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

Never disturb the bees In gold wealth
err.
Rees winter better II they are given
part honey and part sugar to live gu
There are brekeepers all over the
United States who. with n favorable
locality and good management. are
making an excellent living
Beekeepers frequently find II nee
essay to feed few colonies during
the cold months In order to save them
from starvation. AS rule, the bee
keeper who extracts honey too late In
the summer finds 1t necessary to sup
plement food during freezing weather
to ward off heavy loss.
Extracted honey. II brought to a
temperature Of not over 100 degrees
f.. bottled and sealed while hot. will
usually. II kept In uniformly warm
temperature. keep liquid for a year
or more. But there Ii great diff
ference In honey. Some will candy
much more quickly than Others. Cold
atmosphere il quite favorable to
candying Of both extracted and comb
honey. Cellars and cold rooms are
poor places for honey,
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BRIDES IN WHITE.
II Was Mary Stuart Who Set the
Fashion For That Color.

Fashion For That Color.
The majority OF brides choose white
when selecting their wedding dress be
cause il Is the conventional color. and
many persons are OF the opinion that
1t always has been favored As mat
ter of fact. it is of comparatively mod
ern origin. and in most eastern coun'
tries pink Is the bridal color.
During the middle ages and In the
renaissance period brides wore Grim
son to the exclusion of all other colors
Most of the l'iintagenet and Tudor
queens were married in that vivid hue.
which is still popular in parts OF Brit.
tany. where the bride Is usually
dressed in crimson brocnde.
1t was Mary Stuart who first changed
the color of the bridal garments. At
her marriage with Francis II. OF
France In 1858. which took place not
before the altar. but before the great
doors of Notre Dame. she was gowned
in white brocade. with II train otepalc
blue Persian velvet six yards in length
This innovation caused great stir
in the fashionable world Of that time
1t was not. however. until quite the
end of the seventeenth century that
pure white-the color worn by roya
widows-became popular for bridal
garments. London Sketch.
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COOKED FOOD For STOCK.

Under Some Circumstances IL Pays to
Take the Treubis.
There are perhaps few questions OF
stock management in regard to which
there IL a greater difference of opinion
than on that of whether 1t is worth
while to cook food for stock. There
are those who maintain with great
positiveness that it Is. There are 9th
ers who. writing from the scientific
side mainly, object that cooking adds
nothing to the digestibility or the
nourishing character Of the food and
that the cost and labor OF cooking are
thrown away or at best meet with
but small return In the opportunity
afforded of smuggling into the stomach
of the animal food which It would 9TH
erwise reject and which cannot. there.
fore. be Of much feeding value.
The feeder who has a good supply
Of steam ON the farm will frequently
have found It most convenient and
will have satisfied himself on many
occasions that he has been able to
provide palatable rations for his stock
which would otherwise have been I'M
satisfied had not the convenience for
cooking been at hand. How far this
has been gain must. OF course, de-
pend on circumstances. 1t might have
paid him better to be better supplied
with cakes and roots and other foods.
But a man must cut his coat accord
ing to his cloth. and there IL generally
on every farm at some time or other
a scarcity Of good foods and variety
of fodder which cannot be classified as
first rate. but which has to be made
the best Of. and If cooking will make
II possible at small cost to use 1t II
would seem to be mistake to refrain
from cooking.
At any rate. 1t will hardly be dis
puted that food may profitably be
cooked for pigs. The pig Is an animal
that suffers from cold more than any
other. A litter Of pigs In the winter
season IL Il trial that the wise pig
keeper IL anxious to avoid. more es'
pecinIly after he has once undergone
the visitation. Unlike most other ami
mails. the pig does not lie on Its bed.
but AZ far as possible gets int 1t, ana
pigs kept together will be noticed IN
cold weather huddled up as closely as
possible for warmth's sake.
We contend that. particularly IN Sc
we're weather. 1t IL not matter OF no
Importance whether the sloppy food
given the animal be comfortably warm
or Icy cold. II the food Is cold 1t has
to be raised to the temperature OF the
body. and some Of the food has to be
used for this purpose. This Is loss
that would be avoided II the food wer'
warmed. Moreover. the pig Is chilled
its comfort Is impaired. and the fat
tening process IN retarded. SO that there
Is a double loss. 1t may be questioned
whether the same rule will hold good
with cutie generally. but the dairy
cows might very we'll have some OF
the mashes warm. In the end It re-
solves itself into question OF ex.
pense. II steam Is already available
this Is practically nil. and where II Is
not there are now on the market many
cheap cooking apparatuses which will
enable supply Of hot water to be
obtained at all times ut small cost
American Cultivator.
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} IAPANS BOOKS ALL ALIKE.
Originality Not Considered q Virtue j"
the Mikado's Land.

the Mikado's Land.
The position of literary men in ia.
pan differs In many especial respects
from that which IL accorded writers
of prominence In the western world.
writes Paul s. Reiusch in the North
American Review. The individuality
~of literary fame and literary person
nifty IN its various aspects have not
been develorsd In the orient to nearly
the same extent as In the west. The
great books to which men return ag,in
and again for guidance and inspiration
have been written thousands Of years.
and those men who earned fame there
after won their laurels by writing com.
mentaries upon the classics. No merit
attached TO originality. Moreover.
most writings ~were anonymous. Es'
pecially If they were original WAS II
advisable that the author should not
make his personality too prominent
While learning was always respected.
authorship never had the position In
Japan and other oriental countries
that It has enjoyed In the west from
the Greeks down to the present.
The japanese mind will excel In the
future In many directions. but the
greatest development may be expected
In those activities for which racial
and social experience has best prrpar,
ed the intellect. a strong but selertive
realism in literature. delicate word
painting. the successful search for
mastery over the forces Of nature. a
grasp Of social and political relation
ships-these are among the things we
may expect from the Japan Of the
future
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OLD MIRACLE PLAYS
Performed In Town Squares With the
Crudest Kind of Scenery.


Crudest Kind of Scenery.
From the beginning of the pageant
Ii the old mystery and miracle plays
Of the twelfth century to the elabo-
rate aud highly artistic productions OF
the twputieih Is indeed far cry. Not
only was the work OF these early nc
tors far below modern hiStrionic stand.
ards. but the stage setting. although
the most complicated effects were at
tempted. was of the crudest. The mys,
teries were performed in the town
squares OH two story scaffoldinGs.
Saints and angels descended from
above on very visible ropes. The flood
and the Red sea were represented by
hole dug In the square and filled
with water and 50 small that II row
boat might only with difficulty turn
around therein. Here sea voyages
were made from MarSeilles to PaleS.
tine with one shove of the oar These
were the properties. Irrepressible me
dieval Imagination d.d the rest
The mystery plays were dramatiza-
tons of the Bible performed by the
different trade guilds of the town.
each guild giving the part of the story
established as its own by immen,oria|
custom The 6shwives and pre,tires
from all the country round throngrd
into York or Chester whenever u paE-
cant was to be- given. Royalty fire.
Quently graced the performances
From the Four Seas.
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NEIGHBORHOOD ANNOUNCER.
Also Useful to Tell Passersby What
Owner Wants to Sell or Buy.

Also Useful to Tell Passersby What
Owner Wants to Sell or Buy.
II. O. Barnhill. Montana ranch
man. was the first farmer In his To-
cality to use blackboard. and he
found 1t great advantage on his
ranch. The idea was such II good on"
that 1t was adopted by number OF
ranchers In that country. The name of
the farm and owner thereof are print
ed on the board in plain view. and no
tees to buy. SELL rent or hire may be
written on 1t. The blackboard may
also be used to announce neighhorhood
meetings. and by placing the board
on the public road nearest the farm
It will be SOf great convenience to
neighbors and advantage to the owner
of the place
The board should he coated with the
preparation used on school black
boards, as ordinary black paint does
not take chalk well The board costs
about 1925 complete. Orange Judd
Farmer.
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GETTING Rid Of Fear.

"Whnt ls ,lieant N nutoSngers' Ion:
writes Il ,urrpSD0n,irn! The phase
simply signifies self >u:g 'stinn /" GOO
ends For instance. II G"t Iartiru ar
" diSlikes 10 do something one ought
one may conquer the Discrimination H.
resoluieiy saving over words express
Ing the necessity of doing - thin
at once and with pleasure. he u"
son who IL afraid to go upstairs In IN
dark may. II H. said overcome his feat
by saying. II am nm nfrad darkness
Is friendly: notliin. cal, huri III"
The underlying idea ~ thn' IN" mind
Is the real ruler ut the bod, and that
by allowing the mini to take t"Inni;fn,i
of a situation from the higher nnd no.
the lower point Of view III may h'
vanquishpd and good accomplished
Christian Herald.
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arm uno
Garden
KEEPING POTATOES.
Points 20 Do Considered In the Storing
Of the, TuherS.

Points TO Do Considered In the Storing
Of the Tubsrs.
The potatoes shown in the illustra-
ltion are excellent Peachblows grown
in the Carbondale district of Colorado
under irrigation, says the American
Agricultural. The uniformity and
smoothness of the samples show that
great care has been used for a number
Of years in the selection Of seed. The
eyes are shallow. the shape and size
exceedingly uniform. The average
yield Of these potatoes In 1910 was
about 400 bushels per acre. This par
ticular sample analysed 20 per cent
starch.
The important points to be consid-
cred in potato storing are as follows:
First, the temperature should be kept
as low as possible without freezing;
second, the air should be kept as dry
as possible; third. the potatoes should
be kept dark.
A good cellar is so by 200 feet. At
each end there is dead air space ten
feet square in the form Of vestibule
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of the box and axle to a wheel and let
the other wheel turn on the axle.
support may be put In the center the
same as the end. but 1t il n0tuecessary
unless the box h. nude longer than ten
feet, as II IL very strong and the axle
breaks the fall Of the contents and pre-
vents packing. The feed is regulated
by using two three inch strips on each
side with three cross strips. with one
bolt In the center and heavy screw
through the ends into the long strips.
Leave the center cross strip long
enough for the handle to close While
fllipg tack the strips to hold exact
while boring one and one-fOurth inch
holes ten inches apart opposite the
side holes intermediate. Use three
strap hinges and three hasps with
hooks on one side for door. Any
amount can be put on. BY using
button to stop lever one can adjust
amount wanted Turn the button to
stop the hver the same every time.
The bill for material would be one
piece I by inches twelve feet long.
seven pieces by y Inches ten feet
long. three pieces by ! inches ten
feet long. one piece by inches ten
feet long. fifteen pieces | by 3 inches
ten feet long. eirhte, Y by 3 inch
bolts. fortyI wo 40 ~ inch screws
three six inch strap hinges and seven
eighths inch crews. three six inch
book hasps. six staples. twoo wheels
II will do the work. Any handy per
son can make one IN two days. The
cost Of material ought not to exec
IS anywhere. new and dlessed.-lowA
Homestead
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jefferson and the Patent Of;ce

The first patron of our patent system
was Thomas jefferson. who during
three years gave his personal attention
to every application for a patent II"
used to call the secretary of war an!
the attorney general to examine and
scrutinzp with him. and they did II NJ
thoroughly thar in one year the hrsi
they granted only three patents. lh'
very first patent of all was given to
Samuel Hopkins In 1910 for pearl ash
es. MIR Jefferson held that the patent
system was not one for rreatina rcv
enue, but for encouraging a production
of that which Is To he of benefit To the
whole people In tn" first twtav" year
a single clerk In the state department
and few pigeonholps were all thl'
the business of the office required
Then a DR.. Thornton took Charge oi II
and devoted himself to II as II hobby
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-23
A Matter Of Business.

There Is n reason for everything.
even a train news agents reiuytance
to pass through the ears with his
packet OF newspapers first. woman
who had Ha,eed ffty miles "ut OF
New York before she had Il chance to
buy the afternoon paper she Ind neg
lertcd to prov .ir herself with said I"
the boy who finally appeared with pa
pers:
why do YOU always come through
first with books ana then mncaZihrs
and leave the newspapers until the
iastT
why" exclaimed the astonished
boy Re aust. II = business. II came
through first with papers evervh"i!
would nuy n paper and read that al'
through tAe ,ril, and leave N" with AZ
these dollar lmnks and twenty i've cen
magazines ON my hindS New York
Press
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between the ~outer and inner doors.
which affords protection from freez-
ing There Is driveway clear
through with bins on either side. sky
lights and ventiiators being placed
every ten feet. The temperature OF the
cellar may be lowered by opening the
doors and letting Il current Of air pass
through. When it is too cold for this
the ventilators at the top may b. open
ed. The best ventilation Is always sc
cured by building the cellar IN line
with the direction Of the prevailing air
currents. During the winter the tenn
perature should be kept as near - ns
possible 1t Ia best when It does not
60 below 80 nor above 49, A temper
allure Of % for one or two hours Will
not freeze potatoes.
In planning the size Of the structure
It is safe to estimate one bushel at one
and one-quarter cubic feet. In small
cellar built with u driveway this space
need not be wasted. but stored with
potatoes or other vegetables after the
bins at the side have been filled One
important point in the storage or po
tatOes IL to reduce the temperature 10
rs low point as possible directly after
the product is stored Put about one
foot Of potatoes on the cellar floor. and
by the time the entire door Is covered
to that depth the heat FROM thOse po-
tatoes Is pretty we'll carried Off by the
air currents. Then add another layer.
thus properly regulating the tempera-
ture as the storage progresses. When
the cellar is filed the potatoes are
piled about FIVE feet deep.
Sorting potatoes that have started to
rot from freezing or disease requires
a cellar that can be lighted when de
sired Ventilation devices. such as
open partitions. may be used to I'd
vantage when large quantities OF po-
tatoes are stored In bulk. Sacked po-
tatoes. corded in piles. keep well In
good cellar. When sprouts start In the
spring the growth Of these may be
checked by moving the sacks. A bruis-
ed sprout dies. When the 6oOr is or
dirt II Is well to use some sort OF ma
terial. preferably strips Of wood, be-
tween the dirt and the potatoes to
prevent rot. 1t il important that po-
tatoes he free from dirt when taken
from the field to the cellar. Dirty po-
tattes do not keep well because of the
dirt that falls off and fills up the air
spaces between the potatoes. thus pre-
A
isfactory place to build a cellar Is on
knoll. thus inSuring perfect water
draining and good circulation.
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T0R0NTo's CONCRETE
FILTRATION PLANT.
Canadian City Rsmedied Poor Water
Supply ~ W to Date
Methods.

The filtration plant which Ia just
being completed at Center Island TO-
routo, affords u typical example u the
use Of concrete 10 this type VI con-
structiou. 1t IL possible to conceive
TINT 1.-THE tremendous strides which
hive been nude In the methods Tor
purifying the water Of municipalities
would not have taken place II sucn
a materiul an concrete had not been
available.
While this Toronto plant Ia the hrst
of any ma gnitude In Canada. similar
plants are in operation at littsburg.
Philadelphia. Washington. Albany ana
other places In 1896 the eminent
English engineer. Mr.. Mansergh, rec
commended that the city OF Toronto
obtain its supply Of water from Lake
Ontario and that II filter the same.
The condition of the water supply or
Toronto was 80 poor that in 1000 ar'
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Story Of How Macon, No.. Became "ths
City Of Naples"

Story Of How, Macon, NO.. Became "ths
City Of Naples"
The town OF Macon. Mo-. which has
many miles Of beautifully shaded
streets. owes that feature Of itsudorn-
ment to a sort of Colonel Sellers who
became Involved with the city on tax
bill Of $168 somewhere In the seven
ties. The promoter. who had inbOred
diligently to boom the town by laying
of new additions and encouraging PEG.
pie to move, TO what he called the ''fu.
ture Indianapolis. had no money but
he had 10000 young shade trees which
he had contemplated setting out around
his lots. The city council agreed to az
cept the promoters proposition to take
his trees In lieu of cash
A proclamation was issued setting
aSsart IN ;artsar day" when every
property OWNER would he given AZ
maHy Ane ,yenng maple and elm trees
as he ,wouh agree 10 ,set out and ut
tend TO The i,eaple couldn't kaue on
that sort ,,of n ,tsraposition. md they
took it,ap salislasf unanimously. Some
ten years stheraafier the stewn became
,knawn IN tthe City af sMapies'' The
trees. naw aid and fHrreae,hing. can.
opy the avenues. arhing over them
Ike The beams In n cathedral.
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THEIR TOMBSTONE.
II Proved to Be q Rich Find and Be-
came q Towns Name.

II Proved to Be Hich tlnd ana %
came . Towns Name.
There Is a certain natural pride felt.
after success has come. In wearing the
epith et given In contempt by those
who prophesed failure. Instances are
not uncommon of triumphant sects
and parties and even nations retain
ing the very title first given them by
their enemies case In point l.
Tombstone, AriZ' How did II come to
have such name: Ii was not borrow
ed or stolen from any other place on
the globe nor even suggested by any
novel or romance.
The story Is that two young men.
brothers. when about to start from
Tucson on a prospecting tour int" the
Dragon mountains. Sonora. or SOME
where else were advised to give up the
undertaking. for II they persisted they
would find neither mine nor fortunes.
but their "tombstoncs" instead The
boys bravely babe goodby to their
friends. though emphatically warned
that they never would return alive.
The prospectOrs set Off and. following
the blind trail" came to the plain
and made their camp On examination
they found ledge of ore cropping out
several feet. all marked and rich with
the precious metal. We have found
our tombstone" they exclaimed. and
no other name would do to designate
the camp.
The town has kept the name, which
II not poe,ical. is certainly original. A
valuable tombstone. too. 1t must be
confessed. for the Schieffelln brothers
sold their half interest in the mine
and mill late III the eighties for some
thing like a million dollars. New York
Press
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No - wire WAS hem rs shown hrst
around the burner and .Itn around the
chimney and fastened in place at the
plnrp OF le.iuiine with Il snrt Ut hook
arrangement The lamp tlup cannot
fall or he blown OF. and for those who
use Il lamp out Of doors more or less
this simple device will be- found very
handy
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Recipe For Killing Weevils

Weevils In chestnuts. beans. peas.
ETC.. may easily be killed thus: Put
the chestnuts or beans into tight
box. pail or barrel large enough to
hold the amount to be treated. pour
some bisulphide Of carbon IN a saucer
and set on top OF the Infested nuts, or
beans. Then cover the receptacle as
tightly as possible and leave 1t SO for
twenty four hours. Caution: The
fumes Of bisulphide are explosive and
poisonous. Be careful. Have no lights
or fire naar.-.ilarm Journal.
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i arm ano
Garden
FOR SPREADING LIME.

Contrivanes That Can Be Made at
Home Easily and cheaply.
The accompanying cut shows nome
made machine for distributing lime.
ashes. etc. The SIX corneFd box ~
hung on a 4 by 4 seantling hewn down
10 It will run through wheels about
four inches az bearings for the frame
to draw by. A tongue Ia not needed,
although one could be used. ANY old
wagon or moving machine wheels Will
do Make the ends to DIT axle. both
ends alike. doubled crosswise OF the
grain of the wood with one inch boards
twelve inches wide. Fasten one end
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Larger Coming.

Irish Roatman surveying the solitary
result of the day, It's Il toine fish for
the size nv ut. Them'li run about
three to the pound Angler Hardly
that, | should say Boatmnn We'll.
maybe the other two'd be II bit bigger.
London Punch.
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''Thsy say bis wife makes So
/, 090 "a year with her PEN II
didnt knew she was o writer"
rsshe isn't. She has u pig farm
IN .Iowa"-~ehieago Record. Her
aid.


II don't like the way they reported
my speech complained the onew con
gressman.
why. they ,spriakIed In plenty Of
laughter and applause"
"Yes. but how about all those ges-
lures p ~ ansas. City Journal.
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Supeene ,Self Estaasn.

II amaatrala eBliatins, lisa hit OF ego
ist." SAID the raaltiy made philosopher
"Has he offended your"
NO offended him. ! ventured to
remark that nalsedy ~ perfect. and be
took II nv II personal slight" Wash
ingten Star.
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Example.

If you want youl child to love the
truth love 1t yourself: II you want your
child to love justice and IJagity and
simplicity and honesty and courags
love them yourself.
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,risBe never draes nor det's Hfe ever
seem mOnotOnous to those who arelal.
ways working. thinking, learning and
growing.
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Cruel.

WiferJohR. fltGassIfp&do one o. those
crullers, ! made. and he went and
buried tif. Hub-I'm not surprised.
He probably took 1t for q BONE Bos-
ton Trsnscript.
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Money IL n h0ttomless sea In viii, h
honor. conscience and truth may We
drowned. : KozIay.
Convenient.

Dick-Rill writes that he's living In
q magnificent cottage sam Why. It's
40 small that you can stand on the
roof. reach down the chimney and oma
tire front door. 81. Louis Republic.
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Saves chimneys, Prevents Fire.

A writer In the Iowa Homestead
lately saw n lamp fitted with the de-
vice here illustrated and II seemed
80 well suited for the farm that he