Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-03-12
Local Items.
When Baby was ssck, We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to CastoriA-
When she had Children she gave them Castoria.
The grounding is simply invaluable.

H1aHLY PRA1sRD-Probably as many as
thirty from Thurmont attended the play
"Uncle Josh" in Lewistown on Saturday
night last. We have heard many favorable
comments: Of criticism there has been none
and Miss Grace Henshaw, to whom the peo
ple of Lew,stown accord the credit of all
there was of merit IN the performance so far
AZ management and direction is concerned,
has reason to feel grati6ed From financial
standpoint it was emiuently successful the
receipts being $23 05: with the extremely
low rate OF admission this is goodly sum.
A PoTATo WORTH MENTIoN1Na-The
early Favorite," brought out by W. L.
McLay, of Geneva, N. Y, has made great
record tor '95, 72O bushels per acre. Fifteen
separate yields, scattered over fourteen coun-
Ties and seven states, average asa bushels per
acre. These are reported by farmers and not
fancy experimenters. We understand that
the seed of this enormous yieider can be had
at reasonable price from MIR. McKoy.
One of the most enterprising firms in this
section is that of Geo. W. Miller & Son at
Logs They are doing large business and
are adding new lines The head of the firm
is knownto our people as one of the soundest,
most conservative and withal energetic husi =
ness men ofour county; he has been splendid
~ successful in life and the junior member
has inherited some ofthe best business talents
of his father and as local manager Of the
business at Logs has made most favorable
impression.
GET Your HAIR CUT-1t seems that the
luxurlant hirsute sdornment of number of
the young male Thurmontese who attended
the entertainment IN Lewistown on Saturday
last, occasioned many and pointed remarks
on the part of the local young gentry. Some
believed that Mt. st. Marys football team had
sent representa- ives, others watched to see
Goliah lean up against the pillars Of the tenn
pie, while still others went out and examined
the Miller House carry all, thinking to find
a piano therein, assuming that it was a
Padel ewski concert tour.
CHURcHMEN DIsCUss.-During the past
ten days the Frederick Nesos has been the
medium through which Rev. Ingle of the
Episcopal and Rev. ORourke ofthc Catholic
church have carried on q lengthy discussion
As usual in such cases. they grew sarcastic
and satirical on each others hands but if the
world Is to be made better by the discussion
everybody will be gratified We are of the
opinion, however. that neither these two, nor
any other, church bodies can permit, with
profit, discussions of this character. This is
an unprejudiced view from the outside; be-
ing from that standpoint, however, it is liable
to be adjudged presumptuous, though it Is
none the less sincere.
THE GOLDEN RULE-AlmOst every news
paper makes charge for notices of every
description, when they advertise any meeting
or assemblage wherein the object is revenue.
To this rule THE CLARION makes exception
ofall thurch events and those of all the or.
ganizationf of and within the church; for
such we make no CHARGE such has been our
policy while, as we have said, it differs from
that adopted by majority of newspapers.
We adopted it because we believed it to be
right and proper, not because we believed it
to be the best business poicy;the latter would
probably lead us to charge for everything.
That these notices are of recognized value,
we have every reason to believe and we are
as we'll pleased to receive them as the bene
ficiaries seem to be to secure place in these
columns. Did we give the space grudgingly
we simply shouldn't give II, but would change
our policy in this matter and make charge
for every reading notice of an event wherein
revenue is the object aimed at. A fair return
for the use of our columns would be to have
all the stationery or other church printing
done by US; we arc sure that to accord US as
much as that would not be to place an ex-
treme construction on the golden rule.
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