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the most remarkable intelligence and hui
man ways when exhibited in the Ringing
Brothers circus. He sat down at table and
ate like a well-behaved boy, cleaned up his
plates and made his own bed.
Just when scientists were beginning to
learn new facts about live gorillas John
Daniel died, as every other specimen of his
race had done in captivity. The American
Museum of, Natural History secured his
remains, performed an autopsy on his
organs and placed his stuffed skin on ex-
hibition, but all this gave only a little in
formation about the life and habits Of the
gorilla.
The most interesting observation from
Daniels remains was an explanation why
the gorilla cannot talk like a man. Be-
meath the tongue Of Daniel the muscles
were divided into some FIVE unconnected
groups. In man the muscles are spread
out into the shape of fan, with infinite
numbers of small fbres, by which the
tongue can move with great rapidity and
utter every word that makes up language
as many as 10 words per minute. The
ape can only scream, squeak and howl. or
his method OF communication with his
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picture of the real king of the African
Jungle
The peculiar cameras Mr.. Akeley will
Use can be made to work in dark places in
the deep shade and foliage of the Jungle
They are of "super-speed" type and oper.
ate continually and noiselessly. The
camera equipment also includes panorama
devices with telescope lens by means Of
which a gorilla and his wife half a mile
away can be made to more than fill the
screen.
Along with the museum scientists is
Mrs. Mary Hastings Bradley, the novelist,
and her six.year-o1d daughter, Alice. What
the cold eye Of the scientist may miss in
the family life of the jungle gorillas Mrs.
Bradley hopes to be able to observe, and
what she misses she hopes her six-year-old
child will take note OF and call to her at
tention.
DR.. Lucas, director Of the American
Museum of Natural History, says that
there are no really we'll mounted skins in
any OF TIL museums Although the mount
ings may be well executed from a taxi.
dermist's standpoint, the lack of knowl-
edge of the giant apes habits prevents q
realistic, natural and scientifically correct
presentation. This applies both to single
figures and to groups. Mr.. Akeley has al
ready reported by cable that he has Sc
cured five fine specimens of gorillas, in
GLIDING father weighing $50 pounds, with
q span Of seven feet anc eight inches from
hand to hand
Curiously enough, another distinguished
scientific expedition at the same time has
been working in the gorilla country in
Africa for much the same purpose, but I'm
behalf of the Royal Museum ht Stockholm,
Sweden. This expedition is headed by
Prince William Of Sweden and a party Of
big game hunters and scientists.
Prince William is the younger son of
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gone.
ITO follow trail is also very difficult,
as the fresher the trail is the more eau
tious one must be, and 1t generally hap
pens that the huntsman, crawling like a
worm through the tangled underground
is unable at the critical moment to raise
his gun to fire before II is too late. The
clayey SOIL softened by showers and un.
dried in the shade, which the sun cannot
penetrate. is very slippery.
"The Belgian Government had generous.
ly given us license to shoot fourteen
gorillas. To our great satisfaction we
were able to bag this lot. They were
animals of both sexes and all ages. How
should one shoot gorillas? One must, to
begin with, have strong legs and a stout
heart. Few animals give the huntsman
sterner work. You must tramp about on
the steep hillsides, clatter down steep
ravines and climb up on the opposite side
till you come upon fresh trail. Then
you must creep and crawl, balance your
self from tree to tree, endeavor TO initiate
the movements of the quarry.
with good luck, after day-long pur.
suit, you may find yourself in the midst
Groai Rr,tain E,.ht.
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OF a chattering group, Of which you may
bring down one or two ere the rest, with
deafening screams and the rush of an.
avalanche, dart away through the woods.
uprooting young trees and tearing away
branches in their precipitate fight. They
generally fly before man, and only turn
when wounded. Then they rise on two
legs and rush madly at their foe; other
wise they rarely quit their four-footed
attitude.
81 must say, however, that the only
gorilla / shot personally behaved some
what differently. He rushed at me with
lightning rapidity, before had fired. But
] believe this was to defend his retreating
comrades. He was sturdy old male, bent
on repulsing the intruder, and doubtless
ignorant of the danger he was mourning.
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mates we have little knowledge, but there
is reason to believe that he can express
more by his noises than other animals.
Strange to say, the gorilla was an un.
known quantity to civilization until 1S47.
1t is larger animal than the chimpanzee.
In the wilds It is sullen and ferocious, but
becomes more amiable under human asso-
citation and can be taught the manners OF
its captors. The hands and feet are broad,
short. thick and webbed; the heel long,
with great relative length of upper arm
and short forearm. The backbone has
seventeen joints, the same number as in
man, Of which thirteen usually carry ribs.
to usual eleven in man. There are nine
wrist bones, as in man.
When walking Daniel sometimes stood
upright and sometimes went on all fours.
doubling the fingers on the palms of the
hand. The big feet and big toes were for
grasping. although the animal was able to
utilize the short thumb and forefnger much
like men.
Female gorillas are smaller and weaker
than the male, showing a resemblance 20
the human race. The tusks OF the female
are but slightly developed, the skull
smaller, more rounded and without bony
rims over the eyes The nose bridge is
shorter the cheeks wider and upper LID
much less ferocious.
The gorilla at home has been described
as sitting at the base Of tree with the
wife and family upstairs. He is supposed
to be ready with his mighty arms to smite
all enemies of his home. His head swing,
in all directions, and he lifts food TO his
mouth with great toe and fore toe, fearing
to leave hiSarms engaged for an instant.
Daniels skin varied from dark gray TO
black, corresponding to the skin color and
fermentation of the Australian African
group of men.
The thorax of Daniel was of great width
and depth, but relatively short. producing
stout trunk and protruding paunch. Tas
big thorax OF the gorilla accounts for the
tremendous noise he makes at times, and
perhaps also accounts for his love of max.
ing further big noise by drumming with
sticks or clubs on any kind of q sounding
board or tin vessel.
The gorilla has tear duct by which It
many individuals has a larger skull than
man, 1t is built for fighting, and has bul
a small brain with little thinking ability.
The brain of Daniel represented about
l.15O of the total weight of the body, while
In man of similar stature the brain would
comprise about $50 of the total weight.
The area Of Daniels brain was only one
sixth Of that of man.
1t is certain from the study of John
Daniel alone that the gorilla is extraordi-
narily close to man in brain and structure.
He possesses higher order of intelligence
than the dog, but is less teachable. There
is ground for believing that II a gorilla
could be thoroughly tanned he would be-
have very much like low type Of man.
That Is why scientists are so anxious 70
obtain new facts about live gorillas.
The Museum authorities are awaiting
with eagerness the return Of Mr.. Akeley's
expedition.
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iiciI UOuuu 10 eullSnten
him, and, above all. put
a stop to his expert
menting on me. Be-
sides. there was not
much time to deliber-
ate. The beast had
burst through the bush
within a few feet from
me. A $50 magnum
bullet right through his
lungs put an end to the
old fellows life. He
was a white-haired giant
and weighed nearly four
hundred pounds"
How little we know
about gorillas is proved
by the intense interest
excited by the young
gorilla, John Daniel, last
Spring. He was four
and a half years old and
was the first gorilla to
live to that age in cap
tiyity. He displayel
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two thousand birds and nearly
six thousand insects.
Game has been greatly diminished of
late years." Prince William saws. africa
Is. nevertheless, an Ell Dorado for the
huntsman. The herds of toni are fantas.
ticaliy numerous. Lions are also abund-
AMI. More than twenty fell to our guns
within few weeks. remember one
night especially when we saw no fewer
than fifteen lions gathered round the ami.
NAL we had set out as a lure. There was
only one male. When the great lion final.
ly moved little away from the gluttonous
assembly he received my shot in his side.
in sudden fright the whole lot rushed to-
ward the stone shelter behind which ]
stood. Evidently starving, they returned
again and again to their prey, regardless
OF our repeated firing. In the morning
eight lions lay dead on the ground Thence
we crossed Lake Edward and marched,
north through forests west of Ruwenzori
We came in contact with the wambutti
forest tribes. They are dwarfs Of very
row culture level. The men are, however,
wonderful huntsmen.
Describing the country in which the
gorillas were shot, Prince William says:
The mountain sides are steep, often
precipitous, almost perpendicular toward
the summit, and are separated by deep
ravines. The thick vegetation grows into
perfect tangle. Bamboos, climbing
plants and creepers, and broad-leaved
cacti are interviewer into a hopeless en-.
tanglement through which one can only
advance by cutting ones way step by step.
To approach wild game in such circum.
stances is well-nish impossible, and in
nine cases out OF ten you catch but q
"a, 100, n, ma, ,...
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detail the habits and family life of
the gorillas.
These huge aDd marvellously powerful
and highly intelligent relatives of man.
kind bear close relationship to civilized
man and offer many and perplexing prob
lens which anthropologists are extremely
DESTROYS of studying.
But of all creatures on the face of the
earth science knows least about the
gorilla.
These great anthropoid apes live in the
midst of the African wilderness in COM
paratively small area Of almost impene-
trable jungle. Science has been able to
gather very little trustworthy information
from the natives who live in the vicinity
Of the apes. The savages are in terror Of
the huge creatures and prefer to see and
know as little as possible about them.
When scientists push their way through
to the edge Of the gorilla country they find
themselves unable to get much more than
distant views and an occasional shot at a
passing gorilla Professor Garner. of
Monkey Cage" fame, endeavored to study
the problem and gained little or nothing
new of scientific value.
Other animals can be captured and held
in captivity for observation and expert
ment. But nobody has ever succeeded in
capturing full grown live gorilla, and
even the baby gorillas which have been
brought safely out Of the jungle alive have
never lived very long in captivity.
And now the American Museum of Nat
ural History has undertaken to supply
science with the information it lacks.
Several months ago an expedition of half
a dozen or more, under the leadership Of
Carl E. Akeley, a scientist and big game
hunter, was organized and gent to the
African jungle. The expedition was es-
pecially and peculiarly equipped to thor
oughly cover everything Of interest and
scientific importance in regard to mans
gigantic African relatives.
Not only was the expedition expected
to shoot and send back for mounting the
skins of family group to be put on ex-
hibition In the museum in New York, but
specially devised motion picture cameras
invented by Mr.. Akeley, were taken along
with the hope Of being able to photograph
Father Gorilla, Mother Gorilla and the lit.
tie gorilla boys and girls playing around,
preparing their meals, putting the little
ones to bed, standing on guard at the foot
of the tree at night and everything else
pertaining to the habits, tastes, social
customs, domestic life, food, morality and
marriage customs (it there are any, of
these great men of the forest.
Much interest is attached to the motion
picture end Of the museums outfit, be-
cause Mr.. Akeley is the inventor of
peculiar camera and has added few i'm.
provements and some special appliances
to meet the special necessities of this ex-
petition. II is realized that while any
motion picture camera can take a picture
Of king, president or a blushing bride,
no camera has yet been able to catch a
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glimpse Of a witch
ing tail or the prick
ing up of an ear be-
fore the quarry Is
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TAX SALE NOTICE
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Wausau, Wis, May 4, 1922.
Notice is hereby given that the taxes
and drainage delinquent taxes for the
year 1921, on the following described
lands which have been returned as de-
linquent to this office as provided by
law, remain unpaid, and that each
tract or parcel of land or so much
thereof as may be necessary therefor,
will on the second Tuesday of June,
next, June IS, 1922, and the next sue
ceeding days, be sold by me at public
auction, at my office in the city of
Wausau, in said county, for the pay
ment of the taxes, interest and charges
thereon.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-03-23
Alkali Or Acid In Shoe Polish
Harmful To Leather

Polishes that contain free acid or
alkali are likely to injure leather. This
is one of the conclusions from tests
made by the Bureau of Chemistry of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture. A polish of ithe emulsion
type containing free alkali caused
cracking across the vamp of shoes
where the leather is subjected to fire.
quent bending. Many of the liquid
cleaners, often put up in combination
with paste polishes for use on light
colored shoes, contain oxalic acid,
which is likely to injure leather.
In the absence of water-soluble dye
in the polish, free acid or alkali can be
detected by stirring up some of the
polish with warm rain water and test
ing the clear water, after settling, with
red and blue litmus paper. A change
from red to blue indicates free alkali,
while a change from blue to red indi-
Gates free acid. In the presence of
water-soluble dye, free acid and alkali
can be detected only by chemical
analysis.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY

St. Johns Lutheran Church-Rev. w.
C. Waltemyer, Pastor.
$50 a. m.-Sunday School.
1890 q. m.-Public Worship.
7:30 p. m.-Puplic Worship.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
at 7:30 p. m.
Catoctin Parish (Episcopal)-W. X.
Damuth, Rector.
St. Stephens, Thurmont
Services in Lent
Sundays
7:45 A. M.-Holy Communion
4:30 P. M.-Evening Prayer
Daily Services
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, $3.50 P. M.
Wednesdays and Fridays, 1880 P. M.
Methodist Episcopal Church-Rev.
Clarkson R. Banes, Pastor.
$50 a. m.--Sunday School.
6:45 p. m.-Epworth League.
7:30 p. m.-Preaching Service.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Teacher Training Glass, Wednes-
day at $3.50 p. m.
Junior Epworth League Saturday
at 800 p. m.
United Brethren Church-Rev. ]. I.
Green, Pastor.
200 P. M. Sunday School
800 P. M. Preaching
$50 P. M.-Christian Endeavor
1880 p. M.-Preaching Service
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic
Church-Rev. Thomas J. Wheeler,
Pastor.
Sunday
900 a. m.-Mass and Sermon, fol-
lowed by Sunday School.
7:30 p. m.-Evening Service and
Sermon.
Weekdays
TOO q. m.-Mass daily except on
Thursday.
Graceham -Moravian -Church-Rev.
Fredk G. Fulmer, Pastor.
$3.50 a. m.-Sunday School.
1890 a. m.-Morning Worship.
6:45 p. m.-Christian Endeavor.
1880 p. m.-Preaching Service.
The Church of the Brethren-Elder
T. 8. Fike, Pastor.
1000 a. m.-Sunday School.
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PERSONAL

Mr.. George Motter of Manchester
Nd, visited from Saturday to Monday
in Thurmont.
+
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Arendt and Mr.
Arthur Arendt, of York, Pa, spent the
weekend with Mrs. Arendt's Cousin
Miss Vada Hetterly.
+
Mr.. Charles E. Hammett, of Meade
vile, Pa, visited his mother, Mrs. D.
G. Hammett, last week.
+
Mr.. John Moser and daughter Ada,
of York, Pa, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Moser.
+
Mr.. VIM. T. Miller has been confined
to bed by illness during the past week.
=
Mrs. Levi Leatherman, who has
been spending the winter with friends
in Baltimore, Manchester, Md, and
Hagerstown, Md, has returned to her
home in Thurmont for the summer.
Mrs. Leatherman will be glad to
welcome her many friends at her home
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BUILDING HOME

Mr.. Chas. Putnam, of this place,
last week purchased a building lot To-
Gated on Walnut street, in Thurmont,
from Elder L. ]. Flohr. Last Thurs
day work on a foundation was begun,
and at this time the concrete wall for
a dwelling 2Sx32 is about completed.
Lumber and other material is being
furnished by Mr.. VIM. Cover of Key
mar, and is being delivered by large
trucks. Mr.. Cover also furnishes car
penters to do the work. The work
will be pushed vigorously, as Mr.. Put
man must move and has nowhere to go
except with friends.
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WON POEM CONTEST

In q poem contest held recently by
the Departments of Literature and
Education of the Woman's Club In
Winston Salem, N. c., Mrs. Edna
Baker Sclimger won first and second
prizes. The Twin-City Sentinel of that
city has the following to say concern
ing the contest:
"Thc announcement concerning the
awarding of the prize in the poetry
contest recently conducted by the de-
partment was then made. The decis-
ion of the judges was unanimous that
Mrs. Edna Baker Scrimger's poem,
"At Daybreak," deserved the prize.
Another poem by Mrs. Scrimger, "Lul-
lady," took second place, and third,
"Persuasion," also deserves praise.
Mrs. Scrimger's work is delicate, free,
and of singing, lyric quality most
unusual"
At DaybTeak
The wind had moaned and wept the
live-long night
Had sobbed and sighed with bitter
grief and pain;
Had hurled his giant strength with
bafied might
Against the frailty of my easement
pane.
Then beat with frantic fists against
my door
And shrieked and howled and ratified
at the knob;
AS if he had right to cross the moor
And wiring my heart with pity at each
sob.
His suffering shook and racked him
thro and thro
And l lay trembling too, face bathed
in tears;
I tried to think of something / could
His anguish seemed so real, so great
his fears.
When suddenly, with quivering breath
like a tired child he lay,
And with exulting heart l faced the
glory of returning day.
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ARREST THEIR FRIEND

SheriffAlvie A. Monkey and Deputy
Sheriff ]. Stanley Gingell, of Mont
gomery County happened to stop at
he home of Norris King, we'll
:nown resident of the vicinity of
Kings Valley, that county, for friend
v visit, and while there noticed bar
ell in close proximity to the kitchen
stove. Investigation disclosed that
the barrel contained about so gallons
of something with a we'll developed
"kick," some of the ingredients inclu-
ding peaches and currants. The dis
covery put the officers to the painful
necessity of placing their friend under
arrest, and he was brought to Rock
Vile to answer a charge of violating
the local-option law of the county.
He furnished bail for his appearance
for trial.
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REs1cNs As cAsHIER

Stanley r. Damuth, who for the
past eleven years has been cashier Of
The Citizens Bank, has rendered his
resignation to the directors of the
bank to take effect on April LIST, 1922.
Mr.. Damuth resigned a few weeks ago
on account of ill health but the resig-
nation was kept secret until within
the last week.
Mr.. Damuth has announced that he
has accepted a position with The R. L.
Dollings Company which has been OPP
Grating in this community for several
years. In interviewing Mr.. Damuth
he stated that he has taken this step
after long and careful investigation of
the affairs of the r. L. Dollings Com
pany and has had this proposition UNI
der consideration more than year
because he first had to be satisfied
that the investments offered are of the
highest type. His long experience in
the banking business fits him we'll for
his new work and his many friends
will wish him success in his new I'M
dertaking.
Mr.. Damuth has been resident Of
Thurmont for a number of years and
prior to entering the banking business
he held a responsible position with the
Western Maryland Railway Co., where
he was employed for fourteen years.
He says that the r. L. Dollings Co.
handle only per cent investments and
the company has never lost dollar of
their customers money which proves
the conservativeness of the work.
Thurmont is to be congratulated
that Mr.. Damuth's new work will not
cause him to remove from our town
but we can still retain him as one of
our citizens.
Mr.. Sanford L. Shaffer, who has
been representing this company for
some time, and Mr.. Damuth will asso-
.iate themselves together in this work
md will be in charge Of the local Office
Which will be established in the neal
future in the Lycett Building.
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SHIPS BRING SIGNS OF SPRING
Two ships arriving at New York on
Sunday from European ports, brought
signs of Spring.
The Sudbury, from Hamburg, car
ried cargo of 81 wild, tame and
trained animals for circus, and one
ballyhoo man claimant of the Euro
pean sideshow barking championship.
Fourteen German-speaking Chinese,
with German wives, all jugglers; nine
Algerians, all acrobats; and an assert
ment of Siamese twins, living skele-
tons, contortionists and bearded and
fat ladies came on the Nieuw Amster-
dam from Boulogne.