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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-05-28
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WE CAN MAKE HOME HAPPY.

Though VIC may not change the cottage
For 4 mansion tall and grand,
Or exchange little grass plat
For boundlcss stretch lf land
Yet there's something brighter, dcarcr,
Than the wealth we'd thus command
Though we have no means to purchase
Costly pictures rich and rare
Though we have no silkcn hangings
For the walls so cold aud bare
We can hang them DER with garlands,
For flowers bloom everywhere.
We can always make home cheerful,
If the right course we begin;
We can make its inmates happy
And the trucst blessings win;
1t will make the small room brighter,
1t will let the sunshine in.
We can gather round the frc>idc
When the evening hours arc long;
We can blend our hearts and voices
Ina happy, social song;
We can guide some rrrir 2 brother,
Lead him from the path of wrong.
We may fiji our homes with music,
And with sunshine hrimming DER,
If against all dark ntrudcrs
We will firmly close the door
Yet, should evil shadows enter,
We must love each other moro,
There are treasures for the lpwlv
Which tic granlcSt fail t. find,
There is chain OF sweet affection
Binding friends Of kindred mind
We may rep the choicest blessings
From the poorest lot assigned.
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HEnEis the way some poet Granger

HEHEis the way some poet Granger
gives vent to his pent-up feelings at
the failure Of his spring crop; "Alas :
alas, the garden sass we planted out
in rows, caught by the snap, the to-
tai crap was caught out on a froze.
The beans and greens and early rose,
the inguns, saIsifo, alas, are not,
they've gone topot, but quite another
way.
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FOR SHERIFF..

return my sincere thanks to the Vo'crs
of Frederick county for the very 1'att'rihG
vote they gave me at The late election; All"
hy the advice of very many OF them AN,
nounce myself as candidate tor Sherin al
the next election and earnestly solicit thclr
supnort b. G. FITZHUIH.
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TO the Voters Of Fred-
erick County.

ENTLEMEN-''ratciul for the very
" hattcring vote | received at the asl
Republican Nominating Convention, |
again at the urgent solicitation "t any
warm friends in the several districts OF the
county, announce myself as u candidate
for the next Shcritlalty, and respectfully
solicit your support -
iunr l3.tc JOHN SW EADNER.
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THIRST AT SEA.-Thirst on land is
bad enough, but thirst at sea, with
water everywhere, but not drop tc
drink, is ten times worse. OF the
agony which it occasions we laav form
some conception when we read, as IN
the case Of late shipwreck, Of the
survivors Of a hoats crew greedily
drinking the blood of their dead
comrales. No one knows what his
evil fortune may one day bring HIM
to endure. For the benefit Of the
reader, therefore, we make note OF
the following question put by the
board Of trade examiners to the can
didates for certificates of competency
as mates in the English merchant ser
vice What would you do in order
to allay thirst, with nothing but Sc"
water at hand 80 The answer is -
Keep the clothes, especially the
shirt, soaking with sea water Drink
ing salt water to alIay thirst drives
the sufferer mad but on external ap-
plication Of it gives relief, if it does
not satisfy the demands Of craving ma
turo. 1t is apity that this simple yet
truly scientific remedy is known 70
but few ofthose who tempt the trcacL-
erouS nam.
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for is to draw big salaries and preacl
so as not to scare the people away
from church, and when they git too
fat and lazy to preach they want to
90 away on trips for their health. II
had my way they'd be sawin wood
half on 'em, and t'other half I'd mind
their business then, l guess
"What about the doctors ." asked
the reporter.
"What ABOUT en-? Why, half OIL
em don't know nothin bat to saw of
some poor devils leg when he's
srrained his ankle on The railroad
Some on elm give you medicine enough
to sicken q hoss, and t'othor kind
don't give you nothin' toryour money
at all. I believe in pow-wows and
yarb tea and goose grease, DO. -
do you like lawyers any better ~
"No, | don't. They can Ust git up
. quarrel quicker, and take longer to
settle it, chargin five dollars a minute
'oF S''cA'N "p '"e'' nv''' o." '1eI'
"eS"S' IMAM any ot'1l ''''e'S Il" -" Il.
We ""'' some '''''''"S " '''' 'o"' . ''''
'""HEe'S' '"u WASH = "''o"'' u %! Il
"oF"' ""' | III oo"'I' ~ 10 my o""
'''"'" "Nl'
"Of course you are married - said
III" E"gIe representative.
"M'rrled. | should say | was,
Here We been tied to the incaneSt,
LATEST, lo"nnest, cEtter hYln, for
many year, "orAHa ana sIayIn and
ralaIn children, the worst bFats in
the world, with the aUtuIest tempcys
well, don kno" where they take
em from, for my man am t no more
piS'~N |I4'N'i - ''tNN = ''i'Ni S'' i'NI.'
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BOYS USING ToBACco.-A strong
and sensible writer says good SHARP
thing, and true one, too, for boys
who use tobacco:
1t has utterly spoiled and utterly
ruined thousands Of boys. 1t tends
to the softening and weakening of the
bone, and it greatly Injuries the brain,
the spinal marrow and the whole
nervous fluid. A boy who smokes
large quantities is never known to
make a man of much energy, and gen
orally lacks muscular and physical. as
well as mental, power. We would
particularly warn boys who want to
be anything in this world to shun to-
bacco as a most banefui poison -
Tue Belair Argus says, 1--WE cali
the attention of the boys to the above
warning against the use Of tobacco.
Every word is as true as Holy Writ.
If there is any thing that will more
thoroughly enervate and destroy both
physical and mental vigor than the
use of tobacco by q boy, it remains
unknown t. medical science.
Better wait, boys, if YOU will and
must use tobacco, until YOU have
finished your growth and Your con-
stitution has become formed; but
our advice is to let it severely alone,
at all times and seasons.
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AZ, i

have made arrangements by which
can furnish almost any kind of Machinery
at the lowest price, and beg that my
friends will purchase through nc.
march l4-tf
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DR., GEO, N. ZIMEAE r M A.

TINHANKFUL for past tayors, offers his
/ professional services to the citizens OF
Mcchanirsljwn and vicinity
Office and residence, South Water St
dec S-tt
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Music on the Piano.

number Of scholars on the Piano
a. will be taken by competent
Teacher. Terms liberal For information
apply at this Office.
Anril l6.tf
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TABLE KNIVES!
REDUCTION
Varying from Fifteen
to Thirty-threc cts.
on the Dollar

TABLE KNIVES, best in use, handle and
blade one solid steel, silver plated, plain
or satin finished handle, large, medium
and desert, best quality, $3.50 to $3.50
per dozen.
TABLE KNIVES, second quality, from
$50 to $525.
CASTORS, five hottlcs, double silver plat
ed, as low as $3.50.
CASTORS, five bottles, triple silver plated
1926 and upwards.
BUTTER.DISIIES, triple plated, from
5000 upwards.
FORKS& SPOONS, Rogers, or Holmes,
Bsoth & Haydcn's make.
CAKE BASKETS &c, IN short, all goods
in my line.
Watches, Clocks & JeweIry,
of any kind, I offer at reduction from
IS to 33 per cent.
tY- Many Of my goods Might sell to
Dealers as low as they buy elsewhere, but
prefer giving the full benefit
Of the advantages 1 have gain
cd to my patrons, who have
stood by me more than 2J
years, not only, but TO all who
may seek my establishment
upon recommendation Of others and 70!
its own merits, under the SOLE and well
signaized name Of,
Yours, thankfully
CUAS. III. q. FOX,
OPPOSITE CITY HOTEL,
FREDERICK.
Nov. 17.tf
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WOULDN'T MARRY A MECHANIC.

A young man commenced visiting a
young woman, and appeared to be
we'll pleased. One evening he called
when it was quite late, which led the
young lady to enquire where he had
been.
II had to work tonight
What, do you work for n living %
she inquired in astonishmcnt.
"Certainly,' replied the young man,
II am a mechanic.
81 dislike the name of mechanic, "
and she turned up her pretty nose.
This was the last time the young
man visited the young lady. lie is
now a wealthy man, and has one Of
the best women in the country for a
wife.
The young lady who disIiked the
name o.! a mechanic is now the wife Of
" nl'SeF"o'o ioo'~-a regular V'8F'n'
about grogahops-and the soft, YER
dant' silly miserable SlFl Is Obliged
10 take III Washing IN of0eE 10 support
herself an" cA'I"ren.
You disI!Ne the E@me OF mechanic,
en- Y" WHOSE D'o'''el' are oo'
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TALK about the poetry Of motion
onl sylph-liko grace, but hd you ever
stand bv and see q woman sc & oAo.
..Asl .o.n 10 t,qn i .tU19 III IT
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Potatoes Potatoes !!

I>ARLY ROSE AND PEERLESS
-IIPotatocs for sal, at the store OF
ROOT & GCfF.
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ERIC X W II 7 +,
Justice of the Peace and Col
IHH1nr

WILL attend to all business entrusted to
him with promptncss and fidelity.
IT, Of'ice for the present in DR.. " hite
Oficc near the Square.
MrChanicstown, Md. July l2-tt
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Tae way % a.. ;:4c~s4oo: ever
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20

Toe "Ancient Pistol" Of the Washington
Rcpub,ican has had no word of censure for
AMks, OF Mississippi. 1t had nothing but the
most terrible punishments for the White
Lel-ues," SO called. The Washington
Star. which has side entrance to the White
House and knows little better how the
wind blows about it than the Republican,
has this to say of AMEs:
Every right.thinking person must COM
mend the Presidents action in the MisSssip-
pi matter. He virtually says to Governor
Ames, why don't you help yourself; why
no, exhibit more selfreliance, and use sour
own resources, instead Of appealing for eX-
traneous aid?' Fancy the Governor of Penn
sylvaDia or the Executive of New York call
in. for United States bayonets to suppress
domestic broils. The former was recently
called upon to meet organized violence in the
mining regions Of bis State, and acted
promptly and decisively. using his own
troops TO suppress it. Had he called for
UGiied States troops without exbaustipg bis
own resources he would have made himself
ridiculous in the eyes Of the whole country
IN bis case Governor Ames has exhibited q
timidity dscreditsble in the Executive of d
STATE. He certainly owes it TO hinself, no
less than the Government, to explain bis
hot haste in calling for troops, and the reu.
son why he so long delayed answering the
specific queries of the Attorney General"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20
N5o,, ynrk Democrats.

The proceedings Of the Democratic Con-
yention at Syracuse display an Offensive
amount of arrogance on the currency q"e''
ton. The Democrats Of Pennsylsao'a mus :,
foe, no little irritation at the contempt "
their views which is implied In the language
OF TIE New York platform.
The d;scordant views of the platform OF
10th narties illustrate how Impossible II Is
far concurrence of opinion amongst the
neonIe of all the States on the subject OF the
currency. We long since suggested that II
oueb, to be left by the National Democratic
n,,t(o-m to the congressional districts, just
90 was the case with the tariff 10 the GREE
LEY platform. The Philadelphia Press RE
pub,icar) compares the different platforms
on the currency, and declares the disagree
ment amongst them bewildering." 1t says:
"There are Republican hard-money and
Republican sott-money platforms, Demo
cratic bard-money and Democratic soft
money platforms, but the polished and care
fully.smootbcd douole.faced platform is the
tncst popnl1r of oil.
.Ciearly, this demonstrates that the ques-
ton is lifted out of the ordinary party lines
and that there is no reason at all why mans
R.publicansm should depend on his ideas
or personal convictions as TO resumption, an!
class of currency, expansion, or contraction
Tine Press favored the referring OF the
question to the congressional districts. Bu'
GRANT, having sold himself to the money
power, is not willing that any sucn tnine
should be done. After next fall it VIII mat
ter little what he says or agrees 10.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20

ocean. and to secure the advantage as lar as
practical under present circumstance li1e
OF steamers bel wesn CT ncinnat1 ana nun.
Ineton| has been established for some
nine. Columbus, however. is ikely To- mas
the rail connection fret. and the caPlta.lsIs
of Richmond, Va, anxious fora western
outlet to the Chesapeake and ONO, are wan.
Ing to give aid to the fitty.two'm''e snoi'
CIT. = Cfs.ty ~
Between Portsmouth and MaysvIl'e, ols.
lance of something over forty miles aoou.
thirty miles of road.bed has been graaeu, anu
the line has been furnished for distance u
fen or twelve miles, and now mas i"co III: =.
tive on il. The completion OF tnis niue Iinh
will give the Scioto Valley direct con nec., .h
with all the network Of roads in Inc South'
including the great Cincinnati Southern.
A short branch from CircleVllle "ou,o
reach the coal fields now penetrated Dy Tue
Mineral CITY branch of the Marietta and GIN
cinuati railroad, and bring Columbus "lthi1
thirty. i've to forty miles of coal oy a ne" ano
competing line. -
The road will also introduce to US new me-
opportunities in the way of iron ore. !ne
number of tons of iron ore mlned ID oclolo
county in 1873 Was q ,576.
One of the considerations OF prime, im-
nortapce to Columbus will be the facihtles
for TRANSPORTING the Waverly stone, no"
coming into such general use LOT pu gu, a,
purposes. The Scioto Valley ROAD VIII pass
tbro ugh an ineXhaustible deposit OF tnls VAL
uable material.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20

THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.-The st. LOUIS
Globe Democrat states that the people Oh mat
CITY are greatly aroused upon the suH]fc- OF
the Southern Pacific railroad. They VIII
make strong demonstration in its favor al
the meeting which will soon take place. The
GLOBE. Democrat says:
"Iu renewing the agitation tor Pacific
road along the southern route we appear no
less boldly to the people Of the North than
| TO the people OF the South. We ask thai the
propositiou be judged on its own merits, not
condemned in advance 10y those VINO nave a
vested interest in injustice. We ask no SUD-
| sidv from Congress, but merely such guar
antee of credit as is necessary for an enter
prise Of this magnitude; such an assurance
of ultimate strength behind the corporation
as will prevent all possibility OF break
down midway in the work from any cause.
| We do not seek to aid in the building OF b
road which will discriminate against all other
roads, to the injury OF many of those who
built it; nor do we wish to help an enter
prise which would borrow the money OF the
people and evade the payment of interest on
legal technicaty. The road we favor, ana
the road which we shall hope to see 'alrly
under way within six months, is as Tree
| from dishonesty as it is from sectionallsm !;
| its purpose is as pure. its scope as ample, as
| that of the road planned and projected in
! this city twenty-five years ago-the ROAD
which has long waited. but which should not
wait much longer, since it only needs the
determined support Of those whose best IN
| tereSts are involved in its success"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20

E,r several years there has been some
,.,so ~ disturbance ia this community that
his occasoned much difficulty in party pro-
ce,d,ups and a considerable amount Of dis.
c,,d about nominations, with now and then
omen resistance to party authority gentle
r,cn contending bitterly for or against Indi'
yi5l,als and assailipg the integrity OF the
marty. and exerting all their influence to
bling out independent candidates, in open re-
bcIliou to the party which has saved Virginia
from the worst of fates, and whose union
and harmony now arc necessary to the well
fare and peace of the Commonwealth.
Such manifestations OF turbulence ana I'M
pr.c,icability could not be due to ordinary
csuses-not such as would likely occur IN a
community not otherwise disturbed than oy
the ordinary aspirations, Disappointment,
aud personalities of society. IL may wen
exc;,e surprise aud induce the inquiry,
WA, is it that causes this unhappy condition
of things in Richmond2 Certainly there Is
a cause for it-one peculiar and unusual.
Many years ago there was splendid man.
sion in the then suburbs Of London which
became uninhabitable from some cause, and,
as usual, it was called The Haunted House.
II was successfully rented out TO families In
humble circumstances on most favorable
terms. Many trials were made and many
persons persisted in Drawing death in g The
Haunted House." Finally it came to state
of diiapidation, and was the refuge Of for
Torn persons who cared little for life.
Some parsons of inquiring minds con-
tinucd TO hunt for the cause of poison, as
they supposed, In the house. AT last THIS
perseverance was rewarded. An old pipe
was discovered in the wall Of the house, with
IT'S mouth in 4 hidden place, where workmen
had cut it instead of removing it. That
pipe had formerly been watcr.pipc that
passed through q graveyard, and when IL
wss no longer wanted the trouble of rcmoy-
ingi, was avoided by cutting it oil. After
discoveryi it was removed, the health OF the
bou>e was restored and it became once more
a happy and delightful residence.
!, there not some "pipo laying" about
Richmond that has occasoned the phenom-
era which all must have observed! The
Continuance of this state of things will nltu.
rally lead to Investigation; for no commu.
nifty could be cenSurcd for being altogether
im;aticnt under it.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20

| DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN BALTIHoRE.-Ar
immense meeting of the citizens OF ba'Il'
more was held in Monument Square on Ell
day night. II was the first Democratic mass
meeting of the gubcrnatorial canvass IN Ma
ryisnd. The Sun says of it that it "Was IN
! "cvcry way u great demonstration, "hcthef
:" measured by the masses of people present,
"by the enthusiasm, or by the soununess OF
the principles of civil and religious liberty
.and other fundamentals Of good govern
"ment expressed by the speakers. The ven
" cradle statesman, Hon. REvERDY JOHNSON
+" pres dsd, and his speech opened the meet
"irg.. Mr.. CARROLL, Democratic.C onser7a
" tive candidate for Governor, made his first
" speech of the campaign. ard was most en-
Enthusiastically received. Senator BAYARD,
4" Of Delaware; General FERDIsASD c. La
"rRoBE, candidate for Mayor; J.V.L. FIND
"IAY, and DASIEL CLARK also delivered
">prcches."
we copy two paragraphs from Senator
BAYARp's speech:
Nr. Bayard alluded to the condition the
country had been brought by the party In
power. He did not believe there ever had
pccn such depression and s!asnatlon OF IN
du>trics, lack of occupation, and apprehen-
siuD of danger as now 10 this country. The
losses of the war were set down at Sl2,000,-
600 900, the accumulation OF century,
which will require years to recover. The
Republican party does not stand upon the
ISSUES Of the last ten years. Their cries OF
southern outr.ges have been exposed, and
their sl,nders Of honest men must cease.
They have shifted the issues, and now ad-
dress themselves to the lower passions and
bring up the gauEt spectre Of hnow-Noth'
inci,n. They raise the issue If religious in.
tolerance. II is proclaimed in the land Of
Geor.e Calvert, upon a street bearing his
name. that men shall be prescribed for rell'
gio,lS opinions. Of all places on the earth
this gas the last from which snch proscrlp-
ton should come. [Appause.l
Mr.. i5ayard closed with an injunction not
to fal away from the tradition that they
shout. have the Carroll Of 1876 to respond 10
the Carroll of 1776. [AppIause.] He c'me
here 10 speak honest words TO honest men,
and believed he had done it. [Appiause.]
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20


A MODEL DEMoCRAT.-1n 1860 a man
named Richard Hampton broke the snop
window of harmless a,chmaker IL WOOL
wich, England. He was sent TO prison tor
nine months, and on the very day OF bis dls
charge returned to Woolwich and smashed
the same window. This time the Court
gave him eighteen months and once more,
on the day bis sentence expired, be returned
and again broke in the same window. Ills
third sentence was for ten years; but the
other day he was, for good conduct, dis.
charged on q ticket-of-leave, having served
nearly eight years. Promptly. for the fourth
time, he went straight to Woolwich, anu
once more smashed the same window, and
being thereupon brought into court for
fourth sentence, he remarked that be would
break that window as often as he got the
chance for the rest Of his life.
He is 10 for another ten years. His talent
Is wasted In EngIand. There they send him
10 tue trcadmill. Here be would change his
ralne to Prndleton and run the Democratic
DIRTY ia OHIO. If Boss Kelley could get bold
of him he would make him u Sachem OF ram
many a. once. He is just the stGif OF Wh!ch
tue Democratic party bias made lis leaders for
about twenty years. ln all tnat time The
party as we'll as the leaders have been gong
continually TO the "Gemnition boN.w"~s."
Bur every time they are " sent up Salt Il Yer
they vow, like poor Richard d ,mpton. Ina;
they twill smash that window whenever
ihey have Il chance."- Ne,c York Herald.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20

"The Conservative nominations for the
city and county have been made, and are now
offered to the voters. We did not get our
choice in each Dominee; nor was that TO he
expected. But tie question is settled now,
and no appeal frou the fat Of the party, as
expressed in the regular way, can be thought
Of bv any loya! Couservatiyc.-L ynchbur5
Eirgiatan.
This is the talk for all true Virginia Con-
servatiyes. At time like this those who
take the part of disorganizers. aud indulge
their personal ilI-will on account Of dsap
pointed ambition OF personal malice, are moi
of this honorable fraternity. They are
"falIcn" Conserya, ives.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20

The Confederate memorial monument in
the soldiers cemetery at Liberty, Bedford
county, was unveiled OF Wednes day, with
were delivered By General JCBAL A. EARLY,
Hon. JOHN GooDE. and General D. H. MAU.
RY; and a poem, written by Mrs. j. NJ. DA.
Wis, of Texas, was read by Colonel w. W
BERRY. General WILLIAM R. TERRY was
chief marshal.
We are favored with full account, with
all the speeches. They are excellent, but
woald take up more room than we can spare
lust now,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-20

We copy the following paragraph from the
Petersburg Hder-Appcal, apaper diSiin-
tinguished Ter it, honorable bearing and its
fine sense OF justice
"The row in Richmond ought to be set
tied by the card oil General Bradley Il. john
son published in the papers OF Friday. 1t
is, in our humble judgment, a complete an
swer to the attacks that have been made upon
him. We are irdisposcd to take part in the
local affairs Of another community. appre'
1"uding that our goodwill might do more
mischief than good; bit TO our vie" there
is now go reysrn whatever Why tue people
of Richmond should not unanimously rally
in SUPPORT of tue regular ticket"