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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
BEAT THE LosT-PARCELs MAN.
How a Suburban Woman Secured Nice
New Umbrella

How Suburban Woman Secured a Nice
New Umbrella.
pretty smart lot of women on them
Gaiena division trains," said the lost
parcels custodian at the Northwestern
depot to Chicago Post man.
"Why?"
Zone of them comes in here yester-
day and beats me out of an umbrella"
replied thecustodian, wrapping up a fan
and handkerchief and labelling them.
"How?"
"She remembers that the last hard
rain was July 81, and yesterday when
the sun is shining she comes in here and
asks me if any umbrella is left on the
train that day. OF course there is.
Find some every rain. l say: Yes;
what train did you leaye yours on?'
She says the Elmhurst train. Now
that don't tell anything. She says she's
going to her sisters at Elmhurst, and she
don't know this road at all. All the
trains are Elmhurst trains. She's got
me.
"Then 1 says: What kind of an UNI
brella%
"And she says it's new. She can't
recollect how the handle went, but she'd
know if she sees it. Now, what can |
do? 1 show her the umbrellas brought
in that day, and she picks up the best
one and she says: That's it, And it
is"
"How do you know it isn't her UNI
brella?"
"Cause to-day the traffic manager
sees her on the train with that umbrella,
and hears her tell another woman how
she got it, and he fetches it in here Jus:
as five other women break in here with
the same game. Did they get um-
brellas? Well, no-not till after the
next rain"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
COOKERY HERBS.
Every Housewife Should Understand and
Cultivate Their Use.

Every Housewife Should Understand and
Cultivate Their Use.
Herbs used in cookery, while they
may be purchased in the markets of the
larger cities of the United States, are
rarely procurable in those of smaller
towns. To the average ruralist they are
unknown, or, if known, their use is no.
understood. In first rate cookery,
which is one of delicate combina tions
and havors, they are absolutely indis-
pensable, and their absence therefrom
is quickly detected by cultivated pal
ates. Chives, tarragon, chevril, savory,
sorrel, ETC., may be grown with little
trouble either out of doors or in
boxes in the house. Pulverized dried
herbs that are sold in bottles or tin are
of little value. For fiavoring purposes
they are hardly more effective than SO
much dried dust. Sorrel soup, on ac-
count of it's pleasantly acid flavor, is
much in vogue in Europe. Here it is al.
most entirely unknown, and is rarely
or ever served except in families Of for
eign origin or at restaurants that en-
courage a special clientele. OF all the
herbs only sage and mint are in uni
versal use with us. For this boon VIC
are indebted to the favor accorded
sausages, and the popularity Of the
t'mint i1leD"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
PROGRAMME OF ECONOMY.

How She Proposed to Save Orlando's
Pocketbook from Damage.
"Orlando," she said, 81 am afraid you
are getting tired of having me ask you
for money"
"Well, you see," he answered, ct have
u good deal of expense to meet just at
this time of year, and it does seem once
in awhile that women don't make
enough allowances for that sort Of
thing"
"Wen," she answered, "I've thought
of way that will fix it all very nicely"
''What is it?"
Whenever you go to the barber shop
and the boy brushes you off you give
him dime, don't you?"
eyes"
"And when you are away from home
at a hotel and a boy brings you ice
water you give him a dime?''
eyes,
"And mixed drink costs IS centsn
"Of course"
"Well, you've often said that women
have no head for arithmetic, but am
going to convince you to the contrary
l am going to learn to make your
favorite mixed drinks. That'll be Is
cents a day. Then I'll bring you ice
water in the morning, that'll be 10 cents
more. And then I'll brush your clothes
off with whisk broom, and that'll be
10 cents more. There's 35 cents day.
I've figured it all out on little piece
of paper. Three hundred and sixty-fve
days in a year-that's 365 times IS,
which makes $127.75. If you will give
me that without my asking for it, just
as you do the bell boys md the bar
tender, I can put it with my regular
housekeeping allowance and manage
to get along much better. "-Detroit
Free Press
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
PICKED UP ALL THE PINS.
Cleveland Man Who Followed the Prac
tice, But Not for Luck.

Cleveland Man Who Followed the Prac-
tice, But Not for Luck.
A well-dressed man walking along Su-
perior street suddenly stopped and
stopped down. Two men behind him
Just saved themselves from falling over
lis bent body, and a passing woman
SHE'D to one side in sudden fright. Three
bootblacks sprang from the curb, and
policeman moved forward with sus-
picious glance. Then the man who
caused the trouble Strengthened up with
some glittering object in his hand.
"I've got it" he said, with triumph
ant smile.
And he held aloft pin.
Seems silly, doesn't t?" he remarked
TO ne of the men behind, as they fell
into step. "But I've picked up pins
ever since | was boy. If l saw a pin
md didn't pick it up, felt uncomfort-
able for hours. Do believe in the old
rhyme? You mean about picking it up
and having good luck? Well, no. can't
say that l do. The only disaster | can
remember in connection with pin that
] happened to pass by didn't prove any
thing. Ny neighbours wife eloped with
But really and truly, the queer old SUI
perstition once saved my life. 1t was
In New Orleans not long after the war
md street rows were common. / was
Iassing up the street one morning,
and right in front of bank building,
rlose up to the big plate glass window.
/ saw pin on the sidewalk. / stopped
suddenly to get it, and at the same in
slant I heard sharp explosion and
queer little crash and there exactly OPP
posite where my head would have been
If l hadn't stopped was a splintered
hole in the plate glass window, made by
a rifle bullet. / got the pin just the
same, and then jumped for the nearest
stairway. Since that happy escape ]
have picked up pins with an almost re-
ligious fervor. Ha, there's one now
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21

in the great majority of cases, simply
that of euphonious or fanciful nams
is desired.
The simplest forms-and these con-
stitute a goodly number-consisto of the
initials of the authors real name, such
as 81. Z. L. Letitia Elizabeth Ian
DOM; Sc. A. S." George Augustus Sa-
La; and CD" Cthe late Lord Bramwel),
or some transportation of the real name,
such as "Dalmocand" FUSED by George
Macdonald), and Draw" which is SIM
ply Ward written backward. AS am
other example might be mentioned, the
famous prima donna, Nine. Trebelli,
whose real name was "Gillebert,' her
nom de theatre being her surname
spelled backward, with the initial sc"
omitted.
1t has been favorite fancy with au-
thors to assume fictitious names upon
the initials of their own. Thus, Annie
Bronte wrote as "Acton Bell" Char
lotte Bronte as "Currer Bell, and Emily
Bronte as CELLS Bell In all the wide
field of literature oan three other such
illustrious names be found belonging
to one family? It is a scarcely known
fact that Robert Burns was nom de
plume, that Scotch poets name being
Robert Burmese, but it has by right of
usage become the family name, as in
the case of Sir Henry Irving and Henry
M. Stanley.
1t is not unusual for lady writer's.
who desire to cultivate a masculine
style of writing and who feel that
good masculine name would carry con-
viction, to adopt names of tie opposite
sex. Mrs. Henry Wood used to write
as Johnny Ludlow" Mrs. Cross i'm
mortalized herself as George Eliot,
Mime. Dudevant, who was no mean fac
tor in the literary and social circles of
the last century, as George Sand" and
Mrs. Stannard, who delights the read
ing world with the bright military
tales of John Strange Winter."-Phil-
adelphia Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Within the limits of the United
States, in 1901, there were 5,250,0o0 Eng
disappearing people. Now there are
To.0o0,0oQ.
The AStac language, in use in Mex
leo at the covery of America, lacked
the sounds ndicated by our letters b,
d. +, g, +, and v.
After January 1, 1897, the city of
Glasgow, Scotland, will levy no taxes
of any mud, but will obtain from city
street raj lays, water and lighting sys-
TENS moro than enough revenue to pay.
the expenses of the city government.
In 1901 there were only 2s0, 900 per-
sons in the limits of the United States
who spoke German as mother tongiie:
now there are 7,OO0,0 900 of our people,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
kA0f MAIL WORK.
Pneumatic Tubes for Post Delivery IL
Large Cities.

Pneumatic Tubes for Post Delivery In
Large Cities.
1t would not be surprising, says Har-
per's Round Table, to find Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington connected by tubes, ell
abljng letters and parcels to be for
warded in as many hours as it now
takes days. The telegraph companies
will be seriously affected by the new
system.
The operation is very simple. The
letters are placed in a leather tube or
carrier, which fits snugly into the pneu-
matte tube. Then blast of air from be-
hind, or the suction of air from the
front. or combination of the two
methods, forces the carrier and its con-
tents forward. AS the friction soor
wears out the leather carriers, Amer
lean genius will be called upon to in
vent Il metal carrier on ''ball bearings"
With leather tubes about 80 per cent. Of
the power applied is lost in overcoming
friction and in waste, only ten per cent.
of the total force applied being used to
propel the carrier.
The charge for sending pneumatic
letters in Paris was Is cents each in
1879, and the territory covered was but
small part of the city. To-day every
part of Paris is reached by the tubes,
and the charge is ten cents per letter,
the same as our special delivery. Nine
varieties of the Paris pneumatic letters
are collected. Probably many of the
readers have one or more of them. They
bear a map of the city on the face of the
envelope, showing the different sections
served by this post. The Berlin and
Vienna pneumatic letters are simpler in
design. There are no special designs on
tho TnDdon envelODaS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
BURNS WAS A PEN NAME.
The Habit Among Authors of Disgusting
Ones Real Cognomen.

The Habit Among Authors of Diagnosing
Ones Real Cognomen.
Almost every writer at the begin
ming of his career knows trepidation
and timidity that makes him glad to
hide behind "a "sobriquet," or, as the
French usually csll them, mons de
guerre." It might be thought that
these are chosen 6aphazard. Though
this may be so in some cases, it is usual
ly otherwise. AS much thought is often
expended in their construction as was
ever devoted to the title OF book
Some adopt nom de plume" because
of innate modesty; others through
moral fear of the public and critics; yet
a lager class find satisfaction in writ
ing over name more suggestive, it may
be- Or romantic than the original fam
lily name. Sometimes the style and
kind of work done By an author sug-
gests OF dee.ti1s the lseudonyIn, whiie,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
Reasonable Theory.

81 have come to the conclusion" said
;he young man who had been reading
up on the customs of the ancients,
that the marriage ceremony, fune1 al
rites and all that sort of thing had no
religious origin at ALL"
Indeed" said the professor. "And
how did they originate, please?"
'They were all gotten up as excuses
for continuous jags." = Indianapolis
Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
rirst Lessnns in RnsIness.

Mrs. Wiggies-How shall / indorse
his check that Uncle John has sent to
me, simply sign my name on the back?
Mrs. Wiggles-Well, better way will
be to write on the back: "Pay Algeron
Wiggles," and then put your name I'M
derneath. ] win attend to the rest
Somerville Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
J. & r. COUSINS

handmade Oxfords which sell by theiT.reputa
ton you will find after wearing to be Sne best
Oxford you ever had on your foot, they are per
feet beauties on the feet and soft as a glove,
If you are troubled with those uncomfortable
fits, which you are always mplaining of slip
ping in the heel, or loo tight here or there, try
pair of these which we recommend SO highly,
we guarantee satisfaction. Now we can give
you these styles in any color, Tans or Blacks,
for Women Misses and Children.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
TIME OLD AND RELIABLE
SHOE HOUSE,
FREDERICK, MD.
"No GOODS MISREPR ESENTED.
No. Is n. MARKET STREET.
No. Is n. MARKET STREET.
TO THE LADIES.
FREDERICK, MD.

NOW tnat winter is passed with all its snow
and chilly blast, we begin to think of those hot
summer months which are sure to follow
therefore we want to do away with those high
cut shoes we have been wearing to keep us
warm and think how we can keep ourselves
cool. Now if you want to keep cool, which
everybody does, why just purchase pair OF
those easy and "perfect fit' Oxford Ties that
we are offering at such low fl ures this season
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
SHOES FOR MEN.

Gentlemen, when you think of purchasing
for yourself pair of those fashionable Tan
give us a call and you will find the largest
stock to select from in the city" styles, we
will give you ali idea; there is the needle, pic
cadilly, opera, razor toes and many others, In
all colors of Tan you can possibly think of.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21

fers from s1eep1essness, nervousness, nerv-
Gus prostration, faintness and dizziness,
irritability and indigestion. In all cases OF
irregularity or suspended monthly function
and in all those nervous diseases depend
ing upon local causes, DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription will restore you to perfect
health. Instead of the exhaustion and
feeling of weight and dragging down i'll the
abdomen, you feel fresh and strong. For
Young girls who suffer from irregularities,
for the hard working woman who suffers
from catarrhal Inflammation of the lining
the system, there is no prescription used
by any physician which can equal in re-
suits DIR. Pierce's. For over thirty years
DR.. R. v. Pierce, chief consulting physi-:
clan to the Invalds' Hotel and Surgical
Institute of Buffalo, N. Y, has used his
"Favorite Prescription " in the diseases
of women which had long been his spe-
cialty and in fully ninety-eight per cent.
of ali cases, it has permanently cured.
El.1..-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
HATS.

1t is time to lay aside that heavy felt or wooden
hat you have been bearing all winter and think
of getting yourself or child stylish straw
hat. We have just received large invoice o
Hats for Men, Boys and Children; The styles are
very pretty this season. We can give you the
broad brim sailor for the three year old to the
man of three score and ten, so nobody is over
looked
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21

tired out " woman
who complains of
backache, headache,
loss of appetite, ex-
treme 1assitude and
that " don't care "
feeling is pretty sure
to be suffering from
"Fenale Weakness, ="
some irregularity or
arrangement of the
special functions of
W III an h God. Very
often womb troubles
set the nerves wild
with alright and as a
the woman Suf-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
SHOES.

We can't forget the children. This summer
they are the best that have ever been on the
market; there is larger variety to select from,
both in tan and black. Don't forget the "Old
Carlisle Shoe"
We also carry a very large assortment OF
Trunks, Satchels, Telescopes. Valises and
Umbrellas and most everything you can find
in firstclass shoe establishment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
OXFORD TIES.

Why we have them In every style that you
can think of, square, opera, piccadilly, square
point, globe and that common sense toe, which
is so easy and comfortable to those whoisuffeI
with corns and buniOnS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

IN
Inc TAX Books are now ready and the Col
rector would call the attention of the Taxpay
ers lor 1896 to Section 46, Article 81, Revised
Code of Maryland:
All persons who shall nav their state rTaxes
on or before the first day of September Of The
year year LOT which they were levied shall be en-
IItieu 70 deduction of five per centum ON the
aIaouhC Oh SAID taxes; all that shall pay the
Same on or before the first day of October. of
me salu year, shall be entitled to a deduction
vi IouT per centum; and all that shall pay the
t ~ salo year shall be entitled to deduction of
tr,,oo e j. WILLIAM BAUGHMAN.
' ~ Oo' o. Collector.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
nov. '95lyr.
4 DMINIsTRATRIx NOTICE.

A DMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.
This is to give notice, that the subscriber
Frederick County, Maryland, letters tesla
mel tary upon the estate of
WILLIAM c. ELDRIDGE,
late of Frederick County, deceased. All per
sons having claims against the said deceased
are hereby warned to ex hibit the same with
the YOU hers thereof legally authenticated to
the subscriber, on or before the 4th day OF
January, 1897 they may otherwise bv law be
excluded from all benefits of said estate
All persons Indebted to the deceased are re-
quested to make immediate payment
GIVEN under my hand this 10Th day of
July, 1896.
ELIZABETH j. ELDRIDGE,
Administrative
JOHN c. MoTTER, Agent
jly. 24-t6
A DMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.
This is to give notice, that the subscriber has
opta'ned from the Orphans Court of Frederick
County Maryland, letters testamentary upon
The estate of
ELIAS GROVE,
late of Frederick County, deceased. All per-
are hereby warned to exhibit the same. with
tne vocuhers thereof legally authenticated TO
the subscriber, on or before the 4th day of Ian.
uary, lSg1; they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefits of said estate
All persons indebted to the deceased are re-
quested 10 make immediate payment.
Glve eGod under my hand. this 22nd day of
+ HENRIETTA GROVE,
1o, Administrative
Jly, 246t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21

AVA - y
Co., ". r., writes: u am
enjoying perfect health.
and have been since I took
the last bottle of Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. I took five bottles
of it. Never expected to
be any better when 1 COM
menced taking it, but
thank God, 1 can say that
I am glad it reached my
home. 1 had falling of
the womb, and flowing
caused by miscarriage,
and was very weak when
/ commenced taking your
medicines. I was cured
by taking five bottles in
all-two of the Favorite
Prescription and three
of the Golden Medical Dis
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21

zen enlbr
pciennes
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21
- SSW ARE :.

was never so pretty as lHa roiar teI,oa1I51!l
producing, and the prit re- as''D[f
low. l have just uupaches gar .''a"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-21

can now offer "A hons NJ ne N.. or IA
portations of China, cons 20 -,I'5s
and Toilet Sets, in all r.r tHau' s''
English and French Chu..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-15
CASTALIA.
Dec. IL, 189,

Dec. III, 1896.
Grandma Holcomb has been very
sick for the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Gibbs, of Dubu
que, are expected home on visit to
morrow.
Vacation in the state University al
Chamgaign, Ill. brings Arthur w
Kramer home next Saturday, Dec. 49,
The bright, warm sun of the past
few days has very materially softened
the rough condition of the roads, but
hardly rendered travel more expedient
The subject of sermon at the M. E.
church will be: "Young Men Wanted
This is the first of series of four ser.
mons Rev. Parkin intends to deliver
Rev. w. E. Hartsough came up
from Cedar Rapids today to form the
acquaintance of his little daughter who
arrived this week at the home of heI
grandparents, Mr.. G. b. Riggs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-15

The sick man knocking at the door
of health gets in if he knocks the right
way, and, stays out if he doesn't.
There are thousands of ways of getting
sick but only one way to get well.
Rich, pure blood is the only thing that
can bring perfect health. Constipation
is disease of the blood. A large part
of all diseases are traceable directly to
impurities in the blood, and can be
cured by eliminating them with DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Dicovery.
The first thing it does is to put the
whole digestive system into perfect or
der. 1t stimulates the appetite, excites
a copious secretion of the fluids and pro-
notes assimilation. 1t searches out di-
sease germs wherever they may be, kills
them and forces them out of the sys-
TEN. The Golden Medical Discovery"
has been used with unvarying success
for over thirty years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-15
BURR OAK.
Dec. IA, Is

Dec. ii, 1890.
Fine weather for this time of the year
Sport, just think of it, watching the
new beginners on skates.
The boys are having hard time
with their dam this week.
Last Tuesday evening Miss Pierce
and Miss Bandle joined the /. o. G. Il.
Last Wednesday Mr.. Will Peacock
dressed 20 shoats, averaging 2l2 lbs.
each.
Mr.. j. w. Telford came home from
his trip TO Houston, Texas, last Friday
evening.
Mrs. r. Elijah returned last Monday
evening from her visit with her parents
in Wyoming, Iowa.
Miss Ethel Schenck, of DEBORAH,
spent Sunday in Burr Oak with her
friend, Miss Julia Heckle.
Mr.. Ed. Briggs and family, of Ridge
way have moved back to Burr Oak this
week. We are glad to have them with
US again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-15
FREEPORT.
Dec. II, 1896.

Dec. II, 1896.
Rough roads still continue.
Chopping and hauling cord wood is
our main industry at present.
Miss Jennie Robinson began her
school near Castalia Monday.
Mr. Charles Stinson transacted bust
ness in Ossian and Postviile last week.
Mr.. Tom. Hargraves, of Minneapolis,
was in town Saturday shaking hands
with old friends.
The Christmas tree committee gave
a sociable at Mrs. Laura Frink's last
Thursday evening.
Mr.. Sam Mailman found bee-tree
last week from which quite an amount
of honey was taken.
A large number of young people en-
joyed the social dance at Mr.. Hall
mans last Monday evening.
Mr.. Henry Klein, of Trout Run, met
quite serious accident, a short time
ago, which badly injured one of his
eyes.
Since the recent highway robbery OF
Peter Bake, which took place neal
our peaceful village, some of our citi.
zens have thought it well to go armed
The following from our vicinity
have recently enrolled in Valder's
school: Minnie Tolstad, Linda Peter.
son, Will Rooney, James Tyler, Yer
non Sheetz, Alfred Snippen and Ed
Tolstad.
The District Lodge session of the L
o. G. Il. at Waukon was reported de-
cided success. Our delegates were Lu
la Tyler, Vernon Sheetz and Charlie:
Stinson. They speak highly of the
pleasant manner in which they were
entertained by the people of Waukon