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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
WORDS OF WISDOM.

IL takes n heroine to be econ1nilcah
--Cnloch.
Glory should follow, not be pursued.
--Plny, Jr.
benevolent feeling cnnobics the most
tritling actons.-TlackeTay.
The usual fortune of complaint is to
excite contempt more than pity
johnson.
4 given force applied for n given
time upon a given point is bound TO
win.--Napoleon.
Courage consists not in blindly over
locking danger, but in meeting it with
the eyes open.-Richter.
Character is bundle of habits
Habits originate in the mind ana are
registered on the body.-Gcorge u.
Tripp.
Every persons has two educatiohs;
one which lie receives from others ana
one. more important, which he gives
himself.-Gibbon.
The mere lapse of years Is not llfc;
knowledge, truth, love, beauty, good-
ness. faith alone can give vitality 10
the mechanism of Observation-Disclosures
Aurelius.
Half the sorrows Of women would
be ayerted if they could rcpress the
speech they know to be useleSs-Iay'
the speech they have resolved not "
uttcr.-George Eliot.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22

"It is doubtful if the Orinoco coun-
try will be properly opened up during
the present generation unless a radi-
cal change OF administration takes
place." writes South American tray
eler. "Its population to-day is believ-
ed to be actually less than it was
nearly four centuries ago. The In
dian stands in such fear of the Vene-
zuelan and his government that he
frequently prefers to follow the small
er waterways of the Guiana region or
take overland trips through the virgin
forest rather than use the broad high
way that Is his rightful heritage from
countless ancestors. This disappear
ance of the Indian has greatly imped-
ed the gathering of rubber, tonka
beans and other natural products, and
since immigration is not encouraged
and continuous revolutions have scat
tered or killed the settlers of Euro
pean and mixed descent it would
seem that the country is steadily ret
regarding. There is a project on
foot at present to establish colony
Of Beers upon the Ilanos and Gen.
Castro is said greatly to favor it; but
the Venezuelans assert that this is
because he sees chance to augment
his army with tried fighters, nCt be-
cause he favors foreign colonization.
81 sailed 200 leagues down this
giant waterway and was amazed at
the primeval condition of the country.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
IN THE ORINOCO WILDERNESS

Between San Fernando and Ciudad
distance apart as are Minneapolis and
st. Louis, it is estimated that there
are fewer than 1000 permanent set
tiers, apart from the inhabitants OF
Caicara and one or two other small
villages. Most of these settlers,
moreover, live among such wretched
surroundings that one wonders that
they find life endurable. The only
evidence of modern progress that |
witnessed during the entire trip was
windmill and of the various craft
we sighted not one was propelled by
steam.
"Yct the natural wealth and fertil-
ity of this region are boundless. The
cattle of the Ilanos, as is well known,
yield the finest hides that the shoe
manufactures can procure, and with
cheap river freights the traffic in
hides from San Fernando alone
should employ fleet of steamers.
During my visit to that town, how
ever, the cattle industry was so de-
pressed that animals on the hoof
brought only So. The rubber forests
of the upper Orinocp are as yet al
most untouched, except on the mar
gins of the streams, and the valuable
balata rubber, which is comparatively
new to commerce, is found at various
points from the delta to the Rio
Negro"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
FINE GRAFTON BY INDIAN

In the twilight of the tribal life of
the American aborigines stands the
chief of the Creeks, says the Musko-
gee I. T.) Times. He is heard to ut
ter the following grafton. 1t will be
read in the reading books of the
youth OF other centuries. The ora
ton is dignified, tranquil eloquent
There is hope in the heart Of the
chief whose people dared and fore
bore SO long in the unspoken cut of
the forest. Gen. Pleasant Porter
said:
The vitality of our race still per-
sists. We have not lived for naught.
We are the original discoverers Of
this continent and the conquerors of
1t from the animal kingdom, and
from it first taught the art of peace
and war; and first planted the insti-
tutions of virtue, truth and liberty.
The European nations found us here
and were made aware that it was
possible for men to exist and subsist
here. We have given to European
people on this continent our thought
forces. The best blood of our ances-
tors have been intermingled with
their best statesmen and leading citi-
zens. We have ourselves an indes-
tructible element in their natural his
tory. We have shown what they be-
lieve to be arid and desert places
were habitable and capable of sustain
ing millions of people. We have led
the vanguard of civilization in our
conflict with them for tribal existence
from ocean to ocean. The race that
has rendered this service to the other
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22

nations of mankind can not perish
utterly.
Though our tribal organization Is
fading away, we will be transformed
as potent factor, an element within
the body of Christian civilization.
The philosophy of the history of the
future shall trace many of the prin-
ciples of government and institutions
SO dear to them to those they found
among us.
Now that we have demonstrated
that we have the ability to make for
ourselves and our children homes,
and having sanction of every law, let
us make for ourselves this firm reso-
luton: Let our every act speak 1T
forth; let the elements of forces OF
nature carry our resolutions to our
fellow men the world over; let them
in their senses know and feel it and
enter upon tho performance of our
high mission.
Many of you have accomplished 1t
already; many have begun it; begin
at once and devote all your energies
of soul, mind and body to the task
set before us. even if it takes years
yes, lifetime, to carry it out.
When we have thus resolved to
make for ourselves and our children
homes, we will have indited in and
upon ourselves a law for our guild
ance which divine and human law
will protect and sustain us in its
maintenance. No statutory law will
ever annul it, and we shall then have
risen to the place of our high destiny.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
unrl,or For A:rships.

An interesting series OF experiments
to test the military value of airshipS
is about to be made by the Frehch
artillery. 1t may be promised that the
fact of their value may be taken as
established to certain point 10 'he
satisfaction of the French military au.
thorities, since permanent "harbor
for airships has been established Ill 'he
artillery quarter of the garrison OF
Toul. This 'harbor" will he used as
continual centre for studying tue
question as to what services can DE
obtained from airships to aid the de-
fense OF a fortified place unsa: iRe
Siege. d.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
CHAPTER VII.
CONSTANCE MARSH.

The visit Of my uncle and aunt to
Holdenhurst was soon ended. Uncle
Sam tried hard to induce my father
and me to accompany him to London
for a few weeks, but father would
not consent to such an arrangement.
Several farms on the estate had bee2
for long time without tenants, and
we were working them ourselves Gy
the aid of a steward. The first week
of April had now arrived, and my
father did not feel himself justified in
leaving the place. He agreed, how
ever, that should go to London with
my uncle and aunt and remain their
guest for three weeks, it being further
arranged that ON the termination Of
my stay in town l was to take my
fathers place at Holdenhurst, while
he. in his turn, visited his brother
that our interests in Suffolk might
not be left entirely to the care of de-
pcndents.
The llberality of uncle Sam aston
ishcd everybody with whom he came
into contact during his stay in Suf-
folk, and 1t would exceed the limits
of this chapter to recite his benefac-
tions, but 1t is essential to the purpose
of these memoirs to refer to few Of
the moro remarkable
In addition to clearing off the large
mortgage upon the Holdenhurst es-
tate he paid to the credit of my faith
er's banking account no less sum
tnan $4,000. "for present usc," as he
said. He advocated the laying waste
of every farm In both the Holden.
hursts and converting the entire estate
into large park. THAT done," said
he. land the hall thoroughly repaired
and partly refurnished, the place will
be worth living In for six or eight
weeks In each year"
To the first of these proposals my,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
FREDERICK COUNTY. FEBRUARY o. 1906
AN UNcoRRUPTED PRESS.
The American Newspaper May Have
Faults hut II In Not ", nal.

Faults hut II In Not v, nal.
The insurance corruptionists had no
difficulty in obtaining the services OF
leading members of the bar to protect
and defend them, muses. the New York
World. They had their allies and as.
sistants among the financiers of Wall
Street. They found friends in the In
surance Department, in the Legislature
and even In Congress. But of the New
York daily newspapers not one has
been their accomplice or their ally.
1t is this fact that gives dispropor-
tionate Importance to Andrew Hamll-
toms statement that he paid out over
100000 to influence newspapers. or
the truth of this charge there is not
scrap of proof 1t lacks both detail
and corroboratlon. If this money had
been expended its results must have
been public in the venal expressions
of the papers purchase. Their corrup-
ton could not be concealed If they
gave any consideration for the money
that Hamilton claimed to have paid
them
So far as the New York daily press is
concerned Andrew Ham.lton's state
ment is certainly false. The New York
newspapers unanimously attacked in
surance corruption, and they carefully
printed every fact which came to their
knowledge. Evidence that any of these
papers received bribc money could
readily have been used to still their ut
terances or to destroy their power hy
exposure. 1t is morally and mentally
inconceivable that If McCurdy or Nc
Call or Alexander or Hyde or Hegc-
man or Hamilton or Hendricks or Odell
or Platt, or any one Of the long list OF
mon involved, had had any evidence of
newspaper pecuniary corruption, he
weuld have not long since produced IT,
Mr.. Hughes would have been the first
to make public any such information
in his possession.
In this respect the daily press OF
New York is most certainly above pc
cuniary suspicion and higher than any
other calling, occupation or profession
including the bench and the bar II MI.
Jcrome's accusation has any foundation
in fact Even the Presiding Bishop OF
the Episcopal Diocesan Convention
successfully frowned down n moderate
resolution of disapprobat,on of the men
who had a hand in the insurance cor
ruption.
Alone of all the great professions IN
New York. its daily press can SHOW a
clean financial record throughout TINS
scandal. The Sensational newspaper
has many faults, eXag%eration DclhS
the cardinal one. 1t might be ana
should be more accurate, more thor
ough, more consideratc, more rareiu'
But it is not vcnal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
~ ~ I
A Dinrer Gown.

Very distinguished was Il dinner
gown of maize-hued chiffon velvet.
combined with deep cream lace. The
waist was Slightly low, and round in
the neck, and was composed entirely
of the lace. 1t WAS scallopcd at the
top. and white tuIe was laid unae",
making very soft finish. Large pnfis
Of the lace formed the sleeves. tied
at the elbows with bands and bows
Of the velvet Deep rutllcs Of lace fin
ished the sleeves.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
Rats Cause an Explosion.

In house at Sulby, near Ramsey,
rats got at some powder, which was
kent in chest for quarry blasting,
leaving a trail. Two men, named
Cowley. were making search with
a candle when it fell from the candle
stick. setting the powder on fire and
causing an explosion. The men, who
were badly burned, rushed out of the
house and jumped into the river, as
their clothes were ablaze. The house
was wrecked.-London Daily Express.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
CHAPTER vi.
Continued.


Luncheon over, l sought to create n
diversion by reminding my uncle of
his engagement to examine the Hold
enhurst deeds. He seemed very pleased
with my attention to his wishes, and
at once followed me into the library,
my father and the other two guests
adjourping to the drawing-room. 1t
was then I learned that uncle Sam
had been In the library with my father
In the morning, and had looked
through some of the deeds. He spent
the whole of the afternoon In COM
pleting his examination of them, talk
Ing to me on various subjects mean
while, and amusing me greatly with
his blunt candor and his unsparing
criticism Of village communities In
England. His structures upon the
Rev. Mr.. Fuller We're no less amusing
than severe, and my sides ached so
much from continued laughter that I
was much relieved when at last he
rose and said:
''There, my boy; have done. Re-
place them carefully where you took
them from, until I send your father
steel safe worthy to contain them.
They are very interesting and ought
to be carefully preserved if only for
their historical interest. By-and-bye,
your father told ME just now that he
has invited yet another parson to dine
here this cvening-the Vicar of Hold
enhnrst Minor. You know him, of
course"
replied that I knew him very well
indeed.
II would rather be at war with
twenty brokers for year." continued
uncle Sam, than talk with a parson
for an hour. In small company 1t is
impossible to ignore an individual
member of 1t, and could never listen
to anything from parson without re.
plying to it-except In church; and
have often been tempted to do so
there. ] am afraid l shocked your
father somewhat at luncheon; though,
Goodness knows, | said nothing either
untrue or unreasonable. speak as
think. and hope always to DO so. How.
ever. intend to be as reserved as my
nature Will permit at dinner to-day"
This declaration was a distinct re-
lief to me, though in no case should
have much feared meeting between
my uncle and the Rev. Evan Price.
The Vicar of Holdenlurst Minor
was a youthful bachelor, and enjoyed
an income of 200 year. There being
no vcarage in the parish, the reverand
gentleman lodged with farmer,
whose two daughters made it the chief
business of their lives to please him.
Indeed. the competition among the fe.
male community of Holdenhurst Minor
and thereabouts Tor the smiles OF the
Rev. Evan Price was very keen,
condition of affairs to which the rever-
end gentleman owed many substantial
benefits. Probably no man in Eng
land was better provided with slippers
than the Rev. Evan Price; and there
was a rumor that his name was re-
corded In the last will and testament
of at least one wealthy old maid. The
smallness Of his income was balanced
by his popularity, which was based
upon his fine athletic appearance, his
affable manner, his skill as crickcter,
and the brevity Of his sermons. He
had great many friends and no ene-
mics, and on less than hundred a
year contrived to live better than
many another man with an income ten
times as large.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22

a really beautiful and picturesque
fairly high crown and y shcperdess
brim dropping slightly back and front,
and turned UP gracefully on one side.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
C0lJrr,, Waists.

1t has been SO long since colored
ShirtwaiStS were worn that we have
almost Forgotten what tapy are like.
The family tinted linen waists shown
are refreshing in their novelty.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-22
To be continued.

II am glad" said Wulies mamma
proudly, ito hear that my little bog
chose to apologize rather than to fight"
Sure" replied Willie. "The other fel.
low was good deal bigger than me-"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-04
a CROOKED RAILROAD.

The most crooked railroad in the
world, according to the statement of
Z. W. Packard in the Technical World.
is Il little road in Venezuela. Mr.
Packard says:
Tourists in the West Indies and the
Caribbean, who stop short of Caracas.
miss the magnificent rid over the most
crooked railroad in the world. The
railroad wriggles and twists its way
up through the mountains for twenty
three miles. and. with the exception
of about a mile along the seashore. it
has scarcely a straight rail on its
tracks Caracas is but ten miles inland.
as the crow flies; but the train travels
more than twice that distance, and in
doing so climbs up sometimes more
than 5000 feet, the last two miles being
a gentle down grade. The maximum
grade is per cent, and not much of the
way is the grade appreciably below the
maximum. There are points on the
line from which six levels Of the track
may be seen at once and near the mid
way station known as Zig-Zag, tourists
are shown two trains. about fifty feet
apart lateraliy. moving for half a mile
in the same direction. though one is
bound for Caracas and the other fer La
Guayra- The minimum radius of the
roads curves IS. only 4s meters, or
about III feet. The Caracas-La Guayra
railway was built some twenty years
ago by an American engineer employed
by an English company. He might have
made ii shorter and straighter by con-
structing more tunnels-there are only
eight-but there was no incentive to
+ such economy Of distance and to the
further expenditure which this would
i5have entailea. The line has absolutely
no competition except the ubiquitous
burro. Moreover, it need fear no com
petition in the future. for It occupies
the only practicable railway route be-
tween the seaport and the capital"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-04
Mrs. Mcknight Visits Son
at Hospital Only TO
Find Him Dead.
FAINTS FROM SHOCK
When She Sees His Empty Bed She
Knows The Worst-Hospital
Authorities Censured.

Henry Erickson, who IS we'll known
in this city, died at the Cook county
hospital yesterday after lingering
attack of typhoid fever. He was the
only support of his mother Mrs. Nc
Knight, of this city, who is left desti-
tute by his death
The story of the young mans death
is a sad one. The mother had been
visiting him at the hospital from time
to time, although it was at the expense
of some of the necessities of life. Dur
ing the past few days she had not
found it possible to make the trip un-
til yesterday when she looked forward
to seeing her boy again. She went to
the room. the location of which had
become familiar to her as a result of
numerous visits, and opened the door.
The empty bed told the story. II
dawned upon the poor woman that her
son, the last hope she had in this
world, was dead and she fell to the
floor in faint. 4 nurse came to her
assistance and it was some time be-
fore Mrs. Mcknight regained con-
sciousness.
She came back to Hammond and was
80 dazed that she did not know what
she was doing and had TO be taken to
he- home by a physician. Today. IN
talking the matter over with her
friends She wes unable 70 understand
why the authorities at the hospital did
not inform her of her sons death as
soon as 1t happened and also why they
did not at least save her the shock Of
making the discovery of her sons death
herself.
Some time ago Mrs. Mcknight was
according to her story. the victim of
| her husbands cupidity. It is claimed
he got a divorce without her kaowl.
edge and then put her out of her owr
| home.
| Since that time she and her son have
been getting along as best they could
Henry was at one time the janitor o1
the Riverside school building and lit
tie later, secured a position in Chicago
which he held up to the time of hi!
| sickness.
The funeral will be held from Stew
| arts morgue at p. m. tomorrow
Rev. Shirley will officiate.
Several of the friends of the grief
stricken woman are trying to arrang,
for loan on the little piece of prop
erty she has in this city so that he
son may be given a decent burial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-04
Little Daughter Of Frank
Young Victim of Ter
rible Accident.
CLOTHES CATCH FIRE
Brother and Mother Of Girl Fight
Bravely To Extinguish
the Flames.

Veronica Young, the three-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Young,
died last night shortly after 10 o'clock,
from the effects of burns which. it is
thought, she received from a bondfire
The mother in trying. to extinguish the
flames burned her hands very severely
The little girl came running into the
house shortly after 4 o'clock screaming,
and with her clothes afire. Her IL
year-oid brother Wallie, caught her
and threw a cloth over her. Mrs
Young, hearing the screams of her lit
tie daughter rushed into the room and
Immediately began to beat the flames
with her hands For a time the little
one was entirely enveloped in flames
and smoke Her whole body was
burned, her face being the least dis
figured Of any part. Her head is en-
tlrely shorn of her pretty curls and In
her death she is a pitiful sight.
Medical aid was summoned immedi-
ately. but it was then seen that her
life could not be saved. Her body was
swathed In bandages soaked with
soothing oils and lotions to relieve the
rain She was conscious until shortly
before her death.
While It is thought by her parents
that her clothes were caught hy the
flames Of a bonfire. there seems to be
nobody in the immediate neignborhood
who knew anything of a bonfire 1t
is thought by some that the child may
have found some matches and in play
ing with them. caused the accident.
She was too weak to tell the story.
No other children in the neighborhood
can be found who were with her at the
time.
Veronica Young is the youngest of
seven children of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Young. The inquest over the remains
were held today and the funeral ser
vices will be held at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon from All Saints church
on Sibley street. All friends of the
family are invited to attend.