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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-24
RridgepOrt.

Miss Freeland, OF jamestown, is a guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs Weir,
Mr and Mrs. Leach Adams and son are
visiting friends in MOoresville.
Mr Marion Bracket OF Terre Haute, is
a guest Of Mr.. Frederick Roberts
Mrs Lily Terree Is a guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs William GreesOrC, IN PlainueG.
Mr.. and Mrs William Ogburn viii spend
this week visiting friends in Anderson.
Air. and Mrs. James Norris are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs James Norris. i. Danville
Walter REYNOLDS and Isaac RebOldt were
guests of Mr. John Casserly Thursday.
Miss Grace Miller. who has been visiting
friends in French Lick, has returned home.
Misses Anna and Jessie Armstrong, of
Spencer. are guests OF Miss Katherine Dun
can.
Misses Carrie Lansh and Hattie Mayfield.
of Spencer, are guests Of Miss Susan High
fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josh Manyon and son Roy,
% Peru, are guests Of Mr. and Mrs clyde
JOhnes.
Misses Cora and Nellie Douglass. Of In,
dianapolis. are guests Of Miss Ethel
Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor entertained a
number Of friends last evening with dane
Ing party.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McLain. OF Plainfeld.
were guests Of Mr.. ana Mrs. John Clark
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Stout and daughters
are guests OF Mr.. John Stout and family
at Sabine
Mr.. and Mrs. George Todd. of Frank
fort, are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Dellehant.
Mr. and Mrs James Greeley, of Indi-
annapolis. are guests OF MIR. Charles Deitz
and family.
Miss Madeline and Cliff Aczermsn are
guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Quinn, In
indianapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmery Davis. Of Indi-
annapolis, were the guests Of Miss Mary
Davis last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ryley and Mrs. Mary
Davis, of Frankfort, are guests OF MI and
Mrs, Martin King.
Mr. and Mrs Michael Classy, of May
wood, were guests OF Mr.. Lawrence Gas
sey and family Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Davis and family
were guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Herb Weir,
in Clermont. Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John WOrrel and Mrs.
James Townsend. of Lebanon, are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Dill
Mr.. and Mrs G.. w. Ballard, of Indi-
annapolis were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ballard Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich Arson and Mrs.
Martha Barber. of Peru, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Jordan Highfall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Bradley and Miss
Lily HOrd. of Carbon, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. James Clark Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Peter diff and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jason Barker, of Alexandra, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wamsley and Mrs.
Clara Arnold and daughter Susan. of Mat
toon, Ill, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Dugan.
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West indianapolis.

Mr.. Wilson Hawk is visiting friends in
Mitchell
Miss Fern Mcclure is visiting friends in
COvington.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. III. Shake are visiting
relatives in Paragon.
Mrs. Harry Wood viii spend this week
with friends in Mitchell.
Mr.. John Pape. OF Upton, is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. A. Pape.
Mrs. II. C. Modrel has returned from a
visit 10 relatives in Gosport.
The second division OF the Ladies' Aid
Society OF the Morris-street Christian
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ble In this way, the inventor declared, the
hogs could be made ready for the butcher
in no time worth mentioning, and there be
no cruelty in the thing, either, like the
examining of food into ducks and geese, as
practiced in France, for the hogs would
only be following out their natural inclina-
tons. 1t was some time before the patent
office could make the inventor understand
that he had better go back to bed and sleep
it off-or words to that effect.
cit is not only the cranks of the country
that make ridiculous applications" said
Mr.. Hood. Some well-educated men be-
come fooled upon the principles of me
chanics and strike line of reasoning That
sounds plausible enough until the device
they are planning is put to actual test.
Some arguments by would-be inventors are
so ingenious that even one skilled in me-
chanics is likely to get little puzzled, and
I've often had to stop and think long
time over some outlined mechanical crea
ton that know. on the very face of the
thing, to be altogether impracticable. 1t
is really very curious how the minds of
inventive people work along the same lines
at the very same time Recently four men
in various parts of Indiana have presented
applications for patents upon improved APP
paratuses that are almost identical in
mechanism. Another peculiar case is that
of two inventors-one in New Jersey and
the other in San Francisco-that sent in
drawings of new ideas to the patent office
so nearly alike as to appear to be the work
of one person. The drawing from the Pa
cific coast arrived at Washington just six
days after the one from New Jersey had
been filed, so that the two applications
must have been mailed at just about the
same time.
SOME PITIFUL CASES
There are many pitiful cases. well
many funny ones that come TO my notice.
For instance, L know of old fellow that
has spent many years Of his life trying to
perfect perpetual motion machine-an
elaborate contrivance six feet long and
four feet wide made up of springs. levers.
weights, and heaven only knows what else
and the whole pile of ruins not worth the
powder to blow it up. The poor old chap is
always confident that he is getting nearer
and nearer to the longed-for goal, and he
is wasting his life away in his fruitless at
tempts to do something absolutely impossi-
bic. No reputable patent attorney can af-
1ord 10 Dotner Win the perpetual motlon
people any more although there are some
lacking conscience, that encourage the de-
luded ones for the sake of the fees to be
obtained from them. It's the fellow with
the simple little device that makes the
money out of his invention-the more sim
pie it is the better. If you have any in
ventive ability at all don't waste it upon
complicated machinery, but go TO work and
think up an improved tack hammer that
will keep a woman from pounding her
thumb off, or something of that kind"
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To EATEN HOGS.

Mr.. Hood says that the most astonishing
application for a patent ever received at
Washington was one which came from
little town in New York asking the govern
ment 10 place it's mark of approval upon
an improved scheme for fattening hogs
And this was the scheme, as set forth in
the drawing accompanying the application:
Take two good-sized pens. place a dozen
hogs in one of them, and feed them nothing
for several days. Then let one of the hogs
enter the second pen, where there is plenty
of food, and allow him TO eat until he is
compelled to lie down in exhaustion. Next
move is to introduce another starved hog
into the land o. plenty-and here's where
the inventor displayed genius that should
have meant Immortality for him. For the
first hog. seeing the second hog stuffing
himself, would Immediately stagger TO his
feet. and owing TO the wel-known glut-
tony OF his tribe. attack the food anew
The second hog would, of course, try with
might and main to hold up his end of the
contest by filling himself as full as posi-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
The Agony Over.

The sale of the Western Maryland railroad
was finally accomplished on Monday, the
Fuller bid having passed the second branch
it having been already passed by the first
branch and Mayor Hayes signed the ordin-
ance Wednesday. In case other interests
decide to accept the situation and do not ap-
peal to the courts, it should not be long until
the real intentions of the buyers are known.
The matter of chief local interest next, will
be the route to be adopted in the lessening
of the grades, and, by the way, localities 9TH
er than those in and adjacent to the noun
tam may shortly ind themselves concerned
about possible changes in the line, due TO
Objectionable grades and curves; for instance
the "Finksburg Hill" and that dizzy bit of
crookedness, "the Narrows" Would not
re locating be as necessary there as across
the mountain and does not the topography
of that section require that in order to lay
an ideal, or even practical line, that West.
minister should lie four to six miles to the
northward thereto and is it not the fact that
on one occasion, when for some real or fan
cied grievance, that city, in the midst of an
acrid discussion of those grievances, was
told by President Hood that should re-
location Of the line ever become necessary
that Westminster would find itself on side.
trackf The same possibility stares Smiths.
burg and Chewsville IN the face, and the
"top of the mountain" points will under any
tunnel arrangement, be about 600 feet "up
In the air." All of which makes the price
paid for the road seem pretty big one.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Order Nisi on Sales.

In the Orphans Court of Frederick County,
Maryland.
April Term, 1902.
In the matter of the sale of the Real Estate
of Charles A. Eyler, deceased.
In the matter of the Report of Sales, Filed
the LIST day of May, 1909.
NRDERED, by the Orphans Court of
" Frederick Co, this Bird day Of May,
1909, that the sale of the Real Estate of
CHARLES A. EYLER, late of Frederick
County, deceased, this day reported to this
Court by his Executors be ratified and con.
firmed unless cause to the contrary be
shown on or before the 30th day of May
1902 ,provlded copy Of this order be publish.
ed in some newspaper published in Frederick
County for three successive weeks prior to
the Both day of May, 1909.
The Executors Report states the Amount
of Sales to be Ten hundred and twenty-five
dollars. 1905.
g. Blanchard Philpot,) Judges
Russell E. Lighter of the
Roger NJ. Neighbors,) Orphans Court.
True Copy Test:
CHAS. E. SAYLOR,
Register Of Wills.
Thomas E. Eyler. Executors.
Edwin r. Eyler, 0A''"'' NayS4t
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Fountain Pen scheme.

Wilkesbarre, May 2.-Bert Van Kirk and
Eugene Robbins, whose endless chain scheme
has made them comparatively rich in six
weeks and has almost swamped the postof.
flee with It's rush of mail and money orders,
have left for Washington to appear before
the postal authorities for an investigation.
They will be asked to explain the details OF
their scheme, aud it will then be decided
whether the business shall continue.
Meanwhile, since the order Yesterday to
Postmaster Hahn to withhold their mail, the
the letters have been accommodating In the
postofice at the rate of 500 an hour. There
are now over 10000 communications await
ing them.
Neither Van Kirk nor Robbins had much
money, The former had been idle for con.
siderable time. Robbins conducted saloon
at Naticoke. His sole asset was horse. He
sold the animal for $25, and the pair started
in business.
The men sent out letters offering foun.
tain pen for $2s0, with the privilege to'the
purchaser of earning IS . week and being
allowed $3.50 q week expenses for writing
ten letters a day. each communication to
contain similar proposition.
The business has gone on for six weeks.
The first week the letters amounted to about
day. The volume has increas.
ed by hundreds day, until now about 1900
letters arrive each day.
The daily remittances amount to about
$4,000, and the firm has paid out something
like $4,000 In salaries.
The postoffice employees have been worked
to the limit, and they now are unable to
handle the mail during regular hours.
1t is estimated that within month there
will be $4,000 letters day, and that the re.
ceipts viii then be $4,000 day, which
would mean $4,000 money orders to cash.
The partners will not state how much they
have realized.
The entire output Of the first pen factory
contracted with Is now used, and all the pens
another factory can mako have been pur.
chased.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
CHAPTER 178.

AN ACT to add an additional Section to
Article II of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title Frederick County" subtitle
"Birds and Game" 10 follow after Section
IS and be known as Section 55A of said
Article.
Section 65A. It shall not be lawful for
any person, not bonafide resident, Of said
county, to shoot any cartridges, pheasants,
woodcock, rabbit, turkey, wild duck, or tur-
key In said County, without having first oh.
tanned from the Clerk of the Circuit Court
person therein named to shoot said game in
said county for one year from the day on
which such license is issued and such license
shall not be transferable. The person nam.
ed therein or party procuring such license
shall pay to said Clerk therefore the sum of
fifteen dollars per year which amount shall
be paid by said Clerk to the Board of School
Commissioners of said County for the use OF
the Public Schools of said County, and nifty
cents to the Clerk as tee for Issuing such
license, and any nom resident convicted be-
fore Justice of the Peace of said county for
cunning therein without having first obtained
the license aforesaid shall be fined twenty
five dollars for each and every such ofense;
In failure to pay said, fine and costs, the Omen
der shall he committed to the County Jail for
twenty days the one-half of all fines 80 i'm.
posed under this Act shall be paid to the In
former and the remainder to the Board OF
County School Commissioners Of saidCounty
for the use of the Public Sci ools of said
county provided that nothing in this Act
shall prevent the owners of land in Frederick
County giving written permission to non
residents to hunt upon their own lands In
said county.
SEC. 3. Be enacted that this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 9th, 1902
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of the Senate.
NOBLE l.. MITCHELL,
Speaker Of the House OF Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk House Of Delegates
l hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
true copy Of an Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January Session,
1902.
B. L, SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the Aouse of Delegates.
Apr24at.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Rural Free Delivery.

The first Arrangement of the Rural Free
Delivery routes that center here having prov.
ed unsatisfactory in one or more instances,
an officer of the department has been engag.
ed here during the past ten days, remedying
the defects of the original schedule.
1t is probable that one of the carriers will
make an additional trip to Catoctin Furnace
in the afternoon. The mail from that point Is
heavy and as by the present plan the mail
can not be despatched later in the day than
II o'clock a. M. and the service has been
very unsatisfactory, not as good as by the
old star route. Under the new arrange.
ment these troubles will be, certainly should
be. remedied.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Literally Obituaried.

"Doc" Slater, the all around political ward
boss, gambling house proprietor and sport
Ing man generally died in Baltimore City
and was accorded three column obituary.
In the same city papers were as many as u
half dozen twelve line notices Of the death
of honest, respectable citizens Under "Laid
to Rest" he got another half column, while
in the same papers Bret Hars, who died in
England on Tuesday, got one and nehalf
columns, and Admiral Sampson one and
three quarter columns.
Such is fame and such is the evidences Of
good taste that comesunder the eye of the
thoughtful reader of even those daily news
papers which would take it as an affront to
have the slightest lemon tint attributed to
them.
Just why respectable newspaper should
lend its space to the statement that gamb.
ling house proprietor had magnanimously(D
returned to dishonest employe the cash
that he had rlsked and lost in gambling
house, when it was only returned that scan.
uuI dDu tiOuoiC tHiSuI uo hNViNCu, 10 ono VI
the propositions that Is open to debate in
discussion of newspaper ethics.
r J. Slater was not a man of whom any
community may be proud; he violated the
moral code persistently and his influence
upon society was In no one particular other
than that calculated to lower the moral and
debase its political tone.
1t ia the exception that proves the rule
when we come to apply that one wherein
we are taught to say nothing except 1t be
good, of the dead.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Admiral Sampson Dead.

Admiral Sampson died at his home in
Washington on Tuesday. He had been III
for more than year. The case has been
one of peculiar sadness, as the unfortunate
controversy between him and Admiral Schley
came at time when he was least able phys.
ically to support the worry and concern.
We believe that Admiral Sampson would be
alive and strong today had it not been for
he acciden. that took him away from San
tiago; by this we mean that the opportunity
that he lost that day to 60 down in history
as the unquestioned commander and victor
In one of the worlds great naval battles, to
use trite expression, broke his heart. The
immediate cause of his death was hemor-
rhage of the brain.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Married..

At the home Of the bride, on Wednesday
evening of last week, by Rev. Geo A. Whit
more, Mr.. Evers F., son of Mr.. Joseph A.
Weddle aud Miss Bessie ", daughter of Mr.
E. W. Unger, all of this place. The ceremo-
ny was witnessed by the immediate friends
Of the contracting parties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weddle left on Thursday
morning on wedding trip to Baltimore and
other points.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Making Iron.

Reports from Catoctin Furnace are en-.
couraging; the furnace is running regularly
and is making thirty five tons of high grade
iron daily. The ore mines are now In good
shape and fine large vein Of unsurpassed
ore has been laid bare and is yielding sup.
ply of ore in excess of the furnace demands
The company should be and certainly is
making handsome sum of money daily now
that everything seems to be working as well
as can be desired. 1t is busy point and
everybody in this locality is gratiied: we
all want to see Uatoctin successfully operated
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08

Chronic Bronchitis Cured.-"For ten
years had chronic bronchitis so bad that at
times could not speak above a whisper"
writes Mr.. Joseph Coffman of Montmorenci.
Ind. II tried all remedies available but with
no success. Fortunately my employer sug.
gested that try F1ley's Honey and Tar. Its
effect was almost miraculous. and am now
cur.d of the disease. On my recommends
ton many people have used it and always
with satisfaction" All druggists.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
"PrOphet of Nazareth"

The occasion OF the anniversary Of the
Lutheran Mite Society on Tuesday evening,
the choir, under the direction of Rev. Chas
D. Shaffer. rendered a number of selections
from the cantata, Prophet of Nazareth"
The rendition of the several parts gave ey.
idcnce of careful and intelligent training and
general expression was of that qualification
OF the good work done by choir and director.
After the exercises, the Society entertained
those attending, in the Sunday School room,
refreshments, cake and lemonade, being lib,
erally served.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Dreadful A tack OF Whooping Cough.

Dreadful Attack Of WhO0plng Cough.
Mrs. Ellen Harrison of 300 Park Ave, Kan
sas City, Mo-, writes as follows: Our two
children had severe attack Of whooping
cough one of thcm in the paroxysm Of cough
ing would often faint and bleed at the nose.
We tried everything we heard of without
getting relief. We then called In our family
doctor who prescribed Foley's Honey and
Tar. With the very first dose they began to
improve and we feel that it has saved their
lives" Refuse substitutes. All druggists
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
DANGEROUS If Neglected.

Burns. cuts and other wounds often fail to
heal properly If neglected and become troub'
lesome sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
prevents such consequences. Even where
delay has aggravated the injury DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve effects cure. II had
running sore on my leg thirty years" says
n. G. Hartly, Yankeetown, Ind. after
uaing many remedies, I tried DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes healed
the sore" Sures all skin diseases. Piles
yield to 1t at once. Beware of counterfeits.
Waters Pharmacy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
The Annual May Dance.

Should the increment OF growth In popu.
lari,y noted at the second annual May dance
prove be constant quantity for the matter
OF one or two more seasons. Our b,g Town
Hall, hitherto commodious and to spare, will
be found inadequate to the demands Of the
devotees of erpsichore.
The committee In charge of the second
annual select May dance, Messrs F. K. Gilbert
and T. ]. ellison OF Frederick, held here on
last Friday night, vas ably seconded by the
efforts of our young folks, to provide for the
ease and entertainment of those who honored
an invitation with an acceptance. The Hall,
stage and dressing rooms were both adorned
and equipped for comfort, the rests and in
termssion being rendered charming oppor-
tunities for the enjoyment of that otiuns cum
dig, so essential to the perfect success of the
well-intentioned society event.
A thunder shower that came precisely at
the hour covering the arrival of the dancers
was the only untoward happening of the
evening, and the prompt service of drivers
robbed the shower of its terrors, for the laces
and ribbons.
Those attending from distant points were ::
Miss Ada Day, of Adamstown; Mrs. G. G.
" aters and Misses Bertha Zimmerman and
Sallie Firestone OF Frederick Misses Waes-
che of Catoctin Furnace and ALnan Of En-
mltsburg Messrs l.. Eppler, f. Singmaster
and g d Gladfelter, of Gettysburg; Moore
and Fogle, of Waynesboro; E. p. Lee, OF
CatoctiD Furnace Chas. Ramsburg. of Lew
istown Clarence G. Foreman, Govanstown
E Stanton Bosley. Towson H. Liggett,
Walkersville; Edgar Moore, Emmitsburg j.
X. D. Williams, II. Krch, W. Markey, q. g.
Waters, DR.. Atee Radcliffe, F. Heck, T. j.
ellison, F. K Gilbert, Thos. Zimmerman, l..
Smith. r. H. Lee Reich, Edw'd Moberly, II.
j. Kefauver, of Frederick.
Thirty four of our town pcople-twenty-
eight ladies and Six gentlemen--were among
the dancers In addition to these were many
onlookers who enjoyed the early hours OF
evening as spectators.
Messrs T. J. ellison and f. K. Gilbert Of
Frederick and Chas. E. Cassell, Jr., of Bali-
more, composed the committee; Mesdames
G. G. Waters, of Frederick; L. M. thinner
man, OF Emmitsburg; DR.. M. A Birelv, j
TT. Matthias and Chas. E, Cassell, of Thur
mont, were chaperons. The Ere lerick Selec
Orchestra Of eight pieces furnished probabl,
the best dance music ever rendered here.
The ladies of Thurmont provided the luncl
and it was of a part with the other features
substantial and tasiily served.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Good Music Promised.

The "Imps," musical and social organiza'
ton of Frederick City is considering an en-
tertainment in the Town Hall, this place, in
the near future. They will bring with them
some of the city's best talent: we can prom
Use them good audience as our people are
liberal In their patronage of musical and lit
erary entertainments of merit.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08
Serious Sprain.

Mrs. Mary s. Firor, residing in this place
with her daughter, Mrs Irving Mackley, by
a mis- step while walking on the street one
day last week, so severely sprained her ankle
that it has been necessary to enclose 1t in
plaster cast she has suffered much pain and
been entirely disabled.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-08

Rev. Luther =. Black has taken charge OF
o Lutheran church in Reading Pa, preaching
his first sermon on the Sd inst. A Johnstown
paper published his farewell sermon to the
that he had served there for
five years; It was IN able and appropriate
discourse