Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-12-13

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup at the small outlay
of IS cents, cure your Cough and live on
happily.
Christmas Items.
Do you wish good Suit, comfortable
Ulster, pair Of Boots that are worth all you
nav for them, Shoes of best quality at low
est ratei, then do not fail to call on
GRIMES & BOBLITZ.
Everybody wishes to know where to find
q fine, and at the same time cheap line OF
Groceries, such as New Crop N. O. Molasses,
N. o. Sugar, best grade, cut Loaf, Powdered
and Granulated Sugars, as we'll as a good ar
ticle of mince meat. You will find them all
for sale by GRIMES Il BOBLITZ.
A full supply Of those extra grades Of Can
ton Flannels, Muslins, Flannels, Gloves, Hos
iery, Ladies' and Gentlemen's underwear,
Arctics and common Overshoes, Rubber
Overcoats for Men, Women and Children,
Comforts, Blankets, in fact anything you de-
sire in this line may be purchased at lowest
rates of GRIMES q BOBLITZ.
The new Accent stamp which will be con-
venient, for use on letters requiring double
rate postage, have been sent out to the pest
offices. The stamp is of the same color as
the old Scent stamp, and of the same size
The figure "a" is conspicuous at the two
lower corners, and it bears fine medallion
of Jackson's head
A prime lot of posts and rails for sale at
VIM L Armacost's.
Rails wanted in exchange for store goods
o VIM l. Armacost's.
Lard cans for sales at VIM L Armacost's.
First quality gum and leather boots for
sale at VIM l. Armacosts.
Prime Orleans sugar and molasses for sale
at VIM L Armacost's.
Currants, layer and baking raisns for sale
at VIM l. Armacost's.
Best Sugar and syrup for the money at
VIM L Armacosts.
In Tilghmanton, Sharpsburg, Boonsboro
anG Beaver Creek Districts large number
of valuable hogs are dying from the disease
known as hog cholera.
The Valley Register desires to have a
change made in the mode Of collecting taxes,
having instead of one collector for the coun-
ty, one for each district. There are few
reasons known to us that may be offered in
favor of the change, while there are many to
the contrary. TO allow the same per cent.
for collecting taxes that is given under the
existing arrangement, the amount received
by each district collector would not justify
him to give it his attention nor besides to
make the several trips to Frederick that
would necessarily be made. As it is, it yields
a respectable salary, but not one SO large
that the office is by any means sinecure.
Again, as we know has been the case in
Carroll county, where the same mode pre-
walls that is advocated by the Register, there
are yearly lists of delinquent tax collectors
published and the county is required to deal
with multitude of made-up collectors and
their bondsmen accounts are not kept in as
concise form and at no time is any one able
to inform the Commissioners, just how much
has been collected each collector having re-
ported and since that time collected an un-
known amount.
We are not in favor of centralizing power,
or of making offices pay too large salaries,
but on the other hand, we favor having the
emoluments of an office to be sufficient to
warrant a close and strict attention to its
duties and not something to be taken up at
odd times, carelessly done, or in order that
the time allotted thereto may be made at all
valuable, done with rush. There must al
ways be a class of taxpayers who will re.
quire indulgence to the very last day of
grace; others who need have applied to
them the peremptory demands Of the law,
while there are others who permit their
property to pass from their hands under a
sale for arrears Of taxes
With all these classes of which each dis
trict has its proportion, the labor, more par
ticularly the time, that must be devoted to a
proper and complete performance of duty, is
worth more to any one who is at all quail
fed to meet all the requirements OF district
tax collector, than the pay of the office would
amount to at the present rate per cent.
To raise the rate per cent. in order that il
would justify one in the outlay of time, is of
course indefenslble.
We suggest to our brother beyond the
hills, that he use his best influence to secure
much more needed reforms in other direc-
tons, as for instance, the subject of an out
large sheriff s income might be in
vestigated; the groundwork of the suspicion
of an unlawful compact between the four
mutual admiration and benefit societies, the
sheriff, the county constables, the magis-
trates and the Frederick City corporation,
might also be inquired into ; the license and
fine account might also be audited, that part
of it, supposed to show the ceuntys receipts
from circuses, ETC.. these and possibly other
matters that contain more Of direct interest
to the taxpayer and citizen, than the present
wcllregulated system of collecting taxes.
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Nor ALoNE-We find that Frederick City
is suffering from scarcity of domestic help;
the Citizen has the following to say in refer
ence thereto "A number of persons have
spoken to us in reference to the servant ques-
ton and express the hope that something
may be done in the way of getting number
of Swiss, German, or English servants in our
midst All admit that something should be