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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-10-29
COLLECTORS SALE

10y virtue of the power vested il the
~ undersigned as collector of taxes, due
and owing to the Corporation Of Mechan-
icslown, | will sell at public auction
On Sot'utloY Oc'o5er 80, 1875, r.
at I o'clock p. m, the following personal
property: One template stove, one leaf
table one. half dozen chairs, and lot IF
carpet. The same distrained MS the prop.
crty Of Mrs. Maria Polly, for taxes due by
her, to the said Corporation, for the years
1873 and 1874 Same to be sold upon the
premises of Mrs Maria Polly, in mrchan-
iC, town. j. IliEO. w AESCHE,
oct .3t Collector.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-10-29

Our readers can't help hut be delighted
with the communication in this issue from
our Philadelphia correspondent. This
one is a vivid description of the city anC
the Centennial buildings. We expect t'
have frequent letters from this source, ant
We feel satisfied that they will be eagerly
sought after by our readers. Don't larry
Thomas.
OK Monday last, Mr.. Clayton w. Stocks
dale met with Il serious and painful accl
dent whilst hauling coal. In attemptin!
to get out of the wagon his foot slipped
and he fell between the front wheel anC
the wagon, twisting his leg and otherwise
iniuring himself Had it not been for ;
person passing by just at this time, h
might have been more seriously injured
as he was unable to help himself.
Since writing the above, we understand
that Mr.. George w. Stocksdale fatlier Q
the young man mentioned above, also, mo
with an accident whilst pushing q con
car. AS We are unable TO find out the full
! particulars as to his injuries, VIC can only
state that he was likewise considerably
bruised and skinned,
Our Lewistown friends sent us an in
vitatiou tn attolssl ,es~.d vo,i'iio,r party
in that placeson Wednesday night. w
return thanks for the sameand regret sin
ccrcly that we were, unable to attend
Dancing is something weenioy and seldom
leave an opportunity Of that kind slip 10y
But we have various reasons for not Al
tending this ball, the principal one is-n'
sound horses, and secondly the nights a.
too dark for a long ride.
BLACK SNAKEs.-Onc day last week a
huge black snake was making desperate
efforts to gain an entrance into DR.. Hen.
slaw's residence, on water street, and was
even bold enough to try the front door.
Fortunately the DR.. happened to lie close
ny and soon dispatched his snakcsllIp with
stout club. On examination the snake
was found TO he six feet in lcn~th. Onthc
same day as one OF the academy scholars
was going to dinner she observed Il large
snake crossing the paTcmcu, just in tronl
Of hel, which rapidly made its way into Il
Garden. This one is still alive and will no
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-10-29
PATENT SPRING BOTTOMS

for bcdstcadS; picture framing zone to or
der; looking glass plates rcplatcd in old
frames. cane chairs rrhottomcd, reparin4
u! iUrnit Ire in general All work guar
llNNNu NJ recommended.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-10-29

Independence Hall, with its many patr-
otto associations, it's old liberty bell, which
first rang out the grand wclkin of lndc-
pendcncc, it, museum of authentic port
rats of the principal actors in the kevo-
luton and admirable collection of the per-
sonal effects and relics eff those heroes ;
and the quaint old Carpenters Hall with
its relics of the first Congress, are. by them
selves, wen worth visit to Philadelphia,
to all who are stirred by the memories OF
those grand old times; for they were grand
and they will seem still grandcras we grow
Older as II nation.
Fairmount Park, in which tic Exhibition
buildingssere located, anj"ins 'he built up
portion of@he city ON the northwest, and is
probably oiUsof the largest and most b n,'-
litul marks in the w0iii. II C ntans 2140
acres upon which the city has already cN-
pended S6,000,0Oo and is annually cXpcnd-
ING large sums in adornmcnts and improve
mcnts. Through ii runs the Schuy Kill rr-
|er, dividing it into what is known as East
or Old'Park and West Park In 'Gc for
Bncr, not far from the old Nairmount N alter
Works, is Lea o. Hill The home of the CT, at
tinanccr OF the Rcvolu'ion-Rol or; Morris
(which was the scene OF many famous en-
tcrtainmcnts in which many of the prom'-
rhent Revolutionary worthless figured. In
the vicinity OF Lemon l.''l ana along 'he
river bank arc situated the boat houses OF
the Schuylkill navy-tastctlll st one stru'-
lures with creeping vines. The race course
hn Ihn river, enough norr"H" 10 smooth. anu
SEli protected from Tie wind by high
&ankS.Y Arrangements arc being made Tor
IN grand international regatta to be held
Icrn durinr the CrntrnriI TO which it is
nrnh,h;n ,L,t !, oIIi,inn !, the cluhs in
his rn,m,rv ,hr U\,nrj Cnmh,jlvc and
owl I'l m,,;s ,an.;n, cnhs VIII, send Wicked
.rrws W-n,t porI; is lin, ij,,lc implroyca
Were There !, a y,,t ryuonsc Of iirld and
t,,o.t left u.;ih ,hr nyrrn,iuu rr its beau.
,,n,' ,,,;,., ,a,,, ,,,,oh -. n,,Irrn f., -b;,urI
:, w. ,.,; i, a., ,;rrl drnyrns nf fine town
~ ~ " i',' ~ .ninyi,,m Tive freshness
''.,'l ,u''I'' Nv "i.''
VI ,,'''i ,'"'i:il n,,,. :. included
w '','''i we l',l,s ~ m ,nm l,'N Wv, 1ntion,
Wv ,''''i' ~ ''''-' o'1'.' W h,,,i.
a., ''''',, NV" Nv" w. ", r o,,,,,
wv "'', no ''n:'i, l'''i ~, ',l,,,nt,.d
i"'" ~ '''" i'",N ,"0','' ,'' ~ p.,r,,n
p"'''p,,'''N Va ,.
HPl'eH' ana oi Jon,i Vim w. '''' ''''
MAJ Governor OF ichhSy,FahE, "h"sc
mansion was ertc'cU III ''o'' '!N," '1'
i,oiIloh OF the ground upon "',''h nv ",'
lie OF "ci'nahloWh was io"%'t' H'Ho we
collage SaiG |" maze Oren mn" h''" ny '"r
poet ION MOORE / 'E"' IS '',, nov '''''l
'In>c my ul"'ill hl"i o' ."c 'lN' '''"''
VIVA 'Et borrowing OF HIS i'i''H;
while ngrI the hours,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-10-29
NesT'Ee's,,

HNHE Collector will visit the following
/ places in the County for Tie accom-.
modation of Taxpayers, and sincerely
horrs that Tax payers Hawaii thcmscIyc.
OF this opportunity TO pay up.
Western Maryland ilotcN, Immittsbur-
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Sth, 9th and lOth November NEXT
Rocky Ridge, on Thursday, 18th Nov
iabillasvillr, on Friday, l2th November
at stevens Hotel
Mcchanicston, on Saturday, 18th Norem-
Der, at Gilbert House.
louisville. on Monday, 18th Nov, at De,
ilbiss & IIartsock's store. .,
Oak Orchard, On Tucsuay ~
Eckcr'S store. ,-u, NJ
Unionvillc, Wcdncsd;n ra 81" WV at lat
genbeeI A. NoIy;, 18th Now, Il, Nnr.
,, Sno"'' Friday, 10Th Nov. at ,T,mos
Smiths Hotel.
+, fMNgcrNown, Saturday, goth No\ at Dr.
J. l.. Milier's store.
MiIdIrtown, Monday, 2!st Nov, at ,v
X. Young'S Hotel.
" oltsvilIe, Tuesday, 22d Nov, a'J.
llooycrs store.
NycrsyiIlc, "Wednesday, Odd Nov, % Huhr
man. store.
B,lrke,,syilln, Thursday, oath NJ, at 7.
II Phcicr's store
Jefferson, Friday, 25th NoVr AZ walkers
store.
Taxpayers look to youriffcst and
meet the Collector, as this UPS cNpcn-
.;vc and solely for your a2'nloda'ion.
No ,,,t n.Ulrrt the OppOrtlVY -
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-10-29
INJECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the Judges of
Election and to the voters Of Frederick
County, that an election will he held and
take place in the several Election Districts
in Frcuclick county, Md,
On Tues,lly, NorcnsJer 2,7, 1915,
for Governor of the State, Comptroller
of the Treasury, Attorney General; also,
for State Senator, and five Delegates to
represent Frederick county in the next
General Assembly Of Maryland; also, for
States Attorney, Sheriff, three Judges of
the Orphans Court, five Commissioners,
and a County Surveyor for Frederick
county.
Notice is also given, that vote will he
taken at the same time and places, by bal
1T, for or against the proposed amend
mcnt to he Constitution of the State
passed by an Act Of the General Assembly,
at January session. 1874, Chapter 2Gt the
qualified voters in favor of the Amend
mrnt Shall have written or printed on their
ballots, the words, For the Constitutional
Amrndmcnt, those opposed, The words,
against the Constitutional Amendment
Given under my hand this sth day OF Sep
TENDER, 1879.
THOMAS II. WILLARD.
sept 2l-Gt sheriff.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-10-29
IN EnRIES'NAKHNG

Undertaking Il speciality. Coffin, of the
best material kept on hand. Funerals
attended Thankful for past
tavors, solicit a continuance oftne same.
Respectfully yours,
scp24-Gm +. NJ. SMITH.
East Main St, opposite the ,anncrl.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-10-29
FURNITURE!
FURyITuRE!I
EXTENSION Tables.

leaf tables, a large stock Of cane, wood seat
and >plii-hcltom chairs, office and
folding chairs, childrcns CHAIRS,
cribs and cradles, lounges,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24
New Mexico,s Cattle King.

To the southeast of Santa Fe, near
Fort Stanton, is the famous Chisum cat.
tie ranch, containing about sixteen hun
dred sections of land, on which Mr..
Chisum has ut this TIME $4,000 head of
cattle. He claims that he can fill an or
der for 40, 900 beeves sent him by tele-
graph from New York on ten days no
tice. BE this as it may, he is the "cow
king" of Mexico, to use n proverbial
phrase. He employs in all about one
hundred "cow boys" and "cow punch
ers;" and in other words he employs
mounted men to picket the ranch day
and night, winter and summer, to see
that the cattle do not stray off the pas
ture selected by him for his own use.
And like a sentinel walking his beat, the
cattle guards ride up and down the lines
and are relieved with due regularity. In
the fall, about this time, they have the
"cattle drives" which means taking
these vast herds from the distant ranches
to market. They find shipping point
now at Wichita or Great Bend, in Kan
sas, or at Granada or Las Animas, in
Colorado. And whenever it is known at
which point the important "drives
will strike, there is where the vultures
are found. The cattle men are rough,
generous and often intemrerate, and the
gamblers and prostitutes of the entire
land look forward to fall trade with great
anticipations. Very often the officers of
the law are set at defiance, the cattle
men and licentious women run the town,
and the entire proceeds of 1000 beeves
squandered in single night.-Denver
NeUS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24
A French Public Executioner.

The post of Public Executioner in
Alsace, says the Pal WaU Gazette,
during the seventeeth century, was,
though anything but sinecure, very
remunerative, for he received salary of
81 livres-a large sum at that period
from the Government, four sacks of bar
ley and grains, four cords Of wood, and
$50 faggots. He was lodged at the cost
of the town in which he resided was
allowed the use of a meadow. and had
the monopoly of the sewage. He also
had the privilege of skinning the animals
killed in the town, and of appropriating
any horse offered for sale which was
valued at less than two fiorins-a price
which does not give a very high idea of
the horses in Alsace at that time. But
he made more by his perquisites" than
by his salary, as he received SO much
for each Cooperation as, for instance,
for breaking on the wheel, or burning,
sixty livres; for hanging, thirty livres:
for exposing on the wheel, branding
and placing in the pillory, cutting down
a body, putting to the question, piercing
the tongue with red-hot iron, executing
in effigy, cutting off hand, and burning
book, fifteen livres; for splitting lip,
eight livres; for scattering the ashes in
the wind, six livres, and for burying a
corpse, three livres. He was also paid
twenty livres for giving a parting kick
to any person sentenced to banishment
The reason for paying SO highly this ap-
parently easy operation was that the ex-
ecutioner had to accompany the culprit
to the frontier, and, on arriving there,
to administer the kick with the following
formula: "You are banished from the
territory, and if you come back you will
be sent to the galleys;' and in order TO
insure respect for his person, the Sover-
eign Council of Alsace prohibited under
pain of fine, the word "executioner"
(bourreau), and the Council of State or
dained that he should receive the style
and title of "Maitre des hautes- nuvres. -
ABOUT 100, 900 ties and 10000 cords of
wood will be gotten out this winter for
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
along its line near Brainerd.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24
SCIENTIFIC COURTSHIP.

Young Molly met Christopher down by the farm,
With his analysis
And his catalysis
And his dialysis.
What would he do there?
He came down to WOO there,
He came down to sue there,
% bin and to coo there,
Not to fill her soul with alarm.
Oh Science, tits thus that fair maid you win,
With parthenogenesis
And alterogenesis
And Heterogeneous
And other such things;
For Love he has wings
And with him he brings
Full many such things
In the ears OF fair maidens TO din.
Young Christopher came with his finest brochures
On trilobites
And troglodytes
And such delights,
And he said, my dear, these are yours,
Yes they're yours,
Love may come and love may go,
Science endurcs.
The heart is a stubborn thing,
And concal in shape;
remnant which with us we bring
From our ancestral ape.
II drives the blood to Molly's cheeks,
she opens her ruby lips and speaks;
Her mitral valve plays
In the widest of ways;
Her columnal arena
Gives her an idea
by the way that it acts;
And. accepting the facts,
She then and there agrees to become
The partner of his scientific home.
Journal Gf applied Chemistry.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24
Not Ungratefnl.

The following card, published in the
Wells (Minn.) Gazette, over the sigma.
ture of B. ]. Reynolds, of Winnebagc
City, is curiosity. Politicians do not
usually make known the means by which
they secured votes, and Mr. Reynolds
can take the belt for his frankness
Agreeable to promise before election,
L shall be pleased TO give any person
who voted for me (taking their word for
it) legal advice free of charge for two
years. For any town which 1 carried,
or nearly carried, L will with pleasure
prosecute or defend suits, or do any
business they may desire, for two years,
free of charge. To my friends who so
generously stood by me, I am under
many obligations, which l hope they will
give me q chance to repay"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24
I,rief that Hills.

In one of the cars was II beautiful
voung lady dressed in the deepest
mourning, who was taking home the
dead body of her mother, which was
forward in the baggage-car. Suddenly
the girl sprang mp in her seat and be-
gan shouting, Murder murder :"
Several of the passengers at once rush
ed to her. but found that her reason
had left her and she was a raying luna
tic, doubtless caused by excess of sor-
row. She was borne from tue crowded
car, struggling violently, and it requir-
ed the united exertions of several men
to restrain her from doing violence
either TO herself or to others, till the
trai arrived at place where she could
safely be conhhed.-PortsnouH (lNc. J
argus.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24
Animal Life in the Ocean Depths.

1t was for many years thought that,
beyond the depth of. three hundred
fathoms, organic life ceased to exist in
the ocean. Forbes reached this zero of
life in the Kgean Sea, and the fact ascer-
tanned for the Mediterranean was in
ferred for all other seas. The transmit
tation of inorganic into organic matter is
only performed by vegetables, and then
only under the controlling power of
light. The distinction made by natural
lists between the lower forms of animal
and vegetable life lies just here Vege-
tables convert the inorganic elements of
earth, air and water into organized mat
ter !; animals rearrange this organized
matter into animal tissue. 1t is well
known, as no light penetrates the pro-
founder oceanic depths, that no vegeta-
ton can exist there /; an absence of ami
NAL life was therefore inferred. Certain
exceptions to this definition of vegetable
life, as being exhaustive, are found in
the Fungi, which germinate and grow in
darkness, and it is believed are nour-
ished in great measure by organic mat
ter, as well as in the curious carnivorous
plants, which have of late attracted so
much attention. This, however, does
not invalidate the truth that all nutri-
ment, in order TO be fit for the maintc.
nance of animal life, must pass, at least
once, through the transmutation effected
only by vegetation.
The non existence of life below 300
fathoms, in all the oceans of our globe,
was strongly supported by Forbes in
vestigations in the Mediterranean. The
abyssal depths of the sea were thus de-
termined by logic to be the universal
empire over which reigned darkness,
desolation and death. No investigations
were made as to the facts of the case.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24

Logic and hasty generalization from
inadequate knowledge were made, once
again in the history of science, TO do
duty for the more laborious method of
patient observation. Commerce at last
gave the impulse to deep-sea exploration,
which had before been lacking. The
commercial world demanded more
speedy mode of communication from
continent to continent, and the response
came in the form of the submarine tele-
graph. Thousands of soundings were
made to determine the best position in
the oceans bed for its successful laying,
and thousands, again, to secure the
broken end after the first failure. These
soundings and grapplings brought from
the sea-depths unmistakable proof that
life in many varied and exquisite forms
existed there, far away from light and
vegetation, under an enormous pressure
of superintendent waters and logic
retired discounted. d.-POpular Science
NontblyJor Nooenlber.
English VS.. American Harvesting.
An English farmer with 300 acres of
wheat, barley, and oats, proportion not
stated, found himself, at the beginning
of harvest, with fourteen hands and n
foreman, several of his regular hands
having left. With this force, the harvest
was put in stack in five weeks-during
which the workmen We're interrupted
only one-quarter of day by rain. This
the agricultural Gazette calls an ex-
traordinary feat lnharvesting, and makes
it the subject of leading editorial. The
grain was all cut by the foreman with
one reaping g-machine; the barley was not
bound, but all raked with an American
revolving hay-rake by a boy-not count
ed i'll the force. The fourteen men had
TO bind, cart and stack the wheat and
oats, end cart and stack the barley. The
crops were not heavy and the wheat stood
|, well, but some of the barley and oats
were laid.
In the United States this certainly
would not have been an extraordinary feat
in harvesting, but the wonder would
have been that no more was accom-
plished. That fifteen men and a boy,
with the aid of what must have been an
excellent reaping-maChine and gather
ing part of the crop without binding,
should have considered putting up ten
acres day remarkable performance is
something we find it hard to understand
1t is fair to bear in mind that the amount
of straw was probably greater than is
usual with us, but at the very most five
men would have bound ten acres a day,
leaving nine for the shocking and stack
ing. We do not think it too much to
say that with good harvester, on which
two men ride and bind the grain as cut,
with equally favorable weather, five men
could have put in stack 200 acres in the
time named.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24

The waters of England's newly
acquired route to the Orient will soon
be pertuibed by an unusual occurrence
nothing less than the. passage of the
British naval squadron stationed in the
East Indies. The fleet, consisting of six
war-vessels manned by crews agreggating
5000 men, hos been ordered to the Med
iterranean, land will pass through the
Suez Canal in an imposing line.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24

Two BOLD Britons, hunting on Mount
St. Helena, Napa County, CAL, were
driven nip tree lately by a ra npant
grizzly bear, and kept there for twenty,
four hours, when the bear went away and
the Bulls came down, pleased but hun
CRY.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24

FIFTY Virginia families are about TO
settle in Hood County, Texas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-24

ABOUT 100, 900 ties and 10000 cords of
wood will be gotten out this winter for
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
along its line near Brainerd.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-12
$50 REWARD.

Unity DOLEARS REWARD will be paid
IL by the CerrO Gordo Freighting Company
to any person who will furnish, at their Of
flee in Caliente, POSITIVE PROOF that any
teamster or employee OF the G. g. Freighting
Company has tapped barrels of liquor, or
meddled with any freight or other properly
in the charge of the Company, or sold, with
out authority, wagon-sheets, or any other
properly belonging to the Company, or In
their charge, provided, such proof is furnish
ed as above bOfOre the Company have settled
with the emplo yee complained against.
X. NADEAU,
dec7 3m Superintendent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-12

Mince Meat.-The place to get your Bran
dy, pure and cheap, is NJ. Keller's. Alameda
street, near Also. Goods delivered TO all
parts of the city free. dec7-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-12
100000

(One Hundred Thousand) ORANGE, LIME,
LEMON, PEACH, FIG and other trees. y he
undersigned, having purchased the nursery
OF John LaZzarovich, will offer the choicest
lot OF three, foui and five year old Orange.
Lemon and Lime trees ever offered at public
or private sale In Southern California
Among the lot have ten thousand (lD,000)
budded trees, budded by Professor Bard, one
of the best nurserymen in the world. The
nursery is situated on the East side of the
river, ut the foot OF Mount Pleasant, one-half
mile from the Court House. would respect
fully invite parties desiring to purchase To in
spect my nursery, as | claim that have the
very choicest three, four and five year old
trees that can be had in the county e.esf.
And furthermore, Will sell, at public auc-
ton. on tt.tFfH 4ff fast
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-12
Dissolution of Copartnership.

TIME CO-PARTN ERSHIP heretofore exist
i ing between z. Mangin and p. Loiseau
has this day been dissol By mutual con-
sent. c. Mangn remaining in the business,
is alone authorized to collect the cl aims due
the late concern, and will become responsible
for all the Indebtedness of the late firm.
r. LOISEAU,
G. MANGIN.
Los Angeles, December Sd, 1875. 4tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-12
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,

December 10Th, 10th and nth, 1875.
To the highest bidder, 10000 three, four and
five year olds $1,000 one and two year olds,
and 10000 budded Trees, on the following
terms: Forall purchases OF two hundred dol
l.rs or under, cash; all of over two hundred,
three months time given, with good note and
endorser, and will extend this privilege. The
buyer of fifty trees or upwards shall have the
right to remove his trees any time he may
choose before May LIST, 1876.
1tAt t8 JOHN +. EBERLE. #
JONES 4 MOVES. Auctioneers. n24td
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-12

Js EVPrOs WIs OsS
SyIGNORET'S BLOCK, NO. 10 MAIN 81.
- Residence, Eternity street, NO. 80, cor
iler High. Once hours-9to to IL 4. M 2toS T.
NJ. and toSP NJ Lingual-English, Espanol,
Franeaise, Deutsch, Italiano. auA u
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-12
To Whom it may Concern.

NOTICE is hereby given that the CeTo
IN Gortlo Freightlng Company do not re-
cognize their Station Keepers as their agents,
and will not be responsible for their acts, as
they are not authorized to buy or sell proper
ty, or make any bargains or trades tor the ac-
count of the Cerro Gordo Freighting Conn
pany, without special written permission. or
authority OF the superintendent, or a duly
authorized agent of the Company.
Il. NADEAU,
dec7 3m Superin tendent.