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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-12-24

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over night
are quickly cured by Foley's Honey and
Tar, as it soothes inflamed membranes,
heals the lungs, and expels the cold from
the system. DR.. Jas. K. Waters.
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t'EsaS. T.. WATERS
: Local Items.

Days are growing longer.
Long time till dog days.
Saturday has been proclaimed a legal
holiday
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CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK,

CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK,
THURMoNr, Md, DEC. II, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual
Meeting of the Holders of the Weekly
Deposits of the Citizens Savings Bank of
Thurmont, Maryland, will be held at it's
Banking House,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 80. 1908,
between the hours of 8 a. m. and 3 p. M,
for the purpose of electing Board of
Twelve Directors, to manage the affairs
of the said benk for the ensuing year.
HARRY G. COVER,
dec II ct Cashier.
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w. L. SHARPER g. CO.,
E. MAIN ST., THURMONT, MD

THIS WEEK call Special Attention few of the popular
lines which haneno only popuar-bu class of goods that
have been tried and found be always represented Repeat
orders prove this.
DOLLY MADISON SHOES! you them? Ask lady who
does and find out why they are better
All America Shoe for Men, $3.50 per pair
Signe Shoes for Men. $500 per pair.
Built on the sqnre-Fi Style and Wear in all feathers
Dom Paul Sh0es-(ldns and Mems shoe made of the
Fed Leather in the world. Will get hard hurt
feet A practical shoe for everyday
Corduroy Pants, OveraIs and Working Garments, including
shppeng and sweetOrr Our line complete Unnecessary
to tell you of the quality Of these makes.
You would enjoy looking Clothing
Oyercoat, RaincOat and TrOuser Departments
Whether needing anything well stock OF everything
Underwear Shirts Hosiery and Haberdashery in General.
forget and elegant Christmas suggestions in
Stationery Books Our window display offers hints of stock inside
for the Merres Christmas and Iappes New Year life
w. L. SFIAFFER & 90.
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Temperature Precip Condi
Date Max. Min. in inches ton
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-12-24

White Pine Cough Syrup prepared by
DR.. Waters, knocks cold out in jiffy.
Try it. apr. Aft
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sa~ PLENTY OF COTTON SEED
Meal at .
dec l72t* WEYBRlGHI@S.
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stH" H. S. Lands .Jewelry Store wi
be Open Evenings until Christmas.
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se1" Signet Rings; Engraving Free
H. S. Lands, Jeweler, Frederick.
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Gay WHITE DOVE FLOUR STILL IN
the lead at -
dec l72t* WEYBRlGHTS 5.
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FOR TWO SPLENDID SOUPS.
To Be Made Without Meat or Stock OF
Any Kind.

To make red soup the housekeeper
will require one and one-haIf pounds
of tomatoes, one beetroot, one small
onion, a little celery. pepper and salt
three pints of vegetable stock, one
ounce Of butter, one tablespoonful OF
flour, chopped parsley. Slice the to.
matoes and put into a very clean
saucepan, with the beetroot cut small
a sliced onion, little celery, pepper
and salt and the stock Boil all stead.
lily for an hour and a half Press
through sieve, return to the sauce.
pan, and thicken with one ounce OF
butter rubbed into tablespoonful OF
flour. Stir as 1t comes to the boil, add
more seasoning if necessary, and
serve. Scatter finely chopped parsley
over the soup in the tureen.
Celery Soup.-Wash one head OF
celery in salt water; peel one onion
and cut 1t up with celery; put them in
a saucepan with one quart of water
add two ounces of barley, sprig OF
parsley, a sprig of thyme, bay leaf
and blade of mace. Simmer slowly
for an hour and half Remove the
herbs, season to taste with pepper and
salt, heat again, and serve.
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A Cleanser for Black Goods.

Buy five cents worth of borax and
ten cents worth of camphor gum. Put
them into a large bowl, breaking the
camDhor gum first into small pieces.
Pour over this one quart Of boiling
water, stirring TO dissolve the borax.
All the camphor will not dissolve.
After 1t is cool put it into bottle and
cork tightly. When wishing to use IL.
pour a portion into a basin. diluting IL
with half the quantity OF cold water
Wet a black stocking with this and
sponge your goods, pressing after
wards. This will remove all spot,
and grease and restore the black.
lineator.
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Potatoes and Onions

One-half dozen medium-sized pota
toes. Wash them thoroughly. Dom
peel. Take one-half dozen onions
about the same size as potatoes. Place
the potatoes In a fairly hot oven
Place the onions in the oven about
five or ten minutes after the potatoes
Cook both until they have assumed
the proper degree OF softness. Re
move them from the oven. Cut up The
potatoes. allowing the Feelings to re
main. Take off the outside cover o,
the onions. cut them up. and mix then
thoroughly with the potatoes Now
add quantity of olive oil. sufficient tc
moisten the entire mixture. Salt Il
taste. The above is sufficient for two
or three persons.
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Turtle Bean Scum

Pick over, wash and soak one pint
of turtle beans over night. Next day
strain, cover with two quarts of fresh
water, and boil slowly, but steadily
until the beans begin to break. Then
add one stalk of celery cut fine, two
tablespoons of chopped onion. and the
same amount of chopped carrot. one
teaspoonful of salt, and dozen pep
percorns, and cook for an hour longer
Press through a sieve, rubbing hard
to get as much pulp as possible. Re
turn to the fire, and If thick dilute
with little boiling water. Mix one
tablespoonful of flour to a thin paste
with cold water, add to the soup. and
stir until it boils again. This will pre-
vent settling in the tureen or sour
plate. Taste to see that it is well sea
soned.
For each person allow one-uuarter
OF hard boiled egg and a slice OF
lemon. These may be placed in the
plate and soup added or may be passed
after the soup is served
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THE STORY.

r HE king had seen people die be-
u fore, but never had he behcId such
a deathbed as that He had stood by
the couch of his father. Jehoahaz. as
he had passed from this life to The
great beyond. He had seen that help.
less, haunted look in the deep-set eyes
over which the misty film OF death
was gradually creeping. He had
heard the words OF regret over the
life lived and those OF fear In the face
of impending death. There was moth.
Ing of hope or comfort there. Only
darkness and despair.
But how different was tho deathbed
OF the prophet Elisha Word had
come one day all unexpected and sud
den that the aged prophet was sick.
and the king had gone thither. Little
contact had he had with the prophet
during his life. He had treated him
with indifference and disdain. con.
tent to live his life OF wicked Meas.
ure. and unmindfm OF the rebukes and
entreaties OF this aged servant OF God
To be sure he was familiar with all
the wonderful history OF Elisha's serv.
iS'o w Aol HFAs VI uON NitUt ana time
again, when famine and war menaced
the life Of the nation, the prophet had
interpOsed In the name OF his God and
brought deliverance But free from
any serious troubles I'm his own king.
dom and at peace with all the nations
about. King Joash had seen no occa.
sion TO b1ther himself about the
prophet.
The ONLY time he had ever known
his father. Jehoahaz. 10 humble him.
self before Elisha had been when the
Syrian hosts had threatened TO de.
stroy the nation. and well he YEMEN.
bered how in the strength OF the prom.
Use Of the prophet his father had gone
out and won a hard-earned victory
over the forces OF the king q SyrfI
But no such dangers had threatened
him TO drive him to the prophet. and
80 he had. as We have said treated the
frophet with indifference and els.
dain.
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Indian Meal, However. Can Be Mads
Satisfactory Substitute.

Pancakes are moro tender when
made without eggs, but the egg gives
additional food value and also a good
nutty flavor which the lakes baked
without lack. When eggs are high .
tablespoonful Of Indian meal can be
substituted for the egg with satisfac-
tory results. Made with sour or but
termilk and soda they are more deli
cate than when the sweet milk and
baking powder or soda and cream of
tartar is used. One or two chopped
apples or a cup Of huckleberries
stirred in the batter at the last afford
pleasing changes from time to tire.
The batter for pancakes SHOULD be q
thin or a sour batter.
A general rule for thin batters is a
scant measure of the liquid to a full
measure OF -four. II sods. and cream
of tartar are used. allow a level tea
spoonful OF soda and two rounded tea
spoonfuls OF cream OF tartar to each
quart OF flour. II baking powder.
three rounded teaspoonfuls to each
quart of -four. Where sour milk is
used, the general proportion is a tea,
spoonful OF soda to pint of SOU.
milk. To make the sour milk cakes,
sift into a pint of -four a half tea.
spoonful of soda. Mix thoroughly.
Add scant pint sour milk and beat
well. Then add the beaten yolk of
one egg and, lastly, the whipped white
folded in. Bake on a hot, well-greased
griddle, turning IS soon as the top is
full OF bubbles. Bake until the cake
stops putting and serve at once Some
good cooks prefer to mix the sour
milk with the -four over night, adding
the salt, soda and egg in the morn
ing. For variation in these cakes.
use half or one-third fine cornmeal.
graham or whole wheat flour.
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Curious indian Custom.

The following curious custom IL 70
corded by ]. Owen Dorsey in his
monograph on the sociology of the
Omaha Indians:
I'm the spring when the grass comes
up there Is council or tribal assem-
bly, held to which a feast Is given by
the head Of the Hanga geno. After
they decide that planting time has
come and at command Of the Hanga
man a crier is sent through the viii
lagos. He wears a robe with hair out
side and cries az he goes. They do,
indeed, say that you will dig the
ground. Hallo!' He carries sacred
corn, which has been shelled and to
each household he gives two or three
grains, which are mixed with the seed
corn of the household"
After this 1t is lawful for the peo-
pie to dig up the soil and plant their
crops.
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Peruna Is NOT q nervine nor q
shm1ianf. IL benefits the nerves
by beneffing Digestion.


Peruna frees the stomach of ca
tarrhal COMPOSITIONS and normal diges-
ton Is the result.
In other words. Perpaa goes to the
bottom Of the whole difficulty, when
the dfsagreeable symptoms disappear.
Mrs. j. G. Jamison, Wallace, Cal,
writes:
Il was troubled with my stomach
Tor six years. Was treated by three
doctors. They said that | had nervous
dyspepsia. was put on a liquid diet
for three months.
Il improved under the treatment.
but as soon as / stopped taking the
medicine, l got bad again
Il saw testimonial of man whose
case was similar to mine being cured
by Peruna, so thought would give Il
q trial
Il procured a bottle at once and
commenced taking It, l have taken
several bottles and am entirely cured. /"
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KANGAROO an q Food

Twenty or 30 years ago the back
country squatters. in order to destroy
kangaroos. used 70 dig huge pits at
the corners OF their paddocks. running
yards of calico along their wire fences
and then drive the kangaroos into the
pits. clubbing asd shooting them. In
those days kangaroo skins were OF M
value; now that they are almost ex.
tinct, there is great demand for
them The flesh OF young kangaroo
is by no means to be despised, and
Kangaroo tail soup is q delicacy now
hardly to be obtained.
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Paris Pattern No. 1924, All Seam
Allowed.-A splendid all-cover apron,
which thoroughly protects the dress,
Is here portrayed. 1t may be devel.
oped to advantage in plain or striped
Bingham. chambray, linen or duck.
The model is made with a high neck,
finished with a rundown collar, edged
with embroidery or cut In square Dutch
outline, according to taste. A patch
pocket ornaments each side of the
front, and the full length sleeves are
gathered into cuffs of the material.
The pattern is in four sizes-32, Sc. 40
and Al inches, bust measure. For SO
bust the apron requires ~ yards of
material q inches wide. or 5k yards
SO inches wide; IA yard of .edging to
trim.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" OF this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be-
sure to give size and number of pattern.
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Youthful California E.mllu

Father. mother and child, all ander
the age Of II. and therefore notes
down In the school census marshars
bool.. Is one Of the interesting and re-
markablc incidents developed here
during the LAST few lays. since Cen.
su5 Marshal Argall began work The
family is named erase. Probably such
another record can not be found in
the state. Grass Valley Correspond.
ent Saoram1 nto Bee.
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Paris Pattern No. 1870 All Seams
Ailowed.-This jaunty little design for
the popular Russian suit is intended
Tor the small boy. The material used
in it's development is slate.gray Ir.
dian-head cotton. The shawl collar
straight cuffs and narrow belt are OF
oright-red linen, and all the stitching
Is done In the same colo. The re.
movable shield is of the gray stitched
with red. or II desired the latter
might also be OF the req linen. The
blouse fastcns i'm double-breasted eff.
feet with small pearl buttons. and the
full knickerbockers are caught in
around the knees by elastic. run
through hem facing. The pattern
is in four sizes-two to five years.
For q boy OF three years the suit re-
quires 39s yards of material q inches
wide, 23s yards 36 inches wide. or 1sS
yard 81 inches wide; as illustrated. "a
yard Of contrasting material p
inches wide
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
70 Pattern Department" OF this paper.
Write name and address plainly. and be
sure to give size and number OF pattern.
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sERMoNETTE.

Last days come to all, but to
none do they bring such COM
fort and sweetness as to the one
who has walked with God.
Last days arc not necessar-
lily fruitIess days, for even from
= sick bed the servant Of God
may prove the mouthpiece of
God speaking words of admoni-
ton and prophecy.
Physical pain and the ebbina
Of Iife's current cannot prevent
the true child of God from
rounding out his mission in
life.
During the long years CT serv-
leo az prophet In Israel Elisha
had seen steady and sure de-
cline In the religious and moral
tone OF the people, and he knew
OF the ultimate national caIan,-
ity which was to come with the
scattering Of the people through
all the nations about, but not
withdrawing all this he saw the
final triumph Of God ard his
righteousness; he realized that
though mon failed, God would
not; he understood the eternal
truth that mans wickedness
might delay, but could not
thwart the Divine will, thus was
he able during those dark days
OF spiritual decline to keep
cheerful and hopeful. And IL is
this realization on the part OF
the servant Of God Of the ulti-
mate triumph OF the Divine will
and purpose In the world which
makes Of them optimists instead
Of pessirnists.
Not many years ago a woman
who had been an earnest and
faithful and efficient worker in
the slums Of New York took her
own life, owing to the depres.
sion which had come to her be.
cause the task Of uplifting the
people seemed so utterly hope.
less. How different It would
have been had she seen with
Gods eye and realized that be-
You'd tho span Of the human life,
and above the plans Of the hu.
man mind God rules and moves.
we all need with Browning to "see
that God is In his heavens, and
that all is we'll with the world"
Not we'll In the sense that the
best has yet been realized, but
we'll in the sense that God Is
slowly but surely working out
his glorious purposes In the
world which are to find their
ultimate elimination In the com.
Ing of the Christ again to the
world to rule as the world has
never yet been ruled.
Deathbeds are piteous. in.
deed, when the dying one real
ICES that he has lived apart from
God and has played a Iosina
game. He has not buiIded with
God in this life and has no place
with God in the life to which the
soul Is soon to pass.
But when ones heart and his
purposes are linked with those
OF the Divine, life is made full
with the eternal mission which
death does not end, but only en-
Iarges.
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will no pleased 20 learn
that there Is at least dreaded disease that
has oeen able TO cure in all its stages and that IL
Catarrh- Halls Catarrh Cure II the only positive
cure nov known 10 the medical fraternity. Catarrb
being constitutional 0iseass, requires const,tu.
uonal treatment. Hairs Cstsrrh Cure IL taken in.
ternaiy, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF tho system. thereby destroying the
Foundation or the disease. and giving the patient
rengtn ny building up the constitution and sssst.
Ing nature IN doing y. work. The proprietors hays
- macn faith ia is curative powers that they odeI
One Hundred Dollars for any case tnas IL tails -
sore. send for list OF Testimonials.
Aidresa " y CHENEY q CO, Toledo. o.
sDd hy all Druggists. TJc.
T@Se gaD's Family Piils for constipation.
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II was the day Of the ball game, and
Willie. the officc-boy approached the
head OF the firm, and stammered: II
y-you p-p-pl-please. sir"
Come. hurry up" said his employ
er. III you have anything to say, say
A. Don't take half a day"
But that's just what I was going
70 ask you II I could take" said VIII
lie.--Harper's Weekly
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In = Pinch, Use ALLcN,s Foor.eAsE

powder. ~ cures painful. smart,
Ig, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists. 2Gc Accept no sub.
stltute Trial package, FREE Al
dress A. s.. Olmst9d. lie Roy, NJ. Y.
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"A man lives and learns" re
marked the husband with some bitter
ness
Well, the school Of experience doef
not bar goods" retortcd his wife .--Ex
change
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FIRE INSURANCE

IL the oheapeSt and best security q
man can buy. II saves him from worry.
perhaps from ruin and his family frons
went The rates are not very high,
VIII be pleased 60 give them to anS
one who win come In and talk the nat.
ter over. onay safe compsntes repre-
sented. :. 7. AaDougsl Csrsda. ~.
W.
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eeef with Bread crumh.

Have your butcher chop two pounds
OF thick beefsteak. Put butter in =
pan and when hot place meat ia. cover
with bread crumbs well saturated
with sweet milk. put ia oven and baks
slowly 20 minutes. Pepper snA salt
70 auit tasta
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The Wise Woman,s wau-

Does your husband ever scold whe-
you want a new hat?"
"No. He never knows anytb lns
about It until after get it'--Chitage
Reeord-Herald.
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When I lefs town three
years ago you and Jigsmith we're rival
suitors for Miss Peacnley's hand
Which proved to be the !u>.y man?
Higgins-I did. She married Jig
smith.-Chicago Daily News.
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Mary married woman's idea ~ .
stylish hat IL one that costs more has
her husband can AFFORD to pay.
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~ am glad to write my endorse.
n'enf OF the great remedy, Peruns. I
do 50 most hesefiiy. "--Jalia Mariowe.
Any remedy that benefits digestion
strengthens the nerves.
The nerve centers require nutrition.
II the digestion is impaired, the nerve
centers become anemic, and nervous
debility is the result.
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Examine narufully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infauts and children, and see that II
Bears the ~ -
Signature of &HZZzhZ<
In Use FOR Over 10 Years.
the Kind You Have Always Bought.
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| LAST DAYS |
| OF ELISHA
The Prophet Prevsth Ki.d leash.
STORY BY THE HIGHWAY AND
BYWAY" PREACHER

Scripture Authority-3 Kings Is:
9-25.
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Zig Maine Pine,

There are evidently some big pine
trees left up in the northwestern
part of the State. Here is a descrip-
tion of one of them sent by c. w.
Edgerly, of Old Town, scaler at the
lumber camp of Flavien Choumard
on the northwest branch of the ST.
John River.
This pine had three branches, and
the tree was three feet ten inches
through at the butt log. From the
tree were taken but two butt logs,
each sixteen feet long, and four logs
fourteen feet long were taken from
each of the branches. The top log
was thirteen inches through at the
top. All of these logs were sound
white pine. Besides these logs one
piece eight feet long at the forks of
the branches was left in the woods.
Fourteen logs from one pine is
certainly good record, and shows,
that all the monarchs of the forest
from which Maine takes her name of
the Pine Tree State are not gone yet
Bangor Commercial
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CHAPTER VII.

A dying parishioner kept Mr. Follett,
at the last moment, from going with
Jano to London. Under different cir
cumstances it is not impossible that he
might have reconciled his conscience
to making over the charge into Mr..
Bradley's hands. But, in truth, he
wcs not sorry for some tangible and
grave excuse that should keep him
from being poor James sole support in
the first dark hour of her coming trial.
He liked her more than he liked any
other living being save himself; but 1t
made Mr.. Follett sick for hours II he
CHANGED to come across any wounded.
writhing creature upon his path when
he walked abroad. To be the witness
of mortal agony he could not aid was
an actual and intense pain to himself,
and SO, as Miss Lynch was not only
unprepared for the journey, but Sick
and spent with nervousness and a
sleepless night, nothing remained for
Jane but to set out upon her mission
alone.
She had left Houghton by the earliest
London train; and by little before
noon she found herself already stand
ing. with somewhat quickered pulse
at the familiar door Of Mr.. Clithero's
house, I'm Russell Square.
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1t was stated in Washington that
President Roosevelt would spend a
year after the expiration OF his term
in travelling abroad.
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The SilkWOrn.

Upon attaining full growth, the
silkworm becomes restless, stops
feeding and throws out silken
threads. The silk is formed in a
fluid condition and issues from the
body of the worm in "A glutinous
subsequently, in a single thread.
From this silk the worm constructs
its cocoon, an interval of from three
to five days being required to COM
plete it's Imprisonment in the en-
velope. In order that the silken
strands may not be subjected to the
danger of breakage by the moth
emerging from the cocoon, the
cocoons are steamed till the enclosed
insects are dead. After this the silk
may be wound off.--The American.