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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
OPERA SUCCEEDS BULL FIGHT
Famous Arena In Mexico City viii No
Longer Be Scene OF Brutal
Slaughter.

The Teatro ell Toro In Mexico City,
once one vt the most pretentious OF
bull fight arenas, Is now the home OF
grand opera as result OF President
Carranza's decree that bull tights
should cease. Interspersing grand
opera, dancers and concert artists
have appeared in the arena, and 1t Is
stated that these various forms OF
amusement will he offered until some
definite action is taken as to the fu-
tlre of bull fighting.
II was in this arena that what Is
said to be one of the most remarkable
spectacies; in the history of the sport
was staged. a bull, El Bonilo, known
as one of the fercest fighters. on being
brought into the arena charged and
killed three horses and injured as
many men without being touched by
the estoque of any matudor.
As the bun stood believing def
ance and with no one apparently Will
ing to attack him, Miguel Ballo, a
picador who was spectator IN one
of the boxes leaped umarmed into the
Enclosure. In his outstretched Land he
carried two humps Of sugar which he
Euaci.nllniiy cTered 10 The bull. Ilir
animal SurleLiy ceased itS below NJ
and In II few moments dnCilely licked
thr .,..sAr lroI i.ai:o's hand. Ihe
latter returned unframed to his box
amid the plnudits of the spectators.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
Steel PROPELLER FOR
USE ON AIRPLANES
Prof. Morgan Brooks of Unlver-
sity Of Illinois Develops
New Device.

Morgan Brooks. professor Of cleo
trical engineering at the University of
Illinois, has developed practically
noiseless, high-speed, steel airplane
propeller. intended for direct connec-
ton with the highest speed gasoline
engine, according to announcement at
Urbana, I'll.
A considerable loss of power Is now
endured in the reduction speed gear
used in all but the smallest airplanes,
as airplane engines have a normal
speed greater than the two-blade
wooden propeller can stand.
This was of special interest to Brig.
Gen. L. f. o. Charlton, air attache
to the British embassy at Washington,
who saw the models tested at the
university recently.
"'The laws Of air dynamics are suf-
ficently well known to make a test of
a model almost conclusive as to the
results to be expected from a full
sized propeller" Professor Brooks
said at the same speed the thrust
or pull of propeller varies with the
fourth power Of dimension, there
fore the pull Of five pounds found on
test of an 1S-inch model indicates a
pull of so pounds of propeller of
80 inches In diameter, The test was
made below standard speed, so nor
NAL thrust would be obtained for
practice plane with only 36 inches d.
ameter, as compared to the S-foot
spread of the planes used In Chanute
field, Rantoul, ILL.,"
The particular advantage of small
diameter would be the lifting of the
landing wheels to a position much
nearer the center of gravity axis,
thus making a poor landing much SAT-
err from avoidance of headers, not I'M
common with the present type of
planes, Professor Brooks said.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
SUFFERED FOR THEIR FAITH
French huguenots Driven Into Exile
by the Revocation Of the Ediet
Of Nantes.

The Huguenots were the Puritans OF
France in the sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries. The name was first
used about 1850; its origin Is un'
known. The HuguenOts suffered Sc
verely In the reigns of Francis l and
his Immediate successors, and after
1862 were frequently involved In war,
under the leadership of such men as
Admiral Coligny and King Henry OF
Navarro, afterwards Henry Nv OF
France. Coligny and from 10000 to
10000 Others fell In the massacre OF
st. bartholomew. August "a, 1872. 1t
is disputed In history whether this
was suddenly caused by the discov-
cry Of Huguenot plots or had been
premedtated. In spite Of all this,
they continued numerous and power
III end the edict of Nantes, issued In
T9S by Henry " gave them full po-
r.icdl and civil rights. Their power
was broken after the surrender OF
I.aRochelle and the revocation OF the
edict Of Nantes by Louis XIV In 1889,
and hundreds of thousands OF Hugue-
nots went into exile, going to Prus-
sia, Holland, Switzerland, England,
Scotland and America.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
CLAIMS HONOR FOR GEORGIAN
Savannah Newspaper Asserts That
Elias Howe Was Not inventor
Of the Sewing Machine.

The centenary of the birth Of Elias
Howe. the modest Yankee who invent
ed the sewin% machine. took place on
June 9. II re was no extended Of
servance of jhc day, observes Hart
ford CUurHnt Yet it was Howe who
took good deal of the drudgcry ont
of the lives of millions of American
women. He also increased the power
Of his fellow men To pI'uduce garments
and other material that formerly
needed The patient hHndwork of indi-
vidualS.
But it is Interesting to observe, in
connection with the anniversary, that
the Savannah News undertakes the
rather hopeless task of trying to con-
vince its readers that it was not Howe.
but = Georgian. Francis K. Gouldng,
who CO ,ructcd and operated the first
sewing machine, This paper says
that this MAJ, Il Presbyterian preach
sr living in Liberty county, married
Savannah girl and then began work on
a sewing machine in order that he
might save his fair wife much hard
work. Alleging this was long before
Howe putrntrd his machine, and also
that GouIding never patented his, they
try to SHOW rs u1utiveS were purely
aitruiSiic' ana r.l 'nmnercial
II all S",l,rls @nod. bat ii will take
considerable "Slg ce" in the Georgia
newspapers t. convince the world that
Gnulding takes the prize"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
MONEY! CH>Il CALLED MYTH
Explain Fr,k-b'n Or;Gin of Story
Once inpcitly Believed.

An intcrt Il inc nrt1rlp ny Prof. e. w.
Gudgcr. in Il recent issue of Natural
History. deals with the timc-honored
story ON which most of us were
brought w that South American mon
KEYS are in The hnhit of crossing alligA-
tor-inrrstrd streams by linking their
tells and ICrN to form Il living bridge.
TicirrCS of his feat once figured eX-
tenSively in the school Biographies,
and Professor Gldgor reproduced such
Il picture from Il Fourth reader pub
IShrd rs late "a 1907. The story was
first told. 50 far as known. by the JcS-
uit priest Padre lose AcoSta in
work published in 1850. Several later
writer's have rcN"atCd the tale. The
first person tn di"pu," its vcracity was
Baron Humboldt. Recently eXpl"r-
ers of South America, when they men
ton the story at all, express Skepti-
ciSm. Finally, M2sSrS Leo +. Miller
and George X. Chrrrie of the Am'ri-
can Museum of Natural History, who
have done 50 much travelling and col
Letting in South America, have sug-
gcsted to Professor Gudger Il plauSi-
bic origin for such tales. They think
that the story of ia" monkey bridge
has come about through observation
of a procession ot monkeys crossing
a ravinC or stream an \ pendent Llama.
-Scientitic American.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
BUDCETINC CHILDREN

Budgcting children will teach them
the value OF money and often make
them more careful Of their clothes and
shoes 1t will also bring out Ger
tain traits OF character that nothing
else will disclose and enable parent.
to correct faults before they become
fixed habits. ANY child old enough e
be entrusted nth money is old enough
to be given specified amou t t
spend each week. and to be told the
value Of saving a part OF II.
or course very 'oung children may
not be allowed to choose their owl
clothes. but training along tbs line
may begin very early AID sense o,
values and suitab:lIA- may be in
stilled.
Three grown girls In certain fam
lily were given the same allowance fol
clothes, books. amuseNents, enter
tainment Of friends. etc At the enc
~ the first month May had spent al
of her allowance and staf~d that she
had nothing to show for 1t. Jane hat
saved one-half of hers and deposited
it in the bank She had del led her
self some badly needed clothing arc
bought few snowy articles with the
amount spent She had acceptta en-
terts inment from friends but wa toe
"tingy with her own money to enter
tain in return. Sarah produced an
account book and showed that she had
bought all the necessary articles OF
clothing, enjoyed several well chosen
entertainments. and had purchased
two War Savings STAMPS, paying fou,
per cent compound interest
These are typical, and the informa
ton gathered from the first montN
enabled the father and mother to
show May the folly OF wasteful and
careless expenditure, Jane the mpor
lance OF providing necessities first
and the virtue of generosity, and tn
commend Sarah for her unusual bust
ness ability and sense Of thrift.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
AnqIo-irish Tunnel,

Not only Is II thought that the long
talked-of tul.nel between England and
France will be constructed at no re-
mote date. but there Is also talk Of a
tunnel between England and Ireland
This would restore to slight extent
the geographical union that existed be-
tween the two countries in one geOlOgi-
cal age thousands and thousands Of
years ago. Great Britain and Ireland
were then separated only by great
valley.
II IL proposed to carry the tunnel
from some point on the coast of Lam
cashire to the nearest point in Antrim
or down on the Irish coast, subma-
rine length of "a miles. One Of the
great benefits of the tunnel would he
that II would shorten the transatlantic
Journey by at least Is hours. 1t would
also help the Irish cattle trade and the
shipping of perishable goods, especial
~ fish, TO English markets. Estimates
OF the cost Of the proposed tunnel vary
from $50. 100000 to $SO,OOOOOO.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
BANKS ENTER FIGHT
AGAINST BOND SHARP lI,,,
Plan Is Devised Whereby Person Wh.
kiuat ell win Be Gwen
Square Deal.

Ban'.ers in all parts OF this dis
trict hive b. en- as.ed to take part 10
the war VIZ ch has been declared
gain st tie bond shark. The cam
pa gu is to protect ene small holder
Of Liberty apd VICTORY Bonds. Many
OF these people are being proved upoo
by proftcers in government securi
ties and by statesmen OF so called wild
cat stocks. Government bonds,
VIII oh are the best security In the
void. have been traded for worthless
stock certificates which never have
and never will pay one cent in divi
dends.
While every holder OF Liberty and
Victory bonds is urged not to sell
the fact is recognized that some per
sons bought yond their buying power
and they now fed that for one reason
or another-g0od reasons no doubt
they must sell Bond sharks have
taken shameful advantage Of some Of
these people, according to reports re
cCived, and the banks are now lining
up to put an end 60 their activities.
II man frds that he must sell his
bond he should take it to the neares'
bank whore he will be given its full
market value or il for any reason the
bank prefer not to pay the cash the
bond holder will be directed to a rep
utable broker
The Federal Reserve Bank OF Rich
mond has sent a., official communi
cation to every bank and trust com
pany in this district urging their co
operation. The point Is made that NJ
criticism is aimed at the reputabl.
broker who is Fortunately buv'"s
and selling bonds and other standar'
securities. but a determined effort vii
be made. and indeed is now bcinl
made. to block the activities OF thoai
persons who by Misrepresentation ar,
nreving upon the inexperienced bond
holders
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
Prelude to Adventure.

81 have placed my will In my safety
deposit box" grimly said j. Fuller
Gloom. "My pockets are filled with
condensed and drSicCateh foods. |
shall attach the end of this stout
cord tn II convenient projection. li@h!
II candle and enter. crawling carefully
among the StalactiteS and stalagmiteS,
paying out the cord as 20. and"
Great heavens. Mr.. GluUm!" ejacu-
lated an usgln 'rlanre. Are you con.
templuging exploring some vast and
DISMAL caNrrnT
"YcS. am going into our Kansas
City post office for the purpoS" of HAY.
in" weigh u, purchasing stamps for,
and nni'.n" this parcel-p"Sl PACKAGE.
KANSAS City Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
Pine Built Ike a Cornet.

A tobacco pipe Of unusual design
has been invented by Warren Murray
Rncchtel of lIa"erStown. Md. Every
pipe smoker knows that the longer the
stem of his pipe the cooler will be the
smoke. Pipes with stems Il few feet
long have been in use in different
countries for many years. hut their
awkward Ienah precluhed their use
outside of the house. The inventor of
the pipe crcumvrnted tlIp difficulty by
coiling the stem of the Pipe Tx" the
tube nf ~ cnrnet or signal horn. The
coils are connected az th"ir lower end
t" form II dripping chamber for rccriv-
Ing the saliva which aCrumulntes in
the 81 IN. Each cell has an ;n.'ep"nh
ent opening into the dripping cha'nb"r
and ~ >creW cap at the bottom give
accs - to il for the removal of the
accul. illlated saliva. The smoke, III
pasSin" through tn" coils of 'he stem.
Is drained several times of saliva and
nicotine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
No ElSttery Intended.

as that portrait of your grand
mother when she was youngf" asked
the awkward visitor. How II reSem-
bles you. Miss Ugl,ron."
"Now YOU only say that to tlatter
me. Grandma was quite beauty,
and everybody knows that I-ahem-
| make no pretensons of that kind"
~ assure you, Miss Ugleton,' ex-
claimed the A. ". "tiattery Is far
from my thoughts. The family re-
semhlnnce Is striking. I've often
known cases like that. There were
two sisters knew when ! was boy.
They were wonderfully alike. like
that portraits like you, and yet one
Of them was us beautiful rs n poets
dream. and the other was dreadful
that is, | mean. she wasn't ut all-or,
rather. she was lacking in that-that
attractive quality, you know, that con
stitutrS-what lovely frame this por-
trait has, Edinburgh Scotsman.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
He Had One Better.

One of our honest old farmers came
home and found Il sewing man
In the house demonstrating to the
women what fine work 1t would do.
The agent asked the farmer to bring
In shingle. and said: ~ will show
you that the Wonder Worker machine
will do heavy work, for will stitch
right across the tip of the shingle
where 1t Is mt least one-sixteenth Of
an inch thick"
"Not interested" said the farmer.
"Over 'crost here bout three miles
northeast young man built house
last summer, and I'll be burned If his
wife didn't take her Mechanical Mar
vel SEWN machine and stitch on ev'ry
blame course Of clapboards, from
gable to caves, clean down to the
sills."
AS the agent slammed his machine
into his light truck and chugged away,
the farmer turned to his wife and
said: "Well, Rita, I sewed that agent
up all right, didn't 1? Now let's have
supper"-Bangor News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
Y0yV LARGE SUMS CAN
Be SAVED ON SERVICE
Most People Fail to Consider What
Help In Home Really Costs in the
Long Run.

In any plan for national economy
British specialists think that the
hous ahold rather than the FAMILY
should be taken as unit. Under
hous hold consumption they include
~ services rendered maintaining the
house and its inmates, GU the goods
consumed or acquired by the inmates,
l3) the general charges of cleaning
decorating, offsetting deterloratioh'
etc.
As start in a saving program the
British Commission has pointed out
that services should be valued even
more highly than goods, as each per
son doing unnecessary and unprodLc-
tive work not only consumes ".tAont
producing but is also deprlv!ng the
country of possible productive power.
Translated into terms Of American
saving. this service idea would mean
DO not hire any one to do what you
can do for yourself in spare '.ne I'M
less you md it directly profitable.
Few Americans are really honest
with themselves as to the cost or ser
vices. Not one family in hundred
really knows what a servant actually
costs. Most Of them place the cost
of her wages and fail to count IN her
food light and other things he con
suIncs Most of them. moreover, nave
no way Of figuring correctly the extra
waste of food or extra breakaSe or
wear and tear due to the fact that
the servant does not have the interest
OF ownership for making things go as
far as possible. Few families know
at the end OF the year the important
total that the odd jobs" man or hedge
cutter or grass trimmer has cost them
FOR service that might as we'll nave
been rendered as recreation or need
ed outdoor exercise by the man or
boys Of the family.
This, OF course, does not mean that
no service should be purchased.
Where a housewives time is worth
more in money or other contribution
to family well-being than the cost OF I
servant she makes a profit by employ
ing some one who frees her to do bet
ter paid work than household tasks.
In many cases physical or personal
reasons make It essential to the wei
fare OF the family to have help. but in
may cases the time saved to the
members Of the household by ser
wants is not utilized profltably in
nor tary way or even in way to
max for real happiness or advance
ment.
5 virgs on service will give many
pecpl" important sums to lend 10 their
government and save for themselves
through War Savings Stamps. In the
cas- Il children work is not only
practical means Of earning and saw
Ing. hut in itself is valuable d!scip'
pine for life.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
Land for National Forests.

The national forest reservation com
mission has just approved for pur-
chase 1851 acres of land for national
forests In the White mountains. South
ern Appalachians and Arkansas.
The largest tracts are in the White
mountains, where 81 ,022 acres In Car
roll and Grafton counties, New Hamp'
shire, and 1,220 acres in Oxford coun-
ty, Maine. were approved for purchase
at an average price of $715 per acre.
These lands include the scenic peaks
of Mount Chocorua and Mount Pau
gus, much visited by tourists and
made accessible by trails maintained
by the Chocorua club.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
Chinsse Curb Tobacco Users,

China's ministry of the interior has
telegraphed the following circular in
struetions TO the Shenchangs and Tu-
lungs all over the country, according
to the Picking Daily News:
ut has been noticed that almost
everybody In the country has INDUCED
In the use of cigars or cigarettes,
which will become worse curse to
the nation than opium in former days
unless some restrictions are imposed.
1t is hereby decided that before taking
up any measure for the total prohibi-
ton of its use, the following restric-
lions shall be imposed: First, no boy
or girl under eighteen years of age
shall be allowed to smoke cigars or
cigarettes; second, any military or ma
val man using IT shall be punished;
third, the use of cigars and cigarettes
In all government schools and colleges
shall be strictly prohibited
Eastern Bureau Bulletin.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
IeoIslators Must Work,

A novel method Of forcing attend
ance.in the chamber OF deputies Of the
Repblic of Argentina has been sug-
gested by a member who is ont of pa
tience with those who draw their Sala-
ries from the public purse hut fail to
fulfill their constitutional obligation OF
regular attendance.
The suggestion is In the form Of
bill providing for payment per day to
deputies instead of lump sum every
month. Failure to answer the roll
call is equivalent to absence, and the
measure provides that no deputy shall
receive his pay for days when he Is
absent from the regular sessions.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
COST HIM MORE THAN FIFTY
Mr.. Travers Had Not Properly Esti-
mated Ills Lorsns on That L;tis
Fistic EN- ounter.

~ can't afford tn lose so on q
prize fight" mourn1 Ge!atine Tray
ers an hour or SO after the shock he
received over the wires that fatal
Friday afternoon. "But you have inst
1t. haven't you?" we-asked. and he
nodded disconsola,cIy as he climbed
aboard a homebound car. He must
have felt a prt'nonition as he
m0urned, for It is unlike Mr.. Travers
to regret IN losses: and when he ar
rived home he broke the news to Mrs.
Trnvers, along with the implied Sug-
gestiOn that a little economy for the
next fc.. weeks would not come in
amiss. Mrs. Travers said nothing in
her most sympathetic manner. and the
evenings conversation covered topics
wholly foreign TO prize fights. AT the
breakfast table next morning Mr..
Travers had no taste for anything the
morning paper might have to say, and
Mrs. TraverS gained possession OF 1t
without the usual contest. CHANGING
thrQNsh the paper rapidly Mrs Tri-
vers tore out a square section from
Then at one of those unexpected mo.
mentS every woman knows breakfast
Is replete with. said $50 you could
lose so on a prize fight. Well. we'll.
Here is sale ! have heen awaiting
for long time. And strange to say.
here Is another just across the street
---one Is on suits and the other on
gowns And the Strnngest of all. we
happen to have accounts at both those
stores. Fifty dollars, you say. You
lost? Was II an even hftyT And
so II was that the breakfast dishes
at the TraverS' home went unwaShrd
Saturday morning because Mrs. Ira
vprS was obliged tn catch an early iit-
npy downtown and commence opera
CONSCIOUSNESS City Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-18
TRAVELLED BY DEVIOUS WAYS
Cor respondent Experienced Acute Die
comfort While on a Journey
Through the Holy Land.

II Is eight or lime miles, as l esti-
tinople, If one follows the course OF
the Bagdad railroad, whose track Is
laid II part of the way where the feet
of the "ten thousand" had marched.
where st. Paul had tramped in his
first and second missionary journeys,
and where Godfrey of BOuillon. Tan
cred, Baldwin, Raymond and BOhe-
mond had passed.. and Frederick the
First had persisted.
In my anabasis (if l may give my
lonely expedition name so ambitious
and yet so condemned by many
YOUTH from the Euphrates toward
Corstantlnople ! had to make a cir
cuitOus journey, as did ST. Paul from
Damascus, writes John II. Finley in
July Scribner's. l went first from
Al"ppo to Damascus, then to Jeru-
salem, then to Haifa (near OLD
Caesnrea where ST. Paul took ship,
and then by sea to Beirut and Hernia,
on the coast of Asia Minor. few
miles from st. Paul's 'home town"
TarSuS. Wh1ch was also the same TOWN.
az that toward which Jonah sailed
from Iaffa, when evading the call to
Nineveh. But the. reader would, !
fear, find this an uncomfortable and
perhaps a tresome trip, even to read
Of. for ! travelled most of the way in
freight cars (of the type known to our
soldiers in France, accommodating
"forty-five h0mmes or sight cheraux")
IN Y trawler (which was absolutely
the most uncomfortable means OF
transportation that ] had eyer ell
dureO and on British DESTROYER"
which might very titly have borne st.
Paul's name before he changed IT, In
the days when he was breathing out
threatenings and slaughter"
There Ia q shorter and less Indirect
way. for, speaking generally, there IL
no direct way from one place to I'M
other In that part Of the world. This
Is probably the reason why the street
in Damascus called straight" got Its
distinguishing name.