Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-05-29

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New VoLUME.-Thc Hagerstown Neus
with its last issue entered upon its XVIII
volume. The year Of "swcct sixteen" is
proyerbially the most interesting cycle in the
maiden's life the Ne,es IS charming, we'll
favored and vlvaciOus rs the best Of girls at
II like age pronouncedly less volatile and
more prone to things real and dcterminate
While we read Of Iag'rs,owns progress IN
the Neps, we read in that progress the
sentence Of Punishment against sclshneSs
and old foSyism, In large part rendered ctfcc-
tive through the ,uragc and intelligent
methods of the Nens.
In DARKEST AFRICA The latest interest
ing event relating particularly to man ON
earth is Stanlcy's relief of Emin Pasha. Tue
Scribncrs will publish Stanley authenticated
the expedition. This work will largely
revise the map of Central Africa rs ii is now
known and will, besides, correct many
erroneous ideas concerning the intelligence
and morality of African tribes. 1t will
abound in adventure and the na,ratiyc
throughout will be Of a character to intensely
interest while it instructs. Mr. Henry A.
Weller of Graceham 10 canvassing for the
work and should sell a goodly number, for
every one aspiring to the possession OF n
library of leading contcmporaneous history
will own this hoot.
MEMORIAL DAY.-On Friday afternoon,
Nav 3Oth, ut 3 O'Clock, Memorial Day ser
vices will be held in this place. Arthur Post
G. A. r, MasSasoit Tribe, |. o. X NJ. and
the Emmit Corne, Band all of Emmltshurg
will visit us; these with eX-soldlrrs, Sunday
School children and Guardian Hose Compa
nv and the Mcchanicstown Band will form
in procession at Col. Rouzcr's Hall on Church
street. Graves In the Catholic Cemetery will
first be decorated when the procession will
move to the Hill Cemetery, where after
strewing the graves, Hon. NJ. G. Crner will
deliver an Grafton, and II. II. Rnzer Esq.
and the local clergy will deliver addresses.
The committee of arran gcmcnts have
appointed one, to be designate by each
family in the town and vicinity to act as a
member of tho Floral Committee, aid urgent
" request such persons to interest themselves
to secure liberal supply of flowers, haying
them ut Col. Rouzcr's Hall on Thursday
evening.
I1SuALTERED, but HARMLESS Along
with the "Bentztown Bard" and "Squccjl,
lix of Squoduuk," "a Resident OF Church
Street" is accorded space in the Frederick
Ne4cs' free.and easy column, which, under
the caption Local Logic" is at the command
of all sorts.
The writer has awaited himself Of the
privilege, to indulge in bad grammcr anu
worse manners, in what we are content !"
have considered an attack upon THE CLAIR
ION. lie aspircs to notice as critic ny
nosing IN that position Of doubtful hoh"r
Hicks. the wcathcr-prophct's app"ndicle'
Viewed a. adjunct, or apologist for Hicks
as An acquaintance of Hicks; rs a collaboration
in the same line Of augmentation as HICKS
we are Impressed by the "Reminiscences OF
.ogic, ss displayed IN the eternal fitness OF
things.
Our crime consists Of having questioned
tie ACCESSIBILITY Of giving such wide publicity
to all of Hicks (and other) weather-pr"p'l
T ecics, without questioning his methods OF
Eliminating the doubtfulncss Of his basis OF
calculation. We have only to read one o!
Hicks papers ia discover that he Is disciple
of the pseudo school of occult sciences
dabb,er in the insensate astrolsgy Of the day
We demurred at tlM too ready acceptance ct
his proph cies as rehable, accurate "t well
founded, for which apostosy lagainst what
ever l.orrld apos that may I've, the gods
Eoreftud us) we are an "iAsaae back woods
sheet, whcA should be lending eur help I"
| the lifting up and encouragement of science"
, That proposition to place the lifting up OF
science in insane hands should be made by
, Hicks spo'ogist, gives full point to our crit
cism of the methods of scientific deduction
adopted by the Hicks school, but really
q .Resident of Church Street." don't you think
that within II radius Of sixteen miles, one VII
suffice to do all the lifting up" OF the Insane
sort, of Which science stands in need?