Catoctin clarion., 1892-01-14

FOrd's.
Trustees Sale.
q. J. DOil & Son.
DR.. NJ. A. Plttingcr.
WANTED.-A cheap farm of about 100
acrcs in slate, mountain slope or limestone
belt. Owners of highly improved and high
priced farms need not apply. Address or
cal. on The North End Real Estate Agency
Mecl,anicsiown or Emm,tsburg. MI.
Mr.. Elhanan Dot,crcr died ut his home
near Un,ontown nn Thursday morning, aged
about 20 years. He had been sick from MI
attack of the grippe about Il week, hut after
partial recovery took cold .nd suffered re-
lapse resulting in pneumonia. Mr. Dot,crcl
leaycs 4 widow and one child. Mrs. Alber,
Foreman of this plncc is his sister.
TIE FHEE QUILL.-Wc welcome to onr
desk the Laurel Free quill copy of winch
came to hand last week. 1t was the initial
number OF its Sixth Volume. Naturally, this
is an occasion for saying some kind words
about ones self and the Free Quill does it
and does II IN the very best of taste. We
are pleased with the Free QniK; ii has not
necn n total stranger in the past and we shall
be glad to become better acquainted in the
future.
The quarterly distribution of the public
sxl..l tax, amounting in the aggregate to
1874 500, was made by the Comptroller OF
the Treasury Department on the second inst
Carro' county's share was *3,?1S 80 for white
schools aud $.9lSo for coiorcd schools
Cur ncighbor, Frederick county, gets $1,5lS.'
- ior white schools and $s72. .Os for colorcd
sclS,oss, neatly double the amount awarded
to this canty. This would indicate that
Frederick has nearly twice as many children
eligible rs rut,its ae Carroll county. AS the
population is rs three TO two in comparison
with that Of Carroll this is rather il remark
able sl.o~ing.-Senti.el
Hicks AND TUE WEA~nhR,-Arc we no,
little too severe on lIlck s III regard to his
weather DEMONSTRATIONS Because we had
no SNOW in Maryland we say he "mnsscd" 1t;
but how about tho north west at Christmas
and California n little later ou9 If we mis-.
take not, Mr. Hicks resides in y colder CHI
mate than Maryland, and probably his re-
psrts arc made more for that climate. At
lcas, the north. western people must have laid
he "hit" it tor Chrlsmas.-Bunner.
That's Hicks strong point: he makes on
ly general predictions knowing tlsat TINS I'M.
mcnse territory furnishes, dali? every posi-
BILE met. orologic condition, consequently
there is always some one saying Hicks bit
it.'-ED. CLARION
TREATMENT OF GRIp.-Prof Nothnagel
of Vienna, believes that grip Il distinctly
miasn,atlc in character, and that it is certain
ly Infectious, and probably contagious lie
gave tins opinion in recent lecture that 1t
being widely discussed in Germany, and also
stated that persons having cardiac affections
and those suffering tr'sM tuberculosis layt
most cause to fear fatal result. There Is uc
specific meats at cure. Tie Professor holds
that the treatment by antipyreac, ,au,'fehrinc
aud phchascctinc is una'lvisahle in cases
where the disease is accompanied by any
form of congestion of the lungs or weakness
of the heart. Such cases are hetter treated
with stmulants like digitni,s or brandy OF
by the subcuaneous injection Of camphor.
TuE New DEroT-From what we have
been able to learn, the new station at Fred
erick Junction VIII be large and wc'l-Sp
pcaring structure. The exchange of passcn
gers and baggage at that point has always
been considerable and the accommodations
The least possible the two roads should long
since haye rencdied the matter but their IN
tcrest clashcd i'll every particular, hence lit
tic could be expected.
Now, that we are about to have satisfac.
tory accommodations at that polnt we wisl
to call the attention of the management o.
the two roads to the fact that the Western
Maryland road to the aoest and the Pennsyl
vania road TO the south Of the Junction is III
Frederick county that the running of trains
east of Frederick Junction with good con
ncctions does not serve the interests of the
people of this county There are thirt,
miles of railroad in this county, with clever
stations, including the two large towns, Me
C jamestown and Emmltsburg, to the west o
the Junction not one foot to the east b,
the present schedule we leave here b. fore !
a. ~, and get home at p. NJ, ten hours ant
have less than 81 hours IN Frederick. Lei
the Pennsylvania road get us to Frederick by
tram connecting with our morning traiI
east and get us to the Junction not earlier
than q O'Clock p. M A fine railroad station
at the Junction is something for which t.
he thankful, but if we are called upon to xii
time in it, just as we have done IN the shanty y
then not having the shanty upon which It
vent our spite we must necessarily abuse ih
railroad connection to u mucl, greater ex
tent
Genlcm'n please give Us better travelling
a well rs better waiting facilities.