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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-09-04

We do not hear much these days about the
FlremHn's Far that we understood would be
held in the new Town Hall this winter. 1t
monthly meeting oiGuardlan Hose Company
tomorrow evening, the subject will be taken
up ana the movement properly launched.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-09-04

Shippers Of country produce should read
j. +. Wcant Il Co.'S advertisement in this
issue.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-09-04
PRINTERS INK.

4 Journa} fer AdrertiEGrs.
PRINTERS INK is just what it purports
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cd on the first and fifteenth days of each
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TIE TRADE JOURNAL, 50 to speak-of
AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. 1t tells the
intending and inexperienced advertiser in
plain, comprehensive articles how, when,
and where to advertise; how to write an
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point that admits Of profitable discussion.
If you ADV Etl'lSE at all, PRINT
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ycrtsing SO, PRINTERS INK may show
YOU how to obtain double the service you
are now getting for onc-haf the money.
A years subscription costs but One Dollar
a sample costs but FIVE cents. Advertising
is IN art practised by many but understood
nv few. The conductors of PRlNrETS'
Ink understand il thoroughly. Surely their
advice, based on an experience of more than
twenty five years will help you. Address:
Gao. p. ROW ELL a. cos
Newspaper Advertising Bureau,
IL u.!u>l e.. .I,w lu.h.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-09-04

Judging by the number of companies that
ave being organized for the manufacture of
ic ., one might suppose that all of our winters
VIII be rs warm as the last, or that science
has found 4 way Of freezing water cheaper
than old BoYea, is able to do 1t. A new
company was organized N Frederick City
last week,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-09-04
HOWT!IE MOON CAME DOWN
THE LEGEND OF THE ORIGIN or
LAKE CONWAY, FLORIDA.

OLD Yahoo and His Consuming TirCs-Enir
Chita Sends Her 4uenching Rains--A
Conflict Between the Sun God and the
Moon Queen.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-07
why II Is Popular.

Be sause it has proven its absolute merit ever
and over again. because it has an unequalled
record OF cures, because its business is conducted
in thoroughly honest manner, and because
il combines economy and strength, being
the only medicine Of which 400 Doses One
Dollar" is true-these strong points have made
Hoods sarsaparilla the most successful medicine
OF the day.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-07
Scientific and Useful.

Utilizing scrap steel rod by welding it
and drawing it into fence wire is one of
the recent successes OF electric welding.
They are making excellent wool out OF
the fibre OF the 6r-tree by means OF
electricity. The time is now come when
the lamb may as we'll lie down with the
lion.
The latest invention is clothing made
of fabric 10 which fine threads of cork
are interviewer with wool or silk, which
renders it impossible for the wearer to
sink in water.
DIR. Brokaw OF st. Louis makes the
observation that there is class of crimi-
nails that may be termed moral imbeciles,
as they have no idea Of the difference
between right and wrong.
Hundreds Of millions, probably bill
lions of dollars have been added to the
value of real estate in the cities of the
world by q single invention-the elevator
or lift.-Inventive Age.
1t is said that focks of sheep can be
protected from coyotes, wolves and
other wild beasts by placing a good
,ounding bell on each animal. Western
men say that this device is effectusl.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-07

share OF the public patronage is solicited.
WILLIAM WEI0BEl,
Paradise. New. Oct 90 1884. csn-s
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-07
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS
CAMPAIGN OF 1890 !
HON. r. K. COLCORD,
Republican Candidate for Governor, and
HON. JAS 4. STEPHENS,
Accompanied by
NON. JOHN f. RGAE,
Candidate for State Treasurer, and
NON JOHN Il. JONES,
Candidate for Surveyor General,
Will address the people of Nevada on the polit
Al lean q hn Tar gaf

Will address the people of Nevada on the polit
ical issues OF the Campaign follows:
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-07
PUBLIC SPEAKING
HON. THEO. WIN ERS,
Democratic Candidate for Governor,
HON. G. w. CASSIDY,

Democratic Candidate for Congress.
Will address the people Of this State upon the
political issues OF the campaign at the following
dates and places:
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-07
Four Years on Clutches.

FOR fifteen years was afflicted with rheu,
at,sn tour years OF which l was compelled
mas ~ 90 on crutches. Words are inadequate to
70 uyspess - the suffering endured during that
& During theSe Seg iItfh tred eTery u known e
.eedv .enoe without receiving any benefit.
snaiIy fTan began on swift's Specific IS. s. 90,
nhalSS may srnn the first gave me relief, and TO-
SaV IiI am enjoying the best Of health, and am
W%s ~ hast blood purifier on the market to-
day. y -
a trae sWIFTSPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta Ga
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-10-07

R1~ County Committees In the several counties
viii please make the necessary arrangements for
the meetings
E. sTROTHER, Chairman.
F. G. LORD, Sc retary, iS I'd
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

HOUSE WHERE LOUIS PHIL IPPE Stopped IN
most singular features of this most singular
city. bright and busy scene, throneed
with French, Creoles, half breeds, raulattoes
Americans and negroes, in one ever moyipe
mass, vocal with Spanish expletives and Mex
lean patois, French exclamation and loud
voiced American; bright with gaudy ban.
dannas, tied round the heads of rotund and
grlnning negresses, in a strange and graceful
turban, or crossed over their ample busts.
Every one is busy with chaffering and cheap.
ening. Shri1 accents of satisfaction and dull
grunts OF dissent greet the ear and over all
the quick clicking sound of"gumbo French"
that nondescript tongue of the French mu-
latto of the coast. Nowhere in the whols
south does the negro show so markedly all
MS obstructive traits as in this French market.
Scarce il any other place can you >e. the
peculiar turban of the woman, a souvenir of
the old days of slavery and discarded by The
younger growth of the fifteenth amendment.
Nearly the whole of the old levcc is devoted
to market uses. Two things strike fi..
stranger particularly i'll a walk through Il IS
market. One is the jolly unctuous ASPECT #
the negroes, especially the women, for ley
Seen, TO live habitually on The "pos AIM r.. ),
of song, and display their rounded figures IN
scsint drsrery topped by the Unique turba,.
The other noticeable feature is the peculiar
voices Of the people of the lower orders.
SHARP high, OF loud as they may speak, the !
Voice is seldom an unmusical one aud never
nasal. and the laughter that seems a second
mature to them is delightful to near Doubt
less he climate causes the change, for we can
note It III those who have lived for long
time away from their native North OF West.
Emerging into Canal street We change at q
stel' into the full moving life of an Ameri- |
can CITY; The street itself is q beautiful one.
rIfl-- Ir<IIs Ix~~<I - LII
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

street IS to the Crescent cry wnat 1,roaaway
IS to New York, or Pennsylvania avenue to
Washington. Here the languid Creole
beauty, the bashful country girl from the
provinces" the confident belle from up.
town, and the hotel stranger meet on neu-
trail ground for that great purpose that makes
every female heart throb the faster-shop
ping-and that other far more reaching and
nnwerful-showing their toflettes Every
ladies and men of every age and color No
women i'll America dress better than the
Creoles, and all New Orleans dresses like the
treo.es. At night this throng goes drifting
to the theaters, which are of the very high,
est class. You find therl everywhere, lam
med against churches. i'll the midst uf the
faslIlonable quarter, in the poorest OF the
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24


Upon landing from the steamer, if you
reach the city by that means, you pass first
through what is known as the Old Town.
This is the original site of the city, and it
stands to day the chosen stronghold of those
habits SO strange and so little known that
made New Orleans city unlike all Others
French town lies almost within the quad
rilateral formed by the four great streets that
were originally lines of defence from savage
andforeign attack and Canal street, the great
thoroughfare of the city, is to-day half re-
cognized boundary between the French and
American cities. In this quarter the houses
are dingy and weather-beaten, and make
quaint and picturesque picture. Many of
them jut out with overhanging balco nies,
and through the high arched windows you
can catch glimpse ofrough- paved rectangu-
lar courts. The greater number of these old
houses date from the days of French and
Spanish possession, and the whole atmos-
where of the quarter has thoroughly for
eign effect There is nothing in the appear
ance of the place nor of the people you meet
to relieve the feeling that you have suddenly
dropped i'll some old French or Italian town.
Here at one glimpse you have some of the
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

JACKSON s TRIAL.
| antiquities that speak mutely of the past
and he does not take kindly to the busy and
| original life of America, so different from
tho storied monuments of Europe But there
is at least, one city that will satisfy his crav
ing for the things that have been, and Il tour
of America is incomplete without visit TO it,
One hundred miles from the mouth of the
Mississippi, and partly on the banks of Lake
Ponchartrain, he will find New Orleans, a
French, Spanish, American, Creole city. The
French portion is nearly half; the Spani sh
is small, and the rest is American, German
and Creole. You can walk four miles in
New Orleans i'll thoroughly American city;
then YOU cross q wide street and find your
self in thoroughly French one, in build
ings, manners, customs and speech. Con-
vents, churches, cafes, theatres and shops
are all French. 1t is as if only the width of
Il street divided New York from Paris or as
If one could with hop. skip and a jump
step out of Philadelphia into the French
capital. The city with all its massive build
ings rests upon plane of soft alluvium OF
unknown depth. Dig hole two feet Deep
and ii Immediately fills with water. Drive
down pile, and the farther it goes the easier
it can be driven, until it sinks down by its
own weight and disappears. Of course there
are no cellars. The cisterns are all above
ground, and the very graves are built above
the surface.
Sunday is kept in a fashion like no other
American city. Before the town was in
vaded by so many Americans the day was
Kept in true continental style-as religious
holiday. The Creoles have not changed
their old customs i'll any considerable extent.
They go to mass and also go to market, which
is, on Sunday morning, more crowded,
more noisy and fuller of Creole and negro
gaiety than any other day of the week
There are also military parades ON Sunday
morning and the theaters are kept open in
the evening, as in Paris. When Americans
first commenced going to New Orleans they
were shocked at the desecration of the Sab
bath, but they did not fail 10 initiate and ex-
ceed it, so that the American side Of the city
Is now far more noisier on Sunday than the
French. We go to extremes in everything,
and when the Sabbath was once broken it
was broken into very small pieces
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24
A CURIOUS OLD TOWN.
TIE GRE1IT CITY s)f' XEW ORR Ems
rs SEEN BIZ Il STRANGER.

Some Peculiar Features of Life Among
the Crcoles and in the Colored Quarter
Historical Relics and Incidents-Scenes
on the Wharves.
One of the greatest failings of the United
States in the eyes of the European traveller is
the absence OF everything that reminds one
of Il e past. Fresh from the ancient cities of
tilc Old World, lie complains that every
thing is almost painfully new that all the
cities are built after the same stereo yped
modtl, and that there is not. enough of ira
dilion or romance about their history to
make it of interest 10 the student. All his
life he has been surro unded with ruins and
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24


Turning to the wharves and storehouses,
culiar and picturesque sight to the unaccus-
toned stranger. Hundreds of them swarm
about the ships and form another of the in
Vulnerable pictures that can only be seen in
the Crescent City. This negro is always
good humored, even when he grumbles with
an uncouth smile, and goes to his work with
kind of concentrated effort that does Won
but as soon as the task is done he relapses
into his favorite condition of slouch The
sharp voices of the shippers, the harsh orders
OF the masters of gangs, and the CHEEKY and
mlrth provoking responses of the roust-
abouts, mingled with the noise of escaping
steam, the ringing of countless BELLS and the
rumbling and shrieking of drays and wagons,
cund notes of the negroes song, his arms
and limbs and head all keeping time to the
harmony, even as he trundles the heavy
bales along the narrow gangplank.
But we Will have to visit some of the old
ruins before we bid adieu to the old city.
The old Spanish prison is one Of the most in
teresting of these. What tale these old
speech many dark plot would be revealed
that will never know the light of history.
Let it no longer be said that America is des-
htute OF storied ruins dusty with time Surely
no land could show a wreck like this that
would still be found equal to the sheltering
OF saint or sinner, nor more demoralized
pile Claiming so grand name. You can
but nothing remains to mark the spot.
A strange city this, city of contradictions,
place of magnificent buildings and tumble.
down shanties, ofrefinement and ignorance
going hand IN hand, of mingled energy and
Laz1neaS. 81. CLAIRE
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

w. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind, testifies
81 can recommend Electric Bitters as the very
best remedy. Ever, bottle sold has given re-
lief in every Gaze. man took six bottles,
and was cured of rheumatism of 10 years
standing" Abraham Hare, Druggist, Belle
vile, OHIO, afiirms: '.i he best selling medi-
cine have ever handled in my twenty years
is Electric Bi;ters" Thousands of
others have added their testimony, so that the
verdict is unanimous that Electric Btters do
cure all diseases of the Liver, Kidneys or
Blood. Only half dollar bottle at v. O..
Thompson's Drug Store.
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24
"A Sound Legal Opinion.

E. cambridge Munday Esq, County Atty.
Clay Co., Tex. says: "Have used Electric Bitters
with most happy results. My brother was very
low with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, bu,
was cured by timely use of this medicine. Am
satisfied Electric Bitters saved his life."
Mr.. D. /. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky., adds
a like testimony, saying; He positively believes
he would have died, had it not been for Elec-
tric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off, as well as
cure all Malarial Diseases, and for all Kidney,
Liyers and Stomach Disorders stands unequal
led. Price soc and 81. at V o Thompson's s
drug store
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24
A Woman's Disco E

another wonderful discovery has been made
aud that too by a lady in this county. Disease
as ened its clutches upon her and for seven
Years she wthstood its severest tests, but her
vital organs were undermined and death seem
ed imminent. For three months she cou ghed
fncessantly and could not sleep. She DO ught OF
ms bottle of DR.. Kings New discovery for
Consumption and was so much relieved on
-aking first desc that she slept all night, and
With one bottle she has been niiraculously
.ured. Her Lame is Mrs. Luther Lutz" Thus
writes W 9. Hamrick 4 Co., of Shelby, N c..
let free trial bottle at ". q. Thompso .
Drug Store.
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

OLD BANK ON TOULOUSE STREET.
poor quarter. The population are much
like that ofParis in this respect. Every one
goes to the opera, and every one can talk in
telligen.ly about the play. They look upon
the bright side continually. and there is
nothing gloomy about this insoucient, elas-
tic city.
The oft-quo,ed ante-bellum phrase "Cot-
ton is king is as true and truer to-day than
it was before the war You see it eyery-
where piled i'll great stacks on the wharf, in
the huge warehouses, and in the busy rat
tling mills. The trade furnishes to the town
large share of its picturesque vivacity and
the sinews of its business life. 1t stamps a
town that would otherwise resemble some
decayed but still luxurious European center
with commercial aspect. The drift of the
Mississippi nourishes the community. Each
ripple of the current brings money to the
banker and merchant. Americans, Creoles
and Frenchmen are alike interested in the
growth of the crop throughout all the great
section drained by the Mississippi and its
tributaries
During certain hours of the dav in the
American quarter cotton is the only ubject
spoken of; the pavements of all the princi-
pal avenues in the vicinity of the exchange
are crowded with Spectators of all national
1tles, who eagerly discuss crops and values
and seem to have a perfect mania for prepar-
the basis of all dealings in the chief staple.
The planter. the factor the speculator, all
for the time being worship at the shrine of
the god Cotton But no matter how practi-
cal one is and how interested in the subject,
one tires of the sight.
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

Marks of Civilization-Te Telegraph
poles are getting to be SO close togetll
r in cities that there is no longer
much excuse for . drunken man fall
ing down.
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

His Last Chance-Boy (to his
friend who has fallen down a hole)-
| say, Tommy, if you shouldn't ever
come out of there alive can ] have
your bull pup?'
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

@1f you had heard Ike say Nov I
lay me down to sleep, you would never
lave thought he could become an
.scrostic, said Mrs. PartiLgton sadly
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24
CATARRH.
Catarrhal Deafness-Hay Fever.
ANEW HOME TREAMrSr

NEW HOME TkEAMENT,
ounerers are not generally aware that these
diseases are contagious. or that they are due to
nose and eustachan tubes. Microscopic re-
nd seaTth IN, however has proved this to be fact,
.u aie result OF tins discovery is that simple
catarrhal deafness and hay fever are perma-
hentiy cured in from one to three simple appli-
weeks. S ~ s"o
N.B.-This treatment is not snuff or an
PIE PHYSICIANS as Injurious. A pamphlet explirn-
ng TINS new treatment is sent on receipt of 8
.ehts 10 pay postage, by a. FL. Dixon & Son, ,S37
and 339 West King street, Toronto Canada~
Christian a dcocafe
Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should care
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24
CDDS AND ENDS.
The v,rdict Unanimous.

A joke is never good until it is
cracked, and not always then.
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

A new color is coming into fashion
1t is called "saloon red," and is much
used for decorative purposes. s.
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should care
July read the above. =
The western sentinel., 1890-07-24

Therefore parties who wish TO get square
deal in the Furniture line should visit the
model warerooms of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
BOYS Clothing.

The seasons backward turn
of the past few weeks has
lessened sales somewhat in
this department. Still, the
unreasonable weather shall
not deter us from moving this
immense stock. We shall not
wait until the season is over
to make reductions, but will
put the knife in at once; and
we to-day beg to announce
that our annual January sale
will open a month earlier this
year. The great clearing sale
will open in this department
tomorrow morning, continu-
ing for one month. The price
drift on a few is as follows:
Plain and Fancy Sailor Suits
and Refer Jacket Suits, 3 to
s years, So 81 to S. 80.
Boys Suits, were ST to
ST so, down to So so.
We are offering a regular
sumner in Boys Pants at 35c.
Boys Suits from Csc up.
Boys Pants from l9c up.
Boys Overcoats from 81 so
up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
GEORGIA THRIFT.

Mcmillan 81 BuIloch of Barlow county
have sold their saw and single mills to
Messrs. Collier & Long.
H. n. Ayres has sold his steam ginuery in
Hartwell TO a company composed OF the
following gentlemen: J. R. Meyers. James
r. Hicks. Alahlon Myers. John NJ. vIckery
and A. n p. Brown.
John A Farris, living twelve miles from
Griffin, on the MeDonough road, the other
day sold 100 acres of land at S25 an acre.
This is about TIRES times what it would
have brought ten years ago.
A shipment of fifty tons of ochre. only a
portion of the order, has been made to
England by the Cartersville Ochre Com
pany. This is the first ochre ever shipped
from the United States across the waters.
Triton is booming ahead with new build
ings, viz: One two-story frame store for
w. B. Parks, Ty Ty; one two-story double
brick store for w. H. Love, one two-story
store for j. D. Calhoun of Triton, three
dwelling houses for NJ. A. Sexton,
one large two-story dwelling for DR., J. {.
Goodman, besides several other new build.
ings, owners names not known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
rhs Largest Department store in the South

The great clearance sale of
Dress Goods, Silks, Pushes,
Black Goods, Domestics,
ClOaks and Blankets, which
We told you about last week,
brought thousands of bargain
seekers to the store. None
went away disappointed. The
space which this mammoth
stock now occupies must be
given over next Monday to
the Holiday Goods, Toys, etc.
Now, in order to gain this
room as quickly as possible,
we shall offer the entire stock
at a still greater reduction.
Remember, at the reduced
figures the goods will be on
sale for this week only.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
FOR GEORGIA FARMERS

The street tax on property in Hartwell
has been fixed at 20 cents on the 500
L. I. Trice of Epson county, with ono
mule, has made this yenr Ii bales of cotton.
$40 bushels of corn, l25 gallons OF syrun
and 100 bushels of sweet potatoes.
George Truitt of LaGrange has received
a statement from the agricultural station
of Alabama, which saws that bis cotton has
been selected by tho authorities as being
the best out of fifteen difterent varieties
Warren Stewart of Barlow county has
gathered twenty bales of cotton of Of fif-
teen acres of Oothcalooga valley dirt this
season. 1t was just ordinary land aud not
highly fortified, but by working it care
fully he made it yield over a bale to the
acre.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
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CORSETS.

TheKabocorset that brings
a woman to perfect form if
she only laces it tight enough
-tor it never stretches or
breaks its "bones or rolls up
has soft eyelets that do not
cut the laces.
Soft eyelets are loops of
corset lace instead of metal
eyelets.
If the Kabo corset fails in
a year in any part but the
steels-no way has yet been
invented TO make unbreakable
steels-you get your money
back from the store where
you bought it.
You wear the Kabo corset
two or three weeks ; and, if
not satisfactory, take it back
and get your money again.
cEIoLoo NoRsTr %. oaicaeo and Kew YORK..
A. R. ALTMAYER & co
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
Gents Furnishings.

The business in this depart.
ment is from time to tima
assuming larger proportions
and as the trade increases 81
does our desire to retain tbo
confidence and patronage Of
the public Business sbonId
hum in this department this
week. Tor bargains are nu.
merOuS
l75 doz. Gents Unlaun-
dered Shirts, linen bosom
wrist bands and neck bands
and possessing the great adj
vantage Of inserted sleeves
Will run this week at 35c.
would be cheap at soc.