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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
A Singular Man.

The Hon. Henry Cavendish was a
mathematician, astronomer, geolo-
gist, alchemist, recluse and-eccen,
trio. Mr.. Cavendish was intensely
shy. He had quite a diseased aver.
sion to all and especially to female
society. The only way to get him to
speak was never to look at him.
Talk, as it were, into vacancy, then
it was not unlikely that he might be
set going. Nevertheless men were
a trouble to him and women an in
tolerable nuisance. We mention this
as an eccent1icity, but there are
doubtless many men who share his
prejudice. He avoided communica-
ton with his female housekeeper by
depositing notes on the hall table.
A female servant he would never
see. If an unlucky maid showed her
self she was instantly dismissed. In
his villa at Chaplain he had a second
staircase built so that he might pre-.
vent the almost inevitable encounters
with the hated sex. To Mr.. Caven-
dish's town house In Cover street
few visitors were admitted. The
favored ones who crossed it's thresh-
old reported that books and the nee
essary apparatus for a science stu.
dent were its chief furniture TEN.
pie Bar.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16

When u thrc u2h New York express on
railroad pulled into EinghemtOn tho other
day, "a party CT young mon and women
BUSTED into one of the oars with a young
couple who were going away They stood
around and chartered all sorts Of wishes
that tho departing couple might have u
good time until the passengers nado up
their minds thatthere had been a wedding
and this was tho bridal couple starting
out for the honeymoon journey. When tho
conductor shouted GAN aboardI' the
friends Of the young couple ran for tEo
Car door and began to get OF the train.
A young woman was tho last to leave tho
car. just as she reached tho door she call
ed ont in toasof pleasant assurance:
"You don't look bit like bride and
groom"
Then ste God. Tho other passengers
smiled, ana the young couple looked acute
~, miscrs by self conscious The girl
blushei ci.,ar around to tie back OF hor
neck, and tho young man stared out of tho
window and drulnmed on the pane. For
long timo after tho train started they had
not II wora to Say to zach other.
Now, the joke Of it WAS they were not
bride and groom. At Scranton the young
mar got up, said goodby to the girl, took
his eripsack aud left the train. She came
Oh to New York alone and WIS met by q
smart young follow, who called her by her
first name and took her away in q car
riage.-New York Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Variability In Singing,

If asked what further quality Ia most
necessary and desirable for singer who
has acquired her art with fine perfection,
tho most tempting reply is versatility"
1t is not enough that an artist Shall be
ablo to sing perfectly one style or kind Of
song. The public demands an infinite va
riety, and she must be able, therefore, to
appeal to all tastes, to please all sorts and
conditions of musical people. Unfortunate
ly, though. versatility is rare even among
artists, and far too infraquont among ANA
tours. Ny plea IS that moro of our Ameri-
can vocal students shall appreciate its val
ne, and approaching Its Importance and
desirability as part Of the equipment Of an
artistic singer shall endeavor to SECURE it.
1t is unnecessary to say that before versa
tility can be acquired the foundations Of
technique and a certain amount Of style
must be present, The singer must know
how to sing, must have acquired correct
tonc production and vocal technique. Then
will come the more specifically directed
labor. Clsmentine de Wore Shpio Ia La.
dies Home Journal. ~
WIN many persons it would ne.a
great gain to health II. they would
walk to and from their places OF
business in preference to riding.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
English View Of Our Cooks,

Tho American is an admirable cook
in theory; in practice indeed he
may fail. The rush of modern ideas
is too greatf for him. The sewing ma
chine, the reaper and the corn ele-
vator take up too much time. The
application of electricity and steam
10 the arts Of peace and the ever pres
ent cares brought on him by the
working of the finest constitution in
the world distract him from his boil
ing and his baking. He has indeed
the same interesting reason for neg
Letting his clam chowder and his
baked pork and beans, that most in
genious and admirable Of all Amert.
can kitchen products, that our King
Alfred had for letting his hostess
cakes burn-immersion in the poll
itics of his country.
Nevertheless the native born Amer
lean has invented greatly. Clam
chowder itself, as a mere work Of
art, reflects as much credit on his
nation as vol au vent a financiere
brings honor to France.-Black and
White,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
a luminous Tree.

One of the most remarkable of trees
or shrubs GROWS near some springs
about 10 miles north of Tuscarora.
It is six or seven feet high, with a
trunk which at it's base is three times
the size of an ordinary mans wrist
1t has numberloss branches and
twigs, and resembles somewhat the
barherry. It's truly wonderful char
acteristic is it's luminosity, which Is
30 great that on the darkest night it
can be plainly seen mile away. A
person standing near could read the
finest print by It's light.
Its foliage is extremely rank, and
its leaves resemble somewhat those
of the aromatic bay tree in shape,
size and color. The luminous prop
erty is due to a gummy substance,
which can be transferred to the hand
by rubbing and with the tranfer the
phosphorescent light, while that on
the leaf disappears. The luminosity
is thought to be due to a parasitic
form. Tho Indians regard it with
superstition and will not como near
it even in daytime. They give it a
name which means witch tree
Horticultural Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
THE LADIES' HOME JOUR-
lyAL FOR 1897, t..

THE LADIES HoMk jouKNAL promises unssu:
sturdy. One series Of papers alone would sell the
magaz nc: that is, the three White House articles
which cx-Pre.dent Harrison is to write. No man has
ever done what General Harrison will do in these
articles show what A Day " it'll tie President
at his Desk means in artice i'll another tell Of
THE Social Life of the PRESIDENT, ard in a third ar.
tice describe II pstairs Life in the White House"
Each Of the articles " u be prousely illustrated. An.
other series equally fascinating is the one called
Great Personal Events in which some Of the great.
est en,husasms whi-n have occurred in America will
be revived those wonderful times when Louis Kos
s;:th rode up Broadway; when the young Prince Of
Wales was here; when Jenny Lind sang in Castle
Garden; when Henry " ard Btcchcr electrified his
congregation by selling slaves in his pulpit; when
Grant went round the weird; when lierry Clay bade
farewell to the senate; when John We. ley preached
in Georgia, OF which so few know Al these nrm-
orabe events and others will be wildly recalled,
ed with pictures which have occupied twelve a-tists
over year. A third SERIES is unique ard valuable
from the fact that it will give of ideas
for their homes 1t viii reveal what thcre is Inside
OF Hundred American Homes" ard carefully re-
produce pictures OF ons hundred completely furnish
cd rooms in homes in this county from Maize to
Two new department writer's E;v. also been exclus-
ivev engaged b. the JOURNAL: Mrs. S r Rorer,
who viii hereafter have Charge Of the .!Grat site Dc.
partment and Gi"c series Of cooking lessons. ard
Dwight H. Moody. Tic fir2cus evangelist who is to
put The ,csni Of his fe study q he B,ble in DC.
artist Charles Daoa Gibson who ere lied the Gibson
girl, will pre+cr, SIX fui, page c:ures showing The
People ct Ditkcns,' while Alice Barber Ste phens
will alternate with Nr Gibson and present her idea
OF "six Types Of AIn'rican Womanhnod,' showing
the Amer woman in society, IN religion, in bust
ness, in .rnmcr. in the home. and as mother.
Mary Z. u l;inS the New England w,iter, will re-
vvc the "lo quilt patty the ancient snGinsschnol
and the appi, patrg bee in II he Pleasures If Our
Neighbcrhood' sir Henry Irving is to tell how to
study, read and present, Shakcsptarc in Small Com.
munitcs.' Philip Scusa has Written a waltz, while
Ira D. S"nkcy ia5 composed hymn which he con.
siIcrS greater than his famous Ninety and Nine"
Ian Mac!aren win have story, while Herbert D.
Wards numerous cal, The Burglar Who Moved
daughter is to sketch My Mother as Recall Her.
while George w Smalley is to show The Personal
Side If the Prince Of Wales" in lavishly illustrated
article If il has become fad as il steRs, for every
girl and woman to take this magazine, it is excel
lent one. and unlike many other fads sensible
The JOURNAL IS published by The Curtis Publish
ing Company, OF Philadelphia.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
A Successful Artist.

A clerk from one of the govern
nent departments was in Detroit re-
Gently visiting a friend.
who's the party I saw with you
yesterday" asked a citizen Of the
host. -. ,.-:- t.
Hes from Washington" was the
rather indefinite reply.
What does he do therea"
ssHe's an artist"
"Why, some one told me he was a
government employee"
He is"
HE isn't much of an artist, is he9"
"Of course. Why notF"
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 dol"
"He draws"
DRAWS what2"
Eighteen hundred dollars every
year. detroit Free Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
COLI GE GIRLS FUN.
A Lot of FresHwomen Give Sensational
Rise to the President.


Rise to the President.
'*They may talk about the college
boys and their hazings and tricks,
buS for real, genuine fun you rant
beat the college girls" said a young
freshwoman the other day. Last
yesr-you' know the mems college is
right near our seminary and so they
cali on us every ovening-the presi-
dent made new rule.
HE declared, that we must dismiss
our guests at 9 80, and we decided we
would not do it. After a great deal
Of plotting and planning, we hit
upon a delightful plan, and it was a
great success. The boys secured a
big basket and two ropes and q pull
ley for us, and this we hid during
the day and at night fastened two
great hooks on the sill of our study
window. The boys sent up their
cards in tho basket, and then after
inspecting them with a lantern to
make sure they were not burglars
we hauled them up.
'But one night the grave and dig.
nifed president caught us and
planned a little surprise for US. He
found one Of the boys cards In our
rooms and placed it in the basket. 1t
worked beautifully, and we hauled
him half way up before any one
thought of using tho lantern,
'Then Miss Flyaway held it out
the window and took peep at him.
One glance at the spectacles and bald
head was enough. 1t was lucky for
that president that we did not let
him fall to the ground in our horror
and amazement, but we held on to the
ropes until we decided what to do.
1--WE couldn't let him down again,
he would only come up and catch u.s.
and we couldn't drop him, bad as he
was, and we certainly didn't intend
to help him carry out his plan by
hauling him up, SO we compromised
by securing the ropes and letting
him hang there in mldair.
HE begged and implored to be let
down, offered us any bribe we could
wish for and wasted more eloquence
on US in that first hour than he dad
during his yearly lectures. But we
had no visitors that night. He
amused us, and we wanted revenge,
% we left him.
He tried to jump, to climb down
the wall and up on the rope, but
failed in everything. At last he
howled, yelled like an Indian, till
every one in the town was aroused
and even the boys turned out to see
the terror of their worst nightmare,
crimson with rage, suspended in
midair in a clothesbasket. New
York Advertiser.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
FARM N TiWS.

Regular Subscription Price so cents. Farm News
now reaches more than $4,000 families 1t holds this
large and royal following of subscribers, because
they regard il OF the chief essentials Of their
success in farming. II keeps in touch with the most
progressive agriculture. OF the day, is scientific in
its spirit, and al the time is never obscure in
its meaning, Sltcd in its style. It's the kind OF
paper the farmer values in his every day work,
because in 1t he finds what other successful farmers
are doing, and how they do it. Its 10 pages contain
no dead wcight"-no oilers" Every line counts
Ii you know anything about the farm and farm life,
examine Farm News and you will understand how
much its subscribers appreciate il. And l. grows
better every number Compare it with any other
farm paper, and it stands ahead in practcability and
real value.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
IIasty Reading.

Many women read a magazine
sketch or a novel in the same fever
ISL way in which they hurry from a
committee meeting to a tea and from
tho tea to a reception. ooh, dear,
why did l turn tothe last page9" OK.
claimed a 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. - Tx
change.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Man B1illincrs Hired by tho Day.

It is not generally known, perha ps,
that there arc man milliners y DO
hire out by the day o. week as trit u
mers to New York mo1istes. 1t e es
without saying that these trimm,rs
are artists. Their greatest value les
in what they call original designil &.
Tho frames or shapes In stock .ro
taken with whatever decorative nua-
torial may be available, and unit ne
bonnets and hats are evolved which
may serve as models or be used for
special orders. The men trimmer5
command salary of $50 q week OF
$40 day Of six bou-s. thy cfo
regularly employed hy modistys
who, in coIngction with dress and
cloak making, do some millinery
work, but tho largest class Of patron
age comes from the millinery shops.
The intrudeEisaStorned by the wom-
en- in the workroom, who not only
make personal remarks, but deprc-
cate everything he turns out, New
L
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Don't Stop Tobacco.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
WomankiId Cook Book.

This Cook Book covers the en-
tire range Of the culinary art.
The recipes in it were selected
from the favoritc recipes OF Won
ankind readers so that in this you
have tie best things from several
hundred practical housekecpers.
Price 25 cents.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16

The annual meeting of the Keely
motor stockholders is postponed "for
q few months" in order to enable Mr..
Keely to perfect the motor This
looks very like a paragraph that has
been published at intervals for the
last 20 years on so.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
WON AN KIND.

Regular Subscription Price so cents. handsome
page magazine containing stories poems. sketches
bits Of travel and such general literary matter APP
peals most strongly the average reader, who wants
pure and wholesome literature Of the entertaining
kind Its practical departments devoted to the
kitchen, the fewer garden, the care of children,
dressmaking, home decoration, etc, greatly val
ued by every woman who has ever read them ES-
tcnsive improvements have been made in Woman
kind during the past year, and as result its circua-
ton has been Increased from 10000 to 10000 "a
growth tina, could only possibly be obtained by Civ
ing the people what they want. We invite Compar-
ison Of Womankind with other papers Of its kind.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16

Some Alaskan names are: Ahgo-
methelanaghamute, Ahgulakpagha-
mate, acknowledgements, Kah-
lukhtughamute, Kennachanaghaln,
ute, Kyktoltowtin, Quiechogamuto,
Teeuahotozna and AkguiurapiRlak-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16

After a years trial in the st. Pan
cras vostry district of London, mu'
nicipu electric lighting has proved 9
financial success,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16

It is not always safe to be too con-
fdent in your assertions, even. to an
ignorant man, for he may get the
better of you in an Argument.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
"Butt'r Making"

bN.V7T "-''E!|g'
A series Of prize essays in which
farmers wives and daughters,
who are in the habit oi getting
the top prices in the markets. tell
how they feed their cows. how
they care tor their milk, how they
make their butter. 1t is 4 most
valuable book.
EriCe IS cents.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Farm News Poultry Book.

Farm News Poultry Book.
Written to meet the needs and
demands of the farm poultry var
rather tran that or the fancicr.
1t tells all about different breeds,
their characteristics and what
may be expected of them; tells
about matching and fc ed in (,
about diseases and their cures,
and Is in short, q complete guide
to making the hens pay.
Price IS cents.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
A Foor Production.

Candid Listener-Good morning,
Janet. I am sorry to hear you
didn't like my preaching on Sunday.
What was the reason3
Janet-I had three vera guild rea-
sons. sir. Firstly, ye read ye SER
mon secondly, ye didna read it well,
and, thirdly, it Wasna worth readip
at a'.-Exchange,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16

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 a drafts
man too much engaged in drawing to
sharpen his pencil i.-Exchange.
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-08-12
Leedy Cares for the People.

Governor Leedy pays out his contingent fund
to persons who render service in the interest of
the whole people. AS evidence he has just paid
S., 100 to two prominent Topeka lawyers for as
sising Attorney General Boyle in eleven insur-
ance cases. Governor Morrill, expended his for
the purpose of aiding personal and political
friends He paid $1,000 to investigate Bill
toms law partner. The state efterward had to
pay $2 900 more on this account. Two thous-
and and twenty-eight dollars was paid out to
get rid of Senator Householder, of the board of
charities, and all told $1,000 was paid for the
expense OF getting rid of few Populists who
held Jobs which political favorites desired.
large number of these items are paid TO attor-
neys for assisting the Attorney General in
these cases, but record appears of the Alter
ney General or any one else insttuting any
pie. The following amounts were paid to the
persons named for assistance rendered to the
Attorney General and Governor in their efforts
to remove Populists from Office Peters &
Nicholson, $50; Milton Brown, $l2o; w. A.
S. Bird, $500; Joseph Reed $1oo; Harry Bone,
$3II; ex-Speaker Lobdell, $I26; Syl Dixon,
$518; John Jones, $I77; Otto Eckstein, $297;
Alexander Warner, $272; E. F. Caldwell, $27I;
ex-senator Parker, $157; l. E. Lambert, $141;
K. +. Wicoxon, $123; w. H. Ward, $4o2; C.
P. Bolmar $3.50; J.. NJ Miller, $2I4; ]. c. Car
penter, $573.-Topeka Advocate.