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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-03-24
The Electric Railroad.

Less than two months since, The CAToC-
TIN CLARION took up the matter Of an cleo
trio railroad. At that time to our certain
knowledge no one was giving it thought,
save ourselves: the project had not been dis
cussed, nor had any one given it serious
thought.
Like other public movements that event
uated in success, THE CLARION formulated
the plan and set to work upon it. The plan
was simple; it was to secure urgent and
favorable notice on the part OF the news
papers in Frederick and Emmitsburg and
that attained, then to go to work directly
upon it. The methods adopted worked sat.
isfactorily, the papers promptly and strongly
endorsed the enterprise, public sentiment
was aroused and opinion moulded and when
the real work of Incorporating company
was undertaken, it was found to be easy OF
accomplishment.
Without detracting aught from the credit
due the newspapers Of Frederick aud Em-
mitsburg, without whose support the matter
would not have come to so prompt and sue.
oessfu an issue, TIE CLARION feels that it
has just cause for pride in thus having placed
to It's credit the initiating and furthering OF
another splendid public enterprise.
While it is true that acts of Incorporation
and columns of argument do not build rail-
roads, and that money alone digs up the
earth and buy irsn, We have we believe suf-
fcient grounds upon which to base the as
sertion that the road will be built, certainly
and with but little delay.
For Thurmont, Mt. St. Mary's and En-
mitsburg, it will prove to be the chief
good that has come to them in many years.
The history of every small town that has
been visited by an electric railroad is that of
rapid growth and there will be no exceptions
to the rule as applied to those along the
proposed road.
Men amply possessed of essential knowl-
edge obtained through experience assert the
belief that this road will be one of the best
paying investments among electric railroads
in the State: it is the expression of such
views that has induced the incorporators to
take the step, for they feel assured that the
necessary capital will be readily forthcoming
owing to these bright promises of return
upon the investment.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-03-24
Read the new ads.


James Wollard. of Thurmont, has been
granted an original pension of SO per month.
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The plans furnished by architect Demp-
wolf, for the new Reindollar building, pro,
claim a structure which will be highly cred
liable to Taneytown and the equal of any
public building in the county. The first
plan, of three rooms on the first floor with a
hall over oil, will be carried out. This will
give two rooms 17x74 and one 1Gx74 on first
floor with hall, including stage and dress.
ing rooms, 5Ox74, on second floor.
The room on the west side of the building
will be occupied by the Carroll Record, there
10y supplying US with the finest newspaper
home In the state outside of large city
Carroll Record
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-03-24
Business Locals.

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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-03-24

HIGHFIELD BooMING. - Highheld will have
regular building boom this spring. Al
ready some of the buildings are under way.
Contractor Hess Of this place, is building n
handsome cottage for Miss jennie Calimer.
Among others that will 20 up are the follow
ing: Cottage for Clarence Benchoff; large
dwelling and store room for Mrs Wan,z;
cottage for J. M. Cook, Baltimore; one for
Jcre NJ Du!row; one for d, G. Flohr, High
field one for DIR. Reed, Washington; one
for w. l.. Maurer, who is also making an
addition to his store. Ernest Miller has just
finished fine cottage and Dr. Nachter an
elegant one between Highfield and Blue
Ridge. f ]. Wade is just completing n
pretty cottage and Chas. Dutrow, Blue Ridge
Summit, is going to build ve;y fine home
as soon as he can get the BRICKS Village
Record
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-03-24

ALL ON PILE.-On Monday evening last
about 73O o'clock, Mr.. VIM. J. Long and
Mr.. John F. Myers were driving along the
road, q short distance West of the Emit
House, IN a stick wagon, and MIR. VIM T.
Eyer was riding some distance back of them
on horse back. Mr.. Eyler's horse became
frightened by the noise from an approaching
buggy and started to run. Mr.. Eyler being
unable to control the horse 1t climbed into
the back of Mr. Longs wagon, upsetting 1t
and throwing the horses stick wagon, and
Messrs. Long. Myers. and Eyer all on q pile.
Mr.. Eyler landing under the stick wagon
with his one foot in the stirrup. The wagon
was badly broken, but fortunately no one
was hurt Mr. Eyler's horse was slightly
scratched Chronicle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-03-24

UNION BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT AssoCIA-
TON The ladies interested in the welfare
and identifying of Union Bridge, held sec
ond meeting last Tuesday afternoon. Inter
est along this line is increasing, those who
were not present missed grand treat. The
interest manifested by everyone present
shows that great good will be the result
Work was raped out, and will be vigor-
ously pushed forward The improvements
which will be made from time 10 time will
be made without increasing the taxes, as
some Of the people think will be the case -
Carroll Meas.
What do you think of the above, ladies OF
TburmO1t- ED
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
Bismarck and Society.

Prince Bismarck was often re.
preached in later years, when he lived
in aff1uence, with living the life of
recluse, neither entertaining himself
nor showing himself at other peoples
parties. The charge was unjust. AS
Prussia's Minister at Frankfurt
Main and in st. Petersburg, he kept
open house, and his board was always
indisputably as Hospitality laden and
as constantly frequented as that of any
of his colleagues. When he came in
to office, and from then till the day OF
his departure into private life, his full
attention was claimed by the mass Of
business that poured into his chancery.
His own herculean constitution, ex-
cused from the demands made by SO.
ciety, managed, with the help OF
waters, mineral springs, and occasion.
al repose to his digestive organs, to
hold out, while those who worked with
him were used up by scores; but any
attempt to live the life of ordinary be.
ings would have infallibly shortened
the days of the man whose labor has
won for Prussia the position she now
holds, and for the Kings of Prussia
the imperial crown.-London Tele.
graph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
Extremes Meet.

Those who have noted the progress
of the war with Spain as set fort b in
the elaborate Especial dispatches
published in some of the great city
dailies, will appreciate conversation
that took place between two chance &C.
quaintances on railway passenger.
train about month after war was de.
clared.
"Well, we are coming to my stop
ping-place," said the elder of the two
men. "I am indebted to you for 8
pleasant hour and half. My name
is Peters. am contractor. build
'sky-scrapers' and large office struc.
tures."
"Glad to have met you," replied
the other. "My name is Rogers.
am an expander. work in a news.
paper office, and build two-column de.
spatches out of ive-line oablegrams. a
Youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24

In the early morning. as soon ac ycu
awake to consciousness, remember that
you are in the very presence chamber
OF God, who has been watching beside
you through the long, dark hours; looh
up into His face and thank Him. Con.
secrate to Him those first few mo.
ments before you leave your couch
Look on toward the coming day
through the golden haze of the light
that streams from the angel of His
presence. You can forecast very large.
ly what your difficulties are likely ts
be, the quarters from which you may
be attacked, the burdens that may
need carrying. Take care not to view
any of these apart from God. Be sure
that He will be between you and them
as the ship is between the traveller
and the ocean, be it fair or stormy
Rev. F. B. Meyer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24

Tt is often said that to get the most
milk requires that it be drawn from
the udder as rapidly as possible.
There is just this measure of truth in
the saying: The rapid mixer will al
ways be the one who has had much
practice and the muscles of whose
hands have been strengthened by
long use in this business. But the
best milker will, because of this
strength of muscle, be able to milk
fast without excessive pulling of the
teats. 1t will seem to the COW, as in.
deed it will be, the strong even pres
sure of muscles that are strong enough
to do their work without injury to the
teat. And when it comes to the strip
pings at the close of the milking, the
fastest mixer must bide his time
To try to hurry then will cause the
COW to hold up the milk and will in
time dry her off.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
Fall Planting of Strawberries.

Whether layer strawberry plants
can be proftably set in the fall is an
undecided question among many
growers. From the experience of the
best growers it is generally conceded
good policy to put out extra beds in
the fall from the home grown plants,
either pot-grown or layer plants, but
when the new plants have to come
from long distance spring planting
of layer plants is thought to give the
best results.
This refers to late fall planting, but
if the layer plants to be set can be OBJ
tanned early in September and are
strong and well-rooted, they will do
as we'll or better than spring set plants
and just SO much time will be saved in
reaching fruiting. Plants set thus
early will have ample time to make a
good start before the end of the grow
ing season and be in good shape to
pass through the winter uninjured if
they have the proper late winter mulch.
They will also get the benefit of early
spring rains and give fair crop Of
fruit the next summer, although it
would be better for future crops if the
plants were not allowed to fruit the
first season.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
Late Sumner Feeding.

Winter and late summer are periods
that cause poultrymen to do hard
thinking, because at these seasons
eggs are high in price and hard to get.
1t is being generally learned how it is
possible to increase egg production
during the winter, or rather how to
raise pullets so that they will be win
ter layers; but how to obtain eggs in
late summer is quite another problem.
During this period poultrymen have to
contend with moulting as we'll as with
the natural season of respite after
spring and early summer laying. 1t
is quite possible, however, to control
the season of laying to certain ex-
tent, through food and care.
While it is admitted that for the
most perfect egg production careful
feeding is necessary, good Judgment
should be used in order to obtain o
combination of foods that shall not be
heating or fattening, but egg-forming.
If the morning mash, consisting Of
bran, middlings and linseed meal,
moistened with skim milk, is fed in
about half the quantity used during
the winter, it will make good food to
start with. Green clover cut into
small bits should also be fed literally
during the summer. 1t is rich in the
elements that go into the egg. Dur
ing the day little grain is scattered
among the chaff to keep the hens busy
scratching, and at night wheat or
buckwheat in small quantities, about
one quart to twenty-five hens, should
be fed. This ration is for hens in par
tial confinement and will do much
towards obtaining liberal supply Of
eggs in late summer.--Atlanta Jour
nal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
A POST-MORTEM VIEW,
Castilian Expert Writes of United
States WarshIps as Mere Tubs.

- CastlIlan Expert Writes of United
States WarshIps as Mere Tubs.
1t seems almost incredible that the
Spaniards should ever have considered
Cervera's fleet superior to anything we
could send against it, yet such seems
to be the case. If they believed the
comparisons of the two navies made
py their ne ispapers they are logically
correct In their conclusion.
Ihese articles, says the Chicago
chronicle, written by Spanish naval
experts, appeal strongly to credulous
people and represent our warships as
absolutely valueless, while their own
are simply marvels. A. de Canta, the
most popular naval writer in Spain,
makes remarkable comparison in La
Illustration Nacional of Madrid that is
quite sufficient to inspire his country
men with confidence.
He admits that the United States has
the larger fleet, but shows that it is
practically valueless. "It is manned
by the dregs Of an almost worthless
population-criminals and released
convicts. For the most part these are
foreigners without the slightest pa
triotism. The crews, being animated
by motives of Stupidity alone, are des-
tltute Of that pride and enthusiasm
that control Spaniards." For these
reasons, Mr.. Canta concludes: "The
result Ia, therefore, that If our navy
Is inferior to the American navy In
quantity 1t Is greatly superior in quail.
W, since our sailors, in addition to
their transcendent bravery, which Ia
universally acknowledged, possess dis
cipline, enthusiasm and confidence
which the Yankees are far from hav.
ing"
Having demons rated the utter
worthless character of the sailors who
man our ships, the rival of Weyler and
Munchausen in the art of lying goes
on to compare the ships Of the two
navies, describing that Of Spain as
made up Of ships faultless in construc-
ton, armored and armed to suit the
queen regents taste, marvels OF speed.
veritable things of beauty.
Words almost fail him when he
makes a sanguinary attack upon our
ships. He declares that the battle
ships Indiana, Oregon and Massa-
chusetts, which he calls CRUISERS Of
the first class" cannot go to sea with
anything like full coal bunkers. If
they should the "waves would wash
over them" They are only suitable
for coast guards. The recent sailing
record Of the Oregon somewhat dis
credits this criticism.
He says the battleships California
and Pennsylvania are under construc-
ton, which will be news to Americans.
He declares the Texas to be woefully
deficient. "Her machinery is bad-be-
yond repairing-her torpedoboat tubes
are useless. She is bad lot"
The only American ship of which
he speaks kindly is the Brooklyn. He
says she is fast and "can. therefore. re-
fuse to fight at ALL" point which the
Spaniards in the Caribbean appear to
appreciate.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
NO WOMAN Is EXEMPT.

Regularity is q matter of tmportance
in every woman's life. Much pain is,
however, endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
in truth 1t is all wrong and indicates
arrangement that may cause serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation Of woman's health is
q perfectly normal and regular per-
formance Of natures function. The
statement we print from Miss GER
TRUDE SKIES, of Eldred, Pa, is echoed
in every city, town and hamlet in this
country. Read what she says:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I feel like
new person since following your ad-
vice, and think it is my duty to let the
public know the good your remedies
have done me. My troubles were pain
full menstruation and leucorrhea.
was nervous and had spells Of being
confused. Before using your remedies
1 never had any faith in patent medi-
cines. I now wish to say that never
had anything do me so much good for
painful menstruation as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; also would
say that your Sanative Wash has cured
me of leucorrh9a. 1 hope these few
words may help suffering women"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
'ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia f. Pinlham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women during single year.
All suffering women are invited to
write freely to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass. for advice about their health.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
Spreading Manure.

As the work OF spreading manure is
generally done it is tedious work,
unless one has machine for the
work which every farmer ought to
have if he can possibly afford it.
Manure can be spread rapidly and at
minimum of expense by having two
teams and wagons for the work, leav-
ing one in the barnyard to be loaded
while the other is on it's way to the
field. In applying the manure to the
land considerable hard labor may be
saved by little thought. Remove
the board on one side of the wagon
and pull off the manure i'll piles at
intervals of twenty-five feet each way,
making about six piles from double
horse load. At this rate about o
dozen loads are required for an acre,
and by this method of applying the
spreading can be quickly and easily
done and with much less hard work
than by the old way of spreading from
the wagon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
ODDS AND ENDS.

Shells as they are known in the
present day were not used in the navy
until the latter part OF the eighteenth
century.
The ink plant of New Granada is a
curiosity. The Juice Of 1t can be used
as ink without any preparation. At
first the writing Is red, but after
few hours 1t changes to black.
The cries Of sea birds. especially sea
gulls, are very valuable to sailors in
misty weather. The birds cluster on
the cliffs and coast and their cries warn
lboatmen that they are near the land.
Early man used to be able to wag
his ears as an indication Of pleasure
or to brush away flies from under his
back hair, but as the muscles were not
brought into continual use they be-
came rudimentary.
The Belgian government offers a
prize of $4,000 for the invention of a
match paste containing no phosphorus
and not otherwise dangerous to health
in its manufacture. OF course, other
points are required. but the object of
the offer is to find a way to do away
with dangerous employment.
Among proposed applications Of
power at long distances from its source
is the lighting Of the interior passage
and chambers Of the great pyramids
by electric currents generated at the
cataract Of Assouan, several hundred
miles away. The same power is in
tended to operate pumping stations and
cotton mills slona the Nile.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
Blanching Early Celery,

1t is best not to try to blanch cell
cry while the weather is hot by put
ting up earth around it. Either the
earth quickly dries out, making the
celery tough and dry, or if wet weather
comes the soil will cling to the celery
stalks, rotting them. Placing wide
boards on each side of the celery, and
packing some damp hay in between
the boards and the plants, will ex-
clude the light and will blanch the
celery as far up as the boards extend.
Thebetter way is to have boards wide
enough to reach above the celery tops,
and then place another board over
all, entirely excluding the sunlight.
In warm weather celery blanches
very rapidly. In very few days
under this treatment the celery will
be found blanched sufficiently for
use,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
USE FOR oLo.TIME MONITORS.
They Will BE Assigned as Station Ships
in Cuban and Porto Rican Ports.


The old monitors of the Civil War
period, having proved their efficiency
in the present war, during which they
have been manned by the naval re-
serves OF the several States, will be
continued in service as station ships in
the various ports on the Cuban and
Porto Rican coasts. 1t is understood
that they will be assigned for duty,
probably in the fall or as soon as the
details of command and muster of men
from the regular force of the navy can
be arranged. These vessels will be
turned over to the Navy Department
as rapidly as the naval reserves are
mustered out. Two which have been
carrying naval militia from New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania are laid up at
the League Island Navy Yard, Phila-
delphia, and tho others are in various
harbors on the Atlantic coast These
vessels are of two classes, the first, of
2100 tons, consisting of the Ajax, Can
onicus, Mahopac, Manhattan and
Wyandotte, and the second, of 1875
tons, comprising the Comanche, Cats
kill, Jason, Lehigh, Montauk, Nahant
and Nantucket. The Comanche is on
the Pacific coast and will not be in
cluded in the detail for service in the
West Indies.
Every fone Ct the monitors was
overhauled prior to the breaking out
of the Spanish war and put into effec-
tive condition, as much as $25, 900 be-
ing expended on some of them for new
boilers and machinery. Although the
guns in the turrets are of the old
fashioned smooth-bore pattern, the
vessels are provided with modern
rapid-fre and six-inch batteries on
their decks and are really powerful
and destructive machines, capable of
doing good service. They can easily
get in and out of such harbors as
Havana, Santiago, Cienfuegos, Matan-
zas, Cardenas, and Sagua la Grande
in Cuba, aud Ponce and San Juan in
Porto Rico, where 1t is proposed to
send them. They can be employed
for the maintenance of order and pro-
lection of life and property in these
ports as effectively as such vessels as
the New York, leaving the latter free
for wider and more general service.
The monitors are seaworthy, and, for
the purposes intended, as satisfactory
as vessels Of greater variety and range
of action.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24

About 1000 murders occurred in
England and Wales during the last
period of five years for which facts
are available. There were, during the
same time, nearly 160,000,OoO persons
of all ages exposed to the risk of being
murdered, that is 10000, 900 in any ons
year. The yearly risk Of being MUIR
dered is, therefore. only the very
small degree of probability expressed
by the odds of one to 10000, and II
a lifetime be counted as 100 years, the
chance Of being murdered some time
is only one in 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24

The county Of Herefordshire, Eng.
land, possesses q remarkable freak OF
nature-two trees have joined together
about ten feet from the ground by
what appears to be single branch. "A
closer examination shows, however
that the connection has been formed
by branches growing from both trees;
these two branches having met, and
IN the course of time, grown together
It Is probable that these twin trees are
unique in England; at any rate. from
the manner in which the curiosity has
been grown they must be very rare.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24

There Is more Catarrh in this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed TO be
tncurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounced 1t a local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling TO
cure with local treatmentS pronounced it In.
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by +. j. Cheney g. Co., Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t Is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to euro. Send for circulars and test-
monials. Address FL: CHENEY& Co, Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24
Remember the Gloucester.

"Snr," said the second officer Of the
great Spanish battleship, "a hostile
ship is visible on the horizon" Can
you make her out?" "She Is an Am
erican, SIR" "Ah. battleship! Clear
ship for action! We will give her a
stiff fight" "Sir, 1t is not battle
ship. 1t is an auxiliary cruiser, one
of those Yankee pleasure yachts has
tily transformed into war vessel"
The commanders face blanched as he
replied: Then there is no help for us.
Run the ship on shore, beach her, and
blow her up."-Plttsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.