Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-05-18
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| The unwri,'cn laws of all well regulated
schools in OHIO require the pupil If absent a
day TO bring a satisfactory excuse for such
lbsfncc. Does TIE CLARION demand or OK
pect as much if so, offer rs an excuse for
so long an absence, thought there was
! plenty and to spare without our occasional
! cil,,s on-but noticing lately Il falling OF, or
absence Of SOM of the old pupils, notably
| "Onsr,vcr,' "R,' and others, concluded to
| throw this one IN just to scare up the slum
bcnHy others
| To the farming fraternilvl want to say,
, from the Alcghanic, rs far west as You can
Mitk we Aevc been for n month d:lu ,1d
such rains have not visited SO great an area
Of ;he Yves; since 1870. A. a rcsnl, very lit
tie com planting done to this date, May l2th,
and untold acres yet To brcak-that is, Old
gruunC, corn s.ubhle-but the condition Of
our land enables Us to do "A great deal IN a
, short tlme. Our land lying gc"cr,ily level
is easily hrOliGn with two horses; improved
machinery soon prrpa,cs the ground and the
check soWtr soon follows planting. Not.
wnhs,anding our late send OFT we are horc-
iul Of GOOD results, hchryAg the late fall will
accommodate Itself to the late planting.
W ac,l and .rn>s are fully W 10 oar most
saneuinc expectations anl wi'hS'anljH
the low price Of wheat s'rrjH- us N tn" fac"
ola full crop in prospective, "" 90 right
along sowing and rrnNng and /, is lille words
10 pre- ch SOW lbs and run up tn" prlcc
The great North west with It's virgin soil
and endless (almost) wheat BELT fills the mar.
ket, and We must raise and compete with
their cheap l,nl and SO must you cas-, of Tin"
mountains,
Quite An impetus To corn ana pork raising
has been gwen us hv the " hnlc,nmc markets
sine" last AHiurrn, and It's benefits have been
not un'y instrumental in the cnco ,raGcmcnt
it gives the fnlming class, but notably all
kinds Of business verify we all look to tie
,illcr Of the soil for our successes, and should
turn to him in pity when our alycisiics be-
fal us.
Drivlnt from my rlac" to Dayton recent
ly, passing from Fnyett" through Green anu
into Mont gomery Counties, was impressed
with the magnitude Of our farming stock and
poultry interest, wheat fields soddei to the
very closest possible approach of fencing,
grass everywhere except on the corn land,
and fields full OF horses cattle sheep and hogs;
passing the farm houses, poultry at major
ity of them was at least quite an item. Barn
lots and even County lawns were dotted
over with the imprlvcl breeds and higa
picileted breeding yards proclaimed thr day
of tie mon rel WIS passed: stately B:ahm,s,
solid p. Rocks, pIrccly W,andoltes, and
duaish Lcyhorn9 seem 10 make MP iar ma
)orities, while thc Mammoth Blonz" s,lN'tcd
around with NJ jcs'ir ,plcndor.
Dayton certainly deserves h:r assumed Ii
tie Of the C,,o r;'y Her paved streets are
gems of workm .n,hip--hc' hou'evar,'s drives
ofrxGni,,c splrn Tor and her lofty business
blocks and mrcn tirrnt residences proclaim
her people to he public spirited, while her
lDIlN NlNltN 'NllH''S anu h'l Sl"'l''il WV
Quoted Y NJ. G. A. building and its benefits
speak louder than words her sublime ohli-
CATION to her inhabitants and time fails me
TO tell of her splendid school system and her
wonderful school buildings, her street rail
ways ana complete fir' department and the
public spirit Of her citizens, giving employ
ment in all departments and 10 all conditions
of abour. Many Of your best young men
are thcrc--houorahle, honorcd, upright bus
mess men and citizens l visited many OF
them-mt, the rest at Church Ross Ora
ham travels fora Wholesale notion house, but
always returns to his post in Sunday SchooI
and Church on Sabbath. Sam and Frank,
also heads of families have lucrative positions
in wholesale hOu; cs in the City Ian. has a
splrnd'd East end position as book Keeper.
Nothing seems TO hurry him but the old
CheStnW-l marriage a failure? he has
broodcd over this so long he really has for
gotten to prove the problem by individual
demonstration he is still II happy OF bach
elor, but visit 10 the pleasant homes OF
R0SS, sam ana rank must Gel laluif duo"Ci
the question for they are certainly happy rs
well rs prosperous Charley Nit, and Guy
Scabrook the former two possessed OF splen'
did wives and happy cultured homes are also
among the honolcd business men and church
workers of excellent ability. Guy, MS well as
Grant and Claude Eichclberger while yet
single are by no means on the bachelor list
Sunday night at Church dispcled all such
doubts: the boys were there ard so were
their girls, indicative Of the dawning day
that is soon to settle them as heads OF fpmI-
lies. For pure solid entertainment by a choir
of.sacrod singers commend me to Sum
nit st. U. b. Church where Grant Eichc-
berger Is leading basso. All the boys are IN
good paying business and credit to the
state who gave them, and gain appreciated
by their adopted State.
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