Catoctin clarion., 1893-04-13


Al the Corporation Election on Monday
the old Board Of Commissioners were re-
elected.
MIR. d. G. Hammett and family arrived on
Wednesday last. He will make this his home
permanently
The mountain fires of last week were dam
aging, but by timely and stubborn fighting
were iu,every instance whipped b fore they
had spread widely 1t is unfortunate that OF
all the incendiures no one ha, been caught.
THAT PREMIUM The Sewing Machines
new Singer from the Belvidere, LII factory,
will be awarded on saturday, April 18th, 10
The successful contestant and the Essay will
appear ON the first page of 'he issue of the
eth. The name OF tile successful C 'ntestant
will appear next week,
Messrs. Bisga l. Anders will send out this
week II handsome palnpll llet in which appear
most interesting facts concerning the horse
Ninettp's family To the intc.ngent reader
of tins pamphlet Nnetto will appear, AS he
is, one of the best aud most fa.hlonly bred
horses that has ever been owned in this
county.
Our OLDEST ClrIzEh.-Mrs. Sophia Ey-
Ter, mother OF Theodore Eyer and Mrs n.
NJ. 4 koons Is probably the oldest person
IN this section If tao county. She WAS 90
years old Oh last C.Alstmas Day. She still
attends to some household duties and her
eyesight is exceptionally good, not requiring
the use of glasses.
The Mechanlcstown Jr Comet Band, after
one month $ practice venlurd out on Mon
day evening of last week They rendered
three pieces, receiving hearty applause from
the large crowd t. at gathered on the streets
to hear them, They then departed in 80 d
form for the Town Hall, where they, until
later, met for practice they now meet in Mr.
Jos. A. Wrdulc's shop. To Mr.. Maltin +
Foreman, who has taught them is largely
que the credit for their splendid progr IS the
average age Of the members beng not over
sixteen years, it is truly Junior Band They
will be ready when the picnic season arrives
and will probably have surprise in store '"r
such rs may employ them and the boys will
be pleased to secure engagements,
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The week, beginning Al nday, April 17th
will hc an cvcrttul one at Harris Academy Of
Music. in Baltimore, for Reginald Delovcn
beautiful opera robin Hood' will come back
for return engagem 2nt II bin Hood Is
the rightfu Earl of Huntington, dcfraud"d
of his rights by the wcked devices Of the
Sheriff of Nottingham, AM Marian, his par
amour IN the ballads. becomes Lady Mar an
Fitzwattr, a ward Of the crown. She too is
wrongcd by the Sheriff, who attempts to
,uarry her off to Guy of Gislnrne, who is set
up in the Earl OF Huntng!ons place 10y an
obviously ns, lilcicn, plot. The sale Of seats
opeucd Monday, the 10Th.
Gracian scholar fthc seventeenth century
might have studied human nature in coun
try newspaper Office. Among many wise
things that he wrote We're the following:
The COMMON talk does not reckon what
goes right, but what goes wrong
Mix little mystery with everything and
the very mystery arous"s veneration. res
olutn declared is never highly thought Of;
il only leaves room for criticism
"A wise man gets more u~e from his IN
cmies than q fool from his friends. TIER i'll
omen often levels mountains OF difficulties
that one wond not otherwise face"
'The reserve of caution should combat the
curiosity of inqurcrs."
"'Tis a maxinof the wise to leave things
before hIngs leaye them"
when one has finished ones work cold.
ness is tho general rule. Some No honor to
their post with others It's the hhcr way 1t
Is no great gain if poor successor makes the
predecessor seem good, for this does not
imply that the one is missed, but that lie
other ls wished away"
"You should keep your desires sealed up,
still more your defects. Az 90 wrong some
times, but the wise try to hide their errors
but fools boast of Them"
- Even IN friendship it is rare to expose
Ishould conceal rhem from ones self if one
can. But rcre one can help with that other
great rule of life; Learn TO forget
The above quotations sptly fit INTO the re-
qnIrements of such moral philosop " as the
country editor takes up by absoIpison As it
were. III his toa,act with his limited world.
that only 100 readily applies to hun the above
argument .. the poor successor
1t is particularly a pertinent point made
concerning !he flushing oloncs work. The
local newspaper may advocate reforms and
secure them; it may suggest enter .'rlses that
materalize; it may remove one after another
stumbling block in the way Of in li,ilunl aud
public interests; It may be the mOu,hpicce of
laudahie undertaking ard The apologis, for
every accident or error it may havc n record
Of facts accomplished, yet, should it not be
proof against Il time when a year or even less
nasscs without ii bei e able to point to great
work done, it's work is m'judged "fpished"
ard GOODNESS" is the result
Were THE CLARION to adiudgc its worth
by wEat 1t has not done, it is possible that in
the interest of its constituency, it might feel
it to he its duty to provide successor 1t sees
! proper however to estimate its worth to this
section bv what it hds done and TO rely upon
the rsdom and justice Of our people, supple
mentod by a growth, rather the re-awaken
ing OF pronounced public spirtcdness, as
basis upon which THE CLARION may aid in