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Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
An Elastic Metal.

The most remarkable thing about
vauadimn steels is their almost mirac-
ulouS elasticity. Today the metal va
nadium is comparatively cheap. Yet
only 90 years ago it sold at $3.50
pound. and was hardly more than
curiosity of The chemical laboratory.
When use is found for rare
metal. sources from which it may he
Obtained in quantity are sure to be
discovered. Thus when the value OF
vnuadium for steel alloys was ascer-
tained. the fact was soon disclosed
that vas, ore beds containing 1t eX-
listed in Colorado, 1t is from these
beds that the demand is now supplied.
The ores are sandstone, impregnated
with vauadium. and are dug out in
enormous quantities. A by-product OF
valadium mining is uranium, from
which radium is obtained.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Trackless Trolley Abroad.

From Il German periodical, Eleki.
trotechnsche and Maschinenbau, we
learn that electrically-driven buses
connect Vienna with suburb u short
distance away. These trackiess troll
leys run Oh pneumatic tires and are
fed from double trolley line Oh which
rolls small contact-makins carriage,
connected with flexible cable to the
car. The length OF this cable can be
varied as its end Is wound around q
take-up drum. Approaching cars have
to stop when passing each other. e1-
change their cables and proceed again.
The cars are driven by two motors.
built into the rear wheels. They are
multipolar. slow-speed. direct current
55O-volt motors, transmitting their
power directly without any gears. The
buses accommodate - passengers,
but can carry as many as 40.--Scien-
tifc American.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
"Mountles" In With Dominion Police

Under an act Of parliament the
Royal Northwest mounted police of
Canada wa, mer .cd with the Dominion
police May l, 1920, with jurisdiction
throughout Canada. and known as the
Royal Canadian mounted police.
The Dominion police was a small
body of men. the uniformed members
of which were employed largely In
guarding the parliament buildings, the
mint and other government structures
In Ottawa. To 1t was attached
number of highly trained experts,
skilled in dealing with international
criminals and their schemes, and hav-
ing knowledge Of the finger print
system. These are now all members
of the Royal Canadian mounted
police, under the command Of Col. A.
Bowen Perry.
The force Is now recruited to Its
prewar average OF 1200. Canadian
government officials hope soon to he
able to increase 1t far beyond that
number, but the dominion's war debt
has to date made that impossible.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
NEW TOY FiHDS MUCH FAVOR
Partisan Children Hail With Joy Idea
Which Has Been Imported
From Central Borneo.

The latest toy which Partisan chill
dren are buying, and which threatens
to displace the scooter in popular fa-
vor, is modern form Of the old
jumping stick
The new jumping stick" which is
called "pogO," is more scientific than
it's predecessor, which was nothing
more elaborate than single silt with
two rests for the feet.
1t is made with an india rubber pad
and with strong spring, which ena-
bles it's possessor to take series Of
leaps without jar.
The pogo was first found in use, in
a primitive form, among the Dyak ma
tives of central BorneO, who gave 1t
that name. 1t was stick with
cross-piece, on which certain favored
young men used to perform kind of
dance at sacriicial ceremonies.
AS the chiefs took charge of the
pogos after the ceremony, hiding them
until the next occasion for their use,
it was very difficult to obtain them,
but French traveller who saw the
dance in progress. described them on
his return to Paris. From his rough
sketch the new Paris toy has been
made.
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HAS ADDED TO VOCABULARY
Gabrielle >D'Annunzio 10 Credited With
Making Important Additions to
the italian Language.

Commander Gabrielle d'AnnunziO has
become coiner of words. Aside
from having special dAnnunzio
dictionary complied and published by
some enterprising Italian publishers
to assist his leaders in knowing the
meaning of words not found in the
ordinary dictionaries, the premier
Italian poet and adventurer let's very
few weeks pass without promulgatlng
some new addition to the Italian vO~
cabulary.
The former dictator of Fiume is in
a quiet retreat. Various pilgrimases
are made to him by men who were
adventures with him In the Quarnero
enterprise. Some of them asked him
for a new name for cognac. He said:
"There is but one name for cog
nae and that is 'arzente, which signi-
fies that it is the very force of the
wine."
He inquired how the people Of Flor
ence were taking his suggestion that
the name of Florence be changed from
the present Italian name of Firenze to
FiorenZa, meaning "a city Of flowers"
The pilgrims stated the people of the
town welcomed the idea and may
adopt his proposal.
The poet is doing little literary
work while there are no more Fiume
fields to conquer.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
What She Must Know.

In wOman's magazine has been
set down list of twenty-five accom-
plishments necessary before young
woman can be said to be educated.
And this in these daysl If this test
is accepted as q whole It Is as hard
as ever to be woman. According to
this standard woman must know
how: to sew, to cook, to mend, to be
gentle, to value time. to dress neatly,
to keep secret, to avoid ,idleness, to
be self-reliant, to respect old age, to
darn stockings, to make good bread.
to keep home tidy, to control her
temper, to make home happy. to he
above gossiping. to lake care of the
sick. to take care of the baby, to
sweep down the cobwebs, to marry a
man for his worth, to read the very
best of hooks, to be helpmate to
her husband, to take plenty of active
exercise, to keep clear Of trashy liteFa-
ture, to be womanly woman under
all circumstaQces.y
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Scots "Fish" With Swimmers.

Over in canny Scotland they fish
with swimmers, that is with students
whs are learning to swim.
Swimming instructors have various
methods for teaching their pupils, but
none Is more novel than that used by
some of the Scotch. These instructors
have a rope and pulley arrangement
by which the pupil Is suspended at the
end of the rope in the water. The
instructor holds the other end of the
rope and can raise or lower the pupil
In the water.
In his other hand the instructor has
a long pole with which he prods the
pupil at various times to correct the
movements Of the arms and legs
Should the instructor lose his grip on
the rope what would happen to the
pupil can be imagined. But suppos-
ing, with that pole in his hand, the
instructor loses his temper? The
field of conjecture is open.-Cleveland
NeWs-Leader.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
PROTECTED BY WHITE BONE
How People Of Eastern Algeria Guard
Themselves Against the Glance
of the Evil Eye.

People who live in eastern Algeria
always have few beehives near their
homes. Sometimes the Berber Will
place the beehiveS on the roof of his
house.
The Berbers know bees so well and
like honey so much that from earliest
infancy they look upon the bee as
friend who must be guarded and need
not be feared. The Rerber housewife
takes great care of her bees. she
makes sure that sand storm sudden
ly sweeping across the great desert
will not utterly ruin the beehive. She
protects the hives, their store of hon
cy and the workers who make the
honey by covering the hives with mats.
Underneath the beehives. in plain
bone swings in the breeze. The Bcr-
ber Is Superstitious. and his chief fear
is danger from the evil eye.
Fear of the evil eye has come down
through the ages. 1t Is common In
many other countries, particularly the
south of Europe. In all these lands
various taliSmnnS are supposed 10
ward off the dangers Of the evil eye
The chief reliance OF the Berhcrs Is
placed in a white bone. Any bone
will serve so long as 1t is white, and
So placed that 1t catches the eye Of
the passer-by.
The bone is believed to catch the
glance of the person who may have
an evil eye Being attracted by the
cleaning white bone, the glance Of the
evil eye is believed to be held by 1t
and kept from banefully falling upon
the object it is placed to protect.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
SEEM TO ENJOY WORRYING
Persons Possessed of That Tragic
Temperament Can Only Be Re-
aarded az Affections.

Even If the manufacturers or
worry" only suffered themselves, 1t
would not be so bad: unfortunately,
however, they have a knack of trans
ferring their tragic feelings to others.
A whole houseful Of people can be
made miserable by one person with a
tragic temperament.
The question arises: What Is the
best way to deal with them? Experi-
ence tells me that we should never
show sympathy. At the same time,
nothing is gained by making little OF
n trouble which they regard as gi-
gantic. That has an irritating effect !!
The best cure is to ignore their
tragic tales" as much as possible.
Just express passing regret that THE
grocer has failed to send" or that "a
husband started on his journey with
buy one in the place for which he
was bound, or clean his teeth for
once with handkerchief) and nothing
more!
When one has been polite, then pass
on to talk of something else. OF
course, one could quote
"a troubles a pound or a troubles an
ounce,
A trouble is what you make it.
II isn't the size of the trouble that counts;
It's just this-how do you take it?"
But the verse is an old one, and !
doubt If 1t has had the effect Of de-
creasing the apparent size nf any
trouble which came the way o. those
with tragic temperaments." london
Answers.
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OshafRIDlUM ONE OF HARDEST
Metal Is Employed in Tipping OF Foun-
tain Pens and for Dslicate
Machinery Bearings.

An interesting history attaches to
small packet about two and a half
inches square which recently arrived III
London 1t weighed two and d hair
pounds and was eagerly bought b! an
American firm for about $4,000. The
packet contained osiniridium (osmlum
ana it's alloy. iridium), used for lNe
tipping of fountain pen points ana 1of
delicate bearings of fine machinery.
The discovery of osmiridium, which
is member of the platinum group or
metals, constitutes an interesting ro-
nance. the Detroit News states. TO
ward the end of the last year small
group of prospectors were washing TOR
gold in one of the river beds in papua,
British New Guinea. In their eager
ness to find the precious metal they
threw away from their pans Blush
groy. naXy substance as worthless.
This WAS osmirdium, and 1t is eight
times more valuable than gold and
worth at the present time about S2oo
All ounce.
When the men got back 70 the set
tlement they mentioned the occurrence
to a mining engineer, who immediately
asked them what they did with the
substance. They replied that they
left it on the river bank, and the en-
gineer exclaimed, 1T must be osmirid-
ium."
The next morning the whole party
started for the spot, only to find on
their arrived that the tropical rains
and the swollen river had washed
away most of the precious stuff. What
remained was carefully raked together,
refined and dispatched to London,
where it arrived safely short while
ago. having been heavily insured for
the voyage.
Osmlridium is one of the hardest
metals known and prospectors are
eagerly searching for it in Papua.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Still Powerful Ruler.

With an area of 245,OO0 square
miles, Afghanistan is, next to Tibet,
the largest country in the world that
IL virtually closed to the citizens Of
other nations. But political life al
~ary, alert Kabul is in sharp con-
trast to the meditative seclusion and
classic aloofness of the pious lamas
at Lhasa. Amir Amanullan Khan,
through his agents in India and else
where, Is In close touch with the
worlds current events; and. as the
last remaining independent ruler OF
MOslem country, now that the power
of the caliph at Stamboul Is broken,
he wields far-reaching influence
throughout the Mohammedan world;
also, because his land happens to iie
lust as it does on the map of the
world, it Is plain that for long time
10 come he will be an active force in
the political destinies of middle Asia.
Like Menelik of Abyssinia, Queen Lii
of the Hawaiian islands, or the last
Of the Fiji kings, this Amir, remote
and obscure as his kingdom Is, stands
out in his time as u picturesque Norid
figure.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
NEW WAY TO FOIL ROBBERS
Hard to Get Away With satchsl That
Is Equipped With Powerful
Alarm Gong.

Holdup men who have been special
izin,. in the robbery of bank messel-
gers and payroll carriers will not re-
joice in the invention of the latest
security >satchel, designed as it iS 70
prevent their silent getaway, says the
Scientific American. The satchel is
ordinary enough In appearance, save
that 1t is of seel. In the lid 1t car
ries monster bell, operated by two
dry cells, which are capable Of ringing
the alarm continuously for six hOLrs.
The switch Is hidden iD the grip
handle and has two buttons SO ar
ranged that when the messenger dis
covers that he is being held up he can
instantly push one of them.
The alarm WIFI go off and stay off.
and can he heard for Il distance Of
half mile. The second button is for
previous adjustment, and leads to
delayed action that holds the ringing
up for ten or twenty seconds--enough
to enable the messenger to make his
getaway from the immediate range OF
the holdup man before the latter dis.
covers what he Is up against.
We must agree with the Inventor
that no crook Is likely to march
through the streets carrying ringing
satchel, or to get very far with it II
he attempts 1t.
Certainly, until the stick-up artists
learn how to put the muffler On the
bell instantly and permanently. the
new trick ought to be effective. And
that is all that could be asked for the
man who Is coping with robher
must expect to change his plan Of cam
paign as fast as the thief learns what
it is
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Facts Concerning Eels.

Whence the eel comes and whittier
It goes Is the text for an erudite
piece Of which American Consul Den
mis- at London claims authorship In
cablegram to Secretary Hoover
Quaint belief that the eels were
miraculously born Of hOrsehairs drop
ped into ponds from horses tails
is entirely dispelled by Mr.. Dennis,
who comments upon research work by
Doctor Smith, Danish scientist.
The cells life history, an unfathom-
able mystery twenty years ago. thus
for the first time is made q wide open
book, and Mr.. Dennis warrants these
facts:
The eel lives up to eight years In
fresh waters. Adult eels, living their
life span, go down to tidewater, where
they spawn and die. Newly hatched
eels live in cold and gloomy depth
Of 500 fathoms. They reappear In late
winter.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Something to Fall Back On.

Little owen lived rear southern
Indiana town where hub factory had
lust been built. The new industry
had Just caused Il great deal of dis
cuSsion among his elders as to In
creased property values, sale of tim
Der and opportunities for employment.
Owen one day went across the sunny
fields and up II hill to the old farm
house where his great grandfather
was spending the summer afternoon
on the wide perch. \ short time aft
erward an aunt. listening to the con-
yersation between the two. heard the
following:
"Owen what are you going to do
when you're a man?'
"Well, I guess III he a preacher or
maybe teacher. When Tn not
preaching or teaching ! guess I'll
work at the huh factory"
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Causes of Winds.

Winds are produced by disturb
ance of the equilibrium In some part
of the atmosphere; disturbance al
ways resulting from a difference In
temperature between adjacent Sec
tions. Thus, If the temperature of
certain extent of ground becomes high
er, the air in contact with 1t becomes
heated, the air expands and goes to-
ward the colder or higher regions of
the atmosphere; whence 1t flows, pro-
ducing winds which blow from hot to
cold countries. But at the same time
the equilibrium Is destroyed at the
surface of the earth, for the pressure
on the colder adjacent parts is greater
than on that which has been heated,
and hence a current will be produced
with velocity dependent on the differ
ence between these pressures thus
two distinct winds will be Produced
an upper one setting outward from the
heated region, and lower one setting
inward toward It.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
A way to clean isinglass, which is
used in automobile curtains, is to wash
it with vinegar.
FORT MCHENRY SAVED

Historic Fort McHenry, Maryland, will
be returned, by direction of Secretary
Weeks, to the city of Baltimore as
soon as the Public Health Service va
Gates the reservation.
The Fort McHenry site was listed
by the War Department recently as
among about 70 real estate tracts
which the Department had asked Con-
gress to dispose of by public sale or
otherwise. Vigorous protest against
the sale was made by Maryland Off
cials and organizations, and the city
of Baltimore signified its desire to
maintain the reservation as a public
park and national memorial.
The public Health Service is using
the fort as a hospital for sick and
wounded veterans of the world war,
under permit granted the Treasury
Department, but has declared its in
tention of surrendering it soon.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17

Callahan has refused to sign right
of-way across tbs field.
When questioned last night as to
why he had declined to sign the right
of-way across this field he declined to
give out any statement for publica-
ton. He intimated that he would
make statement later setting forth
his reasons, but considered the present
time inopportune.
The road, which is being construct
ed by Washington concern under a
contract let by the State Roads Com
mission, is to be of concrete. A force
of hands has been busy for some time
constructing the highway on each side
of the Callahan farm. 1t is not known
what offer was made to Callahan by
the State Roads Commission for the
right t-of-way.-Post.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
The Victor's Privilege.

The man and the boy met at the en-
trance 10 the little park, and walked
down the path together. The man
noted the disheveled appearance Of the
lad and questioned him.
"What's the trouble, sonny? You
look like you'd been In a wreck?"
Nope. Been in a fight the boy
informed him carelessly.
"Been in a fight, eh?" the man re.
peated. "And who whipped"
II did, Of course" the boy answered,
contentedly. IF / hadn't whipped do
you think I'd be tellin' you about itf
Kansas City Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
imnrobable Story BEGINNINGS.

Heckvenicker had been in the dance
place for oyer three hours, but still.
he had not tired of the jazz music.
When Landeck presented his check
at the paying teller's window. the man
In the cage did not count the money
more than once.
Syenska objected to her boy friends
spending money on her.
Rocquefort had just returned from
the dentist, who refused to accept the
regular fee because he had inflicted
80 much pain upon his patient
mo" said the insurance agent, Il
was not just in the neighborbood. but
I came uptown especially to see YOU
Melvin Lane in the New York Sun.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
ROAD PLAN HELD UP BY ONE
MAN

1t was learned last night that Dan
iel Callahan is the farmer residing
near st. Anthony's, who has stead
fastly refused to sign a right-of-way
through his property for new state
road to be constructed from Motter's
Station to the Emmitsburg state road
at St. Anthony's. For the highway to
be completed, as projected, it will be
necessary for the road to be cut
through field on his farm. And Mr..
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Mvtholouy.

Hebe was the goddess of youth, who
poured out the nectar with which the
gods pledged each other. One day.
upon solemn occasion, she tripped
and fell. and was forced to resign her
Ctlice. Her father, Jupiter, secured as
her successor tbs beautiful youth
Ganymede. Hebe cetained the power
Of restoring the bloom of youth and
beauty to the aged and, according to
some accounts. it was only after she
became the wife of Hercules that she
gave up her Office of cupbearer. She
even succeeded in reconciling her
mother, Juno, to Hercules, who suf-
fered all his life from the hatred Of
the queen of the gods.
Hercules was deified as reward for
his achievements
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Aurora Australis.

During one of the British expedi-
tions to the antarctic regions, more
than sixty observations were made
of the aurora australis, the southern
counterpart of our northern lights.
The appearance of the light resem-
bled that presented In the arctic re-
gions. But the maximum frequency
did not occur during the months Of the
long polar night, and the phenOme-
non was most intense at the time OF
the equinoxes, when the sun Is per
pendicular over the equator, and day
light is simultaneous at both the north
and the south pole.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17

them an appetite! Even when they
succeeded in getting bowl Of food
from the relief station. ran the re-
peated tale. they could not eat 1t,
having no taste for food.
To us this meant, obviously, that the
sufferers had reached the final stages,
where craving for food had passed
away. They were not hungry. be-
cause they were starving William
Il. Ellis in the Outlook.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Coal Powder.

"Atomized" coal-dfferent from
merely powdered" coal because very
infinitely divided-is a new product
that is finding important uses.
1t is used for making high-grade
paint and also as a substitute for
lampblack in the manufacture of ink.
Another valuable employment for it is
in facing" foundry molds to give the
surfaces smooth finish in prepara"
tion for castings. --
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
Wanted the Best.

81 want you To teach my son for
eign language" said lady to a
teacher of languages.
what shall it be, madam?' the
teacher replied. would you like Po-
lish, Czechoslovakian. Armenian, or
perhaps even Arabic?"
"Well," mused the lady, (which is
the most foreign|-Houston Post.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-11-17
The pays That Are Gone.

"You used to say" she complained,
"that you counted that day lost when
you did not hear the sound of my
Voice"
eyes, ] know" he replied, land ]
shall never cease to long for those
dear lost dsys."-Boston Transcript.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-03-23
PRESIDENT ENDORSES THE
NEAR EAST RELIEF APPEAL

Washlngton.-PresId Harding has
given his hearty endorsement to the
appeal being made by Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood on behalf Of the Near East
Relief. ] Madison Avenue. New York
City. for a nationwide Lenten Sacri-
fee Offering 10 save the starving
Christians OF the Near East
The Presidents letter reads:
There ought TO be no cessation or
relaxation Of our sympathetic Ameri-
can efforts 20 be OF service to these
stricken people. One can well believe
that they viii not survive IL we with
draw the relief which has heretofore
been SO generous from the private
American purse. II has seemed to me
that all we have done has borne divi-
dends tenfOld I'm the consciousness that
we have done an humane thing for a
people well deserving our generous
sympathy.
81 wish you the very greatest sue
cess In furthering the great relief
movement 10 which you are now giving
your attention.
WARREN @. HARDING"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-03-23

For Sale Or Trade A cottage
on Big Arbor Vitae Lake near
station; will take car in payment.
John E Adams, Rhinelander, Wis.
25tf
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-03-23

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