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tender-hearted, Industrious. Her sis
ter was just the reverse-comp!ain
dissatisfied, eager for some good for
tune that would enable her to live
without labor Natalie was a proti-
cient musician with piano and violin,
and gave lessons, paying her grasping
married sister more than fair sum
for board.
It was week later when Kate
flashed in upon Natalie at the piano
in a feverish state Of Indignation and
excitement.
The mean old hunks!" she scold-
ed: what do you think? I wrote the
lawyers of uncle's estate, demanding
to know what they had left you"
ooh, Kate" demonstrated Natalie.
'Tve got the reply" and Kate waved
an open letter in her hand. "All he
has left you is that old clap-trap of
violin he dotted over so"
"Oh, Kate! Did he, indeed?' cried
Natalie with sparkling eyes. "Why,
his priced Carero Is priceless! 1t was
his most precious treasure. To think
that he would leave it to mel"
Kate flounced Off, ridiculing the ex-
travagant delight of her sister over
"a piece of antiquated rubbish" Ma
talie fondly thought of the old mans
delight In his favored instrument.
Often he had played to her, and he
had even allowed her to handle the
old instrument, but tenderly, as though
It were an infant in arms. There was
a large intrinsic value to the instru-
ment on account of its maker, age
and power of melo1ious expression.
Natalie, however, never thought OF
selling it, especially when the violin
duly arrived with note from the
lawyers of the estate, saying that Mr..
Warren had expressed the hope the
cherished instrument would never go
out of the family.
There ensued period of rare de-
light for Natalie after that. The
sound of the violin made Kate angry
every time it struck her ear. There
was little old vine-covered bower at
one end of the garden. Thither Ma.
talie would go, and for hours would
draw sweet plaintive melody from the
vibrant strings.
She was dreamily playing ca
denza one lonely afternoon when she
looked up, startled. On the other side
of the low fence stood a young man,
raptly listening to the echoing strains.
His eyes were lit with devotion to art,
his lips trembled, his whole being
seemed permeated with the plaintive
yet thrilling appeal of the old instru.
ment.
"Oh," he cried, forgetting that he
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-05-11
To Promote Safety.

The newest museum in New York Is
called the American Museum Of Safe.
ty. 1t contains collections of models,
charts and photographs, actual ma
chimes safeguarded in full size, to.
gether with models of safety devices
and sanitary appliances. The mu.
scum is free to the public. By special
arrangement it is open in the eve
nings to classes and societies. The
activities of the museum Of safety are
devoted to the safety, health and well
fare of industrial workers and the ad-
vancement of the science of industry.
The society gives yearly medals to
those which make notable achieve.
ments in devices for the security of
human life, and to firms that make
notable progress In the promotion of
hygiene and the mitigation of occu-
pational disease in their industry. ard
to railroads that promote safety for
the travelling public.
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Literary Centenarles.

The year 1916 will be a remarkable
one for anniversaries. First and fore
most is the Shakespeare centenary;
July 7th will mark the centenary OF
the death of another of our greatest
dramatists, Richard Brinsley Sheri
dan, who died in the greatest poverty
but was accorded magnificent fu'
neral in Westminster abbey. Other
literary anniversaries are those oi
Charlotte Bronte, who was born In
1916, and Thomas Gray, the poet, who
first saw the light century earlier
This year also witnesses the hun
dredth anniversary Of the birth OF
Philip James Riley, poet who has
always met with far greater venera
tion in the United States than IN
his native country.-London Tit-Bits
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-05-11
FORTUNATE OF EARTH
ARE THOSE WITH WHOM Chill.
DREN ARE CONFIDENTIAL.
Probably the Most Precious Gift That
the Fairies BestoW and 1t Is Not
Given to the Majority of
Mankind.

It is very likely fairy gift, and If
you haven't ii there is little hope of
your ever getting it. If you have it,
however, you are the most fortunate
sort OF all sorts of fortunate folks.
You are the sort that the children talk
to in the street. And the reason that
the person the children talk to in the
street is so very fortunate is that
they tell him things that nobody else
ever hears, and very good things to
hear, at that. From that fact it is
easy to understand that this talk Of
theirs is no more good morning" or
hello sort of conversation. 1t is real
talk about real things, although, to be
sure, 1t is only the fortunate person
who hears it that can really under
stand it.
They begin very abruptly, these chill
dren, and the beginning may be in the
middle or at either end of a thing.
1t does not matter. The talk may
start something like this, entirely un.
expected or unsolicited on the fortu-
nate persons part: You'd think
they'd fall out anyway, if you did think
anybody growed on the moon, wouldn't
you?" And it may lead any where.
Sometimes it is much more personal
than that. You may meet a small boy
armed with toy gun and sword and
he may begin, "You'll have to run for
nDp nj n l,n or l,,t o
you amt got any better luck than me
you'll miss it anyway. bet got the
worst luck of anybody, and | bet I've
found the most horse shoes. If | had
good luck I'd been a girl and then |
wouldn't have to fight all the time"
And this is probably from the terror
Of his neighborhood, a boy who is
supposed by teachers and neighbors
and parents, to exist solely for the
joy of battle.
If you are the fortunate sort of per-
son, you will be stopped and consulted
about everything the children are do
ing. 1t may be cold and almost dark
and YOU may be hurrying home to sup.
per, bul IL YOU dl llt TlSHl one, lHP
little girl who is contemplating the
snow woman, plump stylish creature
with full skirts and hat with a feath.
er, will call to you without q doubt Of
your sympathy, to know whether or
not you don't think she is just lit.
tie cross.eyed."
It's the newsboy's fault" she ex.
plains, "he poked her in the eye and it
amt been right since l could take
couple Of buttons off her waist, they're
only walnuts, and make her some 9th.
er eyes just to match, but she is get
ting so slippy'
They may run after you to tell you
bit Of gossip about their friends"
imaginary friends that nobody else
ever heard Of. They may trot along
with you repeating the most astonish.
ing conversations that they have had
with squirrels or bears or stars or
policemen. And it is all true. 1t is
all because they believe it, and it is
the expression of their queer little
selves.
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NO. 9.
NEVER LEARNED THE TRUTH
Callow Youngsters Might Have Re-
pented Of Their Condemnation IL
They Had but Known.

Youth and presumably Innocence
were waiting at French goods coun-
ter while the clerk wrapped up Jars Of
pink stuff which they didn't need.
Each was audacious in the matter Of
short skirts, and both were chewing
gum.
On stool at the same counter sat
another customer, woman just facing
the agony line which separates beauty
from vandal Age. And Youth and In
noconce felt called on to dissect her.
They banded impressions as to the
woman's looks, and giggled over her
desperate attempts to retain her com.
plexion and age. Their sharp young
eyes took in the nobby dress that was
almost shabby, and their sharp young
voices would have stabbed her to the
quick. except that she seemed to be
walled in by some concentrated
thought that clustered her from their
blows.
Il betshees bad"
The gum-stuck verdict came from
Innocence, whose lawful place at that
minute should have been in some
eghth-grade schoolroom.
"uccorse. Anybodykn tell that.
Whodjespose would lookatarole NUT
like herr"
Then Youth and Innocence, without
explaining how they came to be so
sordidly enlightened at their callow
years, suddenly switched interest to
their wrapped-up stuff, and That
was all there was to it.
Except that the woman, having
bought and paid for her own little box
OF something, got up and hurried to the
store entrance, where another woman
stopped to congratulate her on some
appointment obtained by her son:
Isn't it splendid! Papa and l are
so proud OF him-I'm especially glad
for papa, because he has been so de-
pressed ever since his last attack
Neds going to send him to Atlantic
City right away Imagine! After
all these poverty-pinched days
We'll, you surely deserve all the
good luck that's coming to you Don't
see how on earth you keep your color
after all the nursing you've had to
do"
Rouge, my dear. Papa'd be too
wretched for words If he knew my
complexion had gone yellow-but Ned
says | shan't need it after this"
10 ic,N't ,pl -
but we have Plutarch's word for 1t that
truth is always worth considering.
And this Is true.-Washingto Star,
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Scientists Study "FIyino sIckness-


Flying sickness" in its more essen
tial particulars is deserving of care
ful and scientific investigation, &C.
cording to the London Lancet. It
raises matters of interest in connec-
tion with so-called mountain sickness.
Edward Whymper states from his own
experience Of this condition that the
abiding symptoms are profound lassi-
tude, intense headache, feverishness,
accelerated respiration and occasional
spasmodic gulping of air, "just like
the fishes when taken out Of water"
palpitation and tinnitus. The latter
two symptoms, no doubt, occur also
with great frequency at relatively low
levels.
1T is clear" says the Lancet, that
flying sickness Is not comparable in
the strict sense with mountain sick.
ness, in spite of the fact that some
of the symptoms are more or less
identical. Hitherto we have had little
direct evidence Of what occurs as a
result of rapid transference from high
to low attitudes, for the laborious as
cent of the mountaineer into rarifled
air is very different from a speedy re-
turn to normal pressures, while the
climb Of a flying machine Is hardly so
rapid as to cause any Ill effect. The
pilot who is lifted from his machine,
after a fast volplane, in semicon.
scious condition, falling thereafter
into deep sleep, shows phenome
non not met with either in mountain
sickness or in caisson disease"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-05-11
japanese Turn to Dye Making.

The japanese are apparently going
to take up dye making now that Ger
man products cannot be obtained and
the plan has been taken up by private
enterprise, assisted by government. A
number of business men were invited
to the department of agriculture and
commerce one day lately and shown
the draft law for the encouragement
,f the manufacture of drugs and dye
stuffs The vice-minister of agricul-
ture and commerce reported particu-
lars regarding the encouragement law,
and invited those present to give their
views, without reserve, regarding the
establishment of company. 1t was
subsequently decided that those pres
ent should consider the matter, and
give their views later.
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Justice, Then Prosperltv.

The difference between the men in
office now in city, in state and in fed
eral government, and those men in
office 20 years ago. in those rather
narrow but controlling areas Of our
politics where there are actually
marked differences, lies not in mat
ters Of honesty, not in matters Of ca.
pacity, not in matters of party faith
The real difference Is found in their
philosophy of life, William Allen
White writes in the New York Inde-
pendent The political leaders Of ma
jorities in the eighties and nineties
of the last century believed in bust
ness for itself, that prosperity was an
end Of itself Today our governn ents,
city, state and national, are more or
less under the control of men who all
profess, and who in the main believe
that justice is more important than
prosperity. And the politicians are
only taking their cure from the peo-
Pile. A sense of justice-with here a
backset, and there a reaction-is
growing steadily and overwheln .ngly
in the American heart.
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Dou Caused Baby's Death.

The death of ten-months-old child
at Birmingham, England, caused by a
chained dog, was investigated by the
coroner a few days ago. The two com
panions were left alone for time, the
baby secured in chair and the doe
chained to the door close by. When
the babys mother returned she found
the little one lying on the floor stran
gled The dog had apparently leaped
on the chair, probably in play, and In
his antics the chain had been passed
round the baby's neck, gripping hin
tighter and tighter as the dog strue
gled for liberty. A verdict Of "acci
dental death" was recorded.
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OF tile ella pleI III
which it is found.
1t will be seen
that King David
was driven from
his place by the
rebellion under
AbsalOm. 1t was
a dark item in
David's history,
and his prospects
for final victory
were not very
promising. Some
of mis- most iniiu-
entail frie n d 8
were turning from
him, and his pop
ularity seemingly
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Not in Existence Then.

"That idea of Don't Worry Club
is a wonderful thing
YES" replied Miss Cayenne. But
I'm rather glad it didn't have much
vogue when George Washington and
his associates were discussing our
foreign relations"
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Rather Arduous.

"There isn't much glamor in mod
ern war"
That's true I understand some
of the society girls who became
nurses have discovered that hospital
work is considerably harder than fox
trotting."
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DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS
Josedh G.. Miller, O. P. Bennett,
James Houck, r. 5. }. DltroW,
Milton G. Ur,4r, Casper E. Cline,
A. C. McCard4l! Charles B. Trail,
DR.. D. F. Mckinney, Clayton o. Keedy,
George A. Daau, P. N. Hammaker.
Rates furnished on application to our
resident director, P. N. Hammaker.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-05-11

do you know, Miss Peaches, ]
think you must be very egotistical."
"Why, Mr.. Sympe! How can you
imagine such a thing?"
Because you have such capital
eyes"
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I ITTA |
THE GITTITE
BY REV. B. B. SUTCLTFFE
Extension Department Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago

TEXT-Then said the king to Ittai the
Gttite. wherefore goest thou also with
us?-Il Sam. 1919.
To get the setting of this text we
must read at least the first % verses
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The best armor is to keep out OF
gun shot.-Bacon.
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VOLUME XLVl.
FREDERICK RAILROAD
TbGrmOnt Division

Schedule In Effect September l9, 10l5
All trains Daily uni So spe"ifi d
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GOING EAST.
re. 55am s l2am

re- 55am l2am 10 25ar
HIS H. 55pm 3.l3pm 4p NJ
S.00pm l.3Opm So 81 As
"4l5 5 33 S.l4
'Daily. tDaily except Sunday. tSunday
Only.
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Western Maryland r. +
S,b,Iul,. In t'if.rr Santpmbp- ID 10!
GOING WEST.

Il loan 607am 7.20am flG Z5lm
800 TO- i2 II O'pm
*lO.40 1921 arl.35 4.00pm 8l0a,
t4.0lpm 6. 2lpm ar74O
t7.10 9.22 lO.45
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-09-14
After the Fly on Border.

Old Man Fly will have little place In
the United States army on the Mexican
border If Major General Funston and
the medical corps officers of the south
ern department have their way about IT.
The army officers In charge of the
$4,000 state troops now along the I'm
ternational boundary have one object
in view. That is to make the sanitary
condition of the guardSmen as nearly
perfect as possible and promptly to
nail and refute all the yarns of poor
food and bad surroundings the guards
men write back TO the folk at home
and which the home folk immediately
turn over to the town newspaper.
Steps already have been taken to
court martial two Wisconsin privates
who sent tetegrams To Senator La Fol
lette complaining Of their food.
Following are some IF the reguIa-
lions distributed by Lieutenant Colonel
Munson, medical corps, in charge OF
sanitation matters along the border:
All fresh meat. bread and vegetables
VIII be inspected by medical officer
as TO quality when ISSUED Food will
be prepared and served In clearly
manner. 1t will habitualy be protect
ed against sun, dust and flies Com
pany cooks and mess equipment and
kitchen areas will be neat and clean
at all times.
Individual mess kits will be cleaned
at the cook tent Immediately after use.
Cooks will maintain a supply of hot
water for this purpose The keeping In
the tents Of uneat"n portions of ratlons
is strictly prohibited.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-09-14
Indiana Will Lose Battery.

The war departi ent has notified
Brigadier General f. NJ. Lewis. camp
commander Mt I.lano Grande, to make
an investigation of the number Of men
that will be affected by the order re-
lleving individual students and student
bodies from military service on the
border that they may return to their
studies: also TO ascertain what effect
the sending away of the students Will
have ON the different units.
1t was found that Indiana would lose
one entire battery, twenty eight ont of
nifty In one company OF infantry, an
entire band and large number from
different units-So large that some of
the Indiana outfits would be almost
skeletOniZed Colonel Leslie X. NaftZ
ger of the First, Colonel Il. K. Coulter
of the Second and Colonel Aubrey l..
Huffman of the Third, Major r. H.
Tyndall OF the field artillery and the
commanding officers OF the ambulance
and signal cOnpau eS all urged that
the order be revoFrd and that only
men with disability and men who have
dependent relatives be discharged
This request of the war department
Is taken to mean that the students be-
cause they are students may not be
sent home, because 1t will weaken the
outfits and in a way will interfere with
recruiting. The discomfort against the
student order still continues. and If the
students are discharged for no other
reason than because they are students
the effect on the Indiana troops will be
demoraliziug. This is all set forth IN
the recommendations OF the different
commanders.
The discharge Of men on account of
disability also will deplete the Indiana
units. 1t Is understood that in the
First Indiana there are forty who will
be discharged for disability. Should
all the students, all who have depend
ent relatives and those who are dis
abled. be discharged there will be
about enough left for one fun Indiana
regiment of infantry.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-09-14
BOYS ON BORDER
HOME FIRST
Spirit Seems to Have Struck
All Guarcsmen-RuSh For
PoStoffice After See
ing Paymaster.
RHOUGH miles from their loved

"HOUGH miles from their loved
ones, many Of the boys at
Camp Stewart, after being paid
off in gold and silver, were
granted leave of absence and went to
FL Paso, not 10 spend their money on a
lot of foolish things, but to send 1t
home. The thought of home first
seems to have struck the boys all
along the border.
All organizations of the Pennsylvania
division utilize nearly every moment Of
the day. At the First cavalry camp,
under John P. Wood, there Is nearly
always something doing. The men of
Troop Fl Of Pittsburgh, Captain Charles
9. McGovern commanding, are slowly
conquering the bad" horses In the out
fit. Private Frank Il. Smith rode one
of the unruly animals until 1t killed
itself In an attempt to unseat him.
Five Pittsburgh troopers are limping
about the camp because Of bruises re-
ceived trying to conquer this horse. In
attempting a back somersault 1t broke
its neck.
The machine gun company, under
Captain Charles w. Lloyd, participant
ed In long target practice with the ma
chine gun company Of the Eighth
United States cavalry, and the Penn
sylvania men showed excellent i'm
provement in the sweeping fire" prac-
tice.
The signal troop Of Pittsburgh, un-
der Major Frederick q Miller Miller, also
put in many hard hours. This organl-
cation conducted division problem
which includes much labor 1t was
case OF erect AID pull down wireless
stations and lay telegraph lines for
whole day. While the distance of the
movement was only eighteen miles,
perfect wireless communication was
kept with division headquarters. Two
wireless equipments were used.
Field Hospital No. of Pittsburgh,
under Major Arthur r. Schaefer, had a
forty-eight hour hike In the Franklin
mountains Tie hike included much
hard labor 10 get over some of the
steep grades wagons had to be taken
apart and pulled up the mountains
with block and tackle and the equip
ment packed on mules The company
met with no accidents. =
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-09-14
"SAY SQUIRREL" Is
BRITISH SPY TEST
American So Challenged Soon Proves
He's No German

]. J. a. Murphy, an American deco
rative artist who spent the past four
years III England, said on his return
on board the American liner Finland
that he was saved from Imprisonment
and possible execution as spy by the
word squirrel"
Mr.. Murphy decided last Christmas
to go on walking tour through Ire
land, where he had no expectation
that his name w0uld arouse suspicion
Under the impression that no pass
ports were necessary to go from Eng
land to the Emerald isle, he set out in
nocently, but was arrested at Holy
head because he lacked the all impor-
tant papers Of Identification.
Several hayonets were held ticklishly
close to his ribs, while English officers
made inquiries as to his past life and
future career. Though one of them, a
territorial. treated him as If all artists
were open to suspicion. a captain in
the regular service acted more like
IAN officer and a gentleman" and sud
denly shot this order at him:
Say squirrel
Mr. Murphy, whose touch of Irish
hrogue and American enunciatlon has
in the last few years been overlaid
with English diction, mumbled the re
qulred word. The officer promptly
commanded that he he set free. Much
astonlshcd, the artist inquired how he
happened To deliver this open sesame
"A German" explained the captain.
cant say the word he loses 1t down
his throat An Engllshman slurs the
final ell rolling the word under his
tongue. You said 1t like an English
man"