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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
Big Engine On Trial Trip.

Big Engine On Trial Trip.
In order to be able to handle the large
amount of business coming from the coal
fields and from manufacturing industries
in the west, the Western Maryland R Ill
way Company was obliged to secure
heavier engines to haul the thousands of
carloads of material.
To this end Is engines of the Mallard
type were ordered. On Monday the first
of these engines made trial run over
the main line, passing through Thurmont
about three o'clock.
The length of this engine from coupler
to coupler is lO7 feet. 1t has l6 drive
wheels, 8 per side, and without its load
of coal and water weighs SOS, 900 pounds
1t is said that but one road in the United
States is using larger engine.
These engines are to be used from
Baltimore to Hagerstown over the heavy
grades of the road and are supposed to
haul SO loads or $500 tons across the
mountain-the amount three of the pres
ent engines handle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
The Sick.

Mr.. Jacob Keefer, residing about two
miles east of Thurmont, has been con-
fined to his bed for several months and
at this time is very weak.
Mr.. James erosion, of Graceham, was
recently taken to Frederick hospital for
treatment. He is suffering with Bright s
disease.
Mr.. John Late, of Rocky Ridge, has
been confined to his home for some time
past. His condition is serious.
Mr.. Ollie Weller, of this place, has
been suffering with rheumatism for some
weeks. His condition is somewhat i'm
proved but he yet suffers severely.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
l0ys Letter..

Mrs. Vallie Deberry and son of Keys
Vile spent last week with her mother,
Mrs. Nellie Miller.
Miss Ada Pittenger spent several days
last week IN Keysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Long spent Sunday
with his brother, Mr.. Sam'l Long, Of
Thurmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Washington Pittenger.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
Regarding Freight Rates.

According to Public Service Bulletin
just issued, the freight on coal from Will
Transport to Motters is $l.04 and Longs
and Emmitsburg $ll7 per ton of 2,24O
pounds. These three places are on the
Emmitsburg railroad.
The rate on explosives from Thurmont
over the H. & F road to points on the
Middletown Division of that road has
been advanced.
Switching rates at Westminster have
been reduced.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09

During the past week several little
SHOWS have fallen but soon disappeared.
The mercury has been forced down low
in the tube and took look at the Is
mark early Sunday morning. Last De-
cember, it will be remembered, cold
weather prevailed; so much so that about
all the ice crop of the winter was har-
vested before the holidays.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
President Will Wed On
Saturday, Dec. 18th.
Ceremony At Home of Fiance,
Mrs. Norman Gait, And Only
Immediate Families TO Attend.

1t has been officially announced
from the White House at Washing
ton that President Wilson and Mrs.
Norman Gait will be married on Sat
urday, December 18th, the wedding
to be at the home of Mrs. Gait.
No invitations to the wedding will
be issued. 1t is said the only attend
ants will be Mrs. Galt's mother, Mrs.
w. H. Boiling; her brother and sis
ter; the Presidents daughter, Miss
Margaret; his brother and sister and
members of the two immediate house
holds.
While not given out as a certainty,
it is thought that the Rev. Sylvester
Beach, close personal friend of the
President, of Princeton, n. j., will
perfor the ceremony.
1t is probable that the President
will have Colonel E. M. House as
best man, and Mrs. Gait will be at
tended by her sister, Miss Bertha
Boiling.
The wedding trip must, of neces-
sity, be short. Congress will recon-
vene early in January, and the Pres
ident is expected to be in Washington
at that time. On January 9TH the
President and his bride will formally
open the winter season with recep-
ton to the delegates and their wives
attending the Pan-American Congress
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09

The bill, as it will appear, will be
greatly modified and will not contain
some of it's original Objectionable
Government-owned ship features. 1t
proposes the creation OF a Federal
board, with jurisdiction ovtr deep
water traffic and the appropriation OF
$4,000, 900 for the construction OF
merchant ships designed for use as
naval auxiliaries. 1t is proposed that
the Government have built in Amer
lean yards ships to be leased or sold.
The stock is to be offered at public
sale and the Federal board will have
strict control over the service and the
rates of the merchant vessels built
and leased by the Government.
Important amendments to the Fed
eral Reserve act are contemplated.
American banking facilities in other
countries have been described as es'
srntial to general success in foreign
trade. The Federal Reserve Board
made it possible for national banks
of large capital to organize foreign
branches. The National City Bank,
of New York, has six branches in
Latin America. Now banks Of the
Middle West want the law amended
50 that several banks may cooperate
i" opening joint branches abroad:
Another amendment along lhis line
is sought, which will allow banks to
establish branches in the cities OF
their incorporation.
Another amendment to the Federal
banking laws seeks TO permit direc-
tor to act in another bank or trust
company in the same capacity where
the entire stock of one is owned by
stockholders Of the other. At the
present time no bank director can be
director in more than one institution.
The Advisory Board recommends
that the office Of the Comptroller OF
the Currency be absorbed and admin
istrated by the Federal Reserve Board.
Such bill will appear in Congress
and will probably pass because of the
intense opposition to Go mptroller OF
the Currency Williams.
An effort will be made to expand
the Federal Reserve act to give great
er credit to farmers.
The immigration bill, providing
for an educational test, WHICH passed
two Congresses, and was vetoed by
President Taft and President Wilson,
will he revived and its advocates hope
that recent developments will induce
the President to give it his approval.
The President will address Con-
gress that is still Democratic, but not
as overwhelmingly SO as on previous
occasions. In the Senate, the party
has slightly increased majority,
but political fortunes have reduced
the almost unwieldy force in the
House that came in on the Democrat
ic landslide that elected Mr.. Wilson,
50 that now the party will have only
a majority over all of "a votes. This
is regarded as a narrow margin in a
body composed of 435 members, re-
quiring a party DETECTION of only l3
votes to defeat a measure.
The new House as officially CLASH
fed will consist of 900 Democrats,
1917 Republicans, 6 Progressives, l
Independent, l Socialist and va
cancy. In the Senate there are So
Democrats and 40 Republicans. Re-
publican ranks in the House have
been swelled by the return of many
familiar political figures who were
leaders in the long period of Repub-
lican supremacy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
lSANOGLE.

Mr.. Samuel Isanogle, we'll known
citizen of Frederick county, died at his
home near Sabillasville, early Sunday
morning, December 9Th. Mr.. 1sanogle
formerly resided at Lewistown and was
contractor and builder. He is survived
by son. Paul, and daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Yeager, both residing in Baltimore. Two
brothers, James Isanogle, of near Catoc-
tin Furnace, and Jacob Isanogle, of West
minister, survive him. He was 81 years
of age. Funeral services were held Tues
day at Utica. M. l.. Creager funeral
director.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
COngh Medicine For Children.

Mrs. Hugh Cook, Scottsville, N. Y,
says: "About five years ago when we
were living in Garbutt. N. Y, l doctor
ed two of my children suffering from
colds with Chamberlain Cough Remedy
and found it just as represented in every
way. 1t promptly checked their cough
ing and cured their colds quicker than
anything ever used" Obtainable every
where.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09

Official Washington will miss the
usual New Years reception at the
White House, for at that time the
President and the new first lady OF
the land will not be in Washington.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
Movie Building Moving.

The new ''movie" building being erect
ed on Water street is moving along brisk
ly and will probably be under roof this
week. Mr.. G. C. Weddle is the contrac-
tor, and Mr.. w. C. Brenaman the pro-
prietor.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
NOTICE.!

There will be meeting of the Stock
holders of the Thurmont Bank,
TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1916,
between the hours of p. m. and p. m,
for the purpose of electing Directors for
the ensuing year.
LESTER S. BIRELY,
dec 9 st President.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
AbOut Completed.

The new house erected on Altamont
avenue for Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Shaffer
is about completed and ready for occu-
pancy. Considerable furniture has al
ready been placed therein.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
FOGLE.

Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Fogle, widow of
the late John Fogle, died Wednesday,
December /, 1916, after few days ILL
ness, aged 81 years and days.
For the past ten years Mrs. Fogle has
made her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Emma Unger, of this place. She was
held in high esteem by all who knew her.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon in the Moravian church at
Graceham, she being member of that
church for many years. Services were
conducted by her pastor, Rev. Robert
Huebener. Interment was made in the
cemetery at Graceham.
Mrs. Fogle is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Emma Unger, of Thurmont;
and four sons, viz: Walter, of Walkers
vile; Harvey, of Washington, D, c /;
Milton, of Jamestown, Pa, and James,
of West Carrollton. Ohio. She is sur
vived by one brother, Mr.. John Coli
flower, of Graceham, Md.
LII MeHlOIldW.
In sad but loving remembrance of my
husband and our loving father, Jacob W.
Lidie, who departed this life two years
ago, December End, 1918.
God has called, oh, how sudden,
And he listened to the call,
Fastening to his home in heaven,
Though he had to leave US all.
And l often sit and wonder,
At what you would say,
If you only knew the changes
That have happened since that day.
Death has robbed us of our father,
Whom we loved and cherished dear;
1t was father, yes, dear loving father,
Can we help but shed tear?
By His Wife and Children.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
NOTICE.!

Citizens Savings Bank.
Thurmont, Md. Dec. 8, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual
Meeting of the Holders of Weekly De-
posts of the Citizens Savings Bank of
Thurmont, Md, will be held at its Bank
ing House,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IL, 1916,
between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p.
M, for the purpose of electing Board
of Fifteen Directors, to manage the at
fairs of the said bark for the year 1916.
STANLEY R. DAMUTH,
dec est Cashier.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
SANFORD |. SKATER
Licensed Real Estate Agent and Broker
THURM0NT, MD.
THIS WEEKS SPECIALS
FOR SALE.

Four Fne Building lots on Carroll St.
extended.
Several Modern Cottages in fine loca-
ton.
Twenty Acre fine farm land on Grace
ham hurmont road
Several Large Building Lots at "Wood-
side"
Comfortable Home with acre ground
along State Road at edge of town.
Fifty acre farm on State Road one
mile from Thurmont.
Sixty acre farm almost in Creagers-
town. All improvements.
One building lot on Altamont ave.
Seven Room Hou ,e on Walnut street
at bargain price.
Small comfortable home on East street
f bought at once.
Several Fruit and Garden Farms in
fine condition.
Severable comfortable homes in Grace
nam.
Wanted At Once.
Small, but com Portable home in good
condition, in or near town. Purchaser
will invest 81, 900 or 81 200 if suited.
Call on or write
Sanford L. Shaffer.
Phone No. 27 Lock Box rs
Thurmont, Maryland.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
DIED..

Obituaries, poetry and resolutions,
charged for at the rate of five cents per
line The regular death notices publish
ed free.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
PIANO SALE.

New Pianos SIPS up; Secondhand $25
up. Organs $40 up. Easy terms, S. w
Monthly on new pianos. Over a d,zen
makes at lowest factory prices, including
the Famous Lehr sold 20 years at Blrely's
Palace of Music. Phone 455R.
GAMERS PALACE OF MUSIC.
nov IL emo Frederick, Nd
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-09
Wintry Weather.

Advertisement.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30

jaw, huge grinding teeth, retreating
forehead widening behind and covered
with tangles of black or brown WOOL
ly or wavy hair-all these would inn
press his mind. She would certainly
exercise her power of speech, such as
1t was, in yells, bowls and resonant
EXPLANATIONS. Perhaps she was intel
ligent enough to throw stones. sticks,
fruits or whatever came to her hand,
at the enemy.
These three things, ali very unsu.
ual in the Pliocene world-energeti
If inarticulate vituperation, an erect
position and action at a distance
would surely confuse and impress the
primitive brain of Felis Groeneveldtii,
and he would probably retire, with
dignity, to seek some easier prey
The description is based on skull
fragment discovered by Doctor Dubois
in Java-the skull of creature al
most exactly on the line between man
and the higher anthropoid apes.
The very origin of the human race
according to Professor Elliot, may
have been in North America. On this
subject he writes:
1T seems probable that it was in
North America that the very first
primate originated. These interesting
animals are found in the lower Eocene
deposits, which mean that they are
perhaps the most ancient of all known
mammals"
Later, primates-that is. the very
first links in the chain binding man to
his beginnings in antiquity, the forms
of mammal life aeons older than even
the Missing Link-were living in
Egypt Near Paris and in South
America more Eocene lemurs dwelt-
they we're widely scattered.
Though the priInate probably origi-
mated in North America, Professor Ell
hot believes man did not come to the
new world until after the Ice Age
long after he was to be found in the
| old world.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
SOME NOTED IRISH BULLS
Sayings That Have Been Fastensa
Rightly or Wrongly, Upon Sons
of the Emerald Isle.

The irisnman who said to his chill.
dren: "Ye pays no more attention n
me than if l was dumb haste tam.
ing to yez!" was as unconscious o4
saying anything funny as the Irish
baronet who boosted that it was
hereditary in his family to have mo
children" and the domestic who com.
planned: Enjoy Shape, is it? How
could !, now? The mint lay down
I'm aslape, and the mint I'm aslape
/ have to get up. Where's the time
for enjoying it?"
But we are not so sure of the man
who, when asked by his employer.
well. Patrick, which is the bigger
fool-you or II" answered: Faith.
/ couldn't say, sorr; but it's not me-
self" or of the groom who, to the
question: "You say your present
master treats you better than Mr..
Smith did?". replied: Yes, sorr-
and oftener"
1t was Sir Bryan O'Loghlan who
was responsible for the startling state
ment that "a verbal agreement is not
worth the paper it is written on"
and the immortal Sir Boyle Roche
who, in a debate on a proposed tax
on leather, declared "the barefooted
peasantry of Ireland" could avoid the
tax by having their underleathers
made of wood" and who, when dis
cussing the relations between England
and Ireland, said: "He is an enemy
to both kingdoms who wishes to d.
minish the brotherly affection of the
two sister kingdoms"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
SOME ILLUSIONS OF YOUTH
Difficult Task confronts Parent In Un-
folding World to chIld--Matter
for Meditation.

The illusions which youth entertains
about the things of the world are at
once the most appalling and the most
delicate things with which older per
sons have to do. There is no lodging
the fact that the illusions must go.
The conscientious mother who has
taught her son that to lie is to sin
knows quite well that when he grows
older he win learn that lies are Of two
kinds, white and black, and that the
time will come when he will have to
tell white lies, and, because they are
so like the black lies against which
his mother admonished, he will find it
hard.
And the father who looks upon his
daughters innocence with pride will
shudder little at the thought that
time will bring to her some cold ex-
amples of the duplicity of mankind
If he is fearful, it is not without rea-
son; for on the parent deyolves the
duty of guiding the disillusioning
process. AS this is done well or i'll,
so will the child's view of life be in
fiuenced. writer in the Indianapolis
News remarks. If, for instance, child
reared in home where kindness is
master is suddenly confronted with
the spectacle of two drunken men
brawling in the street, the child's illu-
sions are treated to an assault alto
gether beyond its power to combat.
In the course of events, it would nat
urally learn that men get drunk and
fight, but that is a revelation which
should come to mind whose rules of
conduct are pretty we'll established. In
this case the parent may well be
moved to anguish.
To unfold the world to a child is a
matter for meditation and ingenuity,
and the parent who leaves it to chance
is no less guilty of maltreatment than
the parent who wantonly exposes a
child to a contagious disease, for the
mind of a child is a delicate instru-
ment of SURPRISING sensitiveness.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
FAULTS OF MANY SWIMMERS
Most Of Energy Which Would Carry
Them Along Smoothly, If Applied
Rightly, Is Wasted.

The trouble with good many swim
mers is that they do not know how
to swim. Most of the energy which
would carry them along smoothly and
rapidly, if properly applied, is wasted
in faulty movements.
Time and again / have seen men
thrash away madly for short space,
misusing arms and legs, then stop sud
denly putting hard and in distress. To
such tyros swimming means a stub
born fight to keep going, and there is
no doubt that if they tried to swim for
exercise, frequently serious harm
might come from it. But can this
parody of workmanship be considered
swimming? Hardly, according to the
present-day standards.
Watch a skilled trudgeon or crawl
exponent and note the difference. He
will take a graceful dive, strike out I'M
harried, move along without fuss or
furry, rolling gently from side to side
and emerge from the water fresh and
invigorated, barely breathing hard.
Rest assured it is not he that will
suffer even from daily practice.-Out
ing.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
HAVING A PURPOSE IN LIFE
Always a Mistake to Drift AimIessIy,
Without Set Purpose or Direct
Destination.

The poorest mortal in the world is
the one who has no purpose in life,
one who just drifts along, the vic6m
of every low influence he runs into.
The safe way, the hopeful way, is
to have a purpose that aims at some
thing higher than the present situa-
ton. 1t may not always be work, but
it will do an immense good, even if
it fails at times.
How often we see men and women
drifting along without any aim or
destiny, apparently ready for any
port that may appear. They are
without guide, pilot or purpose and
they are pretty sure to land at the
port of Failure 1t is dangerous to
drift. Get a purpose. 1t is never too
late, though in youth it proves the
best friend one can have.
A purpose in life steers one away
from bad habits, and especially does
1t break up loafing, which is one Of
the worst menaces that dallies with
youth. And how extended is this
menace: One can see it in the streets
any day-boys and young men literal
ly spelling their lives because they
were living without purpose.-Ohio
State Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
The kalser,s wardrobe.

The kaiser's enormous wardrobe ex-
tends only to the top layers of apparel,
according to the intimate disclosures
made by the author of THE Private
Lives of William II and His Consort. :"
In the matter of shirts he is stated
to be restricted to the historical half
dozen of the Hohenzollern house, and
even these are innocent of cuffs. a
commodity William attaches with the
aid of buttons and pulleys. like any
poor Lieutenant" OF socks also never
above a dozen pairs are in use"
though there is no limit to handker-
chiefs But the outer garments,
which could equip the marines of a
first-class battleship or the officers
of ten army corps, are contrasted
with Frederick the Greats wardrobe.
"sold to an old clothes man for 300
thalers."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
In Every prop Of Water.

In every drop of water we drink
and in every mouthful of air we
breathe, there is a movement and
collision of particles so rapid in every
second of time that it can only be ex-
pressed by four with nineteen
naughts. If the movement of these
particles were attended by friction. or
il the energy of their impact were
translated into heat, what hot mouth
fuls we should have! But the heat
as well as the particle, is infnites-
imal, and is not perceptihle.-Jonn
Burroughs in the Yale Review.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
Hot Story.

A contributor to the China Herald,
telling of experiences during a sum
mer trip into the desert, narrates that
while he watched a lizard run across
sun-baked open strip of sand, it dis
appeared in a puff of vapor. The in
tense heat of the sand had turned
the moisture of its body into steam,
the pressure Of which rose so high
that the little creature was blown
into bits so minute that no trace OF
1t was afterward TO be found. In
backing UP his statement, he quotes
an old prospector's allegation that in
Death valley, during the heat of the
day, water poured from a canteen will
not reach the ground, being turned
into steam as fast as it leaves the
mouth of the canteen. Can you beat
it?-Engineering and Mining Journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30
Women and Sheep.

Why don't more women raise sheep?
In two years my flock has netted me
341 per cent. My only loss by death
has been two lambs. The yearlings |
now have gave IA pounds of wool dur
ing last May. They are good grade
Lincolns and Shropshires. | bought
nine of each. and raised one sheep
which was cross. Fifteen sheep cost
about as much as nine cows. The
cows would yield larger income than
the sheep, but would require more
care. My flock needs IL acres of pas
ture in summer. The winter feed is
slower. cannot understand why more
farm women do not become shepherd
esses.-Farm and Fireside.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-04-30

ely from the cold. The explorer, DR..
]. B. Charcot. son-in-law to the poet
Victor Hugo. has suggested the use
of very big shoe Polar explorers
never found their shoes large enough
he said, and in all cases of frost-bit-
ten feet the cause could be traced to
the tightness of the footwear confin-
ing the foot so that it cannot by it's
own exercise accelerate the circulation
of the blood. This, Doctor Charcot
thinks. is the difficulty with the
French military shoe, which Is so fat
at the toe as not to permit the free