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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
Oysters as Food.

Speaking roughly, u quart of oys
ters contains on the average about
the same quantity OF actual nutritive
substance as quart of milk or
pound of very lean beef or a pound
and half of fresh Goldfish or two
thirds of a pound of bread. But
while the weight of actual nutri-
ment in the different quantities Of
food material named is very nearly
the same, the quality is widely diff
ferent. That of the very lean meat
or Goldfish consists mostly Of what
are called in chemical language pro-
tein compounds, or flesh formers"
the substances which make blood,
muscle, tendon, bone, brain and
other nitrogenous tissues. That Of
the bread contains but little of these
and consists chiefly of starch, with a
little fat and other compounds,
which serve the body as fuel and
supply it with heat and muscular
power. The nutritive substance Of
oysters contains considerable Of both
the flesh forming and the more es
pecially heat and force giving ingre
dents. Oysters come nearer tomilk
than almost any other common food
Their values for supplying the body
with material to build up its parts,
repair its wastes and furnish it with
heat and energy would be pretty
nearly the same.
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Church Directory.

reformed Church--Rev. G. A, Whitmore
"A. or. Services bi weekly alternating
morning and evening. Services : ednes'
day.7 D. m Sunday Schoo. p. M.
Guild each Lords Day Bop. m. ,other SER
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church Rev. A. Bredcnbek pas
t,r. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and $50 ?.
Sunday School, 2. P y Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, GAS P.
United Brethren Church-Rev E: &. b
Castle Pastor. Regular Services by ap.
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at lO a. M
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening.
Sunday School Pm.
Mite Society s mi-monthly. "Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. W. Mis-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Noravian Church: Rev, N. F. Ocrter, Pas
tor. Sunday School every Sunday a; m
Preaching services will be held every other
Susiay as heretofore. alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard $50 respectively.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
N. II. Courtney Pastor. Services every alter
nate s ndsy at 10 A. N. and 7oo I. M
SUNDAY School 1T 0 A. NJ. Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at 100 M
81. Stephens Church, Protestant Episco-
nal Rev. Erne,t McGill, Rector. Ser.
vices every Sunday at 1880, a. NJ, aud
Up. m.
service on FRIDAYS at 3 p. IN.
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Burton q Gantn.

Richard was regular gamin. His
keen sense of humor, his ready wit,
were always present. He adored
shocking dense people and seeing
their funny faces and stolid belief,
and never cared about what harm II
would do him in worldly sense. l
have frequently sat at dinner table
of such people praying him by signs
not to go on, but he was in very
ecstacy of glee. He said it was 30
funny always to be believed when
you were chatting, and SO curious
never to be believed when you were
telling the truth. He had sort OF
schoolboy bravado about these things
that in his high spirits lasted him all
the 70 years of his life.-''Life OF Sir
Richard Burton"
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When Yc Think Not.

This anecdote is told Of Rev. Mr..
Kidd, Scotch minister, who was
very eccentric and had his own way
Of doing things. Just as the year
was opening" says one Of his parish
toner's, II was very busy in my shop,
when, right in the midst Of my work,
in stepped the parson. Did you ex
pect me9' was his abrupt inquiry,
without ever giving or waiting for
salutation. No, sir was my reply,
Il did not What if had been
deathr he asked, in a solemn, ear
nest tone, and out he stepped as he
had come and was gone almost be
fore knew it. ."-Exchange.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
Waiting For Dead Mems Shoes,

Waiting for dead mems shoes is an
old proverbial expression and in con.
nection with army officers and their
wives still has remarkable signifl-
canoe. Said an officers wife few
evenings since: II do dislike to take
up an army register and scan the per-
sonals to see if any one outranking
the captain is i'll or to keep an eye
upon the old officers and figure out
when they will be retired. But I'm
not as bad as some others. Why,
they get life insurance tables and
study mortuary probabilities to see
when an officer may be promoted by
reason Of death among officers out
ranking him. If some officers die as
they should according to rule, the
captain will he general before he is
60 years old. Isn't it a mean business
to think aboutf But we get paid
back, for when my husband is old
all the rank and file will be indulg-
ing in the same kind of speculation
and wondering why old General
Blank doesn't die. ie."-Cincinnati TTib-
S1nn
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THURMONT frederick County, Maryland Thursday February a. 1885,
smoking and infection.

II used to smoke, and always
made point of smoking in cases OF
cholera and in every other kind Of
infectious disease, when I could man.
age it, and especially when attending
patients in the hospital or on board
ship"
"You regard it, then, as thorough
disinfectant7"
"No, not as thorough disinfect
ant, but it is a disinfectant. It has
some power, and especially if per.
son has not good square meal In
side him. Then it has an effect in
warding off an infectious disease"
II should have thought that smok-
ing. tending to depress the nervous
system, would have laid the smoker
open to the infection.
"Yes, you must remember I have
spoken Of a man with whom smoking
does not disagree. A good deal de-
pends on the idiosyncrasy Of the per
son who smokes. If he cannot stand
smoking well, then it may depress
his heart action and enfeeble his con-
stitution, and so lessen the resisting
power to throw off the infectious
germs. But on broad, general
grounds, I am decidedly of opinion,
from my own experience and obser-
vation, that tobacco smoking-other
things being equal-does give any
one exposed to infection consider
able amount of immunity. And then,
smoking has disinfectant power on
the microbes themselves. The smoke
being retained in the mouth is sort
Of disinfecting filter through which
the germs have to pass, and some of
them certainly are destroyed or at
least deprived Of their vitality. "-Dr.
Norman Kerr Interviewed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
A Fable and n Moral.

A cock, scratching for food for
? himself and his hens, found a pre-.
cious stone, on which he said: II
your owner had found thee and not
!, he would have taken thee up and
set thee in thy first estate, but have
found thee for no purpose. would
rather have one barleycorn than all
the jewels in the world. However,
on second consideration, thou wilt
make 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-There are great many
people who wear diamonds for their
health. Halo
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
Etching Photographs on Glass

It is now found that in the art OF
etching photographs on glass very
satisfactory result may be secured by
covering the surface with a solution
of gum made sensitive with bichro-
mate of potash, and printing the same
under negative. After the image
has in this manner been produced, it
Is busted over with minium or red
lead, and the red picture which is
thus obtained is fixed and burned &C.
cording to the usual process. The
easily soluble red glass which comes
from this method is treated with
strong sulphuric acid, when white
matte design is produced, and the pic
ture appears by transmitted light as
a positive. Some specimens in this
line by German artists are described
as exhibiting superior merit, as COM
pared with those produced by ordi'
nary means. York Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
Gas Versua Theology.

One of the oldest mistakes that
ever occurred, it is safe to say, in
Chicago or anywhere else, happened
to South Side druggist, Mr.. ]. H.
Hogey. His servant, Bridget, was
washing the steps of his house on
Vernon avenue. Along came an en-
ployee of the gas company, who
wished to enter the house to read the
gas meter. He had thick book un-
der his arm, in which he is wont to
register the figures Of the various
meters which he examines. Unfor-
tunately he is an Englishman, with q
pronounced cockney accent and
Bridget is not overnight. This is
what the inspector said as he took
his book from under his arm: Good
morning, madam. All would like to
read the gaas bill" This is what
Bridget said:
"I've to cuke the breakfast an have
no time now to listen to the gospel.
"But it's me juty, my good wom-
an. must read the gaas bill, and you
must let me. Allow me to enter"
"Divil a sthep," sad Bridget
"Come agin, when I've NO worruk, an
Ill listen to yer gospel"
To make a long story short, the man
couldn't make Bridget understand
him, and he didn't understand her
and reported to the company that he
was not allowed to look at the gas
meter, and the company took the
meter out of the house before the
mistake was found.-Boston Tran.
cnript
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
The Girl Was There.

She is the brown eyed girl who
works in tho telephone exchange.
and he is tho young man who is
sometimes more energetic than court
eous.
Hello, central, be called the other
day, this il the second time l have
called you. Have you been asleepg"
"Yes," she answered sweetly, y
have, and l had such strange dream
thought heard voice from the
Internal regions and awoke just in
time to hear you calling, What mum.
beri"-W Washington Stat
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
Revenge In Animals.

Revenge is a trait I think we must
Iegitimately get from animal ances.
try. Elephants are notorious for
paying up old scores. A really pleas.
ant story comes from Sacramento OF
a fellow who carried his whip into
the park and began tantalizing an
ape that was chained. The frantic
animal broke loose and made such
havoc of the fellow that he was
slightly more naked than Adam in
the garden of Eden. A horse in Mo
desto, Cal., is reported as having a
similar quarrel, and though gentle
with others never sees his tormentoI
without trying to kill him. st Lo'rif
Globe Democrat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
EXAMINING A WITNESS.
How General Butler Discretitsd the Tes-
timony Of o Conductor.

How General Butler Dtscrod1ted the Teor
timony of o Conductor.
General Butler as counsel for the
plaintiff in a damage case against
one of the Boston street railway
companies, some years since, turned a
point in his clients favor and won his
case by an adroit and original move.
The accident in question had taken
place in crowded street, and the
testimony was contradictory and
confusing. The conductor of the car,
on the witness stand, swore point
blank against the plaintiff. His evi-
dence was concise, and he claimed to
have seen all the occurrences of the
affair and described them minutely,
disputing the generals client at every
turn. It was manifest that if the
conductor told the truth the plaintiff
had no case.
The general took up the cross az
animation, but the witness stuck to
his story.
"What is that9" said the general,
pointing to the bell punch suspended
from the witness neck.
Bell punch" was the answer.
"And what is a bell punch9" limo.
Gently inquired the lawyer. And
then followed lengthy explanation
of how the machine rang the bell to
attract the passengers attention that
the amount was being recorded by
the machinery on the inside. The
why's and wherefores, the necessity
for the thing and the company's
rules were gone into until the court
was well nigh out of patience and
the jury were plainly wearying.
"And what do you do if a mistake
is made and you come out short when
you and the machine are at vari
ance9" was the generals query.
"They make us pay the differ
ence," was the answer.
Wont they take your word for ittA
mo"
swell, If they won't take your
word for nickel they needn't ex.
pect this jury to believe you," said
the general, and they didn't, for they
gave the plaintiff substantial yer.
dict"
Iwould not have my readers think
the general intended any slur upon
street car conductors, who are as
honest and honorable as the rest OF
us. The general had a way of get
ting there" no matter who was hit
Boston Globe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
How Solomon Built tho Temple.

Vast galleries and lofty piers be-
meath the present surface of the site
of the temple at Jerusalem show
how, in accordance with the descrip-
ton of Josephus, the level of the
highest part of the mountain was
carried on toward the south and east
by colossal masonry, the original
work and design of Solomon hav-
ing been augmented by later addi-
lions, more especially by those OF
the magnificent Herod, shortly be
fore the Christian era. The south
ern wall of this terrace mountaih
reached sheer height of $50 feet
pittsburg Dispatch.
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TO HIS LADYLOVE.

You meaner beauties Of tho night,
That poorly satisfy our eycs
More by your number than your Light
You common people Of the skies,
What arc you when the sun shall riseH
You curious chanters of the wood
That warble forth Damo Naturo's lays
Thinking your passions understood
BY your weak accents. Whuts your praise
Whom Philomel her voice shall raiser
You violcts that first appear
by your pure purple mantles known.
Like the proud virgins of the year,
As II the spring woro nll your own.
What ore you when the rose Is blownf
30 whom my mistress shall be seen
In form and beauty Of her mind
By virtue first, then choice. o queen,
Tell mo il she were not designed
TIL eclipse and glory of her kindP
New York Ledger.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
FiokIeness, Thy Name Is Maine Grill

The other day Lewiston young
lady made an agreement with one of
her admirers to go out walking that
evening. Later she met another,
whom she invited to call that same
evening. She had forgotten the first.
Then when third one Of her beaux
made his appearance she agreed to
60 walking with him. In the even
ing the first young man came for
her. She went, and soon the second
arrived, and being told that she was
out he said he would 60 and meet
her.
When she saw him coming, she re-
membered her engagement, excused
herself from the first young man
and walked with the second. They
came to confectionery store, and
she remained outside while he went
in after chocolates. The third young
man came along while she waited,
and she graciously promenaded off
with him. Now she says she will be
more careful Of her appointments
Lewiston Journal.
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SCHOOL IN OLD NEW YORK.
Laurence Hutton's "Reminiscences Of Hall
Century Ago.

Laurence Hutton's "Reminiscences Of Hall
Century Ago.
In 1850 or 1859 the boy went to another
DANES school. 1t was kept by Miss Kill
patrick OH Franklin or North Moore street.
From this, as he grew in years, he was
sent to tho primary department Of the
North Moore street public school, ut tho
corner Of West Broadway, where he re-
mained three weeks, and where he oon-
tracted whooping cough which lasted
him three months. Tho other boys used
to throw his hat upon an awning In the
neiahborhood, and then throw their own
hats up under the awning In order to
bounce the boys hat off--an amusement
for which he never much cared They
wero not very nice boys anyway, especial.
iy when they made fun of his material
grandfather, who was a trustee Of the
school and who sometimes noticed the boy
after the morning prayers were said.
Tho grandfather was very popular In
tho school. Ho came IN every day, stepped
UP on the raised platform at the princi-
nails desk and said in his broad Scotch,
"Good morning, boys" on which the en-
tire body Of pupils at the top Of their lungs
and with one voice replied, "G-o-o-d morn
ing, Mr.. Scott!' This was considered n
great feature in the school, and strangers
used to come from all over the city to wit
ness 1t. Somehow 1t made the boy little
bit ashamed, he does not know why. He
would have liked 1t we'll enough and been
touched by 1t, too, If 1t had been somo
OTHER boys grandfather. The boys IA
ther was present once-the boys first
day-but when he discovered that the
president OF tho board Of trustees was go
Ing to call on him for speech he ran
away, and the boy would have given all
hi, little possessions to have run after him.
The boy knew then as we'll as be knows
now how his father felt, and he thinks Of
that occasion every time he runs away
from somo speech he himself Is called up
on to make -.Laurencs Hutton In b.
Nicholas
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
HAD A COWBOY AUDIENCE.
a Performance After the Show Was Ovot
That Won Their Hearts.

That Won Their Hearts.
II was down in Texas some years
ago, said John Turner, the banjoist,
recently, land I want to tell you that
I had the hveliest as we'll as the most
pleasing experience in my life. I
forget the name Of the town we
played at, but I know we made q
jump from that to Fort Worth.
'Well, we gave q show to the
toughest audience I ever struck-all
cowboys, and the widest kind. I
came on to do my turn. Istarted in
to play march, when big fellow
h one of the front seats stood up and
yelled:
"'Here, that don't gol Play us a
jigr
THE rest Of the house began yell
ing Jig jig! jigr until they were all
at it and you couldn't hear yourself
talk. When they quieted down, I
played them rafting jig. fin
ished 1t up in good shape, and 1t
seemed to hit 'em pretty hard, for,
when I started in to play another
tune, the same big fellow stood up
and yelled:
"'Play that over againr
II played it 10 times before I got
away from them. That wasn't the
end of it either. After the show we
were told to catch the 8 o'clock train
for Fort Worth. My side partner,
good old Tom Mcqueen, and myself
started from the theater about IL 80
o'clock for the depot, and incidental
ly we thought we would get drink
on the way. We dropped into a
place where there was gang drink
ing and walked quietly up to the bar.
"'Give me little whisky says I
to the bartender.
"'set 'em up for the boysr broke
in voice behind me.
1T was the big fellow who yelled
at the theater.
"'Don't have SO much to say put
! In Tom, who was rather hasty.
"'Say, you're the fellow that sung
that song at the show, amt your
asked the big fellow.
"'Yes, am, and l never sang be-
fore such a mob in my life said
Tom.
"'Well, mister, I amt rich mal,,
but I've got S. sinner in my poe
ct for you if you'll sing that so-s
again
"ITl sing you another said Tom,
and without another word he began
Home, Sweet Home Talk about
timel Why, every one of those big
fellows was crying and sniveling
around as if their hearts were break
ing, and l don't know but what I
shed couple of tears myself. Tom
sang it out Of sight anyway. Why,
even the bartender was wiping his
eyes with his shirt sleeve. As soon
as Tom was through the bartender
began putting bottles and glasses on
the bar.
"'Anything you want, gents. You
can have anything in the house
! Every body wanted to treat. The
big fellow insisted on buying us a
couple of bottles of whisky each.
Then he caught sight of my banjo,
and l had to play that old jig over
about Is times. 1t was getting near
train time, and we had to make a
break. Everybody in the saloon
went to the depot with US, even the
bartender, who locked the place up.
You never heard such mob of yell
ing Indians in your life. We got on
the train all right, AMI as she pulled
out the big fellow yelled:
"'Ha, you singer, and the man
with the banjoI come back some
timel You can have the town.
Whoopr"-New York Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24

A London lady Of high degrees
wears set in the jewels Of her brace
let tooth extracted from the mouth
of her pet poodle. Another affec-
tionate creature uses the skin Of q
once favorite horse as a hearth rug
for her boudoir and has a defun It
pet pug mounted in a lifeike attitude
by the taxidermist for an ornament
on her writing table.-Exchange.
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An Enthusinst Indeed.

Mrs. Trulove-What on earth ever
induced you to engage yourself to
Count Lackpenny9
Miss Brickybrac-Why, my dear,
don't you know that he will inherit
a service of renaissance platea How
1t will improve my collection jew.
elers' Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24
Assertion Of woman's Rights.

Chat Cincinnati woman who as
saulted "masher" with a floormop,
beat him soundly and then threw
him out of doors, procured an officer
and had him arrested, is a credit to
her sex. Woman's rights will never
be disturbed in her vicinity. Her
right is her might. t.--Cincinnati Com.
mercial CSaZettC
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Patents

Cov.ats and Re- Issues secured; Irdds Marks
and Copyrig1tts registered; Opinions given as
10 validity and infringement OF patents; AS
sionsssnts, Contracts etc, prepared and recor-
ded, and all business in the Patent Office in
the UNITED STATES and all FOREIGN
COUNTRIES promptly and carefully pros
scuted. Upon receipt of mode! or skstoh or
photograph of invention with description,
will advise as to patentability free Of charge
Main offices directly across from the U. 8
Psssnt Office, and attention is specially called
70 nv perfect and long established facilities
for the most vigorous and successful prose
sution of applications for patent and for
tending to all business entrusted to my care
In the shortest possible time. Rejected cases
a specially. y.-FEES MODERATE and exclu-
sive attention given to patent business. Book
Of information and advice, and special refer.
snces, sent without charge upon request.
j. r. LlTTELL,
Attorney and Coanssllor in Patent Causes,
Washington, d. C.,
Opposite U. s. Patent once
(Msntion this Pdper)
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The Evil Of RumOrs.

"So," said Mr.. Donegan, "tney W.
been printing the funeral notice of q
man that wasn't dead yit9 It's nice
fix they'd be in if he had been wan of
these people that believe Everything
they see in tho newspapers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-02-24

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at
Sa8 and 10 40 N, and 8 81 and 8e nj.
Leave Edgemont for Waynesboro, Cham
Lsrsburg Shppensburg, and intermediate sta
tions at Z Os and II As u m and 80 p III.
Leaye Hagerstown for Cherry Kun ana all
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at %
aim and 1 rs and 8 10 I'm.
Leave Brucevllle Tor Frederick at = 80, 81
and 10 40 III and 8 3S ana 6 25 p m, and for
Littestown, Taneytown, Wrigh,svi'le and
Columbia at 8 AZ a m and 345 pm,
Daily-all other daily except Sunday.
tS,ops to land Passengers from Baltimore.
IN Hoop. B II. GRIswoLD.
cen,. Manager. Genl, Passenger, Agen
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Western Maryland Railroad

Gayz ;zslR 8E@s
Cshedule In effect July.1, 1897.
TRAINS GOING WEST