Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-12-09
JeHersOnville (O) lettings.

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come and the corn crop amt more than half
gathered in Fayette co.
And suspect the ED. of THE CLARION
along with all its readers will think, the
Jacksonville lettings have been frosted, as
they have not heard from US for so long q
| time.
Well, just after the November Election,
was wonderfully in the spirit of writing,
but my enthusiasm waned as the days pass
ed, and the corn team claimed prec cdence
over the pen.
In last weeks Frederick News we read
quite lively Notification article, by the Re-
publicans of your county at its county seat,
that was all very fine, and ifa non partisan
paper will indulge q straight Republican
to air his feelings just for the once. want
to say why not all the Republicans in the
North rejoice over the Republican Congress-
man from Ga. and n Carolina. Not the
mere fact of their election but the mracu-
lous cause of their conversion, of one thing
you may rest assured, those wicked fellows
would haye continued to sends Democratic
representatives to Congress until the day of
judgement had it not been for those earth
quakes in the South. There is no doubt
they looked upon them rs the Walls of wrath
beng poured out into their inIqui'y and in
a moment of deep piety and reverent fear
they quoted their fears and ensed their
stricken conscience by II fall vote fair
count and all on the Republican side.
You know it took extreme measures to
convert Saul. He had to be knocked down
and stricken with blindness, before he would
cry out What wilt thou have me to do
All you fellows need along the whole
coast land New York City needs 1t badly
is another general shaking up next SUMMER
and in 1888 O. will come to the front with
her man for President Of course a RcpubU
can. We of Ohio want to name the next
man for two terms. Just stick n pin there
said winter was here. We have had at
least half Il dog snow some say as much asl6
in. deep, others sufficient to track rabbits -
And by the way game has been quite plenti
fu here, but the hunters from near and afar,
have been banging away every day equal to
We EDITOR on the Gunpowder Bridge after
Malards with perhaps better success. Two
Young men of near Dayton, with as many
good dogs And aiming over the sight of two
tirst-class breech-loaders spent three days
with your handle servant last week. We
hunted each day and bagged so quail and 81
rabbits.
Ircpeat, game has been quite plentiful all
over Fayette co. this fall.
As often written before, we aim to feed
the most of our corn to hogs or cattle, but
owing t, the continued prevalence Of hog
cholera, much Of oar great crop now goes to
market. Our town has frst-class elevator
and 5000 bushels can be sheIled each "a
hours Two horse teams haul all the corn
and this at loads Of 40 to so bus. per load
the price paid is 30 cts per bus, of 20 lots. -
Hogs are generally ready for market and
now sell for q 90 per hundred.
There is more in feeding than in selling
at 80 cts. The cattle market has been a
drag the past six months and onr short horn
feeders don't find much encouragement to
build up big cattle at the prices $50 to 4 so
but we nay as well succunb to m establish.
ed reality that the day of big prices in stock
or grain is past, unless som" national or in,
lcrnational event demands meat in greater
quantities tnnn is now consumed.
Oar village of Jacksonville with 1000 in
ha5i,an among other enterprises has poul-
try buyer and shippers firm, Mcssrs, Mock &
McKcllip. In conversation with the former
yesterday he WAS paying cts per pound for
turkeys live; cts for chicken and ducks,
and that on last Saturday Nov. 81 he paid
town. they dress AMI ship to New York
Now lust want TO remind your patrons
once again, there is big money in all classes
of poultry You will handle, provided You
handle the best. DON'T stick to the old
dung hill or games for eggs or gross weight
there's better stock, and while many varic
ties OF CHI ickcns have their points Of excel
lcncn I have never yet seen the Plymouth
Rock down FOR the farmers fowl
We handle now few of the following
varieties: White and Brown Leghorn Buff
Cochins, Wyandotts and Plymouth Rocks
and the Rocks stand At the head ofall others
with US the only ones in the tloc!is that are
giving us any eggs, this wintry weather.
Don't discard all you have and stock up full
at fancy prices. If you only want them
pure, buy q few Of some reliable breeder
then pen these to secure pure eggs.
Ifyou only want to improve your present
stock, sell all your BOOSTERS and buy few
good Plymouth rock cockcrel and turn
loose, than next Dec. 1st. each Of you give
the ED. of The CLARION a 20 line local Of
your success and see if he don't pronounce
you wonderfully benefited by a little free ad-
vice from his Jacksonville (O) friend.
Last week had call for q young bronze
gobbler, told the gentlemen to take his
choice for 81 90. He said I don't see any
choice. We calel them in the poultr y
house caught one and said now how big il
he, drought the scales and he tipped the
beam at 20t lbs and this with no extra feed
ing only ordinary care. You can raise just
as good, as easy as one to weigh IL to Is
lbs, and so l urge in the matter of cattle and