Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-26
NEESCELTANEOUS.

JOCtn.
It is difficult to tell how much
fish will weigh by looking at the
scales.
The editor who said his mouth never
uttered a lie, probably spoke through
his nose. ....
Tailor measuring fat customer-
" Would you hold the end while ! 60
around? 2"
In Norway the longest days are 3
months; the morning papers are pub
lished quarterly.
Did you ever know country town
that hadn't the best brass band in the
State? Yes )! Mechanicstown.
Is there country editor in the
world who can speak favorably of
paper and not wish it success, or say,
"here our SO "
A popular writer, speaking OF the
ocean telegraph, wonders whether the
news transmitted through the salt
water will be salt.
They have a new way Of Matching
chickens ont West. They fill bar
rel with fresh eggs, and then put a
hen on a buns hole.
A retired schoolmaster excuses his
passion lor angling by saying that,
from constant habit he never feels
quite Inns unless he's handling the
rod.
The cato: bean is cultivated in
Kansas, and a castor oil factory has
been erected at Fort Scott. Even the
West is not without this pleasant and
exhilerating beverage.
Noisy little boys in Cincinnati are
told that right in the centre Of the
hind hoofs Of every live mule there is
little lump of gold, which can hc
easily dug out with perknlfe.
JoA, "nith, was born, baptized, ar
rested .lot buried, married and SEN
fenced 70 The pcnitentiary for life, all
in one week, recently in Omaha. This
did not prevent his having q tooth
pulled and stopping his paper on the
following Monday, either,
Numerous experiments have been
conducted in India for the purpose Of
/ discovering Trustworthy cure for the
bite of the cobra. 1t is announced
that Dr.. Short, Of Madras, has sue
cessfaliv treated several cases the past
summer with liquor potasse and
brandy,
Great distress is said to prevail
among the industrial classes Of Ger
many and Russia on account Of tie
failure of crops, and a much worse con-
dition Of affairs Is apprehended du-
ling the comming winter unless tho
respective Governments should take
prompt measures for relief.
An aged corn doctor named Nc
FIemming, who pretended to be IN
dire poverty, died at Locust Gap,
Schuylkill county, a few days ago, and
ABOUT $25 900 were concealed about
his person. As he had no relatives,
the money was turned over to the di-
rectors Of the poor.
An editor says: We started out 10
shoot squirrel the other day and six
men came UP and paid their subscrip-
tons. They thought we we were out
collecting. But if they had waited
to obtain the squirrels private opinion
of our skill as marksman, their fears
would not have got the better Of their
usual cool judgment.
, The city Of Berlin has but one
steam fire engine, the rest being old
fashioned hand machines, and the
water supply is inadequate. Recent
" an immense hotel was burned, and
water was brought in barrels and
pumped feebly to the second story
where there was no fire. At length
a heavy rain eXtinguished the flames.
* fashionable woman's clothes
wei.a twentyfour pounds, exclusive
Of hat, furs and rubbers, while a man s
outfit hardly goes over fifteen pounds.
ILis is free country, however, and
any woman is at liberty to carry as
much as a mule can draw if she
want Il.