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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
JAPAN'S R|jL Err A WRESTLER
eested In the Art. SO Popular In His
Empire, by the Son Of a Poor
Farmer.

The mila ado of Japan, whose sub.
1ects have been doing so much to
help the allies IN the present war, is
thorough soldier, and has wonder.
full knowledge of military tactics and
history. When he was quite boy
he was induced by his father, the late
emperor, to take 2cen interest in
the principles of national defense He
was taught wrestling and was made to
try his prowess with young men in
the humbleDt walks of life.
On one occasion, he was present
with his father at big wrestling
tournament and took part in many OF
the matches. He threw all of his op.
ponents unit. there stepped into the
ring young farmers son Of such a
burly build that it was evident that
the future mikado would have very
rough time of it. However he went
manfully to work. but was heavily
beaten, and had to confess that the
farmers son was victor.
After the match, the late emperor
sent for the umpire, and, pointing to
the farmers son who was feeling
rather uncomfortable at having beaten
his future sovereign, he said: Il wish
to speak with that young man.
When the lad appeared before him,
the mikado remarked: my son,
henceforth you will become one of
the companions of my own son, and
will live and study with him while he
remains at school, for later on, when
he becomes emperor. he will need
many man like YOU
The heir to the imperial throne Of
Japan and the common farmers boy
became the greatest Of friends, and
the present mikado possibly owes a
great deal of his democratic spirit to
that memorable wrestling bout.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
PIANIST BUILT A CLAVlCHORD
Admiration for Bach Was Youni
Mans Inspiration In Its
Construction.

A longing to hear and to play the
music of Bach on the clavichord, the
instrument on which Bach played and
composed his music, led Frank M.
Watson, twenty-five years old, Jack
son musician, to build one of these in
struments, and to build it under such
a handicap as would cause the aver.
age person to despair, Jackson cor
respondent of the New York World
writes.
Two years ago Watson went to Bos'
ton and studied for year at New Eng
land Conservatory of Music. There he
acquired technical knowledge OF tho
piano and kindred instruments, which
enabled him to build reproduction OF
the clavichord, an instrument which
has not been used for 200 years, from
printed descriptions of it.
In the museum of the University of
Michigan there Is clavichord built in
the time of Bach, but knowledge OF
this instrument did not come to young
Watson until he had practically com
pleted the c'avichord on which he was
working. However, he made trip to
Ann Arbor, and not only inspected the
instrument at close range, but put 1t
in repair. With the exception OF one
or two things he found that the claw
chord built by his hands was correct,
and details which were wrong were OF
a minor nature.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06

George AIDE is in great demand as
best man at weddings.
At a recent wedding breakfast in
Chicago Mr.. AIDE said in the course
of toast:
81 have often been asked why | new
er married. l came very near marry
ing once. The girl was beautiful, and
| sat down at my typewriter one night
to propose to her in passionate love
poem. The first line of this poem end
ed with cupid ! made thorough
search, but found that the only word
that rhymes with cupid is stupid.
This made me hesitate" Mr.. AIDE
concluded, land I've hesitated ever
since"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
MJutu.D

There has been nothing moro pio-
turesque in the reports of African war.
fare than a sentence in tho belsted
account of the British defense Of tn.
KUN, which is just inside the border
Of northern Nigeria: 1.-The German Of.
ficers had repeatedly attempted to
take Tukum, but their native troops
refused again to face the ju1u at that
place." A worker among native races
sends me this word of explanation.
1T Is no WONDER" he says. that the
Germans could not get their natives
to advance as there Is nothing they
are more terrified at than q juju.
which in this instance means that
some powerful witch doctor had laid
a spell on the place, drawing . hns
round it which must not be crossed.
This line would be marked by pieces
Of tusk or hair or something Of that
kind The natives would be far more
afraid of facing the juju than they
would be Of death. because to do 20
would raise up against them tho spir.
its of their ancestors. "-Manchestel
Guardian.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Potash and Phosphates.

The agricultural department OF the
University of Illinois has published an
other report dealing with the soils OF
this state and the fertilizers which
they need This new investigation,
like the last, shows that Illinois farm
ers need not worry about potash. With
the exception of swamp lands our soils
have all the potassium salts they need,
and the addition of more is a stimu'
liant rather than food
What Illinois land usually does lack
is phosphorus, and the United States
has a plentiful supply of phosphate
rock. This is good news to farmers
who had been taught that the lack of
German potash would cut down their
crops. 1t tends likewise to stimulate
an American industry which was be-
ing hidden behind clever foreign ad.
vertising. BY the time this war is
over, America will know how much
potash fertilizer it really needs, and
what the stuff is worth on the soil.-
Chicago Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
BLUE BEARS BY ACCIDENT
Philadelphia Zoo Gets Rare Animals
From Tbet-Only Ones In
America.

There arrived in New York last Feb
ruary the final shipments of large wild
animals, as the war has completely
paralyzed the trade, of which the Ger
mans controlled about rs per cent. In
this shipment were several young
bears, which were sent over as Rus
sian brown bears, Ursus arctos. Two
of these. male and female, were
acquired by the Philadelphia Zoolog-
ical society. When they arrived at the
gardens it was at once noticed that
they were in many characteristics en-
tirely different from any known va
riety of their supposed type, which
rarely shows variations. On the other
hand, they corresponded in every no
ticeable particular with the Tibetan
blue bear described by Blyth.
AS the animals were still very
young, it was not possible at that time
to identify them, nor was it possible
to ascertain where they were cap
tured. Since they have been here
however, they have grown sufficiently
to determine beyond reasonable doubt
that they are Tibetan bears. Their
most striking characteristic is their
white.tipped, blackish hair, which
gives their fur a hoary appearance
and imparts a light blush tinge. This
Is never known to occur in any other
old world bears.
And so, by the merest chance, the
philadelphia zoo made the most i'm.
portant acquisition in years, and these
two blue bears from Tibet. Ursus
bruinosus. are the only specimens in
the United States. AS far as is known,
they are the only ones that have ever
reached an American collection. Their
habitat is Tibet, in the neighborhood
OF LlaSa.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Texas Has Third Party Ely,

He was a Texas cattleman from the
Gulf coast, and he stood on the fire
escape at the top Of the stock yards
exchange viewing the cattle pens.
the packing houses and the Kaw, re.
lates the Kansas City Star
In all my recollections,' he said,
we never had such terrible year
for flies. Cattle are almost skinned
alive by the third party fly" (Onl'
he said "pahty.")
Third party fly" .
"Yessuh-third PATTY fly"
He explained that the third PATTY
fly" was a fly little smaller than q
housetly, but with terrible sting,
and that it made its first appearance
In Texas the same year the first third
party" did. Hence the name.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Tenant Defense Leagues.

The workers war emergency com.
mittee of Great Britain, in consid.
Grafton of the increase of house rents
throughout the country, are organic.
ing conferences to be held in all the
chief industrial centers within the
next few weeks with a view to form
ing tenant defense leagues. These
leagues are to organize the tenants
with the object that they shall refuse
to pay the increased house rents dur
ing the war. 1t has been indicated
that the government would take &C
ton against the abusive demands Of
landlords, but the workers war emer.
gency committee will carry out their
present plans.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Getting Even.

A young woman, employed in . La
fayette bank, in acknowledging .
courtesy shown by an Indianapolis
young man. who lives at the Y. N. G.
A., Enclosed a check for 1--WE cents
only" for payment for service a. err
rand boy" She remarked to the young
mans sister that he wouldn't have
the nerve" to cash 1t.
The young man enjoys q joke. and
when the check Is returned to the La
fayette bank 1t will bear, in addition
to the stamp of several banks, q list Of
Endorsements, which will show it had
done duty as a circulating medium
among the young mans Indianapolis
friends. The young man is looking
forward to what will happen among
the young woman's friends at the La
fayette bank when the check is pre-
scented for acknowledgements
News,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
A Packet Periscnne.

There has been brought out in Eng
land a combination Of TWO mirrors
joined by collapsible frame. When
this frame is closed up and the ap-
paratus is laid in it's case you might
suppose the soldier owner to be carry
ing a small camera, but when he gets
into a trench he can open up his peri
scope, stretch out the frame to the top
of the trench and see what is &C Ing
on about him through the reflection in
the two mirrors without putting his
head above the ground.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Dawn Near Armentieres.

One of the most poignant memories,
1t may be, that l have brought back
from the war is the unearthly beauty
of the dawn in that low country,
writes a British captain in the Allan.
tic Monthly. Morning after morning
| watched it, and the wonder never
ceased. Water, mirroring willows and
the silvery sky, stood ever in the fore
ground; the low farm houses lay mys'
whole again. With the full light and
an awakened world the picture was
commonplace; In the half light and
the silence its beauty seemed the one
sniritual element in ravaged world
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Dubious Praise.

T stand on my record" said the can.
didate, pompously.
"Whoopee!" shouted member OF
the opposition.
"How now, my brother?"
IF you can do that you are as sure
footed as a mountain goat and as Light
as thistledown."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Unusual Loquacity.

"Here this author begins his st ry,
The wagon groaned as 1t crept up
the hill. ,"
Now, that's strange"
whats stranger"
about the wagons protest. It las
a tongue, but yet it was the WI eel
spoke"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Frecooious Infants.

Gyer-Some of those biblical CT ar
acters must have been precocious in
fants.
Myer-Wnat's the explanation?
Gyer--Well, take Job, for example.
The good book informs us that he
cursed the day he was born.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Five Cents q Week.

Senator Kern of Indiana has fond
recollections of the small schoolhouss
where as boy he earned his first
nickel. He agreed to build q IRE In
the schoolhouse stove every morning
at least an hour before the opening Of
school, and to sweep up once day.
For this work he received I'VE cents
week! He still feels that he earned
1t.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06

N,te-All trains arriving and leaving
Tnurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station
Note-All trains arriving AM leaving
Frederick sch -laed from Square.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
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Large Russian Wheat Harvest.
russia 10 1918. harveste1 S47,964s.
OO9 bushels OF wheat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
Western Maryland n. K.
Schedule In Effect September ~, 1913
,OING WEST.

a loan 6.O7an 7.2Vam ito 15am
800 10. ~ II 04pm
1910 1921 arl rs 400pm s. loan
+4.04pm 2lpm arr. 40
t7l0 1922 l0.i5
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
FREDERICK RAILROAD
Thurmmt Division

Schedule In Effect September 10, 1915.
All trains Daily unless specified
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
GOING EAST.

rs 55am s l2am 10 25am
HIS v 55pm 3.l3pm 5 Ali I'm
49, 00pm l.30pm $50 49, 8 10
*4l5 80 S.l4
*Daily. +Dai'y except Sunday. +Sunday
Only.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
Seven Letter Men
Return to Commerce
High Floor Five

High School Of Commerce basket
ball prospects are good. Seven let
ter men are in school and will report
for practice. They are: Captain Wal
ter Johnson, Manager John Nichol-
son, Wade Reeves, Lennart Milberg,
Paul Carlisle. Glenn Reeves and
Charles Conhiser. A large squad of
new matetial, that will make every
one of last years men hustle to re-
gain their old positions, is expected
out at the first call for practice.
Coach Drummond is going to call
meeting of all candidates for to-
morrow or Tuesday and expects to
begih practice at once. The man
ager' and coach are working on the
schedule and promise large num-
Der of good home and out-of-town
games. The Commercial team has
entered the Commercial league at
the Young Mems Christian Assouia-
ton.
The teachers at the business school
will also have team in the field,
and have also entered the CONNER
}cial league.
The student-faculty game, which is
an annual affair, is the big drawing
card at the local school. Last year
ths/"profs" defeated the undergradu-
ates, so the students are thinking re-
venge and expect to get it this year.
Those who are lined up with the in
4ructors are: J. Drummond, c. F.
Linn. Delzel knipprath, Burford, Det-
ling and G1ameyer.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
Tigers Play Nine
Games With Giants

New York, Dec. 9.-The training
schedule which the New York Ma
tionals will play in returning from
their Marlin, Tex, training camp was
announced today by Secretary John
Foster. The team will work back from
Texas with the Detroit Americans and
nine games are scheduled between the
two clubs The training schedule fol-
lows:
March 3, 4, 10, II. Dallas, Tex;
March II and 1S, Houston, Tex;
March "a and Is, San Antonio, Tex. !;
March 81 and April |, Detroit in Dali
las, Tex; April 2, Detroit in Wichita
Falls, Tex; April 3, Detroit in Okla
homa City, Okl.; April 4, Detroit in
Tulsa, Okl.; April S, Detroit in Wich-
ita, Kan; April 6, Detroit in Manhat-
tan, Kan; April and 8, Detroit in
Kansas City, Mo. With the exception
OF the games scheduled in Dallas on
March 3 and4, all OF these games will
be played by the regular team. Mel
son Pie, the former Yale foot ball and
base ball star, who signed with New
York last summer and was "farmed"
to the Rochester Internationals, has
been recalled and signed new con-
tract for 1917 toda'
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

Ray. Wilson, Jack Oswald and
Wayne Emight, two forwards and a
guard of last years squad, are the
only other veteran material left for
the coach to choose from. George
Morris and Fay Gard, both juniors,
give promise of developing into
steady consistant players. The former
presents the brighter prospects. The
coach figures on shifting Corr from
forward to center. This would put a
big dent into the. Graham Corr for
ward machine. Wilson will probably
take the vacant forward position with
Etter and Oswald atg yards. Rugie,
Emigh, Hunter and Morris seem the
likely substitutes at the present mo-
ment.
The team faces the hardest sched-
ule in years. As top-notchers Patton
has scheduled game with Beatrice,
Central High, University Place and
Council Bluffs A game with FIRE.
mont will probably prove bitter bat
tie as last year the locals defeated
the fat Dodge quintet 80 to 2l. Games
with Nebraska City, Auburn, Platts-
mouth. West Point and Commercial
High have also been scheduled.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
"LET EN- STRIKE"
SAYS PA R0URKE
Omaha Magnate Refuses to Be
Concerned Over Threat of
Players to Walk Out,
BELIEVES IN THIRD LEAGUE

Let EN- strike"
That is Pa Rourke's answer to the
threat made by the base ball players
fraternity.
Because the minor league club own
ers refused to grant any Of their de-
mands and requests players have
mildly threatened that they may go
out on strike and refuse to sign any
contracts until the moguls accede.
The Omaha maghate declares he
wouldn't be bothered at all if the
athletes should make good their
threat, and he AYERS the rest OF the
club owners are OF the same mind.
Wed be perfectly satisfied to lock
up our parks for year said Rourkc,
ut would give the fans rest. Maybe
year of rest would help put base
ball back on its feet again The fans
would be all the more eager for it if
they were denied it a year.
Nothing to Talk.
II don't believe there is anything to
this strike talk" continued the Omaha
magnatc. at is said only II per cent
of the minor league players are signed
up. That is probably so. haven't
signed a man and don't intend to un-
til after the first of the year. As a
matter of fact, ! never do. It's not
because the players won't sign that so
many OF them are not signed up, but
because the magnates haven't sent the
contracts out, Most of them, like my
self, wait until the new year starts.
But while don't think there is
anything to the strike talk, we
wouldn't mind it It a strike was
called 1t would give the fans rest,
which might be good thing, and the
players would soon be ready to re-
turn on bended knee A year without
those nice summer salaries would go
mighty hard with some Of our pre-
cious athletes.
Third League Will Come. s
That the redistribution Of territory
suggested by Ban Johnson in his third
mai league propaganda is bound to
come eventually is the belief of Pa
Rourkc.
"The third major league may not be
formed in 1917" says Rourkc, but it's
bound to come shortly, and | believe
not later than 1918.
"In order to enliven the interest and
to extend the prosperity Of base ball
some redistribution OF territory has
got to come; its the only solution to
Nthe problem. Baltimore, Buffalo, In
dianapolis and other cities deserve
major league ball, and it must be
given to them. Omaha often COM
plains that it is too large city for it's
company.
johnson has read the handwrit-
ing on the wall and if the powers
that be don't see it now they soon
will, and you'll see Johnson's scheme
go through before long
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
Nebraska May Not
Meet Either Ames
Or Kansas Aggies

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. 9.-The foot
ball team of the University of Ne
'braska may not meet the Kansas
Aggies and Ames in 1917 as the result
of developments today at the confer
of Missouri Valley coaches and fac
ulty representatives. Manager Guy f.
Reed of the Lincoln school announced
he had been unable to agree with S.
G. Clevenger, athletic director of the
Aggies Rd Manager Clyde Williams
of Ames for games with those two
schools during November. 1t was said
Williams turned an October date, but
that there was possibility of Ne
braska and the Aggies agreeing upon
October q for a game to be played
here. The Cornhuskers have. sched-
uled games in November with Mis-
souri, and Kansas and probably with
Notre Dame
Athletic Director c. L. Brewer Of
the University OF Missouri departed
from the conference today after hav-
ing scheduled games with Ames.
Washington, Kansas, Nebraska and
opened negotiations for 1917 combat
with the Kansas Aggies,
Clevenger now is seeking, it was
said, games with both Drake and
Ames. Kansas was said to have def
mite dates with only Nebraska and
Missouri, but is seeking a game with
Ames
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
South High Floor Prospects
Gloomy; -Four Veterans Lost

Coach Patton has given basket ball
recruits at South Side High school
the "once over" The prospects are
far from encouraging. The loss Of
four veterans in Arthurton at for
ward, Captain. Nixon at center, Bot
at guard and Shainholtz, also at
guard, have meant ag reat deal to
the team. Captain-elect Corr and
Graham, forwards, are all that is
left to the fast quintet of last year.
The squad forthe time being is un-
dergoing try outs for men who have
made their mark at foot ball but still
lack any experience at all in indoor
work are in order: Etter, quarterback;
Hunter, fullback, and Rugie, tackle,
appear the most likely of the girdiron
men who have turned out. The first
two will probably develop into good
forwards. Rugie has not yet showed
up, but will undoubtedly fill in at
center or guard. Hedgreen, the fight
ing center on the foot ball squad,
promises little in floor work. His ex-
periencc extends through one SEM
ester on a class team and that record
is far from promising.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

Thcsbasket ball season in Greater
Omaha will open up in full swing
Tuesday evening, when teams of the
Tri-City, Commercial and Church
sloops begin hostilities at the Young
Mems Christian association. There
will be three contests, one from each
of the three leagues.
There is very little change in the
makeup of the loops compared with
that OF last season.
In the Tri-City league there will
be at least six quintets with possibil-
ities of boosting the number up to
eight. AT present those comprising
the organization are: Brandeis
Stores Omaha High school, Town
send Gun company, University OF
Omaha, Walter G. Clarks and pos
sibly Bellevue college.
The Commercial league is COM
posed of eight quints, the same num-
Der as last season. They are: Omaha
National Banks, Omaha High School
Reserves, Joe Smiths Council Bluffs,
LAD. Townsend Reserves, Commercial
High Teachers, Overlands, Beselns
and the Young Mems Hebrew asso-
ciation.
Eight in Church Loop.
Eight teams. make UP the Church
organization. They are: First Chris
tians, St. Mary's Congregationals,
First Methodists, Benson Methodists,
: First Methodist Wasps, Cavalry Bap-
fists, Church Of the Covenant and the
West Side Interdenominationals.
In the matter of officiating/a new
plan will be tried this season. Each
'Nof the loops has been allowed to Sc
lect its own arbiters. AS previously,
the officials will be paid for their
services from the money derived from
the two weekly charge contests.
A committee appointed by the var
ious leagues submitted the following
report in regard to the admission
charged at the contests: "On Tues
day night, all the games will be free.
Thursday, fee of 10 cents will be
charged for men, women will be ad-
mitted free, and on Saturday even
ing there will be straight charge
of 10 cents for men and women.
Only For Expenses.
The money derived from the pay
games will be used only for the lex-
penses of the leagues. "a.
While the larger number of games
will be played at the Young Mems
Christian association, two contests
esUh week will be played at the Uni
versity of Omaha gymnasium and the
South Side branch of the Young
Mems Christian association across the
river, ~,