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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29

corning two persons of the same pat
ronymic was identical. The hour, the
iIlnesS, the vocation of the sufferer, the
arrival on horseback, were accidental
condolences which led nowhere and
meant nothing, though they might,
with stimulating attributes, have fur
nished food foR the widest credulity.
A member of the B family, of Bal
timore, was sent for one evening to see
a convict who had expressed such an
urgent desire for the interview that the
jailer acceded to his request to send the
message, which conveyed the singular
intimation that it might be much to the
gentleman's advantage If he would
come to the prison. He was an evil
looking fellow, who, having just re-
ceived long sentence, which would in
all probability he Il life one, had been
moved by remorse to communicate to
Mr.. B certain facts in connection
with a robbery of his family plate in
which he said he had been concerned
several years before. The robber told
his astonished hearer, who had long
given up any hope of detecting the
criminal or recovering the property,
that he and another were concerned in
the crime. The silver had been placed
in a bundle, which was in his posses
sion. His confederate was to meet him
at an agreed place on the night follow
ing the burglary and they were then to
make off together, but if he failed to
keep the appointment it was signal of
danger, and the fellow who had the
''swag' was to understand that he had
better get it out Of his hands without
delay and secure his own safety. The
appointment was not kept, and the
thief, desiring to make an effort at res
titution, however unlikely, had sent for
Mr.. B. to tell him that he had
thrown the package over the wall of
certain graveyard, which he described,
and that it had fallen within the door of
a tomb which was standing open and of
which he indicated the position.
Expressing suitable recognition of
the intentions of the penitent criminal
Mr.. b left him, scarcely intending
to pursue the matter further. The
next morning, however, found him at
the door of the sexton in charge of the
burying place. The sexton, on hearing
CT the description of the tomb, showed
at first some confusion, which Mr.. B
understood when he was reminded that
the tomb described was his own family
vault, and the sexton who had at once
remembered a gross carelessness of his
own, went on to recall the fact that the
time was that of the death and burial of
atcousin of the family, and to acknowl-
edge that he had never forgotten nor
forgiven himself the accidental leaving
of the door of the tomb open the night
following the funeral. The two re
paired to the tomb and found the pack
age inclosed within it, the silver tar
nished but untouched, just as the thief
had east the family plate. by an I'M
equaled coincidence, into the family
burial place of its owner. = Boston
Transcript.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
Year Withont SIMMER

Seventy-nine years ago was the year
without summer. Frost occurred
every month in the year 1916. Ice
formed half inch thich in Nav. Snow
fell to the depth of three inches in New
York. and also in Massachusetts, iu
June. Ice was formed of the thickness
OF common window glass throughout
New York on the 5th day of July. In
dian corn was SO frozen thar the greater
part was cut in August and dried for
fodder, and the farmers supplied them
selves from the e IN produced in 1918
for the seeding OF the spring of 1si7.--
Detroit Free p-ass
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
THEIR TURN TO RUN.
The Experience of Two Bear Hunters In
the Mountains of Oregon.

The Experience of Two Bear Hunters I'm
the Mountains of Oregon.
A bear hunt which terminated in
mannerat once disappointing and sur
prising, is described by the Portland
Oregonian. It occurred in the noun
tains of Oregon, whittier two gentle.
men had betaken themselves for "a
vacation trip.
Several days were spent in trout fish
ing. Then one of the men expressed
strong desire for a days shooting
for larger game. They set out the
next morning bright and early, and
after hours of fruitless tramping were
about returning to camp, when sud.
denly they saw straight before them Q
brown bear sitting on his launches
under a BURBERRY bush, and gorging
himself with the berries.
Both hunters fred, and the bear, with
an ugly growl, disappeared. The men
FASTENED after him, but were unable to
Qyertake him. For half an hour oil
more they followed the trail. Then all
at once they came to a clearing. In
the clearing was a cabin, and on the
porch of the cabin sat the brown bear
with one of his forelegs in a slingl
The hunters were greatly taken
abacR, as may well be supposed, but
were still more surprised when they
saw man haster ing toward them with
gun. They turned and ran. the man
after them. They got away in safety,
and learned afterward that the heai
was family pet, the owner of which
was naturally angry at finding it Ill.
treated"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
Musical Item.

what pity it is women don't wear
feathers" remarked a New York So
ciety man to friend.
"They do
"But l mean feathers growing all
over them, as is the case with canaries
and parrots
"Why doyou entertain such singular
wish?"
"You know birds mott several times a
year?''
EYES,"
"And while they are shedding their
feathers they don't sing"
"Just so.''
well, I've got a sister who is train
ing to join church choir" Texas
Siftings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
CHAPTER ~.

One year has elapsed since Hannah
Ho2ewell pressed her pretty nose
against the parlor windowpane to see
if Jack Potpourri was coming in.
He came in to stay, for she is now
Mrs. Potpourri.
Every Saturday night Jack has
party of five at his home. He plays with
marked cards and seldom remarks
''That's good"
There's nothing the matter with Ham
nah, either. for she divides the spoiis
with Jack, and her heart beats with de-
Eight whenever she hears the other fell
lows mutter as they glare at Jack:
Gle is coming in!"-Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
CHAPTER Ill.

Next morning at five o'clock Jack was
tossing restlessly on his couch at
home.
Il wonder who Jack brought home
with him last night?" said his mother,
as she listened outside her darling boy s
bedroom door, 81 heard voices"
another blue-one harder-give me
fresh stack OF blues-and another,
Irowsily mumblcd Jack.
His mother softly opened the door and
said:
Jack, l was coming in
Coming in?" he repeated in his
sleep.
'What cher got? That's good!'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
a SOCIETY ITEM.
An Object Lesson in the Ethics of Mo-
menclature.

49,
menclature.
Il was at tho Emerald ball, and the
young society reporter sharpened her
wits and her pencils, that full and salts
factory description of each costume
might be presented. Surrounding her
were those most DESTROYS of seeing
their names and gowns in print, and
in the crowd stood shop girl, gowned
in flimsy pink cheeseclotn of indescrib-
able cut.
When her turn came for inspection,
says the New York Times, it was with
a hopeless eye. that the reporter sur
veyed the toilet The artful question,
however, was asked as usual:
"And your name and gown?"
"Miss Matilda Jenkins, atlired in
pink crepon and diamonds was the
studied and prompt reply.
"Pink crepoD," wrote the newspaper
woman, delighted with the new and
elegant name for cheesecloth, but her
pencil refused to add ''and diamonds"
until her quick eyes had discovered on
the girls collar tiny rhinestone as
big as pinhead. Then land dia-
monds" went down in the notebook as
proudly as if announcing tiaras and
stomachers of purest luster.
The next day all the girls behind
a notion counter exclaimed enviously
over a well-worn newspaper clipping,
which read: ''Miss Matilda Jenkins.
attired in pink crepon and diamonds, .
and when the society reporter glanced
over the printed words she felt never
pang as to the accuracy of the in
formation she had given to the public.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
Six weeks without a Drtnk.

An incident that shows the wonderful
power sheep possess of living for {.
long time without wafer is reported
from Invernesshire. About seven weeks
ago three sheep were missed from the
farm of Balsparden, Andersier. Every
effort was made to find them, but with
out success. A few days ago, however.
a barley stack was taken down and tho
missing animals were discovered inn
prisoned in the wooden framework in
the center. They had subsisted for
more than six weeks on barley alone,
One has since died.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
TWO CURIOUS CONDOLENCES.
Fortunately the Persons Concerned I'm
Them Were Not Superstitious.


Here are tive veritable condolences
related at Boston dinner table erst-
while. Both might have been based
upon any kind of uncanny, fateful ma
nipulation of circumstances, seemingly
impossible in the natural order, mad
they been introduced by any such mo-
tive. They are simply rare and curious
sequences of facts, true in everything
but names of persons.
Mr.. Clinton lived in Dorchester, where
he had large establishment. One
night his child's nurse was taken sud-
denly i'll with kind of spasm. The
woman's services to the infant had been
invaluable and her faithfulness had
won her the respect and affection of her
master. AS the coachman happened to
be away that evening and the necessity
for the services of physician was
urgent, Mr.. Clinton saddied his horse
and rode hastily into town, and was
very soon ringing at the door of the
family doctor in Boylston street. Ills
inquiry of the servant maid who opened
it if the doctor was at home met reply
which stupcfied him for moment so
that he fell back against the wall of the
passage and forgot the exigency of his
errand. CDR. J. is out" said the
girl. Mr. Clinton, a patient of his, came
in on horseback an hour ago, and asked
him to come out and see nurse in his
family who was in commissions" Re-
covering from the shock of an apparent
doppel ganger, thus forced upon his
conception, questioning elected the
fact that the second patient, bearing
his own name, lived in Charlestown. In
al other things the circumstances con.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
CHAPTER II.

"He is coming I'M"
The air is blue with tobacco smoke.
A bright light streams down upon
green-cloth covered table on which are
little piles of red, white and blue cellu-
loid disks about the size of a half-doilar.
Five eager-eyed young men are seated
around the circular table, in the center
Of which is a big heap of the disks.
Each man clutches convulsively live
cards. Jack Potpourri is one of the
players. He hesitates, scans his cards
closely and fiips blue chip into the
center.
Hes coming in," murmured eacn of
the others with ill-disguised glee.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
he CANE IN.
Jack Poipourri Successful at . GaraS
Other Than Hearts.
4
"He is coming iE

HE is coming I'M!
Hannah Hopewcll pressed the tip OF
her turned-up nose against the window
lane of the parlor window as Jack Tot
pourri passed by.
Hes coming in," she murInurcd, as.
lie paused a moment and waved his hand
to her.
just then a stranger stepped up,
slapped Jack on the shoulder and whis-
pered something in his ear, says the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch. Jack nodded JOY
ously, tipped his hat to Hannah and
PASSED on into the night.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
She was Roth.

$50 that there's new woman, is it ?''
asked Uncle Ebenezer.
1T is" replied his city nephew.
why, dern me, I'd have put her down
as an old woman
well, she's that, too" admitted the
city nephew, as he got good look at
her Chicago Evening Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
TO THE LADIES.

Now that winter IS passed with all is W.
and chilly blast, we belin Ia tL.ns Of those
summer months which are sure 10 f0lg
therefore we want to do away with those a.
cut shoes we have been wearing TO keep
warm and think how we can Eeep 0uE5a
cool. Now if you want % keep cool, val
everybody does, why just purchase Tah
we are offering at such low figures llis ssl.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
Unintended.

He remained a bachelor ever,
For he hated women, he said.
Yet ne made one woman happy
Twas the one that he might have wed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
J. ar. COUSINS

hand made Oxfords which So by thelrr-
ton. you will find after wearing to be the /
Oxford you ever had on your iuf, they ar7
feet beauties ON the feet and q Jtt as ! 4
If you are troubled with those uuc0mlI
fits, which you are always up.ainingoi@
ping in the heel. or too tight uereO there III
pair of these which we Recommend 50 hE
we guarantee satisfaction NUE We c41 !:
you these styles in any color lanS or Bal
for Women, Misses and ChiidI.u.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
SHOES FOR MEN.

Gentlemen, when you thinks ut pucl4
for yourself a pair of those t.Shi01a0s !
shoes which are all the 60 tai> season. Y
give us a call and you will md the ai:s
stock to select from in the "city.' s{s
will give you an idea; there is the needle
cadilly, opera, razor toes and many oilSA
all colors of Tan you can possibly THINK Oh
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
SHOES

We can't forget the children This sum
they are the best that have aver been ~ w. I
market; there is "a larger variety 10 seleca1
both in tan and black. Don't iorgeI lA' II
Carlisle Shoe"
we also carry a very laI-e assortment
Trunks, Satchels, telescope. NalS T.
Umbrellas and most everything you eau y
in q first-class shoe establishment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
HATS.

1t is time to lay aside that heavy or E9la
hat you have been bearing all Vintera1dL!
of getting yourself or child "a stylish w.
hat. We have just received q |arge inGs.
Hats for Men, Boys and thtur %; the st!-s.
very pretty this season. We can give !o .- Il
broad brim sailor for the three year Ola 70 Y
man of three score and ten, SD nobody Is "'|
looked
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
OXFORD TIES.

Why we have them iu every style th III
can think of, square, opera, piccaclly, Yli'
point, globe and that common sense tos FlE.
is so easy and comfortable % those Bl1, lal
with corns and bunlO
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29

No. 10 y. MARKET STREE
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-05
The Observation-Disclosures Canal.

The mayor Of Birmingham and the citi-
zens generally are much interested in the
opening Of a canal TO connect Birmlng-
ham with the Warrior river. and so with
the Tombgbee and Mobile rivers, thus
obtaining for the mineral district a water
route to the gulf A stream of water,
which rises I'm Jones Valley, near Biz
mingham. flows s0uthwestward. and then
westward into the Warrior river near
Wilmington, in Walker county, just be-
low the great shoal of the Warrior river.
Messrs. Julian Kendrick and John 4.
Miner. wcll-knOWn engineers, have care
fully examined the topography between
Birmingham and the Warrior, and find
that 10y utilizing Valley creek, which be
fore IL empies into the Warrior becomes
the CutoOchee a canal can be construct
ed az no very great cost. The stream
passes through a gap at Bessemer, and
has ample supply of water from that
point to the Warrior There Is bright
prospect Of getting an Appropriation from
the Congress Tor a survey Of the route 10
decide upon the feasibility Of construct
ing canal along it.
The interest shown In the matter in
Birmingham should inspire MObilians
with like interest I'm the work Of improv-
ing the Warrior river itself Mr.. Clarke
pointed out last week how that work
might be accelerated II our merchants
would urge that the Warrior improve
ment be incorporated into the continuing
contract plan Several years time can
be saved by that process. There is no
difficulty In the way except our own
apathy. We shall receive the hearty sup
port Of the people OF birmingham. and
when Mobile and Birmingham join in
asking for what IL is right for them 10
obtain. they will be given IT,
We want water communication all the
year round with the great Warrior coal
fields. ana the birmingham people want
cheaper transportation TO tidewater for
their minerals and manufactured goods.
LET there be held a conference of the
citizens Of the two cities TO adopt pro
gramme looking 10 the accomplishment
OF this work Mobile Register.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-05

san Francisco May Diner Widely as tn the
Benefits Of Consolidation.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Feb. %, 1896.
The proposition 10 consolidate the Pan
ana and Nicaragua canal Companies, as
outlined IN Paris cables 10 the New
York Herald. is differently received By
different men here.
c. l.. Merry. who resided IN Nicaragua
for years aud is regarded az an author
ity On Panama canal questions, iaFors
the plan. lie said to-day:
Il consider the combination both feas-
ibie and eminently advantageous to all
interests involved. The impracticability
Of the Panama canal is admitted. while
all engineers and merchants approve the
Nicaragua plan.
CONSOLIDATION would have the beneh-
cal eject among European capitalists OF
removing the possibility OF competing
canal. and would greatly encourage IN
vestments. / think n the United states
desires 10 control The Nicaragua canal 40
time should be lest In securing necessary
legislation
Il can see nothing TO be gained by The
union" said CAPTAIN t.. l.. Taylor. III IS
only a question OF time when the Mica
raguan canal viii bee built, aud wren II
Is opened, Il will get All the business.
Why share this business with the o"hsrs
Of defunct property
George ". McNear, Jr.. said:
Il can see no commendable feature IN
the scheme what we want Is dllch
across the isthmns. and the ACQUISITION
of worthless Panama canal properly
won't help In digging IT.
An evening paper says. editoriaiiy:
THE Nicaragua company can anoFd "
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-05
SOME MORE WILD AND WooIIy
IEGISIiTION

Inc message sent 10y the Governor Of
Mississippi TO the Legislature of that
stale advising it to enact law which
shall forbid persons to make contracts
payable in gold coin. is OF a piece with
the foolish measures always resorted 10
10y foolish men in times of rieor and dis.
tress in their vain attempt to control or
interfere with the laws Of nature. Ii
is measure Of the same sort as statutes
comforting legal-tender power upon de-
based paper money (so-calleO. or fixing
the maximum prices at which bread and
other necessaries of life are to be sold
These measures have been tried at one
time or another by almost all nations.
and they never produced any effect yet
but to bring additional trouble and in
jury upon all persons that they are made
10 protect
But the courts would at once set aside
the Mississippi law as repugnant 10 the
Constitution of the United States. Gold
is as much a legitimate subject OF barter
and sale as silver is. or az meat is, or
as wheat Is. Men may make their con-
tracts upon sufficient consideration, the
one to deliver and the other TO receive
gold coin. and If any State Legislature
undertakes TO interfere with their right
to do so II is interfering with the cur
rency Of the money Of the United States.
If the Mississippi Legislature should UNI
dortake TO forbid Mississippi citizens to
buy bacon we have no doubt the Federal
courts would set the act aside as interfer-
ing with commerce among the States.
When it undertakes TO forbid them 10
contract for gold coin il runs counter 10
the provision of the Constitution which
authorizes the Government Of the Unite4
States 30 coin and put gold out amongst
the people, as well as against the clause
which authorizes Congress TO regulate
commerce among the several States The
statute proposed, therefore. would be
repugnant TO common sense. repugnant
to all the laws Of trade and reDugnant
to two provisions Of the Constitution Of
the United States. II would not. there
fore. survive long enough 20 do M-ssis-
sippi much harm.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-05

The letter from Mr. S. S. +. Patteson,
which we published yesterday, while
damaging TO Mr.. j. G. Smith, does not
change our opinion that the City Com
mittee should appoint a subcommittee
10 make full investigation OF his
charges. Ii was not creditable 70 Mr..
Smith to make tho charge in ais card
that he had been deprived Of Sc votes at
the Second precinct OF Monroe ward, If,
in point OF fact. complaint was made at
the time: a clerical error was discovered,
and ne was given the benefit OF the IS
votes Of which he had been deprived. He
should never have referred TO the matter
again, but certainly he should not have
referred to It as he did in his card. which
made the impression that ne had been
deprived Of s. votes at that precinct that
belonged to him.
But. in what We say Of this case, we
are not to be understood as an advo-
cate Of the rights Of Mr.. j. c. Smith.
We are dealing with our primary cleo
tions-not with tho claims Of an indl-
yidual. II is all-important that the peo-
pie shall believe their primary elections
are fair. Mr.. Smiths card distinctly
charges that at the fifth precinct Of
Clay ward, which was largely for him,
the officers Of tho election deliberately
ana Intentionally impeded his friends in
voting so as TO prevent many of them
from casting their votes. This Is a
most serious charge that goes TO the qUes-
tion of the fairness and honesty of our
primary elections and it is not TO be
met by general statements that the City
Committee took every precaution to Sc
cure good men TO hold the election. The
charge IS distinctly made that voters
were Intentionally impeded at this
precinct, and 1t can only be
met by fair and impartial
investigation of the eacts. This Nesti-
CATION should be made, and M. Smith
should be compelled to prove his charge,
or else there should be a judgment that
he has raised a false clamor ana that
there is no reason for citizens losing con-
ndence in their primary elections. lie
should aso be allowed 10 explain what
he means when he says he got more than
one-half OF the white votes in the city.
These are charges which cannot be ig-
nored. If our committee expects the peo-
pie 10 retain confidence in the integrity
Of their primary elections, and that con-
fidence is absolutely Indispensable TO
good government IN the city Of Rich
mond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-05

A few days ago a farmer rom , near
. et,.,,,lc3 court al Winnsboro. HaF-
, -, 10 Ridgewav on the night train nc
NJ Tie went u the waiting room az
the depot and awaited the arrival or 'lie
train. Alone and wearied he ZEN Asiee''
and on the approach Of the iaal MAJ
some one woke him as the tram slo'pel.
He i'm his stupor and excitement ran o.',
AMI instead OF entering the cars ll W.
darkness be made for the hedAii-l ga ''.
onginc lie graspod the cOw-catcher as
tho train started. and held his holt IKE
grim death. Onward and onward az t"e
rate Of fifty miles an hour, thus he cln's
until he reached the next station. Muen
he resigned his place for a comlofiAhie
seat in the cars. Strange 60 say ne was
not hurt and only broke his watch.
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