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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-10-27
FREDERICK COUNTY, MD" THURSDAY OCTOBER

NOuIu Iuh just sum o Nu'NhS oP"HeS
mass as marked the path of the ap
parently wounded Specter.
She barricaded the door, and as she
did so something was hurled against
it-there was an awful crash, the door
shook and the pieces of bric-a-brac
trembled in their places, picture
loosely nailed fell to the ground-then
came silence, profound, impenetrable.
She threw herself on the bed, trem'
bling. having lighted all the lamps IN
the room and a stray candle. 1T was
not till dawn Redeemed the sky that she
fell asleep, her hands entwined spas
medically about bit of rope with
which she had fastened the door KNOB
to n chair on which, in turn, she had
piled ii ease of books.
1t was late the next morning when
she arose and dressed. She heard the
sound of a broom in the corridor and
it's domesticty inspired her with cour'
age 10 open the door. Mrs. O'Flana'
gan, the janitress, was sweeping Wig
orously. \ little way from her Bill
sat. his head done up in plaster strips,
Bill was the fivc-toed cat of the First
Floor.
What do yer spose that drafted
eat done:" said Mrs. O'Flanagan, as
she rested on the broom handle and
faced the Resident Of the Fifth Floor.
The Resident looked intcrrogative.
"(ot his head jammed into the big
pitcher an must hey run up stairs that
way and fell up fornnSt your door
such n mess. he left a trail of milk all
the way. hope he didn't wake yer"
NO. he didn't wake me-" said the
Resident of the Fifth Floor. rs she
lifted her gown from Il pool and gaZed
reproachfully at the plastered cat
New York News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-10-27
Passed $4,000. 900 Mark.

Washington, ID, C., (SpeciaD-The
total number Of money orders isued
bv this government during the last
fiscal year passed the 5o,ooo,ooo mark
for the first time in history, as shown
by the annual report of the superin-
tendent of the money order system.
The net revenue of the money order
business was $2,528,4o3, all increase
of $288,4 as compared with the pre-
yious fiscal year. The gross revenue
WAS $a.6a6.676. an increase OF $s76 2aa.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-10-27
Died From Mixing Drugs.

Baltimore, Nd (SpeciaO. - Mrs,
John B. Scwell, forty years old, died
from taking an overdose OF druge OF
various kinds. 1t is stated that she
swallowed fourteen grains of NOR
pkia, forty grains of choral, and a
wine glassiul of laudanum. The drugs
were taken on Friday, and Mrs Sew
ell remained in a stupor until Sunday
night. She had been suffering from
insomnia.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-10-27
Foreign.

Durham White Stevens, counselor
of the japanese Legation at Washing
ton, who will be diplomatic adviser
to the Korean government, has been
granted by the Emperor OF Japan the
decoration Of the Grand Cross OF the
Sacred Treasure. This is the fourth
time Mr.. Stevens has been decorated
by the Emperor of Japan.
A. r. DePury, the attachc Of the
Swiss Legation at Berlin, has been
transferred to the Legation Of Swift
zerland at Washington.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-10-27
Mo Doubt of Thief's Destination.

A London jeweler recently had
thermometer stolen from his shop,
and the next day he affixed the toll
lowing notice to his door: "Wiii the
misguided individual who took the
thermometer without leave the other
day please return the same? He has
made mistake. 1t can he of no use
TO him in the place to which he is
going. as it only registers 125 degrees
of heat
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
THE TOWER OF HUNGER.
A lannon's Prison of Pisa Long since
Destroyed.

A FamOus Prison of Pisa Long Since
Destroyed.
"The Tower of Hunger" was q name
given to the tower of Gualandi, in
Pisa, celebrated because of the refer
ence made to it in Dante's Inferno"
Ugolino, count of Gherardesca Q220-
S9), was the head of leading Chi
belline family in Pisa. DESERVING the
Ghibellines, he went over to the
Guelphs. Afterward he returned to
his own side and Joined that uncom-
promising faction which regarded
Archbishop Ruggieri as their head, I'M
til dissensions arose between him and
them after he had killed the archbish,
ops nephew in quarrel
In the summer of 1888 Ugolino was
seized by the Ghibellipes and sent a
prisoner to the tower of Gualandi,
with his two sons and two grandsons.
Here they were kept till March, 1889,
when the door of the tower was fas-
tened the keys thrown into the Arno
and the prisoners left to die of starva-
ton. The tower, which was ever after
known as the Tower of Hunger was
in ruins at the end of the fifteenth CEN
fury and was finally destroyed in 1856
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
OLDEST CLOCK IN ENGLAND.
Erected In 1920 I'm One OF the Towers
OF Peterborough Cathedral.

Oh Peterborough Nathedra&.
Peterborough cathedral has the old
est working clock in England. 1t was
erected about 1920 and is probably the
work of monastic clockmaker. 1t is
the only one now known that is wound
up over an old wooden wheel. This
wheel is about twelve feet in circum-
ference. and the galvanized cable
about 800 feet in length, supports a
leaden weight of three hundredweight
which has TO be wound up daily.
The clock is said to be of much more
primitive construction than that made
by Henry de Nick for Charles V. of
France in 1870. The clock chamber
IS In the northwest tower, some 100
feet high. where the sunlight has not
penetrated for hundreds of years, and
the winding is done by the light of
candle.
The gong is the great tenor bell of
the cathedral, which weighs thirty
two hundredweight, and 1t is struck
hourly by an eighty pound hammer.
The going and the striking parts of
the clock are some yards apart, com
munication being by slender wire.
The clock has no dial. The time is
shown on the main wheel of the es-
capement, which goes round once in
two hours.-London Chronicle
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
Elect n Republican House.

Nearly every American citizen who
will vote for president in the coming
election will also vote for a represent
alive in congress. 1T is to be hoped
that no Republican will fail to vote fol-
the Republican candidate for congress
in his district While the national
honor and the public welfare demand
the election of President Roosevelt
and while the reasons for his election
are overwhelming and unanswerable,
those for the election of a Republican
house of representatives are equally
so. With a Democratic house Mr.
Roosevelt would be almost helpless to
carry out the great Republican policies
to which he is committed. No Repub-
lican should be induced by any con-
sideration not to vote for the Repub-
lican candidate for congress in his dis.
trict
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
THE HALL OF FAME.

1t lis claimed that the father of Gen.
eral Kuroki, the victorious Japanese
commander, was Frenchman. His
mother was a japanese.
Paul Kruger is living in villa at
Clarens, on the Lake of Geneva, with
his daughter, his grandchildren, his
secretary and his physician.
The death OF York Powell, regius
professor of modern history at Oxford,
leaves Goodwin Smith the survivor of
all his successors in the chair
f. n. Fobes, senior in Harvard, has
been selected as the Massachusetts
Rhodes scholar. Fobes is a resident
of Lexington, twenty-five years old
L. l.. st. Germaine of the Chippeway
tribe enjoys the distinction of being
the first Indian ever admitted to prac-
tice law in the state of Iowa. He was
recently admitted to practice in Des
Moines.
Commander Booth Tucker of the Sal
walton Army has a twelve-year-old
daughter, Charlotte Note, who has a
marvelously sweet voice and has won
praise from musicians of note for
original compositions.
r. z. Serrano, who was nominated
for vice president of Mexico recently.
will no doubt succeed General Diaz.
1t is felt that the soldier-president will
have things in proper shape when he
gives up the reins of government
DR.. L. A. Andrews, associate pro-
fessor of biology at Johns Hopkins, has
been selected as one Of the advisers on
the new educational periodical, the
Nature Study Review, the first num-
Der of which will appear next January.
! Henry G. Davis, a veteran, eighty-one
years old, heads the Democratic ticket
as candidate for governor of West Vir-
ginia. He is the father-in-law Of Sena-
tor Elkins and his mother was an own
sister to the mother of Senator Arthur
Pue German.
A. Henry Savage Lander marched
with the allied troops to Picking in
1900 and was the first Anglo Saxon
to enter the Forbidden City. Mr..
Landor's headquarters are in London,
but he frequently comes to New York
in the intervals of his longer journeys.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
FACTS FROM FRANCE.

A French scientist has devised sus-
pended camera, with which photo
graphs may be taken on ship when
the sea is running high
From municipal statistics published
in Paris it appears that 1922 divorces
were pronounced last year in that city,
and 1868 divorced persons re-entered
the married state.
The Parisians are considering wheth-
er they ought to postpone the dinner
hour still further, from to 10 o'clock,
or give up dinner altogether In favor
of substantial O'clock tea and an
after theater supper.
The French village of Aumore ranks
as the healthiest spot In the world. 1t
contains only forty people, twenty
eight of whom are over eighty years Of
age, and three have passed a century.
There are no graves In the place, and
the oldest inhabitant cannot remember
seeing funeral.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
SHAMEFUL CARTOONS
Reproach and Ridicule for the soldier and
His Uniform.

hks GmkA0Fms
The campaign caricaturists of Presi.
dent Roosevelt have succeeded In arous-
ing enough interest to bring out the
question: Is it disgraceful to fight for
ones country?
1t is amazing to see the uniform OF
soldier of the United States army
pictured in such a manner as to imply
reproaeh to its weareri
1t was once thought to be an honora-
bic thing for a man to resign position,
ease, family, independence friends and
home, and become a fighting machine
to help uphold the honor and the word
of his country.
There seems to have grown up a DIFF
ferent view of this matter. The earn
est sacrifice of an American soldier
is held by some to be an affair to pic
ture In such manner as TO arouse
contempt and vulgar smokers I'm the
crowd. The devoted soldier facing
death for his country In, with these
nameless miscreant& sight to be
guffawed over, something to be distOrt-
ed into laugh-raising cartoon.
Once ii was written:
1T is sweet and glorious to die for
my country"
The yellow rendering is:
1T Is GROTESQUE AND RIDIC-
ULOUS TO FIGHT FOR ONES
COUNTRY"
Such creatures would write in their
books, IL they ever wrote books. "It 10
grotesque and ridiculous to die for
ones country
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
SPORTING NOTES.

Tom Jenkins, Americas greatest
wrestler, is blind in one eye This
handicap does not seem to interfere
with his work on the mat.
Dick Cooley has come to life with 8
vengeance this season. He leads the
Boston Nationals in batting with .315
average and the regulars in fielding
with 1881.
Claudia Hal, the five-year-old PAGER
by Direct Hal, 2:0414, is now the prop
erty Of ]. R. Comans, Spring Hill, No
va Scotia, and she will be raced in the
provinces.
DR.. De Foe Of San Jose, Cal, recently
purchased from G. A. Durfee the two
year-old colt Covey, by Mendocino,
2:1912, the sire of Monte Carlo, 2:0714,
dam Rose Mckinney, by Mckinney,
2:11A.
The two-year-old colt Lord Revel-
stoke, by. Bingen, 2:06A, dam May
Fern, in Dave McClary's stable at
Charter Oak track, recently stepped an
easy workout In 2:1S and came the last
half in 1:06
Were out for the championship, y
says Joe Kelley of the Cincinnatis
"Our pitchers are all in good shape,
and everybody knows what our field
ers can do. We can beat both New
York and Chicago"
Manager Selee of the Chicago club,
while in Philadelphia recently, signed
Catcher Broadway Alex" Smith.
There is lot of good ball left in Alex,
and he will surely earn his salt as
Chicago's change catcher.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
Disastrous Wrecks.

Carelessness is responsible for many
railway wreck and the same causes
are making human wrecks OF sufferers
from Throat and Lung troubles. But
since the advent of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Co assumption, Coughs
Colds, even the worst cases can be cur
ed, and hopeless resignation is no long
or necessary. Mrs. Lois Cragg of Dor
chester, Mass, is one of many whose
life was saved by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. This great remedy is gusran-
teed for all Throat and Lung diseases
by Pioneer Drug Co. Price SOC and
81. Trial bottles free.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
NOTICE OF ELECTION,

Notice Is hereby gwen, that on Tuesday, the
18th day of November, next, at the various poll
ing places throughout tn e county of Union, as
the same has been fixed for election purposes,
an election will be held for the state, judicial
and county officers, namely:
Four Presidential Electors.
Two Representatives in Congress.
Three Judges of the Supreme Court.
One Governor.
One Lieutenant Governor.
One Seeretaryof State.
One State Auditor
One State Treasurer.
One Attorney General
One Superintendent of Public instruction.
One Commissioner of School and Public Lands.
One Railroad Commissioner.
One Judge, Second Judicial Circuit.
One State Senator.
Three Representatives in the State Legisla-
ture.
One County Treasurer,
One Register OF Deeds.
One County Auditor.
One Superintendent of Schools
One Sheriff.
One Clerk Of Courts.
One County Judge.
One States Attorney.
One Coroner.
One Surveyor.
One County Commissioner for the Third Com.
missioner's District, comprising Sphinx, Sioux
Valley, Emmett, Big Springs, Virginia, Alcester
and Prairie Townships, the Town of Alcester
and the city of Beresford
Which election will be opened at eight O'Clock
in the morning, and will continue open until five
o'clock in the afternoon of the same day.
Dated this 10th day OF October, A. d. 1904.
III. M. DoDD,
County Auditor,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that on Tuesday, the
Sth day of November, next, at McCook School
House, in District No. 4, Union County, s. D.,
an election will be held for the following town
ship officers, namely:
One Assessor
Two Justices of the Peace
Two Constables
Which election will be opened at eight O'Clock
In the morning and continue open until five
O'Clock In the afternoon of the same day.
Dated this, the 10th day of October, A. d.
1904
II. M, DoDD,
County Auditor,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

The squeak OF a bed or the crying Of child
drove into hysteria, whose backs were so weak
They could hardly stand, who had Headache
and Dizzy Spells continually, were entire
cured In a short time by my method.
II your family doctor does not understand
your case come to me; am recognized speci-
alist in these ailments and will not only under
stand your case but show you how to be cured
free. If you live out Of the city write me. Send
for my free book on women's diseases. DIR. j.
NEWTON HATHAWAY. 81 Commercial Block
Sioux City, Iowa.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
A Runaway Bicycle

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of j. B. Orner, franklin Grove, Ii.
II developed stubborn ulcer unyield.
ing TO doctors and remedies for fonr
years. Then Bucklen's ArnIca Salve
cured. It's just as good for burns,
scalds, skin eruptions and piles 25c at
the Pioneer Drug Store.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
The Exact Thing Required for constipa-


LAS certain purgative and stom-
ach purifier. Chamberlaiu's Stomach
and Liver Tablets seem to be the exact
thing required, strong enough for the
most robust, yet mild enough and safe
enough for children aud without that
terrible gripping so common to most
purgatives," say r. S. Webster & Co ,
UdOra, Ontario, Canada. For sale by
Pioneer Drug Co.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
Sisters Vacation.

~ the bounding breakers.
~ BY the racing foam.
Far away from trouble.
Far away from home,
Sisters on vacation,
With theidle blessed
Sisters at the seashore
To get little rest.
Like young Diana
Gliding DER the turf.
Sister goes a-swimming
In the boisteroua surf.
Where she flips and paddles.
Busy as the best
Bster's at the seashore
To get little rest.
Then there comes a picnic,
Then there comes a ride,
Followed by a rambIe
Up the mountain side.
Sisters fond of walking,
Though / might suggest
That she's at the seashore
To get little rest
There are nightly dances
Sisters always there,
Tripping till the morning,
EAirest of the fair.
Energetic creature!
And would you have guessed
That she's at the seashors
To get little rest
She1N~ In the autumn
VIII return TO town.
Shell be somewhat frazzied,
Thin f1 feg~ 81. though brown.
Thc & the rest cure.
N,er ~ 70 atseat
She's been to the saaahore
To Ect lFttle rest
wallace irwin. In New York Globe
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
Myrrh.

When the myrrh first exudes from
the tree it is of a yellowish, whitish,
buttery consistency that gradually
hardens and assumes reddish, semi
transparent color. 1t is used princi'
pally as one of the components of in
cense, and the best quality OF it comes
from the Somali country and lower
Abyssinia, near Harrar.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

Democracy c0Gingmun, Judge Par
ker, has said that If he had the power
he would give independence to the Fill
ipinos at the ealIiest possible moment
when they showed their ability to take
care of themselves. That Is Demo
cratic wouId-do. The Republicans are
already educating those people to that
end, and anything their opponents
might do would only be continuation
of the sagacity and labor of the Re-
publicans. The Filipino matter should
not be a question in this campaign, as
our party is doing what the other prom
Uses to do.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

If Parker is the Democratic Moses,
as Mr. Bryan says, the judge might as
we'll retire from the race Moses, the
Bible says, was permitted to gaze on
the Promised Land. but not to enter 1t.
Moses Parker may view the White
House from distance until Nov. 8,
when he can accept that $4,000 year
job provided for him by the big cor
porationS,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
life At stake.

Il you hut knew the splendid merit o.
Fol"y's II 'nt y and Tar you would never
be without IL, a dose or two will pre-
vent an attack OF pneumonia or la
grippe. II may save your life. --Pi-
oneer Drug Co., Agents,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
The fest strip.

The strip of land which lies be.
tween the Rocky mountains and the
Pacific ocean has practically already
gone Republican. 1t may be said
frankly of our friends, the enemy, that
they need not waste time or money on
the Pacific coast
All the trade and commerce of the
Pacific coast is going to float west
ward. The Republican party is en-
deavoring to promote this trade in ev-
cry way, and the Democratic party,
under the cry of imperialism is try.
ing to embarrass it in every way. Well,
the western fringe of the states of the
United States is peopled by intelligent
human beings. Is there any question
as to how they will vote?
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Mary Simpson.
Everything disagreed with me aud
baby until I used HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. Now baby sleeps and
grows like a weed" 80 cents. Tea
or tablet form. Comfy g. Son.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

Come to the Worlds Fair. Save
money and trouble by securing rooms
in advance. For special low rates
write Oscar L. Allen, in charge of adj
vance booking for Visitors World s
Fair Hotel, five minutes walk from
main entrance, st. Louis, Mo.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

When you want pleasant physic try
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. They are easy to take and pro-
duce no gripping or other unpleasant ef-
feet. Sold by Pioneer Drug Co.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

ures Menstrual, Dwarf
an, Uterine and Rectal
Troubles not with the
like by an entirely new
method developed by me
after two generations of
practice as a family doc
ter and specialist In wo
mems diseases. Ladies
Rwho could not hear a pin
drop without jumping
out OF their skim whom
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

Bryan, in ,likening Parker to Moses,
who was slow OF speech, raped the
Democratic candidate very hard. Bibli-
cal authority says Moses never entered
the Promised Land
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

'"The workers would do
well to remember that il pro-
lection is robbery, and is to be
punished accordingly, he will be
the first to pay the penalty; for
either be viii be turned adrift
entirely, or his wages will be cut
down to the starvation point"
Roosevelt's Letter of Acceptance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
Hay Will Stay.

SayI
Did you hear that Hay
Is a-going to stay
AS Secretary Of State for the u. s. A.
That's a move that will pay
We will know every day
That the II. S. A.
Will move along in the proper way.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03
NERVOUS
WOMEN.

Pale, Nervous, Hysterical, sickly women can
find quick and lasting cure from their affiIc
ton ii they will but pla re themselves In my care
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

Thomas Il, Watson. Peoples candi-
date for president, says: The Demo.
Gratis have meaningless platform and
a speechless candidate"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

The Cincinnati Enquirer says.
Judge Alton II. Parker wears WE'LL
So does an evening dress suit that is
donned only once or twice year. liz
Parker could be Induced to make a
few speeches he would be frayed into
rags before Nov. 3, A machine OF
any kind that Is as silent as Judge
Parker should never wear out.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-11-03

cross Co indicate his vote. Electors desiring to
vote Yes" will place cross before the word
Yes" and those desiring to vote "No'' will
place cross before the word "No.'
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this 18th day OF
Augusta d. 1904.
o. c. BERG,
Secretary of State.