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The Van Buren press., 1871-12-26

MornEa's PewgR "A moments
work on clay tells more than an hours
labor. ON brick. So work on heayO
should ba done before they harden.
During the first six or eight ysass oI
child life mothers have full sway, And
this Is the time to make the deepest and
most enduring impressions on the human
mind. A
The examples Of maternal influence
are countless Solomon himself records
the words OF wisdom that fell from
mothers lips. and Timothy was tanght
the Scriptures from child hy his grand
mother and his mother.
John Randolph. OF Roanoke, used to
ssy, II should have been a French aths-
lat we're 1t not for the recollection VI the
time when my departed mother used 10
take my little hand in hers, aud make ne
say, on my benaed knees, "Our Eathss
| who art in Heaven. ta@iv,asi
~ l.l,aye found out what made you tha
man yol, ore, y said . gentleman ens
morning, 10 President Adams; ~ have
been reading your mothers letters ~
her SON. a7itN sat
| Washingtsn's mother trained her boy
to truthfulness and virtue. and whsu ne
messenger called to tell her her soa waa
raised to the highest station 10 ths -
,icns gift, she could say: "Gsorse ~
ways was . good boy .
| A mothers tears dropped on ~ Reae
of her little boy one evening - - ~
in the doorway and listened While -
spoke OF Christ and salvation. VI
.Those tears made me missiosayys
said he, when he had given his ~
hoods prime TO the ssrvics Of ne Losox
| Some one asked Napoleon whae woe
the great need OF the French nation.
Mothers!'' was the signidcsns an
swer. as
| Woman, has God given you the priv
Iile4es and responsibilities OF mother =
Be faithful, then, to the little one. xoa
hold the keys Of their hearts now. -
you once loose 1t you would give the
world to win it hack. Use your oppeF
tunities before they pass.
Aud remcmbsr, little ones. You nevs!
will have but one mother Obey asa
honor her. Listen to her words anu
God will bless you day by day. W
II
The Van Buren press., 1871-12-26
POETRY.
For the Y. b. Press.
The Closing Year.

The year is going out. in sad dark silence,
The wintry winds mourn full requiem sigh,-
Soon will it leave US never more appearing
To mortal eye.
No blooming flowers their fragrance shed around il,
No sweet rose leaves to strew upon Its bier,
No leafy boushs, where gentle 1ephyrs whisper
Softly in its ear. ..
Only the stars from the vast arch Of heaven
Look down upon it with their loving eyes.
As just one year ago. they watched its dnwning
So calmly rise. sHH
And LII with the stars, a silent vigil
Through the lone night beside the easement keep.
While all around where' er my eye can wander,
Seems wrapt in sleep.
The FIRE is pickering low upon the hearth stone,
The lamp burns dmiy in my garret room.
And thought is busy with the mem lies thronging
Fast through the gloom.
The summer long Is past, the harvest ended.
The last ripe fruits and grain are gathered home.
And l, a laborer in the worlds broad vineyard,
How have come?
Bring no fruits meet for the Masters service?
No Offering worthy to lay at His feet? .ss"
Are there but weeds and chaf, and withered grassc
In place of wheat?
Are there no fragrant flowers of love and hindness
Which resolved to scatter in the way t-iH
Of fellow pilgrims, toiling ON beside mo
From day to day?
Where is the charity, long suffering. gentle,
Forgivng Others faults with patience sweet?
Precious to Him who weigheth all our actions
As finest wheat
Alas few are the sheaves which bear such treasures
Grasses and withercd stalks are mostly here,
Yet is the Master patient, while He bids us
Be of good cheer. !
Renew our toll with earnest purposes striving
With farer future to redeem the past,
He that is faithful in the least, rcceiveth
Reward at last. dan.
And up the shadowy vista opening Ger me,
see Hope bockoning unto me, and you;
The old year dies, and with unspokcn promise
Dawns tho new. ts
Van Barea, 1871. RurH.
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NO. SO.

purpose. applied the hickory vigorously
for short time, when Mr.. Mule began
TO appreciate the argument, and obsysd
the wish OF his master.
Like all other mistaken men who ride
hobbies. Mr. " Ron thinks that the
panacca for oil our ailments, lies Ia the
abolition Of corporal punishment Like
most would be reformsrs, he seems 10
think he has found short cut to heaven
and immortal glory beyond the skies.
One could almost imagine that be had
Of late bsen reading DR.. Dick ION the
Immortality Of the soul and future
world" or the Sidcreal Heavens.
That he had lei. his studies thoroughly
imbuded with his ideas, and had strided
his hobby and applied them 10 spurs to
increase speed How could those lofty
flights OF Imagination have otherwise
been generated lam sorry that % much
of the gentlemar's precious time has
been uselessiy expended, in visionary
schemes and spcculations upon subject
that he is likely TO accomplish 20 little BY
agita,ing. One rcformer would reform
the world by having the people eat brown
bread; another by eating boiled whest;
q third recommends free love and the
abolition or all marriage ties; fourth
that mankind should live in large con-
glomeratod families or communities; .
fifth thinks oqrariasism the great wItin0.
tum,. while there are others that think I'll
good things can be the lot Of man here
below, and in heaven above. II UAippsxg
Is only abolished in our common schools.
or the same class are those who wsuld
cut down the whipping post; throw open
tho doors Of our jails and prisons, and
let public criminals ge scot tree to pSey
upon the community for be says thos
" man is but achild OF larger gseyth,
and 40 matter Of course il he would not
punish the small child he would rot pune
ish the full grown child. ~. :. ~. III
Some people only look at one SIDE ot
an argument, Of tllis class Mrs. Aunt
Rhody, OF "Oseon Hill Seminary,
forms part Some persons may have
been puzzled to know how we came -
readily to make out WHO this rcdonbaa-
bic Seminary professor Is. Do you
not remember that he says that Like
produces like ?" Well. now whom u tie
"Oreon Hill Essay like Nobody bAt
Mr.. /" Rondurangle Let me in eonciu-
sion say, that 1t 10 my expcricnsc, that
there is an absolute necessity for the sx.'
coriation Of tho body corpus, at short
intervals, of a great many pupils. during
the time that they continue in our CON-
mon schools. Therefore ] would--had
| an opportunity -indulgc In some lof!y
sentiments. similar to those indulged In
by Mr. !" Ron " But as his closing par
agraphs are fresh in your memories, !
will simply refer you to them with the
8hqy- -tnsynrsthsy cw,i -,,ar,a,i.,n
Come again, Mr.. : Rondsra(o hox.
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Coon LANGUAGE. = Young people
should acquire the habit ofcogrect speak
iua and writing. and abandon, A. early
as possible, any use Of slang words q
phrases. Tho longer you put this on.
The more difficult the requirement OF cor
rect language will be, ane If the golden
AGE OF youth, the proper season for the
ACQUISITION of language, be passed in ~
abuse. the unfortunate victim will prob
Ably be doomed to talk slang for lie.
You should learn the use OF the Language
which you read, Instead of the slang
which YOU hear, to form case IN agree.
meat with the best speakers and pys0
in the country. ., r-.ts W
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-05-20

POLITICAL NAEIETY.-On We'}ncs-
day, the 18th instant, the Republican
State Convention of Pennsylvania met
at Harrisburg, Pa, and after nominal
ting candidates for State officers, pass
ed resolution indorsing the admin
istration of President Grant, and pro-
posing his name as a candidate for re-
election in 1872.
The st. Louis (Mc) RspuJhrao,
the oldest paper in the West, and of
large circulation in the Mississippi
Valley, in a long article reviewing
the names Of candidates to be sup
ported by the Democratic Party at the
next election, comes out strong! V in
favor of Hon. LYMAN TRUMBULI of
Illinois, for the Presidency, and Hon,
JAMES l.. AICoRN, present Governor
of Mississippi, for the Vice Presiden-
cv.
The friends of Hon. Vim. Pinkney
WHITE, in Baltimore, are active III
pressing his claims for the Guberna-
torial Chair, and now the friends of
Judge Richard b. Carmichael are en-
thusiastic and energetic. The nomi-
nation for the Governorship Of Mary
land will be sharply contested.
The Charleston Courier, a leading
paper in South Carolina, advises the
Democracy to ignore the dead past,
and accept the situation as it is, if il
hopes to win in the next Presidential
contest.
The New York Herald says the
whole Presidential election for 1877.
is in a muddle, and very uncertain.
Bag" The Frederick Herald has en-,
! tered OH it, 10th year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-05-20

Nov. %, 1,SS.-On Friday last the Hon
orahc John Eager Howard Esquire, was
elected Governor of this State, in the room
If the Hon. THOMAS JOHNSON, Esq,
who declined accepting his appointments
The Hon. James Carroll, Esq, is chosen
r. Senator, in the room Of the Hon. Thomas
Johnson, Esquire, who has declined scrI
ing in that station.
Our fellow citizen, Ex-Gov THOMAS
JOHNSON, is not anxious for public en-
plormcnt. He has just declined serving in
two lucrative and honorable POSITIONS We
wish this sterling patriot all the rural tc-
ljcitv which private life can afford.
re-" We understand that His Exccllcncy
FDnI'ND RANDOLPH. who has Just
been reelected Governor Of Virginia, pur
poscs to visit our town at Christmas on
matters connected with the public welfare.
Dec. s, 1,99.-JACOB GOMBER, mcr-
chant. has lust received choice lot of new
goods, where the public can supply them
selves.
F'rodcrck-Town. Oct. 3, 11SS.-On last
Thursday evening, about 10 O'Clock, a
slight shock of earthquake was felt by Il
number Of inhabitants i'll and about t'liS
place but we have not heard of any Gam
ngc being done.
Nov. %, 11a9.--Thc Rev. DR. ALLISON
70 to preach Charity Sermon in the new
German Reformed Church, near the centre
OF the town, for the laldable purpose OF
raising collection to assist the Society III
completing the noble cditce so ornamcn-
E,l -, I,,l.ri,, l., -ToNp
August 0, 11S9.-Wc have just received
u letter from Mr.. DAVID GlST, residing
,t Big Pipe creek, in this county, stating
that hia negro man named Jacob, has ran
away, and offering $50 for his apprehen-
sion. He is fond of chewing tobacco and
drinking penny royal tea.
5Iay 8. l1S7.-Mr Valentine Drummer
has handed US queer looking egg which
one of his hens laid tits very large, shaped
like Il h,,,ie, and appears to have stopper
in IL. Snmn people are curious enough to
think that ihr c,ge indicates something re-
markablc about 70 happen.
.g" Brig. General Hampton olr''ed IN
IRE lcrich- Town, juno f., 1871,
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4 GRICCLTURE AND LABOR.

In pursuance of the address to the Peo-
Vie OF Maryland.' issued by order OF the
Convention, Ecld in the City of baltimore
on the 18th Of December last, the ConVcn-
ton will meet again in the City of Bait
more on Thursday, June lst, 10 o,clock A
n, at Raines Hall, corner of Baltimore
street and Post Office Avenue, for the PHr-
rose Of nrcirG'g rrortS and pe1ttrt'nGo1gd",
iz0tion. The Delegates from the different
Counties are earnestly requested to VIC
punctua) il attendance.
UDEN ROWE,
mav 90 Jw President
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-05-20
Athors and Literary Celebrities Of
Frederick Coauaty-Natlve and
adopted.

ANtNO|S uUO Lttt/tHy Ccteo'"teo y
Frederick Coeenty-Natlve and
adopted.
Henry Misunderstanding and Mora
Essays-l786.
Matthias Bartgls-"Poor Robins AL.
manac" l7SO-Lutheran Hymn
Books 1900" History of the Revo-
luton in Scriptural Style" --lS23
ETC., etc.
Daniel Sheffy Facts in regard tc
Laurence Brengle the Revolution &
John Geycr early settlement
of Frederick County, 1785-lS00.
Rev. Samaucl Knox, Il. M.-Principal
of Frederick ACCOMMODATIONS,
Moral and Political Dispositions,
l798-lSlO.
George T14sltr-"Poet Laureate" of
Frederick County; Poems and Prose
Essays-Moral and Political, 1885,
1885.
John p Thom$on--"THE HIVE a
collection of Thoughts on Civil,
Moral, Sentimental and Religious
Subjects, 1904.
John B. Colrtn--( Editor. Republican
Advocate)--Law and Politics; Mag
istrates Guide, etc, 1903 25.
John d. Ca1y-(Editor Key J, Gen
eral observations on Matters and
Things; Political and Moral Es-
says.
Henry s. Geyer-"The War of 1872
or the Battle of Bladensburg.
Jchu Umter-( Editor of "Rights Of
Man; y Poetical and Political Wri-
tings. l1oO-lS02.
Joh.4 Xmsou THomas-Political Es-
SAYS, 1902 Is.
CAar}cs .So,rcr-"The Storm )" A No
vel, 1916.
.nauhew .Brou,,.--Essays on Agricul-
turc, Manufactures, etc, 1872, 1917,
1922.
Peter Neoa-( Tunker or German Bap-
fist Preacher) Christian Theology,
History Of the Primitive Church,
etc, lS50-'7l.
John l.. PiNs-Moral and Religious
Essays, lS35-42.
.Stmucl Tyler, h. L. D.-Works on
Philosophy and Law Now writing
the Life Of Chief Justice Tan y.
NathaniH Vernon, 4. M.-A Urea
tsc on Grammar, etc.
lanes M.Sho7v-llistory Of Mary
land, etc,
Prof. Geo. H. .Ni1cs-(Near Mt. St.
Mnry's Collcge) Poems and Prose
Writings, lo56-'70.
Ero,,ris s. hey--"The Stnr Spanglcd
Banner,' and other Poems, 1920.
Nm. y. .NamiN-The Beauties Of the
Landscape, lS22.
DR.. II. +. .Srhntf,r-IIistoricul and
Religious Sermons.
DR.. II. NtchWia5-Ditto.
Dr.. George Dtthl-Ditto.
DR.. Lo,us II. .Ttlner--"Easter Eggs
and German Translations.~
.Santurl h. Gourcr,teur-Eiews on
Government; The Writings of Pres
ident James Monroe THE People
the Sovereigns.
DR.. GRAFTON Durai1-l'ssays on Ma
terra Medica and Politics.
H,mry Ei"h(Fy - The races over the
Political Course of Frederick coun-
", 1929 and Literary OBSERVE
tons, 1896.
N'm. y. Norga'--Poctical contribu-
tons and Literary Reviews, % Is
7Homos Johnson - Funeral Grafton
on Geo. Washington, Feb. % % 1900
and Political Writings.
Rcr Da,qa -NutUt-Trial Of Reyer-
! end Jacob Gruber, 1920.
Mrs. LnnIy p -Naml>by-loems and
Prose Writings.
Mrs. .Mov Z. Uors,y-North and
South; or, Life before the War.
Mrs. NtlAe L,wt'r-"Chincopin Char
lie, Sunny Hours Tom Hard
ing and his Friends, - "On tie
Wing, Poems, etc.
! There are doubtless many other
poeticul and prose writers, native OF
adopted authors Of this county, whose
names are omitted If their friends
or themselves will furnish us with tn,
names and articles or books published
we will revise the list,
|
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-05-20

DECORATION DAY.-ln accordance
with the designation Of Monday, the
3Oth instant, as the day for memorial
exercises by which the memories Of
the brave men who fell in their coun-
trv's service may be perpetuated, the
post Of the Grand Army of the Re-
ipubliv of this town, will hold arprc-
rriate cAcscisc1 u thl, end.
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tainly the specimens exhibited cvlnced
how much remains to be acquired OF
the qualifications of good Stock which
can only be had by breeding from in
aiyiluals selected frosn the most I'M
proved of their kinds. In horses only
was there q spirited rivalry, and more
especially among the Brood Mares we
observed some superior animals.
The Board use this opportunity to
congratulate the Society and the far
mers of Frederick generally, on the
success of this first effort, and with
great pleasure they anticipate the fu-
ture usefulness Of the Society, as we'll
from the spirit manifested on this oe-
casion as from the great accession made
to their numbers.
WIN. L. WILLIAMS, President.
On the first ,lav Of November next, will
be sold, at Public Ncnduc, at Tancytown,
for the benefit Of the Creditors of John
Roberts, the following tracts or parcels Of
Land. viz: Gods Gift, containing about
Ten Acres and Half, lying near Little
Pipe Creek, in Frederick County
FORGOT THE NAME, containing about
fourteen acres and three quarters. lying adj
iaccnt to the aforesaid tract. Eight hun
bred acres OF valuable land lying on Clear
field creek, Bedford county, and State of
pennsvlyania. The terms will be made
known on the Day of Sale, by
GEORGE SCOTT,
JOHN GWINN,
VIM ROBERTS, Jun,
Trustees.
FrrdCrick comfy Aug. 90, 17SS.
~" ATTENTION. Ordcrcd, That the
members of Capt. Thomas Gist's Troop OF
Horse meet at the house of Peter hurfi-
man, five miles from Frederick, on the
Crcarcr Town Road, and near Monocacy,
on Saturday, the 9th of June next, Al 10
o'clock. a. IN. precisely, in complete uni
form for drill and exercise.
Bv order of the Captain.
JOHN GILBERT, 0. S.
MAY %, 1892
Extract of n Letter from Gentleman in
London to his friend in Frederick, dated
May 50, 1888.
II am very much obliged to vou for
SKls HIDES alll l'iil''' nav i'''' ~ WE
with great deal of pleasure. Others to
whom | have lent it, are pleased with i'll
have seen n great many copic, III different
hands, and il seems very generally to be
admired but it must he perfect, indeed, if
j, escapes crnsure from the reviewers; they
are sometimes just. always severe, and not
often impartial ] am told they are, very
Frequently, influenced by interest; but 4
publication like this, without friends or
enemies, personally known to the review
crs, will stand q better chance for their i'm
parialitv than in almost any other sitla-
lion; but then political par'iaity or prrjn-
dice. may subject it to the same l'ieaiTan-
tages as if the Author was personally
known to them
Oct. 10, 1,SS-On Monday morning last !,
the election for Delegates to the General
Assembly for Baltimore Town rommcn"rl,
and was continued until half past o'clock
last evening, when, by the consent OF the
parties, the polls were closrl and the Re
turn Judges, having numbered the votes
for tive several candidates, declared James
NcllcNry and John Coulter. Esq. to BE-
S,,nt,, az thn Dhll,.
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THE CLARION.
WILLIAM ED,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
NJ ECHANICSTOWN, MAY 20, 1871.
assya A correspondent from Balti

By" A correspondent from Balti-
more informs us that the Hon. Joshua
Vansant will undoubtedly be the next
Mayor of that city, Attic Democratic
primary ward gatherings on the Sth
instant, he carried everything before
him. Mr.. Vansant commenced his
political career in 1888, by running
on the Working mems or Mechanics
ticket, in connection with Joshua
Jones, as candidates for the House of
Delegates, in opposition to William
Jenkins and Charles Carroll Harper,
the nominees of the Jackson Republic
can or Democratic party. They were
both elected against what was then re-
garded as the "Regularly Nominated'
candidates. But since then Mr. Van
SAINT has generally supported the nom
inecs Of the Democratic party. and now
believes in regular no matt rs.
Apart from politics, he is regarded as
4 high-minded, honest and industrious
man, well-qualiied for official stations.
His friends deny that he is opposed to
the Western Maryland Railroad.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-05-20

A man in Ashland, Pennsylvania.
recently ordered u fine gold watch
from one of the swindling agencies in
New York. In due time he received,
after paying ten dollars express char
gcs, beautiful glass marble block.
we'll boxed. with q note attached read
ing thus: Dear Sir-1'hc mystery in
regard to this is to find the key hole
by which to wind it up Numerous
persons have been searching for it
during the past year, and have failed
in finding it, but We hope that you
will be successful. Respectfully
Williams & Co. p. S. All fools will
learn by experience.
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BLACK NoMITIN BUENos AyEFs.- -
The city of Buenos Avrcs, in South
America, on the Atlantic side Of the
Pacific Ocean, has been visited with
an awful scourge, which the physicians
pronounce to be the Black Nomit.--
Buenos Avres is the beautiful capital
Of the Argentine Republic, situated
on the Rio lc la Plata, and has been
noted for the salubrily Of its climate
and general heulthiulncSs. 1t contains
Il population OF 100000 inhabitants.
and now it is said not more than 80
or CO,uUU persons can be found within
the city limits. The awful %courGe Of
the black Nomit commenced making
its appearance about the middle Of
last Marcn, and carried off the inhab-
itants by hundreds and thousands
Four and five hundred deaths day
are reported ~ occurring. while many
of the panicstrickcn people fled to the
town and villas within distance q
30 or 100 miles. Rich and poor alike
We're stricken down with thcp"stlenc".
The business houses are nearly all
closed. The churches and public
buildings are taken and used as hos
pitfalls, Many American merchants
and business mcn have fallen victims
to the dreadful epidemic. Its rayagc>
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The "Demorrot' is the title Of a new
Daily paper to be commenced in Bal
timore city on the lst Of June.
The New York herald., 1871-10-07


The committee having in charge the arrange
ments for the races with the English yacht
Lvonia, for the cup won by the America, has,
we understand, selected the yachts Columbia,
Palmer, Sappho and Dauntless from the Ameri-
can yacht squadron, for the duty of maintain
ing our reputation Of having the fsetest and
most weatherly vessels and it now becomes
the imperative duty of the owners of these
yachts to see that they are at once placed in
the most perfect condition to meet the vessel
that is claimed to be the best that England
can produce. In the Lvonia we have no
doubt, a formidable antagonist, and we
must leave no point neglected that might by
inattention cause us to part with the prize
we now hold and that was so gallantly
won. In few days the races will be
sailed for the Douglas and Lorillard cups.
These will be sailed over the Newport course,
from Brenton's Reef Lightship to Block Island,
thence to the Vineyard Sound Lightship and
return to the starting point. The yachts
Sappho, Dreadnaught, Enchantress, Wanderer
and Resolute, and possibly others, will take
part therein, and as the course is long one
we shall probably have fine test of the
quality of these vessels.
The New York herald., 1871-10-07

The Sentence Of M. Henri Rochefort Com
Rochefort's plea for communication of sentence
has not been vain. II was evident from the
first that the sentences pronounced by the
courts martial we're more severe in seeming
than it was intended they should be in reality.
We do not say too much when we say that
France to-day would not permit the execution
of many of the sentences which her people
approved, if not demanded, few weeks ago.
In the matter of the trials of the Communists.
II is impossible to refuse TO admit that the
Assembly and the Theirs government have
acted with great wisdom. We are not sorry
that the sentence of Rochefort has been COM
muted. We shall be glad to learn that Rossel
has been treated with similar leniency. Rossel
has the sympathy of most men who know the
circumstances in which he was called to act.
Rochesort may live to edit another Lanterne,
but unless We greatly mistake his words will
no longer sting. i wi)l be well for ths Assem-
bly, to be lenient, for the return Of The Bona
parties to power, which cannot bo said to be
impossible may be cause Of sorrow TO some
Of its membera