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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
ICEBERG GROUPINGS.

Clusters and Long Lines Formed BY
Storms and Ocean Currents.
Among the perils and wonders OF the
ocean there are few more interesting
things than icebergs. interesting not
only by reason of their gigantic size.
their fantastic shapes. their exceeding
beauty. but also for the manner where
in they array themselves.
Icebergs exhibit tendency to form
both clusters and long lines. and these
groupings may arise from the effects
both Of ocean currents and Of storms.
Some very singular lines Of bergs.
extending for many hundreds Of miles
east Of Newfoundland. have been
shown on official charts issued by the
government Two Of these cross each
other. each keeping on Its independent
course after the crossing. In several
instances parallel lines Of bergs leave
long spaces of clear water between
them.
Curiously enough. while enormous
fields OF Ice invade the 80 called
steamship lanes" OF the Atlantic nj the
opening OF spring during certain years.
In other years at that season there Is
comparatively little Ice to be seen.
The ice cones. OF course. from the
edges Of the arctic regions. from the
icebOund coasts of Greenland and
Labrador. where huge hergs, broken
from the trent Of the glaciers at the
point where they reach the sea. start
ON their long journeys toward the
south. driven by the great current
that flows from Ratiin bay into the
northern Atlantic ocean. - Harper's
Weekly
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Easx 10 Force Rhubarb.

Rhubarb can be made profitable
crop In the winter time, as 1t occupies
no valuable space. that is, need not be
put into growing beds In sunlight. Un-
der benches will do. or In sheds or
even, in a, boiler room. The factors are
heat. moisture. and darkness. Heat
regulates the. thickness Of the stalks to
a great extent. We can only force out
the stored-up vitality which Is in the
roots. and a high temperature produces
a long. thin stalk. while more moder.
ate heat gives us a heavier product.
Fifty degree to fifty-five degrees Is a
desirable temperature. 1t Is not neces-
sary to provide deep growing beds. all
aeefied isss enough earth to pack the
clumps. soitdly and to hold the needed
moisture.
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History of the Sardine.

The sardine has bean honored with
q history, the writer being no less II
parsonage than Il member of the So
ciete AcademiQue of Nantes. The sar,
dine in the early days was brought IN
in small boats. Then came police
ordina nee In 1888 in the interest OF
the pOorcs. classes against the monop-
olist. Owing to the police ordinance
the sardine was a source Of livelihood
to the BretOns. Joseph Cillin, whose
name is still revered In Nantes, first
prepared the fish with oil. His ven
ture was great success, and he had
many imitatOrs. In 1885 there was
something like a crisis In the sardine
industry. Millet. who was the chief
curer. iaad his factory addicted rs Il
nuisance, hat the difficulty WAS over
come by removing 1t from-the center
of the town to the shore. Although
the fame aefssthe ssardine WAS firmly
established. 1t was only In 1886 that
It reeelysdI its aasetheesis. Then 1t
was shown In the Paris sexhibition.-
Londan. Glshe.
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AIR CURRENTS.
The Forces That Operate to Make thu
Wind Blow.

The Forces That Operate to Make thu
Wind Blow.
In reference to air currents and the
reasons why the wind blows the as.
tronomer royal OF England explains
that air consists Of gaseous particles,
all trying to get away from one an.
other, aud that under certain condi-
lions they can be compelled to come
closer together by contraction or forced
to fly further apart by expansion.
quart bottle. for example, holds twenty
two grains Of air ut the temperature
Of 70 degrees. II the bottle be cooled
by surrounding 1t with ice the air In
side contracts. When this occurs more
air rushes in through the bottles neck
The quart of air now weighs more
thsn twenty-five grains. If the bot.
tie be heated the air it contains ex-
pands, It's tiny particles fly further
asunder. and many Of them escape
from the bottle altogether. There is
still quart ofair, but it weighs much
less than the original twenty-five
grains.
Now. consider the earth and the sea
under the influence of varying degrees
of the suns heat. Where the heat Is
greatest the air is made lighter and
expands. Where the heat is least the
air Is uneXpanded and heavy. Both
the hot and the cold air have weight.
but the cold. being the heavier. is
drawn more effectively down to the
ground. In doing 80 1t drives the
lighter air up out of its way. just as
a lump Of lead dropped into pail OF
water forces some of the water up
ward II the earth were equally warm
ut every part and continued at CON
slant temperature wind could not eX-
list 1t blows" because OF heat and
gravitaton. In other words. air moves
from the place where its weight or
pressure Is most toward the place
where its weight or pressure is least.
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TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD.
He Was Willing to Stand For Dollar.
and He Did.

He Was Willing to Stand For a Dollar.
and He Did.
1t was $50. and the theater was
crowded.
What have you left?" prospective
purchaser inquired Of the treasurer.
How many, sir!" the treasurer
asked.
1.-TWO"
81 have two left in the twelfth row."
the treasurer said. taking the tickets
from the rack. They're the last two
seats l have In the house"
How much" the other asked eau
tiously.
1.-Two dollars" was the reply.
1.-TWO dollars" the patron repeated.
II can't stand for that"
'N'cll. will you stand for II dollar
the ticket dispenser inquired.
GLADLY" the other cried, scenting
bargain and laying dollar Oh the
ledge
The treasurer replaced the two
tickets IN his rack and handed ont
two others after placing the bill In his
cash drawer.
There they are. sir" he said.
First door to your right"
The man and his friend hurried in
side and "stood' for dollar. The
willy treasurer. taking him at bis word,
had sold him two admission tickets
LippincQtt's.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09

GOOD FOX KILLING WEhOS.
Potato killing side and center hoes. when
when turned backward are such enec-
tive implements in weed killing. They
are attached at the rear OF the cuiti'
yator- From Bulletin Vermont AgricuI-
tural Experiment Station.l
first. only less expensive and labOrious.
The following Is summary Of the
methods pursued
R.dging the rows just before the
corn sprouts. using disk hoe or any
other tool which makes Il ridge over
the row.
Cu,tivatiny three days later with
five toothed cultivatOr or a heavy two
horse hoe, carrying side hoes. such as
potato killing Il .es turned backward
(see the cut. dra wing the soil away
from the sides of the ridges previous
" made SO that the subsequent har-
rowing can more effectively level
them.
> Narrowing or wedding preferably
the former the same day.
Cultivating twice thoroughly a week
or ten days later.
Wedding the same day. still further
leveling the ridges and improving the
soil mulch.
Cultivating thoroughly and shallow
every week or ten days thereafter, so
long as It can be done without injur-
ing the crop. the oftener the better.
Hand hoelng in mid-July.
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Why Stars Twinkle.

The twinkling of the stars is chiefly
an effect produced in the atmosphere
upon the waves Of light. 1t is due to
currents and strata Of air of different
densities intermingling and floating
past each other. through which the
light passes to the eve. 1t Is seen
much more in cold than In warm
weather and nearer the horizon more
than overhead The same effect may
be seen by looking out of a window
over hot radiator or candle held
on the other side of hot stove. SO
that you have to look through body
of highly heated air at the candle
fame The flame will be seen to
waver and culver. In other words.
the various layers Of air are at differ.
ent densities and In motion. hence the
winkle,'-Exchange.
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BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES.
Always Fresh and Clean, as They Are
Issued Only Once.

There Is as great Il difference be-
tween the systems Of issuing and re-
deeming the notes Of the Bank of Eng
land and of the banks of the United
States as there is in the appearance
of the notes themselves.
The English note is somewhat longer
AMI much broader than ours, is CT
and is printed on one side only, with 4
few words and with no pictures or
designs. while ours are completely COW
cred on both sides with vignette and
lathe work.
Our notes are issued again and again
until they become so worn that they
are no longer serviceable. 4 Bank Of
England note is never issued more
than once. Every note that comes in
is cancelled at once, and then it is
stored away with other Cancelled notes
to be preserved for certain period.
when it is destroyed by burning.
1t takes many clerks to keep the
record of notes isSued-and paid, and
So ucttTuttlN IL tlliS WolN uOlI' iIlut
the date when any note was issued.
the person receiving it. the time when
it was paid into the bank and by
whom, can be asccrtaincd from The
books. If the time was within five
years the note itself can be produced.
Many are the stories of attempts to
counterfeit thesc notes. which have al
ways been failures. As the average
time between the issue and the pay
ment of the notes is only five or six
days the fact that counterfeit is in
circulation is known almost at once,
and the system Of English bankers and
merchants Of keeping the numbers of
the notes received and paid gives the
clew whereby the offender is quickly
apprehended. Exchange.
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COMFORT IN CONGRESS.
Free eaths and Shaves and Massage
and Other Things as Well.

Free oaths and Shaves and Massage
and Other Things as Well.
Every member Of congress has the
free use OF the congressional baths
end the barber shops under the eapi'
tol. He can take,a nifty Turkish bath,
a Russian bath. Roman bath.
needle shower or the plain. old fash
toned Fike county style of bath. lying
down In tub with, both faucets going.
and It doesn't cost him u cent.
AS. often US he pleases he may have
q shave. IL hair cut. q facial massage
and Ike manicured all around. as they
say in parts VI Iowa when shoeing
horse. Every other day he can have
the back of his neck shaved, just as
II he were going to some large social
function back home. Uncle Sam pays
for the attendants and provides the
whole outfit.
We mustn't overlook the notion coun-
ter ut the capitol either. The mem
bers don't, so why should we. espe.
cially as the said notion counter Is
gracious and enduring boon to states
men, their wives. families, heirs and
assigns.
1t contains everything you can think
of that would properly come under
the head of notions and great deal
besides-all kinds of stationery. all
kinds of typewriter and desk supplies.
pocket knives. scissors. fountain pens.
card cases. purses. wrist bags. visiting
cards, business cards nnd-sh-h-h!-
even the kind of cards which run fifty
two to a set and may be used for play
ing old maid and other harmless
eames.-Munsey's Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09

WINTER WORK FOR THE. BOY.
Way to Keep Him on the Farm 10 TO
Make t. Profitable For Him.

Way to Keep Him on The Farm 10 10
Make II. Profitable For Him.
Many farmers who do not feel able
to pay their sons very high wages In
spring and summer and who feel that
the boys really. do not earn more than
$40 or $12 a month with their board
have arranged matters so that tho
young men can In the winter make
up for the apparently low wages OF
summer and make some money with
out taking It out of the family purses.
Many men would like to send their
sons to college and then set them up
on farms of their own, but they are
not financially able to do so, and even
If they were 1t might be the worst
thing possible for the boys. The best
plan, as many fathers have found out.
is to help the boy to help himself and
keep him so busy and with 80 much
money flowing into his pocket as to
drive out all thoughts of DESERVING the
farm. says the Country Gentleman.
Some may have taken up the plan
of allowing their boys to take in flocks
Of sheep on shares, merely going secur-
ity for them when necessary, but put
ting them beyond this entirely on
their own resources. There is no surer
way of building up rundown farm
or one not large enough to support
much stock than by getting on a lot
of sheep as winter boarders. The fer
tility counts year by year. and while
the boy is kept out Of mischief the
farm is steadily growing in value.
Then there are other fathers who
encourage the boys to take up winter
work in the shape Of teaching the dis
trict school, working in the barn Of a
neighbor who has much stock and lit
tie help to take care Of 1t. buying poul-
try for some dealer or any one OF q
dozen occupations that pay fairly we'll
for young mans time. Teaching the
district school leaves little time to help
with the farm chores, but the farmer
is relieved Of the worry Of the boy
wanting to leave the farm. and school
will be out In the spring In time tor
the active farm work, SO that what
the boy makes is almost clear money.
Boarding town horses is another In
duStry open to boys and one that IL
not hard work. The feed must be
bought and the horses given regular
and intelligent care, but 1t doesn't
take very long to look after dozen
horses and keep them In good condi-
ton. There Is always the chicken
business to fall back on. and an enter
prising lad can put in winter flock
that will more than pay for itself In
eggs and then can sell the hens for
almost as much as they cost when
spring comes. BY picking up few
hens here and a few there ut odd
moments he can get respectable flock
and have nice basket of eggs to
market each week from the last OF
January until May.
1t Is easy to keep boys busy in win
ter on any farm. but not always easy
to make the time profitable for them.
1t takes real courage on the part of
the average father to give the son his
whole time and board him free when
he might be cleaning mp the farm or
helping him make money.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
An Unforeseen Calamity.

In his own mind Abel Saunders was
a man marked out by destiny for mis-
fortune: In The minds of his neighbors
it was a wonder that such a shiftless
man got on as well as Abel did.
When he appeared at the door OF the
resident " no had ordered dozen eggs
the night before he unfolded much
rumpled paper and took from 1t -four
eggs.
"That's all there is left O. what ]
started WITH" he said lugubriously.
"If t had been anybody but me they'd
we got here all right. But the four
little holes that was in the bottom o
the bag-I saw 'em. but there want
any one Of 'em half big enough for an
egg to come through-if they didn't
all join together when l was most over
here! If | hadn't We been as spry as
a man like me has to learn to be
couldn't nave saved We single egg!'-
Youths Companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
With the Featherei Folk.

II possible give the turkeys all the
sweet milk they can possibly drink.
Excellent market geese can be bred
by crossing African or China OIL Tou'
louise.
Beans are highly nitrogenous and
make an excellent food for the fowls.
So also are peas and will be re!ished
by the chickens as change in their
diet
In growing cockercls and pullets for
breeding stock the feed given should
be different FROM that given for mar
ket poultry. As soon as the sexes can
be fully Determined they should be
separated and the coclierels fed q
greater allowance than the pullets.
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arm ana
Garden
GETTING RID OF A PEST.

How Vermont Has Found Means OF
Fighting witch or ouask Grass.
Witch grass or quack grass tAgro'
pyron repens) is one Of the worst
weeds. by many deemed the worst
found In Vermont tiilage areas. The
combat herewith Is difficult. but not
impossible. 1t ia costly. but less 40
than to permit the unrestricted growth
of the weed. The Vermont agricui-
tural experiment station learned that
a Windsor county farmer had sue
ceeded in practically Graduating IT
from his farm by the employment OF
a special system Of soil tillage or cuI-
tivation which was essentially the
product Of his own observations. A
seasons work by the station resulted
in almost annihilating the pest on the
trial plots and In producing enough
corn over and above that grown Oh
the untreated areas to pay III some
cases the entire cost Of the extra Ia
Dor involved. The complete eradica'
ton of the weed often involves two
successive seasons work, the second OF
which is Of the same character as the
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MIGHT Is Riqht.

"Efie" said the tim.d highland low.
er. II wad kiss We. but I'm feart We
wadna let .E,e."
She blusbed ~ red M the sunset. bur
did not answer.
"Ettie." he repeated timidly. n little
later. Il said | wad Kiss yr. but I'm
feart We w?dna let NE"
AT the third repetition she asked:
"Dar We n!in David. Yesterday !
cOu,dnn IN Il bag If rOtatOe lntae
the cnirt an' We lifted hem for me-"
"Oh. aye" he replied.
"Weel. that shows. David" she muir.
INJURED. that we're far stronger than
me!-I.ondon Answers.
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A TIP ON CHECKS.
Advice by Woman Who Always Fills
Out the Stub First.


The west side woman was paying
with check for some articles she had
bought at department store and she
was carefully filling in the stub cf her
check book first. 'Oh, don't stop for
that" urged her shopping companion,
who was in Il hurry. You can do that
when you get home"
Unmoved, the west size woman fin
ished the stub with special care, then
wrote the check, gave it to the sales
man and said to her impatient friend:
Before ! was married took care OF
some of my fathers accounts. The
first time lie ever asked me to fill out
a set of blank checks for him so lie
could sign them he told me: 'One rule
you must always observe-write the
stub first. Make vow to yourself.
like unto the vow of Jephthah, that
you will never write a check until the
stub Is filed. IL for any reason you
should fail later to write the check it
would be simple matter to cancel
the stub, but If you write q check and
leave the stub blank you open the
door to hundred chances of mistake.
No ones memory can be trusted on
that subject. Never try to trust yours.
Let the law of 1.-The stub first be to
you as the law of the Modes and the
Persians.' have always found 1t
perfectly easy to follow that rule, and
that is one reason have a bank ac-
count today. My husband is never
afraid l will make him any trouble
with it."-New York Press.
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ls,Agakss q pkfsssnes N Which Land
one Travels This Distance.
II you take a notion toesettle down
for time and after you have been
whisked out and back In u motsrcar
you think to ask how far the house is
from the station the agent carelessly
waves his hand and airdly remarks.
.About mile" you had best take heed
US to what country you are in at the
time. }@
If is In England you are all right,
for the familiar 1.780 yards Is the
standard, but If you have taken
fancy to some sod matched Irish
cottage It means tramp OF 2,24O
yards, and If you are moved to linger
In the highlands remember that the
Draw Scot calls 1876 yards a mile.
Considering the size Of Switzerland,
one might expect a mile to be about
as far as one could throw a ball. but
the hardy mountaineers think 9.1o3
yards the proper thing, even when. as
1t generally Is. 1t is very much uphill.
The Swiss is the longest mile Of all.
being followed by the Vienna post
mile Of 5000 yards.
The Flemish mile il 6.S60 yards, the
Prussian S.237 yards. and in Denmark
they walk s,244 yards and call 1t
stroll of mile. The Arabs generally
ride good horses and call 2,143 yards
mile. while the Turks are satisfied
with 1925 yards, and the Italians
shorten the distance Of q mile to l.768
yards, just six yards more than the
American has in mind when the agent
waves his hand and blandly remarks.
About a mile."-Chicago Record Her.
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Gave tho Tiaer His Arm.

The late Sir Edward Bradford was
great figure In British official life,
especially In the Indian service. Sir
Edward was splendid huntsman.
Although possessing only one arm, he
rode most spirited horse. The occa-
sion on which he lost his left arm fur
nishes an example Of his presence OF
mind and the cool bravery which were
his characteristic traits. He was out
tiger shooting in the jungle when
knocked down by tiger. Instead OF
struggling with the animal, he per-
mitted 1t to maui nls arm so as to let
one Of his party shoot 1t.
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APPLE LITTER "IInRER.

pole or hath us shown in the cut. The
shaft Is he'd In place by strip or
board through which II passes. The
board has II mouth at each end which
fits around the kettle handle. At one
mouth Is an iron slide with Il set screw
to hold the board in place, National
StOckman and Farmer
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sSop,othino to Show,

"Do yen mean to tell me" demanded
Mr.. SiIlisus apgrily, that you, actually
ordered $40 worth Of groceries, Ola to-
tai stranger at, prices less than any
wholesale dealer can buy them and
paid for them In advanceY"
Eyes. that $. tsxllatlIIsaid!' repiiedithis
better ha3f.
And you hadn't sense enough to see
that 1t was, - ,barefaeed ,swindis|
roared Stllicus. well. your moneys
gone now, and you have nothing, TO
show forfit."
why, yes. l have. john" said his
wife. II have the mans receipt for
the monW.'-sLippincottss.
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On thu Riuht Road.

"Our daughter puts OH too many
airs" observed Mr.. Spillikins.
"She does. does she?" sneered Mrs.
S. "What's the troubleY'
"She seems to he too ur,stOcratlc and
naughty"
"W'hat do you want her to beY"
"Td rather have her to be good
cook"
And did you ever know anybody AZ
naughty as a cook" -Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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PARSNIPS IN COLD WEATHER.
Let Them Remain In the Bed During
Winter and Freeze.

Let Them Remain In the Bed During
Winter and Freeze.
Parsnips require no attention what
ever during the winter. In fact. best
results are obtained by leaving them
In the bed during the winter and allow
ing them to- freeze. The ground should
be cleared of weeds in the fall
After the last hard freeze throw a
few forkfuls Of straw over the tops
and leave till the ground thaws out In
the spring. The mulch prevents freez-
ing and thuwing II the winter Is an
open one Where the roots are desired
during the winter they should be dug
or pulled and stored In the vegetable
cellar.
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NOW'S THE TIME.

Now Is good time to plan
next years crops and prepare for
; carrying out your plans. Have
your tools and seed all ready to
, use when the soil Is fit to work.
Test your seed c0Sn, so you Will
not have to waste your time In
. the spring to do 1t.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-09
Civilization is first and foremost a
moral thing.-Amiel
Twas Ever Thus.

PA, what does it mean when You
say that prices fuctuate?"
at means, my son. that they 30 UP
and down. When It's something
you've got to buy the price goes up.
and when It's something you've got to
sell the price goes down. Judge.
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what kind of meat have you this
morning. I.urry!" asked the board OF
trade operator.
well. SIR" said the butcher, 1--WE
got some fne bear steak and some
beef that's just bully"
"H'mph! Give me some lamb"-
Chicago Tribune.