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Cold and Electricity.

That extreme cold paralyzcs every
vital function is of course piece Of
everyday knowledge. But it has
been left to Professor Pictet, who
has been conducting some expert
ments on this subject, to discover
that at q temperature of $50 degrees
below the centigrade zero there is no
chemical action between nitric or
sulphuric acid and potash, between
oxygen and potassium, though, I'M
der ordinary circumstances, the at
finity of the latter metal for oxygen
is so great that it will burn if thrown
into water, owing to its combination
with the oxygen in that fluid. But
if the electric spark is played on bod
les which have thus lost the power
of chemical affinity, some new and
curious combinations result. The
latest Investigations, the conclusions
of which, however, have been theo-
retically presaged for some years
past, may require us toreconsider the
question of the temperature of outer
Bpace and the possibility of an at
mosphere composed Of gases in COM
bination existing there.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
North Carolina Emeralds.

In Alexander county, N. c., the
farmers in blowing used to turn up
pretty grass green prisms which they
called green bolts Professor w.
4. Holden identified them as emer-
aids, and in July, 1880, he started in
to mine for them. He got many EN-.
eralds, but also discovered another
kind of emerald green stone unknown
until then, which he named hidden
ite." 1t occurred in slender prisms.
Digging for it has since been carried
ON very proftably in that locality.
BY lapldaries it is highly esteemed,
and it has found much use in jew
elry. Seventyfour emeralds were
found in a single pocket" but most
of them were too badly flawed to
have much value. - Boston Tran
script,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
Can Plants See?

The mysteries Of vegetable life are
not all yet explored. An Indian
botanist has made experiments which
induce him to say that some plants
can see. Whether the inference can
be accepted or not, these experiments
go to show that the plants made an
effort to reach supports placed at q
little distance and grew toward the
supports wherever placed. The plant
was convolvulus, and when pole
was placed near it and in such way
that the tendrils would have to turn
away from the light to reach it,
they invariably did so and within q
few hours twined about it. That
certain plants have the sense Of
touch is well own.-Medical Times,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29


The other day man OF gentle
manly appearance called at a house
in a well known suburb of provln-
cial town. In answer to his KNOCK
the housemaid came to the door.
"Is Mr.. P inl" said Il y gentle
man.
"Hes just gone out, sir"
lis Mrs. P at homo?"
mo, sir. She went out with mas.
ter"
Dear me, how unfortunatcl l
wanted particularly to SEQ one OF
them. Can I leave notea'
"Oh, yes, sir. Come in, please"
replied the girl, ushering the visitor
into the dining room. But instead
of leaving him alone she rang for an
other servant, whom she desired to
bring writing materials.
The gentleman wrote his note, en-
closed it in an envelope, addressed 1t
and left it on the table.
This being done, he departed with
u profusion of thanks to the maid,
who escorted him to the door.
On returning home Mr.. Pound
the note awaiting him. 1t ran thus'
"Your servant is no fool"
This compliment was fully JUST
fed by paragraph in tho next days
paper, giving an account OF the
plunder of a neighboring mansion by
o similar visitor. -New York Adver
tiSer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
ONLY FOUR MINOR TAILS.

Snnes Russell Lowell CraS'as Homer
Dante, Cervantcs and Goethe.
There are certain books which it is
necessary to read, but they are very
few. Looking at tho matter from an
aesthetic point of view merely,
should say that thus far only one
man had been able to use types so
universal and to draw figures so cos
mopolitan that they are equally true
in all languages and equally accept
able to the whole Indo European
branch, at least, of the human faml-
". That man is Homer, and there
needs, it seems to me, no further
proof of his individual existence than
this very fact of the solitary unap
proachableness of the "Iliad" and the
"Odyssey. The more wonderful
they are, the more likely to be the
work of ono person. Nowhere is the
purely natural man presented to us
SO nobly and sincerely as in these
poems.
Not far below these I should place
the "Divina Commedia" of Dante, in
which the history of the spiritual
man is sketched with equal com.
mand of material and grandeur OF
outline. Don QuiXote" stands upon
the same level and receives the same
universal appreciation. Here we
have the spiritual and the natural
man set before us in humorous con-
trast. In tho knight and his squire
Cervantes has typifed the two OPP
posing poles of our dual nature--the
Imagination and the understanding
as they appear in contradiction.
This is the only comprehensive satire
ever written, for it is utterly indie
pendent Of time, place and manners.
Faust" gives us the natural his
tory of the human intellect, Mephis.
topheles being merely the projected
impersonation of that skepticism
which is the invariable result Of a
purely intellectual culture. These
four books are the only ones in
which universal facts Of human ma
ture and experience are ideally rep
resented. They can therefore never
be displaced.
Ihavenot mentioned Shakespeare,
because his works come under diff.
ferent category. Though they mark
the very highest level of human gen.
ius, they yet represent no special
epoch in the history of the individual
mind. The man of Shakespeare is
always the man of actual life, as he
is acted upon by the worlds of sense
and of spirit under certain definite
conditions. We all of us may be in
the position Of Macbeth or Othello
OF Hamlet, and we appreciate their
sayings and deeds potentially, so to
speak, rather than actually, through
the sympathy Of our common nature
and not of our experience. James
Russell Lowell's Posthumous Essay
In the Century Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
Away Ahead OF JOB.

I heard an amusing story Of Sir
Henry Hawkins from legal friend a
week or two ago, but | cannot vouch
for the absolute truth Of it. Sir
Henry was presiding over a long, to-
dious and unintercsting trial, and was
listening, apparently with absorbed
attention, to long, tedious and unin
terestinS speech from a counsel learn
ed in the law. Presently he made a
pencil memorandum, folded it and
sent it by the usher to the @, G. in
question. This gentleman, on un-
folding the paper, found these words:
patience Competition-Gold Medal,
Sir Henry Hawkins. Honorable Men
ton, job" His peroration was wound
up with as little delay as possible
Sketch.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
The Tower of Pisa.

The famous leaning tower of Pisa
Is a campanile or bell tower. The
building, which is cylindrical in
form, is 1877 feet high and SO feet il
diameter, made entirely OF white
marble. It is called the leaning tow.
er from the fact that it inclines some
80 feet from the perpendicular, and
it is not generally known that this
inclination. which gives the tower
such q remarkable appearance, was
not intentional. At the time it was
about half done the error in meas.
urement was perceived. 1t Was
guarded against by the use Of extra
braces in the further construction OF
the building and an adaptation OF
the stone in the highest portion.
There are seven bells on the top Of
the tower, the largest OF which
weighs 2,OO0 pounds, and these are
so placed az to counterfeit as far as
possible the leaning of the tower it
self.-Firo and Water.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29
BEFORE and After,

AS an instance of the surprising in
crease In value that picture &C
quires after an artist has become ia
nous, the following is interesting:
A dealer once went to the studio OF
David Cox and purchased painting
off his easel for G10. A few days
afterward the old man went to him
and said:
"You are young and have a wife
and children. I think, / have charged
you too much for that picture, and I
have brought you back e."
Not many years after that same
painting was sold for 45o guineas. ~
London Tit-Bita
Win many persons it would be a
great gain to health if they would
walk to and from their places Of
business in preference to riding.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29

Christmas of any year always falls
on the Same day Of the week as the
second of January of that year, un-
less it be leap year, when it is the
same week day as the third day of
January of that year. Easter is al
ways the first Sunday after the full
moon that happens on or next after
March 81. 1t is not easy to see how
1t can occur earlier than March 30 or
later than April 26 in any year
Boston Home Journal.
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Don't Stop Tobacco.
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF WHILE
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THE LADIES' HOME JOUR-
IlRL FOR 1897.

Ancven excellence makes the good things which
TIE LADIES HONE JOURNAL promises unusu,,
sturdy. One series of papers alone would sci! the
magazine: that is, the three V he House artic !es
winch ey-residcnt Harrison is 70 write No man has
ever done what General Iarrison will do in these
articles: show what ~ Day With the President
at his Desk means in article; in another tell Of
The Social Life of the PRESIDENT and in third ar,
tcle describe 'Upsairs Life in the v hitc House.
Each of the articles viii be rrouscy Illustrated. An
other series equally asc!n"ting is the one called
Great Personal Events, in which scmc Of The great,
be revived: those wonderful times when Louis kCs-
suh rode up Broadway; when the young Prince Of
Wales was here WI en- Jenny Iird sang in Caste
Garden; when Henry Ward ll.ccher electrified his
congI cgation by selling slaves III his pulpit; when
Grant went round the wcr Id; wien Henry Clay baae
farewell to the senate; when John Wesley preacht d
/ in Georgia, CT which So few krow. All these mem
orablc events and others will be wildly recalled,
told graphically than ever before and illustrat-
Cd with ri lures which have occupied two I've artists
over q year. bird series is unique ard valuable
from Tic fact that it will give women scores Of IDEAS
for tAcir hines; Twill reveal what here is Inside
OF Hundred .Imoric.r Ncmcs,' arL c;tctuily re-
produce pictures =, ono hund' Cd cicy furnish
Cd rooms in hong in Tins country from Maine to
California taste has gore farther than money.
Two new Department writers La"c Also been exc'1s-
lively eng gcl by the JNU&NAL Ms, $, Y. Rorer.
who will hereafter have charge Of tic domestic de-
IartncAt ard give Z @cre5 Il cooking lessons, ard
DWi94 l.. Nu",iy. the fame Us cvarglliE, who i, TO
pu' lie result Of lis lie study Of the Bible in de-
partmcn, emitted MIR. Moneys b'b'c lass" The
ARTIST ltfISH I''d NTifi"n WHO Cf"Su tilS
girl Will present Si% ulI page l'ctvrcs showing" lie
People OF Dickens, while Acc Barber stephens
ct six Types OF American W'c,ranhrod. showing
the American wor,an in sn,i cty, il religion, in bust
neas, in summer, in nc home, and as mother.
Mars Z. Wilkins. the New ENGLAND writer. will re-
vivc the old qutn--pmty the ancient singngschcol
and the pltparng bee in ~ he Pleasures OF Our
Ncshborhood,," Sir Henry Irving is 10 tell how to
study read ana present "Sha>cspcare in Small Com
munities." Philip Sonsa HAS written a waltz while
Ira u. S4nhcy ha, composed hymn which he con
sidurs grt a,lr than his famous Ninety and Nine"
LA Mac.rcn Will have story, while Herbert D
Ward numerous >rrcal, - he Burglar Who Moved
daughtc. is to sketch My Mother as Recall Her"
while George w. Smallcy is to show The Personal
side Of the Prince Of Wales in ayishly illustrated
article II ii has become fad. il seems for every
girl and to take :his magazine, it is excel
lett and, unlike many cthcr fads sensible
The JOURNAL is published ny l he Curtis Publish
ins Company, Of lhliddcli ia.
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FARM n F,WS.

Regular Subscription Price so cents. Farm News
now reaches more than $1,000 families. II holds TINS
large and royal following of subscribers, because
they regard il as one of the chief essentials of their
success farming. 1t keeps in touch with the most
progressive agriculture OF the day, it is scientific IN
in It's spirit, and AT the same tmc is never obscure IN
its meaning, sted in its style. It's The kind u
paper the farmer values in his every day work.
because in 1t he finds what other successful farmers
are doing, and how :ncy do it, Its 10 pages contain
no dead wen ht'no "H!iciS.' Every llnc counts.
II YOU know anything about the farm and farm life,
examine Farm News and you viii understand how
much ITS subscribers appreciate II. And l: grows
better every number. Compare it with any other
farm paper, and it stands ahead in practlcably and
real value.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29

Candid Listener-Good morning,
Janet. am sorry to hear you
didn't like my preaching on Sunday.
What was the reason7
JANET had three vera guild rea-
sons, sir. Firstly, ye read We SER
mon; secondly, ye didna read it well,
and, thirdly, it wasna worth readip
at a'.-Exchange.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29

The annual meeting of the Keely
motor stockholders is postponed "for
a few months in order to enable Mr..
Keely to perfect the motor. This
looks very like paragraph that has
been published at intervals for the
last 20 years OF so. ;,.a
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FRAZER AxE. /:
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G0Me1 Hours.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1896.

Since the first number of GOLDEN Hours
was issued it has been conceded by juvenile
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On the staff OF contributors to GOLDEN
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ROYAL John De Morgan. Cornelius Shea,
Harrie Irving Hancock Fred Thorpe. Geo.
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jolly Funerals

Mr.. Porter must have had merry
funeral with q great deal Of sack to
very little coffin,
Even town paupcr was given
three gallons of rum as libations at
his funcral-drank probably by the
sheriff and Mr.. Bundle with their
friends.
Hawthorne tells us that the New
Englanders were the jolliest at the
funerals of their friends and neigh
bors-the only boon companion of
the Puritan was Death. Baltimore
Fun
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29

Some Alaskan names are: Ahgo-
methelanaghamute, Ahgulakpagha'
mate, Chokfoktoleghamute, Kah-
lukhtughamute, Kennachanagham.
ute, Kyktoltowtin, Quiechogamute,
Teeuahotozna and AkQuluraaiglak
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29

After years trial in the St. Pan
cras yestry district of London, mu-
nicipal electric lighting has proved
financial success.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-29

It is not always safe to be too con-
fident 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, 1898-09-29

WANTED SEVERAL TRUSTWOR-
w thy Persons in tins state to manage
our business in their own and nearby coun-
ties. l, is mainly office work conducted at
home. Salary straight 5000 a wear and ex
penses-d definite, bonatide, no more. no less
salary. Monthly $7j. Ref rences. Enclose
self addressed stamped envelope, Herbert Il,
Hess, Pres, Dept Nj, Chicago.
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Rricc Is cents.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS

The Watertown, Mass, arsenal has
been put to work making guns. Here
tofore it has been exclusively factory
for gun carriages and projectiles.
Five students, the ringleaders in a
recent class riot at the Missouri state
university, were dismissed. Twenty
two others were suspended for periods
ranging from one week to three months,
Grade teachers in the public schools
of Chicago have won their fight for
higher salaries, the board of education
by vote of 10 to / adopting resolu.
ton for yearly increases up to the limit
of 81 900.
Referee George Green called draw
in the eighth round in the San Fran
cisco fight between Joseph Choynski
and Thomas Sharkey, though Choynski
should have got the decision on re-
peated fouls by Sharkey.
A letter received at Victoria from
sailor on HI. NJ S. Amphion says that
the ships search for the Cocos Island
treasure, which @. Hartford claimed to
have located, was as unsuccessful as
the search of FL. NJ S. Imperieuse.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-03-16
Reliable Insurance Co,

The Park Region Hail ms. Associa-
ton has received certificate of au-
thority for 1898 from Insurance Com
missioner Dearth. We understand
several insurance organizations
throughout the state are having con-
siderable trouble and have been re-
fused certificate of authority, as
they have not paid losses in full
The Park Region, by honest, careful
and conservative management, has
always paid losses in full, dollar for
dollar, and the farmers throughout
the state who have investigated its
plans and bushes management, do
not hesitate to place their policies with
this association. Although it is early
in the season, they are daily receiving
applications, and prospects are favor
able for a very large business the
coming season.
BRAGG & PETERSON,
Agents
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-03-16
RAILROAD NEWS.

Officials of the Louisville and Nash.
vile have organized company to buy
the Mammoth cave.
-~doNAs-NA@~~-
On April the St. Joseph and Grand
Island will increase the wages of con.
d1ctors, engineers, firemen and brake
men 10 per Cent.
During the present year the Pennsyl.
vania is to spend $1,8O0,o00 for i'm.
provements, which will be paid out of
the surplus earned in 1897.
The Union Pacific is stated to have
secured control of the Oregon Short
Line, which also carries with it the Ora
gon Railway and Navigation company.
The Baldwin locomotive works of
Philadelphia has booked an order for
Is locomotives for the Egyptian state
railway. They are to be heavy mogul
freight engines and will be shipped
early in May.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-03-16

Mrs. Gould on Sunday. George also
visited at the home of his brother in
Pepperton Wednesday and Thursday
of last week.
Mr.. Bruhn and family of Fremont.
Mimi, has moved into the place known
as the Jack Hancock farm.
Miss Nettie Fagen spent the latter
part of the week in Morris with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. John Degendorf was a pleas
ant caller on friends in this vicinity
Sunday.
Dennis Conroy made a call on his
friends last Sunday.
Art Heating made a pleasant call
on Miss Fagen and brother Sunday
afternoon.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-03-16
Notice Of Application
FOR
Liquor License.

To the Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Stevens and State of Min
neSota:
The undersigned, James NJ. Powers.
hereby makes application for a license to
be granted to him to sell Intoxicating liq-
uors for period of one wear from the 9th
day. of April, 1898. The place where the
said business is to be carried on is desig-
mated as follows: In the two-story build
ship 12, range A, in the Village of Chikio,
Stevens county, Minnesota. Said appIi-
cant prayS that such license be granted to
him pursuant to the statutes of said State
of Minnesota, in such case made and pro-
vided.
Dated at Morris, Mimi, March 16, 1898
JAMES NJ. POWERS
Said application will be heard and CON
sidered by the board of county commits
siOners ar their next meeting.
y. r, SPUR,
County A:.Kitor.