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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23

Whenever II seems desirable
to change crops or methods of
farm management. adjust your
self to the change quickly and
make the most of 1t. 1t Is folly
to cling tenaciously to u system
that does not meet the needs Of
present day agriculture.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23

There are no elevators running nj
and down the ladder of fame.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20

name. turned. still claspng the drawer, meaning 70
ask Mis- Agatha Mary about it, TO meet her eyes SIC
mounted the last stair.
The little gowns lust finished; brought it up for
YOU 20 -cc then her glance fell on the flower the
bit Il paper. the name "Oh my dear. She SAID ana
her face white as the muslin crumped in her hands
"Oh. my dear
Without, bee hummcd whisperingly among the
roses; the olapclapclap Of Miss Hannah ae oea,HE
wuflcd TO ears; with every hit II me iT'u1
curtains ,hc gardens sweetness flooded ODD. Ana N''
too stunned 20 speak, while She gathered her cou"s'
and presently smiled al me- with the brave p.''
smile 4 hurt child. ,t~
"You'mustu't mind. Dear Il think was s'ar'le-'
she touched my hairin tremulou> cares ASK iiSi
about it cannot speak Of it-yct, ana NN"
words she turned and was gone SO swiftly II se'i''D 49,
most 10 be flight.
HEARD her faltering steps below stairs Mis- H i.;
nah's voice In farcWellS the front door closed n.y.
and gathered my mystery up and sped % The 81 G
Mis- Hannah square, bctourcd figure bad never 10.
comforting, and-oh, those blessed, common i''
cookies She was Just putting into The oven. ,,-
She scanned my trophies with swapping eyes '.' "a
teeth shut yicously ayes" she ,od me, IT am ",N
of a ~tory-t didn't come ont right. (Wcnn, We,
Agatha Narvs sister; younger and more risky ro. 10
curs and ribbons and chatter the kind TO take mans
eye. Agatha Mary and this tglow-Graydon vas ~"
namo-wcrc lust ready for the wedding ana .sl...@
Mary had her things all made, even 10 me "'."'S
dress, when this chit came home from SCHOOL III
We'll maybe he wasn't SO much 20 blame 3. .."-
generally 20 where a woman lcads-but from ta" t9.
day YOU could see he'd lost his head. tie used 'o e
her places-and Agatha Mary as innocent as " Ii Ii
about ii, glad they liked each other ana ~, ..
give dear Vivicnnc good timc-and he was i.i'Nu
tussng in the garden with her and getting her H'"es
and things She was as crazy that garden as you
are That desk stood in the gucstroom then ms .'oa
The week before the wedding day he ana Nl'','"N
skippcd: iust left scrbble for Agatha Mary, love
her Agatha. Forgive us that was all found 'L
cumped up on the floor with her hand shut 50 'S or
that note We couldn't open it for days; and She never
stirred out Of her bed for six weeks. 800
"It was Father Rafferty, ended H. coming TO the house
with lust such case as she's gone 70 today mother
without a stitch Of clothes to give her baby "aieu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20

Il WAS Meg who solved the question at last, coming
home from a chat with Miss Hannah, fairly bubblmg
with information. None but Miss Agatha Mary could
have thought OF tender thing to do none else have
carried it with such exquisite gcntcncss; for the
clhn frocks and pettcoats given one and all, 10
Young mothers tO-bc who poor to provide Tor
the chids coming. Every hospital in town, and most
OF the doctors, knew Miss Agatha Mary; and, be the
case what II mght,-SOme young woman early widowed,
or a wife struggling with sickness and poverty, or those
pifu uniortunatcs who had not even "a name To give
the baby,-thcy had never found her unprcparcd. Al
ways laycttc was packed away in her sewing room,
rose s,chcts of silk and lace between the dainty folds
and every stitch breathing love tor little children No
wonder they named her Miss St. Ann Saint Ann
the patron saint OF mothers
But like her own name best said Meg pcncrscy;
Miss St. Ann isn't cuddy enough
1t had been cartuIy warm and sticky that day, re-
member and II seemed good % lock my study door and
leave II for Miss Agatha Mary =, COOL high Cyllngcd
rooms. There desk in her upper hall filled with
tattcrcd yellow clippings and old letters that She had
given over ,o my rummagng, and that lazy sunset hour
would be Just the Time % explore 1t.
Mi, Agatha Mary looked up and smiled a, | went
through Her table was buried under drifts Of linen and
she was setting the last stitches into hand embroidered
-hp "Thcc are some postcards ON the mautclhc She
SAID from an old gentleman Hannah used 20 give
cookies 20 last summer. He was almost helpless with
rheumatism poor fellow, and he's up az Idaho Spnngs
now trying the baths. Just take them right along with
YOU, Dear; they were SO pretty thought YOU like the
views No. in answer to my unspokcn question Eve
weren't ever properly introduced; don't even know
his name.
Upstairs ! glanced the postcards over and laid them
aside 20 plunge into the absorbing task before me- II
was quite by accident that my fingers touched the carved
dolphin that seemed 10 support the whole nest Of cubby
holes upon his head when the panel sprang outward
fairly Jumped with delight. \ secret drawer! What
might it not contain, The stittcucd grooves stub
born: but after a moment IL came with Jerk that seat
tered my stacked papers right and left. There
faint fragrance, and an oddly bitter smell and within
lay two crumbng roses and prg Of rue, beneath them
a strip 81 paper scrawled in mans hand, Nivienne,'
over and over
~Vivicunc' What NVicnnc had worn those roses
long ago and whose hand had loved the letters Of her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20

both OF us, why she
never spoke Of the
baby niece for whom
those W,nsomc little
garments were OBJ
viously intended,
and one day | ven
tured 70 ask her
about Il.
She looked down
ut me with eyes
sparkling Ikea girl 5:
Who are they for:'
She repeated. I've
just been waiting for
YOU TO ask that, my
lear. She's the dear
est girl YOU ever
saw. and She $ had
such a long. long
struggle it would
break your heart.
Her husband was
killed last Novem-
Der, and he had no
insurance; 50 ever
since shes just had
70 fight it out alone.
The baby Is coming
in June. She hadn't
a thing. and I've
been helping her a
little. | 10 love to
make baby clothes
/ think every
right minded wo-
man does, She add
ed with that slow,
sweet laugh OF hers.
She spread the wee
lrcsS out on her
knee. and soon We
were too deep in the
mysteries OF tattlng
and feather stitch
ing, hens and tucks
and ruities, for me
to ask another ques-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20

'hink, that both Of Us lost our hearts 70 On
coils Of soft white hair crowning her hea'
with such gracious dignity. She S no ole
maid, my sister had said laughlngly; she
someone's very young. fairy sort Of grand
mother And perhaps that was why W
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
One Of Signs Of Times in Kaiser's EN-
pire-Man Should Be on Lookout
for What Is Most Beautiful.

Berlin.-Among the signs Of pros
perity which have marked the Ger
mans Of recent years is the new and
increasing attention devoted to the
subject of neckties. A Teutonic philo
scpher on clothes writes about the
matter with the earnestness and pro
fundity which distinguish his coun
trymen in all branches of scientific re-
search.
He does not go so far as to define
man as a necktie-wearing animal, but
40 shallow power of observation is in.
dicated by his remark that while the
very being of woman seeks expression
in ornament and coloring, man, at
least, for the last hundred years. has
renounced anything that might be con
sidered loud until his fashion of cloth
ing himself has become universally
monotonous with one exception-the
necktie.
On this he exhausts all his fancy,
displays all his taste and either ac.
quires the silent appreciation of his
fellow-mortals or exposes himself 10
their satire and condemnation The
necktie question then. being one OF
the first importance, it is well to bear
reverently the conclusions the Teu
tonic investigator arrives at; all the
more as they win be found in the
main correct.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
New York Young Woman Thus Suc-
ceeds in Violating Railway Rule
on Journey From Boston.

New York,-There is more than one
way of getting the better of heart
less railroad corporation which would
separate young woman from her pet
Pomeranian, as Miss Lura Wentworth
of 2612 Broadway proved the other
day
The officials Of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad in Boston,
told her that II her dog must travel
TO New York with her he must travel
in the baggage car. Miss Wentworth
wept and pleaded in vain,
Then she conceived brilliant idea,
She bought an infants cap long dress,
and coat and veil She dressed
Rangle in the outfit and when the 8
o'clock train pulled out for New York
Miss wentworth was In parlor car
with Rangle pressed close to her
bosom, and no one on board suspected
that be was anything but a baby
When the train was near New York
Miss wentworth spied o friend IN the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
NECKTIES WORN in GERMANY

First of all, as there are no canons
of taste binding on all mankind in the
matter every man must choose his
neckties on his own responsibility He
will do well, says the philosopher, not
to rely, as many men do, on the way Of
even a very pretty girl behind the
necktie counter; nor will he be guided
in his choice by mother. sister or
fancee, for, as is shrewdly remarked,
they will be likely to take their own
scheme and standard of dress. not his.
Again, a man should not buy
necktie merely because he wants one.
He should always be on the lookout
for what is beautiful in this line. and
having seized the opportunity and
purchased it, should add 1t TO his col
lection The material should be FIRST
class, and one should wear a different
tie every day The final injunction
is that the necktie should harmonize
with the clothes, that it should be
carefully tied so as not to look like
rope around the neck and that IL
should not be disfigured by pin.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
CHINESE SAILORS ARE GOOD

There is a growing disposition on
the part OF ship owners and officers
in various parts Of the world TO send
TO China for complete crews. For most
ships. particularly when first employ
ing such crews, II is necessary TO
carry about a third more Chinese for
the same service.
ON the other hand there are many
officers and owners who claim that
with such additional allowance OF help
a vessel is run more easily and eff
eiently, and that. all things consid'
cred, the Chinese sailor is the best
all around man aboard ship TO be
found anywhere.
He is adaptable from fireroom TO
galley. is industrious. has little or nc
desire to leave the ship in port and
therefore gives little or no trouble
from drunkenness and desertion. AS
soon as they become accustomed 10
foreign ways Chinese crews are as
efficient as and often more efficient
than foreign crews man for man, and
some companies pay their Chinese
crews practically as much man for
man as they do white crews aud carry
the same complement they would OF
white employees.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24

The frowning precipice Of Cabot
hill. $40 feet high, guards the narrow
entrance to the harbor of st. Johns,
Newfoundland The massive rock
was named in honor of the intrepid
English navigator, who discovered the
island in 1897, and as further me-
mortal to him the city of St Johns
built the stone tower, shown in the
Illustration. on the highest point OF
Cabot hill The tower rises rs feet
above the top of the hill. and is used
as a signal station for ships. In it is
maintained wireless telegraph sta
tion and from its flag staff fly the
weather signals for the benefit of the
sea-faring folk.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
MEAT EATING AND CANCER

In view of the fact that meat, and
especially fresh meat, is comparative
ly very cheap in Australia, and in con-
sequence its use probably very much
more general than in any other coun-
try, it may be interesting on account
of meat being frequently associated
with cancer to note the incidence OF
this disease.
In 1908 the total number Of deaths
reported In the commonwealth was
4G,426. OF this number, 1921, or 6.29
per cent, were due to cancer. II the
population is estimated at 4,50O,OO0
the incidence would be one death per
annum in every 1,540 OF the popula-
ton. This rate is very much lower
than that OF the United States, Great
Britain or Germany.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
BEES SENSE OF DlRr GTlON

The directive sense possesser by
bees is the object of research made
by NJ. CASTOR Bonner Of Paris, and he
seems to have proved that bees pos
sess a special sense like carrier pig
cons. Experiments showed that bees
can fly two miles to their hives even
when deprived of the organs of sight
and smell. Many scientists and among
others Dadent. have always declared
that bees are guided by the sense of
smell, and that they can smell flow
ers a, one and salf miles. Bonuer's
experiments proved that bees detect
odors at only short distances.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24

In the northern part OF India sheer
are put to a use unthought OF in Euro,
pean countries The mountain paths
among the foothills of the Himalayas
are so precipitous that the sheep, more
sure footed than larger beasts. are
preferred as burden carriers. The
load for each sheep is from sixteen
pounds to twenty pounds The sheep
are driven from village to village,
with the wool still growing and in
each town the farmer shears as much
wool as he can sell there and loads
the sheep with the grain he receives
in exchange. After his flock has been
sheared he turns it homeward, each
sheep having on its back small bag
continuing the purchased grain.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
TO GIVE AWAY OLD SERMONS
London Rector Offers Them TO cier-
ical Brethren on Condition That
They Be Read Aloud Twice.

London.-Many young curates will
be able to acquire a vicarious reputa-
tion as pulpit orators If they accept
an offer made by Canon Jessopp, rec
tor of Soaring, East Dereham.
Il have a stock OF old sermons" the
canon writes, which must approach a
thousand in number. very few Of
which | shall ever preach again; and
yet they have their merits and might
peradventure be useful to other
preachers. young and old
81 am prepared to offer my younger
clerical brethren little bundles of my
old sermons which have done duty
during the last 40 years or so, II
they will give a promise never to
preach any sermon of mine till they
have read 1t twice aloud before they
make use of it in the pulpit"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
IN A JAPANESE TEMPLE

"Asakuse temple is dedicated to the
goddess Kwannon, tiny image of
gold, about two and half inches
high" writes traveller in Japan "At
the entrance to the temple grounds
on either side of the immense gate
stand two large and fearful looking
figures, guarding the sacred precincts
Hanging outside the wire grating are
a number of sandals for their use II
they wish to take a walk, and rice is
sprinkled about Each worshipper, be.
fore entering the temple, calls at a
small building. washes his hands and
rinses his mouth
I'm front of the main shrine is
large aperture in the floor. covered
with lattice work into which the wor
shipper casts his girt After @apping
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24

He is no vulgar swineherd, but
municipal officer, receives a salary
from the town, is given a house to
live in, suit every year which he
calls his uniform, and is entitled to
a share Of every pig he takes for
walk. He parades the village streets
at daylight. sounding horn. Instant
ly every pig in his sty, recognizing the
call, begins squealing like mad, and
housewives can hardly run fast enough
to let them out.
AS soon as he has collected his
flock he leads them into the woods for
acorns or into the meadows far away,
returning them to their homes in the
early afternoon, when he sounds his
horn at each door, the pigs running
each to his own home, eager to see
what the trough contains. Each pig
owner pays him a small sum.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24

A new quiz" every day The quiz"
is quite the rage as a popular autumn
fad. A free-brldge quiz set the ex-
ample for hospital quiz, and We
have even had quiz OF a club man
ager as to cocktails. Quiz" has TAX
en- the place OF investigation" which
was too narrowly Official in its con.
notation. The jurisdiction and field OF
The quiz is limitless, says the st. Louis
Republic, Quiz sounds shorter than
investigation. but the sound is decep
tive. There is no end to quizzing
The origin and history of the term
are instructive. It is related that one
DAILY. manager OF Dublin playhouse
laid a wager that a word of no sense
or meaning whatever should be the
common talk and puzzle of the city
within "a hours In consequence the
letters q ulz 2 were chalked on all the
walls, and needless TO say he won. II
rapidly acquired the meanings OF
riddle an obscure question, an enig
ma; one who quizzes others; an odd
fellow Webster defines the verb form
as to puzzle, to run upon, to ridiculs
or make sport OF; to look sharply and
mockingly at, to peer at, TO eye sus
piciously We should say that II
slightly hints of prying also A quiz
ger is defined as "one who quizzes
others, or makes them the object OF
sport by deceiving them"-rather Q
harassing sort OF person, is It mott
the habit of quizzing is termed
quizzism.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
LOVE NOTE ON ICE 10 YEARS
Answer to Egg Message Not Received
by Writer Until Long After He
Had Been Married.

Terre Haute, Ind.-Because the love
letter he wrote on an egg ten years
ago wasn't delivered until a few days
ago, John Zenor of Bowling Green is
wondering over the ways of fate The
egg message invited the receiver to
write to him with matrimony as the
pleasant object Less than a year
after it was written Zenor married
The other day he received a letter
from a girl in Brooklyn saying she
had received the egg and that she
wanted to start the with-Cupid-in-si sight
correspondence. The love letter has
been lying in cold storage ten years,
Zenor decides.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24

Dr. Fisher. a physician practicing IN
Paris, has turned his attention to the
matter OF sleeping reform, After
series of experiments he has come tc
the conclusion that the orthodox way
of sleeping is wrong, and advocates 8
complete reversal OF the existing or
der of things. You must have your
head on a level with or lower than
your feet. If pillows are to be useo
they must be under the feet instead OF
the head. The result, he claims. viii
be amazing being a sure cure for in
somnia as well as a preventive tor the
nightmare To prevent any incon.
venience by too sudden a change the
pillows should be gradually reduced
aud finally placed under the feet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
Fruit Makes Hens slna.

Anamosa. la.-Being thrifty Mrs. AL
bert Weiss disliked to throw away a
quart Jar of fruit in her cellar when
she found 1t was not keeping we'll. so
she fed 1t to the chickens.
Shortly afterward she found every
biddy in the nock wandering unstead.
lily around the yard, In alarm, Mrs.
Weiss called her husband Just then
one old hen, with loud squawk, settled
down peacefully In the midst OF a mud
puddle and began 70 sing The chick.
ems seem none the worse for their OK.
perienca.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24

his hands to awaken OF attract the at
tention of the god he kneels, but his
prayer is only brief While there is
on chief shrine, there are many others
under the same roof.
"One shrine especially attracted my
attention; it was made of wood, and
quite dishgured and worn through the
constant rubbing Of hands on the spot
corresponding to the afflicted portions
of the sufferers bodies"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
DRESSES HER DOG AS BABY

front of the car, anda placing Rangle
on the seat, went to talk with her
Rangle started after her The hat and
veil droped off and Rangle barked
Justify.
Miss Wentworth was undaunted,
however, and when the train drew
into the Grand Central station she
walked down the platform with Ran
gle under one arm and the baby
clothes under the other.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
GUN SHOOTS BOMBS

Mr Moisant is very much interested
in the new gun, and in aviation circles
II is generally understood why he
should be- His brother, John Molsant.
1t has often been said, took up flying
with the object Of using the aeroplane
in war President Zelaya OF Nicaragua
encouraged him to take up aviation
with that very definite purpose.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
BETRAYED BY THE ROOSTER

II It had not been that a roostea
gave way to an impulse to crow at q
convenient moment. Mrs. Yetta Haro.
witz would not have had to explain to
a New Jersey police court the disap-
pearance Of three chickens from the
butcher shop.
Mrs. Harrowltz purchased a chicken
in a butcher shop. and was on the
point of departing when the butcher
heard a ROSTERS crow, rather sup
pressed but yet distinct Glancing hur-
riedly about the store, he noted that
three fowl had disappeared
Mrs. Harrowitz was taken to the sta.
ton house, where she was searched,
and the result was that in the lining
of her skirt were found two hens and
the rooster.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
MOUNT OF OLIVES CHURCH

Recent excavations at the summit
Of the Mount of Olives have resulted
In the discovery Of the remains Of
Christian church dating from about
A. d. $50. The site is thought TO be-
the spot fixed by the oldest traditions
as the place where Christ taught bisl
disciples how to pray. The door of
the nave is not yet uncovered b.
that of the transepts is fully exposr. \
The floor is Of mosaic and is perfe
preserved In the chancel there
two separate floors Of different
signs. one 80 inches higher thar
other. The lower level is thong
be a floor Of St. Helenas church
the upper is believed to be n
tion by Crusaders, A baptism
was found in the south transe
ing a quite legible inscription
name "Theodorus" IN Greel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
Young Crow Ia pslloaox.

Topeka, Kan.-Since the memory Of
man runnett not to the contrary 1t has
beeL the popular idea the flesh of the
crow was unfit for food. except in
cases of the most dire necessity or in
the payment OF an election bet. But
it is not so. Prof L. l.. Dyuche. state
fish and game warden, says that crow
is good to eat. He has tried it.
THE flesh of a young crow is as
good az a guinea hen," he said 1T lie
little dark, but it has good flavor
and fine texture"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24

Aviation may not be entitled to rank
as a science as yet, but it is more
than luck. If the bold experiment.
ers are still flying in the face of Proyi-
dence, it would, nevertheless, be also
flying in the face Of long series OF
magnificent records to deny that re-
markable progress has been made in
the art" How true this is must be
readily granted when it is recalled
that less than eight years have
elapsed since the first feeble flight
was made on the sands OF Kitty Hawk,
in North Carolina, at which time only
two men could be called aviators.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
RaIasa 1oo.Pound Squash.

Couderay, visa large hubbard
squash raised on his farm in south
ern Sawyer county was brought into
Winter by Roy Van Alstine. 1t meas
ures twenty inches through the CEN
ter, thirty inches long, and weighs
100 pounds.