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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-30
THOUGHT Astor Was Crazy.

People sad John Jacob AStnr was
when b. hnught the estate of Aaron
Burr about il hundred years ago. 1t
was Il faru Of 20 acres. located about
where Twpnty-iirSt street Is now In
Manhattan. In ten years he COM
mcuced to sell lots nt $1,000 an acre
but. fortunately. he did not sell much
at that price What il Is worth today
is hard to compute in millions.-Cent
Per Cent
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-30
OIL MADE EARTH ROADS.
New Product Which viii Keep Dir
Highways Hard and Smooth.

Highways Hard and Smooth.
Now it is possible to make smooth
boulevards out Of rough country roads
at a comparatively small cost. Pro
tracted rainy weather may prevail or
regular gully washers" may come,
but the roads treated by the new proc
ess will keep hard and smooth even
though mud is knee deep In the bitches
and in the fields. A prominent oil COM
pany asserts it has solved the prob
lem The general manager Of the fuel
oil department of that company In
New York city states that for several
years his company has been making
tests to perfect an oil which would
serve the same purpose on the earth
roads in the country and small towns
as the asphalt road oil does on the
macadamized boulevards. In April the
company placed on the market the
standard macadamized asphalt binder
oil for earth roads. Tests have been
made in different parts Of the United
States, and the general manager says
1t has been thoroughly demonstrated
to be complete success. To show his
confidence In the oil. arrangel -
have been completed to build ...Lll
section Of road at Independence, Mo.
The process of making good roads
with this new brand Of road oil Is very
simple First the road must be plow-
ed thoroughly and then run over sew
eral times with harrow, after which
it should be rounded with 4 grader
and dragged to make 1t hard. After
this 1t is ready for the road oil.
"The cost of this process Is far less
than the rock or macada damized roads.
of course" said the manager. ut will
cost from $500 to 5000 mile to thor
oughly oil an earth road the first time.
The cost after that is far less each
year to keep it oiled.
at is expected that this new process
will revOlutionize road building. We
receive thousands of letters from all
parts of the country asking for COM
plete details. The demand has been
so strong it has been necessary to have
printed matter prepared on the SUBJ
ject The good roads movement 10
spreading rapidly. 1t Is one OF the
most striking evidences Of continued
and substantial prosperity. Good roads
enhance the value Of property and the
pleasure Of living in the community"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-30
Thu Evil rs ~

Dumblet0n-F Fritter's chief fault Is
chat his temper occasionally gets the
best Of him Flashrr-N Very true, and
that would1't be so bad IL it didn't
reveal the worst Of him.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-30

sure Of his power a banquet was be-
ing served to the chiefs at the round
table.
When the servants brought in the
roast McGregor shouted, PUT IT
AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE,
"But where is the head Of the to.
BILE p asked the servant.
THE HEAD OF THE TABLE IS
WHERE THE M'GREGOR SITS"
The McGregor spirit is what this
town needs. So far as we are ool-
cerned, this is the CENTER OF THE
EARTH. If we're not proud Of our
town we should get hustle on and
make it a town to be proud Of
MAKE IT THE MOST IMPORTANT
PLACE ON THE MAP! Make IL
the chief place on the green earth
in the eyes Of its citizens.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-30

sticklers are disputing as to the
proper place 10 put the accent In auto.
mobile. A prefix rarely printed. but
most always understood. which begins
with big. big d. is the syllable
usually made emphatic.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-30

The lid on the ROSTERS crow de-
vised for Washington doubtless has
strong backing from certain lndivid.
uals who want to do all the Growing
around that dunghill themselves.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-30
Safe.

''The worst thing that can be said
about him Is that he has no intimate
trends"
when man has no intimate
friends thP"e IS no one TO say bad
things about "-Houston Post
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-30

When the Rev. Edward Everett Hale
advised us to ''look up" be wasn't
thinking OF aeroplane wings overhead,
but Of the kind so hard to sprout.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-30

Some are shouting for more babies.
and others say half the babies born
don't get fair chauce in the world.
So there you are,
New-York tribune., 1909-05-02

crossed the Missouri instead Of the Kansas thus put
tine its muddy waters between myself and both camp
and city There was nothing to do but to swim back
again. so drove the horse in and taking hold OF his
tail swan with him.
| soon found however. that l had taxed the
strength Of the poor beast too severely tor as we
neared the shore he showed signs OF giving out The
current was swift, the bank steep and slippery ana
While he made a brave effort to land | had Just time
to snatch the saddle pockets, containing the mail,
when he fell back into the river and disappeared;
b. this time several men came up running, ana
+bez- helped me up the bank as | was very nearly
exhausted also delivered the mail, though not IN
vcrv good condition, and when told my story they
had d laugh at my expense 1t was subsequently
,royed however that had escaped from a band Of
Rebel bushvhackers who were lying IN wait for the
mail. so was not censured for losing the horse and
saddle
The postmaster told me he would not send the
New-York tribune., 1909-05-02
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY D. l9OS

mail out to Lawrence again until 1t safe to do so
but that he had important letters tor Fort scout anu
Fort Gibson which he wished to forward IN a few
davs and advised me TO go to a hotel and wait until
he sent for
hesitated. for it suddenly dawned upon me. that,
not having drawn nv salary vet | could not afford
such luxury | explained, and he gave me an order
on the ellis House the best hotel in the city
Courier for the Union Army
THREE davs later he sent for me. and refreshed
L bv my rest | was soon on my way to Fort scott,
the army headquarters in that section maze til''l
10 90 70 Fort Gibson Indian Territory The route
Law over what was entirely new country to me ms
part Of the territory was badly divided potCaIF pF
the war II was truly father against son and brother
against brother
The population consisted Of whites, Indians. and
Continued UaFg IE
New-York tribune., 1909-05-02
AT THE DINING CLU B

didn't really deserve 10 be
called Pacific. and nobody
wanted TO risk losing the Sallle
/ Congress got into Commu-
nication with Red Hawkins
Immediately. and the result Of
this communication was that
the navy was taken To- pieces,
Grated. marked Handle with
Care. and shipped to AcaIutla
aboard the Pacific Mail steam
ship San Bias. Hawkins came
along 10 put It together again
The navy arrived late III
January. when the war cloud
had blown away and public
belle. IL the need for an arua-
da was somewhat weakened
Noio odv met the crates at the
dock. and after Hawkins, with
the ard Of a couple ot donkey
engine men. had pieced the
boat up. its existence was
pretty generally forgotten
Congress did appropriate
money for repairs so that the
Sallic J was treated to a coat
Of white paint and reChrIsJened
New-York tribune., 1909-05-02

o. coo = nut on the Grand Republic OF Salvador
Ca1starIds we're erected and draped with flags,
.,7d two hundred bare-legged school children were
t,,oht to sing the national air The naval othCeTs
hai . special train ACaJutla. where they saw the
-, for ne FIRST time and had many drinks at the
expense Of the crew The ceremonies began al tP.o
O'Clock and were tremendously Impressive AC
three the big gun was hOIsted by ard Of donkey en-
gine poised IN air for a moment, and then lowered
into place The navy promptly turned turtle and
sank to the bottom OF the ocean
National iOv turned into mourning ne crowd
went back to san Salvador, and Red Hawkins, ind
ing himself without occupation, set 70 work on the
sunken hulk In time the navy was ralsed, puIlpeu
out and repainted, but the gun still lies IN three
fathoms of water operated, suppose as a 1repIooI
hotel for meTmaldS
vIved though Congress got hold OF a small hoE1tzer
belonging to the mountain artillery and sent II down
to Hawkins Hawkins kept the hOwItzer aboard
while the vessel was tied TO the wharf, but whenever
the navy went to he used 20 wheel the armament
ashore and leave II there If there was occasion TO
FIRE salute or burn powder for any other purpose
ne always hauled the gun 70 terra hrna trst Haw-
kins was a careful man and ne wash taking any
more chances with that navy
WHEN the Fourth Of July came round. It happen
w ed that the United States cruiser Bennington
was in the harbOr and, usual with our vessels u
fired the presidential salute OF twenty-one guns
Whatever else may be said of Hawkins, ne was a
patriot he escorted the ordnance ashore and the
men on the Bennington heard answering salute OF
nine guns Then the navy came out 70 them, and
Hawkins with the Rear Admiral, who had gone
butter through the custom house boarded the Ben
nington Captain Thomas received them II ms
cabin and listened elaborate apology Ha"-
kins said that the powder had given out after he had
fred his ninth gun, but that the Rear Admiral had
made a memorandum to send more from San Saliva
dor The powder arrived the next day. and HaW-
EIns fired the remaining twelve guns
MoNAHAN finished his coffee and lit a cigarette
L 1r..l
New-York tribune., 1909-05-02

a \ hour later. Charlie An
1 u drcws and l ran INTO
Gresham ON Broadway. You
shouldn't have missed to-
nights $ dinner. " we told him
Your friend was So enter
tanning Spent "a good many
wears IN Central America.
hasn't he
Central America ex-
claimed Gresham IN a puzzled
way. Why. Monahan was
never IN Central America IN
his life. He's "a bOokkeeper
with "a coffee concern. and
only Yesterday he was telling
me that he'd never been out
of New York. except once
when he met an aged aunt
at the German line piers IN
IIoboken.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17

When 1t was first detected by photo
graphy by Professor Max Wolff, nearly
three months ago, it was scarcely visi-
hle in any but the largest telescopes.
Photographs showing the approach OF
the famous comet TO the northern linn
its of Orion were obtained at the
Greenwich Observatory with 3 0
inch reflector on September 9, but
the cometary images were so faint that
they were not identified until after the
receipt of the telegram announcing the
discovery by Professor Wolff at Heidel-
berg.
Several weeks elapsed before ii be-
came bright enough to be visible with
a twelve-inch telescope. Professor
Newall rerol ted to the London Times
that he observed the comet visual ly
with twenty FIVE inch refractor on
October 21 as Professor Barnard at
the Yerkes observatory had done on
Octobe II to 81, by the aid of the great
forty inch telescope.
As then seen with this powerful in
strument of Yerkes observatory Pro
fessor Barnard found the comet not
fainter than the 13! magnitude, having
an indefinite brightness in the middle,
but showing no elongation. Its com
puted distance from the earth in mid
October was two hundred and thirty
million miles. and its rate of motion
exceeding two million mi les per day
While its subsequent velocity may
have varied considerably, its approach
to the earth has beer constant and ex
ceedingly rapid. And there can, there
fore, be no doubt that as the winter
advances it will become notably
bright object of intense interest to al
star gaZers.
Although there has not been entir
agreement in the computations of th'
| comets orbit made by different astron
omers, the orbit computed by Messrs
Cowell and Crommelin at Greenwich
observatory is probably u very close ap
Iroximation of accuracy. Upon tn
basis of the Greenwich orbit, Rev
j Father George NJ Searle, supervise
of the Paulist Fathers of Naw York
city, has calculated it will make 1t
nearest approach To the earth on Ma
! 1s, and that it will then be only fouI
teen million miles distant from us.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
CHAS. KAUFMAN & BROS.
CORELESS APPLES.
Product Of a Single Tree Near Spo-
kane, WASH, Is Also Scdless.

Product Of a Single Tree Near Spo-
kane. Wash, Is Also S,cdless.
Coreless as well as seedless are the
apples produced on a single tree OF
unknown variety in an eight acre Or
chard at Moran Prairie. five miles
north of Spokane. owned by B. Il.
Short. rancher. The largest Of the
fruit is three inches in diameter. the
coloring being of yellowish green
streaked with red The apples have
deep pink cheeks. and the flesh is firm
and Of excellent flavor. The tree Is
between twelve and fifteen years old
and is growing in subirrigated SOIL
at an altitude of 2225 feet. Short does
not claim credit for developing the
coreless-seedless apple. declaring II Is
freak OF naiure.
Seven of the new apples were
brought 10 the offices OF the national
apple show. Incorporated. in Spokane
and quartered in the presence of Ren
II. Rice. secretary manager: Professor
August van Holderbeke. formerly state
commissioner of horticulture of Wash
ington. and several growers from vari-
Gus parts of the northwest. but none
was able to classify the fruit. Profess
or w. S. Thornber, horticuiturist Mt
the State College Of Washington. has
been delegated by j. j. Browne. regent
Of Spokane. TO make thorough exam
nation of the tree to determine its
origin.
Short has engaged three watchmcn,
each to work eight hours day as
guards In his orchard, to prevent in
Jury TO the tree. He intends to graft
the scions on other trees the coming
spring
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17

the safe in his store Of $50. 300, which
Cantonwine declares he had saved mp
from the sale of real estate to his wife
in order to pay his creditors
In explanation of his wifes wealth
and her ability to buy his real estate
from him, Cantonwine went through
the history of several business transac-
tions in which Mrs. Cantonwine al
ways reaped golden harvest
She kept her money in the house,
said Cantonwine all except $4,000
in bills which she wore in her
hustle.
She kept stored in the house 50, 800
that she brought from Iowa during
the years 1898 to 1908.
From the spring of 1904 to the fall
of 1908, she had stored in another hid
ing place in the house, S., ,44S. This
last was the interest on Canton wine S
note which Mrs. Cantonwine held. A
similar amount was allowed to remain
in the house from the spring of 1908 to
the fall of 1908
From the spring of 1908 to the fall
of the same year. Mrs. Canton wine Sc
creted in the house SIS, 900.
In all Mrs. Cantonwine had secreted
in the house S31, 1876, Mrs. Canton
wine also had otner assets in the debt
of s24 600 which Cantonwipe owed
his thrifty wife.
Most of this money was given to
Cantonwine in consideration of the
sale of certain pieces of real estate
which Canton owned, according
to his testimony He put it all in
the safe few days before thu robbery,
and with what other funds he had the
money in the safe amounted to $50,
800.
United States District Attorney E. E.
Wagner, who is prosecuting the case
for the government, then began to
cross examine him closely as to just
where be put the money in the safe.
According to Cantonwine's testi.
mony the drawers in the safe were
filed up with paper money which had
to be packed in edgewise.
The coin was dumped into a recep-
tacle where he usually kept ledger
or cay book.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
HIGH PRICED CORN
Fabulous Prices Paid for
Prize Winning Corn
at Show.

Mitchell, Dec. l6 AT the corn show
at Des Moines, To-, a few days ago a
single ear of prize corn sold for $3.50.
E. Faville bought ten ears of prize
winning corn at the national corn ex-
position at Omaha for 1886.
At that rate bushel of corn would
cost $2,345. No doubt the buyers
thought the corn worth the money or
they would not have paid such prices
as the above. Manifestly the agrono-
mists have won their struggle for re-
cognition of the fact that there is
such thing as breeding in corn as
we'll as in livestock Not many years
ago corn was corn and oats were oats
But now the farmer is recognizing
more and more the difference in quail
ity That difference In quality, of
course, includes difference in bility
to produce quantity. The difference
between virile seed grain and weak
seed grain may make all the differ
ence between a successful crop and
one that fails. OF course the quality
of the seed is not everything. 1t will
not abolish the consequences OF poor
farming. The one big fact is that a
given amount of work with good seed
will produce so much more revenue
than the same amount OF work with
poor seed that the farmer who makes
the experiment will express no sur
prise at hearing that an ear of corn
winning sweepstakes in corn show
has been sold tor $3.50
The farmer of other days thought
that cattle and hogs inst grew and
that they needed no more attention
than to give them feed. Now the
broad backed, deep chested, long bodied
animals that Craze on every stock
farm bear testimony to the fact that
the farmer of today knows the produc
tion of the best paying live stock ls
something of science. just so the
farmer of tomorrow will fully appre-
ciate the fact that the production OF
the best paying grain requires know
ledge of developing seed of vitality
and providing for its growth soil con-
tanning lust the nutriment it needs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
HALLEY'S COMET
Interesting Visitor Soon to Be
Visible in the Skies.

New York, Dec .16. with enormous
and upimaginable velocity Halley's
comet has combined ever since its re-
discovery on September II to speed
earthward until its visibility has great
ly increased to telescope eyes. Har'
ward College obser 7atory has issued
bulletin, stating that telegram from
Smith College observatory, Northamp-
ton, Mass, reports that the comet was
visible there on December in Il three
inch telescope.
Some idea of the rapidity with
which it has been speeding toward
the earth may De gathered from a
comparison of the Northampton OBJ
8 rvations with other observations
made in September and October
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
STATEHOOD ON
ONE CONDITION
Promise Made to Arizona
and New Mexico.
CONSTITUTION MUST SUIT

People Of the Two Territories Told
Plainly They Must Not Copy Any OF
the Features of the Oklahoma Docu.
ment--Measure Now in the Lower
House of Congress Has President
Tafts Approval.
Washington, Dec. 16.-New Mexico
and Arizona will be granted separate
statehood at this session of congress,
according to Representative Hamilton
of Michigan, chairman of the house
committee on territories, with the res
ervation that the people of those two
territories be careful not to construct
any constitution like that of Oklaho
ma. There is a good chance that the
constitutions would not be approved
by the president if they should include
any of the features of the Oklahoma
document that he found Objectionable.
Representative Hamilton is in
charge of the statehood bill and he
has introduced measure in the house
that he says bears the endorsement OF
President Taft Following the recon-
mendations made in the president S
annual message the bill provides that
the people of both territories shall
have a vote on the constitution framed
in convention before it is submitted to
the president If it is not adopted an
other convention must be called with
in twenty days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional dl"
ease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls CatarIh Cure is not a
quick med cine 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in this coun-
try for years and is regular prescrl :
ton. 1t is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the hest blood
purifiers, acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination OF
the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. send for testimon al free.
f. j. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, O
Sold by all druggists, price Toe.
Take BAH l., nily j il fer ccnstipa-
ton.
- - -. ~, j Or 4llalgestio1i.
=. - - ses4i S,-~1 a Relieves sour stomach
f-olvp.t~ti~-- -rth-~i carr. Direets what you eat
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
ESCH ACCIDENT BILL PASSES
II Requires Railroads to Report Casu.
alties to Commission.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The Esch
bill, requiring common carriers en-
gagged in interstate and foreign com
merce to make full reports OF all ac-
cidents to the interstate commerce
commission and authorizing the COM
mission to investigate such accidents,
was called up in the house by Chair
man Mann of the committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce and, after
being considered at length, was
passed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
Serious Fire at Peoria. III.

Peoria, H., Dec. 15.-Fire in the
Grand Opera House building complete
ly gutted the playhouse as well as the
offices and plants of the Peoria Jour-
nal and the German Democrat, daily
newspapers. The loss on the opera
house Is estimated at 100000, that on
the Journal property $4,000 and the
Democrat at $4,000
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
GENERAL WOODTOHEAD ARMY
He Is Designated as the Next Chief
of Staff.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, now in command
of the department of the East, will be
the next chief of staff of the army.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17

=. - - ses4A Se-~2 a Relieves sour stomach
golv,'t~t'~- -ft'-~i carr. Dircets what you eat
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17

The symptoms OF kidney trouble are ur-
mary disorders, weak back and backache
rheumatism, and rheumatic pains and
twinges, pains in the groin, etc. There
is nothing as good for kidney and blad.
der trouble as DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills. You may depend upon
them to give entire satisfaction. They
are antiseptic, act promptly and soothe
the pain. Sold by all Druggists.
OeWitI's Witch Hazel SaIva
cssses Diles. Scalds. Duraa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
CANTON WINE CASE
Defendant Gives Testimony
in Federal Court at
Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, Dec. 16.-J. c. Canton
wine, the Armour business man
charged with perjury, in making out
his schedule of assets in his bank
ruptcy petition, was on the stano
nearly all day in United States dis
trict court yesterday.
His testimony dug up the early bust
ness career of Cantonwine and his
wife leading up to the robbery OF
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
Acquitted Of Murder CHARGE.

Sioux Falls, s. d., Dec. 16.-The
jury in the case of Charles Redford
of Sterling, ILL.,, who was accused of
numbering George Hurd, following an
altercation resulting from Hurd OBJ
jectng to Redford and his brother
keeping his daughter and sister out
too late at night, returned verdict Of
not guilty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
WIFE PREPARING TO LEAVE
Husband Shoots Her and Then Turns
Weapon Upon Himself.

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 16.-In fit OF
Jealous anger Fred Peterson, also
known as Fred Cheirs, shot and Sc
riously injured his wife and then shot
himself in the head. Both are in
critical condition.
Mrs. Peterson was preparing to
leave her husband and had taken a
policeman home to protect her while
she packed her trunk.
She declares she never was legally
welded to Peterson.