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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
RESULT OF CROSS BREEDING
Qualities Of Domestic Animals I'm
proved by the Addition Of Blood
Of Other Species.

The Indian Of Alaska crosses his
sledge dogs with the wild wolf, and so
has produced dog which IL enormous
ly strong, can live on very little. can
stand any degree of cold. and which
can pull a sledge better than any other
animal Of It's size.
The dog and the fox have been
crossed. also the dog and the jackal.
Even the lion and the tiger have been
mated. In q group of trained animals
seen In New York few years ago WAS
lion-tiger. 1t had tigers body
family striped. but the head Of lirn
with u name.
The European pheasant, which. from
in breeding. was becoming liable to dis
ease. has been enormously improved
and streng' hened by crossing with the
wild Asiatic pheasant brought from
Central Asia In the same way new VA
rietles of deer have been obtained by
crossing the small Persian deer with
the European fallOw.
The ordinary white ferret Is an ami
able creature. hut rather slow Crossed
with the savage little wild stoat. the
result Is tho fitchet. smaller than the
fnrret hut much more active and
fierce and the finest creature IN evist-
ence for working either rats or rabbits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
ExEcUrI0NER BOOSTS FEE
Sing Sing Electric Chair Operator
Demands $3.50 for Each
Murderer.

New YOrk.-Owing to the high cost
of living. John Hubert, the state exc
cutioner, who manipulates the switch
connected with the Sing Sing electric
chair. has boosted the cost Of killing, II
was learned. He has increased the
amount of the fee he demands from $3.50
to $3.50. He charged the prison depart
ment $3.50 for the execution of Vim
cenZa opposite Of Schenectady, on the
night Of Jan. 8 last. The bill has not
yet been paid.
The state hired him In 1914 for $50
per murderer, II having dispensed
with Executioner Edward Davis, who
was receiving $3.50. and got cheaper
man. Warden Meyer later increased
Hulbert's pay to $50. Hubert has
had only one execution in nine months.
However. since taking the job he has
ofilcated mt forty-eight killings.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
CHURCHES TO AID LONELY
SHEEP SHEARERS OF WEST

The bleat of tie sheep on the back
bone of the continent calls men to the
mountains. On high uplands from the
Canadian border to Mexico, in lonely
and inaccessible places, one of the
most romantic examples of the coun-
try's migrant wOrker-the sheep
shearer-plieS his trade.
Unhcard of though he is to thou
sands of his fellow workers, 1t was
for him thai The immigration regula
tons of three cOuntries-Canada, the
United State, and MaxicO-were modi
fed during the war. This permitted
freedom of movement to many hun
dreds of this srau'e craft, and the
means of employment; to thousands in
factories and s;oriS.
Yet, for nil his importance in the
ranks of the ma, 'ons great Marching
Army Of the Employed, what sort of
life does this man lead? The migrant
fruit packer, or wheat harvester, or
farmland, or lumbcrnan often roams
inland through cites and the con-
gested spots Of civilization. But the
sheep shearer, by the nature of his
trade, is cut off from such Influences.
Through a survey of the nations
migrant labor now being made by the
Interchurch World Movement, 1t is
suggested that for men of this class
relief may be afforded through church
es in outlaying districts. For social
and other purposes these men, with
proper cooperation by church bodies,
could make use of many Of the
facilities without which they are
doomed to a life Of isolation.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
WHY ne "POKED HIM ONE"
Assault, but Judge Was Strangely
Unsympathetic.

"You see. y'r honor. this here guy he
comes into my cigar store along In the
afternoon Of the last day of the Sc
riOuS and taps on the showcase
kinder soft and patient. like h" wants
a cigar hut can whit. and we let's him
wait be"us me an my partner is hav-
An hot argument about tho game.
my partner bein' once an inmate of
Cincinnati.
I'VE amt noticin' the lapse of time
nor customers nor nOthin-whcn a
mans patriotiSm's involved he ough MT
to pay any attention to his personal
business. l thnk-and when we'd ar
gued till we was black in the face
without gettin' anywhere we got SON
sible. md my partner he says, Well
you big stiff. betcha five dollars the
Reds takes tnday's game"
"'You're on says. an I digs up a
Ave spot and he covers 1t an we asks
this here strange bird to hold stakes
and tells him the bet.
"'Surev he says. anything to ac-
c0mmodate while I'm waitin'.' And he
takes the ten dollars and hands 1t
over to my partner. sayin' 'The
moneys yourn-thr Reds win. got
II just before I come in here. You can
telephone for verification If you like
he says as I begin 20 sputter.
(which just then the phone rings
and Harry Nick calls me up and tells
me the score. And I turn to this here
guy and says. For the love o Pete.
you poor fish-did you stand there and
listen to me make that bet and let me
lose my good money and never say a
wOrdY We'll. 1t wasn't nothn' to me.
he says. 4 come In here to buy a
cigar So pokes him one, y'r honor.
an | think II was comm to mr.
"Mayhe your partner will pay your
fine" said the court. at will be just
ton dollsrs."-Chicago News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
SUGAR FROM TREE AND FIELD
Years Age People Got s~eetenIns Ma
tsrlal From the Maple and the
watermelon.

As long ago as ITS1 DR.. Benjamin
Rush put before the Philosophical 30
.iety of Philadelphia an earnest pro-
pOsal to usk nipple sugar. pointing out
that "for q great number OF years
many hundred private families In New
YORK and Penhsyivani6 have supplied
themselves piehtifuliy with this sugar
during the whole year.
The year before that the United
Suites. had bought over l7.b0O.0OO
pounds Of brown susar, and more than
100000 pounds Of other vafietIes from
the west fsdieS. Seven years after
Doctor Rush made Hts appeal the
brown sugar importation amounted to
nearly 81 600 600 pounds. and the loaf
sugar exceeded 20H00 0QQ pgupds: Al
that time somebody inl fbtikaeiphia
succeeded In obtaining sugar from wa
termeions. getting half a pint 0f. sirup
by gradually boiling the strained pulp
and Juice OF a melon that weighed II
pounds. This led J B. Bordley. 40 az
rieultural writer. to- compute In book
published In 1901 that an acre OF va
terneions would yield $143 worth Of
sirna. 80
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
MENTAL RELIEF IN DREAMS
Averred by Scientists That They Act
as Sort Of Safety Valve to
the Emotions.

A curious fact brought TO Hight by
the study Of dream psychology is that.
ais rule. the really great and pro
found SORROWS Of the day do not TO-.
low us into the realm of sleep. In
our dream Of the night there Is al.
ways some experience or thought OF
the day preceding which sets the
dream machinery going. 1t is true. It
may be something which has only In.
cidentally been taken cognizance Of by
our waking consciousness and can only
be traced back by minute and care
full analysis Of the dream. But. az
rule. the great sorrow and anxiety Of
the day does not minge with the
dream emotions, say the scientists
This is explained on the theory that
our emotions with regard to our great
and real affection have been so ex.
hausted In our waking moments that
they have not strength enough left
to make themselves manifest amid the
thrOng Of other and 'less used up"
emotions, which come trooping from
their psychic lairs.
"HOw often" says Goethe, ''have I
fallen asleep In tears, and beautiful
forms and faces have come to give
me peace and comfort in my dreams"
The mystics seem to have realized
something Of this long before the sci
entisrs discovered t.; for they say
that no matter what our waking for
tunes may he, to dream Of beauty Is
most favorable omen. II means for
the dreamer peace and plenty; sue
cess in his enterprise and the love Of
those dear to him. In this connection
may he mentioned the theory Of the
scientists that dreams are. necessary
mental relief; a sort Of safety valve
TO avoid the too high pressure OF
those unnumbercd thoughts and emo.
lions which have accumulated In the
psychic "unconscious" and are always
seeing expression.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
Airplane MufHer.

Like all healthy youngsters, the air
plane is noisy affair. Propeller and
engine unite to produce roar that al
ways make conversation difficult. and.
In time of war. supplies to keen.
cared enemy sure warning Of i'm
pending danger. Designers are seeking
to mitigate the evil, and so far. though
unable to deaden the "whir" of the
propeller, have produced numerous
featherweight mufflers to silence the
engine exhaust. The attachment has
now passed the experimental stage.
says the Popular Mechanics Magazine,
In an illustrated article, showing a
French war airplane equipped With
q standard muflar. 70" ~"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
RADIATEs TOO MUCH CHEER
Mr.. 0osilngton Finds He Has Com
plant TO Make Against Man
In the Next Room.

1.-THE man in the room next to
mine," said Mr.. Goslington, "begins to
sing as soon as he gets up He has
slept well. he feels refreshed. the
whole world looks bright to him. and
he has now pleasurable anticipatiOns
Of breakfast. He, feels impelled to
sing and he does sing.
mot loudly; he is very thoughtful.
he doesn't want to disturb anybody:
he sings Silly to himself and he
thinks that nobody else can hear him
But at that hour. In the general still
ness. his soft singing comes to Inc as
plainly and Is quite rs disturbing ~
the humming Of q bee.
Sometimes he whistles In tones
soft and low, meant to be Hutelike.
ard he enjoys his own Whistling as
much as he does his own singing. and
he thinks that nobody can hear 1t. hit
upon me his intended-to-be low. flute
IKE tones have the same effect as the
harp notes Of fife and they wake
NJ AS surely.
zone Of the finest things in the
world is cheerful spirit. The cheer
fr' man Is help to everybody with
whom he comes In contact. But might
II not he said of cheerfulness, a. OF
many another good thing. that II is
possible to have too much Of II?
Far be II from me to wish that
some great grief might descend upon
my cheerful neighbor. but I do wish
he wouldn't turn on his cheerfulness
so early in the morning."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
Coral Fisheries.

In consideration Of its slow growth
the coral reefs are fished once only In
ten years the fishing boats engaged In
this extremely lucrative business vary
Ing In size from three to fourteen tons.
The most valuable fisheries are among
the coral reefs of Tunisia. Algeria. and
Morocco, the raw material going chief.
ly to Italy. The red coral Of the Med
iterranean and the Red sea is exported
In large quantities to India for the
manufacture of ornaments and articles
of personal adornment The black coral
If the Persian gulf and Great Barrier
reef Ia still more highly priced.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26

II Christ. on the day He was born,
had started on tour to preach in ev-
cry village in India, He would still
have 30 Zoo more to visit
We now believe We have found
way by which the leaders of the Prot
estant churches can sit around conn
mon table and have the Christian pro-
gram of the entire world laid before
them. by means of the Interchurch
World Movement we can see where
the Methodisis are, and where the
Baptists are. We can see the general
outline Of their forces their present
status in This great world struggle,
and may also have some idea of the
unOccupied places, and what may be
done by all Of us to enter these unOc-
cupied parts of the world field which
Christ sent us to occupy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
THREE SETS OF TWINS
And In Each Family There Were Al.
ready Four Children.

And In Each Family There Were Al
ready Four Children.
Race suicide has had a terrible set
hack IN Topeka since October II. for
between that day and October q
three sets Of twins. all healthy and all
thriving. were horn in Topeka. In
each Of the three Topeka families thus
blessed there are four children Older
than the twins.
Margaret Maxine Thompson and
Max Reese Thompson were born on
October II to Mr.. and Mrs. James D.
Thompson. No. 1890 Kansas avenue.
Four other children are In the ThOmp-
son family.
Robert and Charles Ccunci, were
horn on October II to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert I. Council No. 732 Madison.
There are four children older than the
twin babies In this family also.
Frank and Fred Coffee were born
or October q to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Coffee. No. ll3sS North Quincy street.
Here. also. there are four older chill
dren.
The oldest mother Of the three 10
thirts-nve. the youngest twsnty-nys.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
Engineer Refused
to Spoil This lie"

Pinehurst. n. C.-The defer
ence paid to golf here Is impress!
Sive. Miss Me;cuif Heating of
the Aguwam Hunt club, hooked
her drive to the railroad tracks ,
near the club house just az s
train was coming along.
The engineer, leaning out of
the cab window, saw the ball
come to rest between the rails!
saw 1t perch itself upon an ideal /
but precarious tee in the form /.
of tiny pile OF cinders. grasped |
the situation and the airbrake
control at the same time and ,
brought the train to sudden
stop.
The passengers may have been
slightly shaken up in the proc;
ess. but Miss Keating's lie was
not disturbed. The train waited
until good recovery shot had .
been played and then resumed
Its journey northwarr to less
cOnSiderate climcs.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26

Drunk or two In the bar room beinS
sufiicient to conyinee the Judge.
The wiser ones would have two
p'+chers, one on each side Of the sink,
one full of ammonia and one full or
whisky. One sweep Of, the: arm would
dump them both Into the sink. The
odor Of the ammonia would prevent
the odor OF. whisky. to be, noticeable
and the contents Of the sink could be
analyzed only as spirits Of ammonia.
"All the saloons In the state were
filled with ingenious hides most OF
which defed detection. When hide
was discovered 1t was generally the
result Of some disgruntled employee
giving the thing away. They range
In capacity from hides large enough
to hold half-pint close to the bar
itself to false cellar. walls behind
which ten barrels might be concealed.
Most of the saloons had large and
small hides the smaller ones being
filled up daily from the big one by
the boss himself
'Sone of the hides consist OF tanks
set inside of hewed-out girders In the
floor above. These were connected
with Il small pipe which generally
ended in a little office right ~ tn"
bar. You would order a pint. the bar
tender would return to the office
close door, remove calendar from
the wall. behind which was little
disguised gascOck, from this he would
remove cap and draw off the re-
Guired amount. Other stores OF booze
. were kept In the tanks Of flush closets.
which could be flushed from behind
the bar In case the searchers got too
close and the evidence would 60 down
the sewer.
''SOme had their main hides, on
adjoining property that would not he
covered by the search warrant. tn
which access was had by means OF
secret doors and subterranean pas
sages."
Beer Sold Openly.
"What about 275 per cent beer?"
was asked.
Ever since 2.75 per cent beer was
DreWeu. liz TtIlieu, IL has Dccu WI
sale openly In Maine. Fruit stores
and small stands Of all kinds paid $25
for federal license and put In II
stock Of bottled beer. while the sa-
looms sold the bottled and draught
goods both. II the saloons have a
right to sell II because II Is nOn-in-
tOxicating and II II Is nOn-intOxicat'
Ing ! cart see the necessity OF carry
IN" an excessive tax. ] cant see
what Is there to prevent soda fOun-
taihs or anyone selling 2.75 beer af-
ter paying the federal tax Of SIS.
prohibition ln Maine for many
years was Joke except for occasional
spaslns Of enforcement just before an
election when the party In power
figured that they needed votes or the
county treasury needed money. II is
an interesting game TO chase the
evaders and ] anticipate II viii he
even more so In the event Of nation
wide prohibition"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
Philippine Climate Healthy.

The climate Of the Philippines Is one
Of the best In the tropics. The islands
extend from degrees to Fl degrees
north latitude. and Manila Is in IA
degrees 35 minutes. The thernome-
ter during July and August rarely
goes below 70 or above as. The ex-
IRENE ranges in year are said to be
81 and 81, and the annual mean tenn
perature 81. There are three well
marked seasons-temperate and dry
from November 20 February. hot and
dry from March to May, and temperate
and wet from June tn October. The
rainy season reaches Its maximum In
July and August. when the rains are
constant and very heavy. The total
rainfall has been a. high as ia inches
In one year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
SMALL WAISTS THE FASHION
Paris oressmakers, However, Deny
That Tight lacinu Is to
Return.

Par's.-Whispers are heard in cir
cles Of fashion that small waists are
to "come in" again next season.
StrctaSt secrecy Is being main
tained in professional quarters In ac-
cordance with a decision by great
dressmak'ng establishments here not
to make premature revelations, but
it is said gowns designed after the
new mode have been seen and ad-
mired.
Authorities In the dressmaking
trade however, deny tight lacing is to
return, one of them saying: 1.-THE
wasp waist is a. obsolete as the stage
coach or the se,lsn chair"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
zuIu arides cheaply Clothed.

New YOrk--Iulu women have solved
their country's high cost of living prob
lem by wearing the same dress all
through life.
This Is the statement in "True
Economy" issued by the Interchurch
World Movement nf North America.
But this 10 not all A Zulu parent
does not furnish his charming daugh-
ter dress until her wedding day.
nj 'hen $50 is considered quite cx-
pensive for her trOuSseau. Since
fashions in Zululand remain constant,
husbands do not bother about fur
n'Sh'ng their wives with anything
ne" in wearing APPAREL
Eut who wants to be Zulu1
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
WAX FIGURE OF "PUsSYF00T"
Amer can Prohibition Worker 10 Put
Among "lmmortals" In
London.

Lond0n.-A wax figure Of w. r.
PussyfooD Johnson, the American
prohibition worker who recently sac
rificed an eye to the dry campaign
in England. has been placed among
the "immortals," In Nine. Tussaud's
museum Of wax figures. The figure
representing Mr.. Johnson has a patch
over the injured eye.
Nine. Tussaud's establishment,
which has been running for more
than half century, has come to be
almost national institution. In 1t
are to be found the busts and statues
of people Of all periods who have
achieved fame or notoriety.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
Pitch From Fir Trees.

Portland, Ore.--Pitch is soon to b.
extracted from Oregon frs In an effOrt
10 restock tine country's waning supply
Of turpentlne. A permit, the first of
IFS kind. has just been issued by the
ilsti'ic. forester to allow the extrac.
rnn of pitch from Douglas fir timber
u 40 ;'cres near Disston In the Urp.
m nnt ional forest.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26

"A, reiglous fanatic "a india has
an idea that by making himself uncOm.
things soft In the next. His seat Is Il
board dotted with spikes upon which
he has sentenced himself to stay
awhile, partly as penance, partly to
convince the believers that holy man
Is insens;ble to the things that are
extremely painful TO the average per-
son. He must havh convinced himself
Ms we'll, for even stole would balk
at smiling In such an uncomfortable
place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
This Fair Fan Could Talk Any
Photograph to Death Easily

you Fretwell and Heavier watch tina,
guy Hamilton. he's getting too fast.
During the halves she started
giving the press box occupants the
benefit of her ideas, and among those
at the press table were big Fuzzy
Knight, whom of course the young la
dy I'D not recognize as Jimnye's
brother.
Did l hear one of you birds tc
say Jimmie Knight is the best player
in the state. Howja get that away
Jimmie Johnson is the best player
He ANITA playin tonight, but he is
all to the good"
Along about the middle of the sec
ond half with Fairmont only -four
points behind.
20. Lord, o, Lord, whatza matter
with you Clarksburg guys. Gone tc
sleep. Get in there Fretwcll, come or
Thorn-watch that Hamitton-looi;
out-Shere he goes again-another
basket-how much time left-whats
tina scorer"
And then when the game was over.
20, Baby. o, Baby-that sure was
a battle. Goodbye Jimmie knight
come back again soon. Well, SO long
Fairmont."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
Much Interest Here
In Big Ball Game

CLARKSBURG, ". Va, Jan. So
Golden NJ. Hoult, CASTOR avenue, Fair
mont, w. Va, has sent in reservations
for seats for the major league exhl-
bition game to be played here April 8
between the Washington American
league club and the worlds champion
Cincinnati National league club. 9th
er reservations for this game and the
Detroit American league club and
Boston National league club game on
April z are being made from Fairview,
Pennington, Hammond, Glover's Gap
and Grant Town. Indications point to
a large delegation of Marion Scunty
fans being present when the game
are played.
According to the letters received by
the Roy E. Parrish Post American
Legion and ClarSsburg Press club for
reservations, the Marion county fans
are anxious to see "Ty" Cobb, Walter
Johnson, Hank" Gowdy, Greasy
Neale and other stars of the game.
These games will be umpired by
major league umpires as one umpire
accompanies each club, which means
two umpires for the game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29

Well, well, we got one awful crack
on the old bean last night in that
Clarksburg battle. Never expected any
such thing as those birds knocking
US off-but such is life. Hoover, II
was worth the price of admission and
q trip from here to Clarksburg, even
IL the Normal did get walloping, Just
to hear one shrill-voiced fanette root
last night. We have seen a number
of members Of the fair sex who made
some claim as rooters, but this Jane
last night just walked away from the
field.
Just as soon as the Fairmont team
came on the floor, she started with:
Where's that Jimmie Knight.
want to see Jimmie Knight-he's the
only player they got. Then she spied
poor Jimmie and beloved 20, there
he is-there's Jimmie Knight-num-
be 10-hello Jimmie-better go back
to Fairmont."
And then the game started:
Come on there Thorn-come on
FretweH,. o. you sweet babies. Gee,
kid. didya see that basket he made.
Poor old Fairmont. Say. who's that
little fellow playing with knight
what's that name? Hamilton. Say,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
CHANGES MADE IN
CITY FLOOR LEAGUE
Several Games Ordered Play
ed Over at This Meet
ing.

AN important meeting OF the city
league basketball leaders was held
last night at the Y. NJ. c. A. The
ELECTRICIANS have stepped out of the
league and vacated their first place
positions to the Owens team, new
corners in the league, who will finish
out the Electricians schedule.
Individual trophies will be given
the members of the team taking the
championship, a selection of several
things viii be allowed the winners.
1t is likely that sweaters will be
selected.
The following games were ordered
to be played over because OF violations
OF teams playing. The games will be
palyed on dates to be agreed upon by
the team managers:
Game of December %, between the
F. NJ. NJ. Co. and the West Virgin
ian on account OF the ineligibility Of
Wilson, who played with the West
Yirginian.
Game on tho above date between
Fred T. Ley Co.. and Koppers. Moron-
gah Glass because Ley Co. used Mere