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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-10-14
To THU IID!NbBRS
OBJ THE
Society
--AND-
PEOPLE OF FREDERICK County

Alta special meeting of the Board of Man
ayers Of the Frederick County Agricultural
Society held Sept. 21Ch, 1880, the action
Of the Board of the Saturday previous was
reversed by the substitution
of the following:
Rssolred, That the Annual Exhibition o
this Society as advertised to commence on
Tuesday, October 18th, be pc .tponcd to
Tuesday, October Goth, and terminating
on Friday October e9th 1890, subject to
the same rules ard regulations as prcscri1,
cd III the regular premium list.
With The announcement of the above,
the undersigned Committee was unanl.
mously instructed by the Board to present
succinc,iy and briefly the reasons which
induced their actions.
With njust appreciation of their rcspe1-
as the custodiana of the welfare
and prosperity of the Society the Board
.,'Nssuresl that the Exhibition as prcvi-
Dusty announced; IN view Of the obstacles
opposed, would prove a lamentabIe failure
To summarize briefly: The overshadow
ing influence Of the grand ScsQui. Centen-
tcnnial (Baltimores one hundred and tifli-
eth anniversary progressing the same
week as aUr proposed Fair whilst sitract-
ing thousands Of our citizens and farmers
the main stay andsupport Of our institu-
tron at the same time wonld draw from
our country, many very many, of the fair
wives ana daughters whose encouraging
smiles and presence rcdONnd So largely TO
our success, and whose skillfll handiwork
has rendered orr household department
the centre of attraction and an object Of
admiration and pride. The Board deem
it unnecessary TO crlaYge On the subject,
as !t5tnt>ucncc extends to every family,
and is patent t.. ALL Besides the Gcvc-
opcm"Nt and prosperity Of Baltimore
should e,,rjt in the pride Of every Mary
lander and We should rcioi"o in the oppor.
tanity y" h4h presents to cyincc our inter.
est in .hl great commercial ctv with
which we are connected bv NJ, the tie.
natural to man,
=, ,<,
Also, the "Crcat F&ir' at Washington un.
der national auspices, with its $;25 .000 in
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III AR X Z D.

On the 9Th instant, at the Lutheran Par,
sonage, in this city, by the Rev. DR.
Diehl, Franklin Bartholomew to Miss
Emma $. Mort, both Of Lewistown, in,
this county.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-10-14

Noser, sold the home property. con.
tanning seventy one acres, situated on eth
er side of the pike at Mcrri't's toll gate,
one mile south Of town, to Joseph Moscr,
one of the heirs, for $37,5 per acre. The
mountain land was bid up to slo per acre,
and withdrawn
ALEX.1N LUCK.-Last week we noticed
the departure of Alex. p. Beatty, former
editor the CLAEloH, for Washington,
bearing letters through which ne hoped
to secure situation in the government
printing office. We are gratified to be
able to state that he has been successful
and is now in Unclc Sans employ at good
wages.
On Sunday lost, our iowa which for the
past several months has been well suppl.
ed with NJ. IS was left physiciancss; Dr..
VIM. E. Davis being absent on visit to
his old home in Boonsboro, DR.. VIM
White at the scsqnl.centcnni@l, DR.. W. Z.
Lcathcrman absent professionally and DR..
Scss having given up practice here and
returned to his home in LittIc}town.
! a communication received from Rocky
Ridge from an unknown correspondent
was consigned to the "harrel." Our rules
arc incXorablt in that matter. Wrrepcat
/ for possibly Tie tenth time, that no COM
municaion will appear unless SIGNED by
the writer. We do moi publish the name
but require it as a guaranty Of good faith
on the part ofthc writer.
The editorial COW h;okc ont of the stable
into the feed room and ate about one halt
bushel Of barley chop on Thursday last ard
WINS on account thereof severely Nl,~poS.
ed for several days; while an excellent al.
derry belonging TO Nelson Barton, living
near Frank lnvi,ic at about The same time
treated herself 10 an undue quantity Of
rye chop and green corn and at last reports
was about TO go hcEce.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-10-14

ways in the auditorium of such halls,
churches, schools or places of amusement;
and the said owners and lcssces are neither
required to keep open at all hours dur
ing the time said halls, churches, schools
OF places of amusement are kept open to
the public all doors giving means ofin-
grcss or cgrcss unless said doors open
outward. The grand Jury deem it proper
to cali the attention of those interested in
thisimat,er to the above mentioned Act of
Assembly, and TO urge its faithful and lit
cral obser vance. When the doors do not
open outward they must be kept open and
fastened back during the hours that any
hall, church, school or place of amusc-
mcnt in Frederick city is open to
the public under penalty not cx-
cccdng five hundred dollars. AS the
Act of Assembly referred to only
went into effect on the first of June last,
and as its provisions are doubtless gcner
ally unknown, the Grand Jury here
thought it . proper performance Ct their
duty in the premises under the circumstan,
ccs merely to cali the attention OF those to
whom it relates and Of the public to the
necessity and propricty of strictly comply
ing in the future with its requirements
During the present session the Grand
Juror; have examined Ell witnesses, found
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p 4 &: ..
On tic 11lh ulto., near Emmittshurg, Miss
Ella &. WortIlen,. agcu about 49, years.

On tile 17lh ulto, near Emmittshurg, Miss
ELLA e W,rthcn, agctl about l9years.
Suddenly, in Merhanicstown on Monday
Oct nth. Jno. W. Shaw, aged G6 years
md Is days.
After a lingering illness, in Mechanics
town, on Tuesday Oct. 18th. Anna Il
rclct of Jno. A. Martin, aged a years, II
NOS. II days,
deep sleep On the sofa IN my boudoi
for | became gradually conscious tho
my hands lay in something soft an
warm; and then l opened my eve
and they fell upon the noble face {
my lover. lie was kneeling besitl
me.
Thou hast slept long my child, h
said softly, and would not suffer IN
to speak till had drank some coHe
out Of my Dresden cup, This dos
little Dresden cup! he said laughinI
| think we must pu. it under a gls'
case labelled 1870.
lie told me briefly how he had cS
capped, and how he had fallen in vii
Always Ahead .
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09

IF the cows have calves they maze
Door veal. IF they are allowed TO
live they become no better NIL 'et'
than their mothers It does not t1Ne
many very inferior cows to Keep q
farmer poor. They use up the -rl's
crop. and considerable Of the corn ana
grain crop, employ the time OF tae
farmer during the winter in taxing care
of them, and give no return for all tne
food they consume and all the labor they
require Their proper place IS JAe O5'I
barrel.
It does not take very large number
of slow-going, lame, and ba.ky horses
to keep a farmer poor. If they did
nothing worse than "tO eat their own
heads Off during the winter, the ease
would not be a. bad as it is. But they
do more than this. They eat IN the
course of the winter much more than
tnev will sell for in the spring, and there
is no return for the trouble Of keeping
them. Breachy steers help keep
farmer Door by the number Of fences
thew tear down and the amount Otcrops
thev destroy. Sheep that yield scan5
Aeeces and produce very inferior NUT
ton tend to keep a farmer poor. lhe
tendency Of nearly all dogs, whether
kept by the farmer or his neighoors Is
in the same direction.
No farmer should long remain " stock
poor." If he has COWS that do not give
an amount Of milk during the season
equal to twice their weight, they should
be disposed Of in some way, and their
places supplied by others. If farmer
has not sufficient food to fatten them he
should buy hay and grain from farmers
who have more food than animals, or
sell them to the latter to fatten. No
unruIv stock should be kept on any
farm longer than is required to get it in
a condition to be slaughtered. As to
horses that have "OutliVed their use
fulness, or never had any to OutliVe,
they should be disposed OF on the best
terms possible. If they will command
no prices at all, it is better to give them
to persons who are not desired in the
on condition that they
will move where land is cheap and
leighbors are few. If a horse is 50 poor
4 specimen that no ore will make bid
Tor him at auction and no one will ac-
,ept him as a gift, it is then best to dis
pose of him at a shooting match, at
which no one but good marksmen shall
De allowed to use a rife. His hide will
1ay for taking of, his body will be use
uI for manure, and he will no longer
lelp keep his former owner poor-t5i-
,n1O Times.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09

'-Woult YOU ike to hear me sing@'
asked the bear. | know Polly put the
kettle on and Yankee Doodle.
THAT isn't right" said Polly, its
Polly put the kettle on and Wen all
have tea
But the bear never sang at all, for
Just then he tripped over a stump and
fell fiat down on the ground, and
bang! Polly sat up and rubbed her
ewes and looked around. But there was
no bear and never had been any at all.
Polly had fallen asleep as she sat crying
at the foot Of the tree, and had been
dreaming all the time, you see; but
there was the tin pail, and there.
too, was Bouncer, the dog, ready to
show her the yerv nearest way home.
Dear me, " said Polly to herself, as
she filed her pail at the spring. Il
wonder if my mammals kettle is very,
very thirsty by this time. &c. IL 5.
Horton, in " T. Tribune.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09
Thinning 0lt Stock.

There will be thousands Of cows,
horses, and sheep kept over the winter
bv farmers in every county in the
West that will not sell for enough
in the spring to pay for the food
they will consume from now till the
grass starts again. Many of these ami
mails have " outlived their usefulness, y"
and quite as large a number never had
much usefulness to Outlive. Some OF
these animals are kept year after year
as a token of gratitude for the good
they have done. The lives of some are
protracted in the vain hope that their
last days will be better than their first.
Some farmers seem to become attached
to animals that give them a great deal
of trouble, the same as some mothers
dote on children that behave in the
same manner. Some persons keep un-
productive and unprOmising animals
over the winter for the sake OF the
manure they make. Now it is un-
profitable to keep any kind of stock for
this purpose. Nothing is added to the
value of any vegetable substance by its
passing through the organs OF digestion.
If fodder and grain are to be used for
manure it is better to apply them di-
rectly to the land. This course saves
the trouble of feeding and also saves a
very large amount of material that is
consumed in keeping up repairs in the
animal system. Some keep unprOduc-
tive animals year after year because no
one wishes to purchase them. If ami
mails have no value in the market it is
very evident that they are Improbable
to keep, and the sooner they are dis
posed of the better it will be for the
owner.
Many farmers are spoken of as being
land poor" There is still larger
number who are stock poor. They
keep cows that will give but small
amount of milk at any time, and their
season for giving milk is very short.
The milk is also very poor in quality.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09
for gonng Readers.
THIRTEEN YEARS OLD.

Oh Dolly dear Dolly, I'm thirteen to-day,
and surely Z Is time 10 De stopping ny play.
NV treasures. so childish must Oe put aside;
think Henrietta, I u play that you died;
Pm growing 30 Old that Of course IL won 90
To care for toly-nOt even for you.
Almost a young lady, III soon wear train
And DO no my hair; but m never be vain.
III study and study AMI grow very wise
Come, Dolly. sit up now, and open your eyes,
TIlrie on this cap, with its rut1es OF lace
Il always looks sweet round your beautuuI
face.
III bring out your dresses, so pretty and gay,
And fold them all smoothly and put them
away; 81,
This white one is lovely, with sash and pink
All. [ was so happy while making your clothes
And here il your apron, with pockets so small
This dear little apron, Z IS incest Of all.
And now for your trunk, will lay them al
in
Oh Dolly, dear Dolly. how can I begin!
How OFT Of our journeys III tnlnK Win
sigh
We've Travelled together so much, you and l.
All over the fields and the garden we went,
And Dlaved we were gypsies and lived IN d
tent.
We tried keeping house in so many queer
ways
ont under the trees in the warm summerdays.
We moved To the arOor and played that the
flowers
We're ehousekeepers, too, and were neighbors OF
We lived ei in the hay-Ioft, and slid down the
And went out to call on the turkeys and
chicks.
Now here IS your cradle, with lining Of blue,
And soft little pill0w-I know WlAJ Il 90.
ri rnc5 vOg and sing nv last lullaby sOlg.
And Tll-N0, [ can't give you up. Twill De
wrong.
So sad IS nv heart. and here comes a big tear
Come back to my arms, Oh, you precious OLD
-lloEe y1r.ou, in st. Nicb0lGS
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09
Biscuit for Horses.

A singular experiment is at present
under trial in the French Army. The
Minister of War, anxious to reduce the
bulk of provisions to be carried during
a campaign, has ordered that a new
kind of biscuit should be used a3 food
for the horses. On the conclusion OF
the present maneuvers, the experiment
will be rigidiv tested. Two squadrOns
of cavalry and battery Of artillery will
at once be put under the new system.
The circular of the Minister directs all
the details, and orders that a COM
mission composed of four officers
and veterinary surgeon should see
that the instructions are completely
carried out, and report on their progress
and results. The selected horses are
to be weighed and measured across
the shoulders before the experiment
commences, and two other squadrons
Of cavalry and battery of artillery are
to be selected, composed as nearly as
can be of animals of the same weight
and size. The latter are to be placed
under the war allowance of fodder, and
both at once subjected to the estimated
average fatigues OF campaign. Dur
ing twelve days the experiment will be
followed out, while the officers charged
with its conduct viii constantly report
on its results. The horses are to be
supplied with the new food on the first
day of the campaign, without any tran
sition or preparation for the change.
The biscuits are to be broken up, but
not to be moistened, and the horses are
to be watercd before each meal.-Lon-
dom Ne,CS
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09

The mOdesty and honesty Of Japa-
nese beggars are worthy the imitation
of their profession all the world over.
To save themselves the trouble of an
swering the calls OF mendicants, the
shopSeepers of Japan hang copper coins
by strings on nails in front of their shops
md when beggar comes that way he
'Akcs one, and only one. He never
buses the merchants generosity by
liking two or more coins, nor by enter
rgthe shop to solicit larger amount
nan that hung on the nail.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09
Training Cows.

Reading in a recent issue the article.
50 The Cow Intellectually" reminds me
of some instances which have occurred
within my own observation. In our
own herd of twelve cows was one the
children called Betsy" who, as soon
as the mixers entered the yard with
pals, always came forward and placed
herself in position for her master to
milk, often following him around the
yard to where he chose to stop for that
purpose; and if to test her, as he often
did for the amusement Of spectators,
he passed her by, seating himself ut
another COW first, Betsy always came
forward and, instantly and decisivo.y
pushing her away placed herself IN
front Of him. When in position sac
would look around at him, as much az
to say, " am ready; me first"
A lady of our acquaintance, who IS a
sweet singer, goes to the pasture rs
with her pals, sits down upon her
stool, and commences to sing " Hymn
and Psalm tunes, hearing which ne
COWS lift up their heads, look, and p.O-
ceed Immediately to the place evident
ly expecting their mistress to sing as
she miIk5.
A feeble old gentleman whom We
know goes to his yard, and seat 1g
himself in a good place, says " Com g. .'
Cow No. comes and places herse in
position before him to be MIXED. W ZEN
the operation is completed, he rvs
60" She passes on to the stable md
takes her place in her stanc..Dn
for the night. Then he calls No. ?, ind
does the same.
Another old gentleman takes his din
ner-horn and blows blast or two to-
wards the pasture, when the COW co mes
home directly, thus saving her mg 'ter
a long tramp going after the COW.
All these examples 90 to show that
COWS are as capable Of being traine as
anv other domestic animal and that sin1
| treatment will accomplish, without any
/ trouble, what severe or cruel usage viii
never effect, but onlydeteat.
love to watch the boys yoke the
oxen" (Which, by the way, are siX-yclr-
| old bullOckS,) putting the yoke UPON
the neck of one; then, while holding it
with one hand, reaching out with the
bow in the other, saying, Come on.
jeff He sometimes shakes his had,
as much as to say, Il don't want tor
vet, upon a repetition of the cOmmll J.,
comes forward and bends his neck to be
yoked to his fellow. These boys aHght
these bulocks, when two or three years
old, to allow them to fasten lines to the
| tips of their horns, mount upon tlei'
backs and gallop off, though neve' for
long distances. They rode very ysy,
with none of the tossing motion of
Notwithstanding. One Of them was fit
ted with single yoke and harness anil
is used successfully in a hOrse-rake to
cultivate potatoes and corn and has
frequently been hitched to the old fam
lily carriage and driven a short distance,
carrying the children to and from
school, the guiding lines being snapped
into a copper ring. which was put in his
nose for purposes of better control
A Farmers Wife, in " T. Observer.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09

Mr.. SAMUELH GLADSTONE, a cousin
of the English Premier, is now in this
country for the purpose OF buying land
in Colorado or sorne other Western
State -.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09

The House Of Deputies of the Enis-
copal General Convention, recently in
session at New York, adopted a re5oII-
ton calling for the enforcement Of tae
law against polygamy.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09

An Indian thief was turned over to
the chief of his tribe, at San Diego, Cal,
and by him sentenced to receive a hun
dred lashes. The culprit was big,
powerful fellow, but he submitted
quietly to being tied to the side Of a
high wagon, with his legs and arms ey-
tended and his back barred. A stalwtrt
Indian struck the blows with all his
might, using a leather lariat and max
inc the blood flow at every stroke The
victim endured the dreadful torture in
grim silence for while and then broke
out into agonized screams. Ii he had
remained silent to the end the chief
would have restored him to the tribe;
but. as he 'cried like a coward baby -
he was afteward driven out of the neigh
borhood.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-09
" Little drops OF water,
Little grains of -ual.'

three or four times, and then the biz
bear lifted her up On his shoulders, and
when she had put her arms around his
neck they started off.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-26
KEEPTO THE ISSUES:

Under the heading ''Keep to the Issues and Don't Waste Time'' the Hartford Courdnt gives the Republicans of Connecticut some excellent advice, and that is not to gratify Chairman Barnum and his followers by turn ing away from the real issues to chase Dem- ocratic lies. As the Coag'0nt says: We are satisfied on the main points.
 We don't want solid South dominating us.
 We don't want our tariff tinkered by the theorists who will lay all the duties on few articles without regard to American indus tries by southern leaders who are animated by a hostility to northern prosperity, or by ignorant bunglers.
 We don't want change from our present prosperous condition.
 We don't want the whole business world thrown into panic by a war on the banks and our perfectly safe currency, by an infa- tion, or by taxation of bonds that will crip pie half our industrial investments.
 We who are living on salaries and wages don't want them lowered.
 We are perfectly satisfied with the pros poets for 1881 and we want to let well enough alone.
 We are conhdent that Garnelu Is repre- sentative of the general policy we want pur- sued, that he is capable of executing it in statesmanlike manner. There is no sort of uncertainty about what his administration will be- We shall continue on as we are.
 On the contrary, everything is uncertain as to Hancock. The man himself is uncertain
 These things being so, it is not wise to pay nueh attention to the inventions of the des- perate Democratic bureau during the last week of the campaign. Soldiers making charge do not stop to catch feas. Our busi- ness now is to ''pitch in" more vigorously than ever and win.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-26
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The Popul0r Science Monthly for November has portrait of Lewis H. Morgan, president of the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science, with a memoir. It has also these articles: 1.-The Development of Political Institutions" by Herbert Spen- cer ''The Suns Heat" by Prof. c. A. Young,'' illustrated; Education as Hind rance to Manual Occupations" by Prof. S. P Thompson s'The Glacial Man in Amer ica;" an interesting paper by B. F. De Costa; "A Flock of Physiological Crows, by Dr. W. H. Gardner, his crows being the supersti- tions and myths of all ages; 1.-The Electric Burglar Alarm,'' illustrated; Mental Inn agery,' by Francis Galton; "Henry and Faraday," by Prof. A. M. Mayer; ''The Evo- iution of Organic Form" by Charles Morris ssThe Profusion of Life, y by Arabella Buck ley; e'Hypnotism," by George J. Romanes; and the usual interesting matters found in the editors department
 Lippincott's Magazisoe for November con- t4ins several pleasant articles and some good illustrations. Among the latter are interest ing examples of Indian artizanship and sketches of ruins in the Colorado valley. Mir. A. T. Bacon discusses the early civilization of New Mexico and how it came to be wiped out J. J. Young writes on the decorative arts of India in a popular way. W. M Baker describes some phases of life in Texas at the time of the Southern rebellion. G. l.. Catlin writes about Limoges, it's history and its DOT celain W. H. Rideing describes few of the technical stage demands made upon new pIay A. Parker writes of Heine. Dr. H. c. Wood gives a popular essay on biology. There are some stories and verses, and, as usual, the number is clean, neat and pleas