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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24

A few drops Of kerosene put In the
water used in washing the windows
make the rag slide easier and give
good polish to the glass
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24
Tho Grouchy View.

Secretary writing advertisements
Wanted an intelligent young man, I'M
married. Old GrOuch-Leave out the
unmarried" You said intelligent,
didn't you?-Exchange
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24

Let that bright boy of twelve or
fourteen have a small plot of rich
ground for his own this summer on
which to plant some pure bred seed or
other crop If corn is not the leader.
He will not only Ike interested In such
an experiment. but will lie more inter-
ested in the other work about the
farm.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24

Every now and then you run across
farm owner who says that his land
is producing more bushels per acre
than it did twenty years ago. 1t may
be taken for granted without inquiry
or investigation that such result has
not been brought about by skinning
the land and selling the fertility of the
soil In the shape of raw grain prod
nets
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24

A thing is worth what 1t will fetch
Dutch Proverb.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24

The hogfSh. swimming down the
Gods throat, kills its host and eats Its
way out
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24

The average dairy COW over the
country gives butter yield Of about
100 pounds, the average In some states
running as low as 40 pounds per COW.
With proper selection and develop
ment of the dairy herd and the adop-
ton of correct methods OF feeding and
care this butter yield ought to be near
w doubled and would be If each herd
owner would 80 at the problem In
systematic and painstaking manner.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24
Enthusiastic Photoarspher.

Fair Ones Father Why did you
bring that kodak with you? Poor Low.
er--Ihat | might catch your express
sion of establishment when | asked you
for your daughters hand.-Fliegende
Batter.
The Only Way He Could Go.
A man fcarfully addicted to stutter-
ing stepped mp TO the ticket window at
n railroad station and asked what 1t
would cost him to 90 to New York by
freight.
"By freight exclaimed the aston
iShed ticket agent. "What in thunder
do you want to go 10y freight fory
"Bec-c-c-c-ause,' stammered the man,
Il c-c-c-can't eXp-p-pres my-s.s-self
very w-well, ocean IY'~-LAdies' Home
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24
TIE Sun AT ONE CENT
Is The Cheapest High Class Paper
In The United States.

THE SUN $ special correspondents
throughout the United States, as well as
in Europe, China, South Africa, the Phil
ipplnes, Porto Rico, Cuba and in every
other part of the world, make it the
greatest newspaper that can be printed.
Is Washington and New York bureaus
are among the best in the United States,
and give THE Sun $ readers the earliest
information upon all important events in
thu Legislative and financial centers of
rho rDIDtrV
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24
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THE Sun is the best type of Il news
paper mora ly and intellectually. In ad-
ttion to the n 4Ws of the day, it publish
IS the best features that can be present
d, such as fashion articles and Ella
leOus writings from men and women of
lote and prominence. 1t is an educator
If the highest character, constantly slim
,lating to noble ideals in individual and
,ationa life.
THE Sun is published on Sunday as
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by Mail the Daily sun. S3 a year;
r,luling the Sunday sun. $3.50. The
sunday Sun alone, $50 year.
Address
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24

\ very good feed for the hogs may
be had at small cost by sowing rape
secd-abuut three pounds To the acre
on Il piece Of the oat land week or
ten days after the oats are SOWn. This
will keep the rape In check until after
the grain Is cut. when 1t will come on
and make fine feed 1t is well to
have besides this II smaller patch soWn
AS early as possible and conveniently
into the patch as soon MS the rape Is
three inches high. II il Is left too
long before they are turned in it gets
tough. and they will not keep ii grazcd
down as ii ought To be.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24

There are thousands too many farms
In all parts Of the country, but eSpc-
cially those longer settled, which will
this year be let and worked in the
same old slovenly and shortSiShtcd
way in which they have been run for
the past twenty years or more-one
year AT Il time, grain raised and mar
kctcd In the crude state. Il cuntinua
ton of II system of soil robbery that
means ultimate bankruptcy for the
soil and the poorhouse for the owner
Just MS sure as that water runs down
hill. The system is dead wrong and
should be rightcd.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24

Charcoal placed handy where the
poultry can get it Will prove great
regulator OF the digestive organs. and
this is especially true II the flock Is
confined and cannot pick up just what
they want Where there Is room fol
the purpose 1t is also IA good idea to
shut the chickens from n small area
and SOW it to rye or oats, so as 10 fur
niSh IL supply Of green food when 1t
isn't In good form to let the hens run
on your own or your ncighbor's lawn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

It is a matter of considerable dis appointment to many who visit the city of Dresden and admire the dainty ware which takes its name from this city when they are informed that the factory where fl is manufactured Is not located the city. The town of Meissen, where it is manufactured. is located eighteen miles from Ores den. and as 1t is not on the main line of travel many who would be other wise anxious to visit the place forego this trip and content themselves by admiring the many beautiful speci- mems on display in the shops of the city. says a writer in The San Francis co Call.
 The royal manufactory maintains large salesrooms both in Dresden and Leipzig. where a good opportunity Is presented to inspect the modern pro- auctions of the factory To the mere admirer or casual enthusiast this is sufficient and the historical romance which surrounds the story of the es- tablishment does not serve as an at traction to visit the spot where the industry was started and has been progressively carried on for more than 200 years. For this reason the fac tory, which is to the student one of the most interesting places of it's kind in the world, takes its place among the out of the way places vis- ited by but few of the many who cross
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

couragement given to develop orfgi- nal designs. premiums being offered. which brought many artists of great ability to the front. Among these was a Parisian sculptor. Acier. who is the most famous sculptor of the Meissen factory. He designed the many shepherd scenes and dainty cupids. which are popular. even to the present day and have always been typically Dresden.
 Copies of these figures are to be found in every porcelain collection of note and they are probably the most widely known product of the factory.
 In i764 Prussia and the other Ger man states issued decrees forbidding the importation of Aeissen proceiain, and the home market thus became practically closed. outside of Saxony
 The Russian and Turkish markets offered field for development, so the taste prevailing in these countries was studied and catered to. During this period the output of the factory deteriorated, and finally in 1S0s Russia Issued a decree prohibiting the im- portation of procelain into that coun- try. The output decreased greatly during many years following. Tn 1884 the organization of the German tarifl union put the industry again in flour. ishing condition and since then the factory has flourished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

The director. Kuhn. made a discov- cry about this time which gave new life to the art of decorating procelain in the so-caiied luster gliding process now extensively used by porcelain painters the world over. By this new cheaper gliding it is possible Co apply to porcelain ware c liquid gold pre- paration in very thin layers. which appears glossy after the burning in. while the old gold remained dull and only obtained its luster by polishing Both processes are at present in use in this factory. and the visitor has ample opportunity to see both exe- cuted.
 Since this latter invention the fae. tory has been enlarged several times, so that 1t at presents covers fourteen acres of ground and gives employment to over TOO people. Visitors to ths factory are courteously shown through all departments except the laborntor- les. where the paints are prepared, and the ateiiers, where the artists and sculptors are at work on new produc- tions. which for business reasons arc not exhibited until the mclds hava been made. A trip through the fac. tory is most interesting. as the most modern and scientific methods are employed in handling. the material, and an opportunity is given to study process of manufacture.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14


 the best. surest and quickest route to the desired destination.
 It is because this vast volume of mail, often numbering 1000 letters day, pours into the White House and by reason of the desirability of having as much of 1t as possible disposed of at the executive offices that the Presi- dent leaves at his base of operations his trusted secretary, MT. Fred W. Carpenter. and contents himself for the time being with Assistant Secretary Wendell W. Mischler as his imme- sdiate aide aboard the train.
 Mir. Carpenter, who. durng more than six years of the closest association with Taft. has developed into as capable an "understudy'' as such a chief ever had, is at all times able to answer the vast majority of the letters addressed to the President without so much as bother ing the busy Chief Executive with a digest of their contents.
 Of course there are some letters that require a personal reply from the President and cannot well await his return to Washington, and these. to- gether with the commissions to be signed and other Government docu- ments requiring the Presidents auto
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

is also insight, which enables him to draw out the various characteristics of those about him. He can handle large subjects in a comprehenslVe manner. Such a person can bend cir cumstances and people to his will. "When the hair Is entirely off the upper temples and forehead. leaving exposed a large prominence in the center. the man shows comprehensive ness of mind, keen intuition, adapta- bility, foresight, and shrewdness "Baldness in the lower temples de- notes constructive talent, ingenuity. 1 ability to command attention and practical judgment.
 "Baldness in the fore part of the head indicates intelligence. eloquence, sense of humor, and. when the hair runs off the whole length of the side head across the organ of acquisitive- ness there Is shown a love of money, influence and knowledge. Such men generally show caution and great tact and make good use of their knowledge and foresight.
 "Baldness on the lateral top head indicates extreme enthusiasm. artis- tic inspiration. creative power. ideal | ity and imitation"
 A. Simpson the New York hair spec ialist, makes the following statement in regard to badness as a key to misunderstanding:
 "In the course of forty years of study and observation I have come to the conclusion that badness from the forehead up, In young man denotes love of pleasure and considerable indulgence therein.
 "Thinness of hair upon the temples usually comes from age,
 Badness upon the top of the head is generally found in men with large brains, though not necessarily of acute thought.
 "BaMness upon the crown of the head comes to the deep thinker
 "All these conditions are. of course, modified by outside influences. Dis ease of the scalp will naturally cause badness in any part of the head. A man who keeps his hat on much of /. the time is apt to find the fOIlicles
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14
The White House Keeps Touch
Touch

indicated with its date. hour and dura- ton.
 By means of this chart and a thor ough system of reports from train dis patchers the exact location of the Pres ident's train is always known at the White House, and in an emergency a message can be placed in the hands of the Chief Executive almost at a mo- ment's notice. For the transaction of the main volume of presidential busi- ness under such conditions efforts are made to handle the accumulated mes- sages at points where the presidential party tarries for some hours or even days. For the present trip the White House telegraphers arranged in ad- vance to divide the route of the jour ney into districts, in each of which will be available loops direct to Wash ington.
 Something like two dozen telegraph wires enter the White House and 1t is consequently possible to secure di- rect wire to any city at any time. re- serving 1t for presidential business as long as desired A double wire is pro- vided for direct communication with the President. wherever he may be, and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

that had heretofore been produced in Europe: but not suitable for decora- ton. Many specimens of real china ware, brought by travellers from Chi na, were procured and efforts made to produce real porcelain, but 1t was only through sheer good luck that Bottger finally came upon clay which was suitable for his purpose.
 While having his wig dressed one day he noticed the heavy weight and fine grain of the powder used by the barber. His curiosity was immediate ly aroused, and upon being informed that 1t was secured from deposit >of finely powerded white clay found near Aue in Saxony. quantity was imme- diately secured and pottery produced from 1t gradually with greater degrees of success. The ware produced was pure hard porcelain like the specimens procured from China and Japan.
 Augustus immediately established the factory at Meissen. with Bottger in charge. The clay was secured at Aue in large quantities, placed in ves- sels and bags and taken to the factory with great secrecy. The factory was more like a prison, as every precau- tion was taken to preserve the secrets and the workmen were under penalty and life Imprisonment if they betray- 1 ed i, them. The news of Bottger's kachfevements soon reached all the courts of Europe, and every effort was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14
The south and the Senate.

sun.
 In a Republican newspaper publish made the other day that Southern senators wield little influence in Am erican politics because they represent states which. having disfranchised the most ignorant and undesirable element of their electorate, are controlled by rings"
 But the decadence of the senate has no bearing whatever upon the disfran- chisement of the illiterate negro vot- CTS in the South. There are no rings or party machines in the SouInern States in the sense of the boss-conIroll- ed, all-powerful organization in the Northern States, where there are prac- ttcally no restrictions upon the right of suffrage. And 1t is impossible for any fair-minded, discriminating man to deny that the representation of the North in the senate and in the House of Representatives has deteriorated grievously in the last quarter of a century No Southern State under Democratic administration has ever degraded itself to the extent of con sldering seriously the election to the senate of a man of the Addfcks type. No legislature in the South has ever been held up by a man of that grade capitol of a Southern State and openly dictated legislation Cor the benefit of interests in alliance with a party ma chine. There Is not today. with the exception of Mir Lodge. of Massachu- setts. and Mir. Root. of New York. a Republican of first-class ability in the senate measured by old standards from Maine to Delaware. No Southern State would send to Washington a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

Chicago Tribune.
 Are you bald? If so. where and how much?
 Are you bald above the temples7
 Is your hair getting "a little thin on top?"
 Is your crown hairless and exposed to the winds of a bitter world?
 If so. you carry on your head dis tinetive marks of your traits and characteristics. By your badness you are exposed, according to the word of one more or less scientific authority. If you are good citizen 1t can, be seen by looking at your head. If you are undesirable. the thing at once is apparent to the expert. The new science makes your head an open book. in, or rather on. which the ex- pert may read just what sort of man you are, and the baldheaded man no longer may complacently rub his hand over his shiny pate and say: T lost it from working too hard"
 Badness, declares the baldologist, comes not from what you do but what you are.
 The innermost secrets of the heart and brain are revealed on the outside of the head. This is the claim of this new order of scientists. No matter how we'll one may hide his innermost self from his neighbor. his badness, k he has 1t. Will betray him. No mat
 ' how much a man has tried to hide his most prominent characteristics, the tale Is there to be read on his head.
 From now on it is expected there will be two kinds of baldheads, the man who hides badness knowing that 1t reveals his mean traits, and the man who glories in the shiny pate. assured in the knowledge that it in dicates that he is a good. honorable man. a fond husband, and a credit to his community.
 There are, according to the most re- cent Investigations upon the subject. four types of badness which tell a mans characteristics. They are bald ness upon the crown of the head, badness on top, thinness of the hair : an the temples. and a lack of it upon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

It is a sad topic, this of taxation, and the trouble is that 1t promises to be more as the years go on. We are wanting more things all the time and when we don't want them some fellow frightens us Into spending more money. The craze for Dread thoughts at st2,o0o,ooo each. as re- cently developed by our German friends, forces us to continue our battleship building. The air ship acti- vity< of our Teutonic cousins also suggests the possibility of having to raise more revenue some day in order to combat for control of the atmos- phere. Every new invention, every advance In the arts and sciences ap- pears to demand the expenditure of more money and budgets all over the world pile up staggering arrays of figures. figures that make the aver age man gasp If he is able to compre- bend their immensity.
 In this country we have just em- erged from a tarfff battle, the scars of which have not healed sufficiently to enable us to take it either com placently or philosophically. Abroad. John Bull Is bothering with his bud get. his income tax and the thousand and one things which create difficulties when the question of rasing sufficient money to pay the cost of govern ment whether with or without the consent of the governed. Is presented. Government costs money, much money and the money must be raised by tax ation. Taxes and death appear to be the only universal conditions attend ing modern civilization 9
 Tn England the absorbing topic of the day Is taxation. The question of the ultimate adoption of the budget is the thing which is causing more trouble and worry for the British poli- ticians than any one specific incident since the Boer war. It is worrying the king; 1t Is threatening the very existence of the house of lords; 1t is sending the landed proprietors and the rich peers into continuous blue funk and and is bringing forth an ex- change language between the liberals and the tories which Is straining the Anglo-saxon vocabulary. Incidently it Is making commoner. and a weich
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

commoner at that, the biggest man in the country and the most talked of parsonage in the civilized world.
 To understand the situation in Eng land dominated by this man 1t Is inn portant to remember that. though the levying and spending of the nations money are under the control of the house of commons. that body origi- mates no proposals for either. Only ut the request of the crown. through its ministers, does 1t vote money for English system. James Bryce. British ambassador to the United States. says:
 'once year the chancellor of the exchequer lays before the house of commons together with a- full state ment of the revenue and expenditure of the last twelve months. estimates of the expenditure for the coming twelve months, and suggestions for the means of meeting that expendi- ture by taxation. or by borrowing. He embodies these suggestions in resol- utions on which, when the house has accepted them, bills are grounded im- posing certain taxes or authorizing the raising of loan. The house may. lof course, amend the bills in detail but no private member ever proposes a taxing bill, for 1t is no concern of anyone except the ministry to fill the treasury. The estimates prepared by the several administrative depart ment (army, navy. office of works. foreign office. etc..l and revised by the treasury, specify the items of pro-. posed expenditures with much parti- cularity, and fill three or more bulky volumes, which are delivered to every member of the house. These esti- mates are debated in committee of the whole house. explanation being re-
 quired from the ministers who rep resent the treasury and the several departments, and are passed in a long succession of separate votes. Members may propose toTreduce any particular grants, but not to increase them; no money Is ever voted for the public service except that which the crown has asked for through its min isters. The crown must never ask for more than 1t actually needs, and hence the ministerial proposals for taxation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

i appointed by the speaker Of the house of commons and the master Of | the rolls.
 The accession of MT. Lloyd-George to the ofice of chancellor at mo- ment, when the country was facing deficit attributed to increased naval armament and old age pensions made the preparation of the budget diff ficuIt task. The entire country wond- cred how he would raise the money He told them and at once there was heard a cry throughout the land Lloyd George was denounced as socia- 1istic, revolutionary, radical, demago- gic and criminal. The great land owners. the lords. the big brewers, the manufacturers, the bankers. the capitalists. the tory newspapers-ail have joined In denouncing him. But he has gone along with his schedules and his suggestions and finally, after months of constant work in the house and much explanation and ar gument out side. his budget has pass ed the Commons and is awaiting the action of the lords Upon their action de- bends their existence for should they reject the measure 1t is quite likely that a general election will result fin such a revolutionary movement that the apOntlen or the upper CnahDcr may be made on issue with excellent chances for success.
 That the chancellor does not fear the lords greatly is evidenced by his recent speeches. In one of them. made at Newcastle. Oct l. and con- sidered se radical by Russia that the censors would not permit its publica- ton in the land of the czar. he show ed his wit and humor in his reference 10 the peers.
 "The financial bill Is through all it's most troublesome stages. and 1t has emerged out of its forty days and forty nights in the wilderness rather strengthened, and improved.
 Although we have made altera- tions and notifications the bill in its main structure remains. All the taxes are there. What is the chief charge against the budget by It's opponents? That it is an attack on industry and an attack on property. I am going to demonstrate to you that 1t Is neither.
 "Only one stock has gone down bad