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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-15
SPECIAL MEETING
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
FREDERICK, Md, March %, 1909
The County Commissioners will meet
at their office at the Court House on Mon
day, April 5th, 1909, at 10 O'Clock A. M,
and will continue in session three weeks
to hear appeals from assessments, assess
new property, consider pension applica-
tions and for the transaction of general
business.
The following schedule of districts has
been adopted:
FIRST WEEK.
April 9th and 9th. h.-General Business.
April 7th. Emmitsburg and Creagers-
town districts.
April 9Th. h.-Hauvers and Catoctin dis
tricts.
April 9th. -Woodsboro and Urbana
districts.
April 10th. -Buckeystown and Middle
town districts.
SECOND WEEK.
April 18TH Woodville and Linganore
districts.
April 18th. Liberty and New Market
districts.
April 14th.-Petersville and Mt. Pleas
ant districts.
April 15th.-Jefferson and Mechanics
town districts.
April 10th. jackson and townsville
districts.
April 18th. h.-Lewistown and Tuscarora
districts.
| THIRD WEEK.
April 10th. -Burkittsville and Ballen-
ger districts
April goth. Brunswick, Walkersville
and Braddock districts.
April 2lst. Frederick district.
April 22d. 23d and 24th.-Pension Days.
The attention of all taxables is espec-
tally directed to this notice, as no abate-
ment will be made nor any credit allow
ed after the 3Oth day of April, 1909, un-
til the Levy of this year shall have been
completed.
Persons having erected new buildings
or made additions and improvements to
their old buildings, and those acquiring
additional personal property must come
and report the valuation of same, other
wise they may be assessed excessively.
Those disposing of personal property
are earnestly requested to report the
same, and bring their sale books to this
office at once, if they wish to be released
from taxes on same.
By order
WILLIAM H. HOGARTH,
President.
EUGENE H. ALBAuGH, Clerk apr 13t
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Hrber Donaldson Dead.

Mr.. Heber Donaldson who purchased
tract of land from M. l.. Creager of this
place about year ago died last week in
Reading, Pa. The Hagerstown Mail of
April 9th says:
"Heber Donaldson, formerly engaged
in business in Hagerstown, died at Read
ing, where he was making his home with
his son, Roy, aged about 81 years. Mr..
Donaldson engaged in busnessin Hagers-
town about % years. His last place of
business was W. Washington street. He
never advertised and retired from busi-
ness about year ago. Mr.. Donaldson
was republican and member of Friend
ship Lodge of Masons. He was buried
at Brookville this friday morning with
Masonic ceremonies. He leaves wife
and one son.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-15
Mortgages Sale.

The undersigned, Assignee of Mortga-
gee of Geo. w. King, will sell House
and Lot on Water street, Thurmont, Md,
on Saturday, April "a, 1909. at l O'Clock,
D. m. Sale to be on the premises.
TERMS of sale as prescribed by mort
gage, Cash. A deposit of 500 will be
required of purchaser on day of sale.
Conveyancing C at expense of purchaser.
JOHN D. kLING,
apr is Assignee OF Mortgage.
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Calls Meeting of Commissioners.

Gov. Crothers has invited the Presi-
dents of the Boards of County Commits
sioners of the % counties of Maryland to
meet with him in conference at 10 o'clock
April 21st. The purpose of the confer
ence is to discuss the question OF local
roads, maintenance and repairs, with
view of securing uniformity of methods.
In addition, the Governor expects to take
up with the county officials other ques-
tions in regard to the local governments,
especially the questions OF election ex-
penses and county school .ax.
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Open Letter Addressed to Governor
CrOthPrS.

Open Letter Addressed to Governor
CrotherS.
April 18th, 1909
Austin l.. Crothers, Gov. of Maryland,
Annapolis, Md.
My dear Governor: -Inasmuch as de-
cision will likely be reached by the Good
Roads Commission, of which you are
member, this week, for remainder of
roads to be built in Frederick County |
want to present Il few points to you as
reasons why your Commission should take
over the Fredeli:k and Emmitsburg Turn
pike as the other route in Frederick coun-
ty, and if the full line from the Maryland
and Pennsylvania line north of Emmits-
burg to Montgomery county cannot be
built out of the present allowance for
Frederick county, then start at the State
line and build to Frederick
1t is taken for granted hat your Com
mission is not going to buiio The 'cross
line" from Hyattstown to New London
via New Market. for this seems SO part
isan and onesided that it should not be
considered for it would place in New
Market election district 4O per cent Of
the total amount of good roads proposed
to be built in this county. Further it
will be seen by referring the map pub
lshed in the Baltimore Sun on Friday
last that geographically it is all wrong,
being on one side and in remote corn
er of the county. The route from Hyatts-
town. Urbana, Frederick, Thurmont and
Gettysburg evenly divides the county at
right angles with the other route and al
most midway between the Carroll county
line and the Washington county line.
The road should be built from Freder-
ick to Emmitsburg and State line at this
time as this can be done with minimum
amount of money owing to the present
fine condition of the pike, the reasona-
ness of the price asked for the pike and
the proximity to superabundance Of
the finest pike making material in the
county. Your Commission will be doing
a greater amount of good this way than
in any other, according to my humble
judgment. You will be serving two of
the most important outlying towns in the
county and positively the most thickly
populated rural section of the county,
which hitherto have been deprived of
much in the way of permanent road max
ing and lack of pike facilities.
The people are relying on your good
judgment and your sense of fairness in
this matter, with the hope that your
Commission will act for the interest of
the largest number of the citizens of our
county. With the presentation of the
foregoing facts confidently leave the
matter in your hands. With best wishes.
beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
CHARLES C. WATERS.
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Cruel.

The rich bachelor sighed and looked
at the beautiful girl hxedly. Things
are at skies and sevens with me. l
feel the great need of a woman In my
home. one who could straighten out
my tangled affairs and make life worth
living. again" Her glance spoke an
interest which approximately expecta-
ton. "YesT' she queried softly. He
blurted out, DO you, know Of any
good. ablebodied woman whom ! could
get to clean houaer"-Argonaut
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To The Public!

will remove my stock of goods to my
home on South Water Street near the
bridge, where will continue to do Re-
pair Work of all kinds. Work left at
Sam'l Longs store will be promptly at
tended to. As soon as storeroom is re-
paired and completed | win occupy same,
which will be in few weeks.
b. Il. PORTNER.
apr l At
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NO. 4.

has been the case in Middletown), have
been able to exert their influence against
a great public improvement. These ac-
tions will remain monument to the STU
pidity of those who have been able to
accomplish their unselfsh ends.
Until some relief is obtained, the pa
irons Of the w., f. & G. Railway will he
compelled TO end1re great Inconvenience
in going to and from the cars on the out
skirts Of the city. Mr.. Chas. Wertheimer
vice president of the road, and one of the
leading business men of Frederick, at his
own expense, is maintaining Il free wag-
on service to and from all trains from
the square, SO that patrons of the road
may not have to walk so great dis
tance.'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-15

Great Is the fact that our interests
gradually take a wider scope, allowing
more scope for the healing power Of
eompensa tion.-Dinah Mulock Craik,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-15

Biggs-There goes woman with
past. Boggs-Yes, and there are about
twenty years more Of It than she Il
willing to own up to.-New York Jour
nal.
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Weather Report.

Cooperative Observers Meteorological
Record, for the week ending April 10,
1909, at Mt. St. Mary's College.
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Temperature Precip Condi
Date Max. Min. in inches tion

JOHN H. ECKENRODE
Cooperative Observer.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
Household Hints
Mrs. G. J. Toucey. Blue Canyon

MIS-. u. d. TOucey, Blue Canyon
Curtain Rods may be passed through
the lacing of a curtain far more cas-
lily and with much less risk of dam
of an old kid glove is slipped over
the end of the rod which enters the
lacing first.
FIJI the Holes in net curtains with
single crochet stitch, using a very
fine cotton and hook If this is neatly
done before laundering the curtain the
mended places can hardly be detected.
Grease Spots can be removed from
material which does not allow hand
cleaning. Lay a clean piece of blot
ting paper over the spot and place a
warm f1atiron on top of 1t. Move
time to time until the grease is all
When Cooking Rabbit always re-
move the kidney fat and the flavor of
the meat will be improved. Those
who doubt the truth of this should
fry out the fat taken from a rabbit
and note the strong odor.
tables a simple way is to set four
bricks on end and set the barrel on
top of these bricks, using the bricks
for legs of the barrer. This places
the barrel at such a height that the
rat can not reach it to gnaw, neither
the bricks are inside the chine, and
when he reaches up he strikes the
bottom Of the barrel and can not
go any further.
II baby has to take medicine often
try using an invaHd's spoon OF china,
which is closed on top. 1t has a small
handle and an opening at each end.
one to receive the medicine and the
other to pour from. In this way the
medicine will never spill.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
MAIDS OF HONOR TARTLETS

NJ EVER before in the history of the world has domestic
occupied place the general machinery of nations
this accordance with policy keeping
abreast of all modern The Sunday Call something
year adopted the Modern House
keepers Page which instantly popular favor with the
reader O
Hundreds splendid have this foreign
recipes recipes sunny economical
recipes from thrifty New England and from California famous
recipes of the pioneer Spanish settlers
While there of course the who printed
directions peeng rely her intuition and muscular
generally accepted fact that rely largely
recipes for the successful making dishes There cook books
for mothers public school domestic for children and love stories
that culinary for magazine readers
an offset to the preva hereditary intuition about bread making
and pies
recipes however never find their way into print being
eaous guarded that after having tasted the dish
enscnty palate, reproduce Such
tarte
England the home good living and good cheer and which only
available for the of California through the poverb inability
keep way:
Many years English doctor called to attend
sick but pnniess treating him skfuy In
his gratiudehavng wheewh the medical
having formerly shop at
sold-he
which originally very
paid hitherto had kept strictly secret The doctor
lady keep secret
she passed the family The Sunday
Call wo her turn places at the disposal of the vast
army of housekeepers who fellow readers.
Dundee noted for marmalad Aberdeen hadde the
Isle of Man for its ppers ded herrng and Everton near ver
pool for toy, but fame with Richmond
Maids of Honor" These delicious ares
by Jerome and other authors
them the sery Thames
THE FAMOUS MAIDS OF HONOR" TARTLETs
AS made the world renowned little the
quart milk; little
and press the whey from
of fresh (unaed meant butter rub through hair
Add drops eggs yols only
lemon peel chopped hne washed
two ounces loaf pounded and sid glass of brandy Mix
we'll Line petit with puff and bake quick
atah procurab select aavoring
something The pastry
crust, but absolutely good puff paste
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
Terrapin a la Maryland Gan
Ep:curean Dish)
,Iis. Z. GiIIls.. HeaIdsburg

This dish is served at many fash
ionabie dinners and late suppers down
in the Old Dominion. In the north the
terrapin is small and is boiled the
same as lobster; but in the south,
where they are large. we cut off the
head and the terrapin is placed in cold
water half an hour to draw off the
blood after which ii is boiled, the time
varying from a half TO two hours, ac-
cording to the age of the terrapin.
After it has lain in cold water for half
an hour drop into boiling water and
let cook 10 minutes; pour off hot water
and cover with cold water; when cooled
enough to handle. rub nails and black
skin from legs with a towel; wash
carefully. place in stewpan with enough
boiling water to cover; cook until ten
der. or until the joints of the legs
can be broken with slight pressure and
the shell separates easily. Remove
from water and when cooled place on
its back with its head away from you,
loosen and remove the under shell. take
out the liver, bladder, sandbag and gall,
being careful not TO break the latter,
as the entire terrapin would be ruined.
All that now remains is used for food.
Cut all the meat very me- especially
the intestines. and save any water that
may collect in the she'll. Put all in
stewpan with half a cup of water, three
tablespoonfuls butter, two teaspoonfuls
salt. one-fifth Of a teaspoonful pepper,
one-tenth of a teaspoonful of mace,
one-tenth teaspoonful allspice; simmer
Is minutes. Have ready six hard boiled
eggs; remove yolks mash fine and mix
with one pint cream; add this mixture
TO the stew; also half q pint Of sherry
OF madeira and one thinly sliced lemon;
let stew stand where il will become
heated. but not boil, or the cream will
break. Serve hot
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
Some Good Salad Recipes
frOwbrfdge, Corner Eighth and
Washington Streets, Santa Rosa


Washington Streets, Santa Rosa
Cucumber and Onion Sauce-Pare
cucumbers and lay In Ice water one
hour; do same with the onions in
another bowl Then slice, using in
proportion Of one onion to three of
bowl and season with vinegar, salt
Potato saiad-Make a boiled dress
ing. as follows: Three tablespoons full
each of water and olive oil. and when
this commences to boil add juice of
one lemon. enough flour to thicken it
pretty well and salt and pepper. Chop
one onion, a little parsley, also cell
Have ready salad dish of cold boiled
potatoes, sliced, and mix the salad
with it. When cold serve on bed of
lettuce.
tomatoes and lay in salad bowl. Make
dressing as follows: Work up salt
spoon each OF salt. pepper and fresh
mustard with two tablespoons Of
drops at time, and, when thoroughly
mixed, whip in with a beaten egg,
four tablespoons of vinegar; toss up
with fork.
Corn SaIad-Eight large ears Of
corn. three large onions, one bunch
of celery three red peppers with the
seeds taken out, quarter OF cup OF
salt, quart and a half cider vinegar,
which must be dissolved and stirred
in at the last. Chop all the ingre
dients except the corn and boil to-
gether 20 minutes: add the mustard.
be sure and can while all is redhot. :.
Potato and Egg Salad-Hard boil
three eggs 20 minutes, shell and cut
fine. Boil three or four potatoes;
French dressing. Let stand till cold.
Serve on bed of watercreSS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
81 PRIZE
Mahogany Cake With Cream
Filling Very Fine)
Mrs. Iva Godfrey. Box s42. bakersfield

Mrs. Iva Godfrey. Box 3D., Bakersfield
half cup butter. two cups -four. one
cup sugar. three yolks and TWO whites
of eggs one cup of sweet milk, half
cup of ground chocolate, one level tea
spoonful soda Boil chocolate and half
Of the cup OF milk together until thick
Set this aside to cool. Rub sugar and
butter together. add yolks and whites
OF eggs. add remainder of milk, add
chocolate when cool, sift -four and soda
together, season with vanilla extract to
taste; stir thoroughly and divide into
three layers and bake in moderately
hot oven.
Filling for Same Cake-One pint
milk. two tablespoonfuls cornstarch,
yolks Of two eggs, three tablespoonfuls
sugar. flavor with lemon extract; boil
until thick, beat until nearly cool then
spread between layer and on top if de-
sired
Buttermfik Pfe-This is very good
substitute for lemon pie. (Receipt for
one pie Two-thirds cup of sugar. one
teaspoonful of flour, butter size of
walnut. yolks Of two eggs; stir well to-
gether, then add one cupful of butter
milk. favor with lemon extract and
bake in one crust. Beat together the
whites OF the eggs and two tablespoon
fuls OF powdered sugar and spread over
top as for lemon pie.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
Jugged Chicken (Fine)
Mrs. j. HI. Garlough, 1113 l. Stree
Sacramento

Mrs. j. HI. Garlough, 1113 l. Street,
Sacramento
Take a good sized chicken; cut up
and wash; then sprinkle with salt and
and cover with water and add lump of
butter Cover jar and bake in oven
three hours.
Oriental Delight-Look over care
fully half pound of figs, seed and pit
each half pound dates and raisins and
put all through food chopper; make
into squares after first rolling in sugar.
Vegetables an Medicines-Lettuce for
Peanuts for indigestion.
Onions for nervousness.
Spinach for gravel
Asparagus for inducing perspiration.
Carrots for asthma
Turnips for nervous disorders and
scurvy.
Honey is wholesome, strengthening
healing and nourishing.
Fresh ripe fruits are excellent for pu-
rifying the blood and toning up the
system.
Sour oranges are highly recommend
ed for rheumatism.
CranberrieS for erysipelas are used
externally as well as internally.
Lemons for feverish thirst in sick
ness, for bfliousness. low fevers, rheu-
matism. coughs, colds and liver COM
plant.
Blackberries as a tonic and for diar-
rhoea.
the liver, sovereign remedy for dys-
pepsia and indigestion.
Pieplant or rhubarb is wholesome
and aperient; is excellent for rheu-
matte sufferers and useful for purify
ing the blood.
For Cough-Light a small piece of
camphor and inhale the fumes or put
spirits OF camphor on a handkerchief
and inhale, 1t will cure a cold and
break one up If done. at the beginning
of one.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
ST PRIZE
Three of a Kinda Delicious
Fruit Ice
Mrs. w. IL. Sales. 722 Sd Street, Peta-.
luna

Mrs. w. IL. Sales, 722 Sd Street, Peta-:
Three oranges, three lemons. three
bananas, three cups sugar and three
cups water. Wash bananas, add juice
of oranges and lemons. then sugar and
water and stir thoroughly. Freeze as
ordinary ice cream. This makes about
three quarts of ice when finished. The
amount can be increased or diminished
as desired by using any other number
than three as long as equal parts of
each ingredient are used.
Ripe Cucumber Pickles-Use any
quantity of ripe cucumbers desired.
Pare thinly and taste each one, discard
ing any that are bitter. Next cut each
cucumber in two, crosswise and with
a teaspoon scoop out seeds and pulp.
Cut the shells remaining into rings
about fourth of an inch thick. Pack
these into stone jar or granite ket-
tie, cover with weak salt water and
let stand over night. The next morn
ing pour off salt water from cucum-
bers, wash and put on to boil in water,
to which has been added a fourth as
much vinegar as water. When soft
enough to. pierce with a broomstraw
dip carefully out of water and place
in colander to drain. Now prepare
syrup in the following proportions:
Six cups of white sugar. two cups of
vinegar, to which add cinnamon bark,
whole allspice and cloves to taste.
While syrup is heating pack the GU
cumber rings in hot Jars: I'LL each jar
with boiling syrup and seal
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
Italian Ravioli

Mrs. Brown, Grafton. SOnoma County
Paste-Beat up one egg, add to IL as
much flour as will make a very stin
dough Roll out in thin sheet. flour,
cut into three inch squares.
Filling-Fifteen cents worth or sau-
sage meat, four heads of lettuce. six
eggs, two cups bread crumbs soaked In
milk, one cup grated cheese. one cup
parsley. stems removed, two sets OF
brains, salt pepper, cloves, allspice, Gin
namon. nutmeg, thyme, handful green
onion leaves
Cover bottom of large frying pan
with olive oil, fry sausage meat. cnop
fine; onion leaves, parsley, lettuce par
boiled: brains skinned Fry all to-
gether When ready turn into large
bowl add bread crumbs. cheese, eggs,
spices Mix thoroughly. Put table
spoonful on square of paste. fold TO-
gether. cook in boiling salted water
80 minutes Serve with sauce.
Sauce-Cover bottom of small IRVING
pan with olive oil. chop fine one onion,
several cloves of garlic, half cup pars-
ley. Fry light brown
one quart tomatoes, salt and cayenne
to taste, have boiling, add fried onions.
parsley and garlic. Boil 10 minutes
serve.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
EnchiIadas
Mrs. J. X. KiIlelea, Box 81, San Mate,

NlESs DE- N hDIelCds DO1 0ts san hdtCO
Boil six large dark red chilis until
tender. pour off water, take out core
and seeds and rub through colander
with spoon, adding little water from
time to time until meat is separated
from skins. Heat a large tablespoonful
of lard in granite pan until smoking
hot; then throw in two sections of garlic
(Which are to be taken out when chill
is done) and pour in the chilli, adding
a teaspoon of Spanish sage rubbed un-
til fine Salt and pepper. to taste and
let cook slowly; chop two onions very
fine. season, sprinkle with Spanish sage
and let stand in yinegar. Crate a quar-
ter pound Edam cheese. Now make
the tortillas as follows: Work a large
cold boiled potato, a large teaspoon of
lard and a teaspoon Of salt into about
pint of flour, add water until dough
is consistency of light bread dough
and knead thoroughly. Divide into
balls about size of an egg and roll very
thin; spread one at time on smooth
hot stove. They should brown quick
ly and be turned over and over until
light brown and placed between a
cloth. All being ready. dip tortilla
in chill, spread on a plate, spread a
teaspoon each of onion and cheese, add
two olives and tablespoon of chilli
and roll the tortilla. As each tortilla
is made place on platter and sprinkle
onion and cheese After all are made
pour on remaining chilli and garnish
with olives and cheese.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
Some Hints on Pie Making
Mrs. Thomas Tucker, Berkeley

In this land of great abundance OF
fresh fruit the pie is somewhat tabooed,
but well made and properly baked pie
crust for those who need information.
A never fail pie crust for pies requires
two and one-half cups of -four. one
cup of lard, little SALT heaping tea
spoonful of bakingA powder in flour, a
half teacupful of cold water. To pre-
vent soaking spread white of an egg
on lower crust or spread freely with
butter; the latter 1 do anyway with
apple and rhubarb. and it is an inn
provement to any sour fruit pie. Wet
the edge of lower crust before laying
on upper. press together carefully.
trim evenly and flute with tines Of
fork. Sprinkle sugar over top to give
a pretty finish. In case of very juicy
fruits it is almost impossible to keep
the juices from cooking out. With
such pies try putting a strip of old
linen or muslin wide enough to fold a
little around the edge pinning ends
together, letting folds rest on rim Of
pie dish. Granite makes the best pie
dish. as it does not rust or discolor
the crust.
Banana Pie-Slice raw bananas to fill
crust, add butter and two-thirds of a
cup of sugar allspice or cinnamon.
cloves and nutmeg and little lemon
juice and water enough to moisten as
needed. or diluted Jelly or vinegar.
Bake with two crusts.