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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16
MechaMlcstow.l, Aug. 10, 1873.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

cS- The, Republican Voters of Mcchan-
icstown District will meet this evening n,
the Academy ut past O'Clock to appoint
dele gates to the County Convention.
IIo, nor EMORY GROVE, The
cars OF the w. NJ. Il. Il. will carry
passengers to the Camp Meeting at
Emery Grove, Baltimore county, next
Suv,lav tomorrow morning, for
$l,sj, the Round Trip. Good for
that day only.
rta- The Formers Oranges Clubs, a
new political organization, is sweep
ing the Free West. Gov. Booth, OF
California, and Senator Morton, of In
diana, bow before the coming storm.
"Trnth is omnipotent and public JUS
ticc certain.
ha~ We hear that the friends of
Dr. James X. Waters in the CreagcrS-
towu, Mechanicstown and Woodsboro'
Districts will press his name before
the Democratic County Convention
as candidate for the Legislature.
sss- \ number Of the Republican
candidates for County Officers have
been around in this District and En-
mitsburg within the past few days
pressing tt, If claims before the consld-
Grafton of the Sovereign People. 1t
is a free country, and every man ha,
a right to aspire and paddle his own
canoe
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

Dss.y'" There appears to be a moral
necessity, a duty which the public
owes itself, and the principles of the
Government, that the elective princi-
pie should not be tamely suffered to
sink into disuse, or be basely desert
ed, by course Of passire obedience on
non-rcsistoncc, to the usurpation OF
power by the Members Of Congress.
Even were y defeat, in the effort for
a popular candidate as the redress Or
OF wrongs, certain, there is an abso-
lutte necessity to pursue it, were t
only to show, that there is, at least,
some regard for the principles Of Rep
resentative Government, and that lib
erty is not despaired Of, because two
factions, struggling for power, and
succeeding each other in the posses
sion, have both degraded themselves,
and brought many friends Of Repre-
sentative Government to despair of
the duration of civil liberty on this
globe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

r[Y"CHArl.Gs NJ. TNo%Ml.l, of Emmits-
burg, has connected himself with the wen
known Importing House Of ADAMS Moul-t
ten a. Co., No. 3 Hanover ST., baltimore,
dealers in notions, hosiery gloves etc. licl
Will fill orders for The above house prompt
w and at clcap rates. Win lie to see hisJ
friend, in his section Of the county aboutA
the 1st Of September, and hopes to receive
their orders, auylG1t
GE\clllAM PFC Nc. - The Sabbath
School at Graccham held their annual
picnic in Mr.. }. Krom's grove, on last
Saturday. The day was delightful, and
brought together quite a concourSc OF
pcop.c. The children were delighted to
realize their cherished expectations. After
singing several pieces, accompanied ny tic
organ, at which Mr.. Glenn presided. adj
drrssr, were delivered by RcvS. NE.
Gids and {. NJ Holt. - NJ being ut
han,i, dinner was then prepared to rtcu-
prrulr tie inner man. " !itc cloths were
seen in all directions. around which old and
Young were seen diSposin.s Of the Gool
things previously prepared Ivy mother and
sister. At l:3o ,. VI. AL were called to-
gcthcr again. and two more addresses were
delivered by Rev. Thomas J. Cross and
Elder J. Crtrycr All appeared TO enjoy
themselves. and continued until after sup
per. Nothing occurred to mar the feeling
of any on this delightful occasion. All
appeared to he socinhc, and this i'll spirit
was fully carried out.
Japan is again invadcd-this time by
base ball plavcrS
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

csD'' a writer in the Springfield
Massachusetts, Republican, in scan
ming the actions Of Gen, b. +. Butler,
the aspiring candidate for Governor
Of the Bay State, says no rogue ever
avows lis purpose to cheat unless he
has his stilctto at your breast fraud
Of every description ispractlsed under
the exterior and profession Of honesty
The man whose vote Sir ROBERT WAL
rol.E III the British Parliament bought
for two hundred pounds, boosted
c'Hum ho,,ls at the moment when his
fingers were soiled with the INK Of the
Treasury in his pocket book.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

nes- The Reading Pa. Dispatch says
that Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
will be the next President Of the Uni
ted States, to succeed Gen. Grant.
The Hon. Francis Thomas, Of Mary
land, U. S. Minister to Peru, is now
in New York, ready to sail for Lima
in South America.
The Frederick citizen is urging the
erection of a large Summer Hotel on
the mountain near that place.
be- This l., the time 10 insert fall
sales Of farms.
re- We are prepared to execute
job Work in the most expeditions
manner. Send in your orders.
lfls" The ladies Of the harcm OF the
King Of S:am have put off the Sia
mese harcm costume and donncd the
European hArcm- costume, consisting
Of ch!gnous, higi,-hceIed CATERS ano
back files Of newspapers.
The Annual FAIR Of the MARYLAND
State Agricultural and Ncchaniea
Association, Will be held from the III
to the 18th Of October next.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16
'rca,ury in his pocket book.


n-c' \ delegation Of Russian Qua
k RS, who have been hunting a Ioc,-
ton for large colony Of their PEG,
pie, have determined to settle in lIar-
ycy county, Kansas, and will return
to Russia at once to make arrange
montS for the transportation of their
people to their new home. The colo
ny which they represent is sad TO be
large, intelligent and wealthy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16
RsE"It is a remarkable trait tina

psg~It is remarkable trait that in
the partisan presses Of the country,
says the Cincinnati (Ohio), CONNER
cinI, that they cannot enter into the
ilea Of an independent press-or Of
an editor acting, but under some
superior, or some secret influence or
mtcrcst-thcy, however, exhibit in
this sort of confession that could
not be expected to be made in any
open form.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

KENTUCKY. = The newly elected
Legislature of this State, chosen on
the first Monday Of the month, will be
composed as follows: Senate, 80 De-
mocrats, and 6 Republicans House
Of Representatives, 50 Democrats and
l9Eepublicans. The Republicans gain
, in the Senate, and the Democrats l
in the House.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

sll" Carroll street, in this town, is
becoming fashionable promenade
street after sundown All the pretty
girls and gallant beaux may be seen
there by moonlight attitudlnlzlng and
displaying their agility.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

CT The Camp Meeting at Emory Grove
com mc,tcnd under unfavorsl,lc anspin's IN
regard to the weather; we trust ii may
terminate with glorious sunshine in the
conversion and salvation of sinners,
aG-The Duke of Edinburgh, son a
Queen Victoria who has been voted
an allowance of$25O. 600 per ann"m,
by the British Parliament. is soon TO
be married to daughter OF the En-
peror Alexander of Russia.
ssy"If you want yonr nclghbors "to
know all about yoA, give party
and don't invite tie neig!bors who
lie next doc.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

The I]agcrstown XeyuH and yofch
says that the cost 10 Carroll county in
the murder trials Of Davis and Shue,
charged as principal and accessory in
the murder of Abraham +. Lynn, toots
up the sum Of 1859 81.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16
REGISTER OF WILLS.
Col. John L. ROuZer in the Field !
THE C.INl.ISS BENONING .INL
Nl1ING.

The friends of this gentleman, and their
number is daily increasing, in many of the
Districts ofthis county, arc organizing and
intend to press his claim. in the Republic
can District meetings, and in the Republic
can Nominating County Convention, rs Il
candidate for the Office OF Register of Wills
for 7lX years fran next November. They
claim for their tayoritc that he is Il thor
ou@h going Republican, supporting the
party with zcai on all proper OCCASIONS
That he served three years in the Union
Army in the war of the Rebellion that he
was twice WOnLr,l in Tie Battles Of the
Wilderness; and that he was taken prison.
cr of war and suffered incarceration in tho
prisons of Danyllc and Salisbury. That
he was several times promoted for mrritO-
rious services on the field of battle; and
that his "rcror,l' ~ n Union soldier and
officer, viii rlAilraIr the invest cation and
admiration Of honorable men,
In McrhHnisiOWn District, where he il
best known, he will he ind"r>cd enthusiasts.
iically hy the Republican District Nee ting.
and that hi- friend, here and clscW here.
have every motive To labor with zeal. and
are earnestly invoked 10 rally to his stand,
ard and give him that strength and pres.
tig" and support, first for the nomination
and, >rr"ndIy for an election, which in the
present aspect of affairs, he has right to
claim and confidently 10 expect.
l>l TN" friend, OF Col. Rorrzer claim that
he is qualified 10 till the oilIcr
2d That lac suffered for I Ec cause the
preservation Of the Union and the Consti.
tuition:
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

E:ss" The New York Evening Post
SAYS that Senator Roscoe Conkling,
Of that State, has not drawn his back
pay, but has left it with the disburs-
ing officer Of the Senate, where it can
be drawn at any time.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

The nomination was made unanl-
nous. A Platform of Principles was
adopted, and a State Central Commit
tee appointed.
Comp,iHec Jar Err12lch County,
J. Alfred Ritter, +. J. Nelson and Dr..
VIM S. Mcpherson.
When Frederick county was called
during the balloting, Frederick ]. Nell
son, Esq. spoke as follows:
1--WE seek no reward, we have no
enemies to punish, we are here with
out the slightest suspicion of a combl-
nation; we are here to follow in line
of principles such as the party has
been pursuing under the auspices of
its best men. We propose to fight
the fight on square foundation and
Il square base Of Democratic princi-
,los. 1t has been said that Colonel
Woolford has proved himself n No. ]
utlicer, and | do not doubt the asser-
lion. Our delegate named him at the
last convention, and now We renew
,A,c endorsement Of him as man
capable Of filling the position for
uhich he has been nominated, but
an not in favor Of C@Sarism. The
papers of the land are ringing out in
clarion tones against it, and let us
pause. Every eye that has regard
for the success Of the Democratic
party is now looking at Maryland Il
.;ce what her line Of policy sill be
and scribhlerS al! over the coun ~
arc denouncing the Third term move
ment.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

Br5~'Ihe betrothai Of Prince Arthur,
Of England, to the Princess Thvra, Of
Denmark, is announced
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

We understand that some of the
proprietors of the workshops in Al
toona, Blair county, Pennsylvania, re-
Gently discharged some 400 work
men. business seems to be Stacking
off there as well as elsewhere.
RslDA colony Of Mennonites, num-
boring, it is said, 10000 persons, and
now residing in Russia, are about to
emigratc to this country this Fall and
settle in some Of The Western States
The Mennonites Commonly called
Menlsts) are quite numerous in Ian
caster, "a, and other portions Of that
State.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

The subscriber will sell at Private Sale,
a small tract of LAND, coz tanning %
acres, ON which there is Il Log HOUSE
ls sss4 one and half stories high,
III ii iTin and small barn. Also, adioin-
aaltM! ing the above property, there
choice timber, The above property is sit
uatcd in Eylcr's Valley, adjoining the lands
of Daniel Brciglmcr, Benjamin Eyler,
Christian l.antz aud others. 1t would male
a nice little mountain home for Il small
family. This land is about 3 miles from
Mt. st. Mary's College, 3! miles from En-
mitSburg, and 6 miles from Mcchanicstown
Terms IF .Soi"--Thr above house AND
land will he sold on terms TO suit purcha.
scrs. Apply to the subscriber, living u few
hundred yards below Franklinville.
ABRAHAM +. RODDY.
Aug. 16, 1Si3-tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

ssa The London Rsrord, in an
article on the appeal Of the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury to the Prime
Minister against the danger of misap-
plying the ecclesiastical patronage of
the Crown in their critical times,
makes the following emphatic state
ment: Five years have almost ex-
pired since Mr.. Gladstone was placed
at the head of affairs, and during that
period he has done more to Romantic
the Church of England in general,
and the University OF Oxford in par
ticular, than any former Premier. y
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16
d o A ID n O n | c L.

L
We, the undersi gned, citizens of Frcdcr-
lex county, do hereby rive notice to all
whom ii may concern, that we intend to
petition the County Commissioners for
Frederick county, at their first meeting,
after thirty days notice being given, to
open a Public Road, commencing on the
Emmisburg and Crcagt rstown Road, and
running with the old Road bctw cen the
lands Of John Dorsey and James A. Orn-
dorti to Beaver Dam Creek, thence across
the Creek. anC running with the Greek to
the old Road, thence With the old Road to
the Graccham Road Said road not to be
less than 80 feet wide, in compliance with
the Act of Assembly.
JAMES A. ORNDoErr,
WILLIAM DORSEY,
JouN DoE>ty,
l'ANLra, \. ID RsrY,
auGl6 JAMES ", KELLY.
SOMETHING EIC!I!
BOOKS THAT WILL KEEP!
Are You ready for Il hearty laugh Then
BUY ONE OF THESE BOOKS.
"Frcd Douglas and his Mule
"ParSon }"cchcr and his Horse
"Thc Knight; of PythIas Shown Up
"frcc Masonry Exposed"
- 'Prc" of the Books only 21cts. each.
For sale ut SMITHS
Temple Of Fancy,
augl6 l'ra l"rick, Ma.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

Young ladies who lace themselves
tightly when dressing for dinner,
evidently prefer grace before meat.
ooh, ma, said a little girl who had
been to the show, We seen the Ele
plant, and he walks backwards and
eats hay with his tail.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

Gen. Bradley L. johnson was at
Oxford, England, on the 22d of July,
it is stated on business for the State of
Virginia, not vet made public.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

BlTThc colorcd Jubilee Singers,
now in England, have had the honor
of an invitation to breakfast with Mr..
Gladstone.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

Col. Woolford having obtained a
majority Of the votes on the first bal
lot, was declared the unani lous nom
inee Of the Convention.
FOR Clerk Of the Court Of Appeals
James 5. FRANKLIN was nominated on
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

AcCIDEST-On Saturday morning last,
as a little son of Mr. Jacob J. lIouck was
going toward Woodsboro, in Il spring
wagon, the horse took fright and ran
away. just rs the wagon was upscltng,
the boy jumped out, and escaped with II
few slight bruises. The wagon was pref
ty well used up.--Bamneret Liberty
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16
Democratic state Convention.

The Democratic State Convention OF
Maryland met in Baltimore, at the
Hall Of the Maryland Institute, on
Tuesday, the l2'h instant. 1t was
called to order by His Honor Mayor
Joshua Nansant, Chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee.
The Hon. VIM. Y. Dove, Of Mont
gomery county, was elected permanent
President Of the Convcntion Col l..
l.. Dcrrickson Hiram Mccullough,
and Joseph Crisp, were chosen Wee
Presidents; and James McE.Irov, j..
". Bryant and DR., W. \. Eidllcmo-
Ger appointed Secretaries.
On the FIRST ballot for Controller Of
the Treasury, the following was the
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16
NJAIsNLAND STATE TEACHERS
Atl ASSOCIATION.
\ r = III Y A + l.. S.\ I. +.

allw9
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-08-16

say This is not a good year for
fruit. The dysentery and cholera are
about. Be careful how you eat it.
cS~ Poor Poodle is dead. Hcisho'
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-11
A Sure cure for Drunkenness.

There is no more use for your ine-
briate asylum or cold water organi-
cations, for q certain cure of drunk
enness has been discovered by ac-
cident. 1t seems that q man we call
''Shack' for short, was in the habit
of spreeing early and often. About
two years ago, on the third quarter
of a lengthy debauch, he made his
wife cook him a half dozen eggs,
which he ate, shells and ALL Then
taking pod of red pepper, he pro-
ceeded to eat that for a settler. Bob.
j, coming in during the last
operation, remarked: 'sMan, that
will burn you up" Shack replied,
81 will bet you a quarter l can eat
that whole string there" pointing to
one containing twenty large pods.
The bet was made-the wager won
and for weeks, despite the efforts of
the doctors, Shack complained of a
volcanic burning in the left side.
He still lives, many miles higher up
the Rappahannock. but has never
taken drink or asked for red pep
per on his eggs from that day to
this.-Richnond Whig.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-11
From the Louisville Courier-Journa
A PlOus Indian Agent and a Game
Cock.

just little story, not quite long
enough for a Sunday School book,
but it will point moral neverthe-
less. An Iowian, Mr.. Jasper VIOLA
lovely name, suggestive of chrystal
bottle-was a wicked man, swore,
drank and fought chickens. He
went to Washington to get an In
dian agency. A friend told him his
first step was to join the Quakers or
the Methodists-didn't make any
difference which-and thus qualify
himself to carry out the Presidents
peace policy. Jasper Violl was
struck with the force of the advice,
and pondered which of the two great
churches he should join. Jasper's
early education had not been of
such nature as to give him a bias
towards either Quakerism or Meth
odism, and to his unprejudiced mind
the two systems were so much alike
that he could not make a choice. In
fact, Jasper might have died in his
sins, out Of the pale of the visible
church, and gone to the Hot Sui
phur Springs, had not the good Rev.
DIR. Newman, chaplain to the Senate
and spiritual adviser of the Pres
ident, come along just at that juno
ture and told him to 'aoin our
church, namely, the Methodists.
Jasper did so, was duly baptized,
got his appointment, and went out to
the Indian Territory. lie had a sal
ary of $4,000, amassed considerable
wealth by strict attention to honesty
and other practices, and finally had
to be turned out of Office for various
things not authorized by Indian Gus
toms, civilized law, or Methodist
discipline. 1t is a matter of regret
that Jasper Immediately relapsed
into his old fendness for gamecoeks,
and has recently bought 8 lighting
chicken for professional purposes at
a cost of one hundred dollars We
grieve to say that Jasper Violl is
not regarded by his church as vial
of wrath, and that his chances for
passing the Jasper walls are diminish
ing. Let us hope that the hundred
dollar game cock lie has bought will
prove to be a lineal descendant of
the one which admenished the Apos-
tie Peter so successfully, and that
when it blows its shrill clarion
Jasper will also 'go out and weep
bitterly We fear Jasper Is o fair
sample Of the AVERAGE Indian agent.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-11
A Good Health Sermon.

At the meeting of the American
Public Health Association at Cincin-
natl, DR.. Jarvis, of Massachusetts,, is
reported as having made the follow
ing remarks, which are as compre-
hensive, practical and vital as any
tract for the times needs be: az
''Dr. Jarvis said that much of the
! ill-health of families Was the result
Of the culpable foolishness of bring
ing up girls with no idea Of house
hold work A girl is married when
she knows how to talk and sing and
play indiferently on the piano. She
is full of poetry, joyousness, aesthetic
tastes, but she knows literally moth
ing about the details of the house
work. But there she is. She may
not know the difference between u
raw and boiled potato, between -four
in the barrel and in the loaf on the
table. A serving woman has to be
hired, and very few of them know
really how to cook. A dressmaker
has a regular course of training to fit
her for her work, but it is supposed
that any one can cook. She says to-
day: We are lucky; our bread is
light and sweet Would any woman
tolerate a dressmaker who should
say: We are lucky to-day; the
dress fits we'll Tomorrow the cook
says: We are unlucky to-day the
bread is sour and heavy fla dress
maker should cut her dresses by
luck rather than by system, she
would quickly get her discharge. But
no; husband must sit down to the
sour bread and ill-cooked meat. lie
will not say anything. and the guests
will overlook defects and sit down in
sorrow and eat their bread in bitter
ness. We are more sure of being
we'll dressed than of being we'll fed.
The outer man is tolerably sure Of
comfort, but the inner man must sit
down to the table with fear and
trembling. The Irish girl in the
kitchen is very often the cause of
damage and loss in the counting
room, which makes bad blood and
weak brain. The merchant goes
down to the counting-roem weak,
head aching and enervated. He
does not know what is the matter,
but a Mephistophcles. could he look
into his stomach, would see the sour
bread there. lie believed that pow
erty ran through the whole man. 1t
became part of his moral and intel
lectual elements. Poor food made a
poor man, and the poor elements
went down to his posterity. He be
lieved strongly in hereditary trans
missions, but even if they did not Oc-
cur, there was fact to be noticed,
that if man had nothing to
transmit, the child would have moth.
ing. This would apply to the moral
and intellectual elements as well as
to the physical condition"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-06-11
Mica in East Tennessee.

Mica is q purely transparent and
elastic stone, that can be split to
any degree of thinness and of late
is becoming an object of great use
in the arts. The finest mica in the
world is found in the Allegheny
mountains, on the Eastern border of
Tennessee; and mining and quar-
rving it is being carried on upon an
extensive scale and with great prof
its to this species of industry, for
the supply falls far short of the de-
mand. Such is the interest mani
tested in the production of mica as
an article of commerce, that these
mountains have recently been thor
oughly explored for the finest spec
linens of this mineral; and the in
vestigation has led to the discovery
of old excavations that have been
worked by people of prehistoric
possibly by the mound build
ers of the stone age. The hunters
and settlers of the mountains have
always regarded these old mines as
remarkable sink holes; and now
they are much sought for as the
source of the most profitable quar-
ries. Oftentimes. in clearing away
the debris, blocks Of mica have been
discovered partially dressed, with
chisel marks plainly to be seen, and
other indubitable evidences of hav-
ing been blocked out by hand
Probably the finest quarry in this
country and one furnishing the most
astonishing evidence that it has been
worked by people whereof we
know nothing, is the old mine re-
opened and now worked so profita-
bly, by Messrs. Heap & Clapp. near
Webster, n. G.. Aside from the ma
terial advantages to our industrial
resources. this discovery of ancient
mines of the early aborigines is very
interesting as a new link in the his
tory of tire habits and civilization of
a people that even the traditions of
the natives four hundred years ago
give no account whatever.