Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-09-07

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
nctic, full OF life, nerve and vigor. take No-To-
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample Free Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
An Exchange says: III man wears his
trousers 50 long that whenever he appears
on the street he should be Obliged to reach
around behind and grab hold of the slack or
basement and hold them up, wouldn't the
ladies' laugh?"
1t is reported here that some parties dyna-
mlted the fish in Berry's Hole, Monocacy
and that they secured several hundred
pounds of carp. Ifthc carp could all be de-
stroped without killing the bass and other
fish, we would urge the doing of it.
ScArcE.-Friend Addington and ourself
hunted squirrels on Tuesday last; it may be
more exact to say we hunted for squirrels.
We did not see one, nor did we hear one,
neither was there sign of one. We do not
believe there were as many as one squirrel
per square mile in that vicinity.
Mr.. Geo. +. Wacschc and Miss Elizabeth
Woodman of New York City were married
last Thursday at the BRIDES home, They
leave today, Thursday, for Lafayette, Ind,
where George will take up his duties as
instructor Of civil engineers in the Perdue
University. Mrs. Waesche is direct de-
scendant Of first Bishop of Mass. Rtwson.
Admiral Schley said in "A recent interview
that few officers in the army took much
personal interest In politics because they
were go often out of touch with political af-
fairs Ivy reason of service in ports at the
other end Of the world. He hmselfhc said,
had but one opportunity to vote for Il Pref
dent since he attained his majority.
DEATH OF WALTER ANDEns On Satur
day evening last after an illness of about two
weeks of typhoid fever. Mr.. Walter AndCrs
died at his home on East Street, this place.
The deceased was one Of our most active
and Woodworking citizens. He leaves a
wife and family of five small children His
loss is greatly Geplorcd and his family has
the sympathy Of the community. He was
buried in l.cwistown ON Monday.
Samuel Kiss|er, aged II years, ofPhiladcl-
phia, bought an ice cold bottle of root beer
placed it in his hip pccke, and started home
He had not gone a half dozen squares before
the bottle exploded, lifting the boy about
three feet into the air and seriously wound
ing him, q horse was frightened and ran Off,
struck trolley car, knocked the mOtorman
down, causing the car 10 be stopped, The
boy was taken to a hospital to have his
wounds dressed
LIEUT. Howard Lee, second
son rf Mr. John Lenders Of this place has
tenancy in The regular army and has been
assigned to the list Infantry, Co. A. he
writes US that upon his arrival nj Camp
Meade he found but one officer, Major Pres
ton, there. Lieut.. Larders was ut once made
post recruiting officer and at the same time
to take command of Go. A, already number
ing so mc0 He is working - to IA hours
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the air Of camp htc.
Geo. II. Ouackenbor. a patrollmnn on the
New York police force is 80 years Old, and
has had n very remarkable career all things
onsilercd. lie ,sa graduate of WASHINGTON
University, has been an expert telrgraphrr,
an instructor Of deaf mutes, once connected
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Miss Fannie r. Sappington Of near Union
vile, Franklin CO., Pa, has remarkable
peach tree Some years ago she purchased
il from a nursery for "W!ld Goose" plum
After the tree had grown to II sufficient size
to bear fruit one or two crops were gathered
from it, Sometime later during Il thunder
storm, large limb from an elm tree that
stood near by was blown upon 1t and broke
it off within six inches of the ground. The
stump subsequently sproutcd and assumed
the proportions of tree again, blossomcd
and bore crop of large, luscious peaches.
Had il not been for this remarkable trans.
formation she would have been without this
most delicious of all fruits, for, strange to
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