Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-05-03
No. Vol. XIII.


the thirteenth year Of the CLARION.
While in reality it celebrated its
thirteenth birthday in December last,
owing to some numbers missed by its
Grst proprietor, VIM. Need, the end
of the year was moved forward about
four months, giving the subscribers
the benefit OF the time.
The twelve years covered by the
ClARsoN's existence has seen record
"a numerous and decided changes
both in our town and in great pro-
portion of its individual citizens.
In 1870 we found the town Just
awakening from the torpor in which
.. lay from the time the large tanner
les oeased operations here, and for
several years our town built up with
marvellous rapidity; street after street
wax located, opened and improved,
old houses repaired and truly cos.
mopoltan spirit was manifested, II
desire to emulate the example of
other thriving towns led even those
who were not over-sanguine into the
belief than an era of unprecedented
prosperity had arrived and to stay.
From 1873 to 1880, however, our
town passed through what might be
termed the reaction from the over
eXertion of about five years, when at
the latter date the people seemed
again to awaken and a more healthy,
if less rapid, development of our re-
sources seems to be in fair promise
During these years the CLARION
has followed the ebb and flow, losing
less ground in the ebb than it gained
IN the flow; it has applaudcd every
display of energetic resolve and con
demned in no unstinted measure, the
lack of aplrit Of enterprise, that lost
to the people the advantages gained
by others who were swift to seize OPP
tunities.
1t is probably tho first duty Of the
CLARION to CLEAN and publish all the
local happenings, principally for the
benefit of its distant patrons, who
receive it week. y as it were letter
from their old home. While it may
he considered secondary duty, it is
none the less bounden duty, that We
should use our own influence and
open our columns to others, who may
thereby exert theirs, for the advance
meut of the interests Of our home
people, and by them we do not refer
solely to our town, out az wei, those
of this section of tho county. In
this connection we will say, that We
have lad toe charge of exclusiveness
thrust upon us time and again; the
charge that our interest does not ex-
tend beyond the confines Of our town;
to this We reply that it is an unjust
charge and We believe made know
ingly by some, it is charge that
works deeply to our disadvantage
and costs US something, but this with
other experiences we have charged
up to mans inhumanlty to man"
and arc content to blde the time
when, its unfairness becoming man
fest, we shall be benefited under the
unerring law Of compensation.
Our columns are open for the air
ing Of any question Of public import
1nce that may rise i'll any locality OF
the north end Of the county; it is Il
part of our plain duty and in such
matters we have confidence in our
own ability to dyest ourselves of the
weakness of narrow, local bias.
With this number we present the
CLARION in a "new dress, having
during the past week cast aside the
type in use since the paper was
founded and replaced it with new
type. The work Of re-setting the
entire paper was no small undertake
ing and we have been compelled to
carry over in the old type several
advertisements for want of time TO
reset them; by these fair estimate
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