Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-03-30
nsa- Some persons imagine that all

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citv grow is to have Railroad
brought to your doors. Most unques-
tionably a Railroad is very good
thing for speedy travel, and to carry
freights to market, to receive goods,
etc. But Railroad Of itself is not
all that is necessary to build up a
town or city, or make it reach q high
state Of material prosperity, There
is something else wanting to propel
the machine. Capital, energy, indus
try and enterprise are equally reqm-
site on the part Of railroad city or
village to stimulate the people and
attain the goal of generous ambl-
ton. Mechanicstown has its railroad
with trains departing and reaching
here from the East and Vest, twice 4
, day, with the ingress and egress OF
freight and passengers, etc. But this
: is not enough to make the town grow
and flourish like a green bay tree IN
the month Of June. We want some
thing more to develop our resources,
and augment our wealth and popula-
ton. The first Of these is an active
, industry; we want working men,
women and boys and girls, industrious
: people like the busy bee to set the
hive in motion. The drones on the
6 body polite are so much useless rub
bish, which hinder and retard rather
, than add to the cumulative prosperity
and progress Of the place. Labor was
the Inheritance entaiIed upon man-
to procure Il living by the sweat OF
the brow. Men should first of all
things learn to be frugal and indus
/ trous; to create something useful 10
enter into the active trade and traffic
Of the community. Thus widening
the field Of labor and making its daily
toll u round OF employment, pIoaSur"
and happiness. 10 sit around, IDLY
loaing about like MirtwDer, waitiu-
for something to turn up Is the
Devils cauldron, into which to throw
the 'choire ingredients Of necroman-
tic innantation and the conjurations
Of lighty imagination.
Labor is honorable; it is an Inren-
tive to a pure and virtuous llte--to
live 10 Nature and to Gol and it u
sin, 2 crime auI Il shame to truN man
hood o" Woinauhool, to see persons
sitting iilv bv and wasting their time
in noN-proiuctjye pursuits Up the"
with the banner Of honest toll. an
SPIN and gather w the fragments Witj
the cyoIUtions Of the glorious orb OF
Iay create h,ujicrafy industry
clear the fields, d,Iyr into the moUu-
vain sides, pio% tn" ground, put the
axe and hammer in mol.on-lhc pio%,
the loom an the anvil. Be a tilt
hammer and FORGE out the iron; be
doing something useful and honor2-
bic, inateNd Of gadl!ng ab2nt and
loahng around be Industrious, be
contented with your lot, and tn"
Almighty who rules wisely and well
all that is terrestrial rs we'll as celes-
t!NI, will bless and prosper you. This
is the sum and substance Of true hap
: pincss 1t will make town grow
FREDERICK. March %, lS72-In
, the Circuit Court for Frederick COIN
tv, before his honor Judge Lynch, tue
, trial Of DR.. Jacob D. Thomas, indie.
ted for the murder Of John LIov'I
, Belt, bv shooting him with pistol on
f the public road near Adamstown, on
f tho "a Of Octorer last, which common
! ced on the 10Th inst, was concluded
to-day. The jury, after being ont
from ten o'clock on Thursday night,
we're brought into court at eIeyen
0 clock this morning. Judge Lynch
, INQUIRED Of the foreman if thsre was
f and prospect Of their agreeing upon a
verdict, to which 10 responded IN the
negative. The jury was then dis
+ charged by the court. 1t is under
; stood that the jury came down as
5 they went up-ten for acqulttal and
two for murder in the second degree.
f The case will probably be continued
r to next term Of the court.
t After the rendition Of the verdict,
, Dr.. Thomas was brought before Judge
Lynch, and admitted to bail in the
sum of $l5,OO0;-IIon. John B. Tho
mas and Archibald Snoufier being his
bondsmen-for his appearance at the
September Term Of Frederick County
Court, when a new now trial Will be
hold.
It is now stated, authoritatively
, that the National Democratic Execu'