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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
New Uses of Alum In UNI.

aluminium has lately found its way
extensively into vibrating and recipro-
eating machines, both large and small"
says the Engineering and Mining
Journal Here the advantageous use
of the metal is entirely a matter of re-
ducing the weight. Probably the best
illustration of the use of aluminium In
revolving machinery is in using an oil
cup on the driving-wheel of a loco
motive in connection with a driving
rod. With the increased speeds that
the roads are now aiming to attain, 1t
is necessary to increase the diameter
of the driving-wheels, and consequent.
ly the tendency to break the shank OF
the oil cups materially increases, and
with some Of the large engines which
have been built. cups made of com.
position are frequently broken. These
cups are now, and have been for some
time, successfully cast In aluminium
and have given great satisfaction"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Safety Paper.

A new kind OF safety paper for
banks, &C., is announced, though the
inventors name does not appear. II
is foreign idea, one feature Of the
invention consisting in printing or
otherwise impressing on the paper EN-,
ployed a plurality Of sets of lines or
marks, one or more Of which sets are
indellble and the remaining sets deli
ible; these lines or marks are made SO
fine and so closely alternating or rela-
lively disposed that, In ordinary OBJ
servation with the naked eye, no sin-
gle line or mark is distinguishable.
Again, the indelible lines or marks are
made OF color differing from though
complementary to that Of the delible
lines or marks, SO that, owing to their
close juxtaposition, they will convey
the impression of color differing from
those Of either of the sets of lines or
marks. Thus, any chemical action
or erasure on such paper would, 1t is
claimed, be at once discernible, and the
shade made by the two color combi-
nations would be hard to duplicate.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
I ICELAND GEYSERS,
Tourists Havo Injured Them by Throwing
Stones Into Their Craters.

Tourists Have Injured Them by Throwing
Stones Into Their Craters.
Barren as the place really is, the
artists eye would revel in the beautiful
effects on the snowy jokulls, the twi-
light softening shades Of mauve, greens
and grays on the distant lava peaks.
and the luminous midnight sky. The
intensity Of the blue water Of lake or
ocean is superb, and the mighty water
falls are grand. And the geyser fieldsl
All the warm tints, from cream to rus
set, are found in the mineral deposit
around the basin of the Great Geyser,
Little Geyser, Strokkr (the Churn),
and the Little Strokkr, while Bles (he
Blue Oue) is lined with exquisite white,
like porcelain, making it fitting YES
sci for the cooking of food and for fur
nishing boiling water for our tea and
coffee. 1t was 30 smooth and beautiful
that seemed to be mutilating some
thing rare when l Clipped off pieces of
its lining, but l knew they would be
valuable souvenirs, and the uneasy,
bubbling water would soon amend the
uouCleHcy.
The mud pools on this plain are the
most dangerous, for they spout hot
mud diagonally out Of the earth. Com
ing upon them in one direction they are
not seen, and many visitor has gone
home with scalded foot. The hy-
draulic display Is now very fitful and
inconsiderate tourists have injured the
spouting fountains by loading stones
INTO them to see them cast out, so you
must take your tent with you, and en-
camp on the plain to await the pleas
ures Of their majesties. Blesi win
serve you we'll while waiting. The
Great Geyser had not spouted for
week when we were there, and such
surliness indicated a near activity. The
water spouted unusually high when 1t
finally appeared, 150 feet, and showed
all the tints of the rainbow, majestic
at the same time and mysterious. 1t
played for fifteen minutes, and then
its beautiful cascades subsidized in
feathery mist, refined and graceful
withdrawal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Pnper Floors.

Now we have paper floors. An i'm
portant advantage OF paper floors con-
sists in the absence Of joints or seams
whereby an accumulation Of dust, yer
min and fungi is done away with,
These new paper floors are bad conduc-
tors of heat or sound, and have soft
feeling to the foot. The costs are con-
siderablys lower, than OF hardwood
floors, the paper mass Is shipped In
bags in powder form, with small ad-
dition OF cement az a binder. 1t is
stirred into a stiff paste, spread out on
the floor, pressed down by means of
rollers, and painted the oak wood or
nah ognay color, after drying. .'a'"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Patents

Caoeats and Re Issues secured; TRADE Marks
and Copyrights registered; Opinions given as
to validity and infringement of patents; as
sisnments, 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
ecuted. Upon receipt of model or sketch or
photograph of invention with description,
will! advise as to patentability free Of charge
Main offices directly across from the q. s
Patent Office, and attention is specially called
to my perfect and long established facilities
for the most vigorous and successful prose-
-ention of applications for patent and for
tending to all business entrusted to my care
in the shortest possible time. Rejected cases
specially. FEES MODERATE and exclu-
sive attention given to patent business Book
ofiufornation and advice, and special refer
enees, sent without charge upon request
j. r. LlTTELL,
Attornsy and Counsellor in Patent Causes,
Washington, D. e.,
Opposite q. 8. Patent Ofhce
Mention hh@ Paper)
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Good Work OF the Anoients.

Eighteen hundred years ago or there
abouts, the. Roman emperor Tra1ah
built bridge across me Danube, the
piers of which are found by the 3Rou'
manian engineers solid enough to sus'
tain new structure, which will unite
the towns Of Ternu aSeverin, In Rou-
mania, and Gladova, in Servia In the
middle of the structure the statue Of
Tratan will stand 1our squares to all
the winds that blow. ra, e3 nd W..
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
. lAArninrlnx. sirht.

NJ An English paper Says that the hat
! Of d certain short sighted master at
Elton blew off one day, and as he start
ed lin pursuit q black hen dashed out Of
the gateway. het7schoolmaster saw
the hen.t and Thought It, was! his hat,
and all Elton was electrified by the
spectacle Of q hatless and breathless
reverend man hunting black hen
from one end of the street to the other.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
1HURMONT, Feeigk County, Maryland Thursday, April 3 1899.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN TREES.
The Strange But Gift I'd Inhabitants of New
a Guinea In tn . South Seas. NV. I.

The Strange But Gift I'd Inhabitants Of New
Guinea In tia South Seas.
OF all the islands Of the south seas
New Guinea is In some respects the
most peculiar. With its towns built on
the water, its native castles in the trees
and its strange native Inhabitants, who
have been steadily dying out since tho
advent of. the white man, it Is an in
tensely interesting bit Of the world.
The natives are gifted with such re-
markable powers that they can see into
distances far beyond the vision Of the
white man; they can track the wild
beast by signs that the white man can
not learn; they can find food and drink
in deserts where white men would per-
ish of thirst and starvation. .e
The accompanying picture represents
one of the treehouses built by natives
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
A Trick PhOtograph.

A correspondent sends a very re-
markable photograph. If held upright
1t looks exactly as If a man We're stand
ing on the side Of the house, and view
ed in the ordinary way 1t appears as If
he were projecting from the wall of the
house, without any visible means OF
support, as the police say about the
tramps. 1t might even do for an "ani-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
A queer Legacy.

A gentleman who died at Mons,
France, left a legacy OF $4,000 to five
friends, the money to be spent on din
sners served lin different Restaurants,
and at each; meal "a certain dish to be
eaten. and a certain wine, of which he
was very fond, to be drunk. Further
more, his memory was to be toasted at
dessert, the five companions We're to
dine in black, clothes aud black gloves,
and enter the room preceded by flag
and the music OF an, accordion. ,..e pr
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13

NTANTED-sEvEkAL TRUST VI
w thy persons in this state to md
our business in their own and neai BY co
ties. 1t is mainly office work conducted
home. Salary straight 5000 a ye ar
expcnses-definite, bonafide, no more. no
salary. Monthly $75. References. E
self addressed stamped envelope, Herl
Hess, Pres't, Dept M, Chicago.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
War Correspondents.

War correspondents were employed
as far back as the time of Richard II.
scribes, specially commissioned, were
sent up with the English army, which
invaded Scotland at that time. But,
incredible as 1t may seem, not one OF
the London newspapers was specially
renresented at the battle of Waterloo.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Cheshire Cheese.

Cheshire cheese owes its excellence
partly to geological causes, the red
sandstone and boulder clay, with its
immense salt deposits, of which the
country is formed, producing an herbi-
age peculiarly suited for cheese pro-
duction -,t.' .. '.... s.I .... ,. -
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Sch col Chiidrsn, , Provided For,

At Roubaix, one OF the socialist
vtrongholds of. France, the 1l,OOo pub.
lie school children receive free food
and clothing at the expense of the
town. Their dinner at school consists
Of soup, bread, vegetables, meat and q
glass Of wine. At the beginning OF
simmer and of winter each child re-
ceiyes a complete suit of clothes. .s
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
GOLD NUGGET SOUVENIR.

It was decided to have stand made
Of the nuggets IN their rough state, to
hold cut glass fruit bowl The bowl
is suitably inscribed, and will be for-
warded to the Captain at his home, as
a unique and magnificent souvenir Of
his friends in the gold fields.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13

HOUSE IN THE TREE TOPS
of the island. Among the savage tribes
are warriors who are known as the
head hunters" The aerial houses are
built as refugees from the head hunters.
When the cry Is raised that the head
hunters are coming the feeble and the
women fee to the tree huts and the
able men arm for the fight. '
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Rowl Made of Gold Nuggets

When Captain Constantine, of the
pole Of the Northwestern Territory of
police OF the Northwestern Territory of
his home In British Columbia, bag
was passed about among the miners by
an admirer OF the Captain. Each one
put in large nugget There was
$1,000 worth of dust collected. :
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Protection for Railway.

On the new Russian military railway
from Europe to Andijan, on the bor-
ders Of the Chinese empire, a tree like
shrub called the sascaoul had to be
planted all along the line through the
desert to prevent the rails being cover
ed by sand. For further protection a
ribbon Of wild oats runs along both
sides Of the railway. 49, ss..
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
A WorthN, CRITIC ! sE

' The dramatic pf an Irish paper
recently remarked that @"'the house was
crowded with hpndreds more than titb AZ
could hold, land referred to the thou
sands of spectators who went away;
without sight"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
A Mexican Law.

The laws Of Mexico provide that a
Mormon who wishes to take a second
q must present certificate, signed
by his first help-meet, to the effect that
she is willing; and he must also have
the express consent of the sencond wife
and her parents.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
A Strange Pct.

Perhaps the strangest pet ever kept
by man was wasp, which Slr John
Lubbock .,canght ia the Pyrenees ana
resolved to tame, He began by teach-
ing It to take it's meals on his hand, ana
in q very short space OF time 1t grew
to expect to be fed In that way.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
rru,t. which Are Injurious.

Bananas are very bad for some peo-
pie and so are raspberries and rhubarb.
Indeed, all fruit like gooseberries, that
have numerous tiny seeds, are very Of
ten undigested where the person is not
strong and cause various disagreeable
complaints. w i-.- a i 49, .ss sar.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13

A turnip seed increases its own
weight fifteen times ina minute. On
peat ground turnips have been found
to increase by growth 1899 times the
weight Of their seed each day they,
stood upOn It.. I 81 -I So -.A -.al --.-1A
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Very Thick Skins.

Kongo negroes are remarkable for
their thick skins. A case is mention
ed Of black slashed with razor in a
scufae. The hospital surgeon broke
two needles in trying to put in the
stitches and at last was driven to use a
od pw1
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13

A German biologist has calculated
that the, human brain contains ,SOO,-
ooo, 900 nerve cells, 100000 of which
die and, are succeeded by new ones
every day. At this rate we get an en-
tirely new brain every sixty days.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Cuba's Names

Cuba is known in history under sev-
eral names. The first was Antilla;
then Juana, after Spanish prince.
Fernandina came third, followed by
Santiago, and the Isle Of Ave Maria.
The original Indian name. Cnbanacap, !,
signifying where gold Is found" was
finally adopted and usage shortened it
to the first two syllables.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13

The mushrooms life 10 measured by
hours, but 1t fiourishes long enough for
an insect to hang it's egg on the edge OF
the umbrella, and for the eggs to be-
come an insect ready to colonize the
next mushroom that springs up. &" &f
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Australian, Abor,-ines,

The Australian s.borigines are now
ranked by ethnographers as fifth or
sixth in the list OF so called natural
races, the Veddahs Of Ceylon being the
lowest In the scale of savage culture.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
waste Of Time.

Before a fire brigade can start for q,
fire in, Berlin the members must all fall
in line in military fashion and salute
their captain. This proceeding wastes
at least three minutes, 49,, W. I'm ',..-.,.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
q RaMe of Bibles.

.s. A rattle for Bibles takes place every
wear in the parish church Of st. Ives.
in HuntingdonshIe This quaint cus-
tom has been observed for 200 years, ,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
A Long Canal.

The length of the Grand Canal from
Tientsin to Hangehau, in China, Is $50
miles. 1t connects great ports with rich
coal regions. ..t ....
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Western Maryland Railroad.

40 sssass 5|:lll ssR
S Schedule i" effect March 49, 'S'''
TRAINS GOING WEST
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
Tobacco Patents.

The necessity Of preparing tobacco
for the consumer has developed 2.274
patents.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
,ur rR1cK PHOTOGRAPH.

THE TRICK PHOTOGRAPH.
NAL magnetism" photograph. The ex
PLANTATION is quite startlingly simple
The young man is merely lying on
scatfold pole stuck through the wall,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emm,tsburg at
8 26 and 10 40 a nj, and 81 and 81 p nj.
Leave Edgemont for Waynesboro and
Chambersburg at z 05 and IL as m, and
for Shippensburg at 1882
Leave Hagerstown for Cherry Run and
points ON Potomac Valley Railroad at 8 O5
a IN and 10 20 and s 05 pm.
Leave Brucevllle tor Frederick at 3S, o 35
and 10 40 m and 3S and 80 p M, and for
Littlestown, Taneytown, Wrghtsville and
Columbia at 0 AZ m and As pm. -.
Daily--all other daily except Sunday.
tStops to land Passengers from Baltimore
M. HOOD B II. GRrsWoLD.
eenl, Manager. Gcnl, Passenger, Agen
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-13
/ HE CATOCTIN CLARION.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-02

ADMIRAL ..SAMPsoNshas his friends
and they are prone to be loud in their
champions cause, but the people at
large are not able to forget that
Schley was I" on deck" at the time of
the Santiago engagement and was
largely responsible for the destruction
of Cervera's fleet. Moreover, the very
modest and courteous manner which
Schley has assumed in the controversy
is not calculated to initiate against the
public's good opinion of him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-02

AN eminent physician of Oshkosh
kindly consented to deliver an address
on the subject of filtration. The people
of Oshkosh, like the people of Chi
cago, are greatly interested in this
matter. But local newspaper amazed
both the town and the eminent physi-
clan by saying: Or. Heidekopf, our
able health officer, will address the
Sanitary Improvement association on
" The Beneficial Effect of Filtration on
the Public Health" The attempts of
DR.. Heidekopf to correct the impress
sion that the announcement created
only made matters worse, and his lee
ture was a re.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-02
Famous Piano Teacher at work


SIN the room where the work goes on
are two grand pianos, one for Lesche-
tizky and one for the pupil writes
Cleveland Moffett, telling of ''The Man
Who Taught Paderewski, " in The La
dies Home Journal. Sometimes the
vorbereiter comes with the pupil and
stands meek1y by for directions as to
instructing, sometimes the pupil comes
alone. The pupil bows in salutation
and places the piece to be played upon
the professors piano, never failing to
slip underneath the sheets an envelope
containing 10 forms ($6), which is
Leschetizky' fee per lesson.
''Then the pupil begins playing from
memory, while the professor follows
along with the notes, interrupting con-
stantly to show by practical illustration
how this or that passage should be rem
dered, this or that fault overcome and
making his explanations always in Wig
orous words, either German or French,
for he speaks both languages fuently,
besides his native Polish and Russian.
He speaks no English, however, so that
American pupils must acquire foreign
language before they can understand
his criticisms, and these, by the way,
are often difficult to comprehend, even
| at the best. =
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-02
Borders Of Fur.

Narrow borders of fur have never
been more fashionable than they are
this winter. Tailors are using them ex-
tensively. putting back of the fur edges
braided bands done in small silk cords.
Fur is also used with satin and lace
I notice that large number of the i'm
ported London and Paris evening dresses
are bordered with fur, but the very
newest trimming is made of chenille
fringes, with an applique of lace flow
ers traced with embroidery. Other gar
ments which are to be found trimmed
with fur are tea gowns, the ideal ma
terial of these being panne extrava-
CANT this, but very charming. Espe-
cially in pale shade of rose pink or in
turquoise blue, with border of dark
fur adjoining the front of duchess lace
mounted on chiffon, it has an effect
truly beautiful
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-02
The Manila Outbreak.

THAT consummate patriot anC
statesman, Agulnaldo, has added an
other crime to his appalling list. Al
his order vast amounts of property have
been destroyed and hundreds of limo
cent victlmsf shave been sacrificed
Withal Aguinaldo has accomplished
nothing, but immense wanton destruc-
ton and the still further shedding OF
blood.
Some time ago it was rumored that
an uprising was brewing in Manila. Ii
was expected to take place on the 10th
of February, the anniversary of the
Maine disaster. AS it did not mate
rialize on the appointed day, some
thought it had been abandoned, but
events proved that the insurgents had
seen fit to change the date Of the car
mage from Feb. Is to the anniversary
of the birth of the father of our coun-
try. Accordingly on the evening OF
the 22d occurred an outbreak of incen-
diarism, accompanied by fighting IN
the streets of Manila. The affair was
planned on some such scale as the
great massacre of St. Bartholomew.
It was a coup d'etat of determination,
as witness the copy of the orders sent
to Aguinaldo's Conspirators in Manila:
Philippine families only will be re-
spected. They should not be molested,
but all other families, of whatever race
they may be, will be exterminated
without any compassion after the ex-
termination of the army Ofoccupation."
Of course the malicious effort mis-
carried, but it serves to show the dis
position of tho patriot" Aguinaldo
and his motley following of savage
assassins. It may be we'll asked, as
did Senator Davis: /" Will any man ad-
vocate that Dewey shall sail away from
Manila with his warships, and that
Otis shall put his men on transports to
sail home?" The presence and prompt
action of the American troops was all
that saved the residents of Manila from
indiscriminate massacre. Rather than
withdraw American protection from
Manila it is imperative that Otis shall
be supported and strengthened until
Aguinaldo and his gang of desperadoes
shall be driven from the land.