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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

People delight me-" said Mrs. Mar
shall, and Washington is full OF all
sorts of people Back In the days
when was deputy clerk OF Steuben
county, Indiana, helping my father. |
became interested in men and women.
and my interest has increased day by
day never tire of people. rea! peo'
pie, and that is one reason ! have a
good time everywhere | 60 ! liked
the folks who came to Steuben county
court to attend court or to trade
horses. like the people In Washing
ton Bored? No. I'm never bored
Mr. Marshall is the better half Of
our family. His charities are wider.
his sympathies wider and his religion
deeper than mine; and | think his
soul Is all right until he goes to grand
opera and looks and acts bored, and
then ! doubt the existence OF soul
in his body. Music appeals TO me.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
Animals Hate Solitude.

In all the animal world there Is no
NAL, whether wild or domestic, ever
likes to be alone for very long at a
time. Even the birds, of all kinds and
species, hate solitude. Parrots, par.
ticularly, and all gregarious birds of
the tropics begin to NOPE and pine
away If kept in solitary captivity
st. Nicholas
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
Musical Criticism.

A western musical critic thus
speaks of a prima donna: she had,
and we suppose still retains, mag
nficent voice for a fog whistle. Its
compass was perfectly surprising. She
would shake the chandelier with
wild whoop that made every man In
stinctively feel for his scalp, and fol-
low it up with a roar that would
shame q bassoon.'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

ed authority on the subject. He has
already had considerable experience
in state department affairs. as he was
third assistant secretary OF state from
1885 to 1891 and was assistant secre-
tary in 1898. He. resigned as, assistant
secretary to go to Paris as counsel
to the American peace, commission In
the negotiations that brought about
the end Of the Spanish-American war
He was a law clerk in the state de-
pArtment In 1885
prof Moore has been secretary of
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
BUILDING JOlST FRAME BARN
Plan Given Stands All Tests for
Strength and Permits Unobstruct-
ed Room In Hay Loft.

Herewith Is shown details of con.
structing jost frame barn roof.
Where the barn is sc feet wide or
less the construction is shown on~the
right using by 10 brace is of sufti-
cient strength, Where the width OF
the building exceeds &c feet 1t Is ad-
the left, using extra pieces for short
cross bracing The rafters should be
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
PROF. J. B. MOORE, SEC RETARY BRYAN'S AIDE

the fisheries conference. secretary OF
the conference on Samoan affairs.
delegate to the fourth international
American conference at Buenos Ayres,
in 1910. and social plenipotentiary TO
the Chilean centennial the same year.
He has written much on matters OF
political science and diplomacy and is
one OF the editors OF The Political
Science Quarterly. He Is a native Of
Delaware and a graduate OF the Uni
versity of Virginia
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
Neck Rings.

What the women in the Shan Hills
of Upper Burmah want is long neck
Beauty Is estimated from the extend
ed head pivot. From childhood the
women wear tight rings of brass about
the neck, and at the slightest relief
from the strain another ring Is added
BESIDES the rings around their necks,
they wear heavy rings on their legs
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
LIVE STOCK
TJ NOTES

Horses should be carefully handled
in cold, stormy weather.
In the case of sheep, great atten'
ton must be given to details.
Hogs are susceptible to rheumatism
II allowed to sleep in wet or damp
beds
Get the brood sows out on the
permit.
Let the colt have shelter from
storm, but let him have access to
pasture also
Mate up the teams intended for
work in the spring at least few days
before they are needed.
Handle the brood sows SO that the
young pigs will beIn to grow from
the time of their birth.
The horses should be hitched up
occasionally and put to some work, II
only for an hour or two.
Success in the sheep business de-
ponds as much or more upon the care
taken as upon the sheep.
There is a great tendency on the
part of many to neglect the colts on
the farm during the winter,
A pleasant, cheerful, fearless dispo-
stion Is a valuable quality in road.
ster or general purpose horse.
It is reported that great numbers Of
horses In Europe have been success
fully vaccinated against CHAMBERS.
It is fact that there is more dam
ger from a spread of CHAMBERS In this
country than most people are aware
Of
Sheep are such sensitive creatures
that little things in care and feed
make for success of failure no matter
what the breed.
Corn breeders claim that 1t is pos
sible to double their crops by i'm
proved methods, Is it not possible for
US to double our pig crop without
keeping more sows?
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

lumbia university.
Is the new coun-
sellor of the state
department. and
will be the acting
head of the de-
partment when
yer Secretary
Bryan is absent
from Washington.
Prof. Moore has
held the chair Of
international law
at Columbia uni.
versity since 1891
and Ia A recognize
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

Teach the boy that there is inst as
much opportunity to use his brains
on the farm as In any other work
and the chances are he will be more
willing to stay with you.
Present indications are that hog
prices will make another fight within
the next five or six months. This
ought to be a good time to get
bunch of shoats together and feed
them skim-milk
While plenty of roughness OF the
ordinary kind does not add much rich
ness to the ration in theory, in prac-
tice 1t is worth considerable Cows
like the stuff themselves with some.
thing after having had their meal Of
concentrated feed II they cannot do
this they fall down III the milking
supply.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

Lombard. H., is
entitled to men,
bership in the
Mayhower and
Colonial societies
as well as the
Sons of the ReVo-
luton His ante
cedents took part
In every war the
United States
yer foug h t.
Webbs have been
among the resi-
dents of the coun-
t,y ayor cipna n
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

Miss Ethel Com
stock, under the
auspices OF the
Diocesan Mission
Of Chicago. has
originated the plan
of introducing va
ried forms of en-.
terrain ment. with
dancing parties Is
one of the main
features, in one Of
the Oldest and
most aristocratic
congregations-St
lanes EDiScOpal
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
The people OF Washington are in
tensely interested in Vice-President

and Mrs. Thomas
R. Marshall--"the
happiest married
couple In Amer
ica."
They are frank,
essy-going "Hoos-
Iers." who laugh at
the world and
make others laugh
with them. Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall
came to Washing
ton smiling, and
they have SAILED
ever since.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

church at Ontario and Cass streets
st. James parish Is in the midst OF a
large rooming house district
Little business people who are the
backbone of our country" says Miss
Comstock having no place to enter
tain friends and not financially able
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
Az a Last Resort.

Should girl propose to a bashful
suitor?" mot until she has tried ev-
erything else. Ask him II he is going
to invite you to his wedding. That
usually starts something"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
German uae Of Potatoea.

Potatoes are dried In slices, chips
and fakes in Germany for feeding
to cattle, swine and sheep and hun.
dreds of thousands Of tons are con-
sumed In that way.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

Of 2 by 6's, the floor josts 2 by l9s
and the braces running from the bot
tom of plate to the inner posts are
best made of 2 by SIS doubled. This
construction stands all tests for
strength and permits of unrestricted
room in the hay loft.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15
FoleyS
Kidney
Pills

What They Will Do for You
They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, COR
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, end
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia-
bates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

>>*>s w.
suAy hens produce 1850
Breed horses to some purpose.
The best cows are the cheapest
Good for land and cows-alfalfa
Winter dairying will never be over
done
Millet seed is great egg dropping
Cherry trees are an ideal fruit for
home grounds.
Oats and peas. sown early. make
good hog pasture
Use horse manure for the hotbed;
rotted manure tor the soil
Plenty of pure water is necessarily to
the profits end of stock raising
About 60 per cent of the feed given
COW goes to maintain her body
Unless wisely fed and cared for a
herd of fine hogs will degenerate rap,
idly.
Keep the orchard clear of all dried
brush, it being the harbor for injuri
GUS insects
The day is not far distant when the
scrub hog will be only a memory,
Hasten it's coming
The hens will be laying for you II
you give them plenty Of vegetable.
bone meal and grain.
II the cows or calves get lousy, try
an application of strong brine thick
ened with strong soap.
The longer the calf is allowed to
suck the COW the harder it will be to
make it drink from the bucket.
1t is nearly always best to save
some of the old sows. especially to
farrow the early spring filters.
More alfalfa means more home
grown feed and smaller feed bills. II
naturally leads to better profits
Farm crops sold to cows and shoats
bring top prices and the fertility OF
the soil is kept on the place. too
The man with Ave COWS and sepa
rator is better off than his neighDor
with eight COWS and no machine.
No matter how we'll bred cow
may be she cannot produce milk at
profit when given only maintenance
ration
Study your breed. You cant make
success by giving White Leghorns
and Plymouth Rocks the same kind OF
treatment.
Test the seed,--not the corn alone,
but samples Of all the kinds OF grain
you intend to SOW. The results may
surprise you.
The high cost of living on the farm
may be reduced in measure at least
by producing more Of the necessities
of life at home.
It's an exceptional COW that can get
enough inspiration from straw pile
and tank Of ice water to give de-
cent mess OF milk
What are you going to do with
your idle hours this winter? says one
paper The man whose farm work is
systematized has none.
White Of the egg is recommended
in cases of fracture in chickens. to1
soaking the bandages, thus binding
them together and stiffening.
II hogs are lousy set small post
wrapped tight with an old rope, In
the ground, and soak the rope with
coal oil The hog will do the rest.
Industrious fowls are the kind to
keep 1t matters not what the breed
is, the lazy hen Is Improbable 1t is
the Industrious hen that produces
eggs
In figuring up the value of the dairy
COW, do not neglect to take the calf
into consideration. This is one rea
son why registered cattle are so de
sirabe.
The best heifer calves may be made
into fine veal In seven or eigh. weeks
by feeding them skim m'k and oil
meal, but better far it is to raise Them
on the same foods,
Keep over a few of the best ewes
of your own breeding each wear, even
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

John Bassett Moore, professor OF in
ternational law and diplomacy at Co
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

A genealogical record. going BACK
to 1850, proves that J B. Webb. OF
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

With a view toward solving one OF
the vital social problems OF big city
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

Farm crops sold to cows and shoats
bring top prices and the fertility OF
the soil Is kept on the place. too
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

Great cuihtrn Pig. & Mfu. 70
"trFRIsU w.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

The man with Ave cows and sepa
rator is better off than his neighbor
with eight COWS and no machine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

More alfalfa means more nome
grown feed and smaller feed bills. II
naturally leads to better profits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

If hogs are lousy set small post
wrapped tight with an old rope, In
the ground, and soak the rope with
coal oil The hog will do the rest.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

White Of the egg is recommended
in cases of fracture in chickens, fol
soaking the bandages, thus binding
them together and stiffening.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

1t is nearly always best to save
some of the old sows, especially to
farrow the early spring litters.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

The longer the calf is allowed to
suck the COW the harder 1t will be to
make it drink from the bucket.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

II the cows or calves get lousy, try
an application of strong brine thick
ened with strong soap.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-05-15

What are you going to do with
your idle hours this winter? says one
paper. The man whose farm work is
systematized has none
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23
Unity of Protestants.

Addressing the general Luth-
eran synod. in session at Atchi-
son, Kansas last week. DR..
Shailer Matthews, dean of the
divinity school of the University
of Chicago, emphasized the i'm
portance of q unity Of Protestant
Churches.
There's need of cooperative
action by the Protestants," said
DR.. Matthews. Efforts of the
federal council of the churches
of Christ are intended to unity
the Protestant forces. The coun-
Gil does not ask in this unifca-
ticn the sacrifice Of doctrine or
the compromise Of doctrine. 1t
simply asI.s unification Of the
fundamental belief to which
Christians adhere. The council
proposes to bring all face to face
with Christ and enable US to
work for social betterment."
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23
All Saloons are
Blind Tigers.

The supreme court Of Georgia
has held that any place where
liquor is illegally sold is q "blind
tiger" and can be closed by an
injunction az a public nuisance.
The case came up from Savan.
nah, the trial Judge having de.
fined a blind tiger as a place
where liquors are sold STEALTH.
ly. The defendants made the
plea that as they sold openly in
violation Of the law that they
were not conducting blind tigers
and liable to the penalties pro
vided in an act passed before the
state prohibition law went into
effect. What is . good legal
definition in Georgia of 4 blind
tiger" would doubtless be q good
one in Tennessee. No diffe-.
ence how brazenly q gilded a.
loon carries on it's breaking Of
the state law, it is q blind tiger
in the eyes Of the law. The a.
nal outcome in Savannah NAV
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23

Columbia, Tenn, May It
The Tennessee Press association
concluded it's annual business
here. The following officers
weae elected: A. N. Sherman,
Athens, president; T. L. Turner,
Martin, first vice-president; Her
vey Whitfield, Clarksville, sec.
o n d vice-president; w. M.
Featherley, Hartman, third
vice-president; Rutledge Smith.
Cookeville, secretary Rob Roy,
Alexandria, treasurer; John r.
Rison, Paris, delegate to the no.
tional association at Colorado
Springs, with Edward Albright,
Gallatin, as alternate.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23
Japan's Income Tax.

Those who think the income
tax proposed by Representative
Cordell Hull, Of this state, and
incorporated in the Underwood
bill an onerous burden may find
the new japanese income tax
law interesting reading. Com
mercial incomes below $500
are to be taxed 4 per cent. and
the rate reaches 10 per cent.
with incomes above $25, 900 and
ID per cent. with incomes above
100000. This law will afford
an illustration likewise Of the
state of Japanese finances. Pri.
vate incomes are taxed 2,5 pei
cent. when they exceed $500. A
country that cuts 90 deeply into
the earnings Of the middle
classes must be regarded as hard
PRAISED. This is . misfortune
for Japan, bnt it is not without
Q comfprting side when the pos.
abilities OF war between this
country aud Japan are being die.
cussed. Chattanooga News.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23
be Illuminating as q method of
procedure against Nashville's
law breakers. -Tennessean and
American.
Confederate Reunion.

The announcement was made
nearly aweek ago that every
thing was in readiness for the
annual reunion of the United
Confederate Y eterans at Chatta-
nooga on the 9th, 2sth and 10Th
insts. Twelve hundred tents
have been erected for the accom-
mediation of veterans and two
historic battlefelds Of fifty years
ago have been transformed into
beautiful parks. Chattanooga,
tbs hoped, will do o good part
by the veterans, sec. that all are
housed and entertained and
every effort should be made to
prevent visitors from being rob-
bed, on prices by hotels and
boarding houses. The only OBJ
lection to the latter day r..
unions is that the veteran is lost
to sight in the glory of the spon-
sors and maids Of honor, " no are
worth more to the COZ .mercial
side Of the occasion. We wish
Chattanooga and the Veterans q
great and good time>
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23
Bitter Letters of :,
Mrs. Lincoln.

New York. May 17.-What
are known as Mrs. Lincoln i
bitter letters" are to be sold al
auction here next week. The
collection consists of twelve let.
tiers written by the widow of the
martyred President in the years
just following his assassination.
In some of them Mrs. Lincoln
Was almost hysterical ia up.
braiding congress for not provid-
ing for her, and:in her denunci.
alton of General Grant. One
letter written in August, 1856,
asks a friend to try to sell the
blaze lace gown which Mrs. Lin.
coin wore at the scond Inaugural
tion (''for two hours only)" in
order to raise money for the sup.
port Of herself and her two boys.
The gown was one presented to
her friend Of her husbnnd, aud
it cost $8, 500.
In another letter, dated De-
cember 30, 1885, Mrs. Lincoln
writes bitterly of the fortunes Of
the Grant family as compared
with her own, and declares that
General Grants services to his
country were certainly not su-
perior to my husbands"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23
Suits Us.

Say fellowsl Let's all chip in
and have a few comfortable seats
made and placed in that beau.
tiful shade in the courthouse
yard. That would be a fine
lounging place for the few loaf.
ers that we heve and for the PEG.
pie who come to town and who
want to get q little rest without
going to a hotel. The expense
would hardly be felt yet the lit
tie things like this make the
difference between q dead and q
live town.-Macon County News.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23
Don't Worry About Boys.

Don't worry if the boy who re-
ports for meals at your table and
smashes the windows playing
bah in the back yard does not
fetch home long columns Of high
marks from school. Don't be
alarmed by all the yarns the pa
pers print about the boy prodi-
gies at Harvard and elsewhere.
We wish those remarkable lads
luck and a fair field in life and
we are amazed by the intellect.
ual stunts that they perform.
They play with the fourth d.
mension as blithesomely as ever
the champion pole vanlter goes
over the bar at 10 feet. But we
wish to remind the average faith
err of the average boy that the
race is not always to the swift
nor the battle to the strong"
Let's see about some of the
others. Sir Isaac Newton was q
dull boy. Liebig, the chemist,
was called q ''booby. /" Sir Wal.
ter Scott was thought "the
thickest skull in his school" and
the greatest blockhead in his
university" Richard Brinsley
Sheridan was told ia his boy
hood that he was an incorrigible
Ounce. Goldsmith was slow.
The renowned Isaac Barrow was
"a marvel Of stupidity" when a
lad. Dougas Jerrold, the wit,
was very slow witted. in his ear
ly years.
You can't always tell. In
"Evelyn's Diary there is a long
description of q stupendous prod
ICY; no one knows what became
of him. Precocity does net al
ways succeed nor does dullDess
always fail. Let your boy have
a real boyhood. When he be-.
comes a man let him put away
childish things; help him to
weave strong fibers into his char
acter, and you may awaitresults
with reasonable degree ofcom.
placency Boston Journal.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23

( County Republicans are begin.
ming ia take notice that the time
for another primary to name can.
didates for the county Offices is
not far distant. We hear from
some who are prominent and sus-
posed to be we'll informed that
the primary will most likely be
held at an carly date in Septem.
Der I'M order that the matter of
naming candidates may not in
terfere with the harvesting of
the crop of this year or the plant
ing and cultivation of the crop
next year.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23
Short Story Of
Eleven Poor Bows.

John Adams, second presi-
dent, was the son Ola grocer Of
very moderate earns. =
Andrew Sackson was born in
d hut in the pine woods for which
the state is famous.
James K. Polk spent the early
years Of his life digging living
out Of anew farm 10 North Car
DINA. He was later . clerk in
q store.
Willard Fillmore was the son
of q New York farmer. and his
home was humble one. He learn
ed the business of a clothier.
James Buchanan was born in
q small town in the Allegheny
Mountains. His father cut the
logs and build a house in. what
was then the wilderness.
Abraham Lincoln was the son
Of a wretchedly poor farmer 10
Kentucky, aud lived in q log
cabin until he was twenty-one
years old.
Ulysses s. Grant lived the life
of a village boy in a plain home
on the banks of the Ohio river
until he was seventeen years Of
age.
Andrew johnson was appren.
ticed to o tailor at the age Of
ten years by his widowed moth
err. He was never able to- at.
tend school and picked up all
the education he ever had.
James A, Garfield was born in
q log cabin. He worked on q
farm until he was strong enough
to use carpenters tools, when be
learned the trade. He after.
wards worked on q canal
Grover Oleveland's father was
q Presbyterian minister with a
small salary and q large family.
The boys had to earn their liv.
ling.
William. McKinley's early
home was plain and comfortable,
aud his father was able to keep
him at school. Sci.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23
Bull rlooserS on
Committee.

Progreszives will have repre-.
sentation on four Of the most
important house committee
places. Chairman underwood
of the ways and means commit
tee, and ( Progressive Leader
Murdoch have agreed upon such
q plan.
Az there are fifteen accredited
progre,. sives in the house, SONS
will Ilaye places on more than
onv, committee. Rivers and itar.
b.ors and agriculture are the ON.
lily important committees upor
which the progressives will not
J have representation.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-23

The Memphis Commercial APP.
peal stated last Sunday that the
May grind" of the Criminal
court would begin Monday, when
Judge. Jesse Edgington would
select the Grand Jury. w e
take it for granted that His Hon
or was careful to select for his
Grand Jury men on whom he car
depend for nonenforcement Of
the State laws.