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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
A SAINT AND A GCD.

There are more Saint Valentines
than you can shake stick at, but
the particular Valentine who was
made the patron of young lovers
seems to have been a quiet young
Florentine who never did anything
in particular to deserve the election.
When the pagon gods were given
their official quietus some centuries
ago some of them were rude enough
to refuse to admit that they were
dead; old customs survived; the
switch from gods to saints was not
made in a day; there was one deity
in particular who had gained the af-
fections of the stupid multitude, and
he was very imprudent when he was
politely asked to retire. This
individual was cupid, and his recall
citrant attitude created a scandal
throughout, Christendon. But cupid
stuck to his artillery, and finally
forced compromise. 1t was agreed
that the old customs should continue,
but that the patron god should be
changed to a patron saint, and the
saint selected was the aforesaid Val
entine. And yet Cupid seems to
have got the best of the bargain at
that; it is on the saints birthday
that those sentimental missives are
exchanged, but the pink and pudgy
god, clothed in nothing to speak of
except his pinkness and pudginess is
featured conspicuously on the post
ers-the saint can have the name,
but the god takes the game.-Don
Marquis in Uncle Remus's Magazine
for February.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
1 SALE REGIsTER.

Under this head will appear, free Of
charge, the date and character Of publ,
sale for which bills have been printed a
this office. Space herein may be secured
when bills are printed elsewhere, at tn,
rate of cents per line for each insertion
On Saturday, February 9th, Jas. H. F.
Ogle;admr, will sell the personal pr per-
ty of Mrs. Margaret Ogle, in Gracehan.
On Saturday, February %, Mrs. Chas.
E. Eyler will sell horses, cattle and farr
implements near Eyler's Valley church
On Saturday, February 10Th, at Il
o'clock Chas. H. M. Eyler, admr. will
sell personal property at Highfeld.
On Wednesday, March Sd, Mrs. Alic,
Warner will sell personal property OIL
w. Main street, Thurmont.
On Saturday, March 7th at 10 O'Clock
Josiah Wilhide will sell horses, cattle ant
farm implements near Deerfield.
On Tuesday, March 10th, H. c. Fore
man will sell horses, vattle and farm i'm.
plements at his residence near Thurmont.
0nThursday, March 18th, Geo. E. VIII
hide will sell horses, cattle and farm i'm
plements at his residence northeast O..
Graceham.
On Friday, March 18th at 10 o'clocl
Frank M. Stevens will sell Ia head horse
and mules, 81 head short-horned Durham
cattle, 30 hogs, l6 sheep, 100 bbls. corn,
$50 bushel potatoes and farming imple-
n.ents.
On Saturday, March l4th, Robert Mar
tin will sell horses, cattle and farm i'm.
elements near Motters Station.
,, On Monday, March 10th, Joseph F. Cla.
baugh will sell horses, cattle and farm
implements near Thurmont.
On Tuesday, March 18th, at 10 o'clo X
w. M. Shorb will sell horses, cattle ano
farm implements on the Null farm north
of Graceham.
On Friday, March 20, at IL M, Theo
dore Stoner will sell horses, cattle ant
farm implements at his residence neal
Graceham.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
FAIR Dealings.

Well Mr.. Grounding surely seen his
shadow on Sunday last and will go back
for six weeks more to sleep. ..
Mrs. Eta j. Boothe, of Wakefield, Va,
is visiting her parents at Fair Dealings
and other friends and relatives.
Mr.. Rein Motter, of Taneytown, was
the guest of Mr.. j. A. Miller and family
on Sunday noon.
Mrs. J. A. Miller, Mrs. Anna Better,
Mrs. Eta ]. Boothe spent last Friday
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Geisleman, of
Rocky Ridge.
Mr.. J. Howard Wood, of Hagerstown,
spent Sunday with his parents.
Mrs. j. A. Miller and Mrs. Eta Boothe
spent last Tuesday with Mr.. Chas. Rob
inson and family at Rocky Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Barrick, of near
Rocky Ridge, called on Mrs. Eta Boothe
at Fair Dealings one day last week.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
Tome Calendar.

One of the most beautiful and artistic
calendars that has reached this office is
the Tome calendar for 1908. 1t contains
cuts of the athletic teams of the Insti-
tute, as we'll as the dormitories of this
great school for boys, and is decidedly
unique in appearance. Athletics at Tome
have been looking up in the past few
years and the different teams compare
favorably, and in many instances surpass
teams of other schools in different parts
of the country of the same grade. The
prime mover in this development and
improvement has been Mr.. Charles E.
Hammett, the efficient physical director,
formerly of this place.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
Extension of Water Service.

At a recent meeting of the Thurmont
Water Co., it was decided to further in
crease the service of the company by ex-
tending the mains out E. Main street in
the direction of Aurora cottage and the
Improvement Co.'S. recently purchased
holdings; and also to lay service pipes on
Altamont Ave. The Water Co. is to be
commended for the action, especially in
view of the fact that for sometime to
come, no adequate returns may be ex-
pected to compensate for the expenditure.
1t is public spirited move and will be
thoroughly appreciated by those who will
in the future be directly benefited. Thur
mont is blessed because of it's water SER
vice which furnishes the finest and purest
water in the world for drinking purposes
and because of the high pressure insures
protection in case of fire; sufficient for
our highest buildings.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
ombstone in q country graveyard,

tombstone in a country graveyard,
which reads:
Z Here lies Mary Ann at rest, !.
With her head on Abraham $ breast.
Some wag came along, not being
satisfied with it, added,
TITS very nice for Mary Ann,
But rather tough on Abraham" ).
Who is MARY Ann, and who IS
abraham" in this instance?
We shall be obliged to the Chron-
icle if, in its next issue, it would pre-
sent the claim of Emmitsburg as q
town and community desiring rail
road facilities in connection with the
outside world, as contra distinguished
from having very poor accommoda
tons as at present, the Emmitsbure
Railroad argument as above outlined
being very satisfactory from theil
standpoint.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

trRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, D. c., FEB. 1sT.
President Roosevelt this week un-
dertook to stir up Congress by mes
sage calling attention to number OF
pieces of legislation badly in need OF
attention. Truth to say the message
was cheered at the Capitol more by
hesdemocrats than it was by the re-
publicans. 1t was a good, stirring
message, and it could be taken in two
ways according as the nearer was OF
Roosevelt or anti-Roosevelt tenden-
cies. Either way it was good cam
paign document, and there was an
order for an immediate edition OF
1900 printed.
The message was prompted first OF
all by the action of the Supreme court
recently in denying the legality of the
Employers Liability Act. 1t was to
the need of legislation on this subject
that the President called chief atten-
ton. He urges the re-enactment OF
the law, limiting its scope so as to
bring it within the limits OF the con-
stitution. In the same connection he
urges the passage of comprehensive
act providing for the compensation of
employees in the government service
injured in the line of duty. Action
is also urged against the abuse OF
injunctions in labor cases" Anoth-
er section calls attention to the neces-
sity for legislation to give better con-
troll over corporations engaged in in
terstate business. A certain measure
of federal control over the physical
operations of the railroads is also urg
ed. The suggestion is made that the
use of the mails, telegraph and tele-
phone service might also be denied to
gamblers in stocks and futures, but
the President admits that this is a
hard matter to handle and will re-
quire careful regulation if regulation
at all is possible. Finally he urges
the fullest power for the Department
Of Justice in dealing with large cor
porations.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
TrOutyille Items.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Harbaugh, of Ar
ably, visited friends at this place last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hoff spent one even
ing last week with Mr.. John Young and
family, of Oak Hill.
Fern Hoff is spending sometime with
his sister, Mrs. Geo. Null, of Frederick.
Mrs. Luther Smith spent an afternoon
with Mrs. John Saylor.
Mr.. John w. Pittinger and son spent
Saturday in Frederick.
Mr.. John H. Delaplane and Mr.. Jos.
Fox have been suffering with lagrippe. =
Mrs. Moses Winebrenner is suffering
with rheumatism at this writing.
Mr.. R. G. Stull, of Woodsboro, died
at his home on Sunday evening last.
Mrs. R. G. Stull, of Woodsboro, is
quite i'll at this writing.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
TcoMMuNlCATED.]
Mr.. EDITOR:

MIR. EDITION.
In recent issue Of the CLARION,
Creagerstown's breezy correspondent in
forms the readers that within the year
1908 there were handled through and ship
ped from the bargain store" Of that
village Is, O12 dozen eggs.
This declaration or statement serves
very well to remind the thoughtful ones
that there is something doing in that de-
lightful situated hamlet for at an average
price of 20 cents dozen it means sale
of IS, OO2.4O worth Of goods per annum in
exchange for eggs alone; certainly very
gratifying showing for the Creagerstown
proprietor r. L. Ogle. Now it is
altogether certain that not any more than
the half of the eggs product Of District
No. 4 passed through the bargain house,
therefore to the hens Of that territory
must be placed credit Of at least SO, 024
dozen eggs for the year '07, worth SlO,-
OO4. 8O-nearly $40 for each and every in
habitant of the district.
To carry the matter little farther and
if possible add something to the interest
of the subject, especially for the erigina=
tor, we'll take District No. 4 as an aver
age one in the production of eggs and
multiply her product by the number of
Districts in the county, BY doing this, to
the hens of Frederick county go a credit
of 1,15O,652 dozen, worth $3.50, ITO, 40,
Apply the same average to the counties
and we have total for the State Of &c.
4S2, 500 dozen, worth IS. 292, $500.
Another something doing Of which last
weeks CLARION informed Us was that
the Directors Of the w., F. & G. railroad
had voted in favor of a survey being
made and an estimate of the cost to build
the road from Lewistown via Rocky
Ridge to Emmitsburg with the view OF
adopting that route instead of consumat-
ing the first project.
That reminds one of the wise old mill
or who century ago came on from some
where In Germany and settled In -four
ishing community east of the Monocacy
river where he contemplated the building
of grist mill, but after looking around
awhile he found he could buy land much
cheaper away up in the wilds ola mount
ain stream gap and where rocks for the
foundation and timber for the frame of
the mill would be in abundance and also
cheaper. So he built the mill there and
when the structure was completed and
all ready to go ticking" he hadn't
anything to do.
| OCCASIONAL
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
Notice to Creditors.

TNHIS is to give notice that the sub
l. scriber, Grover C. Smith, has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court of Fred
erick county, Md, letters administration
on the estate of
MARY KRISE,
deceased. All persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the voucher thereof legally authenticated
to the subscribers on or before September
l, 1908, they may otherwise be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are hereby
warned to make immediate payment.
Given under our hand this 18th day of
January, 1908.
GROVER C. SMITH,
jan 305t Administrator, c. t. a.
Coblentz g. Waters, Att'ys.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06

Mail 10 cents in Cash or Postage stamps
with your correct Post Office address and
get in return by mail S fine Post Cards,
no two alike. Chas. R. Beck, Thurmont.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
NOTICE..

BY action of the Board of Directors of
the Mechanicstown Water Company, all
private parties who pay their full years
water rental on or beforeithe 31st day of
March of each year will receive cash
discount of five (5) per cent.
JOHN r. ROUZER, Pres,
Lester S. Birely, Sec'y. jan Off
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06
Fell and Broke His Leg.

Mr.. Ed. Parrish, of Cincinatti, o., a
brother of the late Henry Parrish, Of
this place, in letter to his sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Slick, states that about six
weeks ago his crutch threw him and in
falling he broke his crippled leg. 1t was
for this misfortune that Mr.. Parrish was
unable to attend his brothers. funeral.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-02-06

Use Dewitt It's Little Early Risers,
pleasant little pills. They are easy to
take. Sold by James X. WateIs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21

cause why they should not be pun
ished for contempt Of court.
555S The citation is based upon the
petition OF the Buck Stove and Range
company of st. Louis, which alleges
that an order issued bys Justice
Gould forbidding an alleged boycott
by the American Federation of La
Dor, has been violated by public ut
terances and addresses of the labor
leaders named. It also is stated that
Gompers caused to be published by
the Federationist,s the official organ
Of the federation, certain articles re-
ferring to the courts decision and
an alleged open defiance by printing
the name Of Bucks Stove and Range
company in the Eve don't patronize
list."5 81 .,5s.fg
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21
IN BAD Way
Persian Ruler Has Lost Part
Of His Domains and
Tabriz

st. Petersburg, July 2O.-Dis-
patches received by the Novoe Vre-
mya from Tabriz, by courier post to
Julia, affirm the reports that the
shah's cause in northern Persia is
lost. Artillery and ammunition
abandoned by Rachin Khan, who was
commander-in-chief of the troops
during his flight from Tabriz to a
suburban plateau, passed into the
hands of the revolutionists who are
now in full possession of the city.
The shah's palace, which had served
as the hiding place for reactionaries,
has been turned into revolutionary
headquarters. Reactionaries, who
had taken refuge in the Russian
bank and the Russian consul, M.
Popeitoff, again retired to the con-
sul's country villa, a few miles out
side of the city. 1t is being guarded
by large attachments Of Cossacks.
The loss of life will be small owing
to poor guns and projectiles.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21
AMERICANS
Win Many Events at Olympic
Games Close to
~ BritiSheFS

London, July 20.-The second week
of the Olympic games at Sheppard S
Bush began with the first day de-
voted principally to field sports. The
track athletes were the stars and
the program contained many fas and
exciting events. The American and
British runners and jumpers gather
ed in the lions share of the laurels,
but the Americans exceeded even the
expectations of their supporters.
The spectacular features of today
were the seventeen trial heats of the
1O0-metre sprint and eight trial heats
Of the S00metres. These furnished
several close and stirring finishes in
sprints. America captured eight
heats and Great Britain four. ]. A.
Rector of the University Of Virginia,
was the spectacular star, for he beat
quite handily X. c.. Mackleon OF
Cambridge, who never before was
beaten, and in doing, SO broke the
Olympic record for the distance,
Shepard, Ha1stead and Beard, Amer
leans, went up on the blackboard as
winners Of their heats in the 800,
metres race.
Hunghi of Italy, beat H. Z. Coe
University of Michigan, in the eS
cellent time Of 1857 1-5 The Ameri
can colors were raised to the pols
three times, signifying victory in tbs
finals of the 100-metre swimming
race and jumping, and the bantam
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21
DROWNED SELF /:
and TWO BABIES
Despondent Mother Leaps
Into River With Child
:. in Each Arm

New York, N. Y, July 20.-De-
spondent because of i'll health and
fearful of the fate which might await
her Two little children if they were
LETT alone to face the world, Mrs.
Gussie Benson sought peace for all
beneath the water of the East river.
Today the bodies of the mother and
her little ones lie side by side in the
morgue awaiting burial
For several years Mrs. Benson had
lived with her husband and children
on a South Dakota farm, but when
her health failed she decided to re-
turn to her old home in this city
With her came the children, 4 and
2 years of age. When the change OF
scene failed to have the hoped-fo1
effect upon her health, Mrs. Benson
became respondent.
| Wednesday she started for a wall
| with the little ones and did not re-
turn Today the bodies of the un
| happy mother and her children wer'
picked up in the river. It is believed
| that Mrs. Benson sprang from fer
ry boat with the children in he
1 arms
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21
LEADERS ARE !.
STOCkTAkING
Republican ChieftainsOf West.
ern States FOrega'thef and
EnthuSe Over Outlook

Colorado Springs, Colo. July 90
The first session of the Republican
leaders conference with Chairman
Frank Hitchcock Of the national com
mitteemittee opened today. Members
of the national committee and chair
man of state central committees from
sixteen states and territories address.
ed the assembly, and exchanged state
conditions. Tonight Mr.. Hitchcock
is talking individually with leaders
from the western states for the pur-
pose Of working out with still greater
details plans for opening and con
Quoting the campaign. III D ...5 81 ..s
The greatest enthusiasm was dis
PLAYED by al the Participants in the
conference. Hitchcock explained thai
he brought them together to broaden
their labors and secure cooperation
| Of their efforts. After that all those
present talked about conditions in
their states. They recited the short
.comings in the management of ma
tional campaigns in past years as il
affected their states, and a genera
discussion was held to devise means
of ;remedying and defects that hat
been felt. -... A T.
The conferees described the meet
ing as "stocktaking" session, Rep
resentatives from California, Colora
| do, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebras
ka, North Dakota, Oregon, South Da
kota, Washington and Wyoming de
cided in positive terms that thei
states can be carried for Taft ant
Sherman, but at the same time insist
ed that the campaigns there shoult
be carried on with great vigor, tn
enthusiasm extending to Oklahom;
and Texas, and to the territories.
! There is fractional fight on in tn,
4 Republican ranks in Colorado, whicl
is just now attracting much attention
4 here. An effort has been made to In
4 volve Hitchcock in the controvers
4. by getting him to act as referee. H
q made it clear today that he would no
a be drawn into fights In any capacity
and he told the local leaders tha
they should settle their differenc s
as not to injure Republican chance
!, in the national contest. @a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21
WAS news
American Officials in :Guate.
mala Never Heard |Of the
Campaign Contribution

Lexington, K. Y, July 20.-Leslie
Combs, United States minister to
Peru, who was minister to Guate-
mala during the time when President
Cabrara is alleged to have contribut-
ed $4,000 to thu Roosevelt cam
paign fund, and who is now here
with relatives, this afternoon said
he had never heard of the matter
and that the newspaper report was
the first news he had of it. Former
Minister w. Godfrey also entered an
emphatic denial of the story, saying
he was not even in Guatemala at
the time, put in Kentucky.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21

catch-as-catch-can wrestling. G. M.
Daniels, of the New York Athletic
club, won the swimming event in
the fast time Of 1:05 3-5, which
equals the Olympic record.
The standing broad jumping con-
test was practically an American
event, although no notable records
were made. Weyer, the American
champion, being considerably behind
his own record.
G.. Mohneit, National Turnverein,
American, took the final in the ban.
tam wrestling, while George W
Gaidzik, Chicago Athletic associa
ton, won his heat in the high diving
competition.
The results added three more wins
today to Americas score and one tc
France; the other nations added
none to their positions.
In. the field event America added
six points while Greece picked VI
three. America is now only eigh1
points behind the United Kingdom
and the score reads now: United
Kingdom "a; America 46.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21

Hot Springs, Ark, July 20.-Judge
VIM. Taft today assisted at the open
ing of court and in the dedication
of the court house at Germantown,
Va, five miles from the springs. The
subject Of his speech was the admin
istration of justice by courts.
1.-THE strength of good govern
ment," he declared, twas based on
the fact that it rested on the prin-
ciple that the people share in in the
responsibilities of the work of courts
in the form of being on the jury and
in other capabilities. He justified the
proper criticism of courts by the PEG,
ple because by such criticism those
who administer the law shall feel
that they are under the critical eye
Of men and women entitled to have
justice administered without fear OF
favor"
Judge Taft was presented to the
assemblage by j. A. Rivercomb, a
member of the board of supervisors
Of the county. In presenting the Wis.
itor Mr.. Rivercomb referred to him
as "the most distinguished gentle
man in the United States" and In
conclusion said: II take pleasure II
introducing to you the next presi
dent of the United States "a! 1
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21
RooTLEGGER BOUND OVER.

Jamestown, N. D., July 20.-N. T,
Fourthin, the man taken up in the
fair grounds and charged with boot
Logging, was given a hearing before
Justice Carr, and bound over to the
county court under $500 bonds. -Four.
thin was caught with the goods on
him. having sold the Red Globe fire,
water to q young man and was ar
rested by Special Policeman Clemens
Immediately afterwards. He pretend
ed to be hurt and acted queerly, but
when examined by a physician the
opinion seemed to be that Fourthfr
was shamming
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21
BOUND OVER TO DISTRICT COURT
Attempted TO Break Into Wimbiedo
Store and Was Caught.

Valley City, N. D., July 20.-Yester-
day evening George Hayes was
brought down from Wimbledon and
committed to the county Jail to await
trial. On Thursday evening he was
caught in the act of forcing an en-
trance to the general store. of Mr.
zoos of that place. While he did not
secure any booty, his intentions were
evidently first-class. He was under
the influence of liquor at the time the
attempted burglary was made. He
was bound over at the preliminary
hearing in Judge Gibbons court.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-21
Shot CRAZY MAN
He Tried to Use Corn Knife
on Farmer and Was
Killed

Fergus Falls, Mimi, July 20.-John
Ida of the town of Otto shot and kill
ed F. Harter this morning. Harter
was endeavorinng to enter Lida's
house, and he had a corn knife in
his hand. Ida left for Perham i'm
mediately after the shooting and gave
himself up. Harter, who was a bach
elor and lived alone, had been acting
strangely of late, and the neighbors
had asked the authorities to have him
examined as to his sanity.