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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
MEN WHO FIRED LAST
SHOTS OF The WAR
AFTERWARD MET

A COLUMBUS (Ohio) man
u claims to have fred the last
~ shot Of the war Of Seces-
sion-David N. Osyor, the
Columbus Dispatch states. He was
member of Company F, Ninth Ohio
cavalry: On the morning Of April II,
1866, that command was near Dur.
ham Station, N. G. 1t was keeping
close watch on Gen. Joe Wheelers
cavalry, which was on the opposite
side of an extensive swamp. Part Of
the Union cavalry was ordered to dis
mount and wade across the swamp to
distract the Confederates, while the
rest constructed corduroy bridge.
They used their carbines SO vigorously
that the Confederates surmised that a
very considerable force was coming at
them, and the road builders got along
fine with their bridge.
Near the other edge Of the swamp
Osyor says Confederate bullet just
clipped his sergeants chevrOn and the
skin on his arm. Looking for the
source of the bullet, he spied the long
barrel of gun and the gray legs OF q
Confederate soldier In the forks Of
tree in front of him, and he fired at
them. He saw the legs withdrawn
and the owner Of them crawl slowly
away.
Just then a flag Of truce came In
sight and the Union men were ordered
10 cease nrlng. Inc occurrence, Osyor
said, did not impress him at the time,
but that flag Of truce was really the
sign of the end Of the Civil war, for
the general surrender came soon and
the troops were sent home.
A strange part of the story is that
long after the war Osyor met at Biz
mingham, Ala, a man named Amos
Thompson, who was lame-said he
had been wounded in the Confederate
service and, comparing notes, they es-
tablished to the satisfaction of both
that Thompson was the man who was
in the tree on the edge of the Durham
swamp back in 1865, had shot at Osyor
and been shot In turn by him. Osyor's
bullet struck Thompson in the knee
and made him a cripple for life. They
agreed that they had fred the very
last shot on each side In the Civil war.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
Not a GoIf-Course PIow.

Recently golf architect was meas
uring off course in the South. AT
one end of the steel tape was a dilapi.
dated specimen, known in the parts as
pore white trash" one Of the I'm.
complaining sort whom, somehow OF
other everybody picks ON. 1t was his
duty to mark with his heel spot
on the ground at the end of every
measurement in order that the man
ut the other end Of the tape might find
1t readily.
His shoes were of the hand-me-
down variety, and they no longer boast
ed Of heels. The Carolina clay was
just beginning to soften after light
mornings frost.
II wish you would make those marks
so I can see them" growled the man
at the other end of the tape from time
to time.
Finally a smoldering ember Of spirit
burst into fame:
"Tm dom de bes' I kin wild dis we're
heel O. mine; but yain't no plow."--
Golf Illustrated.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
pRoF,TAsLE ONION GROWING

PHOfIlAoIe SNiON NnO"tNN.
College Park. May s1.-The need
Of growing staple vegetables to main
tain the food supply Of the country
Is becoming moro and more apparent
daily. Probably NO vegetable offers
better opportunities for profit than
the onion owing 30 It's scarcity and
It's food value. no supply the many
demands made Of the Maryland Agri.
cultural Extension Service for infor-
nation regarding onion growing. s.
B. Shaw. specialist in horticulture,
has prepared q special circular on the
subject. Mr.. Shaw says in part:
Onions may be grown from either
seed Or sets. A great many growers
are now raising their crops direct
from seed in aaingle season The seed
= sown thinly In drills II to IL inches
apart as early IN the spring a. the
soils can properly be prepared. From
1 to 5 pounds Of seed are required for
planting an acre. Tho young plants
should be tended carefully and kept
free from weeds. and when we'll start
ID should be thtnned to stand Z inches
apart In the row. a.,
III onion sets are planted 1t will
take about 8 bushels for one acre.
Tho sets are put in 2 Inches apart.
IN rows the same distance apart ~
for seed.
"As soon a. the young seedlings
start sunhciently to show the. rows,
cultivation should begin. This Il i'm
portant for two reasons. First, 30
destroy all weeds when they are small
and most easily killed, and second. TO
establish q. mulch OF surface soil that
will conserve moisture. ,,... zee
".Onions need plenty Of moisture for
their development. Water In the soil
rises slowly to the surface. and II the
crust formed, after . rain Is not
broken, the moisture evaporates and
passes into the air. Cultivating after
each rain breaks this crust and forms
. mulch OF fne. loose soil which
checks evaporation"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
LITTLE SOLDIER KEPT
PONY WHICH he
WAS ATTACHED

w YAR's strong appeal to boys
M lies In the promise Of ex-
w element that 1t offers. Il
has been said that the
Civil conflict was largely a boys war.
Three In every ten soldiers on the
Union side were under twenty-one
years Of age. and the percentage was
greater In the South. Although tho
minimum age Of enlistment was
eighteen, this regulation was In many
instances evaded. There Is plenty of
testimony to show that boys were
among the best and bravest.
One Of the most noteworthy was lit
tie Gig" Van Zandt, who, at Port
William, O., In the summer Of 1862,
volunteered to drum for a recruiting
officer at soldiers meeting In an old
schoolhouse. In August Of that year
he enlisted as drummer In Company
B, In the Seventy-nipth Ohio regiment,
being at that time ten years, seven
months and eleven days old. He
drummed In the regimental band, as
well as In the fleld and became the
pet and pride Of the regiment.
There was no better soldier In Sher-
mans army. As q dispatch carrier he
served through all the ruthless march
to the sea-" An officer said to him
that, being so young. he did not pos
cess the discretion Of older heads, and
consequently, when carrying a mes
sage. usually took the most direct
route"
When mustered out, in 1885, he was
thirteen years and six months old.
Being told that. he must give up his
pony-an animal captured at Milledge-
Vile, Ca, and which he had long rid
den as dispatch ,carrier7-he was great
~ distressed and went to see President
Johnson about the matter. my son."
said the president, what do you
want1 A brevet, I supposed"
"No, 1t is not that" replied the boy.
ut is my dear pony. have brought
him all through the campaign and now
he is to be taken away from me-"
d, "You shall keep him." said the presi.
dent, and signed an order to that d.
feet.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
Approval.
The nod of an honest man is enough.
-PrOverb.
The Bloody Fano Of the TropIcs.


l am never conscious Of the bloody
fang, the poison tooth, of the wilder
ness. The peace Of this jungle at night
was the same peace as that of the
trees In our city parks. knew that
we'll within my horizon, jaguars and
pumas were stalking their prey, while
here and there on the forest floor BUSH
masters lay coiled like mats of death.
But quite as wildly could picture
the stray cats bouncing on sleeping
sparrOws in the shrubbery of Washing
ton square, or the screech owls work
ing havoc in the glades Of Central park
where the glare of the electric lights is
less violent. And I have forgotten the
two-score gulls and swans with torn
throats--a single nights work Of wild
mink in the Bronx. Nature is the same
everywhere; only here in Guiana the
sparrOws are not alien immigrants, and
the light Is not measured In kilowatts,
and the hacka tigers are not so stated
that they kill for pleasure.-William
Beebe, In Atlantic.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
NOW THE FOLDING EUNGALOW
Danger Of Being Shuntcd t'aIf-DresseJ
From Bedroom to Paror Is an
Exciting Possibility.

Our imagination is greatly taken and
likewise Initiated by the description of
folding bungalow just put in opera
tion, which may contain two rooms or
five, at the owners pleasure. The par
titiOns run on ball bearings, and can
be shifted as easily as the trick doors
and ceilings in that ancient spectacle
which you may Observation-Disclosures
Phantasma, observes the st. Louis
GlObe-Democrat.
In this phantasm of bungalow you
may have a room 10 by 25 feet in case
you desire to give a party or entertain
your friends at a musicale. If refresh
ments are served, the remainder of the
house contains kitchenette.
After your guests depart, you begin
showing partitions about-clack, clack,
clack-juSt like that, and two bed
chambers appear completely furnished,
the bedroom furniture opening out
from the walls, where 1t has been as
neatly packed as the wings Of but
terhy in It's chrysaliS. In this wonder
full structure, we understand, walls
fold together as handily as four sec
tons of fire screen, with hinges work
ing both ways.
We suppose, when several persons
are in the house, due warning must be
given before the mctamOrphOSis be-
gins. One wouldn't like to be shunted
half-dressed from his bedroom into the
parlor or dropped gently on the flower
bed in the front yard by his apart
ment Unexpectedly turning wrong-side
out. Then, too. is there danger of be-
ing inadvertently packed against the
ceiling for whole day, and left there
until evening, when the house takes on
Its nocturnal shape again?
The folding bungalow impresses us
as an up-to-date Improvement, only to
be excelled by one that can be col
lapsed, laid upon truck and carried
about the country whithersoever one
wishes to wander.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
Duty Before Men Of Today.

In an address at the Homewood GEM
etery, Pittsburgh, Rev. J. e. NorcrOss
of the Shady Avenue Baptist church
said: 1--WE are living in the best period
of the worlds history. In spite of war
and rumors of war humanity Is ad-
vancing. The rise and fall Of nations
form stages In the evolution Of the
race. National crises are not mere
happenings; they are the meeting
places of broken laws. God waits for
nations to move, but God moves while
we wait. Nations, as well as individ-
uals, reap their harvests. Much will
be required of us. To falter will be
reckoned cOwardice. Our strength
will be equal to omnipotence If we are
aligned with God. 1t is our specific
mission to help America fulfill her
unique destiny"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
PREVENT. DISEASE
IN FARM ANIMALS.
~ o. \ ;.
SUPPLY PLENTY, or CLAN FOOD
AND PURE WATER.
HEALTH MOST IMPORTANT
Keep Stables and Yards Clear q
Trash and Filth.

10, College Park. May 31.-Undsr pres.
ent conditions the need Of preserving
the supply OF farm livestock IL most
urgent The spread Of disease In any
community would seriously affect its
teod supply aud make Vt = burden ON
the limit to meet the demand for
meat Maryland farmers are urged
by 8. s. Buckley. specialist in animal
industry for the State Agricultural
Extension Service. to take every pre-.
caution to prevent the spread Of dis
ease and maintain the healthy growth
Of all livestock grown for meat. In a
contribution to Successful Farming"
he Aays: ITO maintain the health and
productivity of your animals. the fol,
lowing rules must be observed;
Il. Feed only sound, wholesome
grain and fodder, Supply pure water.
plentiful In amount. and frequently.
-. Supply salt regularly. Rock
salt contains the necessary minerals
for body wants.
g. Charcoal may be given occa-
sionally with benefit and may be fed
with the salt.
=. Feed with extreme regularity.
and according to the requirements Of
apimals, in quantity and nutrition
value ...
y. Developing or growing animals.
females with young, pregnant females,
males for breeding purposes. work
animals and animals not at work re-
Quirs different feeds, In quantity and
quality.
e. Animals at pasture require at
tention. Pasturage may be adequate
or It may need to be supplemented
with additional feed.
.".7. Make all changes in rations
gradually. Add any new addition to
tho ration In small and successfully
increasing amounts until the desired
mixture is secured.
IS. Unwholesome food 10 frequent,
~ produced on farms. and. being I'm.
marketable, ~ kept for feeding pur.
poses. Such foods may be fed safely
II proper methods are employed. Any
dirty, damaged. rotten and apparent
ly unwholesoms grain 10 readily i'm.
proved by passing once or twice
through a grain fan.
-. Keep stables. pens and yards
clear. 1t all times. Put the. manure
ON the fields whore 1t is needed and
burn all trash. Drain any low places
that collect water. and make stagnant
pools impossible. rt-...
40. Use plaster ON stable floors
TO dry them and white wash on walls
for the purifying effects.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
Back Yard Agriculture.

A movement for backyard agricul
ture," inaugurated in Ontario. should
be extended to this country, says the
Providence Bulletin. It Is not neces.
sary to have large tract of land for
gardening. Much can be done at small
expense on city yard of ordinary
size. An area of 40 by 80 feet Is worth
cultivating. Tomatoes, lettuce, rad
fishes, beans and onions, all valuable
food products, can be grown within
the limits Of house lot. Backyard
agriculture" will not support the peo
pie, but 1t will add materially to the
food supplies Of the country, and thus
will have effect upon prices. The
Canadian government is wise in its
advocacy of "a vegetable garden for
every home"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31

Although Alfred had arrived at the
age Of twenty-one years. he showed no
inclination to pursue his studies at col
lege or In any way adapt himself to his
fathers business.
II don't know what I will ever make
Of that son Of mine," bitterly COM
planned his father, hustling business
man.
"Maybe he hasn't found himself
yet" cOnsoled the confidential friend.
".Isn,t he gifted In any way?"
"Glfted7" queried. the father. swell,
I should say he Is! He amt got a
darned thing that wasn't given TO him"
--Harpsr's Magazine. , 49,.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
WAS OPENING SHOT OF
WAR that FIRED AT
LAWRENCE, KAN.7
w YHEN Lawrence was first
\A/ sacked ON May p, 1856, by
MiSsourians and prOslav-


\A/ sacked on May p, 1855, by
w Missourians and prOslav-
cry men directed by terri
tOrial officials, David A. AtchisOn, at
one time United States senator from
Missouri, figured prominently in the
work Of melting the mob to its
rash deeds. Atchison had at one time
served us vice president Of the United
States but during the Kansas trouble
he lowered about the border towns Of
Kansas and Missouri helping greatly
to incite the lower classes of Mis-
sourians to violence toward the free
state settlers, especially those In Law
renee.
When Sheriff Jones and his allies
came to Lawrence on May p, 1856, to
abate the Free State hotel and the two
newspaper Offices as nuisances-tech-
nically they were charged with Con
Structive treason"-AtchisOn was in
the front ranks, says the Lawrence
Journal-World, and incidentally slight
~ tipsy. He made a famous speech
that day. to the effect that by G.,
boys, I'm Kickapoo ranger" and
among other things urged his men to
shoot down women and children II 1t
seemed at all necessary. 1t Is a mel
ancholy fact that many helpless per-
sons were slaughtered.
But it was not until the work of de-
ho tofn
menced that Atchison really did him
self justice. The offices Of the Her
aid and Freedom and the Kansas Free
State had already been sacked and de-
molished, and then the mob turned
on the Free State hotel. First the
hotel was bombarded with cannon, but
with little success; the shot simply
made holes In the walls, and the
actual work Of destruction was finally
accomplished by blowing the building
up with kegs Of powder and firing it
with paper from the newspaper offices.
Not to be kept out of the public eye,
Atchison insisted on firing the first
shot at the hotel. A small howitzer
was uTdSseu Out lutO lut stIcet enot
of the hotel and slightly north-about
where the car track now turns east, or
possibly few yards farther east
and Atchison went about aiming the
gun at the hotel. The howitzer used
was not loaded with the customary
round cannon ball, but with a shell
set in brass jacket-the only one
of the kind the company had.
Atchlson sighted down the gun bar
rel, but his good right eye told him the
gun was not properly aimed.
'Lower her little bit higher, boys;
lower her little bit higher" he COM
manded.
That done, he torched the cannon
pff-and completely missed the hotel!
The shell went screaming over into
the west of the town and was heard
distinctly by many people, who de-
scribed its passage as being accom-
panied by a peculiar whistling sound
unlike that of any other shot fred that
d8y,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31

"Bad Men" Of Gotham Have Va
rious Ways Of Gaining Ends.
Artistic Methods Of the camorra ane
Malta In Sharp Contrast With Crude
Customs Of the Docks.

Here's how the different bad mem
Of Manhattan engage in the pleasant
pastime of dumping 'em off,"
Along the water fronts, where many
q man Is sent to the happy huntins
ground each year, the thugs are not
artistic. In this section Of town live
the rough-and-tumble fighters Of the
docks. A blow from an iron fist, 0
knife in the back or a Delaying pin
over the "coco" serves It's purpose,
generally followed by the hasty de-
scent of the victim into the river.
In the Mulberry Bend district, how.
ever, where the Camorra and the
Malta strike terror into the hearts OF
the Italian-born citizens, there is an
artistic element that enters into the
execution of crime. The busy streets
thronged with people will be damned
to capacity when the news Of shoot
ing or the swift keen message OF the
Camorra Is discovered. Upon the ar
rival Of the police, no matter how
many people may have witnessed the
actual performance Of the crime, there
can never be found anyone who knows
the least about 1t.
The vengeance Of the secret society
Is swift and cruel. Its very mystery
Is more mysterious because you can
never get an Italian to admit any such
organization exists, and II one man Is
secured who was seen to commit the
crime the CamOrra can find dozen
to swear that the culprit was miles
away at the time Of the shooting,
In Chinatown death also comes
swiftly and silently, but the native
population sneaks for home the min
ute crime Is committed. Streets
that minute before were damned
with Celestials will empty In an In.
slant, and except for slant eyes peep
Ing through closed blinds no Chinese
can be seen 90 seconds after the news
Of murder Is flashed by some mysti'
cal method. through the quarter.
Murder In Chinatown Is generally
the vengeance Of tong against
member Of some rival tong. Chinese,
as a rule, take little personal yengeanc"
without the backing Of their own par
ticular fraternal order. Their weapons
are the az, a "45" or native knife,
In some Of the other Oriental sec
tons Of the city poison Is the means
Of removing an obstacle from the
path. Little Information Is ever gained
of the activities. Of the Balkan black.
legs which frequent certain portions OF
the city. Since the start Of the Euro
pean war there are more crimes Of Bal.
kan origin than ever before, for 1t Is
from this class of cutthroat that the
"third section" or underground secret
spy system of several European coun'
tries Is recruited. ..... ~,
Uptown, between One Hundred and
Sixteenth and One Hundred and F0rti.
eth streets, where the negroes cOngre.
gate, the favorite weapon is the razor.
Throughout Harlem the "gun-fghter"
turks, while over in the gas tank re-
gion man comes to his end by the
medium of the blackjack or short
piece Of lead pipe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
One Great. United Peopla.

The South does not celebrate the
same Memorial day with the North;
1t has Its own days for paying tribute
to its soldier dead. Yet the, South has
no reason after the lapse Of fifty years
to regret the triumph Of that cause for
which SO many Union soldiers per-
ished. South and North, we are one
people; our interests are mutual and
common, and could only, thrive so long
as we remained one nation. That Abra-
HON LincOln's vision was true the peo-
pie OF the South are today willing to
copcede.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
Autocratic Stupidity.

In Buckles History of Civilization
an interesting chapter is devoted to
the blighting effect of the autocratic
rule Of Louis XIV and Louis XIV,
upon the literature and art of France.
When this deadening influence was in
large part removed through the grow
ing liberalism Of the eighteenth CEN
fury and the decline of ecclesiastical
authority there burst forth that prodi-
gality of ideas, many Of them wild
and visionary, which foreshadowed the
great revolution. The weak personal
lily of Louis XVI contributed material
ly to hasten the coming Of that ire
mendous upheaval.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
Natural Tendency.

"A man may have no change to
spare for his wife, but he always can
scrape up enough to go to the base
ball game"
Easily explained, my dear. 1t is
aatural tendency Of fan to raise the
gandH
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
Utter Cruelty.

"The prima donna's going to quit!"
exclaimed the music director. %.
II know it," replied the manager.
coldly. "She demanded more salary
and told her I'd give 1t II she'd use
the difference, to take singing lessons
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31

Promoter lat end of glowing de-
scription Of new scheme)-"There's
millions In itW Cautious Investor
"And yet you want my paltry $780,"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31
His Price.

II see farm hands In Manchuria are
paid only Is cents day."
Il 1.-THE idea Why, they can't smoke
more than one cigar a day at that
yAtsw
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31

There are lots Of amateur optimists
who think because they have no wOr-
ries that they wouldn't worry II they
did -
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-31

Just Us few. boys tn blue.
Gathered together today.
Where comrades sleep and women weep.
Scattering flowers Of May.
Just US few. boys in blue.
Old boys In blue and Gray
Thinking Of days. when Sumter ablaze.
We marched to the war away.
-"Capt Joek" C,agtopi
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