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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
ANCIENT LAWS or INTEREST
Oldest Known Written Code Has Re-
Gently Been Translated by Emil
nent French Scientist.

What Is said to he the oldest known
written code of laws In the world,
probably antedating that Of Hammur-
abb by at least 1000 years. has been
discovered In part among the hitherto
untranslated clay tablets from Nippur
at the University of Pennsylvania mu-
scum.
The Hammurabi code was prepared
about 21O0 B. c.. and was discovered
about 20 years ago on a large diorite
stone by French explorers.
The laws. just translated by Able
Scheil of Paris, deal with responsible
ties Of hired servants. rentals, rights
of slave women who have, borne chill
dren to their masters, punishment for
adultery, etc,
One interesting statute provides that
rentals must run for three years In
case a man has taken over house
the owner does not know how to man.
age. This Is somewhat obscure and
may mean that all rentals were for
that term. In any event property
could not he idle or be improperly
used.
In case n slave bore children to her
master she and the offspring were
free. and II the master married the
slave the children became legitimate
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
SHARING Your Books.

The world Is full of shut-ins. and
there are those who are starving for
hooks and papers. but how many OF
us make any effort to search them
out?
A clever article on books which
lately read annoyed me by explain
ing how stupid is the custom OF R9F'
rowing hooks. and how vastly more
desirable II is for each man to own
his own. ! decided that the writer
was rich man talthough my better
Judgment should tell me that writer's
seldom are rich), and l decided also
that he was missing a lot OF good
things II he neither lends nor borrows
hooks. | believe that book Is about
the plea snnt est thing there Is to share.
II produces such bond Of sympathy
II Il is enjoyed by friend, and 1t
Droyi,es nj once something worth
while 10 talk about.
Anu people do return books. espe-
chilly u you put your name and
please return" inside and remember
yi.srr your books are visiting.-Eila
WiSter Haincs In Christian Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
TURNING AWAY FROM MEAT
In New York Big Hotels Meals Entire
iy Of Vegetables Are increasing
In Popularity.

According to the New York Times
the diners of the American metropolis
are becoming vegetarians. Approx
mately One-seventh to One-fifth of the
guests at the hotels here today are Or
dering vegetables for their meals in
stead If meats. All of the big hotels
keep very careful record Of the sales
Of the different items on the menus for
each day. and reorganization made
RECENTLY at the Hotel Pennsylvania re-
vealed that surprising percentage Of
patrons omitted meat items entirely
In their lunch and dinner orders.
While the percentage for lunch was
much higher than that for dinner, the
number of dinner guests who re-
Trained from meat entirely was also
very large.
In the opinion OF Chef Julien JAG
quier of the Pennsylvania this Is the
result of years of emphasis on the
value Of vegetarianism. The vegetari-
an. few years ago. was very general
ly the butt of the comic papers; but
with the war a great deal more came
to be thought of him by people who
found that a thoroughly satisfactory
meal could be made from vegetables
and at much less cost. Chef lacquer
believes that this is responsible for the
many calls given nowadays in the big
hotels for vegetable luncheons and
dinners. which have a special place Op
the menus.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Indian ls Model Soldier.

Accusations that he was a German
spy caused Odis Leader. ChQctaw In
dian. to be made hero and inciden-
tally to be chosen as q model Ameri-
can soldier for a portrait made to
hang upon the walls of the French
Federal building.
Leader In war days foreman on
a ranch near Calvin. Okla. learned
from idle rumor In his neighborhOOd
that he was accused of being German
spy. He Immediately enlisted and In
the course Of brilliant war record
was cited for bravery. During the ell
gagement for which he was cited he
captured two machine guns and IS
prisoners. manning machine gun for
three days after the remainder Of his
crew had been killed. Dowarreux. the
French artist, picked upon I."ador rs
his ideal Nf q typical American soldier
and made painting from him which
now graces the walls Of the French
Federal building.
Twice wounded and twice gassed.
Leader has been doing vocational work
and only recently brought home his
bride to ,McAlester from Oklahoma
Cpty.-Wichita Beacon.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
MEN AWARDED G0DLlKE RANK
Two Worshiped In China and Elabo-
rate Temples Erected at the
Birthplace Of One.

MIN worship is still practiced In
China, according to Rev. F. s. R9rkat,
Baptist minister Of Changing, who
found two disciples of the late Liau.
seated On thrones and receiving the
ohcisnn.p Of thousands of their fol-
lowers.
Liam. who achieved local fame years
ag.. 'rcause of his reputed power of
healing diseases and relieving the Op-
prc.,.tG in spirit. was executed by the
authorities, who feared an uprising.
Two If Llau's disciples. Ling Shuk
ana TAI Sam Shuk, however. like their
master. began 10 heal diseases In his
name. and gradually were raised ny
their followers to the same godlike
rank accor ied Liau.
Ling Sink is seventyone yenrs OLD
and Lri Sam Shuk eight years his
,unior. ST., eral ornate temples have
been quiz. % I.Iau. Al the main one,
located 4, Liars birthplace about 10
miles from Changing. the missionary
found gathered more than 1000 peo-
Die to celebrate Linus birth anniver-
sary. The two immortals were seated
on the highest OF series OF terraces
with M empty throne between them
for the spirit Of Liau. Before them
stood a !nrge table covered with or
namentai objects and In front OF this
the worshlpers 60 through strange
gymnastics.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Grateful Carlo.

In Kentucky three men were shot
to death In a fight about a dog which
one of them had killed. Some men
never live long enough to learn that
when a dog becomes personal prop
erty the tie Of. pride yaad affection
makes the animal serious PROPOSE
ton to be trifled with. and that many
men were born to love dogs. This re-
minds us that In the happy days of
boyhood our most faithful and de-
voted friend was an old pointer named
Carlo. Never did we 1eat a lunch
out of doors without sharing II with
the devoted Carlo. and that noble
and loving dog invariably manifested
his gratitude by shaking himself Wig
orously and letting us in a reciprocal
way have about 30 per cent Of his
most active feas.--New Orleans
States.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
WANTED TO go IT ALONE
Many Years Ago Missouri Declared
Her Ambition to Become an In.
dependent Republic.

Missouri once had intention Of set
ting up as an independent republic
all by herself. The Session acts state
Of Missouri, 1S38-lS39, contain me-
mortal to the congress Of the United
States relative to the Santa Fe trade.
1t tells Of an expedition Of traders
to Santa Fee In 1912 from ST. Louis.
Though 1t is not specifically stated that
they went over the Santa Fe trail.
The early Session acts Of the Mis-.
souri, legislature. starting In 1924. con.
tain many interesting resolutions and
of political and historical subjects.
Incidentally the Missouri constitution
Of 1920 starts with the preamble that
the citizens of the state agree TO form
and establish q free and independent
republic by the name Of the state Of
Missouri.
Missouri was one of the pivotal
states In the history Of this country.
II was made such IN the ancient fight
in congress over the slavery question.
which took up the admission Of free
and slave states and considered the
balance thereof in congress. MissOu-
ri was also a pivotal state In yet an
other and larger sense-she was the
jumring-off place for that wild and
unknown country called the Wild West
the land west of the Missouri river.
She made the midway point between
the frontiersmen Of Kentucky and
those OF the great plains. occupying
generation of history herself as Q
frontier commonwealth.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Great Game Farm Planned.

When the legislature passes bilt
of acceptance. Louisiana will have >
.veritable empire of the wild. stretch.
ing along the gulf Of Mexico seventy.
five miles and comprising 500 square
miles.
The property consists Of Marsh Is
land with $1,000 acres of land. pur.
chased by Mrs Russell Sage and giveu
to the state as game refuge. aI.d
a tract of Sl,OOO acres In Vermillion
and Cameron parishes. given by the
Rockefeller foundation.
Adjoining Marsh island is the pres.
rnt state game farm on land belonging
to the McIhenny interests Of 8O.Wn
acres. Lying between Is what Is
known as the grand Qhenier tract OF
$1,000 acres, which the state expects
to acquire In The near future.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Jason q Legendary Character.

Jason was the leader of the Argo-
nautic expedition In Greek legend. The
equivalent Of his name In Greek 10
the healer or atoner. Jason was tu.
tored and brought up under ChirOn. q
Greek myth renowned for his wisdom
and skill In medicine. hunting. music
and prophecy. Jason's greatest ex.
plot was his expedition with the Ar
gonauts In quest of the Golden Fleece.
Jason secured this by the aid Of Me-
dea. a sorceress who fell In love with
him. She protected him from the bulls
breathing fire and hoofed with brass
which he was obliged, In order to OBJ.
tain the fleece, to yoke to the pillow.
She also protected him from the
armed men who sprang up from the
dragons teeth which he was required
to sow In the fields. Medea fed with
Jason and the fleece and married him.
Ten years later Jason abandoned her
after she had murdered Creusa. whom
Jason had determined to marry.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22

What bread needs to make II per-
feet fOOd-a perfect food Is that which
contains protein. carbohydrates, and
fat IN certain definite proportions-is
something with fat In 1t. Hence bread
"and hutter," and bread land drip
ping" and bread "and cheese" Pork
and beans pair quite properly. because
the beans. supply the absent protein.
When you eat beef and potatoes. or
roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. the
pairing makes a perfect food. The
pairing of condiments 10 not matter
Of taste alone. Cabbage is peppered
because II was discovered that pepper
discounted the excessive action ct
greenstuff en- the bowels. Mustard
goes with beef, but not with mutton,
because mutton IL much more easily
digested than beef. and mustard 10 a
first-class digester.--Montreal Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
EnoIlshrnan on Papal Throne.

pnpe Adrian w was by birth an
Englishman, and the only one of that
nation who ever occupied the papal
chair. He was native of Langley,
near st. Albans, In HertfOrdshire. He
was born before A. D. 100. his real
name being Nicholas Breakspear.
He was said to have left England as a
beggar, and to have become serv-
ant or lay brother In monastery near
AvIgnon, in France. Here he studied
with such diligence that he was elect
ed abbot In 1877 He was made car.
dinal bishop Of Alba In 1146, and went
to Denmark and Norway. Upon his
return to Rome Nicholas was unani-
mously chosen pope against his own
inclination. In November, il54. hoid-
ing that post until his death at Ar
agui, September !, 1159.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
THREE-Ro0M FLATS At $f4
Volunteers Of America to Open Co
ipmbus Hsme- for Eighteen
Families,

p Columbus. OhIO-For Rent--ThRes-
room furnished apartments, electric
ity, hot and cold running water-$8.5O
n week.
Maj Waiter Collins OF the volun-
teers Of America said work will be
started on the building at 80 South
Front street to convert It into an
apartment building for Is INDECENT
families. or those unable to pay pres
ent high rents.
ave will charge just enough to
make expenses" he said. Rent prob
ably will be about So to $3.50 a week,
although we may have to charge q bit
mora"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Autouraph Hunters Coup.

Autograph hunting sometimes
proves most profitable pursuit. tud-
ovic Picard. a French Bohemian OF
the SOS. made a steady income out VI
1t for several years.
One of his most successful cOups
was accomplished with letter In
which he posed as "a member OF the
unhappy race of the unappreciated
who is meditating suicide ana seeks
for counsel and aid in this hour OF
sore distress"
This drew a number Of celebrities
Including Beranger and Heine. Lacor-
daire sent him ten closely written
pages, which were promptly converted
into cash.
Dickens also fell victim OF his
wiles and took the trouble to answer
him In French. Eventually Picard was
shown up In the press by Jules Snr
deau and had to seek another occupa'
ton.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Spiders az Companions.

81 all creatures to choose as pets
spiders seem to be the strangest. YET
many famous men have formed real
friendships with spiders. Beethoven,
when studying the violin at the age OF
seven years, had a spider SO accustomF
ed to him that II would crawl on TO
his arm while he was practlcing. OF
Paganini II Is said that whenever he
p.ayc. q certain air on his violin
spider approached him and stood still
listening until he had finished. Gaetry,
author 81 "Richard Occur de Lion"
tells VI spiders that used to perch mo-
tionless upon the piano while he
played.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Alarm Clock for the Deaf.

An alarm clock which will prove use
full to the deaf and also to these
whom the ordinary alarm clock falls
to arouse has recently been patented
At the hour at which the alarm Is set
not only does the hell ring hut wood
en- ruler taps the sleeper gently on the
head until the "cease action" lever IL
pulled. This should prove eff!cacious
except for those who sleep with their
heads under the bed clothes. The in
vention has received the patronage of
the American Association OF til" Deaf
and Dumb.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Object Lessons in Fuel Saving.

The moving pictures are to he mnde
use of as means of edn.ating people
in the manner Of making the most
efficient use of fuel. Several 5O-min-
ute films have been made. showing
good and bad operation in steam hnil-
er plants. meihndS of testing boilers,
and the like. These pictures will be
available to each state In connection
with its educational propaganda to
conserve the fuel supply. A series OF
official bulletins on engineering phases
Of steam and fuel economies also Is
being prepared They will include
boiler and furnace testing. fuel gas
analysis, saving steam in heating Sys-
tens. boilpr-room accounting system,
saving steam and fuel in Industrial
plants. burning fine sizes of anthra-
cite, boiler water treatment, oil burI-
ing and Stokrr operation.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
CARRIED ~noNEsTY" TOO FAR
Trustsd casrk Rather overdid Il, and
Lost the Confidence OF His
Employer.

Cash registers became an INSTITUTION
as a means of compelling honesty
among employees handling money.
There was time when their tnstaila,
zion was taken as an affront by every
clerk concerned but a new generation
has accepted them as q matter Of
course. That they still have their use
In the original sense, however. was
demonstrated recently by one employer
"a grOcer-who was telling his story
over the counter the other evening to
belaied customer.
Last sumner" the grocer said my
family was living down at the beach
and ] used to leave early In order
to get down there for late dinner.
had a clerk that ! trusted to lock up
aud put the money In the safe. Natn-
rally the cash register would show
In the morning what he had rung up.
"FOr few days thought II was
working fine. He was a good clerk
and ! thought he was honest. Then
when I got to thinking abOut II ] de-
cided he was too--honest. For ten
days that register and the cash agreed
to a penny. Now that's better than |
could make Il do myself. II amt nat
uraI.
"Then ] decided to try. q little
srhpme. Jnsr before ! left | rang up
~. Is on the register and put nothing
In the till. Next morning the cash and
the register agreed as usual. That
was enough for me. Any man who Is
so honest he will make up mistakes
out OF his pocket must have plenty
of money to do II with.
mo. he isn't working for me now
New York Evening Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Laroest Motor Ship.

The Africa which was 'nunrhad NJ
Copenhagen, Denmark. Dec. II, 1919,
by the Fast Asiatc company. is snid
to he the largest motor ship In the
world. Her Dimensions are: Length
over all. 464 feet G inches: beam on
frames, go feet depth from awning
deck. AZ feet; disbursement. $4,000
tons, deadwe'ght 13.250 tons. Her
main engines are two siX-cylinder
four-Stroke cycle motors of ordinary
t%Ht. En$h engine DEVELOPS 22Eo in
Dictated horsepower at III. revolutions
per minute. The diameter and stroke
of the cYlinders are TAO millimeters
and i.150 miilimetars respectively,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
TOWN DIED CENTURIES AGO
ssgovIa, In spain, Has Sluns o. I"s
Only Part Of One Pay ct :
Each Week.

Segoyia IL q, dead city OF spain.
There are dead towns in.fhis coun'
Tn whfchsbO lived ands died within
ha,tasesErary aHd sfewsthat are much
more than century. old. But Segovia
died centuries ago, and 1t Is as old as
civilization In. Europe
The. Romans. built Segovia. It
stands on rocky ridge between two
swift rivers--a compact little city or
narrow streets and old stone houses
crowded together. A mighty aqueduct,
which was built by the Romans, still
brings the city it's water supply from
the Guadarrama mountains. Segovia,
high and narrow on Its ridge, lies IKE
q great ship In the plain, moored by
its auueduct to the distant mountains.
Segovia IL q city OF deserted
churches. Long ago It lay In q sort
of contested land between the region
held by the Moors and that held by
the Christians. Sometimes one held II
and sometimes the other. Both built
churches there Now Begovia has lost
so much of its population that most
Of these churches stand empty, despite
the fact that Spain is pious lana.
Some of them have been locked for
centuries, and only the bats know the
secrets Of their dark Interiors, where
neither sound nor sunlight has been
for so long. Others have attendants
who will open their doors to the Gu
riOus.
Once a week Segovia awakens. Peas-
ants come to the city from all the sur
rounding country. They are pr'mi-
tive people who look like figures from
the middle ages. There Is laughter
and color in the streets then. Bells
ring and few of the churches open
their doors TO worshipers. But ny
sunset all of the peasants are gone
and Segovia goes to sleep for another
week.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
women exnert In. Saver.

One man AT least chooses woman
life savers In preference to men for
patrOlling his beach. That Is Mr..
Gray, manager of the parks pools In
st. Louis. Mo. According to Col. w.
+. LOngfellow life saving expert Of
the Red Cross, Mr.. Gray declares that
since trying women at this job during
the war when the bronzed heroes were
abroad, he would rather have them
than men. Many women are now quail.
flying as life savers and are getting
the training for their tests Up the y.
w. c. A. and school pools throughout
the country.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Heduc ma the Surplus.

Equal suffrage Is serious matte'
In England where the number Of wom'
on entitled to vote far exceeds thai
Of the men,"
"uh. they have removed that dam.
ger"
How SOY"
mo woman ran vote VINO will not
acknowledge that she Is not under
thirty"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Birds That 6urreW.

Frrsnns are not accustomed to think
Of birds as burrowing animals. but the
uIt.iI. answers to that description. It
is 4 chunky little fowl. less than q
foot high. with a large and powerful
beak. For a home 1t scratches hole
in the ground sometimes as much az
four feet deep. To capture putin
one must go digging. II Is rather a
Job: and. iInlsmuch as the bird bites
ana claws fercely. one Is likely to
suffer in the process. Thus the crea-
lure has maintained its numbers on
many a lonely rOckery, where other
species of wild fowl have been killed
or and externIinated.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
She Knew II.

When a young man In my late teens
picked up n little telegraphy from u
friend of mjre. One evening we ut
tended CHIT dance and after having
danced with Il particularly poor
dancer, | dru.nmed on the arm of my
chair for my friends benefit. "pOOr
dancer. stepped all over me-" To ny
utter surprise and humiliation the girl
sitting next to me turned and said
quietly. "Yon needn't advertise the
fact."-t'hicagn Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Younoster Has Much to Learn,

Mary and John were playing
'house." when discussion arose as
to the proper methods Of doing some
thing The argument waXed strong
and was finally ended by John. who
said with dignity. "You must do as
| say, Mary, for don't you know mans
Is always bOss?"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22

Gertrude had attended funeral and
had been much attracted by the beau
tiful hearse. Last Sunday she was
In the yard playing when another
hearse glided smoothly past the house.
She ran into the house clapping her
hands In an excited way and called
to her father: 20. papa, come quick
and see the nice graveyard machine
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22

Must Have Known What Was Coming.
"You remember, the real estate men
who used to advertise that buying
your own home was, better than paying
rent"
ayes"
"Well. they certainly knew what
they were taking about. didn't theyT
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
To Dream Of n. ParreA

A parrot In ones dreams Is q warn
ing 10 watch out, for among your
friends Is soaue one not true to yOn.
II the parrot is in a. cage. It's sign
secret of yours will be revealed by
some one whom yeu trusted. But IL
you hear. a parrot talk In your
dreams. listen closely to 1t. for 1t Is
supposed that advice 10 often given
10 this way.-ChicagO Herald and Ex-
aminer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
spanIard Is Wife's Master.

The legal position of married wom-
an In Spain Is today so low that her
husband has absolute control over her
person and property, as In the middle
ages, The wife cannot enter business
without her husbands consent. He
has the legal right to shut her up IN
convent II she does wrong, and 1t Is
left to him to decide what constitutes
wrong,