Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-09

papers at once had something to say about
It; some ofthem saying very nice things,
others saying some very smart things and
still others IA very fex) saying very rude
things. For our part we prefsredto nee
something Of tho paper under the MANAGE
ment of Mr.. Croasdale before We attempted
to cnlighten the public rs I" tht change
for better or worse. We have nov read
seven Of Mr.. Croas,la,e's Gazettes and Can
say, tina. while VIC parted with Mr.. C"lt"n
regreifuily. We can find as much, or more.
to admire in the Gazette now, than under
his management.
A young pCdant once walked int" bar
Der shop mud seeing al owl perched in Il
case began to show his knowledge OF birds
by critici~ing the work "f,he bird suffer,
finding fault with i, general Y and when
the owl wink-d IL, him and got down "tf
of his perch, the young "rn wc"t hmc
ana hooking In The glass said: -'D"ui
you see you're ~ a>,." "lm judge OF
n beast, if not Ut It fowl" And | say
you're an ass for mis,aking tina, owl"
Criticism, If always NJ completely expose,i
as in this INSTANCE. would bring about u
corner in hooking gMsscs and il is pity
that the owl can not always make 1t sui,
to wink and get down in instances Of ig-
Moran, AID uni est criticism.
PoIsoN.-We have no particular weak
ness or fancy for dogs. but VIC must pro
te t against the method il not the fhcl of
the wholesale slaughte Of cnnines by pois-
CD, that has taken place within the past
week. It's a very dangerous proceeding
and if our judgement is not very much at
fault, this very thing mast account for tho
, sudden and otherwise almost inexrlicnble
,'ra,h Of two COWS, one the property ~: W..
, t.,hn Jones and the other 0f w. A'h"r;
Foreman. Both If ihp.- cows died asst
wee;. with all The symptoms Of death hy
poisoning and i. SHOULD I've proven that
such was The fc, il can l.r traced directly
to the fic' That they got the poison in'ent.
ed for the dogs We learn that rom righ,
to a dozen dogs were poisoned lsst week
aud Ne trust that, if any move nre To he
sent hence, some other means he adopted
that will not Involve 40 much risk "fthe
lie If animals for which It was not IN
tended
In one place in tile Frederick CITY p,
pers We rad articles commanding the nc
ton Of those who are cndeavoring to hniId
/, turnpike. from ihst place I" other points
, saving that it will be of vast bcnch, T." MI
AM. n, another plncr We read IT ofiicinl
acts bv the municipal authorities. looking
to a rrlrsse Of Frederick CITY from The
payment Of road lax. Ifcoun'ry road. do
Frederick "" good we should We pleased
70 rclease her ~ the lax. provided AL the
reads thu, enter thu, CITY b" closed mp lust
| outside Of city limits 1.-THE roads and the
expense Of i-"ping them up are m unjust
burden upon her. size should I've perfectly
satisfied "a have none enter her limit. pro.
vided they cost her nothing. No one CO n
nc i've of more n0nsrnsical proposition
than that there he no roads entering Fred.
srick city snd yet it hears upnn its face. no
lese Of an a,~nr.ii'y. than that because
cuunt'y roads are If no benefit to her. she
should be relieved Of the tax for their
building and repair
Some time since. in debating tic subject
Of home enterprise we pr"pnnndrd mum
her of questions some one of which We
believed inquired directly into TIN. proper
cause If !he failure on, citizens 10 move
in the direction of active and perm.nen,
home industries, We are now satisfied as
10 which one Of 'hcm. when properly an
.wcrrd would explain our inability TO in
nuyura'e successfully anything of, his ma
,ure AMI il wns the one wherein the ma,.
ter Of An invdi"u je .lousy or selfish de-
sire to he prr.emirent was minated
There can M no dnulhin. Il. it is incon,r'.
yer,ihly the fact, that those who are in Il
position I" 10 good ny the investment ni
CAPITAL in some hulable enterprise, are
with "A few hon, rah!c exceptions, 40 af.
fictcd with that miscellaneous weakness,
the determination TO lie eminent in an
undertaking or not 10 Ike Connected with
it ut all, TINT the ris rira or live force Of
he utterly unavailable tor auyht than in
dividu"l enterprise 1t may I've charged
against Nv. that We are not supported by
onr home people 10 have their weaknesses
and foiblrS mad" manifest " foreigners
hut we ans wer that it j. our duIy To cor
rect errors hy exposing them and that IL
by showing to others onr faults. we rem
der them apparent to ourselves M we'll,
ami thus make it possible for us to act in.
! diligently in their correction. we shall not
only have lone our duty by ourselves but
shall have done curse YES an invaluable
favor. Then drop the great big "I', allow
yourse! to be the simple unit that you are,
agree to be counted in the general aggre,
gate aud unless the natural law Of selec.
tiol Of the hest be at fault in our midst
YOU will come on top if that be your right
full place, or in any event, you will attain
to the point the merit Of your worth is do.
serving Of and that is all that any honest
man shnuld reuuire