Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-01-12

Rumor has it that Dr. Dcvilblss c
Creagerstown hss sold out his practice Il
DR.. Young of Lewislown and that DR.. Z
will locate here.
VOLUME LXI.-The American Sentinel Q
Westminster has entered upon it's sixty frs
volume
Under its present editorial and bushes
management 1t has come to its high STANDARD
OF excellence. May many years roll by be
fore there shall be any occasion for change
Mr., II. H. Pollock of this place is prepar
ing to increase his already large fertllize
trade. He is having muslin posters prnte'
for probably as many as fifty agents, beside
leaflets and other valuable advertising mat.
ter. His fertilizers have established repu.
tation for themselves and his trade durinl
the coming year will be immense.
Mr.. Charles Shipley has added largely t.
the size and convenience OF his handsom,
residence on the mountain SIDE The work
men have not yet completed the building
He has also purchased the William Sigmunt
property on W. Maln,st and has had new
street surveyed that will open out on Mali
street on that property. Some work ha'
been done ON the street before the frost in
terfered. 1t will be completed upon tn
opening of spring
MISSING WoRD.-The one who first send
us the following sentence, with the word IN
serted that we have lett out where the dash
line occurs will be entitled to have TIL
CLARION sent to any address until Januar!
LIST, 1904. The sentence is taken from al
item In daily newspaper and Is retained b.
us for inspection and proof.
Following is the ,ence viz mo grea
measure such as the one under consideration
can be - and put through in day
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DRUNKENNEss: It's CAUSE AND CURE
A remarkable article by a Keely Graduate
A durable mania-lmmrns,ty OF the human
mnd-Spirit of intoxication-The mine
cured-Two stories The mental and phys
ica' sensalions--The patient must desire t.
be cured--Man trune being-There may
be failures; no mind, no cure-Men should
welcome the Keely Cure-TEe need of TIT
women-Obligations Of the State-A grand
and enduring monument.-Cha Macken-
zie in the Hagerstown Neaos.
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The movement which is now on foot &c
organize and equip a fire company In ON
town cannot but meet with the hearty APP.
prevail and support Of every citizen. The
entire lack Of any protection whatever
against The ravages of fire has been regretted
tine and again by every one of our people
and more especially by those who haye large
interests at stake This state Of affairs has
been brought forcibly to our notice severa
times within the past year by scvera! small
fires We can truly thank a bcne6ccnt
providence that we have thus far escaped n
large conf gra,ion.-Brunswic HeraM
Reuben Mrllot, residing seven miles
sDuth~c of Hancock, is in the city solicit
ing subscriptions to stock in the Granam Oil
Company, corporation recently organized
for the purpose Of deve oplng gas and oil re-
sources in that vicinity.
A well was sunk to the depth of 800 feet
at which depth slush oil and salt water was
found IN large quantities This oil is known
as lubricating oil. 1t is forced from the oil
rock by the gasses. The result of the ex-
plorations have been so encouraging that
the well will be freed to greater depth.
The land belongs to John Mann, hut is
leased 10 the company on royalty. A total
of three thousand acres of land is under
lease. -Globe's Hancock Letter.
PHILADELpHlAN.-O friends Of the
Guide will discover later that the argumen
tum ad Aominea, even when germane rs the
case in point, is resortcd to only by
such rs lack good taste. When we assumed
in mild way 10 critlcise one oc our own
genus,
we, rs Il grave and reverend (?)
A B., once upon q time lay awake o'nights
wondering low and where our great learning
might be adjudgcd at its proper value by an
unelucated world. We spent about twenty
dollars in the endcavOr to deter
mine that chow and where and now VIC
are rea onably well informed ; 90 around a
shoe peg, 80 to speak.
Those who do not happen to be in posi-
ton to pay that much, will learn it, just the
same and probably in less time.
Until their second graduating. the brethren
of the Guide will accept the assurance Of our
distinguished consideration after that -
well, we'll compare notes.
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ELBERTwITCnEs.-1n case the thermome-
ter should fall to or below ten degrees above
zero, the nights Of this and next week will
I've The best probably Of the entire year to bag
There are two species of this
mysterious animal: one that hops and
whistles, another that slides and squeas
The former is the larger, has rudimcntary
WINS and will probably tv, after thousand
or two generations the latter is smaller and
more back ward in evoluting.
They both belong to the gammanu species
and are of spontaneous generation they are
meyer found other than mature in life and
size and spring into being IN the dark of the
moon, between the hours of eleven an l two
and only when the thermometer is about ten
degrees above zero and the wind blowing
4 Lirtu milan ON haur Theu cannnt be In :