Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-01-18

There Ia greater amount Of sickness
prevailing in this town and vicinity at
present, both amongst young and old, than
we have known for a number of years. A
number OF cases had assumed a serious
aspect but all are improving.
The Scarlet Cardinal Red, Old Gold
Navy Blue, Seal Brown, Diamond Dyes
give perfect results. Any fashionable col
or, 10 cents.
Recommendations Of vor who intend
to make sale, that by having your bills
printed at this office you get into our Sale
Register free, and thus get q notice Of your
sale iato nearly four hundred houses in the
northern section of the county. That is
WORTH rs half as the bills Themselves
Mrs. Rchccca Whitmore of Double Pipe
Creek, made narrow escape on Tuesday
of last week. Her clothing was ignited by
fre under an iron kettle, and but for the
assistance of Mr.. Fl. Eylcr she probably
would have been fatally burned. Her face
and hands were considerably blistere1.-
Banner.
The New Year Witnessed no business
changes in ours, nor any Of our neighbCr-
: ing towns. The old firms are too well
satisfied with the business Of the past wear
to discontinue and there is little emporium
ltv for place as a partner, AL hcing well
able to conduct their business and 1t is
conceded that there is no room for new
firms.
VT You are woman and would contrib
ute your influence to redeem humanity
from ito numherlcss ills, make all things
else Sub"r'lnatr TO health. If YOU possess
this lncstimahc treasure you may transmit
the same and Your offspring may rise up
and call von blessed To secure this It will
he well ~ sceN tn" mo therlv couaicnancc
Of Mrs. Pink ham, Lynn, Mass.
We very much desire to secure the ser
vices of a correspondent AZ Crecgers'own
mail correspondents outfit 10 .nv proprr
person who will signify their willingness
to comply will, our wishes. The onifit
consists of paper and envelopes, the hitter
stamped and with orr address printed
/ thereon. VIII not some of nnr readers at
! the points named do us the favor to look
us up a good correspondent?
MIR ". Il, Young spent i've days in our
! place and IN that time, contracted tor more
i than double The acreage of tomatoes that
he had last season AMI should he .ucc"cd
in chasing all the contracts for corn tina.
vet remain open, he viii have double the
acreage of corn 1t is probable that ny the
time the planting season opens he viii
have three times the amount OF band under
cultivation that he had last year, in which
event shoai the Weld he even no @rc.'cr,
! i, will tax our town AMI community to
iGrnish the required amount OF labor.
North Elha, Essex Co., y. Y.
Or Clark Johnson
wish to acknowledge the great benefit
have derived from the use "f your Indian
Blood syrup. was grca, sufferer from
Dyspepsia, and your mcdicin" cttcrtualiy
relieved me, Allie 7. App.
\ Nrp FIVE CENT PIECE-The Score
tary of The Treasury las authorized the
coinage Ola five cent nickel picc" ut a new
design, winch is considered as being more
ia compliance with the law rs regards
weight and inscriptions than the present
tivc-cen. nickel piece, The new coin
weighs 81 milligrammcs,(wh.ch is mill
gramme more than the present coin), and
is 2 little thinner than the ono now in
circulation. On the face of thc new coin
is female head surmounted with fllrt
upon which is Inscribed the word Liberty"
the whole being et.rrounlei by thirteen
stars. The reverse side contains a wreath
surrounding a Roman memorial represent
ing the denomination CT the coin.
HiGH-ToNEp Jo"nNAIlsM. - Country
editors are noH sitting up late onigh,s
making it their chiet study and delight, to
absorb, Us it were, the essence If refined
Journalism as it now cXudcs from every
pore of the super hcated TloJaus of the
Frederick press. !toe'
l'trnGs:-We are pleased to state that We
are to have y new pos office. We have no
personal interest in The matter, in fact our
sympnthics should naturally 70 ont TO
those First National fellows, but Eor
PptA, we vote for the Central.
FIdmihcr-N Now that was the nearest
thing we ever heard Of Not to let us know
all about il rs it was going on. 50 that We
coi;ld show our influence. Mr. Postmaster
Miller, YOU ignored us, our wishes and our
vast influence at Washington and well
show you how the beam goes up whcU we
Jump on it. As for the 1imes it is on that
side because we are on this.
Times; -Um.m-m. Just see how the
Examiner abuses that great and good man
Postmaster Miller; man against whom