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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
An Amdayit.

This IS 10 certify that on May 1lth,I walked
to Melick's drug store on pair Of clutches
and bought bottle of Chamberlain Pain
Balm for inhammatory rheumatism which
had crippled me up. After using three bot
ties I anu completely cured. can cheerfully
recommend it. Chas H. We'zel, Sunbury, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before me on
August 10th, 1894 Walter Shipman, j. p.
For sale at so cents per bottle by DR.. Jas. X.
Watera
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
FORD'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Week Of April 13-Julia NARROW Taber
No artists have stronger hold on the play
going element Of this city than Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Taber who with their excellent com.
pany will be the attraction at Ford's, week
of April 18th. The engagement is doubly
interesting this season for the magnificent
revival of Henry w." in which Mrs. Taber
appears as Prince Hal and Robert Taber as
'Hotspur.' The order Of repertoire will be
as follows Monday, Romeo and Juliet"
Tuesday, She Stops to Conquer" Wednes-
day, Twelfth Night" Thursday, "As You
Like It," Friday, Henry W." Saturday Mat
inee, Romeo and Juliet" and Saturday
night, 1.-THE Lady of Lyons"
Admission -25 & so cents.
April 2Oth...A. NJ. Palmer's Co. in "Trilby"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

Tburmont, Nd, April 4th, 1896.
At Republican P rin,ary held at the above
date the following were selected as delegates,
for Mechanicstown District, to the Republi-
can County Convention to be held at Fred.
erick. Md. April 18th: Messrs John Root,
DR.. e. G. Kefauver, VIM. ], Freeze, A. A.
Troxell. G. Saylor, G A. Damuth, Col. J..
R. Rouzer. DR.. NJ. A, Birely, Chas. Cramer
Frank Hesson, Dr.. H. Clay Anders, Henry
Cover, Sam'l NJ. Blrely and VIM. N. Martin.
VIM. n. Martin, Saml NJ. Birely,
Sec'y. Chairman.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

Smiths Bazaar in the Freeze Building
opened out on Wednesday and Is now fully
under way. You will find handsome and
we'll selected stock Of fancy goods, china,
etc, and Mr.. Smith says his prices will speak
for themselves.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
Nsw advertisements.
Notice to Creditors.


THIS is to give notice that the subscriber
l. j. Edward Firor hath obtained from
the Orphans Court OF Frederick County Md.
letters testamentary on the estate Of
WILLIAM FIROR,
deceased. All persons having claims against
the estate of the said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the voucher
THEORETICALLY authenticated to the subscriber
on or before October 18th, 1895, they may
otherwise be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate are
hereby warned to make immediate payment.
Given under our hand this 9th day of April
1896.
J. EDWARD FIROR,
apr95t Executor.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
Financial Statement.
CORPORATION OF
THURMONT.
Year ending April 18th, 1896.


RECEIPTS.
Bal. in hand of Treas. April 9th,
1895, .36
Uncolected taxes '93 & "a HALF
Interest collected on same 2.08
Tax Levy 1895 S67.l3
Hall Rent 1896 1913
Fines 200
Interest III
Taxes on Dogs 400
Womans Edition OF The CAToc-
TIN CLARION for benefit of
Town Hall $3.50
$l1l67O
EXPENDITURES.
Discounts on Taxes pd 6H
Repairs on Streets and Alleys 1917
Water Rent 2l6OO
Back Water Rent "a $500
Lighting Streets 10l97
Paid on Printing 2ll4
Burying Dog ,25
Filling Well $50
Assessing 2W
Cleaning Crossings, &C. $40
Repairs to Hall and Fence 5.35
Coal for Hall SIS
Rails aud Posts, Altamont Aye. 1872
Miscellaneous Hauling 4.lO
Com. Collecting Taxes 1904
Interest on Bonds 1900
Sinking Fund 1000
Fire Insurance $500
Presidents Salary 5000
Presi lent to Qualify $50
Commissioners Salary 1000
Secretarys Salary 1900
Treasurer's Salary 500
PAID old Note $500
Paid Interest on same 452
Cash on Hand 40.89
Uucollected Taxes, 1895 15l 90
$ll167O
l.. r. WAESCHE, J.H. COVER.
Secretary. President.
sprsA
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
Waters.

PLANTs-Mr. c. l. Creager has sent out
. new catalogue and price list Of his garden
and flower plants. 1t has been much enlsr.
ged over that of last year. To meet the ex-
cellent and steadily growing demand for
vegetable and flower plauts, Mr.. Gresger has
placed many new things in his Greenhouse
and it is almost past possible to make de
mand on him that be cannot meet. Send for
his nrice list
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
Good Pay for Good Work.

The above offer of the Chautauqua Muir
sery Co., of Geneva, N Y, can be relied on.
They want agents in every locality on salary
or commission to sell their warranted stock
which they guarantee and replace free. Pay
weekly; new methods; outfi. free Extra
Inducements 10 customers. Experience un-
necessary. Secure territory Low; don't wait.
References exchanged. Address
CHAUrAuoUA NURSERY Co.,
Geneva, N. Y.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

Mrs Cornelia A. E. Kinna Of Deerfsld
has purchased W. A. Lynn's property on
East ct and will take possession on the 18th
of April. MIR. Lynn will erect q new build
ing on the opposite corner: 1t will be built at
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

Possibly the Peewee snow came on Tues
day; now they have still auother,to US new
one, the gimlet snow.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

Mr.. J. Wesley Creeger made upwards Of
thirteen thousand rails on his mountain land
during the past winter sales have been good
as he has but about five thousand left. He
shjpped two carloads this week.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

Messrs Chas Gall and William Reyes of
Thurmont have purchased a grocery business
in Baltimore and will take charge thereof
shortly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

RELIGIOUS Elder Gorge X. Sappington
of Johnsyille Nd, will preach in the German
Baptist church on Sunday, April 18th, at 8
o'clock p. m., also in the evening at o'clock.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

Remember the supper and entertainment
In the Town Hall on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings of this week. You will be
nicely entertained.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

Mr.. Joseph Cohen has rented the storeroom
occupied by Mr.. Ksplan and will open full
'Mne of Clothing by the last week Of this
month.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
Local Items.

Wheu Baby was sick, W gave her cassoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Niss, she chung to Castoria.
Whsa shs bad Children, she gave them Csssoria'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
Very Respectively,
NJ. T. Dorsey

II will be an agreeable surprise to persons
subject to attacks of bilious collie to learn
that prompt relief may be had by taking
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Disrrhea
Remedy. In many instances the attack may
be prevented by taking this remedy as soon
Is the tirst symptoms Of the disease appear
Is aud 30 cent bottles for sale by Dr. Jas K.
Watura
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

This number rounds out the quarter cen
turv In the life of TIE CLARION.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

HOTEL 3oLD-On Saturday last Mr.. War
ner T. Grimes as mortgage sold the Gilbert
House at public sale. Mr.. ]. Wesley Creeger
became the purchaser at $2950.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

A REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
OF FREDERICK CO., MD,
Will be held in their Office at the Court House
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
APRIL Doth and BOTH. 1896.
Teachers salaries will be paid on and after
Friday, May 18th. The public schools will
close on Wednesday, April 18th. The use Of
school houses. books, etc, will be granted to
duly qualified teachers who desire to conduct
private schools, upon their entering into
contract with the trustees of the schools to
take proper care of the public school proper.
ty. All teachers proposing to avail them
selves OF this offer will be required to apply
to this Office for forms Of contract.
BY order.
EPHRAIM L. BOBLITZ,
apr25t Secretary.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

TIE CULTURE CLUB will meet with Miss
Daisy Waesche on Friday, at the usual hour.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
New AdVertlsen ents

Ford's.
Notice to Creditors.
Order Nisi on Sales.
Order Of Publication.
Bus. Locs-JOhn Root.
Financial Statement-Thurmont.
Millinery Opening-Miss Dorsey.
The Model Observation-Disclosures.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

~ A FULL LINE OF New Window
Shades, Carpets, Mattipgs, &C at
POOT,S
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

I wish to say to my customers and to the
public generally, that am in the Millinery
business in this place as fixture and when
/ do decide to close out my business I will
notify the public through the columns Of this
paper.
Very Respectively,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
III eWG00dS
viii be opened at the old
stand Of
VALENTINE & SHAFFER
@m APnAQ A90o

Full line of Shoes-Ladies', Mems. Youths
and Ch,!dren's-up to date in style and
quality and at prices all can buy.
Mems e. Boys CLOTHINGs
prices very lowest Call and see them.
STATIONERY-SUPERIOR LINE
6RlRTS-Dress, Overshrts, Outing, prices
twenty five cents and upwards.
OVERALLS a so cents Will please in
price and wear.
Special Attention Is called to our limo Of Gents
Ladies and Children's HOSIERY
quality first class-prlces will surprise you.
MEMS & BOYS HATS & CAPS
All Prices and All Styles
Splendid variety of GENTS and LADIES
HANDKERCHIEFS from Sets. upward.
Thanks to public for the patronage given
the old firm and ask continuance of same.
w. Z. Shaffer.
"Fair Dealing and Lon Prices, Our Motto.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

~ NEW TABLE SYRUP just intro
duced-32 cents a gallon. at
Apr9tf ROOTS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

IL For up to date Douglass and Car.
Isle Shoes 60 to Roots; no other store han
dies these celebrated brands.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

w- Examine Roots Carpet, nice Wool
and Cotton ingram, bright new stock just
from factory, Jute also in line with wool
stripe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

~ FOR RENT.-The double room
above Mr.. G. L. Stokes Harness Factory.
Apply to
DIR. N. A. BlRELY,
Janl8tf Thurmont, Nd.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09
Business Locals.

~ YOUTHS SUITS from to IA years
Just received and for sale at
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

~ Just received lot OF Brown Muslin
Cottonades, Ginghams, Shirtings, Tickings,
etc. At ROOTS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-04-09

rB- EARLY ROSE SEED POTATOES.
Il have fine lot of pure Early Rose Pota-
toes, large and perfect, which l offer for sale
for seed.
apr2tf JOHN ROOT
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-06
Can the Rattlesnake Poison Itself?

Tho question as to whether the rattle
snakes venom is poisonous to itself has
often been discussed, but if any satisfac-
tory conclusion has ever been arrived at we
are unaware of the fact. DIR. w. J. Bur.
nett, formerly member of the Boston So.
ciety of Natural History, says that there
are good reasons for believing that the &c.
ton OF the rIttler's virulent poison is the
same upon all living things, vegetable as
well as animal Other eminent naturalists
combat this theory and declare that the
idea of an animal poison killing or injur-
ing vegetable is really preposterous. Bur
nett says, 1T is even just as fatal to the
snake itself as to other animals" Then
he relates the experience of one DR.. Dear
ing. The doctor had specimen of the
prolific RATHER which he kept alive in q
cage. One day he irritated the reptile SC
as to study the effect of tho anger thus
provoked. The snake struck wildly about
n few times and then buried its fangs in
its own body. Almost instantly, the ex-
perimenter says, the reptile rolled over and
died. If this is true, and we have no rea-
son to doubt the story, we see in it the re-
markuble and unique physiological fact of
liquid secreted from the blood which
proves deadly when introduced into the
very source from which it was derived
St. Louis Republic.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-06

A tailor named Sam Smith from a
country place visited Il large wholesale
warehouse and ordered Il quantity Of
goods. He was politely received, and one
of the principals showed him over the cs-
tablishmcnt. { Il reaching the fourth floor
tho customer saw speaking tube on the
wall, the first he had ever seen.
"What is that!'' he asked
"Oh, that Is a speaking tube. 1t is a
great convenience. We can talk with it to
tho clerks on ito first floor without taking
the trouble Of going down stairs"
"Can they hear anything that you say
through it,
Eyes, and they can reply
"You don't say SO. May talk through
it?''
Certainly"
The visitor put his mouth to the tube
and asked
"Aro sam Smiths goods packed yeti"
The people in the Office supposed it was
the salesman who had asked the question,
and in Il moment the distinct reply came
back:
mo. We arc waiting for telegram
from his town. He looks like IA slippery
customer ''-WatCrbuFy
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-06
Something Like It,

"Papa," inquired the editors only son,
"wh&t do you call your office?'
well, " was the reply, 1.-The world calls
an editorial offics the sanctum sanctorum. !"
Then, l suppose''-and the small boy
was thoughtful for moment that mann
mas office is 4 spankum spanktorum, isn't
it?"-London iGG-Bits.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-06
One, Two, Three, Shift.

Everybody who saw May Irwin in &C The
Widow Jones" remembers the lone, Two,
Three, Shift song, which was sung by
Mr.. Sparks, the whole company coming in
strong on the chorus. Well, Miss Irwin
has taught Newport the song and the ac-
companying 'shift," unless q New York
newspaper is wickedly disappointing the
facts in the case. 1t happened this way:
Senator Brico engaged Miss Irwin to enter
tain company at his house, and she sang
several songs decorously and pleasingly.
Then Herman Oelrichs said to her: Look
here, Miss Irwin, we're all going up stairs
now, and we want you to teach us One,
Two Three, Shift I've been trying to
teach some of the ladies myself, but they
don't seem to get the hang of it" In 1.-The
Widow Jones'" when this song is sung by
Mr. Sparks, the entire company sit around
him with their legs crossed. Each member
beats time With his boot, and ut the words,
Zone, two, three, shift, every one changes
legs and begins to beat time again. In tho
group surrounding Miss Irwin were Mr..
and Mrs OclriChS, Miss Fair, o. H. p.
Belmont, Duncan Elliott, the Misses Bricc,
Mr.. Van Alien, Elisha Dyer and dozen
others The tune they picked up in very
few minutes, but it took them longer to
get the hang of their feet. Mr. Van Allen
gave Miss Irwin the most trouble, as, not
satisfied with shifting his leg with each
verse, he insisted ON transferring his mono
Gle to his other eye. 1t must have been an
inspiring sight to see that company sing
ing:
One, two, three, shift!
BE good, be good, my father said,
Though the road be rough and stormy.
Some day you may be president
Or u general in the army.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-06
John BoIgiano's Horse Fly Liquid Is
the Best.

None genuine without our signature on each
can. John Bolgiano" Beware of false imita-
tions. We manufacture nothing but the best.
Drives flies and insects of all kinds of horses,
cows, dogs. &c. Pint, 25c; quart, soc; gallon
$3.50 We also manufacture J. T. House Fly
Liquid Drives mosquitoes, reaches ants,
chinches, and all other insects out of the house
permanently. Bottles, DC. and DC; ptnt,I7c.'
quart, 81 %. The John Bogiano Co., Manu-
facturers, II East Lombard ST., Baltimore, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-06
The Way It Acted.

Be good, be good, my father said,
Though the road be rough and storm
Some day you may be president
Or "a general in tho army.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-06
HINDOO CHRONOLOGY.


Ine -NcFesG
Hindoo chronology is fearful and won
dcrfUl thing. Brahmical lore simply revels
in figures, and millions of years arc Jug
gled with as mere trifles in the lives of the
sacred beings of that vast and misty my
thology. Without taking account of minor
cycles Of years, the matter only begins to
be interesting and to assume formidable
Proportions wien cras come to be dealt
with.
At present, by llindoo reckoning, we are
living III tho kali yuga, or iron age, of
which 1896 years have passed. This takes
us back TO about the time of the creation,
according TO our popular or Biblical
chronology, and by the Hindoo notion this
era has still vast course to run.
There is no lack of defniteness. Begin
ming and end are both precisely known,
and so we learn that the entire duration of
the present era is, in all, 432, 600 years.
But this is n mere drop in the bucket A
kali yuga of 1872, 000 years, plus dvapara
yuga in S640 years, a treta yuga, or
silver age, of 1,206, 600 years and a krita
yuga, or golden age, of 1,72S, GOO years,
form together "a maha yuga, or great age,
of 4,32O,O 600 years OF these great ages
there are Il, or 306, 720, 900 years, plus
twilight of /, 720, 900 years, or, in all, 3OS,-
ttoiOoO cars III IL fOufUeen
of these patriarchatos-4,3 16, 272, 900 years,
with dawn of 1,72S, 600 years-gives
4,320, 0C0, 900 years, and this tremendous
period is a kalpa, or con.
But tho matter goes far beyond even
this, for kalpa, or con, is only one day
of Brahma, his night is of the same dura-
ton and 800 such days and nights form a
year of his life, which lasts 100 of these
years.
Brahma's life did not begin yesterday,
nor even 5000 years ago and in reckoning
it we are taken hack a bit beyond our puny
era, as well as into the future for the pres
ent age is the kali yuga of the twenty
eighth great age of the seventh patriarchate
of the first con of the second half of the
life OF Brahma. Working this out, it ap.
pears that Br;lhma is at present only I55,-
52l, 972, SIS, 1896 years old. And then, tc
crown these appalling figures, we have
further to note that Brahma's whole life
is only lone wink" of Siva's eye!
In the Brahmanical writings the length
of one aeon, or kalpa, quoted here as a
definite number of years, is sometimes
treated more imaginatively, and as a meas.
ure of time Indicating something of the
duration of an eternity. Thus, for in
stance, its length is described: "Tako a
rock forming a cube of about 16 miles each
way, touch it once in a hundred years
with the finest piece of cloth, and the rock
will sooner be reduced to dust than kalpa
shall end"
Or again: GA vast we'll, 500 miles every
way, filled with minute hairs so closely
packed that u river hurried over them
without penetrating the interstices, could
be emptied during kalpa at the rate OF
ono hair in century. "-Household Words
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-06
GOETHE'S PREDICTIONS.


Ii is not generally known that Goethe
forcsaw not only the construction Of the
Sue canal but of the Nicaragua canal as
| well and forcsaw also that the former
would have to become the possession OF
England and tie latter the possession OF
the tnitcd States. \ writer i'll the Lon
don Spectator translates from Eckcrmann
the following report of Gocthes CONVERSE
ton ut Il dinner in his house:
Humboldt said Goethe, has indi
Gated, with great local knowledge several
points where, by making use of some riv-
crs flowing into the gulf Of Mexico, ono
might perhaps attain the object in view,
even more advantagoously than mt Pana-
ma. The decision of all this is reserved to
the future and to grand spirit of enter
prise. SOnuch is certain that if cutting
be possible of such Il character rs would
allow ships with any kind of cargo and OF
! every, even the greatest, size to pass
through such II caral from the gulf OF
Mexico to the Pacific ocean there would
result for tho whole Of the civilized world.
also for the not civilized part of mankind,
the most incalculable advantages. /
should, however, be f,stonishcd if the
United States wGro to let slip the oppor-
tUnity OF getting such u work into theiT
own hands One may forcsee that that
youthful country, with its pronounced
tendency toward the west Will have seized
upon and pooplcd, within 30 or &C years,
even the wide stretches of land beyond tine
Rocky mountains. Ono may also forcScC
that along all this coast of the Pacific,
where nature has already created the most
spacious and most secure harbors there
will gradually aIiso very important COM
mcrcial towns, which will become the in
tcrmediarics of a great intercourse between
China and the East Indies On the one side
and the United States on the other But
in that case it will be not only desirable,
but almOSta matter of necessity, that mcr-
chant vessels Us well as men of-war shall
maintain Il more rapid communication
than has SO far been possible by the weari-
some, disagr2Cabio and costly navigation
round Cape Horn. l repeat, then, that it
is absolutely imperative fer the United
States to effect cutting from the gulf of
Mexico to the Pacific ocean. And l am
certain that they will achieve that aim. l
should like to live to see it. But that is
not possible in Fly case. Secondly, should
like to live to see effected Il joining of the
Rhinc with the Danube. But that were
another gigantic undertaking, and l doubt
its being carried out, moro especially
when [ contemplate the smallncss of the
means that Germany can dispose Of. And,
thirdly, should like the English to be in
possession Of q canal of :SUcz. These three
things l should like to live to sec, and it
would DO really worth while to hold out
hero Ter their sake. Literary Digest.