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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
Skeletons Constitute Mystery

The necessary removal OF II 900 hu.
man skeletons from an ancient crypt
under the parish church at Rothwell.
Northamptonshire, England. revives
the question OF the origin OF these
bones Rothwell was once an impor-
tant place but never important enough
to own SO many skeletons. Moreover.
a large proportion OF them bear the
marks Of wounds but the theory that
they originated In some battle Is neg
atived by the fact that many OF them
are those OF women Moreover. no,
battle has been fought near there ex-'
cept the battle OF Naseby. and less
than a thousand men were killed in
that fight. Even the ancient battles
between the Danes and the Saxons
were all recorded. and there is no
story OF such battle as this, nor
was there ever a visitation from
plague SO far as Is known. The crypt
itself is OF unknown age and the mys-
terry Is further increased by the fact
that when the bones we're first discov-
cred. nearly 200 years ago, they were
carefully arranged In layers with the
skulls on top. then the legs. and then
the arms. They have now been re-
moved and placed on shelves-a sight
well worth seeing by the curious
tourist.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE
Manner Of Laying Out the strssts Of
New Town Should Be- Moot
Carefully Considered.

For outlying districts, narrow. wind
ing, or diagonal streets make 1t pos
sible to spend more on the sanitation
of the homes, declares a man who
has made a study of city planning.
Where traffic OF the future promises
to be dense and wide street may at
some time be wise. in the intervening
years q narrow paved area. bordered
by grass and trees, Is good economy.
good sense, and good health.
As between rectangular streets ex-
clusively and q combination In which
some Of the streets are diagonal and
some rectangular. Robinson says
aesthetics. sanitation. and convent,
snce all favor the latter.
: In Vienna the crowds are handled
with less inconvenience than in any
other city, and there the. cars come
In on diagonal streets to the Rig
strasse. which they follow around to
deliver their passengers as near a.
possible to their destinations.
Robinson says: "The two diagonal
streets, Broadway and the, Bowery.
An New York saved for the city
breathing spots like Madison and
Union squares-space out of reach II
condemnation had been required"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
Heat cjty With Electricity.

1t Is planned to electrically heat the
dwelling and business houses OF STAY
anger, Norway, and the board Of d.
rectors OF the electric light plant at
that place has asked permission from
the city council to make contracts up
to consumption OF 100 house power.
1t has been suggested that the price
for the current thus used shall be
1918 per horse power (744 watts) per
year. 1t is also planned to heat the
government and city buildings in that
manner. The population Of Stavan.
ger is $4,000, and the city has water
power facilities to furnish $4,000
horse power for electrical purposes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
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AS A MATTER OF BUSINESS
The, Beauty and Orderly Keeping Of
Ones Homo Town Should Appeal
to Every Resident.

"The cities Of Europe" declares an
expert, consider civic beauty an abb,
solute asset In cash. Paris, for exam
pie, invariably has an eye to the beau
tiful In whatever 1t does. Paris would
never dare to lose It's prestige as the
most beautiful city in the world. That
would be bad business.
I'VE ought to consider 1t ruinous.
business policy for one Of our cities
not to protect its beauty. Take the
railroad problem In our cities. At
present some railroads are beginning
to brace up and do splendid things, but
for a long time wherever We had q
railroad in a city 1t was death and
desperation so far as beauty was con.
csrned.
I'VE ought to do the same in other
things. Here each fellow has gone
ahead for himself, without regard to
others. A city ought to be unity.
Each citizen should be SLOWED to do
what he pleases only in so far as he
does not hurt the city as whole. AZ
soon 40 he does that he should be
stopped"
In conclusion he said:
mo one man Is competent to plan q
city. Such task needs a combine
tion of men. The problems of city
planning today are not L'Enfant's nor
Sir Christopher Wren's. What we now
have to face is far more complicated.
"City planning should be undertaken
by architects, landscapists, traffic exc
perts, and the various types OF engi-
nesrs working together. All these men,
before making plans for the rebuilding
OF cities, should give special study to
the various difficulties Of civic Inn
provement"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
LW[O0k hN|CEbERG
Experience Of the Crew Of the
Ship Hansa
EsoAplnp From Their Wrecked Vessel,
They 1AisAsA Eight Months on
Thsir Chilly Refuge Before
Being Rsseusd.

Some Of the Inflated Titanic's pas
ssngers or crew might have protited
by the experience OF the crew OF the
German ship hansa and taken refuge
on the death dealing berg itself until
rescued II foothold could have been
secured on the slippery mass. The
Hansa struck an ice island In latitude
81 degrees. little before midnight. In
freezing gale The impact carried
her bow far up on the berg and i'm.
bedded It firmly In the Ice. Her back
was broken by the force of the COLI
lision. and before morning was
wrenched away from the forward part
by the battering seas. and sank.
When the Hansa struck. the boats
were lowered. but only one escaped
being swamped after pulling away
from the doomed ship. 1t was soon
found, however. that this boat was
leaking. and that no amount OF bail
ing would keep II afioat more than a
few hours. so the mate In command
OF II made for the berg. and sue
coded in climbing up on 1t to place
Of temporary safety. From the broken
timbers OF the Kansas bow the cast
Always built rude SHELTER. and
shared sea birds to exc out the scantyi
supplies they had been able to save
from the ship. As the ice island drift
ed further south into warmer waters
and began perceptibly to shrink the
shipwrecked men were a prey to con-
slant tear that the melting mass
might turn turtle any time and precip-
itate them all In the sea. from which
It had so providentially saved them
Also they feared 1t might "calve." and
the part breaking away from the main
bulk might carry them with It to
destruction. The constant grinding
and grooming OF the great Ice raft
filled their hearts with constant ter
ror, and the deserted seas added to
their despair. But the berg held to-
gether for eight months. and the Han.
sa's men Travelled $50 miles before
they were finally picked up in latitude
Al degrees. sufre. Ing from frost bites
and hunger. but otherwise no worse
tor their long exposure.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
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80 HELPS
NOT ALWAYS BEHIND EUROPE
Many Of Americas Big Csntsrs OF
Population Take the Lead IN
Some Matters.

New York City alone secure q
larger revenue from land values than
do the much-heralded "unearnsd In
crement" taxes OF all the cities OF
Gsrmany and all the taxes OF the rsvo'
lutionary Lloyd George budget OF
1909 combined The total collections
of New York City from this source
amount to approximately 100000. 900
q year. l think 1t may fairly be
claimed that we have made more
progress in local taxation than have
any cities In the world.
It must be remembered, too. that
many activities OF the American city
are efficiently performed. Our lib
rsry systems are models In this we
have been pioneers. The rapid de-
velopment of public and private
libraries, the extension OF branches,
the opening Of reading rooms and IL
brary centers, the use Of pictures and
children's departments show the pos
sibilities of our municipal democracy
when the laws of the state permit
1t to grow as It will.
Commissions come to America to
study our library methods just as
commissions go from this country to
Europe to study their municipal
achievements. The park systems OF
our cities are Of the same high order.
Our development In recent years has
been phenomenal. Not only are our
parks generous In area, but they have
been laid out by experts IN lar
sighted way. The Boston system 10
said to be the most comprehensive OF
any In the world, while those Of Chi
caso, Cleveland. Philadelphia. Balti-
more, Washington, Kansas City. Den-
yer, and a score Of lesser cities COM
pare favorably with those OF any
cities OF Europe.
America, too, led the way In play
ground development. as we'll as In the
wider use of the schoolhouse and the
social center. The exhibits Of the
American city in these activities at
the Berlin Town Planning exposition
were accepted as In advance Of those
OF Europe.
From the very. beginning our fire
departments have been honestly and
efficiently administered. These, too.
have been models for foreign cities.
For the most part, they have been
free from the spells system. Merit
has been recognized In the selection
Of chiefs. New appliances have been
rapidly introduced and an esprit de
corps has been created like that of
the army and the nayy.-F. c. Howe.
in Scribners Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
What horss Power Means.

Very few people realize Just what q
horse power, as expressed in engineer
Ing terms, really means.
When 1t is stated that the worlds
largest Curtis steam turbine. which
drives an electric generator In the Wa.
tersids station. New York. develops
10000 horse power the meaning 10
vague and incomprehensible. Imagine
this term reduced to man power and
almost every one can grasp its full
meaning. II 1t takes twelve men to
equal one horse power then this NAM
moth turbine engine develops 10 times
1000, or the working energy Of $780,
900 men II these men worked In
eight-hour shifts each day It would
require the services OF 100000 men
every twenty-four hours to produce
the working energy OF this turbine
unit.-Electric News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
The First Spring Quarrel.

The neighbors were enjoying their
first spring quarrel
"Confound you, you've been coaxins
my hens over into your yard"
why, you dingblistered chump. it's
the seeds IN my garden that do the
coaxing!"
"Ha ha. your garden! like that"
Not half SO well AZ your hens dot"
Pooh. pooh! You coax my hens to
crawl under your house and lay"
Your hens are cheeky trespassers."
Yes. and your little boy crawls un-
der the house and gets the eggs"
Does he? It's lucky he's SO thin"
III you were square man you'd
close up those holes in the founda-
ton"
III you were a sanitary expert you'd
know that ventilation is a prime NO
cessity."
"Confound you. III put up a spite
lence!"
Hang you. III have a tollincation II
you dol"
Whereupon they separate, without
clinching and stalk their several ways.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
HvpocrIsy Of Cities,

The hypocrisy OF cities lies In the
fact that their front yards are clean
and their back ya is are dirty. The
front yards are spr lad over with emer-
aid grass shaved smooth by lawn
mower, and are Of Ten attractive with
flowers. rich marka's for the bees The
back yards are s!atternly with ash
heaps and refuse and many of them
are never cleaned up. The front yards
with their pleasant grass and their
daffodils daffodilling and their Gro
cuses croaking, are pretense They
pretend that the 1ho,e premises are
equally clean.-Nancouver Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
HOLIDAY GOODS.
II. S. lands. 33 y. Market st.

Leading Jeweler of Frederick.
We respectfully request you to call and
aspect the many pretty and useful
articles suitable for Holiday Gifts. Court
4ous treatment whether you buy or not
DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY,
STERLING SILNERWARE, CUT GLASS,
'ILNERPLATED WARE, HAND-pAINTED
CHINA, CANES, SuNsIlADES, UMBRELLAS,
COME, 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
nd Engraving. Engraving Free.
none 1853 may II Tyr
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
Took an Unfair ADVANTAGE.

Doctor Graham, a widely known
physician In London. once conceived
the plan of burying persons up to
their necks In the earth and leaving
them there for some hours as a cure
for some diseases. George Dyer. it is
said. in despair Of anyone listening to
him read his own poetry. took advan-
hams patients and read to them all
the while they were stuck In the
earth.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
Rather Unklnd,

"Niggles and Nagg don't speak any
more"
Why not!"
"Niggles told Nagg he would send
him a copy of his new book and Nagg
said he would just as soon have
Creme"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
Weeds In the Walks.

For weeds In payements or gravel
walks, make a strong brine Of coarse
salt and boiling wat.r. put the brine In
q sprinkling can ani water the weeds
thoroughly, being careful not to let
any of the brine get on the grass, or
It will kill IT, too.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
MIuht HELD Some.

BE sure and keep the chickens
warm for dinner. Katie"
"Yes, ma'am. Don't you think they
would keep warmer II left the feath-
ers on EN-. ma'amf"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
The SHARING Process.

1T seems to me the mothers are
very anxious to talk a lot about their
days"
And the fathers are quite as anx
ious to keep quiet about their nights. {"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
piatonlo Feiendshl p

Wiliie-Paw, what docs piatonto
friendship mean!
Pav--It means mixing matches ana
gasoline and expecting them 70 behave
themselves.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
A Lofty Performance,


do you see that fat woman over
there. slipping chocolate!"
II do"
There isn't much style about her
now. but she used to be hsh step
per-"
Indeed"
"ves She walked tight wire"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
Not by an, Old kapd.

Mrs. Exe-It isn't right to charge
Willie with taking that money out Of
your pocket. Why don't You accuse
met"
MIR. Exs-Bscause 4 WAsn't al
takon.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01

One of the worst evils in the or
chard Is the so-called pear blight"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01

The smoother the perohes the more
easily they can be kept free from yer.
min. And have them movable.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01
Some cows are so persistent In
their milking habits that 1t 10 danger
GUS to force them dry.

The successful dairyman endeavors
to raise as much Of the feed needed
as possible ON his own farm.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01

Grasshoppers sometimes infict In.
jury on the young trees by eating
the tender bark on the small limbs.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-08-01

Blood tells with sheep as we'll as
with everything else.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Devin Cenzi left
Thursday afternoon for their home
IN San Francisco, California, after
a very pleasant visit of five weeks
duration with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
SlaymaIer and family. Mrs.
Cenzi is daughter Of Mrs. Slay-
maker. They were very loathe to
as their visit had been such a hos.
P'table one. They will spend a
lew days with an aunt in Denver
before returning to the Pacific
coast. Mr.. Cenzi is a member OF
the Pantages orchestra
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

William Johns Jr. had his pre-
lim,nary trial before Judge Will
kins on Saturday. He was ar
rested on the charge of breaking
into the house of Mrs. Frank New
bury and taking clothing. He con-
fessed to part of it. The Judge
bound him over to the District
Court and he was taken to Fort
Cunningham in Georgetown for
safe keeping.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26
Cough
SedaeivO
Medicines
Avoid

If you waut to contribute directly to
the occurere of capillary bronchitis
and pneumenia, use cough medicines
that contain dine. morphine. heroin.
and other sedauives when you have .
cough or cold. An expectorant like
Chamberlain Cough Remedy is what
is needed. That cleans out the culture
beds or breeding place for the germs OF
pneumonia and other germ diseases.
That is why pneumonia never results
from q cold when Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy is used. 1t has world
wide reputation for its cures. 1t con-
tains no morphine or other sedative
For sale by all dealers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR V. S
PATENT.
Mining Application No. o17264
Mineral 1EkSR

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR U. S
Mining Application No: o172s4
U. S. Land Office, Denver. Colorado.
August 81. 1912
Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
May ., 1872. Ss Wiliam Ii oGss; Evans. spS whose
postoffice is Russell Gulch. Colorado. has
made made application ,opi for patent for 1900 &
ate in VIZ Virginia MA and fdaho s Mining % iIds Dis
rado, and described BY the f Official plat
sd and field notes on file in this office. as
' MEFEsrrn,oe LODE
n; Z Cor. Sec 3. T. IS. r q ". Of m tn.
sse FEET, P thence bars e 47i y 49, FEET q q,
Cor No; 9; thence S. $3.50. +. $50 feet
iset to Cor. No. /. the place ia e of besinD GIN
p.,,,,.ELc5 aWELc5 BOY LODE
!Ss tss. !. 9Th p, m bears S. s. sssl s 'ssso." =" " =.
'sss' Ss sssnss thence h ss't "
s + i'2s e. fest iss to fss9 csr 10 Nc so
'"s plAes SIC q 9tssHsief: teH1afE LODE
n Beginnins min at Cor No. 1. whecne the
the 9Th D. M bears S. so32i49,; W.
ss61.6 feet; thence N Sc 39' W. 700 feet
feet to Cor. No. 3: thence N 3Oe E.
$50 feet to Cor No. 4; thence s. 59o
1s, p. 800 feet to Cor. No. 5; thence S.
S: 30' w. $50 feet to Cor No. /. the
place of beginning.
cepting and excluding all % conflict with
Surveys Nos. 1895. 2049. 2272 and 121O5.
and forming a portion of the unsubdivid-
Principal Meridian.
Adjoining and conflicting claims as
shown by the plat of survey: the Sur
veys above excluded and Surveys Nos.
1873. 2016, 201S, 1sO31 and 1894
Date Of posting on the claim. July 9,
1912.
C. D. FORD, Register.
First publication September Il, 1872
Last publication November 16 1872
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

DR.. Frank w. Acker, chairman
of the Progressive party and its
candidate for representative from
this county to the 10Th General
Assembly, has arranged for pub
lie meeting. of the party TO
Tuesday evening October 10Th
8 o'clock. The meeting will be
addressed by Hon. Benjamin
Griffith, A,tosney General of the
state, Hon. c. E. Fisher, cdndi-
date for congr essman-at-Large
and Hon. John Grafton, candidate
for the senate from the eighth
senatorial district. Judge B. B.
Lindsey may also be present. The
public is invited to attend.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Mr.. Paul Wsllick and wife OF
Arvada are visiting with M. A.
G. Dobbins, Edite rof The Gazette
and family. They have just re-
turned from California where they
nave been during the past year.
Mrs. Wallick is daughter of Mr..
and kMrs. Dobbins Mr.. yWallick
will leave tomorrow but his wife
will spend a couple of weeks with
her parents.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

The men working in the west
drift of the Bessie NJ. shaft opened
up two foot streak of quartz
through which is scattered large
quantities of coarse and fine lead
They have in all probability opened
up the same rich streak that was
cut in the Golden Rod tunnel, but
at a much lower depth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Manager Ed. Sohoelkopf of the
New Opera House, has on display
some beautiful pieces of China
ware that attracts the attention of
Passers-by as we'll as patrous of
the Play House.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Father McCabe will attend the
dedication ceremony at the Denver
Cathedral tomorrow. Father Gro
man of Georgetown will supply
his place at the morning service
of ST Pauls church at 8 o'clock.
No evening devotions on Sunday,
the 27th.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Baker are
rejoicing over the advent of a
grand daughter who put i'll her
appearance at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Burns of Fayette, Arkansas, but
who we're former residents of this
city.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Cashier A. A. Slower of the
Merchants and Miners National
bank and daughter. Miss Ada
Marie, went to Denver this morn
ing.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26
CAN COLORADO 4 AFFORD
TO FAY The PRICE?

Statewide prohibition has been attempted twenty-five
And because Of the many evils that follow wake Of
these experimenting commonwealth. QUICKLY REPEALED THEIR
STATEWIDE PR0HIBIT0RY LAWS.
her
bition would surely bring?
In deciding upon method best handle the license question,
Legislature in its wisdom ha. endowed the people Of Colorado with
the PRIVILEGES OF LOCAL SELF-COvERNMENT AND HOME
RULE-nown the LOCAL OPTION LAW. Under that effective
and logical have real government every community
Of the state IN respect to the liquor question.
the themselves
An being paid the public treasury for
public use the regulated liquor industry Of this state
St,te de prohibition will stop this and unlicensed
strained bootggers and bndpgs will flourish the eommun
be, which new have the right "dry and ARE "DRY
statewide prohibition
cities
a Of
which benefits nook and
directly o
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Mrs. J. ]. Sherwin entertained
a number of her friends last Sat
urday evening in honor of Mrs.
Howard Evans of Denver. The
evening was passed in the most de
lightful and pleasant manner at
the clio sc of which dainty and de-
licious refresh ments were served.
As hostess Mrs. Sherwin made
everyone feel at home and her
easy wav of entertaining was
happily appreciated
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Mrs. F. H. Stevens left this
morning for her home in New
Carlisle Indiana, after spending
several months here,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Miss Mildred Gunstrum left on
Friday afternoon for Denver,
where she will visit with relatives
for few days.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

- The claim of Miss Elizabeth
Tomlinson, who was a member of
the Ladies' of the Ma ccabees of
the World, has been adjusted.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

The death of Mrs. Richard
Hewitt occurred yesterday morn-
ing. Her remains we're taken to
Galesburg, Ill. for interment. She
came bere over two years ago in
hopes of regaining her health.
She survived by husband and 4
six year-old daughter.
Phil and D. Mixsell left on Fri
day for Denver where they hope
to secuI q position.