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Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27

A/ HAT an interest centered IN
w that babe, wrapped in swad-
ding clothes, lying in man-
ger at Bethlehem! Prophets were
interested, angels were interested,
the ages have been most deeply in
terested since. The shepherds had
perhaps some premonition. The
seventy weeks of Daniels prophecy
were about fulfilled. 1t may be at
that very time they were talking of
the coming of Christ.
Suddenly their attention was ar
rested by a strange sight in the
heavens. 1t grew brighter and took
the form of an angel, and then they
heard a voice announcing the birth
of Christ as glad tidings for all peo-
pie, not to the Jews only. Then
suddenly the air was filled with an
gels singing as if they had come
right out from the air.
We know not their wonderful
song, but part came to mortal ears,
"Glory to God in the highest" etc.
We know not who those angels were,
but we fancy they were the redeem
ed. Adam was there; Eve was
there. Eve, who in her maternal
earnestness declared at the birth of
her frstborn, 81 have got a man
from the Lord" hoping that that
was he who should bruise the SER
pcnt's head. Now, in the fullness
of time she had come to witness the
birth of the babe who was to be the
Saviour of her race. David, Elijah,
Moses, the patriarchs, we believe,
were with the heavenly host.
This song reveals three things:
First.-The glorifcation of God
through the incarnation. God has
glory through his vast work in ma
ture, his providence building up and
casting down nations, etc.
In the incarnation there was spe-
cial glory. 1t was glory to God in
the highest-highcst, in that it was
above all other glory, in that it ex-
tended to all time and in that it
wrought such wondrous good.
Second.-The great results to the
earth. 1t would result in peace.
Strifes, thorns and thistles were
abounding. The earth was torn and
bleeding by constant contention.
With Christ came peace. The result
would be universal peace.
Third.-The effect on the individ-
ual man. Good will toward men,"
from one another, from God. Out
of this good will would finally spring
peace on earth and glory to God in
the highest.-Dr. Matthew Simpson.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27

"Ili Get It Myself" She Said, Fiercely.
had gone on a jolly tramp. Then there
had been dinner to get, the fun OF
cooking the turkey and the laughter OF
humping heads as they both flew to
the oven door to "baste the 'baste,'"
And after they had eaten, and done up
the dishes, they sat before the cheer
full blaze Of the living-room's big open
fire talking in low, intimate voices far
into the night.
But now she was cooped up all day
long in the house with this wretched
cold in the head the most forlorn and
lonesome of beings, with jamie away
for hours at time, working on the
ranch or, when it rained or showed
too heavily to be outside, tinkering
everlastingly in the barn.
And as the proverblal last straw IN
today's mail had come the little sheet
of paper with the illegible snarly
scrawl-had come all the way from
Scotland.
For that was what had made the
love match so romantic. jamie Mac
Kenzle, whom Maggie had not seen
since she was girl Of IA, had come
back from the States on a three
months visit to his mother, found the
child he had played with flowered into
q woman, promptly fallen in love ana
married her the day before his return
to Uncle Sans land.
And she had gone willingly with
him, had willingly left them all behind.
Dad and mother; Dave and Wallace
and Jean. and-yes, even BoDDie.
Bobbie, her own BARN, the bonnie a
year-old little brother whom she al
ways buttoned up in the morning ana
unbuttoned at highland counted OH
"this little pig went to market ana
this little pig stayed at home" on ten
wee upturned toes.
To have given up Bobbie for mere
husband! A husband who no longer
loved her. who was so heartless ne
could stay out there in the barn mend.
ing an old plOw when his wife needed
him so desperately
The CHEEKY sound of whistle ap-
proached-a mans brisk steps on the
porch.
It was Jamie. He was coming into
the house. Why couldn't he let her
alone, to cry in peace?
"Well, little girl" said pleasant
voice behind her. as she stealthily
dabbed away her tears, "any special
news from the land of heatherT
ut wasn't regular letter." she re-
piled coolly. "Just one of Bobbies
love scrawls-Dad had only addressed
the envelope"
"Say, call that mean trick" said
Jamie, "to get up your expectations
for nothing"
A little red spot flared on each OF
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27
THTJRMONT FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY DECEMBE

How dared he 1nSlnuate tnat one OF
Bobbie's precious letters was nothing.
But the anger her eyes shot fell
short of their mark-Jamie had spied
the plum pudding.
"Hello," he laughed, 80 that is what
was in the box. I'd just about given
it up. It's some pudding all right,
isn't it?" he went on admiringly.
"Slnce we couldn't have 1t Christmas,
let's celebrate tOnight-speed the part
ing guest of the old year and welcome
tell you I'm going over to Blylys to
take look at the brOoder he wants
to sell. So if you'l give me that pic
ture book of BObbie's, I'll stop ut the
poor farm as l pass and leave it for
the little chap who got there too late
for Santa Claus. They say he's ter
ribly lonesome and hOmesick, poor lit
tie kid, and maybe 1t will cheer him
up"
The set line of Maggle's lips
twitched.
At the time it bad seemed such
simple thing to propose, to give Bob
bie's picture book, packed with her
own books by mistake, to the new or
phan arrived at the farm the begin
ming Of the week the poor 4-year-old
child whose mother had died on Christ
mas day in lonely shack up in the
mountains.
"YOu can take the book another
time," she evaded, picking up her shut
tie and tatting like mad. II can't
bother about it today"
jamie looked at her, surprised, puz-
zled.
"Why. l can get it as we'll as you,
dear" he said gently. ITS on the
table in our room, isn't it?"
She threw down the tatting and
sprang up.
"Ill get 1t myself" she said fiercely,
and shot into the adjoining room.
When she brought him the book,
her eyes were trimmed in great red
circles, but jamie, impatient to be off,
did not notice, or thought the redness
came from her cold.
AS the front door banged after him,
camphor bottle in hand. Maggie sallis
back in the nearest armchair and gave
herself up to being miserable.
But Jamie was gone over an hour
time for conscience and camphor to
work. and thoroughly ashamed of her
SELF her head much clearer, she greet
ed his return with rising spirits, which
fell precipitously when he nonchalant-
ly informed her he had invited over the
Blylys and JOen Thornton and his wife
and the Hopkins girl to spend the
evening and eat plum pudding with
them.
"Oh, jamie, why did you2" she said
despairingly. II feel like anything but
company tonight"
But the guests had been invited and
there was nothing to do but make the
best of 1t.
Yet, as gallantly as she tried, the
poor, little bride could not shake off
her homesick forlornness.
It was five minutes of IL by the
living-room clock when the hot choco-
late and the plum pudding In its blaze
Of glory were brought in, and as the
first stroke of midnight fell upon their
talk and laughter, with lifted cups, all
sprang to their feet and drank to the
new year. deep and long.
All, that is, except Maggie Mac
Kenzie.
She took only hurried sip at her
chocolate, then put down her cup and
ran and opened the front door.
"Maggie!" cried jamie. "What are
you opening the door for?"
"To let in the New Year, dear" she
explained with forced gaiety. Don't
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27
Western Maryland Ry..
Schedule In Effect November Is. 1911
Subject to change without notice.
GOING WEST.

*7.05am 8.22am 10. Asa m
g. OOpm |. 3Opm g. 50pm 4.50pm Sap m
"420 5.4o 1926
DAILY. tDaily except Sunday. +Sunday
Only.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27
Do Not Soil the Leaf

Keep clean that new leaf you will
turn over.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27
To Make a True Christmas.

Don't forget the lonely, the suffering,
the poor, on Christmas. Remember
that the first and greatest Christmas
gift was sent not to the rich and pow
erful, but to the poor and needy. Give
to those who are near and dear to you,
but somewhere, somehow, in your ordi-
nary life find some one who Is near
and dear to no one else and make
Christmas for him or her.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27
FREDERICK RAILROAD
ThurmOnt Division

Schedule In Effect S ptember 80, 1917
Ali trains Daily unless specified
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6nntr GhriatntaB
Ergrnha

W There Is Bosnian legend =
II that the sun leaps in the heap Z
- ems and the stars dance around 3
~ it. A great peace comes steal. 8
" ing dOtOn 0ver mountain ana y
M forest. The rotten stnmpS stand y
81 straight and green on the hill q
~ side. The grass Is befoWered (
W 1Cith blossoms, and the 6irds 3
10 sing on the mountain tops in
~ thanks to God. In Poland the q
y heduens open and Jacobs lad <
" der is set up bet,ceen earth and 3
nj sky. In Austria the candles are y
Sh set in the Uind0t0 that the 4
Christ Child may not stumble &
81 Uhen he comes to bless the 3
W home. In north Germany the Y
"a tables are spread and the lights \
r. left burning for the incoming <
W of the Virgin Mary and her at y
W tending angel. I
IL The English superstition is \
S2< admirably Uoiced By the myriad s
" minded Shakespeare in Ham B
~ let:
~ Some say that ever 'gainst that 3
Nj season comes
~ Wherein our Lords birth Is cell !.
Nj ebrated,
~ The bird Of dawning singeth all :
"a night long, ,
~ And then they say no spirit can .
M walk abroad Z
~ The nights are wholesome. Then e
Nj no planets strike, h
81 No fairy takes, nor witch hath q
M power to charm, n
~ So hallowed and SO gracious Is 3
~ the time. a
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27
THOUGHTS for
the New Year

CHE was the sweet Marjoram
- of the salad, or, rather, the
herb Of grace.-Shakespeare.
To be weak is miserable,
Doing, or suffering.
Milton, paradise Lost"
, Blessed Is he who has found
his work; let him ask no other
! blessedness.-Carlyle, "Past and
Present"
Honest toll is holy service;
faithful work Is praise and
, prayer.-Henry Van Dyke, "Toil-
: ing Of Felix"
Hapless woman ne'er can say,
, my work Is done" till judg-
ment day.
st. John Honeywood,
Love prays devoutly when 1t
prays for love.-Hood. "Hero
and Leander."
Just to live Is the most impOr-
: tant thing In life.
To appreciate, to admire. to
: enjoy, Is to possess.
. The law of life Is love. Love
Is the one essential thing with
! out which we can only exist
Benjamin Woodcox.
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DR.. Fab R n EY
HAGERSToWN, ND.
DIAGNOSTICIAN

Only chronic diseases. Send me
your name and address and will
send you a mailing case and question
blank. Don't use dope for chronic
troubles, get cured. 1t is a salts
faction to know what the cause Is.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27

T had been the most roman
tic Of love matches-and In
all the land that last day Of
the old year, there was no
more unhappy little woman
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27
Words of Comfort Peace and Good Will,
For the NesD Year Good Will

Across the far Judedn hills
TO Hstening shepherds echotn0 rang,
At midnight, family, songs OF prdtse,
Dim, distant songs, In toOrdless lays,
When all the stars together Gang.
And they, the shepherds, listening long,
With beating hearts, IN dUe-flled
mood
Was this the song orion sung,
The mystic, golden dislcs among,
In space.gemmed S0litudei
Or Were these Asphd's anthems grand,
Some duSky temple dtsles bet,oeen,
When heavy censors slo,oly sWun0,
Where Sandaled mdidens, bending,
Out all their souls, unloved, unseenf
Ewart forms stood forth, their 0trdles
loosed,
with faces to,odrd the midnight sky;
And, trembling, toaited, lips apart,
Limbs tense, Where fullest muscles
start.
And Quipering arms uprdised high.
Clearer the sound ,1dpes suept the
plain,
As oil the pide cords pulse stood
still,
TIL softly porded fell the strain,
From, Zion's hills flung back again,
"Peace and good Will, good wilI"
Doun tpent the stdl,odrt shepherds
there,
In humble pose. toith hearts dfdme.
TO all the earth from Bethlehems
height.
In solemn pdtches on that night,
The dear Gods neW Epan0el came.
All Votces Joined the solemn chant,
From Dauids city to the sea;
From deep Euphrdtes' silent tides,
To Jericho's palm-shdded sides;
From, Gath to Gdlilee.
In toidenin0 circles, stoeet and clear,
From Olive grove or paln,-crotoned
hill,
Epept back that anthem, Hedpen-born,
On harps of gold, by angels borne,
peace and good t0ill, good tctH."
A thousand years on Times strong tide
Have ,odshed the shores OF Change
Uncounted men hare Ioped, have died,
And Life and Death, all INDEBTED,
H0ve stoept earth's tCidest range.
But still the hdrpers touch the strin0s,
In chorus 0rander stu,
And oceans mighty voices sting,
While all the earth her chordls bring,
"Peace and good ,oill, good tiH."
In humble cot on ScOtias brdes,
Or E0ypt's slumbrous vdle,
DER sand-s,oept deserts, camel trod,
On sno,o-crotoned Alps apredred to
God,
The mighty chords prevail
In pales of musk; DER hills Of burze ;
Spice-scented pdlleys blest;
When odorous Nlies stoin0 their bells
And sensuous, deto-drunk asphodels
Their honied lips haze pres't;
Ger somber pines that sing Of death,
Or sun-kissed meadows still;
Der land of leal, DER land of tooe,
The porId-encirchnO chordls 90,
"Peace and good soil, good aoi1."
When changing numbers spingtn0
stoift
The Christ-tide seasons bring
TO lands aohere tropic aloes gro,o,
To rolling prairies ,ohite aith snoto,
The bells of 0lddness ring.
And children's faces beam toith mirth,
And children's glad hearts thrill;
For them the angel harpers sing,
For them joy-bells OF Heauen ring,
'Peace and good soill, good ,otlI."
--MdNde Meredith.
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Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27

TIVE hourglass has turned; the
last fen sands
= That marked the Old Year now
hare slipped array
And in his outstretched hand tho
New Year holds
The future of a twelvemonth's span.
Then hail New Year! We bid
thee welcome. Thy gifts are many,
but not yet disclosed. With thee
may come JOY or sorrow, pain or
loss, failure or success, hope deferred
Or dreams realized. We bid thee well
come and will try to cherish and inns
prove thy gift of time. We greet
thee with a cheer as we undertake
our journey in thy care. "Life must
march forward in column of days."
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27

kA=GlU more unhappy little woman
than Maggie Mackenzie, the bride Of
six weeks.
And the gates Of escape from the
heart-break of 1t all were tight shut,
for as liberal as are Uncle Sans
courts in such matters, the causes of
her abject misery could hardly be pre-
sented in divorce proceedings - a
Christmas plum-pudding, cold in the
head, and q small sheet of paper COW
cred with a perfectly illegible, snarly
scrawl.
The plum pudding-arrived week
late on account Of bad roads and a
holiday congestion Of parcel post mat
ter-stood on the living-roOm table
Just as she had taken 1t out of its box.
A beautifully nodded plum pudding of
a city confectioner's cOnsummate art,
with an adorable. spikey sprig Of real
holly stuck in the top. A most Christ
masy honey plum pudding that set
off all sorts of Christmasy honey
memories and brought such an aching
lump to the little brides throat that
she almost cried out in pain.
Yet Christmas itself had not been a
bit of a blue day. 1t was their first
Christmas together to begin WITH and
the Joy, the wonder, the triumph Of
jamie actually filed her entire
thoughts. Right after breakfast they
Catoctin clarion., 1917-12-27

II 900. IN Saturday only to Citoctln.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
rhurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
PLOT TO AID N
DISCOVERED IN FRISCO

San Francisco. July 9.-Enemy
agents were sent to China and Japan
TO attempt to bride the press OF those
nations n to procure secret treaties
between the German empire and those
governments in aid of the Hindu rev.
olutionaryss plot ? in connection with
which 1S9 indictments were returned
today. according to a statement made
by John w. Preston, United States dis
trict attorney.
The names of further defendants dis
closed include Wolf Won Igel, H. Won
Weigold. Franz Bopp and Philip Thay-
er, all Of whom ave been heretofore
indicted On other charges; Leopold
Michels, q San Francisco importer;
Capt. Edmond Beinat. now interned at
Angel island; John f. Craig, head Of
q shipping concern at Long Beach,
Cal: M. Martinez, a San Diego attor-
ney; Kay Howard. a Los Angeles att
torrey; Juan Bernardo Bowen. w. H
Page, George Phillips. Benno Klocks.
Gustave T. Myers, Adolph Wfmmel. T.
r. Johanson, Joseph f. Bein. Simeon
Reimer. Frederick williams, Harry J..
Hart, Walter c. Hughes. j. Fisher and
Ralph Russ.
Two separate sets Of indictments
were returfledNgS bearing on a
worldwide plot to foment revolution in
India and Al on the SO called steamship
Sacramento case, in which 1t Is charged
effort was made to provision German
warships at sea. Several OF the de-
fendents are mentioned in ach set OF
Indictments.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
|sNED|E'S SUPPLY
GERMAN NEEDS
Report Says They Also Diserims
male Against Allied Ship
ments and Keep LARGE
Tonnage in Ports

Washington, July 1OShipment a.
many important commodities out%0fSf1G
United States except al federal IA
cense Will be barred on mi after July
- Dy PRESIDENT Wilson'S proclamation
putting into OPERATION the recent act Of
authorizing government con-
sroi of the exports.Th list OF scornnmid-
tiles Includes all munitions foodstuffns
and fertilizer.
Americas needs VIII rs given first
consideratlon the allies next and them
neutral nations, according tp#a atate-
t!nent issued BY the president announce
Slns the new po1tcyEyery etfOrt will
pc mad fognravent supplies from reach
ing the central powers.
Inc fact that f0odstuffs are included
IN the Proclamation iS beliVed here I
amount 70 partial Standardization Of.
eport tina accomplish embargo torso
DAYS on all o shipments I'll under.
consideration. This period would AZ;
|Iord opportunity to ascertain the ma
tons supplies and allow the allies and
neutrals TO prepare e fun program Of
their requirements.
Washington. Jaly 10-An Official re-.
port lust made to the American xOy-
eminent showing the extent to (which,
sweden y furnishing supplies TO Ger
are receiving enormous quantities o4
materials that go directly into the man
ufacture OF munitions.
In exporting iron ore to Germany. 10;
IS shown, has supplanted shipment
with import from the United States.
WhAtsthls government will do to end:
this trade through operation OF the ex-
pocontrol act. has not been announced.
but some of the allies, it is known, ara.
urging the United States to license no
food exports to Sweden until a defiHite
understanding he been reached with
the Swedish government concerning
her exports to Germany.
Another charge against Sweden made
IN h report is that she has discrim-'
mated against the allies in the use OF,
her railroads. Overland trade through
Sweden between Norway and Germany
has been encouraged 1t is declared.
while the allies have been subjected to
every Inconvenience. have been charged
~exorbitant rail rates.
.Sweden's action in holding within
her ports a large amount of merchant
tonnage Is dealt with in the report
which declares 100000 tone is lying
idle. Sweden's total tonnage is about
1000. 900 tons dead weight, OF which
she requires about 4O0.0 900 tons for her
own export and import trade.
The allies, unable to force Swedish,
tonnage in the worlds trade routes now
look to the United States for help.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
SEEK FINAL ACTION
ON FOOD CONTROL
Leaders to Use Cloture Unless
Agreement to Vote on Bill
Thursday Is Reached.

Washington. p. G., July 1o-With tho
prohibition issue disposed OF at 5keast
temporarily the Senate again took up
the food control bill in the expectation
that final action on the measure as q
whole would be reached during the
week. Senator Chamberlain, in charge
Of the bill, was determined to secure. il
possible. IN unanimous consent agree
ment for q vote Thursday. Unless an
agreement lis reached today for a vote
at h a time he plans to invoke the
cloture rule limiting debate.
The Senate today took up the bflls'
The Senate today took ap theysbilis.
section which would authorize TIM
president to commander factories,
packing hosases and other plants and Is
operate them and fix employees wages.
There ~ copstdeIHbss Opposition TO
these proposaM. IS
Pending a final decision OF congress
On Ii9uer question revenue ara
,otner retntea problems cannot be
worked out. The Senate voted Gatur-
day to prohibit manufacture and I'M
p~ortatipn OF distilled beverages only
g p House stands recorded for pro-
Mbftng Manufacture CT all intoxicants.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
DISGRACE seen
IN LONDON raid
lncompetency Is Charged When
German Planes Bombing Lon
don Escape Demand for
designations Made. 1900

London, July 9.-The morning news
papers subordinate everything to Sat-
urday's air raid. The country. II is dea
clared, has been disgraced in manner
never experienced since the Dutch
fleet burned Chatham more than $50
years ago. The incident is described as
~disgraceful alike to the war office and
the admiralty air service and the re-
nova of those responsible for tha
miserable display Of incompetency' is
demanded.
Even those comments which r more
restrained complain that Great Britain:
ls falling behind In aircraft construc-
ton and say it needs speeding u ID. Gem
eral Haig's reference to increased Ger
man air activity is regarded as. highly
significant. In all the comments there
is the same note of outraged national
pride and disgust at the impunity. with
which b enemy came. raided and de.
parted.
It is remarked also that the aerial at
tack raises to a practical level the
question of a possible absolute devasta-
ton of London by aircraft and the in
Fiction of such losses as would amount
to a serious military defeat. II a score
Of enemy machines are able to operate
with calm impunity, it is asked, what
will happen IL 200 came or, as the Koel-
nische Zeitung recently urged, 1000.
Those favoring reprisals naturally
emphasize their demand while those
opposed contend reprisals not only are
useless but would lead to q ..competi-
ton in brutality wherein the expert will
beat the amateur"
Although some Of those injured in
Saturdays raid are in serious condi-
ton no further deaths have occurred.
Some Of the streets in which bombs
were dropped still were closed to traf-
tic this morning.
The worst sufferers appeared to be
wives and families Of men at the front
who have no means Of reestab1ishing
themselves. They are being cared for
by charitable institutions.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-12
GREAT WHISKY Firm
and SALOONS QUIT
Distiller Head Says There Are
200,000,00O Gallons Of That
Liquor in Bond.

Chicago. July 1O-Chapin & Gore. one
OF the largest whisky making firms in
the United States. Is going to go out OF
business, 1t was today.
Charles e. Hermann. president Of the
firm, and directing head of the National
Distillers' & Wholesale Liquor Dealers
association, made the announcement.
which comes as the first direct. result
in Chicago Of h recent national anti
whisky legislation.
Mr.. Hermann also declared that
within go days not less than 1000 sa-
looms in Chicago would be closed by
the new legislation. and that a like
proportion throughout the country
would be similarly affected. He esti-
mated that the whisky now in existence
would be exhausted within a year. say
ing that he had positive knowledge that
there was mt more than zoo. 600. 900
gallons OF whisky now in bond.