Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-05-16
A Female Paradox.

A lady, old and growing Older still,
{As ladies' will grow old, you know, became
IN spite Of age, as young as youth-but i'll,
And old, and wrctched, feeble, lame and sore
A lady young became in spite of youth,
As ladies will. and why? Because the truth
That keeps lady young, they fail to grasp
And yielding to disease. die in its fatal clasp.
That truth is that woman's weaknesses may
be
Subdued by Pierce's Favorite Prescription
We read in one of the Baltimore dailics
that the people living in the neightorhood
of Frederick Junction (B. & o. r. R.) have
promised to raise several hundred dollars to
defray the expenses of the Encampment,
should the M. N. G. agree to come to that
point That is enterprise for you, but we
would consider it downright piece of I'M
position for the State of Maryland to accept
it. There is nothing wrong in community
arranging for the rental or damages to prop
erty occupied by the encampmcnt to be paid,
but no such sum would likely accrue from
these sources and we do not think the COM
mittee will be influenced against sites far
bette. adapted to the purpose, simply to
save the State treasury few dollars, that
the people of the State have by law provided
for the paying. If some other point than
Frederick Junction offers better facilities in
way of wafer, shade, drill grounds other
conveniences of camp life, the several hun
dred dollars offered by the citizens should
not determine the matter.
THE NJ. NJ. N. Con- Thursday last a
special train arrived here at 9 go a. ~, con-
veying the committee of the Mary land Ma
tional Guard and Mr. d. IL. Griswold of the
W. M. r. II. Co. The object of the trip was
as has been heretofore stated, the selection
of site for the summer encampment of the
militia.
Gen. Stewart Brown, Inspector General
Saunders, Quarcrmaster General Hall, Sur
geon General Johnson and Col Frank Bruno
composed the committee. They were met
at the train by several Of our citizens will
conveyances and were driven to the several
points that were thought to bc eligible. The
Cold Spring site seems to have impressed
them fayorablY, the strong flow of pure cold
water. Owens Creek for bathing purposes
the shade of the mountain forests and the
nearness of the railroad renders the location
all that is desired. Several large fields be
longing to Mr.. John Rouzer meet the re-
qulrements for drill ground and the limit
less resources and energy OF the railroad
company will lift the water from Cold Spr ns
or deliver it from their mountain reservoir
to the parade grounds, as water is needed
there as we'll as in The Camp.
All these things are known to the commit
tee and as well the resources Of our town If
such matters as drugstores bakers, butchers
etc. and we have some reason to believe
| that we stand little more than equal II
chances with others to be chosen as the poin
for this summers cncampmeDt. Should W
be so fortunate as to secure the encampmen
to no one more than to Mr., |. W. 10y of GU
town, will we be indebted for their coming
He has worked intcligently and indetatiga
bly to that end, ever since he learned that a
site might be chosen at some point on thu
w. N. II. r.