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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-11-24

House and Farm.
The Origin and Cause OF I'M
Pink Eye Disease.

Surgeons diffar somewhat AZ 70 inc
origin and cause Of pink-eye, but are
generally unanimous as to the effect
and necessary cure. Dr.. Thomas Bar
ron, who was called on in reference
to the matter, said that with proper
treatment a horse could be easily
cured. He had already had num-
Der Of cases; and Of those brought to
him, in time, not single animal had
died. He thought that pink eve was
due to the inhaling Of an atmospheric
germ, which euters the system and
poisons the blood. There are four
stages. At first, the borss experience
esa heavy, languid feeling, and is no.
ticeably weak. In the second stage
the eyes become ipHamed and dis
charge a watery substance. During
the third stage the animal loses its
appetite, and in the advanced stage
hls limbs and body begin to SWELL
until death relieves his suffering. A
horse should not be put to any work
while SICK, but should be kept IN a
clean and we'll ventilated stable. The
medicine which is given is inteneo to
work on the kidneys and liver. it be-
:ag the cpjec, Of the surgeon to carry
off the surcharged watery matter
which would otherwise undoubtedly
ant! IN a dropsical affection. II care
10 therefore taken, both as far as san.
,.ary and physical measures are con
cnrnsd, the horse will recover in al
mos, every instance DR.. Barron
showe& he reporter stable where
on the aoor lay large white horse
which Rad been brought to him altel
Vt mad reached an advanced stage
The an,nais limbs and body were
greatly swollen, while his groans tes
.ihed to lis suffering. Opposite t.
him stooia large bay horse, who wa
also in Al advanced stage, but more
likely 10 recover than his n,lsbo1
The reporter also visited the stable
Of Dr.. Il. ?. Lord, on Pennsylvania
.ycruo v no was also al work on M
h:raes. In reply to the question as
10 the origin of pink eye, he said he
attributed II to an excess of bile or
the liver, superinduced by feeding
the animals on too much rich foo'
combined with the excessive hea
during tie past season. Unless TIM
bile Was carried off the system, ano
the horse given tonlcs, the bIoo(
would eventually be poisoned. Th'
p.ukish color Of the eyes, he thought
yvs. due to the etfusion Of the red par
t!cles If the blood under the mucou
membrane. The disintegratlon o
the blood is the cause of the dropslca
swelling all over the body. DR.. Lore
also ex2r essed himself strongI y agains
the practice Of allowing horses t
= york while affected with the disease
They we're not fit TO De. IN harness
and would undoubtedly recover
placed in comfortable quarters. lib
disease might be contagious, never
tbelesa he kept his own stock In tn
same stable with the diseased horses
He mentioned number Of stables o
which lie had charge, and in whlcI
hardly horse escaped the attack.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-11-24

ftln Outfit furnished free. with full in
MI strucions for conducting the mos
PlV profitable business that anyone cal
engage in. The business is so easy t.
learn, and our instructions are so simple
andplain, that any one can make grta
profits from tine very start No one ca1
fail who's willing TO work. Women "r'
as successful as men. Bows and girls cal
earn large sums. Many have made at 'h'
business over one hundred dollars in sin
gle week. Nothing like it ever known he
fore. All who engage are surprised at tl'
ease and rapidly with which they are abl'
to make money You can engage in Thu
business during your spare time at grea
profit. You do not have to invest capita
in it. We take all the risk. Those who
need ready money, should write to us a
once. All furnished free Address
TRUE s. CO., Augusta, Maine.
Dec. ;6l y.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-11-24

BRowN BREAD.-Three cups corn
meal, one Of -four, three cups sweet
milk, one Of sour one-haIf cup mo'as
ses, little salt and saleratus; steam
four hours.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-11-24
Buying Fowls.

me Tine is close at hand when
NAM Of our new beginners aud ANA.
tours make their annual purchase. In
The fal! is good time to buy stock,
az breeders have more on hand then
.hey care to winter over, and the ear
" hatched chickens are so we'll adj
vanocd That both seller and buyer can
with tolerable accuracy Judge Of their
merits and dement's. Winterins over
large aocks of fancy fowls is consio'
cred not very wise policy. They
require a great deal Of care, more
houses and runs; danger Of contract
inc disease and endangering the
breeding stock, on which so much la
boz. expense and care has been given
are obvious reasons why breeders
would be more inclined to dispose OF
their surplus stock at fair prices.
Those purchasing young stock in the
fall should not mate them in the
spring-Bettsr get two.year. old
cock for your pnllets, or vice versa.
The progeny will be harder, stronger
and make better layers. The organs
Of reproduction are not fully matured
IN cocks while other parts are under
going development. Cockerels not
hatohe3 early, but brought to large
SIZE by forcing, are too soft in tissue
hoae and muscle, and if mated with
vonrg 7oos or puIlets a feeble of
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-11-24

MurFlNs.-One pint milk, two
eggs, half cup butter, two teaspoons
Pearl baking powder, one CD tea
spoon salt; add -four to consistency o.
cake. Bake in gem irons in a quick
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-11-24

EGG MuFFINs Boat tn roughly
two eggs, two cups -four, one pl. I
milk, little salt. Bake in irens in a
quick oven.
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VEGETABLE COMPOUND.

.,ill .,u. IL. :. .,., .. AisN 10
~ engage in the mos, plrnsnnl nod prot,
pD itahlp busiue,s known Everything
new. CAPITAL moi required We will fur
uish vou everything $40 a day and mp
ward. i, easily made without -tn, iugawa.
from no ne over nigh, No risk whatever
Many new workers wanted AT once. hnhS
are making fortunes Mt the business LA
lies make rs much as men AMI young '"vs
and girls make rrra, pay \" one VINO Is
wiling TO work fails TO make more money
every day than can he made IN week Al
any ordinary employment Those VINO
npagr at once will find short road to
fortune Address II. HALlETI ~ Co.,
Dec 10 y Portland, MAINE
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03
A Duelist's Experience.

Baron de San Malata, Sicillian and
noted duelist, has fought forty duels,
but in none of them has he been the
challenger. 1t is told of him that during
heated political canvass, in the course
of discussion in public square with
first cousin, the latter called him by
some opprobrious epithet The Baron
replied: 'You are a cowardp' The
cousin answered: "Win you repeat that
in five minutes?" ''Assuredly." The
cousin went home, and returned with
revolver in his hand. The Baron went
up to him and said: Giuseppe, see
herel That revolver don't suit your
hand; the stock never was made for you;
for the life of you, you could not use
that pistol" AS he ceased to speak he
spat in his cousins face. The sudden
ness and strangeness of this speech and
attack so bewildered the cousin that he
neither said nor did anything. The
Baron spat in his face again. Friends
interfered. The cousin challenged the
Baron. On the eve of the duel the
Baron's aunt, who knew what an expert
swordsman he was, begged him to spare
her sons life. He replied: "Guiseppe
shall return from the field without even
a scratch" The duel took place. The
cousin attacked furiously. The Baron
only parried. At last he turned his head
and looked at his seconds until his ad-
versary became SO weak that he could no
longer hold his sword, when the seconds
interfe-ed and ended the duel At
another time he was challenged by the
best broad-swordsman in Sicily, while
he himself was not skilled with this
weapon. The broadsword was selected
by the seconds. On the field the Baron
took his sword in both hands and rushed
upon his adversary, using his weapon as
if it were q club. His adversary Re-
treated. They were put in position
again. The Baron disarmed his adver-
sary. A third time they were put in
position; at the first pass the Baron's
sword broke within eight inches Of the
hilt; his adversary kept on; the seconds
did not interfere. The Baron became
furious, rushed ON his adversary and
wounded him; then turned on the Sec
onds and wounded every one of them,
beginning with his own.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03
The Wolf and the Hare-A Fable.

One day as Hare was pursuing her
way through the forest she was over
taken by Wolf, who had no sooner
come in sight than he called out:
"By what right do you walk in this
path ?''
thought it was publcthighway," !"
humbly replied the Hare.
"Suppose it is? You are nothing but
a Hare, while am Wolf. It is your
business to follow on behind me if you
want to go my way. How it looks to
see a big, strong Wolf following weak
and cowardly Hare like YOU"
every we'll" answered the Hare, who
dnred not dispute for fear of being still
worse used.
The Wolf was in no hurry. Indeed,
he did not core to travel that way at all,
except to humiliate his weaker neigh
Dor. As he passed along at slow gait
he looked over his shoulder and OBJ
served:
"Don't keep SO near me. If we meet
anybody I don't care to have them think
we are travelling in company. 1t is only
an act of condescension that I allow you
to travel this path at ALL"
The Hare fell back few feet further,
lcclulS tliitI dLy ulSpute WOulu IeSl1t W
to the advantage of the Wolf. They had
not proceeded far when the Wolf sud
denly uttered howl of surprise and
pain, and as the Hare came up he was
rolling over the ground with his fore
feet fast in trap.
Help help!' shouted the Wolf.
But 1 am nothing but Hare" re-
piled the other How it would look to
see weak and cowarlly Hare rushing
to the assistance of big. strong Wolf |"
81 shall be held here until the hunter
comes to knock me on the head r.
moaned the Wolf.
eff you had permitted me to go on
my way in peace I should have been
first at the trap" answered the Hare.
eyes, but please do something for
me |"
"Pd be glad to, small and weak as I
am but if anybody should come along
L don't care to have them think we are
travelling in company Tra-la, Mr..
Wolf p
Moral There is never a safe time to
put on airs. The man you kick to-day
may drive grocer's delivery wagon to-
morrow.-M. Quod.
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ball had passed Some persons who
had the curiosity to count the number of
holes in the blankets which were, hung
up as curtains in the stern of the boat
affirmed that in the space of five feet
square there were one hundred and
twenty-five. -Four horses out of five
were killed; the escape of the fifth
amidst such shower of balls appears
almost miraculous.
The day after the arrival of CAPTAIN
Hubbell and his companions, the five
remaining boats which they had passed
On the ightpreceding the battle, reached
Limestone.
Those on board remarked that during
the action they distinctly saw the flashes
but could not hear the reports of the
guns. The Indians, it appears, had met
with too formidable resistance from a
single boat to attack fleet, and suffered
them to pass unmolested; and after that
time it is believed that no boat was ever
assailed by Indians on the Ohio
The force which marched out to dis
perse this formidable body of savages
discovered several Indians dead on the
shore near the scene of action. They
also found the bodies of Captain Great
house and several others, men, women,
and children who had been ON board of
his boat. Most of them appeared to have
been whipped to death, as they were
found stripped, tied to trees and marked
with the appearance of lashes and large
rods which seemed to have been worn
with use were observed lying near them.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03
The Trapsyaal. South Africa.

Transvaal (that is ''across the VaaI,
lies between latitude % degrees 27 min
utes s, and longitude u degrees 81 min
utes E. Its northern boundary Is the
Oori or Limpopo River, which here runs
from west to east; the eastern is formed
by the continuation of the Drachenberg
Mountains; the southern is the Vaal
River, and the western and underlined
line separating it from the country of the
Betjuanas. The total area is Ia, $50
square miles, and the population-ac-
cording to the official returns of 1877-is
300, 900, probably rough estimate, from
which little can be known as to the fight
ing strength of the people who have de-
fed the power of the British Empire.
Potschefstroom, the seat of Government,
is by land $50 miles northeast of Cape
Town. The region is described as vast
plateau, slOping to the north, supported
by the coast line of mountains, which,
presenting bold mural buttress, or es-
carpment, to the low country at their
feet, stretch away on their western flank
into immense undulating plains. At
right angles to the coast range another
belt of very high lands, called the Maya
iesberg, runs east and west, forming a
water shed between the Vaal and Linn
popo rivers. The southern face of this
range also presents long and undulating
plains, generally well watered and
wooded, and Astounding in large game.
To the north, approaching the Limpopo,
high parallel chains OF hills appear,
through the openings in which flow
small streams. The average height of
the plateau inhabited by Europeans is
from 4, 1000 to 5000 feet, but many of the
mountain peaks reach an elevation of
5000 or 10, 900 feet, and part of the year
are covered with snow. The climate is gen
orally healthy, though in the northern
sections the heat is intense, and during
the summer months hot winds and heavy
thunder storms prevail. The worst fea-
ture is, perhaps. fly called tseste, the
bite of which is fatal to horses aud oxen,
thereby rendering travel very difficult, if
not impossible, at certain seasons. The
Beers, though originally pure Dutch, are
now very considerably mixed by inter
marriages with European refugees and
emigrants from Cape Colony and Natal,
as well as the natives. Still the Dutch
characteristics largely predominant, and
while the standard of education is said to
be low, the people know enoug h to gov
ern themselves and hate the foreign yoke
In religion they are protestants of the
strongest Calvinistic persuasion, and the
Bible and hymn book are almost their only
literature.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03
A Decidedly New Game at Cards,

A Paris correspondent gives this ac-
count of pretty game OF cards now
fashionable in that city:
''The participants were young ladies
and gentlemen who sat in equal numbers
on either side of the table. The cards
were dealt out to each, and one hand,
like as in euchre, settled each wager.
The wager played for in this game is that
the lady or gentleman who gets the ace
of hearts and can take trick with it, or
beat it with another card, has the option
to kiss any lady or gentleman he or she
may select. If a lady is the winner of
the successful trick, this option may be
used or not, as she elects and generally
she does waive her right; but if gen
tleman holds the lucky card, of course
he invariably exercises his right. The
result was that gentleman when he held
the ace of hearts was sure to get it passed;
if lady held it she almost always had it
taken. 1t was quite study to watch with
what perfect sang ,froid the gentlemen
stood up to receive the stake he had won,
and with what consummate grace the
lady bent her head to one side so that
her lucky opponent across the. table
should receive his full pound of flesh,
not to mention the inter Indifference OF
both to the presence of friends or
strangers sitting around. do not know
how the players felt, but the watching of
few hands played was sufficient to sat-
isfy me that it was but a poor game after
all. How it came about 1 don't know,
but saw one gentleman win six games
in rapid succession and kiss the same
lady as many times. That destroyed all
interest I had up to that time taken in
the game. 1t satisfied me that it was a
game in which the cards could be SO
manipulated that a poor player or q
beginner could have very little chance.
1t made me feel indeed that would yet
prefer q hand at euchre for the drinks.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03
The Poor Young Mans Paradise,

Chicago must be the poor young man. s
paradise, Judging from letter penned by
society lady in the Inter Ocean. After
stating that she is passably handsome,
young, and rich, the society girl enters
upon a defense of her set by saying that
she knows a dozen of her companions
who are heartily tired of fashionable life
and folly, and would sooner die old maids
than be joined for life to some rich but
silly and idle male member of the upper
ten. The brave girl concludes her spicy
letter by alleging that it is all nonsense
for Young and intelligent men to pro-
pose to girls in higher or weaIthier
social sets. "Even society girls have
ideas, aspirations, and home affections
beyond and above sealskin sacques or
$40 bonnets." Pity there are not more
young ladies like this one.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03
What is Wine Made or

AS wine merchants are petitioning the
French Government to put a stop to the
manufacture of artificial wines, the Pc
titioners asserting that not one-third Of
the wine used in Paris is made of grapes,
the many Americans who turn up their
noses at the juice of our own grapes will
naturally wonder what the spurious
French wines are made Of An exchange
says that there are a number of large fac
tories near Paris in which wines are
made from rotten apples, damaged dried
fruits of all kinds, beets and spoiled
molasses. But there are not enough of
these materials to make as much wine as
is required by foreign trade. Turnip
juice has been worked over into wine,
and American cider is the basis of mil
lions of bottles of champagne, but good
apples and turnips are too costly to be
wasted on cheap wines, such as most
Americans buy. Some Of the temper
ance societies might find the returns they
are after by satisfying public curiosity
about what wines are made ON Y.
Herald
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03
Comedian and Highwayman.

Shutter, the comedian, in the prime of
his powers, was not to be excelled in his
dehneation of the characters he was won't
to assume. Even in his evening dress, at q
gentleman's dinner-table, he could in
stantly appear, for entertaining purposes,
the veriest clodhopper, with transforma-
ton of the whole man SO complete that
the garb of the gentleman seemed to dis
appear from view entirely.
Shutter was once engaged to appear in
several of the principal places in the
north of England, in the days before the
advent of railways, and, while passing
through Nottinghamshire, on the road
between Newark and Doncaster, only
one other passenger beside himself oc-
cupied the age-coach, the said passen-
ger being gruff, red-faced, gouty old
man, from whom Shutter could not get a
word of cheerful conversation. It was
verging toward evening, the sun had
gone, and the shadows were deepening,
and they were very near to the confines
of, Yorkshire, when the stage-coach was
suddenly stopped, and the voice of a
man was heard as though threatening
the driver. Instantly the equity old
Yorkshireman slowed himself away in a
about his face, and pretended to be fast
asleep. He knew very well what was
coming, and hoped, perhaps, that, if his
travelling companion were first robbed,
help might come before the highwayniall
could get around to him. Ay, it was a
highwayman! The knight of the road
threw open the door and presented a
pistol at Shutters head, with the signi-
ficant hint that speedy handing over Of
his valuables would save his life.
Money! Watches! Me, zur" drawled
out the comedian, in manner so exces-
sively stupid and clownish that Drury
Lane audience would have howled with
delight thereat. ''Oh, lud, zur! Ooncle
doan't let me carry nothink worthsome.
There he be to CAB for hisselfr'
Upon this the highwayman turned to
/ the man in the corner and gave him a
femend0us slap in the face.
'"Come, old seventy-five wake up and
pass over your purse! Come out here!
Lets have clean sweep while we're
about it"
Suffice it to say that the old Yorkshire
man was robbed of over a hundred
pounds in money, besides his watch and
seals and a few other trinkets, while
Shutter got off with simple cursing for
his stupidity. -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03
A Faithful Servant.

A young German from Mecklenburg
was lucky enough to win $50, 900 In one
day at Monaco, and at once went to his
hotel and locked up the amount in q
cash box, intending to leave for home
the next morning without further tempt
ing fortune. On awakening the next
day, however, the box was gone, and
with it his old valet, who on number
less occasions had given proofs of fidel-
ity and affection to his master. As it
was, the young man had to telegraph
home for money to leave the place, and
learned that the servant was in Meek
lenburg with the cash intact, having de-
camped with it for fear that his master
would risk it at the gaming table again,
as he had seen SO many other lucky
ones do
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03
THE MARKETS,

CINCINNATL-FLoUR-F Family "a s0@5 10;
choice Minnesota, S5 1905 so. Rye -four, $5 009
65 per 100 lbs. GsAIS-w whest-No 2 red, 81 Os;
csTn~Ns. mixed, .hsIisd. za1c.; No yellow. w.
-sl.oO. Barley : Fan, SO@sOc. Hemp Rough
pyeps s %Ssh aoSs T. N
pork, SIS 25@15 so. Cotton-Good middling, 11ssc.
NEW YORK-Flour-Good to choice Western
AM and State = 75SS 75 common to choice Ohio sx-
Si White. isS corn.1ansi.deass ns, as'lssS $50
PctfNe@ SIS la Sd ss g. s ssa ,Ss Ne.
Cotton-M -Middling uplands, ii s-l6c.
BALTIMORE.-Flour-w Western family, IS 000
90. Wheat No. winter red Western, q 100
-Wsstern white, I@42c. Rye. 81 6as@sf g. Hay lay
Timothy, So Oh. Mess Pork-Old, SIS rs; new,
SIG rs. Lard, 101sc.
NE. Flour-Extra family, s. 1894 25; A No. l,
IS O0@5 rs; choice fancy, e5 1896 rs. Wheat-&l 90.
Corn, 441ae; No. mixed aa 4ac oa5s.Mo white.
yisions-Me. pork, SIS 50. Lsrd~Yrime ard Pin 81 steam. M
sAc. Hogs-Live, IS 5o@6 10.
INDfANAPOLIS.-Wheat - No. Q red, new,
81 OJ1a91 Of. Corn-Is firm at 39@391%c. Oats
are steady; new white, ss@sec. for February.
LIVE STOCK.
CINCINNATI.-CATTLE Common, q 0o@2 Is;
fair to medium, So O0@s 20; good to choice butcher
grades, 81 00@4 75; good to choice heifers, "a 4O9
Selected butchers and heavy shippers, ss 2o@6 10;
fair 10 good packers, IS 75@6 Is; common rough
mixed packers, IS 1895 20 SHKEP-Common 10
stock sheep, ss bO@4 so.
ping grades at IS 25s5 rs per 100 lbs fair to good
SusSsr Su. eo%s .nS and
to quality. 81 OO@4 90. Hogs-Philadelphia
hogs, s. sogS 60; YslfsIs, IS soeS 10 sheep and
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Editorial Troubles.

If an editor omits anything, he is lazy
if he speaks of anything as it is, he is
mad if he smooths down the rough
places, he is bribed; if he calls things
by their proper names, he is unfit for
the position of editor if he does not
furnish his readers with jokes, he is
stupid; if he does, he is rattle-head,
lacking stability if he condemns the
wrong, he is good fellow, but lacks
discretion if he let's wrongs and injuries
go unmentioned, he is a coward if he
indulges in personalities, he is a black
guard if he does not, his paper is in
sipid. In short, if he edits a paper
properly, and sticks to truth and facts,
he is fool, and doesn't know how to
edit a paper half as well as his readers
ooul1
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-03

EDGAR T. PAGE, ESQ, Druggist, writes
us from Chicopee Falls, that Mr.. Albert
Guenther, under Wilds Hotel has used
that remarkable remedy, st. Jabobs Oil,
for severe case of rheumatism and it
cured him, as if by magic. He also used
it with great success among his horses,
in cases of sprains, sores, etc., and it
cures every time.-(Spri'ajseld (Aass. }
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