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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-01
Jamestown Alert.)

When Bob lngersoll dies he will be
"the deadest man that ever lived" He
is like a meteor flashing through the
heavens, dazzling the gaze for a moment
and leaving darkness and nothingness be-
hind. He utters not sentiment in his
infidel lectures that one cares to remem-
Der, or that has an elevating influence
upon mankind. except when he digresses
from his subject and pictures divine in
stitution-a home. He lives alone in the
present and his name aud fame will 20
down to the grave with his body to be to-
gether forgotten. 1t is Ingersoll and not
what he says that attracts the public.
Let any one attempt to. read Ingersolps
lecture before an audience and he will
find it falls fiat upon listless ears. People
60 to hear Ingersoll for the same reason
they will pass profound lecture ON a
scientific subject to 60 and hear the sur.
face Jokes of clown. 1t is not because
lie has anything new to say upon the sub.
ject but because he has a new way of say.
ing it. He assumes premises and erects
upon them fabric of ridicule 90 glarinr
ami dazzling that it blinds his hearers to
its foundation ofsand. He magnifies the
superstitions Of a past age and paints
with bloody hand the prosecutions of
heretics, but ignores the Christian teach.
ers and apostolic fathers who died uron
the cross. at the stake, in the boiling
cauldron, at the hands of pagan idoIsters
and heather lniidels because oftleir faith
in the same God and same Savior that
lngersoll now denies and spurns with a
which makes the blood run
When the veins of the most hardened.
g iTaaafa Of their sophistry and
are found to be "as baafs9 gssshis arguments
Of a vision" His sentiments bring 6 fsdSetic
Ing but additional pain and hopeless
gloom when We consign our loved ones
TO the grave; nothing but the rayless
darkness ofa dawnless night when we
contemplate death which must sooner or
later overtake us all; nothing but heart
less dashing to pieces of the cup Of iov in
every family circle as the days and years !
increase the ties of affection and lead on
70 ruthless determination in the grave.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
PUBLIC LOCAL LA WIS.
CHAPTER 22l.

AN ACT to repeal section Que hun
dred and forty-two Of article eleven
of Code of Public Local Laws, title
"Frederick county," subtitle"Freder-
ick," and to re-enact the same with
amendments
SECTION |. Be IL enacted By the
General assembly Of Maryland, That
section one hundred and forty-two of
article eleven of the Code Of Public
Local Laws, title "Frederick county,"
subtitle Frederick" be and the same
hereby repealed and re enacted with
amendments, SO as to read us follows.
SEC 142. The mayor and alderman
may provide by ordinance for taking up,
fining or committing to the workhouse
in said city all disorderly persons and
common disturbers of ncighhorhood
that may be found in SAID city, and the
oyerseer of said workhouse shall receive
and keep such persons according to
the terms Of the commitment.
SEC 2. And be 1t enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the Cate of its
passage.
Approved April s, 1854
May 22-3t.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
BILLINGS, TAYLOR g. CO.
CLEVELAND, OHIO.

THE USUAL RESULT 1t is not to be de-
MED that n good sewing machine is one Of
the most important applutcnanccs OF the
modern household.
We thought we had good machine in
oar household until one day the agent Of the
NtW Uome presented himself at our door
and proceeded to deliver an Grafton upon lis
characteristic merit.
But" we answered, "our machine serves
US nicely and suits us well, and we do rot
care for another
The agent, however, begged the privilege
of leaving one of his machines with Us, "tor
the ladies to try"
The request was not unreasonable so We
granted it-but more to oblgc the agent
than anything else; for really we did not
want the machine, and had not the rcmotrst
idea Of buying 1t.
The machine once in the house il was nat
ural that the ladies should look ii over; they
did so, and rs consequence fell in love
with it, They say tina! without the slight
est wish 10 drcry or d,sparage any other
machine, this, oil things consdcred is, in
their opinion, the most desirable one to be
had.
The apshot Of the whole matter was that
the Old machine was DISPOSED Of and the
Light Running New Home installed in
oHr household. it Is pronounced q genuine
beauty and real comfort. and "our folks
wanted us to tell other folks about it,
THIS unTivalcd machine is manufactured
by the NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE
CO., 30 Union Square New York, who wish
US to say that all who will send for their new
Illustrated catalogue and enclose their adycr-
usrmtnt plintcd in another column) will
receive set of fancy advertising novelties,
OF value TO those collecting cards, &c.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
CHAPTER 60.

AN ACT to provide for the protection
of Agricultural Gardening and Fruit
Growing in Middletown Election
Dist, Frederick County, Maryland.
SECTION |. And be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
if any person Or persons shall trespass
upon the lands OF any person Or per,
sons, or body corporate, that are used
for agricultural gardening or fruit
growing purposes in Middletown Elec-
ton District Frederick County. Mary
land. upon conviction thereof before
any magistrate or Justice of the peace
in said comfy, shall be adiudged gull
ty of loisdemeanor, and shall be fined
not less than two dollars and fifty cents,
or more than five dollars, for the first
offence; and not less than five, nor more
than ten dollars. for the second offence;
and not less than ten dollars, or more
than twenty dollars, for the third Of
fence: and for each and every succeed
ing offence the same us the third Of
fence; and in case the person orpcrsons
so offending shall neglect or refuse to
pay the said fines so imposed, then the
said person or persons SO offending shall
be imprisoned IN the county Jail in sal i
county and state not less than twenty
days, or more than thirty days, for the
first offence: and not less than thirty
days, or more than sixty days, for the
second offence; and not less than sixty
days. or more than ninety days, for the
third offence: and for each and every
succeeding offence the same as the third
offence
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date OF its
passage,
Approved March 20, 1884.
may % st.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
The Republican Convention.

Reports from Chicago, up to the time
of going to press are as follows:
On Monday the National
Committee elected Elk Ex-senator Powell
Clayton of Arkansas as Temporary
Chairman; the vote standing, Clayton
81, Hoar 10, Grow 2, Horn 2. In the
Maryland deleg ttion, Hart B. Holton
was elected chairman of the delegation
DR.. j. Mcpherson Scott, Maryland's
vice-presilent in the convention and
JAS. A. Gary member Of the National
Committee. Mondays estimates of the
first ballot were Blaine 3l3 to 332, Ar
thur 297 to 1926 we will e how cor
rect the figures were as they were the
Bedrock estimates.
The convention organized at II "a on
Tuesday being called to order by Sena-
tor sabin; prayer by Rev Frank Bristol
of Chicago, ex-senator Clayton was
named as temporary chairman; the
name of John r Lynch, cololed man was
placed in nomination and elected.
The defeat of Clayton is understood
to be a proof that the Blaine forces dc
not command majority in the conven-
ton. Also in the committee on organ
ization in the matter of electing per
manent chairman for the convention,
Galusha A. Grow, Pennsylvania, the
candidate of the Blaine men, was de-
feated by j. G. Henderson, the candid
ate of the opposition. 1t is more than
probable however, that the character OF
Clayton has more to do in securing his
defeat than the fact that he and Lynch
represented any special candidates
following.
The convention adjourned until
Wednesday at IL o'clock; we are in
receipt of no report of any work done
that day.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
CHAPTER l49.

AN ACT to lay out and establish new
Election District in Frederick coun -
tv out of portion of Frederick Dis
trict number two, to be called "Tus-
carora" or Election District number
twenty-one.
SECTION |. Re it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
new election district be laid out and
established out of a portion of Fred@r-
lex election district number two OF
Frederick county, the said district be
known and called by the naloe of "lus'
carora' district or election district
number twenty-One'
SEC. g. And be it enacted, That the
boundaries of said district shall be as
follows: Commencing at the northeast
corner Of Frederick election district
number two, and thence running with
the western boundary of said district
to its intersection with the Shookstown
road; thence with the middle of said
road to its junction with the county
road leading by the artesian wells;
thence from the said junction to the
southeast corner Of Edward kemp's
dwelling-h house; thence with II straight
line to the centre of the bridge over
the creek at Auberts fording on the
Rocky Spring road; thence with Il
straight line to the junction of the
county road leading past Charles T.
f. Howard with the road leading to
Parsons formerly Getzondanners s.
mill; thence with said road in its cen
ire to the mouth 'f the lane leading to
Frederick and Emmitshurg turnpike;
thence from the mouth of said lane
with a straight line to the boundary of
the Lewistown election district at its
intersection with the county road lead
ing by and from D. Sundays Timex ms
to the Frederick and Emmi t5burg turn
pike; thence from said intersection in a
north westerly direction with the di-
viding line between Frederick election
district number two and Lewistown
district number twenty to the first men
toned place OF beginning on the Catoc-
tin mountain, said election district to be
called Tuscarora district or election
district number twenty one.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted That
the place of holding elections in said
Tuscarora district or election district
number twenty-one shall be Brookhil'.
Sec 4. And be it enacted. That
there shall be appointed by the proper
authorities two justices of the peace
and two constables and "a register of
voters for said Tuscarora district, or
election district number twenty one.
SEC 5. And be it enacted, Thet
this act shall take effect from the date
Of its passage.
Approved March 81, 1884.
Nav % st,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
CRAZY PATCHWORK !

Having a large assortment of remnants
and pieces of handsome brOcaded silks,
satins and vclvcts, we are putting them up
III assorted bundles and furnishing them for
Crazy Patchwork" Cushions, Mats Tidics
&c, &c. Package No. lis handsome
bundle of exquisite silks, satins and brocaded
velvets (all differently. Just tie thing for the
most superb pattern Of fancy scork, Sent post
paid for Sc cents in postal note or 1-cent
stamps. Package No 2-Containing three
times as much as package No. /. Sent post
paid for 81. These are all of the rery finest
quality and cannot be cquallcd at any other
silk works in the u. s. at three times our
prices. They will please any lady. One order
always brings dozen more Iqdies' Manuot
of Fancy Work, with 400 illustrations and
full instructions for artistic fancy work hand
somely bound, postpaid so cents. Order no,o.
Address, TIE Rochester, SIIK Co, Roches-
ter, N. !. mylSt
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
A Remarkable Escape.

Mrs. Mary A. Daley, Of Tunkhan-
mock, Pa, was afflicted for six years
with Asthma and Bronchitis, during
which time the best Physicians could
give no relief. Her life was dispaired Of t,
until in last October she procured a bot,
tie of DR.. Kings New Discovery, when
immediate. relief was felt, and by cen
tinuing its use for short time she was
completely cured, gaining in flesh so
Tbs. in a few months. .7rra-'
Free Trial Bottles of this certain
cure of all Throat and Lung Diseases
at M. E. Leatherman' Drug Store.
Large size, $1OO.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05

Everything points at present toward
a canvass of doubtful issue in the com
ing Presidential campaign.
Should the two parties in their plat
forms succeed in defining clear issue
in the matters of tariff and internal
revenue, We may expect one of the
most interesting for number of years
at the same time such a condition of
affairs would add to the uncertainty Of
the result, for states hitherto counted
sure for one or the other party, might,
very unexpectedly, be found voting the
other way.
1t would be qualification TO have
some real economic issue once, in pla ce
ofthe in versus out Of the last two or
three campaigns.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
Thcse are >OlSlI Facts.

The best blood purifier and system
regulator ever placed within the reach
of suffering humanity, truly is Electric
Bitters. Inactivity of the Liver, Bill
iousness, Jaundice, Constipation, Weak
Kidneys, or any disease of the urinary
organs, Or whoever requires all alpe'
tier, tonic or mild stimulant, will al
ways find Electric Bitters the best and
only certain cure known. They act
surely and quickly, every bottle guar
anteed to give entire satisfaction or
money refunded. Sold at fifty cents a
bottle by M. E. Leatherman.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05

The Irish dynamiters have again be-
gun the terrorizing policy Of blowing
up police and official buildings in Lon
don. Three different explosions occur
red simultaneously last week, bnt no Sc
rlous damage was done and no one kill
ed. .....
1t 10 difficult to believe that this has
been adopted as policy whore Iish
rights are to be forced from English
hands, but it appears to b. desire for
revenge for real and imaginary wrongs
Yet we are asked to believe that the
former is really fact.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05

Observation-Disclosures, as every
body knows, find some difficulty in &C
curing the English language. A pro-
minent Partisan who had paid a
friendly visit to the family Of a Phila-
delphia scientist of high standing in
literary circles, left, in parting for Ia
belle France, the following autograph :
May you and your family be picked
in all eternity T'-mistaking "to pickle
for "to preserve.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
Aviation ut Play.

There Is no country on the face of
the earth at present, nor has been in
history, since the Grecian Olympics,
wherein so many and varied games are
played and contests of different kinds
INDUCED in, as in this land to-day.
In the single items of horse racing
and aquatic sports, England possibly is
abreast of us, but we believe that it
could be readily demonstrated that tie
amount Of muscle exerted in playing
our great national game, baseball, ex-
ceeds annually that Of all the other ma
tons combined, in every athelet C sport
INDUCED in by them. To this must be
added cricket, foot ball, lacrosse, walk :
ing matches, prize fights, and other
Knocking out" riding tournaments,
boat, horse and bicycle racing, billiards
and pool, wrestling, shooting and a
hundred other methods of trial of skill,
strength and endurance.
In every one of the above we have
"profe ssionals', beyond compute in
some, while the amateurs may be count
ed by the tens, if not hundreds, of
thousands. It would be an interesting
thing to read We're some one thorough
ly qualified for the task to compare the
present with what it was twenty-five
years ago in the matter of games i;
showing the growth of the different
manly sports, in popularity and wide
spread indulgence.
Relying upon the truth of the con-
verse of the proposition that call work
and no play makes Jack a dull boy
the American youth have determined
to mix in a sufficient quantity of play
to warrant the hope that they are about
to become the most brilliant boys in
the entire school; and we believe there 8
much in that view.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05

The Probable Effect Of Low Prices
for Grain, according to a very sugges-
tive article in the last number of the
Baltimore Manufacturers Record, will
be ito turn Southwark the tide of i'm
migration and capita" that has hither-
to flowed in an enriching stream to the
West and Northwest, and thus Fin
crease largely the demand for Southern
lands" The causes that have contrib
uted to.the low prices in the Southern
land market are passing away at the
time that the source of the exception
al prosperity of the Northwest is be-
coming enfeebled. "The false system
of agriculture - all cotton and impor.
ted supplies - which caused millions
of acres to be forced upon the market"
is being corrected under the influence
of better ideas. The marvellous growth
and increased diversity of Southern
manufacturing industries and the great
development of our mineral resources
will also have a good effect on the price
of real estate. The low rate of inter-
est in the Easternsand Middle States is
another favorable circumstance. "But
the present collapse in the prices of
the products of the'prairie regions will
perhaps do more than anything. that
has occurred for a long time to turn
southwark the tide of immigration and
capital During twenty years "ths
price Of grain and provisions has been
kept up to an abnormally high figure
by reason of an artificial demand both
in Europe and here in the South, sew
eral thousand millions of Southern
money having gone to help swell the
profits of Northwestern farmers, every
dollar of which served to "bull" real
estate there and to "bear" real estate
here at home. Now, however, partly
because the South has ceased, in a
measure, to consume Northwestern
products, and partly because European
markets are beginning to be supplied
from other fields, the bottom is about
to drop out of the Northwestern boom,
and money aud capital en- route thither
have at last called halt. Wheat,
that has always heretofore been consid-
cred dirt cheap at from dollar to
d)llar and quarter, is now down to II
cents at Chicago, while provisions are
almost correspondingly low Cotton,
it may be added, pays better, and, I'M
like grain, it is an article for which the
+ ropean demand is constant and I'M
failing. Now that the South under
stands the advantage of raising grain
and various kinds Of farm produce in
addition to it's undiminished output of
cotton, its agricultural prospects are
decidedly preferable to those of the
Northwest, whose staple products have
an uncertain and insufficient market.
With cotton for cash crop and plenty
Of homegrown grain, the South is in a
fir way for becoming the most pros
porous farming region of the country.
With an increased demand for land
other property will look up, and the
entire face Of the S,uth, it may be ex-
pected, will undergo an agreeable
thtI We
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
Baltimore Marke s.

We give in the following table of prices
the ratings of Tuesday previous to oul
issue, as likewise that of the Tuesday a-wcck
previous By this method we inform oar
readers, at a glance, of the course Of tile m0r-
ket, which is as essential as q knowledge OF
the present week.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
Newspaper Law Decisions.

4 Any person who takes a,paper regularly from
the Observation-Disclosures directed to his name or an
others whether he has subscribed or not is re-
sponsible for the payment.
II any person orders his paper discontinued, he
she must pay all the arrearages or the publisher
may continue to send it until payment is made
and collect the whole amount, whether the paper is
taken from the Office or not.
No paper will be discontinued until paid up
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05
Motters, Md, May %, 1894.
This is to certify, that the said

JOHN RHODES,
who has been offering Osborne b ndcrs for
less than list price. That he is unauthorized
neither acting for the firm, or Lewis A: Boil
linger, and any parties buying any Osborne
binder from the said John Rhodes they shall
not be delivered Signed.
ID NJ Osborne & Co
per w Kyle,
May 20 Ct Lewis A BO'lingcr,
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05

AdminisiratO Notice.
H,HIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, that the
i subscriber
ROBERT BIGGS
hath obtained from the Orphans Court OF
Frederick County, Md, letters Of admins
tration on the personal estate of
ZACHARIAS RENNER,
deceased. =,
An persons having claims against the Tad
deceased, are hereby warned TO exhibit lhe
same, with the vouchers thereof legally all
thenticated, to the subscriber. on or before
the 10th day of November, 1884, they may
otherwise by law be excluded from all benc-
fit of sad estate.
All persons indebted TO the sail estate are
requested 10 make immediate payment.
Given unicr my hand this l4th day of May
1854.
ROBERT BIGGS,
Admin STRAIT Or
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-06-05

AN ACT to lay out and establish new
Election District in Frederick coun =
tv ont of n portion of Frederick Dis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-27
AlfssRtIua O5azgi1f
SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER, :

CHURCH SERVICES, &c, TOMORROW
Christ hurch.-Service at II a. ~ aoo
.. m. By Rev H. Suter. :,
st. Puurs Chmch.-Servlce at IL d. III
ami y. M. by Rev. DR.. Norton:
Grace Church. Service AT ii a. III. ano
7:3O D. m. by Rev. Mr.. Sharp.
81. Mmy's Guch.-Nass at : d. w. anu
High Mass and sermon at IL a. III. Dy
Rev, Father DeWoif Fespers at p. u.
First Presbyterian Carch.-Servlce at II
q m by R4v. c. II. A. Buckley, d. d.
Second Presbyterian Church.-Service al
liam. and 7:3op. N. by Rev. DR.. VIM
Dinwiddie.
Baptist Gurch.-Service at IL a. m. and
$50 D. IN. by Rev. DR.. Flippo.
Trinity Meth Epis Chwch-Service al
] a. m. and 7:30 p. M, by Rev. John Ed
wards.
Meth. Epds. Church South-Servce at II
a. IN. and 1880 p. m. by Rev. J. a. Kern.
Meth. Prof. Church.-Service at II a. N.
aud 7:30 p. u. by Rev. c. B. Middleton.
Free Meth. Gurch.-Scrvice at ii a. 10.
aud 7:30 p. m.
German Lutheran Church. Services at II
q. m. in German by Rev. ]. Schwoy.
Young MEMS Christian Association.-Pray'
err meeting in the Second Presbyterian
Church at p. IN. Jail at 2 p. m. Aims
House at 2:30 p. IN.
Gospel Temperance Meeting of the Reform
Club at p. m. at their rooms, on Fairfax
street,