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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
7Dairy''Dolnos.

The economical butter cow-the but
ter cow that produces most largely
Is seldom the smallest eater.
Milking must be done quickly
quickly and thoroughly. Anything
. that irritates the cows. such as rough
! ness or slow milking. viii shorten the
milk tiow
Butter should come In twenty min
>"utes' of chnrntng' and never longer
than half an hour. Good salt should
be used and great care taken that It
is well worried In.
The sdenfand for good high produc-
ing milk cows Ia great and steadily
increasing Dairying IL becoming one
sSof the sniosf .substantial industries con-
nected with farming and country life.
Barhyurd manure not only adds
. plant food to the soil; does more-it
impr5vesfthe mechanical condition. in
- creases the water holding capacity
and raises the temperature in early
spring The intelligent use of barn
yard manure has made thousands Of
worn aud Gnprotitable soils profitable
= s.afKd tifttds VIE YhrM tfSrfkage.
The feeaine Of 'asfatfa shay to COWS
sGsepensf yhes yaibw' rotor Of the butter.
Astow'was recantlyFfed a'rdtiofi of al
faIfa and aostoiisNed emeai. and the but.
ter from her WIS sahafyxcd Tor sfhe
ssafndunt Of Nr0ioring Then the difaifa
was stopped. her tvafiofi Deinge t0tt0n-
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
"a ch'd Shall Lead Them"

~ was
They were having II difference"
"Aft"r c'r"ful rOcitation." said he.
II AZ, firmly convinced that | dis
played II drr'Qrab!r hack OF discern
ment in hoo ing you as the partner
Of my joys and SORROWS"
"You are correct" said she and !
am sure thai ! must have been suf-
i, ferihg under II mental alteration tn
have given IN affirmative answer to
your innls Il ined pleading"
j. Il have rrilliZad" said bartholomew.
the f1ur-ye" rod rf, gcny. as he step
ped from tn" nrrspry-"l have re-
allied fAr soy raj years that my pa
rental affiliations were un"nngeniai. |
might almost Nay distastrful. Iiut |
have deemed 1t my duty to continue az
the tie that binds Now ! must in
sist that unless you show To each other
the courtesies due my immediate an
cestors | shall be forced to repudiate
my relationship"
They embraced. Again little child
had wOn.-Bro0klyn Life.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
OIL TO KILL MOSQUITOES.
Louisville (kyD Health Board Attacks
Breeding Places Of Pest.

An order has been issued 10y the
Louisville Ky, health department to
the street cleaning department to OH
the ponds of the city and destroy the
breeding places of the ppstiferous mos
quito.
Each year. upon the order Of tine
health department, the street clean.
ing department, oils all the ponds IN
the city to prevent the hat''hing of
mosquitoes II do not believe there N"
as many mosquitoes this year rs there
were last year" said Dr. W. FL
Grant. health officer. Il attribute tins
mostly to the vigorous campaign ear
ried on against the mosquito last year.
We will take the matte" of Oilng tlr
ponds up ut once as we believe this
work Ia conducive to the publ
health"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
i arm .aya
Garden
IMPROVE THE STATE FAIR.
Scope Can Be Enlarged and Great In
fiuences Increased.

fiuences Increased.
State fair entrances are the wide
open doors of splendid opportunity.
Beyond these magnetic thresholds un-
der roof and sky Is assembled be-
wildering maze Of useful things grown
and manufactured by the conquering
hand Of man. And thousands of ex-
pectant folk enter therein. shorn Of the
worries and troubles Of everyday life
lat hope. says the Breeders Gazette.
With sharpened curiosity, a tickle
mood Of alternating levity and gravity.
an unstudied resolve to learn and EN-
Joy, an instructive exercise Of all the
senses, they talk. listen, wonder and
larry. This IL the fine work Of effec-
tive rest. u renewal Of emotions. the
birth of IDEAS. the seeding of thought.
Much depends on the quality and con-
dillon of the seed bed which the visit.
ant exposes to the broadcasting sower.
State fairs. with all their facilities for
scattering. fertihzing and covering.
c.innot bring forth a crop where there
is 10 hospitable soil Water runs of
the oily sheen of Il ducks back: a dull
mind never cuts Into the milk Of the
cOcOanut.
A thousand valuable gifts are show
cred upon him, but II his mind IL not
studded with upturned hooks all slip
of.
Some eager, vital people 60 home
from u fair pleasantly burdened with
the gist Of its message: others return
without even lasting impression.
Such unfortunates remind one Of the
dusty old professor whose depth Of
-. penetration had charmed one Of his
students and Disguised another. Said
the first HE can 60 down deeper
into the wells Of philosophy and
here the second interrupted. saying,
land come up drier than any man l
have ever known" At state fairs
everybody fairly tumbles into the clear.
fresh wells Of opportunity, but only a
small percentage emerge with a thor
ough saturati0n.
We are compelled to deal with
things as we find them. but We have
no right to leave them unimprOved.
Our good old forefathers have vOuch-
safed to us various useful and beauti-
full works. Many are well grown and
strong; others are Young. wobbly and
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
A LESSON FROM JAPAN.
Only BIG as kansas, She Has Mere
Than 1000 Agricultural Schools.

Only BIG as kansas, She Has More
Than 1000 Agricultural Schools.
Japan has about the area Of Kansas,
but her percentage of agricultural land
Is about that Of New Hampshire. =
doesn't look as II she would need many
agricultural schools. does It? Most Of
her farms are 30 small that they would
about make stack yard for one Of us.
Yet twenty-three years ago. says q
japanese writer In Hoard's Dairyman.
Japan had six schools where farming
was taught And then came the twen-
ty years Of her most rapid progress.
China was defeated in war and then
the mighty Russia. The whole strength
of the nation was expended on those
things which 'wou.d enable her to carry
the awful load Of army. navy and
bonded debt. And what became OF the
six agricultural schools?
Instead of being allowed to dwindle
they have multiplied. until In 1908
there were In Japan 4.375 agricultural
schools!
In these schools were enrolled 1872
200 pupils. and in that year there were
graduated from these schools 81. 400
children.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
Harmony For Flower Planting.

The Columbia Heights ctizen: ns
ISOLATION of Westminster has joined
with the Peoples Garden nsS"riallor
In q movement to have flowers which
will harmonize and blend in colo"
plant ii in front of all the homes H.oa.
Thirteenth street from Clifton +" Fab
mont streets. Instead OF allowing each
householder to plant flowers of ~vnr''j'
Kinds on his grounds according 10 n:
indiv' dual preference. without r":'Hfi
to the general street effect. an orrai
lied plan win br followed to create \
really harmonious display Throughout
the section.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19

to accept or reject exhibits Of products.
minerals. etc. paintings. photographs
and statues Of historical and memorial
interest. as well us to control the plac-
ing OF memorial tablets In or upon the
building. There IL wise provision
that no one shall be eligible TO mem
bershIp On the board OF trustees who
has not attained the age Of thirty
years and who has not been resident
Of Paris or Of Lamar county for at
least ten years. Each member must
also show becoming pride In local
history and must be conspicuous for
his orr her broad. liberai" and indie
pendent recognition of merit. Any
citizen Of Paris or of the county will
have heright' to fiofdinate any worthy
person to be honored In the ways
suggested
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19

-iour'ic Country.

Let our object DE Aour country. our
@whole rountryas mnd srlNttsinge but bur
toifntry. And By the 'blesstng 81 God
may that csnntry itself become a vast
rtanf apishf.d ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oprres-
''ssoH .ahdH ettffor.f but OF t1wisiUm. @sof
peace and Of liberty upon which @he
world may gaze with admiration Tor
ever.-Daniel Webster.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
Water Your Plants Well.

Keep ported plants well watered.
Many persons will pour little wafer
ON a plant. enough to soak an inch or
two. and wonder that the plants do net
grow. The trouble is that the grow
Ing part Of the plant receives no nonr,
ishment Plants should be watered
every day. and In such way that the
roots get plenty Of moisture. The soil
should be rich.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
ENCOURAGE TREE PLANTING.
"Fathsr Of Parks" In Minneapolis OF
fers Prizes to Citizens.

Charles ii. I.oring. who Is called the
father Of the parks Of Minneapolis. L.
the sponsor for IL great many other
good things in Minneapolis ana IN
Riverside. Cal. where he makes his
winter home. besides parks. He has
given n handsome proof of his PERSIST
emf interest In the civic improvement
Of Minneapolis by delDsitins in one OF
the banks 500. which. with acrnmu
lated interest. is to be paid out In
prizes at the end Of three years foI
the best tree planted street.
The conditions of the competition nr'
that the trees shall be either elm
lindens. hackbtrries or naples. one Va
riety only Oh IL street tAa, they shall
be planted In acc"r.lanr" with the park
board regulations and that not less
than five streets Of not ipss than hrr
blocks In length shall compete
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
ELECTRIC CURRENTS NO
JOKE.

a new French system Of cleo.
troeuiturs consists simply IN
standing upright in the ground
small iron rods with noneorre-
sibis points. the theory being that
: Those rods cause electric dis
charge from their points and
create electric oscillations in the
ground. For cereals quarter
inch rods shout six feet long are
suggested. Il 10 alleged that
plants grown In the ground 90
electrified--spinaeh. Strawberries,
eurrants. green peas. ste.-ars
both earlier and better than
others grown in nsighberins
plots having no reds.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
TslIino Tales-

"ThGt." said the professor. "is an
Egyptian queen. She is at least 5000
years old"
"My!" exclaimed the girl with large
fluffy hair "I'll bet she'd be annoyed
IL she knew you were telling it."-Ex-
change.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
A MENACE 70 gPUeLlc
HEALTH.

The rgarbses receptacle may
''Sasiiy become n1isancs and .
rnsnaos TO public hsal.h. FHDs-
composition Of garbage occurs
'fApiify. and the Sdor Becomes
obnoxious, but perhaps the at
traction garbage has for flies 10
the most serious 'Sbjeetion. Flies
like garbage, and they 90 from
the sarbssss can into tho kitchen
and dining room. If ths'aarbass
can is kept tightly eoversd It 10
not . nuisance. Every house.
holder can provide himself with
covered garbage receptacle.
For his own comfort he ought to
do, 60. If your nsighbor has. .
ieaky, uncovered garbage 70.
csptacls you should call the OF.
foe Of the board Of health. but
you should fret Of all be sure
that your own garbage receptacle
10 covered and water tight.
A a a 4
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
1IFRUVlRc the
PUBLIC SQUARE.
Paris, TEX, 10 Do 'Axay'Wlth Dn-
slightly, hsanItay Spot !
WILL ERECT HISTORICAL HALL

Livss Up to lts Claim Of "Larssst
City Of Ito Size In the Wsrld" BY
Apprspriatins $4,000 to Better Gen.
ditiens and Promote LEGAL Pride.
The city Of Paris. Tex. with pop
ulatIon Of $4,000. claims to be "the
largest city Of its size in the world"
Among Its progressive undertakings
the most recent is the proposed i'm
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
Consola alton.

Binks-Confound it. I've gone ana
sat down on that chair Vanished
this morning Mrs Kinks Well, for
once you've stuck to your work Bos-
ton. Transcript
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
TO KEEP PLANTS MOIST.

Simple and Inexpensive Help In Sea-
sens Of Drought.
To keep young plants moist IN dry
weather set a pail or other receptacle
of water at the edge Of their hill and
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
Rubhino IL In.

Patient (angrily,-The size Of your
hill makes my blood boil. Doctor
Then that will be $50 more for ster-
i'izing your system. - Boston Tran
script.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
Punctuation.

! h. Punctuatiop. 800
Pupil Which Is the proper punctua-
ton to de after the word cash" Wien
entered Up Id The LEDGER ...
Teacher Well. It's immaterial. but
some pebble usually make G'aash After
cash.-New York Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19

hang over the
edge a rag long
enough to reach
to the bottom Of
the pail and to
the roots Of the
plants. cav Q
this overnight and
II will mt the WA
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19
laxinu the Snare.

"For whom Is she wearing black.
INV late husband|'f
mo. for her next She knows she
looks well in it."-Judge.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19

ter tust where II Is NEEDED without
wasting any, In the morning take away
the pail and lay the rag around the
roots. This prevents excessive evap-
Grafton.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19

Nell-lfe swore was the only girl be
had ever loved. Belle-FOr my part.
don't Iare for amateurs. -Philadsl.
phia RetOrd.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-19

There Ia a difference between Icing
busy and being industrious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25

1t isn't so much how you hit, my lad,
WI hen the game Is going your way
When your scores to the coed, and your
foes are sad,
And you beat them at every play;
It's easy to sing when the game is a
cinch,
But the question is: Can you hit in a
pinch?''
1t isn't so much how you field, my boy,
When there's plenty of room to spare;
When the bleacher partisans show their
joy.
And the braves fill the air;
It's how can you field when defeat is
nigh
Can you stop those drives when the scores
1t isn't so much how you curve the ball.
When it's Fortunes day to smile,
But lad, can you find the plate al all
When they're hitting the sphere mile?
There's much in the diamond game like
life
The winners the lad who thrives on
strife.
Arthur Chapman. in the Denver Repub-
ncan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25

business outlook is roseate in all re-
|spects- There are still important draw
backs to be considered. The political
situation is not entirely satisfactory
and the country must be prepared to
meet some rather bitter and aggres-
sive campaigning on the tariff and
antitrust questions. While the latter
has been greatly clarified by the Stand
ard oil and Tobacco cases, the feeling
in the West against corporations. both
railroad and industrial, is still running
very high, and will express itself in
more or less denunciation and legisla-
tive attack, particularly within state
limits The feeling on the tariff is
equally high. There is nothing new,
however, in this radical sentiment 1t
has already been largely discounted
and Mr. Taft's speeches in the West
must have had some important effect
in toning down extreme views
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON.

once saw a man kick a dog
ne was teamster and he had been re-
puked by policeman for careless driv-
ing. He did not dare talk back to tho
pohceman' but when the officer went
away he turned around and kicked his
little dog in the stomach.
When 1 saw the look in that little vel
low dogs eyes decided that whereas the
lowest existing inferno might do for a
man who brutally kicked a dog after
some provocation from the animal there
would have to be lower inferno created
Tor the man who. like this one, vented his
irritation against others upon an nm
onending dumb brute.
AND yet l have been thinking latelv
slom many OF US sometimes display the
oai . spirit winch, in more brutal form
animated the teamster
For instance, a business man cones
neeine rpm an annoying afternoon at the
onIce. he IS s1narting, perhaps. under a
reDuke from a superior to whom, he ,it1
not care to talk back. He is full az m
vented irritation and when his VIE 90 =
or does some little thing which he go
nor nor Hke the dam bursts and ali the
fren1,.,et pours out upon her head Quite
s =. cquent5y TINS happens without auv-
pr0NocatIon, even the slightest, from her
ot hoW ism this just dog-kicking ia an
AGAIN the son or daughter of the house
J ~ nome from school or college brood
ny oNeE some disappointment Some
pIize unWon some social honor mat
tdiheo mas temporarily embittered their
young lives, and although the little
notner, who has been looking forua,d -
the homecoming. tries her best to MAKE
eNerythlng at home just as pleasant as
possible, the disappointed one steadfastlv
refuses TO be pleased, remains sulIen and
irritable and finds fault with everything.
And the poor little mother. like the little
yeIloW dog, turns away sick at heart and
bruised in spirit by his cruelty
form? III aiioener
VI perhaps the mistress of the house
lrrltated by the dressmaker's mistakes or
tired out by an afternoons shopping dfs-
appointed by her failure to receive some
coveted invitations pours all the force Of
her prior irritation upon the head of the
iuekless maid who chose that night to
form?
I am sure we all despise the man who
kicks the dog.
But have we any right to?
Surely not if we indulge in any OF these
or the hundreds of other forms of dog
kicking.
1t wouldn't be consistent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
QUAKER MEDITATIoNs.
rom the Philadelphia record. ]

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
To fill an aching void go to a dentist.
Some people impress us as being too
slow to go fast asleep
Many man has fractured his reputa-
ton by a slip of the tongue
The clockmaker who orders his hands
around isn't afraid of having a strike.
The barber may not be much of i
pugilist, but he can always give you an
upper cut.
The poorest people in the world often
have nothing but money to recommend
them.
For one American girl who has married
Count there countless others who
haven't.
The pangs of conscience keep almost as
many people awake as an overloaded
stomach.
The only people who can afford to be
perfectly candid are those who don't care
whether they have any friends or not.
Blobbs-'.Tottie Twinkletoes is going TO
star next season; she's looking around
for an angel" Slobbs-"Well, her friend,
the cigarette manufacturer, should be
able to back er.
There was knock. who's there?''
called the poet Il am the wolf at the
door" came the dire reply. Come in!
Come ini'' cried the poet. Il thought at
first you might be a man with a bill"
s.Ouite heavy rain we had last night
remarked the hotel manager affably-
..Ieavyr' snorted the guest There was
q leak right over my bed, and 1 tell you
the rain came down in sheets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
GLOBE SIGHTS.

GFrom the Atchison GIobe.1
Somehow, people naturally expect a
brewer to be fat man.
No one can be upIifted a great deal by
poetry he can't understand.
Getting behind doesn't usually make it
easier to get ahead after while.
A man who can drink or leave It alone
usually proves half his claim.
Ones credit is always reasonably good
II it's trouble he would borrow.
Slow people will find fault if you don't
wait for them to catch up with you.
Some clothes have individuality without
having much else to commend them
A lot of poor craftsmanship is exhibit
ed in the target practice toward the Gus
pidor.
If the walters rush around, patrons can
stand the COOK loafing pretty well.
Men would enjoy smokers better no
doubt. If there were more smoke and less
talk.
A horse always seems slightly ashamed
OF its company when hitched up with a
Egotism gets such hold on some men
that they must be lonesome when anyone
else is around.
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who carried his watch in a chamois-
skin pocket?
A man who likes to get up early isn't
always the hardest worker on earth as he
seems to imagine.
The Oldest inhabitant. however, has
never been able TO equal the Bible when
it comes to high water stories
Any attorney could make a reputation
great criminal lawyer If all his clients
were accused of lynching.
Although they are kept pretty busv
horses on a beer wagon usually look wei.
they don't drink what they haul.
Most people confine their study of -
tronomy to the Big Dipper, although ,bis
shouldn't discourage the dry movement
Fewer people, however. are prominent
socially than one might infer from readtr,~
the scandal news in the big papers
If a man has a knowledge of Latin q
Is hard for him to refrain from springing
it on people who can't understand IT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25

ter stay
II m so sorry. and ashamed of my
stupidity" she began.
Please don't" He leaned over and
TOOK her hands. 1--WE been wanting
10 know you for months, and this is a
glLt from Heaven. I'm so glad your
key fitted
A ring came from the front door.
ne opened the dining room window.
How about the fire escape? Then
l can tactfully suggest calling on you
IN a lew moments, and inviting you up
down"
Out the window she climbed, laugh
ing, nushing. and trembling, too but
ne went first down the steps, and led
her to her own window
m afraid it's fastened" she whis-
pered.
No. it's not. The window clean
ers We're here today. In you GO" He
hesltated moment and pressed the
hand he held. In the serni-darkness
he could just catch the soft. appealing
look in her eyes.
Goodnight. Goldenhair I'll be
down the other way in five minutes.
Wasn't 1 a good bear?''
GU must have BEEN" she laughed,
for am coming back again Copy
right, 1911, by Associated Literary
PreSS)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
LFrom the Chicago News.l

TFrom the Chicago News.1
Too many people mistake nerited pun
Ishmert for persecution.
But a tramp doesn't tramp If freight
train is going his way
Love may be blind, but woman is
seldom blind to her own charms.
Beware of the man who tries to work
one friend in behalf of another.
The undertaken considers it a grave sit
uation when he has nothing to do.
A dark brown taste and headache the
morning after spell remorse.
Let any man talk long enough and he
will discover friends sore spot.
It is the triumph of hope over expert
ence that induces a widower to marry
again.
The reason most girls want to marry is
because they don't know what they want
You can form a pretty good idea or
what man hasn't done by the things he
is going to do
The latest addition to the boarding
house menu is the aeroplane chicken
mostly wings and frame
A woman isn't necessarily a cooking
school graduate just because her husband
takes his dinner towndown.
Even if a girl doesn't care anything
about a man she likes to show others
that she can make him care for her
When a girl stops crying over petty an
noyances and begins to think, it's an I'M
failing sign that she no longer celebrates
her birthday anniversaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
Laying a sunerstition.

Scientists are not the only ones who
occasionally lay the ghost of an ancient
superstition.
Bill Hicks, an unlettered but garrul-
Gus authority on all subjects. was dis
eusslng with some old cronies in the
postoft1ce of a north Missouri town the
best time to plant potatoes One old
fellow maintained that Good Friday is
the right time.
Now, I tell you. boys" said Bill
positively, there amt nothing in this
GOOD FRIDAY superstition. used to
think I couldn't raise potatoes unless T
planted them on Good Friday. But 1
remember one year Good Friday came
on Sunday, so I had to plant the next
day; and I raised as fine potatoes as
you ever saw. Norman e. Mack's
National Monthly.