Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-02-04


lished by Mr.. Frank B. Rhodes and will be
issued monthly. The editor says he will
give the news and eschew editorial as he does
not believe that people care much about read
ing editorial or have much stock in what
the editor thinks; they want to know what
he knows
On Tuesday Mr.. James Mullen shot large
chicken hawk at 81. Joseph's Academy II
measured feet inches from tip to tip OF
wings and weighed 10 pounds and z ounces
Around its neck was band containing the
letters II. s. j." and bearing date 1884
The hawk was trying to carry off large
turkey, when Mr.. Mullen first saw it,
Chronicle.
BREvITY THE RULE.-We publish obitu-
airy prose or poetry without charge. Ere.
quently we receive as many as sixty or sew
enty lines of verse; the writer evidently does
not stop to consider that as much as one
third to one. half column of space is thus
asked for. We reserve the right to omit a
portion when more space is asked than we
feel disposed to give.
Church going is one of the best habits any
one can acquire.--Daily Globe That is far
from the truth A much better and far more
important habit is to be sincere worshipcr
of the Almighty. A man or woman may 60
to church every day until Gabriel sounds the
trumpet and yet not be saved. There is nc
merit in good habits or works Of any kind
of themselves VALLEY Record.
FoR NAuGHT.-On Saturday night last
water was discovered rising 10 the surface
on E. Main street. and 1t was supposed that
the main had sprung leak. Workmen were
set to digging through tough crust of fro
zen macadam, only 10 find that bursted
supply pipe on Mr.. d. r. Rouzer's property
was flooding his cellar drain and as this was
clogged with ice near its mouth, the water
forced its way to the surface.
AS usual we hear of frozen hydrants and
bursted water pipes occasioned by the recent
severe frost Fewer arc reported each year
and as information is gained they will be
come fewer and fewer. We knew practi
cally nothing about these things and expert
ence has been our teacher. Almost all of us
know enough now, that were we to have our
pipes laid and our plumbing done anew, to
obvate these difficulties. Neglect however
is a factor that will always enter into the
calculations of freezing and bursting.
The Connecticut Valley Advertiser has
oeen thinking a lot Of thinks lately and the
following thinks are the result of his think
ing;
Any editor does good deal Of thinking
about matters he does not mention in his
paper. One of these thinks" that bother
his thought box is why 80 many persons liv
ing in his immediate neighborhood refuse to
help him by subscribing. He thinks, "well
ifany of that mans family are born, married
die or anything happens TO any of them. il
they are hurt in any way, he expects me to
tell all about it, and yet he won't even buy
an extra copy, or send In his subscription.
That's one of the things he thinks, and there
are many more thoughts that keep him busy
trying to find out the reason why.
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A NEW Book, KNITTING and Crocheting,'
Of "a pages, over so original designs illus
trated, beautiful lace patterns, shawls, hoods
jackets, ETC., has been published by The
Home, al Milk St., Boston, Mass, and will
be sent with a subscription to that paper
The Home is 20page monthly filled will
original stories. literary and domestic topics
and fashions. Its department of Fancy worl
is special feature, new and original designs
each issue. The price of subscription is 81
cents per year and will include one of these
books. AS special inducement to a tria
subscriber, a copy of this book will be giver
with six months subscription. The price
of the book is rs cents, but six months
subscription and the book combined will b'
sent for only Is cents Their annual pre-
MUM list for 1897 will be sent free on appli
cation.
ANNULAR, NOT ANNUAL.-On Monday
last there was ali eclipse of the sun, visible
here. 1t was howerever but a very incon
siderable affair as viewed in this latitude
but further south, along the centre line o
the eclipse path it was what was known a
an annular or ringlike eclipse. This is oc
casioned by the moons centre coming be
tween us and the sun in direct line will
the suns centre, the same as during tcta
eclipse of the sun. The reason why it is no
total eclipse is that the moon is not Away
equidistant from the earth nor Is the eartl
always equidistant from the sun and in thu
Gaze of this eclipse the sun is nearer and thu
moon further from the earth, the former ap
pears somewhat larger, the latter somewha
smaller, the difference being sufficient t.
render the moons apparent diameter les
than that of the sun, hence when it passe
between the earth and the sun it fails t,
wholly cover it and when the centres ar
exactly In line there appears circle or RIM
(annulus) of light around the dark body O
the moon, hence the term "annular" eclipse
1t is amusing to read in so very many news
papers of the annual" eclipse of the sun
there is simply no such phenomenon, althc
some Of the papers are careful to explain
that this is not the annual eclipse, but tn
annular, implying thereby that there is sue
a thing, specifically. as an annual eclipse G
tAe sun