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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
Local TINS.
CHURCH DI Glory.

Trinity Reformed q Irch-Rev. p. f.
Heimer pastor.
Sunday, May 80:
Sam Sunday Sch.
sop, m, Epwortl eague.
Tsp m., MemoIld service. Sermon,
Rendering Memoeoble Service" by
the pastor Ali wslcome.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
FORD's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Week May 81, the Aborn Opera Com
" presenting the romantic comic
THE FORTUNE TELLER.
by Reginald De Koven.
Aborn Opera Company announce
ecial production of the romantic and
/vivacious comic opera, 1.-THE Fortune
Teller" at Ford's week May 3lst, the
opera which Alice Nelson starred so long
and successfully.
Its melody by the popular composer,
Reginald de Koven, is always tuneful,
abounds in musical gems, the ensembles
are superb, chorus work delightful and
the orchestration exceptional.
The theme is one of romantic interest,
concerning the love affairs of Irma, a
( beautiful heiress, also a twin, who, to
escape marriage with an impoverished
nobleman, dons her brothers. uniform
the is supposed to have deserted; the
compiled tons are interesting and at
times, amusing, but finally after series
of exciting events, the several love af-
fairs are righted.
The Characterization includes soldiers,
gypsies, noblemen and peasantry. The
production is picturesque and enhanced
by triumvirate of spirited music, sp len
did comedy and dramatic plot.
Matinees Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Tuesday and Thursday 25c reserved to
all parts of the house. Saturday SOC re-
served.
Advertisement
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
"0ak Farm"
rama TO Be Given By High
School Pupils.

pills of the Thurmont High School
finished their examination work,
t once tackled comedy drama en-
,ed coax Farm" which it is their in
,tion to present to the public on Tues
" evening, June 9Th, in Town Hall,
lis as it were, to be grand climax to
he commencement exercises of the week
previous.
The plays given by the High School in
the past have always been greatly en-
loved and this drama will prove to be
lust as pleasing as those of past years.
Save enough loose change to buy sew
,ral tickets and encourage the students
y your presence in the Hall that even
II. Tickets will soon be on sale at
haffer's.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27

Excursion
From Smithsburg to Baltimore over
w. M. railroad, Saturday, May 20. See
posters and schedule later.
By order of
d. p. G.. C.. BAND.
NAV 6 st
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27
Business Locals.
For Sale.

For Sale.
A number of Shares of Stock of the
Corporation of Thurmont. Inquire at
CLARION OFFICE.
may 6tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27

For Sale or Rent.
Two Modern Residences on Lombar I'd
street, Thurmont. Possession April LIST.
PARK w. T. 10y,
C. & P. Phone % Frederick, Md.
feb Is If
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27

For Sale.
Falling Top, End Spring Buggy in good
condition. Also set Buggy Harness al
most new.
VIM. z. WILHIDE,
may 6 if Thurmont, Md.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27

For Rent or Sale.
SEVEN-ROOM HOUSE with Modern
improvements on w. Main ST. For Rent.
Also New Seven-Room House For Sale
or Rent. Apply to
M. l.. CREAGER,
inch lift Thurmont.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27

For Sale.
Several Settings Indian Runner Duck
Eggs, SOC setting.
JAMES S. WATERS,
apr Is If Aurora Cottage.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-27

FOR SALE.
Confectionery Store. Good Opportunity
For Live Man. Apply
CHARLES M. MACKLEY,
apr "a If Thurmont, Md.
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Week May 81, the Aborn Opera Com
W presenting the romantic comic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
KILLED 800 WILD GEESE
How Hunters Slaughter Game
Shown in Pictures.

A party Of seven hunters recently
killed eight hundred wild geese, shoot
ing over live decoys, in the Sacramento
Valley, in California. The live dccoys
are wild geese that at one time were
wounded and, having had a portion Of
one Of the wings removed, are unable
to fly. These Gecoys are very hungry
when taken to the field and are placed
in wire Enclosures close to the pits in
which the hunters conceal themselves.
The wild birds flying overhead hear the
feeding call OF the hungry decoys and,
seeing the live birds on the ground,
lose their suspicion and come down
within range of the guns. They are
met with hail Of shot, and often forty
or fifty birds are killed out Of one
large bunch as they fly in over the
decoys. Such slaughter as this is rap
idly decreasing the number of geese
that yearly migrate from the North to
California, and if continued will event
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
UMBRELLAS FIND
FAVOR IN INDIA
Natives Seek Protection from
Not Only Rain, but Heat
of the Sun.

Umbrellas constitute one Of the most
important articles of import into In
ala, as they are used by Europeans
and natives, writes Consul Baker.
While their use is largest during the
monsoon periods, yet they arc also
employed TO q great extent, especial
~ in southern India, for protection
against the tropical sun. Among we'll
TODD natives, like those belonging TO
the Parsee community in Bombay, for
whom custom and race traditions pre-
scribe a style of headgear that does
not give adequate protection against
the sun, as do the topees or sun hats
worn by Europeans, umbrellas are
commonly carried in fair as well as
rainy weather.
During the year ended March 81,
1914, India imported umbrellas and
umbrella fittings 20 the value of APP
proximately Sl,770,000, the larger part
Of this being S1,O55,O00 worth Of fit
tings for the local manufacture OF UNI
brellas The total number of complete
umbrellas, including parasols and sun
shades, imported during the fiscal year
1914 was ! 1867 $50, of which 1861
262 came from the United Kingdom
and 406,298 from other countries.
There was a considerable increase in
imports over the preceding year, when
the total number imported was 1885,
400. Undoubtedly the use of umbrellas
in India is constantly extending, as
the native classes, whenever they can
afford il, are quite ready TO initiate
Europeans in the use of such articles.
Few articles of import so readily ap-
peal 20 the native as umbrellas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02

take any coal truck TO the nearest OH
cisl public scale and reweigh the load.
The penalty for short weight Is from
$50 to 800.
Another evil that has been eliminated
Is the petty thieving In transit and
especially piracy on the Will van kull'
Formerly the coal barges were held up
and robbed on this stream by petty
pirates in oyster boats. Az the IN
stance of the New York Coal Mer-
chants Association police Launches
conducted naval operations against
these pirates, and to-day many OF them
are serving terms in Sing Sing. This
association has co-operated with the
authorities and also worked indepen-
IDENTIFY for the elimination Of all
abuses in the trade.
The cost Of labor has increased.
Drivers Of the old-fashioned carts got
81 a day. This was advanced to SIPS
and $3.50, and to-day a two-horse
driver receives S267 2 day, n three
horse driver SO, and a chauffeur on an
auto truck 1886. The price Of horses
has trebled, the hours Of labor de-
creased, and insurance on the present
big plants is an expensive item. Inc
original investment now necessary 10
maintain a successful retail coal plant
in any city has largely increased on
account of the additional storage facil.
tiles il is necessary 10 MAINTAIN ana
the more elaborate equipment. Years
ago the retailers owned no barges, ana
the largest carried about $50 tons.
To-day many retailers maintain heavy
ice breaking barges which carry from
300 TO 1900 tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
GETTING AN IRON CROSS
How One German Soldier Told
His Wife About It.

A young peasant from a Baden vii
lage has fought in the war from the
very beginning and was finally in
Flanders, says a dispatch to the Frank
fort Gazette" In three months he
has written two letters. The first read:
Dear Wife-I am still alive, and l
received the package. If the boy is
bad whip him. Greetings. AD0LPH."
The second did not differ much from
the first:
Dear Bertha-I am still alive, which
surprises me very much. II the boy
is still bad whip him again. Greet
ings. ADOLPH.'
A few days ago photograph came
from a hospital in Heidelberg. On 1t
the young wife saw her husband with
q number of others, and on his breast
was the iron cross. On the back OF
the picture was written:
"Dear Bertha: ! was wounded. Am
well again. Tomorrow I'm off. II the
boy is bad take him By the ears.
Greetings. ADOLPH.
His wife wrote him asking him to
at least let her know how he had re-
ceived the Iron Cross. He replied:
THAT business of the iron cross was
very simple. The major called me.
had to stand still and the sergeant
pinned it on. Greetings. ADOLPH.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02

Of bell within . few inches Of -,
head Is that sol NJ
THAT Is so, your highness."
IL rouse myself. ! take a pan a,
the machine in my hand and bo,. =.
70 my ear. ] recognize q yoics x,,.
Yildiz." Vu
Exactly, your highness."
Exactly. The voice tells me 70 A..
coed ut once 10 the palace, as hi, 80
esty wishes to see me immediatelv
"Your highness' grasp Of the
cedure IS wonderful" go
That would happen every nigh.
should never have a moments sls.r
/ suffer quite enough from the paIs..
AZ it is. Take the thing away. It is,r
invention Of the evil one, and rsii
have nothing 70 do with it,
They have a telephone system nov
in Constantinople. But IL took oy.,
twenty years 10 establish IL, and h h,
more than probable that the view o..
tertained by the average Turk si,y
regard 20 its merits does not materlsnv
differ from that expressed by his hlgI.
ness, the Grand Vizier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
"KENNEDY SQUARE"
Late F. Hopkinson Smith
Chose Actor for Film Role.

Featured in the moving picture pro
duction Of Kennedy Square" from the
pen Of the late F. Hopkinson Smith,
will be Antonio Moreno, Of the Vita
graph Players, who was chosen for the
part by Mr.. Smith, a short time before
his death.
"He told me how he had pictured the
character" said Mr. Moreno, recently,
during rehearsals for the scenes Of the
picture. "Mr. Smith even went into
detail Of the inner feelings Of the man,
how ne felt and his reasons for his
actions. II was the clearest insight
into & character that ! have ever had.
"And Il was a character that the
author builded for me. After he had
finished his outline, the part ! had been
cast TO play wasn't a part any longer;
Il had become the embodiment Of Il
real person. Mr.. Smith told me that
he never regarded any Of the char
acters in his books as only living IN
his brain, but that they took even 10
him tho reality that surrounds living
persons"
Kennedy Square" was one Of Mr.
Smiths favoritcs, for whilo "The For
tunes of Oliver Horn" is generally
credited with telling OF his early ex-
periences IN New York, the former book
had moro of the idcalist in II, and it
was in this role that Mr.. Smith pre-
ferred TO be known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
MOTHER" MOST
BEAUTIFUL WORD
School Children Make
Odd Choices from Eng
lish Language.

What Is the most beautiful word IN
the English language? A college pro
fessor, who has been teaching for a
number of years, has collected some
interesting facts concerning the pref
erences that schoolgirls and school
boys entertain for certain words. He
has made the experiment with some
twenty classes. all the way from an
ungraded class in country school to
the senior class in college, says 1.-THE
Youths Companion" At tho conclusion
of a recitation the teacher has had
little slips of blank paper distributed.
He has then requested each pupil to
write down-without consulting his
neighbor-what he thought the most
beautiful word in the English lam
guage, giving consideration both to
sound and to sense.
OF the six hundred pupils that he
has had. 405 wrote the name, Moth
err; eighty-two wrote, Home; TWEEN
ty-two, Father; eighteen, Daddy;
sixteen, "Vacation"; eleven, Base
hall"; nine, Football; seven, Love" ";
three, SISTER; two, "Auntie," and
two, Grandmother" The following
words received one vote each: Grand
pa" "Vesper," Moonlight" Hope"
Rose" "Hyacinth," angel" Music"
and "Swimmin' Hole"
OF the remaining fourteen, one, a
response from a very bright boy, puz-
zled the professor. That boy wrote,
Cellar door" When asked about it,
he pronounced it "Cellah doah," and
explained, ooh, it just sounds pretty
The other thirteen ballots, all for
the same word, amused and perplexed
the professor. They were all handed
in at the same time from a class of
twenty-nine healthy, growing, hard
working country boys. There was, the
teacher insists, no opportunity for col
fusion. The ballot was taken silently.
Each ballot was then folded and
dropped into a nat that the teacher
asked one of the boys to pass around.
Those thirteen citizens-to-be deliber-
ately wrote down the ugly-sounding,
greasy looking, thoroughly unattractiye
word. "Victuals." What could have
been more suggestive of that teachers
opportunity than the fact that nearly
half of class of twenty-nine immor-
tai souls thought "victuals" the most
beautiful word in the English lam
guage?
And what higher compliment could
be paid TO motherhood and the Amer
lean home than the fact that b27 OF
these six hundred boys and girls,
young men and young women, indie
pendently, and at various times and
places, selected words that suggested
family relationship as the sweetest
words in their language?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
STUDIES IN KANSAS PRISONS.

About 1870 prisoners at the Federal
prison in Leavenworth and the state
prisons at Lansing are doing CORE
spondence study work with the Kansas
State Agricultural College, reports THE
Kansas City Journal" Professor George
+. Bray, of the correspondence study
department of the extension division, is
spending this week with his students in
the prisons. The work at each prison
Is under the special care of the chap
lain, who distributes and collects the
lesson papers and hands out the books
or bulletins. Some Of the work sent
10 the college is Of high quality. Many
OF the men are taking work in meehani-
cal drawing, others are taking automo.
pie repairing gas engines, shop mathe-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
NEW PLAYS ON
BRITISH STAGE
Epidemic Of War Dramas
Lady Gregory Descends
to Boucicault.

The war naturally has had its effect
upon the London theatres, yet there
appears TO be only a slight abatement
in their attendance, II we are 10 judge
from the English newspapers. Plays
dealing with military affairs on the
Continent are naturally IN the nscen-
dant. No less than three patriotic plays
were produced on April 10 alone-two
IN London and one in the provinces.
None of them appears TO have produced
any deep impression, though one OF
them, "Alsace," given at the Court
by Nine. Rejane and q French com
pany, seems TO have been acted with
true Gallo perfection. OF this drama
by CASTOR Leroux and Lucien Camille
Mr.. Walkley writes Enthusiastically
in "The Times" refusing 70 permit his
judgment Of artistic fitness 70 be
clouded by passion. Says Mr.. Walkley;
1T is always an artistic pleasure TO see
Nine R6iRne. because she IS always an
artist always an instrument OF pure
expression. But IL is not an artistic
pleasure to see Alsacc,' even though
this delightful artist appears in IL, for
the simple reason that 'Alsace is not
a work Of art. IL IS work OF patriot
ism. which is quite another matter.
Patriotism, of course, Ike everything
else IN human life, is material for art;
but Il must not be left as material, IL
must be melted down in the artists
crucible, and IN 'Alsace' this melting
process has been left half finished or
never begun. The reason Is obvious
Patriotic feelings are just now too
strong, too insistent, too important, TO
lend themselves 70 the contemplative,
disinterested, process OF translation
into art We must wait for that.
10 ha "a D.
zeal srt'-whlch is a contradiction IN
terms-is irresistible. And so you get
plays like Alsace,' appealing not to
the aesthetic but 20 the practical, Volt
tional side OF us, making their effect
out of crude emotions.
Nothing was more significant OF
this than the incidence Of the applause
last night. II fell TO the sudden dis
closure of q French uniform under
civilians overcoat and TO a certain IN
printable French word Historically as
ISOLATED with CamGonne) thrown IN
the face Of a German officer; II fell 10
every shout Of Nive Ia France! and
every attacking of the 'Marseillaise';
II fell in short, 20 the patriotism. Nat
urally, inevitably, all the French people
in tho play we're sugar and spice and
oil that's nice, and all the German peo-
pie were slugs and snails and puppy
dogs tails. There was a story, too-for
O topical play, like real play, must
have a story-about an Alsatian who
married q German girl and the domes-
tic trouble which ensued when the Ger
man girl remained obviously German.
Ultimately the Alsatian was reclaimed
for France by that triumphant French
institution ma mere
Nine. Rtjane is the mother, and Of
course makes a fine, sincere and NOV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02

ing thing Of Il; but il 10 one Of the
minor misfortunos of war time that II
drives artists into these inartistic
topical plays"
in the Hands of the Huns" typi-
cal war melodrama, by Dorothy Null
ford. given at the Willesden Hip
podrome, has to do, according to the
programme. with "Nuns. Huns and
British soldiers" evidently in the
playwright's imagination referring 70
the trinity Of heaven, he'll and earth!
it is apparently very improbable and
bloody drama, in which every German
is forced 20 walk the plank. Needless
10 state the piece does not call for
critical discussion. A Spy drama" is
Somewhere in France" given with
some success at the Scala, Seacombe
This play, by Herbert Sidney, concerns
q young Englishwoman, who outwits
the Vaccinations of German spy,
only 20 be captured by him and con-
demned 70 be shot. She is, of course,
rescued in the nick Of time by LieutCn-
ant Dick Surface and his British tars!
British tars have been from time i'm
memorial a favorite deus eX machina
OF true blue British mclodrama
A strange production 70 come from
the pen of as gifted a playwright as
Lady Gregory was produced at the
Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on April 8.
The prevailing spirit Of melodrama ap-
pears 70 have invaded even the august
precincts Of the Irish theatre, where
its own Boadicea has most amazingly
succumbed. That the author Of THE
Rising Of the Moon" and THE Work
house Ward" should have descended 70
the level of Dion Boucicault seems al
most incredible, and yet this, accord
ing TO "The Stage" Is precisely what
Lady Gregory has accomplished In
"Shanwalla" Says this reviewer;
'Shanwalla' is an amazing farrago
10 come from the practised pen Of that
gifted humorist, Lady Gregory, the
chief director OF the Abbey Theatre,
and one Of the leaders Of that particu-
lar coterie Of Irish literary drama
fists whose tenets comprise profound
contempt for Dion BOuciault and all
his works Although vaguely described
in the bills as a play IN three acts
the new Abbey production IS rank
melodrama Of the crudest and most
obsolete order. IL Is precisely the
sort Of thing that Monk Lewis. Of
Castle Spectre fame. would have
written. with this distinction, that
Lewis and his school knew how 20
move q horror skilfully. Bouciault az
his worst never concOcteG anything
half 50 proposterous, and az least his
handling was never feeble.
with his splendid sense Of theatri-
cal effect, one can Surmise how eerie
and enthralling 3 play be would have
constructed on Lady Gregory's basic
idea, which embodies the old super
stitusion that spirits with something
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02

on their minds roam the world until
relieved OF their secret by the CUES
tioning Of courageous mortals, and that
the bliN have psychic qualities de-
MED to the majority Of human beings.
It is the ghost motif Of Hamlet with
up-to-date orchestration. Although ap-
preaching her theme with tho rcvcren-
tial awe Of the peasant, and cmbroider-
ing upon IL with such deadly serious
ness that she suppresses throughout
her relieving gifts Of humor, Lady
Gregory evinces so weak a sense Of
the theatre that the whole assumes the
aspect OF tr8vcsty on ghost drama.
Little wonder that IN the last act, con-
stituting in its cumulative absurdities
one Of the most amazing trial scenes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
A TURK AND A TELEPHONE
Why First Efforts to Interest
ViZier in It Failed.

Long years ago, before the Young
Turk party was born or thought OF, the
present writer was intrusted with ne,
gotiations for the issue of "frman'
(concession) permitting the installa-
tion of the public telephone in Con
stantinople. saws a contributor to 1.-THE
London Chronicle" Said the then
Grand Vi7ier: "This talking machine
Of which you speak, can it be placed
anywhere"
Anywhere, highness."
Then followed an exhaustive explain
alton of the conveniences Of the sys-
tenn and the advantages certain to at
tend establishment of telephone com
munication between his highness' pri-
vate residence and the imperial palace:
81 think I understand; correct me il
| am wrong" said his highness. ut is
night | am fast asleep. Suddenly my
slumbers are disturbed by the ringing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
NEW BRIGHTON.

The New Brighton Theatre, Ocean
Parkway, Brighton Beach, will begin its
seventh season on Monday afternoon,
Nav Il, with the same policy Of high
class vaudeville with which the house
has been identified since its inception.
The theatre has been renovated from
pit 10 dome and is as bright ard new IN
appearance as the day it opened SIX
years ago. George Robinson, brother
of the late David l.. Robinson, who
founded the theatre, will this year de-
vote his entire personal attention to its
management. David Berk, Of the Bush
wick Theatre, has been re-engaged as
stage manager, and Benjamin Roberts,
of the Alhambra, as musical director
Charles f. Bowling, of the Bushwick,
has been appointed treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
MIDNIGHT FROLIC.

The Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic atop
the New Amsterdam Theatre has easily
deserved its reputation Of being the
meeting place of the world The man
ngement is now completing arrange
ments whereby this popular aerial re-
sort will be made the coolest spot in
the city during the hot weather season.
Among the most recent additions TO the
bill is a new girl" number, featuring
the song boy O. Mine" A laughable
burlesque on "Trilby," by viii West,
Charles Purcell, William Schrode, Earl
Oren and May Leslie, is another added
feature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
THE REASON FOR THE GIFT.

A rosy-cheeked youngster dressed in
his best clothes entered the village
postoffice and carefully laid huge slice
Of iced cake on the counter, says Lon
don Tit-Bits."
with my sister the brides compli-
ments, and will you please eat as much
as you cam" he said.
The postmistress smiled delightfully."-.
How very kind OF the bride 10 re-
member me-" she cried. did she know
Of my weakness for wedding cake?"
"She did" answered the youngster.
coldly, "and she thought she'd send yer
a bit OF II this afternoon just to take
the edge off your appetite before she
posted any boxes of to her friends"