Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-08-20

found its.way into the waste basket this week.
Why will people presist in sending US items
for publication, unsignedG We never pub
| ,ish them.
THIS campaign will be a buoy" affair.
The l8 to men are silver bugs, the prohi-
bitionsts are water bugs, the women suftra-
gis,s are lady bugs. the sound money men
are gold bugs, and the mugwumps are hum
bugs. -Erchange.
THEY Cor HoMEsIcK.-Ten of the twenty
flesh.air children who were sent here from
Baltimore, became homesick and would not
remain. Eight Of the ten that came last Fri
day returned home on Monday. Two that
came on the previous Tuesday returned home
on the following Friday. The remaining ten
seem perfectly satisfied Valley ReS'ster.
Emmitsburg has passed bicycle bell and
and lamp ordinance AIRY one riding after
dark without both bell and lamp, or failing
to sound the former when within ten yards
Of a crossing is liable to fine Of ten dollars.
-Catoctin (1arion
Brother Cassell is away off the track. The
hot weather has badly affected him. The
fine is only one dollar Chronicle.
CAMPAIGN SONG Books FOR 1896 We
have just received from the music publishing
house of The s. Brainards Sons Co., 15l
Wabash Ave Chicago, copies of the True
Blue Republican" and the "R4l Hot Demo-
cratic" Campaign Song Books for 1856,
They are not cheap word editions, but con-
tain solos, duets, mixed and male quartets,
and are especially arranged tor campaign
clubs. They are sold at the low price OF III
cents each, or 81. 90 per dozen.
The Odd Fellows of Maryland will have
reunion at Penmar on Monday, Septembez
9TH, which will probably be one of the most
interesting events in the history of that great
resort. Grand Master Clifford Taylor, as
chairman of the committee of arrangements,
in circular urging Odd Fellows to make the
occasion worthy of the order, recounts some
of it's achievements which are well calculates
to inspire its Maryland members with pride
in the organization. He says the order was
bora and incorporated, and is represented by
its home offices in this state.
John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, has
cold storage room where dead bodies are
kept over the summer for dissection during
the winter. Dead bodies are given to the
medical colleges by the city, and before the
establishment of this freezing room, many OF
them became worthless for dissection before
they could be used. At present seventy.tive
bodies are stored away in this gruesome place
awaiting the opening Of the college in the
fall. The room IS kept at temperature OF
10 degrees and has capacity for two humid
red and fifty bodics'-CarroA Ne,cs.
Richard B: Norment was found dead last
Saturday morning. in the room at 1919 r
street, Washington, D. G. He was last seen
alive the night previous, and the coroner who
made investigation decided that death result
ted from apoplexy
Mr. Norment was once resident Of West
minister, and was States Attorney for Carroll
from January 1872 until January 1876. La
ter he removed to Florida, where, after
residence Of a year or two, he was nominated
by the prohibitionists for Congress. Heleft
Florida five or six years ago and went to
Washington, d. G. to live.-Alroca%.
The Scientific American, of New York, has
signalizcd its 5Oth anniversary by the publ
cation of very handsome 70 page special
number, which CONSISTS Of a review of the
development of science and the Industrial
arts in the United States during the past 80
wears. 1t was an ambitious undertaking,
and the work Is well done. The many arti
Giles are thoroughly technical, and they are
written in racy and popular style, which
makes the whole volume it is nothing less,
being equal to book Of 442 ordinary pages
thoroughly readable. 1t is enclosed for
preservation in a handsome cover, and is sold
at the price Of ten cents.
WAR on Rev. WALToN.-The Grcencas-
tie, pa Echo Pilot is making war on Rey.
Edmund WALTON, of the Christian Workers
camp-mceting, which has been ia progress
at Browns Mill, near that place, for some
weeks past The Pilot says that the people
of Greencastle are opposed to the Christian
Workers camp, and they class it as side
show and charge that it is run simply in the
interest of the manager, and not for the sake
of Christianity. The Pilot further says that
stories of unprintable debauchery have been
related, and that action will be taken against
Rev Walton next summer for violation OF
the Sabbath laws if he is permitted to open
the meeting 1t is further charged that last
year Rev. Walton hired man to &C: as a
"penitent" for immersion, and that every
time he was placed under the water, he got
$3.50
LOYS LETTER,
Mr.. and Mrs Preston Weller ofLcwlstown
spent Sunday last with Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Mumma of Stony
Branch spent few days last week with
Michael Robinson whose infant daughter
had been very ill., but at present we are
glad to say is improving