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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
FARM DRIVEWAYS.
Michigan Farmer Tells How to Make
Them With Gravel and Cinders.

While we are busily talking about
good roads we must not forget the
NEST needful one Is that which runs
from the gate to the barns and over
which we travel many miles during
the year. At the time | moved to Ma
pleside farm few years ago the mud
was hub deep for the horses and no
better for the men on the footpaths,
says ID. c. Dean, a Michigan farmer.
We moved to Maplcside farm in April.
and the women folks did not get to the
barns until after the middle of May.
AS soon as the crops were In those
roads received my undivided attention
until they We're In serviceable con-
dltion.
did not draw in more dirt to soak
up, hut be"an at the bottom by plOw-
Ing ont and removing over o foot Of
the sell. | then opened Il gravel bank
and drew in enough to fill that taken
out. Next | made ARRANGEMENTS for
some cinders and put them over the
gravel about foot thick This an
Swered very well that season, but in
the fall before the mud began to deep
ell | covered the road agar and dur
ing the winter all the coal ashes were
spread wherever there seemed to be a
low spot. Hy followin" this scheme
for four Years succeeded in making
a road that never has any mud. II I
fird Il low spot where water stands
after Il rain 1t is taken care Of at once.
On the south side of the house three
wears ago built a road that has not
required any repairing as yet beyond
dra wing thee loads OF gravel last
snrinr. For this read pursued lit
tie different method. 1t was old sod.
so r'"wed through 1t and turned the
sd upside down three deep on either
side Of the road. then drew out all the
dirt beneath that was loose and easy
to handle.
This left me trench about eighteen
inches or two feet to fill. which l did
from my gravel bank. and no cinders
were put on this road. as | could not
get them. This roadway Is about nine
inches above the lawn on either side
and never gets muddy. About the
house are cement platforms and walks,
while the roadway on either side Is SO
hard it can be swept at any time
find 1t pays when you are al it to make
a good road and takes no longer I
find a gravel bank about the best
bank | can patronize when 1t comes to
roadmaking
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
Now System of Highway Maintenance.

Patrick E. Leahy. commissioner NJ
highways. borough of Queens, has or
ganized a new system Of inspection
and repair Of highways, says Long
Island City (N. " dispatch. The bor-
ough has been divided into number
of districts as follows: Long Island
City, 8; Newtown. 16: Flushing, IL; ia
maica. ~: Rockaway, 5. Each OF
these districts is to be In charge or
an assistant foreman. who Will be held
strictly responsible for the condition
of his district. The names OF each
assistant foreman and his men will be
furnished to the property owners and
residents Of the district, and the lat
ter will be encouraged to cooperate
with the new commissioner. Reports
will be received from the foremen ev-
ery night MS to the work that has been
done during the day and the hours
each man began work and when he
stopped. The department has $65O0OO
to spend on maintenance Of the 800
miles of highways, which have cost
from $12.OOO,O0O to $15,00O,000 and are
In bad shape.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
LIQUID Asphalt Makes Good Road.

The road committee of the board OF
chosen freeholders Of Mercer county,
n. j.. has inspected the Hopewell and
Stoutsburg road, which was recently
macadamized and treated with liquid
asphalt. The road was found to be
In good condition and at present can
scarcely be distinguished from an as
phalt pavement The liquid asphalt
was incorporated In the road during
its construction, being sprayed upon
the binder, and the finer stone. or top
dressing. being rolled into the mix
ture afterv ard The extra cost was
s cents square yard. The stretch OF
highway treated measures two miles,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25

Thereae number of good brands of -four sold
CHALLENGE FLOUR has steadily forged
ahead until there of it sold other
This particularly gratifying the manufacturers
They have always conerded that
o best grade of wheat in Frederick
scientifically properly mled would produce grade of
could notb be exceled flour made from wheat
grown IN any of the world.
The management of the Mountain City Mills have
their which has been
strengthened by the of of the best flour
They however desire particularly
establish Frederick City and County which
homeo of both the wheat and CHALLENGE FLOUR.
These mills manufacture both blended and
which produce them than
CHALLENGE FLOUR. These popular with Bak
wnerwheat there However
advocate and push CHALLENGE FLOUR for we know
positively handled will make a better loaf
of breadth wheat the
that good bread
and mott of volume
Should the above small sack
Challenge Flour and if you think it mslepresented vii
refund the 1t paid for it,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
Industry keeps the body healthy, the
mind clear, the heart whole. the purse
full.-Simmons

A thoughtful article in recent issue
Of a leading farm paper points out the
fact that the value Of many Of the ex-
periments conducted by state agricul-
tural experiment stations Is greatly
lessened because so many Of the tests
are carried out on very limited scale
and under conditions which 1t would
be impossible for the average farmer
to duplicate because Of lack Of help
and time. In measure this criticism
Is well founded in that experiments
may be conducted on a small scale
with remarkable results which would
not produce any such results were
they carried out extensively with the
amount of land which the average
farmer undertakes. At the same time
1t Is we'll to take into account the fact
that one OF the truths which the ex-
pertinent stations are trying to drive
home to the minds of the tillers OF
the soil Is that they are working
from two to three times as much
land ms they can handle to advantage
and that II an amount were kept un-
der cultivation which could be given
the attention that 1t ought to receive
some Of these same invaluable inten-
sive experiments-so viewed by some
would be considered Of much more
practical nature than now. Perhaps
the experimenters should increase by
threefold the land which they de-
vote to grain raising tests. while It Is
lust rs plain that the farmer should In
many cases decrease his plow land by
the same threefold ratio to handle 1t In
an effective and satisfactory manner.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
Djckens' Full Name.

Charles Dickens was chrlstened
Charles John Hutfam. or Huffman.
as II is erroneously entered In the par
ish register. But when he became IA
nous he dropped the last two Chris
tian names, as he desired to be known
as plain Charles Dickens, a wish re-
spected on his tombstone IN Westmin-
ster abbey, by his biographer and
friend John Fcrster and by the scru.
pulously accurate Dictionary Of Ma
tional Biography.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
CHURCHES NICTIMIZED.

Geo. S. Barsoom, of Cairo, Egypt,
was arrested in Pittsburg Sunday last
on the charge of swindling and get
ting money under false pretenscs from
churches all over America for the last
seven years. The police declare his
collections will amount to thousands
Of dollars. He solicited on the plea
that he had established schools in the
Holy Lands, from where he proposed
Christanizing the Mohammedan
world. From evidence found in his
correspondence it is thought that the
money went direct to Turkey to as
sist the Turkish revolutionists.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
Opinion of an Actress.

Miss Ellen Terry at reception once
talked about the innumerabe women
who ask her to help them get on the
stage THE fact is" she said, every
woman under thirty believes she Is an
actress. "And every actress she add
ed, "beieves she is under thirty"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
ACID-THROWER CAUGHT.

Charles ]. Cooper, "A fireman on the
Western Maryland Railroad, residing
in Baltim ne, was arrested by drtrc-
tiv : in that city while in the act of
squirting some acid ON the skirts of
a woman on Lexington street. A
bottle acid and two syring"s Were
found ON him. H. says he has been
throwing acid for IL month, but why
h" did it he could Civ no reason.
The police during the past year say
they have received 81 complaints uf
persons having clothing burned by
acid being thrown upon them on the
street. Cooper is known by num-
bcr of railroad men who reside in
Thurmont. He has been working on
what is known here as the through
freight passing this place during the
night.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
Anxious.

One day small Elmer observed five
funerals pass the house. After the
last one had passed he said. Mamma,
If we don't hurry up and die heaven
will be SO crowded we can't get in
Exchange.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
kIDNAPPERS RETURN BOY.

Little Billy Whitla, who was Kid
napp ii from the East Ward School.
at Sharon, Pa, last Th r#,lay, and
h ld for $1,000 ransom, was re-
turn ii to his father ut tn lIpll nd N
Hot i, Cleveland, O., shortly aft r :
clock Monday evening last. H.
received word at his home Sumd ~,
that he could get his son IN Clrv land
if h" fulfilled certain prumlS : AID
conditions. After DOING as dir cttd
hr went to the hot and wait Il for
the boy. The chilli says h. has b IN
well cared for having bad plenty to
clt and indoors most Of the time.
The Stat" of Prnsyivnnia is of ring
a reward of Sl5 900 for information
leading to the arrest an | conviction
Of the kidnapp rs.
On u,'slay two men and a wom-
an were arrested whil' on their way
t. a railroad Station in Cl " Ian Il
When searched at p dice headquart-
crs 50, ,Sl5. 80 in currency was found
ON them, most of which was in the
original packages is turned over by
Mr.. Whitla.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
A Haxx Term Defined.

Miss Fondart-Jack. what do they
mean when they speak Of first water
diamond? Jack-One that-um-er-
one fresh from the mine-never been
soaked, you know,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25
QUALITY COUNTS!

The comparatively short time that Challenge Flour has been
on the market and the accompanying the Introduction of
has clearly proven the fact that Quality Counts
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-25

CTATEMENT
PEOPLES FIRE INSURANCE co.
OF FREDERICK COUNTY,
MARYLAND, FOR ELEVEN
AND ONE-HALF MONTHS
ENDING DECEMBER 81, 1908.
The Company began doing busi-
ness January 18th, 1908.
The sun., 1909-02-21
THE Navy ASHORE.
The Bureaus Cost = Heap More Than
the Battleships.
From McClurs's Mdea,ins

The American navy on the land en-
ploys from 25 to so per cent. more men
than the navy on the sea. Directly and
indirectly it pays nearly twice as much
in wages. 1t costs as much to maintain it
before stroke Of work is done as to main
tain the whole feet at sea.
Twice as many Admirals, twice as many
Captains, three times as many COM
manders work for it. Many OF these, Of
course. are required for important mill
tary posts ashore. but great and grow
ing number merely for the manufactur-
ing plants OF the navy yards.
These industrial plants, with this or
ganization, are put under the manage
ment OF naval officcrs-trained specia!
lists in the art Of making war: The COM
mands of the important yards are given
TO senior sea officer--a Captain or Ad-
miral2as comfortable and desirable
post, and often as a last high honor before
his retirement under the age limit.
The various departments OF the yard
are placed in the hands Of mature officers
of rank and experience az ssaui5n. Clean
cut, punotilious men, with the training, in
terests and ambitions Of a professional
fighting class-as far removed from the
interests OF modern oommercalism as
the eighteenth century from the twsn-
tieth-sre taken out OF the main current
Of their life and made the directors of
great factories. The organization Of a
navy yard Is then complete.
The sun., 1909-02-21

Ct his exploit had preceded him. and he
found his neighbors in mood OF generous
exaltation. The leading men Of the city
gave a public dinner in his honor and
presented to him a gold watch with q
suitable legend on the inside Of the case.
They made him hero, and he liked It:
Before the next summer had got into
the dog days the young swimmer had
another rescue to his credit. This time
again--that is. everybody but his en-
ployer, who had come to the reluctant
conclusion that the hero wasn't as good
a clerk as he used to be.
After the presentation OF the modal
the boy adopted life saving as his special
mission. He frequented the bathing
beaches and kept his eyes open for women
was added to his collection. and with
almost every medal came little bag Of
gold coins, for IL seems to be the etiquette
Of such transactions to reward your heroes
with nothing less than the glittering metal
itself The bank note. being mere
promise to pay. IL not regarded as a
legal tender Of afYectionate admiration.
But even professional hero can overdo
his trade. The time came when the spec
tacle OF the young Jerseyman breasting
the waves with limp and senseless bur-
den tucked under his left arm was too
commonplace 10 be celebrated. The
manufacture OF medals with his image
and supersoription was discontinued, and
the golden rain fell no more. 1t even
began to be suspected that some Of his
feats partook Of that nature OF prear-
rangement and design which is vulgarly
described by the word plant.
There is ludicrous side even to heroism.
II is only on the stage that your gallant
youth has time and opportunity to dress
the part becomingly; and the lady in dis
| tress is sufficiently thoughtful to arrange
her back hair in a fascinating negligee
and draw on her silk stockings and her
high heeled slippers before venturing into
the spotlight
Take il from a certain night watohman
in New York apartment hotel that the
female sex need look to him for no more
assistance under such circumstances.
His hotel was afire and he was running
through the upper halls TO make sure
that every one had escaped when he en-
countered lady whose entire apparel
was a single garment
"Quicki' he shouted. seizing her by the
hand and leading her to the fire escape:
When she saw the crowd below with
upturned faces she baked and refused
to go further
Il can't climb down that fire escape this
way" she protested You'll have TO
lend me your trousers
Heaven knows it was no time for argu-
ment. but they argued nevertheless. and
the lady proved TO be the better pleader.
When they descended the fire escape she
| it was who wore the trousers while all
| that screened her brave companion q
lower half from the general gaze might
have been bought at the underwear
counter OF any department store for SC
cents. 1t vas noble. but it wasn't dra-
matic.
The girl knew her part as IL she had
| rehearsed il for a month. They had no
more than touched the solid earth when
she flung her arms around the watchmans q
neck and murmured:
God bless you, Mikei You're hero.
Maybe I am. says Mike, but l feel
like a damn fool
Although Mike was a real hero he
never applied for a medal.
The sun., 1909-02-21
TRAINED NURSES FOR CATS.
surgical Care OF Animals In Experiments
Now Being Made.

Now Being Made.
1t il said by the men who are perform
ing the extraordinary experiments on
animals at the Rockefeller Institute that
the subjects Of these experiments suffer
very little. The operations themselves
are made practically painless.
Throughout the whole proceeding
according to McCiure's Magazine, the
animal has the attendance OF an expert
trained nurse. Clad in the conventional
nurses white garb, she gives vagrant
cat the same minute attention that she
would give millionaire.
The preliminary step is a warm bath
in a porcelain tub precisely like that
found in every well ordered home. The
woman who has trouble in drying her
hair may envy the expeditions manner
in which the cat at the Rockefeller In
stitute solves similar problem.
From the tub it is placed in an adjoin-
ing cage. a crank is turned. starting an
electric dynamo, a wave Of hot air passes
through. and in two or three minutes the
subject. clean and glossy. steps iowa
the so-called sterilization rocEa.
More anesthetic Is given all anIrnSr
than a man; IL can usually stand more,
and does not experience the disagreeable
physical complications that frequently
assail the human subject Everybody
who handles il or comes near It is thor
oughly sterilized The cat after etheriza-
ton is washed in disinfectant.
No up to date hospital for human beings
Z mere perfect IN ttA equipment than the
chamber In which the operation takes
place The operating table Is precisely
like that used for q man, except that It is
smaller. There is the same assortment
OF clean and shining instruments am
everything in the room, from the white
coat Of the operating surgeon TO- the
linen bandages and the hands OF oil the
attendants, 10 sterilized.
The sun., 1909-02-21
BACKING Up, MODERN STYLE.
With the Team Never Backins, but
Always Pulling Ahead.

Il note said the town traveller. 'an
improved method Of backing up heavily
loaded wagons and trucks-a method by
which in fact the truck is brought with
its tail TO the curb in exactly the place
desired without any backing at all.
by the old method when the driver
had come to the spot where he wanted
to back up he swung his team out bring
} ing his outfit crosswise Of the street. with
the tail OF the truck three or four feet,
more or less, from the curb and then he
backed his horses up to II.
Now, to do this with certainty and
accuracy was a nice operation. There
were trlickmen who could do il, but
horses don't back as we'll as they pull
and they may back unevenly, and so with
this manner Of backing there was more
or less uncertainty. You might hit the
might not, and il you did not. why then
YOU had TO haul out and try again. Now
lust note the improved modern method
which you may SEQ praotised by, for
instance, drivers OF big. end discharg-
ing coal wagons. who manage to get ex-
aotly where they want TO at the curb with
the team pulling all the time.
-Suoh a driver, when he approaches
the sidewalk coal' hole, drives in close
| to and along the curb until that one of
his rear hind wheels that ia nearest the
curb has overlapped the coal hole for a
distance half the width Of the tail Of the
wagon, and then he swings his team
around to a right angle with the body Of
the wagon and then starts IL ahead, swing
| ing the team around more and more all
the time as he drives.
$50 driven, and with that rear wheel
which originally had been close to the
curb now set against it and serving as
pivot for the wagon 70 swing on. the
team hauis the forward end out away
from the curb. and OF course at the same
time the rear end Of the wagon swings
around toward IL and In a minute that
other rear wheel is resting against the
curb and there stands the wagon backed
up exactly where they want IL. and all
this done without any backing. with the
least possible trouble and in the briefest
possible time
The sun., 1909-02-21
Mulberry Fte.
From Outing.

The mulberry in Florida ills up
March and ia the first Of the Southern
fruits to ripen. You will find it every
where; varieties that do not seem TO have
found any place in our Northern gardens
asyet. The fruit is from one 10 two inches
long and three-quarters Of an inch in
diameter
Nearly every bird in the heavens and
eyry animal ON the earth likes the NUT
barry. and for my part mulberry pie Is
the only rival have everfound for II black
berry pie. My whole being turns into a
poem when I think Of 1t. You should
have just pulp enough not 10 let the juice
run away and the pie show no sign Of
stinginess
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-28
LUCANIA, AFIRE, Is SUNK
Big Liner Lies Submerged at Dock
at Liverpool.

Liverpool, Aug. 15.-The Cunard line
steamer Lucania lies submerged tonigh.
at the Huskisson dock, seriously dam
aGed from FIRE which broke out on
BOARD Saturday evening. The flames
are supposed to have originated in the
selcon kitchen.
The flames gradually worked for
ward until they reached the steerage.
consuming every particle of the WOO l.
work and then played havoc with the
forehold. The heat was tremendous
and the flames, shooting high from the
vessel, attracted thousands of persons
70 the river.
II was decided to food the vessel
BY admitting water from the deck
Soon she heeled over and her tunnels
came in contact with the cranes OF
the dock and were badly damaged. a
feet of tugs pulled the liner upright
and held her until she settled finally
on the mud bottom.
The whole afterpart Of the boat, in
GLIDING the engine room, escaped in
jury, and comparatively little damag'
was done to the exterior of the vessel
She will be drydocked and towed t.
Glasgow for repairs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-28
WIFE IN MANS CLOTHES.
John Paul, Nebraska Banker, Says It's
Not Right.

John S. Paul, Florence (Neb.) banker
and capitalist, can not stand for men g
clothing; that is, when they are worn
by his wife.
Because of this failing which he al
leees his wife has he has filed suit
for divorce. Mr.. Paul says that his
w1fe's fondness for male attire has
wrecked his home and destroyed his
peace Of mind. She is youthful and
has no complaints to make on her en-
dowments.
Moreover the wife, so Paul says, has
many little habits that make him ner
vous. Some Of these, he says, are more
than frequent She SHES bricks al
him, calls him "Jackass Bill" and Z
dead one" Any Of the thing
enumerated, Mr.. Paul says, are enough
70 make q respectable banker ask fol
freedom from his marital bonds.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-28
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
Protection Of the Interests of the PEG.
pie, the Theme-Better
Conditions.

Protection of the interests of the
people was the theme Of the report of
the committee on resolutions which
was adopted by the National Irrigation
congress. Everything that will work
to the betterment of the condition of
the people, and especially to the farm
ers of the arid west, was Endorsed. OF
especial importance were the recon-
mendations regarding the requirements
for taking up public land, as to when
residence should begin on arid land and
how long it must continue. This was
one Of the subjects frequently brought
into discussion during the deliberations
of the congress. Among the recon-
mendations made in the report Of the
resolutions committee are the follow
ing:
That entrymen ON public land under
irrigation projects should not be com
PEELED to take up their residence until
water is available.
That the national congress be asked
TO appropriate 100000 annually for
five years to complete government irri-
cation projects.
That the federal government be
asked to inaUgurate at once drainage
reclamation Of swamp lands.
That the national congress enact
Legislation which will unity the sew
eral administrative agencies Of the
government having charge Of the fed
eral regulation and control of water
2 and waterways.
That steps be taken TO bring aboui
legislation whereby drainage, deeI
waterways, forest preservation and
reclamation may be provided for b.
!, bond issue.
That the reclamation service AM
> forestry service be Endorsed.
That laws be enacted regulating tn
cutting Of timber and reforming tb
taxation Of timber lands.
That work of the United States gee
logical survey be Endorsed.
That there should be no politics
divisional lines with reference 70 Ii
right TO use water for irrigation {
other beneficial purposes.
That the water laws Of wester
states be Endorsed, adhering TO ii
.e principle that waters belong 70 Il
people and denying the right Of sta
or federal agencies Of governments
convey water by franchises withol
due compensation to the people.
That the national congress take a
ton toward q deep waterway fro
the great lakes 10 the Gulf Of Menc
That national forests be establish'
in the Appalachian and White mou
tains.