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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

Two men were digging a well in
Waterville, N. Y, and had sunk it to
the dept Of thirty feet. They had
drilled hole in the rock at the bot,
tom, filled it with powder, and light
ed the fuse. Then they shouted to a
boy who had been stationed at
windlass to draw them out, but he
had qait his post. The scared men
shouted again and again while the fuse
was steadily shortening, soon burning
into the drill. hole so that they could
not extingn!sh it, They knew that
within two minutes the explosion
would occur, and were frantic with
terror. The boy came, Just before the
fuse was burned out and hurrjedlv
drew them up but they had not
been raised more than half the hight
Of tie well when the explosion came
knocking them out Of the bucket and
letting them fail, nearly killed,
among the broken roaL a, tue bottom.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

They tell Of man in Main who
kicked a can of ntro.glycerine out of
his way The story is a shocking
one, as the story of the vain search
for the scattered fragments Of hui
man being always is.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

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COME AND SEE ME.-Ncver take
come and see me as a rAcn*o meant
in earnest unless it is accompanied
with a date. Such an invitation
amounts to nothing at all. If a lady
or gentleman desires your company
he or she will appoint time for your
visit. Cal on me when you can
make it convenient, "drop in as you
are passing, make US a visit when
ever you have an hour or two to
spare, are social ambigutles by which
men and women of the world under
stand that they are not expected to
do the thing requested. When peo-
pie wish to be cheapIy polite there is
nothing like this kind Of vagueness
The complimentary small change Of
society must always te taken at a
large discount. 1t is never worth its
face or anything like it. Yet it is a
convenient medium Of exchange, and
heavy debts Of gratitude, that ought
to be requitted in better coin, are
often paid with it. People who have
more polish than principle use it Law.
ishly-plain, blunt, honest men spar
ingly or not at all. Whoever makes
a friendly visit to fashionable house
on the strength of mere Come and
see me" will very often find that the
family circle he has dropped into by
request, is as ungenial as the Arctic
circle, and he will probably leave it
with chilly feeling that will prevent
him from venturing into the same lat
itule again. But when a whole
sould man, whom you know to be
your friend, grasps you vigorously by
the hand and says, Come and dine
with me to-day--dinner on the table
at three o'clock sure to come, we
shall expect you,' you can take it as
certain that your presence is warmly
desired. 1t is pleasant always to
make or receive a visit from friend,
but nod on the street is all sufficient
from fashionable acquaintance.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

The supreme court Of Iowa has
affirmed the constltutionality Of the
law providing that railroad compa-
MES shall te responsible for fires
caused by spark. from their engini.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

A man nearly seventy years old,
blind and infrm, has been sentenced
to death for murder in Rcd River
county, Ark. His crime was com
mittod twenty-five years ago, but he
was not until recently brought IL
trial,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

The oil springs of Pennsylvania
were known to the whites as early az
1929, but the full use and value of
petroleum were not known for two
hundred years afterward.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19
Stltrfed Hoehy.
7'O-DA Y.


BY JOHN BOYLE o'REILLy.
Only from day to day
Tue life of q wise man runs;
What matter if reasons far away
Have gloom or have double suns?
To climb the unreal path,
We lose the roadway here,
We swim the rivers Of wrath
And tunnel the hills of fear.
Our feet on the torrents brink,
Our eyes on the cloud afar,
We fear the things we think,
Instead of the things that are.
Like tide our work should rise,
Each latter wave the best.
Tomorrow forever flies,
To-day is the special test.
Like n sawyers work is life,
The present makes the flaw,
And the only field for strife
Is the iuch before the saw
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

Nor MUCH OF A HUsBAND.-Rundy
has been married two weeks &nd has
left his wife. Bundy is a.lHtle man
and his wife weighs 240 pounds, and
was the relict Of the late Peter Potts.
About ten days after marriage Bum
dy was surprised on awakening in the
morning to find his better half sitting
up in the bed weeping as if her heart
would break. Astonisbed, he asked
the cause of her sorrow, but receiving
no reply he began to surmise that there
must be some secret on her mind that
she withheld from him, that was the
cause Of her anguish, so he remarked
to Mrs. B. that as they were married
she should tell him the cause Of her
grief, so, if possible, he could avert
it, and after considerable coaxing he
elected the following from her:
Last night I dreamed / was sin
gle, and as | walked through q we'll
lighted street | came to store where
sign in front advertised husbands
for sale. Thinking it curious, | en-
tered, and ranged along the wall on
either side were men with prices af-
fixed to them. Such beautiful men /;
some for 81, 900, some for $500, and SO
on to $3.50, and as | had not the mon
ey l could not purchase.
Thinking to console her, B. placed
his arm lovingly around her and
asked :
And did you see any men like me
there p
"Oh, yes" she replied, drawing
away from him, "lots Of them they
were tied up in punches, like aspara-
gus, and sold at ten cents bunch.
Buudy got up and went to ask his
lawyer If he had sufficient cause for
divorce.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

Two Philadelphia hunters shot six
robins, and were fined thirty dollars
and costs. -
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

Young women are advised to set
good examples, because young men
are always following them.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

The hight of a man is equal to the
measure of his extended arms from
tip to tip OF finger.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

Ohio purposes sending youth of
one hundred and sixteen summers to
the Centennial.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

Order of Court--"Send one dozen
Jury carefully packet -. -
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

"Pull on this rope" wrote Mr..
Wlneberg, Of Williamsport, Pa, you
will find me in the canal
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

At jacksonville, Fla, recently five
sharks were seen swimming after a
boat in which man had cut his foot.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

That writer does the most who
gives his reader the most knowledge
and takes from him the least time.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

To do business q man must have
dollars and sense. ..,,.} -.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19
CHANGE OF TINE
WESTERN MARYLAND R. ROAD.


NN and after Sunday, June 3, 1875,
~ Passenger Trains will run as fol-
lows:
LEAVE MECHANICSTOWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at 5:35 and
6:06 A. NJ, and 4:17 P. NJ.
For Frederick at SOC A NJ and 417 p NJ
For Hsgerstown, Williamsport and Mar.
tinsburg at 1888 A NJ and 7:35 Z NJ
ARRIVE MECHANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at 1888
A NJ and 7l5 and 1875 p NJ
From Frederick at 1888 A NJ and 7;35
Pm
From Martipsburg, Williamoport and
Hagerstown at 500 A NJ and All p NJ.
J. NJ. HOOD,
- Gen'l Manager.
B. II. GRISWOLD,
Gcn'l Ticket Agent.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

A youngster being required to write
a composition upon some portion Of
the human body, selected that part
which unites the head to the body,
and expounded as follows: "a throat
is convenient to have, especially to
roosters and ministers. The former
eats corn and crows with it; the lat
ter breaches through hisn and then
ties it up. This is pretty much ell
can thilk Of about nocks.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19
'MTSCELLANE0US.

A smart thing A mustard plas-
ter.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

LNor choice SUGARS at 10, If, II cents
u COFFEE, TEAS, SYRUPS, SPICES
90 GILDS Il Co.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19
A YOU'VE LAwYER.-"Your cog.

A YOU'VE LAwYER.-"Your cog
nomen 2 asked the Detroit court of
a boy of eleven, who came out wiping
his nose with as much vigor and ra-
pidity as if he were being paid ten
cents a wipe.
He's dead " sobbed the boy.
"You don understand mel mean
your lame"
"BilI."
/" Bill 4. nat p
Bill Davidson. :"
Well, bub, I have heard a very
bad report concerning you. | am
told you broke a window and called
a woman bad names. How is it p
"Ill tell you, and | won't lie nuth-
er. was goin' long Congress, street
and a woman axed me Boy will you
bring in some coal p And | said |
would for twenty-five cents. And
she said You little lazy brat you
ought to be in the poor house. And
| said, was much obliged, and she
set her dog on me. | never called
her names, and broke the window a
THROWN at the dog
{" Is Mrs. Skidmore here 90 asked
the court.
She WASH t, and after look around
the boy continued
" Folks has no business to call boys
names, nor set dogs on EN-.
" Have you been telling me the
truth, boy ?'
e" Yes, have. In willing to be
struck dead as a herring if I've lied
Where's the woman ? Why don t she
come here and swear agin me? Here
is whore the dog bit ne on the leg,
and III face her any time "
William, you may go, but keep
out Of trouble hereafter. It's pretty
hard for free American citizen to
run away from skirnish, but you
had better dodge around the corner
than to getin wrsng!e witha woman.
Go in and find your hat, quit wiping
your nose, 60 to bed early, and you Il
some DAY be able to deliver an agri-
cultural address before a county fair.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

TNor cheap CALICOS, GINGHAMS
II CAMBRlCS, DRILLING, TICK
ING, Go to GILDS s. Co.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

COUNTY OFFICERS:
C11f Judoe-Hon r. l. Bowie.
Assoe;atss-Hons. John A Lynch and W.
Y. Bo|ia.
Hsos>s Attorney-Milton G. Urner.
Cgerk Of Circuit Court-Thomas Cor
such.
.SaIri9-Thomas II. Willard.
ludi1or-Fred'k. ]. Nelson.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

crosse street man KNOCK at MS uOOr
heard a window raised and a female
voice cried out
"That's you, is it %
" Yes, darling" was the answer.
" Are you drunk p
{" No, havn t tasted drop
" Not even beer ~
"No, not even beer
" Perfectly sober, are you" ?"
just as sober as preacher" :"
She leaned 9 out Of the window,
peered down into his upturned face,
and then said
" You'll swear to it -
"I'll swear to it on stack Of BIZ
bles ten feet high
"Well, I'll open the door. You
seem to be all right; but I'll have a
club handy, and if you have lied to
me the coroner will call it case of
lustifable homicide.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

MEANT TO BE SURE.-At midnight
the other night policeman saw La
crosse street man knock at his door,
heard a window raised and female
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

District NO l5-Bernnrd Collifo"cr.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-11-19

Job WorkLCAsH ON ,DBLIVtRY.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26

SENATOR MORTON in II speech re
Gently delivered ut GreencastIc, In
diana, said that cx-confederatcs and
their principles should be forgiven
but not forgotten, and that "these
men can never be put on the same
level with union soldiers without
dishonoring the principles for which
the war for the union was fought"
He added:
IL have never thought that l
should do such a thing. but l be-
lieve now that / am willing. to vote
for bill next winter doing away
with and relieving the last disability
growing out of the rebellion, tn take
effect on the Fourth of July next ;
so that all men; all races and colors,
without regard to previous condition
of servitude or of arms, shall begin
the new century on an equality be-
fore the law. And may God put it
in the hearts of people everywhel Q,
north and south, to accept in all
its fullness and extent the new birth
of the nation, to administer justice,
humanity and charity, and to exer-
else to each and TO all those gifts and
to do those things that they would
have others TO do unto them"
When this fcrocious old brute be-
gins to talk in this strain it begins,
indeed, to look as though the reign
of carpet baggery is approaching its
inglorious shreveport Times.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26

Tho Wiehila EpNc, NJ godpowIot
county Kansas, notices n stfnwbmfy
patch M Acro In silc, ndioinit 4
Wichita, nnd speaks NJ tho uuusn.
ally fine Appearance nj the plants,
wlliGi wore thea IN fail bloom, nnd
adds! "Wo wore moro surprised
aimee, after several intellectual at
tcmpls oursclyos, we had abandoned
this delicious fruit ~ among those
not intcrdcd IA ha a's,d BOO this
valley The ground uu which this
bed was had boon brul,pu luar gears
and cultivated Tor twp d.llrront
crops. THESE wires had been
mulchc | with straw over winter,
and they uncovered ~ handsomely
~ we have seen grown anywhere (;
so that Strawberries ara an added
success to tho long list of products
our splendid soil and climate j. dis.
90, crIng TO Us"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26
Making Glass Elastic-A Wonderful
Invention that IN Kept u Profound

At u meeting of the New York
academy of science, last night, Pro-
fcssor Thomas Eggleson, of the
school Of mines, gave brief ac-
count of his experiments with NJ.
La Bastie's new elastic glass. The
process which removes the brittle
ness of ordinary glass consists in
immorsing it at q red heat into a
bath Of fatty substances, which the
inventor keeps secret, and in slow
ly cooling the glass therein. The
lecturer threw three pieces of pre-
pared color cd glass on the floor, as
well as some watch crystals, neither
Of which broke, though thrown Wig.
orously ten or twelve feet. Various
glass plates similarly projected re-
manned entire the professor showed
the only way of breaking them by
spinning one fourteen feet high in
the air, and allowing it to impinge
horizontally and with its whole sur
face, when it shivered into thou
sands of pieces. In the experiments
rected by the lecturer, it required
thirty-six shocks of pointed steel
cylinder falling from ten or twelve
feet high on the same point of a
prepared glass two-ounce ball to
break it. On prepared glass placed
at angles in hot houses the falling
cylinders had no effect.
In resistance to direct pressure
the prepared glass far SURPRISES the
best ordinary strips of the latter
on knife edges bearing at the ut.
most weight of twcnty-seven
pounds, while narrower strips of
the new did not break under sixty
pounds weight, but often required
much higher pressure. With ordi
nary supports Il half inch tempered
glass three inches long broke only
at one hundred and twenty pounds.
The resistance of the new material
to fire is remarkable. A plate OF
which heat of three thousand de-
grees was brought TO bear only began
to bulge after three and one half
minutes of such intense heat, while
ordinary glass broke within five
seconds. Its applicability to optical
purposes has not yet been fully
tested, but although extremely elias
tic, La Bastie,s glass is so hard that
il resists the diamond.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26

"IT is no longer possible to dis
guise the fact" says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, "that the wheat
crop in the lower counties is going
to be very light. Miles upon miles
of fertile land, as good as the sun
shines upon, will not yield an ounce
to the acre. Tho district, say from
Lathrop south, along the Visalia
branch, will be nearly n failure.
East of the line of road things look
better. In the foothills, toward the
east, crops are really good There
are some fields that will yield from
fifteen TO twenty bushels to the acre,
but this must not be taken as an
average. West from Modesto, with
some few exceptions, there will be
no crop. The whole country pre-
SCENTS an aspect of perfect barrenness.
The land is ccod-indccd, it is eX-
coIlent-but they have had no rain,
and, of course, without rain there
is no crop.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26
Railway Communication with Mexico
New York worldl

The Correo del Commerce. Of
Mexico publishes in full the text Of
the concession just made by the Mex.
lean government TO Mr.. Il. L.
Plumb, in behalf of the Interna.
tional railway company of Texas
and New York, for the building of O
railway to connect the busy city Of
Leon, in the state of Guanaiuato,
with the American frontier on the
Rio Bravo del Norte. The whole
line of the road is TO be surveyed,
and the plans for its construction
are TO be submitted to the Mexican
minister of public works within two
years and half from this time, and
work on the line at the Rio Bravo
end is 10 be begun within three
years. A railway concession from
Leon TO the capital has already
been made 10 an English company,
which will cooperate with Mr..
Plnmb; and the Mexican press and
public exhibit a well-founded salts
faction at the prospect which thus
opens upon their country Of enjoy
ing a direct line Of communication
with the United States by railway
at no distant day. In the presence
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26
Return of Colonel Thomas q. WIN
Hams.

Colonel Williams, who has been
absent several months ut Chihua,
hua, and in that vicinity, engaged
in the removal of the Mescalcro,
Apache Indians TO the Fort Stanton
reservation, has returned, and we
had u brief interview with him M
TO tho results of his mission.
The Indians, about three hun
drcd in number, do not propose to be
removed, and have become Mexican
citizens. They are located at San
Carlos, San Vinccntc and Vado
Piedra, in the state of chihuahua.
The central government Of Mexico
has taken tho matter in hand, and
whilo it grants the request Of tho
Indians, to be allowed to remain in
Chihuahua, IL has at tho same time
taken measures to protect the Amer.
leans, and also the Mexicans, against
their lGwlossness. 1t seems these
Mescalcro, Apaches have been in the
habit of crossing the Rio Grande,
going up the river some distance,
recrossing and doprodating on the
Mexican citizens Of chihuahua
Hence tho Mexican government has
stationed n cavalry force among the
Indians, under tho command OF
Colonel Joaquin Terrazas, n cele-
brated Indian fighter and excellent
officer The governor of the state
of Chihuahua, rs well as Colonel
Tcrrazas, directed Colonel Williams
to assure the department commander
that they would be more than will
ing to cooperate with the United
States forces at any time in repress-
ing any lawless acts the Indians
might be guilty OF. Colonel Will
liams is positive that the relation of
the Indians in the state of Chihua.
hua under these circumstances is q
much more satisfactory solution of
the difficulty, than their removal to
the Fort Stanton reservation, from
which place they could at any time
return to their old haunts, and
annoy, as heretofore, tho citizens of
both countries.
Colonel Williams tolls us that for
grass the country between here and
Preside del Nortc is unsurpassed,
but in the vicinity of FL Paso the
grain, rs well as the grape vines,
have been almost entirely destroyed
by grasshoppers.-[ San Antonio
Herald, 18th.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26

Elk. SENATOR ScHURZ receives
very different treatment on his re-
turn to Germany from that which
he had Just after the rcvolut on OF
1919. Then he was obliged to fly
in secrecy from the country. Now
a banquet, given him in the capital,
is attended by the presiding officers
of both chambers of the prussian
diet and by Privy Counselor Bu-
cher, who is on the most intimate
terms with Prince Bismarck. The
chancellor, at least six yeas ago,
showed high appreciation of the
merits of Mr.. Schurz. Herr Blu.
cher, in attending this banquet
plainly indicated that he was acting
in harmony with the wishes of the
chancellor, which is no small mat
ter, considering Mr.. Schurz's revo
lutionary record.-[New York Tri-
bune.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26

The confident prediction by sc
old and intelligent statesman as
Hon. Alexander Ii. Stephens that
the next president of the United
States will be journalist, suggests
the INJURY as to how the different
professions have Jared in the past in
the distribution of that honor. A
hasty review of the list will be found
to result somewhat as follows:
Washington, soldier Adams, law.
yer; Jefferson, lawyer; Madison,
statesman Munroe, lawyer; J. Q.
Adams, lawyer, Jackson, soldier
Van Buren,, lawyer; Harrison, SOL
der; Tyler, lawyer Polk, lawyer
Taylor, soldier Fillmore, lawyer
Pierce, lawyer; Buchanan, lawyer
Lincoln, lawyer; Johnson, lawyer
Grant, soldier.
1t is true that Jackson was q law.
yer as well as q soldiers Judge as
well as general-but as it was his
career as a fighter that made him
president, he is credited to that pro-
fession. SO Pierce was a brigadier.
general in the Mexican war but he
didn't distinguish himself peculiarly
as warrior, so we apply to him the
correlative of tho proposition that
we apply to his great democratic
predecessor. 1t should, perhaps, be
explained, with respect to Madison,
that he studied law, but seems to
have boon drawn into public life too
soon to make any progress in the
practice,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26

Whenever fruit il dried in The
sun--sayS an exchanged il
exposed to insects, who deposit
moro or less eggs upon it. IL the
climate be calm, MS in the Atlantic
states, the cold weather sets in so
early that these eggs are not hatched
out in autumn, and the fruit is usu
ally consumed before the following
spring, tho consumers ignorant OF
the fact Of having eaten with it
millions of insect eggs, which be.
como animated with life as soon us
warm weather approaches, if any
fruit remains. In California, and in
all semi tropical latitudcs, these
eggs hatch out before the approach
of autumn, and often destroy the
fruit before it is required for con
sumption, and always injure it..
Much sun dried fruit has been
shipped to foreign ports, and has
been ruined before reaching its dcs.
tination, and when sold nearer home
has been returned to the farmer.
Therefore oven dried fruit is the
most reliable, clearly, wholesome
and healthy. Economy and policy
all req lire that the old method Of
drying fruit be abandoned, unless it
can be subjected to some process by
which the insects may be destroyed,
Fruit dried by artificial means, if
carefully watched, is always II ore
wholesome and palatab'e, and when
it is designed to thus prepare it for
the home or foreign markets patent
ovens for the purpose should be used,
which may be so arranged as to pre-
vent burning, and which will cause
the juices of the fruit to dry rapidly,
and thereby impart finer and
more ma tural taste, since the pro.
cess Of drying is more quickly &C.
complished.