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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08
ANOTHER MEAN MAN.
Is Bachelor and Gets Sewing Ma.
chine Agents to Do His Mending.

Hes the mcanest man I ever had
anything to do with" said the sewing
machine agent. 81 received note
from him the other day saying that he
desired to view one of our matchleSS
machines with the view of purchasing
if found to be satisfactory. In these
piping days of competition it Is nov
city for a sewing machine agent to be
invited to call and show goods so
when had recovered from my sur
prise, promptly loaded a machine In
my cart and started for the address
the man had given.
IAN old man met me at the door and
invited me to bring the machine in.
side so he could more closely examine
it, I did so, setting the machine up
in the sitting room and calling his at
tentions to its fine points. He was an
attentive listener, and | talked with
the confidence Of a man who consjd'
cred a sale certain. Finally, having
exhausted all my arguments, he asked
to see a practical test Of the capabil.
tiles of the machine. | agreed, and
asked him to bring me something up.
on which to work. He left the room,
returning a few minutes later, his
arms filled with damaged linen.
81 sat down at the machine and
showed him how easily rents and tears
could be mended. making the gar
ments as good as new and saving in
a short time the price Of the machine.
The man seemed very much interest
ed. and kept handing me garment az
ter garment that needed attention.
worked for two solid hours mending
the old mans garments, and at last,
having nothing else that needed at
tention, he commenced to find fault
with the machine. Finally he told me
he guessed he wouldn't buy machine
right away.
Il was so mad that I didn't dare
trust myself t. speak, and I was glad
afterward thu | didn't, for when |
learned the whole truth I realized my
total inability to do the subject JUS
tice. The miserable old sinner, who
happened to be bachelor, had
brought me up there simply to do his
mending. He has worked the same
game on other agents. IN. Y. Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08
THE AUTOMOBILE.
A seIf-PropeIIlng Bicycle Invented BY
Michigan Man.

A seIf-PropeIIing Bicycle Invented BY
a Michigan Man.
The rapid strides that automobilism
Is making may be illustrated by a
vehicle which has been brought out
here.
The new machine is called the mo
bike" and, as It's name implies, Is a
self-propelled bicycle, run by a very
small and light motor-a sort OF gas
Oline turbine--which, in spite OF its
diminutive size, possesses such as
founding power that the capacities for
high speed and hill climbing abilities
Of the new machine put the old type
. Of foot-power bicycle far in the shade.
The inventor is Prof. A. M. Herring,
whose recent experiments In aero
nautics have created widespread in
terest. The experiments OF the profess
sor and Mr.. Chaunts, with the gliding
machines at Dune Park, Ind, will be
remembered by many readers, some
Of whom will also recall the last year
the professor produced a new flying
machine, the first to carry an operator
in successful flight This machine,
technically known as an aerocurve, or
aerodrome, was merely an expert
mental one operated by compressed
air engines, but its flights were never.
theless successful enough to remove
all apprehension Of failure in a flying
machine propelled by more perman-
ent power. The new engines for the
perfected flying machine were practi-
cally completed when the Truscott
Boat Company fire occurred, which de-
stroyed the professors quarters and
work, along with everything else In
the main building. The only machine
to escape destruction was the half
completed "mobike" tandem, which he
was building for his own use.
This machine has room and power
enough for two people; it plows
through the sand of rough roads and
up ordinary grades with such load
with apparently the same ease as it
runs along the smoothest street. All
of the machinery is fully automatic, as
merely pushing the mobike along sets
all the machinery in motion, after
which the rider has simply to mount
by the step and steer, controlling the
speed the while by an almost imper.
ceptible moveme of the foot, which
rests upon an engine governor at the
rear of the turbine head. The bat
teries and hottube igniters, the source
of trouble with all gasoline engines,
are dispensed with, and even the ad.
justment of the gasoline and air valve,
which in other machines requires such
constant attention in the newest type
of automobile is automatically effect.
ed by the machine itself. The ma
chine now has been used on runs
which already aggregate 600 milesS
and apparently never needs attention
or repairs.-St. Joseph (Mich.) Cor.
Chicago Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08
CEREMONY OF THE HAT.
When Society Demands tho Man to
Raise or Remove His Headgear.

1.-THE ceremony Of the hat is some.
thing more punctilious than formerly"
writes Mrs. Burton Kingsland Of
Good Form for All Occasions" In
the Ladies' Home Journal. "A man
awaits the lady's recognition before
he raises his hat to her. He also
raises his hat when presented to
woman, when meeting and taking
leave of her, when about to address
her, or when she first speaks to him
for whatever reason. II he passes her
on a stairway or in front of her in pub.
lie conveyance. theatre or elsewhere
indeed, whenever the least apology
would be in order; when he offers his
services in any way, even tacitly, or
shows her some trifing courtesy; and
he should always raise his hat when
acknowledging her thanks. A man
should pay the same mannerly tribute
to her sex when a woman enters an
elevator and remain uncovered during
her stay therein. He should also raise
his hat upon recognizing an acquaint.
ance who has lady with him. II the
friend with whom he may be bows to
a lady, he should show the same
courtesy, although she may be nu-
known to him. Should lady be with
him and recognize friend, he should
lift his hat"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08
Rustic Ignorance.

Those who know the French peas.
antry will not be particularly surprised
at the news that the gatewoman at the
railway crossing near Rennes had
never heard of Dreyfus. And, of
course, the story can be matched in
this country. At the time of the Duke
of Wellington's death parson saun-
tered into his garden after breakfast,
newspaper in hand, mentioned the
news to his elderly gardener, who re-
piled, "Lor, sur, and 90 was 'e?'
Again, the story runs that Mr.. Kip
ling, while on visit to Mr.. Hardy,
went to see a house which the author
of 'Life's Little Ironies" thought would
suit him, and that when Mr.. Kipling
moved out Of earshot Mr.. Hardy OBJ.
served to the occupant, II may men,
ton to you that this gentleman is mol
other than Mr.. Rudyard Kipling." "Is|
that so?" she replied, II never heard
the name before" Presently Mr.. Kip
ling, in turn. found himself alone will
the lady, and remarked. "Possibl!
you may not be aware that the gentleV
man who brought me here to-day is,
Mr.. Hardy, the eminent author" II
"Oh, indeed" was her reply, 81 don't
know his name. London Chronicle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08
She Met Ruskin.

Mr.. Ruskin was taking a morning
walk not long ago near Brentwood,
when he saw woman seated on a
campstool making a sketch of the
house, and with courteous grace
which Is intensely his own he ad.
dressed her, inquiring her reason for
choosing the house in question for her
subject. ut is the house of the fam.
Gus John Ruskin," she frankly ans.
wered. Have you met Ruskin?" she
was asked. "No, indeed" she replied.
IF I had would have deemed 1t one
Of the greatest privileges of my life"
Then, madam. II you care to follow
me, will show him to you" In a
twinkling the stool and easel were
packed up, and the artist eagerly fol-
lowed the guide. 70 her surprise and
qualification, he led her up to the
house, and, entering, babe his guest
follow, which she readily did. On
marched tho stranger into the draw.
ing room; then, placing his back to
the fireplace, familiar attitude, he
exclaimed, to the amazement of his
companion: Nov, what do you think
OF Ruskin"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08
TRYING TIME.
The Man Of Experience Recalls 4 Din
ner at Vassar College.

Oer AZ vdoodT SouS8Vs
He was q man of experience. He
had visited nearly every known coun-
try and had thrilling adventures IN
some of them. He had hunted big
game, and had been through at least
one South American revolution. Con.
sequently he was looked upon as an
interesting story teller, and, being IN
a convivial party, there was natural
desire on the part Of his associates
to draw him out.
Tell us about the most thrilling,
awe.inspiring experience you ever
had" one of them urged.
There Is one that stands out pre-
eminently as the most trying ordeal
of my life," he said at last. mo other
experience that I ever went through
begins to equal it. Nothing else ever
made me half SO nervous"
Tell us about it," they all cried.
1T was the day took dinner at
Vassar College," hs began.
"Oh. come off" they broke In.
Don't try to jolly us.
I'm not" replied the man OF ex-
perience. I'm telling you the solemn
truth. was friend of the family OF
a girl at Vassar. and. being armed with
the proper credentials, l called upon
her there and was invited to remain
to dinner. was the only man in the
dining room. When I entered the
girls were already seated and they
took me in from head to foot. could
feel them doing 1t. At rough guess
I should say there were 500 pairs Of
eyes riveted upon me, and knew that
800 girls were passing judgment upon
me and everything connected with me
my dress, my bearing, my features,
my manners, everything. One pair OF
feminine eyes can make man feel
uncomfortable, two pairs can make
him think that life isn't worth living,
and three pairs can give him the cold
shivers. A girl knows 1t and she just
glories in it. When she has man at
a disadvantage there is nothing that
gives her greater pleasure than to
make the most of it and watch him
suffer. Those girls had me at their
mercy. They overwhelmed me with
cold, critical, analytical glances that
were more deadly than Mauser bull.
let's. BY the time I reached the
guests table, where I sat in solemn
grandeur with the girl at whose in.
vitation I was there. would have
gladly exchanged places with man
leading forlorn hope on the field OF
battle. Before the dinner was half
over I would have considered being
lost in tropical Jungle pleasing by
comparison. Oh, those girls, those
girls! They left the dining room be-
fore / did, and, in doing SO. they pass.
ed my table. tried to talk enter.
tainingly to my friend, but could feel
them going by-and sizing me up, and
I was satisfied that / didn't pass
muster. 1t seemed as II each one was
saying to herself: ooh, he's not so
many! He lacks ease. and his tie
isn't on straight"
And that" he added, was my most
terrible experience. There was
thrill or chill to every minute of It,"
New York Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08

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4 Doa Buried In style.

Fanny, a Newfoundland dog that
lied In New York the other day, had
/ satin-lined coffin, with bunch Of
lilies Of the valley and forget-me-nots
N her BREAST, in the home Of her mis-"
ress, wilow,in Twenty-fourth street.
The widow wept bitterly until the af-
ernoon, and then had her pet re.
moved to q carriage, in which 1t was
aiken to q railway station and thence
o the animal cemetery at Hartsdale.
rhe bereaved widow will have monu-
nent erected over the grave Of the dog,
nd win lay fresh flowers upon it as
sten as she can spare the time. Grief
AXES many forms, and is suffered from
III Ands of objects In big community
ike that.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08
No Runaways In Russia.

Runaway horses are unknown In
Russia. No one drives there without
having thin cord with a running
poose around the neck of the animal
When an animal bolts the cord is
pulled and the horse stops as soon as
he feels the pressure on the windpipe.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08
Thought 1t Was a Dinner Plate.

Mrs. Benham-"The report Of the
baseball game says that one of the
players died at the plate"
Benham-"Well, what of it?'
Mrs. Benham-"I suppose 1t was
overeating that killed him."-Judge.
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Wanted the Letter.

She confronted him at the breakfast
table.
George. want that letter in your
pocket. Please give 1t to me. Don't
refuse"
A guilty look swept over his face,
and he answered hoarsely: "W.what
letter, my dear?"
why v, but IL you could make It
an X It would do just as well. have
got some shopping to do .
And he was SO grateful at the hair
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-08
Sexes Politically Equal.

In Iceland men and women are in
every respect political equals. The
nation, which numbers about 10000
people, is governed by representatives
elected by men and women together.
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Rushing Him Through

Rushing Him Through.
"Casey's hearing has given out and
he is rapidly going blind"
whats to become of him?'
Ills friends are trying to have him
made baseball umpire "--Philadel.
phia North American. .-.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-24
ALLEN MoRTALLY woUNDrD.
va smith of savannah shot Keeper
OF "a Gaming House.

Columbia. S. c. sept a3-To-night
shocking homicide occurred in a
gambling parlof tn the heart
OF the city Howard l.. Al
len was morially wounded by one IA.
smith, said 20 be % nkir from savannah
Allen was running a parlor resort. and
smith tried 60 gain admi ssion. Allen re-
fused. aud Smith nred once. the bah TAX
INK fatal effect smith jumped down a
Hght Of steps and feigncl death 20 keep
the crowd on the street from sciziug him.
until AN opportunity offered when he
broke ana ran. but was later captured
by oficor Dowio. VINO ou,rln the cab into
which Smith had gotten. with The pistol
81 the drivers head he was forcing him
TO hurry TO the junction. where smith
could catch a train for savannah.
Allen died in his wifes arms on the
floor OF his room. and hls mother was
also with him Ola gamblers were great
ly effected. Allen had no bad habits cx-
cen gambling. and was popular Ia GER
tain circles. Ills father was one o. the
best locomotive engineers in this state.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-24
PREPARING TO LEAVE PEKIN.
Troops MAY Leave There Before the
Winter sets In,

Chicago. Sept 23-The Record has the
following from Pskln. under date Of Sept,
70. via Taku. Sept, p. and Shanghai. Sept
%:
Changes In the plans 81 the allied com
mauders indicate the evacuation Of pekin
before the winter sets in The British lead
ers have counterman the order for Ok
tensive supplies and the Americans are
also making preparations for departure.
Al the same time all foreign residents
have been warned 20 prepare TO leave Pc
kin.
The German legation will soon move
elsewhere and the Russians are already
Withdrawing 10 Ticn Tsin and different
stations IN Manchuria. II Is also extreme
~ likely that the japanese will make the
town OF Nagasaki their winter base In
stead Of some Chinese town as was orig
inaly their intention.
The missionaries are protesting agaius,
this "descrtion"
From North China come reports of a
long series Of disturbances The ATTEMPT
ed control Of the local authorities there Is
synonymous with anarchy. and the coun-
1ags.
Native Christians are SIN being q,
tackled and beEeigcd in many different
places in The province Of chi Ii The allies
are beginning 20 realize that the rity Of
Pekin Is after all an empty prize. COM
municaiion between the foreign forces
and the Empress government Is next 10
impossible. The new capital Ia the prov
ince OF Shen 81 Is 90 miles from Pekin
and the journey has 10 be made By cart
which requires az least sixty days
There has been a change in the Ameri-
can front IN che direction Of an aggres-
sivenesE which viii probably be the last
important denomination before the evac-
uation. Gen. Wilson. with 80 United
states Infantry. 90 British and six guns
slightly aided by German column
marched against the Boxer city OF Pei Ia
Chau. sixteen miles northwest Of Pokin
and surrounded IL with the intention OF
capturing an important arsenal located
there.
A courier to-day reports tina, Gen VIII
sons attack was successful from the
FIRST There were no losses on the foreign
side. For the present all campaign plans
mean guerilla warfare. Both the military
ami the Typographical situation In China
forbid anything else. Efforts at paclnca-
ton have resulted IN the return OF
small number Of people 20 business The
jea.ous guarding o. the Forbidden City
IS the allies makes the Chinese believe
that the foreign leaders are afraid TO de-
secrate 10.
The American authorities had intended
10 urge the severe punishment OF the per
Sous guilty Of the Pao Ting Flu murders.
Summary vengeance Will II they can ef-
feet a. be- exactec for the slaughter OF
the Smokes and the Hodges ana Pitkin
party.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-24
FLoRuDA's STATE SENATE.
List of Those Nominated and who
VIII he Elected.

Tallahassee. Fla sept 8-The Demo
Gratis 81 Florida have nominated their full
complement OF stFe senators. and the
state senate OF 1917 10 an probability will
be- composed Of the following senators
The hold-over senators are marked thus =
First District-E. n McCaskin Of Nora.
Santa Rosa county
'second-J. I'd o'Brien OF Pensacola.
Third-John Neal westvnle. Walton and
Holmes
'Fourth-C l. wilson. Mariana. Jack
son.
Finh-w C. Rouse. Ashmore. wakul-
"a Liberty and Franklin.
'sixth-Jamos =. Broome. Quincy. Gads-
den
seventh-C C. Wilson. Barlow. Polk.
'Eighth-Frcd 7 Myers. Tallahassee.
Leon
Ninth-B. r Kirk. Brooksville. Herman.
DO, Pasoo and Ciirus
'Tenth-B. u. wardsworth Madison.
Madison.
Eleven,h-Thos Palmer. Tampa. Hrls-
borough
'rwelflh-Eugene Cottreu Ola Town.
Taylor and Lafayette.
Thirteenth-E. " Dimck. Palm Beach.
Dade and Brevard
'Fourteenth-B- u. Palmer. Lake City.
Columhi9
Fineen,h-J. b. Crews. Lake Butler.
Bradford
'sixteenth-A T Williams. Fernandina.
Nassau.
seventeenth-J NJ y. Peacock. Pine
Mount. Suwannee.
'Eishteenth-C a. Carson. Kissimmee.
Oscecia
'Tweniieth-H. p Baker. Orange Home.
Marion and Sumter
Twenty-hrs,-N A. Bitch. Phoenix.
Levy.
'1weniy-second-J. >, Denham, Month
cello. Jefferson.
Twenty-third-P W. Butler, Leesburs.
sI4ske
Twenty-fourth-w Hunt Harris. Key
West Monroe AMI Lee.
Twenty Miller. Point
Washington. Washington and Calhoun.
'Twenty-siXth-E. $. Grill. Pataka. Put
nam.
Twenty-seventh-J. w whiddeu. Area
dia. Manatee and he soto.
Twenty eiRhth-Frank W Sans. New
smyrna. Volusia.
Twenty-ninth-C Fabian. law Green
Cove Springs. Clay and Baker.
'Thrtieth-Frank Adams Jasper. Ham
ilton.
Thirty-hrst-w A. Macwnnams. 81
Augustine. 81. Johns
Thirty n McCreary. Gaines
VILE. Alachua.
George A. Carroll OF Jacksonville has
been appointed notary public for the state
al large.