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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
In Need Of Repalr.

Many years ago attended we'd
ding In Cripple Creek. Colo writes a
correspondent of Chicago Tribune
All was progressing gayly until the
bridegroom was called upon TO pro-
duce the ring. In vain he felt in his
trousers pocket; nothing could be
found except hole through which
The ring had evidently fallen into his
boot. He glared helplessly around
the assembled guests.
take off your boot" ordered his
prospective mother-in-law. The young
miner hesItated. the suspense snd 81
lence were painful. ''Take off your
boot" again came in strident tones. as
the old lady crowded forward In a
threatening manner.
The young fellow reluctantly pulled
off his boot. the ring was found-also
n huge hole In the stocking through
which Ave 'oes protruded. A painful
silence ensu"d-but again the efticient
old lady saved the day by remarkIng:
"Sam. it's high time you mere mar
rird."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
FIERCE WOLF COLONY
Trapper Who Made Discovery Says
They Are Of a New Variety.

That new species of wolf has
been discovered Is the statement
brought In to Miles City. Mont. by
Farber Iron. who has been trapping
in the Centennial valley of Madison
comfy for several weeks and who has
returned to the city for visit. the
deep SHOWS In the mountains In the
western part of the state having made
trapping hard practice.
Farher Irion. whose home Is on
ranch tributary TO Miles City. describes
the wolf as possessing long slender
Lead similar to that of coyote. hut
with larger body and of fiercer dis.
position. II has all the cunning and
sense of human presence attributed to
the wolf family and is a hard animal
10 catch.
Contrary 10 the general belief. says
Mr.. Irion. there are wolves In the west
ern part of the state which will give
battle to man. He has made spe-
cialty however he says of the smaller
fur bearing animals. hut Is not averse
TO crawling into a coyotes den with n
candle and attack the animals with
hntchets and clubs.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
WELL OF MIRACULOUS POWER
Waters in Cornish Town OF liakeard
Are Reported to Confer Pc
culiar Benefits

In Cornwf'l. near the town If lis
keard. Is an ancient welt. formerly
supposed to he possessed Of mtra"u
ious powers. 1t Is the veil of Snr,t
keyne. pious virgin NJ the fifth CEN
fury. According to n" story. firmly
believed in by all GOOD Cornish fnlk,
the blessed damS"i laid spell upon
the cooling watf.'S of the spring and
thereafter all mo drank of 1t became
the masters If their own households,
were they 'nen or women.
After he death of Saint Keyne the
tiny spring became the most visited
spot in Cornwall. Every young mar
ried couple included II In their we'd
ding trip. The poet Southey tells OF
an unusually foresighted bride who
carried bottle of the magic wafer 70
the church, forestalling her unfortH-
nate husband. The men Of Cornwall
themselves. however, boast that they
have refused to avail themselves OF
the blessings of the spring; that the,
are willing to submit to the rule Of
their wives.
The precious waters by the side OF a
dusty highway, are protected by tiny
springhouse Of stone, built by the
Cornish folk of other days who were
not ashamed to believe in the power "
their spring. Their descendants have
permitted the tiny building to crum'ie
In neglect, forgotten by the roadside.
Five huge trees curl their roots pro
tectingly about the fallen masonry
two oaks, two ash and the elm of ira
dition. They are Of the same spe-
cies, but are not the Identical tre"s
of the songs and poems. These an
cient guardians of the holy we'll We're
blown down In storm some 200 or
800 years ago. The trees of today
were planted by worthy Cornish
squire early in the eighteenth century.
-"Niksah," In Chicago Daily News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
THOUGHT HUBBY NEEDED IT
Young Wife Not at All Dispieased at
Rebuke Administered to Con-
JuoaI Partner by Bishop.

A colonial bishop. speaking at .
meeting held for the purpose of rails
Ing funds for the building of a church,
sough. to put his audience In good
hunIor by making complimentary ref
erences TO the progress that had been
made in their district, dwelling par.
ucularly on the advancement in the
quantity and quality of the various
local products. The clergyman who
had been appointed to the incumbency,
very young man, rose at the cOnclu-
sion Vt the speech and solemnly called
his lordship's attention to the fact that
he had omitted to mention eggs, which
were considerable source of revenue.
ON the spur of the moment the bishop
decided TO administer rebuke. ut
Is highly gratifying to learn" he said.
after apologizing for the omission.
THAT the poultry OF the neighborhood
have such a competent young rooster
TO crow for them" When the meet
Ing was over the bishop, who was very
tender-hearted, thinking he might have
hurt the young clergyman's feelings,
and those Of his wife as well, rendered
All apology to the latter, who, to his
surprise, quickly dispelled his fears.
please do not trouble" the lady said.
Il WAS pleased with the answer you
gave to my husband. 1t will do him
ii great deal Of good !"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
HOME NEST ONLY NURSERY
when the Young Birds Leave II They
Rarely Return, According to
John Burroughs.

1t is always interesting to ME to see
the young birds leave their nest. II 10
generally an irrevocable step; they
very rarely 60 back-young swallows
do however, perhaps more frequently
than other birds.
The nest 10 In no sense n home, but
nursery for a brief period. Most
OF our birds who bring off second
brood build a second nest, though a
robin Will occasionally refine and 9TH
erwise patch up an old nest. Nest
Ing birds leave the nest one by one,
sometimes at intervals of an hour or
two; at others. of a day or. more.
The current notion that the parent
birds teach the young to fy--that Of
set purpose they give them lessons 10
fying-ls entirely erroneous. Ths
young fly automatically when the time
comes, as truly as the witchhazel nut
sxplodes, and the pod of the Jewel weed
goes off when the seeds are ripe. The
parent birds call to their young, and
i have thought that In some cases
they withhold the food longer than
usual. TO stimulate the young TO make
the great adventure. But In the case
Of pair Of bluebirds which came
under my observation, the young were
fed mp to the moment of fight.-John
Burroughs. In Harper's Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
HAVE HIGH MILITARY TITLE
Three Men Hold Commissions From
Uncle Sam as Full Generals In
His Armies.

This is the first time in the history
OF the United States that the nation
has had three full generals at the
same time. OF course, we have
number bearing the prefAes Of liou-
tenant, ma jor or brigadier-general, but
they do not wear fOur-starred shoulder
straps. The three fortunate leaders
are Tasker FL. Bliss Peyton c. March,
chief of staff, and John ]. fershing
commander of tn" American forces In
France. only these four have pre-
coded them as holder" of the highest
rank: George Washington, Ulysses s.
Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman and
Philip II. Sheridan.
The capture Of Vicksburg on the
Fourth If July. 1864. won Grant the
title of ma ior-general The victor. az
CT attanooga in the following Novem.
her caused him to he made lieutenant.
general and commander In chief. In
July 1866. congress rewarded the hero
with the rank of general when he was
only A years old. Just before his in
Hngurntion as president In March. 1&o
he resigned from the army and was
succeeded ms general by William Te-
c,nnseh Sherman. In 1888 Sherman
resigned as commander In chief OF the
army. and was succeeded by Little
phl'' S eridan who threa years later
was advanced to lieut"nant- general.
Then made q full general Just before
his death In 1SSS.--Carl Srhurz Low
don
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
Electric transmits on.

How different il Is now. In the trans
mission OF electric power. from what 1t
was, say. 25 years ago, when there
had to be relay stations for the trolleys
every ten miles or so. For example, In
California. physical connection OF three
large hydro-electric systems has been
made by means of which power gen
Grated near the California-Oregon line
is transmitted continuously for a dis
tance of 300 miles to the San Francisco
hay region. Experts were wont to say
I'm the nineties that nothing like this
could be done. But II is being done
and experts are now proclaiming that
other and greater things contemplated
in electric power transmission are I'M
possible. Time will perhaps show that
they are not.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
RATHER SPOILED THE EFFECT
Hard elders Interruption of His
Brothers Affecting Testimony was
to Say the Least, Unfortunate.

81 Lunkett was brimiul OF impOr-
grocery store at Hank SilShy and took
his seal on Il SnaphoX and leaned af.
fectiOnalel! against the cracker bar
rel.
Il bet none of ynn frIlrrS amt hparo
the latest about Bungeye JarkS"n."
he said, aS he looNed triump!laniiy
around AT the uslill circle of louigrrS.
Whose chicken ronSl has he bin a
depop latin n"w?' asked Bill Brup
dage, the skepric.
Worse n that. Bungeye has wem
and got religion. Yes he has, SO help
me! They been a-holdin' revivals
down to his house now for about q
week and the finally got Bungeye to
leave Off stealth long enough SO they
could tell HIM how much his wicked
old heart and soul needed new plumb
in. Last night | was down there and
Bnngeye gol up aud give his testi
mony."
"Gwan!"
Fact heerd him. Sisters and
brothers. seq lie. you see before you
the remains OF what was once bad
man. Then his fpeiin'S got the heSI
of him and hucketful of tears splash.
ed down his shirt front. About tins
time Hard Cider. his brother. came
slumblin In and he was considerable
lively from too much of Mike bona
vans Threein-One. and by the time
they got him quoted Bungeye had
Overcame his emotions and went on
with his testimoney.
'Sez he: AT this moment am lay
in my sinful hand down on this grand
old book ON the table. Such a book
has never been in my house before.
And then he busted into tears again
as he said: 'Rre:hren, this book I'm
alIudin' to is the Bible.
"'Holy nackere! shouted Hard
Cider. 'Bungrye where'd va steal
such big one? New York Evening
Post.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
Scientific Research.

The supervisor of schools was visit.
Ing aud had stopped Ia one OF the
rooms to explain the wonders Of the
solar system. Every little face gOwed
with the radiance Of understanding
every little mind was absorbed with
interest as the supervisor demon
strated with familiar objects the nov.
ments OF the earth and moon about tn,
sun.
The supervisor shook mental hands
with himself as he experienced that
satisfaction coming only to orators
who are swaying their audiences. With
n sense Of his success he turned 70
the class and said:
"Now, does any little hoy or gir'
wish to ask question:"
eyes, n,a'am, mean sir" said Tom
ME. "What made va so baldheaded"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
Airp'anes In Collision.

losing he engine from his plane
Will" fyin4 nj nm altit ule of n mile did
not discnn '"rt IL young American air.
man while fyin" ut m overseas field
according TO Popular Mechanics
tore the engine from his mnch' ne, hui
at a moment when the plane WAS Gid
ing on an even keel. he climbed on to
the top of the fuselage at full length
and In some manner managed, by con
tinually shifting to prevent the craft
from fiuttering into direct fall. While
maintaining balance with his body he
also manipulated the controls and
guided the machine earthward,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
imDroved Hotel Service,

In some New York hotels there are
two devices to diminish the business
OF bellboys. Tcewater circulatrs In
every room. Then there Is n device
called the "servidor"--a small ward
robe which is hullt into the bedroom
doors. The guest may open II from
the inside and Put his shoes and
clothes into it. They will be noiseless-
ly extracted by an attendant from the
outside and returned shined and
pressed. II guest orders bottle OF
settler. or any other small object. 1t
will be left by hotel employee In the
Seryidor. A signal on the doors shows
instantly when anything Is put into the
scryidor Through II newspaper Is
delivered silently every morning.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
Confederates in the Senate.

Immediately following the civil war
nearly every prominent southern SEMI
tor was a former Confederate soldier.
South Carolina sent Hampton and But
Ier North Carolina. Matt Ransom;
Georgia, Gordon and Colquitt; MiSSiS-
sippi, WallhaI and George; Louisiana,
Gil son and t,uStis: Texas. Coke: Ar
kansas, Berry: Tennessee, Bate and
Harris; Missouri Cockrell; Kentucky.
Blackburn: Virginia. Malone Ga Re-
publicam and Daniel: Florida i'asrO;
West Virginia. kenna and Faulkner.
Ii was a c0lertion of eminent men.
Strong in debate. winning IN nailInrS
and character. completely representa-
tive of their section. With them SAT
Vest. once II senator in the tnnfr,le-
rare congress: Reagan. postmaster
general of the Confpderacy. and Vance,
the war governor of North Carolina.
The senate in that period felt and used
its power more conScienIiOuSly than
II does today. And It's average in
quality was higher for the North. too.
was represented Ivy II group nf leaders
Equality ro,ilirttni and dist n@usl.vHl.--
Sew York ii. ihlIr.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
Lure of the STAGE.

"Wiii I ever be an actress?' Is a
query theater managers often receive
from Young women. Mothers with
prndlgles appeal for an appearance
Of their sans. "who can reeite all Of
Shak, speare." Now comes a letter
from an apparently versatile young
Kansas woman to Lawrence Lehman,
manager OF the Orpheum theater:
Am writing you today asking II
you are In need of an actress. Would
love to Join one of the troops that
come to your show house. Have
Travelled with many cheap troops. 80
would rather gAt i4to a Aattsg class
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15

r. S. Little. n"led scholar and trav-
eler. will head party of Spurtsinen
early i'm the spring in an expedition
into the district to the southwest Of
kmling, China. where an effort Is to
he made To rid the country of mum
her of mnn-eating animals, sail by the
natives to be tigers. Reports are that
twenty Chinese besides large num-
her of cattle. sheep and other animals.
have been killed and devoured In the
district that the hunters will visit.
The country. which Is about 1000 feet
above the plains along the unper foot
hills, has been In q state Of terror
since last summer, Inhabitants have
abandoned their homes and farmers
their fields and Chinese report that
AT least five different tigers have been
seen.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
EYE NEEDS REGULAR BATHS
One on Rising and the Other on Re.
firing 10 Recommended to Sc
cure Good Results.

For the dnily care of the eyes there
should be two baths The body must
have its bath. The face must have its
cleansing. Why NOT the eye? .Espe.
calty as the eye. with It's thick lid
and the fringe Of eyelashes Ia q dust
trap. and the slightest speck of dust
allowed to remain beneath the lid may
cause irritation of the lid and intlanl-
nation Of the eve.
For the eyes daily bath | offer you
the choice OF several lotions My ia
vorite is: Ten ounces Of purest rose
water. Apply with an eye cup turn
g ing the eye, cup upside down so that
the hhlf-0pen eye Is completely wash
ed by the contents Of the cup. Hold
II thus for 30 seconds. or. If not I'M
comfortable. for full minute.
Throw away this rosewater. Rinse
the glass and give the eye u second
bath.
lf the eyes are unduly irritated the
bath can be repeated several times.
Ordinarily hath in the morning on
Using and another at night on retir-
ing are enough.
Some of my friends who have hcau-
fifnl eyes prefer eldrrtlower water TO
roStwaler II is equally good and
should be applied In the same way.
Another excellent eye hath is one
nalf an ounce of witch hazel: one
half an. ounce of distilled water.
Shake well In bottle and apply with
an eye cup. One other bath ! must
tell you about that Is most excellent
for strengthening the eyes: Six drops
OF boracic acid, one wine glass of dis
titled water.
A bath In horax water Is highly
beneficial and has the advantage of
being always convenient. Even while
travelling one may always carry box
OF boraX. Moreover 1t Is safe. because
borax will only form a per cent solu-
ton. that is. only 4 per cent of 1t will
be absorbed by water. A borax bath
Is very Strengthening. If the eyes he
delicate or the person so prejudiced
against experiments that she Is not
willing to introduce this substance d.
rectly into the eyes. silk handker-
chief or soft cloth dipped into borax
water and pressed upon the eyelids Is
both efiicacious and soothing.
The old-fashiOned remedy Of cold
tea leaves pressed upon the lids has
value. not from the tea leaves intrinsi-
cnlly. but from the COOL moist con-
tact. Cloths dipped In water are quite
Us good.-New York American.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15

can play the piano and do lot II
comic tricks. The last troop l left at
Joplin. Mo-. and now am staying with
my married sister here until ] hear
from you. hope you can help me
out with one thing or the other. ].
possible. | would like to stick In your
theater all the time for I'm tired OF
travelling. OF course, II you can get
me into some good troop ia like very
well to travel. have some pictures
OF myself taken In many different
ways. 20 II you'd like ri send some.
Now will close, hoping to hear from
you and hope you can get me some
thing to do. Excuse writing."-kan-
sas CIT, Star
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
Called, Himself an American.

The blood In my veins Is mingled,
English. Scotch and Irish. With a
somewhat similar ancestry. some years
ago. Barren Speck Won Sternburg. who
was ambassador Of Germany to the
United States prior to the recent war.
boosted himself an American. was
present Mt banquet In Berlin one
night when responding to personal
toast. he rose and said: my father
was German. my mother was Scotch
aud | was born In Englana; that
makes me an, American"
The baron's conclusion was received
with more enthusiasm at that moment
than It, would be tOday.---Melville Z.
Stone In Golfers Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
Getting Acquainted.

While travelling recently | beguiled
the hours by trying to win the conf.
dence of winning but shy child,
My efforts were In vain. so took
refuge In my book. Soon after soft
little hand crept into mine slowly. and
a tiny voice said: II am use-ter TO
you than used to be."-Chicago T,ib-
une.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15

The Salvation Army, because Of its
branches in every country In the world,
conducts what Is probably one OF the
most efficient of detective bureaus. Ii
is the Bureau of Missing Persons,
which sends out daily alarms TO all
sections In its efforts to And those who
have disappeared.
In the United States over l,StW In
quires for missing persons come into
the Salvation Army each year. and In
spite Of the meagerness Of the nvaila-
BILE information, in spite OF the fact
, that large proportion of those who
are missing do not want to be found.
in spite Of all the obstacles and him
ORANGES, over 1000 are located by the
Salvation Army each year.
There Is the child who runs away
from home because the terrors Of cold
aud hunger are nothing to him compar-
ed To- the fear Of school and teacher.
! There Is the man who finds II easier 10
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
ComnositorR.

EZra-WAll all the heroes have re-
turned from war.
Martha-But, say, Ez. who are those
heroglyDhicsi
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15

desert than to support the family that
he thinks is too eNacting. There 10
the woman who feels that the river or
the open gas Jet is less terrifying than
the hartishps of life. For all these and
many others the Salvation Army Is con.
Quoting a vigilant, unceasing search.
And the methods used in finding the
delinquents are as varied us the causes
Of their disappearance. Sometimes an
overlooked clue. an old letter or the
address of a friend leads to the end
of the search Sometimes a para
graph inserted in the War Cry-the
Salvation Army publication. which 10
circulated in every country In The
world--or in other mediums calculated
to catch the eye, will bring the missing
one home. Sometimes the man or wO-
man hunt goes on for years. only In the
end to become one of those unSolved
mysteries that the world speculates
upon for II month or two and then
promptly forgetS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-04-15
She Didn't Get the idear.

Wife Ito husband who has econom.
ically switched from cigars to stogies)
--"Albert Pennyroyal Jones, you have
deceived me again, You have been try
Ing to tell me you are cutting down
your tobacco bill and here yop are
smoking cigars that are longer than
ever"
The citizen., 1920-11-11

after caring for their cows they
hitched the horses Ia the wagon. took
an az, a saw. their gun. aud lunch,
and set out for the valley, returning
late al night with sufficient logs and
poles for the framework of their house
and stable. The next day construc-
tiOn was commenced. Four stout posts
were set on end enclosing "A rectangle
12NlG feet. The tops of the posts were
connected by logs laid upon them,
doye-tailed AT the corners after the
fashion of woodsmen. and held In pO-
sition by wooden pins driven In auger
holes. LengthWise along the center,
10 form ridge pole another stout
log was laid aud the whole framework
supported hy additional posts. among
which were two on the east side Ia en-
close the door. Small poles were then
placed ON end slopng slightly in
wards and resting against the plate
logs Similar poles were laid from
the plate logs to the ridge pole 10 sup
port the roof
Harris found southern slope where
the frost WAS ont enough to admit To
him blowing some sods. lie ploWed
them three inches thick and n Inches
wide. ana cut them into tWo-ioot
lengths with his nN. to the sad injury
o. cutting edge. These Sods were
% built into wall like bricks, rest
n gently against the framework of
poles. from which, however they were
separated boy a padding of-grpss, which