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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-08-03
Order NiSi on Sales.

No. 9495 Equity.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick Coun-
ty sitting in Equity.
July Term, 1916
In the Matter of the Report of Sales
filed the 10Th day of July, 1916.
George l.. Cramer, Fredk. w. Cramer,
William L. Cramer, assignees of mort
gage of Lucy A. Groshon and James A.
erosion her husband.
on
Petition
ORDERED, That on the llth day of
August, 1916, the Court will proceed to
act upon the Report of Sales of Real
Estate, reported to said Court by George
l.. Cramer, Fred'k l.. Cramer and VIM.
l.. Cramer, assignees in the above cause,
and filed therein as aforesaid, to finally
ratify and confirm the same, unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown before
said day; provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper published
in Frederick County for three successive
weeks prior to aaid day.
The report states the amount of sales
to be $685.. 90.
Dated this 10Th day of July, 1916.
ELI G. HAUGH,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick
County.
True Copy-Test:
ELI G. HAUGH, Clerk
Frederick w. Cramer, Solicitor.
jul 20 At.
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Shakespearean Humor.

Mexican Buchanan, California
tragedian in the olden days. was noted
for the roaring style in which he
played Shakespearean characters, also
for his fondness for litigation, and
for never paying his lawyers. ]. Cor
don Eastman was posted as to this
last popularity Of the great Shake
spearean delineator," as he styled him.
self, and when Buchanan. filled with
wrath at an adverse criticism in city
paper, determined to sue the editor,
burst into the lawyers Office and said
"Sir, wish to retain you," the man
of the law replied: "Awfully sorry,
Mr.. Buchanan, but l am retained on
the other side" Buchanan replied
"The other side: what other side? Who
has retained you against me?' The
attorney replied, 'Shakespeare's
ghost" and the interview closed
T. +.
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H ON THE BORDER.

The following poem was received by
Mr.. Norman B. Boyle from Mr.. Ober
Herr; who is member of Co. H. lst
Reg, M. N. G., now stationed at Camp
Ord, Texas, on the Mexican border. The
sentiment of the poem shows the feeling
of the Guardsman for the climate and
natural surroundings of the camp. The
word H rhymes with we'll and is to be
filled in by the reader.
The Devil in H we're told was chained,
And for thousand years he there re-
mained.
He neither complained nor did he groan,
But determined to starta H of his own.
So he asked the Lord if he had on hand
,, Anything left when he made the land.
The Lord said, "Yes | have plenty on
hand,
But left it down on the Rio Grande.
The fact is, Old Boy, the stuff is so poor,
| don't think you can use it as H any
So the Devil went down to look at the
truck,
Ana SAID II ne tooK IL as glIt ne u DC
struck,
For after examining it carefully and
well,
he concluded the place was too dry Tor
H.
nj, 49,. ;ooa A., Dovu -
water the land,
For he had some water or rather some
dreps.
A regular cathartic and smelt like bad
So the trade was closed and the deed Was
And the Lord went back to his home in
heaven.
The Devil then said he had all that was
needed.
ceeded
He began to put thorns on all of the
trees,
He mixed UP the sand with millions of
feas,
iAo ', loads ~ @ '"'"' " @" ~
Put thorns on the on the catcus and
horns on the toads.
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WON'T LEAVE FOSTER MOTHER
Quail Refuses to Part With Zen,
by Which She Was
Raised.

Alton, Kan.-Last summer one Of
w. d. Lemley's old hens stole her nest
out on the creek. Evidently she chose
a quail's nest, for when her brood came
off there was a young quail IL the lot.
The old biddy mothered the stranger
with mothers care, and though it
often vexed and astonished its mates
by flying away like the wind, all went
well with the happy family. To this
day the quail prefers to stay among
the chickens, roosts in the barn in bad
Weather, and is as tame as the Ordi-
4ary pigeon.
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Oriqinal Sea Serpents.

The National museum at Washing.
ton contains notable display Of the
bones of several species of extinct
mammals which, il seen alive in the
ocean, would be called huge sea ser.
pents. They were carnivorous, and
their long, slender jaws were armed
with formidable teeth Although
few remaining individuals of the group
may have given actual basis for the
sea-serpent stories, these extinct ami.
mails were not reptiles, but mammals
which, like the whale and seal and
otter, had happened to evolve In an
aquatic environment.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-08-03

An Ordinance governing the use and
control of the Electric Current of Munich
pal Light Plant of Thurmont, Md.
SEC. l. Be it enacted and Ordained by
the Commissioners of Thurmont, that
any person wishing to get current for
lighting or power, from the Municipal
Plant of Thurmont, shall first obtain a
permit from the Secretary of the Board
of Commissioners, who shall forthwith
order an Electrician to make the proper
connections to furnish the current.
SEC 2. And be it enacted and Ordained
that the following prices shall govern
the Electric Lighting Current.
That every house or Building, where
more than lights are used, the same
shall be governed by meter readings.
and charge of IL cents per XIV hour
will be made for the first XIV hour
used After the first s XIV hour used
per month the charge will be 10 cents per
XIV hour. For meter readings, the Mini
mum charge will be go cents per month.
Charges for Churches, Societies and
Lodges, shall be given by he Board of
Commissioners.
SEC g. 1t shall be the duty of the
Baliff, or the person designated by the
Board of Commissioners to read the
meters, and collect for current, to read
and collect the same on the first of every
month. He shall furnish the consumer
with tho reading of the previous month,
together with the present reading and
the amount consumed for the month. He
shall also make duplicate and turn the
same over to the Secretary of the Board
of Commissioners.
SEC. 4. Disputes over meter readings
shall be referred to the Board of Com
missioners, and if necessary meters will
be tested and adjustments made.
SEC. s. Current shall be due and pay
able monthly. Any consumer being in
arrears months, the Board of Commiss-
toner's may order his current cut out. A
failure to pay may be collected as COM
mon debt.
SEC. 6. 1t is hereby enacted and
Ordained, that this Ordinance shall take
effect from the date Of its passage.
Passed this 18th day of June 1916.
J. C. MARTIN,
President of Board.
Clayton Creeger, Secretary.
jul 27 St
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Recognize the Death Song.

Walruses and seals and all true
mammals that have lungs and live in
the water have a bark that sounds
strange enough as it comes up from
hidden depths. Every lookout from
the masthead notices that, when one
whale is struck, the whole school is
stampeded at the very impact Of the
harpoon. They have heard the death.
song
The sound that the bowhead makes
is like the long-drawn-out "hoo-hoo
100000" of the hoot-owl A whaler
says that the cry begins on F, and
may rise to A, or even C before slip
ping back to F again. He AYERS that
with the humpback the tone is much
finer, and sounds across the water
like the note from the d string Of a
violin.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-08-03
Need Of Exercise.

Exercise in some form is absolutely
necessary for health. We are so con-
structed by nature that the digestive
tract and alimentary tract demands
bodily activity in order to perform its
proper functions. Without 1t troubles
begin to appear. Constipation becomes
q chronic disease, the circulation be-
comes poor, the liver and kidneys do
not work properly and thousand and
one little troubles begin to make them.
selves felt. You may begin to grow
corpulent because the body is unable
to eliminate the surplus sugar and
starch products. Or you may grow too
thin because the assimilative organs
are unable to work properly from lack
of proper exercise.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-08-03
SEEK TO AVOID THE BLUES
Ones Troubles Frequently Will Bs
Found to Exist Only In tho
Imagination.

There are a lot of people in this
world who seem to take fiendish de-
light in being miserable and in max
ing others feel that way, too, remarks
the Brockton (Mass.) Times.
Some men, and some women, too,
surround themselves with an atmos.
phere Of gloom that eternal sunshine
couldn't dispel and through this dis.
torting medium molehills grow to
mountains and there are tears and
groans where there should be smiles.
They wake up in the morning with =
face that looks like sodden dough.
NUT and perhaps the sun is bright and
the birds are singing. They will grum.
BILE and say. 20, well, this won't last:
we'll have bad weather yet before
night" And should the sky grow
clouded and a refreshing rain moisten
the thirsty earth they shout in glee, II
told you So"
When they sit down to breakfast
they almost sour the cream they put
In the coffee, and the most tempting
breakfast does them about as much
good as carpet tack sandwich would.
They grow dyspeptlc, morose, pessi.
mistic, cynical, hypochondriacal and
get to be downright nusances.
II you ever get to feeling blue about
things stop and think what 1t will
mean II you keep 1t up and then pin
your mind SO hard on your daily task
that there isn't room for another thing
In your head. That's the way to keep
the haunting spirit Of pessimism and
dependency out Of your heart.
And remember the world has no
time to listen to your troubles, for ev-
cry one has troubles Of his own, and
the chances are good many have
great deal heavier burden to bear
than you have.
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Note-Al trains arriving and leaving
Thurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving AM leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
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SURPLUS, s35, 100000.
No Premium Notes Required.
Save 25% and Insure with a Home
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GOING WEST.

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FREDERICK RAILROAD
ThurmOnt Division

Schedule In Effect June l8, 1916.
All trains Daily unless specified
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-08-03
ORDNANCE NO. 27.

An Ordinance governing the use and
control of the Electric Current of Munich
pal Light Plant of Thurmont, Md.
The Washington times., 1916-01-20
FEEBLE RALLY FOR
NEW YORK STOCKS
ListIess Trading Finds Motor
SpeciaIties Heavy and Beth
Iehem Steel OF.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2o.-Coal Products
and Industrial Alchohol were market
leaders again today at the opening Of
the stock exchange. The general list
was irregular.
Coal Products gained 21i and Indus
trial Alchohol was up one point. U. s.
Steel was off u at si2s. and General
Motors dropped ~ to 4S315.
Motor stocks were heavy and trading
in general was 1istless during the morn
Ing. Announcement that no United
States cavalrymen had been captured on
the Mexican border started a feeble
rally in the late forenoon. Bethlehem
Steel sold at All. off II points and U. s.
Steel was quoted at $40.
The announcement of a $50 dividend
by Bethlehem Steel, considerably lees
than bull reports of the companys
war order earnings led many to ex-
pect, sent tie whole market down.
y. ). Steel sold as low as S2 5-s. but
had recovered TO 81 at O'Clock
Bcthlehem Steel was selling at 46o.
against a high of AIS 1uring the
morning. Baldwin Locomotive. Mexi-
can Petroleum and Studebaksr de-
"'ined two points or more. Trading
was light.
The Washington times., 1916-01-20
VIRGINIA PR|MED TO
MEET c. j. TOSSERS
Charlottesville Basketball Team
Improving Under TuteIage of
"Pop" Lannigan.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Ian %.
When the Nrrmia baSE"thal! team
meets the CathuN' University Iuint
hero Saturday nj. w. hat:lc roNal is
expected. tn" Washln~toritos always
give Virginia \ r.n cor HOY money. and
reports from III, CAPITAL city would in
dicate that it has = "rod team tli!
gear. Catholc IuiNclsiIV went to An
nar0lts 1hC ether ni,ht. and nearly
beat Navy on its own floor, which is
quite m accomplishment
Virginia is inrprO"ing under tn" care
OF Pop l.Hnugnn. its vii loved
coach and traiucr hut there j. vet
room for Hnrro' ,RoMt. 70 date she
Washington. Nest NirGnln and RiCh-
mond College. Winning hNndilv over
tho trio. Hoy work has also Improve ed
III each game. Against West Nir@inia.
which had Jusi Il, rcaied :hiH:;tun
AMI Lee, she rcGi%t,I oG s. to The visitors
2l, In this contest St"iCklin| and
Bailey. the Few toward Who is taking
Zig Bill Nichols place, SnOMed hiGns of
really being able L. replace last year :
priceless goal tosScr.
If Catholic University docs win from
IN" CharlOttcSN III" team ON January y,
/; will be the inst tim' IN rVr yea! :
that il has lrAt"n Virginia on n"r holle
ginra in Washington. last year lost
both places. md this "C.S sion H. thirst
ing for Vengeance. Sh, has = !"tleT
Glance of obtaiuInL il than H. the ldSt
few years When the tive old rivals
get together there Will lee Il hnlsl. liz ht.
The Washington times., 1916-01-20

There are as many surprises In THIS
sporting life rs there are in the life of
an attractive ballet dancer. Maurice
McLoughlin. a tennis player who. It was
generally thought. had no bad habtts'
took to golf. Two DAYS after this was
discovered and exposed. Phil Carter. n
Young golfer, but a bov VIII" ought to
know better. won a tennis prize. This
was very encouraging to those who
hoped that the boy would ultimate ~
make a man of himself.
These were surprises OF an aston
ishing nature, but they paled into In
significance when it was learned that
Billy Johnson, the national tennis
champion and the conGueror Of Nc
Loughlin, Williams and Echr. had been
stricken down with golf. Those who
regarded Johnson's affllction in char
his breakdown to a youthful mind and
seemingly. is a requisite Of all golfers.
And now 1t develops that there is
same justification for John Mnrland
our mind. is the srca atest surprise OF
them all. and staggering. We ourself
are on speaking terms with the we'll
known Mr.. Shaner. who is called
skinny" because he is fat, and we also
called shorty" But Rusk's nickname
that. ~ they soy. takes tho cake. He
really was speedy when he went TO
school.
Grinnell College you've probably
never heard of the place. and DO not
know where it is. and neither do We
was the school Of his crime. He went
in Tor sprinting in his first year. which
was 1895. and four years later, at Chi
cagoin 1S'S, as you may have guessed
ran the 100 in 40 and the ''25'' IN
y 40. Those were unusual performances
in those days bl: are. nevertheless. b.
solutely authentic. They are on the
rec ord.
When Rush entered Grinnell it was
thought he was in no danger OF ever
becoming star all-around athlete
lie was long-leggcd, awkward, and
being a farmer boy. was possessed OF
what is technically known as the ''po
tato stride" He walked and ran as il
he were cutting across a potato patch
but after considerable coaching by Jack
Watson conducted himself on the track
somewhat like a human being.
He discharged his scholastic obligs
tions SO well that IN appreciation Of
The Washington times., 1916-01-20
GIRL NOT MISSING NUN;
FREED IN BALTIMORE
Proves She Is Not Fugitive from
Convent, but Keeps Identity
Secret.

BALTIMORE, Jan. oo.-After a priv
atc talk with Judge Doblcr and the
Statc'z attorney. the young woman who
vas arrested here at the request OF the
Philadelphia police, was allowed to go
free. her identity still a mystery.
This much she esta blshed to the sat
isfaction Of the judge and district at
torncy. That she is not the novice
whose name before she entered st. Jo-
seph's Convent, OF North Philadelphia,
was Rose IIasCerty. and that she is not
even Catholic. She persistently re.
fused to disclose her real name, and
Judge Dobler protected her in her
right.
Detective Joseph c. Shay, OF Phila
delphia, who gave the description of the
missing novice which Tailed to the mi
nutest TO the girl who was arrested
here, admitted she is not the missing
novice.
The Washington times., 1916-01-20
Speedy" Rush Boasts
Record as an Athlete.
Princeton Football Coach Had "Potato Stride" When
He Entered Track } Observation-Disclosures, He
Could Cover Century in Great Time.
BY ARTHUR ROBINSON.

I his thorough knowledge Of the Greek
and mathematical record hooks and the
| rest of the sporting guides one studies
at college. Rush was pronounced the
greatest all-around athlete in the his
tory of Grinnell athletics. His ability In
almost every other line of sport, how
ever. must have had something to do
with it. But of this we are not quite
certain.
1t has been said OF the present
Princeton coach that he never pla yed
football. Tr tho indictment were proper
ly presented. "Speedy"-lets call him
| that-would undoubtedly plead guilty.
and you would accept his plea. unless
you refused to concede that the game
they play at Grinnell Is football. or dis
tantly related to It. But suppose we give
him the worst Of the doubt-supnose we
say that he played at football and let
It go at that.
Rush was only eighteen years old
when he entered Grinnell, and he
showed il by going out for the football
| team in his freshman year. And he
| made It, despite the fact that he
weighed only 100 pounds. But as a foot
| ball player it may always be said OF
him that he did mighty well as the
| 1915 Princeton coach. and equally well
| AT the University School OF Cleveland
where he developed Charley Barrett, OF
! Cornell Nal Scovill. of Yale. and Bob
! lIoSsett. of Dartmouth
| He also made tho baseball team. hut
there 1ocs not appear in the record any
| evidence of his ever forgetting to touch
| second base. Such things. however
never do creep into tho box scores. not
that Rush was ever implicated In such
= scandal. but simply as n matter OF
| fact. He was the Sam Crane Of Grin
nell ba asebsll. As n batter he was a
y wonderful base runner and fielder
! Never did he umpire.
Speedy" went into other branches oi
athletics besides football. baseball and
track. He coached the basketball tear
while an undcrgra duate. and was ~
| cording 10 ono ri his bographor7. :
whale with tho rif" and shotgun and +
shark at pocl and billiards These forms
Of athletics. especially tho latter two
were not In the Grinnoll curriculum
Nor did the professors teach these stu
dents after school. They don't have
, that sort in small towns
| But. rs We have said. there are n!
fnany surprises in this sporting life a.
| there are in the lIfe OF an attraC Ctiv'
ballet dancer. speedy" Rush is one
OF them. but. SO far as We know. no
In the life Of any ballet dancer. II,
isn't that good looking.
The Washington times., 1916-01-20
Realty Transfers

E"ktngt on Francis NJ. Caruody ct NY, 10
Su%ann" bartlett lot 2G. block I, 81" tslamps
90 Ccntsb.
Nashington iIiGh!anIs-Mary g Bivens to
George +. and C!1rI '. Hunt, lot g. hlocil
Q, SO STAMPS 30 cents.
B!oomnsdale-Milton A. Fielder ct ux. to
Louis O. Osterlncyer. lot I, block g. $40
Louis q. Ost"rmeyer conveys ~amn prop
"rtE TO Milton \. and Lula NJ. Ficdler SO.
Barry Farn-Walter Mckenzie rt uN ~
John II. Thomas, lot l@u. section $, so
stamps 30 cents.
Barry Farm-John H. Thomas 10 Walter Nc
Kenzie lot loi section l. SO Cstamps %
cents.
1912 Union street souihWe est Charles SCha fer
et al. trustees, TO Charles Llghtbower lot
81. square 5tS. $40 stamps 81
Hampton Pnrk-MuniCipal Realty COrnnsry
TO Hiram ;. Haywood. lot lt2. square Ji,a,
$40 (staInps 30 CentsI.
The Washington times., 1916-01-20
Back Broken, Doctor
Now Walks, Unsupported

PHILADELPHIA, July 2o.-Dr. Jim
Keath. the jefferson Medical College
student whose back was broken two
years ago when he fell from third
story window. is able to walk alone to-
day. Surgeons and nurses congratu-
lated him as he proceeded 100 feet along
Il corridor of Jefferson Hospital.
Just after the fall his life was de-
SPARED of by the surgeons, but his
pluck. they say, carried him along.
After a time he could sit UP. and after
that he was wheeled in a chair every
day 10 and from the recitation room.
At his graduation last June he was
carried to the platform to receive his
diploma
The Washington times., 1916-01-20
GRAPHOPHONE BONDS
FIND GOOD MARKET
Dominate Trading At Session
Of Washington Stock Ex-
change-Elections.

American Graphophone Company first
per cont bonds. which have found a
good market since their recent listing
on the local board, dominated the trad
ing at today's session of the Washing
ton stock Exchange total of s26,3Oo
worth selling at %.
Aside from the Graphophone bonds,
activity ccntered principally in the is
sues of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. block or nifty
shares of the preferred stock OF the
company sold at S3H. and thirty-i1ve
shares OF the common stock brought
S.Ia,kSS. while 5000 worth OF the per
cent bonds were traded in at 81.
Other sales included "A $500 Potomac
Electric Power consolidated per cent
bond at 9of.; ten shares OF Cast Wash ,
ington Savings Bank stock at 12iy. and
five shares OF Continental Trust stock
Mt IL
The board of directors of tho Nation
al Bank of Washington. selected last
week, organized today and reelected
the officers. The yarc Clarence +. Nor
| mcnt. president: Daniel Fraser. Charles
Il. White. and George l. starkHy. 'ice
presidents: Albert Il. Ruff. cashier, and
w. Wallace Nairn, assistant cashier.
Tho Clearing House Association at
n meeting late yesterday afternoon re-
| elected the officers of the organization.
They are Cuno II. Rudolph, president
n. II. Mckee. vice president and
Charles =. Bright. manager. Clarence
| Corson. Of the Columbia National Bank,
and William r. Gallihcr. of the Amer
| lean National Bank. were selected 10
serve on the clearing house commit
tee.
Stockholders OF the Home Plate Glass
meeting yesterday reelected the trus-
! tees. The board Is composed of John
u. I.arner, A S Taylor. Thomas Som
| erville, =. r. Larncr, George Spransy
Byron S. Adams, and NJ. Bcrgnann..
Directors OF the District National
! Bank last night gave dinner at the
New Willard in honor Of Col. Robert
| y. Harper. president Of the bank. The
party was composed Of nineteen mem.
| bers
| Shareholders OF the Federal NatiJna
Bank last night celebrated the third an
niversary OF the founding OF the insti'
tuition with q meeting and buffet sup
per At the New willard. John Poole
| president. reviewed for the sharehnld
| ing the last year. William +. Han,
the new director. Complimcnted the Of
+, fiCial staff upon the manner in whicl
it has conducted the banks business
, Other directors who spoke were Walter
A: Brown. William Knowles Cooper
, and Leon Tobriner.
| At the annual meeting Of stoCkholh
,rs OF III" Crawford Paving Company
| held late ycstcrd tN. the hoard of dI
TcCtOrs was reelected. IT is compose
Of +. Y. Filbert and William c. Martin
OF Phil1delphia; John Stewart. of Gin
| cinnati and J. ~. Crawford, Perc!
Crawford. A. A. I1oehling. jr.. and II
| : HOughton. OF this city.
| No changes We're made In the offtcta
staff The officers are J. II Crawford
presi1ent and treasurer; Percy Gran
frrd, vice president and general me n
ager: ". =. Houghton. secretary; Georg'
II. RelI. assistant secretary. and A.
| Hoehling. jr., attorney.
The Washington times., 1916-01-20
Peace Party Disclaims
Non-Enlistment Pledge

Disclaimer OF any responsibility for a
"nOn-enlstmcnt plcdE",' said to have
been distributed at the recent mass
meeting. is made hv the District branch
OF the NVomam's peace party.
At meeting of the District branch,
ri the New Willard. il was voted Ito
disClaim all knowledge of and RESPONSE
hlity for the uou-Cnlistment UIedgc said
to hove hreu distributed at their recent
mass meeting. aud to seek the Sa me
publicity through the prcss for this
disclaimer as was given the accusation
against them"