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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
USE MAIL 0RDER;
ROB YOURSELF
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HOW ONE VICTIM FELL

Gaudy Catalogue Made Him Buy =
Galvanized Tank-Hs Got the Tank.
but Had Also to Call In His Local
Tinsmth.
Good. solid, cogent reasons why the
farmer and the dweller in the small
town should spend their money in the
nearby stores of their neighbors. among
friends whom they trust and who
patronze them as far as may be, are
given in the following editorial from
the Daily Age Of Coshocton. o., which
includes another editorial from the
Findlay Republican.
The instance Of the mail order house
denouncer who finally succumbed to
highly colOred catalogue and finally had
to call In a local artisan to make the
thing work" Is not only amusing. but
painfully true, and should be instruc-
tive.
"The man who sends his money out
of town is robbing himself In the long
run. A moments thought will con
vince even the most ardent mail order
devotee that this statement is true"
says the Daily Age. "And he does 1t
In more ways than one. For instance.
Monday morning timer showed an
Age man big galvanized tank that
storekeeper in county village-and
he is always denouncing mail order
houses-had bought of Chicago firm.
And the tank had to be gone over by
the local timer before it was fit for
use. 1t started right, but had poor
finish And the Findlay Republican the
other day succinctly set forth some
very hard. common sense reasons that
are worthy of perusal. The editorial
says:
THE more money you send away
from home the poorer your town
grows Is there any one who doubts
it?
"'Out of every purchase made in
your own town certain percentage Is
set aside to be added to our home cap
ital.
"'Whcn home trade increases new
stores come and old ones do bigger
business. That means more clerks.
larger profits for the employer. The
inevitable result is the building o.
more houses for these people to live
in That makes more taxable prop
erty. and your tax rate. if public funds
are properly handled. vii! decrease.
and. besides. there is more money
available for public improvements.
A purchase at home. therefore Is
in part an Investment. some portion OF
the money returning to you In IN
creased values of real estate, better
stores to trade in. the building Of more
civic improvements
"A purchase In distant city Is
equally an investment. but the invest
ment is for the benefit OF the people
who live in the city where the pur-
chase Is made.
why invest your money IN place
where no possibility can ever bring
you any return'from itT"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
the FRUITS OF
/ CITY PLANNING !!
Wonderful Results Since the
Movement Started.
ITS PROMISING FUTURE.
End Of Twentieth Century Will Find
the States Dotted With Beauty Spots.
Munici paIties Rapidly Adopting the
Idea.


Municipalities Rapidly Adopting the
Idea.
In talking before the Union Of Cana
dan Municipalities on the subject Of
THE Twentieth Century City" Henry
B. Macfarland said that city, like
man. is body. mind and spirit. 1t is
more than the individual citizens, for
1t lives on and is not only legal but
an actual entity separate from them.
Now that the whole world has been
made a neighborhood by the marvellous
facilities for intercommunication and
measurably brotherhood by the mar
velous development of fraternal inter
est every city learns from all others.
and we compare notes, discuss fail
ures, plan successes and hearten one
another to new endcavors.
Many United States cities caught the
idea Of city planning, as it was called.
engaged as advisers those or other ex-
perts. and now more than fifty cities
have adopted plans for developing
civic center Of principal public build
ings and from that parks, avenues and
b0ulevardS which shall in the course
of years avail Of every natural oppor-
tunity for making the city beautiful.
More than half a million dollars has
been expended in such plans in the
United States. and they call for the
expenditure Of at least 800 times as
much money in the course Of the next
fifty years. No such program of city
embcilshment was ever dreamed of or
mt all possible before.
1t Is the united endeuvor, as it were
Of our modern municipal civilization
even though each city has acted sepa
rately. All our other cities will follow
the example. and many of them already
have taken steps toward it. At the
end of this century cities of incompara.
BILE beauty will be found in all the
states Of America
Public Fairgrounds indeed have been
practically created in the past decade.
The need for them had to be shown
first by public spirited citizens who
provided them until the municipality
took them up officially, as was the case
with the kindergarten and other mod
ern improvements in public education
Public schools and public libraries
which we admired for their buildings,
their equipment and their training in
the nineteenth century would not con-
tent us In the twentieth century.
AS in the man, 50 in the city, the
spirit is the most important. AS city
thinketh in its heart so is it, Its spirit
determines its life
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
NOISE or THUNDER.
Theory 40 to the Cause Of the Crackls,
Roar and Rumble.

Roar and Rumble.
1t has usually been thought that the
noise of thunder is caused by the clos
Ing up of the vacuum created by the
passage of the lightning, the air rush.
ing in from all sides with clap. But
the intensity of the noise Is rather dis
lroportionate. and II Is now supposed
thunder Is due to the intense heating
of gases. especially the gas Of water
vapor along the line of electric dis.
charge and the consequent conversion
of suspended moisture into steam nt
enormous pressure.
In this way the crackle with which
a peal Of thunder sometimes begins
might be regarded as the sound Of
steam explosion on small scale caus-
ed by discharges before the main
fash. The rumble would be the over
tapping steam explosions. and the final
clap. which sounds loudest. would he
the steam explosion nearest to the
auditor
In the case of rumbling thunder the
lightning Is passing from cloud to
cloud. When the fash passes from
the earth to the clouds the clap Is
loudest at the beginning. Trowbridge
gave substance to these suppositions
by causing electric flashes to pass
from point to point through terminals
clothed in soaked cotton wool, and he
succeeded in magnifying the crack Of
the electric spark to terrifying ex-
tent.-EXchange.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
AN ANCIENT LEGEND.
Creation Of tina Cocoanut, tho Wakwak
and tho Palm Tree.

Creation Of thu Cocoanut. tho Wakwak
and tho Palm Tree.
According to the opinion of the old
historians and the commentators OF
the Koran. God created from the re-
mainder Of the clay OF which Adam
was made the kullseer, or cocoa tree.
which is found in abundance In the
Indian Islands. 1t produces a nut
which Is brought to Anatoia and
Roomili The interior and oily part
is nourishing and fortifying food. The
shell Is worked into spoons and cups
of the size of Il mans head 1t Is
round black nut ON which all the
parts of a mans head may be seen
mouth. nose, eyebrows, eyes. hair and
whiskers- before 1t was formed from
Adams clay. A wonderful sight
From the same clay God created
also the wakwak. found in India. the
fruit of which resembles mans
head, which, shaken by the wind, emits
the sound of wax
Finally was created also the palm
tree from the remainder OF Adams
clay at Kufa. near the water Tinnoor.
This Is said to be the reason why the
palm trees of Kufa. Medain and Om-
maun are straight and upright, Hike
the stature Of man, IL you cut Its
branches It does not only no harm to
1t, but grows even more, like the hair
and beard of men. but If you cut OF
the head of the palm tree 1t gives
reddish juice like blood. and the tree
perishes like man whose head is cut
off.-Evlia Effendi, Travels"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
TYPEWRITERs IN CHINA.
They Are Used There, but Not For the
Native Language.

NaStN0 6au8oaSSs
Typewriters are now made for use In
nearly hundred different languages.
and they are sold all over the world,
but there Is still one great nation
which. for very simple reason. has
no typewriters that write its tongue.
That nation Is China.
The English alphabet has twenty.six
letters. the Russian thirty six. The
typewriter produced for the Russian
market Is the largest made, but no
typewriter could be made that would
begin to be big enough for the Chinese
language. which has no alphabet, bur
IL represented by sign characters, of
which there are about 5000. OF the
English language only small proper
tion are used for the ordinary purposes
of speech, and the same would be true
as to the characters used in the Chi
nese language, but the number Of Chi
nese characters commonly employed Is
still far greater than could be put on
any typewriter. So this nation of 40O.-
100000 people has no typewriter In its
own tongue.
But that doesn't mean that no type
writers are sold in China. More and
more Chinese are learning other Ian.
guages besides their own. and Chinese
merchants and resident foreign mer-
chants use typewriters. and they are
used in legations and in consular Of
fees and In banks and shipping offices
and colleges and by missionaries. by
various people. Altogether there are
sold in China good many typewrit-
ers.- Washington Post.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Two Seats IN the Aisle.

On a visit Of John W. Gates to New
York shortly before his last trip
abroad he was discussing Wall street
speculation and how dull 1t was with
a friend who sometimes takes tiier
in the market himself.
LET me see." said the friend; 1t
was five years ago that a Stock Ex-
change seat brought $97. 900. Now one
can be got for $75,OOO"
Seventy five thousand dollars"
shouted Gates. If man went down
to the exchange with $4,000 real mon-
ey he could get two seats on the mid
die aisle."-New York Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
TO USE GARBAGE AS FUEL.
Quincy, H., May Adopt Method In
Vogue In Europe.


While the health board Of Quincy,
ILL.,, is working to evolve some effec-
tive and economical plan for dispOsing
Of the city's garbage and waste, in
formation concerning the experiences
of other cities is being sought. City
officials are watching the system in
Cleveland, O., where the plan of reduc.
ton and the sale of byproducts Of the
city's waste is being tried.
Some city authorities now are con
sidering converting the street rubbish
as mass into combustible briquets
for heating boilers. They have found
that at Southwark. London, and at
st. Ouen, France, street rubbish Is
transformed into marketable prod,
uct. At Southwark all the powder
thus made, with the addition of com
bustible substances, is formed into a
cheap fuel.
Besides financial profit, 1t is reason.
ed that the danger in times Of epi'
demic will be greatly lessened by
such transformation of street refuse.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
R0NT FREDERICK COUNTY Md THURSDAY NOVEMBER g. 1911
,u..1 nf!0 LOST GOLD.
C;,n..s' S,.,r Discovered the Precious
f...'.l In California.


f..'.l In California.
III Is re; generally known" said
mineraloeist. that the discoverer of
god In California was Pennsylvania
and at one time a resident of Philadel.
phia. This distinguished pioneer lies
buried in the soil of Pennsylvania al.
most forgotten. He was General John
"a. Sutter, Swiss, who emigrated to
Philadelphia in 1884 and became citi.
zen of the commonwealth. His grave
is in the Mennonite burying grounds
at Lititz, Lancaster county, in which
village he spent the last years of his
life.
General Sutter was born in 1903 in
Baden, Germany. near the borders Of
Switzerland. Upon his arrival In this
country he spent some time in Phila.
delphia. subsequently removing to the
vicinity Of Lititz, where, in the midst
Of relatives, he engaged in farming.
Possessed of rowing nature. however,
it was not long before he yearned to
explore the great unknown land be.
yond the Rockies. After many priva-
tions he reached California some time
IN the early forties and staked claim.
1t was in the fall of 1S4S. after a heavy
rain. that, attracted hy yellowish de.
posits in a small stream. he made his
great discovery Of the precious metal.
The news Of his find spread rapidly.
and the following spring the great
rush from the east baron
General Suffer amassed a consider
able fortune through his gold diggings,
but lost most of it through unfortu-
nate speculations. He returned to
Pennsylvania in 1871 and spent his
declining years In retirement, living
on the pension Of $3.50 month voted
him by the California legislature. He
died June 1S, 1880. Two Of his pail
bearers were Generals John G. Ere
mont and Ambrose f. Burnside, who
had been his friends in California;
Philadelphia Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
FATTED SHEEP.
Tails Of tho Syrian Breed Weigh Ten
to Fifteen Pounds.

Tails Of the Syrian Breed Weigh Ten
to Fifteen Pounds.
1t has been suggested that in the
sheep fattening process, which Is COM
mon in the vicinity Of Damascus, one
might be able to trace the original
meaning Of the Biblical phrase. "the
fatted calf" Mrs. Mcintosh thus de-
scribes the process In her book. "Da-
mascus:'
1.-The sheep differ from ours. When
we show pictures Of the latter to the
natives they ask what animals they
are. They miss the enormous tails of
the Syrian sheep. in which the fat OF
the body seems 70 concentrate and
which. after skipninE and preparing,
often weigh Ten 20 fifteen pounds.
"Eariy in the summer the head Of
each family buys or sets apart one.
two or three sheep. according to his
rank in life or his wealth. The wOm-
en- and children devote themselves
with great zeal to fattening these
sheep. TIE children fill large baskets
with mulberry leaves and carry them
to their mothers These several times
q day and also in the night take lit
tie wooden stools and sit by the sheep.
With one hand they keep the sleeps
mouth open; with the other they cram
in the leaves. forcing them down the
throat.
''Twice Il day the sheep are led to
the village fountain to drink. and their
coats are frequently washed. About
the end Of September the work Of the
women and children comes to an end.
The sheep have grown so fat they
cannot stand up. They are then killed.
Their flesh is boiled with spices and
put into pots for winter use. This
mincemeat is eaten as a relish at fes-
tivities."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
GET ABOVE YOUR JOB.
Don't Settle Down Contentedly-You'lI
Die a Nobody.

Don't Settle Down contentedIy-You'lI
Die a Nobody.
There are two ways to "settle
down." One is to settle down content
ed and the other to settle down dis
contented. Give me the man that set
ties down discontented. There's some
hope for him. TO imagine that your
nest is all nicely made and to think
that it will stay made are fatal to
growth Don't settle down on your
job. Grow bigger than the job. Just
holding down a position won't do. But
making the position Of greater impor'
tance and making it more profitable
for yourself and your employer are
the things to work out. know por
ter who recently worked himself into
the position of receiving clerk by abb
horring to settle down on the porter
job.-Grocery World and General Mer
chant.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Shade Trees Hide Light.

The Binghamton On. " depart
ment of public works will undertake
to remove the obstructng limbs OF
many shade trees throughout the city
which now prevent Il proper distribu
ton of light. An ordinance In exist
ence provides that c.l she'd, trees shan
be trimmed at least twelve feet from
the ground. Binghamton Is a city oi
shade trees. but there Is scarcely y
street where the property owners con"
ply with the law,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Speciai Trees For Every Street.

Special Trees For Every Street.
The advisory committee on street
tree planting in Pasadena. Cal. has
prepared an official list designating a
particular kind of tree for every street
in the city. The municipality will
plant the chosen trees as rapidly as
possible. and In the meantime those
who wish to plant trees for themselves
will have to set them In accordance
with the official prescription.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Cfated n Fact.

A clergyman highly esteemed for his
many excellent qualities. of which ora
tory is not one. has recently had placed
in his church by his loving congrega-
tion new pulpit 1t Is fine piece OF
work, ornate with carving and artistic
establishment. But the text inscribed
on it. considering the effect Of the good
rector's sermons. might have been more
happily chosen. HE giveth his below
ed Sleep" it runs.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
The Jennv Lind Rock.

The Ohio river claims among its
treasures the Jenny Lind rock. The
singer was passenger on steamer
which struck Oh sand bar near the
rock, and while waiting for the boat
to be foated Miss Lind had boatmen
row her out to the rock. where she
stood alone and sang song.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Defunct, Automatically.

$50 poor Dinny is dead man."
"Oi didn't say that OF tould you he
was half kilt from q blast In the
quarry"
"Well, an wasn't he half kilt only
last month fallin' down an elevator?
How many halves has he got to be
killed ?"-Boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Too Much Appreciation.

A biography Of Huxley dwells on the
annoyance which he suffered from
bores. But the plague had its funny
side. Huxley once wrote to friend:
II had letter from fellow yester-
day morning who must be a lunatic. to
the effect that he had been reading my
essays. thought I was the man to
spend a month with and was coming
down by the o'clock train attended
by his seven children and his mother
in.laww
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Tbs Wav of Than

"Oh, yes; he's very intellectual
man."
"What makes you think that?"
81 Judged so from his talk"
'Why. what does he talk aboutf"
Hes forever talking about how
intellectual he catholic Standard
and Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
A Ouaer Customer.

MANDY" said Ia village tailor to
his VIE. I'm going to give I'm Bill
lings q suit Of clothes for a l,g"
my goodness. papaw ov"lain,cd his
little daughter ""hal does Il pig
want with suit of cothes!"- New
York Timea
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Quite the Other Way.

"Does your wife go to services to
see what other women wear"
"No." replied Mr.. Cumrox. I'VE are
now sufficiently prosperous for her to
20 In order to let other women see
what she wears Washington Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Of Course.

In the bankruptcy court once
heard a witness asked the amount Of
his gross income. "Me gross income,
Is 1t? Sure an I'd have ye know that
| have no gross income. I'm a fisher.
man, an me income Is all net" was
the astonishing reply. Green Rag.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Tho Measure Of Life.

There is no use In repining that life
Is short. 1t is not to be measured by
the quantity of It's years, but by the
quality of its achievements.-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Roller Towel Abolished.

The common roller towel. as well as
the public drinking cup. has recently
been tabooed in Chicago by city or
dinance passed by the city department
Of health.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
FOR QUALITY USE
HANN'S GOODS!

HANN'S Handy Bluing, the Linen
Beautifyer, 5 and 10 cents a bottle.
HANN'S Mucilage, the Ever Sticker
5 cents a bottle.
HANN'S Ever Sticking Glue, the
Glue that Heat has no Effect Upon
10 cents a bottle.
HANN'S Toilet Cream and Tooth
Paste, the goods with merit.
HANN'S Inks-Colors, Red, Blue,
Black, Violet and Blue Black. Also
Copying Inks in all Colors.
HANN'S Inks are the only Inks with
record of not corroding the pen.
HANN'S Library Paste, will not
Harden or Evaporate.
80 Your Dealer has these Goods.
70 not accept any other. All goods
sold on their merit.
Manufactured by
?. A. HANN & co.
JREAGERSTOWN, MD.
teby ly
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TRESPASS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
,ot to trespass with dogs, guns, fishing
cutting down of any timber upon my
mountain land, home place or the Will
,ide place, or on any land belonging to
ne wherever situated, as the Law will
,e strictly enforced against such person
,r persons.
MRS. CHARLES SHIPLEY.
July 16tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09

II hero mean sincere man. why may
not every one Of us be her0.-Carlyle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09

He that plants thorns will not gather
roses.-Proverh.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
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Apr 6 Tyr
The Thlinget., 1911-06-01

of God" his subject being Bat ties of Peace" Special music was furnished by a male quartet.
 Sunday evening a memorial service was held in the Thlnget Presbyterian Church, conducted bv Mir. H. B. Parks. The leader spoke of the debt owed to those who have given of their time and their lives that the country might exist. Also what is due the memory of those who came; not backed by the government, nor supported by their great number, but alone. that through the grace of Jesus Christ, Alaska might receive that which is greater than education or culture, and in riving the Gospel to the natives, laid the foundation for their civ ilization and salvation. The peo- pie spoke freely expressing their love for the government and the high regard they have for those who have given of time and means that they might become fit citizens and good soldiers of Jesus Christ.