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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Why II PAYS to CONQUER Sin.

1t is better to conquer temptation
than to be freed from it. Therefore
God does not, at once, take us out of
the world and beyond the reach OF
temptation; He does better than that
when He keeps us here and offers
us His omnipotence for the defeat of
our enemy. A victorious, sin-beset
man has more to be grateful for than
an undisturbed angel For every vic.
tory over sin brings two notable re.
suits. 1t increases our own power
against temptation, and 1t lessons the
effectiveness of that temptation in its
next onset. So God actually helps us
to get freed from temptation every
time we use His strength to defeat
temptation. 1t may not always ap.
pear so, for temptation dies hard; but
it is so, and we can prove 1t II we
will fight on in undiscouraged as.
surance that it is a one-sided conflict;
after all, and God and we are on that
side. Sunday School Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Get Fat In Hospital.

Everybody said they never heard
of such thing as a person getting
so fat when done up in plaster cast
that the old cast had to be taken
off and new one fitted on to give
the patient a chance to grow, but
the doctor declared that the occur
renee was by no means phenomenal.
Many illnesses do not result in
emaciation, especially down in this
part of town." he said. Scores of
poorly fed patients that are brought
to the hospital in skinny condition
take on flesh amazingly while under
treatment. This is especially notice.
able in the case of an accident where
a plaster cast is necessary Then
the arm. the leg. the body even that
is thus incased increases in size I'M
der hospital fare, until the patient
is in positive pain from the pres
sure and has to be relieved with o
larger cast" New York Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
OPEN DEALING IN PAINT.

Buying paint used to be like TIL
proverbial buying OF a 'pig In !
poke" Mixtures in which chalk
ground rock, ETC.. predominated wer'
marked and sold as Pure Whit
Lead" the deception not being al
parent until the paint and the paint
ing were paid for. This deception 1.
still practiced, but We have learned
to expose 1t easily.
National Lead Company. the larg
est makers of genuine Pure Whit
Lead. realizing the injustice that was
being done to both property owner
and honest paint manufacturers SCI
about to make paint buying safe
They first adopted trade mark, tn,
now famous "Dutch-Boy Painter
and put this trade mark, as a guar
anty of purity, on every package OF
their White Lead. They then sci
about familarizing the public WITH
the glow-pipe test by which the rurl
ty and genuineness of White Lea
may be determined, and furnished T.
blow-pipe free to every ore VIII
would write them for 1t. This ac
ton was In itself a guaranty OF tn.
purity of National Lead Company
White Lead.
AS the result of this open dealing
the paint buyer to-day has only him.
self to blame If he is defrauded. Fol-
test outfit and valuable booklet on
painting address National Lead Com.
pany, Woodbridge Bldg. New York.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Another Marvellous Discovery.

Charles Cooling, of Millington,
has a cow that established new re-
cord the other day. She succeeded
In getting near a 2-gallon can of
strawberries that Mr.. COdding had
just gathered, after couple of hours
of back breaking labor. OF course,
he was sore and angry with the cow
when he discovered that the meek.
eyed bovine had enjoyed a repast
of the luscious berries that had pre-
vented visions to him of shortcake
and big bowl of berries and cream.
He still had Crouch" on the next
day, but smile came over his face
when he tasted the milk and cream
and found it to be Of strawberry
flavor that beat any strawberry flaw
oring that he was ever able to get
at soda fountains or ice, cream par
lor.-Marshfield Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
He Couldn't Go.

When he got on the street car he
had his coat over his arm, his vest
open and his collar had gone limp.
well, what Is it," asked the men
whom he sat down beside.
Its hot"
Certainly"
"It's blamed hot. I'm almost
sweltered."
"Yes?"
II wish l could get out of this
furnace for a week.
But you haven't the cash"
81 think | could raise it."
Then. why not dig out?"
by thunder. | can't. I've got
two men solid for Taft, and II |
leave town for half an hour they
will swing over to Bryan as sure's
your born. Lord, how few people
know what It Is to be politician
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Sand Fish.

At low tide, in midsummer, ON
certain parts of the Breton coast,
mon and boys with baskets and hoes
descend the white beach to the seas
edge. They are anglers, but the fish
they seek live on dry land.
With his hoe each fisherman makes
swiftly in the packed sand shallow
parallel trenches very close together
and about a yard long. If the luck
be good, every scratch of the hoe
uncovers three or four silvery fish,
the size of sardnies, that leap up
glittering into the air. They must be
seized quickly, or at once they bury
themselves in the sand again.
They are called lancons. The
smaller ones are used for mackerel
bait; the larger make, fried, an ex-
cellent dish, good deal like fried
smelts.
With daylight tides the lancons
are seldom bigger than a mans mid
die finger; but with the night tides,
when promenaders have not disturb
ed the sand. they run large indeed
Then, their lanterns flashing on the
beach, the Breton fishermen often
capture lancons a foot long.-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
THIS AND THAT.

Too much money. is the root OF
lot of evil
1t is easier for a poor man TO be
good than contented.
It's enough to discourage temper
ance reformers when money is tight.
The average man has more than
one unlocked kick coming to him.
There are 100000 bricks in the
famous Severn Tunnel.
Liverpool makes nearly 100000
year by municipal trading.
There are more women members
of clubs in New York City than in
any two other cities in the world.
A good way to get men to drink
plenty Of water and pay lots of
money for it would be to put an
internal revenue tax on it.
James Fl. Stevenson, millionaire
mining engineer and landowner, OF
Pueblo, Col, was inspecting land in
Meeard County, Tex, when he &C
cidentally met Wilbur Stevenson, a
farm laborer, who proved to be his
own brother whom he had not seen
or heard from for 40 years.
There is great deal of talk in
Ireland about rents and purchase
and dairying and grazing, and about
land and beasts and other mani
mate and animate things, but very
little talk about man, the most neg
lected creature that walks the earth
in Ireland today.--Irish Homestead.
Since 1890, when the Grand Army
of the Republic had 409,4S9 mem
bers enrolled, its numerical strength
has been cut down almost one-half.
There are only about $4,000 COM
rades now. The losses by death run
up to 5000 of 10000 year. There
is practically no chance to gain re-
cruits.
October 26 last the Chilian gold
peso sold at a premium of IS per
cent in the paper currency of the
country. This disturbed business,
especially in the export line. Since
the beginning of July the gold peso
has been fuctuating between 40 and
SIS per cent. premium until recently,
when it reached above the mark.
The fishing industry of the Paci-
fic Coast during 1907 exceeded $780,
100000 in value, according to the
statistics of the Pacific Fisherman.
The pack of canned salmon during
1907 for the whole coast was 5,015,-
1853 cases, as compared with 3,S17,-
316 cases in 1906. The pack in
Alaska was exceeded in only one
other year, that of 1902.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
FRIENDLY TIP
Restored Hope and Confidence.

After several years of indigestion
and it's attendant evil influence OH the
mind, 1t is not very surprising that
one finally loses faith in things gen.
orally.
AN. Y. woman writes an interest.
ing letter. She says
"Three years ago | suffered from
an attack of peritonitis which left me
in a most miserable condition. For
over two years | suffered from ner-
vousness, weak heart, shortness of
breath, could not sleep, etc.
my appetite was ravenous but
felt starved all the time. / had
plenty of food but it did not nourish
me because of intestinal indigestion.
Medical treatment did not seem to
help, got discouraged, stopped medi.
cine and did not care much whether
lived or died.
lone day friend asked me why
didn't try Grape-Nuts, stop drinking
coffee and use Postum. l had lost
faith in everything, but to please my
friends l began to use both and soon
became very fond of them.
at wasn't long before got some
strength, felt a decided change in my
system, hope sprang up in my heart
and slowly but surely | got better.
could sleep very WELL the constant
craving for food ceased and | have
better health now than before the at
tack OF peritonitis.
"My husband and I are still using
Grape-Nuts and Postum" There's
a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
A Little Case OF Telenathy,

There is nothing strange to me
in the operation of one mind upon
another" the telepathic woman said.
Once when my sister l am very
fond of was operated on l went with
her and ate in the anteroom a long
way off from the operating room.
That Is, I walked up and down there,
worried to death nearly about her.
when all at once | threw myself into
big arm chair and went sound
asleep.
They had just given her the ether
then, SO her mind was at rest and
rested mine. slept until she came
out from under the influence. New
York Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
COMMERCIAL COLUMN
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market ReDorts.

R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review
of trade says:
Trade and Industrial activities con-
tinue to expand, Improvement being
Of conservative nature that prom
ises permanency. There is little
disposition to anticipate the future,
but current distribution is larger, and
mercantile collections are more
prompt. There is some complaint
among wholesale dry goods jobbers
that the big auction sales detracted
from regular business, but the gem
eral. situation was greatly improved
by the distribution of those accumu-
latiOns, and many retailers have re-
NAMED to supplement their -pur-
:hases. In manufacturing lines the
ron and steel industry Is steadily
adding to output and shoe shops are
receiving substantial contracts, al
though producers are handicapped by
he persistent strength of hides and
Gather.
A few special sales of pig iron
nave been made at concessions from
'Ormer quotations, some merchant
furnaces seeking all the business Of
tered, but the general level of prices
IS not materially altered, and there
distinct improvement in demand.
Most recorded transactions are for
his years delivery, each week bring
ng little larger consumption at
steel mills and some reduction Of
stocks in furnace yards.
Extremely quiet conditions prevail
n the primary markets for cotton
goods. Export trade is also dull, in
luiries from India and Red Sea
points being at much lower prices
than are required. The decline in
silver had made a resumption of de-
nand from China still more remote.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Is This Why We Are Warmer?

Europe IL growing colder, says M.
Camille Flammarion, the French
astronomer. He declares that from
actual figures recently obtained he
has become certain that the temper
ature of Europe has been falling.
France has been suffering for long
time from an excess of cold weather,
the temperature at Paris having
been 1 degree below the normal.
Other readings show even less favor
able results. The fall is more no.
ticeable in the spring than at other
periods of the year. Similar condi.
tions are recorded in England, Bel
GUM, Spain, Italy, Austria, and
Germany.-Indianapolis News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
ECZEMA FOR FlFTY-FIvE YEARS.
Suffered TOrments from Birth-1n
Frightful COnditiOH-GOt No Help
Until Cuticura Cured Him.


II had an itching, tormenting eczema
ever since l came into the world, and am
now man ffty-fve years old. l tried all
kinds of medicines heard of, but found no
relief. was truly in a frightful condition
At last ! broke out all over with red and
white boils, which kept growing until they
were as big as walnuts, causing great pain
and misery, but kept from scratching as
well as l could. was so run down that
l could hardly do my work, l used Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment, Resolvent, and Pills
for about eight months, and | can truth
fully say | am cured. Hale Bordwell, Tip
ton, Ia, AUG. II, 1907"
Il cheerfully endorse the above testi'
monial. 1t is the truth. know Mr.. Bord-
we'll and know the condition he was in.
Nelson Il. Burnett, Upton, Ia"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Wholesale Markets.

New York.-Wheat- 49,
700 BUSH; exports, 154, 280; sales.
100000 bush. futures. and $4,000
oush. spot; spot market, firm; No.
2 red, 1.00A @1.01 elevator. and
1.O17 f. o. b. afloat: No. l Northern
Duluth, 1.29 +. o. b. afioat; No. :
hard winter, 1.05R t. o. b. afoat.
Corn-Sales, 5000 BUSH; spot
market, firm; No. 2, 80 nominal ele-
gator and 9Ok delivered f. o. b.
float; option market was higher on
covering of September, and closed
It &c. to &c. net higher. Septem-
yer, S7% @S7%. closed S7A; De-
.ember closed 76; May closed 70.
Oats-Receipts, 61,50O bush; ex-
,orts. 1000 bush; spot firm. Mix
ID, 26 to 80 lbs, 51k: natural
white, 26 to 81 lbs, SAC SIS; clipped
white, 80 to 40 lbs, SIS " q SO.
Poultry-Alive. steady: spring
chickens, IS; fowls, 12R turkeys,
"; dressed irregular; Western
,pring chickens, 12h a 10; turkeys.
l6M25; fowls, 13@14h.
Eggs-Firm. Receipts. 1852
rates. Western firsts. 20 81; sec
,nds, 1914 q 19h.
-Wheat--Firm and
Rc. higher; contract grade, August.
)7M972c.
Steady; good demand; No.
;, for local trade SS0 So @c.
Oats-Firmer; No. 2 white natur-
H. SO " q Sal c.
fol a "
.ra Western creamery, 25 NC; DO.
To-, nearby prints, 81.
Eggs-Firm; good demand; Penn
,ylvania and other nearby firsts, f. C.
21c. at mark; do. do. current re-
ceipts, in returnable cases, 20 at
mark; Western firsts. I. c., Il at
mark; do. current receipts, +. c., 20
at mark.
Cheese-Quiet but steady: New
York full creams, choice, 12Ac.; DO.
DO, fair to good, liz G12.
Poultry-Alive. firm; good de-
mand; fowls, 13@131a; old roost-
srs, 10; spring chickens. 14@ It,
Observation-Disclosures and UNI
changed. Receipts, 1851 bbls.; eX'
ports, 2,OS5 bbls.
Wheat-Firmer; spot, contract,
9S1a 9SA: spot No. 2 red West
ern, 1000 1.OOA; August. 9S1a q
9Sa; September. 9S1a @9S&: De.
cember, 1OOh q 1,CO&; steamer,
No. 2 red, 50 u a 81 q; Southern, by
sample, 9OM 90; Southern. on grade.
94A ASST. Receipts, 1Ol,6S'
bush; exports, $4,000 bush.
Corn-Dull; spot. mixed. So u !;
September, S31a asked 4; year, 81
asked; Southern white corn, $50
81; Southern yellow corn, S3@S7.
Receipts, Also bush.
Oats-More active; new No. !:
white, $50 So "; new No. white,
511h 0p53; new No. 2 mixed, 50k q
81. Receipts, $4,000 bush.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 Western do.
nestle, S0MS1. Receipts, 100 bush,
Butter-Quiet; fancy imitation,
2O@21; fancy creamery, IS; fancy
ladle, 1920; store packed, 16R q
II.
Cheese-Quiet and unchanged;
new large, 121a; new flats, l2S;
new small, 13.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Wise PreCautiOn.

The mercury was trying to ooze
out at the top Of the farmhouse
thermometer and the old farmer was
pitching chunks of ice in the pond
What are you doing that for?'
oueried the summer boarder.
That's t. keep tn pesky ducks
from layin' hard-b'iled eggs an
swered the rural philosopher.-Chi-
cage News
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Reform Movement,

The milkman had been brought
to see the error of his ways.
Thomas" he said to his assist
ant, 81 am going to furnish my GUS
toners with absolutely pure milk af-
ter this"
"So?" queried Thomas.
That's what" continued the
milkman. Hereafter we will use
distilled water only" - Chicago
News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27

Gray, which Is to be the peace
color" Of our warships instead of
white, was their war tint during the
rebellion. 1t was believed to render
them almost imperceptible to block
ade runners as we'll as harder to hit,
and they did not resume black UNI
til peace came. White was adopted
with the new navy, and its adoption
at first gave great offense to old
men-of-wars men, who said it look
ed "yachty. boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Live Stock.

New YOrk.-Beeves-R l.
S7S head feeling nominally STEADY;
dressed beef, slow at IN q 10c. per
lb. London and Liverpool cables
quoted live cattle firm, at 1212 a.
lac. per h., dressed weight; refrlg'
orator beef, liz q II %.
Calves - Receipts, 275 head
market steady. Veals, 5000 SIS;
few, 800; dressed calves, firm;
city dressed veals, 90 49,, country
dressed, Z " a u.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, o.
$50 head; market steady. Sheep
dull and unchanged; lambs slow and
1OM15c. lower. Common to choice
sheep, $50; culls, 200; COM
mon to choice lambs, 4.5O % $50.
Hogs-Receipts, S95 head; mar
ket steady. Prime medium weight
State hogs, 40 per cwt.
Chicago.-Catte - Receipts, esti-
mated about 1000 head; market
steady: steers, 4.75@7.75; cows,
3.4O05.25; heifers, 800 a 600;
bulls, 2.75@5.O0; calves, 5000
$50; stockers and feeders, ESQ %
4.50.
Sheep-Receipts, estimated about
$4,000 head; market for sheep,
eteadv. lambs. mostly 10 lower;
sheep, 3.50@4.5O: lambs. 4.75@
$40; yearlings, 400 500.
Hogs--Receipts, estimated about
16 600 head: market steady; choice
heavy shipping, 6.75@6.S5; butch
ers, 600 6.85; light mixed, GAO %
$50; choice light, $500 6.75; pack
ing, 6.4O@6.6O; pigs, 400 q 6.35;
bulk of sales, 6.40@ $50.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
The Rural Way.

Mrs. Hayrick lat the village post
office)--I was expecting postal
card from my mother-in-law saying
what day she was coming down to
visit me.
Village Postmasto" (absently)---
She'll be down on Wednesday. Why,
er-er-here's their postal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
A Boy Who Will Get On.

While Old Skinner, a grocer and
a penurious old gretch generally, was
telling his new boy how careful he
must be fly settled on a bag of
sugar. The grocer caught it and
threw 1t away. The boy then said:
IF you want me to be careful,
you are setting me bad example"
"Why?" asked Old Skinner.
Because" said the boy. "you
have thrown that fly away without
brushing the sugar off his feet. -
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Not The Boy He Wanted,

SO you want a position as Of
flee boy?"
Yes, sir.
"Are you perfectly truthful"
Yes, sir"
Never tell lies, eh?"
mo, sir"
Then you won't do. want a
boy who can say I'm not here when
am, and get away with it,"-Chi-
cago Record-Herald,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
ParadoxicaI State or Affairs

IL have written a book that every
body ought to read" said the au-
thor.
I'm afraid 1t won't do" answer
ed the publisher.
What the public seems TO want
now is book that nobody ought to
read
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27

Hicks Capudine Cures Womcn's
Monthly Pains, Backache, Nervousness.
and Headache. It's Liquid. Effects imme-
diately. Prescribed by physicians with best
results. loc., Csc, and Soc. at drug stores.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27

Even when man takes a day
off TO attend a funeral in the morn
ing his wife wants to spoil it all by
taking him calling with her in the
tCrnoOn.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27
Teaching Nuggets.

They who fear the Lord do not need
to fear.
A crooked life cahnot lead on the
straight way.
A good life is no small contribution
to any mans logic.
To be true to the best Is the best
we can do for truth.
The welfare of any people is de.
termined by their worship.
All His love in the past calls for
our loyalty in the present.
Present conservation Is the best
corrective of past crookedness.
Much moral astigmatism Is due to
pressure on the money nerve.
Many an i'll Of the heart would be
cured If the hands were kept clean.
There Is nothing that will help you
to lead others more than being able
to look back over a right life your
self.-Henry r. Cope, In Sunday
School Times.
The Happiest Man OH Earth.
Johann Schmid, who lives in a cot.
age in the village of Suhr, in the
canton of Argovie, Switzerland, has
had painted across the front of his
iwelling in large letters the sentence:
Here lives the happiest man on
earth"
Schmid, who Is fifty-five years of
age, said to N interviewer: IL defy
you to find a happier man than my
self. I have never worked, never
married, never been i'll and have
lever been anxious for the future.
eat well, drink well and sleep well.
What more would you have?"
When in his teens Schmid was left
by his father an income of about 81
week and small piece of land. He
built his cottage on the land, and has
occupied it ever since.-London Elk.
press.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27

It's very unnatural for man to
have a good opinion Of himself I'M
less he has a mustache which he
thinks is handsome.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27

Hicks Capudine Cures Headache,
Whether from Cold, Heat, Stomach, or
Mental Strain. No Acetanlid or dangerous
d oe and ss a, J Es' ssores
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27

A copy Of the first almanac pub
lished in the American colonies that
Is now extant has sold for $685..
The date was 1855.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27

The deepest hole in the world has
been bored in Silesia. 1t has reach
ed a depth of about 1000 feet and
passes through SO beds of COAL
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27

Upon the invitation of the United
States Burear of Fisheries the fourth
International fishery congress will
he held this year at Washington, D.
c., from September % to ~, lnclu-
sive. Previous meeting grounds
have been at Paris in 1900, at st.
Petersburg In 1902 and at Vienna In
1905.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-08-27

The reason a woman. is afraid Of
thunder is she knows it won't hurt
her.