Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-03-30

BLIZZARD ScENEs.-Our enterprising pho
tographer. Mr.. R. O'Toole, got out on GU!
streets with his camera the day following
the great blizzard and he caught six splendid
views of our streets. He sells them at the
very low price of 10 cents apiece, Q for %
cents or the entire set for go cents, which
for 6x8 views are such low figures that he
should sell large number of them.
SANDWICH WEATHER. We are now hay
ing, and have had during the past two weeks
streak of sunshine and streak Of cloud
each on alternate days.
No; We do not complain of March weather
it is OF the fact that we are not so circum'
stahced as to be able to dodge it, that We
| complain.
In the tussle between winter and summer
that is now going on, sort Of catch as. catch
can wrestle, winter has secured, to date
decidedly the greater number OF falls: 1t had
summer fiat on its back on Saturday last.
The policy of The LADIES' Home Journas,ln
Its religious department, seems to be always
to engage the pen of the man most immedi'
ately prominent ia the eyes of the religious
world. Thus it has had the services of Mr..
Beecher, Doctor Talmsge, Doctor Parkhurst,
Ian Maclaren, and now it will haye those Of
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, the new pastor OF
Plymouth Church, in Brooklyn. Doctor
Hills has given the Journal series Of arti.
cles upon which he had been working for
over year previous to bis Eastern call, and
the first OF these articles will be published in
the next issue of the magazine. The series
is all connected In thought, and presents the
general subject of The Secret Of Happy
Life"
A NOVEL INVENTION. Waters
and Weddle of this place are the patentees
of combined rocking horse, baby walker
and juvenile express wagon. Mr.. E. E.
Black has built one for the patentees and it
makes good every claim of the owners of the
device.
1t has not yet been finally determineas now
the patent will be handled. Whether by the
sale OF the patent itself or by having the
panv Walker. rocker wagon manufactured
and put on the market.
Inasmuch as it comprises in one machine
two necessities and one toy and can be sold
at price that would not cover the purchase
of any two of the Utrecht will, we feel assured,
sell rapidly.
Why not organize company here to build
them and put them on the marketf Only
small capital would be required and the
machinery would probably find much other
work to do. If it proved profitable and
additional capital were needed, 1t would offer
itself; there would be no difficulty in that
direction.
The rumor that the Geiser and Prick Com.
panies, Waynesboro, would pass under the
control of q trust led the people of that town
to seek authentic Information on the subject.
Tho Gazette has the following to say about 1t:
"The promoters Of the deal by which our
two large separator and farm engine indus.
tries are to pass from home and independent
management into the hands of a foreign trust
have been respectfully asked for statement
to the public of the reasons upon which their
action is predicsted. Forty eight hours have
elapsed since the request was presented, and
at the hour OF going TO press there is no
answer, no evidence that any attention has
been or will be given tue matter. Meantime,
the downward or retrograde movement con.
tinues the number Of cancelled building
contracts piles up and values in real estate
and other investments pile down. Today
we haye total of ten contracts for new
houses cancelled, and an untold number Of
proposed purchases either abandoned or
postponed. Capital, that fortnight ago
was bold and freely seeking investment, has
grown timid and is in hiding"