davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
HAD LUCK c.! TIE WAY.
The English Thief That Dropped In to
See His Lawyer.

The English Thief That Dropped In to
See His Lawyer.
Here Is Il story of II genuine instance
of the kind of business which fell to
the lot of once notorious LonuoL
'thieves' counsel" One day Il thick
set man. with IL cropped poll of I'm
miStakably Newgate cut. SUNK into
this counsel's room. when the follow
ing dialogue took place:
Morning, sir" said the man, touch
ing his forecck.
Morning" said the counsel. What
do you want!"
well, sir, I'm sorry to say. sir. our
little Zen. sir. has al misfortin.
FUSt ofiense, sir, only wipe
We'll, WE'LL" interrupted the coun-
sci. Get on
80, sir. we thought as you'd nd all
the family business we'd like you to
defend him. sir"
".AlI right" said the counsel: ''scc
H.. clerk
"Yes, sir" continued the thief ''but
I thought I'd like to make sure you'd
attend Yourself. sir. We're anxious
cos it's little Ben. our youngest kid"
"Oh. that will be all right! Give
Simmons the fee"
We'll. SIR" continued the man, shift
ing about uncomfortably. Il was GO
ing to arst you. sir. to take little
less. You see. sir -whcedlingly-"it
little Ren-h first miSfOrtin"-
NO no." said the counsel impa-
tiently. CLEAR OUT
"But, sir, you've had all our busi-
ness. Well. sir, If you won't you
won't. so I'll pay you now. SIR" And
as he doled out the guineas. II may
as well tell you, sir. you wouldn't "a
got the counters If hadn't had little
bit Of luck ON the way."-F'rom THE
Recollections of a X. c." by Thomas
Edward Crispe.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
Washes For Scale Insects.

A report of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture says: Any
good soap is effective in destroying
soft bodied insects. such as plant lice
and young or soft bodied larvae. AS
winter washes. in very strCng solution
they furnish one of the safest and
most effective means against scale In
sects. The soaps made Of fish oil and
sold under the name of whale oil
soaps are often especially valuable,
but variable IN composition and mer-
its. soap made with caustic potash
rather than with caustic soda. as Is
commonly the case. and not containing
more than 30 per cent of water should
be demanded. the potash soap yielding
liquid in dilution more readily spray
ed and more effective against insects.
The soda soap washes are apt to be
gelatinous when cold and difficult or
impossible to spray except when kept
at very high temperature. For
plant lice and delicate larvae. such as
the pear slug. strength obtained by
dissolving half pound of soap In
gallon of water IL sufficient. Soft soap
will answer as well as hard. but at
least double the quantity should be
taken,
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
RAISING SHEEP
ON THE FARM

The first thing a wise man Will 90
before Investing MS money III man
ufacturing plaut Or starting III IMAM
ufacturing business Ia to hgure ont
what sort OF demand ne can rely on
to consume his goods aud whether the
price will continue good enough on the
product OF his factory 10 insure rea'
sonable profit Oh his business. FIRST
there is the cost Of the factory. then
there Is the capital IN the business. TO
consider. Now. the farm IL really
factory. The stock kept OH the farm
Is capital A good factory with very
small capital Is handicapped at the
start. So. too, Is good farm Win
very little capital (stock, to the acre.
Stock your farm with all the stock 1t
will carry and feed well and you will
lind that year by year It will get more
fertile, will produce more and. Of
course, will carry more stock. and
year by year your income will ILL.,
crease.
What kind of stock shall cap
italize the farm! The answer Is,
whether In horses. cattle. hogs or
sheep. choose your breed aud study
type and. once having made up your
mind. stick to your breed and stick
to your type. II you are breeding
pure Dreds. buy the best sire you can
get, even II it strains your pocketboOk.
II you are breeding grades, still buy
the best registered sire Of the breed
you have chosen and stick to that
breed always In buying another sire
to take his place. You Will be sur.
prised in few years 10 see how your
stock has improved. 1t will not only
delight your eye and he real pleasure
to you In your farming life. but 1t
will pay you more and more IN dollars
aud cents. Good Shropshire wool IL
selling ut 35 cents pound. and the
country does not produce nearly enough
to supply our needs.
There are two modes of handling
sheep. One is to 90 to market and
put III lot Of breeding ewes, breed
them to q good mutton sire. then rush
the lambs to market fat and sell the
ewes and the following fail repeat the
operation. Many have followed this
plan with success. A flock OF ewes
rightly handled should produce 1875
per cent of lambs. You have the wool.
and il the old sheep are well handled
you should realize on them the same as
or more than cost price.
The other way is to pick out lot Of
good breeding ewes OF the best blood
Of the breed you select. buy the best
ranNof the best mutton and wool breed
combined and in future purchases OF
sires continue using the best you can
find of the same breed.
The demand for registered sires and
breeding ewes for improving mutton
focks and for starting new torks Is
getting greater year by year. The bet
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10

ter you breed the higher quality you
offer of registered stock and the more
money it will bring. and the more
money 1t brings and the better II Is the
easier it sells 1t Is hard to sell poor
breeding animals. 1t Is hard TO keep
good breeding animals. They will ask
you to put price on them. and they
will tempt you to sell. There is the
pitfall in this system. Having made
a selection Of your best twenty-five
eve lambs. you must refuse to put
price on them. You must not part
with them but adhere rigidly to your
formulated plan.
The best is none too good. A man
who follows this course ten years will
find his flock all tops and the value OF
it UNNECESSARILY increased. The man
who sells his best and keeps what he
cannot sell will ut the end OF ten years
ind his fock worthless.
Every farmer In this country has a
place for sheep. some perhaps only
for fifty. others for 1000.
Sheep need change Of pasture.
Change them often from one place to
another. putting them where 1t needs
cleaning up.
A we'll regulated flock should be
dipped at least once year. 1t Is
good plan to dip them just after shear
ing. Dip ALL ewes and lambs alike.
Here the sheep Is freed from great
enemy. the tick. The skin is kept
clean and the fleece nicely started. II
sheep are well kept they will respond
to good treatment as well as any
farm animal both in wool. which will
increase, and In mutton qualities and
in the value Of the progeny.
A good flock Of ewes should produce
125 to $50 per cent of lambs-that is.
100 ewes will raise 125 to $50 lambs.
1t is easy to figure profits. II yon
have room for few sheep perhaps
many. why not start at once! lm-
prove your farm thereby. i'ut on more
capital to the acre and Increase your
surplus in that best and safest bank
Of all. we'll kept farm.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
How the Rash Comes,

In measles rash appears on the
fourth day Of the fever. 1t Is first
seen ON the forehead, face and neck
afterward over the whole body. 1t
consists Of raised red spots. In scarlet
fever the rash appears on the second
day Of the fever, commencing on the
upper part Of the chest and neck,
whence 1t spreads over the body. In
smallpox an eruption Is seen on the
third or fourth day on the face. neck
and wrists. In chicken pox the erup-
ton Is made Of small blebs. In typhoid
fever the rash rarely shows itself be-
fore the seventh day Of the fever. The
spots are rose colored. and they disap-
near Oh pressure.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
How Eskimo Women Die.

On her first entrance to her new hut
Of snow an Eskimo woman Is buoyed
by hope Of welcoming son. what OF
her last incoming to those narrow con-
fines? She i;rows that the medicine
man has decided that her sickness Is
mortal when she Is laid upon her bed
Of snow. She gazes upon the feebly
burning lamp beside her. upon food
and drink set close at her hand. She
sees her loved ones pass out OF the
doorway that needs no tunnel entrance
to keep chill airs away, for presently
the door is sealed with snow. The
chill of death pierces through her en-
veloping furs Her tomb insures that
no long tarrying will be hers. The
soul. companioning with her. may re-
fresh itself with food; but. starving
and freezing, her feeble body VIII wit
ness even that souls departure and
know that its hour has come to perish
alone.-H -Harper's Bazaar.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
.Eoino-Goino"-

The auctioneer had aucticneered for
the last time. for he was very Ill and
lay now almost at deaths door.
Beside his bed stood the doctor and
the auctioncer's wife. anxiously watch
ing each symptom, each movement,
each respiration.
Doctor" hoarsely whispered the
hammer wielder's wife. what Is his
pulse now?"
The doctor raised the patients wrist
Ills pulse" he answered, "is now
going at 104."
The auctioneer sat up excitedly In
bed
Going al 1O4" he cried feebly. 60
ing at 1O4! Who'll make 1t 10o? Do l
hear 1O5 for a pulse that has been run
ming steadily for forty-seven years and
never once stopped? Will you bid 1Oo!
Who'll make 1t 1852"
But no one made 1t 105. And a min
ute later the auctioneer was going-go-
Observation-Disclosures
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
LOVE AID FLOWERS.
The Advice a Ei;c,rn,a Woman Cav.
Unto Her Caulhtcr.

The Advice a Else, rni,a Woman Cav.
Unto Her Daughter.
Ny daughter. w.hiG&i thou know q
mans secret: Go to the fcriit. then,
O simple one. fer in him every man
rel,o%eth his confidence.
Yea. by the flowers which he sendeth
woman shall yr judge the quality
of mans love, likewise the quantity
and exact stage.
As violets pass unto roses. and roses
unto cheap carnations. and carnations
unto naught so pasSnth his grand pas
sion from the first throes into matri.
mOny.
10. ut the beginning Of a love affair
mark with what care Il man Selectcth
bis flowers in person. that not a wilted
violet shall offend thine eyes.
Yet rs time plsseth he telephoneth
his orders ard leaveth it all to the
clerk. And there comcth Il day when
he murmureth wcarily. 81 say. old
chan. make that a standing order. will
ycu!'
Then the florist hcaveth SIGH, for
he knoweth that the end Is at hand.
Yea, this Is the mark OF an engaged
man who doeth his duty. SO after the
wedding bouquets all orders shall
cease together. and until he seeketh
flowers for his wife's grave that man
shall not again enter florists shop.
For stale carnations. bought upon
the street corner and carried home In
paper bag. are a tit Offering for any
wife. Yet funeral rejoiceth the flor
lists heart and maketh him to smile,
for he knoweth that Il widowcr's next
order shall he worthy Of new cause
and the game shall begin all over
again.
Verify, verify. my daughter. ! charge
thee, account no man In love until he
hath gone forth into the gardens and
the fields and piucked thee few dinky
pansies or stray weeds with his own
hands.
For when man sendeth thee violets
it llay mean only sentiment. and when
he scrdeth thee orchids 1t may be only
n bluff. hut when he doeth real work
for any woman 1t meaneth business.
Selah.-London Tit-Bits.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
A CHINESE SOLOMON.
His Decision In q Case Of q Woman
With Two Husbands.

His Decision In a Case Of q Woman
With Two Husbands.
There was a Chinese judge named
Wang, who was us wise as Solomon.
Before Wang two men and woman
appeared. The older man was the wo-
mans first husband. lie had gone to
the wars and been reported dead. Now
he returned alive to claim his wife.
Rut she meanwhile had married the
younger man. who refused to give her
un; hence all three came before Wang
that he might decide this truly difficult
case.
Yang Ki," said the judge to the wo-
man, (which of these two men made
the better husband?"
both were perfect husbands, my
lord Judge" Yang Ki modestly replied.
So the Judge told the men that he
would keep the woman by him for
week. examining her thoroughly, and
week hence he would decide the
case. Well, the week passed. and the
two husbands came once more before
the Judge He shook his head eravely
and said to them:
"The woman. Yang Ki, has died.
There is no case. Let her original hus-
band take the body away from my
house and pay for the burial
"Ho, not IT, said the original hus-
band. And. so saying. he darted from
the court AMI was soon lost to view.
"You, then" said the judge to the
other man, must stand these burial
expenses"
yes" the man answered. that Is
Just, and | will give this woman, who
was good and kind, the finest burial
nv purse will allow"
The judge clapped his hands. Yang
III. blushing and smiling, entered the
courtroom in rich dress Of gold bro
cade.
Take her" said the wise judge, for
you and not the other merit her love
and service"
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
A COMEDIANS TRICK.
Russ by Which He Escaped Arrest
and Had His Debts Paid.

and Had His Debts Paid.
Many amusing stories are told OF Joe
Haines. comedian Of the time OF
Charles H.. sometimes called Count"
Haines. 1t is said that he was arrest
ed one morning by TWO bailiffs for
debt of ECO, when he saw bishop to
whom he was related passing along In
his coach. With ready resource he i'm
mediately saw loophole for escape.
and, turning to the men, he said. LET
nue. speak to his lOrdship. to whom
am we'll known, and he will pay the
debt and your charges into the bar
gain"
The bailiffs thought they might ven
tire this, as they We're within two or
three yards of the coach. and acceded
TO the request. Joe boldly advanced
and took off his hat to the bishop. His
lOrdship ordered the coach to stop.
when Joe whispered to the divine that
the two men were suffering from such
scruples of conscience that he feared
they would hang themselves, suggest
Ing that his lordship should invite
lIcIl W HIS uouSe anu plphiiSC w coe
isfy them. The bishop agreed. and.
calling to the bailiffs, he said, You
two men come to me tomorrow morn
ing, and will satisfy you"
The men bowed and went away
pleased, and early the next day wait
ed ON his lordship. who, when they
were ushcred in, said, "Well. my men.
what are these scruples Of con-
science!"
"Scruples?' replied one Of them.
1--WE have no scruples! We are bal
lifts. my lord, who yesterday arrested
your cousin. Joe Haines, for debt OF
f2O and your lordship kindly promised
TO satisfy u.s."
The trick was strange. but the re-
suit was stranger. for his lOrdship,
either appreciating its cleverness or
considering himself bound by the
promise he had unintentionally given.
there and then settled with the men In
full
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
littiest Father,

The woman who came to clean up
was telling how she left her boy to
take care Of the baby. The boy was
two and one-half years old. The baby
was six months.
That's the youngest little father l
ever heard Of" said the fiat dweller
she was cleaning up for. do you
lock them IMP
Yes" said the cleaning woman.
Poor little fellow" said the fat
dweller. Locked in to burn in case
OF fire. Some day when you are
cleaning up for me want to 60 over
aud see that little father. who ought
to be In the cradle himself, taking
care Of the six-month-old baby.
want to just sit there and look on
awhile. Poor little fellow!-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
One Cold Saved.

Logic is logic. whether it touches the
affairs Of nations or cold in the
head. The conviction. says London
Tit-Bits. was forced upon Liverpool
woman whose coachman. although he
had been i'll for several days, appeared
one morning with his hair closely crop.
ped.
why. Dennis" said the mistress.
whatever possessed you to have your
hair cut while you had such bad
cold"
well. num-" replied the unabashed
Dennis, Il do be takin' notice this long
while that whiniver ! have me hair
cut take bad cowld. so thought
to meself that now. while ! had the
cowld on to me. 1t would be the time
Of all others to go and get me hair cut
tin done. for by that course ! would
save meself just one cowld. DO YOU
See the power Of me reasonin'. mum"
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
W., :. & G. Ry. Schedule.

Schedule in effect Snnd9y, S. rt e,
1909. This schedule is fer the infcrnia-
tion of the public, but is not guaranteed.
Leave Thurmont for Frederick ard way
stations, week days, 6.i5 and 8. a. a NJ,
2.45 and G.25 p. m.
Saturdays only 7 80 p. m.
Leav> Frederick for Thurmont, week
days, 7.05 and 9.05 a. M, 1.3O and 4.l5
p. m.
Saturdays only 9.15 p. m.
Sunday Schedule.
Leave Frederick $50 a. m., arrive at
Thurmont 9.25 a. m
Leave Thurmont 100 a. M, arrive at
Frederick T. 55 a. m.
Leave Frederick $50 p. M, arr We at
Thurmnnt JAS p. m.
Leave Thurmont l.3o p. M, arrive at
Frederick 2.25 p. m.
Leave Frederick 7.3O p. M arrive at
Thurmont S.25 p. m.
Leave rhurmonr 6.25 p. m, live at
F. ederick 7.20 p, m.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
iSlLOS ARE NECESSARY.
They Arc . Valuable Asset In the
Dairy Durina Winter Season.

Those interested in sil0s will find
by an expert dairyman
The best dairynan III my neighbOr-
hood built a silO last tail. and now he
says he does not see how he got along
SO long without one. There had Deen
silos In the community. but to him they
still seemed soIiieth hing of nn expert
ment. The cost of building l"oned up
before him. He had been too busy to
give much attention to the success OF
his neighbOrs. and the PROSPECT ot los
ing his feed kept him III dread. Hut
one seasons experience showed hin
that u silO IL II necessity. No dairy
man can afford to do without silagS
for winter feed.
In the first place. one can get more
feed stuff from IL given piece OF land
in corn than In anything else. On good
land in favorable season one may
get at very little expense from ten to
twenty tons OF the best feed per acre
planted IN corn and peas or sorghum
and peas.
NOW. tHt SlIO IL tuV A't co'
ing every pound of this vast amount
of feed IN the best manner. A g0od
homemade small stave silO may be
made by any farmer who can use
tools or by a common carpenter But
II farmer wishes to make the Siio
a permanent Improvement on his farE
he should get one Of the ready made
small silos with patent doorway. The
first silo | built | put ny myself with
siXteen-year-nId boy In one day. 1t
was n IS nall one. to he sure. only seven
feet in diameter AMI twelve feet high.
| should not again build one so small,
but that was something OF an expert
ment. BY elevating the cutter to
level with the NOW of the barn this
silo was filled 10y means of Il two horse
lever power without u carrier The
silo was made of undressed boards
three inches wide. They were simply
set up edge to edge without either
matching or beveling. hut the expert.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
SPIDER INSTINCT.
Cutting . Web Thread 10 Escape From
an Intruder.


The instinct of the spider Is always
an interesting subject fer study. Re-
Gently naturalist placed u small spi-
der in the center of a large SPIDERS
web some four feet above ground.
The large spider soon rushed from, Its
hiding place under a leaf to attack the
intruder. which ran up one Of tho as
cending lines by which the web was
secured to the foliage.
The big i'.sect gained rapidly upon
the little che, but the fugitive was
equal to the emergency, Cor when
barely an inch ahe:d Of the other 1t
cut with one of its rear legs the line
behind ITSELF. thus securing its own es-
cape the ferocious pursucr falling t"
the ground.
The naturalist says: at Is not the
habit Of spiders to cut the slender
thread below them when they are u.s.
ceading to avoid some threatened dan
ger unless there Is hole close at
hand-and hole that is known to be
unoccupied." From this it would seem
that the little creatures action was the
result of some sort Of reasoning. In
stinct led it to run away, but 1t must
have been something more than in
stinct that led it to sever the line and
so cut OF the pursuit.
The same naturalist says that spi-
ders are cannib:ls and that they are
naturally pugnacious. But they do not
fight for the satisfaction Of eating one
another when two spiders fight
there Is generally very good reason
for the attack and the vigorous de-
fen Z that folio Cws.
at Is not generally known that AFTER
certain timr spiders become inca
pable Of spinning web from lack
OF material. The glutinous eXcretion
from which the sic der threads are
spun Is limited. therefore spiders cam
not keep Oh constructing new snares
when the old ones are destroyed. But
thvy' can avail themselves of the web
producing powers of their younger
neig,b"rs. and this they do without
scruple. As soon as Il SPIDERS web
constru ting material has become ex-
hausted and Its last web destroyed 1t
sets out in search Of another home,
and unless II should chance to find one
that Is tcnHrt'ers Il battle Usually on
sues. which ends only with the retreat
or death of the Invader or defender."-
New York World.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10

ment was Il success. The dampness
and heat of the SiIage closed he Joints
80 that they became air tight. and as
| had but one door there was only
small quantity Of spoiled feed around
IL and the necessary ioSs on top. The
rest of 1t was as good silnge as now
have In patent slo made with slaves
that are tougued and gr"oved aud
bevel edged. Even Il silo Of that size
will hold enough teed tor three COWS
for four months. My present one is
eight feet in diameter and eighteen
feet high and for the last two winters
has fed five COWS four months. II |
were in the regular dairy business
should provide siluge for all my milk
ing cows for six months In the year.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
How Often to Milk,

Most farmers and dairymen milk
their cows only twice IL day. and tina.
h right. Sometimes fresh COW needs
to have an excess of milk drawn be-
tween times In order to prevent con
gestion and fever. but not for long
period. Some cows again have leak
ing teats. which waste the milk II not
relieved three or four times day,
but such cows are nuisance and
should be disposed Of. To milk twice
a day is enough as a general rule. 10
milk three times does not seem to
bring more milk. though some people
have thought 80 and acted on that
suppositlon.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
Potatoes For Hoos,

The heaviest potato crop ever grown
on Camas prairie was harvested. hut
owing to high freight rates few will
be sent to big markets. Several hun
dred carloads were dug last fall. The
farmers are feeding these potatoes
to the hogs. The potatoes are cooked
in big caldrons and fed with chopped
grain. They are quoted at ~ and
30 cents sack and at these prices are
cheaper for feed than grain.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-02-10
Cjplor,atic poIiteness.

There are two kinds Of pOliteness.
politeuess to yourself and pOliteness to
others.
When you come home late at night,
for example. even II you are very
tired, always remove you hat and coat
before getting into bed. 1t Is little
attentions like this that constitute you
a gentleman. At the same time, do
not disturb your wife If you can pos
sibly avoid 1t. 1t is the height Of
rudeness to awaken sleeping lady
Thomas L. Mason In Lippincott's.