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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-02-01

Mr.. Philip Baker Kunkle, one of the best
known and esteemed residents of Frederick,
died last week at his home In that city
Death came rather suddenly after two days
illness, resulting from heavy cold.
Mr.. Kunkel was born in that city on July
4, 1890, and has been lifelong resident
He was son of the late John Kunkel, and
with him had been associated in the tannery
business which he continued after his faith
er's death, but retired some years ago.
He leaves a widow who was Anna K It.
Pyfer of Frederick, and three sisters, Mrs.
Samuel R. Hogg of Baltimore, and Misses
Amelia and Mary G. Kunkel, of Frederick.
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ay- DIR. HOWARD WHITE is now 10
Gated with the Omitted States Dental Asso.
ciat,on," No. 1 N. Charles.st., Baltimore. Md.
Jan % emo.
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The glassblowers at Town Hall this week
are giving very interesting entertainment
and the present made is in many instances
worth as much or more than the admission
aharpe
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The following valuable
TOWN PROPERTY.

TOWN PROPERTY.
The lot of ground situate and lying on the
West side of Water Street, Ia Thurmont,
fronting SO feet on said street and running
back lG4 feet to public alley.
The Improvements consist of large
FRAME AND LOG
WEATnERBOARDED DWELLING
containing 10 rooms. 1t is sufficiently large
and suitably laid off for double dwelling
and Is in good repair There is also q
large stable and other necessary outbuildngs.
Also q good well of water at the door
Terms easy and made known on the day
of sale.
Jan 20 At MRS. l.. nj. WARD.
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How Are Your Kidneyss
Die free ADD Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or N. Y.
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One of the marked peculiarities of this
winters weather is the rapidity with which
the conditions change. The cold waves rush
eastward across the country and are followed
by warmer weather, which in turn as rapidly
pass The rain and snow conditions have
changed with equal rapidity. The weather
bureau has mentioned this several times; it
is most unusual Since our last issue we
have had two cold waves.
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for the sale of celtaiu real estate situated in
Frederick County, in the State of Maryland,
of which Martha Susan Estcrline, died seized
and possessed, and for distribution of the
proceeds of sale to the creditors Of said de-
ceased, who will come in and contribute to
the expense of this proceeding.
The Bill states that Martha Susan Ester
line, late of Frederick County, in the State
of Mary land, but now deceased, was in her
lifetime and at the time Of her death, seized
and possessed of the following described real
estate, situated in Frederick County, in the
State aforesaid, the same being a lot or por-
ton of ground with improvements, situated
in Mechanicstown or Thurmont Election
District, in said county, and which was con-
yeyed unto the said Martha EsterliLe by
deed executed by Mcclellan j. Baitzell and
wife, which deed is filled with said Bill
marked Exhibit A"
The Bill further charges that the said
Martha Susan Esterlne, being seiaed as
aforesaid, departed tbie life, inteslalc, in or
about the month of October, A. ID. 1879
leaving surviving her the following as her
heirs at Law, to, wi:--James II. Esterlihe, a
son, whose wiie's name is Linnie, both adults
and reside III the city of Carlisle, in the State
of Pennsylvania; john Ester.inc, a sou ,whost
wite's name is - Esterline, both Of whom
are adults and non residents Of the State Of
Maryland; whose whereabouts are unknown
George Esterlne, son, whose wiie's name
is - Esterline, both adults aud non.rcsidentt
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Are You w eaky

Weakness manifests itself in the loss OF
ambition and aching bones. The blood is
watery; the tissues are wasting-the door is
being opened for disease. A bottle of Browns
Iron Bitters taken in time will restore your
strength, soothe your nerves, make your
blood rich and red. Do you more good
than an expensive special course ofmedicine.
Browns Iron Bisters is sold by oil dealers.
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icy DRIED Peaches and Prunes, Raj,
sins and HOME Canned Peaches at
ja1s4t M. G. OVERHOLTLER.
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W- SMALL PROPERTY FOR SALE.
A fine property 10 acres-new buildings
young orchard-14 miles Of Thurmont
Apply at
d2ltf THE CLARION OFFICE.
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EDWARD HEWES,
ATTORNEY-AT- LAW.
Frederick, Md.

Milton q. Urner. Clayton o. Keedy
Hammond Urner.
URNER, KEEDY & URNER,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
- and Solicitors in Chancery.
Will attend promptly to all Law, Equity and
Testamentary Business.
~ OFFlcE.-Record Street opposite
x,ourt House Frederick, Md. APPS
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cg- ONLY A FEW LEFT and they
must go ga square WOOL blankets, also
some Plush Lap ROBES. These goods will
be sold very cheap for CASH, aud want of
room for spring stock
JIG. GERNAND,
1881 Graceham, Nd
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additional Locals on 2nd page.
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Yeur Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netie. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No.To'
BAG, the wonder worker, that makes weak mon
strong All druggists, SOC or u. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
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tR- DWELLING FOR RENT. will
rent possession given at once, my house and
lot south of Thurmont.
nOv30tf JOHN w. LYNN.
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Eg- GORSUCH SELLS
FELT BOOTS @ $185.
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Letter from IlOilO, II. I.

Through the courtesy of Miss Mamie ,daugh.
ter of MIR Martin d. Troxell of this place,
we are permitted to lay before our readers
the following interesting soldiers letter from
the far.off Philippines.
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Public Sale.

The undersigned will sell at public sale or
the premises, on Waterst., Thurmont, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1900,
AT 2 O'CLOCK, p. NJ,
Tho fol inwipp yall0ble
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James Creager and Martin
j.. Creager, trading as
james Creager g. Son,

James II. Esterline and
Linnie Esterline, his wife,
Solista Ann Wilhide and
Lemucl Wilhide, her hns-
band. John Esterline and
- Es,erline, his wife, Julia
Ann Lidie and Bradley LII
die, her husband, Mary
Ellen Jones and Hiram B.
Jones, her husband, Will
lam Esterline and - Ester
line, his wife, Emma Lippy
and Milton Lippy, her hus.
hand, Sarah McComas and
- McComas her husband,
Nelson EstoTline and
Melvin Esterline.
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New Advertisements.

Ford's.
School Comms.
Z. C. Dewitt & Co.
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az Carpets, Straw Mating, Oh Cloths,
Window Shades, &c,
mchl0tf AT ROOTS.
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Will be found in Office next door to OPP
nosit the Luthern Church at all times except
Tuesday and Friday.
The following appointments will be
promptly kept
EMMITSBURG-On Friday OF each "eeA
at Emmitt House.
June 10. '88
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w- GORSUCH SELLS
Jan11tf MUSLIN a. Acts yard,
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tB- Rockers and Chairs-just come to
see tbem-will open your eyes;
AT BLACKS.
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MARK EFT REPORT
Corrected Weekly by
GEO. w. MILLER,

General Commission Merchant,
ia s. CHARLES STREET, BALTIMORE, Md
Tuesday, January 20, 1900.
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n, w! EQUITY
in the Circuit
; Court for Fred
erick County,
in Equity,
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tB- The finest stock of Pictures, Easels,
Medallions, &c,
AT BLACKS.
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Iloilo, P. |.
Mote by the Edltor.-Mr Benefits home
is in Pennsylvania.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Hogs are said to be searcer than
usual in the neghborhood of Benville,
Ind
A Plainview. MINI, correspond re-
ports considerable cholera among hogs
in that locality.
Hogs in Charlton county, Mo, are
reported healthy but scarcer than for
several years; but few will be market
ed before January.
1t is reported that Cudahy packing
company has signed a contract by
which it agrees to control and operate
the old Whitaker packing plant at
Wichita, Kan. The packing of hogs
will be commenced as soon as the
building can be placed in proper con
dition.
The number of pigs kept by the col
liers and artisans Of the north Of Eng
land fuctuates with the price Of coal
and yard In good times every collier
keeps a lively animal of some sort. but
his fancy animal is usually a pig.
He admires this on Sunday after
moons. and groups of friends go round
to smoke their pipes and compare pigs,
and bet on their ultimate weight. They
have private pig shows, with subscrip-
ton prizes. Each animal is judged in
its own sty, and it is interesting to
know that the evolution of an almost
perfect pig was due to the innate
sagacity Of the Yorkshire pit hand.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
PRIMITIVE AGRICULTURE.
care.pweIIer. IN ths nlns Of chIaa.

Cave-Dweliers In the Hills or China.
Although the vast mobs which infest
Pekln and the large, cities of China
are worked up TO a state OF frenzy and
fanaticism. the great Chinese popula-
ton proper is agricultural, and natur-
ally extremely peaceful Agriculture,
however. is most primitive, and the
wonder is how such an immense popu-
lation can be supported from the soil
until the great economy practieed in
all things Is understood. On the great
plain of China every available foot OF
land is utilized for growing something
and every particle Of fertility returned
to the soil. Waters are used for irri-
cation. and in many cases laboriously
distributed over the fields. The great
plain is about roo miles In length, and
varies from 200 TO 400 miles In width,
occupying the northeastern part Of The
empire. and containing over 10000
square miles OF wonderfully fertile
soil II supports population Of not
less than l77.000.00O human beings,
making il the most densely settled Of
any part OF the world Of the same size,
its inhabitants amounting to nearly
two-thirds Of the entire population OF
Europe wonderful feature OF the
physical geography OF China is the ex-
istence Of vast region Of loess in this
portion Of the empire. Loess is a
very solid but friable earth. brownish
yellow in color. and Is found in many
places from 500 to 900 feet deep. The
loess hills rise in terraces from TWEEN
ty to several hundred feet in height.
The lOess region OF China is perhaps
the most broken country in the world,
with It's sheer ellis and upright walls,
terraces and deep-cut rayines. Owing
TO the ease with which II can be work
cd. caves made at the bases of straight
cliffs afford homes TO millions OF peo-
pie in the densely populated northern
provinces. Whole villages cluster to-
getlier in carvod-out chambers, some
Of which extend back more than zoo
feet The capabilities Of defense in
a country such as this. while an invad-
ing army must necessarily become lost
and absolutely bewildered in the tan
gle Of interlacing ways, and where the
defenders may always remain conceal
ed or have innumerable means Of es-
cape. is peculiarly significant Of this
time. when consideration is being Civ
en- to a conquest Of China
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

in all Deduct the cost Of keeping
and we have SIG as the profit for the
week. Can you Shorthorn breeders
show us any such figures, when Short
horn cows are use4 as dairy animals?
Mr.. Erwin-The cow that makes
butter does not lay the fat on herself.
OF whatever breed she may be. once
kept an accurate record OF every pound
Of milk that my herd produced, and
of the amount of butter made and of
the amount sold. There was no effort
made TO save any particular part of
the milk for butter. For the year
got 270 pounds to the COW, and was
using the grade Shorthorn COW at
that.
Mr.. Brooks-The experiment sta
tion in New York made experiments
feeding food without fat. and the cows
still made butter as usual. Where did
that fat come from?
A Farmer used to breed the
Shorth0rn cows and was afraid Of the
Jerseys. But finally went to a Jer-
sey breeder and got me a frst-class
Jersey bull and began to breed in that
direction, and l have kept at it ever
since. am well pleased with the re-
suits. We must let go of the beef
breeds for dairying.
Mr.. Sellers-I think 1t is hard to
divest our minds of all prejudice in
judging Of the case in hand. Nature
seems to have ordered that in every
breed there should be certain strains
for certain purposes; in dogs we find
the same thing; we get greyhound
for speed. bulldog for protection.
If l want a butter COW l get the Jer-
sey.
Mr.. Wentworth-There are good an
imals in all breeds, and there are also
many scrubs. There are as many of
the latter as Of the good ones. There
is scarcely one in three that is worth
keeping.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

There are a few crops that pay we'll
If turned under and a good many that
it does not pay to turn under. Among
the latter are such crops as rape.
Every once in awhile some person
asks the value of this for a green ma
nure. 1t is practically nothing. The
reason is that it adds nothing to the
soil, for it has built itself up entirely
from the soil. AS a general PROPOSE
tion we should turn under only those
plants that have gained something
from the air and those plants are the
legumes. Fortunately the number of
the legumes is large and some of them
will do well on most any soil. If we
can't grow ono Of the clovers we may
yet be able to grow COW peas or sofa
beans, or even the sand vetch. We
have even seen the ground sown to
white beans and the crop turned un-
der when the growth had become rank.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
prennrlnr lhe noot for the shoe.

Preparing the hoof for the shoe is
very nice piece of work and but
very few men are qualified to do it.
II. D. Blakeslee says: l am convinced
that muck more depends on the proper
leveling Of the foot than upon the
form of shoe. My conception Of a
level foot is. to dress the hoof so that
the bottom will be absolutely square
with the plumb line of the leg. When
this is accurately done, the shoe per-
fectly level, and the nails-not too
large-properly driven, there remains
very little occasion for any but a
plain, ordinary shoe of proper weight
for the subject being shod. Another
important point in this connection is
placing the shoe on the foot so that
the center of the former-that is a
line drawn from the center of the
heels Of shoe to the center of toe there
of-shall plumb line Of the leg. This
may at times cause one side Of the
hoof to be rasped of more on one side
than on the other, but if skillfully
done the foot can be induced to grow
to this normal position. l am now
treating two very bad quarter cracks
exactly on these lines, with an ordi-
nary shoe, with marked success, per-
hitting the shoe to rest on all parts
of the wall alike.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

and trees give. Nothing grows to full
size here. The natives grow rice and
a little corn and cane to make sugar
and few sweet potatoes. Rice is their
main food Their meals consist Of
boiled rice, boiled fish, not cleaned,
and boiled leaves When a caribou Tor
horse) or COW dies they cut it up. The
men get 20 cents, Mexican. Or 10 cents
a day for their work. and they will
give pesos. or s1.50, for The hide,
head. feet and e~rails of a COW. They
pick wild cotton to make their clothes.
When they wash them they sit down
in a stream OF water and lay the
clothes on a rock and beat them with
a piece Of wood engraved and weighing
about five pounds. A servant girl gets
/ peso, or so cents, a month, and
works about all the time.
THAT order about some of US going
to China is countermanded. The Third
cavalry is expected to go on a three
months campaign with General Young
soon. We are under a volunteer colonel
of negro regiment now. Our cap
tain's name Is Johnson and lieuten-
ants name is Barton. / will try and
get Aguinaldo's march for you.
There Is not much fruit such as we
get In the states here. There are diff
ferent kinds of fruits. but they all have
funny tastes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

/ Charles A. Hope. a sergeant Of vol
Anteers. now serving in the Philip
pines. has written letter home to his
mother, telling of the manner in which
soldiers pass their time in the Philip
pines. says the Chicago Daily News.
After having served nine months in
gthe Spanish-American war, Sergeant
Hope enlisted August !, 1899, and ar
rived in the islands October /. Up to
last January he was orderly to General
Young. He had seen five battles with
the insurgents, and had received two
promotions. The letter in part is as
follows:
''We get paid every two months. and
the men generally lose or spend their
money in the first two weeks, and the
rest of the time they play dice for but
tons, matches or cigarettes tthey are
twenty-nine for 2 cents). When these
are gone they read or sleep all day
long, the latter the most. II is very
.tiresome here, as we are not allowed
to 20 to the natives shaeks, or even
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Prof. Plumb. in his work on Corn
Culture, says: Smut, as seen by the
farmer, is either a distorted, greenish-
white piece of vegetable tissue, or a
mass of black greasy powder, which
generally appears breaking out from
an ear of corn or from the leaf or
stalk when green. or succulent The
source is a simple, tubular, minute
plant, too small to be seen by the max
ed eye. 1t grows in the tissues of the
corn plant and feeds upon its juice.
These little plants, of which there are
vast numbers. branch out in tubular
form when they find a spot in the corn
plant that is especially nourishing.
Then, inside these tubes, minute bodies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

termed spores (seeds) develop, and
finally the spot becomes a mass of
these, and then all Of the little plants
except the spores wither away. The
dark colored, loose smut, is mostly
the mass Of spores, Of which there are
countless numbers.
Smut is generally thought by farm
ers to be injurious to stock, yet but
little satisfactory evidence is at hand
to prove that such is the case, as it
is commonly eaten.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

During only one more session Of Con-
gress will Private John Allen Of Mis-
sissppi. entertain his colleagues with
cloak-room stories. The man who has
cracked more jokes In the house than
any other statesman living or dead has
tired of public life and refused to ac-
cept another nomination.
Allen is a Mlssissippian by birth and
is SO years old. He left school at the
age of IA to become a private in the
Confederate army, and he served In
,.ahe ranks until the war closed. Then
Ehe studied law and at the age of 2S
began to practice sir profession in
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20 the market, which only lasts three
hours In the morning and two hours in
the evening, as there Is smallpox here.
A number OF the colored men have il.
and one man in my squad has IT, too,
but not bad, as he viii be all right for
duty pretty soon. We are TO stay IN
the quarters, as they expect an attack
at any time. but we have been still
closer to the natives, and there seemed
20 be no danger We have not had
any rain for ten or twelve days, but
there is a typhoon blowing which
keeps us busy along the line.
"A few men started from a town
thirty miles north of here TO go thirty
eight miles farther north in a boat,
but they were glad to land five miles
south of here. being blown thirty-iive
miles in the wrong direction. ! must
stop now, as | am on guard and the
rain is coming through the roof. 1t
rains about twenty minutes and stops
for fifteen minutes, and so on for a
few days. then stops for ten days, then
rains for fifteen days The rain has
not started yet. but will soon, and last
for ten or twenty days, and that will
be all Up in the mountains Il rains
about all the time. II makes the rivers
very bad to cross Out OF one wagon
Sirain two soldiers. one driver and one
mule were lost. Three nearly got out;
e 1t had not been for the daring wagon
master things would have been worse.
He almost lost his own life.
"The people live on what the water
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Tupelo, Miss. He served a term as dis
trict attorney before being elected to
congress in 1884. During the eight
terms that he has served ia the house
OF representatives he established moro
friendships, probably, than any other
man in public life. His wit was his
most prominent characteristic In his
first speech ALLEN told funny stories
and his colleagues came to look for
something amusing when he took the
floor. Allen says his humorous tales
were detrimental to his reputation as
statesman. No one would take him
seriously.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

We call the attention OF our read
ers to the fact that the d-te Of the
Missouri dairymen's conventions is
changed from Dec. IS to 20, to Dec.
20 to p. The NEE ing, as announced
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
in THE PHILIPPINES.
4 SOLDIER IN THE ARCHIPELAGO
H WRITES HOME.

How Fighters Spend Time-Pay Goes
ouiekiy and little Liberty Is Allowed
Food Pientiiui-Incldeats as Told
Ia "a Letter TO Mother"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

From Nebraska come reports that
some Of the farmers have gone into
{ hog insurance companies and have not
found everything to their liking. These
companies take the notes of the farm
ers as security and when hogs die the
farmers are Of course assessed to pay
the losses. 1t is all very well for the
ones that lose their hogs, but the farm
ers that take proper care OF their hogs
and do not lose them complain that the
insurance is a premium on bad meth
DDS in hog raising. In other words.
the man that does not know how to
keep the disease out Of his herds gets
the money of the man that has been
ambitious and has learned how. This
is perhaps only one side OF the story.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Miss Clara Barton, president OF the
National Red Cross society. has issued
"A statement to the manufacturers and
business men Of the country in which
she appeals to them for aid in the
way of material to be used in the
building Of homes for those who lost
their all in the recent storm. The
number Of the homeless class is esti-
mated at 5000 or more Everything
required to build and furnish 1000
dwellings is needed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

There are nearly 1000 miles inland
navigation in England and Wales.