Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-12-21


Lucas, our Sontorial artist, whilst COM
ing from butchering, fell over II stump.
Causc--too much wine.
CHRISTMAS PREsENTs.--No donht many
of our readers feel puzzled M to what they
shall give the "li,tlc folks" at home IS
Christmas presents, at the approaching
holidays, we will refer all such to the EN-
porium" of J. Ed. Martin, where they can
not fail to something to suit the taste of
ALL ]. DIS stock Of goods is unpr> cement
| ly large, and embraces an endless variety
of ornamental and useful articles, which
have no doult, been selected with care
Give him call, at an early day, and make
your selections.
FAIR PLAY.-Our town is generally Wis.
tied, during the holidays, by great many
strangers and rs we do not approve of de-
ception in any form, although it may be
the means to good end, still we must
frown upon it and hence, We enter our
protest, righr here, against n system of de-
ception that is to be put in practice during
the holidays, by some Of our citizens; and
numerous strangers will be dupcd and de-
ceived by it. We do not like to mention
nsmeSbut 1,a. bono pu5lico it must be done.
We know Of number Of persons who
have deliberately and wilfully ccnsplred
and contracted With J. Ell. Martin to fur
nish them with masks, vulgarly termed
alse faces, whereby the unsuspccting
stranger may be falsely led to b,lievc that
they are pretty. For shane" Nature may
not have been as kind to you as to some
others but do not become "artful dodgers"
Wear your own mask and do not depend
upon art to improve your looks. Let the
visitors nee you AZ you are even if they do,
by mistake, render it impossible for you to
oblsc them should they ask you to take
off your false face" We know you, there
is about seven, and for nickel or two We
would publish your James.
! An URGENT NEED.-We desire to call
! the attention of those parents and school
tax payers, of this school district, who,
probably, have never given the subject any
serious consideration, to the downright i'm.
position that is being prsctised, Willingly
or unwitlinsly, upon them 10y the School
authorities Of the County. This is strong
language but We deem it jus. when we re
peat, downright imposition. We make
the following statement Of facts in justiii
cation Of the above assertion. Mr.. La, =
dcls school AT present numbers sixty. Mr.
| Whites, eighty. The NJ. & f. Seminary
! twenty. Unable TO gsin admission TO
public schools on account of present
crowded condition, say, twenty, probably
moe, certainly not less Total, one hun
| bred aud eighty. With the present term
| the NJ & +. Seminary ceases to exist, One
hundred and eighty scholars Two schools.
Ninety each. These are facts, indispu,a-
| bic facts Messrs. White and Lanlers are
exceptionally able and efficient teachers,
yet who would he guilty of 50 absurd u
statement as that either will do justice to
ninety scholars? Daring the fall term
wien the schools are smallest they mum
Der together about one bundled and thir-
", enough even then for three schools
We insist that n sCnool Of forty five re-
CURES teachers full and earnest atlc,tion
to do Justice to ms pupils and we insist
farther ih.; school half taught is school
tunt"u"ht lfthcn these be iarls, and we
know they are. and if our judgment be
sound, and We dim. il is, We need, arc en-
title, t. and should have three schools
Without them, i. is an injustice to taxpay
crS and aboyr and beyond all, il is gross
wrong to the youth Of school aye in our
district A full and dispassionate state
meat made to tie proper authorities, tc-
Ec;hcr with IN appeal to our citizens for
their proportonalc aid will no doubt Sc
cure this most urgent necessity.