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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
USE oE SLANG.
Delicate Application of 1t Made by Skill
full Adopts.

Delicate Application of 1t Made by Skill
full Adopts.
The really amusing feature of slang,
says a writer i'll the Illustrated Ameri-
can, is not the expression itself so much
as the delicate and fanciful application
of it made by skillful hands. 'Dontcher
know has been established so extern
sively and generally that the listeners
ear takes no more notice of it than of
a punctuation mark. Nevertheless, it
is an irritation to hear it constantly
repeated. You understand me, you
see what l mean?" thrown in at the end
of every sentence, even though the
conversation may be about the sim
plest matter, causes a nervous intelli-
gent auditor to feel that he is being
mistaken for an imbecile. To ask man
with special emphasis if he under
stands, when the subject before him
would be understood by a child of
two, borders ON insult. The good-hu-
mored, pachydermatous speaker has
no appreciation of the irritation he
is causing nor of the keen sarcasm of
the occasional reply he ELECTS. Slang
seems to be the natural mode of ex-
preston for the boy at school and col
lege. From him it spreads to his sis
ters, and not to know the meaning Of
all the complicated and arbitrary terms
argues ones self out of the world Of
youth. To be in sympathy with it one
must have at least bowling acquaint-
ance with this strange and ephemeral
language.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
QUEER DRESS OF FAMOUS MEN.

Wagner composed in his well-known
fancy costume of black velvet, with a
sort of Tam O'Shanter to match.
Button wrote his Natural History"
from beginning to end attired in full
court dress, ruft1es and frills, fifty to
sustain the dignity of the subject"
Beranger used to get himself up"
to look like an old concierge. twas his
habit to wear a red rose in his button
hole in order to draw attention to the
fact of his not being decorated.
Lamartine, with curious perversity,
preferred to be known as politician,
architect or financial authority rather
than as poet, and used to dress, in
accordance with these aspirations, in .
tightly-buttoned frock coat.
Dumas would probably have pre-
ferred to dispense with clothing alto
gether If he could have had his way.
He used to stake off his coat and vest,
unfasten his shirt collar, turn up his
sleeves to the elbows and let down his
"brsces" before beginning to write.
Those familiar with Paul de Kock
could guess the nature of the novelist's
work by a glance at his dress. When
writing comparatively serious chap
ter he always wore frock coat of mill
tary cut and ornamented with frogs. If
engaged in lighter work his costume
consisted of n blue flannel dressing
gown and Observation-Disclosures
smoking can.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
A SAD MISTAKE.
Hard on the Boys, But the SchoOlmaster
Was Pleased.


Hard on the Boys, But the Scho0lmaster
Was Pleased.
'It's plain the boys and young fel.
lows in this town must be bad lot"
said tourist to the proprietor of a
hotel in Arkansas, relates the New York
World. "I've seen no less than five
young fellows from 16 to is years Of
age go by with blackened eyes and a
bandaged-up look generally"
"You wanter know how that hap
pened?" asked the hotel man, with a
grin.
eyes, would"
"Well, I'll tell you. You see we've
got Teller teachin' our school this
winter who's mighty unpopular, an a
lot O. the big boys O. the school lay in
wait for him the other night, calkilatin'
on ketchin' i'm an givin' i'm duckin'
in the river. He's sparkin' one of
Hiram Todd's gals. an the boys thought
it was his night on duty at Hiram's, so
they lay in wait in the woods near the
Todd house."
"Well?"
"Well, they'd made mistake an the
Teller they pushed out an tackled was
Bud Swipes, who's courtin' another O.
the Todd gals, an Bud is the champion
slugger O. this county, an the boys
never found out their mistake till Bud
had mauled half of 'em most to death.
Kinder tough on the boys, but guess
the teacher amt a-carin' any,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

clusters at the top and which he dearly
loves. He also feeds on eggs and in
seets' which are very beverly snapped
up in passing. VI
The characteristics are so confused
and mixed that biologists have fire.
quently transferred this animal from
one part of the animal kingdom to an
other, but it has been generally con-
sidered as belonging to the fox family,
or the genus Wipes. Like the fox,
fennecs live in subterranean burrows.
which they easily excavate in the sandy
soil of their native regions. The fur
is considered valuable by native tribes
for robes, but the animals being so
small, each robe requires number of
skins. During the daytime the fennec
generally remains concealed, and is I'M
frequently seen except after dark, when
he energies from his burrow and sets
off upon a narauding expedition
Orange Judd Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

music came and the monkey began to
dance, first on one foot and then on the
other, whining with delight. 1t is only
after the removal of the box that Billy
can be made to exercise on the bars and
swings enough to keep in health.
Billy does not weigh more than two
pounds, but every grain of those pounds
is full of grit when it comes to fight.
Sam, the house cat. big gray brute,
SCARED in street fights with wandering
tramp cats, got into Billy's room one
day, and the monkeys lips curled,
The cat looked up at the monkey, which
was on a trapeze bar, and licked its
chops. Billy apparently knew what
that meant, and dropped down part way
to the floor. The cat jumped, but Billy
did the giant swing and the cat missed.
Before the cat had got to the floor again
Billy was on it. and in two minutes the
cat was leaping over bars and swings
yowing with pain. Sam never visited
Billy again.-N. Y. Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
SIZES OF THINGS.
A span is 0 inches.
A hand is 4 inches.

A span is inches.
A hand is inches.
A size in collars is inch.
The nail is 2Ks inches long.
A nautical knot is G, 100 feet
A size in cuffs is half an inch.
A quarter of cloth is inches.
The royal so mo. is by 8 inches.
A royal quarto page is 1914 by 10.
One hundred quarts make cask.
The royal "a mo. page is 5Hs by 3h.
A square 16 mo. page is AZ by 3a.
The hedgehog is 10 inches in length.
A royal octave volume is 10h by 6h.
The ordinary pin is about inch long.
The medium octave is 9h by 6 inches.
The As mo. PACED volume is 80. by "a
A size in finger rings is lie of an
inch.
A pace is considered to be about 2
feet.
A bushel is equal to 215o.42 cubic
inches.
One hundred spoonfuls make one
quart.
The moccasin is from IS inches to
feet
A DENY folio volume is IS by II
inches.
Desks are from 90 to 80 inches in
height.
The ordinary human nose is inches
long.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

sumption, by running away. They fee
from one climate to another, and from one
end of the world to the other, forgetting
their demon is within them and not to be
escaped from by q change of locality. Con.
sumption. has been pronounced incurable,
1t is not It is durable and without change
of climate if the proper remedy is resorted
to, in reasonable time.
% per cent. of all cases of consumption
are cured by DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. It goes to the seat of the troub.
lie. 1t cures all disorders of the digestion.
It makes the appetite keen and the assimi.
lation of the food perfect. 1t fills the blood
with life giving elements 1t is the great
blood-purifer, hesh-builder, and nerve-in.
vigorator. 1t acts directly on the lungs. It
not only cures consumption, but all other
wasting diseases due to improper nourish.
ment. All good druggist sell it.
"rhave used one bottle Of your Golden Med.
ical Discovery and am now on the second one"
writes Amanda E. Blankenship, of Templeton.
Dyer Co., Tenn. 81 am pleased to say that
have received more benefit from it than from all
the medicine I have taken from our home doctors
In the last twelve months"
Whoever would like complete medical
library in compact form should send for DR..
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser.
This is a book of 1908 pages, illustrated
with more than 900 drawings and colored
plates. DR.. Pierce is one of the best known
medical men in the United States. The
best of what he knows is boiled down" in
this book. He talks to you in plain En-
glish of all the sickness you ever heard of
Several chapters relate to the physiology of
woman's reproductive organs. This book,
until recently, sold for $I.5o. At this price
go, 600 copies were sold. Now an enor-
nous edition in paper covers is to be distrib-
uted absolutely FREE. Send II one-cent
stamps to the Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. Y, to pay the cost
of mailing only If copy in fine French
cloth with embossed covers is desired, send
10 cents extra-3I cents in all.
,on
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

The forests of Maine are said to grow
about as fast as the lumbermen can
cut them down, and that the state is
still supplied with an abundance of
wild game is shown by the statement
of an eastern paper that $4,000 outsid-
ers have gone to Maine to hunt since
September Is last, and of these 800
have succeeded in getting caribou, 1000
have killed moose and about $4,000
have gone home with one or more deer
each. In addition TO the above about
100 bears, $50 bobcats and loop-cerv-
iers and an unaccountable number Of
ruffed grouse and hares have been
slain. 1t is little wonder that the game
wardens of Maine are asking for more
stringent laws.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
RaTIoNS FOR snEEP.
Corn and Oats in Equal Parts Is Stand
ard Wi ter Feed.


ard Wi ter Feed.
Corn and oats in equal parts makes
one of the very best grain rations for
sheep. Corn alone is too heating and
fattening. Moreover, if sheep are fed
exclusively on corn for any consider
able length of time they lose their
wool.
1t costs just so much to keep sheep
of certain weight right. But if, with
good care in selecting and breeding,
and with good feeding, the sheep can
be made to give eight or nise pounds
of wool instead of four or five the extra
weight of wool will be that much Nddi-
tional profit. When it barely pays to
keep a sheep that shears only four or
five pounds. one that shears seven or
eight will give a good per cent. on the
money invested. In addition in nearly
all cases the heavier fleece will be of a
better quality.
While il is always best to feed with
as little waste as possible, it is rarely
good economy to compel the sheep to
eat up the hay In their racks as clean as
with cattle and horses, unless it is I'M
usually fine. Still, care must be taken
not to feed too much, as sheep are in
c,ined to waste their feed If overfed.
But considerable waste can be avoided
by having good racks. The stats should
be wide enough apart to allow the sheep
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

really skilled musicians from parrots
standpoint, which is learning to sing
correctly to the accompaniment of
musical instrument.
When asked about teaching parrots
at home the principal of this strange
school said:
"That's easy enough If the bird is
bright and the teacher has some pa
thence. All you have to do is to put him
in dark room and keep repeating the
words until he catches them. After he
has learned two or three simple SEN
fences there is no need of keeping him in
the dark room during his lessons. He
will pick up things easily enough. But
as for learning to spell and to read and
tell the tpe of day and music, it takes
vooS teacher and a mighty bright bird"
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
A CARELESS PETITIONER.
Signed q Paper Asking for His Own Re
nOval

Signed q Paper Asking for His Own Re-
movaL
II saw in one of the papers the other
day." said a Griswold street lawyer to
O Detroit Free Press man, something
about the careless way in which most
men sign petitions and it reminded me
OF a rather remarkable case in an Ohio
city.
"a shrewd but INSCRIPTIONS member
of the bar fixed his ambition on gov
eminent office in the place and caused
to be circulated, as quietly as posi-
BILE, several petitions asking for the re-
moval of the incumbent of the post, on
fairly plausible pretext, duly set
forth.
"These petitions were placed in the
hands of co-conspirators, who found
little difficulty, owing to the careless
ness mentioned, in getting numerous
signatures. They were forwarded to
Washington, and the head of the de-
partment to whom they were referred
submitted them to the congressman of
the district in which the office was To-
Gated. That gentleman, being warm
personal friend of the official whose re-
moval was asked, sent the petitions to
him, without as much as examining
them, but with the suggestion that the
official scan them carefully and quick
" get up counter petitions in his own
favor. The official received them in
surprise, for the scheme had been so
quietly worked that he, being a man
deeply absorbed in his duties, had real
ly not heard of them. And on running
over them he was dumfounded to find
his own name among them. He then
vaguely recalled signing a petition for
something or other, without question,
and realized that he had been cleverly
duped into asking for his own removal
by sharp fellow who knew enough
about this failing of the average man
to risk submitting the petition to him,
purely as a joke. The official had no
trouble getting stronger petitions ask
ing for his retention and he kept the
Mace"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

H. Is Also Trapeze Performer and a
Eirat- ClaSs Fighter.

H. Is Also Trapeze Performer and "a
First-Class Fighter.
Albert Anderson. who lives in Harlem.
has monkey named Billy. The monkey
has room 10 by 10 which is fitted with
all sorts of acrobatic apparatus likely to
be enjoyed by a small but healthy tree
climber. In one corner of the room is
q bed and in another are two dumbbells,
made fast with chains, because the
monkey throws things when its temper
is ruffied.
The monkey is so fond of music that
when Albert Anderson, Jr., plays the
harmonica in its hearing, no matter if
it be eating or rollicking, the monkey
stops, and, keeping time to the music,
sways back and forth from its hips, its
eyes wide open, and its face expressing
great joy. Young Albert gave Billy a
mouth organ one day, and Billy
screamed with delight. The monkey
put the instrument to its mouth and
blew hard. A discord followed, instead
of the tune which the monkey plainly
expected, and it thereupon held the har-
monica at arms length to look at it. 1t
blew the instrument again and again.
each time looking at it as if to make out
what the trouble YVES. At last Billy
threw the harmonica across the room,
chattering in anger. Albrt played a
waltz on his instrument and Billy grew
less excited, but would not touch
harmonica again.
A week later the boy got a music box
for the monkey. After showing Billy
how to turn the crank the boy left the
box on the floor. The monkey looked
at it. turned the box upside down.
ahook it, and then. taking hold of the
handle. began to turn 1t slowly. The
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
Easy All.

Easy ALL" rings out the order.
And the muscles cease to strair,
And the swing of oars in rowlocks
Stops its rhythmical refrain.
And the sinking heart beats freely,
And the spent breath comes again.
Easy all!' Oh, joyous mandate
To the strugglers on Lies flood.
Be 1t but passing respite
For the brain, and strength, and blood
Though far distant be the guerdon:
Fame. or wealth. or livelihood
When the summer sunshine brightens
Grimy street and sullen wall,
From the strips of azure heaven
Seems to come the kindly call:
p" Rest awhile. We weary toilers,
Drop your oars and easy air.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

to put their heads entirely in the racks
and eat or they should be so close as to
only allow them to insert their noses
If made in this way, however, it is i'm
portant that they be made slanting, so
that the hay will gradually sink down
and always be within reach of the
sheep.
Every day that the weather will per-
NIT the sheep should be turned out in
the morning to get fresh air and water.
At the same time their quarters can be
well aired. Sheep do not bear close con-
finement well. Whenever it is possible
the doors of their quarters should be
left open during the day so that they
can run in and out, as suits them. With
the breeding ewes, especially, care
should be taken to have the doors to
their quarters wide, so as to lessen the
risk of injury in their running in and
out. 1t will still further lessen the risk
of injury if the doors are hung to slide
open rather than to open and shut with
common hinges.
In extremely cold weather more corn
may be given than when it is milder.
but do not make it an exclusive ration
at any time. Give oats, barley, mill
feed, and other materials to make up a
good variety. Sliced turnips with
wheat bran sprinkled over them makes
good feed for sheep, especially when
grain is given at other meals. The con-
dition of the sheep is the best criterion
as to what the quantity of the ration
should be. One of the most economical
rations is unthreshed oats. run through
q dampener sufficiently TO make the
bran stick to the straw. Give them all
that they will eat up clean.-St. Louis
Repuhlic
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
The Vale Illusixs.

There lies so near us. close at hand,
vale Elusive. spirit land;
Ills bridged by silence, cross which roll.
The noiseless charicts of the soul.
Wo touch its bounds with muffled tread.
And lay within its bourne our dead.
And wait with bated breath to hear
Some echo faint from out its sphere.
But silence seems to mock our signs.
Since speeches. courtiers OF the skies.
Invisible, receive our blest
And bear their spirits into rest.
While sense and reason wait In gloom,
Faith tarries at Emmanuers tomb,
And sees its hopes triumphant rise
From out deaths silence toward the skies
Il. Mench Chambers in ~ Y Observer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
What Hurt Him.

"A man who isn't his own physician
at 40 is fool" said the great DR.. Aber-
nethy, and the remark has measure of
truth. Experience ought to teach us
what we can do and what we can eat,
but it does not always. as in the follow
ing case: Thus, according to the Rox-
bury Gazette, man ate three cucum-
bers. few radishes. saucerful of cur
rents, and drank a glass of ice water,
and then went to bed. The next day he
said to friend: well, have learned
one thing; person has no right to
drink water just before retiring"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
Along with Her.

Along Win hors
Why, yes, it's odd and childish that wish
You'd send me back when at last am
dead;
But seems I'd rest much better meath the
swish
OF some plain rosebush planted at my
head.
ia be remembered by my friends awhile.
Who'd come there from the distant viii
lage stir;
And then she'd smile to know-if spirits
smile
I'm resting there along with her.
For nearly fifty years through the long
days
We went together, hand in hand, you
know,
Saw the sun rise in its triumphant blaze,
Saw the sun set in its respondent glow.
30 let me rest. when this spent form its
dead,
Where birds fly by with pathetic whir,
Sleeping with some old rosebush at my
head
Waking at last along with her.
Nashville American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
PIG FOOLED TIE DOG.
Both Wanted Same Place to Sleep In an,
the Porker Cot Ii.

the Porker Cot 1t.
Here is true tale of a dog and pig.
They were both passengers on the same
ship, and quite warm friends. They
used to eat their cold potatoes off the
same plate, and but for one thing would
never have had any trouble. This was
the fact that the dog had a kennel and
the pig had none.
Somehow the pig got it into its head
that the kennel belonged to whichever
could get into it first, so every night
there was a race. If the dog won he
showed his teeth, and the pig had TO
lie on the softest plank he could find.
If the pig got in first Toby could not
drive him out.
One rainy afternoon the pig found it
rather unpleasant slipping about on
deck and made up his mind to retire
early. But when he reached the kennel
he found the dog snug and warm in
side. "Umph!" he said, but Toby made
no reply.
Suddenly an idea flashed upon him.
and, trudging off to where their din
ner plate was lying, he carried it to a
part of the deck where the dog could see
1t, and. turning his back to the kennel.
began rafting the plate and munching
rs though he had feast before him.
This was too much for Toby. good
dinner and he not therel Piggy kept
on until Toby had come round in front
OF him and pushed his nose into the
empty plate.
Then, like shot, he turned around
and was safe in the kennel before Toby
knew whether there was any dinner on
the plate or not.-London Telegraph
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
An Artists Story.

A celebrated artist tells story of
how, when he was playing with pencil
and paper, he suddenly began to draw
a portrait of face that he seemed to
remember. But he never discovered the
original until when, on a visit to coun-
try house. he discovered the face among
the portraits of the ancestors of the
family. On inquiry, he found that his
grandfather had once been engaged to
be married to the girl, but had been
obliged to give her up on the pressure
Of her relatives.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
USEFUL AFTER DEATH.
Part Played by the Carcass of q Horse
the Commercial World.

Part Ri0ye0 by the carcass OF HOrSo IN
the Commercial World.
The leg bones are very hard. and
white and are used for handles of pocket
and table cutlery.
The tail and name are especially val
liable and from these are made the hair
cloth of commerce.
The ribs and head are burned to make
bone black. after they have been treat
ed for the glue that is in them.
The phosphate of lime, acted upon
by sulphuric acid and calcined with
carbon. produces phosphorus for luci-
fer matches.
The short hair taken from the hide
is used to stuff cushions and horse col
lars; thus the dead are made to minister
to the comfort of the living.
The hide furnishes a waterproof
leather known to the trade as cordovan,
and is used for the manufacture Of
high-class hunting and wading boots.
There is an animal oil yielded in the
cooking process which is a deadly pois-
on. and enters into the composition Of
many insecticides and vermifuges.
In the calcining of horses bones the
vapors arising are condensed and form
the chief source of carbonate of am
monia. which constitutes the base of
nearly all ammoniacal salts.
The hoofs of the animal are removed
and after being boiled to extract the
oil from them the horny substance is
shipped to the manufacturers of combs
and what are known as Mikado goods.
The bones to make glue are dissolved
in muriatic acid. which takes the phos.
phate of lime away, the soft element
retaining the shape of the bone is dis
solved in boiling water, cast into
squares and dried on nets.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

A young lady who sings in our choir
Whose hair is the color of phoir,
But her charm is unique,
She has such fair Clique
II is really q Joy to be nhoir.
Whenever she looks down the aisle
She gives me beautiful smaisle,
And of all of her beaux
/ am certain she sheaux
She likes me the best all the whaisle.
Last Sunday she wore new sacque,
Low-cut at the front and the bacque,
And q lovely bouquet
Worn in such a cute wuet
AS only few girls have the knacque.
Some day, ere she grows too antique,
In marriage her hand shall sique;
If she's not a coquette,
Which I'd greatly regruette,
She shall share my six dollars wique.
L. A. W. Bulletin.