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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
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To fct Srppy Of .-aity
Good Quality

Turpc"t'nr o.! and resin are already
being p: din "a ,n - ""'hr"rciai Srhe
ln India IL, 80" ,l,-iiil"tinn Of pine
rosIB. \ new St!!l"'t Ut supply which.
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valuable t&., ''ly e. lrdian use. has
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The Sterr~ of .."SNeilin se".'nla II tree
widely di<tr'Lrir1 th"nn'rinuI ;ha dry
2nnp fm'. s'S If frNrii' India. TIE
:tS:nrl'r sub, :Illcu Nh ia eylldpS frnm
the cuts c"n't:;nS kind uf turp"ntine.
a ros'u 'rh - Gum.
Invest 's.tt'.'n of The methods of sep
nrating !,rSe rnn"'ituentS n market
able fn"n howe lt."r conducted since
1912 Ivy III" fnrv:. authorities in India
In ru.r' a"a'f,n with IL" Imperial in
siiill,e ;tlf he rn VT. have been pub.
'sh"d reci 'ly in n pal'pr by X. 5.
PEARSON feet p'.rn0,n'St. and PnraH
Singh. che~t'..I ahr'S.r ut the Forest
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,.p,pra' cc"fljfS'Gn r"n"hrd based on
The rp"'-'tS ~" ut,ft,i,rnnS tT'a'S is that
III" illr.,rr''',t. nii ~ "n'ti tn good
Innlity AIM""'":," inrtrI'inc oil.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04

D.corat on for DEED That Was
Merely Second Rate.

Tie had come back with the croiX de
gurIr" h,t he would moi talk about
how he won IL. OF course his famil,
and friends l:new the formal citation
hui hey wanted h m to tell them the
details. and he mode$tly and persist
nily evadrd them.
~ think is Siinply silly" declared
MA irate cousin in her Je"ps. "WhatS
'h' use of 'lur&ina AMI d"1.ins. and
prcieniin. you're not a hero when
yon knew perfectly well y"u nr"F
The Morln turned YES. nt course
;:in" I ann" he nSs'nreh cOu;ly. "'The
trouble Is. they didn'i give me my
cross i'm Ihe ri:'m IT. NJ. Do y"u eN
peel II fc'loN ~ tall about his heroism
wi AZ he aaHS II Il 'ruintion for d"int
what lots ot either fellows did VII"
yerent lU.'':y eioA.h Ia he noticed
and then finds th hravpst IN II. h."
ever - al ever expects Ia do. treated
lightly or 'gn"rcd lIuge,her: Al least
| vas II hvru once Heior" we were
0r',e!eh abroad. | WAS invited To lunch
cot hN NY ColOnplS dHu .htpr. Nov.
y0n kln- | am Il ru'tntrl hoy from an
inland state II was the first lunrhe ~
iii ever HttrIiGrd--Hnd the first time
I'd ever boo; served raw ONSiprS-- !
hate ShcllN.'t and hen | SAN ih"Sr
IN SuIi Siiiuy slit. cry horrors set he
fore me | ne: rly tainted I;ul Didn't
knew MI. .hrr anything much WAS I"
io'o or NOT: and | couldn't decline
mann Il Sh under The eye of my
hostess | shr,tlrred Wi. h DISGUST. |
:: n sure they would z" Gown;
'9roal Icy III ghi collp ul i'hi--i
tp t.. * oysters. all S:N IN SIN let
- ia lip,a She 'O'l ulf 80 Tvs
ears :;'t"r nrt. Wh"n 4 confessed
saw. call lai true hrroiS.n. i'u' i;
H>p'i " hal | got shr rr.iSS I'll
May :" S;'id he S:,ltA ,n,'n"
hing H. i,I I"it>. rs THAT N"d ~ go
M ~ uri the, ,cirl for"
No. sighed the unaprrecin'rd
.rru. she agrees with The rest of you
md General Mangin. She only laughs
-. real claim 70 glory ."-Io'.ths
nrpnni'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
EGYPTIANS HAD. FIRST FAIRS
Custom Which Has Become ljhksrs&l
Had its Origin In the land
@ Of, the Pharaohs.

Though country fairs. to MS Of the
metropolis, mean nothing more than
q bit Of local color on how the other
half Of the world lives. they are stilf
an important feature Of the social and
commercial intercourse of many rural
communities, where the facilities for
. reaching large centers are not YET
very greatly developed. And 80 they
would seem to he just an adaptation
to natural needs. which they were
from the very beginning. ages and
ages ago. But then they were natural
needs of very different order.
II was among the ancient Egyptians
that thew. started. At the periodic
Overflow Of the Nile, which laid waste
almost the entire Nile valley. the peo-
pie 10 the affected areas would flock
with their produce In barges to the
festivals OF various kinds which were
always being held in the large cities
or IN the vicinity of the great temples.
Here they found ready market for
whatever they had brought with them
and many diversions to while away
the time until they could 90 back to
their homes. II Is interesting to note
that II Is still the custom among the
, Hlntlus and other Asiatic races to
flock periodically to the great markets
during festival times.
In the early days of the church
these celebrations were assigned to
the festival day of the patron saint Of
the town In which they were held. The
church yard was then given over to
tradesmen for the display Of their
wares and refreshments were served.
Because, the inhabitants Of the town
were supposed to spend the night in
prayer to the patron saint, he festi-
walls at this time were called wakes.
but as Catholicism. waned the religious
element was discarded and the term
"fair" adOpted.--ChicagO Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
The Ways OF Children.

Nothing can stagger a childs faith:
he accepts the cumsiest substitutes
and can swallow the most staring In
cOngruities. The chair he has jus;
been besleging as castle or valiantly
cutting to the ground as a dragon. Is
taken away for the accommodate ton
Of a morning visitor and he Is nothing
abashvI: he can skirmish by the hour
with a stationary coal scuttle; In the
midst Of the enchanted pleasance he
can see without sensible shock the
gardener soberly digging potatoes for
the days dinner. He can make alb
stractiOn Of whatever does not fit into
his fable. -. And so II Is That
although the ways Of children cross
with those Of their elders In a hun
dred places daily. they never go in
the same direction nor so much "a lie
In the same element. So may the tel
egraph wires iDtersect the line Of the
higbrOnd. or so might landscape
painter and bagman visit the same
country, and yet move In different
w0rlds.-R. J.. Stevenson.
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80. - .....,..ssss.

;s-Sre S@.~ - sls.'ss.
- sa.vino atCoppsr Cargo.
He wears a strange old ring nshed
! up during his salvaainS operations.
This twas, found 10 scennection with
the $50 tons Of copper which went
down In. the Pewabic In Lake Huron,
In 1885. The copper was salvaged
from a depth Of $50 feet. Mr.. Leavitt
says other salvagers had tried to get
it and failed, and no less than seven
divers in rubber suits had lost their
lives In vain attempts. .e@
ut Is not possible to, do salvaging
work in winter, except in southern
waters. Winter Is the of season."
said Mr.. Leavitt. "But next summer,
along about June, we propose to go
after the Merida, which went down
SO miles Off Cape Charles. She was
carrying $1.sOO.OOO In silver bars
alone. Silver then was worth only
about 40 cents an ounce, and 1t has
gone up lot since, Besides that.
there Is 100000 in money In the safe
in. the purser's Office"
It was pointed out by Mr.. Leavitt
that f1,OOO.OOO sterling had already
heen recovered ny British government
divers from the. White Star Dominion
liner Laurentlc. which was sunk IN
1917 off Fasad Light.
When questioned about the POSSIBLE
ity Of getting good divers. Mr.. Leavitt
replied:
Good men are scarce. as you know.
for diving or. anything else. Still.
you can usually get man. and. II
you direct him. he can do almost any.
thing. But usually, II thrown on his
own resources. he will be almost help
less"
When asked about the possibility
of getting the cargo lost when the tor
pedoed Lusitania went down. Mr.
Leayitt said 1t should certainly be pos
sible. 81 '
In my armor, l can, II necessary
descend 1000 feet" he said. 1.-THE Lu-
sitania Ia In 2S5 feet Of water. AS to
the value of salvage. there is $500
600 gold in her and $5,OOOOOO worth
of imperishable freight, such as cop
per brass, Iron, etc. There are also
s5,OOO,OOO worth of negotiable securi-
ties, quite apart from the valuables
iewelry and cash OF passengers.
"rne Arabic. lying about sixty miles
from the LuSitania. has S5,OOOOOO
gold in her. She Is in about 315 feet
OF water" s.,
Mr.. Leavitt said that the position OF
these ships would not change percepti-
bly. MS there was nj most, q four-knOt
current at such depths.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
Irish Linen Industry.

Irish linen acquired national lmpor-
lance in the seventeenth century. Dur
Ing the reign Of Charles ii the extern
sion of the Irish wooden manufacture
appears to have made such rapid
strides that the jealousy Of English
manufacturers was aroused. COnse-
Quently. an act was passed by the
British parliament prohibiting any ex-
port OF wool from Ireland except to
England and Wales. Not content with
this another act was passed later for
bidding any export whatever of wool
or wooden manufacture from Ireland.
The wooden trade being thus reduced
to the quantity required for home con-
sumption, rapidly declined. and its
place soon taken by linen manufac-
ture.
The old Irish name for. fax was
Thin. closely resembling French lin,
the Latin linum and the English
words lint and linen. Linen dyed
yellow was much worn by the an
rient Irish. the brughaids, or farmers.
heing obliged TO learn TO prac-
tice the cultivation Of fax.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
The Similarity.

Ray Bright was Santa CMus on
Christmas eve at the Thompson kin
dergarten at Terre Haute. His little
daughter Is ip. the kindergarten. SO
he was very careful to change bis
voice and ACTIONS as much as he could
But when he went to slip on his Santa
Claus suit he forgot all about the
white handkerchief around his neck
which he wore. to keep his collar from
rubbing the boil underneath.
And after the party was over and
he had again donned his citizens
clothing he went after his little
daughter. Happily she said. "Oh.
daddy, Santa Claus was here a little
while ago." and then her voice be-
came sympathetic. land, oh, daddy.
he has bOils on his neck, too."-Indian.
aDOlis News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
Times Have Changed.

There was recently discovered, II
the archives Of Winchester, England.
In the old Winchester Golfer Book. the
following entry: 1925. Both December.
Taken from the cofer thirty shillings
for the apparalling Of six poor boys
that went to Virginia" These must
truly have been the good old days"
before people were bothered about the
cost Of living. One cannot help won
dering what the descendants Of these
six adventures going to America
would think. II they were given only
five shillings and told to go and buy
themselves an outfit today.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
DUG GRAVE FOR CATERPILLAR
Resourceful Ant Performed Last Rites
and Probably Provided Future
Source Of Food.

lady seated on porch one sum-
mer day witnessed a performance by
one Of those Industrious little crea-
lures. the ants. that she would hardly
have credited II she had not observed
1t for herself.
As she rocked back and forth near
the edge of the porch she noticed n
dead caterpillar lying on hill "f sand
below the house. It was a fat cater
pillar and doubtless In life had been
vivid green color. but now It was
faded and rusty looking. Large stones
surrounded the mound of sand. and
presently 1t appeared that there was
another spectator of the caterpillar's
last sleep. A huge ant ran up over
the stones. back and forth, nearer
and nearer, encirclng the caterpillar
several times. as though on haSty
tour Of inspection. Apparently salts
fed, 1t then disappeared. but not for
long; II had only been surveying the
outlook lower down. There. in shell
tered spot near big stone. II sud-
denly began making queer movements
in the sandy clay. Digging-that is
what II was doing.
With eager haste 1t threw M little
hits Of sand with its legs. and so fast
did It work that tiny hole began
to show itself In the sand. The lady
leaned over the balustrade Of the
porch and watched with eager In
terest.
Was 1t possible that the industrious
little insect was digging grave for
the caterpillar? And. indeed. sc 1t
seemed Without a moments rest 1t
dug and dug, the sand forming little
piles all around 1t. In what seemed
an incredibly short time deep hole
appeared In the sand and the busy ant
desisted in triumph.
But now was to come the hardest
part of atl, and If had not been an
eyewitness should not have believed
that an insect could have accomplish
ed such a task. With an occasional
shove. and many pulls. 1t drew the
caterpillar's body along until 1t hung
over the yawning hole. Then the ant
disappeared down the opening, and
I held my breath. What would happen
next Had she given up her project?
But nO--slowly, slowly. the body of
the big caterpillar began to move
downward into the hole, and real.
lied that the clever insect was below
and drawing 1t down. In few seconds
the entire caterpillar had disappeared
from view. Then the fussy ant return
ed to the surface and again began its
miniature shovellng, only this time the
clay was thrown back into the hole.
The burial was finished--but wait
not quite complete. From somewhere
near another ant had appeared upon
the scene and together they carried
tiny stones and placed them over the
mouth of the hole as though to mark
the place, then the two hastily dis
appeared, to look for further industry.
am told that the ants sometimes
lay caterpillars away thus, to serve
as future food for their young.
1t mas been said that those who do
not believe in an Overruling provi-
= nee should watch such actions rs
Il rse on the part of ants and bees =
Kathleen Wheeler Ross in Our Dumb
Animals.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
AMERICA WINS INDiA'S TRADE
With Japan, Has Taken over Gen.
tral Powers Old Bust.
ness.

Inndon.-The United States and
japan have taken over since the begin.
ming of the war virtually all OF the
big export trade which the central
powers had with lndia. says an 0mcial
report which adds that. undoubtedly,
American competition in India has
come to stay.
The place of the central powers
has been taken by the United States
so far as iron and steel and machinery
are concerned. Japan has taken the
trade In electrical accessories. copper.
paper glassware. textiles and beer.
The primary reason for the in
creased shipments of American manu-.
featured goods to India has been the
inability of the established British ex
porters to supply the market owing to
war conditions, says the report.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
pIsaareed Over poq,. Color.

- New Yerk.--The color Of the bull
dog owned by Mrs. Margaret P. Miller
recently WAS the means of freeing
Mrs. Miller Of suit, for $1O.255 dam.
ages brought against her by Mrs. Ber.
die Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler alleged
that the dog had bitten her. Several
of her Witnesses testified concerning
the dog, but none of them was able to
identify the, animal.
=, One said the dog was black. an
,,o'..er said brown. while third
thought the animal was white All
of this caused, Judge Myers to dis
miss the case. !. Attorneys for Mrs.
Wheeler Immediately filed another suit
and meantime the dogs color will be
- ascertained.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
Had a Good Reason.

Thomas Logan. age three and .
half. had been sitting stock still iH
his chair as betitted gentleman,
while his family entertained company:
This was unusual TO those who know
his active disposition. Finally the
reason came ont:
~ am sitting still like this" he
confided to one Of the company. she
cause my mother told me to-"
Thus having relieved his mind OF
the stain Of perfect quiet as vOluD-
tary act. he again reIapsed into quiet
and rigid posture.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
AGRICULTURE AND
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
Foreign People in This Country
Being Taught American
Ways.

Earnest effort to acqnaint foreign
people in this country with American
ways of thought and living is being
made this year 10y various agencies.
Including the extension service OF the
Omitted States department of a9r' 'ul-
lure and the state agricultural col
leges. Within the territory of nearly
every county or home demonstration
agent are to be found n greater or
less number of people, living onte to
themselves and speaking their native
language almost entirely. These peo-
pie from other lands are usually very
apprecative of any effort made to
teach them American ways. and they
welcome instruction in the cooking OF
American foods. the making of Amer
lean clothes. and even the growing OF
vegetables that thrive here.
In Lake CT prles, La Is commu-
nifty. as typically Mexican as If II were
located In Mexico. The home demon
stratiOn agent in that parish has been
endeavoring this year to bring about
a change In living conditions. sew
ing class has been organized and gar
den work encouraged. Previously,
only two people in this Mexican COM
munity had ever had garden. Among
the things the mothers wished to learn
was how to make American cookies.
One OF the women offered to teach the
home economics worker how to make
tho hDaSt of Mayicon hot tamuips If
she would In turn teach her how TO
make American pastry. While they
learn American cooking and sewing 1t
Is hoped that incidentally they will
learn not only the American language
but American ideas Of living as well.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04

Perhaps sixty million years have
passed since the Great Barrier reef
Of, Australia Was the beach Of an an
ciept sea. n It's sands containing gold
drought down. by tire rivers. BY geo
logic causessi ~ has been tilted up. and
the sands have become quartzite rock.
which looks like dark gray nutcake,
with. whitish pebbles thickly scattered
through II.
81 Il is the vast quantities mis- ore
available that have made the mines Of
the Rand the greatest gold producers
the world has ever known. modern SCI
entiAe methods rendering practicable
/, the, extraction Of the precious metal
at cost Of only 40 per ton Of the raw
mateasAA
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
An Unusually Large Bird and It Had
Lots Of Spunk.

John Fox of junction City, Kan, re-
ceived a number of bad cuts In one
hand as the result of a fight with
monster chicken hawk.
The hawk, an unusually large black
bird, had been killing farmers chick
ems In the Milford neighborhOOd for
years, but has always proved gunshy
and too wary for the hunters who laid
for him. Recently Fox and Joseph
Moritz, one of the, farmers who had
lost many chickens through the hawk.
were drying along the road IN the lat
ter's car and saw the big haWk ahead
of them.
They chased him In the machine, but
he kept ont of range until the machine
was put at full speed. Running
abreast with the flying hawk Moritz
brought his car to a sudden halt and
Fox Jumped out, shooting the hawk
through the wing. When Fox at
temped to pick him up the big bird
put up q fight and finally had to be
killed before he could be touched with
safety. He had wing spread Of four
feet.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
Oldest Locomotive Is
Placed on Exhibition

Sacra old
est locomotive. the G. +. Hunt
ington No. 1. has been placed In
the plaza. near the Southern
Pacific railway station here, as
a monument to the achievement
of pioneer railway men, Of the
West. q
The locomotive was built In
the East. shipped around Cape
Horn In 1853 ands was the first
locomotive tn be operated In
California, railroad official de-
clare.
Ii WAS brought to Sacramento
by the original Central Paclfc
company. of which G, p. Hunt
ington was president, and for
years was on the run between
Sacramento and Folsom. then a
prosperous mining town.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
CoalIess Farmers Burning Corn.

For the tirst time n quarter Of q
century. Nebraska farmers are hlIrl.
that the grain is worth ~ 81 y husl Ell.
The farmers say they afe compelled
to use the corn for fuel. having no
coal
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
His Answer Ready.

~ wouldn't want to be rude to Q
young lady," said he.
"Well?"
But II any queen should propose
to me during 1920 just because it's
leap year I'm going to tell her to back
away and take a good look at the cost
OF living"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
Stole Pennies From Poor Cox.

Caught IN The acl of stealing % pen
MES from the poor box of q church IN
New York city John Perno was ar
rested by the police. Perino. II is al
legged. was using corset steel. tipped
with adhesive gum. to fish the pennies
from the box.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
Plane Killed Two Spectators.

Two persons were BILLED and a
score injured when an aer0plane
swerved into crowd of spectators az
q landing field In Chattanooga. Tenn.
The pilot was unable to manage the
plane BECAUSE Of broken steering
geaR
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
Reserved Statement.

ITO play a Joke on his nelghbor
Smith. Jones told him the walking
was perfectly safe. and to step out
boldly"
+. "Did Smith believe him?"
swell, he fell for It."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
The Substitute.

"How do you account for this sud
den outbreak Of interest In psychic
science?"
~ suppose since spirits are now
banned in this world we have to look
for those In the other"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
s,.., nus, .rosort In Street.

B.. Potter Cecars Of Waterbury and Jo-
seph ,Catadoret.of : Bridgeport. Conn.,.
met op the main business street Of
Waterbury aud each opened Gre on
the other. When the. smoke lifted
both duei;sts were dead.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
For Accuracy.

He--D'yoG know. May. you grow
more beautiful every day.
she-Oh. George, yop DO exaggerate.
He-Well. then. should 7 say sysry
other day.
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His Mistake.

"waiter. this stuff isn't at for a pig
to eat"
my mistake. sir. | thought It was
or wouldn't have brought It to you"
Boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
Answer Those Perplexins Questions.

That nel'plexing task Of Sse1eetIng
Chfisfmas giff& wiIl be materially aid.
sd by reading the advertising COLUMNS
Of Grit this week. II you send your
order nnw YEN will have plenty oil
time to secure the goods before Christ
nsS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-04
Qualified Help.

Mistress-Can you exercise discre-
ton?
New Servant-Can I? Say, I've ex-
ercised everything from lap dogs to
society climbers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-11
SHORTAGE OF LABOR
CAUSES FEWER CROPS

BY The Associated Press
NEW YORK-Shortage of labor
in the agricultural states is result
ing in a reduction of acreage which
threatens Americas food supply ac-
cording to the findings of Perley F.
Walker, dean of the Kansas Uni
versity engineering school. made
public today at national headquar-
tiers Of the American Society Of
National Engineers. The dean Is
head OF a research committee of the
ciety.
Dean Walker found population at
a standstill or declining in agricul-
tural sections, pointing out that six
teen of the los counties in Kansas
prevented that state from decreas-
ing in population in a decade, the in
creases all being in industrial Sec
tions. THE same thing holds good
in Iowa and doubtless in other
states for the same period" the
Dean reported.
Many farmers cannot pay their
1919 debts because the railroads
are unable to move their wheat
harvest, and they are pairing down
production, he said
AS a remedy, Dean Walker sug-
gested a study by engineers of the
economics of transportation and
production with a view to systemat-
izing a national fitting of enter
prises to localities This. he
thought, would work out better dis
tribution of population where need
ed and would prevent continued
inability of the transportation sys-
TENS to meet the demands upon
them.