Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-08-02

ger is in that part of the path of the earth's
orbit arrived ut about November 18th.
BAIT.-Bro. MOtter asks us what we bait
with when We go a-fshing. Not content
with the perfection Of the bait used by him.
self, that catches everything from straw.
berry, up through the various farm prOduc.
tions. to n straw stack, he now asks us to
give him the benefit Of our experience
Really, We must decline.
The Babies Cry For 1t
And the old folks laugh when they fin l that
the pleasant California liquid fruit remedy.
Syrup OF Figs, Is more easily taken and
more beneficial in its action than bitter, nau.
seous medicines. 1t strengthens the Liver,
Kidneys, Stomach, and Bowels, while it
arouscs them to healthy activity.
Ayers Ague Cure never fails to neutral
izc the posons of malaria, and eradicates
them from the system. This preparation is
purely vegetable, contains no harmful ingrc
dients, and if taken accordingto directions,
is warranted to cure fever and aguc. Try it.
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Farmers of Liberty district who have been
thresh ing their wheat report good yields
generally. John II. Etzer, near Liberty, re-
ports 81 to 80 bushels to the acre; Daniel w.
Etzlcr, 90, Chas. f. Walker, near Central, IA
acres % bushels per acre, Albert Cashour.
New London, 10 acres q bushels. W. ID.
Jones on the "Kimmel" farm, 10 acres 30
bushels.
BIC BAss.-Joln w. Castle, one of our To-
cal fishermen, in company with Mr.. Gilmore
Mcyidcth, o: Baltimore city, succeeded on
Thursday, in capturing number of fine bass
near duck island, in the Potomac aboye this
pl ace. Among the fish was one that weigh
cd six pounds and half. 1t was beauty.
-Leader
U. b RE- UNIoN-The annual reunion of
the United Brethren church will he held at
Mont. Alto Park on Friday, September 9TH.
Excursion rates will be named on all the
roads and trains will run from Maryland and
Virginia and Pennsylvania. The train over
the w. Md. railroad will be posted in due
season giving time Of leaving and the fare.
This has come to he a popular excursion
and many will go from this locality.
FARMERS Who WE'RE SwINDLED.--A par
ty of about ten farmers from the vicinity of
Creagerstown, this county, among whom
A n
Gayer, Calvin Fisher and Jessie Gaugh,
came to Frederick to-day to secure
counsel to protect them against suits
which will probably be instituted in n few
weeks by Bohemian oats and wheat agents,
by whom the gentlemen above mentioned
have been swndlcd i'll the regulation way.
MAD Docs AT CuEAGERsTowN.-Me
Peter lIankey and John Zimmerman, of Pc.
tersyllle. this county, are the owners of sew
eral dogs three of which were discovered on
Tuesday last to be suffering with hydropho-
bia. In the evening the CANNES became very
violent and the village turned out in short
time. The dog belonging to Mr.. Hankey
was shot, but the others escaped and have
not been seen since. 1t is reported that they
have bitten number Of cattle In the neigh.
borhood. One dog in his frenzy tore out "
panel of door at one Of the residences in
Experimentation.
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SEQUEL, SAD but StRE-~'The victims OF
the $10-whcat swindle are now organizing
to contest the payment Of their notes. 1t is
curious case, if given careful thought. In
the first place, not one of them that entered
into that speculation believed that the wheat
that they agreed to raise was worth $l0.0Oa
husheli on the contrary, every one of them
knew that it was not worth 1t; they knew
that If they received $1,000 buslel for it
that somebody must pay them 20. 90 a bushel
more than it was worth and yet, had the
speculation not reached high-watcr mark
this year and had the parties come forward
and taken the wheat off of their hands they
would not have thought that anything wrong
had been done by them, in fact, it WAS only
upon the assurance that they would make
such unreasonable profits that they agreed
to pay such unreasonable prices. lna word,
it was speculation that trenched upon the
privileges of the gambler, and as few sympa.
thize with the man who risks and loses his
money with the three.card monte man, there
will be few who will sympathize with these
men. 1t is unfortunate that the desire to
get rich frequently blinds men to the means
to he adopted, but in this instance there can
be no question that had they invested their
money in the Louisiana lottery, bought pools
on horse racing, bucked the monte tiger, or
posted it in faro or poker, the result would
have been no worse, neither would have
been the means adopted. They have been
advised by the public prints against these
swindles, but they have been either superior
in wisdom or too chuckle. headed to listen,
and now, while others are happy over the
recent rich harvest, they are crying over the
luck that turned the card against them.