Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-01

advertise anything that may result ID our
good, we are therefore ready to invest all
Of our good will and wind in the new cop
per mine and rest in the hope that it may
not fall short of present promises.
M u s &c.
/ take great pleasure in informing the
citizens of Frederick county that have
been authorized to tell the Matches Estey
Oreans at the lowest prices tor cash or
easy payments. Also orders for sheet mu-
sic and musical merchant Sc will be
promptly filed Call and see me at Me
chanicstewn Md.
GEO. II. S. WELLER. Teacher
of Vocal and Instrumental music.
July l4.Sm*
To discover spurious greeuhacks or Ma
tional Bank notes, divide the last two fig
ures of the bill by four, and if one remains
the letter on the genuine will he A; II two
remains it will be B; three, G; and should
there be no remainder the letter will be ID
For example, note registered 2,4el; di-
vide 81 by and you will have one rem ain
ing According to this rule the letter on
the note will be A. Ifthe rule fails you
NAV rest assured that the bill is either
counterfeit or has been altered.
We have received from A. NJ. Purdy, OF
Palmyra, N. Y, specimen number of his
FRUIT RECORDER AND COTTAGE GARDEN
FIR, which he sends free to all applicants
THIS one number is worth the price Of the
subscription, 81 COY for the paper for one
year to every fruit grower and flower fan
cier. 1t is as full of meat as an egg Send
postal card to hi.n requesting him to
send you No. OF RECORDER (Which he
sends free to all applcan,s0 and sec if you
don't thank us for this notice.
A ride on Tuesday last, through that
section of the county lying between this
place and Motters Station made plain the
fact that at most halfcrop of corn is al
that may he expected. Some fields may Dc
better, but there are many IN which the
Weld will not be two barrels of merchant
able corn per acre Quite a number were
cutting and in some fields the corn wal
thoroughly killed from root to tassle, thu
blades blesched almost white and so brittle
that were it even worth harvesting, it viii
be almost impossible to do it.
VALUABLE SHEEP KILLEp.-Mr. Ge1
r Ovelman of Mo,ter's Station, ATTENDED
the Mems Sheep sale at Hagerstown ant
purchased three very valuable sheep ant
within day or two hal two of them ant
four others of his flock killed by dogs ant
a seventh will die He keeps three men
each with double barreled gun charged
with buckshot, at watch every night ant
the dog population Of that locality is reg
ularly, if not rapidly diminishing. w
must Justify him in this warfare, as we al
somewhat Of guerilla in the dog wa
ourselves.
Cured Of Drinking.
"A young friend ofmine was cured of a
Unsuitable thirst for liquor, which had 3
Frustrated him that he was unable to d
any business. He was entirely cured b
the use of Hop Bitters. 1t allayed all tina
burning thirst; took away the appetite 70
{ liquor. made his nerves steady, and he ha
remained sober and steady man for NOR
than two wears, and has no desire to re
. turn to his cups; know of number q
others that have been cured Of drinkin
by it.'-From a leading II. X. Oflicia
Chicago, III. Times.
A QUEER SHOT. Some time since on
Of our citizens surprised dog in the &C
E of dragging piece ofmeat from his din
: per table. The dog decamped without tn
, meat but fingered in the backyard, wait
3 ing second chance at the meat. Gu
Q citizen got his revolver, went out on tn
back porch, coaxed the dog up toward
t him aiming al HIM all the while, the do
! mistook the revolver for the meat elevate
}. his nose and came within about six feet {
\ the muzzle when the man fred. The do
: leapcd about four feet high, uttered sewers
yelps and hft. The hall had struck ii,