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Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
THINGS THAT SALT WILL DO
Use II to Remove Stains and Dirt
From China, Enamel and Carpets
Bio Help In the Kitchen.

Salt and hot water will thaw
frozen drain pipe.
Remove tea stains from delicate
china cups.
Spread in blackbeetle haunts 1t will
kill the pests.
Added to snow it will make the
mixture much colder.
Salt and water, warm, will stop chill
blains from aching.
Thrown on a fire it will extinguish
a burning chimney.
Added to the rinslng water 1t Will
prevent clothes from freezing.
Placed under baking tins in an oven
it will prevent their burning.
Salt Is said to stop neuralgia II
shifted into the nostril on the affect
ed side.
1t will quickly clean a discolored
bath or enamel utensil.
A lump Of salt placed In the sink
will keep the drain clean.
Placed first in the frying pan 1t will
prevent grease from sputterlng.
Salt and water rubbed into the scalp
is good for falling hair after illness.
Salt and water removes the lines
in new curtains and makes washing
easier.
Salt and water will prevent the red
borders In towels, ETC., from running
IL the towels are stepped In 1t for "a
hours.
Thrown on the fire once a day 1t
will prevent the accumulation Of SCOT
In the flues.
A teaspoonful Of salt to a pint Of
warm water rubbed into weak ankles
is said to strengthen them.
Added to potatoes when nearly
done salt insures flouriness and pre-
vents them from going to pieces.
Sprinkled over carpets before
sweeping it will preserve the colors
and keeps away moths.
Rubbed into an inkstain on deal
table, after the spot Is dampened, salt
will remove the mark.
Salt and coal dust mixed with wa
ter, put into tins to mold and dried
make excellent briquettes.
Thrown on fallen SCOT salt Will
prevent the carpet marking. and en-
ables the SCOT to be swept up cleanly.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
CHINESE BECOME MOVIE FANS
Dressed In Her Best Silks and Most
Dazzling Jewels, Oriental Woman
Watches Films All Day.

China has capituTated to the picture
show. So much so, in fact, that Chi
nese women now make attendance a
social event, to be observed with dis.
play of their choicest and most beauti.
full silks and most dazzling jewels.
Instead Of social functions at home
with tea and music and that sort Of
thing, Chinese women who would be In
fashion eat large breakfast, adOrD
themselves like New York society
woman bound for the opera and sally
forth for day Of watching the films
flicker.
50 "The motion picture craze in China"
said Ernest Young, who has been sew.
eral years in the Orient, according to
the Seattle Times, "now has reached a
point where the natives are demanding
an all-day show, The way the women
,doll up at these exhibitions would
send their fairer sisters Of other coun.
tries into Mysteries"
Mr.. Young said the Chinese motion
picture fans are strong for action In
tnelT Hllu ehteiluillihSlll, anu siauiy ON
in theater all day, providing there
are enough thrills to go around. The
more shooting the merrier the show.
The Orientals, according to Mr.. Young,
also are keen for comedy.
"Chnese audiences" Mr.. Young said,
fare very demonstra:ive and, when the
hero saves the heroine from an awful
death at the hands of some Desperate
Desmond they give vent to their ap-
proval in rousing cheers and wild ap
plauSe"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Twelve Bio Ones Growing.

Twelve 1O,0O0-ton ships are now on
the ways of a single company in Sc
attic. Under the stress Of necessity
methods Of construction have been de-
veloped that promise to revolutionize
the ship building methods Of the world.
To begin with, the vessels are all
standardized. Parts are fabricated for
a dozen ships on the same plans. The
material Is carried from the shops to
the ship on aerial tramways. The
work is done largely by machinery.
The old method was to rivet the sides
together plate by plate. The new
method puts the plates together In the
shops In large sections which are
swung into place by heavy cranes.
This wholesale way Of throwing ma
terial together makes 1t possible to
launch a large ship in 80 days instead
of six months or year. II the East
ern shipyards are able to keep up with
the Pacific coast in the race for quick
building, the American merchant ma
rine will be something for the world
to reckon with In a very few years.
Nebraska State Journal.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Mathematics Aid to Leaders.

In addition to his attainments as a
chess player, Napoleon was a skillful
mathematician, a science which has
always attracted great soldiers. AS
young man, writer in the London
Chronicle declares, he was quite dis
tinguished by his ready manipulation
of mathematical fOrmulae, and his
keen mathematical brain was big
factor in his success as a general.
Wellington also had similar talent,
and on one occasion he told Rev. r.
Gleig that he attributed much of his
success to his lifelong devotion to
the science of numbers. Many other
famous soldiers of the last century
were adopts in rapid and accurate cal
culation, among them Lee, Jackson
and Moltke. Washington, too, was
mathematician, subject In which he
was exceptionally proficient.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Raise TURKEYS on Ranches.

Exclusive turkey ranches are found
In the unsettled foothill regions of Cal
ifornia and in parts Of Arizona and
other Western states, where thou
sand or more turkeys are raised each
season.
The establishments are located
where the range is unlimited and the
natural food of the turkey, such as
grasshoppers and other insects, green
vegetables and the seeds of various
weeds and grasses, Is abundant. Ad-
vantage also Is taken on these ranches
of the turkeys relish for acorns, and
where these are plentiful but little
grain need be used for fattening In
the fall.
The large fiocks Of turkeys are
managed much like herds of sheep, be-
ing taken out to the range early In
the morning and brought home to
roost at night, says an exchange. They
are herded during the day by men Ell.
ther on foot or on horseback, and by
dogs especially trained for the work.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Fish Had Four Feet.

While fishing in the Iowa river Ray.
mond Peterson caught strange thing.
Local scientists have pronounced it
MISUNDERSTANDING" but some of
our best-posted nimrods say it is
mud puppy. Anyway, it was strange.
looking creature with body shaped
like an eel. 1t was 241a inches long.
1t had head like fish with the ex:
ception that instead of gills it had
collar of fur just back of the head,
1t had four legs and in some respects
resembled baby alligator. The little
animal put up a pretty game fight for
II while, hut it soon died when exposed
to the air. 1t was sent to a large
museum in New York city.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
WILL NOT MARRY ON FRIDAY
Superstition But French Girls
Think That Day Fortunate.

There is no period in woman's
life that so completely changes ner
whole existence as marriage, and for
that very reason she is apt to be more
superstitious and fanciful at that time
than ut any other, and while supersti-
tions are fast becoming thing of the
past there are few women who will
not hesitate before making Friday
their wedding day, says London Tit
Bits.
June and October have always been
held as the most prOpitiOus months, a
happy result being thought by some to
be rendered certain If the ceremony
is timed so as to take place at the
full moon or when the sun and moon
are in conjunction.
In Scotland the last day of the year
is thought to be lucky and If the moon
should happen to be full at any time
when wedding takes place the
brides cup of happiness is expected
to be always full.
The good people Of Perthshre who
have had their banns published at the
end of one and are married at the be.
ginning of another quarter of year
can expect nothing but good things.
The day of the week is also Of great
Importance, Sunday being great
fnvolite In some parts of England and
Scotland And although an English
lass would not marry on Friday, the
French girls think the first Friday in
the month particularly fortunate.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
An American Franc.

DR.. John Bassett Moore, who give
constant attention to the problem o.
extending American trade with the
countries of South America, thinks
that a business requisite now lacking
Is the establishment of monetary
unit common to those countries and
the United States. His idea is that
this unit should be, in its relation
to the dollar, similar to the French
franc piece. If adopted, it would be
known as the American franc, and II
would be so coined as to have the
. value of approximately one-tifth OF
the American gold dollar. The coin
age of such unit was first broached
by Doctor Moore several years ago
but the plan is not forgotten and may
yet be adopted.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Oppose EIectrocution OF Animals.

Considerable sentiment against the
use Of electricity as means Of put.
ting unwanted animals out Of the way
is growing up among members Of hu-
name societies in various parts Of the
country. The popular belief now is
that animals when electrOcuted suffer
intense agony. Members Of the HUI
name society of Kansas City, NO. have
been conducting wide intelligence
campaign in which opinions of pers
sons familiar with electricity and ex-
perienced in handling it were obtained.
These people firmly believe that elec-
tricity inflicts pain, It is said, and
strongly advocate the adoption of some
milder way of putting animals to
death.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Where Was the Niuht School 2

think l have match here in Mas
sachusetts for the Korean woman who
did not know her husbands name.
knocked ut a door; lady came;
said, ~ am making business direc-
tory Of the town, and need the name
of this family" She gave the sur
name; l asked the given name. She
replied, ed" said, THAT may mean
Edwin, Edward or Edmund. Which
should l write?" She answered, II
don't know; haven't been married Il
great WHILE" At another time and
place I asked the usual questions and
received answers as usual. But the
surname was anything but English, and
said: "I'll have to let you spell 1t for
me-" She replied: 81 don't spell 1t;
John does" Christian Herald.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Alaska Coal HELPS In War,

The Alaska railroad from Seward
on the coast, to Fairbanks, 47O miles
inland and located on the Tanana
river, q payigable tributary of the Yu'
kon, which was ordered by act OF
congress In 1914, has been completed
far enough to justify the expectation
that 1t will be ready for use early in
1918. It taps two coal mines, the Ma
tanuska and the Nenana, which are
believed to be inexhaustible, and the
product of which has been found ex'
cellent for use on locomotives an0
steamboats,. The railroad VIII brine
this coal direct to tidewater, and when
the supply is brought into use, 1t will
provide sufficient for all naval bases
in the Pacific and release thousands
Of cars now used In transporting coal
across the continent. This will helr
fight the war by providing increased
transportation for men and munitions
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Made for ConceaIment.

Stick insects, which are so called
because of their resemblance to dry
sticks, have two forelegs, which they
fold over thier eyes when disturbed
and evidently think that in so doing
they are lost to view.
The eggs of these insects take over
six months to hatch, They are only
one-tenth of an inch in their widest
part, yet an insect which at Matching
is three-quarters of an inch in length
is packed into them
The stick insects destroy the weak
lings soon after they are hatched by
eating their legs.-Exchange.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
internationally Known American,

.:FOrty years ago." says President
Butler of Columbia university In the
Youths Companion, "you could count
on the fingers of one hand those
Americans who had an international
reputation of any sort for scholarly
endeavor. To-day the number of such
Americans Is very considerable. The
price that has been paid for that gain
calculated In terms of personality, OF
breadth of view, Of deep human sym
pathy and Of genuine wisdom, has
been rather high. 1t Is my own belief
that this phenomenon is, however
purely temporary"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Gold and Palladium.

A gold-palladium alloy, under the
name Of "Palau," has been put on the
market by firm In California, accord
Ing to Commerce Reports, and is Of
fered as a substitute for the more ex-
pensive platinum-iridium alloy gener-
ally used by chemists. A crucible of
this ware has been tested at the Unit
ed States bureau Of standards. The
melting point Is 1870 degrees Cent?
grade, which corresponds to that of an
alloy Of so per cent gold and 20 per
cent palladium. The ware is very
promising as substitute for plati-
mum for many laboratory purposes.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Music Hall Charms.

Fatigue ana tired nerves often ac-
count for rcStlcsSncss; in such condi-
ions thyrr is nothing better than soft
.>USic to quiet the nerves and put one
n h"rmcny again. 1t is more than a
aging that "MuSic hath charms to
3uOtic the sav;g" breast" 1t is true
# that SIN II primitive being, your
'hilt, who needs I'LL that you can give
,im.-NrW York ,Ncning Post.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
eroaotion for Rear Admiral.

The title of rear admiral always
seems odd to the laymaa, says the
Springfield Union, but never more Sc
than when 1t Is worn by naval com
maader who is at the front and, so faI
as one may gather from the vague
hints the cables carry, putting in good
work against the enemy. Comment
ing on this, the Boston Transcript
suggests promoting such officers to the
title Of "fr0ht admiral"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Ii Was Teo Blo,

At Mount Pleasant, Tex, a cOlOred
man came into the public telephone Of
'icc and insisted that some one should
talk for him. Upon being told that he
would Lave to do his own talking he
approached the tel' phone, took down
The receiver and, after turning 1t over
'Wo or three times and examining 1t
'arcfully, said: "Boss, All don't believe
Ah kin get dat dab ting in nah mouf."
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Queer Mixup IT. Names.

People with queer names often get
associated in way which furnishes
the editorial pnrag"HrherS with mate
vial. Such mixing up of names with
involved in Miss Bertha r. Fearing's
marriage to John L. Bold before JUS
ice Coward of South Norwalk, Conn,
&th Miss Anna Hugg as attendant.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Re pid-Fire Forgery.

Forgrry while you wait was the
traGc Of an eightrcn-ycar-old lad re-
""ntly charged AT Guildford. England
- claimed tllHt he could sit down and
oaEe II trca Sury note in hall an hour.
an forged notes, though somewhat
"rd"lv executed, .ight deceive in n
nd light. being the exact size and
'uur of the genuine ones.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
HCtrent,a Inertia :"

Horace speaks of this state of mind
which we call nervousness and which
we consider peculiar to ourselves, and
describes it by fClicitous image as
'strCnua mrrtia"--Strenuous inertia
agitation. vain and ineffective, al
ways wanting something new, not
"cally knowing what. desiring most ar
lcnlly yet specdily firing of desire
ratitied.-Ferrero.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Modern WHALING,

A whaling ship hasn't been seen In
New York for years, but big Norwe.
gian ship named Thor l arrived there
the other day with $4,000 barrels of
oil taken from 297 whales. The old.
fashioned way Of whale catching has
gone out Of use. The Thor Is simply
a mother ship, and four steam traw.
lers chase and capture the whales apd
bring them to the Thor for the work
of cutting up and trying out to be
done. There Is no romance in the
modern game.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Hot and Cold Air,

"DO you know" asks DR.. A. L. Bene-
dict, the editor of the Buffalo Medi-
cal Journal, that warm air can be as
pure as cold? Do you know that
window open an inch, with the wind
blowing 80 miles an hour and with the
outdoor temperature 20 or 80 degrees
F. below the initial indoor tempera-
ture, will renew the air in bedroom
more quickly than wide open window
on q hot still summer night?"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
AppIjed Mathematics,

"Children, children" exclaimed the
fond hen mamma, cackling loudly in
Joy. "Gather about quickly and see
the bee-yew-tiful, long worm l have
just found Isn't it dream? Now
the problem is, how will we divide it?"
eMother, allow me to suggest" said
the tiniest chick, who was destined to
become large, heavy-set rooster,
"that the problem might be solved by
long division"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Had an Alias.

In order to save his dogs life, How.
ard S. Lewis of Hutchison made public
announcement last week that he had
changed the animals name from Kaiss
er to Dennis. II really was afraid
someone would take shot at him."
Judge Lewis explained "and, besides.
the kaiser's names Dennis, anyway
Kansas City Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
"WiII Appear In Person."

The few unhappy experiments OF
having the hero and heroine Of the pic
tpre appear In person, and in the same
costume would show that 1t is wiser
to keep our favorites within their
frames as works Of art. saw q fir
fayorite who appeared grandiy hepot
In his picture, but who, when hf
stepped upon the stage to make bis
personal appearance, In the immensity
of the proscenium arch looked like 0
Cancelled postage stamp,-Rob Wagner
n Saturday Evening Post.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Texas Once Was Larger.

Before it's annexation to the United
States. in 1845, Texas was an inde-
pendent republic with much larger
area than the present state, though 1t
is still the largest state in the Union.
It's area as republic was 376, 1853
square miles. In 1850 the state ceded
to the United States all territory be-
yond its present limits Of 274,356
square miles, in consideration Of $1O,-
100000 in bonds, with the proceeds Of
which Texas paid off her state debt:
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13

The words of the popular song,
''Hone, Sweet Home were written
by John Howard Payne, an American
rowing actor, who was horn in New
York, 1871, and died III Africa in 1902,
and never had muril Of II home any
where. The music was written by Sir
Henry Bishop, an English composer,
born in 17SG and tiied in 1855, who in
c0rporated the song in an opera en-
titled "Clari." Th, song was popular
In England before it was ever heard
In the United States.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
BYLAWS.

The ori:,inal meaning was "toWn
avs" "bs" is an old Morse word
loanng "toWn." 1t appears in the
"tncs Of such towns as Derby and
N'hilby in the part of England which
'.HS ovcrrl,n by the Danes in the ninth
and tenth centuries.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
In Franklin Park.

"Mama, what kind Of bear Is
that?"
''That's cinnamon bear, dear"
"He doesn't smell bit like cinna-
mOl."
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Meatlcss Days Produce Lorgevity.

ImtHrch recorded that the ancient
RritonS were so temperate that they
only began to grow old when one hun
,trrd and twenty years of age. :.
Their food consisted almost exclusive
" of acorns, berries and water"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Difference In Talk

1.-THE English and the Americans
speak the same language"
"Not always. In discussing grain
cept corn and they call that maize"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Ar Oversight.

Harold was out walking with his
mother when they passed legless
man. "Goodness, mamma did God let
that man out of heaven without his
legs?' he asked.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Wanted fo Be Sure.

Wifey "Fom, dear, / wish you'd
taste this milk and see if it's perfectly
sweet. If it's the least bit sour
mustn't give d drop of it to poor litle
Fiji"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Aar Duty.

"Emma's hair used to be brown and
now II Is golden. WHY did she
change"
"You see, her mother wanted her to
be a blond, so Emma felt she must
obey q mothers dyeing request"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Knn1e Pnwer There.

"The sermon" says good brother
who heard it. "raised the roof, and the
singing shook the shingles to the
skies !''-Atanta Constitution.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
VioIets in All Lands.

Violets are natives to nearly all
lands and thrive very generally every
where, the greater number in the
shade, but some In the sun,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Often the Case.

Chicken salad. eh7 Your landlady
must fly high"
"Not so very. We have salad today
because nobody could eat the chicken
she served last night"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Inst TRY This.

Nobody can do tie right thing al
ways. The best any Of us can Go is
TO 20 ahead md do the right thing as
often as possib.e,-Detroit Free Press.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13
Easily Made Flower Holder.

IaS''J ITrueS '0''S' ''S@''
A FOLDER for Short-stemmed flowers
may be made from an embroidery hoop
over which netting has been stretched;
place this over bowl of water.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-13

"There is no cheer better than the
cheer that comes from giving coed
cheer to others. Henry F. Cope.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-17
terialize.

The Juneau Empire has preached
 tbe question of a division of Ala ska
 into tNo congressional districts ana has been echoed by other coast pa loIs. The reasons for the division .rie rather indefinitely stated to he Il .t the C,ast sections are increas- ing IaL.d.y in population while the .ntertor t.Visions by which Is meant the second and fourth are either standing still or retrograding, and secondly a dissmiliarity of geograph- ic, climatic, and industrial conditions. These are cogent reasons to a rer- tain extent, for the coast and interior certainly have different interests. ambitions, and different needs. Two delegates In congress each representing a compact consti- tuency is certainly to be desired. But will not Alaska have to increase her population considerably before she is entitled to a second congressional del- egate?
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-17

British suspicion seems well grounded. of late il disaptches relating to the war in Roumania. He may very we'll have gone uown through Bulgaria or Servia to the Salonika line of battle. Indeed to judge by dispatches of the last week or two he did not so alone. IL Is not impossible that he has taken with him asvRTed divisions o6 ssaaoned yetersna The reason for this belief Is that the German advance has alow- ed up very appreclsbly of late after many weeks of consistent and un- varying progress This may reason- al ly be attributed to strengthening Of the Russokoumanian defence ss their line has shortened, or to the alirval of heavy achievements from Russia. On the other hand. 1t may bo accounted for even more easily bl these two facts in conjunction with the withdrawal of considerable numbers ol GtIHanIC troops ior use elsewhere. All of which is purely conjecture and is of little value one way or the other except as it gives play to the imag nation. The experts referred to are only lockers st the game. The real players are about to do what they will do. It Is grati- fling. however to be able to make a close approximation. now or then. as to what the master military minds will do. That h reality Is one of .he mann purposes of general in the fleld- to out-guess his opponent. II is intcres hg to wait and see if tho predicted descent oa Greece will ma terialize.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-17

Compulsory arbitration which a few years ago was heralded in Cannda as the sure specific for all labor trou- bles is none too popular there at present and now it seems to have been turned down by the senate of the United States, Strikes may be bed for business and a poor way of chtaining what the workers consider their just dues but they really seem to be the best weapon yet devised for the use of the employed to better their condition To take away the right 10 strike would be only an- other link i7 the enslavement of workingmen. On its face 1t would be comparable to taking all fire arms away from the American colonists jus, previous to l775. If this comuul- sory arbitration bill was one of MT. Wilson's pet measures as stated then 1t is certainly well to question his judgment This bill and the Adam son law would not yoke well to- Sether