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ffwE Qatoctin (]larion.
PubllsheUeyery Thursday at Thurmont,
Md., by The Clarion Publishing Co.
J AS. H. FIKOR, Business Manager.
Board of Directors:
J. T. W absorb. Pres., S. B. Bennett
C. M. Macklby, Treas., J. K. Waters,
Jas. H. Firor, Sec’y C. C. Waters,
P. N. Hammaker.
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Class Matter.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 114.
"Afraid To £0 Home In
The Dark."
It is perfectly apparent that the
genial editor of the Valley Register
‘ don’t go away from his home very
often, being one of the very busiest
of country editors.
Slyly stealing away Intake a plunge
in the Atlantic on a Sunday aint no
sin, hut the following editorial ap
pearing in last week’s issue, is very
suggestive of fear in dark places.
“Frederick citizens are complaining of
the poor street lighting there. We don’t
blame. Middletown’s streets are better
lighted than the residence sectioi s of
Frederick. Middletown people who were
dumped out of the Atlantic City excur
sion train one block from the station in
Frederick last Sunday night, could hard
ly find their way along the dark street.
One hundred candle-power lights, distrib
uted 200 feet apart, as in Middletown,
would illuminate Frederick’s streets far
better and cheaper than the present out
of-date arc lights do. Middletown has
po dark spots. Frederick has plenty of
them under its present system.”
Now it is a blessed good thing that
Frederick is the landing spot of these
excursionists even though Frederick
is accused of having poorly lighted
streets, for if Thurmont would he en
countered after nightfall, and fair
Luna should be shedding her silver
beams on some other portion of the
earth, dark indeed would they find
ALL the streets of Thurmont, with
no ‘‘light spots”, fur we are not as
fortunate as our sister town in hav
ing dependable 24-hour electric ser
vice. We have assurances though
that we shall not he forever thus.
Middletown is undoubtedly the best
lighted town of its size in Maryland,
and that is something to he proud of.
She has been wise enough to make a
good electric contract at such reason
able rates, that precludes the neces
sity of ever considering a plant of her
own.
A Warning.
The fact that the streets of the town
are now not being lighted, and sev
eral accidents having occurred by
reason of no lights, should serve as a
warning to the Mayor and Commis
sioners that a suit for damages is like
ly to he brought against the town at
any time. This is not the time to put
off action for more electric current,
and take a “Micawber” like stand
and await for'‘something to turn up.”
It will be too late when you have to
pay out money for a claim for dam
ages.
Remember an old hut true saying,
that "a stitch in time saves nine.”
Warning Against Worthless
Antifat “Cures.”
Numerous inquiries received re
cently by the Department of Agricul
tural indicate that promoters of so
called obesity remedies and fat-reduc
ing cures are using an old trick dress
ed in new clothes to deceive fat peo
pie into spending money for worth
less or dangerous preparations. The
advertisements appeal to the vanity
of people who wish to regain grace
ful figures and also to the business
necessities of those who become so fat
that they can no longer do their work
efficiently.
In order to be able to give a defi
nite reply to many people inquiring
about specific remedies, the drug
specialists of the Bureau of Chemistry i
recently conducted a series of tests
with a number of nostrums of this
character on employes in the depart-;
ment who wished to lose surplus flesh 1
without injuring their health. One
of the most widely advertised so-call- j
prescriptions for reducing flesh was 1
tried for a period of six months. The 1
result was that two of the subjects
under experimentation were obliged :
to stop after hiking the medicine fur >
two or three weeks because of its in-;
jurions effect. The third subject l
gained 2i pounds instead of losing
flesh. Another of the so-called rein- |
edies of a “great obesity specialist” j
was tried. The subject scrupulously
followed the diet list which accom
panied this remedy and faithfully
carried out the system of exercises
recommended. After six months
treatment there was a reduction of 18
pounds of flesh, hut this the experi
menters attribute to the fact that the
suhji'ct ate no bread, butter, starchy
food, pastry, sugar, or candy while
under observation. Ihe first month
after discontinuing the treatment the
subject gained 10 pounds, and in
three months was hack to the origi
nal weight recorded at the beginning
of the treatment.
The circulars, letters, and other
announcements of those so-called
obesity remedies, which are publish
ed broadcast, in many cases asserted
that a 2-cent stamp is the only charge.
Those sending the 2 cents to the sup
posed philanthropist, who wishes to
help other sufferers to get rid of sur
plus flesh, commonly received a state
ment that the “physician” or “pro
fessor” discovered this remedy in the
wilds of Home foreign country or re
ceived it from some famous Indian
medicine man on hisdeathhed. Then
after due praise of the effectiveness of
the remedy the “professor” states
that In* is willing to supply this won
derful treatment fora fee of from $L r >
to $2") a month. If the prospective
patient does not answer immediately
he is besieged with a line of follow-up
letters, and finally as a great individ
ual favor he is told that he can ob
tain this marvelous guaranteed flesh
reducer for the sum of $2.00. In re
turn for the reduced price, however
the patient must agree to tell all his
fat friends about this wonderful
means of shedding avoirdupois.
Judging from the letters received
by the department appealing to it to
stop this practice under the food and
drugs act, women are usually the vie
thus of these “professors. ’
These preparations usually con tab
thyroids and a laxative. The thyroid
may prove very hurtful unless givei
under the advice of a physician per
sonally familiar with the subject’s
physical condition. The department
bason record an instance where death
has followed overdoses of preparations
containing thyroids. Other prepara
tions contain poke root, a poisonous
drug, and others, analysis shows,
contain nothing that could possibly
have the slightest effect in reducing
flesh.
The promoters of one preparation
assert that it secures most marvelous
results by a process of elimination ol
foods without digestion. These people
guarantee the reduction of a pound a
day. A preparation of this charac
ter, if it did what its makers claim
for it, would probably eliminate any
need of digestion in the future. An
other product, examination shows,
consists principally of ordinary soap
The idea is to apply this locally with
friction and thus remove the fat
wherever it may he in excess. A still
more clever scheme provides chemi
cals to lie added to the water in which
the patient is to bathe. These chem
icals are of such a nature that they
form a sort of earn in the water after
the patient has bathed. This curd,
the advertisement states, is fat and
surplus tissue removed from the lx)dy.
Other scemes supply a tablet at To
cents a dozen for which a claim is
made that it will reduce fat at the
rate of a pound a day.
No other class of preparations ex
ploited to humbug the pjople has a
wider sale, and in nearly every in
stance they are absolutely worthless.
The only ways that the depart
ment’s specialists know of safely re
ducing flesh are rigid dieting, and
strenuous exercise, and those to he
effective must he continued over a
long period of time.
It is practically impossible to pre
vent the sale of these preparations in
interstate commerce under the food
and drugs act for the reason that the
claims upon the packages are pur
posely so guarded as to evade action.
The Post Office Department, how
ever, has been instrumental in silenc
ing some of these promoters by issu
ing fraud orders against them and
denying them the use of the mails.
The Department of Agriculture, can
only warn the people to beware of all
preparations containing such claims,
for in the knowledge of all drug
specialists at the present time there
is no preparation that can be depend
ed upon to reduce flesh in any mark
ed degree without doing injury.—
Department of Agriculture Weekly
News Letter.
How the Trouble Starts.
Constipation is the cause of many ail
ments and disorders that make life mis
erable. Take Chamberlain’s Tablets,
keep your bowels regular and you will
avoid these diseases. For sale by all
dealers.
Ailvertiuemuut.
Did You Know Why?
The following questions, simple though
they may seem, were sent to the Editor
of the Scientific American to answer.
They may be interesting to our readers.
They are:
“I have just read your article on
“Lightning Protection for Dwellings.’
I would like a little information on the
striking of lightning. I have understood ‘
or read in your paper that when a build
ing is destroyed by lightning, the electric
ity that causes the destruction comes
from within the building, and not from
the cloud, as it appears to the eye. The
real destruction is caused by an explosion
from the passage of the electricity stored
in the building to the atmosphere or a
cloud. Am 1 right in this matter? A.
When an electrified cloud comes over a
place, it draws an equal charge of the
opposite kind of electricity up into the
surface of the earth, the houses, tree
tops, etc. If the cloud is positively
charged, the earth underneath has an
equal negative charge. A flash of light
ning is the combination and mingling of ,
these two charges. In this way, the
damage results to the objects in the line
>f the discharge.”
“Why is cow’s milk white or nearly so;
that is, of what is the white color in milk
composed, and where does it come from?
Why does it stay white, no matter wheth
er a cow feeds on green grass, ensilage,
:orn, bran, etc.? A. The whiteness of
milk is due to its being an emulsion of
fat and other substances in the milk.
The whey from cheese is not white, after
til these substances are removed from it.
All emulsions are white. This is due to
the action of the tiny particles in the
emulsion upon the light which strikes the
mulsion. Soap suds is white for the
same reason. It is an effect upon the in
cident light. The white petals of flowers
are still another example. They are cells
containing air only.”
“What becomes of the flame of a
match, candle, etc , when same is ex
tinguished? A. The gases which com
:>ose the flame of a match are simply ,
moled below the shining temperature i
when the match is blown out, and are
eft in the air where they were and in
he same condition. The shining part of
he flame is composed of particles of car
ion which when cooled are soot, and can
d'ten be seen in the air as smoke when
hey are cooled. In the flame while hot
hese are transform >d by the oxygen of
ne air into carbonic acid. This is the
which is the usual product of burning
Buggies Go Together.
Monday evening of this week an acci
lent occurred on Water street, this place,
resulting in the injury of one lady and
giving several others a bad scare.
Mr. John Ambrose, driving south in a
stick buggy, came in contact with a
ouggy occupied by two ladies and a little
child, one of the ladies being Miss Mary
Clabaugh, of near Jimtown. and the other
ter aunt, Miss Pauline Steig, of York,
Pa. The coming together of the buggies
caused the shafts on Miss Clabaugh’s
buggy to break. Miss Sleig was driving
and held to the lines and was pulled out
oj the vehicle, landing on her head. Miss
Clabaugh and the child were thrown part
ly out of the buggy but were not injured.
Miss Steig’s head was cut, her injuries
being dressed by Dr. E. C. Kefauver.
The ladies together with Mrs. Joseph
Clabaugh and her mother, who were fol
lowing in another buggy, were returning
home from Mr. Hooker Lewis’ farm. i
Tries To Enter House.
Late last Sunday night Mr. Theodore
Stoner was annoyed for some time by an
unusual noise about his home on East
street, but thought perhaps a dog was
causing the noise. Finally he came to
the conclusion that someone was trying
to gain entrance to the house byway of j
the kitchen window. On going to the
kitchen he discovered a man partly thro
the window. Asking the intruder what
he wanted, he replied “matches”, and
the voice was recognized as that of Dave
Wilhide. Mr. Stoner gave him matches
and a good lecture, and Dave went away.
He has been under the influence of liquor
for some time past and likely did not
know exactly what he wanted. A shov
el was used to force open the window,
three being tried before he succeeded in
gaining entrance.
Loys Letter.
Mrs. G. W. Pittinger and son Harvey
spent Thursday with Mrs. Clara Moser
of New Midway.
Miss Annie Pittinger returned to her
home in this place after spending some
time with Mrs. James Hahn.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Moser of
New Midway spent a few days her par
ents.
Miss Mary Fogle of New Midway spent |
a few days with Mrs. Jessie Fox and
family.
Splendid Group Pictures.
We are in receipt of three photographs
of the bankers and newspaper men who
took the trip over the Hagerstown and
Frederick railway recently as guests of i
the Fidelity Trust Company of Baltimore, j
The picture were taken by photographer
King of Hagerstown while the party was 1
taking in the views from the new bridge
across the Potomac river at Williams
port, Md. All three pictures are excel- !
lent productions.
Good Reason tor His Enthusiasm.
When a man has suffered for several
days with colic, diarrhoea or other form
of bowel complaint and is then cured
sound and well by one or two doses of
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-!
rhoea Remedy, as is often the case, it is
but natural that he should be enthsiastic
in his praise of the remedy, and especial
ly is the case of a severe attack when
life is threatened. Try it when in need
of such a remedy. It never fails. Sold
by all dealers.
AdverUaumeul.
MARYLAND STATE GRANGE FAIR!
OHLER’S GROVE,
AUGUST 11 TO 15, 1914.
IiARUER THAWT EVER.
EDUCATIONAL IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
Poultry and Stock Exhibit.
AMUSEMENTS AND ATTRACTIONS.
Tournament Riding on the 14th & 15th.
Special train service between Keymar and the Fair Ground
on Tuesday 11th and Thursday 13th, morning and evening,
leaving the ground at 6.45 p. in.
FOR INFORMATION OR CAT ALOG I'lo
Address CHAS. E. H. SHRINER,
jn l y Ml it TAXKVTOW.N. MI).
Another Heavy Thiiiulergust.
i Another fhundergust passed over this
section of the county last Saturday af
i ternoon about 5.30 o’clock. This gust
was similar to that of Sunday, August 2,
the thunder and lightning being very se
vere. The storm centre was between
Thurmont and Emmitsburg, the greatest
amount of rain, hail and wind being in
the vicinity of Zentz’s Mills. Hail fell
in large quantities and much corn was
blown to the ground,
j During the storm lightning struck the
large willow tree standing in the yard
and near Mr. George Bussard’s home,
this place.
DIED.
Obituaries, poetry and resolutions,
charged for at the rate of five cents per
line. The regular death notices publish
ed free.
TOMS.
Mr. Thomas B. Toms, a citizen of Fox
ville this county, died Tuesday, August
4th, aged 75 years and 3 days. The de
ceased was a brother of Mr. John Toms
of Thurmont, and was the last surviving
brother of three who enlisted in Company
D, 6th Maryland Regiment. Funeral
services were held Thursday last at Beth
el church near Foxville, Rev. Creek of
the Methodist church at Smithsburg
officiating.
PEACHES FOR SALE
- AT THE -
Thurmont Peach Orchard!
Choicest Varieties
Will Bp Ready in About
Ten Days From Date.
Orchard cultivated and Trees Pruned
according to the latest methods in Or
chard culture.
Fruit Large ami Clean.
Before placing your order call and see
our Peaches. It will be a pleasure to us
to show you our orchard.
Resp’y,
Chas. J. Weller,
aug (! :it Thurmont, Md.
BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE
Deserves Consideration When Selecting'
A College
Because of its splendid location for
beauty and health.
Because of its homelike and posi
tive moral atmosphere.
Because of its well arranged Courses
and at a reasonable cost.
Because it has heen selected by the
State for the higher education, at its
expense, twenty-seven of its sons and
daughters,
Because it is modern, progressive
and efllcicnt. Where common-sense
and character grow side by side with
intellectual etlicioucy.
Better decide to come to Blue Ridge
next September, than later wish you
had. The catalogue will interest you.
Write for it and other information.
Address,
BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE.
New Windsor, Md.
aug 6 3t
Notice to Creditors.
THIS is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphan’s
Court of Frederick county, Md., letters
of Administration on the estate of
SAMUEL W. LEWIS,
deceased. All persons having claims
agajnst the estate of said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the voucher thereof legally authenticated
to the subscribers on or before February
25, 1915, they may otherwise be ex
cluded from all benefits of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
hereby warned to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under our hand this 20th day of
July, 1914.
J. HOOKER LEWIS,
july 23 5t Administrator.
Samuel A. Lewis, Agent.
| $10.55 Round Trip
Niagara Falls
Western Maryland
New Scenic Route
Monday, August 10.
Also September 14th and *2Sth.
Through Sleeper to Niagara Falls.
' Travel l>y First-class, Regular Trains
! with Parlor, Dining & Sleeping Cars.
Ask fur Illustrated Niagara Folder,
aug 6 It
Notice to Taxpayers.
The 1914 levy for State and County
Taxes has been made and the following
discount is allowed on State taxes:
JULY and AUGUST 5 per cent.
SEPTEMBER 4 per cent.
OCTOBER 3 per cent.
The County Auditors will soon audit
my books and all persons owing taxes
for the years 1912 and 1913 are asked to
make prompt settlement, otherwise 1
will have to proceed to collect by distraint.
Respectfully,
FREDERICK W. CRAMER,
July 16 4t County Treasurer.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
, not to trespass with dogs, guns, fishing
or cutting down of any timber upon my
mountain land, home place or the Will
hide place, or on any land belonging to
me wherever situated, as the Law will
be strictly enforced against such person
or persons.
MRS. CHARLES SHIPLEY.
july 16 tf
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ture, Science, and Engineering. Every one of
our eight strong courses is a sure avenue to prac
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Healthful location on 11. & O. between Wash
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Write tor complete catalog to
fresident H. J. Patterson
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE
COLLEGE PARK, MD.
Notice to Creditors.
THIS is to give notice that the sub
scribers have obtained from the Orphans’
Court of Frederick county, Md., letters
testamentary on the estate of
CATHERINE M. TOPPER,
deceased. All persons having claims
against theesrate of sa'd deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the voucher thereof legally authenticated
to the subscribers on or before February
22nd, 1915, they may otherwise be ex
cluded from all benefits of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
hereby warned to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under our hand this 13th day of
July, 1914.
JOSEPH J. TOPPER,
CATHERINE S. KELLY,
Executors.
Elmer E. Black, Agent,
july 16 5t
_ DENTISTRY!
If experience, satisfactory results,
care as to detail and thoroughness is the
class of DEN PAL WORK you want, then
we can gratify you to the fullest degree.
Why Neglect Your Teeth?
Poor mastication, bad digestion and all
the ills of the human body are the result
of neglected teeth. Come to us now and j
without the least inconvenience we will j
fix your teeth right to stay right and in- j
sure perfect health.
(•uaeuntce Service.
Full Set Teeth $5 00
Gold Fillings 75c Up
Silver Fillings.... .... 25c & 50c
Gold Crowns (Solid Gold) $3.75
Painless Dentistry 25c
We work under a complete Electric
System. Open every evening until 9
o’clock.
DR. J. McC. FOREMAN,
Kinmltoburg, Maryland.
Office in Dr. Jamison Bldg., W. Main St.
apr 30 3moa
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Nearly Kveryl<><ly |
- - Now and Then.
We Sell at Right Prices a >n n.e iw
T“"• A Little Siding
Lumber, Coal, Torn Off,
A Weak Plank In
Feed, Fertilizers, The Barn Floor,
... A New Door or
lUrdiru*. w ill<l<>w l„ T|„..t 5i,.,1!
When You Get The
Cement, Lime,
rever
Wall Plaster, t n r tu
Come To Us For The
Corrugated Roofing
Remedy!
Geo. W. Stocksdale,
Tliurmont, - - Maryland.
SANFORD L. SHAFFER
Licensed Ileal Estate Agent and Broker
THURMONT, MD.
Small Farm for Sale!
Excellent Fruit, Dairy or Poultry Place.
15 Acres of Land.
if Room House. Ham 22\24.
Buggy Slinl, Hogpens, Wagon Shed,
rhieken Houses, Corn Crih and
(iranary, all practically new.
LoC of fruit, good water, quarter
of a mile from school house.
Possession given April Ist, HH 1,
along with 3 Acre wheat crop —if
sold within two weeks.
1 have more calls than 1 can till
for small places. Have you .some
thing in this line to sell?
A number of small houses for rent.
See me.
Call on or write
Sanford L. Shatter.
Address. Box 149 Phone No 27
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