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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
Japanese Opposed Census TakLno.

Japanese Opposed Census Taking.
Serious results followed the taking
of the first census In Japan, years
ego. Observing with approval the
work Of western countries, the au
thorities thought 1t advisable to taxi,
statistics of population, and for thai
purpose sent out to all householder
notices enjointng them to furnish
them with full particulars OF theiI
families, age, sex, etc. This step was
misconstrued In one of the villagea
where suspicion was expressed that
Japan was about to be sold or at least
some Of the people were to be sold ia
foreigners who were dsirous Of ascer
tanning the number of males, etc., be-
fore closing the bargain, in order to
find out what price to pay according
to the quantity Of blood that would be
forthcoming It was a Japanese belief
the foreigners squeezed the blood
from all who came into their power.
Excited and enraged mobs soon col
lected and attacked the village Offices,
and 1t was some time before order
could be restored.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
A ROLE lREPEA7ED.
Let His Friend Down Easy When
He Saw the Joke.
By FRANK FiLSON.

"Confound those storage people"
muttered Tom Bryant, as he unlocked
the door of his apartment and ushered
his friend Wells into-an empty room.
He stared round him. well, of all the
GALL" he exclaimed. Here's that con-
founded landlord of mine decorated
the walls in saffron when l went over
the matter with him a dozen times
and he swore by all the gods to do
them in red. And the storage men
were on their honor to have my fur
niture in today. l tell you, Billy, 1t
makes a fellow tired"
They entered and sat down upon q
board which the painters had left
stretched out between two step-lad.
ders. Tom lit his pipe and began
putting savagely.
The men were old acquaintance
whom fate had driven apart for many
years. Recently Tom Bryant had been
spending his vacation with Wells In
the Adirondacks, and the latter had
accompanied him back to his home, to
be his guest for few days. Mrs.
Bryant, who had been visiting his
mother, was expected on the following
morning.
I'm going round to the storage
men the first thing in the morning"
said Tom. land I'm going to tell them
some of the things won't do to them
If they don't have my goods here be.
fore II o'clock" He paused and be.
gan wrinkling his brow. Billy" he
said, 1T you'll give me your word of
honor never to breathe word of it
I'll tell you of an extraordinary thing
that happened to me when got back
from my honeymoon four years ago.
Mrs. Bryant has never ceased teasing
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
FREDERICK COUNTY, MD. THURSDAY DECEMBER H. 1872

ment, arranged just as before, with
the kitchen leading out of the dining
room, and the bathroom with its
quarter length tub, and the gas
bracket over the medicine chest, and
my key which fitted the lock. l didn't
know where to turn. Eleanor's folks
lived at Syracuse, and even If she had
got angry at my delay and gone home,
she couldn't have taken the furniture
with her. And the janitOr was out
somewhere and / couldn't find soul
in the basement to ask about her.
well, | spent that night pacing
through the apartment, and by morning
l was as nearly crazy as man could
be. Somehow or other, though had
sense enough to call up the Office to
say | couldn't get down, and when |
got the answer | found | could get
down after all. In fact | got down in
record time. Eleanor had been telo.
phoning all the evening before until
they closed up at eleven 1--WE were do
ing a rush business them, and that
morning she had camped on the door
step about six and waited till the day
watchman came on duty, and then she
had fit of hysteria in his arms. And
the police had been notified and were
searching the hospitals and looking in
all the dark corners to see if | was
lying there sandbagged. When | got
down and Eleanor tainted in my arms
and then came to and had another
hysterical attack in tie middle Of the
Office foor-well, 1t was no joke, l
tell you. And all because | had mis-.
taken the street and walked into the
corresponding house on the same
block in the street above it. / tell
you, Billy, my sticks and rugs looked
pretty good to me when | got back
with Mrs. Bryant about nine o'clock.
But for the Lords sake don't men-
tion word about it to her when you
meet. You'll be surprised how she
has changed from the time when you
knew her four years ago. Do you re-
member telling her she looked as
though she would never grow up that
day you said good bye to us at the
oldllOu. ohe Hdo, tiOu6l, anu INV q
fine woman. You see, we've had some
pretty heavy responsibilities, old man,
during these few years, what with our
business nearly going out in the panic
and then shooting up like rocket.
When we had to get out Of Fifty
seventh street we took a regular tene-
ment place up in the Bronx. But knew
things would get better again, and it
wasn't long before we were able to
get back into our old quarters again.
But we'd always coveted this apart
ment house--come to the window!
That's where we used to live-number
465, across the street. And when
we took this place last month we felt
that we had begun to stretch our.
selves at last" -
Where did you say you used to
live?" asked William Wells.
Number 465-across the street,
Billy" said the other yawning.
"Fifty-seventh street,
Sure! This is Ffty-seventh street.
Why"
20. nothing" answered his friend.
"Only they must have marked it
wrong on the corner lamps, because
they call it Fifty-eighth. Tom, you
laundering fool you're in the wrong
house again!'
Copyright. 1912, by w. G. Chapman)
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
MontevIdeo to Be Fine Port,

Montevideo, chief port Of Uruguay,
which ranks seventh in the ports Of
the world in total tonnage Of vessels
entering and clearing, is to be one of
the finest ports in the world when
Improvements which have been decid-
ed on are carried out. The govern
ment will spend $3O,OO0.000 in the
next eight years In making the har.
Dor deep enough for all vessels, and
in order that the keen competition
with Buenos Aires may be kept uD.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
~Ptnchbeck."

Christopher Pinchbeck found that
three parts Of zinc to one Of copper
would polish up to look like gold, just
exactly like gold. and 1t could be
worked of like gold to boot-could be-
stamped, cut. chased, embossed and
worked suckerwise or smartly. Part
of Pinchbeck's work he kept a close
trade secret and 1t died with him, for
most of his real handiwork still looks
good as gold and brings a higher
price than gold today. Christopher's
boss trick was In putting thin coat
of gold on the imitation metal. OLD
parcel gliding on silver was expensive
and electroi latinE ard rolled gold"
had not been invented so Fin"hbeck
jewelry admirably answered in it's
day, az Mrs. Astor's iewc,~ did in
good old Mrs AGt0r'. j New York
Press
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
BETRAYED.

Two men were discussing European
trips. One was frank enough to say
that he had never been abroad, but
the other spoke of certain aspects of
travel with the assumed lightness Of
experience. Still, there was a false
note in his speech-for one thing, his
French sounding as child would pro-
nounce 1t with strictly English meth
DDS.
Said the stay-at-home suddenly:
"I'll bet you can't name single ho-
tel in Paris"
Soft" returned the bogus traveller.
what about the Hotel dez 1nvally.
dees?"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12

SORT In france,
Of which w. X.
Vanderbilt Is said
to be the hero, Is
going the rounds
of Paris, and has
even found its
way into print.
Mr.. Vanderbilt,
It is stated, while
spending an hour
or two at the Ca
sino, suddenly dis
covered that his
scarfpin. contain
Ing an $4,000
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12

tlat Ine Duke ana
Duchess of M0rny
have come to the
parting of the
ways. This re-
port was spread
when it was learn
ed that the sepa-
ration Of the prop
erty Of the Duke
and Duchess had
been ordered. In
France this Is the
first step toward
a legal severance
- kka urto DA
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
Freight Service as Usual.

Freight Service rs Usual.
The Frederick Railroad Co. begs to in
form the general public that its freight
service to and from Baltimore, and all
other points, reached via Thurmont. has
not been interrupted in any manner
whatsoever
1t is. AS it always has been, the quick
est and best service to and from al!
points it reaches.
july 13tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
SANFORD |. SAAFFER
Licensed Real Estate Agent and Broker
TKURM0AT, ND.
Address. Box 149 Phone No. II
DOES IT PAY TO PAY RENT?

Lo,'k the following propositions over
ard then decide. Don't forget the in
veotnent feature.
.an sell you comfortable home at
any of the following prices:
5000, $400 90, $SOOOO, $S5O.0O,
$500. $1,000, $i400. and up to $4,000.
Figure the interest and npkeep of any
of these places and compare with th'
rent you are now paying. Study care
fully the result and decide to
Own a Homo Of Your Own.
now have several properties for rent,
immediate possession.
House and 20 Acres at edge of town
can be leased for years, work privilege
Of three, reasonable rent.
Town house, we'll located, will offer a
bargai to immediate renter.
farms Building Lots Modern Homes.
Everything in Real Estate.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
Own a Homo Of Your Own.
NOTICE!

There will be meeting of the Stock
npldtis of the Thurmont National Bank
TUESDAY, JANUARY Ia, 1918,
batw, en the hours of p. m. and 4 p. m.
for the purpose of electing Directors fol
tn ensuing year
JOHN r. ROUZER,
dee 7 st President.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
HOLIDAY GOODS.
II. S. Lands, 33 n. Market st

ii. ;. Lands, 80 n. Market 81.
Leading Jeweler of Frederick.
We respectfully request you to call ant
inspect the many pretty and usefu'
articles suitable for Holiday Gifts. Court
eous treatment whether you buy or not.
Make your selection and have it laid by.
DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY.
STERLING sILVERWARE, CUT GLASS,
SILVERPLATED WARE, HAND-PAINTEl
CHINA, CANES, sUNsHADEs, UMBRELLAS.
COMB, BRUSH AND MIRROR SETS,
MILITARY BRUSHES, CLOTHES BRUSHES.
MEAT CARVERs, STEAK CARVERs, DC.
Look for the name "Landis" on the Big
Watch. Best and Quickest Repairing
and Engraving. Engraving Free.
Mail Orders Promptly Attended To.
Phone 1853 F may II Tyr
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
SURPLUS $25, 600. 90

SURPLUS $25,OOO.OO
No Premium Notes Required.
Insures All Glasses of Property against
Loss by Fire at Rates 25 per cent.
less than Stock Companies charge.
A Home Insurance Company for
Home Insurers.
b. l8 1vr.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12

After a woman has been married
few years she quits trying the plans
she cut out of newspapers to make
homo happy for her husband.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
CHRISTMAS
SLIPPERS

1t matters not how many other
Christmas Gifts you may have select
ed, you must not forget Christmas
Slippers.
He or she will certainly be expect
ing a pair, SO don't disappoint them.
Come in and make your selections
now, while the picking is so good.
There are Slippers of soft Kid and Tan
feathers.
Slippers of Seal Skin, Alligator, and
Suede Leathers and of Velvets.
Chamois and Kid Innings.
Opera and Everett styles.
Romeos, Bedroom Slippers, Bath Slip
pers, etc., etc.
$l.OO, $1.25 to $3.50
Wen lay your selection to one side,
"keep mum" and make any exchanges
desired after Christmas.
AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE
MI II; i = = 9S$$$ e + y }E642Ai ) S
On. Market ST., Frederick
Where you get what you like
and like what you get.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
TRESPASS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
not to trespass with dogs, guns, fishing
or cutting down of any timber upon my
mountain land home place or the Will
hide place, or on any land belonging to
me wherever situated, as the Law will
be strictly enforced against such person
or persons.
MRS. CHARLES SHIPLEY.
july 16 If
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
w. X. VANDERBILT
RECOVERED HIS PIN

The following story Of recent ad-
venture at fashionable seaside re-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
STILL ANOTHER BREAK
IN EUROPEAN HIGH LIFe

Along the boulevards and in fash
lonable circles In Paris 1t Is reported
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
To The Public!
Anyone Wishing

.JCWGlry, atCncS, CLOCKS Ol
SilVerWare
of any kind, call to city Power House
and see samples. Will save you 25 pc
cent on anything you may need. All kinds
of repair work. Gold sodered joints ;
specially. Business hours Z to IL a. m
and to p. m. Soliciting a share O.
your patronage,
B. R. PORTNER,
nov % 3mos Tnurmont, Md.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-12
VOLUME XIII.
FREDERICK RAILROAD
Thmmnnt Division

Schedule In FL, ect October q, 1912.
The oasis., 1912-04-06
ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a municipal election will be held in the TOWN OF MORALES, COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, STATE OF ARIZONA for the purpose of electing the following named officers to serve the said town for the term of two years, to-wit; seven common councilmen, one town clerk treasurer, one town marshal, and one of streets.
 Said election will be held in the Masonic Hall situated on Terrace Ave nue, in said town, on the 27th day of May, A. D., 1912. The polls shall be kept open at the said election from s o'clock in the morning until o'clock of evening on said day of election.
 The officers appointed to conduct the said election by the Town Council of the said town at it's regular meeting held at the Council Chamber on the evening Of April 3rd, are as follows
 Election Board Inspector: w. C. Budge. Judge M. Marstellar. Judge H. W. Kelsey. Clerk H. R. Renshaw. Clerk: T. J. Wylie. Marshal: w. V' Coughlin.
 By order of the Mayor and Common
 A. H. NOON, Mayor. Attest: c. M. RATHBUN,
 Town Clerk.
The oasis., 1912-04-06
A REMARKABLE PROCEEDING.

In connection with the appoint ment and confirmation of a judge for the federal court in Arizona there has been presented one of the most remarkable proceedings in
 history. A jurist of long experi- ence who had sat upon the supreme bench of the territory sixteen years, twelve of them in continuous ser vice, and had served acCeptably as governor, is appointed by the Pres ident to the bench of the newly created federal court in the new state. It was known that he was to be appointed, and shortly before the appointment was sent to the Senate announcement was made that charges had been laid with the President against the integrity of the proposed nominee by we'll known lawyers in Arizona. But no specification of those charges is made public. Whatever the of-
The oasis., 1912-04-06

fences charged the President ignor- ed them, and the inference is that he considered the accusations as of no consequence.
 Then the opposition was trans ferred to the Senate, and the ac- cusations are said to be now with the judiciary committee of that body, to which the nomination has been referred. But not one word of specification is made public. In this juncture the Arizona legisla- ture takes hand, and passes, by strictly partisan vote, in both branches, a concurrent resolution, addressed to the Senate judiciary committee, protesting against con- frmation of Judge Sloan. That resolution was rushed to adoption, without debate, over the protest of the republican minority in each house. In all the proceeding the only allegations advanced against the nominee were that he had op- posed adoption of the constitution of Arizona and that he leans to- ward "the interests" But still no specification wherein lay the of- fences charged.
 When a man is condemned pnb- licly and openly by the legislative body of great state common sense of decency and fairness would prompt a public presentation of the causes of his condemnation, with proof of the charges made, which has not been done in the case under consideration. The method pursued by the Arizona legislature toward Judge Sloan is more like stab in the back for partisan purposes than a states manlike consideration of 8 grave public question.
The oasis., 1912-04-06
THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE.

During the week that has passed the Arizona legislature has treated the people of the state, and the country at large, with spectacle that was really amusing, in fact iarcical, although some persons and some newspapers have affected to treat the incident as tragical. There is a law that was enacted a number of years ago which pro- hibits a saloon license issuing for drinking esta blishment anywhere within six miles of railway grad ing camp or work of public im- provement where more than twen- ty-fve men are employed. The object of the law was to shut out the low doggeries which spring up always ill the vicinity of such camps, and those who framed and enacted the law had no intention whatever of making it apply to established and long conducted saloons in towns and cities.
 In the course of time there was built near Phoenix a public work employing number of men ex- ceeding the minimum limit beyond which the law was applicable, and while that work was in course of construction there expired the li- censes of number of saloons in the city, and the question of renew ing such licenses was raised at once, going through the courts, the supreme court holding that the law applied in such cases, and li- censes of the places in question were withheld until the bridge was completed and the camp broken up. Then the law ceased to be applicable and the licenses re-is. sued.
 Recently the El Paso < South western Railway has been engaged in construction of a new line from Fairbank to Tucson, and along the grade there have been established 8 number oiconstruetion camps. One
The oasis., 1912-04-06

way to circumvent the referendum, if a sufficient number to override a veto want to enact d law.
 They have only to attach an emergency clause and rush it through as necessary to public peace, health or safety" and the job is done. The fear of the recall has no terror to them. Before that can be worked and made effective the legislature can complete its work and adjourn without any difficulty if such legislation Is delayed until the end of the session draws on. Then it will take an initiative measure to repeal the new legislation, which may be headed off at the polls.
 All of Monday and Tuesday Tucson saloons were without licenses. But did they suspend business? Not by iugfull." They all continued to do business at the old stand, as they would have done had the governors veto been sus- tained. It is true that such a course would have been illegal, and the offenders would have been subject to fine and imprisonment; but no jury would have been found to convict anyone of the offence. The law as it stood was counter to poublic sentiment, and such laws cannot be enforced. Pima county would have lost revenue from liquor licenses for ninety days, and that is all there would have been to 1t.
 Another point is that human nature will assert itself in spite of constitutions, referendums or re. calls, as it has done in the case now arousing the risibles of the entire county. Surely the Tucson saloons have covered themselves with glory.
The oasis., 1912-04-06

where there are saloons which have been long established and in con- tinous business. Upon the mid night of March 31st nearly, if not quite all, of those saloon licenses expired, new ones were due to issue last Monday. But the con- struction given the six mile limit law was raised, and to meet the issue there was introduced into the legislature and rushed to enact ment a law making an exception to it's operation in favor of the saloons at Tucson and Vails. It was passed Saturday and went to the governor for his approval.
 The referendum clause of the constitution provides that all acts of the legislature shall not take effect until ninety days after ad- iournment of the legislature enact ing them, except in cases of emer- gency, necessary for the preserva- tion of the public peace, health or safety" To have to await ninety days for the new law to take effect was declared a public calamity. To deprive the drinking pubic of Tucson of their toddies and bitters for a period of ninety days was an emergency affecting the public peace, health and safety all at once. So an emergency clause was attach ed to the bill suspending the referen- dun clause of the constitution, and making the act take effect at once. In that form the bill went to the governor. On Monday the execut- i've returned the same without his approval, and with a message couched in digni6ed and temperate language, recognizing the justice of the measure, but reading the emergency clause of the constitu- tion as not at all applicable.
 Attorney General Bullard was asked for a legal opinion, which he rendered Tuesday, and that was to the effect that the governor and legislature are their own judges as to what constitutes an emergency. While the language of the attorney general was not exactly as describ. ed here, the substance was about this wise: "The governorshas the first guess as to to the constitution ality of the proposed emergency measure. If more than one.forth of both houses agree with him his guess is correct: if three-fourths disagree with him, his guess is wrong, and their later and strong CT guess prevails" So both houses guessed against the governor, the senate by vote of seventeen to two, the house by twenty-eight tC nine, more than the required three
 fourths in either case.
 The point to the whole matter is that the legislature has found {
The oasis., 1912-04-06

WITH copper at sixteen cents per pound mining in Arizona will pick up.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-15
SUNDAY GAME.

On Sunday at Traction Park the big.
scst base ball game OF the season will
be pulled off. when the Fairmont team
OF the p. and p. League, will play the
Brooklyn National League team.
Arrangements have been about com
pletel for the game which has been
extensively advertised throughout the
city aud surrounding country. and ID
dIcatlons point to a monster crowd.
The Falrlnont team Is going DIT a
fast gait at this time and the ciontca
promises.to be lively one. The game
Is scheduled to start ut three O'clock
Sunday afternoon.
This will probably be the only big
league. team which will be seen in this
city during the present season and for
this reason has attracted a great deal
Of attention: Special cars will be run
over all the traction lines and hun.
drcds Of base ball fans will come to
no city for the game. It is thought
That extra train facilities will also bo
provided for out Of town patrons.
The probable line UP Of the two
teams will be as follows; q
Brooslyn-,Moran, center field; Nor.
thern, loft field: Smith. third base;
Bdubert, first base; Hummell, right