Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-05-03
additional Locals.

Clapp & Company predict much better
prices for wheat in the near future. They
claim that the bottom has been reached.
The spring season has now fairly opened
but the spring advertisement lingereth in the
lap OF not wholly innocuous unconcern.
A number of our people attended the dedi.
catory services at the new Lutheran church
in Sabillasyille on Sunday last Rev. John H.
Barb, pastor.
The Junior Band would be gratified If our
people would signify to the corporation OF
ticers their assent to the use of the room in
Town Hall, gratis, by the band. Say yes.
This from an exchange, sounds paradox
cal:
| Women are now wearing undressed kid
for their slippers, yet for ages they have been
wearing out their slippers on the undressed
kid.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shower of Manchester
are perhaps the most aged couple in Carroll.
They have been married sixty.seven years.
Mrs. Shower was 80 years old last September
and Mr.. Shower is 80. Both arc in excellent
health. Mr.. Shower is a register of voters
and is actively engaged in Business.
The Odd Fellows OF Maryland had great
demonstration in Baltimore on Thursday,
in honor of the 10Th anniversary ofthe order.
The parade was very imposing, the large
body of Odd Fellows in line carrying many
silken banners and wearing the rich regalia
of the order presenting very handsome APP
pearance.
Our genial old friend John Wolf took Il
lesson in dentistry on Tuesday. lie now
knows all about the mothod of painless ex-
traction of teeth, halfdozen at a "pull,"
John has given his word Of honor that he
Will repay his preceptor in full with double,
back acting triple compound interest. Not
having store teeth in his head the idea there
of meyer entered it until, alas too late
Our new board of Corporation officers has
made a number of surveys and has ordered
the regarding and re-laying of pavements.
| In spite of watchfulness, it would seem that
pavemcnts are bound to get badly out of
! shape and efforts of our authorities to keep
them renewed should be seconded by the
people in every instance. 1t frequently
seems TO work hardship with the owner,
but all. should comply, that none may have
excuse for objectmg.
Mrs. HUMPHRY Wards New Book
"Robcrt Esmcre" and David Gricyc left
some doubts in the minds OF literary critics
as to Mrs. Humphrey Wards artistic ability.
Her new book, "Marcella,' seems to have
settled this point in her favor. The critics
agree that it is the greatest book she has
written, and that 1t places her beyond doubt
| at the head of women fiction writers in the
English language. A place equal to that
held by George Eliot will be accorded her
now, but not the same class.
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No MORE MAILING ON TRAINs.-There are
to be no more dropped letters into mail cars.
The postmaster General has issued an order
that hereafter mail will not be taken on the
railroad mail cars unless 1t first passes
through the postoff1ce. The order was
made necessary because so many business
men in the ncighborhood OF railroad depots
in all localities mailed their letters on the
train to save them trip to the postoffice and
It made large amount Of extra work for
the railway mail clerks Time was taken up
that was needed IN sorting out mail between
stations -Wayncsboro Gazette.
The Industrial ~ Movement.
To speak of the reigning lunacy as the
industrial" movement is an absurdty when
the promoter is a wealthy man who does not
work and his followers are tramps who mU
not work. The only pretense of object to
| be attained that has thus far become appar
cnt, is embodied in Coxeys notable b H.,
which among other things, provides that all
labor other than Of the Office of Secretary Of
! War shall be paid by the day." in the build
! ing of five hundred million dollars worth of
public roads. The government shall issue
legal tender fiat money to the above amount
these notes are promises to pay and should
the issue demanded, strain the credit of the
Government the grcen.back would promptly
fall below par in value, or as it is usually
stated, gold would go to a premium.
But these notes are to be legal tender for
all debts. public and prlva.e, remember, that
is an essential feature of the programme.
What then would be the result of such q
scheme?
We will assume that the fiat money people
of whom CoXcyites arc the ignorant but use
full tool, secure so great an Issue of paper
promlssory notes that gold should go to two
dollars for one of paper: wheat worth go
cents in gold would sell for $l.2O in paper
and everything would be measured by like
standard, but the man who had become in
debt uuder a specie basis to the amount Of
| 800 would now pay it otfwith paper money
that would just be worth $50 in gold. The
logical result of every argument for unrea.
sonably large or unlimited issue of paper
money is that those who favor it would look
upon premium on gold, or deprecated
currency as one of the most desirable ofends