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LONDON, May 91.-At the National
Sporting Club this evening the twenty
round match for $500 between Dick Burge
and Tom Causer was brought off before
large crowd Burge was warm favorite.
He made some clever points during the
first five rounds, but in the sixth he was
cautioned twice for hitting too low, and in
the seventh was DISQUALIFIED for a foul
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aIex. struthers won.

DENVER. Col, May 31.-Alex. Struthers,
~ Grand Junction. Col, won the annual
twenty-five-mile road race over the Brigh-
ION course Harry Watts, Denver KAN
'lers finished second; J. ID. Thomson,
srapahoe Wheel Club, third. Struthei Fon
.ns tiIae prize also. His time was / ho.r 4
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The "BIack ThunderboItv Won.

ELMIRA, N. Y. May SIC. c. Smith,
the BLACK Thunderbolt," knocked out Jim
Delaney, of Portland, Ore, in thirty sec
onds of the second round at the Maple-ave-
nue. Athletic Club tonight.
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SARATOGA n. Y, May 31.-Thousands
of persons witnessed the Memorial day road
race held here to-day The distance was
seven and a quarter miles o. A Mosher
(35 seconds) won in p minutes So lis sec
onds; Charles Hawkins Scratch second.
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made on the Brighton twenty mile
course The weather and road conditions
were Derfect
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The Great Eastern Race.

NEW YORK, May S1.-The annual Deco
ration day twenty-fve-mie road race over
the Irvington- Millburn course, took place
to-day under unfavorable conditions, the
course being in u wretched state which
made good time impossible and riding posi-
lively dangerous. There were 123 entries
and all but fourteen started. The winner
turned up in George A. Soden, an unat-
tached wheelman of Newark, who had a
handicap of six and a half minutes. His
time was l hour and 20 minutes AZ rs sec
onds. Il. f. Warren unattached, of Kear-
ney, $50, was second, and f. r. Goodman,
Logan Wheelman of Brooklyn $50, third.
Then came j. w. Hollis. unattached. of
New York 600; g. DAILY 9. W. c., of
Brooklyn (G:30); James X. Harrison, Vim
Club, Newark Q:50l; r. M Alexander.
Hartford, Conn, (scratch); F. A. Clark,
n. Y. M. G. go seconds); William Spree,
South Brooklyn Wheelmen (3:45); John
Ruel, Vim Club (2:45) Alexander won the
first time prize in 1:17:09 Clark the second
in 1:1S:31; Thomas Firth, unattached, Of
Harrison, (2:30) the third in :39
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Bald Defeats Cooper.

WALTHAM, Mass, May 31.-Eight thou
sand persons attended the fifth annual
meeting of the Associated Cycling Clubs at
the Waltham bicycle track to-day The
track was in fair condition. The greatest
interest centered in the professional events
in which Cooper Bald and Kiser took part.
In the one-mile professional Bald and
Cooper were brought together for the first
time, and Bald won. After the regular
races Bald rode an exhibition mile in
ISL 3-5, Cooper a. half-mile exhibition in
:55 1-5 and Porter two-thirds of a mile in
lis 3-5. Summaries:
One-half mile open, professional: First
trial heat won by Tom Cooper, Detroit, in
1906 3-5. Second trial heat won by E. c. Bald,
Buffalo; second, Earl Kiser, Dayton, q.
third w. +. Becker Minneapolis; time,
1908 3-5. Final heat won by Kiser, second
by Bald; time, 112
One mile, professional: First trial heat
won by Earl Kiser; second, Tom Cooper;
third Major Taylor: time, 2:13. Second
trial heat won by Bald, in 2:14 1-5. Final
heat won by Bald; second, Kiser; third,
Taylor; time, 215
One-rnile handicap, professionals First
trial heat won by Frank A. Butler, Cam
bridge GO yards); second, Earl Kiser, Day
ton (scratch); time, 2:15. Second trial heat
won by H. r, Steenson, Dayton Gao YARDS
time, 1903 3-5. Final heat won by Steenson;
second Butler; third, f. +. Goodman;
fourth, Kiser (scratch); time, 2:13 40.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Emile Richebourg, the French novel
list, is said to have amassed 100000 in
20 years by writing sensational serial
stories for LIE Petit journal.
Alexandra Dumas fills will appear on
the tomb which the sculptor Saint Mar
ceaux is executing, reclining at full
length in the robe he wore when at
work and with his feet bare, as was his
custom.
The earl of Crawford has sold Dun
Echt House," his residence in Aber-
deenshire, to number of Scotch noble
men, who intend to found Scottish
public school on the lines of Elton. Har-
row and Rugby.
M. Herve-Faye was elected to the
French Academy of Science in 1S47 His
period of membership is without pre-
cedent. The next longest period of
service is that of NJ. Legouve, who has
filled his chair for AZ years.
DIR. John Saadi, who recently deliv-
cred lecture on Mohammedanism in
St. Paul's Episcopal church in Boston, is
a Syrian. He is studying for the Epis-
copal ministry, and is engaged in trans
lating the Prayer Book into Arabic.
Foxhall Keene, who has Is hunters in
his stables at Melton Mobray, England,
has won new laurels as a cross-country
rider, and has been among the first in
at the death at almost every hunt in
which he has been engaged this winter.
Daubigny's Banks of the Disc" was
sold recently to an American for 7s,0O0f.
at the recent Vever sale in Paris This
is the highest price yet obtained for a
Daubigny at auction. Three Corots
sold for 10000, 100000. and 2s,7O0f.,
and little Meissonier 61A by Az inches
brought 94,000f.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
TO SAVE RIVERA.
The Senate Protests Against the Summary
Execution of the Cubnn Leader.

The Senate Protests Against the Summary
Execution of the Cuban Leader.
Washington, April 6.-The senate by
unanimous vote adopted a resolution
reciting the reports that General Ruiz
Rivera, the Cuban commander. is about
TO be tried by drumhead court martial
and shot and expressing the judgment
of the senate that if these reports are
true the president of the United States
spuld protest to the Spanish govern
int against such a violation of the
Jules of civilized warfare. This reso-
luton does not go to the house of rep
resentatives and becomes effective as a
measure of advice to the president upon
its adoption. Although opposition was
withdrawn on the final vote, there was
spirited opposition in the early stage of
the debate and a test vote on the COM
parative strength of the Cuban and
anti-Cuban sentiment in the senate.
The test Occurred on a motion to refer
the resolution to the committee on for
eign relations.
Mr.. Hale (Rep., Me- who has been
prominently identified with the opposi-
ton to Cuban resolutions, made the
motion to refer. and it was supported
by Mr.. Hoar (Mass.), another promi-
nent figure in the opposition to Cuban
resolutions.
The debate was very spirited and at
times quite personal. Mr.. Allen of Ne
braska and Mr.. Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire clashing with Mr.. Hoar. The Hale
motion to refer was defeated-21 to 81
and the resolution adopted-44 to 0. Mr..
Hoar and Mr.. Hale refrained fom vot-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
WOMEN OF PROMINENCE.

1t is said that the daughters of the
princess of Wales are skillful as well
as graceful handlers of the foils.
Rosa Bonheur lives in conformity to
the old proverb, early to bed and early
to rise" She says of herself that her
life is that of a peasant"
The German empress is settling down
to what the French designate as mere
de famille. She takes no interest in the
politics of the country and little in So
ciety.
Mrs. Hanna is fitted in every manner
to shine in Washington society. She Is
tall and regal, charming and graceful in
manner, an exquisite dresser, very ac-
complished and very benevolent.
Ex-Queen Lilioukalani, of Hawaii,
has very meager hopes of restora-
ton to the throne, but thinks, in case
the islands are annexed to the United
States, she will be granted pension.
Lily Langtry is authority upon the
art of architecture. She plans, sketches
and corrects the plans for her own build
ings, and is also perfect judge of tex
lures, marbles and decorating materials
Mrs. Reneu Benedict, lineal descend
ant of Benjamin Franklin, claims to
have discovered the hiding place OF
universal force, the fountain of pure
electric fluid, and also the means by
which it may be liberated, a problem
which Nicola Tesla has so far failed to
solve. = Mrs. Laura L. Wiseman, 10
Housekeeper. 9fAl
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
SILL OWES HIS RENr
tnd His Hungarian LandIady In
tends to Collect.

tnd His Hungarian LandIad9 Tn
tends to Collect.
y suit will shortly be begun against
wealthy New Yorker and member of
many leading clubs in this city for the
recovery of balance of three months
rent that he is alleged to owe for the
tenancy of "A house in Budapest. Par
ticulars of the claim were received re-
Gently at the Austro-Hungarian con-
sulate and the case was subsequently
transferred to the care of the attorneys
for the consulate, says the New York
Tribune
The complainant is Nine. Fl. Schmitt-
Ordody, "A prominent business woman
in the Hungarian capital. Her proper
ty includes a villa situated in a fash
ionable part of that city. Last sum
mer. on the occasion of the Austro-Hu I'm
garian exposition, she asserts that she
rented her lila to the defendant for
the months of July, August and Septem-
Der for 1900 forms, and of this amodnt
600 forms is still due. This sum she
has instructed the consulate to re-
cover by leSal process.
Some merriment was caused in the
consulate by the fact that a remittance
of 60 cents was inclosed by Nine. Or
dody in her letter, presumably rs re-
tainer. If this was actually the purpose
which Nine. Ordody desired the money
to be devoted to it would be probably
the smallest retaining fee ever offered
to lawyer in this country. The law
yer who will take proceedings against
the American explained recently, how
ever, that Nine. Ordody intended the
money to cover preliminary stamp fees.
In Hungary petition to the courts is
obliged to have affixed revenue stamp
of the value of about 60 cents. The de-
PENDANT is at present abroad and is sup
posed to be travelling in Russia
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
SCHOOL STORIES.

An English schoolboy magazine tells
of Lord Kelvin, who came out second
wrangler at Cambridge, that he was
so sure of being first that, when the re-
suits were hung out and he could not
get near for the crowd, he did not ask:
"How do | stand?" but, "Who's sec
ond?"
The advantages of being born to the
English language are amusingly Illus
trated by the efforts recently made by
three French boys to translate ''To be
or not to be-" the opening words Of
the soliloquy in ''Hamlet;" /. ITO was
or not to am" 2. "To were or is to not. .
3. ITO should or not to will"
In lately published biography of DR..
Hawtrey, the famous English school
master, there is a description of his
unllempt appearance and comment
which has been greatly quoted. 1t is
said that he was scolding for being late
at morning lessons some boy, who
replied that he had no time TO dress.
"But | can dress in time" said the doc
tor. EYES," answered the boy, "but
wash"
An Elton head-master known as "Flog-
ging Keat, )" finding one morning row
of boys in the study, began, as usual, to
fog them. They were too terrified at
the awful little man to demonstrate till
he had gone halfway down the row,
when one plucked up courage to falter
out: "Please, sir, we're not up for pun
ishment-we're confirmation class!"
"Never mind" said DR.. Keate; II must
be fair all around and it will do you
good" So he finished them off.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
LOTIONS IN OHIO.
Ehe Democrats Carry Cincinnati and
Make Gains In the State.

The Democrats Carry Cinclnnati ana
Make Gains In the State.
Cincinnati, April 6.-The election in
eincinnati yesterday was for mayor
and other city officers and members of
the board of legislation. The Repub-
ucan ticket was headed by Levi G.
Goodale for mayor, and the Democratic
ticket by Gustave Tafel, the latter be-
ing elected by plurality of 1920, while
the city gave Mckinley a plurality of
almost 10000 last November, and Cald-
we'll, Republican, for mayor three years
ago, a plurality of 6, 755.
Although local issues controlled most
Qe the municipal elections, yet the gen.
oral results throughout Ohio show
Democratic gains along the lake shore,
the river counties and in the interior
Counties. This gives the Democrats
control of most of the machinery fer
the election next November of state
officers and members of the legislature.
Governor Bushnell will stand for a
second term. Senator Mark A. Hanna
IL the Republican candidate for sem
4tor. These leaders. as well as ex
Senator Brice, are interested parties,
and contributed directly and indirectly
TO the organized efforts of the can
Vass.
Reports from Canton indicate that
the city is Democratic by 500 majority
1t gave Mckinley a majority of 6S2.
Several hundred women voted for
school board members.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
Election In Michigan.

Detroit, April 6.-Returns from the
state indicate the reelection of Judge
Charles D. Long, Republican, as jus
tice of the supreme court and the de-
feat of George L. Yaple. fusion candi-
date. Charles d. Lawton and William
]. Crocker, Republican candidates for
regents of the University of Michigan,
were also elected. The vote was light,
and the free silver sentiment was
shown in several of the cities more
strongly than in the November cleo
ton. This appears to have been es-
pecially true in the southern tier of
counties. In a few cases, on the votes
for city officers, Republican majorities
of last fall were turned into fusion vie
tories.
A. C. Maybury, the Democratic can
ldidate. was elected mayor by about
1000 majority over Captain Albert F..
Stewart. the Republican. Maybury's
election is looked upon as a decided de-
feat for Governor Pingree. who prac-
tically named Stewart as his successor
in the mayors office after the courts
had overruled the governors conten-
ton that he could hold the offices of
governor and mayor both.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
FIGURE NO. 5.

that he will float upon it's surface, TAX
ing care not to let his upper side get
wet. The trick is to make him move on
the water without blowing upon or
touching him. You can let your friends
puzzle about how to do this, and then
show your superior wisdom by drop
ping one drop of oil into the round
opening at the center of the fish, upon
which he will move forward, for oil
spreads. and in doing so in this case it
will have to spread down the groove
running toward the tail of the fish and
so will push him forward by itself push
ing the other way.-Butterick's Deli
neatnr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

When there is coffin In the house
there is welcome for the preacher.
Nothing can make people go blind
any quicker than filling their eyes with
gold dust.
There is always hope for the man who
can be taught what fool he has been
by one mistake.
The devil reaps sure crop from
among the people who expect to become
Christians after they commit one more
sin.
A wise man can learn something
worth knowing from fool, but fool
Is made all the more a fool by going to
Follepe
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
No Successor We. to Admiral RAMSAY.

Washington. April 6.-The appoint
ment of a successor to Admiral Francis
NJ. Ramsay as chief of the bureau of
navigation will not be made for two or
three days at least, and meantime Com
mander Dickens, who has been assist
ant to the admiral in the bureau. will
take charge of the business of the office
Secretary Long has summoned Captain
C-0wninshield to Washington with the
purpose of meeting The officer person
ally before considering him for the va
cancy caused by Admiral Ramsay's re-
tirement from the navigation bureau
Captain Crowninshieid is at present in
command of the Maine which is on her
way from Port Royal. S. c.. to Hamp-
ton Roads. Va. at which point he win
receive the notice to come to Washing
foO
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
An Island andnPeninsuIn,

AT school the other day teacher,
having asked most of his pupils the diff
ference between an island and PENN
sula. without receiving satisfactory
answer. came to the last boy. Il can
explain it. sir" said the bright youth
First, get two glasses; fill one with
water and the other with milk Then
catch fly and place,it in the glass Of
water. That fly is an island. because
1t is entirely surrounded by water. But
now place the fly in the glass of milk,
snd it will be peninsula, because it is
nearly surrounded by water" The boy
went to the top of the class.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
The Love bridge,

Two little feet upon the Atsirs
Two little arms were open wide.
Two little hands would bar the way,
Trying to reach from side to side.
With smiling glances, two brown eyes
Look up to mine in the softened light.
The sweet child voice in answer tells
Why l must own her playful right.
dis is a love bridge, papa says,
Dis is the gate, my arms so wide,
Dive me kiss as you go through.
I'll dive It back on the other sidA."
bend to give my kiss, and think
OF the 'love bridge" across lifo's sea,
Where the gate is a Fathers arras,
Willing to open wide for me,
When the treasures swept from my sight
When tossed and turasd by wind and
tide,
Have passed the gate. and He Will give
Them back to me the other side.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09

Georgetown, Del, April THE Sussex
county grand jury has returned true
bill Of Indictment against James M
Gordy for the murder of his wife, for
rnerly Mrs Mary Lewis of New York
The crime is alleged to have been COM
mitted near Milton, Del, on the 10th of
last month. Gordy is in the county Jail.
The case will be called for trial on next
Monday. Nine. Grunert. sister Of
lead woman, has arrived here from
>e in Brooklyn and will testify
Important testimony, not
'spown, will be produced
Nens..
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09

the science which treats of these things
so she fills it up with the first thing at
Land. In this case it is the water,
which is forced up into the space by
the pressure of the outside air.
The remaining illustrations show a
trick that is also of scientific nature.
The fish shown at Fig. is to be
cut from cardboard or very heavy pa
per. Perhaps mamma will lend you a
dish which you can fill with water to
make pond for your fish to swim in.
Lay the fish down upon the water so
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
Examine the Seed Potatoes.

The earlier the potatoes can be start
ed the better, as it is the hot, dry
weather that damages them. It ia
now customary to sprout the small po-
tatoes before planting, handling them
carefully, in order to secure an early
start. Now is the time to look over the
seed potatoes, throwing out every one
that shows the slightest signs Of rot,
and every potato used for seed should be
carefully examined. Do not use seed
that came from land where rot has oc-
curred. Better procure sound seed from
elsewhere, even if the cost is increased
by SO doing
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
A Senson of TrinIs.


De sun come prowlin' earlier dan he did
some time ago,
An it's later when he goes to take is
rest;
An all de wu'k you tackles seems ter
measure mo- an mo.
Dan 1t useter. though you does yoh level
best.
Hit seems a terrible distance 'crost dat
gyahden patch O. mine,
An de spade is long an mighty hahd ter
swing;
An dat broken fence goes stretchin' miles
an miles along de line
When de days is gittin' longer in de
spring
Hit takes drefful lot o. time ter make an
hour or two.
Exceptin' when rs done got fast asleep:
Den, land O. goodness gracious! How dat
night do gallop froo
De slumber dat was comfortin' an deep.
De road goes uphill all de way, no matter
whah I walks.
And when acrost his lazy back fling
Err sack o. grain, de mule an me, we bot
stahts in an balks
When de days Is gittin' longer in de
spring.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09

ter rush up into it from the plate. Here
is the explanation of this curious effect:
called oxygen in the air. Fire changes
this oxygen into carbonic acid gas,
which does not take up nearly as much
space as does the oxygen, so, if there is
no opening through which more air can
get into the tumbler, there is left n
vacuum. Now, nature abhors a
vacuum-of this you will find many
proofs when you grow older and study
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
state BOARD of Health Report.

Albany, April 6-Secretary smelzer
of the state board of health reports
that during the month of March but
four out of the 1,5OO local boards Of
health failed to report the vital statis-
tics under their jurisdiction. This is
the least number of omissions that has
ever occurred in any one month. The
boards that failed to submit their re-
ports were those of the towns of Horse
heads, Watson and Willett and the
village of Arverne- by-the-Sea.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
Some Navai Promotions.

Washington, April As a result Of
the retirement of Admiral Ramsay the
following promotions will be made.
Commodore Sicard to be rear admiral
Captain Kautz to be commodore, Com
modore Leary to be captain. Lieutenant
Commander Swift to be commander
Lieutenant Winslow to be lieutenant
commander, Lieutenant Junior grade)
Maxwell to be lieutenant and Ensign
McCully to be lieutenant 0unior grade).
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
A Gentleman,

n GentIeman.
He could not be so poor that he would hate
the rich,
Nor yet so rich that he despised the poor
He is so brave and just, that not a turn nor
hitch,
In all of fortunes winding way. could
lure
Him to an act or thought OF vile ingrat-
itude.
He's true unto himself. and thus to every
man,
And has that courage. high. and grand.
and strong,
That comes with kindness, and with honor
leads the van
To help the right. and sternly punish
wrong;
To strip injustice till 1t shivers, shamed
and nude.
Ho seeks the culture that refining, gives
grace
And comfort to himself and those around
He has no ostentation, nor would he abase
Himself to thus become a monarch
crowned
Clean comes his thought and from his
hand a brothers grip
He comes from anywhere-aye. cen from
From north and south, and from the east
and west
He comes as comes the cool and grateful
breeze's breath
He need not be an angel from the best
He might be. thus. too good for mans
companionship.
William L. Visscher, In Chicago OBJ
server.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
story rold ,v I,.n We

The late Bill Nye was fond of telling
this story of his small daughter: AT the
dinner table one day there was party
of guests, for whom Mr. Nye was doing
his best in the way of entertainment. A
lady turned to the little girl. "Your
father is very funny man." said she.
Yes" responded the child, when we
have company"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
yaIuc af the swaIloEy.

The food of the swallow isscomposeq
Of insects alone. and the number these
birds destroy in single summer; Is in
ealculable. They are in summer on the
wing for fully 10 hours during the day.
and the greater part of the time making
havoc among the millions OF insects
which infest the air.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
Covering a Writing Table.

Il you have an ordinary writing table
you will find it good plan TO cover
the top with black velvet Ink spots
do not show, and papers, letters, etc..
do show up well upon its surface.
Black velvet is as becoming to bright
ly furnished sitting-room as patch
upon my ladys cheek