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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
Mend Your China.

The abnormal price which one has
to pay for an Indifferent bottle OF
china cement, which contains hardly
enough material to mend a single
piece of ware If it is at all expensive,
often makes the work prohibitive at
home, but an excellent cement and
the strongest and best l have ever
tried is made by mixing plaster OF
paris with strong gum arabic. Apply
it to the broken ends of your china
with a small brush, using the paste.
Then set away to dry and when it Is
dry it is ready to use.-Christian Work
and Evangelist.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
A Regret.

"That was bad break" said an
automobilst apropos of an embar-
RAISING error. ut reminds me of
the automobile dinner w. X. Van
derbilt, Jr., gave last year.
ut was large dinner of 200
covers or more, and some of the
invitations were to motorists that
Mr.. Vanderbilt only knew slightly.
A declination that he received ran
like this:
"Mr. T. Willis Pitcoe died last
March or he would, no doubt, have
taken great pleasure in accepting
Mr.. Vanderbilt's kind invitation for
dinner Thursday. "-Washing ton Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
Recipes.

Hot Water Gingerbread.-Melt one
quarter cup of butter in one cup OF
boiling water in a bowl add one cup
of molasses and one level teaspoonful
eff soda dissolved in one tablespoonful
of water: then stir in quickly TWO ana
one half cups Of -four, sifted with
level Tablespoonful Of ginger. Bake In
a thin sheet.
Dee Roll.-Rub one tablespoonful
each of butter and lard into one pint
of flour. add one teaspoonful of bak-
ing powder and one-half of salt; beat
one egg and add eight tablespoonfuls
of milk, stir this into the flour, knead
lightly. roll and cut into two-inch
squares; cut across the centre of each
roll brush with sugar water and bake
fifteen minutes.
Tea Gems.-Sift three cups of -four
with five level teaspoonfuls of baking
powder and one-half level teaspoon
full of salt. Beat three eggs, add
rounding tablespoon each of butter
and sugar and the flour alternately
with one cup of milk. Bake In but
tered gem pans and serve warm, or
bake in a sheet and cut In squares with
hot knife.
A Good Plum Pudding.-Here is one
of the best recipes for plum pudding:
Thr.e-quarters of a pound OF flour, two
ounces Of baking powder, two ounces
of bread crumbs, IL pounds Of suet,
two pounds of raisins, one pound of
currants, ten ounces of sugar, two
ounces of almonds, one pound OF mix
ed candied peel, salt and spice to
taste. Mix the ingredients we'll to-
gether. and add six eggs we'll beaten
and three quarters of pint of milk.
Divide into two and boil eight hours.
Eggs a la Caracas.-Grate or chop
very fine two ounces of smoked beef
Add one cupful Of thick canned to-
matoes, one-quarter Of a cupful of
grated cheese, ten drops of onion juice,
one-eighth of teaspoonful Of CHINA
mon and dash of cayenne. Melt two
tab]espoonfuls Of butter in saucepan;
add this mixture and cook slowly I'M
til smoking hot Turn in quickly three
well-beaten eggs, stir until thick
cream and serve on thin slices of
toast.
Quick Raised Buckwheat Cakes
II you desire buckwheat cakes for
breakfast, and have forgotten to put
them to raise the night before, you can
have very good and wholesome cakes
by mixing thoroughly two cups of
buckwheat -four, one cup of wheat
danuG0 M three teaspoonfuls
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
Dust In the plnInu Room.

Germs are in dust everywhere. But
1t is in the diningroom that they get
into our food and thence into our
bodies. The dining-room, of all
rooms, should be kept free from dust;
should have nothing in it to catch and
conceal dust. 1t should be a plain
room, as devoid as possible of frocks
and frills.-Cooking School Report.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

The declared value of British ex-
ports from the Newcastle consular
district of the United States during
the half year ended December 81,
1905, writes Consul H. w. Metcalf,
amounted to $1,907,36S, against
s949,35S for the same period OF
1904. The principal articles consist
ed of anthony, asphaltic liquid and
concrete, books, chemicals, firebricks,
coal and coke, gunmetal, grindstones,
whisky and wool.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
Stood the Test.

Allcock's Plasters have successfully stood
the test of sixty years use by the public;
their virtues have never been equaled by
the INSCRIPTIONS imitators who have
sought to trade upon the reputation OF
Allcock's by making pllasters with holes IN
them, and claiming them to be Just as
good as Allcock's."
Allcock's Plasters stand to-day Endorsed
by not only the highest medical authori-
ties, but by millions of grateful patients
who have proved their efficacy as house
hold remedy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
The paint of pride is not the same
as the robe of righteousness.
How Sexton ForetelIs Weather.


When anybody asks Abe Hicks,
sexton of the Bushby orthodox meet
ing house, what he thinks about the
probabilities for fair weather, Mr..
Hicks gives his opinion with the air
of one having authority.
when / took my old bell rope in
hand last night to ring her for the
Christian Endeayorers, Mr.. Hicks
will say on occasion, shes squnched
up dry as an old bone. You no need
to carry your umbrella to-day. unless
you want en for looks
But there are other times when
Mr.. Hicks shakes his head at the
hopeful leaders of picnic party.
Better plan to stay nigh shelter
to-day SOS you can get under cover"
he says firmly. There wa'ant a
mite O. give to my old bell rope till
yesterday, but last night she's most
as mist as a sponge, all kind o strin-
BY an spongy. tell We, should put
tant erprise of yours till next
roads'll be prime after
~, rain that's coming to
compant6n.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
Patent Needle Threader.

A machine which threads thous-
and needles a minute is at work In
a Swiss factory. The purpose of the
machine is to thred needles that are
placed afterward in loom for
making lace. The device is almost
entirely automatic. 1t takes the
needle, carries 1t along, threads 1t,
ties the knot, cuts the thread off a
uniform length, then carries the
needle across an open space and
places 1t in a rack The work of
threading these needles was former
ly done by hand.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
Manhattan Island was once named

Manhattan Island was once named
New Orange for Is months. When
the English took 1t from the Dutch
the name New Amsterdam was
changed to New York, and then
when the Dutch recaptured it in July,
1863, they called it New Orange. IL
held that name until the English re-
took it in November, 1867, when the
name New York was restored ana
has been retained ever since.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

fading away, and finally so weak that
for six months I could not get out of
the house. I was nervous, restless
and sleepless at night, and lame and
sore in the morning. Sometimes
everything would whirl and blur be-
fore me. l bloated 30 badly I could
not wear tight clothing, and had to
put on shoes two sizes larger than
usual. The uri,.2 was disordered and
passages we're TAadfully frequent. l
got help from the fiIst box of Doan's
Kidney Pills, howe nRpd by the
time / had taken nf
g1ff bfoattng wa
Sold nv all
4-..Risa
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, CO
LUCAS COUNTY,

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath That he g
senior partner of the firm Of FL. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo,
Arm Will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL.
LARS for each and every case of cATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d.,
fsss A. w. GLEASON.
1srAr) Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cureistak ken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, D.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c;
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

worked hard In my
time and have been
exposed again and
again to changes of
weather. 1t Is no
wonder my kidneys
gave out and l went
all to pieces at last.
For five years l WAS
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
Their Looks.

Dubley-Some of the salesladies
in those department stores look pref
ty, don't they?
Mrs. Schoppen-I don't know.
Dubley-Do you mean to say you
never noticed how they look
Mrs. Schoppen-Oh, yes, I've no.
ticed that they invariably look in
the opposite direction when l want
them to wait on me.-Philadelphia
Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

With few cans of Argo Red Sal
mon in the pantry, and an Argo Red
Salmon Cook Book, the housewife is
always prepared for unexpected COM
pany. 1t can be served in many diff
ferent ways.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

The fisheries in Alaska have paid
the Government more In revenues
than Alaska cost the United States.
This is where the Argo Red Salmon
is caught and canned.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

Argo Red Salmon took the Grand
prize at the st. Louis Exposition ON
account of its color and quality; the
only one ever given at any fair on
Salmon.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

The Alaska Packers Association
furnish the Government hundreds OF
thousands of cases of Salmon a year.
Out of 100000 cans examined by the
Government at Camp Thomas only
four defective cans were found. This
firm pack1 the Argo Red Salmon.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

Southern Pacihc's net earnings IN
January increased $1,045,291, gain
of about As per cent. over that
month, 1906. Union Pacific's net
profits increased $439,64o. or ~ per
cent. over January of last year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

One trial will convince you of the Pc
culiar fitness of Natures remedy, Garfield
Tea. For liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels, for impure blood, rheumatism and
chronic ailments.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

Take Garfield Tea, the herb remedy that
has for its object Good Health! 1t purities
the blood, cleanses the system, makes PEG.
pie well. Guaranteed under the Pure
Food law.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

No matter how many times a girl
dreams, it's either about pearl neck
lace or orange blossoms.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

Itch cured in 90 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion; never fails. Sold by Drug
gists. Mail orders promptly filed by Dr.
E. Detchon Med. Co, Charlottesville, Ind. 81.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

FITS, st. Titus' Dance: Nervous Diseases per-
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer SO trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr. II. r. Kline, Id. ,031 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

As q green persimmon Fuckers the
mouth, so does pessimism quicker the
heart.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens thegums, reduces" tiammar
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, ga bottle
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
Little Scheme.

Fathers IlttIc SCncH1e.
"My boy, l like you and l want
YOU to marry my daughter. But,
have you spoken to her mother about
it,"
mo, SIR"
"Then, to cinch it for you, I'll OPP
pose the match. "-Denver Post.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

The more of his own money he mas
in his pockets the less use 1T seems
to HIS wife to be married to him.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
THREE BOYS HAD ECZEMA.
Were Treated Mt Dispensary-Did
Not unprecedented 5 Months
Perfect Cure by Cuticura.

"My three children had eczema for five
months. A little sore would appear on the
head and seemed very itchy, increasing
day after day. The baby had had it about
a week when the second boy took the dis
ease and a few sores developed. then the
third boy took it. For the first three
months l took them to the N Dispen-
sary, but they did not seem to improve.
Then used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, and in few weeks they had
improved. and when their heads were well
you could see nothing of the sores Mrs.
Kate Keim, 5l3 West Goth St. New York,
N. Y, Nov. /, s, and 7, 1906"
A man calls it training his child
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

When a woman doesn't get bad news
she can be sad thinking she is going
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

A nice thing about grand opera Is
the enjoyment you Will have at a
vaudeville show the next time you go.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

Speak we'll of yourself. Your enc
mics will do all the hammer welding
npceSSary
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

Children make sweet music in
home until they get old enough TO
take music lessons.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21
FADED TO A SHADOW.
Worn Down by Five Years of Suffer.
ing From Kidney Complaint.

Mrs. Remethe Myers, of 1870 South
Tenth ST., Ironton, O.. saws: 81 have
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-03-21

A man calls it training his child
when he gets mad with it's mother be-
cause 1T cries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26
TESTED WITH DROPS OF WATER
Number That a Sceptical Student in
 Paris Could Stand. .-

A drop of water, even three or four drops, falling on the head seems a thing unworthy of attention; never theless in China a slow and continu- ous dropping of water on the head has been found to be methed of torture under which the most hard ened criminal abjectly howls for mercy. -.. f
 When professor. in the Sorbonne stated this to his class the other day, says the London Chronicle, one of the students laughed increduously. and said it would take good deal of that sort of thing to affect him.
 The professor assured him that even one quart of water dropped slowly onto his hand would be beyond his endurance. He agreed to ex- pertinent.
 A quart measure filled with water was brought in, miscroscopic hole was bored in the bottom and the performance began, the professor counting.
 During the first hundred drops the student made airy remarks. With the second hundred he began to iook less cheerful. then gradually all his talk died away. and his face took on a haggard. tortured expression. With the third hundred the hand began to swell and look red. The pain in- creased to torture. Finally the skin broke
 At the four hundred and twenti- eth drop the seeptic acknowledged his doubts vanished and begged for mercy. He could bear no more.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

to NJ. Golovin, President of the Duna, expressed astonishment at the unproductive character of the par hamentary debates and criticised the president for his manner in presid- ing-Middletown Press.
 Transatlantic trade according to reports from three of the principal foreign steamship companies, has reaped the largest profits the past year, of any year on record. Almost all of these profits, which amounted to millions, went to ships which car ried other than American flags Ansonia Sentinel.
 The Panama canal problem is be- ing beautifully solved, says Secretary Taft, but the Ohio political problem isn't worthy his attention just at this time. On his speechmaking trip in his home state he may have few words to say relative to the latter, but at present he will sidestep with the agility of q featherweight-New London Day.
 After fourteen weeks deliberation of more or less rfrenzied character the Rhode Island legislators have agreed to disagree upon the question of United States senator. There was a certain stubborn minority, who preferred to be unrepresented rather than misrepresented and the people of the state will agree with them | New Britain Herald.
 New Hampshire and Vermont are to be visited by Col w. J.. Bryan and Commandant Troup. of New Haven goes with him. The White Noun 1 tains and the Green will witness the coming of the reformers and if they | together with the little hills, do not clap their hands in welcome it will { be strange indeed. The mission of l peace. railroad control and the re i ferendum should waken the echoes up there-Bridgepor Standard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

Stimulated and perhaps aroused by the example of Galveston and its government by commission, several communities are ambitious to solve the problem of good government for the new world Several states have passed laws permitting cities of a certain size to reorganize their gov ernment on the commission plan. which Galveston has had on trial since the flood disaster several years ago. There is nothing essentially new in the commission plan of gov ernment except that centralization is carried to an extreme for republi- can people. Officials are elected, as before, but fewer personages have a say in initiative and execution, re- sponsibility is not easily shifted, and when things go wrong the man higher up" is not far to seek. But, after all. the real solution of the prob- lens of popular government lies in the people themselves rather than in the system" adopted, If the people of any community are deadly in ear nest in wanting it cleanly and honest ly governed, it will be. Their will is law and their wish is their will.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

There has just been organized in the geological survey new division, the first of whose duties has already commenced, namely. the valuation of government coal lands throughout the west so as to give the government some data to go by in fixing the price of these lands when they are rented or sold, says Washington writer. As the case now stands, coal lands are sold for the nominal price of Si.2o an acre. and the government gets lit- tie money benefit out of the sale. X large field force has already been started out. and it is thought that it will be able to cover about 2Q,00o square miles of territory during the coming season. The division will send in car load samples of coal from all the government coal deposits, and these will he tested for their gas producing value. their cooking value, their steam making qualities, and all other lines in which coal can be made useful. \ good deal of work in fuel investigation has been done by the survey i'll the past year. main fuel testing plant being located at St Louis. One very valuable discovery has already been made. and that is that some of the government coal that has been thought absolutely val ueless for burning will make excel lent gas, and being thus transformed and used in a gas engine will pro- duce more power at the same cost out of q ton of coal than will the best coal when burned and used to make steam. This is an immensely valu- able discovery. as will be readily ap- preciated. There are hundreds of thousands of acres of very low grade coal land still belonging to the gov ernment. This coal is SO called liz nite. softer than the very softest bi- tumunOus coal. and but little better than peat. It has never even paid to mine it. But if if can be used for gas making and the gas used for power as has been demonstrated. ] then the Ignite beds are as valuable as sO much good steam cnl This will add millions Of dollars tO the value of the remaining public cual 1 lands. There have been ether inter- esting developments from these fuel tests. but some If them are too tech nicsI to he of general interest. and the above is enough to show that they are giving good value for the money expended on them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26
MEERSCHAUM IN NEW MEXICO.
Sufficient in Quantity to Break Turk.
 ish Government Monopoly. t

Because of the discovery of vast de- tains of New Mexico it is likely that the monopoly of that mineral hereto fore held by the Turkish government will be broken and pipes of that ma terial will be lessened in cost.
 Until recently all the meerschaum used in the commerce of the world Twas produced from mine in the plains of Eskihi-sher, Anatoly, Turk ey in Asia. In those mines are em- ployed 10000 men. The output of the mine was owned by the Turkish government and it kept the price up.
 It is said that enough meerschaum has been discovered in Grant county, New Mexico, to supply the world needs. iA1oh rNttI 4dI
 There is popular belief that meerschaum is petrified sea foa, washed up ages ago and solidified by some strange process of nature, Meerschaum is mineral known to scientists as "sepiolite." It is com posed principally of silica and mag nesium. It is found in Assures in the rock. where volcanic action has forced it up to the surface.
 Meerschaum is used not only for making tobacco pipes, but because of its unique properties of resisting a high degree of heat and it's ready absorption of water. it is put to ya- rious electrical and mechanical uses.
 In the mines of New Mexico solid block of meerschaum weighing AZ pounds was taken out. It was the largest block of meerschaum ever mined.-From the Kansas City Star.