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Evening star., 1901-12-12
feeling as a stone and acidulous as scrooge.

feeling as a stone and acidulous as Scrooge,
they have declared against Christmas trees.
Great Scott! Have we come to this, that
there is to be no more sentiment in the
world? Is Santa Claus TO be abolished? !?
Must the young be deprived of the privi-
leees Of seeing the most wonderful tree In
the world? Well, not exactly that, though
there are those who may think so at first
reading. 1t appears that, useful and orna-
mental as Christmas trees are in the COM
munity (and no one can estimate this value
in terms capable Of expression), It is a cold.
hard fact that they are a source of dam
ger and are liable to get afire and not only
burn up, but burn houses along with them.
Wherefore 1t seems that some companies have
announced that they will not pay Insurance.
on any house where the damage results
from fire originated by the candles on q
Christmas tree. This is hard on sentiment
in one way but II only means that those
who erect the most wonderful trees in the
world must take care OF them. There In
no body of men in the world that can
abolish the Christmas tree but IL is quite
likely that the rule promulgated will lead
to more care than has heretofore been ex-
ercised.
Evening star., 1901-12-12
Art and Handicraft.

From the New York Times.
The task Of the appraisers of the custom
house in drawing nice distinctions between
the work Of the artist and that OF the ar
tisan, and deciding for purposes of valua-
ton what is art and what fs not, often
leads to results reminding one of the die
forcing the companys rules: Cats Is dogs
and must go to the luggage van; turtles u
insects and may stay"
Evening star., 1901-12-12
Apt Quotation.

From the Indianapolis News.
Croker is to 60 to England a long fare
We'll to all his greatness.
Evening star., 1901-12-12
A Blow at chri.tma. Trees.

Those cold-blooded beings. the insurance
underwriters. have struck a blow at the
hearthstone. They attack the family, the
community and the nation a. whole. Un-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-12-26
SnaiIs Are Queer Creatures.

The snail Is found everywhere, 1882
species being known, serving in France
as an important item Of diet and In
this country an attractive inhabitant
of the fernery. Some Of the large trop-
zeal snails, as bulimas, form nests Of
leaves, their eggs being as large as a
pigeons.
The snail is extremely skillful in
mending its shell. and some curious ex-
periments may be tried with them.
Thus have seen helix Of yellow
species attached to another shell Of
reddish hue by cutting Off the top whirl
of the latter, when the snail will pro-
coed to weld the two shells together
and occupy both. using the addition as
a door and possibly wondering at this
sudden extension of It's house.
In the winter some of the snails hi
bernate or lie dormant until warm
weather, just as the snakes do in Cali
fornia. A snail of the Philippine Is
lands has faculty of throwing off It's
tail when seized. This is also true of
West Indian variety-stenophus.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-12-26

"Ninety-nine women out OF every
hundred, ninety-nine cooks out Of ev-
cry hundred, will bake turkey with
the, back to the pan," said New Or
leans man who keeps in touch with the
kitchen, land this Is mistake. A fa-
nous French cook know never thinks
Of baking turkey with the breast up.
The breast is turned to the bottom Of
the pan and instead of being dry and
tasteless when 1t is served Is richly fla
vored and as sweet and juicy as one
would care to have it. You see, all the
fine fiavorirg of the turkey, the juices
Of the dressing and all the daintier
touches flow down toward the breast
Of the fowl, and when the white meat
is served you get the full benefit Of ev1
cry flavor added during the processes
of preparing and baking the turkey, in
addition to the distinctive taste of the
fowl itself.
announcement and awkward! Not at
all. 1t is just as easy to cook turkey
In this way as In any other way, and
the result Is infinitely more satisfac-
tory. 1t is no trouble to arrange the
fowl in the pan. If you desire to place
the fowl on the table before carving 1t,
you will find that it will look quite as
well as 1t would IL baked In the usual
way, and certainly it will taste much
better than 1t would If you baked the
breast until it was dry and favorless."
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-12-26
Bees Venom For Rheumatism.

DR.. Terc, u medical man Of much re-
pute in Vienna, advocates as an effec-
tive remedy for rheumatism the satu-
rating of the patients body with the
venom of bees. For the purpose he ex-
tracts the venom, treasuring 1t up In
quantity and applying 1t artiticially in
the way of punctures. He POUNDS this
treatment on his discovery that rheu-
matte patients do not suffer from a
bees sting to anything like the same
degree as other people. He found that
the tumefaction or swelling that fol-
lows the singing Of a bee does not ap-
pear In the rheumatic patient unless
he has been stung several times, while
in some cases the singing is hardly
felt. When the patient suffers himself
to be stung repeatedly, his immunity
against the poison Of the bee becomes
complete, and he feels no pain whatso-
ever. What is more, he gets cured OF
his rheumatism.-Londo GLOBE.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-12-26
The Girls of Limerick.

If asked, "Where are the prettiest
girls in the world?" will Immediately
reply, Gin Limerick, Ireland" There
are freshness Of face, lustrousness Of
eyes, healthfulness of color and COM
plexion about the Limerick girls en-
masse that carry off the sweepstakes
trophy. The girls Of Cork and Of the
lakes-in fact, of the country all the
way down from Dublin-are somewhat
of the Limerick order. In form they
constitute happy medium between
the rotund English maids across ora
channel and the sylphlike Partisan
demoiselles beyond the other.
But the limerick face is the perfec-
ton Of female beauty, human ceram-
ic without q blemish. The Limerick
girl Is also the highest example OF ex-
quisite wit and righteousness, an ex-
traordinary assimilation, to be sure.
In other words, while she is not insen-
sible of her sparkle of words, she
seems like one who has never looked
frequently into mirror. She has
regular and sometimes very pretty
teeth, and, If her nose is often inclined
to retrousse and there Is an Irish ex-
preston of mouth" these but add
piquancy to her other beautiful fea-
tures.-Argonaut
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-12-26
ANIMALS IN A STORM.
They Dislike the Wet Weather and
Seek a Place of Safety.

They Dislike the Wet Weather and
Seek a Place of Safety.
Both wild and tame animals, four
footed or with wings, have a deep seat
ed aversion to wet weather. Even wa
ter fowl will seek a dry hiding place
when it rains.
Did you ever watch the actions OF
cattle before big storm? II so, you
must have seen them grow more ana
more uneasy as the clouds gathered.
You also saw them run up and down
the field, as If seeking to escape some
impending danger. Finally, when the
storm breaks, they draw close together
and with lowered heads present pic
ture of despair.
Domestic animals when 1t rains Will
always keep indoors, or, failing that,
they will seek shelter by the barn or
under trees or beneath the hedges and
thickets-in shsrt, in any convenient
place where they may not be entirely
exposed to the downpour.
1t Is the same with fowls. They dis
like the rain, which soaks their feath-
ers. They seek sheltered places and
creep under wagons or behind boxes
and boards. Chickens do not mind get
ting their feet wet, for they will scratch
the ground soon after shower IN
search of worms and beetles.
Wild birds do their best to keep out
of the rain. Some Of them build roof
over their nests; others choose home
under the caves or under a projecting
cliff, where they may be safe from the
discomfort that the rain brings.
But most of them are without shelter
provided in advance by their own fore
thought. These take refuge IN any
place that they happen to find at hand.
If you watch them before the storm,
you will see them looking for such
place. If the storm comes suddenly,
the small and helpless ones seem be-
wildered, flying from tree to tree and
from limb to limb. quite unable to make
up their minds exactly where to hide
MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-12-26
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The Joke on hen.

Two men, Tom and Ben, worked side
by side for thirty years in grocery
store, where there were n great many
unreasonable people to satisfy. Both
had grown old, and finally one night
Tom became violently Ill. A doctor was
called, who, after his arrival, told Tom
that he could not recover.
Tom thought about it for awhile and
then said: won't 1t be great joke on
morrow, but Ben will have to turn out,
as usual. and hear the same old unrea-
sonable laints."-Atchison Globe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-12-26
The Lost Forty.

There Is tract of land in Tazewell
county, ILL.,, lying along the Mackinaw
river, which consists Of a continuous
series of abrupt and deep ravines. Not
a foot of the tract could be cultivated.
The ridges are full Of fox dens, wolves
are occasionally found, and turkey buz-
yards hover over it in large flocks.
Even people familiar with the territory
have been lost In the dense forest. Ex-
cept for few giant oaks the wood
has no commercial value.
The tract is known as the "Lost
Forty" because no one knows who
owns 1t. For years 1t has been used
for trading purposes, and many I'M
wary persons from distance have ad-
vanced money upon 1t and taken mort
cages in various sums, only to receive
a questionable title to worthless
piece Of land. On the Tazewell county
taxbooks the Forty" appears with
"owner unknown" The land Is water
cd by innumerable springs and the
Mackinaw river, which winds its way
through.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-12-26
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LOCAL. am writing short notice
about the appointment Of our towns
man Lakwit to the position Of town
auditor. l really can't say that he has
any fitness for the place. and yet on
personal grounds l prefer to associate
his name with the appointment In some
complimentary way.
Editor In Chief-Why can't you speak
Of him as n man of rare good judg-
ment? / am sure there Is no one of our
acquaintance in whom good judgment
Is SO rare.-Richmond Dispatch.
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A Safer Sport.

"There's one respect at least in which
fishing is a good deal safer sport than
hunting"
GLOW Is that?"
1--WE don't make any fatal mistakes
hooking up men who happen to look
like ish."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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&C" With a Tail.

The &C" with tail is the trade
mark of Cascarets Candy Cathartic.
Look for it on the light blue enameled
metal box! Each tablet stamped
c. C. c. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, Ioc.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-12-26
CEll DREN OF LONG AGO.

EEs Etiquettc They Were Taught In
- the Eighteenth Century.
The polite academy" does not con-
hne itself to purely ethical consldera-
lions. The minutest directions are
given as to polite behavior under all
sorts Of circumstances:
''Take salt with a saltspoon or else
with a clean knife, not with that you
are eating with, for that will foul the
rest.
"Do not laugh at table, much less
sneeze, cough or yawn; but If you can
not avoid 1t hold up the napkin or ia
blecloth before your face and turn
aside from the table.
"When you drink, bow to some one
of the company and say sir or madam.
"Never regard what another has on
his plate. 1t looks as If you wanted 1t.
'Tf you have occasion to laugh, turn
from the company.
always look pleased, but not merry
unless there Is OCCASION"
Now as to the department of young
masters:
"Let your feet be placed at small
distance from one another, not too close
nor too wide in spreading.
put one hand easy and free into the
bosom of your walstcoat and the other
under the flap Of 1t.
do not button more than the three
lowest buttons Of your waistcoat that
your hand may not be raised too high.
"Do not thrust your hand into your
hreeches as vulgar boys do, but let 1t
fall with ease under the flap Of your
waistcoat."
To face this page there is beautiful
"copper" cut" of young master In the
easy and elegant attitude recommend
ed, and truly there is a great deal OF
sweetness in his looks"
This delightful volume was published
by r. Baldwin at the Rose In Pater-
noster row and B. Collins in Salisbury
1765.-Longman's Magazine.
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WANTED SEVERAL PERSONS
Of character and good reputation in each
State Zone in this county required) to
represent and advertise old established
wealthy business house of solid financial
standing. Salary $18 weekly with ex-
psnses additional, all payable IN cash
each Wednesday direct from head off :
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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-08
WEDNESDAY. MAY 8. 1901.
THE CONSCIENCE VOTE.

Delaware Is to he disciplined because
the conscience vote" exists and is in
good working order.-Public Ledger.
In the same number of the Ledger from
which we clip the above, we find list
of names, alleged 10 have been collected
by a representative of the Ledger during
4 canvass Of this city designed 10 de.
yelope the personnel of the conscience
vote here about The list given repre-
SCENTS an exhaustive effort made in TINS
city of over 10000 people. 1t contains
twenty names, from which it appears
that the percentage Of the conscience
vote is almost too small for numerical eN-
preston. Here is the I.edgcrs enumera-
ton Of the conscience vote of this city:
Ellwood G. Jackson, j. Montieth jack
son. ]. j. Sattherwaite, Clement b.
Smythe. Henry l.. Scott, II. l.. Evans,
George Russell. Wilmer j. Ellison,
Charles w. Pusey, Thomas II. Savery,
w. w. Pnsey. John Bancroft, David
Lindsay. Benjamin Nields, GeorSa
Capelle. William NJ. Candy. George
II. Hoffeckcr. +. Tatnall Warner, Henry
Il. Thompson and Washington Hastings.
The hrevity Of this list-its assump-
ton that there are only twenty righteous
in the Statp-givcS it Il decided S"d"m
and Gomorrah suggcStivrncss. y refer
ence to Bible history. however. il tn
Iedgcr'S enumeration is correct, gives
an assurance of safety for the city hut
what is 10 become Of the rest of TIA,
State? And suppose the enumeration i
not correct. and that there shall not b
Ten righteous found what then?
N.Y. We hope thcsr gentlemen full!
appreciate the fearful responsibility tina
il resting upon them the necessity !"
their staying here: that they MI live, and
and that none Of them hackSlide. My
what II narrow margin &c safety.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-08

serious loss in the changes that have oc-
people there We're two pretty sheets or
water behind these DAMS and most Of
the time the overflow made two beau
tiful falls from which the water rush
ing over the rocks adjacent to the dams
aud into the deep pool made not only
beautiful pictures but pictures of great
variety of line and color and sparkling
light. We are inclined to think that the
restoration of these dams and the sheets
Of clear cool water is the most essential
park improvements. We are sure that
nothing else will add 50 much to the
beauty Of the park. ana nothing that we
can think of offers so many and such
valuable returns for the expenditure of
labor and money. We are sure that veg
etatioii-the gr;lsS. the trees and the
flowers, would he improved by the pres
encp of these broad cool sheets Of water,
and aside from this they would afford
opportunities for boats and water fowls
m summer, and restore the old time de-
| fightilll skating grounds in winter
The suggestions which occur To us a>
60 pnvilionS AMI shelters. W. are sure
suggest themselves 10 every one whc
toy"s and thinks about Tie Brandywine
Whatever buildings are erected shonlt
p permanent, aud if So Of such archi
lecture ny will accord with their environ
ncnt The great thing to do, is to re
tore the dam breasts. the sheets o
Autcr behial them, ana the sparkling
sails which were for So long character
i~lic beauty II tho Rrandywino