Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-08-27

Mr. Charles Shiplcy's new residence on thu
mountain west oftown is lighted with gas
Victor spring wheat flour will produce
whittier, swceter ana more nutritious brea,
than any other flour. Try 1t.
Any one wishing to engage in the Mcrcan
tile business will do well TO Investigate til,
rare chance that the North End Real Estat.
Agency offers.
Crown Stock Food is Il Tome and Il slim
ulant. A hearty appetite, splendid condi
ton and finer appearance are the results o.
feeding it.
Mr.. A. B. Laforme, Boston, Mass, says:
ordered ana distributed one dozen large
bottles Bradycrotine among my friends
afflicted with headache, and in every case
it has afforded almost instantaneous relief.
| New CoNsTA BLEs-Mr. John B. Shorb, OF
Motter's, was recently appointed and has
qualified as a constable OF this district. Mr.
j. M. Kcrrigan, of this place, was also ap.
pointed to the same position, but he declined
and Mr.. H. f. Ham has been appointed in
his place Mr.. Ham qualified this week.
Chronicle.
CoNCERT.-On Saturday evening, 30, Prof
G. Kochenbach Of Mt St. Mary's College,
aided by the Lansinger Family and Little
Guy Hoppe of Emmitsburg will give Il vocal
and instrumental concert in the Town Hall,
this place. A concert recently given in En-
mi,sburg by this same combination received
splendid support and very high praise.
These are all talented people and well able to
provide good entertainment. Reserved
seats are on sale now at the Postofficc.
An attempt was made to break into S
Weants store at BruccYille recently. For
tunately there were some dogs IN the store,
and these kept the robbers from carrying out
their plans. An entrance was effected by
forcing the back window, to which they
climbed by means OF plank. The dogs
aroused the village by their barking and the
robbers were frightened away. This is the
fourth attempt that has been made to rob the
store this suniner.-CdrrVU Nens.
A COOP ENTERTAINMENT. The last en-
tcrtainmcnt given by Mr.. W. IL. Post, sup
ported by the young people of our town was
by a great deal the best yet undertaken.
The three comedies, Poor Pillocot'dy," "a
Happy PAR" and LEND Nc Five Shillngs"
are not only very funny but the wit Is rein
ed and the sarcasm sharp and biting. The
benefit of Mr. Posts services became fully
apparent in the last evening: could our
young players have the advantage Of his, or
equally good training, We would he able to
produce excellent plays here, for there is no
dlsputing the claim that we have some very
fine talent here We sincerely hope that il
may be developed further to the end that our
local needs may be met bya good class of
entertainments, as really meritorious per-
formanccs are always literally attended by
our people.
BlAsPHEMOue-Thc seyerest criticisms to
which the American people are justly liable,
is their pronencss to- pet humbugs, applaud
cXtravaganzas and to worship at new
shrncs. Novelty is sufficient excuse for
buifooncry, whether IN poliiical address, n
street costume, Or religious doctrine.
Sam Jones is able to secure a place in near
ly every newspaper, and a fat salary, by pre-
fixing REV" to his name, insulting his Ma
ker and outraging dccency by such yomi,lngs
as the following;
&c takes His augcr and boles right
down through u fellows head tc his heart
and into his pocket, which should squirt like
an artcsiun well. He don't begin way down
and bore up. If He did, what would he do
with the dirt? He can't do much with a
fool, though, and there are some pieces of
hickory that the Lord could not make an axe
hel,e out of to save HIS soul"
We do not give Sam. Jones space IN these
columns, as rule we use him III this to H.
lustrate point and ask pardon Of our read.
crs for once breaking good rule.
AN ExpERIMENT-Mr Thomas II. ROut
son, of Unonlown, writes us that, laying
seen in the Sentinel, last spring, an account
of an experiment tried by an Agricultural
College to increase the product OF corn, he Is
dong the same thing himself this season.
The account referred to stated that by cut.
ting off the tasscls of alternate rows Of corn
the yield of the topped rows was increased
fifty per cent. Mr.. Routson has treated his
com patch of "a rows, in his old peach or.
chald on the road leading from Uniontown
to Linwood, in a similar manner, and Will
carefully note the result by weighing the
corn from each row, topped and untoppcd,
separately. His purpose is not to make q
big showing in quantity, but to ascertain
what effect the topping process will haye.
The corn was planted June 10th and no
manure or fertilizer used on the grosnd, up.
on which nothing grew the previous year
but heavy crop of wild carrots and weeds.
1t was topped August Goth. 1t was prostra,
ted nearly to the ground on the 18Th inst. by
a storm The variety is yellow corn, of me-
drum Sizes ntinel
a TRULY WONDERFUL WoRK.-Wc bave
recently had placed before us good and
great book. Wilmorc's New Analytical Ref.
crcnce Bible, row being sold by subscription
in this section, is marvellous instance of the
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