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Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
CROkER'S CIGARS.
How a Senator Prevented the Dis.
covery Of The Real Donor.

covery Of The Real Donor.
At the Hoffman House they are talk.
Ing OF a scandal in Richard Croker's
Democratic club. II appears that
shortly after the elevation Of one OF
seat In one Of the minor Courts this
gentleman thought 1t would be kind
and delicate thing to do to supply
Richard Croker sufficient number Of
cigars for his daily consumption.
Therefore, whenever opportunity Of
tered, he slipped handful OF perfec.
tos into the pocket Of the Democratic
eader and said nothing about 1t. Mr..
Croker, of course, was very much sur.
prised when he put his hand In his
pocket to find lot of cigars, but the
story runs that he was never able to
catch the man who put them there.
When Mr.. Croker became a daily
visitor at the Democratic Club, and 1t
was his custom to take off his over.
coat and hang 1t on a certain peg
every night he found a pocket Of the
coat full Of cigars when he put 1t on.
According to the story, an eminent
State Senator discovered this strange
custom. So one evening, while await
ing lue arrival VI LIS CHieltdiu, ue uo-
Iced on which hook the coat was
lung. He took 1t off, hung it on an.
,ther hook, and substituted his own
coat, with the result that the jurist
was fooled and the Senator got the
cigars. But that would not have been
80 bad had 1t not happened on this
particular night. The Democratic
,hieftain was anxious to discover who
It was who kept him supplied with so
fine brand of cigars. For the pur.
pose of ascertaining, some of his
friends made note Of the absentees
each night OF course, IL man was
lot there he could not have put the
cigars in the coat
BY this process of elimination on
his particular night but two mem.
)ers were left under suspicion. One
If these was the eminent jurist, and
IN that evening the Democratic leader
'ound no cigars In his pocket, thus re-
ieving the jurist Of suspicion. The
,ther member under suspicion was
lot there at all, so 1t was decided that
ae must be it.-New York Correspond
snt Chicago InterOcean.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
THE LADIES' HOME JOUR-
NAL FOR 1899.

Aneven excellence makes the good things which
THE LADIES HOME JOURNAL prom ses unusu.
sturdy: One series OF papers alone would sell the
magazine: that is, the three White House articles
which ex-President Harrison is to write No has
ever done what General Harrison will do in these
articles: show us what "A Day With the President
at his Desk means in one artclc in another tell of
The Social Life of the President and in third ar.
ticle describe ~ pstairs Life in the White House.
Each of the articles will be protusely illustrated An
other series equally fascinating is the called
Great Personal Events, in which some of the great
est enthusiasms wh,h have occurred in America will
be revived: those wonderful times when Louis Kos
suth rode up Broadway; when the young Prince of
Wales was here, when Jenny Lind sang in Castle
congregation by selling slaves in his pulpit; when
Grant went round the world; when Henry Clay bade
farewell to the senate; when John Wesley preached
in Georgia, of which so few know. All these men,
orable events and others will be vvdly recalled,
told graphically than ever before and lustrat
ed with pictures which have occupied twelve artists
over year. third series is unique and valuable
from the fact that il will give women scores Of ideas
for their homes 1t will reveal what there is Inside
Of Hundred American Homes" and carefully re-
produce pictures Of one hundred completely furnish
ed rooms in homes in this country-from Maine to
California-where taste has gone farther than money
iyey civ eng engaged by i the JoURNAL Mrs s. r Rorer,
who will hereafter have charge OF thedomcstc de-
partment and give series Of cooking lessons, and
put the result of his life study Of the Bible ii de
partment entitled mir. Moody's Bible Glass" The
artist, Charles Dana Gibson, who crelted the Gibson
girl will present six full page pictures showing The
People OF Dickens" while Alice Barber Stephens
will alternate with Mr. Gibson and present her idea
OF six Types of American Womanhood,' showing
the American woman in society in religion, in busl-
ness, in summer. in the home, and as mother,
Mary f. wilkins, the New England writer, will re-
vive the old quitngparty,th ancient singing school
and the applc-paring bee in The Pleasures Of Our
Neighborhood." Sir Henry Irving Is to tell how to
study, read and present Shakespeare in Small Com
munties." Philip Sousa has written waltz, while
Ira D. Sankcy has composed hymn which he con-
sidcrs greater than his famous Ninety and Nine
Ian Maclaren will have story, while Herbert d.
Wards numerous screal, The Burglar Who Moved
Paradise" will run through the year. Jenny Lind S
daughter is to sketch "My Mother as Recall Her..
while George w Smaey is to show The Personal
Side of the Prince Of Wales in sly-illustrated
article. II it has become fad il seems for every
girl and woman TO take this magazine, is an excel
lent and, unlike many other fads sensible one,
The JOURNAL is published by The Curtis Publish
ing Company, of Philadelphia
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
Isolation for the Church Mutineer.

Perhaps the most effectual system
with the mutineer in the church,"
writes Ian Maclaren In the November
Ladies' Home Journal, "is not scold-
ng and storming, but policy Of isola-
ion. AS nature makes a cyst and in
closes any strange material so that 1t
De kept separate from the body, let
his man be imprisoned in place by
himself. II he should offer any re-
marks upon church affairs, let the
,ther person answer on the state of
he weather; and II he criticises a ser.
non, say that you are sorry to hear
# his dyspepsia. II he rises to speak
It church meeting, let the silence be
'uch as will be felt, and after he has
spoken let the chairman call for the
iext business as though he had never
existed. II he has ever to be spoken
to, the best plan Is to treat him as an
lbsurdity, and play around him with
idicule, for this will give much limo.
.ent amusement to other people, and
t is the particular attack which he
cannot stand. Between loneliness and
aughter he will depart to another
church."
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
NUTRITIOUS FOODS.
Beef and Eggs Must Step Down From
Their HiQh Place.

Professor Atwater, who has devoted
himself to the study for a number Of
years, declares that there Is no single
perfect food, the nearest approach to
1t being milk. No food, however, con-
tains the essential constituents in
right proportions, and thus we have to
get what we want by combining our
foods.
1t will be a great shock to many
thrifty housewives to learn that beef
and eggs are among the greatest Of
all economical mistakes. A single
dollar spend in wheat-hour will yield
as much nutrition as $50 spent on sir
loin of beef. Sugar ranks next to
wheat-flour as an economical food, for
a dollars worth of sugar contains as
much nutriment as Sc worth of milk,
$12 worth of eggs, or $40 TrNs& of oys-
ters. In proportion to their cost oys.
ters are almost the least nutritious Of
all foods. Beans and potatoes run a
close race for the third place among
valuable and cheap foods, and the
fourth place Is shared between fat, salt
pork and cheese made from skinned
milk.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
SmaII for His Ace.

Grandfather" said saucy little
10Y the other day, ''how old are your"
The old gentleman, who was much
inder the ordinary size, took the child
between his knees and said: my
lear boy, l am So years old, but why
10 you ask?"
The little fellow replied: well, it
,eems to me you are very small for
Tour age"
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
1899, THE SUN. 1899.
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pie and with the People.
Honest in Motive Fearless in Expression,
Sound in Principle.
Unswcrying IN It's Allegiance to Right The.
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rI~,,p C,,n PUBLISHES ALL THE
he DUN NEWS ALL THE TINE
but it does not allow lis columns to be de.
graded 10y unclcan, immoral or purely sen.
satiOnal matter.
Edllorin!Iy. The Sun is the Consistent and
Exchanging Champion and Defender OF
Popular Rights and Interests against polili,
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actcr. lnd. pendent in all things, extreme
in none 1t is for good laws, good govern.
mcnt and good order
By mail Fifty Cents month. Six Dol
lars year.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
Pie That "Ase" Well.

Teds friend treate'l him to piece
of pie. 1t was so gool that he wanted
another, but thought that 1t would not
he polite to ask fos 1t. So he sidled
up to her and said Miss Turk, that
pie eats WELL
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30

A scientist has calculated that the
eyelids of the aveI age man open and
shut no fewer than 100000 times in
the course of a sil Ble year of his ex'
istence.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
Drink in France.

Since the sale OF alcoholic liquors
In France has been restricted. the
number of drinking places have In
creased, until now there Is one sa-
loon for IS inhabitants.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
Bank Notes DESTROYED.

The Bank CT England destroys about
ESQ 900 of it's notes every week, to re-
place them with freshly printed ones.
One evening in each week is set apart
for the making of this expensive bon
fire
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30

At meetings Of the British Cabinet
40 official record is kept of the pro.
,eedings.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmltsburg at
628 and 10 40 a m, and 81 and 36 p M.
Leave Edgcmont for Waynesboro and
Chambersburg at Z 05 and II As m, and
for Shppensburg at z 35 pm.
Leave Hagerstown for Cherry Run and
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at 05
M and 10 20 and 8 05 pm.
Leave Bruceville tor Frederick at 38, 8 35
and 10 40 m and 3S and 25 p M, and for
Littlestown, Taneytown, Wrightsville and
Columbia at 8 AZ m and s45pm.
Daily-all other daily except Sunday.
tStops to land Passengers from Baltimore
JIM, HOOD. B II. GRIswoLD.
Genl, Manager. Genl, Passenger, Agen
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
Western Maryland Railroad.

~ a 49, k@9a
Cchedule In effect June rs, 1899.
TRAINS GOING WEST
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30
\. A. DIFPBNDAL,
DEALER IN
WINDS and LIQUORS,
EMMITSBURG, MID.

Buys direct from the Manufac.
turer. Distilled from carefully
selected grain, therefore is strictly
pure and guaranteed free from
any adulteration. Sold at reason,
able prices.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-30

cB INSURANCE-If your Fire lnsur
ance is about to expire, call on US for rates
iuly22tf CASSELL & WATERS
The silver star., 1899-08-11

Now" said Agatha, quite simply
and confidentially, II couldn't marry
any one for money"
Nor 1, indeed" said Bob passion.
ately. What is a million without
lover"
Millions do marry without love-"
sighed Agatha.
"Oh. Miss lie Mesurier. Agatha-may
I call you SOP and siding up to her
closer on the bench, etc. We know the
rest. And Agatha. with triumphant
malice, had intimated, not in SO many
words, but quite near enough. that 1t
was Yes"
-
The very next morning the be,ress
returned from Scotland
"Alice." said Agatha "r have r,ovea
you trick. You Thought Rob snarl,e.
was In love with Won Love a. arat
sight You Thought Won cor,d he In
love with Bob. Listeni
Bob has nronosaa .. M NJ,
Don't speak; he thinks I'm Won.
let him 20 on to see what he
was worth. wouldn't have Won
wrecked-Tve found him ont All he
wanted was your money. He told me
in long conversation at J.adv porkIe-
TONS garden party that he believed II
a woman loved a man she would settle
ner money on him. though, of course,
he could only marry for love. 1 led
$1,000 I'm W 70 :. oy agreeing to everything.
especially the settlement. 1t was lit
500 What y. W. man'eu u
utes mora =, .a as w. AZ leu "''n-
He proposed.
The silver star., 1899-08-11

From the Philadelphia Record: OF
the many curious facts which are dis
cussed concerning the eye, what is
known as the blind spot" seems the
least understood. In the eye itself GER
tain things may go on which give us
wrong sensations. which, although not
truly illusions. are very much like
them. Thus, when We suddenly strike
our heads or faces against something
In the dark. we see stars" or bright
sparks, which we know are not real
lights. though they are quite as bright
and sparkling as II they were. When
we close one eye and look straight
ahead at some word or letter in the
middle of this page. for example. we
seem to see not only the thing we are
looking at. but everything else imme-
diately about it and for long way on
each side. But the truth Is. there is a
large round spot. somewhere near the
point at which we are looking. in
which We see nothing. Curiously
enough. the existence Of this blind spot
was not discovered by accident. and no.
body ever suspected 1t until Mariotte
reasoned from the construction OF the
eyeball that 1t must exist, and pro-
ceeded to find 1t.
The silver star., 1899-08-11
FORTUNATE MISTAKE.

=
81 think Aunt might have left me
something" said Agatha to her twin
lister Alice. who was SO like her that
their own mother hardly knew them
apart. and strangers were always maxi
ing ridiculous mistakes"
1T doesn't matter, dear" said Alice;
rou can have half mine whenever you
marry"
The sisters were perfectly devoted to
zach other.
Perhaps I shouldn't take 1t, you
Snow," said Agatha.
Watt" was the reply. gaA1gs1
She waited. r- -"'-'-
I'm down. said Bob sparkles, reg
llar down; my tailor won't allow me
any more money. that horse is scratch
ed for Ascot, I've lost my luck at bill
lizards. and my sister won't lend me
cent"
Marry, my boy, marry!" said Nc
Shears. as he lounged back in his arm
chair at the Lotus club.
Whom"
Ill Introduce you to a Manx girl at
Lady Porkleton's tonight. Her aunts
Just left her lot of money: she's
twin-the sisters got nothing"
SO Bob Sparkles. who was not SO
very young. met and danced with Alice,
the heiress. that night. Now Bob had
what Is called "a way with the women"
"a fatal way Of making them believe
that he was in love with them at first
sight. which he usually was, only his
love was SO abundantly under control
that Hey, presto!" it would fly away
like ladybird at his bidding general
ly the next morning.
His passion for Alice was not SO
transitory; it did not fly away. He
wanted money desperately. OF course,
it was an awful sacrifice to marry
Alice or any one else. but tho thing
mad to be done. Other people mar
ried. and their wives settled money on
them. He had had on the whole a
good time-why not range" himself,
as the French say. and settle DOWN.
other men did and survived 1t.
Bob decided to marry the Manx girl
and he battered himself he had already
made an impression on her. Perhaps
he had.
The next day Alice, the heiress. went
to Scotland. But Bob did not know
that.
On the following week he called.
He had got one Of Alice's gloves.
She had given 1t him with her fan to
hold when he had put on her cloak.
and he had pocketed 1t. So he called
Just to restore 1t.
On entering the room he was met by
young lady whom he at once recog-
The silver star., 1899-08-11
Dewey bought . rle..et.

When Commodore Dewey left Wash
ington In November, 1897, to take COM
mand Of tho fleet in the Pacific ocean,
he did not ride on pass or a half
rate ticket. Being personal friend of
8. B. Hege. General Agent Of the Bal
timore & Ohio passenger department
in Washington. the now famous sea
fighter. bought two first-class tickets
from Washington to San Francisco via
the B. and O., Chicago and North
Western, Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific lines. Lieut.. Brumby accom-
panied the admiral and they departed
on November a. Some time ago, Man
ager Of Passenger Traffic D. B. Mar
tin OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
set out to collect the coupons of the
ticket and only recently secured all
Of them. He has had the ticket, con-
tanning Dewey's signature, lithograph-
ed, and is issuing fac SMILES as SOU
.venirs.
The silver star., 1899-08-11

The sticking qualities OF the mad.
stone are illustrated In the family Of
Mr.. George Ketcham. a merchant out
at the crossroads. Last summer John.
ME. q 14-year-old son Of Mr.. Ketcham.
was bitten by mad dog. The wound
was In the palm Of the right hand. and
when n small maidstone about three
inches square was applied It adhered
readily: In fact. SO much SO that Il
could never be got loose. and Is now
thoroughly imbeddcd In Johnnie's
hand. The boy has become accus-
toned to the situation. and. In fact,
finds the stone quite convenience In
many instances. Bes.des whetting his
razor and breaking nuts with It. the
stone Is a convenient weapon, with
which Johnnie makes all the other
boys In the neighborhood stand around.
The silver star., 1899-08-11

The completion of the million and a
half dollar terminals Of the Burlington
Railroad at Quincy. ILL.,. marks an i'm
pertant stage in the development OF
that system. 1t was only five years
ago that the road built into st. Louis,
and established there an enormous
freight yard. with a capacity of 5000
cars. Elsewhere, at Chicago. st. Paul,
Kansas City and Denver, the Burling-
ton has facilities for handling freight
and passengers that are unexcelled.
The silver star., 1899-08-11

Remember that cholera morbus,
cholera infantum, summer COM
plant, bilious collie, diarrhoea and
dysentery are each and all catarrh
Of the bowels. Catarrh is the only
correct name for these affections.
Pe-ru-na is an absolute specific for
these ailments, which are SO COM
mon in summer. DR.. Hartman, in
a practice of over forty years, never
lost single case Of cholera infan-
tum, dysentary. diarrhoea, or chol-
era morbus, and his only remedy
was Pe-ru-na. Those desiring fur
ther particulars should send for a
free copy Of Summer Catarrh."
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus. o.
The silver star., 1899-08-11

bob HAS PROPOSED TO ME-"
nixed as his partner. She wore q dark
morning dress. He had only seen Alice
once before for a few hours at the
ball n q low-neck pink frock. He
was now confronted by Agatha, her
twin sister. who was SO constantly mis-.
taken for her.
Z Pardon me. Miss lie Mesurier. I have
called to restore to you your glove
land then. with a fetching glance), un-
leas-unless-I might keep It." Tho
remark was shade hasty. but Bob
had NO time to spare; II anything was
20 be done It must be done without do.
lay. II he could only announce his
engagement to an heiress within q Civ
en- time his tailor. and Mr.. Benjamin,
too. would wait.
Agatha instantly saw Bob sparkes
error. she was SO accustomed to be TAX
en- for her sister. but this time she
turned It to her own account.
She had heard something about Mr..
Sparkles the night before. She did not
like II. She also knew the impression
he had made on her sister. She liked
that less still. She resolved to save
Alice.
I'VE did have . nice dance. didn't
wef But are you sure that Is my glove!
Let me put Il on you"
She Jet him. II fitted exactly.
II think" she said. ION tho whole.
III keep It on: an old glove il NO use
to you"
ut all depends on the hand" said
Bob, with . pathetic sigh. and he look.
cd dreamiiy over his shoulder. and the
conversation went on very well in this
vein.
After nsttering himself thnt he had
made fair way and followed up the
ballroom flirtation. he nskcd II he
might call again. and was given IN
appointment. Then they met at tho
Royal academy. In tho park. ut n gar.
den party. Yes! II was tho garden
marty that did Il.
Bob was burning to approach the
money question and md out wha.
prospects no had Of getting . good
settieinent. But he had got to pro.
nose and be accepted first. That. he
.housht. would be an easy matter.
So Il nil happened quite propltiousiy.
,fter n prolonged ana sentimentsa
wrik and talk In. a side avenue at the
arden PARTY. Agatha md Bob sparx!es
81 down 70 rest on . rustic bonch.
The silver star., 1899-08-11

menced to have spells with my spine.
Every month grew worse and at last
became SO bad that / found / was
gradually losing my mind.
"The doctors treated me for female
troubles, but 1 got no better. One
doctor told me that would be insane
was advised by friend to give Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
trial, and before had taken all of the
first bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
81 have now taken five bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise it.
advise every woman who is suffering
from any female weakness to give it
fair trial. thank you for your good
medicine. "-MRs. GERTRUDE NJ. JOHN
SON, JoNEsBoRo, TEXAS.
The silver star., 1899-08-11

The readers Of this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there is ut least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure In all its
stages md that IL Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known 70 the
medical fraternity. Caturrh being q constitu-
tional disease, requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation Of tho disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
prietors have so much faith in Its curative
powers that they Offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case TINT II fails TO cure. Send for list Of
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. O
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The silver star., 1899-08-11
Costly Admlrsstlan.

A characteristic story Of Gen. La
fayette was told In Paris Journal
some years ago. At Lamarque's flu
neral the crowd took out Gen. Lafay.
cites horses. as the famous soldier
was returning home from the service,
and drew his carriage to his hotel
with many evidences Of enthusiastic
love and admiration. The scene was
n stirring one. and friend. In refer
ring to II some weeks nfterward. said:
"You must have been very much
pleased" Lafayette looked at him for
moment In silence. and then said.
with n whimsical smile: "Yes. I was
very much plearcd. very much plea ed.
indeed. But I never saw anything more
Of my horscs. my dear friend!"
The silver star., 1899-08-11
A few years aeo hard times ma,

A few years ago hard times made
the Western farmer deny himself
everything save the barest necessities
Of life. Then came the great crop
year Of 1897 and with It a story. A
Nebraska farmer carried q mortgage
OF $4,000 on his property and 1t was
burden hard to contend with. The
wheat crop In '97 was enormous and
prices were high. He appeared at the
bank shortly after harvest, pulled out
$4,000 and asked for loan OF 5000 to
enable him to cancel the mortgage
note. The banker. who held the note.
urged him not to bother about It. but
20 and buy cattle with his $4,000. feed
his corn crop and In thnt way get tho
maximum for his product. mo. SIR"
replied the farmer. II want to pay
that note now. Then when I harvest
the corn crop I'm goin' to pay you back
that $500 Just borrowed. and then
do you know what I'm going to do?"
and his honest facc bcamed all over
with pleasure. I'm going to buy
buggy" This little incident tells the
story Of thousands of others out In
Nebraska. and the fact that during the
past six months one concern (Th0
Slower Carriage Company Of Chicago)
have shipped to one Arm In Omaha
alone one hundred and thirty carloads
Of buggies and carriages. averaging
about 20 to the car. makes It very EVIL
dent that prosperity IL with Nebraska.
1t n wonderful state with great re-
sources. and tho crops Of the past few
years have put Nebraska farmers In
an envinble position.
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The silver star., 1899-08-11

MILES ouSUn WyfHHr.
find relief in Pe-ru-na. This has been
my experience. A friend In need Is a
friend indeed. and every bottle OF Pc
ru-na l ever bought proved good
friend to me."-Susan Wymar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben, 1914 North
Superior St, Racine City, Wis.
writes: 81 feel SO we'll and good and
happy now that pen cannot describe It..
Pe-ru-na is everything to me. 1 have
taken several bottles Of Pe-ru-na for
female complaint. | am in the change
of life and 1t does me good" Pe-ru-na
has no equal in all Of the irregularities
and emergencies peculiar to women
caused by pelvic catarrh.
Address DIR. Hartman, Columbus, O.,
for free book for women only.