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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-04-12
Circuit Court for frederick
County.
FREDERICK, NplI. ~, -

| FEEDEmc&, April TO- I.cJ.
/ The adjourned term Of "a, ua..l
began on Monday lat. TIE d.. wax
consumed with lie trla,s Of t., r..
moved cases from AiMqlny cos.y
John Mcdonald, for robs cry o. =
watch. Tried by jury aaI yort.e.
guilty, not scntcncod and TAoa4,
McWiIliam9 for larceny Of a o,,j,,
Tried by jury and found guilty Of pet
ty larceny, and sentcnced by Court to
Imprisonment in the Jail Of AIIegany
county for eighteen months Iester-
day, (Tuesday,) the case Of the State
VS.. Adam Ricketts,, indicted for the
murder Of his wife, Eve Ricketts,, wax
taken up and the following Jurors
were obtained from HE regular panel
without much difficulty: Elisha
Swomley, Foreman; Jo4op O. Mob,
ley, David G. Kemp, JOSEPH A. Webb
Daniel N. Grumbine, 3. Harry Dor,
sew, Samuel Dutrow. Samue! 7. HEX
ner, p II. .. Ri. ely, IIony Golden
berg, Daniel Lc.tAernen and Fran i
7. I."liin.
On Thursday the argument We,
made to the Jury, Mr.. Kinks OPEN
ing for the State, vino will lie fo,.,w-
ed by Messrs Price and Mc>uerly tgr
the, Traverser and closed by Mr..
TTrnar ctate'g ot.nrrnv
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c2fl;rr;.';9rG

On the 1st instant at the Reformed, !
Sonagc, in MiGdIctown, By Rev. +.
Ruplcy, CHARLES f. CHAMPION, OF VI
dlctown Nallcy,to Miss LILLE NRINGA
OF Arcadia, Missouri.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-04-12
5~7caitG.

c y" Obituary notices cXcc"linGFIEE Il
will not appear in Ihc Clarion unless ?
for at the usual rates in advance.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-04-12

A9"ior.-When u travelling ped
i,er with ? Yaok Oh lis lack comes TO
your door 10 sell goods, lock it and
heep lima oft. lie will cheat you, or
steal from you, or leave q sample OF
some noxious vermin behind him.
The old time custom Of powdering
the hair is being revived. No &C
counting FOR tastes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-04-12

New PosTNAsTEa.-Ii". !. :.
!Iartsock hts been appointed po-
master at townsville, Eso'er X Gotta
ty, vice Lot liarlro4A, re23-ucL
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-02
How She Stopped 1t.

An exchange says the subject Of borrow
ing and lending came up in the course OF
a conversation with one Of its subscribers
the other day, when he suddenly fecollec-
ted IL funny "reminiscences of that character
which had happened i'll his own neighbor-
hood. He said he had n neighbor whose
family were great borrowers, but not so
distinguished as paymasters- they were
always borrowing, but seldom, if ever, re-
turned the exact amount borrowed. An
old Quaker lady, another nclghbor, who
had endured these invasions for n long
time patiently, hit upon a very philosophi-
cal mode of eventually putting n stop to
the nuisance Keeping her own counsel,
the next time her good man went to town,
he had Il separate and express order to pur-
chase Il pound the best tea and also q can
lister. He was puzzled to determine what
the old lady wanted of more tea and IL new
canister, but his questionings and reason
ings elected nothing more than II rcpeti-
ton of the order.
"Jim, did | not tell thee to get me Il
pound Of the best tea and new canister
Now 60 II long and do rs | bid thee"
And 90 along he did, and when he came
home at night the tea and new canister
were his companions The old lady took
them from him with an amused expression
on her usually placid features, and depos-
iting the tea in the canister, set it on the
shelf for Il special use. 1t had not long to
wait, for the borrowing ncighbor had fire.
quent use for the aromatic herb. The good
Old lady loaned generously, emptyiug back
in the canister any remittance ofborrowed
teas which the neighbours conscience in
clincd her to make. Time went on, and
after something less than the one hundrcdth
time of borrowing, the neighbor again APP
peared for "just another drawing of tea,'
when the oft visited tea canister was
brought out and found to be empty, and
the good old lady and obliging ncighbor
was just one pound tea poorer than when
she bought the new canister which now
only remained to tell the story. Then she
made q little characteristic speech, per-
haps the first in her life; she said: Thou
seest that empty canister. | filled it for
thee with pound Of my best tea and
have lent it all to thee in dreblts and put
in to it all thou hast sent ne in return, and
none but thyself hath taken thereirom or
added unto it, and now thou seest it emp
ty; therefore will say to thee, thou hast
borrowed thyselt out and | can lend thee
no more :"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-02

The wateA- ofthissF
to yield more g.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-02
Po g teal.
CRUISING.

What are the days but islands,
Somany little islands.
And sleep the sea of silence
That flows about them all ?
There, when the moon is risen,
The peaceful waters glistcn;
But yondcr plashing-liStcn
1t is the souls that fall.
The little boats are skimmin~,
The wind led boats are skimming,
Each in its silver trimming,
Apart from fleet and shore.
There not an oar is dipping
With just cables slipping
Glidcs out the phantom shipping
That Wandcrs eycrmorc.
Every days an island,
A green or barren island,
A lOwland or highland,
That looks upon the sea;
There fruitful groves are browning
There barren cliffs are frowning,
And rocky channels drawing
The little boats that flee.
How many are the islands
The tccmlng, talking islands,
That in the sea of silence,
The rowing vessels find ?
Their number no man knowcth
Their way the current shuwcth;
The tide rcturnlcss tlowcth,
As each Is left behind.
The sailors long to larry
Forrest they long to tarry-
When at some isle of fairy
They touch and 90 ashore.
With songs Of wistlul pleading,
They follow, fate unhceding,
And with the tides rcceding,
Are drifting as before.
But sometimes, in the sailing,
The blind and endless sailing,
They pass beyond the hailing
OF land upon the lee;
The lowlands and the highlands,
And all beyond the islands,
Behold the sea of silence
Behold the great white sea.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-02
81 did not think you would care to see

81 did not think you would care to see
me, Miss Fannic"
ooh !! how could you think so badly OF
me? | have wanted so much to think you
for all your kindness. never can thank
you; and then, Mr.. Barnes" said Fannie,
her bright eyes filling with tears, "can you
ever forgive me for all the tricks used to
play on you"
Fannie" said Mr.. Barnes, taking her in
his arms, with sudden inspiration, twill
you marry me?"
In all the country there is no happier
woman than Fannie, the wife OF 'that hor.
rid Mr.. Barnes"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-02

To WASH OH CLoTHs. - Take equal
parts of skinned milk and water, wipe
dry; never use soap. Vanish them once
a year. After being vanished they should
be perfectly dry before using. -~---yr1'TlE'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-02
VARIETIES.

Miss Lyons, of Newark, shot her brains
out because she was obliged to board
with strangers. We have often wondered
why more boarders didn't commit suicide.
"A cherubc little fellow told his kind
ly school teacher recently, that he doesnt
want to be an angel so much IA he did
He prefers to grow up, go to Congress and
receive back pay.
"A worthy Kentucky farmer being asked
if u daughter, recently married was still liv-
ing with him, replied: No, Sir When one
hive.
An eccentric old fellow, who lives along
side of II graveyard, was lsked if it was not
an unpleasant location. NO" said he, 81
never jncd places in all my life with set
of neighbors that mind their business so
stddy as they do"
"A picture of the times represents u
fashionable gentleman saying to Il belle,
''Pray, excuse me, miss, but your face is so
familiar that | believe we must have met
before" She replies: "And yours, too, to
me; indeed, think we were once enga-
ged."
A young lady, the other day, in the
course of Il lecture, said: Get married.
young man, and be quick about it, too
Don't wait for the millennium, hoping
that the girls would turn to angels before
you would trust yourself to one Of them
A pretty thing you would be along side of
an angel, wouldn't you"
There's no use talking, I'm going to
get married." said q bachelor acquaint-
ancc the other day, while busily engaged
in sewing. "IIere l worked just twenty
minutes by the watch trying to get this
needle threaded, and then just as | sue
ceeded pulled the thread out. Finally |
got it threaded again, and now, after sew.
ing this button on good and strong, | find
I've got it on the wrong side, and now |
have my work all to do over again"
In Central Railroad train, the other
day, two old ladies sat in adjoining seats
in one Of the cars; one declared if the con-
ductor opened the window, she would die,
and the other protested against it being
closed, for she would certainly smother to
death. The conductor was in doubt, when
venerable gentleman exclaimed, "Open
the window and kill ore of them, and then
close it and kill the other, and then we
shall have peace.n
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-02
THE BEST"
Keller PatGntGlail, Seed, &FertiliZing
DRILL

fs,liIS Drill is nNcisally acknowledged To lac the hest
4 implement OF It's class now in the market, having
obtained the first premium at the Maryland State Agi
cultural Fair Tor 1870 and ISL and at other State Fairs
follow ing few o the leading points of superiority
In point of operation ii has superior AS il will drill
all kinds of Grain Seed md Fertilizers in any desir
quantity 10 the acre aud works with the regular
ity on either rough a. smuGth land. Stumps, stones
and other obstacles Of the kind do not interfere
with its working arrangement 1t il tie eat in priu-
rish and the best in siup city aud durability Ii is
easily managed, tie whole work Of the machine is
brought directly under til" eye of the operator In rnI
It meets the Requirements Of the farmer ia every
lar as II Grain, Seed aud FcrtiliZnS brill
Contained fiorr Th,rshrr Hler and fYpaney ioHA ar
citt"W Elevator.
For Rpidity al hauling, Of ctrut ian Il tlu
mbiiily this machine Is u, SURPASSED We have lit!cr-
ing certificates a lis work tor the past season.
ThIHshcI. and Cleaners Carey Prllu aud other Horse
PuweIh liiCkUk, ilIi"hiusuI sam On mad CIIucI Ci.
der aud Wine Mills and Presses.
These Mills and Presses we'll AID Evurahly known
throughout the country aud their reputation il ruliy
established wherever they have been used.
Cucumber Wood Pumps.
The wood of which they made is rrIl liable for it,
fine, close grain and the enacity # it, EhIr which PIE
vents ii from cracking lay exposure 10 the frost
| This pump inpnrts no taste tuthr water
GuGnu, Bone Dust Plaster and F.rttIiIrts Clover
Timothy, Orchard. Kentucky Hluo, Herb aud Other
| Field CLASS Seeds lnrnip tntulaga and all kinds Of
| GaIdeh Seeds.
STRAW aud Fodder Cutters 81 mo approved pitterns
Corn Shelters, Churls, Dexter Washer and Wriugcr
Pioneer stump Fuller, PiOwA, Pillow Castings uarrows
| Curators and Farming and Agricultural Implement,
| of every description
tS-seud Tor Descriptive Circulars.
GRIFFITH, BAKER, 81 BRYAN,
au3O IL and As N. Paca st., Batinure Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-02

WHICH Is THE Best Which is the best
sewing machine, is a point on which diff
icrent companies differ; each Of course,
thinks lis 0t0n the best. One may have adj
vantagcs for one kind of work, and another
for another. But il the point were to be
decided by popularity, the Howe would
outstrip all Others.
It is noticeable fact that the Howe. Ma
chine Co has four hundred thousand of their
Machines in use, although having existed
but SIR gears, while the Company which
claims to have the most in use, has only
about twice that number, though having
existed for ttrenty gears. They are now
manufacturing over six hundred daily, or
one per minute, and at that rate can hardly
supply tiIe demand.
In this section they have become well
known to our people through the efforts OF
Messrs. Howard & Jeifery, West Main
street, opposite the Female Public School,
Bel Air, who guarantee to make each one
of their customers so thoroughly satisfied,
that they will be convinced that the Ho,ce
is the best.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-02

HAYrIEN PRoyERBs.-The day that the
little chicken is pleased is the very day that
the hawk takes hold of him.-Eggs ought
not to dance with stones Before you
speak turn your tongue over seven times
A little dog may have courage before his
masters door. - It's only the shoe that
knows whether the stocking has holes
The cock wears spurs, but he is no horse
man for all that.---Pardon does not heal
the wound.-A pig that has two owners is
sure to die with hunger Reproach is heav-
Ter than n barrel of salt.--A promise is n
debt
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

An intelligent person, familiar
with the sound of the English
language and the letters of the
alphabet, but uninitiated in the
mysteries of our actual spelling,
might, perhaps, devise for himself
sort of phonetic system. What
a person not so intelligent but gift
ed with ingenuity, would produce,
may be seen In the following no.
tice posted on an enclosure in the
city of Louisville "Ena puson
fonnd lorfin In this yart Will bea
poot under a Rest Korden too
lor."
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

Here are few Jumps of infor-
nation known to some, but by a
great many yet to be learned:
How to lay out piece of ground
an acre square Measure off 2OS IL
feet on each side, and you will have
an acre within an inch.
Contents of distances-An acre
contains 1910 square yards.
Measure Of distances-A mile is
$3.50 feet, or 1,760 yards in length.
A fathom is six feet.
A league is three miles.
A days journey is 33 1-3 miles.
A cubic is two feet.
A hand (horse measure) is four
inches.
A palm is three inches.
A span is 10 IL inches.
A space is three feet.
A barrel of flour weighs 1876
pounds.
A barrel of pork is 200 pounds.
A barrel of rice is 200 pounds.
A barrel of powder is 25 pounds.
The following are sold by weights
per bushel:
Wheat, beans and clover seed, 60
pounds per bushel.
Corn, rye and flax seed, sc
pounds.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

A boys tooth-ache generally
commences at s a. m, reaches the
highest altitude at quarter to O.,
when the pain is intense to an
extraordinary degree; commences
to subside at 8, and after that dis
apears with a celebrity that must be
very comforting to the sufferer.
If at night the boy hasn't got four
quarts of walnuts spread out to
dry upstairs, ii is because there is
no place up stairs to do it.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

RUORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
1VE made in the payment of the sum Of four
hundred and thirty-two dollars and sixty cents,
which is claimed to be due ut the date OF this no.
ticc for principal and interest, certain mort
gage, bearing date the twenty-sixth OF june A.
ID. 1872, executed by Rosanna Potvin, party OF the
first part, TO Henry Riley, party OF the second
mart and recorded In the office of the Register of
Deeds of Alpena county, on the twenty-seventh
day of June, A. D.. 1872, ut O'Clock ~ NJ, in liz
Der Is, of Mortgages, on pages $50 and 4Sl and
no suit proceedings at law or in equity
having been instituted to recover said sum or any
part thereof; Therefore, notice is hereby given
that, 20 satisfy the amount so claimed TO be due,
together with the legal costs of sale and the sum
OF twenty-five dollars, provided in sad mortgage
attorney fee, in case of proceedings to fore
close said mortgage, and in pursuance of the
power of sale contained in said mortgage, and of
the statute III such case made aud provided, the
premises described in said mortgage, 80 much
thereof Ms will suffice to pay said sum of money
with costs of foreclosure and attorney fec to WIT
All that certain piece or parcel of land situated
and being in the city of Alpenn, county of Alpena,
State of Michigan, and described ~ follows, to wit:
Lot number six 6l in block number nine, t9l nc
cordng to the recorded plat of the village of Alpe-
ma. will be sold Mt public auction or vcndue, TO the
highest bidder at the front door of the Court Room
at Pottcrs blick block, in the city of Alpena, that
being the place of holding the Circuit Court for
the county of Alpena, on the 18th day OF Novem-
Der, A. u. 1878, at the hour of ten o'clock in the
forenoon Of said day.
HENRY RILEY, Mortgage.
J. d. TURHBuLL,
Attorney for Mortgagee.
! Dated Alpcna, August Is, 1873. l0jwl3
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

A New Fairfield man who faile d
to get a thirty cent pineapple for
a quarter of a dollar, wanted to
know whether we were breathing
the pure air of freedom, or being
strangled with the fetid breath Of
hellish despotism ?" The store
keeper said those were the only
pineapples he had.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

A good Lady, who on the death
of her first husband married his
brother, has portrait of the FORM
er hanging in her dining room.
One day visitor, remarking the
painting, asked, ais that mem
Der of your family ?" "Oh 4! that's
my poor brother-in-law," was the
ingenious reply.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11
Slip of the Tongue.

If there is any defect more strik-
ing than any other in American
character, it is bashfulness. Young
America, in particular, is painfully
affected by it. An incident is men,
toned by correspondent, who
was desired by his aunt to go over
to her neighbor Shaw's, and see if
he had any straw for sale, for filling
beds.
Mr.. Shaw, said our informant,
was blessed with a goodly number
of Misses Shaws, and l, therefore,
felt little timid at encountcring
them. To make the matter worse,
arrived just as the family were
seated at dinner. Stopping at the
doorway, hat in hand, l stammered
out:
"Mr. Straw, can you spare me
enough Shaw to fill couple OF
beds 2"
"Well,' replied the old gentle
man, glancing around at his large
family, and enjoying my mistake,
81 don't know but / can. How
many will you needs"
Before ! could recover, those
hateful girls burst into chorus OF
laughter, and l broke for home.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

One of the saddest sights in the
winter is young man who has
waited outside the church of an
evening until he is chilled through,
only to see his girl walk off with
some rascal who has been inside all
the time toasting his sinful shins at
the stove.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

An Irishman writing from Phila-
delphia the other day, to his friend
in the old country, concludes a let
ter thus:
eff it's liver me good fortune to
live till dy--and God nose wheth-
er it is to be so-Pll visit ould Ire
land afore / lave Philamadalfy."
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

A widow lady, who is engaged to
bachelor neighbor that owns
large farm and comfortable dwell
ling, says she loves the ground he
walks upon and adores the house
he lives In.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11


Just published In n sealed envelope. Price Gets.
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Involuntary Emissions, Sexual Debility, and I'M
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Physical lncapacity, resulting from seif-abuse,
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Tho world-renowned author, in the admirable
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11
Notice of Attachment.

In the Circuit Court for the County of Alpena.
Abram Crowell rs. Edgar s. Porter and Isaac Par
meter--ln attachment.
Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day OF
October, 1873, a writ of attachment was duly is
sued out of the Circuit Court for the County OF
Athena, MT the suit of Abrnm Crowell, the above
named plaintiff, against the lands and tenements,
goods and chattels, moneys and effects OF Edgar
$. Porter and Isaac Parmeter, the defendants
above named, for the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars which writ returnable on the 18th
day of October, 1873. -
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dated Alpena October 81, 1873 llGw6.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-11

A lady was examining an appli-
can't for the Office of maid of all
work, when she Intercepted her
as follows: "Well, Mary, can you
scour tin ware with alacrity ?""No,
ma'am / always scour them with
sand"