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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-15
Ne1D Advertisements.
Republican Voters OF Frederick Co
TO THE

GENTLEMEN:-It has come to my notice
that some one has endcavored to circulate
the idea that am not expecting the nomi-
nation for sheriff at he approaching nomi-
mating convention, but only preparing for
the next CANVASS Such can assure Won is
not the fact. 1t il trnc that have not vet
been in some Of the Districts, but will be
before the time for said convention, AMI ~
it will be impossible for NE to see every
one, take this method of informing You
that l mean business this time, Two years
ago at the convention the country Districts
claimed the Sheriff, inasmuch as the city
had secured the candi,lstcs for Clerk and
Register, hence deemed it best for the
promotion Of harmony in tire convention
to withdraw my name and then took oC-
casiOn To announce my name for the next
campaign You are aware that am the
senior candidate. withheld my name
from several convt ntions prior TO 1879, on
account of there being other candidates
who thought were more deserving or
more in need OF the Office Those contiu-
gencies have been diSpelled and | now
come before you as the one "a much dc
serving or more in need of recognition
than any other candidate before YOU.
have been m earnest and working Repuh-
lcan ever since the organization o! the par
ty in this State. have never questioned
the sagacity OF q Republican nominating
convention but have ALWAYS heartily en-
dorsed and zcalously Mborcd for the sue
cess of the ticket and have IN the eni Vo-
ted it IA presented by the convention
Hoping that may meet your approval by
my former course and that may secure
your support for the nomination at the
convention which meets on the l7th inst
am your obedent servant
sept. l5-lt' II. +. STEINER.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-15
Cz0J:WTy News.
lettings from our Exchanges.

THE DIFFERENCE. There are twice ss
many papers published in Frederick coun'
ty rs there are in Baltimore county, and
vet the county printing in the latter costs
5000 more than in the former Banner.
DIED FROM LocKJAw Ten days ago a
lad between six and seven years Of age, son
of Thomas Geesey who resides near Lew
istown, Frederick county rad one Of his
feet burned pretty badly, and every atten
ton was paid to the little sufferer, but on
Thursday last he died from lockjaw.--
L'niOn.
Whilst Mr.. Emory Kefhuver, who re-
sides few miles south of town, was at
church in this place on Sunday last, his
horses and colts worked the barn door open
by rubbing against it, and entering, eat
their fill from pile Of wheat on the barn
fool. A valuable calf died from its over
feed of the rain.-Register.
Mr.. A. W. Smith, of this place, has a
large peach tree in his yard, supposed to
be a "Crawford's Early" which annually
produces two crops. The first crop this
year was not more than peck of fruit,
and the second crop, consisting OF per-
haps seventy five peaches, many of them
very small, is now ripening -Reglster
FouSp.-James Fry aged thirty six,
who disappeared from his home ON the
2lst ulto, while laboring under alteration
of mind, notice of which appeared i'll our
last weeks issue, was found by Hezekiah
Easton on Thursday morning last at Il
spring along South Mountain, near Ponds
vile, Washington county, Md, where he
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-15
THE MARYLAND DHREC.
TORY.

This book contains the names and
postoffice address Of farmers, Mer-
chants and others in all the counties,
and circulates in every town and vii.
lage in the State. The revised third
edition, now in course of preparation,
the publishers will endeavor to make
more correct and complete than for
mer issues have been. They will be
pie ased to receive orders for subscrip-
lions and advertisements. Call or ad-
dress,
J. FRANK LEWIS & CO.,
Is p. 0. Avenue,
Sep8 4n. Baltimore.
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had come for water. He was in famish.
ing condition, after wandering among the
mountains for twelve days with nothing to
eat except berries and green apples. He
consented to be brought home, but after
wards endeavorcd to escape. He is still
deranged. and can give no explanation Of
the singular conduct .-Banner.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-15
Dl e D..

On the I'd inst, in Iiansonvile, at the res
idence of his son, Richard Harper, Sr.
aged "a wears, 8 months and 10 days.
On Tuesday, September -, of nea1
Haughs church. this county, very sud
denly Of heart disease, David Birely, in
the 6Sth year Of his age.
For additional locals, see Second Page
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-15
Double Pipe Creek Items.

DOuDlC ripe creek 1tcms.
As we are regular reader of your val
liable paper and not seeing anything from
cur little village, thought we would
write a few lines, for fear the people "ou
of town" would think we were too low tt
speak, but the facts are it is too hot and
dry to say much.
The farmers in this part Of the country
are very busy Notwithstanding the hot
dry weather. cutting off corn, blowing
narrowing aud getting ready for the Fa
crop, none having sown any grain as yet
the time set, being from the Goth to thu
sJ,' Of this month The corn crop Will
us is very poor, not half crop expected,
some fields beng burnt up entirely, but
at chance times you will find field of good
corn on low gro4nd which was planted
early.
Our usually quiet village has been KEEP,
in fever ofeXcitement during the past
week, fromcnuses not common to us. On
Monday morning Of last week your cores
pondent found himself in sight ofthe large
warehouse ofthis place and was surprised
to see that structure decorated with the
words "For Rent" Reason being, the
present proprietor, Mr. c. b. Anders, hay
ing too much to attend to. We think
that live man in place like this with q
properly conducted business, would be
fully compensated for his investment, the
commission from the Railroad and Mr.
Anders' shipments alone would paw the
rent We had scarcely gotten over this
proposed change when the news Of a rob
berry in town was circulated, The facts
are as follows.
The desk in Mr. c. B. Anders
mill in our village was robbed OF
ten dollars ON Wednesday, afternoon last
Money had hcen missed several times be
fore but no measure had been taken to APP
prehend the thief In this instance how
ever, the money had been purposely
marked and left in the desk and on tire fol
lowing day it told its own story on the
thief, EDWARD G Evler, young man Inv
ing near Double Pipe Creek. who after
taking the money from the desk spent it al
Mr. Wash Weant's store 1t was identi
fed by Mr.. Anders' cashier and there was
no doubt in Mr.. Weant's mind rs to the
party of " HON he had received it, Eylel
was arrested and gave bail tor the sum o.
two hundred and fifty dollars
On Saturday morning there was COLI
sion on the W. W. r. II, about one mile
euct pf tbis citation hot u npp tho Marian
icstown Accommodation. going east, in
charge Of Mr.. Lawson and a freight train
going west. in charge of dr. Edward Tay
Tor. Both engines were badly damaged.
NOT AT HOME.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-15

NEW WINDSOR COLLEGE AND
IN SEMINARY. Open Sept. : eli,
mate unsurpassed. Extensive buildings
Experienced instructors. Both SEXES adj
mitted and graduated. For catalogues al
dress, Rev, A. NJ. sicily, D, d., President
New Windsor, Md Aug ! St*
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-15
A STEEPLE CHASE,

never before seen in Western Maryland
A BRILLIANT TOURNAMENT
.of the best riders in Pennsy lvania, Virgin
in and Maryland, aud d
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-09-15

not every one know that the Fair is gotter
up for the same purpose and further, have
we not an equal interest and pride in hav
ing our metropolis shake off her old-fash-
Toned and slow going ways, rid herself OF
the charge of being selfish and provincial
city, have her merchants advertise and en-.
large their trade, Baltimore being one Of
Americas largest and Marylands city. As
we took occasion to say several weeks
ago, it is an instance wherein might makes
right ana ascounty towns can afford to
quietly ignore country villages, so may
metropolitan cities decline to consider the
wishes or convenience ofany one town
Baltimore city people see proper to take a
holiday In which to amuse themselves
their visitors and to advertise their trades
and we give them right in it both as to
time and method, to make their sovereign
choice and arc unable to see in it anything
| Intentionally derogatory TO any of the le-
gitimate interests Of the balance Of the
State.
s. s. PIcNIc.-The Episcopal Sabbath
School of Harriet Chapel, Catoctin Furna-
ces will hold a picnic in the grove of Mr.
j. B. Kunke., on the rad leading from
Catoctin to Graceham, on Sept. II. Prom.
inent speakers will be present, amongst
others, His Honor Judge Richie. M. F.
Polly VIII have exclusive right Of the sale
of confectionery. Preparations are being
made to have day Of enjoyment aud
profit ~ all who may attend. 1t is the
request of the managers that parties at
tending will be kind enough to bring with
them whatever flowers they may be able to
gather.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01

II was hne engraving. portrait o
Abraham Il ncoln, in q beautiful frame
sNIy daughters gift 10 the school, in
memory Of the pleasant hours here
passed" said Mr.. Mayberry to tho prin.
cipal. st.t -, 60
A complete surprise was this, and
everybody seemed astonished ut the gen
erous gift In a few words Mr. May
berry told the story of its purchase.
Then it was hung on the wall back OF the
teachers desk. us t..t
And that is the way that the change in
the graduation exercises Of the High
School at Mayberry Point was brought
about, and why the pupils wear their
everyday dresses, aud furnish their own
music and make the decorations them
selves for that occasion. The reason,
TOO, that there is always such large
class to graduate, and that there Is less
love of dress and finery among the young
people of the place, and such good books
in its school library, and SO many pictures
ON the school-room wills, and those two
Rogers groups in corners.--New, Eng
land Farmer. 10 h
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01

States. there are found beds of coal Of
peculiar quality This coal is covered up
with hardened mud containing shells aud
bones of aquatic animals, and everything
about it suggests that the coal-making
material was somehow sunk beneath the
waters of an old lake, and WAS buriedun-
der the gradually-increasing bed OF mud
with which the old lake-basin was finally
filled. But the point Of interest is this:
that in many places the Rocky mountain
coal has reacheda stage of decomposition
not so very much III advance OF the hui
mus and peat OF olr modern swamps and
bayous. We might, indeed, hesitate
about calling some portions OF 1t coal at
all-for the original structure Ii almost
perfectly preserved--yet il must be adj
mitted that for the most part the dccom-
position has advanced far enough to pro-
duce an article thai deservedly ranks as
coal. In the light of what may be OBJ
served going on In every favorably stu
ated swamp to-day, the source OF the
material and the method determination
of the Rocky mountain coal can hardly
bedoubtful. need not weary you by
leading YOU step by step through all the
ferent stages in the process of coal for
nation. 1t will be sufficient to say that
perfect graduation may be traced from
the Ignite, as it is called, of the Rocky
mountains to the purer and more perfect
coal of the Mississippi valley; and so,
even setting aside the internal evidence
of our Iowa coal, we are compelled to
believe that it is simply one OF the terms
of the same series to which the Ignite
and the peat belong, and that the initial
term of that series is to be looked for In
the living vegetation of modern marsh
and forest R S. Cdtvin, ia Popular
Science Monthly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01

NY iettersi written In my earnest hoyhood
Toon who left us nut tho other day. 80
And am sitting here. "a tiy To read them
Tears fJr my friend; and tears-ahi piuch mefo
For him, mys..lf, the self that Il dead
As he 10 whom these faded thugs were written
Ere youth and trust had from my living fisd'
II was mysef, remember that, who wrote thfm;
X al them once MORE aud note the noble lie,
The vast end, sor, and the desperate struggle
To rise above the grovel r. ia the strife;
The sacrifice fl self for good of Others;
The passion at the sufsrngs of tue poor
the angry fight gainst pride, aud SIN, and riches
The looking onward when the Prize was sure
Ours, too, the hands 10 ease the overladen, !.
Ours the strong voice whose sweet words Oh
truth
Should ecr compel hearing from the PEOPLE
Who now tut sc,,fed NJ our mp 'tuous youth
The world, awasened, sooa would giow n,uch oe'-
Soon sin aud sorrow, dying in the dust, -.
Would vanish fir M the earth before the surneh'
Flashed iron swords, whose blades shouiu
never rust.
Yet he is dead, and am old and tired.
| do not re II all the world b. sin;
listen daily 10 my sous loud vauntings
OF that bright Iuture they are sure In win.
All! burn the letters AS they fih TO ashes
Methlnks they re like our fading mortal dreams,
Words upon words aud little If fiifi inent
OF all was promised by our youihst ghtdreamsl
--Ah the Y,Gr Round.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01
Superstition About DAYS.

Friday is universally regarded as a
fatal day, and this ill-repute attaches to
it throughout the world. Among sea-
men the prejudice against the day is in
tense. In order to counterfeit this feel
ing in some manner, an English ship
builder once built vessel which was
begun and finished on Friday, and
named "The Friday" 1t was launched
ON Friday, also sailed on Friday, but, ms
if fate had so decreed, it was never heard
of more.
But the superstition in regard to days
is not confined to Friday-every day in
the week is under the influence of good
or evil omens. There are many rhymes
embodying the particular phases of good
or evil which underlie certain events on
certain days, of which the following
specimens will suffice
sundays child ne'er lacks in place;
Mondays child IL fair IN face;
Tuesday y child IL full Of grace;
Wednesdays child is sour and sad;
Thursday child il loving and q ad;
Fridays child is loving and giving;
And Saturdays child shall work for his living.
sreeze on u Monday, you sneeze for danger;
sneeze on Tuesday, YOU kiss a stranger;
Sneeze ON "Wednesday, you sneeze for a letter;
Sneeze ON Thursday, for something better;
Sneeze on Friday, you snoeze 10 your sorrow;
Sneeze on Saturday, your sweethear tomorrow
Snee2e en- Sunday, your safety seek,
The devil viii chase you the whole Of the week.
Cut your nais Monday, you cut them for news
Cut them on Tuesday, pair OF shoes;
Out them on Wednesday, you cut them for health
Cut them on Thursday, twill add n your wealth:
Cut them ON Fridas, you'll cut them for woe;
Cut them on Saturday, a journey you'll GO;
Cut them on Sunday, you cut them for evil
For al the week long you II he ruled 10y thedsvil
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01

"And you have succeeded. Add an
other-a victory for General Good-Sense
at Mayberry point. What's the date?"
"Never mind Graduation day, we'll
call it, perhaps" and having elapsed her
purse with a vigorous snap, there was n
twinkle of its steel rings as she slipped it
into her pocket; and then her skillful
fingers ran rapidly through the mazes of
huttonhole stitches So Tommy's jacket
was completed, and he was glad enough
to have it ready to wear the next day.
Graduation day was remarkably fair
for March. The school room was crowd
ed with the parents and friends of the
pupils. Everybody admired the decora-
tons of evergreen and Towering plants,
which Mr.. Mayberry not only provided,
but assisted in arranging.
Not one of the pupils passed more
creditably through the exercises than
Jenny Mayberry, and certainly not one
looked prettier than she in her modest
gray dress. with pink bow at her
throat, More than one among the gen.
tlemen visitors inquired who that hand
some girl in gray was--"And such easy,
charming manners" added some. "And
such fine scholar" said others.
The music-only Jenny Mayberry's
piano and singing 10y the pupils-was
liked 40 we'll that persistent encore Of
the last song brought its repetition,
during which Mr.. Mayberry, bearing a
large package, passed slowly up one of
the crowded aisles to the teachers plat
form. When the singing ceased, all
eyes turned in expectation toward him as
he carefully unfolded large picture from
1t wrappings.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01
USEFUL HINTS.

CREAM Of tartar rubbed upon soiled
white kid gloves cleanses them well.
THE following ia said to be good
recipe for chapped hands Three parts
of glycerine and one part hannah ellis
or three parts glycerine and one part
sOse water. o f.aI ti
To MAKE paste for scrap books, mix
smoothly flour and water till thin
batter Is formed; put in pinch of
pulverized alum and pour in boiling
water till thick paste is formed. Let
it boil minute or two; add few drops
OF carbolic acid or oil of cloves. Put In
O wide-necked bottle.
CLEANLINESS and careful attention are
the principal means of keeping beds and
houses free from feas. But where these
are found insufficient, as Is apt to be the
case in some climates, and III cottages
where there is much wood work with
9aying joints, certain strongly-aron attic
plants are employed, of which the odors
appear to be detestable to them, as the
different compositn known by the name
Of heabane, and also NORWOOD
NOTHING is more easily made than a
cup of good tea, and yet one seldom en-
joys delicate, fragrant tea, which Haw-
tEorne calls " am angel gift" The first
thing needed is clean teapot it is
useless to try to make tea in n musty
pot, or one in which the leaves have
been allowed to remain over night. The
water should be boiling, but the tea
itself must never be boiled. After the
boiling water has been poured over the
tea set the teapot on an extra griddle on
the back of the stove.
HERE is cheap system of raising
Lima beans Take an ordinary nail
keg, as near water-tight as possible
bore quarter-inch holes in every third
stave an inch from the bottom. Spade
and pulverize thoroughly circle CT
ground three feet Ill diameter. Place
the keg in the center, filled nearly full
of good stable manure, well pounded in;
plant Lima beans end downward, two
inches deep, eight inches apart, and as
many inches from the keg, all around it;
pour on q pail of water, or al much rs
the manure will absorb, which may he
repeated once week in dry weather.
Place five OF six poles foot from the
keg, letting the tops meet over it, and
the work is done. -Four hills will be
found to raise enough for any family.
The following recipe for keeping lamp
chimneys from cracking is taken from
the Diamond, Leipsic journal devoted
to the glass interest Place your tum-
blers, chimneys or vessels, which you
desire to keep from cracking, in pot
filled with cold water; add little cook
ing salt allow the mixture to boil well
over fire, and then cool slowly. Glass
treated in this way is said not to crack
even if exposed to very sudden changes
of temperature. Chimneys are said to
become very durable by this process,
which may also be extended to crockery,
stoneware, porcelain, etc. The process
is simply one of annealing, and the
slower the process, especially the cool
ing portion of it, the more effective will
be the work.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01
The Formation of Coal.

In the swamps and bayous of the moist
regions of the South pure vegetable mat
ter, having the appearance and proper
ties of peat, may often be found in the
very act of accumulation. 1t frequently
occurs in immense beds, and it requires
no trained observation to see that, in adj
dition to the remains Of the ordinary low
marsh plants, IL is made mp of the ruins
and refuse of swamp-loving forest trees.
Now. all about the TANKS and spurs OF
the Rocky mountains. with greater o,
less intervals, from New Mexico to fan
beyond the northern limits of the United
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01
The Trade In CanarIes.

The importation of canaries from Ger
many to this country amounts to nearly
$4,000 birds every year. The importa-
ton began about the year 1S47, and has
been steadily increasing ever since.
Almost without exception the imported
canaries now come from the little town
of Andreasbcrg, In Hanover, Prussia.
The town nestles among the Hartz
mountains, and most of the men are
miners, the mines OF cobalt, lead, nickel
and iron being among the best in that
part of the country. The women Of the
town, the population of which numbers
about 4, 900 souls, make almost rs much
money as the men by breeding canaries.
The industry sprang up about $50 years
ago, and has since been carried on
steadily, certain families having world
wide regulations among bird fanciers
for the peculiar excellence of their birds,
the trimming of the birds being matter
of skill handed down in families from
generation to generation. The birds
pair in February and begin TO come TO
this country about June. They come In
crates of little boxes, such as they are
sold in, 200 in a crate, and the losses on
the voyage are usually very small, not
amounting to more than per cent
um. The little wooden cages in which
the birds are imported and sold are made
10y the children and women OF the Hartz
mountains, and cost there cents
apiece. Dealers pay an average price
of 80 cents for their birds and take the
risk of transportation. There is no duty
on canaries. The highest-priced birds
come from Belgium, aud are recognized
at glance by their long, thin forms.
In New York fair Belgian singer Is
worth six to ten dollars, but excellent
Andreasberg birds which sing pleasantly
may he bought here at from two to
three dollars. A canary has no natural
song, and if not Taught will not sing at
all. Bird fanciers say that American
bred canaries are of no great value be-
cause their notes never possess the
musical qualities of imported birds. No
reason for this degeneration is known,
unless, as is surmised, the German
canarics profit 10y the nightingales,
linnets and other birds which they hear,
and which can not be brought to this
country.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01
Facts About Our Presidents

The oldest President of the United
States, on taking the Presidential office,
was Harrison; the youngest was Grant
John Adams lived the longest; but see
the following summary:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01

SLrrrERs at ball are quite things of
the past, and have been entirely super
seeded by satin boots.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-05
CHICAGO NEWS.

CHICAGO, Dec 3.-The western railroad
men, at meeting to-day, organized a
system OF investigation of packages Of
fered for shipment, and for locked car
loads, the purpose being to ascertain how
much shippers are given to misrepresent-
ing the character of goods transported. j.
r. Wheeler was appointed chief inspector,
with corps of assistants. Inspection
will also be made in Milwaukee, Joliet
Quincy and ST. Louis, of all suspicious
goods.
A reception was rendered tonight to
Messrs. Healy and C'Conner by number
of Irish-Americans. The affair was semi
private, and very cordial.
Five hundred vessels are wintered here
already, and more are coming in every day,
This is the largest number that ever win
tered here.
The Times says: Another immense
manufacturing suburb is to be added to
Chicago. The nucleus of the new town
is the establishment of extensive shops to
be known as the Chicago Locomotive
Works, at Garfield, on the Chicago 81 Pa
cific division Of the Milwaukee 81 st. Pau
railroad, about mile northeast OF the city
limits. The company's capital is 81, ,000,-
| 600, aud il is stated that the new works
will be erected forthwith.