Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-12-01
why it IL the Best.
Pan.Tlna.


6-Cures when all else falls. Is and 80 cts.
Trial bottles of Pan Tina free at H. c.
Valentine & Co.'S Drug Store.
DEATH OF J. f. MATHEws.-Mr. J. e.
Mathews. Chief Engineer and Road Master
Of the Western Maryland railroad cied at his
home in Baltimore on Monday night. Mr..
Mathews has been in failing health for about
one year being victim of consumption.
The deceased while enjoying good health
WIS man of great energy and even when
disease had sapped his strength, he had the
will to work hard. He was genial and in.
telligent man, esteemed by all who enjoyed
acquaintance with him. His body will Ike
taken 10 Sunbury, Pa, to-day for interment.
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Watching the HOur.Glass.
Az mIser counts his gold, night and day,
So I count the minutes told in the glass;
Ny eye is dim. my hair is dim and gray,
Aud know I'm growing old as they pass.
When we approach the "sere and yellow
leaf Of our days, We are prone to look back
regrctfulIy. A clear conscience and sound
health will tighten our gloomy reflections
Health is the greatest blesslng-Dr. Pierce's
Solden Medical Discovery is the greatest
medicine. 1t arrests the progress of lung
and scrofulous diseases, and cures consumpt-
ion, or Lung .scrofula, if,akrn in time 1t IS
king of liver inyigoratOrs and blood purifiers
and powerful tonic, building up the dehili.
tated patient TO perfect health. Contains no
alcohol.
THIRD ANNUAL FAlR.-Thc Crca gerstown
Hall Company will open their Third Annual
FAIR in their hall on Thursday evening. De.
cc,nber 8th, closing Saturday evening De.
cember 18th.
They are advertising list Of attractions
that should pack the Hall every evening
among them are the Lansinger Family, the
Old Original Southern Ministries from N. c.,
several excellent dramas and brass bands.
Prof. II. T. Pyle of Wilmington, will be with
them and aid them materially in the produc-
ton of amusements.
On Thursday and Friday evenings, at the
opening of the fair, the Ministries will be
there on Monday and Tuesday evenings, the
Lansingcr Family; on Wednesday evening,
a drama, Mrs. Willis WiIl;" on Thursday
evening "Bound by an Oath" thrilling
drama; on Saturday evening grand chorus
and finale.
An Admission fee of ten cents for adults
and five cents for children will be charged,
surely most reasonable charge, taking into
consideration the character of entertain
mcnts promised.
COMMUNICATED.
Baltimore, November 25th, 1892.
Nit. EDITOR -
1t is my pleasure to give to
the readers of the CLARION tho workings of
the Sub-treasury and its piles of precious
metals. how the CONS are counted, sorted and
wrapped. In the old custom house building
which was originally the old Merchants
Exchange and was built in 1918, is located
Uncle Sans Sub-treasury, which was started
in 1871, and yet very few persons living in
the city and country are aware Of this. 1t
has been controlled by the sixth district ex-
cepting once, when DR.. Bishop filled the
Office. The room where the money is count
ed and handled is on the east side of the
building, parallel with Gay st., and is care
fully surrounded with strong walls. As you
enter the custom house building, little door
to the right Of the entrance leads you into the
large and well furnished office Of assistant
treasurer Hon. G. L. Wellington. Then, If
you want to see the money part OF the bust
ness, you are shown into tue large room or
Office where men are busily engaged in count.
ing and handling the precious metal and the
clink, cllnk Of the falling coin makes pleasant
music to the ears. Scattered along the floor
in front Of the entrance to the great vault lay
bags of silver so thick that men and ladies,
as visitors, tripped over them as vault clerk
Brown babe them enter what is ,knawn as
the silver vault massive structure Of solid
steel. The vault is about 14x30 feet and Is
feet high, not including Forthcoming This
vault is built of solid steel, with six inch
walls, IS about 2Ox12 feet in the clear, and is
protected by solid masonry underneath. All
is steel. floors, ceiling, partition and bars,
and will stand the severest test of any vault
breaker.
The vault is lighted by electricity and
contains about 5000, 900 standard dollars, or
about the weight of 200 tons. If this amount
of money was laid In q straight line, dol
lar touching dollar, it would stretch dis.
lance Of about 1l9 miles and would require
the services Of 100 two horse wagons 10 re-
move it away from the vault. When the
money was last removed and counted it re-
quired the efforts of six laborers one week to
take it from the vault and replace it, as well
as six men to count it. The laborers struck
before the ork was finished on account of
the burdemsone task.
There are three compartments IN this i'm
mense vault used only for the storage OF sill.
yer. The first is full, second halt full and
third contains 10000 new silver dollars.
Less half dollars are on hand than any other
coin. At present this also contains 10000
in nickels. The weight of 500 in nickels
s22 pounds, making total weight Of $500
pounds or over four tons.
Pennies Can be found by the wagon load
as there are on hand $4,000 and the weight
OF 900 pennies is 10 lbs, producing total
weight OF 300 TBS.
Continued merit ueek