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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22
AYERS
HairVigOr

restores, with tho gloss and freshness OF
youth, faded or gray hair to natural, rich
brown color, or deep black, as may be desired.
BY its use light or red hair may be darkened'
thin hair thickened, and badness often,
though not always, cured.
1t checks falling of the hair, and stimu-
lates a weak and sickly growth to vigor. 1t
prevents and cures scurf and dandrulf, and
heals nearly every disease peculiar to the
scalp AS q Ladies' Hair Dressing, tho
vIGoR is unequalch; it contains neither oil
nor dye, renders the hair soft, glossy, and
silkcn in appearance and imparts delicate,
agreeable, and lasting perfume.
MIR. c. P. BRlcuER writes from EiI3y, o.,
JutY 4, lsS2 Last fall my hair commenced
falling out, and in u short timc ! became
nearly bald. used !nrt of bottle OF
AyER's HAIR NlGoR, which stopped the iali,
ing of the hair, and started Il ncW growth. l
have now II full head OF hair growing VIgoE'
ously, and am convinced that but for tho
use of your preparation should have Dceh
entirely bald"
J.w. Bowen, proprietor of the MArthur
(OhiO) ERguirry. says "AYER'S HAIR NiGoR
is n most excellent preparation tor the mar.
speak Of it from my Owl'eNpcrichcc. llS
use promotes the growth of new hair, and
q sure cure for dandrutf. Not within my
know edge has tho preparation ever 1ailed
to give entire satisfaction"
MIR. ANGUS FAIIBAIRN, leader OF tho
celebrated Faiybairn Family" of Scottish
Eocnlists, writes from Boston, Mass. Eco. 9,
1850: "Evcr since my hair began to give sill
very evidence of the chang" which hcctihg
time procurctl, have used AYERS HAIR
NlGuR, and so have been able to MAINTAIN
M appearance of youthfulness "A matter OF
considerable consequence to ministers, ora
tors, actors, and in fact every ono who hie3
In the eyes of the public"
Mrs. o. A. PRESCOTT, writing from l8 Elm
ST.. th"rj storm, Mass, .iprii II, lSs2, says:
"Two years ago about two thirds OF my halr
came off, 1t thinncd very rapidly, and was
fast growing bald. On using AYERS HAIR
NIGDR the falling stopped and new growth
commenced, and in about ~ month my head
was completely covered with short hair, 1T
has continued to grow, and is now as Go"d as
before it fell, rcGularlyuSed but on" bottle
of the NlGoR, but now use it occasionally US
q dressing
We have hundreds Of similar testimonials
to the efficacy Of AyEE's lIA1H NlGon. 1t
needs hut trial to convince tho most skepti.
cal Of its value.
PREPARED DY
Dr.J.C.Ayer& Co. Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

i don never waste words, fAId oId
Mr.. Brown, IN hard, driving voice.
and | haint good at letter within, but
! reckon thJS.n Will eat,
It's pity y"u writ i 50 bA1, l"I!.
~, saiG his young daughter, trembling
i'll. hurt her to the h'art, she didn t
never mem to h"rrF tNat f"'", ana
then cheat you out OF it,.
'Shc di,M t, rh2 Then why hahn t
The ,nonny back in nay pocket, safe and
soUnd. ltsA year last Nhr%tma' sIn""
she prstcrcl me bout It, and haunt
seen hide nor hair On E"E II thAi
haunt civnr case Of ru"1tn, Fanny,
Il like to iinow WLn' y" call it,
The %jrI stopped rturnN- mo
mrat and wiped & ~Uropt..,vuS tear
from Ter cyel,I hoto:" she answered.
'Cui. it nothing, father, N,tt bad
luck, when Sister Mary borrowed that
money 10 lift tn" mortgage, She Xpcct-
ed to pay it back; but you know as how
Brother john hr was took with the
rhcumatrS. and the overflow came, ard
the crop was ruint and then She COULD
mt pay: that's ALL and God hNows it,
enough.
.Twasnt my fault, snapped her IAth-
or. ,j,rcely. Il, he pounlc,l on the kitch~
~ table to 1--WE vent to his anger. !
never un, il in the agreement to allow
for oyerlloyy. and yheuma>rs and ,jch
Nike and | never would had lent her
tL4 $500 if it hadn't been for vour
.nf1Io' nnl uo.trrjl.. Ard now vr
hear cal, not anuther dlne my earn
ing- shall rh.y ever smvll. and I'll noy-
e, torriyc--.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22
4 FAIR Y FA NCY.

\ dainty, tiny fairy queen,
Came to me last night in Il drcrnt,
And told me Of garden fair,
And of n red rose blooming there,
Then told to the fairy queer,
Ofa sweet ~irl that had seen,
With laughing eyes and waving hair,
And rosy-chccks and young and fair,
"Why, know cried the fairy queen,
The lovely Girl that you have seen;
Her bright check is my garden fair,
NV own red rose is blooming there"
Marvin Rrrvilo in Courier journal,
n4zrazs-ra.ro-vr-~r-a-a
WHY THE ENi7OR .SW ORE.
With Il terrific cold in his head,
And his cyolds heavy and sore,
The Editor sat IN a broken chair,
And bittcrly y, earnestly swore.
A youth had dropped IN with a poem,
\ man was there with a dun,
And Il chap had entered to tell him,
How the paper ought to be run.
An irate subscriber had told him,
That his sheet WASH fit to be read.
While another had carefully promised,
To punch the Editors head.
The foreman WAS yelling for copy,
The wind visited in at the door;
And this, with irW other reasons,
Is why the Editor sworc.
But the angel who took it to Heaven,
Recorded th,s verdict there;
'TAc jury find, in the present case,
Twas Il .justtiab'e Swear
BJJyi,J>' GyrUlyT
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

| kitchen and shut himself up IN his own
+ room where years before death had
made sundrv visits. He did not cry
out or fall, or make any sign that he
was grief stricken, but he was hurt to
the soul, and great remorse made him
sick and faint. He had never put it
in the agreement about sickness, over,
flows, and bad trops, as he had Just
said: neither had he "put it that Mary,
in her yonng blooming m"tronhood
! DAYS. should die-h3 first bOrn2 How
could he bear it? and it was all the
/ harder because Of the cruel words he
had utt red while she lay dead at
home. DID he say he would never for
give hpr--diu he really-realy say
that Fanny had tried to stop him,
aud brought it to his mind that he was
'chH,rh member and a Christian. AS
! if "A ftrnrr ought to be mcrely Il Chris
tian to lis own child Why hadn't he
,;,o, h.r Two money? Miolt i,yr dome
so five times over and never missc.l it.
Ahd the old man groan,d remorseful-
", as with these thoughts in his heart,
his u4za wandered over the great fields
,.L,r, ,lo ootto, wop,l soon ba , .hin.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22
A Cowboy in ~ Sleeping Car.
Where do camp? he inquired,

Whcre 90 l camp ne lllulreu,
And he waa shown the low berth,
next to mine.
'That's my pigeon hole, is it? All
right, ol| sou, just watch my motions
while | file myselfaway.'
At this luncture he was desired to
tnrn over his revolver to the porter,
which he declined to do in a very spir-
itucd manner.
Old dad (his rcyolycr) and me, al
ways sleep together, and we don't want
any divorce, he explained
The conductor demonstrated, but he
was advised not to try to.
BRAID this mule S tail.
'Ihjs here's u sleeping car, amt it ?
he at length inquired.
Yes.
well, why don't YOU let people sleep
then, when they've paid and gone into
your game? If you are aiming to keep
people awake, and want company, Just
dance into the next car, there is lots OF
folks there that don't want to sleep, no.
how, and they will be G al to see you.
The conductor Withdrew, and my
neiyLbor pulled oil his boots and
stretched himself, with many comments
in an undcrtonc on the poverty OF the
surroundings.
In about ten minutes this erratlc per-
son had his head ont in the aisle,
JAY, YOU by = to the porter.
well, sah.
Come Il running.'
The porter drew near and was hand
cd a pillow us big as q pin-cushlon,
'Takr that yosseha'r thing away,
commanded the cowboy.
Don't You want pillow, sah:: ask.
ed the porter.
THAT amt no pillow, and | don't
want it, nohow I'm afraid it'll get in
my ear
After this, silence, and for short
time slept. Irouscd up, however, at
an exclamation on the part Of my neigh
bor
Hold on thar, my son jist drap them
boots
i was only jest gwino to black 'vm
for you, sah.
'Drap EN-
They 'drapped.
Jest gwine to pull them spurs, |
reckon. Now don't monkey round my
camp, taking things no more. If you
can't speak make signs, and if go" can t
make signs, shake bush. lou har
mo?
Yes, sab
After this silence. The wheels and
rails sang together and the car again
kept approving time, and presently |
slept without interruption.
a,~-----
When is a nose not nose" heh
1t is a little reddish.
The sl>v unlike man is most cheer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22
No. Z g..

steak
f.Sh are Gencrally "el6hed IN 1he'r
own 8ca'eS'
Wa2,ted a life boat that will float o.
'4' ''-'' " '''"'''''
Inc o"hco most poPN1ar IN the KIT
chen at ''1ls season Oan'can'
l." 5o''e P''''" o' Uh'''" Onc m'SS'on-
"' 40 u ''' ''' "'''' ''''i'"''
EH N:naEa man advertising Tor "
,o,,ia h..
~,
~, "'.''. ~ ''0!y 4oo''
bet Chat he is rjoht
,,,, ,o
o '',', w. r., 'i''.' o",' ); ,ye'"r'" ."."
win rise Grain Esas won't
Tbo o,,nl,,,or., ooo,,no.;ou ), ,,nuo
,,,rooah}, ,l,,,, p,,t 30 t,,o,h...,ou H..
the latter is more stable.
Oro ro.vo,, ,,,b,, tho (orr,oos oao rs
,h;Io.on,,;o,l j.. th,+ thor nra a1,.,ra
ro.I,, ror tho .u.,,rs4,
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67''0'''''' GU N''"' 60 ~ N
why does aaummer hotel IN winter
'e,''''''' '''',o',' ''7'''0S' '''''0 AoO
e ''' IL ',' ''"' ''''''
The New haven Register has an ar
t!c'c on "Wlre Drawers. Should think
The messenger boy may develop into
a fast young man, but he never gives 1t
away while he Is a messenger.
we should think that the most cx-
citing ume 'n a ya'nV race Is "nen a
yacht gets out her spankor and sails 1t
among ttse onoys.
a western poet IL IS sa'"' 'n'hks
more u MS "''e '''''' IL 0oeS VI 'i'
poems w oo'' every o''0 '""' e'e'
fe'o '''S 'o9'''1'
\ philosopher who mad mrrrled an
s,oor =" be,,use she was sweet. but nm
ro6oal
"A l-'H9 lS'ano MAN mas S'F'cA
large fortune oE " recent "'S"o''rS' no
oou,- turrs o,,t o..,,,q,,,
%
a fashion paper announces 'na' low
necked dresses are 10 De dropped III 'he
samay,h,. sta.tIiro
-, ,:,,
'""'I''' me ''i'i 70 ''i' .'''o ~ 0,'''N
win l'yS'eFo-ePl'P'E' i"o'l'''.' ~
trOpnOOla ana trance com pIl IallOlS. -
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

Never examine mule from the bact
ground,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

will You have a piece OF PIE, Mr..
Goodman . asked Bobbys mother Of
the minister.
Thanks; no, he replied.
WllI yon, Bobby:' she inquired.
'N-no, guess not, said Bobby rath.
er hesitatingy.
The minister looked at Bobby in sur
prise 4 thought all little boys were
fond Of pic he said.
'Thcy are, replied Bobby. 1 could
eat that hull pie but ma SAID if you
didn't take any | mustn't an she'd save
it for tomorrow.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

Mrs. Isabella Law, an old lady OF
Pittsburs, says, she cooked the dinner
for Lafyettc when he visited the city in
1928,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

A cure for sore eyes-thc dust Oh All
honest millcrs hat
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22
A|echadcdown, Frederick County, Maryland Thursday Oct e. 1885,

were dead, and are alive agaitt. Thank
God
why, father:?' questioned Mary
again, what on earth Is the mattct"--
Ard she looked with frightened gaze at
her sister, vaguely wondering if her
father were stricken with some sudden
insanity, For answer, Fanny drew out
the telegram from her pocket, and gave
it to Mary.
Its all wonderful mistake eX-
claimed the elder woman, 2lancing it
over and hugging father and sister OK
citedly again. we have Il ncighbor,
Mrs. Mary Harris, who died last even
ing; she has u brother living somewhere
near you, and by the way, his name is
Brown Richard Brown-your name
father They carried you the telegram
instead Of him. What a pity he won't
hear Of it, so rs to get there to the
burying.
And so, between hysterical sobs and
smiles, and everybody talking at once,
and asking questions that no one
dreamed Of answering, they went IN
under the bower Of roses and honey
sucklr, and presently John hobblcd
from the field ON crutches, and the
story was told all over again.
And when Mary slipped out INTO the
kitchen to get IN early supper old Mr.
Brown followed here and there, and she
was folded tight in her fathers arms
again, while the tears streamcd down
both their faces. 1t was as if she haI
been raised from the dead.
MY child, Whispered the old man,
I haiMt been the best of fathers to yr
! ha' shut my eyes and my heart when
| ought to ha' been the one to help ye;
never ye mind bout that money; don t
ye say one word bout it, and we'll
knock this OLD rattletrap down to-mor-
row, and III show ye how to build a
house.
And SO he did, and a very comfort
able house it was, where John did not
have to s.oop when he went in and ont
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

How to get IA long we'll Dig it deep
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

A Southern poet, whose muse amble
to the theme Of "Woman,' is much per
picked at the matrimonial experiment
Of Adam and Eve. He says:
"How odd it was to enter life
Not as a miss, but madam;
TO be a perfect Strangers wife.
The wife of Mr.. Adam.
wonder that she had him
But no one has detected,
Imagined, or suspected,
That she ever once objected.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

What is Tie man charged with?
asked the Judge. with whiskey, yer
honor replied the scntentIous police
lnan.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

The difference between woman ana
sealing wax is that the one burns to
keep secret and the other to tell 1t.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22

Can't do unnecessary work because
YOUR grandmother did. There was not
half so much to be done in her day.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-10-22
TRAINS GOING EAST.

'cl Monday May 81.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-06

Riley moved to Nevada from Salt Lako
City, and figured in that section as q
monte gambler and hard case generally.
He finally descended on San Francisco,
and, in conjunction with Charles Merton,
better known as Boston Charley. swell
mobsman, now serving term in an East
ern penitentiary, opened the first bunco
shop in San Francisco. The establish
ment was located at the corner of San
some and Pine streets, and did a thriving
business, capital being furnished by some
business men of tine city. While in this
avocation Riley, alias Foster, fell desper-
ately in love with a sixteen year-old girl
of Hebrew descent, and finally married
her, despite the opposition of her par
ents, when she was scarcely sixteen years
of age. After this exploit he settled
down to the comparatively quiet life of
a faro dealer, in which profession he be-
came paralyzed under remarkably strange
circumstances. One night when dealing
"a flyer" gambler won eleven straight
bets. Foster, for by that name he was
then known, burst into the widest pro-
family and wound up his exhibition of
anger with the wish that he might be
paralyzed if the man won the next bet.
The man won, and as the faro box drop
ped from the nerveless hand of the
dealer the players looked at him in hor-
ror, for he was stricken helpless with
paralysis of the left side. Some time
after the broken-down desperate, no
longer stalwart specimen of humanity,
but a nOor crinnln tnttarinor on crutchac
was committed to the almshouse by his
wife. 1t seemed impossible that he could
ever again return to the world, but the
tremendous vitality of the man brought
him back from the jaws of death, and he
is again struggling for living, cripple.
sustained only by the hope that he may
somehow regain the affections of his
former wife, now separated from him by
divorce and married again.-San Fran.
cisco G1V
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-06
AnInternaI Revolution

Which enables the stomach 20 throw of the
yoke Of dyspepsia, is effected tb rough the aid
OF Hosteiter's Stomach Bitters, most efficient
ally in warning with ali disorders which effect
the digestive organs. the liver and the bowels.
When the dyspeptjc experiences heartburn,
wind on the stomach, or any of the other
familiar symptoms of his malady, wineglass-
full Of this matchless stomachic will dissipate
them, and pursuance Of the remedy bring
about a cure. Constipation and biiiousness
evils to the relief of which aperients and
cathartics are inadequate, also yield to this
fine Alternative. The restoration of appetite
and nightly repose, and the disappearance of
those nervous symptoms that habitually an
noy the chronic sufferer from dyspepsia, also
ensue upon the use of tho Bitters, which is
likewise n standard remedy and preventive Of
fever and ague, rheumatism, kidney and blad-
der troubles and debility.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-06
Treatment for HydrophOOia.

The following is an extract from q
letter of NJ. Louis Pasteur, the eminent
French scientist, to Professor Jules
Marcou: 81 take great deal of pleas
IRE in the thought that on my return to
Paris shall present to the Academy of
Sciences an account of what | believe to
be very valuable prophylactic treatment
against hydrophobia, applicable after the
accident both to man and dogs. Do you
not know some feature of this terrible
disease which may be peculiar in Amer
ica2 Is it of frequent occurrence there9
Remember that l should have the cour-
age to apply my treatment even on Fer
sons who, after being bitten, had made
the journey from America to Paris-al-
though under these conditions at least
two weeks must have elapsed since the
accident-so great is my confidence in
my method However, l shall feel more
sure of myself when heve made large
number of trials on man, which l shall
do in 1856. have as yet made but
one trial on an Alsatian boy, whose
mother brought him to me. He had
been bitten horribly, and death by n.y.
drophobia seemed unavoidable. Up to
the present time have excellent news
of his health, although it is sixty-fouI
days since the accident"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-06
Icnharg Echoes.

It is asserted in Science that expert
ments indicate the possibility Of obtain
ing an echo from an iceberg when in
dangerous proximity to a ship. 1t is be.
heved that even an object offering so
small surface as a floating wreck may in
this way be detected during a fog in
time to prevent a collision. Expert
ments recently made have demonstrated
the feasibility Of producing well-marked
echoes from sailing vessels aud from
steamboats, considerable distances away.
The apparatus employed consists of a
musket, to the muzzle Of which speak
ing trumpet had been attached. This
gun was aimed at passing vessels, while
blankcartridges were fired. After a
longer or shorter time, according to the
distance of the vessel, an echo was re.
turned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-06
A Bullet With a Billet.

A gentleman with large side whiskers
and physique that showed hard usage
stood against bar on Baltimore street,
and, barring his right arm, said to a
group of bystanders: 81 am the oldest
color bearer of the Confederate army"
There was movement toward him by
those who were moistening their tonsils
in the vicinity.
The speaker pulled up his sleeve and
showed SCARED and streaked tattooing
of the stars and bars on his right fore.
arm in vermillion and India ink.
"This was the darting shot, he said.
exhibiting a scar where a minnie ball
had cut through the tattoo marks and
disarranged the colors of the flag. "We
surrendered just after 1 got it. I was
color bearer for the Twelfth Virginia, of
Petersburg. This wound I got in the
last charge. AS soon as I felt my arm
drop and saw the wound | knew the war
was over. Been shot again and again,
but never in the arm before, although
caught it in every other part of my body.
saw that the lead had torn through my
arm where the cross bars on the flag
were marked, and then l gave up. 1t
was my last battle in the trenches. -
Baltimore Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-06

The three largest industries of South
Australia are wool, wheat and gold. The
number of sheep is between 10000, 900
and 10000, 900. The average value of
the export of wool alone is between $780,
900, 900 and 500, 900, 600 This indus
try is likely to increase in the future.
The expectation of frozen meat, chiefly
mutton, to Great Britain, is compare
lively new industry, which is growing
rapidly in importance. So important
has the business become that New Zea-
land is building steamers especially for
the trade. Meat is frozen by means OF
condensed air, and is kept frozen during
the voyage by the same means. The
complete carcass of the animal is frozen.
Last year there were exported from South
Australia alone between 400, 900 and
500, 900 tons of wheat. Their importa-
tons from America are limited, and con-
sist chiefly of buggies, American tools
and mineral oils.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-06
Wonderful Wheat From Puget SOund.

Mr. Olive Counter, who resides on the
northeast quarter of section 80, town
ship 81 north, range 4 east, about five
miles from this city, brought in some
samples of seven-headed wheat raised
this year on his creek bottom clay loan
land. The stalks are the products of
two kernels, and are six feet high from
the root to the top head. The heads
are very peculiar, resembling a pine
cone, being thick and clumpy. One of
the heads of average size was shelled
out, and the grains counted from the
one head were 1911. According to this
the one kernel of wheat yielded 966
plump, fat wheat grains, or nearly one
thousand fold. The yield per acre to
Mr.. Counter of this wheat was eighty
five bushels. On the same kind of soil
he HIS raised red-top clover this year
six feet in height. Those who are &C.
quainted with good milling wheat say
that this will make No. 1 quality Of
flour. One of the heads, which was
weighed, tipped the scales at over half
an ounce. Tacoma (W. IT, Netos.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-06
Tapestry Weaving.

Tapestry weaving was one of the dis
tinctive arts of Florence at that time,
when the busy fingers and refined taste
of her citizens evolved artistic forms out
of every material they touched, be it
marble or canvas, stone or silk, wood or
precious stones. Like most of the arts
of the Renaissance, this was also brought
from the East at the time of the cru
sades, took root in France and Germany
and reached its elimination in Italy,
The story may be briefly traced in its
successive nemes, Saraginois, Arras and
Tapestry. The earlier English and
French tapestries, such as the wells de-
pictis of Dagobert in the church of st.
Denis in the sixth century, the Auxerre
embroidered hangings in $40 and the
Bayeux tapestry of Matilda do not enter
into the history, as they were not woven
but worked with a needle, as were also
the Byzantine ones. The Flemish fac
tories began in the twelfth century. and
those of Arras in Picardy fourished l.
the fourteenth century. Dirt Journal.