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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
Tho Trade Of Burglary.

Burglary Is q trade. It has ih
tricks, It's tools and its ups and downs.
Il Is q trade which IS continually
changing and improving. Methods
Of high class burglars that were In
vogue 20 years ego are hardly known
now. The thiefs Jimmy" Is out Of
date. Safe blowing has given way to
safe cracking. -Four or five men.
with a few sticks Of dynamite, rob Q
train nowadays as easily as 20 men
armed to tho teeth did 1t O dozen years
ago. But IN spite Of the changes the
motto Of all low grade csooks is, 'The
way to steal Is to steal"
They embrace every opportunity
and steal whenever they can, often
making q bunghng Job and getting
nipped. After q few terms In the
penitentiary, however, they are no
longer low grade crooks, but have be-
come educated professionals The
penitentiary Is their school There
they are taught all the improvements
Of the trade" and there many bur
glars devices are invented by brainy
but vicious men.-St Louis Globe
Damncrat
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
Shakespeare Eyebrow.

Miss Sarah w. Gillette Of Evans
ton, Ills, rejoices in the possession od
what she believes to be Shakespearei
eyebrow.
Miss G.'s father, the late DR.. II. G
Gillette, bought the relic from r. g.
Oaks Of England. In 1881 Oaks was
deputed to carve an olive wreath to
sncircle a bust Of Shakespeare. Al
that time the Duke Of Devonshire
owned the Kesselstadt death mask OF
Shakespeare.
This death mask had been discov.
cred In a pawnbrokefs shop III Kes.
selstadt and pronounced to be a
9hakespearean mask.
Oaks was permitted to use the mask
in making the laurel wreath. He
says: I'm my examination for the
pores in the plaster, to decide wheth.
or the cast was original or not, J
found two hairs Of the eyebrow stick
ing In the cast extracted one en-
tire; the other broke.
These are the fragments that an
In possession Of the Evanston lady
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
Tho Tnle Of tho Telephone.


The first telephone that was ever
used was not electrical, nor was it q
scientific instrument in any sense OF
the term. A little more than 80 years
ago tho employees Of large manu-
factory beg,liled their leisure hours
by kite flying. Kites large and small
went up daily, and the strife was to
eee who could get the largest. The
twine which held them was the
thread spun and twisted by the la
dies OF the village.
One day to the tale Of the largest
lite was attached kitten, sewed tn
a canvas bag, with netting over
the mouth TO give it air. When the
kite was at its greatest height-2oO
feet or more--the lnewing could be
distinctly heard by those holding the
string. To the clearneAs Of the at
mosphere was attributed the hearing
Of the kittens voice. This is the first
account we remember Of speaking
along q line.-Shefaeld Telegraph.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
Massachusetts, First Coins.

Coinage was begun In Maryland
and In Massachusetts In 1859. Joseph
Jenks, ''the Tubal Caine Of New
England" made the dies for Massa-
chusetts. By them the famous pine
tree shillings" were struck. Charles
II was pacifed into submission to the
invasion Of the royal prerogative by
being told when he asked what tree
was represented on the coin that it
was the royal oak which saved his
majesty's life. Who can guess with.
out looking at the coin whether the
story reflects hardest on the artist OF
the king; whether the artist made a
good pine tree or the kings forestry
was at faulti-Age Of Steel.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
A Street Car IdyL

They were riding up town together
pretty, pink checked Ethel and her
red checked brother Ralph. In the
young woman's lap lay daintily
bound volume with q bit Of winter
landscape etched upon the cover and
the words Winter 1dyls" written
scross 1t.
Say, Ethel" inquired Ralph.
what does i-d-yl spellT
"Idyl," replied Ethel absentmind-
edly, looking out Of the car window.
Ralph pondered.
Are winter idles tramps, Ethel9"
be went on. And the abseptminded
Ethel said she guessed so.-New York
World.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
Novel Beartrap.

The early settlers Of Bethel, Me-.
were much troubled by black bears,
who killed the sheep, robbed the bee-
hives and raided the cornfelds.
A farmer, whose corn, being In the
milk, attracted the bears, placed q
tub of new rum and molasses in the
field. The next morning he found o
largo bear stretched out beside it
beastly drunk. The tub was empty.
When bruin woke up, he found him
self securely chained.
1t was an unfair advantage to take
Of a beast who only followed the ex-
ample Of many Of the settlers when
rum and molasses were at hand
Youths Companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
between tho Acts.

Low Comedian-Here's the latestl
Who Is it that both pleases and scares
the pubnci
Soubrette ~ Terry-fe! Give "a
something easierl
Low Comedian-Well, how's thisi
Who plays the devil with William
Terriss2 .,,,,.
soubrette-1rving. in Faust" TAI
Ta!--Hallo.
Fast Talkers.
When Charles Mathews was In thia
country, the rapidity Of his speech
was q cause Of much astonishment
but there was no loss Of distinctness
on that account. He was said to b
the most rapid talker and singer on
the stage. Sarah Bernhardt talks al
q furious speed sometimes, but every
speech that is to be spoken fast q
practiced again and again, q little
more quickly each time, In order to Tn
sure clearuess Of utteranos.-Nev
York Sun.
pome women are 30 uevoted 70 ~
man they love that they become sel-
fish TO others In his behalf. demand
ing of them what he is unepttled 20
aud what they have NO right to claim
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
AQuesr Rainbow Superstition.

AQuesr Rainbow suposstitiou.
The Kurds and A,menians, whose
many folklore stories and tales Of
superstitious fancies far exceed those
Of the gypsies, have some rainbow
bsliefs which are perhaps not dupl.
Gated in the popular notions Of anv
others among the races of mankind
They hoot at the idea Of its being q
witness to Gods covenant with man
that the earth will no more undergo
the ordeal of flood and declare that
it was made for the express purpose
Of letting the first man and woman
down from heaven, the man securely
fastened to one end Of the great Va.
riegated band, the woman at tho
other. The end Of time, accordini
to the Kurds, will be ushered in BY
the appearance of four rainbowA
which will cross at the zenith, fur
nishing eight passageways for God
and his hosts.-St. Louis Republic
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
A Deaf Man at the Opera.

When opera was running in New
York, there was no more attentive
member Of the audience than q
slight, fair man, who was perfect In
dress and bad a pleasant suavity OF
manner. He was always present
with his wife, but It was noticed that
they rarely talked together, and he
never seemed to take ofense, as so
many of the audience used to do, at
the talking and laughter tn the
boxes. He was stone deaf. He en-
ioyed color and dancing and piotur-
esque groupings, and he went to the
opera to see it He could sometimes
get the gist of a sentence by watch
ing the lips Of q speaker, but he had
not even that comfort at operas
where the singing was done In Ger
man and Italian.-New York Sun
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
Three Infectious Diseases At Once.

DR.. j. T. O. Nash writes to the
British Medical Journal that he re-
Gently had under his care child Of
81 years in whom were developed
within week the following infec-
tious diseases, In the order named.
Whooping coogh, chicken pox, mes
sles. The mcubative period Of per
tusss is stated to be a few days, that
Of chicken pox to be variable, and
that Of measles from seven to ted
days, and the point of interest, the
writer holds, is that three distinct
poisons should flourish In one corpus
vie and come to full maturity at ono
and the same time.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
A Remarkable Funeral Procession.

When Tsching Tschu, the grand
chamberlain and brother-in-law Of
Prince Kung Of China, was buried, he
was followed and preceded by . 10
markable procession. The bier was
carried by 80 men, each pair OF whom
had poles of different lengths under
1t. These 80 men were preceded by
46 flag bearers, s camels and "a
milk white horses Behind the pail.
bearers came 100 men, each bearing
their portion Of Is long planks:
These planks or boards were painted
red, and over this in yellow letters
were the names and titles Of the de
ceased nobleGnan.-St Louis Re
yy1bliU .. -.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
THURMONT Frederick County, Maryland Thursday July %. 1898
TIVE ELDER aAlvlhi euApK,eEp.


wAs. tAs Tsnapss efDisna 1esi, he became
vssy Mush Excited.
Alexander Salvtni tells an amusing
story Of his experience while acting
as stage director for bis father when
tho latter began his last American
tour.
II took entire charge Of the stage
direction for father, " said he IN . chat
the other day, and 90 relieved him
Of all anxiety on that score. had
the most dtMcuity In getting proper
handling Of the temple scene In Sam
con, where Samson pulls the shrine
Of Diana down upon tho heads Of the
people, Isuperintended this and got
everything into working shape but
did hot have father yehearse the TALL
ing In Of the temple.
II knew that the mechanical effect
would take care Of itself, 90 tar as he
was concerned, aud merely placed q
dummy there 90 a. to arrange that
none o3 The debris should tell % - to
bit eamson. Tho effect OF the ts1nl-
bling In OF tho scenery wa rather
terrifying. Itwas tho Supers' whom
] expected to give mo the most
trouble. OF course ! wished them,
ySSreeentdn8 tho worshtpees IN tho
temple, to make . regulaf stampede,
but ! did not rehearse them tpeIt
well, when We played tnsou'
the first night ! se9Sd lust tho 70
suit I wanted 20 ought to have
seen thoae e:spess run OF tho stasei
They thought tho whole house wa
tumbling Id on them. The way thoy
went Of that stage was . caution.
At least they tried to 60, but In their
terror they tumbled al over one an
other In . heap. Il produced q mag
nihcent terror effect and the audi-
ence probably thought It had all been
seheersed 70 perfection. But the su-
pers knew be&tee"
'How did they act the NEXT nightr
'.They didn't act at all. They were
60 terrified that they never camo
hack. I expected that and had new
lot ready. The most astounded man
Of all was probably father. When
tho whole temple tumbled down
upon him, he was perfectly bew1-
dered, and as soon as the curtain was
down he turned to me and energetic
ally exclaimed. 'Sacrannentol but
do you want to kill meT When
cautious investigation showed him
that no piece Of soenery could tall on
him, he accepted the situation philo-
sophically. minneapolis Tribune
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
DAudet's Bette Noir.

Alphonse Daudet's thorn in The
flesh Is the letter writer. No other
novelist, he declares, can be so pes.
tered by unknown correspondents az
he is. Women and young girls are
the chief deInquents, their object In
writing being to get him to use them
as heroines in his next novels. They
invariably inclose photographs. One
Of NJ. Daudet's admirers, mailman,
possibly in confinement has fot
about l5 years written regularly to
say that he has caught erasshop-
per, and having taught it the novel:
lists name let it go. Another fancy
Of his was to write M. Daudet's
name In the snow.-London Stand
ard
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
ramx Politics Devoted Literature
6omanes Of . Bank Nste.

some 60 odd years ago tho cashier
Of a Liverpool merchant received In
tender for a business payment Bank
of England note which he held up to
the scrutiny Of the light, 80 as to
make sure of its genuinensss. He OBJ
terved some partially indistinct red
marks or words traced out on the
front of the note beside the lettering
and on the margin. Curiosity tempt
ed him to try to decpher tho words
30 inscribed. With great difficulty,
80 family written we're they and 90
much obliterated, the words were
found to form the following sentence:
If this note should fall into the
hands of John Dean Of Longhill, near
Carlisle he will learn hereby that his
brother Is lang1lishing prisoner at
Agiers."
Mr.. Dean, on being shown the note,
lost no time in asking the govern.
ment Of the dey to make intercession
for his brothers freedom. 1t ap-
peared that for II long years the lat
1er had been slave to the dey Of A.
giers, and that his family and rela-
hves believed him to be dead. With
Q piece Of wood he had traced in his
own blood on the bank note the mes
sage which was to procure his re-
lease. The government aided the
efforts Of his brother to set him free
this being accomplished on payment
Of a ransom to the dey.-Now York
Home Journal
Aslnai Wsrship.
Mr.. J. McLennan, In hls paper On
1.-THE Worship Of Plants and Ami
mails" calls our attention to many
evidences that the early Romans, a.
well a. tho Greeks. worshiped to-
TENS. Tho Old Testament records
show many indications Of animal
worship among the 1sraelites, which
must have lasted for ages before the
prohibition inculcated In the second
line of the decalogue was formulated
At q comparative late date Jehovah
was worshiped under the popular
symbol Of a bull, while the IL oxen
upholding the laver In Solomon'a
temple, as well as the horns adorn.
ing the altar, were drawn from the
prevalent bull worship" Modern
research has also proved that the
cherubim were represented In the
form Of winged bulls NJ. Lenor>
mant, In his famous book on the
beginnings Of History" says that
during the time Of tho kings and
prophets, most assuredly the cheru
BIN, as there described, are ami
mails. Popular Science Monthly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
No | 5
AailrOAd EnGIlss..


6nng expressions generally or4g3.
nate with the railroad men, and b
person not versed in slang might
listen to q crowd Of railroad men
talking for an hour without getting
tho slightest impression Of their
meaning. Consequently. when an
Atchison sdrl received the following
letter hom her Apollo, a brakeman,
ahe was somewhat puzzled: my
dear, pushed the cons face yeste1.
day, and he told the supe who pui
me on the carpet and finally put tho
can to me. I will have to lay over
on the hill for 10 days and will b
down to see you soon."-Atchison
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg AT
8 80 and 10 40 m, and 8 81 and So p M.
Leave Edgemont for Waynesboro and
Cham bersburg at Z 06 and II As m, anu
for Shippensburg at Z 80 m.
Leays Hagerstown for Cherry Run and all
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at . W
q m and 12 20 and 8 10pm.
Leave Brucevlle tor Frederick at 3S, 8 IS
and 10 40 a m and 8 81 and 80 p m, and for
Littlestown, Taneytown, Wrlghlsville and
Columbia at 8 AZ m and S45pm.
= Daily-all other daily except Sunday.
tStops to land Passengers from Baltimore
I'M. Hoop. B II. GRIswoLD.
Genl, Manager. Genl, Passenger, Agen
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
The Advantages Of Dead Pscrs.

The emperor Of China has ennobled
the ancestors Of Sir Halliday Macart
ney for three generations. I con-
sratulate these posthumous noble.
men, wherever their disembodted
spirits may be. Honor will no doubt
be most gratifying to them The
Chinese are more sensible than We
are. 1t Is tar more Reasonable to
convert dead men who can DO no
harm into noblemen than to make
unborn descendants Of living men
into legislators, In which qepa@tY
they may do much haIm--
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
NeAILADor TREES AND THE MASTER.

Into the woods my Master went,
Clean forspent, forspent,
Into the woods my Master cAno
Forspept with lore and shame.
But the olives they were not blind. 10 him,
The little gray leaves wsre kind to him.
Tho thorn tree had mind to him,
When into the woods he cstne.
Out Of tha woods my Master went
And he was we'll contents
Out of fhb woods my Master came
Content With death and shame.
When death hpd shame would WOO him Lost
From under the trees thsy drew him last,
Twas Oh tree they slew him last
WheA odt of tho woods he came.
-Si&ney Lauiea
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
How He Knew Of 10.

~ allus knowed woodcock time
had cum," once said marsh farmer,
"when parson reads burning fiery
furnace In church lesson" He was
much more a sportsman than a theo.
togian, adds the relater Of this story,
but be meant the morning lesson (old
style for the nineteenth Sunday att
or Trinity, which fell about wood
cock time. .-Baily's Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
Worry Thin.

The Berlin gold beaters at the Paris
exposition showed gold leaves 60 thin
that 1t would require 2s2, 900 to pro-
duce the thickness Of single inch,
yet each leaf was 80 perfect and free
from holes as to be impenetrable BY
the strongest electric ight-E1-
change.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
H@d water.

Aunt Jane-Is the water where you
1--WE now soft or hardi
Wee Niece~Iguess it's pretty hard
The girl spattered some on tn lamp
chimney the other night, an it broke
al to piaceA Newa
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
A Drawing Room Idyt.

Strephon-Win you accept this
King as an emblem Of my love, be-
cause it has no endingf
Phyllis-No; because 1t Is also an
emblem Of my love, for it haa no b.
Riuniuo.-Harper's Bazar-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
He HesitAtsd and Won.

Tho young man hedtated. The
clock struck 10.
my dear Miss Hattie, he said, II
am going"-
He hesitated again.
"Oh, don't be in hurry. Mr.. Fe-
hx; 1t Is early yet"
He hesitated again.
II am go.ng-
80 early1" and there was regret
In her voice.
He hesitated once more
Il am going'-
Don't" she pleaded.
He hesitated more than ever.
Then he braced himself.
II am going to ask you to marry
me-" he exclaimed.
DO" she whispered yearningly.
And he did with phenomenal suc
eAaa-Datroit Free Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28
Tho Odor Of an Old Library.

The library has its own odor-to
the born student as alluring as that
Of the salt and springing waves to
the born sailor. Old leather, curl
ous dampness, grave and wise antq-
uity embodied In a scent. Habitues
OF the Athen@um library know it in
It's perfection when they climb the
oorkscrew stairs and grope through
the narrow, echoing galleries and
half lit rooms packed to the ceiling
with faded, dirty volumes whose
very names are q lesson in ancient
history. Commonwealth
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28

The death rate In London In 1891
was 81. 4 per 900 Of the population,
which compares favorably with other
large towns, Liverpool rising a. high
as 81 per 1000.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28

Marshal Breze once accidentally
killed relative while both were Sab-
bit hunting and ever afterward
would swoon ut the sight OF q hare.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-07-28

@5y i - 4sIgR
Ccheduls In effec, June 90, 1853.
TRAINS GOING WEST
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
An Appeal for Mercy.

The st. Adams literary Goliah who dis.
poses of Vermont offices through the col
umns of tho Boston Sunday Globe informs
IS in its last issue that he has settled the
governor question in manner entirely sat.
rouble ourselves further with that We
in, however, amuse ourselves for the time
being, in guesses at the distribution of the
minor state Offices" on whose selection
he has not as yet fully determined. This
is well. But he goes still further and
grants amnesty in advance to the mistaken
advocates of the cause he has slain, if they
will stop right now. Was ever kindness
more supreme! He even assumes that
Gen. Mccullough will himself ''et them
off" when he fuds what bad box he has
got them into; but seems utterly incapable
of compromising that some kinds of men
are not "let on" by candidate, but &c
on of themselves; and of course the candi-
date can't "let THIN off" What will he
do with these? Are they to be includ.
of their own unprompted follyp
This is really very important question,
for most of Gen. MrCul ough's advocates
are of this class Let Goliah be more
explicit in the terms of his amnesty in hi.
next issue. We repeat it, it is really very
important that he should be. Even in the
shadow of our fear we are glad to l4arr
from him that the governor question ha:
b en- settled by HIM in a way consonant
with The future order OF Vermont poll.
tics"
But why not name him now? Whv de-
lay two years and let another lot of tel.
lows, who are not in the council chamber,
get on to the wrong car in 1900 and endan-
ger themselves Can he promi,e amnesty
now for 1900? IT so, let him speak out
otherwise give us the name.
And why delay about the ".minor state
Offices? Why not tell us now? Does it
crafty our Goliah TO watch us pulling
around the wrong way awhile and then
laugh fiendishly as he brings us up with
a jerkP
Do1't do it, Goliah-don't-it hurts us
to be j-rked so. Tell us now, tie Us now,
about who the minor off ers" are tn be
this year, and who the big one in 1900.
Beseechingly,
One who has gone astray.
Bennington Banner.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, MAR 9. 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

The choral union will meet Thursday
evening instead Of Friday this week.
G. l.. Barber is arranging to move his
family from his store building into his
dwelling across Atkinson street as soon as
extensive repairs are made there.
1t is reported that Evangelist Dunnett
and his assistant Mr.. Large, received
about $ll0 from their stay in Bellows
Falls after every expense except b2ard was
paid.
The local arrangement cleared about $50
on the Canadian Jubilee singers last week.
This sum will be applied on the expenses
of the Christian Endeavor convention
which meets here next fall.
The suit of the administrator OF the
estate of Alexander Gay VS.. the Boston &,
Maine railroad for the death of Mr.. Gay
on the crossing at North Walpole, is to be
tried at Keene next month. G. H. Robb
is the attorney for the estate.
Here seems to be a record ahead Of any
thing heard from: George F. Webb has "a
hens that have laid so dozen eggs in two
and one halt months, from the middle Of
December to the first of March. They are
of the Plymouth Rock variety.
Next week Thursday evening, March II,
the ladies' union OF the Congregational
church will hold their annual apron sale
and supper in the vestry of that church
The supper will be followed by move
entertainment given by the "Swee'
Sisters"
The officers elected for the Girls Ath.
letic association Of the high school are
President, Lucy Barker; vice president
Anna Williams; secretary, Emily Blake
treasurer, Margaret Williams; auditor,
Miss Jessie Judd, and the executive com.
mittee, Carmen Burr, Angie Allbee, Ber-
tina Bacon, katherine Williams.
Principal Crawford read an order to the
schools Monday from the school boarc
stating that the different schools will close
the 25th day of March and have two
weeks vacation, opening again Tuesday
April -. The high school is to have ar
II weeks term making 81 weeks total il
this school year.
An exchange says: 1.-The Fall Noun
tain paper company has been getting out {
large quantity of lumber to be foated dowr
White river this spring. Reuben Spauld
ing of Rutland took one contract Of 600,
600 feet which was cut in the Pittsfelt
tract of the company. Among the log
were some of remarkable size. A spruce
was cut that made a solid stick so inche.
in diameter at the butt and % at the top
and 70 feet long before reaching the limbs
This was cut into five logs, making owe
5000 feet"