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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
RECORDS OF SONGS OF BIRDS
Gramophone Has Been Successfully
Employed in New and
Interesting Way.

The gramophone is sometimes put
to strange uses. The leader OF an
African hunting expedition, who set
out on a motor trip from the Cape OF
Cairo, recently used it as a decoy FOR
tigers and hippopotami. In tiger
hunting it is usual to tether lamb
to a tree; its bleatings attract the
tiger within reach of the hunters. Be
fore leaving England the explorer had
some records made of bleating lambs
and, says, a recent writer, he tried
them on the unsuspecting tigers of the
African jungle with considerable sue
cess.
The record makers gained one of
their greatest triumphs when they sue.
ceeded in getting good nightingale
and b!ackbird records. The chief diff
ticulty was the objection that birds
had to the sounds of the recording
machines. The clever men got round
that by setting up dummy record
ing machine, in the horn of which
they put some of the birds favorite
food.
When the bird entered the horn to
get the food the clockwork was set
in motion. The little creatures soon
grew accustomed to the sound, and
so after much tedious and discourag-
ing labor, successful records were
made. These records are selling IN
thousands all over the world
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
TroIIope's Cigars.

Anthony Trollope prided himself on
having reduced the writing of novels
and good novels-to something like
a mechanical process, devoting to the
work so many hours day and timing
himself to an output of so many words
an hour. His advice to the literary
aspirant was to glue himself to his
seat and write, but he himself had an
other source of inspiration.
One wall of his library was devoted
to rows of little cupboards, or bins,
says the London Chronicle, each with
a separate glass door and filled with
cigars stacked across and across like
timber to allow free circulation of air.
A pointed stud in the wood above the
door indicated the bin in use, and as
soon as any one bin was emptied the
stud was removed to above the next
door and the empty receptacle refilled
from the big chests which Trollope
obtained straight from Havana.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
Papuans Die YOUNG.

The average duration of life is
shorter in Papua or New Guinea than
in any other country, possibly owing
to the peculiar diet affected by the
natives, who devour with gusto the
larva of beetles, dug out of decayed
tree trunks and habitually drink sea
water when near the coast. "The
people die off at about 49," we are told
in A. e. Pratts Two Years Among the
New Guinea Cannibals. 1--WE saw one
very old man, who may have been
about 60 years Of age-the only exam
pie Of longevity that we came across
He was bent almost double, and had
a long white beard. His fellow tribes
men regarded him as great curiosity
and brought him to see us. Despite
the decrepitude of his body, however,
there was no trace of senility; his
senses were unimpaired, and the poor
old creature showed great gratitude
for gift of tobacco"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
Cheapest Comm odities.

There are many opinions, but, next to
human life, opinions are the cheapest
commodities of these times. AS it now
stands, human life is the cheapest and
net only human life as it exists, but
human life in the future. Both are
held in careless disregard. A rifle
has mere value than the man who
shoots it. A high explosive shell is
worth hamlet. A battery Of guns
is more treasured than a village.
THE most important man in the
world" said a Russian cabinet min
lister to me, "is the man who can make
or supply munitions of war. r."-Samuel
G. Blythe in the Saturday Evening
Post.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
Waterproofinq French Uniforms.

In the rainy season, which lasts we'll
into the summer In parts Of France
and Belgium, the French army author
tiles faced the necessity Of providing
an inexpensive and effective means OF
waterproofing the uniforms of their
soldiers. A chemist came to their
rescue with the information that the
fat extracted from wool while in the
process Of cleaning it for manufacture
would serve their purpose.
Experiments proved that the chem
ist was right. The waterproofing Is
done by reducing the wool fat to a
liquid by the use of solvent and d.
luting it with benzine or naphtha.
The garment is soaked in this solution
for a few minutes. 1t dries in a short
time. Neither the color Of the article
nor the fabric is impaired by the treat
ment.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
TENANTS DIDN'T MIND HIM
Old Gentleman Merely Was Harm.
less Optimist With a Seemingly
Peculiar Delusion.

A district visitor was paying calls
on the folk IN row of cottages, and
was shocked by the conduct of shah
bily.drcssed old gentleman, who
passed from door to door IN great
rage, and threatened the occupants
with all manner Of dire penalties
Dear me, what a peculiar old
mani" she exclaimed to one of the
tenants. why do you permit him
to abuse you in that fashion,
"Oh, we don't mind in the least,
ma am" answered the tenant, with
a twinkle in her eyes. We're quite
used to his little ways by now. He's
been a harmless lunatic for ten or
eleven years"
You don't say so! Poor old fell
low! What particular form does his
madness take?"
Optimism, ma am. He comes for
the rent every Monday, and actually
allows himself to fancy that he'll get
it!"-London Tit-Bits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
Spelling Milk.

Careless housewives often spoil
milk that is delivered to them in
prime condition by letting it stand
for long time on the dining table
or in a hot kitchen; under such con-
ditions 1t spoils quickly. Keep the
milk covered so that it cannot be pol
luted either by the filthy fly or by
dirt falling into it.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
Growing Russia.

From the foundation Of the Rus
sian Empire at Moscow, about 1900,
says DR.. Nansen in his recent book,
entitled Through Siberia, the Land
of the Future" Russia has grown at
the average rate of 55 square miles
a day or 10000 square miles year
"a territorial increase that is almost
without parallel.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
Vou Don't lust Like II.

After you've worked outdoors long
er and harder than ever before to
make the whole place more attractive
it isn't funny to have someone ask
How'd you get tanned up so, play
ing tennis ?"-Boston Globe. n
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
Styles Soon Change.

$50 you are going to motor across
the continent, Mrs. Whyffer?"
Eyes. We start tomorrow"
81 dare say you anticipate pleasant
timer"
"Yes, but there is one thought that
troubles me-"
"And what is that?"
I'm afraid our car will be out Of
date when we reach our destination"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
Great ADVANTAGE.

what is your idea of the zero of en-
joyrnent?"
"Why-er-a monologue on pho
nograph.
81 know something less enjoyable
than that"
"Yes?"
"a monologue on the stage. You can
shut off the phonograph."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07

Note-AIl trains arriving and leavln
Tburmont scheduled from Western Mar
land station,
Note-All trains arriving AM leavin
Frederick scheduled from Square.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
lis. hhanl

f6 55am liam 10. 25an
+7l5 Vi 55pm 3.l3pm 5.4lpm
'8.00pm l.3Opm $50 ADJ 6.4o
*4l5 5.33 S.l4
*Daily. tDaily except Sunday: +Sunday
Only.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07

French War Weapon.
Good gunners will fire from twenty
five to thirty rounds minute from the
French "75" weapon.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-10-07
Western Maryland r. +
GOING WEST.

"a. lOam 6.O7am 2Oam fl0. 25am
800 1912 04pm
*lO4O l2.3l arl .25 400pm 8.l0a
t4.O4pm 6 2lpm arr. 40
t7.lO 9.22 1915
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
SHERIFF'S SALE

By virtue of writ of fieri facias.
issued out of the Cumberland Circuit
Court in Equity, to me directed, in
a cause wherein Security Perpetual
Building and Loan Association is COM
plainant, and Henry C. Kesler, ct ais,
are defendants, will expose to sale.
at public vendue, on
Friday, October s, 1915
at the hour of o'clock in the after
noon of said day at
THE WEATHERBY HOUSE
in the City of Millville, County of Cum
berland and State of New Jersey, all
that certain tract of land and prem
ises, situate in the City of Millville
County of Cumberland and State OF
New Jersey, bounded as follows: Be.
ginning at a point in the west line OF
Fourth Street, eighty feet and six
inches South from the Southwest cor.
ner of Fourth and Smith Streets, and
runs from thence along the line oi
William Vanaman's lot westwardly
and at right angles to Fourth street
sixty-three feet and six inches to 9
corner of said Vanaman's lot in the
line of John N. Branin's lot; thence
along the line of John N. Branin's lot
Southerly and parallel with Fourth
street, sixty-three feet and six inche:
to a corner in the line of the public
school house lot; thence along saiS
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
ATE UP HIS EXHIBIT

G. P. Morton, the expert cantaloupe
raiser of West avenue, is on the war
path. He put basket of prize mel
ons in the carnival with the implicit
understanding. he says, that he was
to have them returned at the end of
the exhibition. He wanted them for a
special purpose. Instead of return
ing them he says they were used to
treat some Philadelphians and MI
Morton has rendered bill of SIS for
them to the Commercial League. This
Dill helps to make the financial hole
the League is in, five hundred cents
deeper.-Vineland Journal.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
BEWARE OF FAKE PEDDLERS

Arrest by the ponce OIL Two itinerate
peddlers disclosed clever scheme to
cheat the gullible public. These sharp
| ers bought cheap dresses at bargain
sales in New York as low as 85 cents
each fixed them up in fancy boxes and
endeavored to palm them off on the
public at $100 each. Their game was
to mysteriously intimate that they had
pulled off job" in Philadelphia and
were forced to get rid of the lovely
gowns, which were worth at least $500.
About to be arrested by the police
on serious charge, perhaps of grand
larceny, these confidence men. were
forced to show slips proving that they
had actually purchased the goods and
that the gowns cost S5 cents each.
Later they admitted that their game
was to represent the goods at a fa-
bulous value, which amounts to OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
a misdemeanor. They told the police
they had been able to purchase rain
coats" in the bargain markets of New
York for as low as cents each and
sell them at remarkable profit.
This revelation will have one salu-
tory effect-or ought to have. 1t will
teach the residents of Atlantic to be-
ware of the fiy-by-night peddlers who
come around and ring their door bells.
1t will cause them to do business with
responsible merchants of their home
city who advertise their goods in the
home newspapers and who are salts
fed with an honest, legitimate profit.
People who patronize irresponsible
peddlers deserve to get "stung."-At-
lantic City Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16

line easterly, sixty-three feet and six
inches to a corner in the west line OF
Fourth Street aforesaid; thence along
the west line of Fourth street, North
erly sixty-one feet and six inches to
the place of beginning.
Being the same property conveyed
to Elizabeth D. Kesler (deceased) by
Christian Myers, ct ux., dated April
25th, 1905, and recorded in the Cum
berland County Clerks Office in book
of deeds No. page I, &C.
Together with all and singular the
rights, liberties, privileges, heredita-
ments, and appurtenances thereunto
Belonging or in any wise appertaining.
'-c2@ CHARLES v. MARSHALL,
MARTIN w. LANE, .e,.B.e,a9 10
,s&t3 Solicitor.
Dated Sept IA, 1915. ~ U'''.t'S' -
Prs fees, 1854 9-14 1t oaw
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
RECALLS THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL


The funeral of worthy andg re-
spected negro of the old type in the
presences of a mixed assemblage of
whites and blacks is reported in the
Southern States from time to time, but
it has remained for Delaware to re-
port one from which "all negroes were
excluded" at the wish of the deceased.
At the recent funeral of George Wash
ington Hall, Delaware's best known
negro" the pallbearers consisted, ac-
cording to the accounts, of some of
the most prominent white men of the
State. The accounts show further that
Hall, who was known as "a white
mans negro" never associated with
the members of his own race, that an
attempt was made to bury him in a
cemetery for whites and, this failing,
IAN entire lot was secured in a col
ored burying ground and the grave
was dug in the center of it."
If aHll had died about forty years
earlier, perhaps he might have had
his wish through an appeal of his
friends to the law under the famous
Civil Rights Bill, for the radical au-
thors of that remarkable measure pro-
vided penalties for "any cemetery that
shall make any distinction as to ad-
mission and accommodation" The
object of the Civil Rights bill, briefly
stated, was to induce the whites of the
Southern States, on pain of heavy fine
not only to sit beside the blacks. in
public conveyances, in theatres, in
schools, in churches, and to eat with
them in hotels, but to lie beside them
in cemeteries-stopping short only of
providing for the intimate relations of
the two races in the world to come.
The white South rejoiced, and George
Washington Hall lost his only chance,
when this act was declared unconsti-
tutional in 1888. S.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
THE LATE PROGRESSIVE PLAT
norm

In his recent speech at Seattle, ex-
President Taft declared that the
planks of the so-called Progressive
platform of 1912 never will be sup
ported by the national Republican
party, and that Progressives coming
back to the party cannot bring their
planks with them.
The Progressive platform was made
for single purpose and ceased to be
of any further consequence when
that purpose-which was to give Col
onel Roosevelt a third term in the
Presidency-was deSsated. Its main
features, embracing extravagant So
cialistic propositions, never will be
revived by any responsible political
party in all probability.
But there are some of the Progress
sive planks, or rather the principles
they declared, which may easily be-
come part of future Republican plat.
forms. 1t is not improbable that with
the return to Republican allegiance oi
so large a body of the 1912 boilers
some influence in that direction i:
contemplated; that it is the purpose
of many of those returning to get con
troll of Republican party affairs.
There are some States-as in Penn
sylvania-where unity of action would
make such thing possible, and there
by accomplish to some extent insid,
the party what was failure outside
of it.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

Estate of John Gibe, deceased
Pursuant to the order of Frank F.
Wallace, Surrogate of the County Of
Cumberland, made on the eleventh
day of September, 1915, on application
OF the undersigned executor of said
deceased, notice is hereby given to the
creditors of the decedent to bring in.
to the subscriber their debts, demands.
and claims against the estate of said
deceased, under oath, within nine.
months from the date of such order.
or they will be forever barred from
prosecuting or recovering the same
against the subscriber.
Dated September 18th, 1915.
CHARLES GIBE. Executor
of the Estate of John Gibe..
deceased.
ALBERT W. KAUFFMANN. Proctor
9-13 9w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16

Turnpike road and is also a corner of
now or formerly James Pierce's land
and runs thence south twenty-one de-
grees west, bounding on the said
James Pierce's land twenty rods to a.
corner; thence by Mordecai Pierce's
land, south seventy-hve and one-half
degrees east, eight rods to a corner;
thence still by the same north twen--
ty-one degrees east twenty rods to a
corner in the aforesaid turnpike;
thence north seventy-1ive and one-half
degrees west, eight rods to the place,
of beginning. ~
Containing one acre of land, more
or less.
Together with the hereditaments
and appurtenances thereunto belong
ing. ...-.,.st
? 7aa CHARLES v. MARSHALL.
y - f't Sheriff.
Albert R. McAllister, Solicitor. ssi1
Dated Aug. II, 1915. 20,
Prs. fees. $27.S8.
8-31 d oaw At al =
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
A PERSISTENT oFF1cE-sEEKEF

If keeping everlastingly at it is sure
to bring eventual success, James Mer-
Ger Davis Of Mount Holly and Cam
den, who has filed his petition for the
Democratic nomination for State Sen
ator, ought to get an office some of
these days. He has been running for
years and if he has not succeeded in
grabbing anything up to date it was
not because he wasn't generally on
the trail of one job or another. In
the past it hasn't seemed to matter
much to Davis which ticket he was
running on. He has tried them nearly
all and the question now being asked
is where next he will go, when he
finds that the Democratic party and
he are not congenial.-Mt. Holly Her.
aid.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
SHERIFF,S SALE

By virtue of a writ of fieri facias,
issued out of the Court of Chancery,
New Jersey, to me directed, in cause
wherein Westley Rogers was COM
plainant, and Annie +. Stewart, How
ard H. Stewart, Sarah Estella Stewart,
Grosscup & Sons, Thomas S. Fergue-
son, M. Cohen, Clayton Mcpherson,
Trading, etc., as Mcpherson & Son,
James G. Downward Co., Acme Guano
Co. and David S. Coombs were de-
PENDANTS, l will expose to sale at pub
lie vendue, on
Thursday. September 20, 1915
at the hour of two o'clock in the af-
ternoon of said day, at the
Court House
in the City of Bridgeton, County OF
Cumberland and State of New Jersey,
all the following described tracts or
parcels of land and premises, situate,
lying and being in the townships of
Fairfield and Lawrence, respectively,
in the County of Cumberland and
State of New Jersey, bounded as fol-
lows:
No. 1 is in Fairfield Township, Be-
ginning at a stone in the old road and
N a line of a tract of land Stephen P.
LuptoE sold tc. Marshall F. Gould /;
thence along the same, south three
quarters of degree west thirteen
chains and twenty links to stone
still by the same south eighty-seven
degrees and thirty-five minutes east
njvln oh aix,c fx,1zc 70 n
F. Gould's lot; thence along his line
and others south three-quarters of a
degree west ten chains and fifty-eight
links to an old yellow oak tree for a
corner of late Jacob Harris land {:
thence along the same north eighty
seven degrees and fifty-five minutes
west eighteen chains and forty-one
links to stone, corner of land owned
by jeremiah Gould; thence along the
same north one and quarter degrees
| east twenty-three chains and eighty
four links to a stone in the first men,
toned road and corner of said Lup-
toms reserved land; thence along the
same and said Gould's land south
elghty-seven degrees and thirty-fiye
minutes east nine chains and ten links
| TO tne place or beginning.
Containing 31.4O acres of land, more
or less.
No. 2. Is situate IN Lawrence Town
ship, is salt marsh, and is bounded as
follows Beginning at stake in what
is called Narrow Passage Gut and is
a corner of Nathaniel Howell's marsh
and runs from thence north sixty-onf
and a half degrees west forty-six rods
to a small gut that puts out from Bach
Creek; thence down the gut to said
Back Creek, thence up said creek ths
several courses thereof to Daytor
Greek; thence up the same and bound.
Ing thereon to Narrow Passage On,
above named; thence up said gut t.
the place of beginning.
| Containing forty acres of marsh
more or less.
No. 3. Is situate IN Fairfield Town
tship and begins at a stake for a cor
ner in the Bridgeton and Millvill,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that.
Ine accounts of the subscriber, B.
frank Howell, Executor of the Estate.
OF Lydia B. Howell, deceased, will be
audited and stated by the Surrogate.
and reported to the Orphans Court of
cumberland County for settlement on
Friday, the first day of October next.
at the hour of ten o'clock in the fore
noon.
Dated August 31st, 1915.
B. FRANK HOWELL, Execu-
tor of the Estate Of Lydia
B. Howell, Decd.
Joseph H. Powell, Proctor.
81 5w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
tne accounts of the subscriber, Charles
W. kase, Administrator of the Estate
OF Oscar W. S. Kase, deceased, will be,
audited and stated by the Surrogate.
and reported to the Orphans Court of
cumberland County for settlement ON
Friday. the first day of October next
at the hour of ten o'clock in the fore.
noon. ~ -
Dated August 31st. 1915.
CHARLES W. KASE, Admin.
istrator of the Estatet of oscar
W. s. Kase, deceased.
David M. Bowen, Proctor.
81 5w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-09-16
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT.
tne accounts of the subscriber, War
ner X. Pierce, Administrators of the,
Estate OF Francis G. Wright, deceased
Will be audited and stated by the Sur
rogate, and reported to the Orphans,-
Court of Cumberland County for set
tiement on Friday the twenty-fourth
day OF September, next at the hour of
ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Dated August Goth, 1915.
WARNER K. PIERCE Admin
istrator of the Estate of
Francis G. Wright, deceased
Rex * A. Donnelly. Proctor.