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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-23
Beware Of OintmeMts for
that contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering 1t through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians. as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
-. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cons surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. II is taken internally and
made in Toledo, Ohio by F. J. Cheney
g. Co. Testimonials free.
I% Sold by druggists, price 70 cents
per bottle.
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P0ten is.

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patent business conducted for MODERATE
FEES. My Office is in the immediate vcn.
ity of the Patent Office, and my facilities for
securing patents are not surpassed. Send
model or sketch, drawing or photograph,
with description and statement as advan-
tages claimed.
az No charge is made for an i"soa o. to
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application aoiH not BE- called for until the
patent Is alloaoed.
A pamphlet entitled INVENTORS GUIDE
containing full information, furnished free
Address;
FRANKLIN \. H0uGH,
925 F Street,
Washington, ID. O
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BUILDERS
Look to Your Interests!
Zentz' Factory Mills.

At the old place, Tor the last 20 years, you
will find complete stock of all kinds Of
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-23

The Democratic party is IN immi-
nsnt danger of being controlled by the
Free Silver wing at the coming Nation.
al Convention in fact, to us it seems a
certainty, beyond further question.
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THE CA7oc7lS CLARION.
CHAS. E. CASSELL.
Editor and Publisher.
Thursday, April %, 1896.
Newspaper Law Decisions.

l. Any person who takes a paper regularly from
the postofce--whether directed to his name or an
others or whether he has subscribed or not-is re-
sponsible for the payment.
II any person orders his paper discontinued he
or she must pay all the arrearages or the publisher
ay continue to send it until payment is made ana
collect the whole amount, whether the paper is taken
from the Office or not.
No paper will be discontinued until paid up.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-23

at the OLD place, Ior the last 70 years, you
will find a complete stock of all kinds Of
How&>QU3GBH
For Building Purposes.
$4,000 feet Of White Pine and Hemlock
Boards, $4,000 feet of Shingling Laths, 100
O0c Sawed Pine and Chestnut Shingles.
Orders promptly filed for all kinds OF
sawed frame timber for Barns and Houses.
All lengths from 10 to 40 feet. Road Plank
always on hand. Alse First Quality of
Hard Burned Brick. Prices COM
pete with the Lowest can furnish every
material for Building Purposes. / have a
large and ,nexhaustible Quarry Of BLUE
LIMESTONE for matchmaking roads and
for streets IN town; for smooth bed and pack
ing it has no equals for durability.
Have also on hand
Hompo SW@RH
@Rmo @THWP
at 80 Gents per Gallon by the Barrel or 40
Cents per single gallon. Remember our large
Hydraulic Cider Press
and It's advantages to make cider when the
season comes.
Thanking all for past patronage ask that
it be continued.
mch126mos A. S. ZENTZ.
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By virtue Of power of sale contained In
Il mortgage from Jacob Miller and wife to NJ
Nettie Brown, dated the Goth day of Febru
arY, 1890, and duly recorded in Liber w. L
p, No. 10, folio 1913, one of the Land Re
cords of Frederic OK County, the undersigned
being the assignee of said mortgage under an
assignment dated the 9Th day Of December
1895 and duly recorded, default having been
made in the performance of the conditions OF
said mortgage, will sell by public sale, at the
Court House door in Frederick City, on
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1896,
AT 1 O'Clock p. m.
all that property now occupied by Jacob Mil.
Ter, situated on the west side of the road lead
ing from Rocky Ridge to Creagerstown, con.
tanning
81 ACRES OF LAND.
more or less and improved by
TWO NEW FRAME HOUSES,
being the property fully described in the q.
boye mentioned mortgage.
The location of this property and Its i'm
proyements make it most desirable invest.
ment.
TERMS, as Prescribed by the Mortgage.
Cash. Conveyancing at the expense of pur
chasers.
ROBERT BlGGS.
Apr23t. Assignee Of Mortgage.
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Financial Statement.
CORPORATION OF
THURMONT.
Year ending April 18th, 1896.

RECEIPTS.
Bal. in hand of Treas. April 9th,
1895, 81
JJnco,lected taxes '03 & "a 11417
Interest collected on same 2Oe
Tax Levy 1895 Se713
Hall Rent 1896 S775
Fines 2oO
Interest III
Taxes on Dogs 400
Woman's Edition OF THE CAToc-
TIN CLARION for benefit of
Town Hall $50
$l1l67O
EXPENDITURES.
Discounts on Taxes pd 5H
Repairs on Streets and Alleys 1917
Water Rent 2l60O
Back Water Rent "a $500
Lighting Streets 1OlU
Paid on Printing 21l4
Burying Dog ,95
Filling Well 100
Assessing 2OO
Cleaning Crossings, &c. $40
Repairs to Hall and Fence 6.35
Coal for Hail 5.l6
Rails and Posts, Altamont Aye. 7.02
Miscellaneous Hauling 40
Com. Collecting Taxes 40.04
Interest on Bonds 1900
Sinking Fund 1000
Fire Insurance $500
Presidents Salary 5000
Presi lent to Qualify $50
Commissioners Salary 5000
Secretary's Salary 1900
Treasurer's Salary 500
Paid old Note $500
Paid Interest on same 452
Cash on Hand 40.89
Uucollected Taxes, 1895 1920
$l118.70
L. R. WAESCHE, J.H. COVER.
Secretary. President.
aprs4t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-18
PENSION BILL PASSED.
Almost Two Months Ahead Of Similar Actor
in Last Two Congresses.

Washington, Jan. 17.-The House in
committee of the whole. resumed the con-
sideration of the general pension appro-
priation bill. Mahon offered an amend
ment making pension once granted, a
vested right, to be disturbed only on the
ground of fraud. This was passed over
temporarily.
Bartlett made point of order against
the provision in the bill as reported, that
a widow claimant having less than $500
per year income, is, within the meaning
of the law, without other means of sup
port than daily labor. The provision was
supported by several members, as moi
changing the existing law. Chairman
Dingley sustained the point of order, and
the provision was stricken out
Mr.. Stone offered an amendment in q
modified form and that was rejected on an
other point of order. In view of these rul
ings by the chairman, Mahon withdrew
his amendment declaring a pension to b(
a vested right.
Wood offered an amendment to specif
cally include pensioners of the late war il
the terms of the bill. arguing that the fail
ure to do so would jeopardize the payment
of pensions to them. The proposition wa
point of order.
Several other proposed amendment
failed to secure consideration because oh
noxious to the rule against amendments
changing existing laws; but two or tire,
to perfect the text were agreed to.
Graft withdrew his proposed amend
ment to prevent the reduction or with
drawal of q pension except in proceeding
instituted in the federal court. He an
nounced that the proposition will be sub
mitted to the committee on invalid pen
sions to be Incorporated III the bill t. re
wise the pension laws.
The committee rosa and the bill wa
passed without dissenting voice.
w. A. Stone stated that the pension bill
had passed the House, SO days ahead O
the passage of any similar bill in the las
two Congresses, (Appause). The Hous
then adjourned until Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-18
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Biddcford Daily and Weekly Times
plant was sold, Friday, to William A
Roberts, formerly proprietor of Hotel
Thatcher, who took immediate possession.
1t has been vigorously Republican, but
under the new management will be indie
pendent in politics.
Timothy J. Looney, Waterman at the
Portland custom house, died Friday
morning, aged 50 years. He is survived
by his wife, one SOD, Hon. William II
Looney, and a daughter Miss Mary f
Looncy, a teacher in the North grammar
school. The deceased was war veteran
The steamer Frank Jones, at the Maine
Central wharf Rockand is undergoing
the most extensive oVerhauliDg and re
pairs since she went On the route new in
1892. Joiners are at work in every part
her large saloon and in nearly all the
state rooms. Engineers and machinsts
are also at work upon her engines and
machinery much of which has been taken
apart for cleaning and read iustment. She
will be thoroughly painted inside and out
later on.
Important cases are now being tried at
Belfast are those of Charles Mcneil VS..
Fremont Pendleton and Webster Perkins
VS. Fremont Pendieton. The plaintiffs.
who are stone cutters, claimed they We're
discharged from work because they were
non union men, at the instance of the de
PENDANT and Others who were members of
the union. The plaintiffs were formerly
union men, but lost their membership
The plaintiffs have also sued 10 prominent
members of the union and attached their
property for $4,000, claiming daily wages
from the date of their discharge to the
present time
The house, ell and stable of Scwell
Parker on the Stony Brook road. lust
out of South Paris, was burned, Friday
morning, about $50 o'clock The fire
department was not called to the scene
till it was too late to do any good. All
the household effects were saved. The
hay, grain, ~ cords of wood and win
ter's supply Of pork, vegetables, etc, were
burned. The buildings were insured for
800, which will not near cover the loss.
The fire caught from the overturning of a
lantern In the barn, with which Mr.
Parker was doing his chores. Mrs. Par
ker, being out Of health was seriously
affected by the fire.
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cAMPos TO RETIRE.
He Gives Up Trying to Subdut
the Cuban Insurgents.
Fierce Opposition by Cuban Politicians
Hastens Generals Decision.
Depends Upon Spanish Governments support
Gen. Marin Succeeds Him.

New York, Jan. ia special CORE
spondent of the Mail and Express in
Havana telegraphs that newspaper: 81
am informed on authority that I canno,
question, that Director General Maritime
Campos, today, decided to retire from tn,
command of the Spanish forces in Cube
and from the direction of the campaign
against the insurgents.
This decision was arrived at after hi:
conference with representatives of tn,
three political parties in Cuba, when h,
found that two Of the three are unalter
ably opposed to him and his methods.
General Martinez Campos did not i'm
mediately tell the committee of his dec
sion, but it is understood that he Is posi-
tive about it, and his successor will prob
ably assume command of the Spanish
army as military governor of Cuba, Mon
day.
''Campos retires only temporarily, 81
far as is known, until the government a
Madrid shall decide whether to keep hin
here or recall him to Spain.
1T is believed that Campos' successor
Will be General Sabas Marin, commander
of the second army corps"
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THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
u Given Franchise. will Extend 10 Yoke
hama, $3.50 Miles Away.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE House com
mittee on intcrstats and foreign com
merce today, heard Edmund l.. Baylies OF
New York city. in support Of the bill, to
establish cable between the United
States and the Hawaiian islands.
He spoke Of its Importance and said
That the cable, if allowed, will start from
the coast of California or Oregon and pro-
coed to Hawaiian islands, 2097 miles
thence in southwesterly direction, 1891
miles, to Marshall islands, and thence
northwesterly 2502 miles, to Yokohama,
the total length Of the cable being $500
miles. 1t Is estimated that the cost, when
ready for operation, will be 81, 500, 600
He said 1t Was proposed to ask from the
United States government to aid in the
building of cable a sum which would
equal approximately $l75, 900 per year for
20 years; during this period the japanese
government to be asked to contribute
$500, 900 year. Mr.. Baylies said If the
proposed cable was laid, the rate for the
transmission Of messages would. in II
short time, be reduced from 80 to so per
cent
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They CHARGE FRAUD.
Post Office Department Accused o. Illegally
Employing Secret Agents.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Messrs. Hill
and Beight. two discharged employees of
the post office department. today, appeared
before the sub committee OF the House
committee on post offices and post roads,
and urged that postal funds had been mis-
appropriated by being used for the employ
ment of secret agents. These agents were
declared to be ward politicians used for
political purposes.
Messrs. Hill and Beight attempted to
make general statements regarding the al
legged corruption in the post office depart
mcnt, but We're stopped by Chairman
Loud.
First Assistant Potmaster General
Jones was present and made denial of
their charges. The employment Of secret
agents, who were sent to various cities to
look into postal matters, he said, was
legal. They were appointed with the full
know ledge and consent of the civil service
commission.
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NO ONE KNOWS
The weight Of Another Mans Burden-Man,
One ia Boston Brought 10 Light.
(From the Boston Herald. }

(From the Boston Herald.)
You know if you have burden to
bear.
You know where you are taxed to
bear it.
You know how much trouble it gives
you.
But do you know how to shake ii
off?
The back bears more burdens than
all the human organism.
And it objects to 1t, sometimes EN-
phatically.
1t aches, it pains, is weak and lame.
It's your fault if you don't come to
the rescue.
Perhaps you don't know how. We
could tell you, but you might doubt
us.
We will let a Boston man do 1t then,
it's easier proven.
Mr.. G. W. Thrower is railroad
man, employed by the main Boston
& Albany Railway. Our representa-
tive found him at his address, No "a
Chelsea St, East Boston. A man of
retiring disposition is Mr.. Thrower,
and few people knew the trouble he
has had with his back, The following
conversation is given for the public
benefit.
Mr.. Thrower, hear you have
been troubled with your back. -
Eyes, had kidney trouble some
years ago 1t returned and has
bothered me for the past four or five
months
What was the nature of your af-
fecton?'
"Dun pain over the kidneys sore
ness about the small of the back. II
would hurt me to bend over was pain
full when Strengthening up or even
standing on my feet, in fact it knocked
me out"
What did you do for the trouble:'
~ took Doan's Kidney Pills, sir -
What was the result
Il feel all right now, all the pain
has left, I am working regularly at
night. which is hard on the kidneys,
but they do not trouble me"
Then you consider Doan' 5 Kidney
Pills have cured you:'
Yes, l am confident they deserve
the credit. l would say they have
positively cured me I got them OF
Woodbury. Drug Co. here in East Bos-
ton. You may use this for publication
if you wish.
Deans Kidney Pills are for sale by
all dealers, price 30 cents, mailed by
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, \. Y,
sole agents for the L. S.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

General Harris, an uncle OF John Hay :
Hammond, the engineer of San Francisco.
arrested with others Mt Johannesburg. on
a charge Of high treason, received cable
gram Friday from Mr. Wiltze. London. q
colleague of MIR. Hammond. in which be
stated that the latter was in solitary con
finement al PRETORIA, and that the situa-
ton was very ontinous.
The Jury in the common pleas division
supreme court Providence. Il. l., Friday.
returned a verdict breaking the viii and
cod;:il Of the late Judge Eli Aylsworth.
The opponents Of the viii claimed insanity
in the tcstator and undue influence oxerted
over him while he was sick 10y the prlnoi
pal haneficiarics. Several hundred thous
and dollars are involved.
Dispatches received at the ,Japanesc
legation at WASHINGTON, state that on tho
ninth vote taken in the Diet. or Japanese
Congress. upon the motion To mcmorislizt
the Emperor against the foreign policy al
the government, and specially against its
REIMBURSEMENT OF the Lao Tung PENN.
sula the motion was defeated. 40 to 1n3
The full membership Of the Diet is 3O6
This result. inasmueh as the Diet has al
most invariably been hostile To the admin
istratlon, IS regarded rs signal victory
for the government.
Officers of the Empress of Japan, which
arrived at Victoria, b. c.. from the Orient.
Thursday, announced that few davs he.
fore they left Hong Kong, aboard tho
United States gunhoat Monocacy. one Of
the crew went below to the storeroom. i'm
which was quantity Of loose oskl1m
carry ng naked light. which set fire t.
the oakum.' After half an hour the fire
was got under control, which was most
fortunate, as tine magazine was full OF
powder, gun cotton and dynamite. The
officers were on the point of scuttling the
ship.
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NEW HOUSE BILLS.
Bicycles TO be Chased as Baggsge-Na,iona
Guard krms-Nsp;ha Yachts.

Washington, Jan. l7.-Among the bib
introduced IN ,he House, today, were;
by Towne, Rep. OF Minnesota, declar
ing that bicycles, for the purpose Of trans
portation by common carriers, shall b.
deemed baggage, providing that charge
OF not more than two mills per mile h
made for their transportation.
b. Shafroth, Rep, Of Colorado, au
thoriziug the secretary of war to exchanR,
with the national guards 81 states Spring
field rifles Of the 1894 pattern for thos,
now in use.
BY Cobb Dem. Of Missouri, requiring
that yachts. ferryboats and other small
craft propelled by gasoline, naptha, etc.
to be inspected rs is required Of other
steam vessels.
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CRATEFuL-COMFOPTtNc
EPP'S COCOA
eREAKFAST-SuPPEP.

"By a thorough knowledge OF the natural
Avs which govern the operations Of digestion
and nutrition, ana by a careful application Of
the fine properties OF weil-selected Cocoa NJ
Epps has provided for our brea kfast and mn,
per deiicately favored beverage which NAV
save us many heavy doctors bills IL ia by he
ludieious use of such articles OF diet that a
constitution may be gradually built up until
strong er ough to resist every tendency to dis
case. Hundreds OF subtle maladies are float
ing around US ready to attack wherever there
ls weak point. We may escape many fatal
shaft By keeping ourselves well fortified with
pure blood and properly nourished frame"
civil Service Gazette. Made simply with
bolIng water or milk. sold only in half
pound tins, by Groeers. labelled thus:
JaiIES hPr~ & CO.,Ltd, Hompopatbic
Chemists, London, England. janl9eod&wfw
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GUNS FOR F0RnFlCAII0NS.
Secretary Of War Wants $780, 600 Tor Pur.
chase Of Rapid Fire Guns.

Washington, Jan. l7.-The Speaker laid
before he House today. a communication
from the secretary Of war recommending
an appropriation Of $3.50, coo for rapid-iir
guns The guns requested are for arming
the fortifications, and the estimate for
them could not be submitted sooner, rs
tests OF this type of guns have not been
completed ny the ordnance department.
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CAMPOS MUST GO.
His Fizzle oil Campaign Decides Govern
ment in Recalling Him.

London, Jan. IA dispatch to the
Central News from Madrid says that the
cabinet, this evening, decided to recall
from Cuba Captain General Campos and
his brother-in-law, Gen, Ardrius, second
in command.
Generals Marin and Pando will be tenn
porarily substituted in their places Su-
preme command in the island will be con
ferred on Gen. Weyler, VIII, will sail fer
Cuba forthwith in company with Gen.
Polavieja.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-18
PROPOSE TO FIGHT.
Railroad Men Intend to Garry Out Their Re-
cent Traffic Agreement.

New York, Jan. l7.-The board Of
managers Of the Joint Traffic Ass alton,
today, practically agreed t. continue the
rules OF the Trunk Line and Central Traffic
Association in regard to reduced rates for
delegates to conventions and other large
gatherings. The committee of the board
of control of the Joint Traffic Association.
which is to have charge Of the defence in
the proceedings begun at the instance Of
the Interstate commerce commission to
prevent the carrying out Of the agreement
entered into by the association, is com
posed of President Depew OF the New York
Central < Hudson River Railroad: Prcsi
dent Mayer, Baltimore & Ohio; General
Manager HAYES Of the Grand Trunk or
Canada; President Il. Ashley OF the
Wabash; President Ingalls, Of the Chesa-
peake, Ohio and Big Four Railways,
with George b. Roberts, president Of the
Pennsy lvania Railroad and chairman OF
the board Of control, a member of the
committee ex oflicio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-18

The old story of PronetheuS is a parable,
an allegory. Prometheus was on terms Of
intimacy with the gods. From them he
stole fire, and gave it to men. For this sin
he was bound to the rocks of Mount Cau-
casus and vultures were set upon him.
They only ate his liver. This grew again
as fast as it was pecked away. Are his suf-
ferings to be imagined? Yes, and realized
Take modern Interpretation Of the par
able. There is no cooking without fire. In
cooking and eating the mischief lies. The
stomach is overtasked, the bowels become
clogged, they cannot dispose of the food
that is given them. The impurities back
up on the liver. Then come the vultures
The sufferings from an outside, visible
hurt, are mere pin-scratch to the torments
of diseased liver
But, moderrs are ahead of the ancients
There is a sequel to the old story. DR.
Pierce is the author. His Golden Med.
ical Discovery" is more than equal to the
vultures of dyspepsia and its kindred dis
eases. Every atom of the Discovery is
an active agent against disease. 1t flies
like ferret, wherever it is sent. It is as
sure as the needle of the compass, There
Is no more need of suffering from dyspepsia
than there is of hanging ones self
MI W. ROGERS, of SOY Gya,yon ST. Louisville.
~ has this to say for himself and the /" Golden
Medical Discovery: Twas dyspeptic had
not had comfortable night in six Years. have
taken three bottles of DR.. Pierces Golden Med
lcal Discovery am now fifty years old l feel
thirty years younger" Yours truly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-18
Maine Pensions.

Washington, Jan. Pensions have
been granted residents Of Maine as fol
lows:
Original, Henry Clnch, Rumford Falls,
Peter Bonk, Togus; Charles Thunborg,
Portland; Cyrus S. Nichols, Togus. Ad.
ditional, VIM. V. Malkson, Topsfield: Johu
Kittredge, Dexter. Reissue. Edward Mar
tin, Strong. Original, widows. etc.
Anastatia Brooks, Portland; Charity
Adams, Portland Susan u. Perkins.
PrOspect
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A CONSTANT HARRASSlNC
Is Abou! All That Spain Can Claim Agains!
the Insurgents.

Washington Jan. 17.-Senor Dupuy De
LONE, Spanish minister, today, received q
cablegram from the Duke of Tetuan, min
lister of foreign affairs, ut Madrid, which
refers to the number Of small engagements
that have taken place in Cuba, and says:
The enemy does not resist; if it does, it
is beaten. The division of the enemy in
small bands CAUSES great fatigue and in
convenience to the troops. but they harass
him closely and continually"