natives paying tribute is returned as
5.5O1 1856.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
A Dogs Bed.

we have seen little dachshund which
would not go TO her basket until the blan-
ket had been held to the hall stove. This
she rcquil cd TO bo done in summer as well
as winter, though the stove was not light
ed. a spaniel kept in stable used always
to leave its kennel to sleep with the horse
Hounds make joint bed on the bench
after long run, lying back to back, and
SO supporting one another. But sporting
dogs should have proper BEDS made like
shallow boxes, with sloping sides. They
are lar more rested in the morning than
If simply left TO lie on straw. This was
noted by clever old Devonshire clergy
man. great sportsman, who observed
shat his best retrieving spaniel used al
ways to get into an empty wheelbarrow tn
sleep when tired The dogs bed should ha
rough reproduction of the barrow with.
nut the wheel. Spectator
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18

I very interesting 10 the uninitiated. Z small
handful OF dust was put in the hands Of a
Kansas City Times representative, and
upon inquiry he was informed IL was worth
about $500 or $1,000. A number of mug
gets varying in size from the Dimensions
of a hickory nut 20 that of a good sized
pear we're also shown, the greater number
of these being virginia. gold, a few of them
being mixed in tho quartz of the famous
mother lode. One nugget, about an inch
in length and half that in thickness, had
been assayed at $50. 40. The two men have
with them several thousand dollars worth
OF gold in dust and nuggets and these may
be seen as any time by interested parties
AT their quarters at the Hotel Savoy. The
claims, placer and quartz have been tied
up in every possible legal way, for which
the men have documents 10 show. The
stock company will be formed as soon as
practicable, and Messrs. O'Neil and saw
age expect 10 leave by the LIST of June with
a full equipment, both Of machinery and
provisions, for the mother lode on Bonanza
creek.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
Costly Wines.

At sale in 1858 of the effects of the de.
ceased Duchess dc Raguse the late Baron
Rothschild paid its weight in gold for a.
bottles Of Madeira. This wine, it appears,
was fished up in 1914 from ship wrecked
at the mouth Of the Scheldt in l77S,
where il had lain during that interval
Louis XVIII bought it at that time, and
part of it was presented TO the French con-
sui, and thus came into the hands of the
Due de Raguse. The weight of bottle of
wine, including bottle, is about two
pounds avoirdupois, so that at this calcu-
lation each bottle would have cost about
$500 Prince Worouzoff, it is said, sells
his Tokay, 220 years old, for $40 bottle.
In the famous cellars of the Hotel de
Vile, Bremen, there are dozen cases of
holy wine which have been preserved for
250 years. This calculation has been made
in regard to it: II the cost of maintain
ing the cellar, payment of rent, interest
upon the original value of the wine and
other Irooer incidental charges are con
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
took out a great many I
worth of the yellow metal.

TOOK out great many /
worth Of the yellow metal
At last, in prospecting in the foot hills
on one side OF FL Dorado creek. pay dirt
was discovered, which assayed about $40
to the ton, and on going down farther. the
virgin vein, or mother lode, Of untold
wealth, was located and this vein was
traced In rough way from Fl Dorado
creek TO bonanza creek, and farther on for
an Indefinite distance. Claims were inn
mediately staked by Mcneil and Savage
and the news In quiet way was impaired
TO the multimilliOnaire Of Alaska. Aleck
Mcdonald, and his advice as 10 the hest
way OF working the rich discovery was
asked b. A. MulrOoney and DR.. =. ID
Carper, ono a mining engineer and the
other q prospectOr Of vice experience. were
taken IN ana partnership was formed by
which the rich mother lode between III
Dorado creek end B0nalza cree K was en-.
tirely covered This d. very has been
Kept scent until the prczcat time. Mr.
Mcneil ana Dr. -asage coming 70 the
United states Tor the purpose " obtaining
machinery and fac.iitiG, for reducing the
quartz after h b. taken cut.
IL j. the intention ~ roe. men who own
these yGlEa5., claims. which cDfnrrige nine
quartz claims between Bynanza and III
Dorado creek, tbfo. more quartz claims on
the south side VI FL Dorado creek. six
placer claims on Henderson creek, and six
placer claims on Roindeer creek. To incor-
porate company with a small capitaliza-
ton to work and develop tie riches Of
these holdings. From one of the claims
on Reindeer creek $4,000 was taken out
OF ten square feet Of ground On III Do
RADIO creek No. j claim took out last year
S5So,OOO. From another placer claim on
Skookum Rulch, tributary Of Bonanza
creek, S20S,0O0 was taken last year I'm
TACT, tho entire vicinity Is nothing but gold,
and only awaits proper facilities 10 make
III the weaItbiest mining region ia the
world
When Mr. Mcneil was asked the ouos.
ton, why does not Mr.. Mcdonald, the
Alaskan millionaire, furnish tho means
for developing these richosS" the answer
came; "Well, IL is just this way. Every
man that has any money in that country
Immediately puts It into claims. 1t is
matter of utter impossibility 20 buy any
claims that arc worth anything and these
claims that we own are not for sale under
any consideration. IL is our desire to form
a stock company here In this city and to
capitalize 1t at q very low amount, Just
sufficient to obtain the shelters and crush
Ing machines necessary to develop our rich
properties there. We do not want sur
plus of money, nor do we desire to water
our stock or anything of that sort, for we
realize that we have very rich possessions,
and the lower our capitalization tho more
profit will accrue to each member of the
company"
DIR. Savage, who Is with Mr.. Mcneil
was until four years ago. a prominent
resident of Fort Smith, Ark, and it was
at his desire that the venture was made In
this city. Tho two men bring with them
zamplos Of gald due and nu.scts IT,. c-c
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18

war his own words werc, The ball is now
at my foot, and l hope 1 shall have
strength enough 10 give IL good kick
and the principal reason he gave for wish
ing 20 leave India was that he would be
more likely 70 get on in Europe. Possessed
Of many admirable qualities, Wellington
gained the esteem and confidence, but not
the affection, of his soldiers. BY nature
reserved and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a
little scldsh-ho regarded his army i'm the
light of a fighting machine. When its
task was performed and peace established,
he ceased 10 associate with the officers who
had been most intimately connected with
him in the field, and he did little or moth
ing 10 promote the welfare OF his soldiers
or TO make the nation understand what a
debt OF gratitude it owed him. Scottish
American.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
MOTHER LODE FOUND.
SOURCE OF KLoNolKE RICHES SAID
TO Be LOCATED.

DR.. @. G. Savage and VI. j. Mcneil Ailegs
That They Have Discovered the Virgin
Vein Which Many Have Searched For.
Have Many Rich Claims Located.
The famous mother lode OF the Alaskan
goldhelds has been discovered. and the
source from which all the auriferOus de-
posits in the streams of Alaska and British
Columbia. the fabulous virgin vein for
which every old prospectOr has been search
Ing, has been located In chain OF foot
hills between the II Dorado and Bonanza
creeks.
The discoveries Of this vein are NJ. J.
Mcneil and DR. c. @. Savage. who are at
present in Kansas City. and who speak
very interestingly upon the subject These
two men have spent four years in the
British Northwest Territories. in the
neighborhood OF Circle City. Dawson City
and the Klondike river, and Mr. Mcneil.
prior 10 that time, was prospector on the
Fraser river for ten years. They located.
during the four years of their residence in
that country, a great number of valuable
placer mines, but their ultimate object. OF
which they never lost sight. was the loca-
tion of the mother lode. from which all
this disinte2rated wealth flowed They
were at Forty Mile when the first rumors
of the great riches Of the klondike were
announced, and they went with the rush
and located claims on that tributary Of the
great river. Not satisfied with their claims
on the klondike, they assembled Bonanza /
creek, a tributary of the Klondike, and /
sta ed out claims there from WHICH they J
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
Lost Both of Them.

The boy had enlisted in the army.
had slipped away from home and "j'ined
the regiment, F" and the old couple wor-
RED over 1T until the mother decided
that the old man must go after hin1 and
bring him home. After weary journeys
the old man reached the camp and saw
MS boy on dress parade and heard the
band play Dixie, as of old, and he
got enthused and "hurrahed" louder
than any one else and patted his boy on
the shoulder and telegraphed home:
mAhiA-The durn thing looks so much like
old times that | think III line her mvsoIs
Send me my old rifle an canteen by express.
Hoo~oari ALI well.
Atlanta Constitution
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
ROBERTS AND WELLINGTON.
The Lord Puts on RecU~i His Estimate n,
the Iron Duke.

Lord Roberts has put on record his osti.
mate OF tho great Duke of Wellington. "A
study of Wclington's life and writings -
he writes, leads me to the conclusion
that he has been somewhat ovcrrated IA n
man ana greatly moderated as n com
mander. Stress is often laid on the strict
sense OF duty by which he is supposed to
nave been specially actuatod, the Inference
peihg that personal ambition had little tn
90 with his efforts to succeed I'm the tasks
Entrusted to him. That Wellington was
honorable, straightforward, rcsolute and
patriotic none can deny, but there appears
70 DC no instance In his military career OF
adopting course where his duty was op-
posed To his own interests, or of his being
called upon to sacrifice the latter In order
10 carry out the former
In MS case the paths OF duty and of
personal advancement were Identical, and
IL seems, therefore, hardly reasonable to
assume that he differed from other great
military leaders-such as Cesar Maribor-
ough or Napoleon-in being devoid of that
desire for distinction and power which Ia
one OF the most potent incentives TO exer-
ton. At the beginning Of the peninsular
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
THE CRUISER CHARLESTON.

else, he took the wrong landing. A serv:
ant OF the roau barred his way and said.
The other stairs To the ticket office gen
tleman. Jack said, moreover, that he
1idn't like the form Of address, not that it
was not perfectly respectful, he said, and
he kept thinking about it all tho way
home. So too, don't mind oonfcsslng
that don't like to he tcll Il come this
way lady, or asked If ! will bay an
thing, lady.
u know that it is a style Of address that
used 20 be- considered the exclusive prouer.
W OF gypsics and sailormen, and | don q
Know II l should not be perfectly content
70 have 1t remain SO. Possibly the spread
OF IL Is another evidence of the freedom of
the age, and possibly, too, the shop attend
anu ana the dentists servant were of the
opinion that to say lady indicated
much less degree Of inferiority than to say
ma am or madam II that Is their opin-
ion, should like TO have the opportunity
OF telling them that they are very much
mistaken. For ono woman 20 address an
other woman or for man TO address n
woman as madam betrays no sense of in.
ieriority on the part Of the speaker. 1t is
simply the recognized form of address of
one person-equal or not cqual-to anoth-
or person when the name of the person adj.
dressed need not or cannot be mentioned.
ana Tor one am not an admirer of tho in
nOvation. would rather be asked to come
TINS way, please, or even, Just CURLY.
TINS way, than DO bowed TO and smiled
at when some clerk tells me that the rib
bons are this way lady Lady is very
cuckoo among words anyhow 1t has
foisted poor woman out of her uroncr
place and now Is trying to GUST plain
ma am. Now York sun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
rUNEnAL DIREt TORS.

sIvRRT OLSON Funeral diectorr ano
practical embalmer Established In 1875. scott
street, Red Jacket Night Calls by telephone
or otherwise promptly attended to.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18

WILLIAM -. sMEED--Embalmer and
funeral director. Hecla street. Laurium
Thirtv-six years experience.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
LADY" FOR MADAM
A Young Woman of Observation Criticises
he Form of Address.

Three times today" said a young wo-
man Of Oh servation, Il was addressed as
lady, ilean in the yOcative. In two
cases, / was hidden 10 come this way,
lady, by shop attendants, and in the third
case my dentists servant told me that it
was my turn next. lady. Ihave noticed
for some time the growing tendency TO
use this form Of address, and Jack tells
me that he has remarked the same thing
in people addressing him. He told me
only yesterday that be was running up the
stairs at the elevated station down at the
city hall when. thinking of something
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
Letters and Language.

Nothing better illustrates the ratio IN
-hich the different letters are used in our
language than set Of figures on tho pro-
portionate number of types that arc to be
found in the printers case, which are
usually as follows: ?, X and ., 90, ks.
y 10, b and g 20, p "a, w and 20, IN and f
81, 40, 40, d and so, II 80, 20, II, o
ana 50, a and 50, t 100 and 14O. ST.
Louis Republic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
LIST Class End Class

The above rates will apply TO all inter-
mediate points. II you have in contem-
plation trip to the east now ia the time
to take advantage Of this reduction in
rates. For further information please
amply to station aud ticket agents.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18
Don't Forget the Launch.

"nile Hobson rides the steed Of fame,
Urged on by spur and rowel,
should we forget another name,
Our little Ensign PowellY
~ was not much he had to do
AT the Cuban harbor's gate.
ne WIN MS launch and little crew
Had naught TO do but wait
Au N.Y.. wnen ne gets his niche OF fame
with heroes true and staunch
Well gladly as we read his nams
hsmember Powsll's launch.
W. G. In New York eun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18

DIR. II. Scott, late professor in one OF
the Chicago medical colleges, has leased
the premises 451 Fifth street, and is re-
modelling them into an Office and operat-
ing room. His numerous friends and
patients will please note the change.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-18

sidered, bottle of this choice liquor has
cost 81, 200, 600, each glassful $272, $50,
and single drop could not be sold with
out loss under $200.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-14
They Wear Good Clothes.

The Missouri farmer today is as well
and comfortably dressed as his fellow
of any other state. The Missouri coun-
try lawyer or country editor has no ex-
cuse for being i'll dressed. Therefore for
the Missouri candidate to assume a garb
of rural quaintness which does not pre-
vail among the people themselves is a
sort of character sketch" which it Is
no wonder Missourians have resented OF
late years 1t is all right and proper for
Missouri candidates 10 be sleek and
well groomed. The state itself is sleek
and we'll groomed, and the state should
be fittingly represented in the appear
ance of its public men. The day OF
Uncle Josh Nhitco.hbs in Missouri po-
litical life has passed.-Exchange.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-14
>ES ALWAYS RIGHT.

ralish air in the chicken house of Poul-
try Dealer Virgins at a Kansas City
market, having for company about 80
dozen chickens, which it bullied and
quaclSed defiance at.
Hodie Craig, white boy, II years
old, living at Fifth and Cherry streets,
passed by the poultry house. Chickens
were a rare diet at Hodie's house, and
he looked so long and longingly at Wig
gins aggregation of songless birds and
his mouth so watered at the thought OF
fried yellow legs that he returned that
night, and, effecting an entrance into
the poultry house, hurriedly thrust a
dozen of the inmates into a sack. Hodie
was arrested, and on the following day
was in Justice Wallis court for trial.
Virgins was unable to identify the
chickens, and Hodie seemed certain to
escape punishment. Suddenly there was
"quack, "quack," and to Virgins
delight he beheld his dissipated looking
duck with the sore head. That settled
the matter, and the court consigned Ho-
lie to the bastile for 40 days.-Kansas
City Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-14
w. A. CALDWELL, vinita, l nd. Ter.
Iohnie Comes marching Home.

Washington, ID. c., July H.
Judge John r. Thomas. of the In
dian Territory, received today .,
telegram from his relative, Surgeon
Berryhill, about the condition OF
his son, Lieut.. Thomas. wounded in
the fight at Santiago. The surgeon
says the bullet passed through the
tibia of the right leg, making
clean perforaiion without shatter-
ing He speaks encouragingly OF
the condition of the patient. Judge
Thomas saw Secretary Alger to-
day, and learned that his son is on
the boat bringing several hundred
wounded to Fortress Monroe.
Lieut.. Thomas was in command
of the famous troop l., of;he rough
riders, after Capt. Capron had been
killed. He led the charge up San
Juan hill, and fell in front of his
men, wounded. Judge Thomas is
on the federal bench in the terri
tory, and took personal interest
in the raising of the two troops
which went to join Wood and
Roosevelt. He helped to select the
men from $50 applicants.
When the rough riders passed in
review at Tampa, just before the
departure for Santiago, Gen. Miles
singled out this troop L and pro-
nounced it one of the finest bodies
OF men ne had ever seen. Half OF
the members of troop L have been
killed or wounded in the Santiago
campaign OF three weeks.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-14
FEATHERS OF GREAT PRICE.
Rare Piunder from Birds-Invoice of
Aigrettes Worth Over Five
Million Refs.

Many curious things go through the
appraisers stores, and some of the
most interesting through the Fifth di-
gision, where millinery goods are ex-
amiaed and appraised. All sorts OF
birds and feathers are examined by this
division. Within a few days several
large boxes were examined, each con-
tanning something like 500 stuffed par
oeuets. A box was opened this week
in which il was estimated there were
nearly 5000 Japanese swallows These
little birds are caught by the japanese
in immense numbers by means OF nets.
Their plumage is very plain, but their
wings, which are extraordinarily long,
make them especially valuable to mil
liners. The birds when imported are
rudely stuffed with cotton, and each
one is made up into little roll about
the size and shape of an ordinary cigar.
Before being used they are twisted into
various shapes and dyed, the wings
spread and new feathers added, ana
they are made into gay and fancy
birds.
The most valuable kind of feather
goods that passes through the apprais-
er's hands is undoubtedly the aigrette.
This feather is worth more than its
weight in gold. The aigrette is OBJ
tanned from a bird called the egret,
found in China. Japan, Egypt and South
America, and sometimes in Florida.
Some of these feathers come directly
from South America, where, along the
upper waters of the Amazon, the In
dams shoot the birds with blow tubes
and small arrows. But Paris is the
market of the world for aigrettes, just
as London is for ostrich plumes, and
the greatest part of the imports come
directly from the French capital. With
in the past two months aigrettes to the
value of $4,000 have been imported
There are two varieties of aigrette.
the long and the short, and their value
is in inverse proportion to their size
The short variety, which is obtained
from a smaller bird, is extremely deli
cate and fine, and is worth from $22
to SIS per ounce. Only n few feathers
in each bird are valuable, and il is es-
timated that so or 60 birds would have
TO be killed to obtain an ounce of the
shorter aigrette. The lorg aigrette Is
worth not much more than half as
much.
These feathers are looked after as
carefully by the appraisers as are pre-
cious stones. They are imported in sol
dered tin boxes. and are locked UP
and guarded until they are examined
They are invoiced in the Brazilian unit
of value, reis, which is very small, sc
that figures giving the value OF the
imports are often startlingly large
One importation of these feathers was
recently invoiced to the value OF 5,2s3,'
COO reis. an amount which in American |
gold is equal to about slOO.-N. y. Mai
and Express.