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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-01-20

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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-01-20
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Double Pipe Creek Items.

SENEX
The sun., 1898-03-06

blind to the naval interests OF the nation.
Admiral Matthews has informed the
Naval Committee that the sum requested
is none too extravagant ior League
Islands needs. At the meeting OF the
Naval Committee on Thursday he pointed
out the absolute necessity oi enarglng
the present dry dock 50 as To admit the
largest battlcship oi the navy, and ais"
recommended the other improvements
needed to turn the island int" first class
naval station With such naval anthor-
ties active in behalf "I this country $
claims, it is difficult 10 >ce ilo" they can
be ignored. The present crisis shows the
great need OF first class naval station on
the Atlantic coast, and where is there II
better site for it than that afforded by
League Island
The sun., 1898-03-06

ments OF all kinds; the other 10 10 have IL
embroidered, Indeed, but with q pattern
worked upon the cambric itself and entire
" i'a' ana close. Tho embroidery may b.
SOHO or open and is, OF course, all done by
ha''"' Inns is suitable style for stout
women VIII" wish to reduce tho bulk Of
'helr clothing 10 the smallest possible COM
pass.
In france three rctticon,s nro often
worn at once Tho first Is q short one Of
hhe holnsook adorned with embroidery
anu iAoo; th" second, also short and also
adorned with embroidery and lace. is OF
surah' flannel lined II tho weather do.
mahus 1t; the third that worn immedi
",c'y "nd'r tn" gown, is long and IL made
VI SIN appropriately decorated
lho princess gown increases in favor.
l. Is orion very plain, ono of the now mod.
els helng simply huttonud ut the side with
n'c buttons and having guipure pul,ape
and u jowclod g,rdls
Iere Is Pretty wrapper Of nouyc cash
more more. 1t Is Of tho blouse form, held in at
.ne waist by girdlo Of cashmere trimmed
with ah application of cream vuIpure. and
,he r'vcrs, tho oollur and tho cuffs of the
,ooso sleeves match tho girdlle. There 10 .
laeo cr"'nt, aud there orc also frills OF
Wide lace In the sleeves
JUDO CHoLLEr.
The sun., 1898-03-06

canned meats. There is, too the aggra-
waiting comparison Of bis table with that
Of the officers ness ,n which the best
OF everything appears.
By 5 o'clock Jack Las not ,nlv finish.
ed breakfast, hut done several other
chores, and is ready fer the inI rrsSive
exercises which occur AT exactly that
hour on every warship the world over.
These consist Of dressing shin and sa.
luting the 'ulurs. 1t j. at $ o'clock that
the officers make their lir>t appearance.
In the days Of sailing ships dressing
the ship included manning the yards,
which called for agility and surrnpss of
foot. If any other W"r.hip was in sight
there was always a race as to which
crew could execute the evolution quick
est. On the new iron ships the most
lofty points 10 be manned are the fight.
ing tops Int there is still much rivalry
as to which crew can spring into posi-.
tion along the rail in the shortest time
and with the greatest precision.
During the forenoon come drills Of
various sorts. The officer Of the day has
charge Of the drills, and he it is who
indicates whether it shall be- the setting
up drill, the gun drill, the fire drill or
any one Of dozen others. Only when
the Alp Is at sea i'll stormy weather are
these drills omitted and so in time the
hundreds Of sailors are able to execute
: - nfri roll, ,.l
like precision The secret Of this is that
each man has a certain st uf duties to
learn and when each one has mastered
his own list the whole crew works AS
one biz machine. Some Of the drills
Jack ulsIlkes, while others he regards
merely Us pastilnoS,
During the afternoon he generally
has two or three hours cf leisure, and
this spare time often drags heavily ON
his hands. but by long experience he
learns how 10 do nothing with calm,
serene satisfaction He plays checkers,
nends his clothes, smokes his nine.
reads books trsn the ships library,
practices III the ships gymnasium or in
dulges in day dreams concerning tho an.
preaching day when he will be given
shore leave and makes up startling
programme as to what he will do with
bis liberty when it comes.
In fact, there are few allurepents
about the life, and perhaps that is why
The navy department finds that it is only
when war threatens that there are plen.
" OF men who want to fight Unvl,
tam's battles On the sea-
CYRUS SYLv1SrHR.
The sun., 1898-03-06
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
4 Shrswd Smusglins Trick - Lovely
Woman In . Bank-1outsd ~
the Colored Cook.

"Some of the shrewdest tricks ever
played are by the smugglers Of opium, !"
said H. A. Tanning Of Seattle, Wash.
"A very unique smuggling scheme was
unearthed few years ago by United
States secret service officers in North
Dakota. 1t was noticed that an unusu
ally large number Of cattle were being
driven across the line to the North Da.
kota markets. and the secret service
men planned an investigation. For
some time their work was in vain, and
they had about given up hope Of discov-
ering any unlawful operations when an
accident revealed the fact that the nos.
trils of the cattle were stuffed with
opium wrapped carefully in tinfoil. In
this way each steer was worth twice its
norma! value. Hundreds upon hundreds
Of animals had been driven across the
border with their nostrils loaded with
opium, and it was estimated that the
smugele had cleaned up profit of
&25, 900 before the discovery was made
But the snIugglers were sly and they
escaped and were never captured. st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The sun., 1898-03-06
Ch1ld's Patriotic oift.

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt recently
received u postal order for 81 from
Bridgeport, Conn. with a statement
explaining that it was sent by patriot
ic little girl Of Bridgeport who desired
to help some other little girl orphaned
BY the disaster to the Maine. The little
girls name is Lalla Cook. and she &C.
conpanied her contribution with let
ter to the newspaper in which she said :
II AIN little girl years Of age, and
my grandpa gave me 81 to do as liked
with, and SO thought | would send it
to you to give to some poor little girl
that lost her papa on that dreadful ship
| hope every little boy and girl will
give something
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt wrote
an acknowledgment Of the receipt of the
money to the newspaper and said
Through you want to thank little
Lalla Cook for her gift and to say that
it shall be used Just as she desires and
that the people in the navy are glad
that the little American girl should
have thought Of the children Of the
American sailors who were drowned
while doing their duty. '-Pbilsdelphi,
Press.
The sun., 1898-03-06

EVENING GOwH.
the head from drafts and arc at the sans
time fashionable and effective. The trim
mings may be us delicate and fllmy a. Is
desired, provided the foundation b. sub
stantial, and light colors-tan, pearl gray.
white, cream, gold or mauve-are quite in
order.
Decided colsrs are also permissible for
the street, the differentiation from the
costumes of youth being rather in cut and
general style than In color. Tho redingote
and half length coat are appropriate. with
vests Of pink, white Or other dslieately
tinted taffeta
In the matter OF reception costumes ail
elegance and richness are allowable-nsy.
desirable. The finest Of cloths and silken
fabrics commend themselves for this Dur
posa, and for the style Of making q nsw
effect Is seen. similar 70 that Of The so0et
train, In which the back part Of the skirs
is separate from the front. tho Atass b,
ing II sort Of psthoss Of bSocsd> ~ en-
broitiery. The bodice combines ~ two
goods.
An lllustsation 10 given Of . priDsss
evening gown Of psnsy velvet The bodlcs
and tho edge Of the deoolletaRe are dsoo.
rated with embroidery Of jet, steel and
amethyst heads The abort pufled sleeves.
similarly embrnihsred. arc Anishsd by
ohnu1 VI mauve satin.
JUDO CDQklx1.
The sun., 1898-03-06

his trousers and pad6.ts bareinoted
about the deck In the track OF the hiss
inn hose. The deck, which few mo.
neuts before was almost deserted, now
swarms with life and activity. Two or
three hundred sailors rushing about
with trooms, brushes, pals and nozzles
give "a good deal Of life to the scene.
They also make a good deal OF noise,
Int through it all the officers sleep un-
disturbed, and for at least two hours
after They arr used to that sort OF thing
After the ship has been tidied comes
breakfast. In the days Of old Jack used
to take his salt horse or pork and beans
out of metal dishes while squatting on
. tarpaulin spread on the deck. Now.
however, be has such luxuries as bare
pine table and porcelain dishes. The
ships crew is divided into messes OF 20
or rs men each, and the men who
"mess together" are those who eat at
the same table. There IL much fellow.
ship among messmates. Each mess
elects its cook from among its members.
II the cook does not suit, then another
one is elected until finally the mess 10
satisfied. The cook receives few dol.
lars extra each month for bis services.
Each mess also has its caterer who
buys the extras As Jack il . born
grumbler and is never satisfied with
what he has to eat he is allowed the
munifcent SUN Of ~ cents day with
which to provide himself with the luz
uries Of the season. Needless to say he
does not buy terrupin or canvasbsck
duck.
No day laborer lives so simply or 40
economically as does Jack. In many
cases prison fare is luxurious to bis. In
theory his daily food is regulated BY
act Of congressional is, the regular ra.
ton which is served on every American
warship is the one prescribed by the
navy department. Reduced to common
language the American man .ofwar's
man gets pork aud beans for breakfast,
dinner and supper On Tuesday and Sat.
urtlav canned meat and duff on Monday,
vegetables and rice instead Of duff on
Wednesday, salt beef and apple dump.
lines on Thursday, canned meat and
tomatoes on Friday and canned meat
and vegetables on Sunday.
Hard tack is the invariable accom-.
paniment Of each meal and is eaten dry.
except on Wednesday. Friday and Sat
urday, when Jack gets two thirds uf an
ounce Of butter for each meal His tea
or coffee goes without milk, and for
delicacies he has little vinegar to spill
over his pork and beans, and he may
ask his messmai's to pas. him them
mOlasses' to lublicA,e the passage Of
the fin,y sea biscuit or to swecten his
pasty duff. .~--
Modify this by substituting roast
meat for canned when in port aud such
ielectables as =, l.: cents u day will pur.
chase, and you have pretty correc, no.
tion Of what Jack Tar actually eats.
What will most impress the lands.
man about Jacks bill Of fare is the lack
of variety, the unending monotouy df a
round Of pork and leans, salt beef aud
The sun., 1898-03-06
Burke and His Dagger.

When Burke, in melodramatic faah.
ion, threw down the dagger on the floor
Of the house, exclaiming, These are
the fruits Of your French revolution, !"
Sheridan was heard to whisper. The
gentleman has brought us the knife, but
where is the fork:' Laughter as
Quiutilian observes, has more des-
po,ic power than anything else" but
there are things on which men feel
deeply. when they will not tolerate lev.
ity, and the words Of King Henry 70
Fals,aS rise to the lips:
Reply not to me with some fool born ICES.
Westminster Review.
The sun., 1898-03-06

JACK AT CHECKERS on THE GUN DECk.
ceived great respect and admiration
for our nun-o wars men. 1t is true
that we have ignored his existence fur
some time, but today we are ready to
prove that he is the best afloat.
As matter of fact, the American
bluejacket is noted the world over for
his intelligence aud physical superiori.
ty. He is the best in the business. But
it ia not because be has been encouraged
to attain excellence or because the voca.
tion has been made II profitable or pleas.
ant one On the contrary. he is the best
in spite of conditions rather than he.
cause Of them.
Life on board an American man.n
war is not All ideal existence. 1t may
not be any worse than life on the fig ht-
ing ships CT any foreign nation. but it
is certainly no better. We have spent
many millions in new ships aud new
guns we have paid big bonuses for the
addition Of All extra quarter OF knot an
hour Oh our cruisers speed, and We
have paid the highest prices for armor
plate simply tecause We wanted the
best, but our bluejaekets are paid the
same old starvation wages and fed in
the Same niRsardly manuer. Sailors
complain that the merchant service is
had enough nowadays, but they prefer
it to tho. navy. The term Of enlistment
in the navy is three years. and ut the
end Of that period the best msn refuse
to rs.enlist.
An able seaman receives $24 u month.
an ordinary seaman $40, 4 landsman
eI6. First class 1iremeu receive $35
month, a second class fireman receives
$50. q carpenter $95 and coal HEAVIER
$2a,
But the sailors. who work the ship.
fight the guns and have the heaviest
work on their hands, receive the small
est pay. They are nutclassed by men
who have learned other trades Gu the
old wooden ships the carpenter aud his
assistants were important personages.
So Oh the new iron ships the machinistS
stand at the h, ad Of the list The most
important petty officer in the navy is
the chief boatswajn's mate, who SUPER
intends the work Of the sailors. He gets
$35 Il month, but the blacksmIths and
boiler makers draw the regal salary Of
500 q month. Then there are the cap
tains Of the tops, who We're formerly
forecastle autucrats. Tn Il modern man
of.war these petty officers are paid $50
. month, while the painter. aud car
penter' mates get $40.
: The bluejacket's day icgins early in
the morning aud ends early in the even
ing. He does lot Of work every day,
but it is so systematized that be is still
left plenty Of time to rest, write letters
and darn his Stockings At 5:?9 biz
warship shows few evidences Of life. 4
solitary officer is pacing the bridge, and
below on the deck single sailor and a
marine sentry are to be seen, As the
half hour is reached the officer speaks u
single word to the sailor, who promptly
strikes three notes Oh the ships bell.
Then Jack wakes up. He tumbles ori
of his hammock, trices it up against the
rail and comes shuftling up the iron
The sun., 1898-03-06
Sunday, March 6, 1898.
TURN ON THE LIGHT.

1t is rather surprising to find the fol.
lowing editorial in the Milford Chr"nlcle'
IN Addicks Republican organ
The Democratic party Is not reslrn'
sible for, neither should it be held to
account for the private acts OF individuals
in its fold No odium can he cMt upon,
or disgrace attached, to any p,iitical
partv by the Boggs scandal. Those
involved in this unfortunate atfalr nave
no right to blame any political party
With their troubles, and their innocence
a. guilt has no bearing on the political
questions before the people. When the
trial takes place a month hence the truth
will b. made public that all may Know
and Judge for themselves.
Certainly the Democratic party is not
responsible for the Boggs scandal, al
though all the men thus lar arrested on
charges Of being implicated with HIM
happen to be Democrats.
The looting Of the First National Hank
Of Dover was the crime ol William ~
Boggs. He alone stole the $4,000 that
vas unlawfully taken from the bank 5
Golfers.
But why this evident anxiety on the
part OF the Chronicle to defend the
Dem cratic party OF any suspicion OF
completely in the crime OF Boggs' Is 1t
afraid that later devt lopments may
,fford grounds for laying the Republican
party open to the same suspicion.
While Boggs is the real criminal, 1t
may b. that he had accomplices to aid
him in disposing of his stealngs, and II
this be true those accolnplicrs will no
doubt be brought to the bar of justice.
And when this is done, there is a strong
probability that all viii not be found to
de members OF one political party, al
though political cunslderat ions have
1othing whatevor , d. with the CASE
Every Evening
Prom Dec i. 1897 up ~ the time OF
the return Of Mr.. William n. Riggs THE
8cx printed series OF articles regarding
the loot;us Of the First National Bank Of
Dover. Dnrin, all that time our es-
seomed contemporary suppressed the
fncts about the Bogys affair, contentlng
itself BY calling truce on "inend" and
iasinuation." At,his late day il seems
that THE SrN overlooked certain persons
connected with this great steal who are
.ev known to both Every Evening and
The Evening Journal, THE svS named
seven men. The SrS gave days afi1
dates-fact. and igures. The articles in
Tns SrS were complete and accurate.
A. one time or another TIE Sun has
named every man known to be connect
ed with the looting OF the First National
hank of Dover. Four Of the number be
sides Mr.. Boggs have been held in bal
pending trial. THE >rS has made
good" Assuming that both the Ever!
Evening and Evening Journal are sin
GRE; that they can give names, days
dates, facts and figures in support I"
their ''inuendos and insinuati ms TIL
Sex calls upon them to make good.
If for personal political, religious or fra
terna! reasons they prefer not to pubil>t
the facts in the columns ot their owl
papers the columns VI The >vS are opet
to them. Produce the facts, gentlemen
turn ON The hight
The sun., 1898-03-06

LEAnuE l>L>sp has a -launCh friend in
Admiral Matthews. Chief OF the Bureau
Of Yards and Docks in the Navy Depart
rlent, who has taken up the fight for the
improvement and utilization oi that
magnificent naval station. ''an"ra.
Bingham and the Admiral are working
hand in hand ior tie island, and ii We
do net secure The appropriation Of s2St-
90, i.r wA,rl GENERA. Bingham has
A-ke@. i, viii Il ,eeal.e Congress i
The sun., 1898-03-06
FASHION ITEMS.
The Accessories Of an Up 70 date Won
aus WArdrobe,

Ths Accessories Of an Up 70 Dats Won
ans Wardrobe.
A collar and belt or corselet Of black
satin with buckles Uf rhinestOnes are ths
newest m~ssories Of light gowns, being
worn with pink, sky blue, pale green,
pear grny and straw toilets. This fashion
viii hold good with respect to orRandie and
other wash costumes for warm weather
wear.
Fine muslin. ca,nhric or batiste In pro
TERED to silk for underwear. as 1t laun
derS more satisfactorily and has daintier
appearance, Even for Use under evening
20" M the embroidered and lace trimmed
lawn Or haihs"k petticoat Ia most In
vogue There are two opposite ways Of
decorating underwear. One is to trim II
with ruil'es. pulinls and 0uffy arrange
The sun., 1898-03-06

r. T. COOPER, Tuos ; Clark, Chas II.
Butler and Amos Cole, who are accused
With aiding ". y. Bpggs in .roting the
Dover Bank. waived hearing ast,,Satur-
day and will appear for trial April II.
judgement in their case should be sus-
pended. only guiltless men are usually
anxious for speedy trial rather than for
post The Mdd Tran,
script
The sun., 1898-03-06
Routed hy tho colored Cook.

In. Lorimer recently in fremont TEN.
pie told a story that was apparently
heartily enjoyed by the women folk
present
when was first married." said the
doctor, Il had my strict ideas about
Sunday observance Mrs. Lorimer had
q colored 'aupty' for cook, and on the
first Saturday after she came | went
into the kitchen and told her did not
want any Sunday work, 50 she could
prepare all meals for that day before.
hand.
"She didn't say one word wbilc l
was talking; then she looked up, and
pointing to the door exclaimed:
"'Now, look byah, Marse George
You jest 60 in dar and tend to your
Christianity and leave me to tend to
nah kitchen
II went, and as near as can remem
Der she had hot dinners Sundays as long
as she stad with US '-Boston Record
The sun., 1898-03-06
A Wolau's C,everness.

In Connecticut, says Felix Ma.
honey, "a rustic presented himself at
the door Of the boarding house where l
was staying and offered basket Of fresh
eggs for sale.
"'How many have YOU? asked the
woman Of the house.
"'Seven dozen, answered the untu.
tored rustic.
care they all fresh?' asked the
woman.
"'A!l laid this very day, ma'am,'
was the answer. The landlady bought
the eggs and engaged the man in con.
versaton.
"How many hens have your che
asked.
"'seven, ma'am,' said Ns simple
'ustic. sshipgton Post
The sun., 1898-03-06

remembered her as woman who had
started an account the week. previous.
"'Where 10 he:' asked the woman.
"'I don't know, madam. Mr.. Alex.
ander.Hamilton is dead, You know.
"'I didn't know it, said the woman
oh. dear. I'm % sorry! Now, bow on
earth AIN to get my uouey:' AID b.
fore the clerk could explain she russsd
out New York Sun. EMAssp~
The sun., 1898-03-06

r. Cuba is ever freed there should I"
a bond Of indemnity gwen by her that
she will not have revolution oftencr
than once in six months.
The sun., 1898-03-06

oJpAar1S MILLER says that gold grows.
This statement is open +" REASONABLE
doubt until joaquin pulls few "in.r'
gown nuggets and ships them home as
samples
The sun., 1898-03-06

WASHINGTON wheclman has ridd' II
sixtv-tbree centuries this year. The Old
Ry,nau days OF the centurion >ss'" TO he
returning
The sun., 1898-03-06

MAIZE CoRELlI is going to Wit { Is
country at last. Laura Jean, Mary J. and
K. Harding Davis will make bang, p
reception committee.
The sun., 1898-03-06

TIE Pennsylvania Railroad to organize
regiment to 60 in action III event "t an
emergency il war is declared against
Spain?
Never, without COMPENSATION.
The sun., 1898-03-06

lr is safe bet that people in Havana
arr not warned to stay away from Il"
Vlzcaya on the basis that she is liable 70
blow mp,
The sun., 1898-03-06

The ruinor that the Sultan hal sent
his congratulations +" the ls-'ple III Lake
City, $. c., is doubtless incorrect IT. is
desirous, however, OF enlisting tina, mob
or massacre service in Armenia.
The sun., 1898-03-06

lr is coincidence that the Maine DEL
egs,ion in Congress ar the most acti
in coun.elling conservative action in the
Maine affair
The sun., 1898-03-06

\ cnRRE-poNpENT OF the Boston l">t
demands that smoking in the strecfs he
prohibited. Certainly, "f c"nr-r Wha.
was Roston's subway built for
The sun., 1898-03-06

TIE War Department, hes Il lot u use
less reindeer on its hands. Why not at Il
Il few war Conglessmn, some h"h
kerd Pops and couple OF free silver
freak. and o,en national 1907
The sun., 1898-03-06
WHAT TO WEAR.
)agg~stions FOR the Wardrobe Of . Mia.
die Aged Woman.

dI0 Aged Woman.
Princess gowns are most becoming
especially for tho house. for women pas,
their youth. In brocade or satin nothing
can be more suitable. They may be ar
ranged in many different wsys-drapcd a,
the side. opened over u vest or panel IN
front, closed under the arm or at tho back
or made In redineote style. with separate
skirt. A wider range Of fancy for trim
ming Is, Of couEsa, admissible for house
gown than for a costume to be worn ia
public. The latter requires 70 be some
what formal and severe for . woman o..
middle age, but the former may bs dec.
rated with more latitude
For evening wraps hooded eapes are
most useful and becoming. - they protec,
The sun., 1898-03-06
Lovely Woman In q Bank.

III it were not for the women who
have bank accouDts," said . paying
teller last week. "the routine Of bank.
ing business would be deadly dull. Sew.
eral days ago a woman went into the
office Of the Hamilton Trust company in
Brooklyn aud asked:
Is Mr.. Hamilton here:'
"'No, madam. said the clerk who
The sun., 1898-03-06

Character building is the real aim Of
this life. Therefore develop your own
individually and let neither church.
state nor Mrs. Grundy repress It, No.
body else can live your life for you.
ELIZA AECHARD CONNER
The sun., 1898-03-06

NEvEHrHElE E>> and notwithstanding the
United States cnlphatiralIv does not
wish to- annex the Philippine Islands
The sun., 1898-03-06

\Ew IunN -,-lu> ~ take a sort OF t!i-
nc,e satisfaction IN the TACT that she =
NOW defended hya monitor na'""'i 'h'
Terror