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Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
POET FOND OF ODD PETS
RossettI Said to Have Lavished Affec.
ton on All Sorts of Birds and
Animals.

Among the eccentricities of Dante
Gabrielle ROssetti was his passion for
strange pets. Many a queer "beastie"
was to be- found in his London home
In Cheyne walk. His brother, In his
Memoirs" says that Dante Gabriel
had no liking for un animal Oh account
Of Its beauty, but that he preferred
rather the quaint, odd, or grotesque.
His pets were strangely various.
There were dogs, owls. rabbits, door
mice. hedgehogs, wombats, armadiilos,
kangaroos, wallabies. deer, white
mouse with her brood, racOOn, squir.
rels, a mole, q raven, jackdaw,
laughing jackasses, parrot, pea.
cock, chameleons, green lizards, and
Japanese salamanders. The animals
upon which the poet spent his warm
est affections were a wOmbat and
woodchuck. He would sit with these
fat; lumpish quadrupeds in his. arms
by the hour, dandling them, gently
scratching at their cheeks or noses,
or making the wOOdchuck's head and
hind paws meet. Each of them was
his housemate for a time, and each
expired without warning.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
SOMETIMES THROW 4 BLUFF
Frssh.AIr FIends Have Been known
70 Exagoerate Their Fondness
for Life diving Ozone.

Murphy ran on to Woods in the hard
ware department.
Hello, there. Woods, old man !"
Murphy exclaimed. "Glad to see you !"
"And glad to see you," Woods re-
piled. Rather snappy weather we're
having, isn't it2"
Eyes. but Just right to make you feel
fine," Murphy answered. Nothing like
q dash Of cold weather to put pep and
punch into fellowl"
II suppose So" Woods admitted
"and yet believe I'll take the good
old summer time for mine. It's get
ting rather too cool for comfort.
had to move In from the sleeping
porch the other night"
"MOve In from the porch |" Murphy
exclaimed. "Man, alive, you ought to
sleep out all winter long! Fresh air
will do you good. Our houses are built
too much like a bandbox--we're too
afraid little fresh air will get into
them"
Maybe so," Woods agreed, to es-
cape argument. "But here's my pur-
chase. Good day! See you again !"
As Woods walked away the clerk
inquired Of Murphy what he wished
to buy.
II want to look at some first-class
weather strips for windows" Murphy,
the fresh-air fiend, Informed him.
Kansas City Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
SHOW CHARACTER OF METAL
Sparks Enable Expert to Make Sure
Discrimination Of steeI's Hard.
ness and Quality.

A simple method Of approximate an.
alyzation OF metal has been introduced
In France recently, based upon the
sparks emitted when the steel Is
pressed upon a grindstone.
Each kind Of steel gives it's own
characteristic shower of sparks, from
which practiced eye can judge Of its
hardness and quality. There are three
principal forms Of sparks. In the first,
the incandescent particle makes very
fine luminous threads. In the second,
the shower is decorated with few ex-
plosions of tiny shells" In the third,
the shower is made up Of these little
explosions. In addition to these forms,
the expert classifies the sparks by their
color, red, yellow or white in great
variety Of shades. The grinding Is, of
course, done in dark room.
A Piece of steel containing little
carbon makes straight yellow lines; as
the content of carbon increases eXplOs-
I've sparks appear and become more
numerous the more carbon there is,
and the straight rays diminish in size
and number. Steels with a high car
bon content give short shower Of
sparks, explosions taking place near
the extremity and all dazzling white.
Steels containing Is per cent tung-
sten give only u few dark red rays.
Manganese steels give white sparks
with explosions at the end and some
times in the middle. ChrOme-tungsten
steel gives bright red and dark red rays
alternating with the white.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
A Short-Halred Age.

"Long hair for man is thing Of the
past" said the barber. ~ don't mean
the kind that could be braided, but the
kind that used to be worn by states
men'-the sort that bushed out be-
hind, and impaired a majestic appear
ance to an otherwise insignificant i'll
dividual. Twenty years ago man
did not consider that he was living
up to the traditions of congress un-
less he wore lot of hair on his head.
Now men want short hair, and think
the secret of this change in style Is
due to the fact that fairly close
cropped hair gives a suggestion Of
youth, and that after all Is greater
possession than the reputation Of be-
Ing the possessor of a master mind,
especially when one knows In his heart
that he Is just four-f1ushing. and liv-
ing In dread of being alled."-Detroit
News.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
DRAWN BY MOTHERS COOKING
osorula Youth Broke Jail to Enjoy
Breakfast and Returned to
Place Of Punishment.

There's something more than the
proverbial joke In mothers cooking. It
may not be as scientific or as elab-
crate, as is the product Of cafe hotel
chefs, but there is q satisfying char
acter about It to son which cannot
be duplicated, remarks the Atlanta
Georgian.
Over in South Carolina an eighteen
year-old lad was locked up in the
town jail for minor ofrense. 1t
was probably the first time he had
been thus violently torn from home
and mother-at any rate. when next
morning rolled around he missed the
delectable breakfast which he had
been accustomed to enjoy under the
parental roof.
When In the wash room he managed
to secure two iron bars. which he
concealed until the jailer had gone.
Then he smashed the lock Of his cell
and hied himself away for home.
After he had safely put away the
breakfast which mother prepared for
him, he quietly returned to the jail
and gave himself up.
OF course the lad made himself a
criminal" In the eyes Of the law by
breaking jail, especially as he aided
two other prisoners to escape at the
same time. But the fact Of his return
to captivity proved the truth Of his
assertion that he only craved one Of
mothers breakfasts" Surely boy
cannot be all bad when he will dare
so much merely to get one Of moth
ers' home cooked meals.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Africa Shy of RadIum.

The world must come back to Colo
RADIO for its radium. DR.. G. III. Yiol
Of the Standard Chemical company's
research laboratory says that the two
ounces Of this precious element esti-
mated to be the total quantity in the
rich mineral deposits of the Belgian
Congo, are only enough to supply the
world for about three years. These
African radium ores discovered In
1913 have been found to be much
richer than the deposits in this coun-
try and the cheaper production made
possible by the fact has already
caused a drop in the market price
from 100000 a gram to $4,000
gram. Unless richer deposits are
soon found elsewhere, the world will
again be dependent for its supply on
the ores in our western states.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Rio Grande RectificatIon.

. AS a result of destructive floods in
recent years, 1t is seriously proposed
to undertake extensive alterations in
the river channel In the El Paso dis
trict. Progressive rise Of the river
bottom and the water table In and
around the city have now reached the
point where very moderate food stages
in the stream entail heavy property
losses. A scheme is outlined for short
ening the channel, by Strengthening, to
such an extent that materially sharp
er run-off may be obtained. The ne
cessity for securing the Mexican gov
ernments approval and perhaps even
cooperation Is apparently the chief OBJ
stacle, though the engineering difficult
ties are also such as to call for
Notwithstanding American.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
SOME ODD DUNNINe METHODS
Bill Collectors Have Various Ways Of
Bringing slow.Paying Customers
to q Settlement.

The Woman was talking the other
day with the man who runs the corner
drug store about the way people didn't
pay bills. He said he used to know a
man In his home town who ran up
tailor bill for some time and after
several requests on the part Of the
tailor notation was added to the bill
to the effect that an immediate settle
ment would be appreciated.
The man owing the bill called and
gave the tailor his check and said {:
"Now, look here, Abe. I'll pay my bills
all right. but don't write anything on
the bottom Of them"
A few months later another bill re-
manned unpaid in spite Of several dupli-
Gates sent by Abe. 30 another was sent
on which was scribbled: "You told
me not to write anything on your bill
so I won't"
The Woman said she used to know
Of a grocer who, when the bills were
too long overdue, wrote on them: "Pay
something, II It's only attention.
Chicago Journal.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Mortgagee's Public Sale
OF REAL ESTATE
AT SANATORIUM, FREDERICK
COUNTY, MARYLAND

By virtue of the Power of Sale con-
aimed in the Mortgage from Louis
1letsch and Emma Pletsch, his wife,
lated December 30th, 1918, to M. E.
jollenberger, Cashier Of the Bank of
.Vaynesboro, Penn, and recorded in
.iber H. W., B., No. 307 at Folios 371,
,tc., one of the Land Records of Fred
srick County, Nd, the undersigned
present Cashier of said Bank will offer
at public sale on the premises at San
atorium Station, near w. Md. r. r.,
in Hauvers District, Frederick Co.,
Nd, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY sRD. 1928
At II o'clock, A. M.
the real estate described in and con-
veyed by the said Mortgage, and being
the same land conveyed to Louis
Pletsch and Emma Pletsch, his wife,
by D. Princeton Buckley and wife, by
deed dated September 11th, 1913, and
recorded in Liber H. w. B. No. 306,
folio 226, one of the Land Records of
Frederick Co., Nd, and containing one
acre of land, more or less.
This property is about 300 feet from
Sanatorium Station, and is improved
with a 21a story
DWELLING HOUSE
with metal roof, containing 9 rooms,
summer kitchen and running water in
kitchen, lighted with carbide gas
plant, and with two large porches.
The lot is still further improved with
A LARGE STABLE
hog pen, corn crib, carriage shed and
chicken coop, newly painted, and about
10 fruit trees.
TERMS OF SALE, CASH; All con-
to be at expense of purchas-
er, including U. s. revenue stamps.
A deposit of 5000 will be required of
purchaser at time of sale.
Morris T. Brown,
Cashier of the Bank of Waynesboro,
Waynesboro, Pa,
Jacob Rohrback, Mortgage
Solicitor 1-11-4t
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
japanese to Raise Sheep.

Mutton as q food being almost un-
known In japan, there has been little
inducement to the japanese farmer to
raise sheep. and as result practically
all the wool and woolen goods used
here have to be imported. The gov
ernment proposed to subsldize the i'm
portation Of pedigreed rams and ewes
from abroad, and also the production
Of wool. There are now only about
10000 sheep In japan.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Toiay's Wise Word.
1t is never too late to be what you
might have been.
What the Pony Suffered With.

The owner of valuable pony that
was suffering with the navicular was
trying to tell Father James Healy,
famous Irish wit, what allied the poor
animal. The medical term, however,
was little too much for him. He told
him, writes Sir Edward Sullivan in
"rhe Nineteenth Century" that the
pony was suffering with the vernacu-
lar.
"God bless me-" said the priest.
"Think of that now. l thought the only
animal that ever suffered with that
complaint was Ba,aam's ass"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Australia Growing More Cotton.

Cotton growing is rapidly increas-
ing in favor in Australia where the
federal and New South Wales govern
ments have agreed to guarantee min
imum price to growers for the forth
coming season and generally do their
utmost to encourage the industry.
Special attention will be given to as
suring a ready market for cotton when
produced. Many dairy farmers In
large area near the northern end Of
the coast Of New South Wales pro-
pose to abandon dairying for cotton,
their slogan being Cotton before cows
every time" Experts affirm that the
soil 10 highly suitable.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
STATEMENT
Of the Ownership, Management, ETC.,
Required by the Act of Congress

OF the Ownershlp, Management, etc.,
Required by the Act of Congress
Of August "a, 1912
of The Catoctin ,Clarion published
weekly at Thurmont, Nd, for October
1, 1922.
1. That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor, managing ed
itor, and business managers are:
Publisher, ]. Howard Cassell, Thur
mont, Md; managing editor, c. E.
Cassell, Thurmont, Nd.
2. That the owners are: ]. Howard
Cassell, Thurmont, Md.
8. That the known bondholders,
mortgages and other security holders
owning or holding 1 per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages,
or other securities are None.
C. E. Cassell
Business Manager
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 22nd day of December. 1922.
Earl T. Kelbaugh,
Notary Public
(My commission expires May 1,1924)
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Please hand to lis a
little item of news and
help make this paper.
of much more interest
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There Is
only one way TO cura-catarrhal deafness.
and that Is by constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness Is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube When this tube is
infamed you have rumbling sound or inn
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 is
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. All Druggists. 75c.
3. J. CHENEY s. CO.. Toledo. q.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Thurmont District, No. Is

Thurmont District, No. Is
E. w. Abaugh, P.
John Boyle, Est, R.
Joseph E. Baxter, r.
Masonic Building, R.
w. C. Birchard, ct al, R.
Geo. A. Bowders, P.
Lewis Berkowich, P.
Fred Crawford, R.
Creager & Sebold, R.
c. E. Cosby and H. E. Graves, R.
c. Harry Eyler, R.
Chas. F. Eyler, P.
A. NJ. Ecker, P.
Mrs. David F. Firor, P.
James H. Fraley, Jr., P.
Clarence J. Fink, P.
Catherine Gilbert, R.
Greensboro Products Co., R.
H. Earl Graves, P.
C. v. Jackson, P.
Walter 8. Jones, P.
VIM: II. Kelly, P.
Victor T. Kpgen, P.
Jacob Layman, r.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18

There was a time when Lake Tulare
boasted ducks by the millions. 1t was
In the days when the lake used to stay
put and did not expand and shrink
like stock market. The lake Is now
Q number Of leagues away from the
lsvees and entirely surrounded by wet
land. The duck takes to the small
white spot which Is all that is left of
the famous Lake Tulare In spite Of the
geographers.-Hanford (Cal.) Sentinel.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Endanoers Fur Animals.

According to DR.. William I. Horn
aday 1t takes 80 skins to make the
average mink wrap, 200 for a squirrel
coat, and 2SO for black mole coat,
80 skins may go to the making of a
striped skunk jacket, and 300 to a
Siberian ermine wrap. Before many
years, If the present rate Of slaughter
continues, many Of our most interest
ing animals will be practically ex-
tinct; even now the trapper is forced
farther afield. and skins once unmar
ketable are being used to supply the
defciency.-Scientific American.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Lant Word In H.atlnu system.

The advantage Of hot-water heating
has been ingeniously combined with
the cheerfulness Of the open-grate
fire In a new heating apparatus which
is adaptable for any width Of fire.
CRATE opening. 1t consists Of a sec
tional boiler with hollow CRATE bars
and an iron front and doors. The rear,
sides and fire basket are hollow and
filled. with water connected to an ex-
pansion tank located In the attic. The
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Undertaken eets His First.

Under Kansas law, in the final set
tlement of q case In probate court, II
there Is not enough money to go
round the undertaken is the only one
who Is paid In full. The doctor, the
printer and even the judge himself,
must probate the remainder. Every
body except the undertaken must lose
some or all of his bill. The dead must
be buried. Golfers Weekly.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18

usual system Of piping to the various
radiators throughout the house oper-
ates in the same manner as any other
hot-water system. A coil is placed In
the rear of the heater and connected
to the regular hot-water tank and
thus hot water Is available at all
times The water gauge and ther-
mometer> are installed at convenient
point near the heater. As the crate
opening (usually in the living room,
Is located on the first floor 1t requires
a minimum of attention-Popular
Mechanics. Magazine.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
A Real Pleasure.

zone Of the favorite sports In a
moss-grown community like this" ad-
mitted old Bascom Bolligee, the town
devil of Periwinkle, "is to attend the
funeral Of some late lamented who
never timed the church and picture
joyfully to ea6h other how much he
must wish he was back In PERL
winkle. City Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Woodsboro District, No. IL

WOO0SDOrO DlStElCS No' IL
James L. Barrick, R.
VIM. Brown, colored, P.
Henry A. Baker, P.
Reno M. Biddinger, P.
Edward Buser, P.
Jennie L. Boone, P.
Lottie M. Eaton, R.
Martin Eyler, r.
Harvey M. Fogle, P.
Edger G. Carver, P.
Elmer Gruber, P.
Wilson Holbrenner, r.
Raymond M. Hummer, P.
C. B. Holbrenner, P.
Abbey C. Keyser, p.
Ephriam Keeney, P.
Milton v. B. Miller, R.
C. E. Myers, P.
C. p. Smith, R.
Leslie Shildt, P.
Norman A. Spahr, P.
Guy Slagle, P.
Raymond w. Toms, P.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
P. Means Personal Property
r. Means Real Estate
Creagerstown, No. 4

Creagerstown, No.
Fred G. Albaugh, P.
Albert Baker, P.
Otto Beall, p.
Mrs. John M. 'Eyler, R.
George E. Fisher, P.
John s. Hoffman, r.
Blaine Hoffman, p.
Earl H. Hoffman, P.
Amos Her, P.
Colonel Layman, R.
Samuel Long, P.
Ella E. Martin, R.
Clarence E. Smith, p.
Clarence Smith, P.
Sylvester Valentine, r.
John Valentine, R.
VIM. H. Welty, P.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
LIST OF
Delinquent
axpayers

OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MD
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED
BY THE ACT OF 1914
After this publication, please
inclose 40 cents for Cost of Ad-
vertising, and 20 cents for each
additional week hereafter.
We begin advertising proper
ties FOR SALE Immediately, in
accordance with the provision OF
the Law of 1914.
JOHN w. SNOOK,
County Treasurer.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18

Guy o. Lewis, P.
Annie B. Martin, P.
Ella G. Martin, R.
VIM. E. Miller, r.
VIM. T. Pearl, R.
John r. Rouzer, r.
Thos. H.. Robinson, r,
Albert Rifle, p.
G. Rifle, P.
Margaret and Anna Seiss, r.
Sanford L. Shaffer, R.
Samuel E. Seiss, r.
Felix o. Shorb, P.
Marshall H. Shaffer, p.
Joseph E. Thropp, R.
Mrs. VIM. E. Trego, P.
w. Edgar Trego, R. -.
]. @. A. Turnbull, P.
A. R. Wilhide, P.
Chas. w. Weddle, P.
John H. Wilhide, R.
Margaret c. Wolfe, R.
M. C. Wills, R.
Herman Wanke, P.
Ernest Wetzel, p.
| F. Russell Young, r.
Daniel w. Zentz, r.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-18
Lew;stown District, No. 20

Lewistown District, No. 20
Peter j. Gilbert, P.
Margaret and Ruth Hostetter, n.
Colonel Layman, r.
Jacob A. Layman, P.
John w. Linton, P.
Roy E. Miller, P.
James V. McCuller, p.
VIM. T. Owens, r.
H. L. Renner, P.
John B. Wisner, P.
Evening star., 1923-10-26
COAL SUIT DAMAGES
LIMITED TO $3.50, 900
Leases Worth $500,000 Lost in
Fight With Union Ruled Out
of Coronado Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT SMITH, Ark, October 90
Leases on coal lands valued at $500.00
and lost by the Bache-Delman Syndi-
cate as a result of the Hartford val
ley mine war of 1914 cannot be con.
sidered q part of the damages, Judge
John c. Pollock held in the retria
of the S2,222,000 suit of the Coronado
Coal Company and associated opera.
tors against the United Mine Work
ers of America.
The court ruled that the proper
measure of damages was the value
OF the property destroyed during the
riots.
Elimination of the leases reduces
the total amount of damages which
the operators may collect to approXi-
mately $750.000. The original claim
including the leases, ,totaled nearly a
million dollars, which amount would
be tripled by a Judgment under the
Sherman act.
Judge Pollock sustained objections
of the defense to the introduction
of testimony regarding acts of vio-
lence in Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Colorado. Counsel for the plain
tiff had called q witness to testify as
to conditions in the Irwin, Pa, strike
in 1910 and 1911 in an effort to prove
the alleged existence of a nationwide
conspiracy sponsored by the miners
union to prevent non-union operation
OF mines.
The plaintiff operators have closed
: their case and the defense immedi-
ately began introduction of it's tes-
timony.
Evening star., 1923-10-26
TWO MAY DIE, THREE
SHOT IN GUN FIGHT
Georgia Poolroom Owner Sought
After Clash-Bystander One
of Victims.
BY the Associated Press

i By the Associated Press.
HAWKINSVILLE,G Ga, October 26.-
TWO men are reported dying and
three others are seriously wounded,
the result of gun fight on the main
street here last night. Aaron Mann
heim' member of prominent family
here, and Mr.. Frankie of New York
cannot survive the buckshot wounds
they received, doctors said.
Isador Mirsky, Joe Coley and
shot.
The police are searching for II. M.
Pollock, poolroom proprietor, they
charge with having fired six times
with a shotgun at persons in the
street in front of his place. The fire
was returned. it was said, by a group
OF men seeking shelter behind the pill
lars of the Hawkinsville Bank and
Trust Company.
Authorities say there had been ILL
feeling among some of the partici-
pants for several days. Frankie was
rushed from here last night to a hos
pital at Macon, Ga, for an operation.
He was bystander.
Evening star., 1923-10-26
in the discharge or the duties of that
particular bone.
Four Fingers RestOred.

in the discharge or the duties of that
particular bone.
Four Fingers Restored.
A stationary finger has been made
for veteran who had lost four
fingers from his right hand, DR.. Albee
said. Nerves have grown into the
finger and the veteran has been en-
abled to go back to his work as a
carpenter. An entire finger has been
grated on the hand of veteran who
lost his fingers and thumb, the
surgeon said.
A third case he described as one in
which a chin was made for boy OF
bones taken from his leg.
Salvaging of cripples by means of
bone surgery and grating is one OF
the big tasks of the day, according to
DR.. Albee.
Hits "Million-DolIar'' Hospitals.
A plea for new methods in medical
education which will produce doctors
equipped to operate without million
dollar hospitals" was voiced today by
DR. F. II. McMechan of Avon Lake,
Ohio, secretary of the American Med
ical Editors Association, at the or
ganization'S fifty-fourth annual con-
vention held here in conjunction with
the clinical congress of the American
College of Surgeons.
"Full-time medical education in
marble halls" DR.. McMechan said, lis
not producing practitioners Qudlllleu
to cope with the needs of the average
American community of today. Men
are trained in observing the course
of diseases, but are not equipped to
serve their people as were the doc
tors educated in more rugged sur
roundings."
DR.. c. l.. Bonitield, editor of the
Cincinnati Medical Journal. decried
the present-day tendency to divorce
practical problems and humanitarian
considerations from the purely sci
entific questions in medical education.
The tendency, he said was mani
fest in the "culmination of laboratory
work in the medical curriculum and
the growing dependence of young
practitioners upon equipment and de-
vice. 1t is driving the country to
'quacks' for relief from the simplest
of ailments"
Dr. McMechan said that while "one
school operates with a $15,000,000 en-
dowment and u limited student body,
smaller communities throughout the
country exist without doctors.
This deplorable condition" DIR. Nc
Mechan declared, lis due to the fact
that our medical schools turn out
doctors who cannot remove them
selves from million dollar hospitals
We do not question the efficiency of
their scientific training. but there are
many practical considerations be-
sides medical skill IL rendering
student an able scry""t ~ society"