Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-02-26

nave IL ucWithY, DuI you CHI use Ut. Dui
Baby Syrup and still maintain the Bahys
health. Price 25 cents u bottle.
We will sharpen our stick just once
more with which to liven up the Bank
project" In case we failto elicit any signs
o; life this time, we will desist aud appro.
pirate our space to something better mp
prcciated or more likely to bear fruit for
the labor.
Dun DEVIL In DANGER On Friday
evening of last week, Our boy Johns lip
became unruly, and came near driving
Bailih Six. 10 tie extremity of commit
tai to Fort Cover. John SAYS he was IN
fun hut Joe's sense Of humor was not
wroue1l, up to the point of full apprcca-
ton at the time.
Mrs. Edith German. n colorcd woman
that died in Philadelphia on Wednesday
was reputed to be 1l5 years old. She was
born In Sussex county, Va, in 1865, and
was the slave of Mrs Maria Gillian, by
whom she was freed IN 1886. She has had
q children, 4 Of whom nre now living, the
youngest being 50 and the Oldest SO years
old
Where docs all the slang originate?
| This is not conundrum hut an inquiry
made for information. There seems to he
no limit to it. and tac mystery is, who is
responsible for this pcrvcrsion of gram
mar Children acquire all the new terms
with surprising facility, and the eyes Of
their elders are continually opened to
fresh assaults upon the language.
Augustus Krci,z on Saturday night
killed n catamount that cxccls in size any
thing yet found in our mountain. After a
desperate fight, in which two dogs suffer.
rl severely, Mr.. Krcitz succeeded in kill
ing il with a club. II measures feet 6
/ inches in length from tip Of nose 10 end
of,ail and 80 inches high This is differ
rnt cob rcd from any yet killed, being
| spotted like n leopard.
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or twenty persons have been at the mour,
ncrs bench at one time, and nearly all OF
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The local option bill, which has been re
portcd Nv he special committee on temper
ancr of the House of Delegates, ,providcs
for submitting the liunor question to the
vote. of the pcoplc of fifteen counties viz:
tllcgany. Garrett, Washington, Frederick
Clrroll Baltimore, Hartford. Howard
Montgomery, Prince Georges, St, Mary =
Anne Arundel, lha,lrs, Wicomico and
Cecil. In nearly all the oticr counties not
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And now we VIII nave some real nice
music. something rAlca'atcd Tor moon
hight or midnight screh"de' or par'or con
cert or an acc 'mpanl'hcht 10 apuoh' GU
tcr'alnmcn'. On saturday hiSht las', "h
orchestra OF ten pieces was ORGANIZED an"
practice VIII begin al once. Inc 'hs'ru
mcn'J are rs iolio"S, Nl''iA', 'iolih''l'
10, clhri'hr'ic, Ne 80 cofhc'' nv
alto, I'D trombone and guitar lhrce
or four OF the members arpossesscd OF mus
ic'i talent and ailalnmcnts, While the rest
o. them, all, have considerable knowledge
OF music. They have organized for purely
mutual benefit and amusement. are a per
icciIy independent organization and we be-
Iirvc they Will all give it such attention as
VIII Warrant Il ''eo'c''o'' u s"o''SS'