Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-08-14
Remember the Graceham picnic in Blacks
Grove on Saturday of this week,

| RemeMDer tne GraCenam picnic IN Black' 8
Grove on Saturday of this week,
A virulent type of dysentery is prevalent
in the localities of Walkersvillc and Utica
A GRAND OppoRTuNIry.-On Saturday.
August 23rd, an excursion will start from
this point and stop for passengers at all
points to Westminster inclusive, running to
Baltimore arriving there at 8 q. m, and re-
turning leave there at s p. m, thus giving 8
hours in the city. By reference to the ad-
vertised rates of fare it will be noted that
from this point it is but one-third regular
fare ($1.25 against $500 while from West
minister it is but half rates. The ride each
way will be made during the cool hours and
the time in the city exceeds by three hours,
that given by the regular schedule.
The excursion is made 10 Druid Hill Park
and may be made very enjoyable basket
picnic, a day of free sight seeing in the To-
illogical gardens of the Park, which contain
some of the rarcst species of the animal king
dom, with ample time for an extended visit
to the city. 1t is scarcely possible that SO IA
vorable an opportunity will occur again this
summer and there can be little doubt that it
will be n large excursion.
1t is probable that train will run from
Emm,sburg reference to the posters will de-
eide this and we shall refer to it again next
week.
Amt SKEERED.-Wbile we are fully
aware of the vast difference between courage
and rashness, still we decline to accept it Is a
fnali,y, that we have made our last visit to
Emmitsburg, excepting 'ncOgnito. We give
the following reprint from last weeks
Chronicle:
FAIR WARNINa-The iron-raillng that
cncloses the Court House at Frederick is a
matter that concerns the whole county and
therefore legitimate subject Of critcism.-
But the Street Pump at Emmitsburg is a
mere local matter, concerning which out
siders may do we'll not 10 NEEDLE. To any
thus inclined we would not ensure long
delay, in the village after Identification Verb
Sap"
Now, inasmuch as we get to Emm tsburg
occasionally and have an eye sensitive and
easily panied by the harsh and uncouth :;
further, inasmuch ~ the Chronicle has Tin
another article given up the fight for the
fountain and against the pump: further, in
asmuch as we have an unboundcd faith in the
growing enterprise and eventual pre-emi-
hence of that borough; and further, mas
much as we have already spoken in terms of
reproach concerning the pump that distig-
ures the square" we decline to be fright
ened by the taboo placed upon our visits
to Emmitsburg and shall not only re-
serve the right to visit, but also the privil-
eye of adding the influence of The CLARION
to that already exerted by The Chronicle, to
the end that the villainous looking old pump
shall either be "remodeled, or removed"
THE SEASON WINs.-Several weeks ago,
we considered the matter of those farmers
who, by refusing to sell produce, notably at
that time, corn, on account of the threatened
drought and consequent promised advance
In price. We spoke of it as, in matter Of
fact, aspecies Of gambling, wherein the prop
osition was laid down as follows: the pres
ent price is high; very high-bettcr than it
would be, were it not for the apparent dan
ger in which the growing crops stand by
reason of the threatened drought; we will
take our chances of rain lowering the price
or continued drought still further raising the
price of old corn and will hold it. They held
it, but the card has turned against them and
they lose the excellent rains of the past ten
days have insured to them full crop and
already the price of old corn has fallen.
We have no complaint to make against
them; only, should one of them ever pre-
sumo to take us to task should we determine
to buy ticket in the Louisiana lottery or to
invest in "margins" on change, We give them
notice that we shall endeavor to make an
swer to them by an argument ad hominum,
on the point of inconsistency.
We do not write this for any other pur-
pose than an honest endeavor to make plain
the fact that it is no more criminal to gam
bile with gamblers than it is to gamble with
the weather.
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