Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-12-20
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD

WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
EXCURSION RATES.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
announces that Christmas and New Year
holiday excursion tickets will be sold to and
between all stations on its main line, divis-
ions and branches, on December 22ndr 23d,
Gath, 25th. Goth. 30th and 3lst, 1894, and Jan
uary list, 1895, at the low rate of : cents per
mile. These tickets will be good on all reg
ular trains and valid to return until Thursday.
January Sd. 1895 Gnclusive) The minimum
charge for tickets will be Is cents. The
low rates will be avaled Of by many who
desire to exchange social greetings of the
season and enjoy the festive holidays with
friends along the line of the Western Nary.
land II. r.
SAVE THE Works. The American Signal
Company Of this place at stockholders
meeting last week voted to increase their
Capital Stock from $4,000 to 100000 They
will at once issue about one half of the new
stock holding the balance IN the treasury I'M
til the demands of the business requires that
it be issued. BY resolution of the Board.
it has been proposed 70 our people that an
arrangement be made between the present
management and the proposed stockholders
of Thurmont Whereby the works may be
certainly kept in Thurmont. To US the
proposition is not only business like, but fair
in every particular and our people are now
called upon to act and promptly, if they de-
sire to assure themselves that these works
will be kept here. A number of our people
have subscribed to the stock but as yet not
in sufficient amount to meet the require
ments and while it is short, in any amount,
it is to all intents and purposes the same as
though none were taken. neither can our
people occupy an indefinite time in making
up their minds, as the Company has entire
new arrangements to make if the offers of
stock subscriptions made esew here are to be
accepted and they cannot afford to delay
their affairs any longer simply to give our
people more time to consider. If then you
have any purpose ofholdng that which you
already have, it is positively necessary that
you act at once. This is no guess work or
patent pressure business, but is the simple
fact and truth.
SYMPTOMS OF MyoPIA.--Myopia, by max
ing ii impossible to see distinctly distant OBJ
jects, shuts out the person subject to it from
many kinds of business and pleasure and
compelling him to bring everything which
he wishes to see clearly close to his eyes,
when both may be fixed on the same point,
causes strain of the muscles, which turn the
eyes. Such strain on these muscles may
weaken them, so that they can no longer turn
the eyes in towards the objects, but while
one eye turns in the other turns away, and
the person sees double, or ceases using them
together, looking at objects with only one
eye at q time. If the weakness of these
muscles does not go so far, and the eyes
continue to act together, the straining of
them causes headache, and, vertigo.
congestion Of the eye, and increase of the
myopia. The person sees distant objects
badly and near objects well. The
eyes look prominent the pupils
are usually large in young people, as age
advances the pupil contracts. thus diminish
ing the circles of diffusion, and so slightly
improving vision, also npping together of
the eyelids has the same effect which is
so characteristic of the person suffering from
myopia, and to which the disease owes its
name. Besides seeing distant objects badly
the person complains Of pain, fatigue, and
intolerance of light, with state of irritation
especially after using the eyes by artificial
light. There may be hyperamia of the eyes
and lids, spasm OF the accommodation which
increases the apparent amount Of myopia,
pain in the eyebals on pressure, an appear.
ance of conveyance together with "muscar
voitantes." The internal rect muscles often
act badly, SO that conveyance becomes pain
full and difficult. often going on 20 divergent
strabismus. When the myopia is Of high
degree the season often uses one eye only for
reaulnE lnen Oh course ne GOES not require 10
converge. Sometimes persons who have
had perfect sight in youth, and then have
been compelled by age to wear glasses for
near work, find as they grow Old that they
are again able to see near objects with the
help of their glasses. They are often pleased
with this, and call it getting their second
sight" But it is not a change that is really
to be desired.
Preserve your eyesight, waste no time
in giving it attention. The longer eyes are
deprived of the aid they need the worse they
become.
Call and haye your eyes examined free.
Josiah A. Stull,
Eye Specialist.