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Prevents Railroad Wrecks.

A new electric signalling appara-
tus, specially designed to prevent
collisions in foggy weather, has been
on trial in England. The apparatus
is laid down between Beckenham and
Norwood. and consists of a short
double third rail run between the
metals near both the distance and
nected BY electric wires run along
by means Of the telegraph poles to
levers in the signal cabin. Attached
to the engine are electric metal
hangers, or Shoes" which come
into contact with the third rail and
establish communication with the sig
nal box. The instrument contains
two small semaphore arms similar
to the home and distance signals at
.the side of the line. There are also
two small glass bull's-eyes of red
and green to correspond with the
miniature semaphore. At the back
of the case of the instrument is fitted
q bell, and there is telephone at
each side. AS the train reaches the
distance signal the shoes hung
under the body Of the engine glide
on to the third line and complete
the connection with the instrument
on the cab Of the engine. 1mmedia-
tely the bell rings in the engine cab,
and the miniature semaphore in the
ceb repeats the signals from the sig
nal cabin. n.-Baltimor American.
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!: DIS0RDERED -
:: PERSPIRATIoN

The perspiration is watery Sc
cretion of certain curiously coiled
glandsa in the skin. 1t used to be
thought Sthat It served q useful pur-
pose in removing waste matters from
the system, and there is no doubt
that 1t does so in a. measure, but
1t cannot compare in this respect with
the secretion Of the, kidneys. In.
deed. It is ninety-eight and eight.
tenths. parts water, and the solid part
is chiefly Chord of sodium, which
gives it the well-known salty taste.
f1cial layer Of cells in the skin, and
SO facilitate their removal; but Its
chief use is believed to be to regu-
late the temperature Of the body and
prevent, b.; evaporation. excessive
and dangerous heat.
The quantity secreted depends
much upon the temperature of the
air. exercise and the amount of fluid
drunk; but it averages between
thirty and forty ounces a day.
1t varies in inverse proportion to
the secretion of the Kidneys The
secretion is constant summer and
winter, day and night. but ordinarily
evaporation keeps pace with it, and
it does not appear as moisture on
the skin; this is called the insensible
perspiration, while that visible as
water is called the sensible perspira.
tion.
1t Is decreased in amount in GER
tain diseases, such as diabetes, in
which the kidney secretion is enor-
mously increased, and in ichthyosis
"a dry scaly disease of the skin.
Increased perspiration may be
purely nervous in origin, as see in
the beads on the forehead Of one
who is embarrassed, or the cold sweat
of fear, or some other powerful
emotion. In some cases the increased
perspiration is localized in the hands
and feet. If this is an expression of
general weakness. tonics and good
food may correct the condition, but
usually local treatment is called for
Immersing the palms of the hands or
the soles of the feet in water as hot
as it can be borne for about five min
utes, and then, after drying, dusting
them with very finely powdered boric
acid is often of great service.
The moist hand may be kept dry
by frequent application to the palms
of saturated solution of boric acid
in cologne water.
The perspiration that occurs at
night in consumptives and other dis
eases accompanied with hectic fever
is often very distressing. The GUAM
tity of water eXuded is sometimes
enormous, soaking not only night
clothes, but the entire bedding and
mattress. If the patients condition
will permit, a hot bath of five min
utes' duration at bedtime will some
times prevent or lessen night sweats.
If this is not permissible. spongins
with hot vinegar and water may be
tried A glass of milk and half a
dozen crackers taken at midnight
will also occasionally be found use
ful-From Youths Companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30
What You Can Do.

The American Magazine contains
a wonderful defense of our National
Forests, and of the work OF the Gov
ernment Forest Service, by Stewart
Edward White, author Of 'Tho Blazed
Trail" '"The Forest" etc.
What can you do?" says Mr..
White. why, you can sit down now
and write to both your representa-
tive and your senator. Tell them
plainly and briefly that you approve
of the National Forests, and wish
them to stand for them. 1t is very
easy to say: oh, I'm only John
Jones. The senator doesn't know
mo from Adam. What attention
would he pay to me? I'd sign a Pc
tition where my name would have
some weight by adding to numbers;
but it would look foolish to write an
individual letter That is where you
are wrong. One individual letter
counts more than columns of news
paper advice, than pages of formal
petition. At least 1t can do no harm.
1t will cost a piece of paper, an en-
velope, a two-cent stamp and two
minutes of time. And it will help in
a fight which is every Americans
fight, and his children's and their
children's, throughout the genera
tions."
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your lover in moment. and all your
sorrow shall be over. Hold my hand
and run down the steps with me.
Quick! Quick! Hold my hand hard
harder Quick"
She drew Katharine to the steps. cry
ing out to her to hasten and to hold
fast, and dragging her down to the
river; Katharine was too weak to re-
sist, mentally and bodily. And all
around her lay the thick black fog
like a wall Of darkness.
Did you ever think what 1T would
be to be shut up in such an inferno as
Dante's, in a thick black fog, dark
ness wrapping you round as with
horrible cloak from which there was
no escape? All day long these girls
had been sitting in such fog, without
food, and before them they heard-nnd
now saw with eyes of madncss-the
rush of the river which would mercl-
fully take them out of the fog, and
land them-at the foot of the golden
gates.
"Quick-Katharine-ouiek! Don't let
80. On"
The fog lifted a little. suddenly. at
this moment.
Before the girls stood a figure. black
and gaunt, which stretched out two
long arms, and said, with harsh and
strident voice:
"No. my dears. Not this time you
don't"
Then Lilly loosed her hold of Kath-
arine's hand and threw out her arms in
q gesture of hopelessness.
"Ohw she cried. "God will not let us
live, and He will not let us die
Then she turned and fed, leaving
Katharine alone.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30

BRIDE OF THE CAUCASUS,
Escorted to Her. Wedding With Much
Music and Merrymaking.

The sound Of low music is heard
along the Valley. Here comes the
bridal procession itself, crowd on
foot bearing 1t company. In front
walks a merryman holding out a
long woodn skewer in either hand.
On one skewer are slabs of bread
transfixed;! on the other. fragments
of cooked meat, cooling in the au-
tumn air. = At his side trots friend
with dripping wineskin under his arm
"a bagpipe full of mirth.
One foot of the skin is united, and
only held together by finger and
thumb. For every passerby upon the
road must drink and each must take
his bit of bread and meat from the
skewers. that, having enjoyed the
kindly fruits Of the earth, he may
wish the bride fertility and go upon
his way In pleasant mood.
Behind the hospitable food and
drink comes music, most lavish Of
the arts. pouring itself out, as the
birds sing, to all who are near
enough to hear. Usually the musi-
clans go on foot before the BRIDE:
carriage, but IL they can borrow an
extra cart, 1t is certainly easier to
keep time altogether when one has
not to watch the rocks upon the road,
or wade knee deep across the river
beds.
Last comes the bride in bullock
cart or two horsed phaeton, shaken
but glorified. Her head is dressed
in Georgian fashion. Round the top
of her head is shining black ring.
much the same in effect as the ring
that Zulu chiefs enweave in their
hair. On each side of the face long
curls hang down, usually false, for
they are frankly attached to the ring,
and form large article of commerce
in all Georgian towns. Over rings
and curls and all floats the charac-
teristic white gauze veil, trimmed
with lace along the edge of the hap
py, but shorn of all beauty for wild
Ows or for the mother whose baby is
dead. So the bride comes, and at
her side sits the next prettiest girl
of the village, to keep her in coun-
tenance and divide the gaze of the
inconsiderate or too admiring males.
While the ancient ceremony is cell
ebrated inside the church the music
continues and boys keep up dancing
at the door. Then the procession is
reformed, the bridegroom mounts the
cart himself beside the bride, the
simple house of wood and stone is
reached and he carries her over the
threshold into the scene of her new
life. There she will winnow and dry
the maize, hang the tobacco leaves in
the loft. help with the vintage and
the beasts. work the wooden loom.
give her husband food, and rear
children to repeat the way of life
with little change.-Henry Nevinson,
in Harper's Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Our work counts for more than ou"
talk. E. p. Foster.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30
WASHINGTON URGED
CAPTURE OF PRINCE
Approved Plan to Take william, Henry, Later King
William, Prisoner In New York Bay.

The autograph collection of the
late DR.. Joshua 7. Cohen, of Balti-
more, which was sold at auction re-
Gently in Philadelphia, was the finest
that has come into the public market
for years.
The most interesting autograph OF
the sale was q onc-page folio letter
of George Washington as Command
er-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
written in 1882 to Colonel Matthew
Ogden, of the First New Jersey Regi-
ment, and being in the form of a mill
tary order authorizing him to attempt
the capture of Prince William Henry,
afterward William w. of Great Bril-
tain, and Admiral Robert Digby, who
were aboard the British feet in New
York harbor.
The letter is given in Sparks Cor
respondence of Washington" and in
"The Writings of George Washing
ton" by Worthington C. Ford, but IN
neither exactly as Washington wrote
it. 1t is one of the most interesting
letters of Washington in existence,
and is as follows:
Washington's Letter.
To Colonel Ogden, of the First (sic)
Regiment:
Sir - The spirit of enterprise SO
conspicuous in your plan for surpris-
ing in their quarters and bringing off
the Prince William Henry and Ad-
miral Digby merits applause, and
you have my authority to make the
attempt in any manner and at such
time as your own judgment shall d.
rect.
am fully persuaded that it is un-
necessary to caution you against Of
fering insult or indignity to the per-
sons of the Prince or Admiral should
you be so fortunate as to capture
them, but it may not be amiss to
press the propriety of proper line
of conduct upon the party you COM
mand.
In case of success you will, as soon
as you get them to place OF safety
treat them with all possible respect,
but you are to delay no time in con-
yeying them to Congress and report
ing your proceedings with a copy OF
these orders.
Given at Morristown this 2Sth day
of March, 1882.
G. WASHINGTON.
Note. Take care not to touch upon
the ground which is agreed to be
neutral, viz: From Raway (sic) to
Newark and four miles back.
This letter fetched $3.50, a low
price.
As is we'll known Colonel Ogden
failed in his plan. 1t was soon after
ward that Prince William was moved
to the Bonfieur, flagship of Lord
Hood. with whom he sailed to the
West Indies.
When Louis McLane was Minister
at,theS Court of st. James he showed
tfiis letter to William w., who after
reading it said: II am obliged to you
for informing me of Washingtons
humanity, but l am bloomin' glad
did not give him an opportunity OF
EXERCISING it toward me-"
This anecdote is written on the
back of the letter in the hand OF Rob.
ert Gilmore, the we'll known auto
graph collector.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30
Popular Judgment.

II we have to choose between the
expert bureaucratic judgment and
the instructive popular judgment in
foreign affairs, we unhesitatingly
choose the latter. 1t is the latter,
and not the former, which has made
the British Empire, and whatever
dangers there may be from ignorant
idealists or vote-catching dema-
'gogues, they are immeasurably less,
in our opinion, than the dangers OF
a hard and limited bureaucracy ap-
plying mechanical ideas of ascep-
tancy cy.-Westminster Gazette.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30
Didn't Know IL,

Patience-"Do you know anything
about this Esperanto we see so much
about in the papers?"
Patrice-"No, l really do not.
There are so many of these new
breakfast foods being advertised that
it is hard for one to keep up with
them. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30
Otherwise Accurate.

When. .Cavier, was asked to criticise
a dictionary definition Of a crab as
"red fish that walked sideways" he
said that,,th description was admir-
able with the slight exceptions that a
crab was not red. that it was not q
fish, and that it did not walk Side
ways.-Argonaut
Associate with the noblest people
you can find; read the best BOOKS
live with the mighty.-Scottish Re-
former,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30

Our present difficulties and hard
questions will soon be solved and
passed by. Even the world itself.
so difficult to penetrate, so clouded
with mystery, will become tran
sparency to us, through which Gods
light will pour as the sun through
the open sky.-H. Bushnell.
Have a heart that never hardens,
q temper that never tires. and a
touch that never hurts.-Charles
Dickens.
nation must begin in the soul. The
face catches the glow only from that
side.-Rev. w. C. Gannett.
Let us VOW, as we love our ideals.
that we will never endure to forsake
the company of our fellows, the rank
and file of mankind. We will never
despise the common toll. We will
not antagonize men IL we can helr
it. We will keep together and act
together, whenever we can. We
sh ould not drive men IL we could, as
we would not be driven ourselves.
We will persuade them. We will
never forget that the worst men are
vet men. We will not turn any out
of the temple of our humanity. Our
faith in democracy is our hope in
humanity; that is, that justice and
friendliness are in all men. If we
believe this, we can afford to be er
lessly patient.-Charles F. Dole
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If your spirits are low, do some-'
thing; if you have been doing some
thing, do something difflcult-Ed-
ward Everett Hale.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30

Gentleness is the great point to be
observed in the study of manners
M. P. Willis.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-30

A woman's hopes are woven as
sunbeams; shadow annihilatcs
them George Eliot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-25
THE MODERN HOTEL
Wonderful Changes During the Last
twenty-five Years.
THE ST. REGIS A MODEL

How few of those who enjoy thu
luxuries of a great modern hotel real.
ize the magnitude Of the task imposed
upon it's management. The hotel, as
we know it to-day, did not exist TWEEN
ty-tive years ago. The introduction OF
steel and t1reproof construction. the
manifold application of electricity to
common uses, and the far higher stand
ard OF living demanded by well-to-do9
Americans are largely responsible TOR
this great change.
Perhaps the most conspicuous exam
pie of this new type OF hotel is the
st. Regis in New York. To manage
ability and resourcefulness of the high
est order, for tho proposition is the
one most complicated put up to human
management. TO keep its wonderful
mechanical plant running, to prepare
food for its large number of guests,
and to minister to their almost limit
less requirements from tho spreading
of a grand banquet to the sewing of
5recreant button. requires nh army Of
trained u scinployes, q half-thousand
strong, Il Years of planning and travel
to- say nothing OF large expenditures
were necessary to equip and furnish
this hotel and to gather together The
treasures of two continents, here SO
lavishly displayed.
Yet the cost to people whoNfrequent
the st. Regis is comparatively small
for the service rendered and the luXu-s
ries provided, Here one may enjoy the
utmost LUXURY perfect housekeeping,
rare treasures OF art and antiquity,
entrancing music, tho rich perfume OF
flowers and the most select companion
ship. A perfectly appointed privata
room Smay be had for only 81 day,
md II desired with bath, for IS per
day, or a parlor, bedroom and bath for
sls and upward, Tho prices in tile
lhotels OF the first clasu. s5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-25

Judge wickhnn, In support OF the
minority paper. When these gentle
men shall have concluded their
speeches, in which they will, Of course
outline their respective reports and
give their reasons for them. the flood
gates will be opened. and some. bitter
and sarcastic oratory is expected.
Senator Noel (Rcpublican), of Lee
county. who made the protest which
brought on the Investigation, will speak
ut length against confirmation. and
other Republicans will follow him. II
lis known that some of tho strongest
Democratic leaders on tho floor of the
two Houses will defend Judge Rhea.
and that they will speak at length,
with no niiuclng OF words.
Tho meeting will probably last sew
cral hours before final vote Is
reached, and II all tho members of the
two branches are in attendance the
final decision will probably be some-
thing like ITO to 80 in favor of tho
majority report.
Tho evidence, taken geographically
Mt the investigation has been printed,
and was yesterday laid upon the desks
of the members. 1t contains 263 pages.
and will be read at length by few. IL
any, members prior to the meeting to-
night
The hour fixed tor. tho joint ASSEM-
bly, is o'clock. in the hail of the
House of Delegates.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-25
FOR KILLING DECK HAND
Action OF Three Governments May lie
Necessary to Fix Responsibility.

NeccsSnTy 10 FIN hcSpOnSlDlIty.
NEW ORLEANS, February ga
Action by three governments. the
United States, Great Britain. and Nor
way, may be necessary to fix the re-
spcnsibiity for a Killing which took
place on the steamer Ellis in tho Gulf
of Mexico last Tuesday.
Il. b. Taylor, who claims to be an
American citizen and who was pas
senger on the Ellis. was arrested upon
the steamers arrival here from Port
T.lmon, Costa Rlca. charged with kill
ing Thomas Summers. negro deck
hand of the British colony of Jamaica.
The Ellis bears the Norwegian flag,
thereby bringing the Norway govern
ment into the case.
After investigation the United States
officials here announced that Taylor,
while apparently under the influence Of
liquor. was tossing up and catching a
revolver, which as 1t dropped into his
hands was discharged. instantly kill
ing the deck hand The United States
District Attorneys office announced
tonight that Taylor will be held for
action by a Federal grand jury, and
that his trial will take place hero
Taylor gave his home as Rock Bridge
Illinois. He was formerly Texas and
Pacific Railroad conductor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-25
WILL NOT BE DRIVEN OUT
lntor ORGANIZATIONS, Mr.. GOn,rcrs says,
- VIII Live, Despite DccInlOn.

f,abor ORGANIZATIONS, Mr.. GOi,,rcrs snTS,
VIII Live, Despite Dccision.
WASHINGTON. d. CT February ~; ~,
Samuel Gompcrs, president or tne
American Federation OF Labor, pciore
The House Committee on tho Judlclary
TO- day asserted that organizations ~
labor are not going to be .drive ,,,. ON
of existence" Notwithstanding auVeIss .s
decisions by the courts He also SAD t,,
fiat he has every confidence that tile
11reaident OF the United states sincere-
II ~ .e. ssytnpathzes with all our people
md particularly has sympathy Ior
those who are sufferers by conuitlo y!
md environments which exist, And
that his desire Is to see Justice 70
everybody and that his recoinmendh-
lions are intended to accord JUSTICE
WI have reason to believe" continued
Mr.. Gompers. that the President ~
not Thoroughly Informed as to the real
remedy for the cause of complaint,
These statements were maze IN the
course OF an argument before the COM
mitiee on the bill introduced by KEEP
resentative Pearre. OF Maryland 10
regulate the issuance of restraining Or
ders and !njunctions and to limit tho
meaning Of conspiracy to certain
The Pcarre bill, Mr.. Gompcrs said,
is Intended to bring the Injunction pro.
cess where 1t was before It was abused
IN its application to labor disputes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-25
FEDERAL ARMY OFFICERS
AND A SOUTHERN CITY.
Will Cooperate in Marking Site
of the Last Battle of the
Civil War.
[speelal to rfIe rimes.pIspatch. /

Speclhi 10 Tic l1meS-IDisp
COLUMBUS. G..., February 24.-Gen.
]. H. Wilson, the officer commanding
the Fedora, yorces in the battle of
Columbus, the last engagement of the
Civil War east of the Mississippi
river. and the members of his staff,
have signified their Willingness to CO.
operate with the people of this city
in marking with an appropriate me-
mortal the site of the battle.
The site suggested for this particu-
lar memorial is at the Columbus end
of one OF the Chattahoochee river
directly between two Of the great cot
ton mills which have made Columbus
so famous as a city of spindles. The
battle began in Alabama on the night
OF Sunday, April 49, 1865. and ended
on the Georgia siuc of the Chatta-
hoochee river
In addition to the memorial above
referred to- 1t is suggested that the
place where the last cannon fired dur
ing the Civil War was stationed
one of the Alabama hills opposite the
city-be also marked in some appro-
pirate way.
Theodore +. Allen, OF Cincinnati, O..
who was member of his stan, sug-
! gesting that he and other members
of the staff, as It WAS constituted In
1865, come to Columbus, take up with
the people OF this city the matter
of an enduring memorial, agree upor
suitable inscriptions, and push the pro.
! ject through to the desired consum.
nation. The General offers to make
n donation to tho memorial fund that
would be raised to carry out this idea
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-25
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS,
CONSIDERING FOWLER BILL

WASHINGTON. d. c.. February "a
Consideration or tho Fowler currency
bill was continued in executive session
to-day by the House Committee on
Banking and Currency. At the close
of the all-day session Chairman Fowler
said:
"The committee is working in entire
harmony and is making excellent pro-
gress with the bill. Thus far eight
of the thirty-nfne sections have been
canvassed, tentative amendments be-
Ing agreed to as we progressed. The
clause providing for Federal guaranty
of national bank deposits was dis
cussed to-day. The clause providing
for snbcurrency has been considered
and passed without material amend
ment.''