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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Rise and Fall Of Peter lvcIe.

The Tripoli OF the early nineteenth
century could boast Of feet And
more. the fleet could boast Of an admi
raj hailing from Scotland. Peter I.yrl.
was his name. When he arrived ~
Tripoli In 1904 he was mere mate OF
an English vessel But u nature ava
ricious asserted itself He punhrrod
part of the ships cargo was suspected
and took refuge In the castle There
began his real career He turned Mos
lem. married n relative of the rriguin,
pasha. and In time became lord high
admiral Of the fleet His ambitions
did not stop even here FIe did not
stick to his feet lie embarked on II
course Of piracy. distinguished himself
and made enemies His standing be.
came undermined Poor Peter" com
mented un old time traveller. was n"
longer an object of consideration with
any ty."-l.ondon Globe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
A Lsusnd Of Aaincourt,

For many centuries We English have
pininpd ourselves npon ith- Hrt'ry ~
Agin"Ourt Indeed ut lis frbm . Hing
Henry VS. address to his soldiers on
that OCCASION. as .Sstyen; bys Shake
speare. that the motto of-this Journal
IL taken. "Fanihar- in"thetr mouths as
household words" But the, French
have M account VI the affair not 30
much to our credit II WAS arranged.
according 10. this II liable. - the two
leaders that only The mobiles on each
side were to fight King Henry v,
then artfully ~ennobled his whole army
md hence, got theevbest OF. thes enemy.
Shakespeare IN wittiagiy giRex aattle
cOunteuaaice II -aheyfsegend swhen he
makes the king declare In the above
mentioned address. sBe sye ne'ers 70
VIE. sthiss dayia shalk semitic your~eoedi
."-London Standard.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Climatic Variation.

There ia plenty Of evidence going to
show that the "climatr Of North Amer
lea was much warmer than 1t is now
The remains Of the now extinct nam.
moth. for instance which are found
all over the continent. and especially In
the northern part thereof, prove that u
tropical climate prevailed here ut a
very recent date. geO!ogically speaking
There are, Of course. other evidences.
but the conclusion to be drawn FROM
the mammoth IL enough to convince Us
that where the temperate Tor colderD
climate now Is there once prevailed a
hot climate. such AS the now extinct
monsters luxuriated in for centuries.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14

Hsf nid.tiA on -thss Sly IND Reprinted
Sorsly Aftsrward.
Some years ago the government
about 2atxa' eastern lob
vAers sims u ontereys bay. kes"rei. Ship
ping wooden, rags had -bsen put' lin
their claws 81 that, they couldn't fight
with each other Ell route to this coast.
Beforxa asansIIhaiitih9 Arose In charge
neglected to remove the wooden pegs.
with the pesalt rthatslthe Holsters all
died. h
I The governments ace0FdmEly sent an-
other shipment and this time saw that
the pegsu had Been removed before
planting the Holsters.
+ Some time thereafter the AfbatrOsS
steamed' into Monterey bay,- under the
command OF the United States 6sh
commission. look ing for results of the
transplanting. Lobster rtraIm' were set
at different points, hut nary a lobster
was captured. aThe government then
posted uotires< orering 5000 for n
specimen of the transplunted Holsters.
Two years passed. "a SANTA Cruz
fisherman. out In his 4 little smack.
caught one Of the 'shobsters. Then.
thinking that there was alaw against
catching them. he 'sfrcaked the lobster
Ito his home. cooked It. ate and de.
|stroyed all evidence. Later he, diyulg-
ed the secret to some other fisherman.
Il canehta a 1ivester' sixteen inches
hong" he said.
} what" they exclaimed.
"Yes. and l was afraid to sell 1t. so
I ate 1t myself"
"You ate TIP
"Yes"
And they broke to him the sad news
that there was d reward Of $1,000 for
q sample lobster ifsom the>bay.
sand / had n 5000 -neal!"'said the
fisherman and fainted. San Francisco
SChrOuicle, =.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
MALICIOUS FRUIT.
The etings That Come With Careless
Handiinp aof 4Prickty Psses.

The otings That cems. With Careless
HandIinp aef fPr,ok,y Pssrs.
NY first sad expeFiehce Of <hes Afri.
can prickiy pear was gained on a visit
10. the u,arket ljlace Of AAgiery. The
~etuits war minded to US, politely peeled
by the Arab dealer and thus az we
made a acquaintance with It's delightful
GOODNESS no suspicion Of Its evil quail.
ties entered our minds.%
A few days later, adding the excite
nent az Il liYsies trespassjne to the more
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
MANSARD'S ROOF.
BY Il the Architect Won His Sons Life
From Louis XIV.

BY Il the Architect Won His Sons Life
From Louis XIV.
The great hall of the Hotel de Vile
Of Aries. designed by Mansard. Is the
wonder and admiration OF every one
who has seen 1t ON account Of the
groined roof.
In regard to this neighboring cafe
tier tells somewhat grim story. King
Louis XIV. happened to be passing
through the city just ut the time Man.
,sard was experimenting the compile.
ton of his creation. The roof was sup
ported by powerful pillar. The mon
arch admired the work and congratu.
lated the architect on his design. At
that moment the architect was passing
through great domestic tribulation He
had son under sentence of death. so
he thought II would be a good oppor.
tunity to intercede ON behalf Of the
had.
Mansard threw himself at the feet of
the king and said: Your majesty sees
in the center that massive column? II
you will spare the hfe Of my son
will remove the unsightly pillar, and
the roof shall stand without support"
"Aiansard." replied the king, III you
accomplish that miracle will pardon
your son. but II you fail | will hang
you with him."
The architect removed the pillar
without great difficulty and with the
result desired The cafetier Is n phi
losopher. and he concludes his story
with the reflection that had not Man
sard's son been scamp the hall ut
Aries would be just like any other hall
London Globe
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Sne sxino In Persia.

The well known superstition that TO
sneeze ance Is, a bud eRien seriously
|interfsrt~s with many of the duties aud
pleasures OF the Persian ;, When he Is
80 unfortunate, Az to- sneeze once he
quickly says. .'Sabar amad"ta time for
waiting has Gomez. and for at least
two hours thereafter he cannot he per
sunded to take medicine. start on
i3ourney OF begin any new or important
work A missionary surgeon who has
more than once had to postpone an OPP
Grafton because he or the patient
sneezedr once says. ~ have now be-
come an adept mt producing double
sneexes."-AIOs Angeles Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Watljnr's Island.

San Salvador IS perhaps the most IN
teresting historical point on the Amer.
lean side of the world. as II Is the Is
land upon which Columbus first land-
cd. Yet 1t has lost its name. In view
of the history not only Of the Bahamas
group. but Of the American continents
as well, 1t far from surprising that
the identity of the famous island
should have been long lost or that the
rehabilitation should have been de-
layed until the middle Of the last cen
tury. when Captain iiecher of the Brit
1ish navy by application Of the descrir.
ton contained In Columbus Journal to
the course from Gomera to the BAHIA
mas determined clearly that Watling's
island alone met all requirements Of
the ease.-ArgonaNt.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Travslinp Stones.

".'rraNeling stones" frsin' the size Of
a pea to six inches In diameter. are
found In Nevada When distributed
upon floor or other level surface
within two or three feet Of one anoth eI
they immediately begin to travel to
ward common renter and there lie
huddied like clutch Of eTgs In nest
A single stone removed to u distance
Of three and half feet upon being
released at once started with wonder
ful and somew hat -tsmiral celebrity to
join Its fellows yiMre queer stsnes
are found In region that In csnlpnra
lively level and little more than bure
rock Scattered over this barren re
gion are little basins from y few feet
to rod or two III diameter. and 1t IL
In the bottamsrOfsthe~e that tAe- fOll
ing stOness IRE $oaHd srhe@eusise sfoi
the strange conduct Of these stones Is
doubtless to be found In the material
Of which they are composed. which ap
pears to he ludestone Or magnetic iron
ore-Harper's Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
The Troublesome Quail,

'"This quail Is finely prepared. dear"
said the young husband enthusiastic
cally ut table.
s.Oh. I'm ~ gk,d" returned@his dc.
lishtcd wife Il wassafsaid YOU would
refuse to cut 1t after uli the trouble
! had. with 1t"
$.E,fus,- iurt;lty Il! Nonsense. tRut
what ironhr DID You have with II.
dear
the ovr:' 1t Siip.rd and went into the
coal scutl L. and lhon h. 4 to chase
Tuwscr 0v" tntu the ne.' ward tRfOre
1 could SHAT h II ont OF has mouth" -
NutiuI.al Magazine
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
IRWIN 10 Sc Witty.

They were sitting In the parlOr with
the lights turned low The hnur was
ppretty rAste ale and ,she--had talked
1abuut everything. from the weather to
the latest shows He yawned. and she
yawneu. but he made no attempt to
move toward home. and she WAS be.
c0ming-we,lry At last. She said: Il
'heard a uaise outside, 5ustsnow, won.
der II II could be burglarsf"
or course he tried to be funny.
rMaybe ie'wasphe night falling" he
said
"0h. Irrthinky ntt.S she exclaimed
More likely It was the day breaking"
Nastyi exit of'Aea-i Pearson Weakly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
QUEEN VENUS
! 0rbit. Mass and Gravity -os thu pisnst
Twin Of Our World.


Twin Of Our World.
Mercury IL. the nearest, Of known
planets to King Sol. but Venus comes
next. and IN eceentric,ty Of solar orbit
IAN eccentricity having an average of
about G7.200 600 fmiles--is the least IT.
regular of the planets. The distance
of Venus from our earth also varies.
with an average or mean Of about b.
100000 miles at her nearest. the aver
age distance of Venus from our earth
being approximately 10U.OOO.0OO miles
at her farthest.
Queen Venus may be called the plan
ct twin of our world. since her mean
y'diameterS and that of our earth are
nearly equal. Nevertheless the differ
ence of some 200 miles In their diam.
eters leaves Venus with about 92-lO0
of the terrestrial volume. Venus mass
or weight approximates S2-lm of
that of our planet. and. dividing ~.
100 by o. 100. we get S1lWI. which IN
Venus density compared with the den.
sity of our earth. Venus gravity mp
proximates vS2.lOO that of our planet
or. In other words. u terrestrial body
Weighing 100 pounds would weigh only
eighty-two pounds upon the surface Of
Venus
Queen Venus exhibits phases like our
moon. hut Possesses no moon herself
She presents bright and thirkly
clouded appearance and has I'M atmos
MT IA pl, IL, Tim tnA IN hx, fpf,y
d, one and One-half to two times as dense
as our own. This beautiful planet was
seen. of course. by mankind In IRE.
historic ages. hut the earliest known
record respecting her was in 6S6 b. c..
a record engraved upon earthenware
now in possession of the British mu.
Seum.-New York Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
PUTTING IL Nicely.

thing nicely. A prisoner was being
sentenced at the asSiZes the other day.
:"You have pleasant home and a
bright freside with happy children sit.
ting around it. haven't your" said the
Judge.
Eyes. SIR" said the prisoner. who
thought he saw way out of the d tii
Guilty.
well" said the judge. If the happy
children sit around the cheerful fire.
side until you return they will stay
there just two months. London Tit.
RitS
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Elastic Time Table.

In It's earn! days railway travelling
was n much less formal AFFAIR thar
now. One night, back In the sixties
the guard of the hast train leaving
R.,nfr was reminded by an iratp pas
spnyer that II was some minutes pas
the starting time .Oh. aye. rerlie'
the man. "but Mp,'stcr r has n Dime.
Marty the nicht and I'm jist gein hin.
two or three mpenitS' prePvilpge.
London Chronicle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
"Stint" and "Stunt."

Stint Is a good word as noun. A.
a verb It means something not quite 40
pleasing. DO not rOnfound II with
stunt. however. A stunt IL something
quite useless. 1t IL the horseplay OF
the mountebank and-~has nothing III
common with honest. productive labor
A stint Is the warming to the wise that
something demands to be accomplished
a goad to the laggard tina, time Is an
the wing. -Atlantic,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
woRosWnRIH,s RECITATION.
'snus Nay I'D alcG,sMsposs ssssi~sd
Ralph Waldo Emerson.

'tsvs May ~ atcl,ssxspost asssissd
Raiph Waldo Emerson.
.Wnsse Gwesnm the Ssseat Ameraan
writer. came to England he paid yts'
!. iti~to WcrdxTorsh. says an = Engifsh
magazine Wordsworth, shad, js'st, re-
turned from q journey and was In his
garden writing ,l,ofm On,wfAthe'lsid
seen. The visitor found the great poet
aswhite hais,ds kall. ss'arely built maii,'
OF rugged. rustic type. with nothing.
unless 10 we're the 6ne' eyes: to hsut'of
the poet. -
Wordsworth made no ceremony over
iythe visit Of, AAs ,man from a far hand,
but said instantly when be was called
to greet him: III you are interested In
my poetry perhaps you will like to
hear these lines" Emerson politely
agreed, and this Ii what happened.
EmessO. has himself written the story
down for US. The old poet thought
for a few moments. then stood forth
and repeated with great animation an
entire poem be had written.
.'The recitation" the American phi
iOsopher wrsts Afterwasd. was 80 up'
looked for saAd surprising Words
worth standing apart and reciting to
me in a garden walk. like sehoolboy
declaiming-that at first was near to
laughing; but. recollecting myself that
] had-cGne ahusffar to see poet and
he was chanting poems to me. saw
that hs was right and that was
wrong. and l. gladly gave myself up
to hear"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
PROOF Of cEnTIrIrY.


no seoVSWSUs N~~
The 'Wsarsrs' Didn't Work.
The. ,praetre solsserNs,a' ani"ng span
ish hidalgos Of allowing the hnger
nails Ia grow into sslaws was to dem
onstrate that they mad never done any
, manual work. The same custom ex-
lists among lhe! Chinese for the same
reason
Among the Romans the ring OF
long ,slpeves. which came down over
the hand was the fashion In aristo-
cratic cirries. This advertised to the
.world that the weaier did not engage
In any labor aud, freedom from EN-
ploymen- was the condition OF re-
apectability
, English boots and shoes have been
designed more or less Tor the same
PURPOSE az that Of the Chinese. who
hind. their wonen's feet In proof Or
their yentiIity As early NJ the time
Of william Rufus peaked 'ord boots
and shoes had their points made Ike
a scorpions tail. ana n co''rtier nam
ed Robert stuffed his out with tow,
and caused them to curl round IN the
form Of a rams. hrn. a fashion which
took nightly among the mobiles. II
Ia plain that the purpose " this fash
e hon was to show that the privileged
wearer was not dependent IN any kind
of labor or aeetness OF. foot for hin
daily bread.
The practice of wearing tight dfting
boots and shoes II an old one. for
'Chaucer.. writing Of them in mis- day.
says that It is-e
Merveyts sith that they site so pleyn.
How they come on or Off again
Later. in l7G5. Horace Walpole said.
Lam now twenty years On the right
. side of red "-Harper's Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
To Keep Apples Fresh.

Take two pounds of resin. tw"
ounces each of tallow and beeswnx
and melt slowly IN Il kettle or other
vessel. but do not allow to boil. Ruiz
the apples with puIverized chalk rnu
dip In the mixture. then hold them NJ
till the coating gets ''set. Pa' in Il
barrel or a box and keep In coo!
place. Pears may he treated In the
same way.-American AgricuturiIt.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
4-Rsaiisn With I vsnpsa nes.

"A great deal Of fun has been pOked
sats the realistic school 81 urt." says u
~New~fork artist. sand It must be con.
fessed that some ground has been CIV.
E en- to the enemy. rwhys4thpre re,'entiy
came 10 my notice Il picture Of an
Assyrian bath. done by Chicago
man. and no careful was; he Of all the
details that the towels hanging up
were all marked Northumberland in
the corner In cuneiform eharacters."-
4 Eippincott's.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14

sisiisxi, Miss., ,sa<s q Coed sehsus.
aTheafewcstthinEan the public recre-
tationa movement ,is'ethe plan, Of the
'ccmmerciaf- .ciubtuf Biloxi. Miss; to
make a. systcusatie survey .,of its re-
sources Tfun sandi saoodp ttmes'Ifor
residents ard.yisitors. I" The cub hopes
to help people to know how TO have
good time and also to increase thesOp.
portunities for pleasure. Biloxi istthe
third. oldest town. In the United States
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
The Sarcastic Druggist.

Druggist Yes. madam woman
That last -rostage stamp YOU sod ME
dropped Of the enveloIp and the letter
went to the dead letter office. and !
want tn know what you are going to
do about II Druggist Why. of course.
madam. as personally guarantee each
Of the stamps sell I'll make 1t good.
Here's another. Exchange.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
sssrehino For New Fertilizers.

An extensive investigation Of the
fertilizer resources Of the country is
under way by the bureau OF soils of
the United States department OF ngri-
culture. The availability of various
materials is being ascertainrd. and the
possibility Of developing II commercial
source Of potash Is quite promising.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
-,Notjfvjnu the God.

One OF the odd things the visitor I"
Burma will NOTICE h the large nun'r'
of bells about the png"das. TheS''
bells are usually hung on sacred posts
n few feet above thr ground They
are sweet toned. ny all Burmese bells
are. hut they are not furnished with
tongues. The worshiIer who ronies I"
pray before the ,i,aeod,, strikes On" OF
these. bells with a, wtnNien, nallet This
L. to attract the attention Of the god
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14

Sububs-I say. Epxdore. those hens
Of yours belong to the Maud breed.
don't they! Nexdore--Nevpr- heard of
the Mnud breed What gives you that.
ideai Suluhs- Because they are NIL
the time coming into my garden. -l'hii
adelphia Ledger,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Thick,

allow did you find the weather In
London?" asked the friend Of the re-
turned traveller I.
"YOu don't have 70 find tho weather
81 London replied the traveller. 1T
bumps intO yOu at every corner
Life
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Makino His Me aninu Clear.

Senator Uust returned from Wash.
ington,-Mr Eeler. what is the Senti.
ment OF the people in your town con
corning
Rising Politician (sternly interrupt
lng)-Scnator. we don't deal in, senti
ment in our town: we deal with fac's
Il, q. x. fac'S!-l'hicagO Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Considsrate.

"And what did the doctor say when
\ the operation showed you did not have
appendicitis?'
"Oh. he offered to taketi0 per cent
OF his bill."-Lippincott's.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Fljoht Of Time,

A man never realizes the fight OF
time SO much M when his boys get to
wearing the MI me- size. shirts thar he
does Exchange
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14

labor ia. keep, alive In yours breast
tittntsittais islArrk ofv'~icstial bre. Ton
=. science EcWaaSifihgsDn
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
Recalling Tennyson.

Experience II the extract Of suffer
Ing Arthur Helps
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14

To give up of yonr own will what
would cost too much In time and
strength Is not failnre-it Is success.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
rhs word "pie0ie

. Few t*.oi'It know the original mean
ing Of the word i'i,icnt' Ii Is J." m
found So, Oui In the t0ndon Times oi
u hundred years age "A picnic sup
per consists Of u variety 81 dishes
The subscribers 10 this entertainment
have II hill or fare presented to Them.
With u num'rr against each dish. The
lot which he -drH Wa a,t,if,'s him t" fur
nish the dish marked against II. which
hp either takes with hin In his 'ar
rage or sends 10y n servant fht
proper vnriSt! H. prtsrr> rd 10y the IN
pnts Of tn" muHrp d'hOlri VIII" forms
the bill OF fare. Az the 'pH'krr! II
furnished b! ~, many 'pt1'iit Of fash
Ion, puch strives to- x.el. and thus
picnic supper not oni! gives rise I"
muth plea snni m:rth. hut rpnern.iy can
boast Of the Refinement Oi the art
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14

A pessimist will not believe An
ear of corn on the stalk to he
anything but nubhin until 1t
comes out Of Its shuck and
proves itself.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-14
, Tn. hmm. ositv osrNsture.

They We're on a tril' IN switzerland
and had that day i,rav"d an dangers
aud as,c ended one al the hIsh i"in's
10 the Alps He wits very fat and AZ
he stood l;.ninr ana nmpplnn his ,n"w
>at the top OF the mountain he thr,l,'i
to Lis wife and s,,jd. with Iath"s ~ iiis
voice:
See dear. how small one II In the
face'uf the iMHnnsity ri nnt,'rp
'SmaIl indeed answered ms bet
Ter half "Wh, Won re- stanhir. 1t
front of me-. hiding III" Whole Of Mont
Blanc. and the best Imri ~ the valley
II Chamonix: Exc harrr.
She Knew Il.
~ have decided To- quit this company
tonight. said the I,rimn donna ns she
fiesii<S.d- into she managers n'tirp
TRut.s my drar .Miss' tRkHingtOn. -lir
protested. rwp5 have nal,edy 10 tnke
your place
That's why u have decided to quit
tonjght.H-Ehicag0 Record Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-14
THE BET ON THE FIGHT:
THE MYSTERIOUS QUIET MAN

It happened in a. little Mexican res
taurant off the main street of JuareZ.
A few merchants, had come in for their
MONDAY lunch. The insurrecto trouble.
of course, was the main and ont- topic
of conversation.
Did the federal troops run 40 the
skirTnish of smelter hill or did they re-
treat in good order?" for the fortieth
time this question had been asked, ar
gued and answered according to the
sympathies of the debaters.
The propounder of the question ar
gued that the federals had .retreated
under the insurrecto fire on that nota-
Bile Tuesday afternoon that put smelter
hill on the war map and in. the metro
poiitan papers.
A quiet. neatly dressed man Of mid
die age, apparently a. business man
from one of the wholesale houses. ar
gued the negative side of the question,
The federal troops did not run; they did
not retreat; they withdrew in good or
der when there was no more insurrec-
tos to shoot at. He argued his point
without heat but with clear logic
A bet of $40 was made between the
two men. The quiet appearing man
looked at his watch. Would the other
men excuse him before his time 70 treat
had come? He had an engagement"
They would.
'If you will call at my office at noon
tomorrow 1 will be glad TO settle the
point at issue and also the Set. I an
Col. Rabago."