Catoctin clarion., 1897-10-28

the new church at Mt. st. harYe.
The Sacrament Of the Lords Supper will
be celebrated In St Johns Lutheran church
on Sunday next, morning and evening.
Solid walnut combination secretay and
book case. Saturday 10 O'Clock.
Adeline r johnson, Executrix.
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A movement is on foot in Baltimore in the
interest OF compulsory education law fol-
Maryland. A bill Of this character Will
likely be prepared for presentation before
the coming legislature.
Prof. II. D. Bcachley last week received a
number of well selected books for the High
School Library. This Library is we'll Sc
lected, and furnishes reading matter for the
students, if properly read, will prove Of ines
timable value as help in their study as well
AZ create supply Of general know ledge.
GREAT Music OFFER.-Send us the names
and adde's. es oi three or more performers
on the piano or organ. together with ten
cents in silver or postage and we will mail
you ten pieces full sheet music. consisting OF
poplar songs, waltzes, marches, etc, arranged
for the piano and organ. Address Popular
Music Pub Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
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Dr.. Guelph Norman, Burm.h. india, is
an ancient medical nrt on Chas
B. Rouss, New York's blind millionaire, and
has succeeded by applying colorless liquid
and massaging the temples, in making Rouss
see hand, placed before his eyes at a dis
tance of sixteen inches. The treatment is
simple, but hos behind it q medical system
almost % old as civilization. DIR. Norman
has assured Mr.. Rouss that he would he able
to read the newspapers in four weeks
GLOBE.
A MINING COMPANY ORaANIzED.-The
Guijas Gold Mining Company, of Arizona
WAS organized Tuesday of last week at Tolc'
do, Ohio, with Hon. Noah Bowlus, (tormerly
of this place) as president. The capital
stock is 81 SOC, 900, On seven valuable claimf
in Poma county. Arizona, embracing LAG
acres. They have 20 veins Of free gold
quartz, having over 700 feet Of development
work. Their ore averages $l7l per ton
free gold, but runs as high as $500 to
81, 900 per ton Over half Of the stock was
subscribed for on the morning Of organiza'
ton Valley Register.
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Mr. Benz Flnafrock is an aged resident OF
near Winchester. who left in lS4S, was al
the Fair and fskir urged him to trya game
after leading him down to see the balloon
AIR. Finahock would not play, so the fakil
played for him and won . ten dollar bill
which he forced on Mr.. Finafrock as his
winnings. The latter put it in his pocket
and turned a deaf ear when the fakir i'm
pored him to add tenncr to the ten and
play the twenty and win lot. Mr.. Fins,
frock said: This ten is nine, is ils and the
fakir said, Yes. Then the old gentleman
turned aud cody walked away with the bill
The fakir did not follow him.-AdR
y. .. h.-ou AuCrNSJ hSAs thS 'o'>AD VI
Maryland will be called to face directly al
issue that has been very much talked about
for twenty years, but never before laid down
In front Of the voter with the request tina,
he pass judgment thereon by his vote. We
refer to the Civil Service amendment passed
bv the Legislature of 1896 and submitted fol
G. a. ,,.t
In the excitement Of general election
this will receive little attention have at the
hands of the professional civil service re
former ard in that way q majority may be
secured for the measure. Were il the sole
issue before the voter, we are Of the opinion
that there would be An overwhelming major
ity against it in the State and may be as it Is
Even in theory, Civil Service Reform i:
more or less of humbug, while in practice
it is worse. When Roscoe Conkling dubbec
it Swivel Service he made as pretty a play
upon ideas as he did upon words; it is fac
of the goody goody long faces, one fourth o
whom are sincere, the others riding it as 4
moral hobby, the while, those who are
there" are either robust partisans or emas
culaied ncutrala. The former violate at !, as
the spirit of Civil ServiccReform; as prod
uct of Civil Service Reform, the latter are {
rrproarh to American citizenship. 1t is Al
near natural and right TO arrange for ro,a
ton in office as for rotation IN crops; ,ha
the offices should arbitrarily and under NJ
rational ur self evident rule be divided into
elective and appolntive, the former to b'
filled for specified time, the latter for if'
on merit doesn't appeal with much force ,c
ones reason As for US. we will have none
oft
At the close II the crop season Of 1897 I'll,
correspondents Of the Maryland and Della
ware section were requested to give n bic
summary OF the weather and crop conditions
during the season. and Of the results of ih'
harvest. in their respective sections. The
replies received, as well rs q review Of TIT
crop reports published from week to week
and of the weather reports published from
month to month, mark the past season al
on the whole, one of the most prosperous il
the past decade for the farmer The genera
features OF the weather in Maryland anc
Delaware may he described in few words
The season opened in March with the tenn
perature considerably above the normal
sufficiently above in fact to keep the scasoI
temperature (reckoned from March y allow
the normal until the m ddle of June in spit
of the fact that April was a little below ant
May and June much below the average tenn
peraturc. From the middle of June 10 tn