Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-06-25

u olfS'C "ohi"i', HoAJ Nue'tHS''
has made an entry under the Timber
Culture act and subsequently mar
ries, is not thereby debarred from &C
curing title to the land. Land
through which passes a stream of wa
ter upon the banks of which there is
q growth Of "scrub timber is subject
to entry undor the Timber Culture
Laws. The rules governing home,
stead contests govern timber culture
contests Persons who have made
timber culture entries cannot COM
mute by paying the Government price
per acre for the land. Full compll-
ance with the law for the full time
must be shown before the title can
pass to the claimant.
THE return of the gallant Fifth
Regiment of Maryland with its fresh
laurels from Bunker Hill was the oc.
casion of a warm and enthusiastic
demonstration on the part OF Its thou,
sands of friends yesterday, says the
Gazette Of last Monday. Our gentle
men did honor to themselves, to Bal
timore, to Maryland p the South
and to the nation By their partici-
pancy in the centennial celebration at
Bunker Hill; and the good that will
result from their visit in bringing
about better understanding and fra
ternal feeling is incalculable. 1t is a
noteworthy fact that with a single
exception (the New York Seventh,
the Fifth ranked higher i'll point Of
numbers than any Regiment in attend
ance.
TIE Philadelphia Press, the Cen
tennial organ, par crc'!ence, is doing
very good work in getting the hoteI
men Of that city to pledge themselves
against eXorbitant charges during the
Centennial year. Some Of the land.
lords are willing, some reluctant tc
promise and non commlttal, but or
the whole the majority will maintain
decent prices There is really little
danger Of such outrageous swindlinl
in Philadelphia as was practlced a
Vienna, owing to the sharp compete
ton, not only Of New York, Baltimore
'" o'ne (,,'v,, ~ wv Eva Va o;t ,c - mI;o,
~" NO sII w. w. W. W. wy W m l'.I
m,;, oa,,t.';na t};,lor
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THE safety Of the Republic lies il
the education of the people. If IS,
norance increases in greater ration
than intelligence, danger is certain
to come. A Republic cannot be sup
ported bv an ignorant people. The
self governing features which make:
1t the very best form Of Government
for an educated people; makes it til,
very worst for an ignorant ore, The
',' n '''e Nv W .,.S,,,, ''l1 ar oar,
State The nhpral sunrort Of ev.ry
th;ng that tends ia increase oennr,
int.i1ioonce sbouId be tle object an,
DIV, ,f s,oto.nonsIin
GOVERNMENT instructions arc free
ly rendered to the Commission that i.
to treat with the Sioux Indians fol
relinQuishing the: ri ghts in Nebraska
and the Black Hills. The genera
theory Of these instructions seems tc
be to IN Ike as cheap bargain as pos.
sible. AS nobody is yet certain whe
Their the Black Hills are really wortl
bnifn ~ , a.t;'olto1 Lr tLo otfar; .
nr;no e NO InIi,ns ore w;lI;ne r.
ir'oI.n an ~ nf,,r. r. tbev st;cI, 10 ,L(
nnI;cy nronounjeI Lv SnotteJ Toi) f.
r;ya ndtb;pg fill thew are sure Of ;hei,
nan ths nenotiations are ILeIv tf
be nro'onTod
TIE enthusiasm over the American
Rifle Team at Dublin continues UNI
abated. Invitations to various enter
tainments are pouring in upon them
among Others one from the Fellows
Of Trinity College to a banquet on
hars 81 thn taom viii aIso bo enter.
ta;noJ bv tba Dublin fratern;tv M,
Amer;conv IN Wednesday took nar,
IN motob orronoad for Tho nnrnosf
of solent;na fonr from the Irish team,
~ oon,rata Nth tLon, for Tho cranc