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The Washington times., 1923-08-30
Dog Rescues Boy On
Back OF Runaway
Missouri Mule
BY Inte national News Service.
EvrrrI c,YnD CDDTNTf1C MI

-
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-,
Aug. -"old Shep," large
collie dog belonging to Francis
Madden, Of Excelsior Springs
Junction, became the un-
crowned king Of this city when
he saved the life Of Madden's
nephew; Harold.
The boy was visiting his
uncle on the latter's farm and,
like all sixteen-year-old boys,
had a desire to ride.
His uncle allowed him to
ride one Of the mules in after
the days plowing was finished
and Harold started off, with
Shep at a trot beside him.
But Missouri mules are Mis-
souri, mules, and the one Har-
old was riding was no excep-
ton. Perhaps it was fright or
perhaps it was the born per-
versity of the breed, but; the
animal started lunging.
Leaping upward, Shep grab
bed the bridal between his teeth
and held on until the mule be-
came quiet and help came to
release the boy, who had be-
come caught on the harness
names. =
Young Madden was taken to
q local hospital, where his in
juries were treated and Shep
was taken home to receive the
best dinner he ever ate.
The Washington times., 1923-08-30
HERE
SHOW Gain
Of 10
Coroner's Annual Report Re-
: veals Decrease in Number
Of Deaths Investigated.

The use of firearms by persons
with suicidal intent prevailed in
Washington during the fiscal year
Just passed. according to the an
nual report of DR.. J. Ramsay
hewitt, District coroner.
OF seventy-eight suicides. an in
crease of 10 over the previous. year,
twenty-eight of the persons used
firearms: nineteen used illuminating
gas; seven cut their throats: five
jumped from buildings; five hanged
themselves and one took lye.
There were fifty-nine homicides,
an increase OF one over the previ-
GUS year. Twenty-four Of the horni-
cides were from gunshot wounds.
eleven from automobile accidents
and nine by stabbing.
Coroner hewitt investigated 1910
deaths. decrease of 2o7 over the
previous year.
Sixteen deaths resultd from alco-
holisn1, the coroner reported. Heart
disease led with 249 deaths.
The Washington times., 1923-08-30
WALK VS.. RIDE DISPUTE
AGAIN CLOSES MINE

GREENSBURG, Pa, Aug. go
The question AS &c whether miners
shall ride or walk into a mine to the
points where they work has caused
a strike In one OF the Youghiogheny
and Ohio mines in this region. Union
leaders said the men would stay out
until the matter was settled.
A month ago the men walked out
when the walk VS.. ride" grievance
first came up. Company officials
decided that the miners should ride,
but that they would not pay the mo-
tnrnan. The miners decided the mo-
torman should be paid and quit.
The Washington times., 1923-08-30
MINING COMPANY TO
SHARE YEARLY PROFITS

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 3d.
According to a report submitted to
o. p. Pile, chief.o the department
Of mines, by District Inspector r.
D. Field, the Black Diamond cor
heries, located at Coal Creek, will
share the profits from the mines
with their ESQ employees, after ex-
penses and per cent for invest.
ment have been deducted.
The rhine has an output Of $50.
900 tons per annum working on
half-time and is one of the largest
coal properties in the State.
The Washington times., 1923-08-30
JAPAN PLAYS ROLE
or FRIEND TO CHINA

PEKINC. Aug. 80. - Janan m--
peared today in the role Of friend
Of China. Japan is attempting to
mediate between China and the for
eign powers to prevent the outside
nations from assuming control OF
Chinese railways.
Proposals for control Of the Chi
nese railways came from Great
Britain, but Japan. is opposing oh
the ground it would violate Chinese
sovereignty.
The Washington times., 1923-08-30
SOLAR ECLIPSE
ANA|TE BY
SCIENCE
Astronomer Explains Basic
Facts Regarding Strange
Phenomena Soon Due.
By EDGAR LUCIEN I.ARKIN.

BY EDGAR LUCIEN IAARKIN.
Director Lowe Astronomical Observatory
(wFitten especially for and copyrighted.
1923. by Cosmopolitan News Service.)
ECHO MOUNTAIN, Cal, Aug. 80.
Never before in my thirty-eignt
years in an astronomical observatory
have so many questions been asked
on the subject Of solar eclipses as
recently. This is because extensive
preparations are being made by the
entire astronomical world to STUDY
the coming eclipse in minutest oetan.
More questions by letter come tnah
ever. Hence, in this article desire
r, present . few points so that read
ers can have them at the tlme OF
natures grand display Septem-
ber 10.
Here are some basic facts of total
ecIipses OF the sun:
Opaque bodies cast shadows when
exposed to the sun. The moon IS
an opaque body and projects
shadow directly opposite the sun.
The diameter Of the moon Is 2,159.S6
miles CNewcomb). The distance from
the center of the moon to the center
Of the sun is 32,658,5 ,559 miles when
the former is new. The diameter or
the sun is S64,392 miles.
Total Eclipse Impossible.
The fascinating science Of cosmos
proves that the length Of shadow
is on an average, at time of new
moon. 2s2.171 miles. The distance
of the center Of the moon from that
OF the earth on an average is 238. .S57
miles. Thus, II this mean distance
k1anv.o rF11alA rnvaYs
be total eclipse Of the sun. for the
difference between these two num-
bers is 6,6S7 miles,
The radius of the earth on an aver
age is 3.95S miles and the difference.
is 2,729 miles, which would DE the
distance Of the end of the shadow
from the earth's surface. EclipseS
would be annular-that is, a ring of
sun surface would be seen around
the moon to all who are below the
end Of the shadow.
Orbit Is an Eclipse.
However, the orbit of the moon
around the earth is an eclipse, not
q circle;and that of the earth around
the sun is also an eclipse; therefore,
All distances vary incessantly. Thus,
the length Of the moons shadow
varies from Z00sU0U TO ZZ0s5UU mlleS,
q difference Of 1850 miles, far
greater than the 2,729 miles. Then
total eclipses can often happen. To
predict where and when the master
mathematician must know every
minute variation in distances; but
modern mathematics has conquered
and every minute variation is CON-
pletely understood.
Why is there so great interest in
total solar eclipse?
This is the perpetual question
asked for astronomers. Why ex-
pend, perhaps, in the coming eclipse
well-nigh 81 ,000. 300?
Our answer is, "to know" but 20
know, first Of all, is the true nature
Of the corona, the magnificent. sum
burst of glory, the halo Of sdpern3l
beauty surrounding the sun and Wis.
ible only at times of. totality. Thanks
to a discovery made years ago at a
total eclipse, the spectroscope can
analyze the light of the gigantic
prominences, matter hurled, up 10y.
explosive force to heights Of from
10000 to 250,000 miles all around
the sun without an eclipse. But no
ray of light can enter the slit OF a
spectroscope from the corona until
totality Is complete.
The Washington times., 1923-08-30
New Oil Rubs Out Pains
Or Costs Nothing
Relief Must Come with Very First Apuliction Get This
Written Money Back Guarantee from Your Druggist!

No matter how terrible your
pains from rheumatism, no matter
how long you've suffered, no mat
ter how many other treatments
have failed to end your agonies.
this amazing new German Oil is
absolutely guaranteed to bring
you soothing relief with the very
first application! Money back II
It fails.
This new discovery is d product
of the same German chemistry that
has given to the world the boon
Of Aspirin for the relief of head
ache palms, and Novocaine for
painless dentistry. It is com.
bination Of certain rare oils which
produces q clear amber-colored
liquid that gives marvelously quick
relief in even greatly advanced,
stubborn cases of rheumatism. IT
Is 80 penetrating that It disappears
within few seconds, so It must be
entirely absorbed by the body tissue.
RheuTnatism, In many cases, is
due to internal abscesses, such as a
blind pus pocket In a tooth which
give off poisons. These poisons
are carried by the blood to the
The Washington times., 1923-08-30
Sleeping Sickness Kills Athlete

EAST ORANGE, N. j., Aug. 3d.
Daniel Martin, star high school
athlete. died here from sleeping
sickness after a weeks sleep, which
had baffled five specialists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-27
ONE.CROP FARMER
CALLED SH|RKER
Big Banker Says Loafing On
Farms Should Be Made I'm
popular-Men Must Work

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j. Sept. 27.
Balanced production of diversified
crops is the surest route to a stable
economic condition, d. H. Otis. di-
rector of the agricultural Commits
sion of the American Bankers AS
ISOLATION, told the annual conven-
ton of that organization here late
today.
THE one-crop farmer" he en-
phasized, lis not doing his share of
the country's work. He needs prof
table employment throughout the
year. Loafing on the farm ought
to be made unpopular, because our
economical problems cannot be
solved unless we are willing to
work. Business men work through
QUE the year. Why shouldn't the
farmer? If he did there would be
less time to listen to the agitator.
who only increases discomfort
makes men less capable and pro-
longs the time OF recovery. The
farmer must work his way out and
not look in vain for the Govern
ment to legislate prices.
ut was surprise to me to find
in one of our Southern States
twenty per cent of the farms not
producing a single egg, thirty
seven per cent not raising even one
lone chicken and thirty-six per
cent not having a single dairy cow.
In another state, we'll adapted to
the poultry industry, the annual
importation of poultry products
amounted to $19,OOO,00O. In still
another state l learned of one
county in which there were located
one thousand farms and only
seventy dairy cows. What does
this mean? 1t means that agricul-
ture is sick, production unbalanced.
Farmers are paying freight and
other overhead Charges on food
products they ought to raise at
home"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
Philokalean Editorial Staff
New Year Reflections

Nineteen twenty-three is dawning
We have reached another milestone In
our journey here on earth. A fitting
time, someone has said, to pause and
look back over the past year and crit
icise ourselves. Those of us who, as
vet, have our life work before us, are
we much better fitted for the work
than we were last year? And those
of us who are older and entered upon
our share in the work of the world
are we making the best of it? Is the
world. any better off for our having
lived in it for another year? Are we
doing the things which we intended to
do, or are we putting them off for an
other time? These, and thousand
other questions we might ask our
selves as we review the old year; but
whatever conclusions we may come to
we surely must agree on one point
namely, that we must make each year
oount for something.
But enough of. retrospecting. We
have now clean New Year spread
out before us, boundless in its oppor-
tunities. W. must now look forward
hoping for the best but ever ready fol
the worst that fate may have in store
for US.
"Trust in God and do something" is
a good motto to keep in mind. But
beware lest you undevalue those two
words "do something" There are vol
umes of advice in them. The years
seem short enough in which to do any
thing, and they will seem shorter and
shorter as we grow older and our
lives become fuller and buster, and
alas, we have but comparatively few
of them in this earthly life before we
are swept across the Great Divide into
a vast Eternity, which abs no mile
stones and no limits. AS Longfellow
beautifully says it:
LET US then be up and doing
With heart for any fate"
Geraldine FiteZ, '25
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
SHOW AUTHORITY WITH WHIP
erIdeoroon,s in, Certain Parts Of Africa
Assert Their Mastery In. No un.
rs certain Manner.


on the day Of marriage in Juba-
. land the girlsissues from her fathers
mouse surrounded by thfongs Of wom-
en-, dancing, Singing and making a
great deal of noise. She is taken to the
: Dridegroom's hut, where he awaits her.
AS she passes in through the low door
way he gives her two or three sharp
cuts with rhinoceros hide lash, to in.
Innate that he intends to be master.
She then has to attend to the various
guests who come with gifts for the
newly married couple; but she is not
allowed to speak to them neither does
her husband address her. All his COM
mqnds, given by signs, have to be
Obeyed promptly and. should The girl
be slow or not understand the meaning
of his gestures, she Is instantly smart
ened up with a sharp blow from the
lash. It is point Of honor that she
utters no sound. however hard she Is
Iashed. -. ..; =. -: :
The husbands of. certain section
Of Somalis tie rope round the, brides
wrists on the first evening of marriage,
and attach the end Of the rope to d
branch, Tightening 1t so that the girls
toes only just touch the ground; they
then proceed to administer sound
fiogging. But the girl never utters a
cry; and, as soon as the husband has
administered a good hard beating he
takes her down, washes and anOints
her wounds, and looks after her tender
'ly until the cuts healtand the stiffness
passes.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
SAW THE JOKE on HIMSELF
Charles M. Schwab Tells Good Story
In Which He Is Very Much the
Central Figure.

Charles M. Schwab does not take
himself seriously, except as an in
strumentality for service and produc,
tipn, and he does not listen to any
praise of himself without tempering
1t with retOrt If the occasion per-
mits, ~ (
Mr., Schwab attended banquet in In
dianapolis recently. After hearing
Aulogies Of himself by other speakers,
he told the following stories: !;
ut is embarrassing to hear oneself
elilogized as have been by your good
'tOastmaster, but when 1t Is done, I
bring myself to have a better cOncep-
tion Of myself by recalling an incl
dent that happened shortly after took
charge of the Carnegie plant.
u was more or less figure Of local
prominence In the community, and
when I left the plant each day I rode
home In buggy. driven by an OLD
darky, a..
Zone day as we were driving along,
q mother out taking an airing with
her little daughter walked to the side
of the road and as we passed pointed
up at the buggy and said: There,
honey, is Mr.. Sohwab.' The child re-
piled: (which one, motherT"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
Reyersinu Speech,

There is a curious photographic In
strument, the invention of Poulsen,i
capable of reversing the sounds of a
word or a sentence. A steel piano,
wire, carried on two spoOls, passes be-
tween the poles of small electro
magnet so connected with a telephone
transmitter that spoken words are
magnetlcally recorded on the moving
wire and reproduced in a receiving
instrument. When the motion of the
wire is direct, the words are heard as
In ordinary conversation, but If the
motion is reversed, the sounds come
to the ear in reverse order, like words'
spelled backward. To represent the
order in which the reversed sounds
strike the ear, however, not only must
the order of the letters composing a
word be reversed, but each letter must
Itself be reversed from right to left
as when reflected from a mirror.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
NUMBER Z
Philokalean Number
Your Literary Society

What is that organization in which
the Thurmont High School takes such
a Dgreat.interest? Is it. a fake, great
amusement that the students enjoy,
and from which no benefit at all is
received?
Oh no, my dear friends, You certain
ly have the wrong idea of that organ
ization which we call the Literary So
ciety. Twill now tell what it is. 1t
is a union of students to one great in
terest-erudition They meet once
every week, Friday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock. The students give a program
with debates, readings. recitations,
.declamations, Jokes, current events,
singing, quotations, and perhaps an in
strumental or. vocal- solo. The per-
formers are informed before hand for
.the program is posted on the bulletin
board two weeks in advance. This
union was too large because every. stu
dent did not have more than one
chance to be on program In a school
year. Since being on program once
a year would not be Of much benefit to
any student, the one great union was
divided into two parts called the Phi
lokalean Literary Society and the
Delta Sigma Literary Society. Both
are alike in every. respect, each con-
sisting of alternate classes, each has a
program, nominating, auditing, and
absentee committee, president, sec
retary, assistant secretary, treasurer,
pianist, each holds a meeting once a
week, each publishes school paper,
and each has half of the members of
the school faculty present at ohe meet
ings. In a few words ] might say
zone is equal to the.other, both having
the same chance to win the banner"
every year the societies hold three
joint meetings at which each society
puts up its best debaters, best reciters
and best declaimer. The society win
ming the competition receives banner
Both societies have an equal chance.
If society doesn't win 1t is because
the members didnot work hard enough
Let us work hard and win the VIC
tory. You all want to win the banner
know, but Pm very sorry to say
that some one will be disappointed.
Who is it? Is it you? Shall we, Phi
lokaleans?
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
Train Lighting Made Easy.

Small enough to be mounted almost
anywhere on locomotive is a COM
pact unit consisting of direct-con-
nected dynamo and steam turbine,
that has been produced in Switzer-
land to provide for train lighting. In
the housing for the turbine, between
1t and the dynamo, is an air fan for
cooling the shaft bearing at this
point, and which acts also as a stuff
Ing box for the turbine. The turbine,
says Popular Mechanics Magazine, Is
very simple, and Che steam requires
no control, for the air fan acts as a
governor, preventing racing, and keep
Hng the speed uniform at all loads.
The lamps in the train remain re-
markably steady, and there is very
small variation Of voltage, no matter
how many or how few lamps are In
operation.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
The Sacrifice of Barbara

Barbara Elvin lay sick of a fever,
Her thin hands grasped the bed clothes
tightly and her skin was parched and
burning; "
Barbara was bright and beautiful
little girl of seven summers, the only
child of poor ,washerwoman and very
dear to her mother.
"The fever will turn tonight, think
at twelve o'clock" said DR.. Morton, as
he went out of the room. Everything
depends on her being kept quiet at
that time. 1t will be-life or DEATH >
How quiet the room was! Not sound
could be heard except the quick breath,
ing of the delirious child and the sti.
fled sobs of the mother.
81 do hope her father won't come I
drunk" whispered Mrs. Elvin softly tc
herself, as she rocked to and fro
watching the sweet face of her child
Suddenly that noiseless room was dis
turbed by the clock in distant steeple
striking twelve.
Footsteps were heard on the rickety
stairs.
"Thank God, hear. the DOCTOR
sighed the mother and she saw q
change coming over the face of hei
child and the light of reason shining
in the beautiful blue eyes.
The footsteps which sounded ~ the
stairs were not those of the doctor but
-her husband. Oh! how sadly mis-
taken she had been!
AS the footsteps came nearer the
door Barbara sprang up in bed and
grasped her mothers dress, while her
eager gaze was fixed on the door.
"Father has come home drunk moth
er, and he'll beat US! he'll beat us!
cried the excited child, remembering
but too well how often he had done So
When the door opened and her fa-
ther staggered into the room poor
Barbara screamed and sank back un-
COIlSClOuS.
DR.. Morton, coming in half an hour
later took in the whole scene at a
glance. "She will never-be conscious
again in this world" he said softly
"Oh! if her father could but realize
that he has sent his angel-child out OF
the world forever. Perfect quiet until
her reason had been restored would
have saved her."
The heart broken mother knelt at
the foot of the bed. No mortal eye
but that of the good doctor took in the
sadness of that scene, where beauti-
full child was sacrificed becadse of
strong drink.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
Eor Winter Flowers.

A Fascinating way in which to force
bulbs IS to grow them In water,
Chinese lilies, hyacinths and paper
white narcissus being especially. re-
sponsive to this method.
Preparations are simple: First put
pebbles in a dish of water, keeping the
water slightly below the tops Of the
stones. A few small bits of charcoal
will aid in keeping the water sweet.
Place the bulbs on the pebbles and set
away in a cool, dark, well ventilated
closet until the roots get good Sstart
and the leaf spikes are about an inch
high. Then bring to the light and pro-
Aceed as carefully as with. trench grown
plants. a,> :
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There ia
only one way. to cure catarrhal deafness.
famed condition Of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube 10
fnflarned you have a rumblng sound or i'm
perfect hearing. and when it is entirely
CLOSED, Deafness is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which 10
an inlamed condition OF the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system.
= We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine Cir
culars free. AL Druggists. 75c.
.. ]. CHENEY g. CO.. Toledo. O.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
A Little. Advice


Have you ever tried to please the
world?
Well, if you haven't, don,tytry,
For it's quite an impossible thing to do
Shall I tell you the reason why?
If you walk down town in a last years
suit,
. And your gloves and shoes are thin,
Your neighbors will look oh, so wise,
and say
"Now isn't that sin?
"That suit is several, years old, Pm
sure,
And isn't, her hat fright?
wonder if it's her fault she dresses SO
Or her husbands, he's so awfully
tight"
If you walk down the street and your
coatis new,
Your hat is the latest thing out,
Your friends will put their heads to-
gether and say -
"She's forever gadding about"
"I'm sure, she does it to show her
y clothes,
suppose She charges them all,
| certainly pity her husband, though,
Her extravaganza will mean his
downfall"
If. you're quiet and modest and have
little to say,
You're fool, and little you'll gain;
If you show the least boldness, or take
your own part,
You're an upstart, conceited and
vain.
If you're married, you've made bad
bargain, they'll say
Your husband sits all day and
mopes;
If you're single at thirty they'll SOL
emnly say
another old maid without hopes
To get through this world will be very
slow
If you listen to all that is said,
They must talk about some one, why
not you?
Don't worry. just keep a cool head.
So take my advice and doSas you
please
As long as~your conscience is clear,
Just hold up your head and let them
all talk,
And pretend you are deaf in one ear
Gertrude Creager, '25
=.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
The Biology Club

The Biology Club of the Thurmont
High School held it's first meeting in
the Laboratory on January 2, 1923
and elected officers The officers cleo
ted are as follows:
President-Austin Joy
Secretary-Maude Spalding
Treasurer-Marshal Leatherman
Virginia White
Having agreed upon a list G rules
proposed by Mr.. Curfman, the Club
adjourned to meet again January 16l
1923. p
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11

Tramp-Can't you give poor man
something to eat? / got shot in the
war and can't work.
Woman-Where was you shot?
Tramp-In the spinal column, mum.
Woman-Go way! There was no
such battle.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11

On December %, 1922, the two soci-
eties, Delta Sigma and Philokalean,
met in the High School Auditorium
for the purpose of holding the usual
Christmas entertainment. The pro-
gram was as follows:
Delta Sigma Society song
Violin Solo Louise Young
Reading Katherine Webster
Selection by Orchestra
Defamation Donald Fraley
Selection by Glee Club
Reading Eloise Weant
Christmas Song by School
Defamation Lloyd Groshon
Selection by Orchestra
Jokes Clifford Kelly
Philokalean Society Song
Gertrude Wilburn, '25
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11

Austin lin Biology class)-Iread in
the paper that a man planted 1900
bushels of potatoes in rows, then
planted onions between the rows, and
the onions got in the potatoes eyes
and they couldn't see to grow.