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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-08
Thursday, Feb. 8, 1906.
Frederick CountyEsoy HOnOresl

CALVIN Page, of Frederick city, has been
appointed Adjntant of the Midshipman's
Brigade of the Naval Academy at An
napolIs. This position is the second in rank
and is a distinctive honor of which his many
friends can Justly feel proud
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-08
"CATOCTIV FURNACE"
FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND.

BY virtue of the authority contained in the
Order of the United States District Court,
E,r the district of Maryland, III Bankruptcy,
dated November 9Th in the year 1908, and
the further order of said Court dated Dec
ember q, 1905, in the cause being Frank
Portner, ct al, VS.. The Blue Mountain Iron
and Steel Company of Baltimore City, cor
poration, No. 1923 Bankrupt Docket "E," in
Bankruptcy, in said Court, the undersigned
Trustees in Bankruptcy, in said cause. will
offer at public sale, on The premises being
on the property OF said company, At Catoctln
Furnace, about 8 miles south from Thur
mont, on the w. NJ. II. Z, and IL miles
north from Frederick in Frederick county,
Maryland, on
Monday, February 10, 1906,
Mt the hour OF o'clock p. m all the person.
al property now in the possession OF said
Bankruptcy Trustees. and consisting of the
following articles:
ABOUT II, 900 FEET
of yellow pine siding and flooring,
700 FlRE BRlCh,
new elevator tor washer with geer wheels,
1900 CYPRESS SHINGLES,
one. half Ton fire clay, about 80 tons of scrap
iron,
1000 FEET OAK LUMBER,
bar iron, bar steel. Ii. p. upright engine,
wire screens. work benches, patterns, iron
tracks, platform scales, furnace bell and tx
lures, 10 ore and stone buggies, 10 &C ke bug
gies,
800 TONS IRON ORE,
100 perches lime stone, steel drills, CHAINS
water breast for furnace, pinion wheel
sledge, forks, cinder breasts, boiler pipe
pump, IA end dump cars,
4OFFICE DESKS,
g of them rolling top, pair laboratory scales
laboratory outfit, large and complete lot OF
blacksmith tools, anvils. melting ladies, ham.
mers, vices, bellows. drills, wagon scales,
saws, corn barrels, truss hoops, cart gears,
oil tanks, one.half Dbl. cylinder oil, paint,
oil barrels, grease, black oil, sulphuric acid
8 MULES,
brides, collars, breechbands, horse gears OF
various kinds. four horse wagon, carts,
| iron safe, 3 show cases. counter, scales.
tank, platform scales. 2 clocks, lamps, letter
file, lette press, revolving chairs, coal stoves,
table, 10 blankets, standard pyrometer,
betting, II single bedsteads, lot house logs
1000 railroad cross ties, steam pump.
BARNHART IMPROVED STYLE "A''
II YARDS, STEAM SHOVEL
with latest improvements, made by Marion
Steam Shovel CO.,
2DINKEY LOCOMOTIVE
engines, IA side dump cars, forges, picks
shovels,
LORE GIG and WASHER
complies, made by McLsnahan Stone Ma
chine Company, and many other articles too
numerous to mention.
| TERMS OF SALE, on all sums of $50 and
under, CASH; on all sums oyer $50 tue pur.
chaser may give promissory note, with an
approved surety to satisfaction of Trustees
for six months, and bearing interest from
day of sale; or all cash at the option Of the
purchaser.
LIB KEENE CLAGGETT,
100 E. Lexington St., Baltimore, Nd,
JACOB ROHRBACK,
Frederick, Md,
CHARLES C. WATERS,
Frederick, Nd,
Trustees in Bankruptcy.
G. ANDRADE, Jr,
Whitehall Bldg,
II Battery Place, New York,
J. KEMP BARTLETT,
100 E. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md,
Attorneys for Trustees.
Jan II Ct.
n>lnllRRle Witch Gn1un
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Trains Going East.
Daily. All others daily except Sunday.

Daily. All others daily except Sunday.
EMMITSBURG r. R. Trains East leave
Emmisburg daily, except Sundays, at 7 so
and 8 IS a. NJ, and 2.55 and 6.l0 p. H.. arriv-
ing al Rocky Ridge at 8 30 and 1925 a. m.
and 3,25 and $40 p m. Trains west leave
Rocky Ridge daily, except Sundays, at $50
and 032 a. IN. and $50 and 700 p m, ar
irving at Emmitsburg 900 and 11.O2 q. M.
and 400 and 730 p. IN,
FREDERICK DIV. P. r. R. daily
except Sunday )-Trains tor Frederick leave
Bruccvill at s 80, 936 and 1910 n. m. and
4 As and 705 p. IN. Trains for Taneytown,
Li,testown and Columbia leave Bruceville
9.47 a. IN. and 3.45 p. m.
A. ROBERTSON, F. M. HOWELL,
Gen'l Mgr. Gcn'l Pass. ACT
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Sale ola Farm.

M,ssrs Cramer & Stauffer. real estate and
land agents, have closed the sale Of the farm
of Edgar G. DeLaughter, at Boyds Station,
Montgomery county. Nd, containing ITO
acres, to Daniel W. Shorb, of Thurmont, for
$3.50
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-08

One Minute Cough Cure contains not an
atom of suy harmful drug, and 1t has been
curing coughs, colds, Group and wboopino
cough so long that it has proven itself to he
a tried and true friend to the many who use
No need to fear of your children choking
fir m Group with One Minute Cough Cure
handy. Sold by DR.. Jas. X. Waters.
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st. Valentine.

The Kings Daughters are going to enter
tain this amiable guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. T. Waesche on Wednesday even
ing, Feb. 18th. All are cordially invited to
come and bring their friends. At the same
time and place an ample supper will be serv
ed for Is cents.
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Weather Report.

Voluntary Observers Meteorological Rec
ord for month of January, 1906, at Mt. st.
Mary's College.
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SAID OF RDAL ESTATE.

The undersigned as sole heir Mt law ~
Cecelm SIansbury, offers at private sale all
THAT LITTLE FARM
containing
TWENTY-FOUR ACRES
of land, more or less, and which is improved
with comfortable
STORY DWELLING HOUSE,
barn and other outnuidlngs. There is n
never falling well of splendid water on the
premises There is an abundance Of fruit OF
different varieties, such RS apples, peaches,
pears, grapes. cherries, etc.
This land is situated about one mile and a
half north of Thurmont. near Apples Church
and adjons the lands of John Stoner, Frank
Roddy, ]. Wesley Crecger and others.
TERMS: Satisfactory terms will be made
with the purchaser which will he made
known on application to the undersigned.
dec. l4tf CATHERINE ]. CROFT
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-02-08

Maximum temperature. 81; Minimum, r.;
total precipitation, 385 inches. Heavy fogs
on the 10Th, Goth and 21st; Lunar Corona on
the 30th.
GEORGE L. RICE,
Voluntary Observer.
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Another Credit to Franklin.

The New Century Guild, one of the
best known of the women's organiza-
tons in this city, has discovered that
Benjamin Franklin is responsible for
the introduction of women into Of
fetal life in America. 1t is interesting
to chronicle that in addition to in.
venting numberless devices for utiliz.
ing electricity and accomplishing
many other things of service to his
fellow man the great statesman in.
vented what is known today as the
woman Office holder. AS postmaster
general he appointed his brother post
master, and after the latters death
continued the widow in the same
position, thus making her the first
woman holding a government Office.
Record.
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a Queer Timepiece.

We learn from history that King
t.lff.r1t ia:e.ts>i a .ne1..ut. o. cl,~ullt
ing time by means OF marked candies,
which was thought very wonderful.
Yet thousands CT years belOre this
the Chinese had q method that was
even simpler. Four Vessels are ar
ranged at different heights, then water
is poured into the topnOst one and
allowed to trickle slowly into the next
ana SO on to the fourth which was
fitted with a gauge something like an
ordinary foot-rule When this rule
reaches a certain height it is noon and
the fact is announaSN'o outside the tenn
pie by means OF a large placard. At
6 O'Clock the announcement is also
made. This system OF timekeeping, it
is said, is still to be seen just outside
of Canton
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-21
Bobby the Huncer.

Bobby was wild with excitement. He
was going into the woods. real sure
! enough camping out, with pine boughs
for beds, and things cooked over q
camp fire and hunting and fishing
For one thing, he wouldn't fire at
marks any longer He would get real
game, and catch real fish and when
Uncle Jim told some Of his bear yarns.
he wvdld have yarn of his own to
spin.
But he had no idea the woods couli
be SO awfully lonesome. 1t took him
two days to go five trees away from
the tent by himself He counted the
trees because thea be could count them
back.
On the third morning he closed his
lips firmly and walked II trees from
the tent. Then he sat down, with an
arrow fitted in his bowstring, and
waited. Uncle Jim always went into
the widest part Of the forest for his
bears and things. and this was GER
tainly remote, for he could only barely
see the camp kettle hanging under
the fOrked sticks.
Presently beautiful blue bird, al,
most exactly like the blue jay in his
picture book, flew to low branch
not ten feet away.
!. His eyes glistened as he stretched
the bOwstring. He would not be play
hunter any more, but real one. The
bluejay cooked his head on one side
and nodded. Bobby stared and then
waited to admire the beautiful mark
ings Of the wings and head.
He remembered how the game which
Uncle Jim brought into the camp
looked. and how sorry he felt when,
he saw the poor limp forms and closed
eyes. Would this beautiful bird look
that way after he shot it?
Slowly the bowstring s!ackened He
rose and walked thoughtfully back to
camp. Uncle Jim was mending a net.
well, Nimrod.' Uncle Jim called.
what luck?"
Bobby flushed, but his voice did not
falter
Uncle JIM" he said, Il believe I'd
rather shoot at marks. Boston
Globe.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-21

| is fiat, the globules Of water will be
likely TO roll off to the floor. In
stead OF the stove, therefore, use a
meta! spoon, Fasten a piece of cork
to the handle of the spoon. SO that
You may hold the bowl of the spoon
over the fame of an alcohol lamp.
When the spoon mas become red
hot drop little water into it, which
will Immediately assume globular
shape Now let the spoon cool and
when it has cooled sufficiently the lit
tie globules OF water will suddenly
turn to steam.
The reason fer all this is that when
the stove or the spoon is red hot the
water does not turn to steam at once,
because the moment it touches the
red hot surface an outer cushion of
steam is formed around the glcbule, SO
that it is really protected from the
heat: that is to say, the water does
rot come in contact with metal at all,
Icing separated from it by the steam
cushion.
When the cooling process begins,
crates, and then all the water comes in
contact with the hot surface and is
turned to steam
BY another experiment you may still
further prove that cushion Of steam
actually prevents liquids in the sphe-
roidal state from touchin, the metal.
Dissolve some sulphide OF sodium in
little water and place a drop of the
solution in cold silver spoon. The
spoon will turn black. because SUI
phide of silver is formed when the So
luton touehe; the s1~'n
Now take the other spoon and heat
it red hot as before over the fame Of
an alcohol lamp. Into it poar little
OF the sulphide solution and you Will
see that the spoon will not turn black
When the spoon coolS down, however,
it viii turn black. because then the
cushion Of steam has evaporated and
the solution comes in direct contact
with the silver.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-21
White RairboWs.

A me rain and a strong sun are
necessary for the formation OF white
rainbows The phenomenon is due to
the optical principle known as inter
ference If the drops OF water be very
small, the interference OF the rays
causes such complete overlapping
cf the colors that the bow appears
white. The various prismatic colors,
instead OF being thrown out separate
ly, as in the ordinary prism, are
thrown one on top OF the other, and
the lisht is cast by the sun on i
sheet Of rain This result is still more
noticeable where Il fog takes the place
Of the rain.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-21
ne THE ocLoaoUs DUMPS.

no,orous Dumps get hold Of a
nan Ohio Worry and wo"
Ho anu feels he's part OF bee!zebuo
pan,mbe show for mortalS below:
What is thr that was blue turns blacke-
When and and black, H. lana tbat vou tote
on y Stng That nat on yesterday gladdened
70 .. chet yon opine to be dreaded and
feared. 49,,
Worry ard woe
anvil Won haven't show.
nfor.,asJn't remark, for you Feel IL Is 81.
IN IN 4. \ Ego r.
e., the Dolorous Dumps '''' d - '''' NV
u,sn the Dolorous Dumps settle GOWN 'n
your ~ so NV Life is sigh =
Oh anu n,, J feel that Old Nick IS demanding
his t .bnr, we try. but blisses will fly;
80 then Is the time Nv" '
the klu i've cut or wish that they did
VII t r,n' roo, VOID like for the rest oi 'he
day from Yourself quite distance
away Fer it's oh my.
life is a sigh ;.
-. asril moves in, then our house is
awry. .,,,rags and charity fy.
And the spirits r o. s''''A'7 -
Ven know il. you guy
no Do!oruus Dumps as saoi! as 1.
+hs polorons Dumps come around
When rI their bluff
win M .heu. Worry.s our due,
40 and l. fine time when man KNOWS
n His II true of me and of you.
n. i nav VIA tail with srcan Or stand with
gfh1n n- troubla out, or Shut trouble in:
H Hs MAJ may M much weaker be than the Last OF
ms sam NH at his blues TIL the last Of
y them goes.
The games up TO you.
n smile through your woes oF % tfuch'e
n ur, tne 4 brief lyric. as l strive to do
VI All WheW
The story is true 80 ~
,sa a slight pink TO an atmosphere blue.
~ ''D San Francisco Call
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-21
Experiments With Water.

AS water is converted into steam
by heat, one might think that the
greater the heat the more quickly
would the change be made But thar
this is not true may be shown by
dropping a little water onto a stove.
if the stove lie OF the ordinary tenn
perature, the water will turn quickly
to steam; but if it be red hot, the wat
er win form into one Or more globulas
which will roll about and take long
time to evaporate
This little experiment is an inter
esting one. and is worth making with
some care. AS the surface OF the stove
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-21
Just About the Whale.

The whale is the largest OF all lv-
| ing credtUres-a veritable giant OF the
| ocean. 1t is also a monster of con-
| Predictions, for ii is an animal which
resembles a fish, yet is not fish !;
which lives in the water, but cannot
| i've long under the water; which has
a mouth large enough to engulf at
once a dozen men, but a throat so
small that a mans fist could fill it.
1t may seem strange to say that the
whale is not fish, yet this is never
theless fact. A fish has cold blood,
and takes the little oxygen it needs
from the water by means of its gills,
"hlie the whale takes its oxygen from
the atmospheric air just as we do. OF
course, the whale does not have to
breathe as often as We do, for in that
case he could never stay under water
long enough to secure his food, and
would therefore starve To provide
against this catastrophe, the whale is
enabled to charge reservoir Of blood
with oxygen. and thus with at least an
hours supply OF blood filled with air
1t can dive down in the ocean and re-
main till the supply IS exhausted.
Should it be detained, however, after
this supply is gone, it would surely
drown.
The tail is the only swimming ap-
paratus that the wnoie possesses,
and by means Of it the whale can
shoot its body, perhaps weighing AGO.
600 pounds. entirely out of the water.
The tail is set transversely to the
body, and its motion is up and down
unlike that of the fish; it is also
the whales chief weapon-though oc-
casionally it makes use of its head and
teeth, if it happens to have the lat
ter.
Although many whales have no
teeth. the spermaceti whale has a most
formidable set, with which it some
times does terrible work among pur-
suing boats. Such whales as have no !
teeth are provided for in some other |
way Many of these subsist upon mil |
lions of jelly-fish, molluees and other |
soft animals which need no mastica-
ton. A net is what is needed and this |
is just what the toothless whales have.
Depending from the upper jaw, which |
may be Is or II feet long, is a hedge
IF whalebone. This is about 10 feet
ong, and consists OF a number of
plates fringed out at the lower end.
There are about 600 OF these plates
IN each side Of the jaw, and their
weight is something like 1000 pounds.
When the hungry monster wishes a
neal he simply opens his huge mouth
md drives through the water with all
he force of his tail. Millions of small
lnimals are thus taken into his cav
rnous mouth, which when full shuts
light The water taken in at the
anne time is forced out through the
nterstices in the baeen or whalebone.
nd the luckless fishes are swallowed
own his small throat at leisure, Oc-
asionally the feeding of the whale !
auses very curious and beautiful
fleet. Many of the soft, jelly-like ami
lals in which the sea abounds shine
:. night with bright phosphorescent |
sht, and the water, too, dashed into |
pray by the flashing of the monsters
Ill, CLOVIS with the same phospores-
ont light, causing the sea to shine
Ike gold and silver.-Philadelphia
6cofd.
"a.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-21
Wolf Without a SCALP,

Jacob Pitzer Of Greeley county
killed several wolves last week and
brought their scalps for their bounty.
that is, he brought the scalps of all
but one.
This enc had been we'll scalped two
years before, and the skin had grown
over again. It is probable that the
wolf had been caught and was an
parently dead, and the scalp taken off
and collected for, Of course, and then
Mr.. Wolf came to life.-kansas CITY
Journal.
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A Eusy Day.

Ny papa has litt,r syn.
!"iatrd in h.a i an. LAY:
Its only just 4 singh line:
- MS /, Ny Busy Lay
And sometimes when | creep 20 look,
Has writing Win a pen;
or quietly reading Ill a book
lie calS thai busy then
Why. when I'm busy jast race
Downstairs then. like as not.
l 1y back To he other pace
For something | forgot
Then | Slide down the bsnis'ers,
And from the porch spring
(PerhapS | iuHbl,' in the burs)
Then go aud take swing.
And then | race Jack Smith to town,
~ climb the garden wall
And though I'm sure to tumble down.
Nobody minds a fall.
But if | sat still in chas
1t wouldn't b. my way
To say, with sich important air:
~ Ills Is My Busy Day
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-21
THE BEAR AND THE SEAL

Once there lived Polar Bear.
here the North'S magnetic:
Creamy white his trousers were,
And his glance pathetic.
For he loved Il little Seal.
Who diSpistl his passion,
Srnrnng every fond appeal
In the coolest fashion.
Sercnades in vain he played.
Nainly corybantir.
Danced the arctic fling and made
Han the renguins frantic.
Cllinhed tn" Poir that coyly shuns
ENpedition leaders:
LEGGED na-inary buns
From pretended feeders.
", she turned her nose In pride,
Down She curled her whiskers,
Vowed she never could abide
Sentimental friskers
lie. reb1Hed each day anew
FouLd his health affected.
Lost his appetite. and grew
More and more detected.
desperate he made his way
10 an iceberg sailing
For the Continent one day:
ihen she started waiing.
Aigernon' tSuch was his Eamel,
Let us not be parted -
AN too late repentance came,
For the berg had started.
Algy soon in sunny France
Drew large audiences,
Sang his songs and danced his dance,
>, More than paid expenses.
But the little Seal. hereft
couldn't stand the racket,
FINED away till naught was left
save sralskin jacket.
Wayward beauties. Notice here
For yourselves warming:
NayWardn"SS may cost you dear,
Take no pride in scorning
She. whole naughty maidcnhood
Radc her say she wouldn't.
When at last ,iie thought she would,
Found, poor dear, she couldn't
Punch.
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80 -
CAPTAIN kU7MEG'S y.
II q
: GOOSE FARM. s 8.
900
NGEG
III =: =: {: Is. 1850:

Tho cantain was Yankee, OF
course. and it seems very appropriate
that he lived in Connecticut-the state
made famous by wooden nutmegs-Dut
no assured that the Captain himself
vas not wooden, for his, intellect was
a. keen as a razor and many is the
tale his old neighbors tell OF his
shrewdness and ingenuity.
He was raised in the Green Noun
tains. In old Vermont, and he had In
his veins the strong blood Of the hardy
pIoneers who fought in the Revolu-
tionary war with Ethan Allan and Col.
Stark. the latter of whom is reported
IS saying: See, boys! there are the
Red-coats. We must whip them today
or Mollie Stark is widow
He had gone to the war in 81, and
held up his end on many hard fought
battlefield, but he was badly wounded
and crippled at Gettysburg and unfit
for further service, hence he returned
~ us EdllNc lIIliS ~ ChS cut a CSoA-
ty subsistence. But be was no longer
the man he once was physically, and
between his wooden leg and the long
winters be decided to sell his hillside
farm and move further South.
He had kept few geese in his
youth and now, in his extremity. he
conceived the idea of going down the
Connecticut river. selecting suitable
site and going into the business CT
goosefarming. After looking at yari-
Gus places along the r,,:cr he finally
selected little farm nc\: 'Gooseneck
Bend In the state Of Connecticut, and
built a modest house back from the
nVer little way, an! along side n
small stream that ccnie down from the
bills.
It was peculiar coincidence that
'ooseneck Bend which had been
named from its gcosenecked shape,
vas really the best place on the river
'or goose farming. for there were wide
@aisny flats that flanked the river at
ue point where feed was abundant.
Inc enterprise prospered from the
sut1' Tor the Captain and his wife
o0'a looked aftsr the details, and the
s~A grew and multiplied. 1t was a
sssuulul sight and one worthy of a
vs'nters brush to see hundreds of
aese snow-white birds swimming out
s'efy morning to their feeding
:! uOunds and returning with the decline
y !, Tue evening sun. Their feed cost
.uost nothing. yet they grew and
.aAed lat, and all the Captain had to
J. was TO send his surplus to New
ne price.
-. o"ever there was something to do,
= ut ~, Tor the live birds had to be
.asAed several times a year for their
~u'sFs' which brought rs cents per
Tue Captain and his wife did what
1ss could, but they could not pluck
= u al. hence they got the help Of
y. Aeisnoor women, some of whom
=. =, PAID In cash and others took
..a pay in feathers for pillows and
'ather beds.
!. - was not long. however, before the
. ss.ness outgrew the ability of the
4 =" settled community to pluck
!. 1--WE birds, and it looked as if it
'eAcned its limit. At least that