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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-21

yourself" said the landlord, who hard
ly knew what to make of it, for mis-
takes will happen; but"
"No mistakes can happen, sir, for
l am the only party as keeps that &C
count
"But who trusts you to do that?'
"Nobody-I trust myself replied
Jerry. "The marks that We're on your
door showed what I did drink, and
them on mine show what | didn't
drink '
A little light had got into the land
lord s brain and he had a pretty good
idea cf what was coming, bh; he said
nothing
"That night when you spoke to me
about the chalks on the door being a
standing disgrace to me, was the
night of my turning continued Jer
ry. "No man could have lectured me
better than you did and | thank YOU
for it FROM the bottom of my heart
As l left your house | vowed to touch
Or drink no more, and came home ant
told my wife so, and we both joinec
in earnest prayer that might have
strength. The next morning wen
over to George Stevens and told hin
I wanted to sign the pledge. Ht
| helped me as a man-and it was
done
With his eyes wandering to and fre
between Jerry and the scratches upor
the door, the amazed landlord still
remained silent. Jerry went on:
my wife wanted to work herself tt
death to support me" he said, "but
SAID no You do what you can tt
support the children until my debt
are paid, and then I'll support yor
and The children, too. | have done
it. All of them scores are so many
v " ~, :,
saved. y
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and children were fed. mine 90 dowr
after that's done. and 7 am certain
tbat NV scoras are tho host of the two
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-21

Many girls are willing to be held
to be kissed and then say that they
did not like it. Boys don't believe
them.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-21
CHANGE OF TIME
WESTERN MARYLAND R. ROAD.
o. % III y 81, aiI+i ;;s
nn and after Sunday June 10, 1881, Pas
Oscngcr Trains will run as follows:

Nn and after Sunday June 10, 1881, Pas,
Osenger Trains will run as follows
LEAVE MECHANICSTOWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at 6 90
and 8 90 a. NJ, and So 5p IN. For Hagers.
town and Wlliamsport at II 70 a m. and
G35p. m For Blue Ridge on Saturday
at 40 p. m.
ARRIVE MECHANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at II -
a. M, and 6 35 and 0 40p III, From Will
Transport and Hagerstown at 8 90 a m,
and 2 55 p m From Blue Ridge on Mon
day at 8 90 m.
EMMITTSBURG ROAD
LEAVE Emmi,tsburg at As, 35 and 10 10
a. m., and 2 30, $ 40 and (Satursdays only
8 40 D. M, and ARRIVE Rocky Ridge at
6l5, 3 05 and 10 40 Il. H., and 3 90, ~
and 8 10 D m. Trains North will LEAVE
Rocky Ridge at 8 25. $ 90 and 10 SO II. IN.
and 90, 6 % and 8 25 p. M. and ARRIVE
Emmittsburg 55 Q so and II 20 a, NJ,
and 3 40, 6 80 aud 8 55 p. IN.
TRAINS FOR FREDERICK
LEAVE Junction at G 40 and II 05 a. m.
and Is, 8 33 and 6 32 p m.
TRAINS FOR YORK
Leave junction IS a. m. and 3 25 p. m
II. & e.. v. R. R.
Trains South Leave Waynesboro at 55.
a. m and 40 and 6 IS p m, arriving at
Edgemont at 8 20 a. m., and 05 and 90
y. m.
Trains North leave Edgemont at II 5S
a. M, and 25 and Is phi, Arriving at
Waynesboro at 12 25, 80 and 40 p. III.
j. NJ. HOOD
Gen'l Manager.
B. II. GRISWOLD
Gent Ticket Agent.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-21

A seaside exchange says that girls
who bathe must kick out and swim
like little men or drown
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-07-21

"Not this aft some other aft
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

The discussion of "The Christian Re-
ligion', by Col. lngersoll and Judge
Black, which waSicommenced in the Au-
gust number of the North american Re-
uie1a, is continued in the November
issue of that publication. Col. lnger-
soil now replies to the structures OF his
opponent, and parsents mach more fully
than he has ever before done the logical
grounds for his opposition to Christian-
ty. The article will be received with
interest by those who have read the first
part of the debate, rs well rs 10y all who
believe that the cause of truth is best
advanced by free discussion. An carly
number of the Review will contain an
exhaustive reply. In Symposium on
Presidential Inability. four Of our most
eminent iurists, Judge Thomas NJ. Cool
ey, the Hon. Lyman Trumbull, pro.
Theodore w. Dwight, and Gen. b. f.
Butler, discuss the several weighty
problems arising out of article , of the
Constitution. "England's Hereditary
Republic" is the title of Il siniflcant pa
per contributed by the Marquis Of Bland
ford, aud Senator George f. Hoar Writes
a statesmanlike article on "rhe appoint
ing Power" of the President of the
United States. '.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
Johnny Wise on Barbour.

Monday of last week Jno. S. Wise
etormcd the enemy's works In Smyth
county. Poor Barbour was there, and
knowing what was in store for him, de-
clincd any and all terms proposed by
Wise for division Of time. lie had
sore skull from the Wythcville contest,
and Smyth was no place for n Soured
Readiustcr. But Mr.. Barbour was not
allowed to dodge the terrible rubbing
lie 80 much deserved and so much dread
ed. Wise, though entitled to dictate
terms, proposed to allow Mr.. Barbour
to name his own terms. 1t is said by
reliable and intelligent persons who
witnessed 1t that such thorough skinn-
ing was never before inflicted 30 fine
specimen M Wise administered this eel
which I've swung deliberately up on the
waH Of pdblic exposure, The story MS
told Is calculated to excite pity, but we
cannot pity Barbour, save at the expense
of duty. His position as the leader
of Readjnstmcnt in '7s-'0-his condem-
nation Of Aliens sdesertion-his condcm-
nation Of Daniels support of-thc Bar
hour Bill veto-and so utterly inrccon-
cilnblc with his plea on the Funder tick
ct, sandwitchcd between Daniel and Nc
Kinncy-,.ll in this crucial year for Re-
adhntmcnt, that pity he does not deserve
When he gees the returns from Smyth
lie will turn'pslc.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
From HolchkiSs, VirginiaS.
New River Railroad.

We noticed, In passing, n few days sage,
that the track Is graded from the june
tIon with the Norfolk & western at New
River Bridge for some distance north
war,I. and heard tnat the work of grad
ding as far ~ Chorlton'S lnhulng ~
progressing we'll. Ablennd eNperlcnceu
contractors have taken all of the cons
tructIon of the roadway for the whole
icnth of the line from New River Fridge
down 10 East river and thence to Laurel
fork of Blucstone, the border OF tie utcHt
Flat-1op coal field. 49,. -.
This railway, as we learn from maps
Of Chiei Engineer Jno. Graham, Jr',
startinp from New River Bridge Pulaski
CO., Va, and going northward, cuts on
tho two big bends of New river passing
Rcllc Sprinr Mt 3.bmiles and reaches New
rIvrr ngnln 1.-The western bank which II
follows all the way TO East rlYer) II lali lali,
mile above the mouth of Back crgokanu
nearly b.b miles ; IL In thegap OF walker
mountain Mt miles; Spruce run Terry
nj . miles. AT IL miles II Ia opposite
Nav river, white sulphur Springs u
onnaaite sinking creek, down which VIII
cnmo tho Richmond & Allegheny X. IL.
At II IA ne Claibonc's ferry, opposite iittie
STONY creek; NJ 10 N opposite walker
creek. up which line has been located
for the Va. a.-Ky.-&-Ohio Il. X. u IL NJ
Snidow's ferry nt n milesi opposite
month Of Big Stony creek Mt ~ ls with
In n half mile Of Pcailsburg nj 2O'o; ~
the mouth of Wolf creek at 800 ut the
ferry 10 pcterstown ut ~ and NJ the
mouth of IGnst river, u half mile Delow
where the Va..W. w. line crosses tllai
atrcnm, ~ miles from New River Bridge
Thpre the line now under contract leaves
New river aud runs up East river across
ihe aouthcnsterly aide Of Mercer county
The line up lias, river passes French
villa nt miles from New rivers SpanK-
iar's. or 12-milc creek, NJ Ia miles, Bai.
isyis nnar the head Of East river, ut 2a
mica, runs across "the Sinks' TO the
simmit. near 1ligglnbotham'a, ut A'o
mIles, along wrlghte valley to head ol
plnhook creek at 20 miles down Pinhook
10 neayerdam creek, NJ 273 miles and
Jown Beayerdam 70 Bluestohe river NJ
o7 a mllea, this part Of the line runs
so,,hwest from new river the direction
10 that point being nortliwcst. The lln'
tbsn follows down Blueetonc, In anorth'
wesi course crossing II twice near the
Qsth mile. crossing Brush FORK W 81
miles. pnsslng opposite Falls Mills %
irayewpll CO.. VA and Mud fOlk, NJ
gi.6 mllcs, crossing Blucstonc at J2.'
milr5, Abbs, valley aprlngbronch. neat
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

Witten's, at 35.6 miles, and reaching
the mouth of Laurel creek and the big"
10 to u #. coal bed the "Neison', and
other beds of the Great Flat Top Coal
field, at 36.5 miles,-the entire distance
from the Norfolk & Western being 1873
miles from Roanoke lis, from Lynch.
burg l72, and from Norfolk 375 miles.
From Laurel mouth the line will,
probably run up Laurel some 2.5 miles
to where the "big" bed goes under water
level, and from the same point it will in
all probability, run down the west side
Of Bluestonc river, which borders Flat
Top Coal field Oh the east, crossing the
tributary vlleys ofMill, Simmons, Bell,
Flipping, Crane, Widemouth, DelaSh-
meet, Richland and Camp creeks, which
cut across and into the coal measures at
right angles to their dip, and give access
to over 100 square miles Of what promi-
ses to be one of the most valuable coal,
fields in the United States.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
Guitau's Plea,
Tho Paper Which thc Assassin
Desired To Read la Court.

The paper which Guitcau, the nssas-
sin of President Garfield, wanted to read
at his arraignment Friday, but which
the Judge refused to allow, was as fol-
lows:
"fMe Court Please wish TO say
that have been terribly yillitled by the
press, and 1t has made some persons
bitter and impulsyc against me. On
October 9Th the New York HcrdM pub
liShcd seven columns from my autObi-
Ography, which expect to issue soon in
Il book form. Aside from the impertl-
nent statements that am creature Of
the greatest vanity and that | crave
notOricty-which are absolutely false
and similar unkind statements, am IN
debted to the reporter and the Herdid
for giving me so fair hearing. ! plead
not guilty to the indictment and my de-
fence Is thiceiOld;
81. Insanity, In that II was Gods net
and not mine. The divine pressure on
me to remove the President was 40 cnor-
nous that It destroyed my free agency,
and therefore am not legally RESPONSE
bic for my NCt.
"2. The President died from mOlprac-
ticc. About three weeks after he was shot
physicians, after n careful examination,
decided that he would recover. Two
months after this official announcement
he died. Therefore ! say that he was
not fatally shot. If he had been well
treated he would have recovered.
"3. The President died In New DER
scy, and therefore, beyond the jurlsdlc-
ton Of this court, This malpractice and
! the Prcsidcnt's death In New Jersey are
| special providence, aud | am bound TO
avail myself Of them on my trial In jus
liCe to the Lord aud myself I under
take to say that the Lord Is managing
my case with consnmmatc ability, ana
| that lie had n special object In allowing
| the President 10 die In New Jersey.
His management of this ease Is worthy
of Him M the Deity, aud ! have entire
confidence In llls disposition to pro-
,cct me aud send me forth to the world
n free and yindlcatcd man, lie uttered
ellis voice, says the psalmist, 'nhd the
earth melted. This ~ the God ! served
when | sought to remove the President.
The Lord aud the people do not seem TO
agree In tins cnse. The pc0ble consider
! the Presidents removal Hn unbcarable
outrage and me daslardly assassin.
and they prayed the Lord TO spare the
President. For nearly three months
the Lord kept the President ut the point
Of death, nnd then allowed him TO de-
part, confirming my net. THE mere
fact Of the PrcNFcnt's death Is nothing.
All men have died, aud NIL men VIII
die. Gen. Burnside died suddenly about
the time the President did The Presi.
dent and General Burnside were both
splendid men. and no one regrets their
departure more than T. The President
died from malpractice and General
Burnside from apopleXy. Both were
special pro,dcntcs. and the people
ought 10 quietly submit TO the Lord IN
tho matter The President would not
have died had the Lord not have wisli-
cd him the 40. have no conception oi
II as n murder or ma an nssnssinall0i' !
had no feeling Of wrong-dolng Wien !
sought 10 remove him. because 1t wns
Gods act, and not mine, FOR the good ol
the American people. | plead not gull
ty 10 the Indictment.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
Am Enthusiastic Endorsement.


GoRHAM, n. H., july ~, 1871.
Whoever you are, | don't
know: but | thank the Lord and feel
grateful to you to know that in this
world of adulterated medicines there Is
one compound that proves and does all
it advertises to do and more, -Four
years ago had II slight shock Of palsy,
which unnerved me to such, an extent
that the least excitement would make
me shake like the ague. Last May |
was induced to try Hop Bittcrs. used
one bottle, but did not see any change; {;
another did so change my nerves that
they are now as steady MS they ever
were. 1t used to take both hands to
write, but now my good right hand
writes this. Now, if you continue to
manufacture as honest and good an ar
ticle MS you do, you will accumulate an
honest fortune, and confer the greatest
blcSsingon your fellow-men that was ey-
er conferred on mankind.
TIM BuRCH.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
SNCIIrG u Homo

We would have every true man build
for himself Il home, be it ever so humble
in itsbeginning. Industry and frugality
and good Judgment will make It the
most lovely spot on earth The man
without home is like n soiourner with
out n country. The richest, happlcst,
and best man in the wide world Is he
who has u pretty comfortable home Of
his own, a family, good health, and owes
no man u cent, even though his entire
worldly possession would not stll for u
thousand dollars, and though he has
never held 80 high nm office as town
Constblc or orroad-mNster. .
The homes Of the people are the
strength Of the nation. Build them,
bcautlly them, own them, aud be happy
This Is the fair deduction from hosts Of
instances. and is the true philosophy of
home making and home owning.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
TUESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1881.
EVENT and COMMENT.

Grecneville, Tenn. had q flrst-class
burglary Sunday night Of last week.
The safe Of the county Trustee was
drilled and robbed of $4,000. The tracks
were all covered and the job is said to
have been success. Large rewards are
offered.
"Aunt Betsy" Ward, Of Greenvlle,
has been fined and sent to Jail for whis-
irregularities.
At last Gov. Wilt, Of Louisiana, has
died of consumption, He peacefully,
but bravcly passed away the 10th.
All good men rejoice that Gen. Ma
hone refused to play to the scheme to
have Gen. Early draw him into duel.
He has very bravely declined as he
ought to have done. Gen. Early says
Malone Is q coward, but the people of
the Union remember that Gen. Malone
was always sober in the hour Of battle,
and that while he seldom lost a battle,
Early seldom, If ever gained one. Ma
hone il brave enough not to desert duty
thrust upon him by Virginia for one
attempted tc be thrust upon him by a
very useless citizen Of Virginia.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

pitality which places the whole Of
magnificent shed at the disposal of the
descendants of our former allies cannot
be sufficiently admired. They will be
less or more than human if they could
accept such attentions without feeling
of profound gratitude, and without II
determination to return to Europe at
the earliest possible moment, so as to be
ready to entertain Americans in France
and Germany as efficiently as they
Themselves have been entertained here.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25
An on Slnncr.

An elder while bablizng converts Nt
n revival meeting, advanced with wiry,
sharp-cycd old chap into the water, He
nskcd the usual question whether there
WAS any reason why the ordinance of
baptism should no. be- administered.
After n pause tall, powcrful-looklng
man, who was looking queltly ON, re-
murkcd "Eldcr, don't want 10 IN
tcrierc In yer business but ! want to say
that this Is an old sinner You have got
hold of and that one dip won't do him
any good. YOU want to get the sin
ont Of him you'll have TO anchor him
ont In deep waters all night"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

EVIDENCE of a miracle: DR.. Louis,
of New Orleans, who is something of II
wag, called on Il coorcd minister aud
propounded n few puzzling questions.
"Why is it," said he, "that you are not
able to do the miracles that the apostles
did? They were protected against all
poisons and all kinds Of perils; how is it
that you are not protected in the same
way?" The colored brother responded
promptly: "Don't know about that,
doctor; s'pect | is. I've taken a
mighty sight Of strong medicine from
you and | is alive yet,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

JNo. f. LEWIS aided us in 1869 to cx-
purgate the Underwood Constitution,
and thus enfranchised thousands of the
more prominent Virginians. Now, in
1881 he is aiding us to expurgate the
Funder amended Underwood Constitu-
ton and thus enfranchise thousands of
the laboring people of both colors. Jno,
F. Lewis succeeded and was elected
Lieut.. Governor in 1863. He will sue
ceed and be elected again Lieut.. Cover
nor two weeks hence.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

President Garfield was fond Of riding
through the country. His desire to ride
through some Of the towns near Boston,
enjoying the scenery without having the
people know he was President, was
unhapply never gratincd, lie was in
the habit of aighting from II carriage
and standing among the trees and flowers.
Once in California, while he was standing
In the centre of hulf-acre Of beds of
roses, he looked up at the sky and then
down at the flowers and said, at seems
to be almost wrong to pick any"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

ASp so, Daniel went to Lee and found
the Fundcrs asleep aud their fences
down. As In Tazewell, so In Lee. he Is
reported TO have said, "Boys, II you
don't put up a Fundcr for the House
OF Delegates, ! mean to put on my hat
and 20 homev' And then straightway
the Fundcrs raked the county with n
drug net, aud after toillng all night drew
fortl, one little fish by the cuphonions
but unheard OF name Of Smith.
Try not that thing the old men said
h. Dark lowers the tempest overhead,
That was Of all the unkindest cut,
A voice rrplicd from Ph~bc's Butt,
SMITH.
s oh stay lady said and rest
Thy weary head upon this breast,
November comes with chilling frost,
Thoul't iind thysclf and Daniel lost,
SMITH.
Dcwnrc the rundcr withercd branch,
This Rcudjuster avalanche;
That was immensely cheap sdvicei
lie looked ut Sicmp and thought twas
,ioo SMITH.
& 'rhe soatIng Daniel longcd quite mucn
For 'simmons, scdge grass, pines anu
..' such,
+. And crossed he wallcn's Ridge again,
Ills banner bazoncd with this name
..... SMITH.
Vet 30 days, and 10, In Lee,
From proud ambitious fever free,
3 Behold will, ReNdjustcr hemp
Suspended by one, Campbell sIcmp'
SMITH.
There IN the twilight cold and high .
Lireless, but beautiful he'l lie,
And frozen Oh his lips one gro0n,
Interprctcd will rcad "Mahonc."
PooR SMITH.
Mcan time on Phube's Butt prepare
Ills martyr tomb and lay him there
And there let Daniels pencil score
This cpitaph--ncyor--Prlde more
SMITH.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

MoRRIss says he means to support
Arthur's administration, forgetting that
the Funder party are now denouncing
Arthur as a stalwart. But then Fun
derism is stale-wart and speaks of Nor
riss' president as "Guiteau's President"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

rhc runders evidently consider
DnylD.ayls n rad-Gpis, and Malone as a
hone Of very fine grit @ Davis was
too heavy bird for them to flush ana
Malone declines to be cntlccd away
from his scat In tho U. S' Senate oy III
Early bird that has never been noted
for catching the worm.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

Women that have been bedriden for
years have been entirely cured of ie-
male weakness by the use Of Mrs. Lydia
L. Pinkham, 233 Western Avenue,
Lynn, Mass, for pamphlets.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

.,l'uE Jonceyillc SENTINEL has been
sold by Mr. WIN. A. Orr, and Mr.. Chas.
wiloughby whisks Il back into the SER
vice of the Funder cause. Chas. Is a
very sprlghtly aud spicy editor, but for
all the good he can do In defeating the
Readluster party Il may be summed up
IN that laconlc piece of wisdom, "too
lntpln
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-25

Moiniss aud Hamilton both voted Ut
The polls to faatcn on the ballot box inc
poll.ta4 prerequisite to voting. Morrlss
has repcntcd aud Hamilton "has his
doubts, p"