Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-07-05
60 to Lucas for prime article Of bit.

An occasional cool night comes along
now, a. if to remind us that we have al
ready made the turn towards winter.
Preserving'kettles for sale at
+. G. Stocksdalcs
Remember that Saturday night next is
Building Association payday.
On Wednesday, June 9th, Mrs. Joseph
Rosensteel, Jr, near the College, gave
birth to triplets, two alive and one dead,
the mother and two children are doing
well John B. Brawner, NJ. d., was the at
tending physician.
Elias Schmidt's Bittcrs for sale by
A. T. Lucas.
G. A. R.-The Frederick association Of
the G. A. r. will make an excursion to
Penmar on Wednesday July H.
The second section of the excursion will
stop here. We do not know the time of
the arrival of the train at this points it
leaves Frederick at 7.30 a. m.
WANTED.-Twenty fresh milk cows
Parties having any for SALE will please
drop card to the undersigned immedi-
ately. jeremiah Flohr,
iune 90 ct Mcchanicstown, Md.
Every color Of the Diamond Dyes
is perfect. See the samples of the colored
cloth at the druggists. Cnequalled for
brilliancy.
HARVEST SUrrrLEs.-We respectfully
call the attention Of the farmers of the vi
cinity to our large and well-selected stock
of supplies suited to the harvest season.
We have made ample preparation for all
demands that may be placed upon us in
the lines of groceries, meats, fish, etc.
We have thousands ofpounds of sugar
at bottom prices, excellent syrnps and
cotFces; also large supply of first rate
Mackercl by the barrel or dozen.
Give us a call, as we are prepared to do
business under the most favorable condi.
tions. Yours truly,
Is. CoLItrLowER & Son.
June % ct.
*For wears Mrs. Lydia f. Pinkham has
been contcnding with the terrible hydra
known as Disease, with what surprising
success many who were in the scrpcnts
coil will testify. Often has the powcrrss
victim been snutchcd from the open jaws
of the destroyer. In shifting the heads OF
this monster Mrs. Pinkham's Ncgr,ahlc
Compound Is far more c'flcacious than the
processes of potential and actual cautcrv.
THE DOMESTIC IIEN,--ln the first year
the hen produces only Is ur 90 rg"s, IN It's
second 100 or more, up to l20; in lis third
wear, from 100 to l3J, and her" the climax
of fertility is reached; in IT. fourth year it
produces from 100 to | -; in its fifth, from
60 to 50; in its sixth. from 30 to so; in its
seventh, from 81 To 4O in its eighth, from
Is to 20; in its ninth, from To TO- The
fertility rises quickly t" H. '0"m''m in tn"
third wear of ljtc, and more sioWl| tadcsto
its disappearance in the tenth year Of
life.
Postal ORpERs-On Monday last The
new domestic money order rates went in.
to effect and now any amount from one
cent to one hundred dollars may he seat
in this way.
The fees have been reduced 10 the fol
lowing;
Orders not over $40, eight cents; $40 TO
$l5, ten cents; Sl5 to $50, fifteen cents
$50 to $40, twenty cents; $40 to so, TWEEN
tv-fyc cents 500 to $50, thirty cents; $50
to $40, thirty-tivc cents; $40 10 $50, forty
cents $50 to $500, torty-tivc cents. Post
masters cannot Issue more than three or
dcrp TO the same person in one day IN Ia
yor of the same pavrr, at the same Office
A NUISANCE that should be aha,cd il
the English sparrow.
We believe that it is protected by law
but the law should either be allowed to
become imperative or repealed They are
rcg llar set of thieves and if they are an
insectvorolS hir(, they certainly demand
Il variety in their living for we hav" seen
them cat pcablossoms and cracked corn
and have heard that they gorged them
selves with green peaches while they were
small enough to be swallowed They can
whip thrice their weight in bird flcsh and
are quarrelsomc in proportion. Let us
organize against them.
The rain of last week hurried up har.
vcsting and the few days following found
the wheat ripcning very rapidly. Little
or no grain was cut in this locality until
Monday of this week, while we heard one
farmer say on Sunday that his entire crop
should be in shocks
The rain also great Y delayed tho hay,
makers and many of them were required
to do fully double work to cure their hay
Not a small quantity of hay was lost, the
repeated soaking that it received render
ing it unfit for else save the manure pile.
Clover hay sold out of the tild at 50 per
ton nominally. but in reality much was
sold at a less figure as many put price on
it by the load that in some instances re-
duced it below SO.
Harvest il now in progress, the bulk Of