Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-12-11

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The freight rates Of our great trunk lines
have been advanced, but this will have nc
effect on the price of Dr. Bulls Cough Sprur
which is sold at the old price rs cents q
bottle.
To make q horse trot, squeeze his ear; tt
make bread rise put it in an elevator; tC
make pants last, make coat and vest first.
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"Somcthing is rotten in the state Of Den
mark" else why all the published items OF
factories, furnaces and mills closing or cut
ting down wages.
Wonder whether the building boom Of the
past season will be repeated next summer
Six lots improved with dwellings and out
houses complete, one large two-story brick
storcroom and several additions is not a bad
record for one season.
The Banner supports us in our "clain
for office; if we can secure the influence OF
all the papers in the county AMI Of the
Agents Herald and a few Patent Outsides
we are as good Il. T. A. p. NJ G. already, il
not better
MEET1Na--'rhcre Is excellent promise OF
sufficient stock to organize new building
association and the meeting at F. Whites
Office on Saturday evening should be attend
ed by all who have any intention Of connect
ing themselves Herewith, 50 that there may
be no question as to what should be done by
the meeting
| For about twelve hours on Saturday last
we had steady and at times heavy down
pour of rsin. The streams were much swo-
len and the ground is now thoroughly soak
ed. 1t was the best rainfall since last spring
and has permanently strengthened the wells
and mill streams.
RuNAwAv.-On last Sunday afternoon
Mr.. VIM. T. Miller and son were hitchng
MIR. Z. N. Covers horse in his buggy; when
| only partially hitched the horse ran oil,
jumping over a gate which was thrown open
bv the buggy striking it: once on the stree
sud len turn over set the buggy crushing
one of the wheels and the horse becoming
detached raccl the length of Main st. at
high rate of speed.
Thanksgiving passed ~
us this year without bringing us turkey
but not so will it be with Christmas. Our
sppreciative tonsorial artist Amos Tccumssh
Lucas has Just presented us with fine, fat
fellow and feast is in store for us.
NAV his brushes tittillate the cuticle, his
lsther tighten as though leavcned, his razors
never nick and his customers be legion and
pay cash.
The Frederick weekly INews has entered
upon very costly scheme to obtain sub
scribers; one which will certainly attract,
lust as does any other lottery 1t will give
away eighty articles valued at $500,
the same to be disposed of by lottery, we
suppose, on Saturday December 9th, 1884,
that, should it secure one thousand suhscr-
hers by this method, it will reduce the actual
subscription price Of the paper to fifty cents
and give each subscriber one chance in
twelve to win something of value, from Sl.OO
to 300 |. is to he presumed that it will
not retain its subscribers by any such means,
but that the intrinsic merit of the paper will
be the only requisite, after having read it for
one year We accept it as a fact, that news
papers need and are lcgitimatcly entitled to
snch eX.raneous aids to healthy clrcua-
ton, only It should be and doubtless is, much
more satisfactory to he independent of all
recommendations other than merit, per sc.
We cali attention OF our readers to an adj
| vertisemcnt Of the Chicago Cottage Organ
Con ,,any in another column, and we take
p!c.sure IN commenting to the general
public a company whose organs have attain
ed popular reputation for their superior
Musical qualities, artistic beauty and general
excellence This Company ranks among the
largest and best in the United States, having
capacity for manufacturing 800 organs per
month, and Its organs are shipped into near
ly every iuhabtable portion of the globe
The members composing the firm of the
Chicago Cottage Organ Company are men
of experience, integrity, skilled in their line,
conduct their business on an equitable basis,
and we predict for the Chicago Cottage Or
gan" brilliant future.
PRsrENsE-To be and act as nature or
an INBRED desire prompts one is under al
most any circumstance, more agreeable than
is the uucouth figure cat by oae that con-
stan,ly shams and follows up pretense.
Few people recognize the fact that the
least penetrating are able to see through
sham and to this thoughtlessness must be at
tribuicd the fact that 80 many live in con-
slant atmosphere of pretense, assuming to
be greater than thou and with ostrich like
confidence in the invsib:lity of their weak
ness, constantly lay themselves open to the
criticism, which more frequently than else,
takes upon itself the form of ridicule. The
failure to make silk purse Of sow's car
has been recorded and referred to 80 fire.