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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13

Why are there so many very tall men
In New York? is question often asked
by visitors to the city. The popularity
Is so patent that it very soon forces It,
self on the attention Of every casual
observer. The men are not the ordina-
rily tall men Of six feet or SO that one
sees quite as many Of in Pittsburg or
Chicago as you do In New York, but
the men whose heads rise up noticea.
bly out of the crowd wherever they
are. What brings them here or what
grows them here are questions. They
are so plentiful that one can scarcely
walk a block down town without meet
ing severai.-New York Letter In Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13

Until war ceases, which will be the
greatest miracle Of all. 1t will always
be the exhibition ground Of miracles.
How can bullet puncture a mans
coat behind and before or piece his
boot and sock and be gravely shaken
out Of both without wounding him?
And what mysterious channel does this
human body contain which leads a
bullet dexterously around the heart, a
hairs breadth from the seat Of life, yet
never rending it--a phenomenon vouch.
ed for by more than one army surgeon?
Shells have burst thunderously be-
tween the very legs of soldiers and left
them still soldiers. Pompom shells Of
two inches diameter have passed
through legs and arms without shatter.
ing the bone or bursting at the impact.
though there appears to be literally no
room for such merciful performance.
In fact, history Of the escapes In war
would be wild reading even after q
course of Munchausen.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
The "wn In writers' Names.

BEGINNING with william Shakespeare,
we remember instantly Sir Walter Ra-
leigh, Sir Walter Scott, William Words
worth, Washington Irving. William
Makepeace Thackeray. Henry w.
Longfellow, John G. Whittier, william
Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Walt
Whitman. Others whose names occur
almost simultaneously are William
Cowper, Isaac Watts, Henry Ward
Beecher, Daniel Webster, Wendell
Phillips, George william Curtis, Rich
ard Grant White, Julia Ward Howe,
George w. Gable, William D. How
ellis, Charles Dudley Warner and
Richard Watson Glider. To these are
easily added Sir Walter Blackstone,
John Wesley, Edmund Waller. Nathan
lei P. Willis. Walter Savage Landor,
Will Carleton, James Whitcomb Riley.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, DIR. 8.
Weir Mitchell, Hamilton Wright Ma
bic, william II. Prescott Constance
Fenimore Woolson, Mary e. Wilkins
and many more.-Ladies' Home Jour
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
PAST HIS FIRST YOUTH.
A Fowl That Was Hardly to Blame
For Proving Tough.

A Fowl That Was Hardly to Blame
For Proving Tough.
The swan is said to be excellent eat
ing when young. but as it is one Of the
longest lived Of all creatures It is well
to learn II possible how old your bird
Is before you cook 1t.
A gentleman in Lincolnshire, Eng
land, sent dead swan to the Athenae-
um club, addressed to the secretary. A
special dinner was to occur that week,
and the committee without question
turned the bird over to the cook.
At the dinner the swan, resting on a
great silver dish, was a delight to the
eye, but when 1t came to carving and
eating the bird no knife seemed sharp
enough to cut 1t, and of course eating
It was out of the question.
A few days later the donor met the
secretary and said, II hope you got my
swan all right"
"That was a nice joke you played on
u.s." returned the secretary.
"Joke? What do you meanT
"Why, we had the thing boiled for
thirteen hours, and even then we
might as we'll have tried to cut through
the rock Of Gibraltar"
"You don't mean to say you had the
swan cOoked!'
"Why, Of course"
"Man alive! I sent 1t to be stuffed
and preserved as a curiosity in the
club. That swan has been in my fami-
ly for 280 years. 1t was one Of the
Identical birds fed by the children OF
Charles I. You've seen the picture OF
1t. My ancestor held the post Of mas
ter Of the swans and keeper Of the
kings cygnets.' Well, I have no doubt
It was bit tough"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
A New Danger.

A story is told in a neighboring town.
says the Troy Press, Of the well meant
efforts to do his duty Of a hostler en-
ployed by local doctor. 1t so happen
ed that the doctor was attending two
cases on the same street, one house
which had just been blessed by an
heir and In the other existed slight
case Of scarlet fever.
The doctor instructed his man to
take a contagious disease" card and
tack it up on the house where lived the
fever patient Unfortunately the mes
senger made a mix up in the location
Of the house, and what was the aston
ishment Of passersby to read on the
house where cooed q lusty newborn
infant: Contagious Disease. Keep
Out"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
A Thousand Million Suns.

Lord Kelvin once made some inter.
estng calculations of the probable total
amount Of gravitation matter In the
visible universe He showed that II 25,.
100000 years ago 1000, 100000 masses,
each equal to our sun. had been dis
tributed through a sphere about 49,.
OO0 OOO, 900, ,O0O 900 miles in radius they
would now have acquired velocities
about equal to those known to be pos
sessed by the stars visible to us. There
fore 1t is probable that the total amount
Of gravitational matter In the visible
universe does not differ much from
that Of 1000, 100000 suns.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
Sounded Familiar,

"You wretch! You miscreant! You
worst of villains" exclaimed the hero
Inc at rehearsal.
The heavy villain. who had just join
ed the company, looked patiently ag-
grieved and said:
excuse me, is that in the part or are
you acting as stage manager."-Wash-
lngton Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
Hardening Steel.

Small steel articles that are too soft
may be hardened with sealing wax.
The method is to have ready largo
stick of sealing wax and then after
heating the article to n cherry red
thrust 1t into the wax for a minute.
withdrawing it and sticking 1t In again.
repeating the operation until the steel
Is cold and will not enter the wax.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
His Appeal.

Little George was taken by his aunt
to see the newcomer, aged one day.
He was duly and profoundly impress
ed with the specimen and asked where
the little brother came from. "God sent
It," answered the aunt reverently.
The answer made deep impression
on little George, for that afternoon he
was seen out in the backyard gazing
up into the deep blue sky and spread
ing his diminutive apron expectantly
as he said. "Dear God, please throw
me one down too."-Troy Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
TO MAKE LIFE HAPPY.

Sweet music appeals to the heart and sou.
and lightens many of life's burdens If you
have ever heard the sweet-toned STEaRR
PIANO you will appreciate this. To reach
the highest standard of excellence has always
been thl aim in the manufacture OF the
Celebrated Steger Piano: only the best material
is use6. insurlng grea: durability. Every
piano fully guaranteed.
The Steger factories, thoroughly equipped
with the best and most improved machinery,
ocated al Steger, ILL.,, are among the largest
n the West.
Intending purchasers will find it profitable
to write for full descriptive catalogue, which
will be mailed free, upon application.
STEaER s. Co. Established l879) Cicago,
nj. mha25
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
The Earth's Motion.

A public demonstration Of the earth's
rotary motion Ia given every Sunday In
the building that was formerly the
church Of the Conservatoire In Paris
A large pendulum hung as high as pos
sible swings with a sweep Of about
sixty feet. The plane Of oscillation re-
mains absolutely invariable in space.
and the displacement produced by the
rotation of the earth is 80 regular that
a watch can be set in this way.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
Az Estimate Of Society.

Ascum-You don't care much for So
ciety, do your
Crabbe-No. Society is nothing but q
ridiculous school where every nobody
Is taught to try to be somebody.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
Incentive TO Haste.

Dusty-When I came into the yard,
the bulldog showed his teeth.
Wraggles-And what did you do3
Dusty-The proper thing. I showed
my heels.-Boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
Not So Sudden.

Amelia" faltered the young man, T
love you"
"Oh, Herbert" she said. clasping her
hands together, what long, long
time 1t has taken you to say so"-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
Baked In a Quarry.

shiney Patches-What sort Of cake ID
this that the lady gave your
Weary Willie-She said that 1t was
marble cake.
Shiney Patches-Marble nothing! It's
granite-New York Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
Exempt.

There's one good thing about Mrs.
DE sneere-she never ISLANDERS her
friends"
i "No; she hasn't any"-san Francisco
Bulletin.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13

A wise man speaks we'll Of his
friends, and Of his enemies he speaks
not at all.-Chicaso Newa ..!
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
TO Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Casoarets Candy Cathartic. 100 or &c.
;. G. c. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money.

WANTED.-S 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 $l8 weekly with ex-
psnses additional, all payable in cash
each Wednesday direct from head off
ces. Horse and carriage furnished when
necessary. References. Enclose self
addressed stamped envelope. Manager,
BIG Caxton Building, Chicago.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13

WANTED.-Capable, reliable person in every
county to represent large company of solid financial
reputation Se36 salary per year payable weekly;$3
per day absolutely sure and all expenses; straight,
bona-fde definite salary, commission; salary paid
each Saturday and expense money advanced each
week. STANDARD HOUSE, ,,4 Dearborn ST..
Chicago jan six m
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
PAINTING
--::O::-
The undersigned have fully equipped them
selves for the work Of
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.
We are prepared to do both inside and out
side work
HE. LIDIE & BRO.
Nay188T. Thurmont, Md

WANTED.-Capable,. reliable person in every
county to represent large company Of solid financial
,eputaton So,6 salary per year. payable weekly; So
per day absolutely sure and all expenses; straight,
bona -6de definite salary, commisson salary paid
each Saturday and expense money advanced each
week. STANDARD HOUSE, -. Dearborn ST.,
Chicago, III. Jan six mo
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13

The best way to do good to ourselves
Is to do 1t to others; the right way to
gather is to scatter.-Richter.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13

WANTED.-SEVERA PERSONS OF
character and good reputation in each State
Zone 10 this county required) to represent and
advertise old established, wealthy business
house of solid financial standing. Salary $lS
a week with expenses additional, all payable
in cash each Wednesday direct from head
offices. Horse and carriage furnished, when
necessary References Encose self addressed
envelope. Manager, 8l8 Caxton Building,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13

ACCIDENTS will happen; by the pay.
ment Of very small sum of money we will
sell you an Acciden, Policy that will guar
antec you from IS 10 $25 per week should
you be disabled by accident.
July 22tf CASSELL & WATERS
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13

Hsw Arc Your Kidaoyss
pie FREQ Add Sterling Kennedy Co, Chicago or H.Y.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04
ment OF the Hottest kind and poetry

ment of the Hottest kind and poetry
runs through it all-the poetry of
%quaintness and heart interest.
A no more loveable character can
be imagined than Nathaniel Berry,
under whose almost womanly tender
ness Of soul and heart rests a rug
ged and loveable manhood appeal
ing in it's honesty. Helen Berry is
another of those characters of which
it may be said there are altogether
too few in the modern drama. Sub
missive and obedient to the will Of a
good, but narrow minded father, she
yet inherits enough of his strength of
will that when the crisis in her hith-
erto uneventful life arises, she is sud-
denly transformed into the strong
woman, willing to sacrifice all to be
with the man she loves and who loves
her with the same ardency and hon
est intensity.
Nathaniel Berry is in capable hands
when entrusted to j. T. Galloway.
Only a finished and talented actor
such as he could do justice to a part
the requirements of which are SO
many and exacting. Neither in his
reading nor in his presentment Of
the emotions, when a look, a gesture
or pose is intended to tell more than
words can express, is he at fault. His
Nathaniel is real.
Almost the same may he said of
Atkins Lawrence as Martin Berry.
Miss Mabel Wright was a pleasing
Helen Berry and her acting showed
full conception of the part. The sup
port was adequate throughout. A bet
ter balanced or stronger company has
not been seen here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04
A MARSH DEAD.
Well Known Railroad Man Passes
Away at Helena.

Frank H. Marsh, one of the best
known railroad men in the west, sue
cumbed at 6 o'clock last night to scar
let fever, with which he had been af-
flicted for the past ten days. While it
was generally known that Mr.. Marsh
was suffering from the disease, his
condition was not regarded as seri-
GUS and his death came as a shock to
his many friends in this city, says the
Helena Independent.
At the time of his death Mr.. Marsh
was general agent for the Wisconsin
Central railway, with headquarters
at Helena, which position he accepted
a little e a year ago, when failing
health made it necessary for him to
remove from Waukesha, Wis, where
he had held the responsible position
of general superintendent of the Wis
consin Central system for nine years.
Mr.. Marsh was one of the pioneer
railroad men, and was for a long tine
connected with the Northern Pacific.
He was the first superintendent of the
Yellowstone division of the Northern:
Pacific, being appointed to that posi-
ton when the road was put through
Montana in 1884. At this tir1c Mr..
Marsh's headquarters were located at
Giendive, where he was known as one
of the most popular railroad men in
the west. He proved such a valuable
man to the company that whom IL
1890, the Northern Pacific &C !uirec
the Wisconsin Central, he was made
general superintendent of the latte'
system.
The deceased was about so years OF
age, and leaves a wife and two chill
dren, who, with the exception OF one
child, reside in Helena. He Was a
member of the. Masonic fraternity, be-
| ing affiliated with the craft at Wau-
kesha.
No arrangements have as yet been
made for the funeral. 1t is the desire
of the family that the body be taken
east for interment, but owing to the
fact that Mr.. Marsh was afflicted with
a contagious disease, there is some
question as to whether the health
laws will permit the shipment OF the
body out Of the state. In case this
cannot be done, the remains vii! be
inferred in Helena.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04
DESERTION Is ALLEGED.
Karl e. Lenschke Sues for Divorce
from Wife in Germany.

By F. H. Hathhorn, his attorney,
Karl e. Leuschke today instituted pro-
ceedings for divorce from his wife,
Clara E.. Leuschke. Abandonment is
the ground alleged.
In his complaint plaintiff AYERS that
he and the defendant intermarried at
Lynden, Kans., August 6, 1882. Dur
ing the month of May, 1895, he
charges that she went to Dresden,
Germany, for the purpose of a visit
and that she has never returned. In
spite of his entreaties for her to come
back to him and Notwithstanding he
has repeatedly sent her the necessary
means to do So, he alleges she has
s%teadfastly refused to return and live
with him. In 1901, the complaint con-
tinues, plaintiff went to Germany and
there personally %entreated defendant
to return with him and further also
provided her with the required means,
but she still refused to do so.
In conclusion the plaintiff declares
he has given defendant no cause to
desert him and demands a decree OF
absolute divorce from her.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04
COMES TO ABRUPT END.
State Drops Prosecution Of Ross and
Russell.

Russell.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
The proposed trial of the case Of
State against John Ross and James
Russell came to a sudden termina-
ton in Justice Fraser's court yester-
day afternoon.
AS related in yesterdays Gazette
the jury was empannelled and sworn
and was in waiting to hear the evil
dence, when County Attorney Hath
horn walked into the court room and
announced that he would dismiss the
case for good and sufficient reasons.
Prior to Diminishing the action Mr..
Hathhorn had a conference with Mr..
Roberts,, the prosecuting witness, and
came to the conclusion that there was
not enough in it to warrant the eX-
pense Of a prosecution.
Mr.. Ross, who is well known in
Billings, informed The Gazette after
the trial that if he had been prose-
cuted he intended to file a complaint
against Roberts for calling him a vile
name and otherwise disturbing his
peace, but inasmuch as the case was
dropped against him he would call
matters square.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04
1874
TWO NEW ONES.
Chicago Packers and Stock Yards Will
Form Combines.

Chicago, Oct. 31.-Two big con-
solicitations are planned by big inter-
ests. The packers will combine first
and then effect a merger of all the
stock yards in the country. With the
exception of the Chicago stock yards,
which are controlled in Boston, all
tile properties involved are owned
and controlled by the principal beef
packing companies. The yards that
will be included in the deal are those
at Kansas City, East st. Louis, st.
Joseph, Mo-, Fort Worth, Taxas, and
South Omaha and Sious City.
The Armours, Swifts and Morrisses
in this city control the st Louis
yards, the Swifts own the st. Joseph
yards, the Armours and Swifts own
the Fort Worth yards, the Armours,
Swifts and Cudahy control the Oma-
ha yards and the Swifts control the
Sioux City yards.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04
"SHORE ACRES"
Herne's Delightful Play Well Present
ed to LARGE Audience.

Herne's Delightful Play Well Present
ed to Large Audience.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
Again has Shore Acres" been here
and again it delighted those who wit
messed it's performance. The story
it tells and the phase of life it por-
trays, the characters that animate it
and give it locale and the types it
presents are distinctively American
and withal distinctive of that portion
of America with which it deals. No
other semi-pastoral play of American
production adheres so closely to ma
ture and in none are the ~personages SO
real and true to nature. In fact its
almost utter lack of artificiality is it's
strongest recommendation. Without
violating the traditions of stagecraft,
it still wanders from the beaten path
in many ways and is pure, refresh
ing and sweet in it's simplicity. There
is no low-browed scowling william and
no soubrette in abbreviated skirts to
frisk about in audacious abandon. 1t
is a plain tale of plain folk told in a
natural manner, yet it is rich in senti-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04
A NEW WooL.MARKET.
Lewistown Is E~entertaining an Ambi-
ton to Become One.


Because it will soon have a railroad
Lewistown thinks it should also have
a wool nlarke, where the clips of Fer
gus county could De sold instead of re-
quiring them to be sent to other
places. The Argus see great posi-
bilities for the town in this respect
and is doing all in it's power to help
the matter along. If the enterprising
people Of the town really want such
an institution they must rely upon
themselves to get it, for the railroad
company upon which they depend for
transportation has already given them
a strong hint that it can do nothing
for them, except to haul away the
wool after it has been sold.
Robert Rantoul, the general man
ager of the Montana Railroad COM
pany, has written a letter to the Argus
in which he expresses great appre-
citation of that newspapers exertions
in the way of getting the increased
business for his road that a wool
market at Lewistown would bring.
That, however, is about all the en-
enlargement he has to offer, except
in the way of a suggestion as to how
the necessary warehouse could be
built, without costing the railroad
anything. He recommends that the
Lewistowners do as the people at
Miles City did-go down into their
pockets and build a warehouse. If
they do that he assures them that his
company will do the rest, cart off the
1000, 900 pounds of wool he thinks
could be sold there annually.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04
BILLINGS ALL BUT CINCHES
BOWLING PRIZE.
FALLS DOWN BADLY
Players Drop Even Half
Hundred Under Score Made
by Magic City Men.

Up to date Billings still holds the
record for Montana bowlers in COM
petition with the professionals who
are now travelling through the west.
1t was generally believed that if
any team in the state could do bet
ter than the local players it would be
the one at Butte, which, according to
all accounts, made some phenomenal
scores in the practice games played
in the course of preparing for the
meet with the All-Americans. Unless
they do better than they did last
night, for two contests are scheduled
between the men from Smoketown
and Karpf's champions, Billings has
nothing to fear from the quarter
where it has feared the most.
The two teams met last night for
the initial series and the Butte play
ers were, taken down the line in the
most approved manner The best
they seemingly could do was to roll
the spheres after the manner of short,
fat men who play for the beer in the
German alleys of the east. On the
other hand the professionals rolled
up the greatest number of pins to
their credit since leaving Dayton, O.
Their total was 3,085, with an average
of SIT pins to each of the five games
of the series. Their high total for a
game was 655. Their previous high
total number of pins was 1896.
The best the Butte men could do
against the champions was a total OF
2,697. which is exactly so pins below
the score made by Billings in playing
with the fasteners. Butte's average
in each game was $50 2-5. Their best
total for any game was 5S4, made in
the third. Notwithstanding all their
experience. the men from Butte were
frustrated, in fact had a bad case OF
'rattles'' and throughout played like
boys instead of tried out bowlers.
AS a result of last nights game
Billings still leads for the tri-state
prize offered in connection with the
our of the All-Americans and also
remains second for one of the general
prizes, a diamond studded<medal, open
to ~allrteams.