Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-20

The result of the meeting held at the home
of the Misses Zimmerman, on Monday night,
was N. & s., Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. T. Matthias
plus 4 E. & w., Miss Edna Waesche and
Mr.. Miles Miller, plus 4.
The club will meet next Monday evening
at Aurora Cottage.
- scnsible husband said to his wife the
3ther day, "Jane, don't spend cent with
merchants who don't advertise" The wife
who IS a business woman replied; "Yeu old
goose, learned better long ago than to 20
where was not invited. You would be an
old bachelor now if you had not invited me
to be your wife. Catch me going to store
without an invitation. guess not"
Hungry PEOPLE, think of Ill There are
persons to pay ten dollars for a supper In
New York and there are others who will pay
two hundred and forty dollars for the priv.
lege of sitting in theatre box to sec the ten
dollar supper eaten While some are con.
stantly devising q way to get money, others
are puzzling their brains over the problem,
how they shall spend it.
During Monday night thieves entered the
clothing store of Rowe Bros, in this place,
and got away with large amount Of cloth
ing and gents furnishing goods.
The thieves effected an entrance by dig
ging large hole through IA inch brick
wall. On Tuesday morning the window
shutters were found open and the window
hoisted In the rear end Of the store, which
goes to show that they expected TO enter the
store through the window, but as the inside
of the window WAS burglar proof their efforts
in this direction failed, and 1t was then that
they went to work to dig hole through the
brick wall. The implements used In taking
out the bricks were An iron chisel, two hooks
and large post, which was evidently used
to break loose the bricks and mortar. The
Implements were found outside the store.
There was evidence about the building which
! leads to the conclusion that there were sen.
tinels on guard while the work was being
done, for at one place the ground was
tramped down in circle, as though man
had been standing there, stepping up and
down in order to keep warm. 1t is thought
that the thieves had wagon in which they
hauled away the goods.
From the fact that lot of coats, pants and
vests were found hanging on the fence out
side of the store in the morning 1t is evident
that the thieves were either scared away or
the morning light was approaching too rap.
idly for them to get away with the goods
they had on the outside of the building.
They also left several phosphate sacks. They
took between forty and fifty pairs of pants,
besides coats, vests, silk handkerchiefs and
other goods Rowe Bros. place the loss at
between $3.50 and $500. There is ne clue to
the thieves. This is the fifth attempt to rob
this store, three of which have been success.
tul.-Emmitsburg CHRONICLE.
DAIRY LAW VoID Judge Sharp of Balti-
more, has rendered decision declaring null
and vsid the act OF the last Legislature re-
quiring certain class of dairymen to register
their herds.
The dairy law is chapter 300 of the acts Of
1893; which provides that dairymen supply
ing milk to cities Itowns and villages In the
State shall register their herds with the live
stock sanitary board. Henry A. Broadbent,
a dairyman, was indicted for not complying
with the law.
1.-THE object of the law" Judge Sharp says
in his opinion, lis the protection of the
health of the people of the State, but the
proposed classification bears no just relation
TO that purpose. It does not appear that
those supplying milk to cities, towns and
villages, keep their stables In any worse con-
di,ion than others, or that their cows are
not as we'll cared for. 1t cannot be said that
the inhabitants of cities, towns or villages
are more liable to disease caused by impure
milk than others, or that they have any
peculiar need for the protection of such leg
is lation. No reason appears why the Leg
islaiure should be more solicitous Of the
health of residents of cities, towns and vii
lagos than of the health OF those residing in
the country. No reasons exist requiring I'm
account of the health of the community, that
they should be the subject Of special rogula-
tions. SAIL dairymen, herdsmen and private
individuals stand in precisely the same rela-
ton to the object Of the law. The injury ia
the public from impure milk is the same In
any case The obligation to supply pure
milk Is as great In the case of those selling
in country neighborhoods as in the case Of
those selling in cities, towns and villages.
The act subject the traverser to expensive
and troublesome regulations and an arbitrary
procedure which may in some cases b.
unjust and oppressive, from which Others
having the same ability to do the mischie
intended to be prevented, aud who are prac-
tlcally in precisely the same situation as thu
traverser, are exempt. The act denies X
him the equal protection Of the laws and i
for that reason null and void"
Another fatal defect in thelaw, the opinion
states, is the fact that II Is made misdemea
nor not to comply with certain order OF tn
live stock sanitary board, and not to kee
the stables in the condition required by tn
ACT.
The case was o test one. Ex-GOverno
Wbyte, who appeared for Mr.. Broadbent
represents number Of the dairymen. Th
State will take the case to the Court {
Appeals.