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Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
shIp,s Maseot Lost at Sea.

Niger, the mascot-bear of the
freighter Ponce has gone to whatever
valhalla may be reserved for heroic
black bears that sacrifice their lives
for two-legged friends. Captain and
crew Of the freighter vouch for the
story. 1t was on the last trip up from
the tropics that Niger passed out
In the middle Of the night, while the
Ponce was off the Florida coast, q
Gulf storm hit her broadside. One Of
the two men on deck was knocked un-
conscious by a wave which hurled
him against a stanchiOn. The other
could not make his way to the COM
panionway against the blow Decid-
ing that something ought to be done
about 1t. Niger seized the man, who
was unconscious. and dragged him to
the shelter Of deckhouse. Then the
black bear, salty as the saltiest and
wise In the ways Of the sea, made his
way below and went from cabin to
cabin arousing officers and men. When
all h Ids were at their posts Niger
returned to his favorite spot on the
deck to take look at the scene, and
that was the last that was seen of
Niger. He went over the side, It Is
supposed.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
Thrmont Frederick County Maryland Thursday 15 1923
PETRELS FLEE GERMAN COAST
ornithologlst Thinks Disturbances
Caused by War Conditions Induced
Birds to Abandon Place.

The petrol has completely vanished
from the German coasts. Not many
years ago petrels' breeding grounds
were to be found on the Island of Reu-
gen, on the mainland opposite that
island, and on the North Frisian island
Of Sylt.
The first two were gradually aban-
dOned by those birds, which appeared
in April and again in September, but
even last year some of them still made
Sylt their summer residence.
This year, however. not single bird
has put in an appearance at that for
mer petrels' home. the long, low-lying
peninsula of Ellenbogen, at the north
of the island.
Professor Dietrich, the well-knOwn
German ofnithologlst, thinks that the
disturbances caused In the North FRI
sian islands by war conditions have
had much to do with causing the petrels
finally to abandon their last home.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
AIIiQator Huntinu.

! Alligators are by no means so p1en-
tiful as they once were in Florida.
Those that are left are to be found
In the wild places, anywhere In the
state. There Is market for gator
hides. but not good one. There IL
firm or two in Jacksonville that
buys them. Nearly any kind Of boat
will do for hunting them and nearly
any kind of gun, though high-power
rifle is best, and especially an explo-
sive bullet is best. The best way to
hunt them is to go at night with a
strong light, "shine their eyes," shoot
them, mark the spot with a weight
and float with cord between, and
go back next day to grapple for them.
There's lot of poppycock about the
notion that gators are 80 hard to kill.
A % bullet will kill one If you hit
him In a vital spot-backbone brain
or heart.-Adventure Magazine.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
No. /

hidden spring Of destruction that
might let loose it's slime again, food
the tunnel and capsize the planks like
c0ckle-shells on turbulent sea.
i When the Englishman on the first
plank reached the wall on which the
natives were huddled he called to
them:
you've seen the way I've come.
Well, I'm going back, but I'm leaving
the planks for you to follow on. Crawl
along the planks as much like snake
as you can"
! Slowly the men ON the planks
crawled back, leaving the wooden
line behind them. Slowly the natives
followed. Nobody spoke. The black
mass underneath looked as hard as a
rock, but was as soft as porridge, and
trembled horribly.
AS each man reached the end plank
he was hauled in to safety and car
ried, half-fainting, out of the tunnel.
The rest dragged themselves wearily
on. When the last native arrived, his
mates thought he was stranger.
His hair was perfectly white. Fear
had turned it white.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
The Boy knowi

Much Of the success of Chauncey
Depew. the veteran humorist, springs
from the fact that many of his best
Jokes are told against himself,
During recent after-dinner speech,
he related the story Of boy on whose
father he. Mr.. Depew, once paid a call.
After his departure the father turned
to the boy and said, reverentially
DO you know who that man is2 He
is Chaucey Depew. the worlds great
est story-teller,"
The result was that when Mr., De-
pew called again he was met enthu.
siastically by the boy, who exclaimed
5oyously, -as soon as the visitor en-
tered the room:
"Halloa know all about you"
"ReallyT remarked Mr.. Depew,
slightly taken back by the vociferous
nature Of the welcome. "And pray,
what do you know about meP'
'Why, you're the worlds biggest
har-father says sol"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
MUD RUSH
Incident of Work in South Afri-
can Diamond Mine.
Quick Thought and Action Saved Ma
tives In Danger Of Horrible Death
In Depths Of Slime.

One morning band of natives
hard at work in a diamond mine in
South Africa were startled by dull
noise, as If few tons of some soft
substance had been hurled against the
high door that separated the spot
where they worked from the long tun-
mel that led to the shaft.
'The mud!'' they cried, and dropped
their picks in-an instant.
A mud rush means certain death to
all In it's track. 1t gives no warning
1t comes silently like an ugly, wrig-
Cling snake; it works its way swiftly,
spares nothing, covers everything.
An Englishman at the. opening to
the tunnel roared out, "Climb to the
top of the WALL" which the natives
promptly did. There for the time, at
least, they were safe.
Stay where you are!" the English
man called. IF you jump down you
will be sucked in and suffocated in
two minutes!'
Soon the tunnel was a tunnel no
longer, but mass of quivering slime.
The mud flowed for hours. Then 1t
gradually slowed and ceased
The Englishman decided to try to
reach the men, not by removing the
mud but by passing over it.
He laid a plank upon the mud and
stretched himself upon it. A little
spade was handed to him, with which
he began to cut into the mud and pull
himself along as a--man face down.
ward in canoe might pull himself
forward with a paddle. He worked
bravely On-half-inch by half-lnch.
Then another man put down a plank
and followed him.
In half an hour six men were laid
fiat on six planks in the midst of the
mud. There were fifty feet Of mud,
and between them and 1t were these
thin planks that might keel over at
any moment and send them to a suf-
locating death. And behind was the
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
Doors Of New peslan.

One Of the oldest forms Of human
inventions is the door swinging on
hinges at one side. Some weaving In.
sects, such as trap-door spiders, EN-.
Dloy similar device. But nothing y
too old or too good to escape the ef-
forts at Improvement. A Belgian, Jo-
seph Henri Dierlck, invented a door
af new type, consisting of two tri-
angular parts which close together on
a diagonal line, running from one low
er corner Of the door opening to the
opposite upper corner. The two parts,
or leaves, are pivoted in such a man,
ner that when opened they swing into
partitions IN the ceiling. leaving an
entirely unobstructad passage
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
Mover Can Tell.

He had gray hair and his wife was
a little blonde, bohbed hair person who
looked scarcely more than a child
Again and again they were taken fol
father and daughter,
She let her hair grow and then she
had II dyed gray.
Her husband was horrifed. Some.
how his love seemed to have grown
less,
II always used to think 1t hurt him
awfully when I was taken for his
daughter" the little woman said.
"But It seems he loved feeling that this
young thing was the woman who had
fallen FOR him. I'm going to do all
can about having the dye bleached out
You see. I've bobbed my hair again
and as the new yellow hairs grow In
his love seems to be coming back
again. It's 80 hard to TELL" she ended
II felt was doing something 80 won.
derful for him and 1t almost broke his
heartp
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
Pity the Doa.

One of the guests at family din
ner fingered long at the table. Soon
after he arose the hostess began 4
search for a dog belonging to another
of the guests. having the animals din
ner on a platter.
The guest, whose appetite was hard
to satisfy. assisted in finding the dog
and after 1t began its meal, the man
stood looking on while the hostess OBJ
served another member Of the dinner
party standing nearby.
She spoke to the second spectator
and he replied, "I'n watch Glenn so
he won't eat the dogs dinner"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
WERE REAL "MEN"
Old Time Dime Novel Heroes Had
Sterling Qualities.
ThrllIers for Boys a Generation Ago
Better Then Tales They Read
Now, Says Writer.

have been re-reading a few Of
those old dime" novels, writes
"Girard" in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
You remember the sort / mean
'Headless Horseman," "Three-Fin-
gered jack" "The Boy Detective"
The names were usually more blood
curdling than the tales, which in near
ly every case excel the stories which
young folks read today.
Heroes In those earlier stories are
all he-men, not scented, manicured
dudes Of cabarets. And the hero In
the end always fOils the villain, who
10 made In each case to appear a vii
lain and not puzzle character which
leaves youthful mind In doubt.
Again Sureshot's rifle spoke and
another redskin bit the dust''-that
sort Of thing.
No triangle stuff, thank goodness,
but adventure, acton and almost in
rarlably punishment for the folks who
merited it,
More surprising, however, than the
change In literature for young Amer
lea" Is the change In toys, Uncle Sam
occasionally upbends and permits US
t9 peep into trade secrets.
In that way learned from an Off
cial report about the increase in the
toy business in this country,
Each child I'm the United States now
has GO times as many toys as q child
when Lincoln was president. The fact
is most surprising. but true Just the
same,
The toy factories 90 years ago
were small affairs, while government
figures show that imports Of toys were
then mere nothing compared with
imports today. Now the factories are
immense, not only here, but in other
lands.
The average value of each toy Ia
now larger, due partly to the fact that
such things as express wagons come
under the head Of toys,
The men who fought in the Civil
war, when they were lads rarely II
ever had an express wagon-surely
not the nifty kind seen in thousands
today.
One Philadelphia made a big for
tune with sled that could be steered
around corners. Mechanical toys In
bewildering variety are sold In our
shops In immense quantities,
Extravaganza, you say7 Well, in a
way, but it all pays, and pays hand
somely.
I've talked In Egypt with sudanese
who had ridden camels for rs days to
bring them out Of the wilderness with
their loads of trinkets for the white
folks,
What sort of toys were theyP
have some still that I bought for q
few pennies. Mostly feathers. bits Of
ivory, rudely carved; odd-looking
leather purses, pieces Of colored fab
ric made into tiny fans.
Such were the toys Of Darkest AZ.
rica," toys that cost little and meant
but little in the way Of manufacturing
Industries and nothing In the shape
Of great stores for retailing them.
Out out all these little luxuries such
as toys and you would at once kill
some big industries, unjoint business
and upset trade.
We have go times az many toys per
child as they had go years ago, and
who will deny that 1t has been q good
investment.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is local disease, greatly in
huenced by constitutional conditions, and
internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on tho mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
IN this country for years. 1t is COM
posed of some of the best tonics known,
combined with some Of the best blood
lhrif1ers, The perfect combination OF
the ingredients In Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls FAMILY Pills for combination.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
Business,

II Americans are materialistic. with
an eye to the main chance. what Of
those villagers who live all year round
in the summer resorts, who resist all
entreaties for work-not lazy but also
not grasping? The story ran thus:
They were housekeeping In a tiny
place as old as the town. They needed
plumber, and telephoned one on a
Monday, getting his. promise to come
that very day. They called him up
again on Tuesday to remind him and
were once more reassured of his COM
ing; but Wednesday and Thursday
passed without his appearance.
s. Again on Friday the telephone. A
frantic, why haven't you. come up
to usY
"Oh," was the answer, "when I
didn't hear from you again I didn't
know whether you really wanted me-"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
Disturbing Influences.

"Are you going to take boarders
next summer"
mo" said Mr.. Cobbles. "I'm afraid
II VIII be year or two before can
stand another boarder around the
place. had two short-haired women
and a long-haired man last sumner
who talked as queer as they looked
and said they was Bohemians. If /
hadn't been able to associate pretty
regular with my hired man they might
have made Bohemian or a Bolshevik
out Of me."-Birmingham Age-Herald
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
On the Bus.

II was night on the buS.
Sounds Of affectionate demonstra.
tion came from behind where the
Woman sat.
Then long sigh from the youth
and:
Gee, I'm glad they don't have day
light saving all the year."
And the girls low voice answered:
"The guy who started that daylight
saving business must have been an
old crab who never had q girl In his
life. e.'@Chicago Journal.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
Just So.

What manly little fellowi" ad-
miringly said the presiding elder, In
dicating one Of Gap Johnson's olive
branches
"You betchal" pridefully returned
Mr.. Johnson. "You ort to hear him
swear when he takes his ague medi-
cine. He durn nigh equals his Uncle
Polk. that good many people suspect
ed OF being train robbeE"-Kansas
City Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
PIGS In Clover.

She was paying her first visit to a
cousin who lived in the country. He
met her at. the station, and after half
an hours drive told her that they
were approaching his farm.
In one of the fields that met the
girls attentive eye stood a windmill
and gathered around 1t were several
pigs, '|sz
'Well. I'm surprised" exclaimed
the fair one. II didn't know that
farmers We're 20 considerate."
"What do you tneanY queried the
country cousin. -.
"That over yonder," replied the girl.
pointing pretty finger. "Just think
Of having a fan out In the field to
keep those pigs cooll"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
Obstacle In the Way.

Our neighbors were planning 70 buy
q new car.
i said to Chester. their small son
"Why don't you buy a car like miner"
"Oh, we can't" he answered sert
ously "You have only one-seaa
family, and we have two-seat fase
,fiy,s--Eaxchanga.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
CircumstantIal Evidence.

Jinx-Did you hear those Smiths
scrapping again last night7 Such ter
rible screeches; he must have been
beating her this time.
Lynx-Why, the Smiths were out
that was the kids fooling with the
radio.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15
AS GUARDIAN

This Institution acts as guardian for minors
or those who may be incompetent to handle
personal financial affairs.
As guardian in case of minor, the trust ter
inmates when the ward becomes of age and
in other cases when the disability is removed.
These features of our service will lie gladly
discussed with any one in confidence and
without incurring any obligation.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-03-15

Citizens Savings Bank
THURMoNT MARYLAND
Station Of Central Trust Company Of Maryland
The Nome nugget., 1923-03-17

LICENSEsss Stationery fur buy CTS $25; travelling fur buyer S15O;' issued by commissioner. Fur buyer must also pay license tax on each pelt.
 LICENSE TAX ON PELTS: Sea Otter sI00; Moose trophy $1O; caribou. sheep and goat trophies s5; Silver and black fox $3.5O; polar bear and deer trophy s2.5o; fisher s2; blue fox s1.50; brown and grizzly bear. cross and white fox S1: black bear. beaver. marten, land otter. red fox. lynx. 50 cents mink. wild cat 25 cents; muskrat, weasel , cents; pelt not specifically mentioned 10 cents. No license required for trapping, but trappers must keep record of all pelts taken and mako annual report on or be- fore August 1st, showing to whom and when sold or disposed of. anc must pay tax on all belts not sol to licensed fur buyer in territory.
The Nome nugget., 1923-03-17
iMPOETANT REGULATIONS TO
LAWS FOR 1922.

Open Seasons: In the Second and Third Districts are as follows:
 Beaver, marten. land otter. mink. weasel, Nov. 16 to March 3l. in elusive.
 Muskrat. Dec. 1st to May 31st.
 Lynx, fox. from December 1st to to March 18th inclusive.
 Sea Otter. no open season.
 Bear, wolf, wolverine. squirrel, marmot. rabbit. hare-unprotecte
 PROHIBITED METHODS: Un la awful to take or kill land fur bear ing animals with poison or trap or devise known as the "klips," steel bear trap or any other trap having a jaw spread exceeding eight inche or with the aid of artificial light or dog. Unlawful to destroy beaver houses or runways.
The Nome nugget., 1923-03-17
THE sOURDOUGH PROSPECTOR

There's a place on this earthis face That makes one kind of man That all should know-he's sour
 dough. And beat him if you can. He'll look you we'll and truly tell If you're made of the right kind of
 stun. When his judgments made be not
 afraid. For he will know you right enough. He's lived here for many year And his wits are mighty keen. Don't try to beguile, with a false
 kind of smile, For he'll know right away what you
 mean. But he can tell like dart if you're
 sad at heart. A better pal never was known' He will give to you his very last sou And take you right into his home. If he should be short, like a game
 old sport, He'll borrow from his very best
 friend, And if you come to town. and your
 poke is down He's the very first one to lend. It is here you'll find wealth of many
 a kind, And the greatest one that I know Is the northern man, of Gods best
 plan, The whole-hearted old Sourdough. 9vhscribe NOW Tor tne Noyne Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1923-03-17
eagle

COUNTIES: Wolf SIS; eagle 50 cents.
 Reprinted from Farmers Bulle- tin No. 1898. Department of Agri- culture.
The Nome nugget., 1923-03-17
RELATIVES SEEK INFORMATION

The U. $. Marshals Office at Nome is in receipt of a letter of i'm ouiry from J. E. Mcdaniel seeking trace of his son Robertson Taylor Mcdaniel. who is presumed to have come to Alaska about 1911 or 1912.
 Any information of the mans whereabouts should be sent to J. E. McDaniel. SOP. W. 18th St., Des Moines, Ia.
The Nome nugget., 1923-03-17

WE ARE AT YOUR SERVICE
 Any items of interest to the com munity if given or telephoneo to tho Nugget will be given publicity and will be appreciated at all times.
The Nome nugget., 1923-03-17

eubscribe NOW Tor the Norne Nugee,
The Nome nugget., 1923-03-17

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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
Minister Warns Churches.
New Haven. Conn. Sept. 12.-Me


will have no time or enthusiasm to
give the church unless it gets TO wort
on programs of social service for rem
edying "the present iniustices of So
ciety." Rev. John L. Lathrop of
Brooklyn, y. Y. warned the councll
of the general Unitarian conference
today. The hypocrisy of those who
profess and call themselves Christians.
behaving as II content with a society
in which there isNso much poverty, in
equality of opportunity. injustice and
spiritual degradation. has ,,bscens so
blatantly recognized that. unlesslTtiie
church shows that il Is strenlousiy at
work. men will have no time to give
TO it," he said.
Aggies. try the &c. n. X. Il.
double daily service to College Sta.
ton. Trains leave San Antonio BOO
a. m. and SIS p. m. Arrive 4 30 p.
IN. and 3 :JS a. IN. City Ticket Of
flee, Cos Navarro st.
ADVERTISEMENT
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12

ing started classes Tuesday morning.
Since the junior high school classes.
with the exception of those of the
Thomas Nelson Page school. are being
temporarily Quartered in elementary
school buildings, halliday sessions are
necessary both in the elementary
schools and in the junior highs quar-
tered in the elementary buildings.
One of the weakest courses. at pres
ent. DR.. Rhodes believes. will be in the
physical training classes. This is
caused by the fact that there arc very
few teachers in the San Antonio public
schools. the superintendent said, who
arc trained in giving physical instruc-
ton. Under the recently inauguratcd
plan of instruction. physical training
is required Of all junior high school
pupils. Within few months. how
ever. it is expected that corps of
teachers under the instruction OF the
physical training director. Raymond
Brewer, will be trained TO adequately
handle physical training classes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
That Banana Song
Sends Banana SIDES
30 Per Cent Higher


Santa Rosa, Cal. Sept. a.
Sell them with song" bids fair to
become the fruitful slogan Of the
fruit grower.
President e. NJ. Sheehan Of the
California Grape Growers Asso-
citation revealed the secret in an
address TO local growers here last
night.
A popular jazz ditty, with n
title more puzzling than gramati-
cal, actually has increased the
consumption of bananas in the
United States so per cent he
declared.
Mr.. Sheehan made no direct req
ommendation. but intimated that
the grape raisers should subscribe
TO a song writer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-12
JUDGE SETS TRIAL
OF RANGER MILLER
FOR NEXT MONDAY
Insists That Much-post-
poned Case Shall Be
Taken Up Then.

c. +. Miller. state ranger. charged
by complaint with aggravated assault
on Albert Tessman, must go to trial on
Monday. September II. This an
nouncement was made by Judge Nelson
Lyle from the bench of the Bexar
County Criminal Court Wednesday
morning. Miller's case had been set
for Wednesday. making the fourth set
ting. When Judge Lyle granted fur
ther postponement he declined to carry
the case over TO the October term. but
insisted that it be tried next Monday.
The case failed TO 60 to trial We'd
nesday because Judge Lytle sustained
a motion OF Wayne Davis, J. +. Onion
and w. S. Peyton, attorneys for Mil
Ter. TO quash the jury panel dawn for
the case on the ground that it had been
drawn Illegally. The motion set out
that the state, falling TO secure suffi-
Gent jurors from names selected from
the jury wheel. had sent out and sum-
moned jurors from the .treet. Assist
ant County Attorney Louis Schlessin-
ger admitted the sufficiency of the
motion and Judge Lyle granted it.
Miller's attorneys. however. insist
ed that the case be passed until the
October term of court. Wayne Davis
explaining that he expec to be in
Washington next Monday. Leonard
Brown, employed as special prosecu-
tor. also expects to be out of the city
Monday. In the absence of an agree
ment for an early setting between at
torneys. however, Judge Lyle definite
y set the case for Monday.
1t was explained at the sheriff's Of
flee that the venire facias for the
weeks jury had been submitted late
Saturday and that it was impossible
to secure jurors. Only thirteen men
were summoned and only seven Jurors
were available for ne two county
courts. The other men summoned
could be used. it was explained. proyid-
ing no objection was raised by counsel.
'Fae charges against MILD grew out
OF an alleged attak upon Tessman
when rangers raided his ranch south
of town. No liquor was found at the
time.