Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-04-13
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remedy, if in ;eed a r, lnedy be needed?
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Mrchanirs,own, Md, April 9TH, 1893
The regularly appointed tle'atc was held
today, and very we'll discussed. The dura
ton of time covered was quite extended
coming from til time Of Moan, down to the
fire of this date ON the B,ue Ridge Mountains
south. ives, of Mcchanicstnwn The question
was: Resoloed, 'rl,, Fire is more destructive
than Water Fire was defended ny Misses
Mary 10y, Mary Wcddlr, Repp,e Grimes
and Mr.. John Jones' Jr,; Water by MISSES
Mary Clsse,l, Viola Siocksdale, Messrs Frank
Martin, and Arthur Rnuzer
The Judges were Misses Margaret Osler
Ella Martin and Mr. VIM NJ Martin, rim ;,
| The decision WAS unanimously rendered
| in favor OF Fire.
The mex, question for discussion will be-
| Resolpel; That the Indians have been treated
more cruelty han the Negroes.
Indians will bc defended by Misses Grace
iicnshaw. Marie Wncsche, Mrssrs. Vernon
10y, aud Leroy Shatfrr. Negros, Ivy Misses
Mae Sick, Edna Wacsche, Berthx Stocks,irlc
and Mr Chas Landers. All interested in
these ex 'rciscs, will he welcomed. Debate
opens at p, M promptly.
NJ IL. F. II :. REPORTER
4 . 1,
better and work all the better after having a
day OF recreation, holiday? What day is
there that ia n more natural holiday than
Fore,,augii Dn9 Whenever these Great
Shows come to y city everybody wants to sec
them They are tirst.cla,s and standard al
WAYS Ifanybody reads that anything is SO
themselves in their advert ,cmcn,s. il is SO.
To anybody who likes holiday and amusr'
mtnts oe any kind there is always u certain
feeling of comor in reading their advcr, isr-
M ats such rs No other show inctcs. 50 II
ANY of me rca,lers OF this paper are thinking
OF going on the exc 'rsOn> which will he run
on all lines "f,Iavcl to Frederick, Md, when
the Adam Fnyepaugh shows exhibit there on
April 2S,h, and they don't wan, I" so ifthev
are going to he disappointed in what they
expect to see, they Can SET their min sat rest
on that score at least. The ln"g and honor
allie aad uhbrokcn record ofkecping all their
promises is he one particular thing that has
made these shows so popular with the public
They are the onIy shows of any kind wheth.
cr shown in a theatre or under canvas that
have exhibited il eyerv city in the United
States and Canada tina. has u population of
10000 or over. Il in ali those cities their
record i, the same.
A New DEPARTrRE.-Th Western Mary
Land railroad has decided that to atfor1 the
necessary trauspurtat on f,clh les required
for the Luther Reunion at P mar, inref.ercs
to a too great extent with the regular traffic
of The roah q ID therefore the Reunion viii
no, be held AT Peumnr this year.
Wnlc this decision on the par, of the rail
road will doubtless bring appointment Il
! Wy
the W. Md. company is not II rich corpora
ton it has been htset recently hy those who
would damage its worth in the eyes Of it!
owners and It's first duty is to itself 1fthcs.
| big and cheap rXcur ions are provided fol
! only at the expense of accomod atoms to reg
u'ar and full rate traffic, they should be SCI
Inside
And now, while we are on this subject o
low rate excursions, VT again call the a,trn
ton of the management to the policy if the
Dollar Baltimore Excursions. We clam, frs
that they damage the Interests "f the mr.
chant, and other business men along the road
second that they actually lower the rec 'pi'
from passage traffic while they add to thu
cost of train service.
In reyud to the first, yOu have bat to Gas,
your eye over the excurSOnists Is they ar
RYE at home, to note the Numerous large
packages and consult the Ad IN, Express an,
Freight books for day or Two afterwards t,
learn ofthe purchases made, nearly every on
of winch conll be made at h ,ine.
In regard t. the second, we have it from
those whose b ,slness 1t is to know of thes,
matters, that for As m ,ch rs two or tire
weeks after cheap cxcursi N passes over tn
road to Baltimore, the ticket sales fall OF
heavily. Take the round trip fare from thu
point, 81 90; on every excurs on ticket soit
to such rs are call.'d to the city on business
the company loses 81 80 or practically two
thirds, and men whose business calls them I,
the city. 60, whether they haye an oppnrtu
nifty to get there for fl.0o or not. and YET
many of them frame their affairs to fit
even though they have to wait wee" or te
days.
The merchant that thus sayes $3.50 ride
home with packages purchased by his reg
ular customers, the profit on which, had h
sold them would probably haye paid his far
the round trip to Chicago
These Dollar Baltimore excursions art
expensive lnxuries and we shall be please'
to learn of change of policy in this direction
too.