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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
PORTIERE OF CORN KERNELS
Superior to Those Of Ordinary Con-
struction Is the Invention of a
Michigan Man.

A Michigan man has made a por-
there Of corn kernels which is, he de.
clares, far superior to those made OF
beads or paper tubes used in making
the ordinary Japanese kind. He takes
ordinary field corn, says Popular Me-
chanics. and places the kernels In
boiling water, where they soak for "a
hours, preparing only little at a
time, as they may sour. The kernels
are then strung on No. cotton thread,
double from the needle. Each strand
is made foot longer than the door
way to allow for shrinking. Sound
kernels are used and care is taken
not to split them with the needle. The
corn will shrink in drying and should
therefore be examined and the kernels
pushed together. loop at one end
of each string, all Of the same length,
is made and all strung on pole. They
are then ready for vanishing, which
is done by dipping them In varnish
warmed somewhat. They are then
hung up to drain and dry. This must
be thoroughly done and not too quick
ly. When dry they are hung on the
pole in the door space. The ends OF
the threads can be clipped even as
the kernels will not come Off Thy
may be dyed any color and designs
made of different colors of the corn.
But the dyeing does not make as
pretty a portiere, the experimenter
thinks as the plain color Of the corn.
The length of the strings may be made
to suit the maker. A good method Is
to make them short in the center, in.
creasing to full length at the sides.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
Our ToIerance-for Ourselves.

Zone of the greatest difficulties with
which Christians have to DEAL" writes
A. c. Benson, us the tolerance with
which they regard their own charac-'
tiers, which is quite different from the
way in which they see and mark the
faults of others. We make every al
lowance for ourselves, because we
know our own difficulties and tempta'
tons. The results of many of our own
faults escape us. We are quick-tem.
pered and excuse 1t by saying we say
frankly what we think, or we are sui
len and pretend to ourselves that we
restrain our outbreaks of temper. and
know what our faults are more truly
than we know ourselves; while we
take refuge in thinking we are we'll
intentioned and that God will not be
hard on u.s.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
A Modern Reuulus.

There are some bright rays to illu-
inmate the darkness, despair and DESC
lation of the war 1t Is related in the
dispatches that Frenchman in prison
in Germany, learning that his mother
was dying, wrote to the emperor beg
ging leave to 60 to her bedside and
pledging his honor that he would re-
turn to Germany by the first of March.
The kaiser at once gave orders for the
release of the prisoner on the terms
he proposed. The Frenchman depart
ed and was with his mother when she
died, and then he kept faith and went
back to his prison. 1t is pleasant to
see that the kaiser in the midst OF the
vast responsibility and toll with which
he Is charged takes time and thought
for such acts Of mercy and human
kindness as this.-Baltimore Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27


ming, it Is not the only benefit to be
derived. BY reducing the tree crop
this year, there is more likelihood of
good crop next year. Much Of the So
called habit Of alternate bearing in
apple trees Is due to their Overbearing
one year and recuperating the next.
Many broken limbs could be averted
by proper thinning, and much labor
saved In propping
For the best results the thinning
should commence Immediately after
the June drop. 1t is natural to expect
that the sooner the remaining fruit
has the entire support of the tree, the
better the results will be. Broken
limbs may be prevented If the thin
ming Is done in August, but the other
benefits will not be so pronounced.
In other words, less Of the trees
energies will be thrown away and more
turned to the remaining fruit II the
thinning is done early in the season.
As to what extent the fruit should
actually be thinned is very largely 4
local problem. II depends upon such
conditions as soil age OF trees, vari.
cites, cultivation and pruning,
Generally thinning the fruit to a
minimum distance of to 6 inches,
gives satisfactory results. Trimmed
fruit is larger and usually better col.
ored and favored than unthinned
fruit, and the yield is just Is large
in bulk and sells at higher price:
The fruit must all be picked some
time, and the culls are more quickly
and more easily removed at thinning
time than at harvesting time. The
average cost of thinning is about loo.
per tree"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27

States department Of agriculture, It is
now possible to prove not only that
good roads are profitable investments,
but to determine exactly what divi-
dends they pay. An investigator as
signed to this problem in any given
locality first ascertains the extent OF
the territory that Is tributary to any
main road, much as one might ascer.
tain the territory tributary to some
river. The next step Is an accurate
estimate of the total products of this
territory-so much grain. so much to-
bacco, so much garden truck, etc. or
this quantity certain portion is con-
sumed on the farm; the rest is shipped
over the road In question.
The whole calculation can then be
checked by investigators at the ship
ping point to which the road leads. In
general it has been found that the
two methods yield much the same in
formaton-the total amount of prod
uce hauled over the road. Next the
length of the average haul is calcu-
lated, the size of the load permitted by
the character of the road ascertained,
and the cost of teams and drivers fig
ured. With these facts before him
the investigator is now able to state
positively the cost Of hauling a ton
of produce on that road to express
in terms of these "ton-miles" the
freight traffic on the road, and finally
the total cost to the community served
by the road of hauling its goods to
market. Armed with these data it is
easy to decide how much money can
be profitably spent in improving the
road and what are the returns that the
investment yields to the community.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
My Grim Passenger Never Lowered
His Weapon.

"At sixty-you, my fathers dearest
friend, you, who have sacrificed all
you had for him-never!" l cried and
my heart was melting with tenderness
and tears were in my eyes. II have
thought it all out sir. Our home is
mortgaged, but the debt can stand
indefinitely If the interest is paid. 1t
must be your home, and Fay's, and
that of my aunt Give up the expense
and care of your establishment here.
| am going to work and l would be
a poor stick if could not provide for
the needs of SO small family"
There was general reconstruction
Of affairs. Those dear people agreed
to my plans l sold some odds and
ends and placed enough in the bank
to cover household expenses for six
months ahead, ami l set out to meet
the world with a loving kiss from the
dearest girl on earth, whose faith In
my energy and ability was sublime.
was idle In the big city for
month and affairs began to daunt me.
but one day there came flash of hope
and fortune was walking dejectedly
along the street when a hand slapped
me briskly on the shoulder and a
CHEEKY voice spoke the words:
% THE very mani
| recognized Revell had not seen
him for years but recalled him as
former partner of my father.
II am in on a great new trend,
he advised me. "The balloon has had
its day-now comes the airship Heard
of the big international meet at the
aero grounds here? Well, I've got the
latest in the biplane line and I'm an
entrant for the great $4,000 prize.
Your name, Bertram. is worth some
thing, for your father is not forgot
ten. Come up to my hangar and I'll
open your eyes to fine business
proposition
drifted into aviation with this
fascinating optimistic airman gradual
ly. / could not resist his hopefulness
and eloquence.
Revel had a superb biplane, the
latest model in its line. Then there
was a small monoDlane for practice
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
Ossian.

Ossian, a mythical Gaelic hero and
bard, is said to have lived in the third
century, and to have been the son OF
Fingal, Caledonian prince and hero.
whom he accompanied on various ex-
petitions. The story goes that Ossian
was carried away by his fairy grand
mother to the isle Of the ever
young" but he returned later, and
then old, blind and alone, "Ossian after
the Feinn," he told the story of the
heroes to St. Patrick. In 1760-63
James Macpherson published two
epics, which he claimed to be transla'
lions from Ossian's poems.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
Climbing
the Clouds
By
Eua Meredith Rossiter
Copyright, 1915, by w G. Chapman)

Copyright, 1910, by w u. Cnap"ah'
And odd trick of fate made of me
an amateur aviator. My father had
been a professional balloonist The
average of life among men who fol-
low that line Is brief, and | was called
from college to attend his funeral.
My mother had died several years pre-
viously, but an aunt had been faith
full housekeeper
NV ambition was the law and had
been a credit in my college class. In
fact was SO far ahead that another
year would have seen me fully quail
fled to enter the official legal exami-
nations.
Its come, Bertram," remarked my
aunt day after the funeral. what l
suspected l find to be true, what l
feared has come with full force"
You mean?" asked, fairly troubled
at her serious words.
THAT your father has left nothing
but debts"
you amaze met" | said and stood
shocked at flashing thought of this
dear old woman left stranded, and
gave a gulp of dismay as | remem-
bered Fay-loving, peerless Fay, the
only girl | had ever loved or ever
would love.
These later years." went on my
aunt, your father has devoted all his
time and money towards perfecting a
dirigible airship. His dream was to
inaugurate an aeronautic mail serv-
ice. fear my little savings have
gone into the scheme. l grieve, be-
cause | believe further that Fay's
father, the judge, risked his pension
in the investment. The family law
yer this morning sent me the results
of his investigation. They are fairly
appalling"
Within an hour I knew that my
legal aspirations were doomed. Near.
ly all my father could raise of money
had gone into an impossible aerial
mail cloud climber. My aunts lit,le
savings were swallowed up. The Judge
had invested all he had.
If your father had only lived an
other year." he said, how the world
would have stared at his marvellous
invention! Someone else will perfect
it and attain fame added the honest
jurist with sigh. so we have pushed
the world ahead as pioneers. That Is
one satisfaction. AS to the rest-l
presume my past services on the
bench will win me an humble clerk
ship somewhere"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
ADVANTAGES OF GOOD ROADS
Energy Of Farmers Teams Conserved
by Pulling Heavy Loads Over Com
paratively Smooth Surface.

There is no doubt that good roads
tend to prosperity to the farmers who
live on them. Their teams are not
worn out with the effort to pull
light load over a bad road, for they
easily take large one to market and
save not only the strength of the
team and wear of the wagon, but
what is of more Importance still, the
time of the owner.
He gets his product to market more
cheaply and that item alone tends to
more prosperity Then, too, the value
of his land is increased by the fact
that it is on well-made and we'll
kept road, for the heaviest tax a farm
er pays is bad roads.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
The Hundred Dollar Look.

One check for 500 given for war
relief has a story behind 1t. The col
lector in the case was the extremely
attractive and favorite niece who had
no illusions respecting her uncle's
thriftiness. She asked him for large
gift. He Clipped in IS. She was dis
appointed. but put down the item on
her list with footnotes. Uncle later
got a surreptitious glance at the pa
per and read:
ST. Upper Jones, Five Dollars. Ev-
cry Little Bit Helps"
The 500 check was listed next day.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT
GOOD ROADS WILL PAY WELL
In Nine Years Increase In Amount
Paid for improving Highways Has
Been Over $50 Per Cent.

(By E. B. HOUSE. Colorado Experiment
Stauon.)
The following is clipped from the
Reclamation Record:
Approximately $2O6, 100000 was
spent last year on public roads in the
United States, according to statistics
prepared by the United States depart
ment of agriculture. In 1904 the total
was only $79,OOO,OOO. In nine years,
therefore, the increase has been over
$50 per cent.
OF the 2,226,842 miles of roads in
the United States, 223,774 miles, or APP
proximately 10 per cent are classed as
improved.
To improve the remaining 80 per
cent may well seem big job. 1t is,
in fact, only made possible because
the work really pays for itself. From
material gathered by the United
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
Electric Cash Drawer.

A newly invented electric cash draw
er, which must be securely closed after
using 1t or a bell will ring until this
Is done, cannot be opened when
partially closed until it has been shut,
and no one can open it but persons
familiar with the combination, which
is operated by instantaneous touches
on three numbered keys.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
THINNING FRUIT IS A PAYING
PROPOSITION.
should Do Done Early In the Season.
Extra Cost 10 Little.
HERMAN BECKENSTRATER.
Maryland Agricultural College.

Present indications point to a heavy
fruit crop the coming season. Culls
will be plentiful and worthless. There
fore, prevent culls by thinning now.
You will not then have to pick them
this fall, when the good fruit should
receive all your attention.
Although the increase in the current
years crop Is ample reason for thin
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
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, and
eliminate the excess urls acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia-
bates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-11
|ObREGON LOSES
RI. Arm At Leon
Carranza General Expressed
Willingness to Die If He
Gould Aid Cause.

Washington, June 10.-General
Obregon, Carranzas commander in
the fighting against Villa at Leon,
lost his right arm and narrowly es-
capped death by shell while directing
operations on the firing line. The
following official dispatch was receiv-
ed by the Carranza agency here:
"Obregon reports today for the
first time that he lost his right arm
in the battle of Leon when shell
wounded him while he was directing
operations on the firing line. He re-
fused to abandon the command OF
his troops until victory was assured
and for this reason the wound nearly
cost him his life.
"When the physician told him after
the battle that he was likely to die
he said: 4 am willing to give my
life to my country, and tell the first
chief | fell doing my duty to the con-
stitutionalist cause"
Obregon is now out of danger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-11
"TI,e Seven Seas"

The phase "The Seven Seas" has
been current for some time-was SO
current when Kipling universalized 1t
nearly twenty years ago-to denote all
the great waters of the earth. It's use
divides into seven parts the "tripartite
ocean (the Atlantic. Pacific. and In
dian oceans) as the North and South
Atlantic, the North and South Pacific,
the Indian, the Arctic, and the An
tarctic oceans. 1t is interesting to
note that Roman Italy had it's seven
SEAS" the chain of salt lagoons about
the mouth of the Pc, separated from
the Adriatic by strips of sand or en-
Lankments. The lagoons were In an
cient days much more extensive than
now, and the "Septem Maria afforded
q continuous means of internal navi-
CATION from Ravenna to Altinum.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-11
BERLlN'S KlNSMEN
FIGHTING FOR KAISER
Pine Bluff Citizen Receives Pictures
1rOm Old Home. GrOssenbusek,
Hesse-DarmStadt.

Meyer Berlin yesterday received
from his cid home, Grossenbusek,
Hesse-D armstadt, Germany, letter
from his brother, telling Of cond-
tons thsre and enclosing photo
graphs of members of the family
who are. taking active part in the
war which is now ravaging Europe
One Of Mr.. Berlin's nephews, a
cavalryman, and another, an infan-
tryman, are apong those shown On
tie photogra phs, while niece, who
is but 16 years of age, is shown in
her uniform of Red Cross nurse
The letter states that the town
which has a population OF perhaps
5000, is now inhabited by about TO-,
| 600 prisoners of war, among the n
English, Russian and negro" sol.
! diers
The writer says the people are
| positive Germany will defeat the al
lies, although they all pray the wal
will soon come to an end. Tie letter
was mailed May 10, an entire montl
being necessary for it's trip to this
country, when in peace times Tel
days Or two weeks would be suffice
for the journey.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-11
New York Cotton.

Now York. June 1O.-Cotton open
\ steady at unchanged prices to an
flranca of 5 points, and active
faonths sold sos points net higher
airing the early trading on Wall
Etreet buying, local bull support and
[ovprjng some of yesterdays sellers.
Thp firner opsning in the stock
market helped the rally and senti-
mont as to political conditions ap-
nared to be somewhat less appre-
|hpsive, while bulls were cncourag-
h w increased spot sales, at the de-
clne in Liverpool, and the con-
+inu,d absence of hedge selling.
Trading was very quiet later in
HE morning and after MT advance
of 1OM11 points there was enough
talzing to cause slight rccessions,
but the market held very steady and
within a point or two of the best
around midday.
Favorable detailed weather reports
failed to inspire fresh selling and
he market held very steady during
he middle OF the afternoon with &C
live months about 12M14 points mel
CHER on further covering and mod
rate support from local bulls
rlored tIrm Tho canpn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-11
Use COCOANCT OIL.
FOR WASHING HAIR

If you want to keep your hhr IN
good condition. the less soap you
use the better
Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much alkdll.
This dries the scalp. makes the
hair brittle, and Is very harmful.
Just plain mulsified cocoanut OIL
(Which is pure and entlrelS
greaselt So, is much better than
soap or anything else you can
use for shampooins, as this can [
possibly injure the hair.
S'mply moistcn your hair VIA
water and rub it in, One or two
teaspoonfuls will make an album
dance of rich, creamy lathcr. ana
clcanses the hair and scalp thor
oughly. The lather rinses out
easily, and removes every parties
of dust, dirt, dandruff and eX-
cessive oil. The hair dries quick
ly and evenly, and it leaves II
fine and silky, bright, fluffy and
easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanu'
oil at most any drug store. 1t L
very cheap, and few ounces IS
enough to last everyone in the
family for months.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-11
+ OR r MT.
e.. S. M N E w
PHONE 971

1OG PINE STREET PhONE SA
1921 E. 18th, q rooms and hall, sae
and city. water; corner lot-$15.O0
sos e. End 4 rooms, city water, $lo.oo
sos w. 4lh, close in, seven rooms,
modern - .;.,, -........ %oo'o'
LOG W., 9Th. II rooms, suitable Tor
rooming house $5o.UV
9O6 E. End, 3 rooms, city water $l0OO
SO2 W. 22nd,. five rooms, good
barn .........--.. .@lo.Oo
Furnished cottage, bath, gas. 80
ia Dakota, 4 rooms, bath gas, $l2oO
14o6 State, rooms, had, modern,
newly papered j. .......... $lSOo
EOS Georgia, rooms. city water,
close in ......--........ $io.Vo
| 9O3 W. Second, rooms, hall modern;
Will repair to suit tenant. $1,000
18th and 'Llndon, rooms and hall.
bungalow; is in excellent con-
dition ................. $4,000
1902 East 9TH, 4 rooms, strictly mod
ern ..........--. .......$ 14.oo
1412 W. 9Th; rooms; now being
newly overhauled throughout;
modern ................--$ 3O.0O
1902 Beech rooms; modern In ev-
cry respect .$l6.OO
7OS Walnut; rooms, modern and
newly papered and painted; close
| in --................ $225O
40 Walnut, rooms; modern; new
| ~ papered ...............$ AVUV
72O Walnut, room bungalow, mod
ern; close in ........... $2OOO
AT w. Sth; rooms, lights, gas
sinks; close in .......--....$ 12.o0
Anp
1912 State, rooms; city water $11.OO
SIG Main, 4 rooms, lights, gas, bath.
800 Beech, 5 rooms, modcSn, close
IN ..........--. $1u.uu
716 Chestnut, rooms, two halls.
modern, close to business sec
ton .......--.......... $1,000
1909 East 3rd, rooms, lights, gas
bath ..$lo.OO
2O09 4. Pullen, rooms. =. $3.50
$40 +. 18th, 6 rooms, modern except
bath; large garden spot. :. .$12.50
701 E. End, 6 rooms, modern except
bath $4,000
107 E. 18th; rooms, city water; on
paved street ............. $500
1902 w. Sth, 8 rooms, modern, $500
1900 w. 18th, rooms, we'll. outbuild-
ing, two lots $1,000
121 Georgia, s rooms, city water.
close to business section. .$12.5O
1419 E. 5th, room bungalow, newly
papered --,...............$ 12.5(
FOR s A L T..
% acres on Dollarway, close t
city limits.
80 acres on Dollarway road. viii
sell for $3.50 per acre if taken soon
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-11
GERMANS Will HOLD
FRENCH With GASES
Pipe Lines Being Constructed to En-
yeiop Invaders with Deadly Fumes
Ii They Enter Alsace.

Luganc, Switzerland, June To-
Persons coming from Alsace allege
that great preparations are being
made by the Germans, who are in
stalling pipe lines connected with
generating station 20 or 80 miles be-
hind the front. All is ready, it is
said, to loose vast volumes OF poison
GUS gas when the French advance in-
to Alsace.
Similar work has been done on the
Austrian frontier, where the entire
region has been tunnelled and pipes
laid. 1t was at first thought that the
pipes were for blowing up roads be-
hind retreating troops, but it is now
certain that they form part OF an cX-
tensive scheme for destroying lad-
yancing troops by poison gases.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-11
Making Things Even.

It would be difficult to find a region
where the ups and downs OF fortune
have been so sudden and extreme as
in California. In its early days, be-
fore its production of grain was equal
to the demand, wages of farm hands
were high, but as production increased
the prices lowered faster than the rate
Of wages. A farmer employed an in
dustrious Irishman for five years, at
the rate of fifty dollars a month land
found'-board, lodging, washing, and
mending. At the end OF the term he
said 10 his man: Il can't afford to pay
you the wages l have been paying.
You have saved money, and / have
saved nothing. At this rate you will
soon own my farm "Then I'll hire
you to work for me-" said the other.
land you can get your farm hack
lg~in."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-11
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There is
only one way to cure deafness and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an inilalncd condition of the mu-
eous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inilamed YOU have Il rumblng
sound or imperfect bearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an nfiamcd condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
f ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists. Use
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa tion.