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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
FAD NOW IS TO RE.cHRIsTEM
slavonie Names Lead In Fashion, and
the lvans and the Sonias Are
Numerous.

II. as Shakespeare says. all the
women In 1t are players, then every
body Is entitled to q stage name.
Choose your own to fit the role you
have assigned yourself, and you are
only exercising your professional priv
ilege. For the present, the CUSTOM
outside the domains Of the theater and
literature-is more general among
women than men. But the fashion
once diffused, there Is no telling where
1t will end.
Says writer In the Daily Mail Of
London: Time was when we were
content to abide slavishly by the
names bestowed upon US at our chris
tening, but today there are signs of
revolt against a handicap such as Is
implied by an unsuitable Christian
name.
Modern men and women realize
what a depth of psychological sugges-
ton abides within name, and what a
dangerous thing It is to 60 through
life attached to one that Is antipa-
thetic to ones nature.
Polly is becoming Patricia, and en-,
deavoring to live up ia It. Daisy ls
calling herself Diana and hoping that
she looks like 1t. Human nature pos
sesses curious aptitude for approx
mating to the view formed Of and for
It, so the re-christening craze achieves
a wonderful mental metamorphosis In
quite number of INSTANCES.
The rose hF any other name might
smell as sweet, yet our feelings In re-
gard to II might modify, were 1t
known as stitchwOrt or mangelwurZel.
Similarly 1t would be risky to be
known as Martha when we long to be
Penelope, and silly to suffer as Susaa
when we feel like Sophonisha. The
world seems a different place when
we feel ourselves rightly named for 1t.
There have been fashions In names
that absolutely date their owners. Dor
othy and Phyllis proclaim their age
to the world at large just as do the
unfortunate creatures named by mis-
guided parents after battles. jubilees
and Russian dancers. For such the
business Of notwithstanding hecanaa
sooner or later q positive duty.
The notwithstanding habit once ac-
Quired, there Is no reason why It
should not be repeated at intervals.
as we age and develop. Just now the
fashion Is for the Slavonlc. There
are Ivans who. In long clothes. were
pure George. and Sonias who In their
cradle were simply Ada. Not long
ago favor was with the French. and
Yvonnes and MargOts were every
where.
After all. why not seek the apprO-
pirate? It may annoy ones relatives.
who are apt to regard the re-christen-
Ing craze as an affectation amounting
almost to deceit-but everybOdy's do
ing it.-New York Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Desert Made HabItable.

In the southwest corner of France,
between the rivers Ad0ur and Garon.
ne. are long stretches of pine woods,
green and cool. Where these pines
now stand was a barren waste In the
middle of the eighteenth century. Sun
and wind Wed with each other In max.
ing the land drier and dustier Over
the stormy Bay and Blscay came
winds that set up great sand storms
and sometimes buried whole villages.
But at last there came along u man
who acknowledged fate only as some.
thing to be overcome. His name was
Bremontier and he was an inspector
Of roads.
He began fencing In the desert. He
built fence and behind It planted a
handful Of broom seeds. Behind the
broom seeds he put seeds of. the pine.
The fence protected the broom seeds
and the broom grew. Then the broom
In its turn afforded shelter to the del
icate pine shoots.
Soon the pines spread and their
tough roots bound the sandy soil to-
gether. The first step was accom-
plished. Then canals were made to
drain the wet parts and carry water
to the dry.-New York Evening Post.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
BuIIdIno Houses in China.

All lumber for building In China Is
bought in the log, says II. X. Richard
son. writing In Asia magazine. AS sOoD
as the logs begin to arrive the con-
tractor tackles them with the saw
yers. These men are paid piece rates
which average about three cash or
One-tenth of cent per square foot of
surface sawed. They average a bet
ter wage than carpenter, getting
about 10 cents day, as compared
with 8 cents day for the carpenter.
At this rate they are cheaper than
any steam saw mill that can operate
in China. In fact, the only reason
saw mill can operate In China ut all
is because II can produce quickly and
with q more even thickness than the
native sawyers. The necessary doors,
frames and window sashes are all
made by hand. Three Chinese carpen-
tiers at cents day with their na-
tive tools can accomplish about the
same work done by one Canadian car.
penter with all equipment. The work
is well done II well supervised. In
comparison, l should say that about
five Chinese carpenters at 8 cents
day each are necessary to do the work
Of a Canadian carpenter who receives
SO a day and has all his wood pre-
pared for him.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Walnut stump Worth $3.50.

A single walnut tree stump. grub
bed out on the banks Of Clark's creek,
will net the Settgast brothers. Geary
county farmers, more than $3.50, ac-
cording to a Junction City (Kan) dis
patch.
The brothers recently purchased all
of the walnut trees and have been
cutting them down and shipping the
timber to st. Louis and Kansas City
markets, where 1t commands high
prices.
The big stump weighs more than
nine tons and the portion above
ground measures fifty inches across.
while the portion that was under
ground was even larger. 1t is esti-
mated that the huge chunk Of timber
would make gunstocks enough for an
entire regiment.
Based on present prices, the tree Of
which this stump formed the base
will bring in more than $3.50.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
EyIer's Valley Items.

Mrs. Mary e. Fisher of Rouzerville,
spent Thursday with MIR McC. j. War
rem and family.
Mr.. Samuel Humerick of Stony Branch
spent Sunday with his father, Mr.. VIM.
Humerick.
Mr.. Samuel Sease of McKeesport, Pa :,
Was recent visitor in this place.
MIR. and Mrs. John Brown and son
spent Sunday visiting MIR. W. T. Miller
and family.
Mr. j. S. McKissick has sold his estate
known as "Silverton'.. to Mr.. j. ID. Will
dason of Fora, Pa.
Mrs. Sam'l Warren of Fountaindale
was week end guest of Mar. Nee. j. War
rem and family.
Messrs H. Frank Williar and W. F..
McKissick. who are employed at Stony
Branch, spent Sunday with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine of Keyesville,
spent Sunday with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wetzel.
Mrs. Cora McKissick was a caller on
Sunday ut the home of Mr., Chas. W.
Cook, Monte Cosa."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Jananese Arta BEING forgotten.

A japanese contributor to the Japan
Advertiser has the following note on
the forgotten arts of his country: "All
the polite arts and accomplishments
are in bad way. How many middle
school boys of today know how to
drink tea In the forms of the tea cere-
mony? Flower arrangement Is being
fast forgotten. Versification, which
once was one of the commOnest ac-
qulrmtnts of youths. Is hopeless mys-
fiery 10 the people of TaishO. The
word politeness Is not to be found In
their lexicon. When at home they
read cheap story magazines, and when
going out they put themselves at the
tender mercies of jammed tramcars.
SO they wax ever more dwarfed and
pengnn-footed, both physically and
mentally. And the love Of nature. Of
art aud poetry. which was such dis
tinguIshed characteristic Of the Yama-
to race Is being quickly replaced by the
love Of money and accumulation" :
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
ROME HAD THE. FIRST "DAILY"
To Caesar Must Be Credited the ices
Of Giving Citizens Information OF
Events.

How many schoolboys, struggling
with the story of the Gallic wars. know
that Caesar founded in Rome what
presently grew into daily city paperT
: 1t was up-to-date. too. even In Its name'
Acta Diurna-the Daily Events or Dali
ly Doings.
At first the Daily Events, or Acts,
was published merely by setting up IN
the Forum white board on which the
news was inscribed. The Romans stood
round on tiptoe craning their necks to
see, quite as the crowds stand today
in every city in the land to watch the
newspaper bulletins, and sometimes q
trumpet-voiced citizen, studying what
was written on the album, or
"white," would turn and roar out the
Information to the gaping listeners.
Caesar had double purpose In this.
He reasoned that, If affairs were re-
corded daily and published In busy
place like the Forum, such publicity
would let the people know what their
officers were up to, and would mus
check the secret passage Of unpopular
laws and corrupt measures; and as he
was playing the desperate game OF Ro-
man politics, in which Punishment or
death followed downfall, he had to
know what his opponents wePe doing
behind the closed doors of the senate,
and the publication Of their transac-
lions daily made 1t less easy for his en-
emies to lay dangerous plans without
his knowledge. Finally, he understood
perfectly the value Of such an organ
to advertise himself.
BY stimulating the appetite tor news,
and by making 1t easier to collect In
formation. the Daily Acts brought
about a remarkable growth Of Roman
journalism. It did more than merely
record the proceedings Of the senate;
II gave q daily list of births and
deaths, touched on financial news by
noting the receipts Of the tax depart
ment, told the news Of both the civil
and the criminal courts, and reported
elections and other political events. A
few years later, when Rome had be-
come an empire, 1t regularly gave de-
tailed news Of the imperial family In
deed, the new emperor, Augustus, TAX
ing Caesars hint. used the Acts freely
to promote his personal views.
The natural result Of all this was the
demand for more accessible news. Soon
the number Of hand-written news
chronicles increased. Thus the Acts
began to circulate commonly among the
well-to-do, and Roman ladies are men,
toned as Reading the morning paper"
This "home edition" was an enlarged
issue of the Forum edition. and the
various publishers" supplemented the
news that they procured from the bull
letin board with additional news gath
cred from other sources. Debating to
q number Of copyists at once, they
could run off, an edition Of 80 or
even 100 copies, though the usual num-
Der for one publisher was probably not
above IL. still more enlarged edi-
ton. but apparently not daily, was
written for the 'mail." and travellers
in the provinces sometimes stayed over
to await 1t when II did not arrive on
time. The Daily Acts was published
for 300 years or more.-Youth's Com
paniop.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
"s,uebeard,s" Home Striped.

"What troublous times we are liv-
ing in! Even ones property is no
longer SAFE" was the angry comment
of Landru, under arrest In Paris for
the alleged murder Of several Of his
sweethearts, when informed that his
villa at Gambais. near Paris (where
the police say the women disap-
peared), had been broken into and ran
sacked from cellar to attic by souvenir
hunters.
Since the villa had been closed by
the authorities, pending the outcome
of Landru's trial, no Waterman had
been detailed to guard the house. An
official who visited the villa a short
time ago found the shutters doors and
windows smashed. Everything port
able had been taken, from kitchen
utensils and etchings to chair legs
Continental Edition of the London
Mail.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
LOVE AFFAIRS OF ROYAL;
Figure Conspicuously in the
Annals of Galiantry.

There Is a great deal of talk to the
effect that the prince OF Wales will be
allowed to follow the dictates Of his
heart in the matter of marriage. even
II the lady he should choose be not of
royal blood, remarks the Montreal
Family Herald.
The rule requiring that royalty wed
with royalty is not as old as Is some
times thought, for 1t was only In the
Marriage act was passed. George iii.
himself made the daughter of linen
draper his wife, though she never was
his queen.
In olden times. of course, the king
married to cement an alliance with
some foreign country, but happily
there is no need for that form of
diplomacy ia these modern times.
Henry yIII.-"bluff King Hal"-Once
declared. where my heart gOeth. there
shalI my hand be bestowed" and fol-
lowed this up by wOoing and eventual
Iy winning Anne Boleyn, the daughter
of Il knight and the descendant Of a
London apprentice. Very passionate
was his wooing Of his "Own sweet.
heart"
The day after poor Annes head fell
under the executiOner's axe on Tower
green, he was standing at the altar
with Jane Seymour. another knights
daughter. who became the mother Of
our sixth Edward.
When he was prince of Wales.
George ". fell in love with Mrs. Fitz.
herbert, a beautiful widow. He was
very ardent In his wooing, and the lady
led him pretty dance before she
finally yielded and allowed him to
make her his wife.
There is a charming frankness In her
letters to her royal lover. in one Of
which she writes, In answer to re-
quest to meet the prince after leaving
the ballroom: "Meet you? What,
you?-the prince of Wales, whose
character IN the annals of gallantry Is
too well known for me to suppose that
after such meeting should have any
character at alll'-London Telegraph.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Fearful, Enoine Of Destruction,

A warship that will combine In IT.
self the surface craft. the airship and
the submarine is ''nO impossible dream
of the future" says Sir Fortesque
Flannery, president of the British So
ciety Of Consulting Marine Engineers.
The tendency will naturally be to
scout the possibility of craft COM
bining all these qualities. but Sir For
tesQue Is practical man and his Opin-
ion is supported by Sir John Fisher,
who. when first sea lord Of the British
admiralty, predicted that such craft
would come In no very distant time
and that the nations might then scrap
their navies as junk.
The experiences of the recent war
show how difficult 1t Is for surface
ships to fight airships or submarine.
and craft combining the qualities of
the two that could seek refuge in
either air or wafer would drive sur
face ships from the sea.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1920.
Catoctin Furnace. Items.

Mr.. Frank w. Fraley was business
visitor to Baltimore last Friday and re-
turning, brought his wife and three chill
dren home, they having spent the week
there with relatives.
Miss Mamie Wiles of near Lewistown
spent Sunday in Emmitsburg with Miss
Sas White.
The Stave Mill resumed operations on
Friday after being clio sed down for boiler
inspection and some minor repairs.
Mr., John Powell of Woodsboro spent
Sunday in this locality.
Geo. w. Dixon and wife Of Waynes-
boro, Pa, spent the week end at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Frank Fraley.
Mrs. Jos. Mcdaniel returned home
Sunday after ten day visit with friends
in Everett, Pa.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
SHIPMENT Of Moose.

Four moose from the wilds Of Wy
oming are to experience ride on
sleds of more than 100 miles. and by
rail of more than 1000 miles, in order
that a moose herd may be founded In
the South Dakota state game park of
$4,000 acres in the Black hills. The
animals will be presented by the state
Of Wyoming to the state of South Da-
kota. They will be captured In the
Jackson Hole country, south Of Vel
lowstone park, and will be hauled on
sleds across two intervening mountain
ranges to the railroad In Idaho. then
will be shipped to South Dakota in
stock car.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Hioh Cost Of Mules.

Yuma, Ariz.-The high cost OF mules
and the popularity Of them In spite of
all the trucks and automobiles Of the
present day has been impressed on
residents here with the announcement
that the Southwest Cotton company
has paid 81 500 for two spans Of mules,
or $3.50 per mule. The animals will
be used for ordinary work purposes, II
was announced By company onicials.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Wished Water Turned on.

Billy Hart has lived with his par
ents In East Thirty-sixth street for
three years. The other day his fnther
took him walking down to the, Mo
ridian street bridge over Fall creek.
After watching the water flowing out
from under the bridge for time Billy
said: "Turn 1t of. pop; turn 1t Off"
indianapolis News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
PiCnit And Festival.

On Saturday afternoon. July Oath, the
Apples church Sunday School will hold
basket picnic on the lawn about the
church. and in the evening will hold a
festival Everybody is cordially invite d
to spend the afternoon and evening al
Apples church on this date, July Path.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
narrowing Detail.

"I hear that the exceedingly youth
full would-be soldier who ran away
to enlist in the navy had brush with
his mother"
eyes; 1t was. so to speak, hair.
brush encounter" i
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Chicago Fortune Heiress
Sticks to $2-a-Day Job

Cincinnati.-A modest Chica-
20 fortune Of $4,000 just claim
ed by Miss Jessie NJ. Evans Of
this city, a stenOgrapher, will
not change In an iota the inten-
ton of Miss Evans to continue
a working girl at 81 per day in
the Office of the A. G. Lawrence
Leather company here. Miss
Evans nursed her Chicago aunt,
Mrs. Kate II. Roberts, during
her recent illness, and was re-
warded by being made her sole
heir.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
FIsherman's Luck.

"Have any luck on your fishing
trip7"
"Til say so. won twenty-three
dollars In the evening sessions"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Unto Date Version,

Defined at dinner in New York /.
"A piker ls a man who lives within
his income. "-Boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that is by q constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube 10
inhamed you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing. and when 1t 10 entirely
closed. Deafness 10 the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases Of
deafness are caused by catarrh. which Is
an inhamed condition OF the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF the
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Cir.
culars free. All pruggiats. 76c.
y. j. CHENEY Il CO.. Toledo. O.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a $50 RIA
DIR. FAHRNEY
DIAGNOSTICIAN

What is your weakness? Any
kind of Chronic Disease or De-
formity. / study these special
cases and can tell what the
trouble is. 1t is my aim to dag
nose difficult cases and tell you
what to do, and how to do 1t,
Send me your name and address,
and l shall do.
HAGERSToWN. MD.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15

FOR SALE
My property containing about l6 acres
of land in frat class condition, improved
with good substantial buildings situated
near Thurmont. is for sale.
If do not sell soon. the House and
rden and buildings can be rented.
Apply to
HARRY STAMBAUGH,
febv 10 If Thurmont, Md.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
King Lice Killer.

Bring your bottles, get X l. K. and
have your chicks free from Lice and
mites. rs cents per pint
j. KIRCHNER.
apr 20 en- Thurmont, Ed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-19
$1,000 Damage As
TIUO Houses Burn

Loss of approximately $500 oc-
CURED Thursday afternoon when two
residences on Foster avenue burned
one of them completely, and TWO
others were slightly damaged by n.y.
Ing. sparks.
These dwellings we're among "a
fires reported Thursday by the Mem
phis department. Nearly all were
minor blazos.
The residence Of J. r. Sherman,
1887 F'oster avenue, was burned To
the ground. No one was at home
when the fire broke out. Its cause is
\ mystery. Neighbors reported the
blaze
Flrenen prevented complete de-
struction of the home of c. w. Har-
| ris. 1881 Foster avenue, next door.
The loss of the Sherman residence
was estimated at $4,000, largely COW
cred by insurance. Loss of 81, 800 oc-
Cured to the Harris home, Resi-
dCnces at 1910 and 164l Foster ave-
nue. were slightly damaged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-19
CLUBDOM
WILL SEND CHRISTMAS BOX
TO MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT

Mrs. Joseph p. Carey, chairman Of
the mountain settlement committee
of the Ninteenth~ Century club is
planning to send Christmas box
with gifts of toys and useful articles
to tie children Of the little mountain
settlement at Elkmont. Tenn.
The mountain settlement work has
been fof>years one of the special fea-
lures of the Tennessee Federation of
Women's clubs. There are about Is
or 20 federated clubs in Memphis
and Mrs. Carey is anxious that they
have part in this Christmas box in
addition to their usual contribution
to the mountain settlement fund.
Many Memphians have summer
homes at Elkmont and are familiar
with conditions there. For that rea-
son there should be special interest
in making the children of the little
settlement there happy at Christmas
time.
All donations for the box should
be sent to the Nineteenth Century
club as soon as possible. Those who
can not send their donations there
have been asked to notify Mrs. r. B
Logan, Hemlock 2418, and she will
see that they are delivered at the
club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-19
Entertainments
MRS. cATHEY COMPLIMENTS
I pERUTANTES AND VISITORS

/ Mrs. 7. M. Cathey will be the host
/ @ss at a most enjoyable affair on
FRIDAY evening, when she will enter
Jain with a dancing party In her
handsome new home on Belvedere
boulevard. She is specially compli-
Iiinenting one of the seasons popular
I|Roung debutantes, Miss Mary Budd
Stewart, and her attractive house
guest, Miss Dorothy Reed, Of st.
IADoseph. Mo-, and also Miss Eliza
beth Jordan, one of the lovely debu-
tantes Of the past season. and her
charming house guest. Miss Kath-
een Kennedy of Knoxville, Tenn.
Mrs. Cathey has chosen a green
and gold color motif which will be
REALISTICALLY carried out in the ball
broom, where the balls will be lat
2ticed with English ivy studded with
||Folden chrysanthemums.
Fl To receive her guests Mrs. CatheY
will be handsomely gowned in black
|&chiffon velvet with jet garniture,
land the honor guests will also be
beautifully gowned. MIR. Edmund
zOrgill will receive with Miss Stew
TART who will wear cell blue panne
kvelvet with overdraperies of silver
lace, the bodice being embroidered
in jet, with which she will wear q
corsage bouquet Of pink roses and
valley lilies.
Mr.. Lacey Pennel will receive
with Miss Reed, who will be goWned
| in lavender and rose twottoned taf-
feta having draperies of silver lace
with corsage bouquet of pink
roses and valley lilies.
Mr.. Donelson Lake will receive
/ with Miss Jordan, who will be
I gowned in orchid and silver brocad-
] ed metal cloth, with draperies oi
/ orchid tulle and trimmings Of orchid
ostrich, with which she will wear a
corsage bouquet Of orchids and val
ley Niles.
DR.. Carol Turner will receive WIFI
Miss Kennedy, who will wear pale
I blue tulle draped over blue taffets
with trimming of pink French roses
/ with which she will wear a corsage
bouquet Of pink roses and valley
+ lilies. --. -., -,
Punch and a delicious buffet sup.
Der will be served throughout tht
B evening and at midnight the guests
i will enjoy an ice course.
4 The guest list will be limited Z
4 100.