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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
TUBES FOR LUNGS.
Complex System by Which Insects Are
Enabled to Breathe.

While mammals have lungs and
fishes gils. insects have neither one
nor the other. Instead they present
complex system Of tubes running
throughout the length of their bodies.
whereby the mir is conveyed to every
part of the system.
TO guard insects against collapse
from pressure Of air. nature has fur
nished the little creatures with fine
thread running spirally within the
walls of the tube. just as garden
hose is protected with wire.
Many flies live first in the water as
larvae. Arranged along each side or
their bodies Is a series OF exceedingly
thin plates. into each Of which runs
series of blood vessels. These plates
are placed to absorb the oxygen con.
tanned in the water. The tail ends In
three featherlike projections. and by
means of these the larvae cause cur
rents Of water to flow over the gills.
and thus their efficiency Is increased.
Gnats also exist In the water as
larvae. But they have no gills. Their
breathing IL accomplished by means Of
a tube situated at the tip Of the tail.
The larvae floats along head downward
in the water. with this tube just above
the surface. SO that the creatures may
Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
AN OLD SPANISH CUSTOM.
Police etiil Call Out the Hours Of the
Niqht at Los Arenas.

Police etiil Call Out the Hours OF the
Night at Los Arenas.
Most of the ancient Spanish customs
have long since died out. but one Is
still maintained here. in the village OF
Los Arenas, near Bilbao and all light
sleepers will. think. be with me In
saying that this could be very we'll
done without. says the British consul
at Bilboa.
The custom consists of the "serenos"
might policemen calling out the
hours and state Of the weather every
night, commencing at midnight and
finishing ut 5 o'clock a. IN. l said
calling" but shouting would really
be more correct. One Is reused by
one of these loud voiced policemen
singing ont beneath the bedroom win
dow. LAS doce. serene" cTwelve
o'clock. fine weather.o
By 4 o'clock the weather has prob
ably changed. and II may be raining
and blowing regular hurricane.
state Of things In itself enough to
wake any man up. Yet you are cheer
fully informed of the fact by the po-
liceman shouting, Las cuatro. ilovien-
dov' ("Four o'clock. raining.")
Many inhabitants have tried In vain
to get this stopped. for no useful pur-
pose whatever is served by the Gus
tom, except. perhaps. to the Spanish
Bill Skies. who considers 1t very
useful guide to the WHEREIN bouts OF the
DOlice
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
KILL SHARKS FOR FUN.
kanakas Can Whip tho Ma, Eaters In
Fair Fight.

In the Pacific ocean lives Il race OF
men who outswim fish aud who can
kill man eating sharks in IL far light.
They are kunakAs. the seamen who
are natives Of the Hawaiian Islands.
"a native can whip Il shark because
he can outswlm him" states an Amer
lean who has been living In the islands
many years. II never heard of MI
tive being injured by u shark. and
there Is a superstition among them
that Il shark is afraid of a Kanaka and
will refuse to fight. This is not true.
however. and grew out of the fact that
a native always whips II shark. A
Kanaka will spy shark and. taking
a knife between his teeth. dive In after
him. 1t Is IL fair fight. because the
shark has teeth that are as deadly NJ
the knife The shark will make for
the swimmer. and when 1t Is In range
will flop suddenly on its side. which
position Is necessary before 1t can use
its powerful jaws to crush an enemy
As the shark turns the native will sink
rapidly and come up and rip the crea-
ture open with quick slash OF the
knife. Sometimes they will avoid the
shark time after time. cutting ii On
the nose and pricking II to arouse its
anger.
"For excitement It outthrills bull
fght."-Detroit Free Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
SOCIAL 0EATERS
| SUCCESSFUL
Rochester Doing Much For tho
Enjoyment Of Her Citizens
SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE USED
City Has Equipped Them With Gym.
nasiuns, Libraries, eaths and AZ.
ssnnbly Hails-Msn, Wen,sns and
Children Attend Nightly Sessions.


, nasiurns, Libraries, Baths and A.
ssnnbly Hails--Msn, WenasnS and
Children Attsnd Nightly Sessions.
! So much has been said and written
on the movement to provide play
grounds or other recreative centers FOR
children that the older generation has
been almost entirely forgotten. Not 80
in Rochester, N. Y, where what are
known as social centers have been es-
tablished. School buildings splendidly
equipped with gymnasiums, libraries.
baths and assembly halls are being
utilized by old and young alike.
1t is significant Of the spirit Of the
social centers that their beginning was
due to the efforts of no one person or
group of persons. The board Of edu-
cation had absolutely nothing to 90
with the organization Of the move
ment, but merely assumed the duty OF
administration because it Is by law the
custodian Of all school property and
therefore responsible for its protection
and proper use. The opening OF the
school buildings for social and civic
purposes was due to growth OF popu-
lar sentiment resulting in petition
being presented to the board Of educa-
ton by a committee representing
eleven ganiza lions Of citizens.
Upon their urgent request the board
Of estimate recommended and the
common council made . special ap-
preparation to provide for the expenses.
Such appropriations have been made
for three successive years. and all ex-
penses Of social centers and civic
clubs have been paid out Of them. Not
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Their History Rich In Events Of Con.
ssque nee 70 the Nation.

Their History Rich In Events Of Con.
ssque nee 70 the Nation.
Tho south ia especially rich In points
If historic consequence. remarks
writer in IAaslie's Weekly. At the out
act virginia was the most pOpulous as
well as the most powerful Of all the
states. Az 1.-THE mother Of presidents"
she practically gave the law to the
country from the accession of Wash
ington in l7S9 to the retirement OF
Monroe in 1895. except during the four
years Of John Ada ms In the presidency.
In the next third of century. with
its Hayne. Calhoun. McDuft1e and 9th
er statesmen w large influence. South
Carolina WAS the center Of events In
the nation. Texas. with ita boundary
dispute with Mexico. precipitated the
war between the latter and the United
States. In which by conquest and pur-s
chase we obtained Arizona. New Mex
leo. Utah. Nevada. California and parts
Of Colorado and Wyoming The neces-
sity for the control Of the mouth OF
the Mississippi melted the negotiation
with France which resulted In the an
nexation of the province Of Louisiana.
by which the area OF the United States
was doubled and all subsequent acces-
sions of territory were rendered In
evitabie. Florida saw the earliest
white settlements which were planted
anywhere In the present United States.
In the Wautauga colony In Tennessee
self government made its advent west
Of the Alleghanies.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Call. d Hi: Bluff.

An iras,irlc guest had been sitting
at the hotel table about three minutes
and no waiter had come to him. and
when he caught the eye Of the head
waiter he called him up. Here" he
said III natu.edly. 1--WE been waiting
for half I'm hour for somebody to take
my order. and nobody has come near!
Am | going tc be waited on?"
Certainly. sir"
Then | want to know why ! have
been kept waiting a half hour"
We'll sir" explained the waiter.
1.-The man who was on duty when you
came In. half IN hour ago. has left
and won't be back until tomorrow, and
| only came ow duty ten minutes ago,
so l don't know the reason"
The guest knew he was being made
fun Of. but he also knew that he had
been telling fnlsehood. SO he said ne
more.-St Louis Globe Democrat
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Rioht Handed Parrots.

Past the parrot cages walked the
bird fancier, poking an inquisitive
finger at the birds.
II am looking for right handed
parrot. he said. but there doesn't seem
to be one In this lot. Most parrots are
left handed. Training, not nature.
made them So
Their owners are right handed and
when putting ont finger for the bird
to stand on 1t Il most convenient for
him to step up with the left foot. In
a LITTLE while that left handed action
becomes second nature and he doesn't
know how to use his right foot first.
1.-The only right handed -parrots have
belonged to left handed persons In
their.training the order was reversed.
The left finger was extended for
perch and the bird naturally grasped
1t with his rikiIti FOO" York Sum-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
pravar Halls In Russia,

In the villages of Russia the prayer
hall" il the common Izba or cottage
Of Stundist moujik. or shed attach
ed to n very primitive farmstead sur
rounded by prodig'ous quantities OF
mud. dust or snow. according to the
season Of the year A separate build
ing erected expressly for worship
among the rural evangelicals Of Rus
sia IL II luxury yet to he provided In
the great majority of cases The meet
ing place. whether izba or clubhouse,
has walls of earth. II Is without cell
ing The floor is the bare earth. trod-
den hard by many feet through the
lapse Of long years and worn into Jumps
and hOlows The walls are lime wash
ed and destitute of decoration ar adorn-
ment. There are rough wooden bench
es around and across the room. The
place IL usually packed to sutfocation
with men. women and children crowd
ed on the seats. thronging the door
ways and budding togethe" on the
top of the huge stove. Sunday at
Home.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
ECCENTRIC BETTING.


curisuss Wassrs Recorded a Whits's
Club In London.
The betting book Of Whites club In
london contains. the record Of some
extra ordinary wagers. The idle gen.
,tlemen of 100 years ago could give
their successors of today sundry hints
on eccentric betting. Here are fac
smiles of some of the records. One
reads:
Mr.. Methuep bets Colonel Stanhops
10 guineas to that a worthy bar
onet-understood between them-does
not from necessity part with his gold
ice pals before this day twelvemonth.
The ice pals being found at pawn
brokers' will not entitle Colonel Stan-
hope to receive his 10 guineas."
This peculiar wager was made IN
1918, and another one, recorded the
same year ut Whites. may have ref
erence to the same hard up parsonage.
1t reads: E.
Lord Alvanley bets Sir Joseph Cop
ley 8 guineas that n certain baronet
understood between them-is very
much embarrassed In circumstances.
In three years from the date hereof.
II one of his bilB is dishonored or he
Ia observed to borrow small change OF
the chairmen or Writers, Sir Joseph Is
to be reckoned to lcse."
Here Is an odd Sne: "Mr. Butler
bets Sir, George Talbot 20 guineas
/. to- I TINT he Is not In the room ut
Whites with Napoleon In the course
Of the next two years-April "a. 1875"
History shows that Mr.. Butler won
I that guinea. -Christian Science Moni'
tor
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21

MakEiey IL a. willing but rather stupid
domestic In Chicago family. She
suffered from toOthache for some time.
and. the creosote- that had been pre-
scribbed proving ineifectual. her mis-
tress procured another remedy at the
drug store. Thinking to impress the
girl with the necessity Of heing careful
in the use Of 1t. she said: ''Now. Mag
gle. do you see the skull and cross
bones on this label? Do you know
what they meaRY'
ayes. ma'am," Maggie promptly re-
piled. "they mean that the medicine
Is good for the teeth"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Rrain weiuhtS.

The average weight VI Il mans brain
Is forty-six ounces. but II varies large
ly In different individuals Usually
It Is about oile-thirtieth Of the b0dys
weight In quadrupe!s the relative
wei hi II remarkably less than II Ia
In hunan h" MS 1t is one-one hun
dred ard twentieth IN dogs. one-four
hundred and f:tieth In horses enc
seven hun dred ard fftipih In sheep
and orc OF ut hun lred!h in the OK.
thus indicating n direct relation he
tween weight II brain ard Intelligence,
the animals ramed being ranged III the
order N their mrntla capacity and do
cil1ty
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21

VSNpSS&XU<t
An old fashioned man whe Wisned
to hire q, team Eert Tire safterneoa saw
. nice spelf es hagss which hs4 thOasht
hes, would iicea 10 drive.
Cant let ySa hare, thsng" - aaadi the
rliyesygsan. '.Theys are wsdding
h0psas.'
whats that?" asked the innocent
pleasure seeker.
''Horssss tint. won't Tshyzakrold shoes
and showers Of riee. Some horses
seem prejudiced aEainst rpatrimanT.
Anyhow. they lose theirtemper II they
hapIsA to be hit by. AIRY, Of ttile good
luck efnbiems that are fred otter a
bridal couple and rim asvay II tiny
get half o. chance Every liyexy sta-
blAs however. keeps TWO or mere
horses who take n more cheerful view
ofithes welded states These hays Aee
that kind. They are slated to healAaa
wedding procession for tonight nd
are resting up for the job."-New YcFk
T3uxn1a
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21

Tia Ous That Was Adopted During
the Revolution.

'rhs ons That Was Adopted During
the Revolution.
Iii the French revolution the ma.
tional convention adopted new cal
endar containing twelve months OF
thirty days each. The I've days IN the
year thus left were disposed OF Dy
making them .festivQls The months
were named not January. February.
ETC., but vendemaire. Brumaire. Fri
marie, Niyose. Pluviose. Ventose. Ger
minal, Floreal, rrairial. Messidor'
Thermidor aud Fructidor.
Each Of these names had meaning.
Instead Of naming month meaning
lessly after a heather sod. as we name
January after Janus and March after
Mars. the names represented the spe'
cial characteristics Of the month.
Fructidor. for instance. which includes
part OF what we call September. means
1.-THE fruity m"nth:" Gernlinal. the first
Of the spring months. running from the
last Of March to the middle Of April.
means 1.-The month Of buds" and Flo
real, winch 1OliOWS H. ahe uo"e'J vs.
''nowera" month.
Thermidor. which means the hot
month" IL the month which under the
republican calendar included part OF
July and part Of August. The political
significance OF the word arises from
the fact that the revolution which
sverthrew Kobespierre and ended the,
reign Of terror occurred on the 9th
Of the menth Of Thermidor, or. as we
should say. July q. 1904. 1t was call
ed 1.-THE revolution Of Thermidor," al
we speak Of s"the September massa-
cres," and the revolationists were nick
named ''Thermidorians." The inventor
Of the calendar was Romme.-New
York Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21

PLAYING BASkETliALL AT SOCIAL CkNTEh
a dollar Of money appropriated for
school purposes has been expended for
this social and civic use OF the school
buildings. The board Of education has
insisted from the beginning that every
dollar asked for and appropriated for
school purposes WAS imperatively need
ed for that end and for no other. Ac-
cordingly the continuance Of this priv
ilege depends upon the desire OF the
community to make special provision
for IT'S maintenance.
WithiA these social centers are fOu.id
many nonexciuSive clubs carving ON
their varied activities. These are
termed civic/clubs. A library and
gymnasium are at the disposal Of their
members when the regular attendance
for two months has reached a certain
arbitrary number. fixed by the board
Of education. Thus there are girls
clubs and boys clubs. men's clubs and
startling innovations women's clubs.
eaell to further its special interests In
its own way. Zach sex has It's separate
organizations. and the meetings are
held on different nights. but with Que
general meeting each week. at which
the members Of all the clubs. girls,
boys and older folks. come together
for lecture or other amusement.
This is followed by social hour Of
dancing. etc.
The direction and control OF these
social centers and civic clubs lie with
the board Of education. which appoints
the supervisors and librarians. Expert
supervision might be termed the key
note Of the idea. Every undertaking
Of the various clubs comes under the
direct oversight Of 'taetful men and wo.
men. They enforce the rule OF good
behavior, the one requirement for ad.
mission to civic club. The super
visors are In no sense domineerihg
They take the same active part In the
adults clubs as do the other members
and form an advisory council to assist
of programs and the conducting OF
the meetings. 1t Is or course or prime
Importance that the directiea of the
clubs activities should be In none but
competent hands.
Here. und"r the supervision Of tram
ed, loving women. the girls meet IN
an almost informal way. hold their
club meefings. listen to talks On vafi-
Gus subjects. perhaps n travel talk;
dance. sing and. best of'all. learn how
to play. Here. too. naay women, who
cannot aIford membership III the tx
pensfye womeB's Clubs outside find an
oprostunity to enjoy many offthe bene-
dts OF club life. Tue wonen's civic
clubs are federated with the Fedora
ton Of women's Clubs Of the city. 80
that the members meet all the other
clubwOmen.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
A Stjckinu Business.

"Well. Mrs. Smith. and how's your
husbandY
"Oh he's doing well, thank you.
mum. He's got job mt the glue fac
tory now"
"Ah. well. | hone he'll stick there"
London Mail
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Lots of Hunting.

The talk had turned upon hunting
and by and by one of the adult visitors.
noting .Tamie's rapt and eager look.
remarked cheerily:
"Well. sonny. | don't suppose you've
had..l chance to do much hunting yet?'
mot many. kinds. hut lots OF It," ex-
planned Jamie 1--WE never hunted
bears or lions. but I've hunted gran
ny's spectacles most all over the
wOrldw-Chicago Record Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
f arm, aus
U.ardcn
BEST TIME TO- NOW ALFALFA.

Wait Until "6xds" Of New Crop Show.
Then Get Il In Perfect Storage.
First get your alfalfa and then store
It away with painstaking exactitude
II you wish 1t to come. out In a tine
green color when the, time comes for
feeding It 70 the stock. The old rule
was that alfalfa should be cut for hay
when the blossoms began to appear or
were about one-tenth in bloom. but
one cannot rely accurately on this
principle. AZ better guide is to begin
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Rsspeoted His Wishos..

Friend - WHY 90 you get married so
soon after the death of your husband!
Widow-My dear. II there was amy one
thing that my poor dead and gone nus
band insisted upon. in season and cut
1t was that should never put Off till
tomorrow whit | could do today.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21

II can twist m, husband around my
little finger" said the -Circassian
beauty.
That's aA right" replied the fat
lady. "but II you had married the os-
sif1ed man instead Of the contOrtionist
you'd and him a harder customer to
deal with."-Chicago Record Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
arm ana
Garden
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
This Equation Is an Axiom, Especially
TO the Apple Producor.

This Equation Is an Axiom, Especially
to the Apple Producer.
Success in apple culture, financially
speaking. says the report of the Yer.
mont. agricultural experiment station.
is just us dependent upon the intelli
gent and businesslike disposal of the
fruit as upon the cultural methods fol-
lowed In It's production. 1t is quite
possible to grow good crop Of nice
fruit and yet through lack Of business
ability or intelligence or both to fail
to realize reasonable profit from its
disposal. Success in the business end
of fruit growing depends largely upon
the following factors: Picking the
fruit at the proper time and In Il care
full manner. proper grading and pack
ing, the use Of attractive packages.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Novelty.

Willis See the rnwd going IN to
view Tleadleats remains He must
have been we'll liked GiIlis-No: those
are collectors who we're never able to
see him while he WAS alive!-Puck.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21

He-We had best eiope about 2 in
the morning viii bring my motor to
the next corner. and She-Oh,
couldn't you make It little earlier.
dear? Pa and ma do 80 want to see
us off. and don't like to keen them
Mp 50 late
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Cordo. ga stofe Paxemsnts.

The Oldes, pavement nf which there
ia any record In modern cities IL that
Of Cordova In SImin which was paved
with stones by the M0nr+ in the middle
Of the ninth century The M"ors also
caused water to he conveyed to the
city In iealpn pipes
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21

Chippy--I was not at all up to the
mark last night, tried to say some
thing agreeable. but couldn't do It
somehow. SO at last babe thema
goOdby. Jones--Ah.s then you did man
age to say something agreeable after
all!-Lortion Stray Stories.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
har Addsd WAiahf-

Mrs. Benham-1 am getting stouter
all the time. Mr.. Benham- Yes: when
got married little realised that |
was getting wife on the instalment
planw
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Quit Work In Orchard.

Do not cultivate the orchard GROUND
later than August The wood must
have time to harden, and the sal
should not be encouraged to run.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Borlj1u W6Iis.

The arttof boring wells was practiced
in the east more than 1900 years ago.
Abra HAMS servant encountered Re-
bekah alta well In 1850 D. q.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Hair Sfealers.

It was unsafe for English children
to walk out alone in 1895. lest they
should be robbed Of their hair for wig
makers
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21

Find the place where God wants
you. and when you have found It burn
to the ocket.-Hastings.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21

The wise prove. the foolish confess
by their conduct. that life of employ.
ment is the only life worth leading
Paley.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-21

m m Our 1000 Suits are
ZU.UU perfect in style. fit
and workmanship. Some of our
best sellers are the new steel
gray worsteds, fancy over-plaids,
brown cassimeres and nifty PEN
Gil and chalk line stripes. Come
in and see these Suits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-21

IN m For Guaranteed ALL
I0.UU Wool Suits of the
latest styles in all the wanted
shades of blue, brown and gray,
Suits that you will pay 22.50 to
$500 for elsewhere. Our show
ing at this price is exceptionally
strong.