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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-02-25
RMONT FREDERICK COUNTY, Md THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25
light. l have cards. Will you at

night. l have cards. Will you at
tend?"
/ shall never forget that evening.
There were few ladies present and the
general throng by no means represent
ed the better class Of people. All was
decorous, however, and many deco
rated civic authorities and some illus
triOus musical artists were in evidence.
La Sirene was the queen of the as
semblage. The mute alteration of the
rajah for this beautiful vampire was
almost touching. She was a truly won
derful singer and after the delivery Of
some operate gems, the rajah publicly
presented her with necklace worth a
kings ransom.
/ caught up an incident related Of
the capricious beauty. 1t seemed that
Benghi had sulkily refused to take a
comfit she proffered, as II jealous OF
the attentions of his master. The
enraged siren had struck Benghi with
the Keepers hook, binding one eye.
A few days later we learned that La
Sirene had about plucked the infatu-
ated victim of her wiles. There were
rumors that his liquid wealth was
about gone. Then he had to give up
his princely nest and some Of his
jewels We're seized for debt.
His father has called him home,"
explained my friend, land has refused
to furnish any more means. What he
had La Sirene has devoured. Singh
10 al lu Ln NIB NJ
Through it all the young rajah
wavered not in his faith in the woman
who had charmed him. 1t was as if
magic spell made him forget his home
flancee, his fealty to father and coun.
try.
La Sirene had riddled the last shred
of two Millions" reported my friend to
me. "Worse than that, she has beg
CARED the rajah. She expressed wish
to own Benghi. The rajah sent her
the splendid animal, and what do you
think?"
| shrugged my shoulders, expecting
any treachery or meanness from the
siren cOrmorant.
She intends to sell it to a menagerie
man, who offers a large price for the
animal. The nabob has been taken in.
She has practically deserted him"
1t was two days later when my friend
again came to me with the words:
"Retribution-the end."
you mean?" insinuated.
La Sirene is dead"
Dead" | repeated vaguely and
fairly shocked.
Yes. 1t seems that Benghi never
forgot her cruelty. She was barter
ing for the sale of the animal, when
it seized her suddenly in it's trunk,
hurled her to the ground, pinioned her
with its ponderous foot and crushed
the life out of her"
The next | heard of Singh Ali he
was lying in hospital delirious with
fever, and his nurse was his old love.
His father had come to Paris with her
to rescue his son from the wretched-
ness his ingenious trust in a fair but
false woman had brought him.
| saw the three when they left for
their far away home. The weak steps
of the man who had learned so ter
rible a lesson We're guided by a dusky
but beautiful girl, his faithful fiancee,
His eyes took in last look at Paris,
the beautiful Paris, the devourer-and
he sighed.
Then they turned to the patient anx.
iOuS face of his iancee. And in their
depths was the old love, restored.
Copyright. 1914 by w. G. Chapman)
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be crisp and fresh again. Parsley may
be treated as satisfactorily in the
same way. coffee can with tight
cover is a good receptacle to use for
this purpose.
Keep newspapers handy to wipe
and rut the kitchen range they may
then be burned and out of the way
Don't forget to throw out crumbs
these snowy days for the birds, be-
cause all their food is covered with
Snow
Cover work tables with zinc, and
save much labor of securing
TO keep a piano in good condition.
rub with the following polish: A
cupful of water, half cupful of tur-
pentine and a half teaspoonful of al
cohol Follow this with brisk rub
bing with a dry cloth or chamois.
When cutting celery for salads, lay
a half dozen stalks on board and
cut with sharp knife in half the
time it takes to cut each stalk sepa-
rately.
When dicing potatoes, mark off the
top in squares, then slice and each
piece drops off the right size with one
cut of the knife.
When packing delicate china or
cut glass, wrap each piece in bright
paper or tie with a red or green string
so that none may be overlooked or
broken in the unpacking.
In putting away the linen place
the freshly laundered under the pile
so that it may get even wear as the
linen Is taken from the top when need
ed. Other ways may be used, but
care should be taken that each gets
its turn of wear.
Save the old grape baskets, keep
them clean and fresh and have neat
little receptacle which way be made
very festive with colored paper for
various uses.
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DICKENS POWER AS READER
Thackeray's Daughter Relates How
VividIy Author Could Bring Out
h Own Writings.

The most interesting comment upon
Dickens in From the Porch" a vol.
ume of essays by Lady Ritchie the
eldest daughter Of Thackeray, Is the
description of one of his readings
from David Copperfeld." Lady
Ritchie had accepted an invitation to
this from her lifelong friend. Dickens
daughter Kate.
1t was not acting, it was not music,
nor harmony of sound and color, and
yet | still have an impression Of all
these things as | think of that occa-
sion. The lights shone from the fish,
erman's home, then after laughter ter
rOr fell, the storm arose; finally we all
were breathlessly watching from the
shore, and (this | remember most viv.
idly of alD q great wave seemed to
fall, splashing on to the platform from
overhead, carrying away everything
before it, and the boat and the figure
of Steerforth in his red sailors cap
fighting for his life by the mast. Some
one called out. Was 1t Mr.. Dickens
himself who threw up his arm? Z.
1t was all over, we were half laughing,
half crying with excitement; being at
that special time very much wrought
up, remembering the past, naturally
our emotions took shape.
"I was determined you should hear
him. said our friend Kate Come,
quick, before anybody else and speak
to him. And before we had recovered,
it almost seemed as If we were still
in the storm on the shore, she had
drawn us into the room at the back
of the stage and we found ourselves
standing before Mr.. Dickens himself,
alone again; the visions had vanished
and he was holding our hands with
warmest, kindest grasp of greeting
and comfort"
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Oriqlnal Turnpike.

1t was formerly the custom to OBJ
tain the funds to maintain principal
thoroughfares by collecting toll from
those using them. Pixies or gates
were set across the roads by the keep
er or toll collector.
To prevent people who travelled his
road from passing without paying the
toll he was armed with a pike, long
handled stick with sharp iron head
This was put across as barrier, and
when the toll was paid it was turned
aside to permit the carriage or wagon
to pass on its way. Hence the name
turnpike.
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two of tabasco. Boil two or three min
utes and strain Garnish mold with
olives, put in a layer of cabbage,
then seasonings and layer OF chop
ped nuts. Form the meat into a roll
and place on top, surround and cover
the mea with cabbage, then pour over
the tomato, which has been mixed
with the gelatin and Is cold but not
yet stiff. Stand over night and serve
with lettuce and French dressing.
Honolulu Saad.-Place slice OF
canned pineapple on a lettuce leaf,
mash cream cheese with one or two
chopped red peppers, add dash OF
salt and cayenne and form in balls,
placing each in the center OF each
slice Of pineapple.
Prepare a mayonnaise dressing and
add to it two tablespoonfuls OF soft
ened gelatin to a cup of mayonnaise
When it is getting stiff pipe the pine
apple with roses of the mayonnafse
Potato Dressing.-Press hot mashed
potato through sieve, add four table
spoonfuls of cream and the yolks OF
two eggs, hard cooked. Rub until
smooth and press through the sieve.
Add teaspoonful Of SALT teaspoon
full of prepared mustard and two ta'
blespoonfuls of vinegar, mix and cool.
Use with fish.
Celery, chopped onion and green or
red peppers are great addition to
any salad dressing, and Is especially
good if the salad is simply lettuce Or
sliced tomatoes. y
An unusual and surprising salad is
this Hollow out small tomatoes and
fill with sardines, well seasoned with
lemon juice, turn upside down on let
tuce and cover with boiled or mayon-
naise dressing.
~L
IekEx-- Tk~,&s.eN-.
Denmark last year exported $4,000
barrels of salted herring.
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ECONOMY & COMFORT
made Sweet, Fresh and Clean by having
them washed in the laundry Onr method
gives it a beautiful pearly white Int,
smooth ve.vat like fl li-h.
The cost is so liGtle that 1t Is
Economy and Comfort
FOR YOU.

Our price Is cents each for all eXcept
Countcrpanes (Which are 10 cents eatn)
or 30 cents dozen pieces, With each
dozen pieces you my include one count
erpane.
Try our FAMILY WASH az 5 cents
per pound. Nv this service we iron All
fiat pieces, such as Bel and T"Dl" Linen
and dry all 9TH rs; StHrchiar ali piece
needing starch. ready for ironing.
Our agents, Firor Bros, of your town
will be- glad to serve you Called for and
delivered Give them call and De con
vinced
WaynesbOrO Steam Laundry
apr % 3mos Wayneshoro, Pa,
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Perfectly Cast,

Soubret-I feel SO sorry for Henri
eta.
Comedian-Whats wrong with her?
she is so thin she has a hard time
getting an engagement"
you haven't seen her lately, have
you?"
mo, why?"
"She is a star now."
"Indeed?"
~ should say so; she Is playing the
part of a hunger striker in a suifra-
gette melodrama. youngstown Tele
gram.
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welcooked cold lima beans pour four
tablespoonfuls of olive oil, two table
spoonfuls of vinegar, one teaspoon
full of grated onion pulp, half a tea
spoonful of salt and a few dashes Of
paprika Serve on lettuce or a bed
of water cress.
The Century SaIad.-Cut smooth,
clean tomatoes into halfinch slices,
after peeling Stamp out the center
of each and insert four or five cooked
stalks Of asparagus, or the tender
young stalks of celery. Arrange on a
bed of water cress and cut the centers
of the tomatoes in cubes and heap
with a few stuffed olives and boiled
chestnuts, cut in slices at one side.
Mix half cupful of olive oil, three
tablespoonfuls of vinegar, table
spoonful of grated onion and salt and
paprika to taste, dash of Worcester
shire sauce, pinch of mustard and
three sprigs of parsley, chopped fine.
Pour over the salad and serve at once.
Emergency saIad.-A most appetiz.
ing and inexpensive salad may be
made of small amount of cabbage, a
few stalks of celery and small onion,
all chopped fine and dressed with a
French dressing, adding a teaspoonful
of Worcestershire sauce and plenty of
salt with a few dashes of pepper.
Serve on lettuce or simply as a vege-
table with the meat dish.
Fruit Salad.-A slice of pineapple
placed on the tender heart leaves Of
lettuce and on each slice two sections
of orange and grape fruit, cover with
French dressing that has been mixed
with bits of ice to chill. Pour over
and serve at once.
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|W9KFEG}HlEN


Not one OF all the purple host
Who took the flag today
Can tell the definition
So clear of victory.
AS he defeated dying,
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Break agoniZed and clear.
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homes Q few tried reel.
pes will be appreciated.
1t is one of our most
savory winter meats, yet
to be fully enjoyed one
likes to know how and
by whom it is made.
The choice portions of
meat chosen and han
died with care. seasoned
with herbs from her gar
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-02-25

tated by giving it a
cold bath. shake
off the water and
put it into a tight
dish or pail. Put
on the cover and
put into a cold
place for an hour
or two when it will
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NO. So.
4HE1KIH<HN
T!66ABLNED

Talk not of temples, there is one
Built without hands, to mankind
given;
Its lamps are the meridian sun
And all the stars of heaven,
Its walls are the cerulean sky
It's floor the earth so green and fair,
The dome it's vast immensely;
All nature worships there.
David Vedder.
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Mise Fool.

Everything comes to the man VIII,
waits" remarked the Sage. Unless
he happens to be waiting for his wife,"
added the Fool-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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In each nest ar
range three eggs
formed Of cream
cheese. Pour over
a plain French
dressing, seasoned
we'll with paprika.
Lima Bean Sal.
IL nMnn n AinA np
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dish. It IS a salad and
meat combined. Chop a
pint of cold roast NUT
ton and young cabbage.
Soak a half-cupful Of
gelatin with a half-cup-
full of cold water, add a
slice of onion to a pint
Of tomatoes, a half-tea.
spoonful of salt, a dash
ronr;lyo opd dron op
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COUNTRY SAUSAGE.

At this season of the year when
sausage is made in many country
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Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Tnurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-02-25
Western Maryland r. r.
GOING EAST.
Schedule In Effect Sept. 27, 1914
GOING WEST

"7.OOam S20am 10. 38am
u. 55pm 3.l3pm 5. APP m
g. O0pm 1.40pm 4.O5 500 100
AIS 534 8.15
DAILY. +Daily except Sunday. +Sunday
Only.
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The following salad will be one
which will take the place of a. meat
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-02-25
A FEW WINTER SALADS.

Cut pimentos in lengthwise shreds
and shape in nests on lettuce hearts.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-02-25
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

When lettuce has been seemingly
hopelessly wilted, it may be resusci-
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There l., no remedy for time misspcnt;
No hsalng for the waste of idle
neNS
Whose very languor is punishment
Heavi n than active souls can feel
or guess.
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FREDERICK RAILROAD
TlurmOnt Division

Schedule In Effect Sept. II, 1914.
All trains Daily unless specified
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TeAkI ZA~,<s.eN-.
'ZNfoNITGHEN< Zf
|I.YesHs1ABTNET
Men must be taught as If you taught
them not
And things unknown proposed to
things forgot.--Pope.
SALADS AND DRESSINGS.

An open foe may prove a curse
But pretended friend Is worse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-28
s2s Killed by Explosion.

London. May 2s.-The destruction OF
the Princess Irene. British auxiliary
steamship, as she lay at anchor In
Sheerness harbor resulted in the loss
of all on board except one. So far as
known only one man Of the a25 has
survived.
The explosion was apparently inter-
nal. The vessel was literally blown TO
pieces.
The admiralty statement says that
only three men of the vessels crew
were aboard at the time, Dispatches
from the scene, however. state positive
" that all of the $50 men comprising
the crew were on the steamer. In ad-
dition, there were seventy-hve dock
yard men and a hundred Chatham
workers.
The Princess Irene, which is Cana
diaA Paeinql liner requisitioned by the
government, was lying at her moorings
seventy yards off Port Victoria. her
decks crowded with busy wortxmen.
The harbor was filed with vessels of
all descriptions. Nothing of an ex-
traordinsry nature had occurred TO
arouse suspicion.
AT few minutes after II there was
a terrific expipsion. The neighborhood
was shaken for miles around, windows
being blown in and chimneys toppled
over. A huge fame shot up from the
Irene's deck. 1t WAS followed by d
cloud of smoke and series of crae-
king explosions, Then followed
/ deep roar, and the steamer was rent
from stem TO stern.
The air was filed with a perfect hal
storm of flying splinters. Volumes OF
smoke rolled leisurely upward from the
spot where the Irene had been moored-
For a few moments there was nothing
to mark the locality but a dense cloud
of dust, steam and smoke. Then the
atmosphere cleared
Wreoksge Filled the Ale.
The steamer had simply melted from
sight On all sides pieces OF the wreck
age were falling. The water In which
the vessel had rested was in turmoil.
For the moment sailors. dock hands
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-28
CERT|ORAR| TO
HALT LIGHTING
PLANT GRANTED
Justice Bergen Issues Writ of
Certiorari to Cause Tempor-
ary Suspension on Plant.
CONTRACT JUST SIGNED
Joseph E. Stricken Acts for
Daniel McGregor, Public
Service Chief Engineer.
SPECULATION IN THE CITY
With Writ Holding Up Building,
Legal Fight May FolloW-2
Agreements Signed.
SPECULATION IN THE CITY

Justice James J. Bergen at 2:10
o. clock this afternoon granted writ
of certiorari to David McGregor, OF
140 Kearny avenue, to have reviewed
the proceedings OF the Board of AL
dermen in it's Issuing of bonds and
signing of contracts for the construc-
ton of municipal lighting plant In
this city. The writ was granted at
the instigation Of Joseph E. Stricken,
of this city, who Is declared to have
been retained by the Public Service
Electric Light Company, on behalf
of Mr.. McGregor, a taxpayer Of this
city. Following the granting of the
writ an injunction will probably be
served on City Clerk La Roe forbid
ding the city to proceed with the mu-
nicipal light plant until hearing
on the writ may be had. This may
not be done until late today or to-
morrow, however.
Scarcely had the contracts for the
construction of the plant been sign
ed by Mayor Ferd Garretson and
L. Flagg, of the Watson-Flagg En-
gineering Company, shortly after 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon, before
there were current rumors that a
writ of certiorari would be secured
and proceeding with the plant held
up.
Two separate agreem ents were
signed by the mayor representing the
city, and by Mr.. Flagg, representing
the construction company. City
Clerk Wilbur La Roe attested the
signature OF the mayor, aud G. III
Van Slyek, aeeretary OF sAe contract
ing company, attested the signature
OF Mr.. Flagg. president of the con-
Germ. Immediately after signing the
original agreement and two copies,
MIR. Flagg left to file one of the agree
ments with the county clerk. One
he retained and one was left on file
with the city clerk.
Accompanying the agreements
were bonds In the amount of one
half of the amount of each of the
two contracts, executed by the
Southern Surety Company, with
offices at st. Louis. One bond was
In the amount of $4,862.50 and the
other In the amount of S55, 1855
The agreements were signed by the
mayor after he, with the city attor-
ney and several of the aldermen, had
studied the wording thereof, the
form of bonds and the specifications
carefully for several hours in the
Office of City Attorney Andrew
Wight. Advising them werS Mr.
Runyon, of the engineering company
of Runyon & Carey, h-ving charge
of the construction of the municipal
plant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-28
REVERSE FOR GERMAN ARMY
At PRZEMYSL, BERLIN SAYS;
MORE STEAMERS TORPEDOED
Rumor German Spy Touched OFF
Explosion That Sent Princess
Irene Skyward-British Con-
tinue DardaneIIes Smelling.

Special bD 0Hfted Press Wire.
London, May 28:-Undismayed by
the loss of the ships Triumph and
Majestic, the allied feet began a
fresh bombardment of the Turkish
forts from inside the Dardanelles-
Dispatches from Tenedos today said
the renewal Of warship attacks was
the sigual for attacks simultaneously
by the land forces. Australian and
French troops swept forward in the
direction of Krithis, storming Turk
ish trenches In rapid succession.
Other allied troops are making a.
fierce attack on the Turkish position
Bulir. Under the guidance of Ger
man officers the Turks converted the
Gallipoli peninsula into maze of
wire entanglements. Every Turkish
position is guarded by land mines
that have caused the allies severe
losses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-28
CONTRACT AWARDED
ON METUCHEN ROAD
Residents Complain to Free
holders of Slow Progress on
the Woodbridge Road.
PETITION FROM C0L0NIA
Residents Ask for Macadamiz-
ing of the Road from Dover
Street-0ther Business.

Complaining of the low progress
being made on the Woodbridge
Roosevelt road, a number of resi-
dents of Woodbridge petitioned the
county several weeks ago to have the
laborers employed on the job work
longer than ten hours a day. but at
yesterdays meeting the Board of
Freeholders received another COM
munication from Andrew Keyes. sec
retary of the Woodbridge township
committee, stating that to do this
would be an infringement of the state
law. The matter was placed in the
hands of County Solicitor Burton to
advise the contractor in regard to the
eight hour law.
The bid, of s42,383, submitted by
Contractors McGovern and Seibolt
for the building of the Metuchen-
Perth Amboy road, was accepted and
Director Gebhardt was authorized to
sign the contract In order to pro-
tect the county, the successful firm
must furnish two bonds to be APPROX
ed by the solicitor before the work
is started, as a guarantee for carry
Ing out the work according to the
county specifications. One bond is
for s52,508 for the faithful perform
ance of work and the other is for
$4,000 to protect Middlesex against
litigation arising from any infringe
ments on patents. County Engineer
A. V. Fox is to decide upon the loca-
ton of the plant for mixing the road
m>teriais. When the bids were sub
mitted at previous meeting, the
nyf Inx1 cot hi ~ II l. -,
of Hackensack, protested against
awarding the bid to the McGovern
and Seibolt firm.
A petition signed by forty resi-
dents of Colonia, asking for the ma
cadamizing of the road between
Dover street and Woodbridge road,
was referred to the state road de-
partment, as was also a communica-
tion in regard to this matter from
Fred Albee.
Bids for improvements to ST
Georges avenue, New Brunswick, :,
will be received June Is, at which
time bids for extensive improve
ments to the Old Bridge-New Bruns-
wick road viii also be received.
Owing to the occupancy of all the
rooms In the new court honse, the
freehelders were Obliged to refuse
a request for office room from Prof.
Headlee, secretary OF the Middiesex
County Mosquito determination
Commission. A. F. Stout, of Mon
mouth Junction. was tied per-
NIT 20 install a gas pump in front Of
his place of business.
A communication from Edward
Reed, head of the division engineers,
stated that the state would build the
road in front of the Railway Re-
formatory from Woodbridge TO the
Union avenue boundary il the county
would furnish the engineer.
Contractor j. L. Cheatham, who is
building bridge No. SO at Fords Cor
ner, was given supplemental con-
tract to erect stone walls at the
bridge as protection from damage to
the abutments. The erection of cul-
verts over Bonegut brook, Dunellen,
and Prentiss Brook, South River,
was decided upon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-28
Reverse For Germans.

Special by UHsted Press Wire.
Berlin, via wireless to London,
May 2S.-Admission was made that
General Maskensen's left wing had
suffered a slight reverse in fighting
on the east bank of the San.
I'm the region of Sienieva (thirty
miles north of PrZemysl) We lost six
cannon" said the official statement.
ELSEWHERE in the fighting around
Przemysl the Russians have been re-
inforced, but the battle is proceed
Ing satisfactorily for us. Official dis
patches also reported the beginning
of a new German offensive along the
Dubiesa, in the Russian province of
Kovno. In the western theatre Of
war the French occupied a part of
German positions, Metzeral, in Al
SAGE. The war office admitted this,
but reported fierce French attacks in
the La Petre fortress had been re-
pulsed.
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