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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-11-29
Church Directory,

Reformed Church-Rev. II. Wiss'cr, pas
tor. Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening"
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society every second
Wednesday evening. Regular services by
appointment from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church Rev. W. c. Wire pas
tor. Services, Sunday 10 \. NJ and $50
NJ Sunday School, >. p, NJ. Prayer Nee
ine, WcdnC. lay, Gas 7. NJ.
Protestant Episcopal Church-Rcv. Ern-
o., Mct;ill, Re, tor. Services Sunday, ID A..
NJ. ald BIS p. NJ. Sunday school, 900 T.,
Nj.
Noravian Church, (MrchanicStown) Rev
r. W. Shields, Pastor. Preaching every sun
tlay, alternating morning and evening
PRAYER Meeting every Friday evening. sun
day School o'clock, a. m.
Merayian Church (Graceham) Rev. +. w.
Shields, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday, alternating NOR
ming and evening.
Mite Society every Monday evening,
Prayer Meeting every Wc,lnc day evening
Ladies' Sewing Circle every Thursday
evening at the Parsonage.
United Brethren Church-Mitc Society
Second and Fourth Wednesday.
Sunday School p. NJ.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening,
Regular Services by appointment from the
pulpit
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Eli Pritcharh's Wagon.
f\rb,r~,l,ojla Rcyin>y

Spring Notes-Bll Pritchard thinks h"u
have to get now butcher wagon this spring.
We are glad that business is SO good. Feb.
81
Business Jottings-M .Kee & Pnrly twho-e
card we print in another column have put
in an estimate on Bill lritcharrs new
wagon.-April0 O.
Casual Mcntion-Bill PritchardS now
wagon received it's first coat OF paint ycstrr-
day at Mckee d Purdy's shop. The body
color is a dull gray.-May 2l.
PersonalsAWc hear that Bill Pritehard
has given the contract for his new butcher
wagon to Mckee & Purdy He could not
have done better, and we are glad there is no
truth in the rumor that he was going to Clar-
enceville to get tho job done.-April l6.
Jottinss About Town-The now wagon for
Hill Pritchard hal the wheels tirel yesterday
at tho shop of Mckee & Purdy, on Main
street Jim Mckee the senior parter OF the
firm, did tho work, although Bob Purdy got
the water necessary TO shrink the iron.-
May7.
Editorial Notes.-The arc always glad to
recognize and mention any attempt at home
manufacturers We have lon, held the opin
ion, and we have freely expressed it, both in
these coumds in our capacity as journalist
and in private among our acquaintance, that
Whangdoodle needs manufactures to build
her up 1t will not 10 until men of money
outside the town recognize our willingness to
help ourselves that capital will como to take
advantage Of the unexampled facilities for
investment of which Whang!oodle is full 1t
is, therefore, with peculiar pleasure TINT VIC
call the attention of our readers to ths fact
that Il butcher wagon for Bill Pritchard twho,
in our advertising columns, calls the atten-
tion Of our readers to his place OF busineas)
has been built by Mckee g. Purify, the pop
uar blacksmths on Main street, whose card
we publish in another place. We are glad to
know that the business of one of our advrr
tisers has grown to such point that he re-
quires Il new wagon, and we IRE proud Of the
fact that Whangdoodle could supply firm
in the persons of another advertiser " build
it--June 8
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MIRA. "Stouewallr JncksOn's Card.

The Charlotte On. c. journal Observer
prints the following card from tia widow OF
Gen ''Stonewall" Jackson:
To the Editor OF The Journal-Observer:
Upon Iay lpturn from my recent visit to
tbe north find some comments which are
not entirely just from the southern press
and in Justice to myself and my daughter
must correct some statements which have
f<N :. made After joining Gov. and Mrs.
Jarvis, who were going to take the same
trip ws wore land where could we find
more pleasant and suitable party to travel
with than the governor Of my native state
and his excellent wifeO an invitation was
extended to us to become the guests of the
state of Massachusetts. l was advised by
southern friends to accept it, and it was
urged that we would not be the guests Of
Gov. Butler, but of tho state, Which rep
resented many good and noble people.
While In Boston wc were enter
tanned at hotel and did not cross the
threshold of Con. Butler. Justice, however,
compcs me to say that he was wanting In
no courtesy to the guests Of his state. The
people Of Boston, and at every point we Wis.,
tied in the north certainly gave evidence
that my husbands name was held i'll such
honor and reverence that my heart could not
but be touched with tender aud grateful
emotion. WAS told they admired him for
''his moral grandeur Ibis exalted piety;'
that he WAS tho 'bravest man tho war pro-
duced on either sihe," that they were proud
of him as an American citizen" etc. Surely
there must be enough of chivalry and right
on the part of all true southerners to cast no
blame upon ME for having been the means of
eyoking such sentiments as those, and while
every instinct of my nature is loyalty and
devotion to the south, can testify that there
arc many excellent Christians at the north
who are anxious to blot out all the sectional
differences and extend to us tho love and
kindness which makes a nation that happy
people whose God is the Lord"
H. a. JACKSON.
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COunterfeiting with the Pen.
New York World.

One counterfciter of the paper issues of the
government is very successful, however, as
he has been at work for over a year and has
not yet been caught. He is working i'll all
original but very limited field and, having
no confedcrates, is comparatively safe. From
the limited means employed by him he can
never flood the country with any large issues
of the spurious notes. This counterf.iter
makes his notes with a pen and skllful manip-
ulations of water colors He confines himself
to twentics and tifties The whole line-work
upon the back and face of the bills is made
with fine steel pom. The signatures are
superb and would enable this modest work
man to bloom out as first-class forger
These bills will not bear close inspection, but
their general appearance is equal to that Of
the genuine. When it is remembered that
this is no plate work, that can
turn off numerous impressions, but
work that must be repeated in
each detail for every bill, it will be
seen that the skillful penman Will never get
rich at this kind Of work. Ponmen estimate
that the most expert workmen could not
make over two or three bills in n week, 80
that the man cannot make at the outside more
than s7O to 800 weok. Such skillful
draughtsman ought to be able to make asgood
"a living legitimately. The notes were first
discovered in New Orleans They are now
picked up in various parts of the country,
showing that this penlnan travels about using
these bills, made as he needs them to pay his
way
carefully examined one of his twentes
to-day. 1t is counterfeit Of the United
States treasury note, and is SO well made
that it would deceive most any non-expert.
Certainly the careless look given by the aver
age man who handles money would not dis
cover it. Its general appearance is much im-
proved by some process of giving the bill the
look of age and use.
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Dutch Gap Canal.
baltimore Sun.l

Gen. Buffers "Dutch Gap canal" on the
James river, made historically famous during
the late war, is in fair way at last to be
converted to tho use of commercial naviSa-
ton. The canal cuts through tho river at
the widening base of horseshoe bend, and
il made practicable will save vessels several
miles travel Gen. Wright, chief of engi-
neers, has issued proposals for widening AMI
deepening the gap. Tho work is located four.
teen and half miles below Richmond, and
consists of widening and deepening tho cut
The depth to DO obtained shall not be less
than nineteen feet at mean low tide Tho
use of explosives is recommended to shake
the indurated clay which is found below the
sandy loam
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A Journalist In Luck.
lChicago Hcrall.]


Mr. Barron, OF The Inter Ocean, wrote
play. Some 'sys ago saw i'll print that
he had sold it for $1,000 cash. l called on
him Immediately to congratulate him and as
sure him that in my esteem he had always
occupied the top round l found that for
tune had not made II fool OF him. He greeted
mo us he had done before, In the days when
we were interested in problem Of life which
it is not necessary to bring up at this time
He handed me a chaliced cup filled with vim
tage, and. Il cooled my lips with it. He said
that need not bc afraid of it. 1--WE usei
to drink out of an oyster can," ls said but
threw X away"
As we cha:ted he seemed to discover that
was uncomfortable. He said he regretted
that hc could not ask me to put the solca OF
NY boots ~ Een<t the wall, rs once was tho
lule, and when discovered the velvet paper
thero, Of coul~e, wouldn't have put up my
feet II ho had insisted. He pointed out
porcelain cua,idor in rich rug, and asked
mo in his old familiar way, by which knew
his heart was still right, "to use that, IN
ste.d Of splitting on the floor as VIC used to
do | noticed that the coal in the crate was
low, and he OWNED that did. He touched
silver bell which had in 1t the ring OF pros
Crrity and the music of the breeze that comes
IN after the storm. Almost instantly slave
came in with FURNISHED bod, and with the
contents he placed the anthracite where it
would 30 the most good felt like embrac-
Ing my friend, who raised his hand and said:
Keep still, l know your thoughts. 1t is all
right When you get it by the ton, in ad-
vance Of winter, You can use it moro freely
than when you have to hunt it i'll an alloy.
And hol like that will last all day whereas
the amount you could bring up in the pocket
of an ulster wouldn't 90 very far"
If thxro had been anything wanting to as
sure me that this old friend had come to
where he could hear the chimes OF tho New
Jerusalem, he supplied it when he pulled out
the drawer OF a dressins-caso and showed mo
not only one extra Shirt but half dozon.
noticed that there were socks which mated,
and that the pillow ships on the bed were
filled with sea moss instead of shavings. And
yet, in the midst of this suisburst, found him
confronted and the same old-time cordiality
was handed out He il one Of the men who
doesn't seem to have become inflated because
he eats three times day
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CALIFORNIA; Systems OF Irrigation.
TchlcarO Ueraldl

There is saying in California that if a
man buys water he can get his land thrown
in. The literal fact is that the value of much
of the land depends solely upon the water
which it holds or controls. -Four systems OF
irrigation are p.acticed: Fh't, flooding the
land. This is possible only in fiat districts,
where there are large heads of water. The
second is by burrows, by which large head
of water is brought upon tho land and dis
tributed in streams as small as will run across
the ground. Tho third is by basins dug
around tree roots, to which water is brought
by pipes or bitches. The fourth is by sub irri-
CATION; the water is carrie in pipes laid from
two to three feet below the surface and let orr
l., l,ermeatc tls@ sol
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QUEER rEATHERED WONDERS
Birds That Have the Knnck of Carry.
ing Their Eggs and Young In Their
Mouths.

[Cincinnati Enquirgr.]
"Hows that for mouth" said a natural
list and sportsman to reporter, pointing TO
a mounted bird Oh the table. The bird was
mottled-brown specimen, about as large as
pigeon, with mouth that stretched literally
frou car to ear.
"How abous the eggg' asked the reporter,
noticing that it was in the birds mouth.
"That's just the point" replied the bird
man. "Its nght-hawk. No. they don't cat
eggs; but that shows that bird exactly as
shot it, and thereby hangs tale
Last summer had all old darhy
that l took out coon hunting with
me to carry the truck, and one
night as we were phowing through a hard lou
OF brush told him to go ahead and hold the
lantern. So he did, holding one OF these
bulls-eye lanterns just over his head. ne
was about three feet ahead of me, when all
at once l heard kind of a smash, and down
went the old fellow, lantern basket and all:
For few minutes he made it blue there,
can tell you, but finally he got up, swearing
something had struck him with an egg; sure
enough, his face was dripping with broken
egg, and on the ground we found nisht-
hawk. She had flown at the light ana
struck tho old man fairly in the face. knock
ing him out. The egg business puzzled
me, however. But the next day when
l was out l came suddenly on to
smooth spot, and saw a night-hawk throw
herself on her side and begin to so lame.
knew there was something up, and the next
minute made out the nest and egg; but at
the first move made she darted at it, picked
up the egg in her mouth and flew away.
was determined to SEQ how 1t was done, 80
brought down my gun and shot her on the
wing and l found her dessd with the egg NJ
her mouth.
"Wonticrful' l should say so. You see
the night hawks are supposed to have little
or no Intelligence, but this fact shows them
to have more than the average maternal al
fecton But that isn't all. About two weeks
later | was out again in about the same spot
and saw my dog pointing Wishing to make
n sketch, il possible, of various birds under
point, | stole up on tho dog, and for mo-
msnt was disposed to give her a clubbing, as
there wasn't a thing in sight only a
bod of brown leaves and moss. But
as the dog kept pointin. looked closely,
and soon made out another night
hawk, and while | was looking the bird
pickle up what looked like n mole, and flew
heavily away. brought ii down, and i'll Its
mouth was young one about rs large as
mouse. So, you see, they carry on both
eggs and young
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Decaying New York Dui.sm.
TBoStOn Traveller

1t is said that reaction has taken place
among the young bloods of Fifth avenue, and
that the dude makeup is rapidly being relc-
gated to swells of the second class The dude
costume is now chiefly worn by young gentle
men in the ribbon department Of some dry
goods emporiuns, who having invested heav-
ily in the broa |, curled brim hat, tight pant
aloons, stuffed frocil coat, and tooth pick
shoes cannot afford to get other clothes at
present. The upper swclls have, for the nonce,
become conservative, are wearing wide
trousers, boots more nearly resembling their
feet, and less conspicuous coats, collars and
hats. They retain the silver-headcd stick,
however, which is reasonable enough, and
which cannot be carried by the cheaper
swclls, except on Sundays and somi-occa-
sional visits to the theatre. In the mean.
while the dudus, or female swells are iml-
tating their male associates, us usual.
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Mchancdwn Frederick County, Maryland Thursday NM 29, 1885,

craftsman who undertook wood engraving In
this country He was born in New York IN
Its, and died in New jersey in 1871,
lacking only five years Of rounding out full
century of busy life He began his art work
when he was only 12 years old, picking up
his trade by observing how jewelers. and
other workmen did their work, and using for
his first efforts some old plates of copper and
type metal. In after years, when he heard
of tho method of the celebrated English en-
graver Bewick, he adopted for his use box
wood blocks, and had to invent and make his
country.
THE FABLE PICTURES.
The pictures in Webster's spelling book
were the earliest. or among the earliest,
things he did I'm this way, and they are not to
be desrised to day. OF course wood engrav-
ing has made wonderful strides since Ander-
son began it, and he lived long enough to see
its advanced possibilities. But if merit were
to be tested by comparison Of the fable
pictures now given with those produced by
Anderson at the very FIRST am not s'lro but
he would gain tho palm. The old farmer
who liz pelting the boy down fronl his apple
tree is a much more vigorous character III
And.rEon's engraving, and the spilled milk
seems far more real and effective as he rep
resented it in the fable following. The old
ensemble of tho pictures. is more pleasing,
and tho ornamental borders that Anderson
gave have now an add.d interest.
To-DAY's SALES.
Although the Webster spelling is not
now SO common in the New England and
Middle states a. ii was thirty years ago, and
in many places has entirely disappeared the
trade in it does not abatc. AS long ago as
ls47 the claim on the cover was 81 'l,0D,"oo
copies arc annually sold, and precisely the
same claim is made by its publishers today.
But the great bulk of the edition now, think,
goes to tho south and west. The aggregated
sales, from tho beginning OF its publication
down to date, amount to the astonishing
number of $4,000, 900 copies
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The Long Windcd Clergyman.
TFypbonpa

"There we're some things in your sermon
to-day l never heard before" "Were
theref' replied the minister, highly gratified
at was common text, and did not think
could say anything new OH the subject"
"My dear sir. heard the clock strike twice."
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No. 3 |.
ENVY.
"A. r. 1ancaSter,1

a. +. 1.ancaster1
A wildwood rose awoke from It's midnight
rest
Beneath a lonely stars caressing light:
Aud sighed, 80 wondrous human world, how
blest
bright"
The radiant star, strange home of mortal
strife,
Murmuipd, in memory Of its hapless
reign.
20 gentle flower, had thy tranquil life,
Thy fragrant sleep, that knows no dream
of paiu!n
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-11-29
A "Drink HAP"
IChicago Herald.1

A "drink map" of Oxford England has
just been issued, from which it appears that
the inhabitants of that classic town must
drink fully as much as they study. Oxford
has population of only $1,000. and yet there
are in it $40 places licensed to sell liquor.
They are all we'll patronized, and iuteniper-
ance is very common.
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IChicano Tribunal

~ remember" says a correspondent, "once
brcakfasting with NJ. Theirs. There were six
projects at the table. Cod was served NJ
Theirs took a large plateful. Ho then took
the oil crurt and poured nearly the whole of
the content, over the cod. was alarmed Mt
seeing ap Old man preparing to eat such a
t.ish, AMI could not refrain from askin.,
whether he was not afraid of doing himself
some harm. No, no. he replied, 4 want to
show these Gcntlemo 81 that l am capable of
governing, because l have an easy di res
ton. ~
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TT CLAY ANDERS,
DENTIST. @

Has located in Mcchanicstown (ofiicc in
John Rouzer's building, opposite Lutheran
church,) and is prepared to perform all oper-
ations pertaining to Dentistry according to
the Most Approved Methods. Special attcn-
tion given to the Preservation of the Nat
ur:l Teeth. All work ENTRUSTED to his care
can be submitted to the closest scrutiny of
those competent to judge.
Will visit Leristoten on the First Monday
Of s.ch month StnJillttsviNe on the Second Non-
day ana TreaGersto"n on tie Tiara .uonday
of each MONTH.
Persons waited on at their residence if
desired
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santa Earbnra's Floral Industry.

'h'lltlli6N III Il'De-DSlilyCIHt
Looking down from any of these hilsidcs
anl driving along the roads, one secs patches
of earth all white, as if snow banks rested
there, and can hardly believe when told that
this is the way in which the great crops OF
pampas grass are prepared for the markcta
In every city the florists keep punches of the
fluffy, feathery palnpas plum IS for sale, All
it is from Santa Barbara that the chief sup-I
ply for the United States comes.
The origin of this industry dates only fowl
wears back, when a florists wife, who had
watched tho great row of pampas grass
bloom and blow away, asked that she might
gather it and sell it the next season Tho
shlewl woman picked her pampas plumeS,
hleucled them on the ground, and shipping
them to great New York scotsman, re-
cevetl 81 900 as the result OF her venture
Her husband woke up after that revelation,
and til, news spread, until the culture Of
pampas grass has become IN important
feature of the place. One of the florists has
as much as nineteen acres planted with lalr-
ras grass which yields n revenue of from
slUO to $500 all acre. with no labor save pick
ing drying on the groun and boxing up for
transportation The lampas roots are gen
erally set olt i'll alternate row. betwoen tho
fruit trees in an orchard.
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@ II. G. RADCLIFFE,
G9 w DENTIST. -ua

Informs the Public that he has located in
I.ibcrtytown and will visit LEWlSTo"
the First Tuesday Of each month ut Mr.. o.
II. Zimmcrman's store. The following We'd
nesday and Thursday in MECHANICS
TOWN at the Miller House. Persons wait
,.l on At their residence if desired Moderate
Prices for filling and putting up teeth.
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BALTIC. & G. V. RAILROAD.

BALTO. & c. 7. RAILROAD.
Trains leave Edgemont for Wayncsboro
Chambcrsburg and Shippcnsburg daily cx-
ccpt Sunday at 7.35 and II 40 A. M. and 7.35
p. NJ on Sunday at S.55 n. NJ. and 3.55 ?. NJ
Trains for Edgemont leave daily Shlppcns-
burg at GAO \. NJ. and 12 .25 and 3 25. p. NJ,
Chambersburg at 7. Is A. NJ, 100 and 4.3O
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Inter Ocean: An unh oxen limo of rail now
n,.isls from Portland, Nc, to its nam,sal;c iu
Urs..,n
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THE HACK DRIVERS OFF EYE.
The Efforts OF Funny Dry Goods
Clerk Rewarded with Remarkable
AuCcpI@.
rBrooklyn Earle.1

brooklyn Eagle.l
A hack driver, who was waiting for some
patrons on Fulton street the other day, with
the enterprise Of his class, utilized his spare
moments in taking nap Oh the seat of the
vehicle. A funny dry goods clerk saw him,
and procuring large feather he fastened it
to tina end Of walking cane and began to
tickle the nose, ears and face Of the sleeping;
driver. A man who was passing by saw the
operation and stopped to witness it. An
other man halted 70 find out what the first
was looking at and in tho good old way
large crowd soon collected.
The efforts Of the funny clork were re-
wardel with remarkable success. The cab
man waved his arms mildly at intervals, and
struck out wildly right and left ut imaginary
flies, mosquitoes, June bugs and other atroci-
tbs. 1t was great fun for many in the au-
dience, but no one relished the joke SO greatly
as the perretrator.
1t seemed for short time that the per
formance would be unending; but suddenly
a hush fell upon that portion of the crowd
furthest removed from the lively young
clerk. Some one had seen tie off eye Of the
driver cautiously open and then 60 shut
again with movement we'll known to soda
fountain managers. His hand, which waved
almost incesantly in the air, at last settled
in a most natural manner on the handle Of
tie whip.
The clerk ticklel and the crowd laughed.
The clerk laughed and the crowd was
ticilcd.
Suddenly the form OF the sleeping driver
executed gymnastic motion; there was
swishing sound, and
The clerk-O! where was he, lie had re-
tired to sheltered position behind the door Of
the dry goods store, and was dislocatinS his
arm in the vain attempt to caress u tender
spot between his shoulder blades.
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CHANGE OF TIME,
WESTERN MARYLAND R. ROAD.

@ .ssEz:sss : - :SSzEg5s isas
rI,O take effect Monday August q,