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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09

Miss Mabel Ahalt of near Mddletown
is visiting Miss Grace Henshaw.
Mr.. Russell Rouzer is home on short
vacation.
Mrs. Eta Martin went to Logs Satur-
day afternoon and returned Sunday bring
ing with her Miss Margaret Grove and
Mrs. Geo. Lickle of Waynesboro.
Mrs. VIM. Baltzell went to Frederick
on the Fourth and when she came back
Sunday found house full of company
waiting for good big supper
Miss Lulu Baltzell spent the Fourth in
Emmitsburg attending the tournament.
Miss Edna Huimiler, secretary of the
Old Womans Home, Baltimore, is spend
ing sometime with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Freeze.
The stork visited Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Weller on the night of the Fourth and
presented them with a boy, doubly well
come as it was a birthday gift to the
mother.
Mr.. Robert Kelly returned home after
spending sometime with Mr.. Guy Firor.
He especially enjoyed trip to Gum
Spring.
Mrs. Paul Brown, of Scranton, Pa, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Stull.
Miss Annie Sigmund took a trip through
the Blue Ridge Mountains last Sunday
and witnessed an EMERSON ceremony in
Spruce Run near Garfield.
Miss Edith Sigmund is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Philip Grove, in Frederick.
Mrs. Jack Pussy of New York city is
spending sometime with her aunt, Mrs.
H. LanderS.
Mrs. Stanley Damuth and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Damuth are visiting in town.
Mrs. Aloni P. Kennedy, of Baltimore,
arrived in town one day last week to be
with her sister on Lombard St., during
the month of July Mr.. Kennedy ex-
poets to come up in the evening and re-
turn to his business in the city each
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Albaugh had as
guests Mrs. Jane Pagett and Misses Lilly
M. and Grace NJ Padgett, of Baltimore,
mother and sisters of sheriff R. ]. Pad
gett, also his daughter, Ruth j. Padgett.
Mrs. Mary Freeze and sister, Miss
Olive Martin spent very pleasant day
at "Brookside" last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Croft, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Croft and Messrs John and
Clyde Croft all spent the 4th with their
mother, Mrs. Key Croft, of this place.
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Admiral Dewey at Bnena Vista.
Turkish Minister at Blue Mountain


The mountain is to have its goCdly
share of celebrities this year. Hereto
fore the japanese ambassador, now re-
called has been the highest digntary
there He had cottage at Buena Vista.
This year the principal men of note
will be Admiral George Dewey, the
hero of Manila, and his Excellency Mo-
manned Ali Bey, the Turkish minister
to this country.
Admiral Dewey, accompanied by Mrs.
Dewey, arrived at Buena Vista Springs
hotel, yesterday, and will remain there
throughout the summer.
The admiral has already become the
lion there and will be one of the most
popular of the hostelry's population by
reason of his democratic spirit. His
medium sized, well-dressed figure will
soon be one of the best-known there.
The Turkish minister to this country,
his Excelency Mohammed Ali Bey, and
his entire household will spend the sum-
mer at the Blue Mountain house.
He has engaged a suite for himself,
his wife and their several children. The
official servants will occupy separate
quarters. July LIST Waynesboro Record.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is good
for cuts, burns, bruises and scratches
1t is especially good for piles. Recon-
mended and sold by DR.. JAS X. Waters.
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65 cents and 70 cents bushel for
corn next year.
The reason given for this Is that
the new crop will not be available for
market until November at the earli-
est-that is five months off. Mean
time the demand will readily absorb
the small supply in sight SO that the
country will be practically bear OF
corn when the next crop begins to
move. The export of the cereal is
constantly increasing and the demand
ahead is thought to be equal to the
absorption of any crop which might
be produced. Taken from Tuesday S
Baltimore Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09
APPEALING TO PREJUDICE.

The Frederick Examiner in an ar
ticle headed "Why Tax Rate Is High
er' says:
"The tax rate for the ensuing year for
this county has been fixed at 95 cents on
the 500 which is seven cents higher than
last year.
"The increased rate is due altogether
to an act of the last legislature which in
creases many of the school teachers sal
aries in the county and requires the build
ing of more schools.
1.-THE bill referred to making an in
crease in teachers pay throughout the
State was not introduced in the Legisla-
ture by any of Frederick County's rep
resentatives.
eff the County Commissioners had not
have been required to levy an additional
amount for the above purpose the rate
would have been one cent less than it was
last year.
1.-The sum of SO, 1892 20 has been levied
for public schools and new school houses. y
1t strikes us that anything calcula-
ted to help the public schools OF our
county ought to receive commenda-
ton and not criticism, and as to the
pay of school teachers, we are OF the
opinion that they don't get paid COM
mensurate with what is expected OF
them. Make the standard high, and
pay them living salary. Their re-
sponsibility is Il very great one, in
that they are not only to teach the
various branches, but are to discipline
the scholars along many lines, which
will show for good or bad in their af-
ter life. In this respect they stand
almost in the place of a parent.
On the actual facts we don't be-
lieve the commissioners will be CEN
sured for this raise in taxes. And
then, we ask, why start to make
apologies
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09
NOTICE..
ANNUAL EXAMINATION.

The examination of applicants for
Teachers Certificates and Free Scholar
ships will be held in the Frederick Girls
High School Building, East Church Street
on
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,
JULY 6, Z and 8, 1908,
All sessions will begin promptly at $50
o'clock.
Applicants for First Grade Certificates
will be examined in the following branch
es: Orthography, Arithmetic, Geography,
History of the U. S. and Md, English
Grammer, Algebra, Natural Philosophy,
Physiology, "Plane Geometry, General
History, Constitution of the U. S. and
Md, bookkeeping, Laws and Bylaws
of the Public School System of Mary
land and Theory and Practice of Teach
ing.
Applicants FOR SECOND GRADE CERTIF-
ICATES will be examined in all of the
above branches except those Marked
Competitive Examinations for Scholar
ship for boy at Maryland Agricultural
College will be held at the same time.
The subjects in which applicants for this
scholarship will be examined are the first
ten named above.
Several scholarships including tuition
and books are vacant in the Baltimore
State Normal School and three at Frost
burg Normal School. Applicants for
these scholarships will make application
for same before this examination. High
School graduates may obtain these schol-
arships without examination so long as
there are not more applicants than schol-
arships.
There salso at uition scholarship vacant
at Washington College and scholarship
at St. Mary's Seminary for girls.
Teachers holding certificates of the
Second Grade, second or third class,
which have been valid for five years pre-
ceding, will be required to take this ex
animation should they desire to contin-
ue teaching.
Minimum legal age for certificates is,
10 years for males and Is years for fe-
males.
Examination for colored applicants will
be held at same time and place.
By order of the Board of County School
Commissioners of Frederick County.
OSCAR B. COBLENTZ,
Secretary,
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W., F. & G. Ry. Schedule.

The following schedule of trains over
the w, F. & g. Ry. between Frederick
and Lewistown is now in force:
Train leaves Frederick at 6:30 and 900
A. M; 200 and $40 p. M; arriving at
Lewistown at 7:l5 and 9:45 A. Nj; 2:45
and 5:25 P. M.
Train leaves Lewistown at 1880 and
1000 A. NJ. 300 and $50 p. NJ. arriving
at Frederick at S:l5 and l0:45 A. M. 3:45
49,
and 6:l5 p. M.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.
Trains will leave Frederick on Sunday
at 8:l5 a. M, 100 and $3.50 p. M, for
Lewistown; returning will leave Lewis
town 9:25 a. M, 2:l5 and 4:45 p. m. This
schedule will be in force until further
notice.
Stage Connection.
Stage will leave Thurmont daily, ex-
cept Sunday, at 500 A. M. and make
connections with the W., F. & G. Ry.
1000 A. M. train at Lewistown for Fred
erick. Returning will leave Lewistown
on arrival of 5:25 P M. train.
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Railpoad NIafter

Mr.. McDonough informs us that with
constant good weather and no Interrupt
tons the grading will be done between
Lewistown and Catoctin, and track laid
by Aug. 10TH The contract time was
Sept. 18th, hence there should be no
doubt about trains running between here
and Frederick by Sept. LIST. That's the
Way to build railroad.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09
|. o. q. i. Reunion.

A special train will be run from Balti-
more to Hagerstown, Wednesday, July
18th, for the benefit of those wishing to
attend the |. O. o. F. reunion. This
train is scheduled to leave Thurmont at
10. 16 a. M, and returning will leave
Hagerstown at $50 p. m. Fare for the
round trip IS cents.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09
HIGH PRICE FOR CORN.

Elevator corn brought so cents a
bushel in the local dealings at the
Chamber of Commerce Monday, 9th.
Corn on the track, that is stock direct
from the farms brought here by rail,
was worth 80 cents a bushel.
These are the highest prices for corn
in this market since 1891. That year
was an abnormal one because a cor
ner had been created in corn in Chi
cago and the price was run up on the
shorts, those who had sold stock
they could not deliver and who were
compelled to pay those who owned
the actual stuff whatever price was
demanded in order to fill their con-
tracts.
With this exception corn has not
touched its present price since 1874,
which was drouth year with an UNI
usually poor yield.
That the high prices are general
was indicated by the fact that Chica
go on the same day was well above
II cents bushcl for good No. 2 corn.
When the freight charge of 8 cents a
bushel, between the western city and
Baltimore, is added it will be seen
that the two trading ccnters are about
on a parity as regards price.
The advance is due primarily to
the short crop of last season. 1t is
explained that the crop was planted
late on account of continuous wet
weather and that it kept growing well
up into October, some of it into No.
vcmber. Then the frost came before
it could be gathered and prevented
the grain from maturing properly by
checking the milk and starch from
hardening in the husk.
Another explanation for the high
price is the limited quantity of corn
in sight; that is, stock stored at in
terror and at coast port elevators.
This now amounts to but 100000
bushels as against nearly 100000
bushels at the same time last year.
This does not take into considera-
ton the corn still held by farmers.
This amount is thought to be quite
large. The reason the existing high
prices have not tempted this stock on
the market is because the farmers are
too busy with other crops to take
time to haul it to transportation
points.
1t is thought that the prevailing
high prices will have tendency to
make the farmers give more atten-
ton to the corn crop now growing.
Local dealers, with years of expert
ence, believe that the coming crop
will bring big returns to the farmers.
They do not, of course, anticipate II
continuance of the extreme figures
now prevailing, but they do look for
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His Store Not Closed,

Mr., Chas. R. Beck, photographer, Of
this place, did not sign the agreement
last week for early closing. We STATED
that all stores but the CONTEMPORARIES
would be closed. Mr. Beck will be found
at his place of business as usual.
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New Advertisements.
Meckley.
Weybright,
Dark Streets Now.

The extent to which the lights from
store windows lighted the streets is very
noticeable this week, or since the eight
O'Clock hour for closing was adopted.
Much complaint is heard of how dark the
streets are. But the merchants are not
supposed to furnish light for the town.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09

There is one preparation known today
that will promptly help the stomach. This
is Kodol Kodol dgests all classes of
food, and it does it thoroughly, so that
the use of Kodol for time will without
doubt help anyone who has stomach dis
orders or stomach trouble. Take Kodol
today and continue it for the short time
that is necessary to give you complete
relief. Kodol is sold by DR.. Jas. K.
Waters,
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FROM THURMONT TO CHICAGO.

Letter from Mr.. Frank A. Roddy de-
scribing the trip and country to Chicago.
Other letters will follow telling of exper-
fences from Chicago to California. Mr..
Roddy is accompanied by Mr.. Frank Ste'
yens. ED.
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ssg" FARMS FOR SALE. i have a
number of farms placed in my hands for
sale All desirably located and under good
state of cultivation. Good buildings and
fencing. For further particulars, adj
dress
CHAS. C. WATERS,
Attorney-at-law,
novl5tf Frederick, Md.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09

Foley's Orino Laxative, the new laxa-
tive, stimulates, but does dot irrtate. 1t
is the best laxative. Guaranteed or your
money back. DR.. Jas. X. Waters.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06
Wise Insects Are These.
Bees That Can Tell Time of Day and Know When to Come Back
For Meas-Annoy Frenchman and Family.

Bees, the most intelligent of the in
sects and among the most intelligent
OF all living things. have "A remarkable
knowledge Of time. Auguste Forel, a
French aplculturlst, has proved this,
much to the discomfort of himself and
of his family.
1t was the custom at his house to
serve breakfast on the terrace in the
open air at O'clock. The family al
ways had preserves at this light re-
past, and these remained on the table
until 10. At noon the midday meal
was served, also on the terrace. but at
this meal there were no sweets. At 4
p. IN. there was a light lunch. with
sweets. which remained on the table
from one-half to three-quarters of an
hour
About 100 yards from the terrace
r,ear Paris. was hive of bees. One
day NJ. Forers cook placed dish OF
stewed cherries to cool upon the sill OF
a window which was surrounded 10y
flowers and overlooked the terrace. in
"A few hours the whole swarm OF bees
WAS sucking the sweet juice of the
fruits. Tho fine feast they had melted
the bees 10 visit the window as a reg
ularthlng ard one fine morning one OF
them discovered the preserves upon
the breakfast table. On the morrow
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06
Ghost Runs His Engine.
Sits by the Side Of Veteran Engineer Seav Hero Of Numerous
Hairbreadth Escapes.

No danger turks In the path of No. 10
Two drivers perch on the same bench
In the locomotives cab and guide Its
destiny. One Is Horace l.. Seaver, vet.
eran engineer and hero of numerous
halrbreadth escapes; the other Is the
ghost Of man that was.
Unseen, unheard, the specter has
been at the throttle for years, guiding
and guarding the lives of those sleep,
ing In the darkened coaches behind.
No. 10 is the Big -Four fast express
which runs into Chicago over the Hi.
nois Central tracks from Kankakee
The train is pulled by an Illinois Cen.
trail locomotive, Of which Mr. Seaver is
the engineer. For forty-three years
the veteran has been handling the
throttle of Illinois Central engines.
For forty-three years Mr.. Seaver has
been a splritualist-not one of the ia.
BILE raising, bell ringing kind, but an
intelligent believer that spirit bodies
exist. He says he has had innumer.
able evidences that a spirit hand guild
ed his engine through fearful dangers
and happy escapes. Whether he climbs
up In his cab he knows that the spec.
tral engineer Is sitting beside him.
ready to extend the hand Of warning
In time of need.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06
Changes Mind at Altar.
Bride Elect Backs Out When Minister Puts Important Questions;
Stops Wedding but Friends Say Ceremony Will Be Finished Later

"wait moment! I've changed my
mind and don't want to get married"
Miss Rosa B. Bevis, q pretty blond
girl not yet eighteen years old, caused
sensation with this statement and
brought to n halt the ceremony by
which she was to become the wife of
George h. Bray, young farmer of
Avalon. Va.
Rev. James r. Irvine, the minister
who was about to tie the knot, was
startled. He has married more than
1000 couples during his ministry, and
IL was the first time q maiden had
changed her mind at the crucial mo-
ment
The couple arrived In Washington on
an early train, and both appeared at
the courthouse and procured the neces.
sary license from X. =. Belew, mar.
rlage license clerk. The pair had not
found n minister, but this was soon ar.
ranged, and two hours later Rev. Mr.
Irvine appeared at 445 Eighth street
southwest, Washington, where friends
of the couple had gathered. When the
prospective bride and bridegroom
walked up to DIR. Irvine, Miss Bevis
was observed to turn pale. In q whls
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06

he had several companions at the
feast. and every day the number In
creased.
I'VE are lost" said NJ. Forel. I'VE
shall no longer be able to take our
breakfast upon the terrace"
And so II proved. At first the bees
arrived at almost all hours, but soon
they realized that there was nothing
doing" except between 7 and 10 a. m.
and about p. m, so they ceased their
visits except at just those hours, when
the preserves were on the table. Soon
the place was untenable, and the fam.
lily had to retreat indoors and renounee
their custom of open air meals.
But the table was placed on the ter
race to observe the effect. At 7 a. IN.
the bees began to arrive, and their
number steadily increased, the insects
buying about everywhere, vainly seek
Ing the preserves to which they were
accustomed. BY 9:30 or 10 they had all
gone. One or two showed up at noon,
undoubtedly having come to see II the
preserves might not have been post
poned for the midday meal, and at A
p. IN. the swarm returned. For several
days the bees kept this up arriving In
clouds between and 10 and again at
a. until at last they learned that their
visits were In vain. Then they ceased.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06
Kissed by Bad Ape.
Scbwoman Says Animal In New York Museum Rugged and Bit
Her and Asks $500 Damages.

because she liked the looks of the
barker,
'The moment l gets In" she said,
"an' takin' me bearin's a big gorilla,
or something like that, rushed at me-
/ fought he was n usher at folrst. an
so didn't run right off. He threw his
hairy arms aroun' me neck, squeezed
me close, an then, mind ye, he grabbed
me right han an bit into it deep.
II handed him smack in the right
jaw an flew tn coop. was in New
York horspltal fer tree days, an me
constitution was certainly shocked"
In the sixth paragraph of his petit
ton Mr.. Deutsch says that at all the
times mentioned there was among the
animals of the big show certain
gorilla, chimpanzee, ape, orang outang
or other species Of monkey" and In his
seventh paragraph lie says that the
said animal was and Is wild"
Because Of the conduct of the said
wild animal, then, the plaintiff, through
her lawyers, says that she became
''sick. sore and disabled and received
a severe shock" wherefore she wants
$500 in damages.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06

per she said she felt as though she
would faint. DIR. Irvine began to read
the marriage service.
The vital questions were about to be
asked when Miss Bevis declared she
had decided not to marry. She said
she had changed her mind during the
reading of the service and had deter
mined her action would be hasty.
Mr.. Bray was astounded. He did not
know what to make out pf his intend
ed wife's actions. For tile time being
he was q broken hearted man.
Miss BevIs confided to her friends
that the marriage had been planned
too quickly and she had given the sub
ject little reflection. 1t was intimated
that the couple had eloped from the
Virginia town.
After a long talk between Mr.. Bray
and Miss Bevis II was announced the
wedding was indefinitely postponed.
The young man paid the usual fee to
the minister and left the house. Later
the couple returned to Avalon on the
same train.
They have been friends many years
and friends say Will undoubtedly be
married.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06

";!ary, the beautiful scrubwoman,'
IL suing for $500 damages because. as
she says, she was hugged, kissed and
bitten by an ungentlemanly ape, usher
IN Edwards big animal show and mu.
scum, which was then, April 4, at 259.
2Gl Bowery, New York. Her lawyer
Samuel Deutsch, said that he served
the proprietor of the show just as he
was closing 1t up few days ago. The
case will be tried shortly in the first
district municipal court.
Mary +. Skally, "the beautiful scrub.
woman" lives at 81 Leroy street. She
Is forty-nine years old. When inter.
Viewed few days ago by newspa.
per representative, who began by ask.
Ing the plaintiff II her name was Mary
j. Skally. she answered.:
1T is not. am park bum"
Later on she admitted the name and
told the details Of the conduct of the
usher. She had finished her scrubbine
work about A o'clock in the afternoon
Of that said day In April and went
down on the Bowery for relaxation
She strayed into the big animal show
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06
Facts From France.

A museum of dress is to be establish
ed by the Paris Society Of the History
of Costume. 1t will contain specimens
Of the costumes Of all classes of people
at all times.
In Paris shoplifting has become a
fine art; consequently watching has
had to become fine art also. and the
Partisan shopkeepers are finding that
1t pays them to employ proper women
detectives to watch their stock. So
now every house Of importance has its
own woman detective.
A new occupation for women is that
OF the grateful patient" Well dress
cd women are hired by unscrupulous
men In Paris to sit In their waiting
rooms, enter into conversation with
genuine patients and hold forth In
glowing terms on the benefits derived
from the doctors treatment
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06

grasp on the cats neck, and, with the
wrlthlng animal literally tearing her
flesh into ribbons, the woman dashed
1t TO death against tree.
Mrs. Altwater had just strength re-
naming to make her way home and
tell her husband Of the encounter. The
body of the cat was found where Mrs.
Altwater had killed It. During the
past winter the children going to and
from the schoolhouse have been fright
ened by wildcat Several times a
hunt was made for the cat, but 1t could
never be found.