Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-05-22


It is not our intention to give the time and
attention required, without charge.
For good cool drink of Rochester beer,
in quiet and orderly room, 60 to Matt
Bartgis, at the Junior Engine house, Freder-
ick. The room is neat and tidy and you can
exercise your muscle on ten pins in the rear
room.
Dr. Days Veterinary Medicines have been
before the public since 1910. They are now
the farmers standard remedies Use Days
Horse and Cattle Powder. Price twenty
five cents per package of one pound, full
weight. -
CIVIL SERVICE. 1t may be of some inter
est to number of our readers to learn ofthc
fact, that the U. S. Civil Service Commission
at Washington has authorized the Board OF
Examiners for Custom Service at Baltimore
to hold a general Examination there, of ap-
plicants for Clerks, Day Inspectors, Night
Inspectors and Assistant Wcighers on Goth OF
Nay. Blanks for appl cation can be had by
addressing MIR. Chas l.. Wilson, Secretary
of Board of Examiners.
SOMEBODY ELSE I'm BAD HuMoR
Several weeks ago The Chronicle very prop
crly udjudged us as being Sin bad humor;'
now it would seem that we have inoculated
Bro. Motter with the same virus by the use
of the word "adulation" concerning which
he says "a term than which he (meaning u.s.
could not easily select another more repug-
nant TO U.S." Now it was no fault OF our oc-
casioning that rendered its use proper; don't
deal in tlattery and you'll not find us men
tionlng it,
AS to the trouble about our use OF the
terms notorious" and "notorety,' in our
article on Gen. Grant, we might refer Bro.
Motter to the terms with which these words
are synonymous and also to the definition OF
the former, allowing him to make choice OF
the shade of meaning, suggesting, "Hon'
soft etc.
He saws further that we "do not under
stand the use of words" we usually use them
as vehicles of thought to express our mean
the proper and exact Specification of which
NAV not Le az clear to US at the time as it
should be, but az to the use of words-yes,
indeed, we have been using them now about
,hirty-three years and really believe that we
have learned every possible use to which
they may be put. -
Cot THE RoPE-On Thursday last we
called upon the board of county commission
ers with our bill for printing the Pubic Lo-
cal Laws, as has been our custom ever since
we have been connected with THE CLARION
It embraced two items; meeting notice OF
$50 and the publication of the laws $lOS25
When returned to us, the entire latter
amount was stricken out and we found that
we had spent about So to secure the passage
of an account payable next January, for
$3.50.
Prior to the April meeting of the board
we were under the impression that the local
laws would not be published; on the occa-
sion of our visit to the commissioners at that
meeting, however, we were informed ny a
gentleman employed at the time in the Office
that they were to be published aud talked
over the matter generally, but specially IN
reference to the fact that number of them
would be published in time to secure place
for them on the levy of 1884. This was Ia
ken by us to be our sufficient warrant and
we asked no further questions. The gentle
man in question of course believed that such
would be the case and was acting in the best
of faith with us, but he was simply mistaken
and while we have been numerically sold,
we hold him entirely blamelcss, for he could
not know that this board would reverse the
unbroken custom of its predecessors in this
particular instance.
The Morning Call Of Frid'y last INDUCES
in some two-penny satire, series OF mis-
statements, inconsistency, and closes the ar
gument with piece of fulsome iattery Of
the board Of commissioners.
1t first speaks of those ''who published inc
local laws unauthorized :" the Call has moi
been in existence sufficient length OF time
to have learned, amongst other things, that
local laws have never been marked county
papers copy" but have nevertheless peen
paid for it states further that 1.-THE law says
they shall be published in two papers, one Oh
each party, they to be designated by the
Comptroller;" the law says no such thing
but places the matter wholly in the hands o.
the county commissioners; it says further
that several papers published the laws with
out expecting any pay whatever; now we say
that they took their chances and when 'hey
found the laws were not to be paid for they IN
dulged in talking nonsense; who believes 'ha'
had the bills Of others been paid, that they
would not have expected any pay wha'eV
err it over states the amount of our account
it says otis true, the local laws should bt
published in all the papers of the county,
and concludes it wondrous article by fiatter
ing the board for not permitting it to b'
done.