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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-17
PEACH CROP TO BE SHORT.
Damage by Heavy Frosts and the Peach

damage by Heavy FrOsts ana the feach
Leaf Curl.
According to Prof 7. B. Symons, the
State entomologist, who, with Prof. j. B.
Norton, the State pathologist, has just
returned from trip throughout the
State, during which nearly every county
was visited, the farmers of the Eastern
Shore will realize not more than 10 per
cent of their present peach crop, while
in Western Maryland about 80 per cent.
of the crop will be saved.
| This small percentage on both the
| Eastern and Western Shores is due large
ly, the officials state, to the heavy frosts
daring the early spring, and also to the
peach leaf curl" which is far more
prevalent this year than in the past.
The spraying with sulphur wash, under
the direction of the State Horticultural
Department, has, however, reduced the
injury from the curl leaf to a reasonably
small per cent of their leaves as result
of Eastern Shore and in Western Mary
land have been visited, and the report is
made that in a majority of cases where
the spraying with the lime sulphur solu-
ton has been thoroughly made no signt-
cant damage was apparent. In some
cases practically no curl appeared, while
in others only the trees of the Elberta
variety seemed injured to any extent.
Several striking instances were observed
where unsprayed trees which had lost
large per cent. of their leaves as result
of the curl stood close to trees that had
been sprayed and which showed no dam
age. These observations, the State en-
tomologist declares, accord with the gen.
orally accepted view that lime sulphur
sprays applied before the buds open in
spring is practical treatment for peach
leaf curl, as well as for San Jose scale.
Bordeaux mixture applied when the
trees are dormant is, of course, a specific
treatment for this disease, but as the
lime sulphur is generally used for the
scale, experience shows it to be suffi-
cient remedy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-17
DR., MERED|TH'S
UNFINISHED BOOK,
A Love Story With a Lesson on
the Value Of Hygienic Living.
BY LOUISE J. sTARkWEATHER.

BY LOUISE J. sTARkWEATHER.
copyright, 1909, by American Press Asso-
ciaton.)
1t was early morning In northern
Maine, and the big porch Of the sum-
mer hotel was dotted here and there
with groups of people who were plan
ming for the days pleasure. The air
was almost crisp In Its freshnesssand
the tall man In clerical garb who was
walking slowly down the length Of the
porch shuddered little In the chilly
atmosphere.
As he approached particularly Jolly
party one Of the women started toward
him and said eagerly:
well. what have you decided, Or.
Meredith"
THAT you will have beautiful day
for your picnic" he replied, smiling a
little and glancing toward the lake and
the mountains about which the mists
still fingered.
"Then 1t Is not to be our pcnic"
There was an answering smile upon
her lips. but her eyes looked troubled.
81 thought perhaps you would 80. aft
er all. You know you half promised p
II AIN very sorry. Miss Curtis. but
have some work which ! must do to-
day"
But. Or. Meredith" Miss Curtis an
swered jestingly. though there was an
unilercurrent Of earnestness In her
voice. Pm afraid you have forgotten
about that boy Jack who was always
at work"
"But I'm no longer a boy, and only
nv most intimate friends call me
Jack" he retorted with a twinkle In his
eve. Then he added seriously: There
Is another proverb, my dear Miss Cur
tls, that | have taken for my life mot
to. In acct rdance with its precept l
have determined not to rust out like
well-like most Of the people up here"
The last words were spoken with some
embarrassment, but Miss Curtis re-
piled with a frank smile:
"Tm going to take 1t for granted that
you except present company. But
about your determination to wear out
rather than to rust Out-why this al
ternative2 iou surely would not us"
a delicate piece Of porcelain In such
way that 1t must break"
"Of course not. But l do not con.
slider the figure you are using good
one"
And consider 1t just as good as
your old rusty one" was the merry
rejoinder
AS she finished speaking Miss Curtis
looked at DR. Meredith with glance
so free from coQuetry that he realized
at once how different she was from
the woman who ordinarily invites an
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-17
Schools q, en- September ISt.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
'oard of School Commissioners was held
Wednesday, June 9Th.
Requests for repairs to the buildings
+ some of the s h uls in The county
we're taken up, and repairs granted at
lumber Of places.
1t was decided to erect a new school
building at Mt Tabor school.
1t was decided to open all the schools
both high and public schools-on Sep
mber |, 1909, and close May 81, 1910.
The examinations for teachers certif-
ates and scholarships will be held On
uly 6, 7 and 8.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-17

unmarried clergyman to a picnic. SO
with the perversity Of his sex he found
himself gazing at her with an especial
interest She was certainly very at
tractive. Her thick brown hair lay
softly about face whose warm color
and animated expression told Of vi
tality that breathed from every part
of her strong young body. But. for all
her vigor, she was purely feminine.
from the lace turnover about her pret-
ty neck to the big bows that fastened
her sturdy shoes The charm of her
personality seemed to cast spell
about him, for, hardly knowing that
he did so, DR.. Meredith exclaimed:
81 should really like to go, but my
precious"
Then. as II in dream. he heard
Miss Curtis voice:
Never mind your book. Try whole
day out Of doors for your body's sake"
and also, as In a dream. he heard him
self reply:
'T will When do you start"
"In half an hour. You will have just
about time to put on some picnic
clothes"
"But always wear these he be-
gan.
"Well. I wouldn't They're too good
in every sense Of the word the wo-
man laughed back as she hurried from
the porch. leaving the reverend gentle
\ .N,A1 -
mind He had done very foolish
thing He had intended to spend the
day on his new book, Higher Think
ing the Basis of Nobler Living" and
here he was, going off on picnic
with one of the gayest sets In the ho-
tel His slender body told OF insuf-
ncient exercise, his pale skin clearly
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-17
NO. 13.
Arm Broken.

Saturday afternoon last Raymond, son
{ Mr.. John A. Stul of this place, acci
Ientally broke his left arm above the ell
ow. The accident occurred on the ball
,eld while he ard several playmates were
njoying themselves playing ball, wrest
ing, etc. DR.. f. c. kefauver rendered
uryical aid.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
Watch Inspector

We heard a man make the asser-
ton the other day that he had never
heard of a man buying land in this
country and selling it for less than he
had paid for it. Since we come to
think of it, we never heard Of one,
and generally it is sold at profit.
Land values in this country have not
reached the top by any means and
within the next ten years men will be
saying, "Why. l remember when
that land could have been bought for
half what it will bring now" Just
think back ten years and see IL you
can't remember when you could have
bought some of this land which is
now selling for $40 to $50 an acre, at
from SIS to $40 an acre. You will
see within the next ten years where
you could have made yourself indie
pendent for life had you bought some
Of this $40 to $50 land.-Hume Tele-
phone.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
white Slave" Victim Now Rests
in Kansas Grave.

Solomon, Kan, Nov.-Going d.
rectly from the train to the cemetery
a few friends laid to rest Tuesday
evening the body of Emma Regain
brought here from Chicago by a
cousin. The girl was one of the
handsomest young woman of this
vicinity sixteen years ago. Her par
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. James Regain,
of Niles.
One day she left home and went to
Denver with a travelling salesman
named Snyder, and for years nothing
was heard of her. She was never
located until last week, when her
body was identified in a morgue in
Chicago. Her husband secured a d.
vorce and she was later in several
western cities. Then she was sent to
Hong Kong in the belief that she was
to secure a position. There she was
kept as a white slave" for years,
and was rescued by government in
spector, who brought her back to this
country. She located in Chicago, and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18

A demonstration was made at Fl
Scott Sunday of blasting land with a
view of converting hard pan which is
considered almost worthless for farm
ing purposes into rich tillable land.
Holes were drilled at certain inter-
walls to depth varying from three to
five feet and charges of powder
placed in them. One effect of the
firing of the shots was manifest in the
breaking up Of the hard pan, bits Of
which was scattered in the other soil.
1t is argued that the loosening of the
soil in this manner will allow the
moisture to penetrate through the
soil and thus produce larger crops
than could be got in any other man
ner. The demonstration was also
made in the orchard about trees that
had not been ring.-Pleasanton
Enterprise.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
City School Notes.

The enrolment of the schools at
the close of the second month was
695. This is slight increase over
the enrolment at this time last year.
The following is the enrolment by
schools:
High School 1853, Washington l59,
Franklin l49, Webster 172, Douglas
81.
The percent of attendance for all
the schools was unusually good, be-
ing 95.
There is one feature OF the report
in which we find nothing to compli-
ment-the tardies.
will give the tardies by buildings,
as they were reported to me: High
School "a, Washington "a, Franklin
"a, Webster "a, Douglas 8.
The tardies total 1859, for the Sec
ond month, making total of 3O6 for
the first two months.
Many of these tardies could have
been avoided, if parents and pupils
had exercised.a little more care.
The work of the school is moving
well. The teachers are working
hard. Quite few of the pupils in
the 9TH and 9Th grades and in the
High School are not doing all they
could. feel that no pupil in these
grades can do the work as ii should
be done without some home study.
Parents, if your child is not studying
at home, will you please see that he
does.
/ would like to urge the patrons of
the schools to visit us and see how
the work is being done. i feel sure
it isto your interest to know the teach
er that has charge of your child for
six hours of the day.
Iwould like to urge the parents to
examine the grade card which the
pupil brings home. It represents the
teachers estimate of the work of your
child for definite period. If it is
not,as good asst should be, helper us,
to help him make it better. &C. A.
Burke.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
Sherman Denies 7. r. Will Again
Seek Office.

New York, Nov.-Vice-President
Sherman was urged to comment on
rumors said to be current in Wash
ington that adherents of former Pres
ident Roosevelt are working to bring
about Roosevelt's nomination in 1912.
Mr.. Sherman said: 81 don't believe
that any such move is being made.
President Taft is in a stronger posi-
ton then he has ever been since his
election. His straightforward state
ments to the people of the west and
south on his trip made favorable
impression, and | cannot believe any
important wing of the republican par
ty is working against him in any
xyo,, -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
Cortland Road to Be Saved.

For some time the Marias des
Cygnes River has been encroaching
on the public road about a quarter of
mile south of the Cortland bridge,
until there is barely room enough for
a vehicle to pass and during high wa
tiers the water has been breaking over
at this point, and unless something is
done to relieve the situation the river
will cut across and leave the Corn
land bridge isolated and of no further
service to the public. In view of the
fact that this bridge is in excellent
condition, having recently been over
hauled, repaired and repainted, the
county court thought best to meet the
emergency. The entire court, to-
gether with the County Highway En-
gineer met William Louder, D. C.
Mize and Alex Malone, members Of
the Township Board of New Home,
together with 7. H. Tilson, overseer
of the Road District, and H. M. Ball,
representing John B. Henderson,
owner Of adjacent lands, on the site
to consider the proposition of chang
ing the location of the public road and
preventing the river from changing
its course. Mr.. Ball consented to
recommend the granting Of the new
right-of-way for the road without
cost to the county and the court de-
cided, upon the advice Of the Engi-
neer, to put in a "ietty" to prevent
the further encroachment Of the river
against the river bank. II is propos-
ed to pull the willows out Of the op-
posite side Of the river and by means
of the ietty throw the current against
the opposite bank thereby causing the
sediment to deposit on the east side
Of the river where willows will be
thickly planted to protect the east
bank. A short levy will be built to
prevent the water from OVERLOOKING
the road.-E. B. Boron.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
Seal Hunting in the Shadow Of
the Pole. ~

New York, November. Mr.. Harry
Whitney, the New Haven sportsman,
who went to the arctic regions to
shoot game and returned to find him.
self a principal figure in the polar
controversy, describes his years
hunt, in the Outing Magazine for
December. Writing of far northern
hunting methods, he thus describes
how Eskimo kill the wary seal:
MANY seals were seen on the
fresh-made ice, and Eiseeyou, my
head man, expressed a desire that
take charge Of his dog team while he
stalked some of them. Seals are ex-
tremely shy, and great caution must
be practiced in approaching them.
The Eskimos use a blind in the form
Of a miniature sledge, about eighteen
inches in length by six inches in
width, with bearskin tackled on the
runners. Fore and aft are two up
right crotched sticks, upon which the
rifle rests and to which it is lashed.
On the front Of the sledge a crossbar
sustains two long perpendicular
sticks, over, which piece Of white
cloth is stretched, or when that is not
attainable, hare skin is substituted.
Througha hole in this cloth screen
the muzzle Of the rifle protrudes.
Holding his blind before him,
Eiseeyou was enabled to walk within
three or four hundred yards Of q seal
without startling it. then he dropped
ON hands and knees and pushed the
little sledge before him. Thus hid
den behind the cloth screen, which so
blended with the ice as to arouse in
the seal no suspicion Of danger, he
approached within fifty yards before
shooting. Seals always lie close to
their holes, and it Is necessary to hit
them in the head or under the shout
der and have the bullet penetrate the
heart and kill them instantly; other
wise they win flop into the hole and
sink before Il is possible to reach
them. +"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
Why is the South Pole Higher
Than the North?

At the close Of the October install
ment Of his story, Lieut.. Shackleton
is turning back when Honly ninety
seven geographical miles" from the
south pole. He had climbed to 8. 100
feet above the level Of the sea in early
December, another steep upward
climb brought him to great plain,
still rising higher above the sea.
twas then Z. 100 feet above sea
level. On January 6, when he turn
ed back from SS degrees and % min
utes south latitude, the height had in
creased to between 10000 and II, 900
feet Field glasses with the most
powerful lenses showed nothing
southwark except the vast snow-cov-
cred plain, almost as high above the
sea as the top Of Mount Hood in
Oregon. In comparing heights,
Mount Lebanon, 10, $50 feet, Mount
Sinai, $3.50 feet and Mount Etna,
10, $50 feet, can be used as yard sticks
to show the meaning Of vast body
Of land around the south pole, with
its level surface more than 10, 900 feet
above the sea.
1t is now proved that the north pole
has the frozen Arctic ocean all around
II. Hence it is on the sea level. The
spot Of earth which means the south
pole must then be at least 10, 200 feet
above the level Of the north pole.
This is the most remarkable discov-
cry made in either Of the frigid zones.
II will take good deal Of study to
show all il means. Two or three
more expeditions to the south pole
may make II clearer. School geog-
raphies now say that the earth is a
globe "a little flattened at the poles. :"
Perhaps it might be a little flattened
at the south pole, even with the south
pole higher above the level Of the sea
than the highest point in the noun
tains of Missouri.
In that case, we must find out how
and why it came to be so and all the
rest there is to be learned about it.
It will have to be put in school geog-
raphies before long. Then public
school teachers will have to explain
it. They cannot do it now. Although
it is one of the greatest discoveries
made about the geography Of the
earth in several centuries, no one
knows enough yet to explain why the
south pole is so much higher than the
north.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
Amsterdam Enterprise News.


The old howl is being already rails
ed by farm owners about the careless
ness Of hunters on their property and
more farmers than usual will post
their farms this year with the mo
Hunting Allowed" sign. Parties who
like this sport have only themselves
to blame for having their territory
cut down more and more each year.
When some men get gun in their
hands they seem to forget the rights
Of property owners and it is too bad
that they must be warned that there
is q law against resspassinQ before
they can be brought to their senses.
On the first page this week will be
found an article in reference to the
corner stone laying Of a new county
home in Cass county. There has been
considerable talk GIN the newspapers)
Of 4 new home in this county, but
poor old Bates (the fifth county in the
Shte) is still going along with q
shack TO house it's uniortunates.
Lists start the erection Of a new home
on paper again, brother publishers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
500 Have Narrow Escape.

Ossining, N. Y, Nov.-Five hun
dred spectators, mostly women and
children, narrowly escaped serious
injury here in a fire panic in the Olive
opera house when films in a moving
picture machine caught fire. Many
persons who scrambled down the
single narrow flight of stairs to the
exits were bruised. The fire burned
itself out without great damage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18

They are usually sold at u each, but
DR.. Haux has authorized me to give
one away free as souvenir las long a.
they LAST with every pair Of spectacles
So il you come in and buy pair Of
spectacles before the cases are all CONT
you will get handsome 10-karat Gold
Filled pair Of DR.. Haux perfect Vision
Spectacles worth S5 and . fne Moroocine
silver tipped, plush : lined pocketbool
spectacle case worth q which togethe,
amounts to six dollars worth Of value
:or only $50. For sale at
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
Class Prophets as Muckrakers;
Stories Myths.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov.-The proph-
cts Isaiah, Ezekiel and jeremiah were
classed as muckrakers and many of
the stories of the Old Testament
termed myths by DR.. Charles Foster
Kent of the Yale divinity school in a
lecture before students Of the Univer-
sity of Kansas here.
1.-THE prophets Of Israel were the
social reformers of their tines" he
said. "They were muckrakers, to
use present-day term. They were
sensational in their methods, notably
Isaiah, Ezekiel and jeremiah.
Stories Did Good Work.
While Prof. Kent believes that
many of the stories in the Old Tesla
ment are myths, he sees good in
them. He says the prophets were
teaching a simple people and were
forced to use extraordinary means to
drive home their points.
In discussing the story of the Gar
den of Eden, the speaker said he be-
lieved it to be legend that served a
good purpose, being well fitted to the
childlike minds of the people to whom
il was first related.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
.EiZ9lll7
lGll5lzaIB)

and which | want you to note par;icu.
larry, is that they can be fitted perfectly
to your eyes by age only therefore no
sight testing Of any kind is at all
necessary to Ct even the very weakest
eyes.
So just call at my store next time you
pass and mention your age and | will
sell you, for only sl.50. a pair of the
finest hve-dollar spectacles on earth, and
| personally guarantee they will fit you
more perfectly, clearer and better than
any you have ever bought before at any
price, and that they will honestly make
you see just as well as you ever did in
your younger days.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18

there faded until she died in poverty.
Her parents were willing at any time
to take her back, but could not find
her. The burial was one of the sad
dest events in the history of the
town.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
SPECTACLE CASE FREE.

I have just received a small lot Of fine
Morroccine, silver tipped, plush lined
pocketbook spectacle cases which are
quite unique and entirely different to
ANYTHING you have ever seen before, las
shown in this picture.)
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18

For sore throat, sharp pain
in lungs, tightness across the
chest, hoarseness or cough,
lave the parts with Sloan's
Liniment. You don't need to
rub, just lay it on lightly. 1t
penetrates insta ntly to the seat
Of the trouble, relieves conges-
ton and stops the pain.
Here's the Proof.
NAV. Pice, Fredonia, Kans.,
says: 1--WE have used Sloan's Lini-
ment for year, and find Il an excel
lent thing for core throat, chest pains,
colds, and hay fever attacks. Anew
drops taken on sugar stops cough.
Ing and snsedng instantly"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18

Now, in order to prove to every spec
taele-wearer in this County that the,
really and truly are the best spectacle.
on earth as ! claim, l want you Il
Thoroughly Try them on your own eyes
no matter how weak they may be; read
the finest print in your bible with them
on. thread the smalIest-eyed needle you
can get hold Of and put them to ans
test you like in your own home as long
- you please. For that purpose DR..
Haux has authorized me to sell his five
dollar lokarat Gold Filled Perfect
Vision" spectacles at the special, reduced
price of only sl.5o-whieh is less than
one-third their regular selling price
and personally guarantee them for FIVE
tnl! years Of wear.
But the greatest advantage in the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
INTERCHANGEABLE
W. AND GET
APERFEcTRAIR OF sPEx Y
SPECTACLE wEARERsl

! nov have the Agency for the Dr
Hank famous Perfect Vision spes
tacles = the finest and best Spectacle
On esrth.