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What S.ccp Is Scicntifically.

The great German scientist, Herr
Rosenbaum, says that the anemic
condition Of the brain is due to an
excess of water in the cells of that
body. sort of water on the brain.
Sleep, according to his theory, is es.
pecially matter of nervous action
the fatigue Of the nerve cells which
communicate with the heart and
bring about q change in the circula-
ton. The nervous cells are full OF
water when sleep comes on, which
daring sleep passes into the vcnous
blood rs waists, while tho nerve cells
receive nourislment from fresh nr-
tc1ial blood. When the process is en-,
tilcly, over the sleeper a~akes, unless
he is disturbed sooner.
According to Rosenbaum's theory,
sleep is not only healthy because of
the rest it gives the entire body, but
actually inyigorating in itself. Those
who have imagined that slumbcr was
simply quiet and rest for an over
worked ard fatisued mind or body
will be surprised to learn that the
scientists are divided in opinion as to
whether it is pressure on the brain,
similar to vertigo and other attacks
which produce unconsciousness, or
mild form of hydroccphalus. New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
A Successful Artist.

A clerk from one of the govera-
mcnt departments was in Detroit re-
Gently visiting a friend -
who's the party | saw with you
yestorday9' asked a citizen Of the
host. -,
He's from Washington" was the
rather indefinite reply.
what does he 60 there1"
"He's an artist" I
"Why, some one told me he was &
government employee"
He is"
"IIe isn't much of an artist, is he"
"Of course. Why not?' :"
Because if he were he wouldn't be
in the government employ"
He is just the same, and first
class artist too"
What does he dos"
"He draws
Draws what?"
Eighteen hundred dollars every
year. "-Dctroit Free Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
How TO Get Warm.

It may not be generally known
that when exposed to severe cold 4
feeling of warmth Is readily created
by repeatedly filing the lungs to
their utmost extent in the following
manner: Throw the shoulders well
back and hold head well up. In
tlate the lungs slowly, the air en-
tering entirely through the nose.
When the lungs are completely
filed, hold the breath for 10 seconds
or longer and then expel it quickly
through the mouth. After repeat
ing the exercise while one is chilly
feeling of warmth will be felt over
the entire body, even in the feet and
hands. 1t is worth while practieing
this exercise many times each day
and especially when in the open air.
Medical Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
Tho Sea Horse.

Ono little animal Il suppose it is
fish figures o good deal in my work
tho sea horse. Dried specimens
give you a poor idea Of the things
alive. 1 went into ecstacies over
them. The first l saw at our old
aquarium, where they could be seen
and watched to great advantage.
They move their little tails like an
elephants trunk, and their inquiring
eyes, each moving independently OF
the other, suggest that they know an
awful lot about the mystery of the
sea. They have formed a basis on
which 1 have constructed several
marine animals suitable for a mer-
maid and sea nymphs to ride and
play with. h.-Scribner's Magazine.
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London's Paupeps aud Criminals.

On Jan. /, 1891, tho paupers IN
London numbered ll2,547, and the
cost of pauperism WAS in 1S99-90,
G2,340, 900, the cost of each pauper
being f21 lGs. Id.
The number of persons committed
for trial during ls69-9O was 1905,
while lO9,74s were convicted sum.
marily. The habitual offenders
known to the police not committed
during the year numbered 1889. The
total represents percentage of 81
to the whole population. The cost
of the police was 91,799,0O0 or ELS
l2s. Cd. per head Of the incriminated
class. Industrial schools cost S20,.
652. Pail Mall Gazette.
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Unreulized Anticipatinl.s.


That Long Isla1tders arc not wholly
devoid of hunor, which has been
charged against them, is clearly
demonstrated by recent occurrence
at Rivcrhead, the Suffolk county
seat.
It seems that the local debating So
ciety had under consideration the
old topic, whether there is greater
pleasure derived from anticipation
than from realizationl" This weighty
subject was discussed at length and
was finally carried in favor Of antici.
patton by heavy majority.
Now, it happens that a favorite
dish Of Riverheaders is rabbit stew,
and that one of the losing faction,
Nate Downs, is esteerod as the best
concocter of rabbit stew on the east
ern end of Long Island.
Not long after the famous debate,
Nate invited the whole company to
visit his house and nartake Of the Ca
vorite dish. Anticipation ran high,
and at the appointed hour the club
assembled en- masse, but elias for re-
alizationl there was no rabbit stew,
only the usual paraphernalia Of
serving it-dishes, knives, etc.
Nate had sought by this practical
method to force the society to recon
slider its hasty decision and was en-
inently successful. The company
left. very angry, but with the settled
conviction that so far as rabbit stew
was concerned realization would be
more satisfactory than anticipation,
New York Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
What WE Owe to Fire.

It is worth while to note how fow
of tho things, besides the fire on the
hearth, that go to make up a modern
freside could ever have come into
being except through the agency of
the fire. Trace the origin of the
book you have been reading in your
cozy corner of tho hearth. Speech
itself is partly a growth and partly
IN invention, but were we not SO
familiar with them we should bow
our heads in awe in the presence of
these wondrous arbitrary characters
we call the letters Of the alphabet,
by means of which we represent
thought and speech, 80 that ideas are
preserved age after age. We look
at these characters and straightway
in our minds are reproduced the
speculations of Plato, the poetical
imaginings of Virgil or the teach
ings Of Jesus.
Through picture writing, hero
glyph, such figures as children play
with and call the robus; by steps like
these and the steps were many cen
tulies the race climbed to the attain
ment Of phonetic alphabet. Then
many centuries still passed by, until
at last, after the benehccnt fire had
helped men sntlt and shape tho
stubborn iron the movable type was
invented, and all the thoughts of the
world are the common property of
any who will learn to read. Measure
the distance from the hut of the bar
baran to the frcside of a modern
home, and you measure the total adj
vance that man has made in civiliza-
ton. Rev. NJ J. Savage in Peter
sons Magazine.
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4 Fable and u Moral.

A cock, scratching for food for
himself and his hens, found a pre-
cious stone, on which he said: If
your owner had found thee and not
I, he would have taken thee up and
set thee in thy first estate, but / hava
found thee for no purpose. would
rather have one barleycorn than all
the Jewels in the world. However,
on second consideration, thou wilt
make a good addition to the gravel
that is in my craw and may help to-
correct the slight dyspepsia that has
troubled me of late" This said, the
cock. ceased moralizing and swal-
lowed the jewel. =:
Moral These are a great many
people who wear diamonds for their
health. Halo
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29

He had asked her to co his wife
he, tho humble clerk at the ribbon
counter, and she, the scornful aristo'
crat-alld she had rejected him 1T
terly.
"lIeartless wretch!" he exclaimed,
shaking his clinched hands.
"I4eavo me-" she commanded i'm
periously.
Mover, while l have life" he
hoarsely hisscd
II shall 60 mad!" he shrieked.
Coward! Villain! WretchH' she
muttered in threatening tones.
A cold, cruel, sarcastic smile came
into her high bred face, and she
looked down on him disdainfully.
Don't do it, she pleaded ironical,
ly. "Go III good humor. There's
the door. Ia ta,' and as he turned
his eyes once more upon her that I'M
perious finger transtixed him, and he
obeyed her. Detroit Free Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29

1t is stated that aluminium, when
reduced to powder and mixed with a
solution in water of gum lac, gives a
metallic paint which covers well and
may be shaded with anilire cOlorS
dissolved in water. The solution OF
gum lac is made by bringing to boil.
Ing point mixture of gum lac and
boraX and an alL;ali such as soda or
ammoniac. The solution must con.
tain at least from Is 90 per cent
of gum lac. Ani}ine colors sire add
cd to produce the shade desired, and
aluminium is added in sufficient
quantity to produce a paint sui1i'
GENTLY fluid for application with a
brush. Tho color is brilliant, very
durable and impermeable and may
be applied to metals, paper, wood
and wooden materials. 1t may be
rendered supple by the addition of a
small quantity of glycerin. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
WHAT THE BIRDS EAT.
Professor Washburn Divides the Teathsred
nil Tai 4,


Tribes Into Three Classas.
Professor =. l.. WashDurn of the
State Agricultural college read pa.
per before the State horticultural 50
ciety on Birds and the HORTICULTURE
ist," in which, after showing the re,
suit Of many painstalling expert.
ments in examining birds stomacha
ETC., he goes on to soy:
Summarizing from what has been
done in this line elsewhere and from
personal observation, it would seem
that we might classify the commoner
birds in rather vaguely defined
groups, it is true, under four heads.
We would, however, reserve the
privilege of condomniIg any ',ird
when it became a ve,itable nuisance
to the fruit grower.
Under Birds Worthy of Our Pro-
tection' l would place the robin,
bluebird, all the sparrows except the
English SPARROW, bullocks, oriole
all fycatchers ard virees, swallows
most of the woodpeckers, mott Of
the thrushes, the red tailed hawk,
the rcd shoulderGd hawk, Swainson's
hawk OF buzzard, marsh hawk, spar
row hawk, long cared owl, short
cared owl, barred owl and the
screech owl.
Under Birds Probably Beneficial
we might place the following: Black
birds, red shafted flicker, kingbird
found in parts Of eastern Oregon)
cherry bird or cedar bird, the horned
lark, black winged yellowbild, Or
wild canary" China pheasants
quail, rutiled grouse or native pheas-
ant" blue grouse and great horned
owl.
Under "Doubtful' I would place
the jays, crows, meadow lark, black
headed grosbeak, ground dove,'
golden eagle, bald eagle.
And under "Decidedly Bad
should unhesitatingly place the pur
pie linnet, or cherry thief" the
woodpccker called the sap sucker"
Coopers hawk and sharp Skinned
hawk.
In considering the above arbitrary
divisions it should be borne in mind
that many birds placed in the Doubt.
full" column may really deserve
better place, though the examina
ton of stomachs have not extended
through a long enough time to show
this. The eagles, for instance, in To-
calities where their natural food is
abundant are undoubtedly beneficial.
1t is only when this supply is cut
off that they become injurious. The
China pheasant is reported to me by
some as consuming much grain,
feeding on fruit and garden stuff
and even pulling up young pear and
peach pits just sprouted. Yet the
bulk of testimony seems to point to
the fact that all of our game birds
consume enough injurious insects to
more than balance their bad quail
ties. Gunncrs in this vicinity assure
me that they find many grasshoppers
in the crop and stomach of Denny
phcasants, and one man mentions
seeing these birds hunting q field for
hoppcrs much after the manner of
Turkeys.
Of the English sparrow l can say
nothing good and trust it may never
get q foothol1 in Portland or else
where in Oregon. 1t is noisy, pug
nacious and dirty, and though it has
u penchant for cahker worms 1t
drives away other birds which prey
upon pests for which an English
spalrow has no liking. Portland
OrerOnjan.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
IIasty Reading.

Many women read magazine
sketch or a novel in the same fever
ish way in which they hurry from a
committee meeting to tea and from
the tea to a reception. "Oh, dear,
why did I turn to the last pager ex.
claimed girl the other day who had
spoiled a good story by her hasty
anxiety to know the end. 1t was one
Of those stories where the last para
graph contains some charming and
most surprising revelation. -' bis
change.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
A Remarkable Case of Psychic r

Remarkable Case of Psychic Power.
A friend of mine who is quito well
known in literary circles, but who is
not willing that her name be given,
related to no a short timo ago q
striking experience. She requested
friend in whom she had great con,
GluHco and who possessed certain
degree of physic power to try and
SEQ where she was and what she was
doing on IL certain evening The two
individuals were many hundred miles
apart. The friend in striving to ac-
complish this feat fell into a pro
found trance, in which he was found
by friends, who thought him dead
and had him medically treated.
When he recovered, he wrote his
friend, saying. "At such an hour you
were in your room. A visitor was
announced. He was a person / had
never seen but will describe him
to you" He then gave detailed de-
scription Of the caller. All the facts
were exactly as stated. Arena.
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T.
New Interpretation.

In one of the Utica schools the 9th,
er. day the teacher gave out some
Authorizations for the children of a
class to write. Among them were
M. D., B. G. and B. A. When she
looked over tho papers Of one Of the
pupils, she found that M. D. was prop.
erly scheduled physician" B. G. re.
ferred to the period Before Christ
and b. A. indicated Before Adam.
.-.Utica Observer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
Waiting.

Doctor-Excuse me. Which of you
gentlemen has been waiting the
longer'
Tailor-I believe | have. 1t Is
more than a year since you ordered
q suit of clothes and got it, but you
haven't paid me yet t--Stockholms
Tidningeu. -.
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THURM0NT Frederick County, Maryland Thursday September 29 $685.

VJTANTED--SEVERAL TRUSTWOR-
w thy prr>ons in this state to manage
our business in their own and nealh conn-
ties. 1t is malnly office work conducted at
home, Salary straight 5000 year nnl
cxprnses--lefnitc bonatidr, no moreno less
salary. Monthly $T5. References. Enclose
self addressed stamped envelope, Herbert E
Hess, Pres't, Dept NJ, Chicago.
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Leave Rocky Ridge for -Emmjsburg at
s 26 and 10 40 m, and 8 81 and 3G p m.
Leave Elgemont for Wnyncsbolo and
Chanbcrsburg at 7 0G and II 40 m, and
for Shippensburg at Z 30 p M.
teaye Hagerstown for Cherry Kun and all
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at 3 OG
m and 12 90 and 8 10pm.
Leave Brucevlllc Tor Frederick at 8 3s, "1
and 10 40 a IN and 81 and G go p m, and for
Littlestown, Tancytown, WrightsviIle and
Columbia at 8 AZ m and 3 45 p N.
Daiiy-al other daily except Sunday.
tStops to land Passengers from Baltimore
NJ. HOOP b n. GRIsWo1D,
Genl, Manager. Genl, Passenger, Ag"r
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Patents

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ecutea. Upon receipt of model or sketch or
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A man too busy to take good care
of his health is like woodchopper
too busy cutting down trees to keep
a keen edge on his ak, or drafts
man too much engaged in drawing to
sharpen his pen9l.-Exchange.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
Western Maryland Railroad.

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...,.-ssat.s ...~ss.s si."rsz Z ...ezi1.
cchcdule in ctTec, June 2G, 1888
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
Volume XVIII
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The Winslow mail., 1898-06-11
SUCCESS ON THE ROAD.
1t II Attained by AN Illinois Girl Who
Travels for Two Lum-
ber Firms.

For nearly six years Miss Fanny Shan.
non. of Mount Carmel, this state, has
been travelling as representative of two
Minneapolis lumber firms. Such a
lengthy engagement of itself shows
clearly that she has been a success in
her occupation. So far as is known she
is the only living woman who travels
for lumber house. In the summer of
1892 Miss Shannon was visiting in Min
neapolis. She came in contact with
members of large lumber firms, and
they, being impressed with her good
sense and business ability, offered her
place as travelling representative. She
consulted her parents and accepted the
position. Miss Shannon is petite
blond. She is modest and upassuming,
but a good oonversationalist. She
dresses modestly and carries very little
baggage. When necessary she travels
on freight trains and sometimes
makes" three or four towns day, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
Nowhere is she treated with more
courtesy than by the crew of freight
train.
Miss Shannon's grandfather was the
late Judge T. J. Shannon, the first man
to establish a bank in Mount Carmel.
Her father is. we'll known in Illinois
masonic circles, having been grand
high priest of the Royal Arch Masons of
this state
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-11
A Bill of IadinH.

A bill of lading for slaves is a curios,
ity in it's way. The following extract
is from one dated February 1, 1866.
shipped, by the Grace of God, in good
order and well conditioned, by James
-, in and upon the good ship called
the Mary Borough, whereof is master,
under God, for this present voyage,
Capt, David -.rton, and now riding at
anchor at the Barr OF Senegal. and by
Gods grace bound for Georgey, in
South Carolina, to say, "a prime slaves,
six prime wo;len slaves" etc. 1t ends
with the pious wish that "God send the
good ship to her desired port in safety.
Amen" However impious it may ap-
pear to us to associate the name of God
with the iniquitous traffic, still it vas
looked upon by many as a divine insti-
tuition, directly sanctioned by the Bible.
The famous slave-trading captain, John
Newton, afterward to be Rev. john
Newton, of Olney, hymn writer and
friend of Cowper, did by no means see
it to be his duty to change his profess
sion Immediately after his conversion,
though he ultimately became an aboi-
zionist; be carried on slavetrading for
years after he was a devout Christian,
giving thanks in the Liverpool churches
for the success of his last venture, and
imploring Gods blessing on his next.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-11
PATRIOTISM IN GERMANY,
The Pleasant Way In which the
Sentiment LIS Taught the
Youth In school.

In Germany they teach patriotism in
the popular schools; in England we do
hot-at any rate, not officially, says THE
Pail Mall Gazette. In Germany the
kaiser's birthday, the anniversary of
Sedan, and other national landmarks
are celebrated in the national schools.
They have feasts and music and excur-
sions; but the children have kept clear
ly before their eyes the reason for their
rejoicings. Indeed, the law impresses
upon parents and children that all VOL
untary absence from these school feast s
is an offense. There were parents who
kept their children back, especially
from the Sedan commemoration, and
this on conscientious grounds. But now
NO longer; "for," says the magistrate,
"any unexcused absence from patriotic
festivals established by the school shall!
be considered as voluntary pon-attend-
ance, and inspectors, teachers and the
authorities concerned are hereby in
structed TO this effect"
Patriotism Ia pedagogue, perhaps,
but patriotism none the less; and the
children OF great empire might per-
haps do we'll to take leaf out of a book
made in Germany. Let us Imagine the
astonishmeDt of the English child if he
were told that he was to have holiday
and fete for the sake of some great
event in our own history. But Germany
has these patriotic school feasts, and
France the emblem of the republic in
every schoolroom, because they actual
ly imagine the patriot is made as well
as born.
The Winslow mail., 1898-06-11
AUSTRIA'S DECADENCE,
There IL No Place la the Tranquil
Empire for Great Men, Says
Mark Twain.

must take passing notice of another
point In the governments measures for
maintaining tranquility, says Mark
Twain, in Harper's Magazine. Every
body says it does not like to see any in
dividual attain to commanding inf1u-
ence in the country, since q man can
become disturber and an inoopveni-
ence, "We have as much talent as the
other nations" says the Citizen, re-
signedly, and without bitterness, sbut
for the sake of the general good of the
country we are discouraged from max
ing it over-conspicuous; and not only
discouraged, but tactfullv ard sllillful-
~ prevented from doing it, if we show
too much persistence. equently
we have no renowned men; in centuries
we have seldom produced one-that is,
seldom allowed one to produce himself.
We can say to-day what no other naticn
OF first Importance in the family of
Christian civilization can say: That
there exists no Austrian who has made
an enduring name for himself which is
familiar all around the globe"