Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
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the valuable compendium of political, COM
more San issues yearly to Its patrons, known
as the Sun Almanac. 1t is Il valuable book
of Preference and recognized as being exact,
and reliable authority upon all points treated.
The Baltimore Dag began the issue of
morning edition on Monday of last week. 1t
gives promise of being a first class daily, is
ably edited, bold and aggressive, uncompro.
missing in its democracy and will probably
60 further in demanding "A reduction of the
tariff than any other leading newspaper in
the state. Wepubl:sh its prospectus in an
other column.
The Week of Prayer is being observed in
the Lutheran Church by services each night;
there will also be services on next Sunday
night and thereafter nightly during the
week. On Saturday 10th, at 2 p. M, pre-
paratory services on Sunday morning and
night, Goth, Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
Services are also being held during the
week at the Moravian church.
The following is form of note that the
Carlisle Herald says an Indian gave to
white man from whom he bad secured loan.
"Mc, Samuel Sneyser, day after tomorrow
six months, will pay to John Cashtown, may
be three or four days, So or 81 dollars; no
fetch paper no get money, by dam"
y A or ny hll la
of rift making it entered the mind of one of
our citizens to solicit subscriptions to pur-
chase and present to the United Brethren
Church at this place, a mating for the aisles.
He met with a generous response and in
about one day secured the amount, The
mating has been put in its place without
one penny cost to the congregation. 1t was
n wtll-descrycd gift and we are assured that
it has been fully appreciated. Mr.. Cyrus
Cover carried it through; the mating cost
$?s.
The death kncll of fat office holding in this
county is being sounded; the press has at
last tax, II hold of it in earnest and that
means sure death and a decent burial, We
were alone for long time in our cndtayors
to force upon the people a just conception OF
the amount of money squandcrcd annually,
but there are four of us now and the Others
must follow or their readers will be able TO
twt them with a lack Of independence and
willingness on their (thc papers, part to al
low the extorion to be practised
The ChrOnicle discussed the question in its
last issue. We quote the following trench
ant paragraphs:
The people are in no mood to maintain
customs and practices for mere party ends,
they demand and will require that their af
fairs shall be conducted upon the most eco
nomical basis, consistent with good order
and efficiency and no party manipulations
can resist their cdict, that incnicicncy, eX-
travagancc and waste must 90"
That, in paying its respects to the Sheriff,
and we anticipate an equally abe and praise
worthy blow from it, when it comes to deal
with the unjusiiable charges made upon the
county by four or five magistrates and as
many constablcs.
EXTREME CoLD.-Saturday and Sunday
last were the extremely cold days of the
winter thus far. The lowest point that the
mercury reached that has been reported to
us was four degrees below zero, but as it was
at eight O'Clock on Sunday morning that the
observation was made, it is probable that at
some time during the night previous, it fell
| still lower. The intense cold continued du-
ring Sunday and at midnight the mercury
stood at 5 degrees above zero. While this is
intense cold, those who have never eXperiCn-
ced the soaring, burning cold of AZ degrees
| below zero can form no idea of the effects of
such temperature as was reported from set
Elements in the extreme North west last
week. AT that point the mercury thcrmom-
etcr is useless as mercury freezes at 800 be-
low zero Fahrenheit and the temperature
can only be shown by spirit thermometers,
or by means of those thermometers which
register the cold by a mechanism that is
moved by the unequal expansion of different
metals.
The following explanation of the Fahrcn-
hcit thermometer may interest some, who
have never given it thought.
The zero point adopted by Fahrenheit was
the temperature which had been observed at
Dantzic, Holland in 1909 and which he found
he could always reproduce by using MKT
ure of ice and salt AT that temperature,
which he believed to be an absolute zero,
that is an absolute Absence of heat, he com
puteG that his instrument contained II ,124
parts Of mercury, which, when plunged into
melting snow were increased to II 1876 parts.
Hence the space between these two points
wiz II ,156 less II 1874 equals 32) was divided
into 32 equal parts and 30 degrees indicates
| therefore the melting point of snow or the
freezing point of water. When his thermom
eter was plunged into boiling water, Fahrcn-
heit estimated that the mercury expanded to
l 1885, or 2l2 degrees above his zero and
therefore that 912 degrees was the boiling
point of water. In order to ascertain wheth-
er thermometer is correct or not, it is first
plunged into melting ice and then into boil
ing water; the mercury should indicate upon
the scale, exactly 30 AMI 2l2 degree.