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Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
a Scoldinq Dress.

"BefOre take off this dress" said
the woman to the home dressmaker,
who was fitting a party gown. 81 want
to 20 into the kitchen and read the
riot act to Maria
"Oh. not with this dress on the
dressmaker protested. "She is cooking
and the grease might pop
Cant help it," the woman interrupt
ed Maria needs a lecture She has
been needing it for some time. but |
didn't dare deliver 1t because | hadn't
good enough clothes to make 1t etfec-
tive. Maria Is black and lately from
the south She judges people by the
clothes they wear If had scolded in
shirt waist and skirt or even In my
old blue afternoon dress Maria would
have scOrned me: but with all this
fnery on | can speak my piece and
Maria will he properly impressed and
maybe she will reform New York
Press.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
SINGING SANDS.
Peculiar Properties Of These Curious
Freaks of Nature.

The most notable Of those curious
freaks of nature. "sinGing sands" are
those Of the Hawaiian island of Kauai
When small quantity of this sand Is
clapped bet ween the hands 1t Is said TO
give forth a sound so shrill az actually
to resemble hoot. Put into bag and
violently shaken. the sand emits
noise strangely like the bark of dog
Similar sands also occur in the Colo
RADIO desert. where also are to be found
those curious nonSedentary sands that
continually travel hither and thither
over the vast plain Of clay Their
movements are induced by the winds.
and when strong breeze is blowing
the particles of which they are com
posed give out an audible humming or
singing
Under the microscope these sands
show an almost perfectly spherical
form. 80 that they roll upon each other
at the slightest impulse, cilrum
stance that also accounts for the rapid
Ity with which the sands travel over
the desert. One theory advanced with
respect to the singing" Of these sands
Is that 1t Is due to an exceedingly thin
film Of gas that covers the grains
Gathered and removed from the desert.
the sands lose their vocal properties
Exchange.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
Spoiling tho Tobacco.

Winchcombe 81. Peter, in Gloucester
shire. began the cultivation of tobacco
in England toward the end of the six
teenth century, and the inhabitants
are said to have derived considerable
profit from 1t until the trade was
placed under restrictions An entry in
Pepy's Diary on Sept. 10. 1861. con
ceruing the coming of a cousin Of his
to town proceeds: "She tells me now
the life guard which we thought iii
tie while since was sent down into the
country about some lnSurrrctinl was
sent to Winchcomhp to spoil The to
bacco there, which. IL seems. the pro
pie there do plant contrary To law and
have always done and still been under
force and danger of having II spoiled.
as II hath been oftentimeS and yet
they will continue to plant II The
place. she SAYS. is miserable pour
place London Globe.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
CAIN STILL SURVIVES.
One Historic Villain Who Has Not

Been Placed Upon Pedestal
II is the fashion now to pull down
the idols OF the past and set up new
and hitherto comparatively unknown
ones in their places. to rehabiliate the
degraded and to reverse the decisions
and the decreeS Of history. Speculation
aud criticism seek out dark spots and
drag new heroes into light. while
those who stand in the light of fame
are scrutlnZed SO closely that they
seem but common things after all If
we go on at this rate much further we
Shall not have a villain left. nor II
beauty. nor hero
Helen was an old hag past sixty at
the beginning OF the Trojan war Ju.
das Is already on his feet. Nero is alb
solved from his murders Henry VIII
has become noble. free hearted spirit.
and. as for his wives, the new version
Is. Served them right" William Tell
has vanished into the darkness OF
myths Eugene Aram Is sentimental-
list who could not help himself. No
one but manacs In their fits Of mad
ness is now guilty of murder.
Almost no villain Is left US except
Cain. and let us grapple him with
hooks of steel. Let no man try to take
Cain from us.-Story's "Conversa tions
In Studio"
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PUT OUT THE LIGHT.

1t Is hard to believe that dairy
barn could bp battpned 50 tight and
have windows and doors 80 close fitting
us to virtually put out lantern because
of lack of oxygen. but such an oc.
currpnce was related the other day by
a farmer to one of the speakers on the
Iowa dairy special. which has been
making Ii tour OF the state. This chap
thought at first that his wick was
short or the oil low. but on going ont
side of the barn. where the air was
pure. the light revived This fact was
noticed ON two other occasions. 80
that there was no question as to the
rouse Of the poor light Yet in the
face of this terrific condition of affairs
COWS were kept housed within this
Stabl and were expected to give
profitable milk return when they had
virtually no oxygen with which to pu
lify their blood and make milk pro.
durtion possible After hearing the
lecture we understand this fellow went
home and put In window bet tween
every other set OF Studding and insert
ed glass and rheesecloth alternately
over every other opening. This let In
the sunshine which Is the best germ
killer. and admitted fresh air without
making draft A whole lot OF barns
need ventlnling In the above manner
when the air isn't so absolutely foul
that IL will extinguiSh II lantern
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
S0OTHED THE SPIRITS.
A Preliminary to House Building In
the Shan States.

A Preliminary to House Building In
the Shan States.
House building In the Shan States is
not such all easy matter as 1t looks.
Mrs. Leslie Milne. author of 'Shans at
Home" tells how she arranged for the
building Of II bamboo house AT Nam
khan. and. though the materials nr
rived. no progress seemed to br made
with the actual construction.
when first spoke Of house build
ing had been asked what to me
seemed an irrelevant question namely.
the day Of the week on which | was
born When | answered that II was
late on Saturday night or early on
Sunday morning did not know that
my reply was of importance. AS time
went on and the bambOOs lay un'
touched. looking like long green snakes
in the grass. | complained Of the delay
only to be told that until | could tell
them my birthday they were afraid to
begin work. as the spirits would be
angry If the offerings for the proper
day were not made.
II suggested that the building should
begin. | Drawing the anger of the spir.
Its. but they thought the work too
dangerous. as the risk was not only
for me. but for the workmen as well.
On consulting wise man a way was
found out Of the difficulty He de-
creed that an extra large offering to
content the spirits Of both Saturday
and Sunday should he made This
was done. and the building commenced
next day."
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SOUND WAVES.
They Can Be Focused With Lens
Just as Lluht Can.

They Can Be Focused With Lens
Just as Light Can.
Few people are aware That SOUND
can be foruSsed just rs light can. All
are familiar with the burning glass or
reading Tens which, If placed in a
beam OF sunlight will focus the rays
into u sinai! point which is so hot as
to bp able to sci fire to n piece of
paper Light is Il wave in the ether
but sound is Il wave in material
medium. generally tn" air
If we make convex lens out OF
rubber or cuIlodiun and till ii with gas
heavier than air. say carbon dloNld
we shall have Il sound lens analogous
in nearly all RESPECTS to Il glass lens
for light 1t will be found that we can
focus sound waves in the following
manner:
Take II watch and place II some feet
away from one side Of the lens and
put your ear on line with the watch
and the center OF the lens. but on the
other side. ard move outward from the
lens While moving out you cannot
hear the watch until you get to Il Ger
tain point where the waves are TO
cuSed. at which place you will hear II
plainly This is called the conjuGate
focus Of the watch.-New York Trib,
une.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

SATISFACTORILY PLANNED SCHOOL BUILD
ING.
of the wrong direction Of the light.
but also by the undue amount re-
cplyed. Meantime school boards and
superintendents are resting In the de-
fusion that their schoolroomS are 50
lighted that all pupils receive light In
proper quantity over the left shoulder
only. whereas this Is true alone for
the bad boys in the front seats"
These alarming conditions are known
to prevail in almost all schoolrooms
in the land. and open minded investi-
gators may be convinced Of the truth
of this by themselves occupying for
few hours seats which the pupils
are required to sit in for ten months of
the year.
In order to get the greatest number
of direct sky rays to strike the object
and feweSt to strike the eye we are
warned to obtain our light from as
near the zenith AS possible and to shut
out the horizontal rays. which are most
likely to do injury TO the vision.
In our present buildings 1t would ap-
pear that man has done his utmost to
cirrumvent the laws of nature in this
regard He has dwelt for ages in build
ings with opaque roofs. partly, per
hapS. because there was no transpar.
ent roofing available to primitive nun
and partly because this was the only
way he knew In which to protect him
self from the heat and excessive light
Of the sun
One of the first objections To the one
story school building Is that of sup
posed increased cost per room. 1t is
true that this plan requires for given
number of rooms more roofing and
larger cost for basement excavation
tut this is largely. if not entirely. coun-
trrbalanced by the great saving In
li"hter foundation and wall conStruc-
ton. by tbe elimination Of costly stair
ways and the consequent reduction of
hall space. Moreover, one story build
ings eliminate the nnSightly fire es-
capeS. and the children are safer from
tie dangers of fire The tireSotne
climbing of stairs is done away with.
The skylights will display pictures tc
better advantage. Being fool proof"
they cannot be used by an ignorant or
careless teacher TO destroy the eye
sight of pupils
Skylights will solve the problem for
future construction. but what can be
done with the tens of thousands of
schoolrooms already built? Upper
story rooms may yet be furnished with
skylights. in some cases al reasonable
cost. by using tunnel of gradually in
creasing size from the skylIght in the
sloping roof to the ceiling Of the room,
the interior of the tunnel being paint
ed white
In order to build schools one story
high much more land is needed Large
cities may find this construction out
of the question because Of high land
values. But In all suburbs. small
towns and rural communities land Is
available at reasonable prices. The
only question to be answered here is
"Can we afford the extra cost for the
sake of the eyesight Of the children"
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
BUY At HOME AND BEAT
THE BOGUS SALESMAN.
Too Much Risk Involved In Patroniz-
ing the Peddler.

Scarcely month passes that II does
not bring report from some rural
community of fraudulent sales or
fraudulent projects OF some sort being
palmed of on the farmers by smooth
talking statesmen. The latest comes
from Wisconsin and IL In the nature
Of kick at the long suffering oil COM
panies. More properly speaking. 1t is
an objection to certain oil company.
a carload Of whose product was sold
among the farmers last summer and
which did not live up to its agreement
as to the quality of the oil. says the
American Agricuturist.
A canvasser drove through the coun-
try from house to house. taking ad-
vance orders for kerosene, gasoline
and a paint oil which he offered as
substitute for linseed oil. The samples
he carried with him were apparently
first class, and orders were taken with
the understanding that the product de-
livered was to be equally good. The
kerosene was sold at II cents per gal
Ion. 1t was furnished in barrels. which
were to be taken back by the company
when empty and a rebate Of 81 given.
The barrels were guaranteed not to
leak.
When the oil arrived most Of the bar
rels leaked badly, and In some cases
the loss was very heavy. The oil itself
proved to be of very unsatisfactory
quality and in many cases entirely un-
fit for use. Among the number OF
farmers who consider that they were
swindled in the deal Is one who writes
that he Is unable to use the Kerosene
in lamps at all. but has transferred 1t
to a tight receptacle and will keep 1t
to use on Canada thistes and quack
grass.
In cases of this kind there Is appar-
emily no practical means Of redress.
Purchasers either deposit tEeir money
in advance or pay it Immediately upon
delivery. 1t Is much safer and usually
more satisfactory to deal with some
well established. well known local con-
Germ. Then In case Of dissatisfaction
there is always an easy means Of ad-
Iustment.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
ABOARD A DAIRY SPECIAL.

1t was the writer's good fortune the
other day to make trip Of hundred
miles aboard dairy demonstration
special The itinerary Of the special
had been arranged beforehand. and at
each place where stops were made
crowds of Interested people. mostly
farmers. were present to receive the
benefit OF the hours instruction given
by the several members Of the party
There were four coaches In each Of
which half hours lecture was given
by us many speakers. who took up
the matter of testing the cows with
the Bubcock test. balanced rations.
barn ventilation. silos. etc. while the
last half hour was devoted to giving
COW demonstration from the door OF
a baggage car which was equipped
as n stock car aud at the time referred
to contained Holstein cow with
milk record Of lSWO pounds. a Jersey
bull worth $1,000 and Jersey COW
with butter record OF 5OO POUNDS
per year At the proper stage In the
DEMONSTRATORS talk these animals were
Ipu 10 tne uOCT Vi Tue Cul ubu tueh
strong points as dairy representatives
pointed out and contrasted with traits
and characteristics of beef animals
Among the traits emphasized for the
good dairy cow were vigor and consti.
tuition. depth of body ut the heart line.
Il big paunch or barrel. well devel-
oped udder extending we'll forward
aud back. large and winding milk
veins. n soft pliable skin. a bright and
prominent eye aud a condition OF flesh
along the back indicating that the
feed given was put into the udder In
the shape OF milk and not ON the
back in the shape Of fat and flesh AT
all stops made Il rare degree OF inter
est was manifested. and there IL little
question that scores of those who AT
tended the lectures went home with
determination to put more brains
into and to get more revenue out OF
their dairy operations.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
Europe's Middlo Classes.

In France Is an organization rnI|rd
the Congress DIES Classes MuvrnnrS
Translated. this means "ton"r"SS Of
the Middle Glasses The sharpness
with which class lines nre drawn In
Europe continues to puzzle some Amer
leans. although there are ot hers who
think we have class divisions without
the names The French mildle rlaSSeS
correspond 70 the German "mi'lr
stand" and comprise The mddlpnlrn "t
the towns and the country and also
many contractors. master builders ANA
clerks. The organization has IN an
nual mnchton, at which the most dis
tinguiShed men Of France are acrus
toned TO speak
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
Treasure Trove Law In England.

In England treasure trove belongs to
the crown According to the law. II
any one finds hidden treasure and con
ceals 1t for his own use he is liable to
fine and Imprisonment 1t used to be
a hanging matter However, il may
be some encouragement to English
treasure seekers. If any such there be
In these enlightened days. to know
that the laws of treasure trove only
apply to such as is discovered by
accident Treasure discovered by sys'
tematic search would not come within
this description: neither would nnds
discovered by astrological or cabalistic
sciences or by the potent influence OF
the divining rod.-St James Gazette.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
Completely HypnotIzed,

The dentist had moi advertised him
self as painless dentist, says a
writer In the Kansas city Times. but
he pulled n patients tooth so quickly
and dpyteruuSly that the man SAID;
"HOW do YOU manage to extract wo
mems teeth without their screaming!
You don't give gas always, of rourseE
But my office" the dentist replied
"is, az you see, opposite department
store millinery display When the wo
men get absorbed in looking at hats
they're insensible to pain"
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
SCHOOLROOMS
DESTROY SIGHT
Defective Lighting Conditions
Dangerous to Pupils Eyes.
PERMANENT INJURY LIKELY.
All Over the Country Arrangements
Of Windows and Skylights Have Be.
come a Serious Question - How
Schoolhouse Should Be Lighted.

In a recent physical examination OF
the school children of River Forest,
Ill.,, It was found that 55 per cent OF
those in need of medical attendance
were suffering from defective vision,
says the superintendent Of schools
OF Forest River. H.. in Good House
keeping. A study of conditions In
these schools and many others has
disclosed the fact that pupils who are
seated at the rows of desks by the
windows are subjected to food OF
light rays coming direct from the open
sky and striking their faces at such an
angle as to cause severe eye eXhaus-
tiOn.
Their eyes are in danger Of being
permanently injured. not only because
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
That Which Counts.

What Is II that counts In the celes
tial city? Only that good which Is done
for the love of doing It Only those
plans In which the welfare of others
is the master thought Only those la
bors In which the sacrifice Is greater
than the wages Only those gifts In
which the giver forgets HIMSELF
Henry van Dyke.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

A fellow can have dish of ham
and eggs now ard then since the egg
corner collapsed without borrowing
money on his life insurance policy to
foot the bill. Ham and eggs used to
taste pretty good. but 1t was so long
ago the most of us will have to learn
all over again.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
HOUSE NUMBER ON CURLING.

corners is being tried with satisfac-
tory results in Pasadena. Cal, accord
ing to the Technical World,
The numbers and letters are stencil
ed by painters employed by the city.
They are in black and about one and
one-half inches high.
This is Il system which would please
the often puzzled stranger In Il city or
town. 1t facilitates the finding OF the
house he so often wastes hours In
hunting.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

While It Is mighty fine thing for
the farmer to have an automobile and
all right for him to do so If he has the
money In the bank with which to pur-
chase the machine, II is very ques-
tionable procedure for any fellow who
has to increase his indebtedness to
buy one. We have In mind a fellow
who did just this thing. and In the
end II meant that he lost the farm. as
he couldn't get his moneys worth out
OF the machine without using It. and
he couldn't do this without neglecting
the farm work.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

Contrary to an idea that seems to
have got root In the minds of some
folk here and there. careful expert
mrnts with the tuberculin test prove
conrlusively that the application Of
tunrculin will not only not cause tu-
bertulosis In healthy animal. but
has no harmful effect whatever upon
an animal that Is affected with tuber-
cuiosis or other Disease.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
TOP GRATING TENDER APPLES.

As Il result OF observing the thrift
ness and hardness of top grated ap
pie trees the writer has much faith IN
the possibility OF producing semi-tender
apples of the Jonathan and Crimson
Golden type on hardy stocks like the
H,bernaI and Virginia crab In north.
ern attitudes. where the former varie
ties could not he sufficiently hardy to
withstand the severe winter weather
IL Is true that for its season there IL
no apple which will fetch more on the
early winter markets than a juicy.
we'll colored Wealthy. but If the two
varieties mentioned could by top graft
ing be- added to the rather limited list
of known hardy apples northern hor
ticulturists would be materially bene.
6ted. The writer would like to hear
from any reader who has given the
above plan such trial as would
demonstrate its practicahiIity. 1t would
seem to give much promise.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

In all too many cooperative cream
cries the buttermaker is kept tied
down too closely to scrubbing, clean.
ing and stoking work when this could
be done just as well by much cheaper
help and the buttermaker given this
time to Inquire more carefully into
the stable and milk house conditions
to be found ON the farms Of the sew
eral hundred patrons Of the creamery
Owing to this shortsighted effort at
economy there Is little question that
creameries Of this type lose thousands
of dollars annually. which they might
just as well save In an improved hut.
ter quality by giving their buttermak
er more help. thus enabling him to
give them more of his service as spe
cialist
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

In all too many instances fellows
attitude on this matteSof bovine tuber-
culosis depends upon whether 1t is up
to him to drink the milk or eat the
flesh of animals affected with the dis
ease or whether he has some Of them
on his hands that he is anxious to get
rid Of and lose as little as possible.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

In business the man who lives
in the past, whose methods arc
the Same as his erandfather's,
mover is counted a success. He
may set the pace in his own
community, but that will be
because the rest Of the commu-
nifty are made of the same stuff.
They will all be easy victims
for a man whose life is lived to-
day.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
Both Recovering.

Friend-Ah. doctor, how did yon
make out with that cranky patient u
YOURS? Dortor-Oh. we're both on tile
road to recovery He's able to be
about and | am suing for my bin -
Exchange.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16
Johnry,s Reasoning.

Sunday School Teacher What Is
conscience. Tommy? Tommy An In.
ward monitor. Sunday School Teach
er-And what IL monitor. Johnny?
Johnny-An ironclad boat. - Chicago
News.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

Mr. Jawback My dear. was one Of
the first to leave Mrs Jawback-Oh.
you always say that Mr.. wback-l
can prove It this time I.o'k out In the
hall and see the beautiful umbrella ]
brought home.-ToledO Blade
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

One Of the reasons why the dairy
cows give the largest returns In milk
yield In May and June is that the wa
ter they drink does not chill them to
the bone This condition can be re
produced in the winter by warming the
drinking water with tank heater by
the use of cobs or other fuel instead
of making the COW do the job. utiliz-
ing corn and other high priced feeds
for the purpose Every bit Of heat
which the COW has to furnish In the
warming Of ice cold water means that
the energy and vitality which she can
devote to milk production are reduced
by Just 40 much.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

Nature fits all her children wirn
something to do.-Lowell
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

In a general way that type OF farm
ing has most to commend II from the
standpoint Of the welfare Of the soil
and the owner Of II In which tho
amount paid to railroads for transpor'
tation of products is reduced to mint.
mum. It is because of this fact that
raising hogs. sheep and cattle Is a bet
ter type Of farming than grain selling
and why butter production IL better
than either. With grain the value OF
the shipment is from cent to cent
and a half a pound. with stock s to 10
cents and with butter 25 to 80 cents
Not only this. but the amount Of fer
tility removed from the farm IL In a
quite accurate indirect ratio to the
value per pound of the product ship
ped There Is something In the above
facts that the general farmer might
well take note of.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-16

ANY farmer living near railroad
track would do well to carry insur-
nnce ON his stock. as he never can tell
on what day gate may be left open
and valuable stock be killed by n pass
ing train We read Of farmer the
other day who lost four fine colts ut
one time In such manner. While
the railroad can usually be made to
nay damages. they do not always COW
er the loss.