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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-20
The Dogs
Inheritance.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

BY the environment of his for
bears for generations back, you may
know the dog. An Eskimo or sledge
dog, or a Chinese chow chow could
never create the deep friendship that
deerhound, or an old English sheep
dog, or collie. or q bulldog, or a ter
rier is capable of inspiring. Years
before any of us were thought of.
the sledge dog was beast of bur-
den, tolerated because human lives
depended on his motor" power, be-
grudged the necessary wherewithal
to keep his machinery" in good
order. and treated not as compan-
ion. but as pariah and as a brute
without feeling. without thought,
without hope. How expect descen-
dant Of these half-starved. cuffed and
buffeted animals not to shrink from
the uplifted hand and treat with sus-
picion all friendly overtures? All
man has ever done for him and his
forbears has been to play the brute
and make life q dreary bondage. And
In all parts Of the globe where the
struggle for life is most desperate,
and people according to our esti-
mate-are brutes or semi or whole
savages. 30 are the dogs of that peo-
|ple. Persian wolfhounds, chow
elbows, "dingoes" In the wilds of
Australia. Tibet mastiffs, Russian
sheep dogs. Samoyedes. all more or
less dread man, who many years ago
beat them into subsection. not affec-
tion. N
with the $500. $1,000 and $4,000
champions and their brothers and
sisters and cousins who made last
months Westminster kennel show
the success It was, the story is diff
ferent. Neither they nor their an
cestors have known what It was to
turn cannibals to avert starvation.
Man did not beat them into drudg-
cry. Man warmed to them and they
gave their all to man. And Of the
1000 dogs gathered together from
here, there and everywhere. there
were probably noe q dozen who would
churlishIy snarf at 1 strangers greet
Ing. Everybody's.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-20
CHAPTER XIV.
Continued.


4 II don't know. That is the thing
which will save me. I don't know
where she is. Pretty ragged and
down on her luck she looked when I
saw her. 1t was then that found
out the truth
"Jem." said Harriet, in the direct
manner peculiar to her sex, you are
Q scoundrel."
Her husband made no reply.
"YOu have stolen all this trust
money. And as for the rest, we were
only part inheritors.'
"Don't be a fool, Harriet It was
for your sake. How else would you
have got that crimson velvet dress?
Don't call names, but see If you can't
{ help me out of this NESS "
"How are we to live, I want to
know?"
"Lord knows! The first question is.
how will Tom take it? And how can
I put it to him?"
"When we 60 from here. where
are we to go? What a.e we to do?
You have deceived me again. You
ought to have told me everything.
You ought to have behaved honest to
that poor girl, whatever else hap
pened. never thought that I should
be able to call my husband"
"Ohl well-if you choose to be
vixen. you may. Don't think, Harriet,
that I'm going to slave and worry on
account Of she-devil If you've got
nothing better to do than to show tenn
per-as If 1 wanted Tom to come
back-I shall-go and have my pipe
by myself"
It was tame and impotent conclu-
sion, but she turned upon him and
looked 80 fierce that he collapsed.
In the small hours of the morning
James woke up suddenly. The blinds
were up. and the moon was streaming
In at the windows. Harriet was stand
ing at the window In her nightdress.
Harriet" he cried. what are you
doing?"
"I've had a dream, Jem," she re-
piled. "A dreadful dream. thought
that you were tried by the judge and
sent to q convict prison for robbery,
and I was left destitute. And I'd got
knife in my hand"-she held up her
hand and showed dagger which
cleaned in the moonlight; it was only
little ornamental paper knife, but
1t flashed like steel-"and I was going
to kill myself and have done with 1t.
You were convict working at Port
land, Jem."
"Come back to bed this instantv' he
said, sternly. "You and your dreams
come back and go to Sleep"
She obeyed, and went to sleep again
calmly and sweetly. But her hus-
bands teeth chartered, he trembled
and shook, because his action would,
he was conscious, bear such a con-
struction. And Tom was on his way
. home, doubtless having much wrath.
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SARAH LlNcoLN's GRAVE.
Nesting Place Of Presidents step.
mother ID Wholly Neglected.

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The grave Of Sarah Bush Lincoln.
who reared Abraham Lincoln, her step
son, lies unmarked fnl Coles County.
It Is well-nigh forgotten by the pres
ent generation. Nancy Hanks Lincoln
who died after giving Lincoln birth.
was the first wife OF Thomas Lincoln.
Sarah Bush Lincoln, the second wife,
was from Kentucky. She was the
only mother Lincoln really knew, and
It was she who had the real influence
in forming his character.
Thomas Lincoln died in 1851 and
his wife. Lincoln's stepmother, in
1869. All that is left of tho old home of
Thomas Lincoln is a little cairn of
foundation stones and bricks from
the fireplace, which is shadowed by
two old trees, now dying. These trees
had been set out by the elder Lincoln
when he first built the log cabin. The
old Gordon cemetery, in which Thorn
as and Sarah Lincoln were buried and
where the latter's grave is unmarked.
Is located a mile west Of the old Lin
coin home. It is typical country
graveyard. and is in very isolated To-
cality. A pile of brush has been
placed over the grave of Mrs. Lincoln,
a sorrowful neglect of the woman who
had much to do in giving the country
Q man whose name is immortal.
The grave Of Thomas Lincoln was
only marked by white oak board,
placed there by Abraham Lincoln him.
self in 1851, until in 1880. when the
present plain white marble shaft was
erected. On its face is the following
simple record: Thomas Lincoln, faith
or of the martyred President. Born
January 6, 1778; died January Is. 1851.
The last visit of Abraham Lincoln
to the graves Of his parents was in
1861, just before he was inaugurated.
He entered the old homestead where
his stepmother was waiting for him.
He took her in his arms and tried to
comfort her when she commenced
weeping. She declared that she would
never see him again.
"Why, mother?" he asked.
She replied: ABE, you are such a
good man that they will kill YOU"
He little dreamed of the prophetic
character Of her words. Lincoln then
cut some markers with a saw and ak
and placed them on his fathers grave
He marked the initials Of the dead
with his pocket knife. These markers
were stolen by some wretch after he
was assassinated.
In the afternoon at the old town of
Pennington, mile north of the Lin.
coin home, Lincoln was given fare
well reception. He then bade fare
we'll to his beloved stepmother. He
adored her and she loved him even
better than she loved her own children
The parting was pathetic one. She
was 60 old at the time of his death
that she was completely Frustrated
and could not go to Springfield. 1t is
. sad commentary on the justice of
mankind that while SO much is said
about the neglected condition of the
grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the
woman who gave Lincoln birth, few, If
any, remember Sarah Bush Lincoln,
who was the one who inspired him to
higher tims.-Bloomington QlD dis
patch to the Chicago News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-20
Mosaic Law.

The criminal law of Moses was mild.
or than that Of England in the year
1886. II he punished some offenses
against religion with death, it was not
a death Of torture, and probably dur
ing the whole period Of Jewish inde-
pendence the sufferers were not as snsi'
merous as In the single reign Of Philip
II. 81 Spain. LEX in Lew Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-20
/. interview About Hell.

The Reverend Doctor Newman
Smyth, of New Haven, was asked
Nv the representative Of one OF the
worst of modern newspapers for a
bright. terse interview about hell.
for its Sunday edition. Doctor Smytn
very kindly complied with the re-
crast. his article was as follows.
ssTIell. in my opinion is the place
where the Sunday edition Of your
naner should be published and circa-
lated From the San Francisco
Argonaut. 4
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29
REAL LADIES
WANT TO BET
Few Orleans World.
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Governor Blanchard has been ap-
pealed to by several real society Ia
dies" in the interests OF the goddess
Of chance. To stop all forms Of
gambling in this state? Dear no. To
become president of a bridge whist
league, with points at a nickel each?
Worse than that. To become an &C
tive member Of the Ladies' Jack Pot
Club? Horrors, even worse He has
been declared "in" on a lottery win
ming, if-with capital I: and here's
the rub-he will furnish the aforesaid
society ladies with the name and ad-
dress of any man who runs a lottery.
Wine no definite. sum has been
named in the office. he will receive a
handsome present from the pool
which these society ladies' have
formed wherewith they expect to- sep
arate the keeper of the lottery from
substantial portion of his bank7roll,
that is, providing he gives them the
requested Information. The letter
which these ladies snet to the COVER
nor was as follows, and you will no.
tice that there is no doubt about their
social status, because they them
selves have fixed it in the letter:
Dear Strive, as young society
ladies, drop a few lines to ask YOU
would you be SO kind as to tell us
what town is the lottery in and what
Is the man named that runs it. We
thought we would write to YOU. We
don't want any one to know because
1t was in your state, and please write
and tell us what town and what is the
man named that runs it. You know
We can't send it through the postoffice
for 1t wouldn't go. Here Is a stamp
TO answer it with. And if we are
lucky we will make you a fine pres
ent; and write and tell us how to
send There will be a club of us.
Please do not put this in the paper.
we would not want our name in it.
1 will close hoping an early reply"
The governors reply, through his
private secretary, T. o. Harris, was
as follows:
Dear Madam-The governor is in
receipt of your letter of the 21st inst.
and directs me to say that If any lot
cries are being conducted in louisiana
IT is in violation of the law. The law
OF the state strictly prohibits the con-
Quoting or lotteries and the governor
has no knowledge OF he existence of
any one of these concerns. He fur-
Their directs me to say that while he
appreciates their kind intentions he
cannot accept any present from the
ladies' OF your city or from yourself"
so once again does the demon of
speculation get his" Not even the
aid of the fair ladies, Society ladies'"
at that, aVails him in his fight for ex-
lstence against the moral wave.'
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What
IWE I'M - " of DEBTOR
IT1O1 " l. Q Is 1t! and ANOTHER the CREDITOR?

We are now far into the twentieth
century of the Christian era. The re-
ligion, the morals, and the education
of the people have risen, to sublime
heights.
Mind-humau intelligence-has
taken hold Of the sciences, investigat-
ing things with a willingness to be
governed by the exact truth, with
willingness to sacrifice, if necessary,
the almost sacred traditional opinions
of our fathers upon this new altar.
What is the truth?
To combat an erroneous public Opln-
ion of long standing is not SO serious
a matter. as 1t was in the days of
Calico and Luther. To openly and
clearly demoIish popular error is no
longer a criminal act; but to do SO
without abusing the feelings and
losing the friendship of its honest yet
erroneous advocates requires tact
worthy of a Demosthenes.
Impressed as I am with the wrongs
inflicted upon the United StateS-and
the whole world for that matter-by
those men who scheme for unjust a6-
vantage through the money laws
taking advantage of the traditional
and honest, yet thoughtless public
opinion, that money is in the mate
rial and not in the law; that gold only
is money, that lawful paper money
can only be promised to pay gold-in
word, that lawful paper dollars must
be, In order to be honest, redeemable
on demand in gold
/ say, impressed as I am with these
fundamental errors in public opinion
and the grave consequences resulting,
therefrom to honest industry every
time the system of redemption in coin
is misunderstanding in panics which
sweep away the property rights of
honest debtors to fill the gamblers
bag-I shall do all in my power, with
out fee or reward or hope or promise
thereof. to expose this cunningly de-
vised financial spiders web, spun by
the cold, calculating brain to satisfy
the marble heart Of avarice with un-
earned wealth.
And to that end, I regret that have
no greater ability to offer in this
cause, because it is a really moment
Gus issue; but / hope my efforts may
draw ADLER men into this combat.
Surely, If money is created by law,
and its value is in the law rather than
in the material-the paper or gold N
which the law is stamped-tlcn no
corporation or individual can be pei
mitted to issue money or in any way
interfere with its quantity, because
they are not our constitutional law
makers.
Second, If the quantitive theory of
money is correct, then no promise; to
pay dollars should be permitted to cir
culate, whether issued by the govern
ment or by bank; because that IN
creases the amount of loanable dollars
doubles and quadruples the quantity
to loan over the amount of dollars
lawful, to pay the debts. A mere prom
Use to pay dollar is not a dollar.
There is material difference between
the governments lawful paper doila-,
and the governments promise to pay
dollar, even if the words on the mole
are the same.
If, therefore, real final paper dol
lars cannot be lawfully issued by con-
gress, any paper promise to furnish
real dollars of a less quantity Injuries
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29
4 MONKEYS ANTICS
IN A BIRD STORE

A Cincinnati special Of Jan. &c says:
1t was not exactly a monkey and
parrot" time that ensued when d
white-faeed ring-tailed monkey broke
loose in a bird store here this morn.
ing, but the wreck that ensued made
the store look as though 1t had been
visited by the business end of a Kan
sas cyclone.
Somewhere around II o'clock this
morning the monkey pried two bars
OF his cage apart and slipped through.
Then the carnage began. Passing by
the cheap domestic songbird5, the
monkey climbed to the cages contain
ing the finest imported canaries. Five
OF these he plucked from their perch
es and deity killed by the simple
process Of neck-wrfnging. One other
bird was frightened to death No
mark of violence was found on the
little songster's body to indicate that
the monkey had placed other than IN
evil eye upon 1t.
Then the monkey began fishing in
the various aquariums. Gold fish
were his especial care, and he clean
ed out a dozen aquariums, throwing
the fish on the floor Then he hogan
smashing up several of the aquariums
and allowed the water to run over
the store. By this time the police.
who had been attracted by the uproar
of the birds and the chattering of the
monkey, had telephoned for the pro-
pr1etor, who stopped the monkeys en-
joyment
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29
Mr.. Lason's Financial
Articles in The Journal.

From time TO time, our columns
have contained articles from the pen
of Mr. H. P. Lason of DeFun-
lax, on various aspects Of the
money question which is now
pressing upon the public mind,
with both branches of congress deal
ing with knotty problems presented in
acute form by the recent money crisis.
There are radical differences Of opin-
ion among the republicans, and less
radical and fewer, but equally clear
cut, differences Z among democratic
minds. The congressional discussions
are all more or less technical, and at
times not easy for the '1ayran" to
follow.
All the phases of the problem-Or,
more properly, maze of problems that
constitute the money problem-have
been from time to time discussed by
Mr.. Lason, whose articles show true
finance" knowledge OF the money
questions, and are written with such
simplicity as to be entirely intelligi-
bic TO all and instructive to most per-
sons. The Journal would especially
commend to business men, to bankers
who are far-sighted financiers as well
as profit makers on the use of other
persons money, and to all who take
an intelligent interest in the science
Of the most important symbolism IN
Z material life, Mr.. Lason's admirable
letters to US.
! Whether one agree in whole, in
part. or not at all with MIR. Lason's
views, his articles can not fail to be
both instructive and interesting with
regard TO both the fiscal principles
involved and the American legislative
record involving those principles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29

Active preparations for the dedica-
ton of the new city hall were COM
menced yesterday morning, when
there was a meeting of the commit
tee from the council to prepare a
program for the occasion and select
date for what will prove to be a
house warming.
The committee discussed the matter
at length, and decided upon Wednes-
day, February II, as a suitable date
for the dedication. President Yonge,
of the city council, is to act as mas
ter Of ceremonies, and invitations
have been extended to all the sur
viying ex-mayors of Pensacola to de-
liver short addresses, commencing
about 4 o'clock in the AFTERNOON and
concluding at 6 o'clock. The ex-may-
ors are William E. Anderson, w. H.
Northup, G. Moreno Jones and T. E.
Welles. The present mayor, G. C.
Goodman, and L. Hilton Green, for
mer chairman of the board of bond
trustees, are also to deliver short ad-
dresses.
Open at O'clock.
1t has been planned to have the
ceremonies commence at o'clock in
the afternoon and the members of
that body will act from to o'clock
as a receiving committee, and will
show those who WHIT the hall, about
the building. 1t has been planned to
have a full brass band in attendance
to render music during the entire af-
ternoon, or until o'clock, when the
addresses will commence in the coun-
Gil chamber.
Mayor Goodman will extend invita-
tons to Governor Broward and other
prominent men TO be present on the
occasion
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29
BY n. r lAs0s, DsEUNsAx SPRINGS

in the long run rather than benefits 1e-
Ultimate business; because these pa
per promises to pay dollars, not being
lawful to pay debts. but good to loan
out, builds the creditors financial
spider web, into which the real indus
trial energy of the nation-whoever
would borrow money to engage IN le-
climate businesS-are not only IN
vited, but compelled to enter, or cease
business on borrowed capital
But real lawful paper dollars can
be issued by congress, and no other
kind of paper or coin dollars except
lawful dollars should be issued, aud
no lawful dollar should be redeemed
in some other lawful dollar of less
quality; because, to do that, you make
by law a different quantity OF dollars
to loan than you make to pay the
debts with.
Now, Mr.. Bryan BELIEVES in the
quantitive theory of money, which is
undoubtedly correct; because the ex-
changable and purchasing value of dol
lars, like everything else, is governed
by the natural law of supply ami de-
mand. The more dollars, the less
value dollar will have.
Here is a plank of the Chicago Dem
ocratic convention OF 1896, when Mr..
Bryan was first nominated, that l
would correct:
Congress alone has the power to
coin and issue money, and President
Jackson declared that this power
could not be delegated to corporations
or to individuals.
I'VE therefore denounce the issu-
ance of notes intended to circulate as
money by national banks as in deroga-
ton of the constitution, and We de-
mand that all paper. which is made a
legal tender for public and private
debts, or which is receivable for dues
to the United States, shall be issued
by the government Of the United
States, and shall be redeemable in
coin"
Now that plank, with reference to
Jackson, is founded on the quantitive
theory and lawful character of money.
1 would therefore strike out of that
plank the last six words land shall
be redeemable in coin," because that
is in opposition TO both the quantitive
money as thereinbefore boldly, and,
as I think, correctly stated.
To borrow dollars, when there are
all kinds OF paper promises to pay
dollars-which are not IN fact dollars,
but which increase dollars for the pur-
pose of loaning them, but are not good
when pay day comes-is to enter the
financial spiders web and trust your
self to the tender mercy of the spiders
when the evil day comes.
Rherefore, there should be but one
kind of dollars, and that is lawful dol
lars for all purposes, and at all times,
irrespective of the material on which
the dollars by law are stamped.
The fundamental errors are in per-
hitting promises to pay dollars CT
representative dollars to be circulated
at all;
And, second, in the thoughtless
agreement that the real lawful GOV
eminent paper dollars should be &c
deemed in some other equally lawful
dollars, because it is these final law
full dollars that must be secured by
the debtors whenever the creditor. de-
mands them, in payment for debts
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29

Bro. Crawford promises to send our
copy of the Pensacola News in a
loose wrapper but is rather ner-
vous about our receiving it in such
a garb. We don't mind it, brother
Always were partial to loose wrap
pers, Mother Hubbards and Empire
gowns. The News Will be entirely
safe in our hands, for Holly is a staid
old married man. bald headed and
weighted down with the manifold
duties of editor, manager and general
factotum of a daily -paper.-OrlandO
Reporter-Star.
Well, we'll confess that we are
little shy when it comes to loose
wrappers" and those other things.
We've made several unsuccessful at
tempts to butt into" the special state
of life where a man gets acquainted
at least with the price-of such
things, but, perhaps. when we get far
enough on the other side of the me-
ridian to be referred to as the ''hald
headed editor" we may be more
familiar with such things, and not
quite so timid,, But. IN the meantime,
pray tell US, dear Editor Holly. from
observation and not experience. if this
bald headed proposition has any con
nection, or direct relation with, or fol-
lows as . result of editors having to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29

The Index believes some of the
candidates are -hurting themselves by
noting the fact that they belong to
certain fraternal organizations. Don't
use either the church or your order"
along these hnes.-Lake City Index.
The Index is right. A candidate
who has to run on his secret society.
his sssaurch, or his ancestry rs in poor
shape to accomplish much. If he
can't stand on his own merits, he
does not deserve to stand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29
A NEGRO HOMICIDE
GETS A SECOND TRIAL
sneelaI to INC journal.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 2S.-Dave An
derson. negro. sentenced to death
for killing peddler near Fayette,
was granted a new trial by the Missis-
sippf supreme court. The sentence
OF William Clark, negro from War
rem county, who butchered his para
mouf. was affirmed, and the execution
set for March Ii.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29
ALL SORTS.

It happened In the sideshow; she
weighed 4S6,
Inc fellow WIS q conjurer, who did
some clever tricks;
The lady popped the question; he
didn't understand;
At least, pretended not 10. Now was
that sleight o. hand?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29

buy Mother Hubbards and Empire
gowns ?-Pensacola News.
Inasmuch as Editor Holly processes
an intimate acquaintance with those
things and Editor Crawford feigns ig-
norance but at the same time indi-
Gates a desire to know more about
them, why don't you compromise for
the present on paJamas?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-29

Rumor has it that San Francisco
Will have the largest army supplies
depot in the United States. That
does not mean war with Japan, nor
danger OF war with Japan, but it
would be a mighty handy thing to
have on the Pacific coast if the ''yel-
low peril should take on any black
Rnd-blue" tints.