Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-05-05


due 10 deficiency " hkn d. II is sIso one
Of Urine, Seminal Weakness, and all diseas-
e. dependent upon and debility Of the sys
tenn. Indeed, there are hut few diseases
Iron remedies The trouble has always
been with our chemists here and In Europe
to combine this wonderful health res'Orer,
on, into medicine that was pleasant f.
take and that did not discolor the enamel of
the teeth, which is 80 sensitive ~ vi min
eral preparations All the valuable com
pOnents of Iron are contained in Iron Bit
ters--a valuable household medicine that
u es moi c,ntain Tie much dreaded alcohol
m other tOnics or bitlers. il pleasant and
agreeable I" the taste, will no, ,lisc''lor the
teeth like Mher iron preparations. and will.
from thr first dose cO.nmcn e to improve
thc general hen tn.
Tie u $ Senate may kill time and fus,
over, who shall Al! its minor offices, bu ~
n general thing, men and women Of sound
Judgment look TO the saving Of time and
money. n the first principle oftusiness and
with this idcn. l " ish % call the attention
0fthe public, to the fact that th,y can save
both by going to Roots" for. pins, syrups,
black casl,meres. locks, indiene crepe, tubs
and buc cts, silk and satin trImmings, wash
boards, english crcle, sugar, home made
rag carpet window curtains, white lead,
five-cent prints. table oil cloth white goods,
socks. table damask, oil blinds stone and
china ware. ready made clothing, pen
knives, plain and fancy cass,mcres. table
cutlery, c"ttnn"des. oil Iucking, screws and
holts. ruffs. handkerchief. cuffs and col
lars, cottage carpets. table linen, gloves and
hosiery, hemp carpet, sl'eetings, suits male
to ORDER straw carpets. glass ware coffres
tea acts, ingram carpets oil calico. full line
OF dress goods, all prices, mirrors floor oil
cloth. ginghams. clocks. neckwarr Of all
kinds, hrunms hoes. shnvels. trunks. forks
r,btn,ns full line, rakes ticking. bacon. tow
cling hats alpacas, rails, jeans. cheese
nails, spices. oil linen blinds, cl,rvints shoes
from CnrIi-le. PhiIade phia, Baltimore and
Glen II 'ck. Indies and gents xauzr under
wear, napkins. umbrellas and full stock of
liar iron.
The arrival ofour immense stock as no
ted above. ims created sharp, quick
aid decisive fash, producing a metenric
show er Of successes and perIm'uaiing a cur
rent Of patronage. tina, will totally eclipse
the brightest constellation, ditfu-ing sparks
OF enthusiasm among the p""ple. who cry
Let us join the crowd and 20 to"
Apr 81 ,3m ROOTS.
A VISIT TO THE SUsQUEuAxsA Frsu;t.
IEs.-At the instance -, an invitation of
Mr. j. Os,nond Jr. oftn firm nf J Os-
mond 4 Co. Havre ir-Grnce. we visited
the fisheries a, TINT pla,e on Friday Of
last week. IN company with DR.. N f.
Lraihern,an # our town and came hack
veil pleased with our trip, t" which pleas
ure, several things contributed the fairness
Of the weather, the kindness OF our host
and the novel sights Of the fisheries Be-
lievlng that brief sta, ement nt the extent
AMI n,odus operdndi of ese fisheries
would ue int resting TO the readers of the
CLARION. We present To them such descrlp-
lion Ms We ma. b- able 10 give "t what we
SAW Al tie Ju>q isl,aaua Fish cries.
In the first place We desire IN state. that
We saw All AID took \ hAhd" in helping
to do many uttue things we report and
that many awkward questions did we ask
being green. but hat now We think we
know it all" Havre-ie Grace is situated
on the south bank Of the Susqurhanna
river, about one mile above the imaginary
, line at which the river becomes the Chcss-
peake Bay. Tao fishing season ope ~ M
soon as the fish be- lin to run" in the
Spring and closes June There are nu-
mcrous fishing floats located in the riv
er and lay at this place. the largest of
which are those Of J. Osmond & Co., who
have two situated in the bay, about tw"
miles from Hatre. de- Grace and one mile
apart. There is at present. little or no
"offshore" fishing done, most Off being
done from FONTS" A float" is a micro
cosm; a little world and is n floating raft
framed together and on which is built.
houses and sheds, in which, men eat and
sleep, horses are stabbed and fish ARE cured
and packed and on one sid Of which, the
deck, the seines are rmIticd when the
hauls are made These floats are anchor
ed in tie bay bv means Of tiles which
driven i,t0 the sand md mud and which
rise and fall with The tide but are other
v'ise stationary These floats are about
80 K 200 H., and from one end and one
side of which Al apron" extends out into
! the water living upon the bottom At about
an angle of IS degrees with tine tleckand up
which apron" the lea 1 line OF the seine is
drawn when haul" is male. Each II
the zines At J. Osmond g. Co.'s, two floats
are one Thousand fathons 10000 feei) in
length and 10 each end Of which is at
tached a rope 2o00 feet long making the
total length Of seine aud rope 10000 feet
In laying the seine, it is cnilea in the stem
ofs huge row-boat which is propelled by
twenty oarsmen and ~ they row away
from the float" one end the rome fas.
t ned there. first the rope. then the seine
and last the rope at the other end Is paid