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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13

of his poor business affairs, that Rob-
ert sat down to read over the two let
ters his father had given him.
One was from James Laidlaw and 1t
read: Il shall be willing to practically
adopt you, but ! want to state the situa-
tion clearly at the start 50 there are no
aftercaps. have acquired fortune
and my high position in life by fol-
lowing a system. If you come to me,
! shall expect you to accept and live up
to its conditions. You are old enough
to have done with the follles Of youth,
and my disposition Is such that at the
evidence Of any delinquency or short
comings on your part | would dismiss
you promptly
Rich, but selfish, as father has often
told me-" mused Robert over this cold
formal epistle, and then his face bright
ened as he perused the second letter.
Il am lonely old bachelor wrote
Uncle Henry, but not SO old or per-
verted that do not realize that il you
are a live, up-to-date young man we
shall have famous time together. 1t
will do me good to have a general
shake-up through such companionship
as | am sure yours will be. under
stand that Brother James Is also bid
ding for you. Well, he has the rocks,
and if you come with me you will have
to work, but I'll be your good friend
II you stick to me"
In one moment Robert Laidlaw made
his decision. He wrote note to In
Gle James thanking him for his kind
ness, but declining to make his home
with him. He indited second to I'm
Gle Henry, also thanking him and an
nouncing his intention Of accepting
his kind offer.
All that Robert fancied this latter
relative to be he found him-a jolly,
careless old man living in an antiquat-
ed mansion, reputed wealthy, but per-
sonally insisting that his means were
as a dime to double eagle compared
with the massive riches Of Brother
James From the start Robert felt
that his life had fallen in pleasant
places. lie SldTleu Out vi hlo o"h
initiative to find work the third day
after his arrival.
I've found employment, Uncle Hen
ry," he announced that evening.
Have, hey?" remarked his relative
with a quizzical CLEAN in his kindly
old eyes-"what line, now?'
Down at the steel plant"
You don't mean common labor
ing?'
About that. See here, uncle, my
bent at college was along mechanical
engineering lines and I've made up my
mind to learn all there Is about metals
and construction from the ground up
1t was not all work and no play with
Robert. Uncle Henry never talked of
his riches, but Robert learned that he
was regarded as a substantial man in
a capital way. Besides his possible
wealth, however, his long honorable
standing in the community had made
him respected, and the old man was
in fact listed with the aristocracy of
the town.
He introduced Robert among good
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
Fortune In Waste Paper Basket.


The days when poor men may pros
pect for gold are pretty we'll past, but
it seems as though a substitute, per-
haps less picturesque and exciting,
offers itself in the waste paper baskets
of business corporations.
Not very long ago the Hemingway
Paper Stock company purchased from
the banking firm Of Townsend, Whelen
& Co., in Philadelphia, a batch OF old
correspondence and papers, to be used
as paper pulp. The price paid was $7o.
An employee of the purchasing firm
began going over the documents and
letters and discovered great number
of old, foreign stamps. He reported the
matter to his employers and they or.
dered him to 60 through the whole lot
and pick out every stamp that seemed
unusual. A vast number were col.
lected and when shown to A. F. Her
kels, president of the Philadelphia
Stamp club, he appraised their value
at over $4,000, thus giving the firm a
profit of more than a thousand dollars
on each dollar of their purchase.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
Owed Furs Cause Skin Diseases.

Cases of skin disease caused by
dyed furs have become so common
that DR.. George Manghill Olson OF
Minneapolis urges, in the Journal OF
the American Medical association,
that the use of the dye called par
aphenylendiamin and known to the
trade as paramine, ursol, etc., be pro-
hibited by law All the cases report
ed are traceable to furs dyed brown
or black with this dangerous deriva
tive of anilin.
The trouble comes generally on the
neck where the fur collar has been
in contact with the skin, and appears
often after the fur has been wet by
rain, snow or the breath of the wear
er, or after the wearer has had close
shave The black pony coats worn
by women are the worst offenders. as
all of them are dyed with parapheny-
lendiamin. Its presence can generally
be detected b.. examining the roots OF
the hairs, which will show here and
there an unnatural brick-red color.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
TrueBlue!
Rg
EYY
Bu SAIDEE BALLOON

copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)
Robert Laidlaw faced life, serious
and practical, at the age Of eighteen
and took up it's burdens like the SEN
sible young man that he was. A sud
den call from home had torn him away
from pleasant student life, to find his
father dying.
It's the breakup, Robert" his faith
er had the strength only to say, life,
fortune, future for me. | have lost
about all | had. The doctor says l
have only few hours to live. / saw
what was coming and l wrote to my
two brothers, James and Henry. Here
are their replies. Choose for yourself,
Robert, between the two"
LAS to what, father inquired Rob.
ert.
LAS to which you will live with.
Both want you. Both are bachelors.
Both will leave fortune. 1t is vast
relief to me to know that you will
not be without prospects"
1t was a week later and after the
burial of his father and the settlement
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
FORTUNE AWAITS TWO GIRLS
viii of Chicago Man Leaves $4,000
Estate to Maid and a
Clerk.

Chicago.-An unusual situation due
to the deArh in domesticS came to
light when the Illinois Free Employ
ment Office announced that II man
year to his belongings is willing to give
his fortune at the death of himself and
wife to two girIs-One Il domestic anC
another II CIerk-if he can find them.
He wants Il girl, preferably of Swed.
iSh or German descent, for general
housework and another for clerking in
his store, which is in Il town of 2,00C
GO miles from Chicago. He will pay
the girls 81 week, with board and
lodging, while he or his wife lives.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
Battlefield Made Out Of Old Money.

There is a stretch of plate-glass win.
dows long enough to accommodate
fully 100 persons at No. All Fifth ave-
nue., where the American Red Cross
has it's rooms. and usually there are
100 persons with noses fiattened
against the windows, looking In at
the young women volunteers, busy
handling packets.
Nearly every young woman Is point
ed out as this or that heiress a dozen
times day.
Just inside there Is model of a
battlefield, made Of macerated United
States currency, furnished by the
treasury department. The model
shows trenches and troops.
One man who inspected 1t said he'd
bet It took more than ten million dol.
lars in maccrated money t. make the
model.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
Needs Must.

IT think I'll 60 in for aquatic sports
this summer"
81 didn't know you cared for that
sort of thing"
II don't, but that suburban lot ]
bought seems to be better adapted for
boating and swimming than for any
thing else"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
No Need to Search.

o, thou that pinest in the imprison.
ment of the eternal and criest bitterly
to the gods for kingdom wherein to
rule and create, know this Of truth:
The king thou seekest is already With
thee.-Carlyle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13

Give Up Coat Tails to Help Win War.
As a measure of war economy, the
schoolboys of the famous English
school, Harrow, will cut off their i'm
memorial coat tails and also wear few
ar buttons.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13

,uy equipped aircraft and a lceuseu
avi +.
"uhr entrance fee is $500 and en-
tries will be received up to IL
noon, AUGUST I, 1916. The entrance
fee of $500 is payable either in one
sum or as follows: 500 by l. noon on
August /, 500 by T. noon on August
Is. Late entries viii be received up
to L. noon, August -, l0l6, in which
case the entry fee will be $500. The
entry form, which must be accompa-
MED by the entry fee, must be sent in
to the secretary, Aero Club of Amer
lea, No. 207 Madison avenue, New
York city.
'lnr start will he made from
Shccp"hcad bay, belmont park or Gar
den city On Saturday, September >,
1916, at o'clock y. m. The order of
starting will hc by lot and announced
five days prior to the start of the com.
petition.
"ControlS open At G O'Clock a. m.
The competitor who makes the fast
est olnp@cd tinc between controls shall
start first, the others following ut In
tcryalS determined by the difference
between the time of their respective
niglts and the time of the fastest
flight.
"Euch competitor before starting
will be supplied with Il time card, on
which win he entered his time of ar
rival and departure from each con-
troll The competitor is alone reSpon-
and for its hriug produced and entered
up at each control. and for the pro-
duction Of same when duly called
upon.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
First Of the Breed,

The philosopher who said that 1t
Is much easier to die for the woman
you love than to live with her was
the original slacker.-Louisvills Cour.
ier-Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13

DIRECTORS -
Josedh G. Miller, 0. P. Bennett,
James Houck, R. S. ]. DutroW,
Milton G. Urner, Casper E. Cline,
A. C. McCardell Charles B. Trail.
DR.. D. F. Mckinney, Clayton O. Keedy,
George A. Deau, P. N. Hammaker.
Rates furnished on application to oui
resident director, P. N. Hammaker,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13

Note-Ail trains arriving and leaving
Tnurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving AMI leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
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Race by Aarop|ane From Atlantic
to Pacific win Start Early
in the Fall.
Big CASH PRIZES Offered
Interest Intense Among Aviators and
Manufacturers of heroPlane5--
Rivalry Among Cities Across
Continent for Designated
Place on Route of
Racers.

New Tork.-Not only has the pictnr-
cSqu" history-lnal;ng project Of an
aerial race from the Atlantic To the PA.
ciiic seized the Imagination of the en-
tire country and attracted tn" interest
and indOrSpmtnt of United States sen
aturs and representatives and gov
ernOrS Of many states ana started
rivalricS among cities across the CONT
ncnt for Il designated place ON the
route of the racers but, as may be
ina ginrd, the interest MS become in
tense among aviatorS and tn" manu-
facturcrS of acropIaucS and motors.
Inquiry upon inquiry has poured
into the Aero Club of America regard
ing details of the trauscou'iu"ntaI
aCroplHuc competition for the lU!it-
zrr cup and the cash prizes, the first
of which is $4,000.
To meet the special ana rl0lic de-
mand for information rs To how this
great national aerial derby is to be
conducted. the Aero Club of America
sets forth the project with its patriotic
and progressive objects and tentative
ly-for the officials are still holding
themselves open To suggestions from
aviatOrS and firms entering their
brands of maChinoS-haN formulated
the rules aud conditions of the con-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
Stoppaees En- Route.

"StoppagnS en- route between the
controls are not prohibited and fire.
qucnt orij'ial landing placcS will be
established between controls, aEout
fifty to one hundred miles apart. Com
pctiturs will only be timed from the
departure from any one control to the
arrival ut the next control.
Iudiyiiuul rrplaCcmcntS and re-
pairs 10 the acrupane and motor may
he made. but the competitors making
the repairs will be duly p"nHliZed ac-
cordirg to the conditions To be de-
cidnd 10y tn" contest committee. Chang
in4 of uuhruEnn prupcllCrS and undaln-
aged wings will not be penaliZed.
"H@rTYiug passenger weighing not
less than 10 pounds is compulsory.
Equipping an arropIane with dual con-
iruI to enable passenger to participate
in plotting is allowed.
"lN,ry arroplanc is required TO
have as part of its equipment com
pass. chart holder and fire extin-
guiShcr.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
Many L Landings.

Whatever III" route chosen. the dis
tance between controls east of, say,
Kansas City, will not be more than
$50 miles, and in desert and mountain
orls countries in the West the distance
between controls will be limited to be-
tween 10 and 275 miles.
"The contest committee" says the
Aero club statement, proposes this
limitation for the following reasons:
TO prevent excessive flying, making it
possible to every aviator to fly in this
initial long distance contest with safe
ty. and to approximate ordinary condi-
tons to be met in everyday practice,
in aerial training, carrying mail, pas
srngcr carrying, etc.
"To give larger number of con-
trolls and enable the population of i'm
portant centerS in different parts of
the country to see the competing aero
planes and become familiar with the
present possibilities of aerial transpor-
tatiOn.
"To hold the contestants together as
far as possible.
Each competitor must cNpend a
minimum aggregate of hours while his
machine is on the ground in the CON
trolls. These periods of II hours Will
be called resting time No compcti-
! tor will be allowed to start until the
| II hours resting time shall have
elapsed. A competitor may eXpend as
much time as he likes at the starting
control but after once having been Of
ficially started from any control, the
whole time until he reaches the next
control will be counted as flying time
Saturday, September 2.
"rhe contest will commence on Sat
urday. September =, 1916, and will fin
ish at latest on Saturday, September
80 ut 7;30 p. IN.
'The contest is open to competitors
of any nationality holding an aviator'S
certificate issued by the lnternationa
Aeronautical federation and the Aero
Club of Americas yearly license, anC
to the militia, aero clubs, cities ant
any other organizations wishing tt
participate and who can enter a prop
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-07-13
One of Two Routes.


gUiShcr.
One of Two Routes.
There ar" two routes now under
consideration, the first being that fol-
lowing the Lincoln highway. with a
dcviation to st. Louis and Kansas
CITY. ANA Il second, or southern, route.
Whichever is chosen shall thereafter
hrcomc the official aerial highway of
the country and, following the great
derby of the air, steps will immcdi-
atclv be tuliun ~ establish controls or
landing places along the chosen route
at every fifty miles Of distance from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Following are tables of the two
routes rs drawn up by the experts of
The Aero club:
Lincoln highway rout"-1. New
York: >, Washington or Baltimore;
3. Pittsburgh, Pa, or Dayton, O., cs-
pccally rs being the home of the
Wri@hts. or columbus, o.; !, If Pitts
burgh is selected, either Fort Wayne,
Columbus. $nudu~hy or Toledo may
be selected rs The next control If
Columbus or Dayton is selected, there
may bc arranged II control at either
Fort Wayne or indianapolis; . Chi
cago: 6, INI st. Louis; Z, Kansas
City or Tuprka or Lincoln, Nch., or
OmHha: s, Gothcnburg or North
Platte. Neb.; O. Cheyenne or Laramie,
Wvo.: 10, Green River or Rock
Springs. Wyo.; II, Salt Lake City
or Ogden. Utah; l., Eureka or Ely,
Nrv.; Is, Carson City or Reno, New;
il. San Francisco. This route may be
extended to Los Angeles and San
Diego.
Southern routc-1. New York; .,
Washington or Baltimore; 3, Pitts.
hurgh. Pa, or Dayton, o., or Column
bus. o.: I, if Pittsburgh is selected,
either Fort Wayne, Columbus, Sandus-
Ky or Toledo may be selected as the
next control. If Columbus or Dayton
is selected, there may be arranged Il
control at either Fort Wayne or In"
dianapolis; :, Chicago; 6, st. Louis;
I. Kansas City or Topeka or Lincoln,
Nob., or Omaha (from this point Ell
thcr Of these routes may he foIloWeO /;
s. MuSkogcc, Okla, or Wichita, Kan;
o, Dallas, Tex, or Liberal, Kan; 10,
Waco, Tex, or Dalhart, Tex; II, San
Antonio, Tex, or Torrence n. NJ; u,
Del Rio, Tex, or El Paso, Tex; 13
Marathon, Tex, or IIHchita or BiShee,
Ariz.; If, El raso Oort Bliss, Tex,
or MHricopa, AriZ.; Il, Tucson, Ariz.,
or Yuma Ariz.: 1G, Yuma, AriZ., or
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-14
|M ZJMJKNT
Misery may love company but re-
member it loves cheerful company.

All good worl. begins with content
ment. The heart must sing while the
hand tolls, If good work is to be
achieved.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-14
How Alexander United the Knot
Bv HERBERT KAUFMAN
Author of "Do Something! Be SomefTfng!"

4 LEXANDER being shown the Gordian Knot
1T can't be united they told him. every man who tried to
do failed"
Alexander discouraged because the had funked
simply realized would have go different
And instead of wasting time with fingers he drew his sword and
slashed it apart.
great general is shown knot which
has proved much for his competitors and he succeeds because
he finds The fumbler has show long there
brother merchant who doesn't time trying accomplish
takes lessons from the failures about him and
avoids the methods which their downfall
The knottest problems in trade
1.-The problem of location.
2-The problem Of getting the crowds
3-The problem of keeping the crowds
1.-The problem Of minimizing fixed expenses.
5-The problem of creating valuable good will
None of these going be united by fumbng fingers
They complicated They're all nexrcably invovedso
entanged that they can't be solved singyike the
Gordan knot they be through stroke And
the knot with anything but observation-disclosures:
IA that constantly before the people makes its
Crowds brought anywhere by persistent adve
Using
3-Customers can always be held by inducements
4Fxed only be reduced increasing the volume
of sales.
5-Good will only be created through publicity
Advertising breeding and making them
powerful every hour Publicity the sustaining food Of
powerful the only Strengthening noushmen for weak
retailer delays his advertising
penalty Of his proastaon by facing giant competitors
as each month Of opportunity slips BY
Personal ability close purchaser and clever seller
the sword of publicity boot They able your
constantly knots while you eaate be-
there knot which their advertising cut for them
customertoday they took
another with their competition because
weapon with which oppose it. You can't unite
Gordan knot because can't be untedyouve cut it.
incompetence.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-14
CoIors for Children.

Brown is a particularly fashionable
hue for little folks this winter, and
the range is from reddish chestnut to
deep Havana, and brown tones are
suggested in red trimmed with skunk
fur or gold-colored silk trimmed with
SEAL A smart coat for a small boy
is of brown cloth with seal collar and
cuffs and lining of scarlet pussy will
low taffeta. For little girl there
is delicate coat of dahlia red velvet,
lined with white satin and trimmed
around the lower edge, sleeves and
neck with real fox.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-14
TROY

C. w. Thompson went to Moscow or
business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs F. H. Howard visited
their daughter, Mrs. Herman Junge
in Pullman.
Olof Olson returned to Spokane, af-
ter attending the annual meeting OF
the firm of Olson, Johnson & Co.
Mrs. Eliza Stinson, mother of Dick
and Will Stinson, went to Charleston
to visit her son, Thomas.
Mrs. Eli Hopkins and baby of Mos
COW, have been visiting her sister,
Mrs. F. G.. Shellabarger.
Elijah Weddle died at Orofino, Feb
ruary 6, aged 70 years, 1 month and
days. He leaves an aged wife and
two children, who reside in Troy
N R. Shepherd went to Moscow on
business Wednesday,
Miss Estella Johnson of Little Bear
Ridge was married February 5, to
Albert Olson They will make theif
home in Spokane.
Mrs. Walter Taylor and Miss Othel
Martin gave a kensington at the home
Of the former, Saturday afternoon
Virgie Shepherd, who has been sick
over a year with leakage of the heart,
is able to be up. She has been ex-
pected to die any day, but now seems
to be on the road to perfect health
Simon Johnson went to Moscow
wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dougherty of
American Ridge were in Troy Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bottom and son
visited in Moscow Thursday.
Charlie .Berglund, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Berglund, died February 4.
Miss Myrtle Hammond went to Mos
COW on business Saturday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-14
RAILROAD TIME CARDS
TO AND FRO M SCOW
NORTHERN PACIFIC

For Lewiston
No. 81 Daily Lv 1890 p. m.
No. 313 Daily Lv 1853 p. ~
For Spokane;
No. 312 Daily Lv 10:47 a. n.
No. 314 Daily Lv 3:15 D. IL
No. 81 connects at Arrow junction
for all points on Clearwater line and
at North Lapwai for all points On
Camas Prairie line to Grangeville.
No. 314 connects at Spokane with
main line to all points west to the
coast and to all points east. No change
Spokane to Chicago.
R. w. MORRIS, Agent.
O.-W. r. & N.
For Colfax:
No. 81 Daily Lv 7:30 a. IA.
No. SO Daily Lv 1:25.p. N.
No. IS Daily ex Sun. Lv 500 p. m.
From Colfax:
No. so Daily Ar 1920 a. "A.
No. "a Daily Ar 500 p. m.
NO. 90 Daily eX sun. Ar l:O0 p. m
Trains No. 81 and No IS connect at
Colfax with trains for Southern Idaho
Train No. IS connects at Colfax with
Boise sleeper as well as Portland and
all intermediate points. a.
No. 81 and No. SO connect at Collar
with trains for Spokane and interme-
diate points. No. SO also connects at
Spokane with trains fer all points
east.
D. HOUSE, Agent
SPOKANE & INLAND EMPIRE
For Spokane:
No. 60 leaves Moscow 1880 a. m.
No 81 leaves Moscow 1901 p. m.
No. 60 leaves Moscow 3:45 p. m.
From Spokane:
No. Ga arrives at Moscow 11:05 a. m
No. &C arrives at Moscow $3.50 p. N.
No. sc arrives at Moscow 1885 p. m
Connections
No. Sc makes connections at Pa
louise for Elk River and all points On
W., 1. & M. Ry. At Spokane with N.
P. No. for st. Paul, Chicago and east
and with G. N. No. A for Kansas City
and St. Louis.
No. 81 connects at Spokane with
u. P. No. Al for coast points.
No. 50 col meets at Spokane with
both G.. N. and N. P. trains for all
points east and west With S. P. & s.
or Portland and California pointa
With W., I. & M. at Palouse.
No. Sc from Spokane connects with
he W., I. & M. at Palouse bringing
to Moscow.
GEO. S. RICHARDSON. Agent
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-14

A naive and pretty frock of gray
crepe de chine, such as that pictured
above, will lend occurrences and a
touch of youth to its wearer, be she
lacking in both. 1t has the charm of
simplicity and Of clever originality to
commend it to those who know the
value of these things that spell
"class."
There are plenty of the widely far
ing and quaint-looking skirts and the
plain, drawn-in waists for those who
would run after new gods (or re-
vival of old ones) in pursuit of fash
ion. But for those who remain loyal
to the waist that blouses and the
straight-hanging full skirt that has
youthfulness of line always to com
mend it, the frock shown here will
make a strong appeal.
The skirt denies the demand of the
mode for extreme shortness and takes
to itself little extra length, required
by the impression the finished frock
must make. There is a straight pep
lum at each side hanging from a mod
erately wide, plain girdle. This is
edged at the top with band of cross
barred satin in white with dark gray
bars, and above this a soft frill of the
crepe meets the blouse.
The buttons are covered with crepe
like the dress, and there is an odd and
very youthful-looking collar of white
crepe about the round neck. 1t fas-
tens in the back