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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-07-12
No. | !.

atre. tells of a night of minstrclsy in
California town in Petaluma Valley.
He was manager of the show, which
was given in a rink opposite corn
field. The average Californian was
not unlike the average Chicago theatre
goer between acts. lie had the same
thirst the only difference beng that
the Californian had further to 80 for
his elixir. Mr.. Davis, knowing some-
thing Of the character Of the Californi
an carrying his point, had asked the
city marshal of the town to occupy
seat with him in the Box Office. The
rush. out between acts had returned,
and Mr.. Davis was preparing to count
up. A typical miner presented him
self, whiting with knife, the blade Of
which was six inches long.
"You know me p said the Californi-
an.
Mr.. Davis said he hadn't the honor.
81 was in and went out, the Calfor.
nian remarked, turning off another sha-
wing.
Mr.. DAVIS asked him for his check.
"You didn't give no check, said the
man with the knife.
"Beg your PARDON remarked the
Chicago man, who began to feel that he
was long way from home.
I'm goin in, said the Californian,
land if you try to stop me I'll take
this here knife and lay your liver out
where the crowsll pick at it. Dye
understand, you hatchet-faced, long
cared curiosity from the East"
Mr. Davis nudgcd the town marshal.
who got up and looked Out of the VIM
dow. "Is that you, Bill ?" he asked of
the Californian.
eyes, it's me, and | amt got no
check
The town marshrl turned to Mr.. Da-
Wis aud said: "Wcll, if Bill says you
didn't give hlm no check, you didn't.
And reckon it's best for the show to-.
let him 90 in
And Bill went in and put his feet on
the back of man who sat in front of
him, but there was no disturbance. 1t
was the pcaccfulest show | ever gave,
said Mr. Davis. | was in that town
some time after that and | heard that
Bill had been elected Mayor.-Chtca.
20 Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-07-12
luxuriant Hair

Can only be preserved by keeping the
scalp clean, cool, and free from dan.
druf, and the body in a healthful
condition. The great popularity OF
Ayers Hair Vigor is due to the fact
that it clranses the scalp, promotes the
growth of the hair, prevents it from
falling out, and gives it that soft and
silky gloss so essential to perfect beauty.
Frederick Hardy. of Roxbury, Mass.
n gentleman fifty years Of age, was fast
losing his hair, and what remained was
growing gray. After trying various
dressings with no effect, he commenced
the use of Ayers Hair Figor. "lt
stopped the falling out" he writes;
"and, to my great surprise, converted
my white hair (withont staining the
scalp) to the same Shode OF brorn il
had when was Is years of age
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-07-12

BALTIC. & e. v. RAILROAD.
Trains leave Edgemont for Wayncsboro
Chambcrsburg and Shippcnsburg daily eX-
cept Sunday at 7.19 and II 40 A. NJ. and 40
r. NJ on Sunday ut t--a. m and-P NJ.
Trains for Edgcmont leave daily Shippcns-
burg at 100 A. NJ. and l 80 and 1 90 +. NJ,
Chambersburg at Z 30 A NJ, 2.O3 and 4.3O
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Ten Cent Pieces.

1t j., not generally known that the
United States Mint, in San Francisco,
is the largest institution of the kind in
the world. just at the present time
there is a lively demand for silver dimes
and hundred of thousands Of dollars Of
them are being shipped to New York.
Chicago, CINCINNATI, st. Louis, and 9TH
er Eastern cities. Two Of the money
presses have been for some time run
ming exclusively on this coin. The de-
mand is SO great that these machncs
are not even stopped on Sundays and
will be run on that day throughout
the present month.
The process of dime making is an in-
teresting one. Tho sill yer bull ION is
first melted and run into two.pound
bars. These IN turn are run through
immense rollers and Aattened out to the
thickness of the coin. These silver
strips are then passed through a ma
chine which cuts them into proper size
for the presses, the strips having been
treated first with kind of tallow to
prevent their being scratched in their
passage through the cutters. The sill
yer pieces are then put into the feeder
of the printing presses, and are ted to
the die by automatic machinery at the
rate of 100 per minute, $4,000 dimes
being turned ont in regular working
day of eight hours, AS the smooth
pieces are pressed between the ponder
GUS printing dies they receive the let
tered and figured impression in man.
ner similar to that of paper pressed
upon a form of type at the same time
the piece is expanded in slight degree
and the small corrogations are cut in
to its rim. The machine drops the
completed coin into receiver, and it
is ready for the counters hands, The
instrument used by the counter is not
complicated piece Of machinery by
any means, as one might suppose. It's
simple, corper.covered tray, having
raised ridges running across its surface
at a distance apart the exact width of
dime. From the receiver the money
is dumped on to this board or tray, and
as it is shaken rapidly by the counter
the pieces settle down into the space
between the ridges. All the spaces
being filled the surplus coin is brushed
back into tn, receiver, and the counter
has exactly / $50 silver dimes, or $l25
on his tray, which number is required
to fill the spaces. The tray is then emp
tied into boxes, and the money is ready
for shipment. The dime does not pass
through the weigher's hands as does
the coin of u larger denomination. One
and one half grains is allowed for var
iaton or tolerance in all sllver.coins
from a dollar down, and the deviation
from the standard in the case Of the
dimes is so tritling that the trouble and
expense of weighing coins of tins de-
nomination ia dispensed with.
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The CATOCTIN CLARION
OFFICE-OSI.ER BUILDING, Northwest corner
of Church and Main Streets.
Church Directory.

Reformed Churcl,-Rcv. A. BStoner, pas
tor. Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening"
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society every second
Wednesday evening. Regular services by
appointment from the pulpit
Lutheran Church-Rev. ]. II. Barb, pas
tor, Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and $50 T..
NJ. Sunday School, 2. p. NJ. Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, GAS Z. NJ.
Mornvian Church, (Mcchanicstown) Rev.
r. W. HrrbSt Pastor. Preaching every Sun
day, alternating morning and evening
Prayer Meeting every Friday evening Sun
day School . o'clock, Il. m.
Momvlan Church (Graceham) Rev. Il. w.
IIeIbst, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday alternating NOR
ming and evening.
Mite Society every Monday evening.
Prayer Meeting every "Wednesday evening.
United Brethren Church. Mite Society
Second and Fourth "Wednesday
Sunday School > r. NJ.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening.
Regular Services by appointment from the
pulpit.
Methodist Episcopal Church --Rrv. ].
n. Davis Pastor. Services every alternate
SUNDAY at 10 A. VI. Sunday School 8 A. NJ.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening at !,
Y H.
United Brethren Church-Rrv G.. j.
Roudabush Pastor. Services every alternate
SUNDAY at 3 y. IN. Sunday School every
SUNDAY At p m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening ut , y, IN.
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Ten Years Younger.

Mrs. Mary Montgomery, of Boston.
writes: "For years, was compelled
to wear q dress cap to conceal bald
spot on the crown of my head but now
gladly lay the cap aside, for yonr Hair
Vigor is bringing out u new growth. l
could hardly trust my senses when l
first found my hair growing; but there
it is, and am delighted. l looh ten
gears yo""ger.'
A similar result attended the use OF
Ayers Hair Nigor by Mrs. o. o. Pres
colt, of Charlcstown, Mass, Miss Bessie
II. Bedloe, of Burlington, VI, Mrs. j. j.
Burton, of Bangor, Me-, and numerous
others.
The loss OF hair may be owing to i'm
purity of the blood or drrangcmrnt OF
the stomach and liver, in which case,
Il culrsc Of Ayers Sarsaparilla or of
Ayers Pills, in connection with the
Nigor, may be necessary to civ" health
and tone to i'll the functions of til"
body. At the same time, it cannot hc
too strongly urged that non" Of these
remedies can do much good without
Il perS"vcriny trial and strict attention
to cleanly and temperate habits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-07-12
The Free List Not Suspended

VIII i. Davis of the lIaymarket The
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
THE BEEN TRAGEDY.
Was 1t Suicide-Th mystery Il
He lnvestigated.

CHICAGO, May 6-The Times will
print statement to the effect that the
Veteran Union League OF Chicago, OF
which the late Gen. Martin BEEN was
a ember, will probably hold meet
ing to discuss measures for investi-
eating the mystery of his supposed
suicide in Nebraska. Mrs. BEEN
arrived here to-day from Alton,
where she attended the burial
of The dead soldier. A new feature
Of the case is her statement that the
General attempted to murder her be-
fore he shot himself. This does not
correspond with the previous versions
OF the tragedy received in Chi
cago and supposed to have
beeen derived originally from Mrs.
BEEN. They were in effect that
the two shots fired were both directed
by the General against himself. Mrs.
Beem's statement here is that she was
awakened by feeling pistol in the
hands of the General being pressed
against her and that the discharge
was DETECTED by her throwing up her
arm, the ball cutting a hole in her
dress at the shoulder. Gen. BEEN,
she says, Immediately turned the
weapon upon himself and died almost
instantly.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
GENERAL ITEMS.
Eastern Laborers Warned
Against Oregon.
METHODIST MASS MEETING.
Sudden Death of a Delegte-0ld-
est Mason Dies -"Day-
sic" Donnclly.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, May Elm the regular
meeting of the Trades and Labor As
sembly to-day a communication from
Portland, Ore, was read stating that
it is very difficult. for laborers to find
employment in that State. Certain
real estate men and land spectators,
it was claimed, flooded the country
with flaming circulars endeavoring to
direct general immigration to that
State. They stated that employment
was plentiful and wages high and
professed to offer great inducements
for artisans and laborers to remove
there with their families. The COM
munication was in the nature of
protest from Local Assembly 522, of
y cortland, stating that these represen-
lsations were false and that the work.
men already there were more than
sufficient to meet the demands for la
Dor. Whoever responded to the cir
cular they, claimed would be grossly
deceived and might be reduced to ac-
tual suffering, if they had not the
means to pay their expenses for at
least year or two.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
Delayed Briefs.

Henry Willard has gone from Berlin
for sojourn ut Wiesbaden. '
John Reagan, prominent stock
man, of Valverde county, Tex, shot
and killed two Mexicans (brothers)
who successfully attacked him.
Carl Schurz is making arrangements
for banquet at the Kurserhof Hotel,
Berlin, at which will assemble the
leading men in politics, science and
literature.
The shoemakers' strike in Berlin is
extending. There are now $500
workmen out. The employers are
weakening and number of them are
ready to accede to the demands OF
their men for an increase ef wages.
Daniel J. Campon, Collector of Port
at Detroit and w. M. G. Thompson,
Ex-Mayor of the city, two of Detroit's
most prominent citizens and brothers.
in-law, had a personal dispute Satur-
dav afternoon, ending in fierce fight
in which Thompson was badly whip
ped.
Austin Corbin, President Of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
sailed from New York for Havre Sat
urday, for the purpose Of completin.
arrangements for placing $28, 900 ,00l
| four per cent bonds of that road to re
tire the present general mortgag
bonds.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
Trouble among the Royal ArtIs
, Buffalo Bill COminr n ome

frOubie 4 mOmE tho Royal Artists
, -Buffalo Bill Coming II ome.
LONDON, May 6,-Tnuble is inn
pending in the Royal Society of Brit
ish Artists, owing to political differ
ences. Some Of the members claim
the interests of the Society are being
sacrificed in order to gain aristocratic
friends.
President Warren was obliged to
abandon his lecture on Palestine Ii
the Oxford Music Hall at London
this evening, the Hall being filed
Socialists, who hooted, jeered the, lee
turer and ridiculed the dissolving
views.
Colonel Cody and his troupe sailed
from Hull for New York YESTERDAY
morning on steamer Of the Wilson
Line.
A dispatch from Mandalay says 1
British force surprised q body Of
Dacoits near that place to-day, and in
the fight which ensued two Of the Of
ficers and two privates were killed.
Dispatches from India announce
that Delhi and Moradi have been
visited by q disastrous hail storm.
about one hundred and fifty persons
having been killed.
AT Racebati, in Bengal, twenty per-
sons were killed 200 were severely in
jured, and 2000lhouses were destroyed
by the hail stones.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
ROCK Isiand-Rio Grande.

CHICAGO, May 6.-The Times will
say tomorrow: General Manager st.
John, of the Rock Island, is back
from his Western tour. While he was
at Denver a meeting Of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Colo
RADIO road was held for the pur-
pose of taking action on an agree
ment between. the Rock Island
and the Rio Grande for trackage and
terminal facilities between Denver
and Colorado Springs. The matter
had been previously decided upon,
and only needed formal acceptance.
There is no longer any ques-
ton that the Rock Island
is preparing to affiliate with the
Denver and Rio Grande on Pacific
coast business. 1t is understood that
contracts have already been drawn up
under this arrangement and will be
signed after the completion of the
Colorado Springs connection. The
Rock Island has heretofore given all
Pacific coast business to the Union
Pacific and has worked against the
Denver and Rio Grande, SO that a
complete change will be brought
about by the new arrangement.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
Alameda County Delegates.

SAN Francisco, May 6.-The 164
Democrats who sat in the Alameda
county Democratic Convention yester-
day selected the following delegates
to fhe State Convention: F. K.
Krauth, Jr., J. N. Beckman, w. d.
Smith, N. J. Crooks, John Sweeney,
Jacob Hanna, T, G. Landrigan, T. F.
Henderkin, P. ]. Matthews, Henry
Dusterberry, J.sB. Clark, James Ney-
Ian, J. B. Mackie, Robert Nc
Killican, Thomas Moran, WV. Foote,
Frank j. Moffit, M. K. Hougthon,
James Elliott, John M. English, P. E.
Dalton, Con Brosnahan, 0. G. Kirk,
Andrew Hampel. Delegates -at-large !:
James j. White, r. M. Fitzgerald,
Henry G. McPike and M. J. Kerwin.
After the delegates we're elected the
twenty-eight delegates to Los Angeles
organized by electing chair
man and secretary. 1t was resolved
to leave Oakland for Los Angeles
on. the afternoon train of Sunday,
May 18th. The entire delegation is
solid for James j. White for delegate
to the st. Louis Convention from the
Third Congressional District, and are
practically unanimous for the election
Of WIN. D. English, chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, for dele
gate-at-hrse for st. Louis, and for
Colonel M. F. Tarpey in the same ca
pacity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
No more switch-Backing.

TACOMA, w. T., May 6.-The laying
of the track through the long Cascade
tunnel, on the Northern Pacific rail-
way, was completed Saturday, and
the event was celebrated by nearly
the entire population of this city, as
it is one OF the most i'm
portant that has occurred in
the Northwest. The tunnel is $3.50
feet in length, and second only to the
Hoosac tunnel, among the railroad
tunnels of the United States. This
means the final completion of the
main line Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. For nearly year past an over
head line, known as the switch-back,
over the range has been operated.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
CRIME AND CASUALTY
Collision and Explosion OF
Dupont Powder.
A WHOLE VILLAGE WRECKED
Sail Boat Uapsized-Circus Train
Smashed-Duelling Damsels-
Montana Shooters.
tAssociated Press Dispatches othe HERALD


MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, May 6.-Be'
tween 10 and IL O'Clock last night 3
terrible accident occurred on the Phila
delphia and Reading railroad, between
this place and Locust Gap. A freight
rain consisting of seventy-fve cars
bound for Williamsport, became dis
connected by the breaking OF a
coupling, and the engine and three
cars ran half mile before the crew
discovered the train was diviued.
The first section awaited the
arrival of the second at the foot OF a
heavy grade, and the brakemen los
ing control of the second section, 1t
dashed into the first part, causing an
explosion in the third car, which was
loaded with Dupont powder. At the
scene of the accident the railroad runs
along steep hill, at the bottom OF
which stood two rows Of houses occu-
pied by the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company's employees.
On the h llside stood little cottage
occupied by John Quinn and family
of four children. two boys and two
girls. The folce Of the explosion
wrecked the buildings, seventeen IN
all. and the stoves set fire to the
ruins. Quinn and his two little girls
burned to death. The two boys
escaped with burns. Simon Mer-
wick's family which consisted OF Mary
and Willie Canvaugh, adopted chill
dren. aged respectively 8 and IA
years, Alice Merwick, aged 5, and his
wife and a newborn baby we're in one
of the wrecked houses. Merwick
carried his wife from the burning
building, but the children were
burned to death. Thirty persons
were injured, the most seriously being
Mrs. Miles Dougherty, leg brok-
en-, bruised aud cut; her mother,
Mrs. Mathews, cut, bruised and inter
nally injured; Mary, daughter OF Mrs.
Miles, neck cut and bruised; Andrew
McElwee, right eye destroyed and
neck cut John Doulan, left hand am
putated and cut about the limbs; Mrs.
Patrick Nc Manus, injured by missiles
Mrs. Simon Merwick, suffering from
the shock; her condition is serious.
Several injured we're sent to the Mi
ners' Hospital. In all twelve cars
were destroyed and seventeen houses
with their furniture. All the windows
in the Locust Gap churches and
schools we're broken and the doors
blown off. In Mount Carmel the large
store windows were broken. Total
loss estimated at $75, 900. Wrecking
crews have the road open again for
travel. f
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
weekly weather Crop Report.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The weather
crop bulletin says General rains have
occurred during the week in Oregon,
Washington Territory and California,
reducing the seasons deficiency and
probably improving the prospects for
growing crops. The rainfall for the
season has been less than
usual in the central valleys, and
generally throughout the cotton
regions. In the wheat region
Of the Ohio Valley, and in the tobacco
regions of Virginia, North Carolina
and Kentucky, about from 80 to 80
per cent. of the usual amount Of rain
fall has occurred. Slight excesses Of
rainfall forsthe season are reported
from the southern portions Of the
Gulf States, Nebraska, Dakota and
Southern Iowa and the interior OF
New England and The Middle Atlantic
States} and large excesses are re-
ported from Minnesota, = North
ern Iowa, Texa6 and western
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
FOREIGN BUDGET.
4 New Abscess in The
EmperOr's Throat.
BISMARCK IS COMMUNICATIVE.
The Peace of Europe Assured-s
Boulanger's Book-Buffalo
Bill Coming Home.
associated Press Dispatches to the HrrArn.1 !

associated Press Dispatches to the HRRALp.T
BERLIN, May 6.-The Emperor was
feverish during last night, and was
frequently disturbed by the increased
discharge of pus. His temperature
rose to nearly 80. BY morning it had
fallen to 37.9, but the Emperor felt
exhausted and the doctors advised him
not to leave his bed. To-day there
been no discharge of pus and the
patient had tolerable quiet dav.
His face has fairly healthy color.
and his eyes are bright. His breath
ing, however, is difficult and rapid.
The Emperor is always pleased when
he makes himself understood bv
signs and whispers. He finds writing
lrksome. The Empress has recov-
cred from her attack of neuralgia.
To-day she drove to Berlin to visit the
Empress Augusta.
LATER.
Another abscess has been broken
IN the Emperor's throat.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
WALKING MATCH.
New six Days. GO.as.YOu.Pleas
lmaugurated.

lnaugurated.
New YoRK, May 6.-The great six
days walk for the worlds champion
ship opened at Madison Square Gar
den tonight under the most favorable
auspices. The beautiful weather drew
thousands Of spectators, and the
scenes within and without the garden
were something unprecedented in the
history Of walking matches in
this city. Promptly at nine
O'Clock the public were admitted,
and the rush into the building for a
few minutes was alarmingly great.
At 10 O'Clock five thousand people
were inside. The track is in splendid
shape and brilliantly lighted.
In the absence John L. Sullivan,
who was to have given the word,
Jack Dempsey started the men
at five minutes after midnight.
There were forty four starters, includ-
ing many well-known pedestrians.
Among those in front as soon as the
word was given, were George Cart
wright, Gus Guerrero, George Little.
wood, Dan Herty, Peter Panchot, D.
Dillon and others. The following il
the one o'clock score, laps omitted
Littlewood 9 miles; Herty, 8; Cart
wright, 9; Guerrero, g.; Hughes, 8
Dillon, Z; Hart, 8; Panchot, g.; Heg
leman, g.; Noromoc, Z; Cannon, s
Vent, s.; Cox, 8; Golden, 8; Newhart, 7
This race will be the last in Madison
Square Garden. The track has beel
[ carefully measured. Eight laps are
mile and nine inches. Each entr
pays $50 and must make 100 miles il
the first twenty-four hours to stay i
the race. The breaker of Albert
record is to receive 81 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07

Kansas. In Oregon, Washington Ter
ritory and in the extreme northern
portion Of California from two thirds
to three-fourths OF the usual amount
of rain has occurred during the pres
ent season. During the past week
the weather has been unfavorable for
the growing crops in Minnesota,
Dakoa and Nebraska, where
seeding has been temporarily sus.
pended owing to cold and
heavy rains. In Illinois, Missouri,
Kansas, Arkansas and Louisiana the
weather has been generally favorable
and the growing crops have probably
revived during the week.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07
Montana shooting Affray.

DRuMMoND, Mont, May GA des-
perate shooting affray occurred on
Willow Greek, nine miles south Of
here, in which g. T. Milroy and his
brother were dangerously if not fatally
wounded by Pat Dooley, his son
John, James Campbell and Blair
King. The cause is said to have been
a dispute about fencino land. The
Dooley party approached Milroy who
was fencing some land and
ordered them off the ground, and up
on refusal began firing with rifles.
The first shot struck s. T. Milroy,
who is seriously wounded, and also
dangerously wounded his brother.
The shooting was premeditated. Con-
siderable ill-feeling exists in the COM
munity against the criminal. Dooley
now in jail at Phillipsburg. The
other parties have not yet been
arrested.