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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-19
II Christmas Carmen
Jobn 6reenleai Wbittitr

Sound over al waters, reach out from
all lands,
Che chorus u voices, the eIaspins u
bands,
Sing hymns that we're sung by Tx
stars ef the fiern,
Sing songs ef the angels when Jesus
was born!
lUItb glad jubIIatiens
Bring nope to the nations!
che dark night Is ending and dawn
has begun;
Rise, nope cf the ages, arise, like
the sun,
Jill speech i1ew 10 music, all hearts
beat as one!
BIow, bu9le$ Of battle, the marches ef
peace,
east, west, north and south, let The
long quarrel cease.
Sing the song u great Joy that tbt
angels began,
Sing " glory u 6od and of god will
u man!
Bark, joining In chorus
Cbe heavens bend Ger US!
Che dark night Is ending and dawn
has begun;
Rise, hope u the ages, arise like
the sun,
Jill speech flow u music, all hearts
beat as one!
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ORGANIZED 1913.
SURPLUS $25, 100000

SURPLUS S25, 100000
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. 18 1yr.
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His Hard Work.

Mrs. Wunder-Does anybody ever
read those Christmas poems In the
papers?
Mr.. Wunder-Oh. yes. The editor
and the proofreaders have to.
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Freight Service as Usual.

Freight Service as 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 all
points it reaches.
july 13tf
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bin'-l thought best
To kind O. sort O. let him rest:
'Peared like he slep' SO peacefully!
And when thought O. home, and how
And what the gyrls was doin' now,
And kind O. prayed, way in my breast,
And breshed away tear er two
AS David walked. and church was
through.
BY time we'd "howdyed" round and
shuck
Hands with the neighbors, must q
tuck
A half hour longer: ever one
A-sayin' Christmas gift!" afore
David er me-so we got none!
But David warmed up, more and
more,
And got SO jokey-like and had
His sperits up. and 'peared SO glad.
l whispered to him, "'Spose you asst
A passel of 'em come and eat
Their dinners with US. Gyrls's got
A ful-and-plenty fer the lot
And all their KIM" So David passed
The invite round: and ever seat
In ever wagon-bed and sleigh
Was jes' packed, as we rode away
The young folks, mild er SO along,
A.strikin' up sleighin'-song,
Tel David laughed and yelled you
know,
And jes' whipped up and sent the
snow
And gravel flyin' thick and fast
Last Christmas was a year ago.
Wy, that-air seven-mild jant we
come
Jes' seven mild scant from church to
home
1t didn't pear, that day, to be
Much furder rally n bout three!
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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 l6 If
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(THE OLD LADY SPEAKS)
By James Whi1Comb Riley

DY OdIHeS YilllCOlllD RIlcy
Copyright by James Whitcomb Riley
Last Christmas was a year ago.
Says | to David, l-says-l,
"We're goin' to morning service. so
You hitch up right away; I'll try
To tell the girls jes' what to do
Fer dinner. Well be back by two"
| didn't wait to hear what he
Would more'n like say back to me,
But banged the stable door and flew
Back to the rouse, jes' plumb chilled
through.
Cold! Wooh! how cold it was! My
Oh!
Frost fiyin', and the air, you know,
Il
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Ithout no preachin'. Jes' got
word
Trial fer life-can't be deferred"
And out he put! All way through
The sermont--and a long one, too

| couldn't help
ut think O.
squire
And US changed
round SO, and
admire
His gentle ways
to give his warm
Bench up, and
have to face the
storm.
And when I no.
ticed David, he
Was needin' lab
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But was purity squeamish by
The time home hove in sight and
III
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VOLUME XIII.
FREDERICK RAILROAD
Thurmnnt Division
Arrive Thurmont.

Schedule In Effect October q, 1912.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
.OUI(T
KEEP LITTLE ONES GROWING
Young Chicks. When Allowed to
Range, Are Too often Neglected
and Become stuntod.

CBy n. 70 CHAPB AN. Pouitryman, Min.
nesota College OF Agriculture)
Most chicks are well fed and cared
for while their mothers are confined
IN coops: but when allowed to range
regular feeding Is too often neglect
ed. and as a result growth is retarded
and they become what Is termed
"stunted." It appears from statistics
furnished by produce dealers that but
keted weigh four pounds December 1.
BY this time all the spring stock OF
the general purpose breeds, like the
Rocks, Wysndottes. Orplngtons and
Reds, should average at least six
pounds live weight Plymouth Rocks
have been made to weigh seven
pounds dressed. at Thanksgiving time.
by iudicious feeding for growth and
development while on range.
When the chicks are weaned at
six or eight weeks and are on range.
their grain ration. with grit aud char
coal. may be supplied in hoppers. The
hoppers should be so placed or so
constructed that the old fowls will not
rob the chicks or drive them away.
A small Enclosure, made Of lath and
covered with wire. will admit the
chicks and keep others from fright
ening or molesting the chicks while
eating Coops OF ample space should
he furnished, we'll ventilated, but Sc
cure from the depreciation Of night
providers The coops. utensils and
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
.OUITRYNOTES
INNxSSsx = sQaazo J

What are you breeding--lioe. mites
or poultry
Look to the comforts of your stock
II you want good results.
It's more profitable to feed poultry
than It is to feed vermin.
Kafir corn is considered stimulat.
ing grain by the pigeon breeders.
Nux vomica is a good stimulant and
appetizer II fed in moderate doses.
Preparations are frequent in yards
that have no shade these hot days.
The poultry business is a legal
business, aud ret We must have wa.
tered stock TO do business.
A hen, II given the opportunity,
that does not keep the lice on her
body under control, is not worth keep.
ing
Feed your poultry very little corn,
II any, these hot days the mites a
kerosene emulsion and make the lice
bite the dust"
Good breeding and exhibition stock
Is scarce this year. and win be scsrcer
after 'Johnny-on-the-spot" gets
through selecting his.
Now that ducks have stopped laying
turn them ont to pasture. feed lightly
aud give lots OF shade. as ducks are
very susceptible TO heat.
Spray once or twice q month with =
kerosene emulsion or some other
good cisinfectant and use lime with a
little sulphur added in the nest boxes.
Speaking from observations and not
from experience breedy hens are like
love-sick lovers In one respectfully
eat less than when in a normal condi.
ton.
Permanganate added TO the drink.
ing water. Just enough to make It a
olaret red, will kill all germs IN the
water. and Is an excellent disinfect-
ant for the digestive system Of your
birds.
Nmberneck is caused by the fowls
having access 20 decaying vegetable
or animal matter. If you End any cas-.
es in your hock look for something
dead living IN some corner that has
commenced to decay and your birds
have commenced 70 eat H.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
OXFORD SHEEP ARE PROLIFIC
Breed Originated In England from
Cross Of cotswcld and Hsnp-
shire powns--crosv Rapidly.

Oxford sheep originated in England
IN the early part Of the 18th century
from a Cross Of Cotswold and Hamp-
shire Downs. They have been known
sincs 1857 a. O1fordshire or oxford
Downs. and are now widely distrib.
uted over the United states and Can.
ada. They are the largest and heav-
Test 81 the Down breeds When IN
good flesh tho rams should weigh $50
70 775 pounds. and the ewes from 200
TO 22b pounds. The wool is rather
coarser than any other Of the medium
wool breeds. and the fleece Is heavier,
weighing from 10 10 70 pounds uu.
washed
The face Is usually an even dark
gray or brown, with or without = gray
spot on the tip Of the nose. They are
best adapted for lands furnishing good
pasture. and do not succeed as we'll
under range conditions or on rugged,
broken pastures. The ewes are very
prolific. triplets being not uncommon.
The lambs grow rapidly and are Of
good form. The chief shortcomine
Of the breed is that It is not as hardy
a. some others.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
oregon Robin.

ering such TRIES as earthworms, cock
reaches and the like, with which It
helps TO sustain life from time to time.
A barn owl has been known to eat
seven mice, one after the other The
heron is a large bird, though not a
heavy one. A heron weighing four
pounds would be a remarkably fine
specimen. One of these birds, when
trapped, disgorged two recently swal.
lowed trout, one weighing two pounds
and the other one and haze pounds.
Another specimen was. found to have
put away three trout, averaging three.
quarters Of pound each, although It
was only a young bird and another
swallowed seven small trout. thrush
and mouse
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
LARGE APPETITES OF BIRDS
OXFORD SHEEP ARE PROLIFIC
DESIRE MEAT FOR RATION
LARGE APPETITEs OF BIRDS
Robin VIII pevour TWO and one.Hslf
Tlmes lta Own Weight In TWEEN
ty.Four Hours.

It is claimed by naturalists that no
living creatures eat so much, accord.
ing to size, AZ birds. A robin, for In
stance, when In good health, devours
two and a half times it's own weight
IN the course Of twenty-four hours,
while 4 pair Of blue birds have been
known to feed their young 47b times
during a single day. These many
meals we're not very large ones, OF
course; single grub was brought on
some occasions, and on others the
beak OF the parent birds we're stocked
with three OF four small ones, but 1t
is well within the mark to say that
the weekly consumption Of gruba
by this family of young ones alone
was between 1000 and 5000.
A barn owl has been known to eat
1000 mice per month, without consid.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21

surroundings should be kept scrupu-
lousy clean and sanitary and the
flock kept free Of vermin.
Cracked corn Is one Of the best
grain feeds for growing poultry
when new corn begins to harden.
whether sweet or field corn. It may
be Whitfield or shaved from the
cob for the eager chicks On range
they will secure hugs. worms and
grasshoppers, and pick up grit and
bone-mahng material.
When they have reached full height
all those intended for market should
he put In fattening crates and fed
ground feed and skim milk for three
weeks. An average of two pounds
per head may he added to the weight
Of fowls, old and young, by this meth
cd at a cost of about FIVE cents a
pound. BY all means keep the chicks
growing, and fatten them before put
ting them on the market
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
F.rtIIlzer. for BLACK eumhn.

In the southwest black gumbo soils
are frequently difficult to handle. OF
late years they have been planted free
ly to orchards Of various kinds and
orange and grape fruits seem to occu-
py considerable attention. For these
two crops, use mixture Of equal
parts cottonseed meal and acid phos-
phorus at the rate Of 500 pounds per
acre. Apply this In the spring when
the trees begin 10 grow. II may be
applied around the trees and worked
IN. beginning at some little distance
from the tree, depending upon the
size. For small trees begin at dis
lance OF two feet. For large trees at
a distance Of about 10 feet For trees
four years old, so pounds Of ksinit can
be added to the above mixture. The
mixture with the ksinit added will be
suitable for pears, rlums and peaches.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
DEES AND
FARrINOTES

Fix up the binders before the begin
ming of harvest
Sow some grass seed on the bare
spots Of the lawn.
Good hay depends more than half
upon the hay-maker.
Plan in plenty of time to de-tassel
the corn on the seed plot.
There is always trouble with milk
and-cream In hot weather
Spray the fruit trees It is good in.
surance for this years crop.
Red clover is the most common clo-
yer grown for agricultural purposes.
The extra hsystack viii do no harm.
end may be splendid reserve supply
for next year.
A good pasture makes a brimming
milk pail; and silo makes possible
good winter pasture.
of the making of roads there Is no
end, and the last state Of some of
these is worse than the first.
Burr clover, or, as it is sometimes
called, California clover. is adapted to
low lands that are we'll drained.
Spade up the ground around the
shrubs and trees. leaving about two
feet Of cultivated land about each
plant.
Good roads are more essential than
million dollar court houses; the one
benefits the masses, the other the
classes
Many farmers every year lose a por-
ton Of the value Of their crops be-
cause they have not force enough to
SOW them in season.
Forty pounds OF pure Kentucky blue
grass, FIVE pounds of solid redtop and
three pounds Of white clover per acre
make a good lawn seed mixture.
People are deceived sometimes in
the length Of time It takes 10 cool
q big can Of milk set In the cellar.
Try with a thermometer and see.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
LIme.suIphur eaa for Potato...


Farmers who plan to use lime-sul,
phur instead Of bordeaux mixture for
potatoes should abandon this idea Of
getting along with only one fungicide.
The New York experiment station has
established the fact that lime-sulphur
used on potatoes dwsrfs the plants
and cuts down the yield. The crop
sprayed with bordeaux mixture yield.
ed 90 bushels more per acre than the
unsprayed, and the patch on which
lime-sulphur was used yielded so
bushels to the acre less than the IN
sprayed. This gives a difference Of a
hundred bushels to the acre in favor
of the bordeaux as against lime-sul-
phur Lime-sulphur for trees, Dor
deaux for potatoes, seems the proper
rule.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
HANDY AS A SWARM CATCHER
Material, Which Costs but Few Cents,
Consists Of Cloth Bag, and
Piece Of Wire.
Az p. q. Hermann

I will describe how to make
swarm catcher with which a swarm
Of bees clustered 80 feet high can be
hived nearly as quickly and easily
as when near the ground.
It requires only a short time to
make one. The material, which is
worth but a, few cents, consists Of a
large bag made from any kind OF
stout, coarse cloth--sucb sack as
binding-twine comes in Is excellent.
To hold the. mouth OF this sack
open, piece OF smooth wire as large
or little larger than a telegraph-wire
is used, which is bent in a circle with
the ends overlapping some inches. so
that they can be tied together with
q small wire OF stout cord
The mouth of the sack is then Sc.
curely sewed around the wire hoop.
A crochet stick, the prongs Of which
naturally OF their own accord stay as
far or a little farther apart than the
diameter Of the wire hoop, is used
and with stout cord the end Of each
prong Is tied to the wire hoop directly
opposite each other so that the sack
swings free
Now the mouth OF the open sack
will always point upward, no matter
at what angle the pronged stick may
be held. The stick below the prongs
should be at least two feet long SO
the small end Of light pole can
be attached to it by allowing the two
to overlap q couple Of feet, and bind
ing them together with short straps.
Different length poles can be used,
as they can be attached or detached
in an instant
When swarm is clustered on a
small limb, the catcher can be raised
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
A Swarm Catcher,

up around them, theu quickly raised
Up. which jars the limb, so that the
whole swarm falls right into the
sack.
II they are clustered on a large
limb the mouth OF the sack can be
raised up under them and by moving
.t one side, the bees are brought into
the sack, and swarm can be picked
light on the body of tree, for by
letting the mouth of the sack catch
on the body of the tree below the
bees, then gradually raising 1t up, the
bees win be brushed in.
Carry to the hive and invert the
bag, OF rather turn it inside OUT, and
the bees win drop in front of the hive
and run into it, and the living is
done.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
LIVE STOCK
EJ NOTES

Flies are the worst enemies calves
have.
Don't neglect to keep salt in every
pasture.
The merciful man waters his horse
between whites.
Tho hog Is booster for the farm.
He always was, and always will be-
The pigs will be all the better for a
little slop IN a side dish OF their own.
No matter what the price IL don't
let tho brood SOW 90 II she is good
one
There should always be some for
age crop growing in the summer for
swine
Many Of the troubles with both
young and old horses may he traced to
bad teeth.
Hogs like a drink Of water at night
Little PIGS like q drink OF skim milk
most any time.
Don't expect to make profit on a
lock Of sheep unless you give thew
proper attention.
The herd bull should have good
feed and care. but above all he should
have regular exercise
Sometimes weeks chill rains Or
cold weather will set the pigs back a
month IN their growth
Give the wethers extrs grain. and
send them to market before the pas
ture Is dried and short
The ewes and lambs should be kept
out of hearing Of each other for a
time when weaving them.
sheep are a good medium for in
creasing the fertility Of the farm Of
the man Of limited mesns
After all that may be said IN favor
Of othsr pastures. clover stands al the
head when It comes TO the right thing
for pigs.
Lung troubles IN swine are fire.
ouently the result Of dust and filth
snufed through the nostrils while
feeding on the eround
These are the DAYS when little ex.
ira attention 70 the heller calves will
b. Ike the sowing Of coed seed. It Will
mean a good harvest later
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
GRIT BOX IN CHICKEN HOUSE
Much Trouble Can Be Saved 70 Poul.
Try RaIser By Uslna Device Shown
In the Illustration.

II you want to feed your chickens
grit, make a grit box like this TO hang
in the chicken house and tho trouble
viii be over, writes George w Clark
Of Noble. ILL.,. in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze. The sides % are made Of
7.S-inch boards 20 inches long on the
back side and II inches on front side,
inches wide at the bottom where the
sides meet the trough and AZ inches
wide at the top. Front Of hopper (2)
Is iL-inch thick, ~ inches wide and
II inches long The back Cs) is the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
MISSOURI SWINE HOUSE PLAN
Building With conerets Floor IL
shown In llIvstratlon--Hoas Ma
nlpulate Swinging Doors.

An excellent plan for a hog house
} given by william Critchell IN the
Missouri Valley Farmer as follows:
Illustration No. ] shows the floor
pian OF my hos house. "a by 50 feet.
In this house there are 16 stalls, BY
3 feet divided into . sleeping place 2
BY 8 feet and feeding place by q
tset.-ons cooker room s by IA feet.
bue feed bin by IL feat, and q drive
way feet wide with aiding roller
doors
No. gives an idea Of the conorots
coor, "a feet wide. A is the sleeping
place. p the feeding floor with a 2.inch
rise next TO bedding to keep out litter.
Q the driveway 8 feet wide. A. G and A
pre- all on the same level. The feeding
Doors Obj are 8 inches higher than
AA. sloping 70 inches higher than c.
kn litter drops into the driveway
Fhsre n can be taken up and hauled
ert 40 fertilizer. No. 8 shows the
house plan. with lighting space at ton
and small swinging doors at bottom.
These doors are hinged ct the top
% a. 20 swing both in and out The
hogs soon learn to open them. and they
always stay shut. would use 4 by 4
dimension lumber and make building
D fsst to nrut caves and 1lfeet 70 the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
DEVICE FOR RINGING SWINE
Crate Illustrated for Operation That
One Man Operate Without
slightest Trouble.

Here n = device that is a great help
Ter ringing hogs One man can operate
II without any trouble. Back It up 10
the hog nen door. run the hog In be.
tween the Stats and b, which are
then pulled together so tight that
be can be handled without trouble.
The crate should be foot 10 inches
Eids. 2 feet inches high and az feet
long. with solid floor mounted on
runners. The crate should have a
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21

sliding Partition.

center Of the coop. SAYS q writer in
the Popular Mechanics. The pols
which runs from the center Of the
sliding partition through hole at
one end Of the cage for pulling the
partition back and forth may be used
also as roost when it is desired to
leave the fowls in the pen for several
days for fattening purposes.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
AFFORDS AID TO HoRsEsHoER
Arpsrstus, Invented BY Alabana Man.
strapped on Animals Sack,
Holds Foet Up.

Horseshoeing has been made .
simpler and safer operation through
the invention Of an Alabama man.
This consists OF an apparatus that
straps on the back Of the horse or
mule and holds up the foot to be shod,
thus saving the blacksmith the trouble
Of holding It between bis knees aud
eliminating the possibility Of the ami.
NAL kicking the man through the wall
when he gets restless. A saddle. with
lever pivotsd to It, Is strapped to the
horses back Pivoted to the lever II
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21

same IS the front except that it is "a
inches long and extends above the
hopper with two Winch holes so It can
be hung mp on the wall. The cover
90 is 6 inches wide and u inches
long hinged to the back with a small
hinge in the middle A trough (5l II
inches long, inches wide ans 3
inches deep, attached to the bottom OF
hopper, leaves 1inch space below
the front board FOR the grit to feed
through.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21

The grower Of beef cattle is sure to
weed out the one that Is continually
bawling. when II should be grazing
for the simple reason that there IL
more waste than gain Of sdipose lis
sue al such a time. The stock con-
tent 70 feed upon the good pasture at
hand rather than busy themselves
trying to break into forbidden fields.
POSSIBLY not nearly as good. are tbs
unes that make the most gain IN
weight.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
Ensd N. Chicks.

The best feed for chicks Is va
riety OF ground grains. consisting OF
corn. wheat, Kafir corn. millet and
hulled oats. Feeds of these and SINH
lar good mixtures are purchaseable at
less cost than the mixture can be
prepared by the individual Also give
them charcoal and fine grit. Never
feed any wet feeds
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21
sTRETcHER FOR WOVEN WIRE
Excellent Device May Be Made Using
Heavy Chains Attached 70 TWO
by Four Pieces.

An excellent device for making
stretcher for woven wire Is described
by Elmer J. Million OF Oklahoma in
the Farmers Mail and Breeze as fol-
lows:
Take two stay chains from the wag-
on and log chain, fasten chain or
wire about two feet from two by
four or other pole and connect back
TO the corner post and you have a
good stretcher for woven wire fence.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-21

Sling a stay chain about the lever on
either side Of the connecting wire, or
chain and hook the other ends into
the log chain as the fence is drawn
up with the lever. To get firm hold
on the wire take two pieces Of two
by four and bolt them over the end Of
the wire as shown.