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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
Room In Order.

A room well aired fresh. clean and
sweet holds In itself refreshment and
rest Within its four walls. no mat
ter how simple they may be, comfort
and peace are to be found All these
things are just what business WON
an needs after her days work, and
she will not find them II she does not
see to II that her own room waits for
her clean and tidy
If the room Is once in order It will
not be . great amount Of trouble to
keep It that way. though II may take
a little thought at first to get into the
habit OF orderliness especially " one
has allowed oneself to grow slack.
business woman is so hurried that she
is apt to let things slip trifle and
to feel that she has not the time or
the energy to keep her room and her
bureau drawers immaculate. This
is often the case even when she goes
out to her work looking perfectly
groomed herself Such an idea Is In
correct. however: she would have
time and energy. as well as expert
ence new comfort and pleasure, II she
refused to let things slide and kept
her belongings in apple pie order
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
CARE OF DUCKS IN WINTER
Any Kind Of Green Stuff That Hap
pens to Be Handy Makes Excel
lent Feed for Fowls.

During winter feed my ducks any
green stuff that happen to have
handy. Turnip. parsnip and carrot
tops. cabbage leaves. beet leaves, on
onion tops. purslane. pigweed, tender
crab grass. lettuce. radish, mustard.
cut fine. all make good bulky feed.
These are dried in the shade during
the summer and stored like hay.
When | want to feed them quantity
Is boiled for twelve hours and mixed
with finely cut roots. such as potato,
turnip, parsnip carrot, onion and
beet Apples are also used, says a
writer in the Orange Judd Farmer,
These are all cooked.
Not much OF one kind Of plant Ia
given at time. Four measures OF
any one with four of corn chop to
each of wheat bran. red wheat shorts
and boiled fresh meat are fed as a
mash-all the ducks will eat 1t up
clean in few minutes. II any of the
mash Is left, it Is at once removed to
avoid It's getting sour. This feed Is
given twice daily during the winter
and three times in spring. 1t has al
ways proved satisfactory.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
Ready With His Answer.

An Irishman was newly employed
at lumber Office The proprietors OF
the company were young men and de-
cided to have some fun with the new
Irish hand Patrick was duly left IN
charge OF the office. with instructions
to take all orders which might come
in during their absence.
Going to a nearby drug store. they
proceeded to cali up the lumber com
pany's office and the following con
versation enSued:
Hello. Is this the East Side Lum-
Der company"
yes. sir. And what would ye be
havin'?"
Take an order. will you?'
Sure. That's what I'm here for
please send Us up 1000 knot
holes"
We'll, now an amt that a bloomin
shame! I'm sorry. but we are just
out"
"How's that"
Just sold them all to the new brew
cry"
ITO the new brewery? What do
they want with them?"
"By golly, an they use them for
bungholes in barrels. The Delinea'
tor.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
s,reet Trees Valuable Assets.

No one has ever been overheard
saving that any community. town. city,
state or nation grew too NAVY street
trees On the other hand those hav'
Ing the most have become famous for
their civic pride and progressiveness
Again. countries or sections OF coun-
tries have become barren, untnhabited
wastes when denuded OF all trees
Therefore. trees are In some cases
prime necessity and in all cases a
yaluabl asset SO clearly Is this rec
ocpized that there Is much goodnat-
ured rivalry as to which city Is best
planted or has the most street trees
In fact street trees are the finest mu'
nicipal asset city may have, when
we'll grown and officially controlled.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
CZAk'SVAs7AEAlL.TH
Russian Ruler Easily the Richest
Man in the World.
His Estimated Income Is S3o.0c0,oOo
Year and His Vast Possessions
Are All the Time inCreas
lnu In Value.

While Russia Ia q frequent and
large borrower among the nations OF
the earth. Emperor Nicholas, accord
Ing to a statement presented to his
majesty by the imperial treasurer
general, Is the richest man In the
world, writes the St. Petersburg cor
respondent of the New York Tribune
The statement is couched in fanciful
language, but the facts which 1t re-
cites are said by St. Petersburg bank
ers to be beyond dispute.
Your majesty" says Baron Men
chikoff need have no fear OF ever
coming to suffer the stings of poverty
Financially you are solvency itself.
With one hand you could buy out the
American multimillionaires. Rockefel-
Ter and Morgan, and still have sufh-
cient In the other to talk business
with Baron Rothschild. Or, II you
prefer, you can take over the Krupps,
although ! would not recommend the
investment"
The ear is very angry with Baron
Menchikoff and his playful ways, and
rebuked him soundly for INDUCING IN
such undignified comparisons
The cars civil list amounts to
nearly f2.OOO,OOO, including the
amounts paid to the grand dukes, and
OF this sum more than E1,O00 600 Is
available for his own private pur-
poses Then he owns lands In Rus
sia In Europe which cover an area
equal to that Of the whole Of Nevada.
OF which the revenues reach the vast
sum of s2O,O0O,O0O a year, Of which
$5,O0O,0O0 is paid to the grand ducal
families The cars lands in Siberia
bring him In another $7.500.O0O. al
though they are at present largely
undeveloped Altogether. including
interest on savings, the cars income
exceeds $30,O00,00O and is increasing
rapidly. He sets aside each year a
large sum for each OF his four daugh-
tiers. 80 that II any one Of the royal
princes contracts a marriage in that
quarter he will do extremely we'll
from a worldly point Of view-though.
of course, the exact disposition OF the
cars huge fortune Is known only to
himself and his financial adviser.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
Ten Million Oyster Shells.

OYSTER shells have Of late become
quite valuable. 1t has been discov'
cred that they are quite excellent to
build roads with; they are also used
for fertilizers and the manufacture OF
buttons. Nowadays the FISHERMAN
saves his shells and sells them at
profit. The biggest pile OF shells In
the world Is situated at Hampton,
Va, on Chesapeake bay the greatest
Of OYSTER waters This miniature
mountain is the product OF one sea
sons catch Of one man. Frank Oar
ling the millionaire kin OF the Oys
termen." The pile is fifty feet high
and $50 feet long and contains about
two hundred thousand bushels OF
shells, which yielded about five mil
lion oysters These shells Will sell
for ten thousand dollars. and before
the next season the pile Will have dis
anpeared, to make room for another
as large. There are many oyster
shell hillocks in the Chesapeake bay
region though none quite so large as
this,-Wide World Magazine
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
1nebuIl|
T : Helps, Y |
IMPROVE THE COUNTRY TOWN
Purely 40 a Business Proposition,
eeautIfyIno Any Village Will
Be Found to Pay.

The cities, great and small. are dong
their whole duty In providing parks
but the villages and small towns seem
to think that parks are Injuries De-
yond them. We hear political econo
mists bewailing the fact that the cities
are growing faster than the country
and they ask why 1t is. Parks. boule
wards, libraries, added to the other al
fractions of the cities are sure to en-"
tice the country youth from the hum,
drum life in a frowsy hamlet And
who can blame them?
But II Mr.. Carnegie, or Mr.. Rocke
Teller or other of our rich men, should
assist and encourage our country
towns to build parks. to plant trees
and beautify their towns. thus max
ing their homes pleasant. the glamour
OF the city would not be 30 striking
the building and endowing OF great IL
braries is most commedable. but there
are many things we need more. Those
fine palaces filled with books are hand
rome monuments to the rich donor
but the same amount OF money ex-
pended in Fairgrounds about the city
schools and In parks In country VII
lagos would bring more health ana
happiness to all the people. Our coun
try people need to be educated along
this line. Make the country towns
more beautiful. and the desire to leave
them for the great cities will not be so
great In spring time the dwellers IN
the cities turn with longing to the
country and the country town. They
long for green fields and singing BIRDS
snd happy the suburban town whose
people have made It's streets shady
its appearance attractive, for to such
will come people who add to the com
munity's life and prosperity. From
an economic view. village improve
ment pays II fills up vacant houses
It increases the value Of your proper
ty, It educates your boy and girl ana
II will make this world a pleasanter
place than you found It,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
Exterior Of Hen House.

want the open front style as we want.
ed it tight for fumigating and also to
keep out beating storms. The upper
sash are lowered most Of the time,
and during cold weather we have a
muslin curtain to lower over the OPEN
ing. Roosts are hinged to the north
side and may be raised and fastened
to the ceiling where they are out OF
the way for cleaning, etc. A good
dropping board below keeps the floor
In good condition. Nests are placed
along the east and west sides. This
house has a good cement floor which
keeps out rats.
This house admits plenty Of sun
light and we have not had frozen
comb or sick chicken all winter.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
PROGRESS Of Medicine.

At the recent surgeons convention
II, New York hammocks were put In
nat,ents' insidCs to hold their stom'
achs I'D wounds were sewed with
sewing machines. and DR. Alexis Car
rel cut off dogs legs and liked them
on again with perfect ease and sue
cess :.
1.-The way surgery is progressing,
said Simeon Ford in an awed voice
nobody need ever be given up any
more-unless indeed. It's a case OF
poor old Sykes
".There goes Sykes" on OF my
clerks said to me the other day
There goes old Bill Skyes, as hale
and hearty as he ever was And yet
eight doctors have at various times
given him up
".Ha. ha!' laughed And what
did they give him up for George?
".He wouldn't pay his bills the
clerk replied"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
ROMANCE all GONE
Anna Warrington's Brief Days OF
Glory Are Over.
immortaIlzed by Great Painter. In .
Worid.famous Picture, She 10
Passing the Evening OF Her
Life Poor and Unknown.

Who Is Anna Warrington? And
why should one care who she Is. any
way? Well. she. was once beauti-
full woman and her face was made
immortal by great painter In a pic
ture that is one OF the most roman
tic ever painted. 1t Is the portrait
of a kiss. The artist was Carolus
Duran and Anna Warrington was the
girl receiving the kiss 1t is a beau
tiful picture.
And Anna Warrington?
She is an old, old woman and lives
alone in little English village poor
and plain and unknown.
But forty years ago, how different!
Yes. 1t was forty years ago that the
beautiful kiss picture was painted
A beautiful woman Is reclining IN
her lovers arms and receiving the
kiss full on the mouth, And how ar
IDENTIFY does the lover hold her, one
strong hand beneath her head, the
other against her waist. clasped over
BY her own little. soft hand and her
arm fung about his neck In the aban-
don OF loving. and the two beautiful
faces together
And that woman was Anna War
rineton.
She was In the full glory OF her
chs when she 20 ed for The IA
nous kiss picture, and 1t is said that
the r, ason Duran pointed II with such
exquisite tenderness was that he was
at the time paseionately In love with
hi b autiul model The lover In the
picture Is almost a portrait OF Duran
IN the DAYS OF his youth.
When she found she was getting
too old to pose she went to work as
a designer at SO week and life
turned prosaic and colorless. II dared
her a little. Her life a short time ago
had been I'll d with marvellous prom
ises. But that was youth. and some
how life had not made good Why
could one not always be Ike the girl
in lie Eaiser?" she asked herself
life was so beautiful then. and Anna
Warrineton never dreamed 1t would
be, could be- anything else.
And now she Is y alone and Durar
Is an old man and has forgotten
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06

who would think the little fat
worm that bores It's way into the
chestnut would have any use." said
the man OH the corner as he ao
stracted nut from the hot and
savory pan. Yet they are in demand
by fishermen. as they make the best
kind of bait for catching clubs When
the weather gets cold enough for
chestnuts It is generally too cold for
bass and other Ash. 80 the enthusf
astic followers OF the immortal lzak
fall back on the club. Some OF them
have an arrangement with chestnut
vendors to keep all OF the worms the.
find In their stock for which they are
paid a few cents or according to the
generosity Of the fisherman
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
|DOULIM NJ1F('
~ El2H NJ
| &SSSSsssSSSSSS$S 1ealU
Clean soiled eggs.

Clean solled eggs.
Get a reputation for selling fresh
eggs.
Do not keep eggs in a cellar or
damp place.
Let the old roosters go before they
eat their heads off.
About ten ducks are required to
make pound Of feathers.
II chicken keeping doesn't pay don't
be In too big hurry to blame the
chickens.
Goose feathers being more oily are
apt to sooner turn rancid than chick
en- feathers.
Crude carbolic acid and coal oil
make fine disinfectant. Use a con-
tinuous sprayer
A sovereign remedy for limberneck
is four drops Of turpentine in tea
spoonful of water.
Charcoal is a wonderful tonic at
this time See that the fowls get all
they want of it to eat
Poultry breeders need to know as
much of the breeding worth of fowl
rs Cdlll6 UTeeuelS VI q Duii'
The man with a fine lot OF young
chickens to sell, now Is the one who
has a smile that won't come on
One sick chicken soon infects a
whole flock 1t is always safest to re
move a bird at first signs Of illness
The essentials of poultry raising
are cleanliness and close attention,
coupled with hard work and com
mon sense.
Supply hens with plenty OF crushed
oyster shell. The shells costs little and
means much II it's winter eggs you
are working for
The hens relish green food Of some
sort and will amply repay you for the
trouble of chopping up cabbage, pota-
to Feelings. turnips, etc.
Any egg eaters In the flock? Make
the nests as dark as possible; that
will help. If that doesn't discourage
the culprit, sharpen up the ak.
In the long continuous poultry build
ing 1t Is desirable that an alley way
be provided for the sake Of convent
ence In rassin" through The building
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
Mascullne NIobe.

woman who has hled suit
AGAINST her husband In Kansas City
makes these extraordinary charges;
"a That whenever she left him at
home to 20 out In company. Mr.. Cor
don would become hysterical end cry
(2) That he wept for an hour on
the day that bottle Of milk soured
and .she refused to go to the grocery
and get another
Why didn't she chuck him under
the chin. dam his we'll Of tears with
the promise OF new Partisan smok-
ing Jacket. and thus avoid recourse to
the divorce court?
It's an old trick-but 1t works =
Boston Globe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
A FEW UNUSUAL REctPE4.

Most of US know and have prepared
pigs in blankets--that IL bacon
wrapped In small piece OF
steak. Drowned In fat and then sim
mered In q little water-but this Ger
man dish, although similar. is one
quite unusual:
Cut, pieces of we'll pounded round
steak, cut thin. in pieces about five
inches wide; salt and pepper well, lay
. slice of pickle. slice Of onion and
q strip OF bacon ON each piece and
roll 1t up. Brown In q little fat, add
q bay leaf and enough water to sim.
mer for an hour or two. Be sure that
the meat Ia either skewered or tied
with, string. II the meat is rolled
or dusted with -four the gravy 10
slightly thiokened.
Chocolate cooI<iss.--Take q cupful
OF brown sugar. ene-half cup of butter.
one cup OF sour milk. one egg and one
half teaspoonful Of soda. Melt two
squares of chocolate. add one and
half cups Of -four. q half cup OF rails
ms, q half cup Of nutmeats we'll bro
ken. Mix and drop by teaspoonfuls
on buttered pans.
Bran Muffins.-These are good
for people troubled with constipation.
and are often recommended by ply
sicians. Beat All egg and add
pinch OF salt. then half cup OF mo-
,lasses. q cup Of milk. two cups OF
-four, four teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Mix we'll and bake twenty min
utes to half an hour. This makes
dozen mufilns.
Peanut Butter Fudge.-Put two
cups Of brown sugar and two-thirds OF
q cup OF milk In a granite sauce pan.
set over the Are and stir until the
sugar is dissolved. Boil until little
dropped In cold water will form a
soft ball, then add four tablespoonful
Of peanut butter; stir until the butter
IL melted. then beat until creamy. Add
q teaspoon OF vanilla and third OF
cup Of sultana raisins.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06

The sad tale Of az Involuntary Night
was told in the Leeds tEnglish)
county court, when the jury awarded
to Miss Eilen c. Fimlott. profes.
sional nurse. damages to the amount
OF 1915 against r ], Isaacson a Leeds
engineer The plaintiffs story was
that she was sitting on the sands at
riley when she saw an aeropiane com.
ing straight toward her. She tried to
get out OF the way but was caught
and picked up by -one Of the wings
She remembers seeing the sea. and
then lost consciousness, awakening
later to find herself In hospital.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
E>()tuIH
s. a 1
Il - j
POULTRY HOUSE ABOUT RIGHT
Building Described and illustrated
That 10 Well Arranged to Admit
Plenty Sunlight.

l have a poultry house I think is
about right. 1t is IL by Is feet. and
will house rs birds with ease, writes
Mrs r. B. Hammerli in the Farmers
Mail and Breeze. 1t Is four feet high
on the north and six feet on the south.
The roof has a nine-foot slope on the
north and a fve-foot slope on the
south. Studding were set every two
feet and drop siding was used to board
up the walls. The roof Is shingled.
There are four windows on the south
each with a double sash % by rs
inches in size and arranged 80 the top
ones may be lowered. We did not
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
DEAN SWIFT AND AsPARAoUA

Asparagus was a great dish with
Dean Swift. Dining with him one day,
George Faulkener. the Dublin publish
or. asked for q, second helping OF his
favorits vegetable. but Swift pointed
to the stalks on his guests plate and
said: "Sir, first finish what Is before
you" What" exclaimed Faulkner,
"eat my stalks" Aye. SIR" beloved
the imperious dean; "eat your stalks.
or you will get no moro. King VII.
liam III. always ate his stalks" Asked
once, when he was telling the story.
whether he really did eat his stalks.
Faulkener replied: yes. certainly:
and II you had dined with Dean Swift
you would have been obliged to eat
your stalks, Dundee Advsrtassg.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
pevotee Of Dress.

Titta Ruffo. the new barytone.
praised In Philadelphia the elegance
OF the American woman.
AT one OF your Rittenhouse Square
houses" he said. 81 complimented a
husband on the elegance OF his wife.
He laughed and replied:
Yes. my wife is indeed devotee
of fashion. I'm sure II she were to
die shed never consent to be an an
gel unless they'd let her wear robe
With a draped skirt"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
Ambitions.

Childish-To rescue Her from
udden and horrible death and to die
doing II
Young Manlv-To live alone with
Her on Desert Island from Now TIL
Kingdom Come,
Maniy--Never. to let Her know that
you're bored
Old Manly-To be sued for a mlHion
dollars for alternating the affections
~ the local Cleopatra.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
A Gallant Answer.

you seem to be an able-bodied man.
You ought to be strong enough to
work
81 know mum. And you seem to be
beautiful enough to 60 on the stage,
but evidently you prefer the simple
life."
After that speech he got a square
meal and no reference to the wood
nile Meddler.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
DimereM Diets.

I. never occurs to the average farm
eS that the effect OF long continued
diet OF grain is az injurious to fowls
as to cattle, nor that the concentrated
grain food gives the best results when
diluted or mixed with some bulky suo-
cullen, material.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
That Was Different.

Now, Noguchi, in the matter Of
your wages" said Mrs. De Rich to
the candidate for the Office Of Jap
anese butler
Money no object" smiled Noguchi
"Oh. indeed! How NIGEL" said Mrs
De Rich. you mean that you will
work for nothing?"
mo, no. moi" cried Noguchi. me
mean me no object to money."-Har-
GERS Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
A hardship.

Isn't II hard to have to pay a. You
Eo!'
YES. and quite - hard az only to
70 as you pay"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06
'tZzgBIFGfiEN'


HOW me the plan. great b4ila-
~ er OF my life?
Nay, anxious soul.
vhou art not strong nor wise enough -
yet
To see the whole
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Ne<kx N~,<..<N-
That's SO.

'"remper'is like
You're crazy In tho head"
well, It Is; the more you expend
on those about you tne more You
have"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06

The cleaner the stalls are kept, the
less the amount of bedding required
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06

II your horse has broken feet, have
him shod with a good tar and oakum
pack.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06

Hard labor In the orchard is almost
sure to mean hard cash in the bank.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-02-06

Rub the window panes with old
newspapers-it will let in the sun
shine.
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Ne<kx M~,<>.xA-.


IL ANY estates are spent In the
getting.
Since women for tea forsook spinning and
knitting.
nd men for punch torsook hewing and
splitting. Poor Richard