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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
In Historic Beruen,

Whatever the atmospheric condi-
tions the fish market of Bergen is the
most crowded and noisy place in town.
Fish wives are excitedly trying to sell
their Hopping, wriggling wares to un-
decided customers, while other buyers
and vendors grow heated over the price
of herring or trout.
Away from this fascinating scene of
confusion, in a quiet little park, is an
other significant phase of Bergen's in
terests. Here is statue of Ole Bull,
NOrway's great violinist. Ole Ball was
born in Bergen, and he now lies in its
graveyard. The city's tribute to this
genius is this statue of him, standing
as his fellow citizens had so often seen
him stand before them. with his vio-
lin lifted and his bow ready. In rain
or shine he stands there, as If always
ready to play, but listening first to the
rain and the birds and the talk of men
that he may convert them into the
language of the violin. This simple
statue embodies more truly the spirit
of Bergen than it's scrambling, money
boarding markets. or its fiippant atti-
tude toward weather probabilities.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
GRIZZLY BEAR FROM ASIA
the Animal Came Here by
Way of Alaska.

The grizzly bear has been known to
the white race a little more than cen
fury. Lewis and Clark wrote the first
official accounts of him in 1905. and he
was first discussed publicly in 1914 by
Gov. De Witt Clinton in New York city.
Guthrie's old geography says that he
was named CrSuS horribilus by Natur-
alist George Ord in 1915. Fossil rec
Ords Indicate that the grizzly is of
Asatic origin. He appears to have
come into America about a million
years ago over one Of the prehistoric
land bridges that united Alaska and
Asia. Bears and dogs are descendants
from the same parent stock. The grz-
ely bear never eats human flesh. is not
ferocious and fights only in self-de-
Tense. He leads an adventurous life,
is a born explorer and ever has good
wilderness manners-never makes at
tackS. The numerous cases in which
the grizzly has been made a pet and
companion of man. where he was
thoughtfully, intelligently raised, show
him to be a superior animal. dignitied,
intelligent. loyal and uniformly good
tempered.
Not u grizzly exists in any of the
four national parks of California, and
that animal, once so celebrated in that
state, is extinct there. He is also ex-
tinct over the greater portion of the
vast territory which he formerly oc-
cupied and is verging on eXtermina-
ton.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
WORK FOR DISABLED
Technical Agriculture Offers
Thousands of Positions.
Serve as Stepping Stones to Higher
Promotions and Better Com
pensat.on.

WashngtOn.-Techni agriculture
offers thousands of positions as associ-
ates, assistants. helpers, extension
workers and county agents, and this
work is particularly suitable for re-
trained. disabled men, according to a
statement issued by the federal board
for vocational education.
These positions serve as stepping
stones to higher promotions and better
compensation soon in the agricultural
colleges, experiment stations, agricul-
tural extension service and in state
agricultural movements. These insti-
buttons and employments lost thou
sands Of men from their student
bodies. their faculty and their STATS.
Hundreds of men formerly agricultur-
al extension workers and agricultural
county agents will never return to
those occupations. These places were
temporarily filled by unprepared sui,
StAutes who will be replaced by
trained men as rapidly as possible.
The experience abroad, wherein op-
portunity was given to study the in
tcnSive and scientific agriculture Of
France and other countries, has great
ly stimulated interest in these lines,
and disabled men with a background
of agricultural experience are mani
Testing keen interest In training for
the liEes mentioned. Many others
who, by reason Of their disabilities,
are compelled to equip themselves in
other lines, and preferably for out-Of-
door occupations. are also manifesting
Il keen desire TO take up the special
lied branches of agriculture in the
training offered by the federal board.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
SAYS FOE ROBBED PRISONERS
Steamship Captain Asserts Many Par
eel Post Packages went
Astray"

sydney. Australia.-Charges that
Germans who handled Red Cross par
cells for Australian soldiers in prison
camps robbed the prisoners are made
by Capt. Alexander Donaldson of the
steamship Matunga. He was captured
when the Matunga was taken by the
German raider Wolf and was sent to
prison camp in the Hartz mountains.
"The officer in charge Of the camp
was an old rogue" said Captain Don
aldSon. "He seemed to make a bust
ness of rObbing us Of our Red Cross
parcels, About 40 per cent of them
went astray before the armistice and
about so per cent after 1t, awing to dis
organization in Germany The Fritz
who had the job of driving from the
HItinn to the camp with our parcels
had a habit of dropping lot of them
off at his shop on the way up"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
MAKES DURABLE FENCE
saplines Planted Years Ago Serve as
Posts.

A fence that has no posts was re-
Gently cited by lumber expert as an
object lesson in the utility Of wood.
This fence without posts is on the big
road to Monroe. Mich.
So many years ago that nobody In
that section knows when it was. nor
who was the labor saving genius who
did it, this fence was built by forcing
split boards between saplings. Then
the trees grew
They kept growing, until now they
are of immense size, and deeply i'm
bedded In them are the ends of those
old rails. 1t is impossible to tell how
far they extend into the tree trunks.
They are weathered, yet they ring as
true under a hammer as though just
hewn.
1t happened that the trees formed
a boundary line for one of the old
tracts. The growth Of the trees around
the rail ends has created one of the
most substantial fences imaginable.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
PLAN TO END0W MOTHERHOOD
British Family Endowment Committee
Seeks to Increase Marriage and
Birth Rate.

Lendon.-The family endowment
committee would endow motherhood.
The proposal, as laid before the ma
tional birth-rate commission, is that
the state provide regular weekly in
come for families with children undei
Is years Of age.
Emile Burns. representative of the
family endowment committee, con-
tends that the effect of the endowment
would be to induce earlier marriages
and tend to remove the economic re-
striction of the birth rate.
4 The cost to the government would
be about 81, 200, OOO.O 900 q year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
279 ARE DETHRONED BY WAR
ty-Three Royalties in Exile Sec
ond in List.

Bcrlin.-A German professor figures
that the abdicatiOns and dethrone
mentS in Germany include 27S persons.
Bavaria leadt with one king, one
queen. * princes. 16 princesses, Ave
dukes and one duchess. Prussia has
sent 33 royalties into exile, including
the emperor empress 90 princes and
II Processes. Brunswick Is at the
bottom of the list, with only the ducal
couple and their three children. The
two tiny principalites of Reuss, whose
area is hardly one three hundredth
part of that of Prussia. have exiled
So royalties.
The principality of Lippe, only about
90 square miles larger than the Reuss
states. had royal family numbering
81 persons. Most extraordinary is tho
case OF Schaumbnrg-L ippe, with its
area of 1870 square miles. where there
was nearly one royal parsonage for
every five square miles. These includ-
ed the reignng prince, II princes and
seven princeSSes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
BURY SPIRITS IN COFFIN
Find Place of ConceaIment for John
BarIeycorn.

Is the cemetery to become the vault
the place of safe concealment for
John Barleycorn when the days Of
privileged "bo0ze' are past? Accord
ing to cemetery officials at Rochester,
n. Y, there are indications that the
future will see an increased demand
for burial lots. This official has been
advised that in arid and liquorless sec
tons of the country there has been
boom in choice burial lots. In rough
boxes "rcmains" are said to have been
and are being buried. Frequent visits
to the "remains" by the nearest of
kin have been observed. A cleverly
contrived siphon pump connected with
the .'remains'-but why explain?
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
The Clocks We Wear.

The three marks on the back Of a
glove and the clocks on stocking are
due to similar circumstances. The
glove mark corresponds to the four
Ghetto pieces between the fingers, and
in other days these pieces were con-
tinued along the back of the hand,
braid being used to conceal the seams.
A somewhat similar origin is as
signed to the ornamental clock on the
stocking. In the day when stockings
were made of cloth the seams occurred
where the clocks do now, the Orna-
mentation then being used to conceal
the seams.
The useless little bow in the leather
band lining mans hat is survival
of the time when hat was made by
taking piece of leather, boring two
holes through it and drawing 1t up
with 4 piece of string.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
THREE HOURS SLEEP
Woman Declares That Enough in Any
TWenty-Four.

Three hours sleep in any "a Is
enough for any one. At least this Is
the assertion Of Mrs. NJ. E. Wishard
of Seattle who says she has followed
this rule for the last Is years.
"My health is perfect, due to the
fact that I avoid coffee, drink only
one cup of tea a day and sleep sound
ly," she said.
Sixteen years ago she decided she
was not improving her time to the best
advantage, so she loaded up with bust
ness enterprises. She obtained a down
town hotel a boarding house, a restau-
rant, and grocery store. all Of which
she personally manages. Three years
ago she build the halibut schooner ST.
loan. The vessel paid for itself in
the first year. After another years OPP
Grafton Mrs. WiShard sold the vessel.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Steam Shovel for Coal Mine.

Steam shown coal mining may be-
come q reality Ia South Dakota. Prot.
C. G. O'Hara of the State School of
Mines recently antounced that his sur
vey Of the available coal supply with.
in the state shows ut least 100000
tons. Vast quantities of soft coal are
buried close to the surface and Pro.
fessor O'Hara believes that the sur
face can easily be stripped and that
mining can be profitably accomplished
by methods used in some of the Illinois
soft coal fields.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
THE COSMETIC OF THE INANIMATE.

I'll am the of surfaces
II the world old preserver.
INoah pitched the ark within and without
TThe Pharaohs sought adornment for their omos
their mummies endure because conserve.
of the ancient Britons their blue battle nue.
of the treasures Of the Sne Chapel DEFY eace
ment.
I'll am the keeper of the antique.
the servant of progress.
TCoumbu bedecking the who watched him
plant Ferdnands the shores of New SPAIN and the
very his resisted the elements of the West
through my aid. .
1.-THE westward vending their daubed the prairie
schooners with my protection.
royal of civilizations monarchs Steel and Lum
Der.
TThe wings of the apane CLEAN under protective
1.-THE suen dreanaught and the homg transport pillow the
seas impervious to corrosion because of me-
waerprooed agents of destruction the bullet and the
shell.
NThen the mercy of concealng camoufage over
your hospitals
I'll gisten homes the barns and the cement
surfaces.
TWhere life is, l alive.
NWhere death and decay set in absence hasens them
land my mission is to preserve.
ISaver of Surface, am PAINT! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
CATHOLIC kG: NTS Join
JOB FINDING WORK
Seek to Secure Employment for
Men Who Wore Khaki
and Blue.

Finding 400 jobs for soldiers and
sailors each day, 10000 active work.
ers are now enlisted in the re-employ-
ment forces of the National Catholic
War council. II was reported today at
the headquarters of this organization
In this city. From the great city CEN
tiers to the rural crossroads commune
ties this work of finding The job for
the man and the man for the job ia
being rapidly extended through their
diocesan and parish organizations. the
heads of the Catholic council declare.
Until II covers every county in the
whole country and has placed at good
work and wages the last lad to lay
off khaki or blue. it is promised that
this big unemployment army will be
kept in full operation. geared up to
the pace Of finding places for fully a
thousand men a day.
Through 80 employment experts. who
are covering the United States as field
agents to organize every Catholic
force in every locality. the National
Catholic War council Is directing the
daily activities of the regiments of
unemployment workers that are being
enlisted throughout dioceSeS and par
iSheS. From 40 offices. established in
San Francisco. New York. st. Louis.
Boston. Chicago. Omaha Philadelphia.
Butte. Kansas City. Pittsburgh, Cleve-
land. Minneapolis. Detroit. Denver.
Seattle. Tacoma, Los Angeles and
other industrial centerS. in co-opera-
ton with the United States employ
ment service, canvass of employers and
registration IF applicants are being
conducted as a basis for getting jobs
for demObiliZed fighters
Thousands OF Knights of Columbus
are also cooperating throughout the
country in this campaign. which begins
at overseas and debarkatOn camps
and follows the men through to the
best positions obtainable at home.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
United States Marines
Lost 5,199 of 5000

Washington.-Of the 5000 Of
ncers and men composing the
marine brigade when 1t went
into fighting near Chateau Thier-
ry last July 5 to stop the German
thrust ut Paris, 1875 officers and
5,O73 men either were killed or
wounded. The marines took
I.ucy-le-Boege, cleaned up Bel
lcuu wood and finally captured
BoureSches.
In disclosing these casualties
Major General Barnett, COM
ulandant of the marine corps.
said published statements from
army officers that the marines
were not in the fighting at Cha
teau Thierry were misleading.
The marines. he said, We're not
actually i'm the town itself, but
I'm the action known officially as
the battle OF Chateau Thierry.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
151 SHIPS IN ENERGY FLEET"
Uncle Sans Vessels Built to Crush
Germany Garry Food to Starv-
ing Europe.

Observation-Disclosures made public
by the United States shipping board
show the board now has 151 steamers
representing 100000 lightweight tom
mage engaged in carrying food to the
starving nations of Europe,
Built by the emergency fleet corpor-
alton and originally designed as
weapon to defeat Germany's subma-
rine campaign, says the statement, the
ships are now serving as great
"mercy feet" feeding friend and foe
alike.
Regular runs are being made be-
tween Atlantic ports and ports on the
North sea, the Mediterranean and the
Adriatic. Each ship carries a capacity
cargo Of -four, beans grain. beef and
ether supphss.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Snecies of Fern.

The island of MauritiuS, less than
one-third the area of Delaware, has
30 native species Of ferns; Java, a
little larger than New York, has 400,
while Brazil contains 3S7. All Europe
furnishes but siXty-seven species, the
arctic zone, 2G; North America, north
OF Mexico, has about 175 native
species.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
The Fool Hen.

The lad Went 10 the henhouse to
gather eggs. He returned with only
two eggs and said II hen was on the
nest: He was told not to disturb the
hen, but wait for II time and maybe
he could tilui ,Mother egg. In half
.n hour Ii" ran eXcitedly into the
house, eXcla.nin@: That fool hen
sat on the nest until the egg way
boiling" and he held the egg up as
proof.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Her Excuse a Good One.

Carrie was invited to party. Her
mother cautioned her not to begin eat.
ing her goodies until all around the
table had been helped. Carrie was
honored with the first helping to ice
cream. In few moments she said:
Excuse me for eating my ice cream
before it melts. enjoys 1t best while
II is freezed."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Her Ears Open.

A little girl who always has her ears
tpcn FOR the conversation of her ell
ders, heard her grandmother diagnos-
ing Il case of the hives. Later this
little girl noticed red spot on her
arm. She ran to her grandmother, ex.
claiming: ooh, grandma, see, 1 have
the heaves, too"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Herodes, Snhnormal Son.

HerodeS, 10 overcome the eXtraordi.
nary duiine%S OF his son Atticus, edu.
Gated along with him twenty-four lit
tie slaves Of his own age. He gave
each the name of the letter of the
Greek alphabet. His son, in order
to play with them. had to learn the
alphabet to call their names.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Companionship.

If the boy is not Il companion to his
father 1t is generally because the fa-
Their was not Il colhpanion to the boy
when the boy WAS a little fellow. Com.
pnniOnShip is. something which must
crow through the years especially for
two people who live under the same
roof and share the same fortunes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
u y
The Black Diamond.

Although white diamonds come
chiefly from the Transvaal the black
diamond is found in its greatest purity
in Brazil and especially in the Prov
ince Of Bahia. For it's finest specf
men so far discovered price of $50.
600 was paid-quite insignificant when
compared with prices paid for white
diamonds.
,,xH
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Their Soup and Coffee.

A soldier. in writing home from
France, stated that he was unable t.
mention the name of the river thai
courSed through his sector because If
the miSSive fell into enemy hands IL
would furnish valuable information or
the source of supply of the soup anG
coffee.-Chicago Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Creatures That Weep.

Among the creatures that weep most
easily are the ruminants. All hunters
know that the stag weeps, and it Is
asserted that the hear sheds tears
when severely wounded. The giraffe
is not less sensitive and regards with
fearful eyes the hunter who has
wounded 1t.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
4 4 X 4 K X r 4 4 K X X ++*
SAVE THE SURFACE.

Save the surface and you save
all. DiSintegration and decay
+ are cOnd lions which usually
start at the surface of any ma
terial. Protection against de-
+ terioration or rot of substances,
+ therefore, should begin with
r care of the exterior. Provided
+ material does not carry within
+ itself the element of sure decay,
. proper surface protection will
: undoubtedly iengthen its life.
- l. II l. Il \ Dr. I, l. l. r. 4, + u l. l.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Thieps Weakness for Bibles.

A sneak thief with peculiar pro-
clIvities has been at work at Alexan-
dria, S. ID. From the lodge hall Of
the Workman and .Rebekah lodges
the Bibles have disappeared One of
them had been in use in the Workman
lodge for % years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Old General Debility.

Here's old General Debility again!
Senator Leonard Nord, international
Falls. Mimi, would make 1t unlaw-
mi TO sell or offer for sale horses or
mules suffering from general debility
or Irmeness.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
Sounded Like That

repeat the Lords prayer, and all went
well until near the end. "And deliver
us from evil" said her mother. "And
deliver us from measles" repeated
Dorothy.-Bostoa Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26
RATS HEED CLUCK
Hen Has Become a Mother to Five Of
Them

Them.
Mrs. Elmer Niles, living near Elgin,
O., owns hen with a strange family.
The other day when she was feeding
her chickens a hen crawled from be-
meath the barn and clucked as though
A few seconds later she was sur
prised to see five rats coming from va
rious directions to participate in the
meal anrnGnced to them by the hen.
Observation dlscloses that the hen
has become mother to the rats.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-06-26

0uACK DENTISTS
MENACE BRITONS
Shocking Conditions Revealed by
Investigating Commit :.
REFORM URGED IN REPORT

Practice Of Dentistry by Persons Who'll
Iy Unqualified Leads to Widespread
Evils-Few Laws Regulating the
Profession and These Are So leni-
ent That Almost Anyone Can Garry
on General Practice - Few Real
Americans There and Charges Are
High.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-09

WOMENS APPAREL R R5s GGatf a Suits hts T atest
STYLES Of good materials honestly made See the savings
on LADIES' Underwear Hosiery, House Dresses G4I-
drens Wear and Notions in our under-pHced FALL
AND WINTER SPECIAL. You'll like the Styles
MEMS Cl OTNIN Excellent grades Of Suits oddsrf for
prces-n styles that will appeal to particular dresserS
slfuly tailored and artiscaly finished IN every DETAIL
ROOTS ann SHOES fol Men, Women and l. Chll,
better value for your money than you would expect
nowadays and you get straight guarantee Oh Sei''S
that will satisfy and please you.
Our FALL AND WINTER SPECIAL is a be
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-09
Churchwell's Buy
Big Moultrie Store

MOULTRIE, Ca, Nov. 8. -
Churchwell Brothers, of Cordele
have bought the department store Of
James Benenson, one of the pioneer
merchants of Moultrie. The deal
involved 100000 stock and was the
largest of the kind ever made in
Moultrie Mr.. Benenson will retire
from active business. The acquisi-
ton of the store here gives Church
well Brothers ten stores in all, To-
Gated in as many South Georgia
cities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-09
a new serial story by
] NE PHI ET.P

send away. The expressman promis-
ed to call this afternoon, but has not
kept his word" she explained, fol
lowing my glance.
What picture?"
"The first Mrs. Graham. She has
a niece in Ohio-her only relative,
believe Mr.. Graham thought she
might like the picture, even though
she had never seen the original. He
asked my opinion and 1 agreed with
him. 1t is an ornament aside from
any sentiment connected with it."
"Why not send her the things in
the attic also?" l asked, my spirits
fairly buoyant with relief.
"She is very wealthy. She Meth
er needs or would wear, them. 1
asked Mr.. Graham the same ques-
ton, you see.'
"Then We'll get rid of them to-
morrow"
AS l dressed for dinner l would
have been very happy but for the
memory of that note. Ny mercurial
spirits had arisen wildly when !
found all my suspicious regarding
the picture ungrounded and had
been able to Danish thought of the
passionate love-words in that note
l should have again felt the joy
had experienced the night of my
homecoming when first noticed the
removal of the picture, added to all
Everett had done for my comfort.
AS it was I surely was relieved, and
when Everett came in he remarked
upon my changed appearance.
81 shall insist that you go out
more often, Sandra. You have the
cars; use them. You are looking
quite like yourself tonight Then he
chatted so pleasantly with me that
almost forgot I had decided he did
not love me because he had not said
such wonderful things to me as he
had to Leola.
1t would seem that, as time passed
and l found out one after another Of
my cause for jealousy disappear
found that they were under ground.
ed would have become less sus.
picious. But in spite of repeated
resolutions to that effect, no sooner