Catoctin clarion., 1895-07-11

TEN ie good req DlOOu.
The following prices prevailed in 1880, as
recorded In the market report Of the Repub-
lican Banner. published at Willlamsport by
Daniel Weisel, the quotations being for sale
made in Baltimore; wheat flour, "a 87} q
barrel; rye -four, 1914 barrel; corn meal
% 25 a barrel; red wheat, so to IS cents a
buslel; corn, 80 to 33 cents bushel; rye AZ
to so cents bushel; clover seed $3.50 to $5 q
bushel; oats, 90 cents bushel; beans 80 cents
to 81; peas IS cents; timothy seed $50; horse
hides g.. 12; whiskey 20 to 2Si cents gallon.
LUTHERAN REuNroN.-The ninth annual
reunion of the Lutherans at Penmar will oc.
cur on Thursday, July 25th We append
the programme of exercises:
Creed; Prayer, Rey. E. H. Leiseurlng, OF
Chambersburg; Remarks, Chairman W. g.
Wire Address, Rev. J. w. Richard, D. D.;
Address, w. y. Frease, York; Address Rev
F. W. E. Peschau, D. D., Greensburg; Ad
dress, Rev. A. r. Steck, Gettysburg Address
Rev. w. E. Nam. Brooklyn; Address, Rey.
Geo. c. Henry, shippensburg Address Rev
J. G. Norris, D. D., Baltimore Address,
G. w. Enders, d. D., York Lords Prayer
Doxology Benediction. 1nterspersed
throughout the above will be vocal music by
choir and instrumental music by an orches.
ira.
There will be excursion rates and trains
on all railroads The executive committee
with its indefatigable chairman has worked
hard to keep this reunion up to the high
mark attained in the past and everything
points to most successful issue.
The County Tax rate for 1895 has been
fixed at 81 cents on the$ l00, the same amount
as last year. The commissioners were in hope
of reducing the rate for this year, but owing
to the heavy snow drifts Of last winter, which
required ON expenditure of 90 900, with 81
800 for the Keely Institute and several other
items, it was impossible to do 30. A strong
appeal was made to the commissioners by the
Board of School Commissioners, tor an ad-
dtional sum over the appropriation of last
year. claiming the schools could be kept open
longer and that much better results would
follow. After a careful consideration, the
amount was increased from $35. 800 to $685.
900, an increase of $250O The percentage
for the various needs Of the county are as
follows: Public chools, 15.4 10; Public
Roads, 8 lilo; Montevue, $40; Bonded
Debt, 1910; Court Expenses; "A 10; New
School Houses, 3.7.10; Snow drifts, 1910
Sheriff, $40; Pensions, 2; Road and
Bridges, 2; Contigent, 2; Election and Reg
istra,,on, 1.5 10; States Attorney and AP'
pearance fees, 1910; Clerk Of Court, 1910
Orphans Court, Magistrates and Consta'
bles, 9.lO; Printing, 7.1O; New roads, 7.lo
Miscellaneous, 5.1-lO; Total County, 81;
State, ia Cjtisen
A POPULAR ERRoR.-Among the unn'
formed, one may hear lightning spoken of as
the "cold stroke" or the "hot stroke" The
former never causes fire the latter always
does Now this is a fallacy, founded upon
the undi puted fact that lightning has been
known to strike into the same building more
than once, at one time setting on fire, at an'
other failing to do SO. This Is to the unin-
formed sufficient evidence to prove that one
kind of lightning sets on fire while there is
another kind that does not.
| The fact is. however, that the character OF
condition of the material through which the
electric current passes determines whether OF
not there shall FIRE follow; good conductor
carries it off: poor conductor is either toru
to pieces or is set on fire, in word, the re.
sistance to be overcome and the consequent
heating TO a greater or less degree determines
the question of ignition by the lightning's
stroke. There are no such things as shot
stroke and "cold" stroke of lightning
Another very queer idea Is that a. building
set on hre by lightning will burn in spite o
water that may be thrown thereon, but tha,
if milk lie thrown on the fire it will 60 out
We do not mention this that it need be argu
ed against; to deny the truth thereof Is al
that is necessary.
THE PRICE LYNcRINa was wholly unjus.
ii fable, it matters not from what stand
point viewed. We can readily understand
how a criminal taken red.handed may find
himself in the hands Of justly infurlated
mob that declines to await the slower pro
cess of the law, but at once avenges his vic
| tim.
When however the law has spoken, the
man has been condemned and only thai
humane provision of the law that requires
that the prisoner shall not suffer 80 long as 9
doubt remains Of his guilt, being exerted fol
his benefit, we fail to understand how an
enlightened community can provide the
material necessary to the act Of lyncbing
Had Price been pardoned or even his SEN
tence commuted to long imprisonment, there
would have been some justification for the
act, but he had been sentenced TO be hanged
and the stay did not release him from tht
terms of the sentence they lyuched a man
condemned by the law TO die and in antici.
pating the sentence and in refusing to accord
to the law its regular and rightful process
they have cast obloquy upon the State, hay'
attained no end that they can say certainly
the law would not have accomplished.
We cannot defend or excuse Lynch Law
if our criminal laws are lax and provide toe
many opportunities for the escape ofa Grim
inal, let a like amount of energy and deter
mination be displayed in their amendment
as is evinced by these people who hold II
contempt and ignore our criminal statute