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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
Mutual Difficulty.

Mrs. Stuart Menzies. In Sportsmen
Parsons tells an amusing story OF
cler.c. famed alike as a hard rider to
hounds and profound scholar who
was one day performing christening
ceremony.
Owing to the mothers faulty pro
nunciation Of the aspirate he could not
make out. writes Mrs. MenZies. wheth-
or the chid's name was to he Anna or
Hannah So stopping. he asked her
quietly. How do You spell it!'
To this the mother. In an emhar-
,asscd and confidential whisper. re-
piled: well, ] .nin't no schollard.
ue''her SIR
She was evidently. adds Mrs. Men
Ties. surprised N his Ignorance.
Fancy his having to ask her how to
smell
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
ON TRACK OF VAST TREASURE
circumstances Indicate Probability
That Vast Hoards Of the Mongo's
Has Been Discovered.

Whether Asia's most famous treas
ure-hoard. the concealed valuables OF
the Mongols. has been found. is still
mystery to those who have dreamed or
finding the precious relics or kings ana
emperOrs hidden somewhere In the
ruins of the cities Of central Asia. Re
cent reports that some OF the 1eWeis
and goldwork Of the MOngols have
reached India confirm the belief that
the treasure-hoard has been ransacked
at last.
Five hundred years ago the desert
was green and temples and luxurious
palaces adorned central and southern
Asia, often called the tomb OF, iost
millions" The Mongols. the most FOR
midnble of the tribes at that time' raw
aged eastern and central Europe IN
the thirteenth century. and carried
heir loot with them. With the pas
sage Of the tribe the great secret to
EXPLORERS has been the place of their
hidden treasure.
Seine years ago two men In Var
kard sold some relies OF ancient Asian
Workmanship. and II Is believed they
had come upon the tomb, of the treas
ures. II was then that an ndventur-
Gus Engishman RI. Spauding, chilled
them to h'il and set out to !lrther
rv' 'nr. thr tr asu"" "''.lon u ''"s
reported tn l. had y neIr;ited ti.' re-
gion, hut tia, he i.Nd h, n SIAN on
r""''r' his "tfrwny. The anp""f.nre
of so.i. of The ancient relics In Hl'lia
recently Is believed to indicate that
Spnuding was robbed and that the
treasures are slowly being sold by his
nSSullAntS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
Lost fionors Magellan Won.

An astrologer deprived Ruy Faleiro,
the famous Spanish astronomer, Of
sharing joint honOrs with Ferdinand
Magellan In the discovery Of the Pa
cifc ocean and the straits OF Macel-
Ian. He had Joint contract with Ma
gelan from Charles V under which the
Two were 10 have one-twenty-tifth Of
the clear profits of the journey as well
w. gOyernorship Of all the. lands dis
rpyered or the trip, with the rank Of
adeantadns. This was 70 be theirs
for Ife AMI then handed down to their
heirs forever. Before the date Of saii-
Ing Faleiro had his horoscope cast.
The astrologer said that this told him
the trip, would he fatal, and Fa'eiro
stayed behind when Magellan and his
five ships sailed from Seville, Spain.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
BORN OF FIRE AND BLOOD"
Officer Tells Of circumstances Under
Which Colonel McCrea Wrote
"in Flanders Fields"

ain Flanders Fields" to quote the
words of Major General Morrison who
commanded the brigade to which l.ieG-
tenant Colonel McCrea was attached
nj the time, twas literally horn "
fire and blood during the hottest
phase of the second battle of YpreS.
MY headquarters were In a trench
on the top Of the bank of the YpreS
canal; and John had his dressing sta.
>,tiOn In q hole dug in the foot of tie
bank. During periods of the battle
men who were shot actually rolled
down the hank into his dressing stn.
ton. Along from us few hundred
yards was the headquarters of re9i.
ment. and many times during the 11
days Of the battle he and I watched
thr,t burying their dead whenever
there was a lul. Thus the crosses.
r0w on row. grew into q good-sized
cemetery.
":Iust rs he describes. we often
heard the larks singing high in tie air,
between the crash Of the shell and the
reports Of the guns, in the, battery ju,t
beside ns. have letter from him
IN which he mentions having written
The poem TO pass away the time he
tween tie arrival of patches of
wounded. and partly as an experiment
with several varieties OF poetic
meter"
The unit with which McCrae served
was the most advanced of all the nj
lies guns by good deal. except one
j French battery. which stayed IN
position yet more advanced for two
days. and then had to be taken out.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
MISSED THAT DAY OF REST
Tim HerIihy Naturally Dissatisfied sf
His Loss Of That Mueh-Prized
WacatiorP

SHAW. ] don't think FimmyH| ne
staying long on this new job he's took
up wild" said Mrs. Heriihy, ""fis too
hard fer him. Sure he gets no rlst
at all from Monda' mornin' TIL Satur-
da' night. and It's not what the mans
used to-"
He hps his Sundays to rist In"
hazartled the caller. boldly.
can what O that?" said Mrs. Rar-
thy. "On SUNDAYS he has to 20 to
church. an TAX the children to their
grandmama's an visit wild his cooslns
an all tits no rist at ALL"
"'Twas wan day out of livery fort
nit he had wild the ould job, want TT"
1ueried the caller.
ut was" said Mrs. Herlihy.y IAN
twas a grand vacation he had. I'd
save livery bit o.. the washin,' an he'd
wiring 1t out fine, an bang t=on the
line for me; thin he'd saw n shplit
wood enonsh to last till the nixtsyaca-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
FIND THEIR LIFE TOO DokB
Ex-soidiers, Returned to Civilian Po-
sitions, Yearn for the Excitement
OF the Battle Field.

Recently the following advertise
ment appeared In the London Daily
News.
~"YOung ex-soldier. three times wound
ed, will risk life for 1900; tired Of
life and all alone.-Write Box 9944,
81, Fleet street, 4. c.
The News tells the story Of the ad-
vertIser:
1.-THE writer of the above advertise
ment Is an eX-stretcher bearer of The
II. A. NJ. G. He was awarded the VI H.
tary medal in 1916 ut Murtirpuich and
later at Ypres. In 1917. won bar to
the medal for bravery i'm assisting his
captain.
"rhey We're together when n sl;Cil
bursr close to them. wound'ng both
severely. The stretcier benrer. though
wounded In four places and weak IRON,
loss of blood. helped his officer :"
safety. After 10 mcnthS in Il hospt'l
with wounds and shell shock he e. .nd
himself discharged with Il 30 per cent
disability pension. which was later re-
duced to 40 per cent. making So IA
week.
ole was recommended 20 try light
outdoor work. and the loca! suh-c0m-
mittee suggested his becoming
groom. But as the work of groom
is the reverse Of light. he accepted the
suggestion of relative in the X. A. +.
and became A civilian clerk there.
81 am paid $50 week by them
he told the Daily News representa-
tive yesterday. land I am ashamed
to take 1t. There are two OF us in my
Office. and for weeks past. we have not
done stroke. l find the enforced
stand 1t.
"'When ! was in France. although
had been told was anaemlc and
would never see France, found the
hardship and the danger brought ont
the best there was In me. could
rise to the occasion then. but now
"I want a chance, and that's what
made me send along that advertise
ment. Perhaps some cinema firm
might want someone for a particular
ly risky job. Whatever it is, I'm
ready
HE ID not the only one, 1t seems,
who finds the humdrum life Of peace
unbearable. A few days ago, four Off
GERS advertised themselves in news
paper agony column as ready to en-
list In any capacity. in any campaign.
for any country, so long as there was
some fighting to be done. The lure OF
danger is evidently another of wars
queer products. and the men who have
tasted blood find drab responsibility
dull"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
al cot" Oriainated IN India.

The word loot came into the Eng
fish language by way of India. and Is
supposed to he derived from the San
Scri. "lotra." signifyng booty. Orig
'nally all booty taken from the enemy
IN war pertained to the crown of the
.'ictorious nation. the title thereto be-
ing regarded as indisputable. The
crown was supposed to dispose OF
these spoils of war according to its
pleasure. bearing in mind the services
# the captors Of the matter. This
was. indeed. the basis of prize law at
sea. But at every international con-
gress at which the laws nOf war and
of mutual relations, came under dis
cussion 1t was agreed to exempt from
seizure private property on land and
to restrict confiscatiOn to the national
property Of the foe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
Eest influenza Treatment.

There is only one point in regard
70 Influenza on which the medical pro-
fe"sion is I'm agreement. This is stnt.
cd by the Journal of the American
Medical Association as follows:
"'rhe pulmonary complications Of IN
fiucnza, which make II so serious a
disease. may he avoided to Il large
rxtcn; by res, in bed II the onset Of
the illness. Influenza itself is ret usu-
aily fatal, and generally ihSiHtence on
the Importance Of rest and warmth ut
the onset of the Illness will accom-
plish more than ell else in preventing
complications and reducing fatalities
from the diSenSe.'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
SUCH A NICE BURGLAR
He Was Shown Through House ty
Child.

Burcinrs elw"ys have been the pet
aversion of Margaret Rearsley. eight
years OF age, Of Omaha. She admits
she is "just scared to death" OF
burglar.
When 1t was too hot to play Mar
garet slipped into her nightie and
crept up on the lounge 10 the guest
room to rest.
Looking up from the wall paper
sample book with which she was
amus'nr herself Margaret beheld
strange man standing by the dresser.
He were u worknlan's black cap ard
carried some electric light cords.
"Oh," he said pleasantly. I'm tile
electric light lnan. I've come to in
spect the lights and got sort Of mixed
up In the rooms"
'Tll show you the way" volunteered
Margaret, and she jumped up, slipped
I'D a tiny kimono and escorted the cleo
trio light man all through the upstairs.
Now the police are looking for the
man with black cap and two electric
light cords and Margaret's family call
her "the burglars pal"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11

Swallowing q chinn nest egg was the
fatal mistake which brought tn Il close
the long egg-St ealing career Of 4 bln''i
snake. Found IN hen hcnHe whirl
# had been Numbering, the reptile was
yainly trying 10 squeeze through the
hole by which il hn6 entered the build
ing. The lump formed in the sealy
body by the nest egg would not per
nit the exit, and the snake was killed
A pos;-mortem operation was perform
ed 20 iehove the egg.-Popular Me
chanics Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11

In the state Of dlTyland last year,
2914 persons died of tuberculosis.
And there wee $50 persons reported
suffering from it. according to the
State Board of Health's statistics.
Practically every community has nine
times as many cases rs are reported"
II the expert investigations and sur.
sociation are to be trusted. This
means that there IRE over $4,000 cases
Of tuberculosis In Maryland today. To
wage winning fight against this
dread disease tho Maryland Tubercu
Iosis Association needs $125,000. This
must be raised through the sale Of
Red Cross Christmas Seals.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11

tion day. an he'd 'hafe livery mat in
he, house. an, shine up the faucets
an the b'ilnr, an wash the windys.
arc There'd always,he some little ex-
tha help. drivin' nails or the like. he
t.ud give me.
"An' wh'n he'd go to his he'd at night
red ,niver fail to say to me We'll
celia my vacation day IL over. hut I
/, reel. like it's made. me ready to go
rack 70 wrrrk to-morrer,' he'd say
Youths COMPANION.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
LARGE Earmer RetIres.

Because labor WAS SO bard to get.
even at the present high wages for
farm laborers. Charles Wable, one of
the biggest farmers In Geary county.
Kansas, has decided to retire from the
farm and to rent or lease his 1,400
acres. He will probably rent his ranch
In small tracts IL he can get tenants.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11

Spanish influenza
last winter prevailed in especially Sc
we're form. The death roll was ire
mendous. There were, however many
victims of the I'll" who recovered.
Statistics compiled by medical experts
show that a startling number OF these
"flu' -os have since developed tu-
berculosis.
Dr. Martin +. Sloan. superintendent
Of Endowed Sanatorium at Towson,
Maryland, says that an increase of at
least Is per cent In the number of
tuberculosis cases has resulted from
The "f1u" epidemic Of last winter. Out
Of the pat:er's admitted to the hos
nital. 1f per cent o. them were per-
tectly strong I'D healthy before con.
tracing the "du" That disease so
weakened their go" s:itutio"s that they
are unable to ct tho tuberculosis
germ and practically all of these cases
are hopeless.
There is st;ll fear OF a recurrence
Of the FLU" ScO"ree. Already there
have been enough cases to alarm the
puDllC HtfilH blilt'dlN. !-It VIII Nv
cases of It in all n"rtS Of the state
and In the woke - the disease there
will occur Increased numbers of c}8es
Of tuberculosis. To prevent and to
cure these c"snS the N"Tyland Tuher.
culosis Assn~i7+'9n as the state renre-
sentative of the Nutional Tuberculosis
Association "r~es every county and
TO helm fight the white Death.
There Is scarcely fGrl;ly In the
state that has not or will not feel the
touch of ills twir nair of scourgee
Influenza I'D ~rrlosis. Many of
the counties row have ORGANIZATIONS
n push the wnrl Every community
that has no o." "'79t'on and warts
tn get TO -. arti-p FIGHT against this
enemy can do 81 Nv going to work
ard lining mn the ci''7ore OF the CON,
muni.y IT, notify the Maryland
Tuherc,ror's Ao~"'i,t'or. and sugge,.
tiors 70" wcrk nj FED rotter ard 9th.
er asS!e4a"co W. h. gladly furnished
Az re tha c0"otv work can be
nranced bv the sale of the I'd "roee
Chri rtm1s sells. Nf w''"h Maryland
is expected to l,"v 80 SEQ 600
The nuo.ae o. tho co"Hties are as
follows: C,.ratt $50: Aneganv
20 zoo. W. .,oto. 90 9-5. Frederick
e 100: Car~>l s. COO Montgomery
Sqo5: n,"' ,nre s2 $50; Hartford
Il $50; ucw n CO.,: knne Arundel
s225; Prirca C"7' 70 $S'5: Calvert.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11

el. ::::.:.-ss n more ana !" thu tht
counties of Mary
land who died Of pulmonary tUbercu
loss during the past year and the
number at present known to be SUI
feriag from tin edisea3e. Taken in con.
nection with the warning given by
leading health authorities everywh ere
that Influenza is the best runnerup OF
the tuberculosis score yet known to
medical science and the threatened re
turn of the "lu' in epidemic form
these figures are enough to throw
a scare" into the most self-satisfed
community and into each citizen OF
Baltimore.
The number Of deaths from the dis.
ease in the state, of which 1878 were
In Baltimore city, totaled 2.914.
Known to be suffering from the
disease were 1859 persons, of whom
2,083 were resident i'll Baltimore city
In other words, the death rate last
year from tuberculosis in NJ iryland
was 2G45 per 100000 of population
taking 1.425.000 as the estimated pop
ulation of the state. The rate for the
country as whole was oily 1l1.6
which means that Maryland had A per
cent more deaths from tuberculosis
than the average for the nation.
The State of Maryland is one of the
sore spots on the national heAth map
The figures by counties follow:
Allegany. 5S; Anne Arundel, IS;
Baltimore. 2G3; Calvert, %; Caroline
~: Carroll. "A; Cecil, 26; Charles, So;
Dorchester, Go Frederick. 1888; Gar
rett, 0; Hartford, As; Howard. 81;
Kent. 81; Montgomery, Al; Prince
George, So: Queen Anne, 80; Somer
set. 80; st. Mary's, At; Talbot, 81;
Washington, 10; Wicomico, SO; Wor
cester. 81 The Frederick county
figures include the deaths Of many
non-res idents in the state tuberculosis
hospital
To lower the death rate, intensive
EDUCATIONAL work, visiting tuberculosis
nurses in every community, special
tuberculosis clinics and more tuber
culosis hospitals are needed. Mary
land must have $125,000 to carry o.,
this work during the next year II
IAN be raised through the sale of the
Ittle Red Cross Christmas Seals
which are again offered to the
oublic beginning December l. The
country as a whole will be expected
% buy $S,5CO,000 Of the seals. Eyery
man, woman and child, must buy ten
SO Is each if the quota of the state is
10 be reached.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
use C0lORS TO
S,UOThE NERVES
Sculptor. Leads. Revolt Against
the F., House Painter.
70 ABOLISH White selling

Movement 10 Result Of Observation OF
Effect Of colors on Members OF the
American Expeditionary Force IN
.Franee-GIare Of White Ceiling and
Spots on Wal Cause OF Nervous
ness Of American People.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
RID CROSS Ct!k.STMaS
SEALS TO SAFE LIES
Last Year 2914 Died Neediessly OF
Tuberculosis In Maryland.
Seals Finance Fight Against Disease.

Startling facts
are revealed in
the report j ust
made public by
the State Board
of Health showing
the n u III b er OF
pG ople in Balti
more a n d t h {
Cunties of Mary
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11
TUoERCUL SIS DEATHS
MroE,..,S;rc CY "HU

Or. Sloan, OF Eu:'owood Sanatorium,
Finds 16 Per lent More Gases
Resulting From En-. denic.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11

nv Oiic Is SdiC
from tuberculosis
and this year The
people of Mary
land are in spe-
cial danger.
Maryland W a s
one of the states
in which the
SDarish influenza
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-05
ENFORCING Etiquette.

MY oldest girl. Hanzalinc, is right
smart of lady. If ] do say IT," pride
fully admitted Gap Johnson OF Rum.
pus Ridge. "Tnther night when young
Bill-Dick Riggle was calling on her in
steps young Hamp Enwkey, and lowed
he'd SGT up on the other side OF her
Pcared like Bill-Dick preferred peace
80 cttcrkett. and was willing TO arhi
tratc about il. Put IanZaline knowod
her manners. ard she hauled Off with
the fire shovel and smackpd young
HAmp fiat with II. and ike 10 have
beat him 10 death before he could tcaI
himself out Of there. Then she turn,
cd {" Bill-Dick and told hin 10 ga ar
with his sparkling. hw. you bet your
life. when IT comes. TO etterkctt. Pan
Zaline Is right there with the author
ity "--Kansas City Star.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-05
ASIecS At His Post.

was stationed, while In the army
at camp In Texas. and had been
working as q stenQgrapher in the Of.
fee of the executive officer.
] had been out quite late in the
night on the day previous and had been
feeling quite sleepy while Mt work, so
folded my arms on my machine. and
before long was fast asleep. had
been asleep about ton minutes when
the executive officer tapped me on the
shoulder and said: Don't you want
one Of these pillows, too7'
1t seems woman who lived close
to the camp had become acquainted
with the offlcer and had sent him a
few pillows to he given ont by him,
and I was indeed glad to receive one
Of them, but was much embarrassed In
the way I received it.--Exchauge.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-05
FIGHTING The PRESIDENT,

Il am fighting President Wilson,
says Senator Lodge in an interview
Published a few days ago. THAT
am willing to acknowledge"
Mr.. Lodge is frank and he would
have been more so had he said in
plain words tina, he was far more
interested in defeating the Prcsi-
dent than in defeating the peace
treaty or the league of nations. In
making this confession he tells the
country nothing ii did not know be-
fore. But ii shows up the MaSSachu-
sets Senator as q small fry politi-
clan eager to diScrcdit and humili-
ate the President rather than see the
world at peace, its anxiety relieved
and a league Of nations established
TO prevent the recurrence Of devas-
Eating war. The nations participant
ing in the war are grooming today
under burden Of debt estimated at
1898. O0O, 100000 with loss APP
proXimating 100000 men. fore
ing the wiSest men to the conclu-
sion that. il civilization cannot and
does not prevent war. war will de-
stroy civilizations. But to Henry
Cabot Lodge, of whom the country
had a right to expect better things,
ii is of far more Importance that his
petty partisan spite be gratificd than
that he and his partisan associates
in the Senate approve and support
what President Wilson has done in
promoting we'll considered, long
desired, apparently practical and
promising scheme. approved and
supported by practically all great
nations of the earth, to put an end
TO war.
In order TO fight the President il
is. as Mr.. Lodge sees it, necessary to
fight the treaty and the league of
nations; it is necessary that America
desert her allies. incur their hos
tility in future; give up the com
handing position she now holds in
the world; shirk the responsibilities
of peace and add 10 the tcrmoil and
confusion of Europe.
Fight Wilson, Down the league of
nations! That's the Lodge program.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-05

10 take"
The New York Times, Indepcnd-
ent-Dcmocratic: 1.-The Lodge trea-
ty Of notification has been killed.
the treaty OF Versailles still lives.
though passion and partisanship
and the spirit of revenge have pre-
vented. for this session of Congress
al least, its ratification and accept
ancc by the United States. 1t will
be put into effect by the other sig
natoricS. leaving this country with
out its benefits. standing before the
world as one nation that refused TO
sanction measures for the proven
ton of war
The ST. Louis PiSf-DiSpaich. In
dependent: '.ln either event the
conclusion OF the Scnatc's work on
The peace treaty is Il deadly blow
TO civilization and the ends for
! which the great war was fought to
Il finish at enormous cost of blood
and treasure. The disgrace of the
Senate impoicni conclusion is that
This great cpochal measures dealing
with the vital welfare of mankind
and providing for the rebuilding of
'iN WI III vi HcW ana sound
basis was defeated by a tcchnicali-
~ because of personal vanity and
resentment. malice and selfish par
tisanship. The treaty was not con-
sidercd on its merits"
The Boston Herald, Independent:
A miserable mess. II would be
inaccurate 10 describe in any more
complimentary term than this the
situation in which the United
States Senate leaves the peace
treaty. We should have peace and
we should have it by a treaty, and
that one negotiated in concert with
the nations by whose side we
fought. The constitution of the
United States had given the authori-
~ in the negotiation of such trea-
ty to the President, whom the
American public in 1916 elected to
that Office"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-05
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA., Grcenbricr
county, S.: At Rules held in the
Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Grcenbricr county. OH
the first Monday in the month of
November, 1919.
Ncttic +. Francisco, Complainant.
VS..
Emmett Francisco, Defendant.
In Chanccry.
The object Of this suit is TO OBJ
tain an absolute divorce, and il APP
pearing, by. affidavit filed. that the
defendant. Emmett Francisco, is a
nonresident Of this State. il is ord
cred that he do appear here within
one month after the date of the first
publication of this order and do
what is necessary TO protect his
interest in this suit.
II. c. SKAGGS, Clerk.
j. 5. MCWHORTER. sol. 11-14-4t