Catoctin clarion., 1885-01-08
.AIden's Juvenile Gem"

s.AIden's Juvenile Gem"
Is the title of new illustrated weekly pa.
per for young people, the publication of
which begins with the new year. 1t IS a
new departure of the prolific Literary
Revolution and will therefore be examined
with particular in; crest by some hundreds
of thousands of readers who have come to
look to that enterprise almost exclusively
for their reading matter. Its subscription
price is only Is cents year, though it will
rival the high priced magazines in the
amount and quality of its attractions. A
specimen copy will be sent to any applicant
forwarding his address by postal card to the
Publisher, John B. Alden, 1913 Pearl street,
New York.
CARP.-The carp, wherever planted under
favorable conditions and receiving reason
able care anil attention, have grown, bred
and multiplied rapidly. Thirty thousand
distinct bodies of water in every section Of
the United States have been occupied with
these fish These represent an aggregate
area of 100 900 acres of waste water which
have been converted to profitable, almost
spontaneous production, yielding, at a mod
crate estimate, 10000, 900 pounds of food per
annum, and adding $1,0000oo annually to
the value of the products Of the country.
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NEW YEAR.-For noise January 1st, 1885
stands up to be counted. Fire crackers, toy
cannon, revolvsrs and lungs snapped, banged
aud whooped themselves, truly, as the New
Year made its advent. The brass band pa
raded all over the town, nearly, and mingled
music with the midnight martyrization OF
sleepy inhabitants. The church bells failed
in their wontel custom and were the sole
accompaniment yet nee iful to perfect the
plndemo Nobody got hurt, but it was
not because there was no heartfelt desire
that something might burst and blow the
noisy nocturnalists into bed, or worse.
SHOOTING MATCH AT Mddleburg, Car
roll County, on New Years Day for a dou-
BILE stran of bells the following score was
made at glass ball match. Five balls were
thrown and the numbers given are those
broken by the contestants.
f Root S; Chas Reck 5; Joe Miller 4;
Reuben Saylor A. Geo. Ogle 3; Geo. Ogle 4;
M. Ilgenfritz Al. E. Otto 4; Geo. Wilson 4;
Harry Stem A.
The tie was shot off between Root and
Reck the former breaking 10 balls without
miss, the latter 1S, Root winning the tie and
the match.
A second match for purse was shot with
the following result
Chas. Reclz 3; Harry Stem /; Reub. Say
lor a. VIM. Wood O. Ell Root 5.
LOOK IT UP.-In and around our town
are some of the finest building sites along
the line of the Western Md. railroad, just
such as are bound to strike favorably the
fancy of city men, who want summer
home.
The lateness Of the first train hence to the
city is the main obstacle in the way, but we
know whereof we write when we assert that
in case it became once definitely fixed that
an early train would be put on permanently
from this point, it would be amply justified
in making the run by the patronage of a
number of farmers who are anxious to begin
dairying and who would do so, if they were
assured that a milk train would be put on tc
STAY We have written this apparently in
congruous item, simple to prove that there
are several interests, which if bound together
and concerted movement made, much good
would result We are prepared to say tina,
if we had an early train to the city, WE
would gain some new citizens and secure
some new buildings that such train coul6
be made profitable to the company as milk
train and there are farmers who are only
awaiting such an opportunity.
Let our people, the farmers, citizens o.
Baltimore and the railroad company under
stand these matters and there will be nc
trouble in attaining to several very desirable
entis