Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-06-05
JefTersOnville CO.,, lettings.
MAY 17Tn, 1890.


to check rover attachments. The planter
can start at once after the harrow has pre-
pared n start of getting the ground smooth,
and the crop Is soon planted and straightcr
each way than any can check by hand.
The rains have also given an unusual
growth to grain and grass 30 early in the
season. The market tor both wheat and corn
took decided jump upward the past ten
days and farmers having the same to sell are
rushing it to market Wheat will now bring
80 cents for good quality, while corn is in
good demand at 80 cents-quitc an item oyer
25 cents the price since last October. Not
much of the corn crop however found its
way directly to market at the rs cent price
Every farmer who could raise stock either
hogs or cattle ted their crop: Of course many
renters could not do this, and the result was
their corn was raised ut no profit whatev-
err.
Hogs have brought 81 per hundred until
the past ten days, they dropped quarter.
but the prospect is an early rise to 81 again.
The visit of Ye Editor to Tuscarora stock
farm, and its description in CLARION of 18th
WAS not only interesting and enjoyable read
ing but instructive and profitable as WE'LL
That blood will tell is just as positive rs the
prediction made in the writer's description
and prophecy for "Monocacy." He will get
there and the farmers that begin now to pat
ronize breeding in such lines Of blood is on
the sure road to successful horse raising and
selling. The best Is the cheapest in this &C.
lection and time will prove the advice.
Well, stock men, here is the promised rec
ipe for Thistula or pollevil which l warrant
to cure If treated as per directions Take
caustic potassa and insert it into the feeders
or pipes by means of a goose quill: put it to
the very depths Of the pipes and it will re-
move the tube in few days then heal with
the following: Bluestone o., Saltpctcr 2
o., Alum 2 o., Gum arabic 2 OF. all to he
finely pulverized and put into quart of CT
der vinegar, let stand ~ hours then. shake
well and apply with syringe: grease well
around the sore with lard.
Soon after the battle of Antictam, Sept. II
1869, the 9th Nd, was stationed at Williams
port to guard the fords of the upper Poto-
mac. Company and battalion drill was the
order every day, until winter became too Sc
we're for men to drill. Company ID. then
by captain Martin Rouzer Will
ed away many lovely evening in singing,
and SO popular was the demand for song
that Capt. Rouzer was urged to 30 to Ilag-
erstown and get glec books, then the organ
ization of a glee club followed, and with such
voices as &. A. Willhldc, V. B. Os'er, G. A.
Damuth, G. w. Favorte, G. M. Eichelbcrg
er and Capt. Rouzer we were the headquar
tiers for music during our stay, and even af-
ter our removal to llarpers Ferry about the
middle of December when we were Quartcred
in good government buildings on Rohyar
Heights, the club continued in the cleaning
to entertain the boys with cheering songs.
From Harpers Ferry we were marched to
Berryvilc in February, and while there
guarded the approaches from the direction
of Front ROYAL and Smokers Ferry, while
the cavalry guarded the fords and secuted
the adjacent county of L0udon. While on
picket one night in February on the
Smokers Ferry plkc,-the picket line was
posted north and south across the pike per
baps half mile each way,--the reserve oc-
rupicd deserted toll house near town. The
relief guard that came off at 10 O'clock p. III.
reported a number of hogs on the pike: in
deed they said they were just below the toll
house and had run ahead Of them as they
came to the reserve. The boys also asked
The privilege of killing few saying they
wanted some fresh pork. l consented on
condition that not gun DC fired, nor noise
enough made to arouse the camp not half
nile Off The business was soon arranged. |
BayonctS were ordered fixed, the reserve was
equally divided one half aboye, the other be-
ow the hogs, eighteen stocktrs weight
about SO lbs and very thin. halprcylous-
v required the boys - uncap their muskctS
or safety, and twas well for such charge,
irst from the eastern squad and then from
western, and those poor shotcs, well there
we're four killed. and don't know how ma |
~ wounded, but the snow on the pike the |
,eXt morning looked like the ground around |
'poltsylvania, May 10th 1854. After the
Killing the work Of dressing began, and for |
particulars Just ask Bill Freeze of Mechan-
cstown or your excellent Mayor, Henry CO. |
yer they were III the mess. 1oftcn wonder
ID why Freeze did not go into the butchcry |
business wnen he returned from the war.
They began about the ham, or LON, skinned |
Town piece until they could cut but few |
lces to fill their "spiders' then oyer a big !
og fire III the toll house fire place the cook
ng began, and oh such midnight supper.
Ibenezcr Hartman Of Westminster Co. A..
vas one of the cooks but Freeze and Cover
ook the cake: they actually made gravy,
water poured IN The slmmcring PAM and fried
lard tack IN this, and repeat such feast
t lasted all night and in the morning when
ye beheld the carcasses that meat was taken
rom, we almost swOrc we would be Jew
nd never touch pork again.
Jasper erosion of Creagerstown was post
d on an outpost IN piece Of timber near
eport OF his musket rung along the line on
he still midnight air arouslng the entire re-
erve to arms. The Scrg't Of the picket at
nee FASTENED to Jasper's post to Investigate
What's up pickett" was asked. 1can't tell
ou Scrg't, but something was creeping up
n my post. / could hear it, but could not
&c anything. called, halt, all was still
aid az, sAce-all was quiet but in q few
/ could hear it creeping up on my
ost again; then again called halt, but no
cplv only O creeping easy noise then fired
nd heard groan and guess he is dead.
hey then crept up cautiously to see the
cad and 10 I it was cold in death. He had
hot two year old hcifcr square in the fore
cad ana never saw the animal OF course
;e dressed the mrtl quarters Of the beef 1t
-as fat and juicy and much more to be rel
,lied than the stockcrs killed on the pike
lonth before.
As Gen Lee advanced ON his invasion Of
pennsylvania in June ga which eliminated