Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-02-09

The PERENNIAL. Ana now rs tic tltnc
for the movement Of the ice on rivers and
creeks approaches, we write of fears of flood ;
thes, if.hey co,sse we will write oftloods aud
Il they don't come we will write Of fortunate
escape from floods. And thus it eyer wss
and thus it ever will I've, world without end.
A CHANCE To MAKE $250.00-The Word
Contest of the Free Hospital, 622 w. LON.
bard Street, Baltimore, Md.-The lady IMAM
ayers Of the Free Hospi al, No. Gee w. Lom'
bard Street. Baltimore have arranged word
contest, the proceeds Of which 6" to the Hos.
/; pital Fund. The above prize will be given
to the person who sends the greatest num-
Der of words made from the letters contained
, in the following sentence :--"1%t Charity
Arouse Your Zeal ~ subject TO the follow.
ing rules:
1st.-All words must he numbered
2ud-Ail words found IN the English part
! of Weostcr's or Wolrcs,ers Dictionaries will
he accepted, excluding the appendix.
3rd.-No proper or geographical names
are allowed.
4;h. - No letter can be repeated in any
word oflcner than it is found in the sentence
5th.-Hyphenattd words like sea asst
will he accepted.
| G,h-A list containing more than twenty
five errors will he rejected.
.,h Words spelled The same are counted
but once, no matter how different the mea Il
ing is.
s,h.- Words spelled diff; rcn,ly having the
same meaning are counted NJ separate words
9th. plural words are allowed.
All lists must be set in before May Is
! 1898 together with so cents in money stamps
or postal note. and the full address OF the
sender.
end lis, TO Word Contest Committee, p
o. Box 1874, Baltimore, MI
MRs r. G. BARRY, Chairman
Rev DR.. Eshbach preached sermon ir
Frederick on Sunday last having tor III.
theme tie question OF Sunday opening of 'h.
Worlds Fair. Ofcourse he opposed kcei M
tie Fair open IN Sunday. Among Other
things lie said the same reasons that pre-
vailed IN 1876 exist today. Customs an(
precedrnts should no, he volatcd.' On this
basis they would still be burning witches VI
in New England
Fit we're to be understood that visitors tt
the Worlds Fair should every one re,urn t'
their homes on Saturday then the closing o
the Fair on Sunday would appear reasonable
but when We realized that hand eds o
thousands of visitors Will remain over sun
day IN that modern Babylon, we ask wha
his Eminent Satanic Majesty VIII probably
find for the idle hands to do on that day. |
is best to adjust Jour arguments to facts
as they arc, not IS You wou!i have
them to be and if the Chicago churches
EXPECT to provide work for the idle hands
each Sunday dunNg the Far, or if church
men all oyer the ounrv are assuming tia
visitors Will spend their Sundays attending
the Chicago churches, or if they assume tina
idle men and women abroad ard wi,hon
home. IN a city full Of temptations win b.
more liable TO pIotnnc the Sabbath Da,
attending the Fair than hy finding tim
hanging heavy On their hands. lntE have
simply based their belief upon the mos
s,urdily contradic'el proposition.
We shall no, submit to criticism as to our re
spect for the Church and the Sabbath Day
we honor and recognize both aud would So
them universally respected, hut this move
mcnt to shut the gates Of the Chicago Fai
upon thousands Of persons 10 would Amos
to man spend the day in irregular, haph Z
ard and accidental going about is IN on
judgment, to pay premium on SAbb III dies
ccrat;on.
Open the gates and "a hcI le, S,"day he a
another day, than to set i, apart for fo'ic
some trips ard diversified tlren'ur" in & CITY
that is no'OiiuN.sly without II Saba d.