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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
you don't mean it," said the drug

on don't mean it," said the drug
gist.
Yes" persisted the man who had
enlightened him. For a moment he was
going to be angry, but he finally seemed
to think over the matter. At last he
said: We'll, it's been up there six
months, and it doesn't seem to hurt
trade much. | guess We'll leave it
alone"
How the decorators helper got this
sentence, or how many drug stores III
Chicago he has plasrered with the same
unfayorable proclamation is still mys-
tery.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Beautiful Costume for n Bride.
The gown is OF white satin-that
beautiful cream white that you adj
mired so much-and It is made withS
full but plain skirt. The tulle veil, not
worn over the face. is fastened to the
high couture (the hair must always be
arranged high when veil is worm
under a cluster OF orange blossoms.
The long, pointed sleeves, prettily full
at the shoulders. are finished with frills
of real point Lace. and a frill in har-
nony flares out at the back Of the crush
collar. The crush belt is laid in soft
folds and does not show its fasten-
ing, which is at the side. You will be
wise in having no orange blossoms on
your gown. They would have to be
removed Immediately after the we'd
ding.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
JOPKINS MISTAKE.
Cast Him New Dress and Prett,
Bonnet.

Bonnet.
Jopkins had read somewhere that ii
woman got hold OF a newspaper with
clipping cut out OF il, she would
never rest until she had procured a
complete paper and read the missing
item. This struck hopkins as a very
shrewd and Machiavelian plan of ex-
posing this wel-known weakness OF
lovely woman, and he resolved to put
1t into practice.
So that night, when he went home
from the office, there ostentatiously
protruded from his coat pocket the
days paper, from which he had neatly
cut paragraph referring to the rings
of Jupiter or some such matter.
He threw the paper to one side in a
careless way, and after supper he noted
with an unholy glee that Mrs. Jopkins
had secured it, and was running her
eye over the bargain ads, and work
ing her way, after the manner of her
sex, through the personals, marriage
notices, and back to the Geographic
dispatches.
Presently Jopkins observed sudden
and suspicious frown overcast her face.
She had come upon the hiatus made by
the waggish penknife. Jopkins reveled
with internal hilarity, but preserved an
outward appearance of innocent uncon-
seriousness.
"My DEAR" said Mrs. Jopkins, laying
the paper gently aside, I'm going to
run over to Mrs. Hopkins minute.
won't be gone long"
She went over to the opposite neigh
boris, and while she was gone Jopkins
had lots of fun. She came back pres
emily, and Jopkins noticed she carried
another paper under her shawl. She
went upstairs and Jopkins leaned back
in his chair and shook all over with Joy.
BEST joke | ever got off," he said to
himself. Wont she be sold when
tell her?"
Mrs. Jopkinsremained upstairs about
20 minutes, and when she came down
she had on her hat and street dress, and
Jopkins felt his knees shake when he
looked into her eye.
"Wh-where are going?" he asked.
where am | goingP" said his wife.
"You want to know where j am going,
you deceitful, disreputable, underhand-
cd, depraved, villainous, brutal, wicked,
unprincipled, scandalous, abandoned
monster? I'm going home to my moth
er!'
"Wha-what's the matter?" said Jop-
kins.
Look at that!" said Mrs. Jopkins,
thrusting the paper in his face. Cut it
out to hide it from me, did you? To
think that should ever have married
such ruffian!"
Jopkins looked where her finger
pointed and read:
after the performance of The
DEVILS Auction last night quite re-
cherche little supper was given to the
leading lady actresses 10y few of their
admirers. A prominent merchant
whose name we withhold issaid to have
cut up some rather high jinks on the
occasion. We wonder if his estimable
and charming wife knew of his where
abouts."
cold SILVER ran over Jopkins. He
was innocent, but he had neglected to
read the other side of the clipping when
he cut it out. He began to explain, and
the milkman says he was still at it when
he called with his regular morning
supply of chemicals.
AS Mrs. Jopkins was seen week lat
er wearing an elegant new silk dress,
to say nothing of "a dream of bon
net" it is presumed that the matter was
satisfactorily gedL-Tit-Bits.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
Faith in Dreams.

An English general and his wife resi-
dent in Ireland were constantly pes.
tered by beggar woman to whom they
had been very charitable. One morn
ng at the usual hour when the lady
was gettingsinto her carriage the old
woman appeared and began:
"Agh. my lady, success to yer lady
ship, and success to your honor's hon
Or this morning. of all the days of the
year; for. sure, didn't I drame last
night that yer ladyship gave me pound
of tay and yer honor gave me a pound of
tobaccol"
'But, my good woman" said the gen
eral, "do you not know that dreams
always go by the rule of contrary"
"Do they so, phase yer honor?" re
joined the old woman. "Then it must
be yer honor that viii give me the tay
and her ladyship that will give me the
tobacco" -Tit-Bits.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
A Rare Chance to Improve Your Stock
Breed Only to the Best.
Strive to Get Size, Style and Speed
GOOD HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND.
PRICES TO SUIT TEIE TIMES

For years past owing the general depression the p
horses farmers breeding and even to-day diff
find yeang colts Good horses during the dull times have
always brought prices The trouble the that
farmers bred to inferior horses being unwilling to fair price
stock the result of this has been the
country Scrubs which horse feed
and after reaching three four of earthly account
carriage be found in this county Ody
many stylish hands HIGH weighing from
eleven twelve hundred pounds with style and speed be
nghborhOod-hary these horses
demand bring three hundred dollars. There
great demand for carriage in the city, but they
good style action To these horses breed
sze style action Do with cheap stock improve what
have by breeding better than you already
get CURRITO beautiful horse splendid
size and royalty bred He has record the fourth heat in his
of 23 His colts from small all fine size good
stylish and have lots of speed This grand young horse
number of colts, all of whom speak for themselves.
To give the who have fine large will
stand CURRITO 800 for the payable within the season.
privilege given proves be with foa but
RITO has proven foal getter.
GASPARD by Sea King, and out of producing mare
grand SIRE having number of the finest colts in the counne
size, style and action.
Mr. Chas Harge President Frederick County AgTicu
tura Society," has by GASPARD that hard beat
Arthur Potts. Mr. John Weller besides lot the
kind of colts may expect from this handsome horse He full
sixteen hands high weighs hundred poundsu
horse to get carriage and coach horses.
GASPARD will stand the for SIS. make these prices
low In hopes of being able buy of the colts from fine big
mares only solicit ne good mare and want other kind
Here chance for the farmers breed the best Try
colt from either something
1T costs as much to raise poor it does feed good
MICHAEL KNILL,
Manager for COL. L. VICTOR BAUGHMAN,
Near Frederick City, Md
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
Touch.

A living coal! And with its glow
1t touched another coal, when, 10,
The dark form into radiance grew,
And light and cheer beamed forth anew.
a loving heart! And with its love
1t touched another heart. which strove
With adverse waves on troubled sea.
When oars were plying heavily;
And 10, through rifted clouds Hope smiled,
And Love the WEAKNESS lbeguiled.
That living coal be mine to glow,
That loving heart be mine to show,
While earth has sorrowing hearts that
walt
The opening of Redemption's gate.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24

French newspapers are suggesting a
new system for the prevention of
marine accidents which proposes to
place strongly smelling chemicals in
lloatingreceptaclest to beattached to the
Existing light buoys and bell buoys.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
ALLEGED HUMOR.

Bingo-"I want to exchange this tam
dem for two wheels" Agent-"W What's
the matter?" Bingo-"I find that |
am not strong enough to ride it,
Life.
The Wife-"What a sweet smile there
is on the baIby's face, John" The Hus-
band-"Yes, he's probably dreaming
that he's keeping me awake. Town
Topics.
II never stirred from my room on
Sunday until five O'Clock in the after
noon" What on earth were you do
ing?" "Oh, | was just glancing over
lhe Sunday papers. Puck.
Mrs. Tenspot-'I am so glad that you
are engaged to Harold Willoughby.
Was it a long courtship?" Miss Skid
more-"Not very. My cyclometer reg
istered about 100 les."-Judge.
Professor - Margaret, please take
the cat out of the room. cannot
have it making such a noise while am
at work Where is it?" Margaret
why, sir. you are sitting on it,
Fliegende Blaetter.
What makes Bumply so down on the
long-distance telephone?" HE called
up a man in Toledo who owes him two
dollars and half. They wrangled till it
cost Bumply s13."-Detroit Free Press
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
Not as Tender a, Her Heart

Housewife-No, l haven't any angel
cake in the house, butyou can eat piece
of this apple pie that have just made.
Tramp (dubiously)-Well, l don't
know, ma'am. 1t looks a. good deal
like work.-Somervill Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
A Point of Commercial Law.

The British court of appeal, the high
est court in the kingdom except the
house of lords. has ordered a decision on
point of commercial law that will be
authority in this country. The ques-
ton was one where a firm of bankers
had mailed a customer draft for $4,000.
II was stolen from the mails by a
swindler, who forged the Endorsement,
deposited it in bank to his own credit,
drew $4,000 on account, and decamped.
The question was whether the loss
should fall on the hank as remitter or
on the customer as receiver. The low
err court and higher one both held that
the loss was that of the person to
whom the check was sent; but the court
of appeal, with the lord chief justice
presiding, reversed the previous de-
cisions, and held that as the check failed
to reach the person for whom it was in
tended there was no payment, and
therefore the loss fell on the bank
y. Y. Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
THE CITIZEN FREDERICK MD FRIDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER
People shuddei

People shuddei
when they think
of the possibility
of sudden death
by violence or &C
cident. There is a
sentimental hor-
ror attached to
such a death that
ma&es people
prefer the grim
monster in almost
any other guise.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
No. 4756 INSoLvENTs.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick County.
Daniel G. Wood on Petition.

Ordered by the Circuit Court for Frederick
County, on this LIST day of September, A. ID.
1897, that the 9th day of October, A d. 1897 be
and tine same is hereby fixed for the said Daniel
@. Wood to appear in this Court and answer
such interrogatories as his creditors endorsers
and suretles may propose or allege against him,
and that said insolvent be present on that day,
and the permanent trustees of said insolvent
give notice OF the fixing of said day by causing
copy of this order to be published once a
week for three successive weeks, In some news.
paper published in Frederick County: the
date of the first publication of said notice to be
at least one month prior to the said 9th day of
October, 1877.
JAS. McSHERRY.
(Filed September LIST, 1917
True copy-Test: JOHN L. JORDAN,
sept. S-4t. Clerk.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
No. 4757 INsoLvENTs.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick County,
George R. Bond on Petition

Ordered by the Circuit Court for Frederick
County, on this LIST day of September, 1897, that
the 9th day of0ctober 1897, be and the same Is
hereby fixed for the said George X Bond to
appear in this Court and answer such alega.
lions and interrogatories as his creditors, en-
dorsers and sureties may propose or aiege
agaii st him, and that said insolvent be present
on that day, and that the permanent trustees
of said insolvent give notice Of the fixing OF
said day by causing copy OF this order to be
weeks. in some newspaper published in Fred.
erick County; the date of the first publication
of said notice to be at least one month prior to
the said 9th day OF October, 1897.
JAS. MCSHERRY,
lFiled September LIST, 1897
True copy-Test: JOHN L. JORDAN
sept. S4t. Clerk,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-24
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD,
CONNECTING WITH

CONNECTING WITH
P. & r. X. at Shippensburg and Gettysburg,
Norfolk & Western, Hagerstown b. & q.
Railroad at Hagerstown ana Cherry
Run. Penna. Railroad at Brucevile,
and Hanover, and p W. & BIN.
C. and b. & p. Railroads at
Vi ion Stations, BaIti.
more Nd.
Schedule in effect June 9th, 1897.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

in your place I would have done Just
as you did. I commend your action"
Three Italians were murdered by
mob in Louisiana about a year ago, and
the State Department has just paid
$4,000 indemnity to the Italian repre-
sentative at Washington. This is one
Of those peculiar cases in which the
alleged sovereignty Of one Of our States
does not bind It, The United States, as
nation, is held responsible for all acts
committed in the several States which
acts affect the rights Of persons NOT
citizens Of the United States.
The Secretary Of War is ascertain
ing as fast as possible how much the
erection Of government armor plant
will probably cost. Steel armor has
been costing us about $500 ton. AT
that rate the profits on the plates for
three Of our great battle-ships would
pay for the building Of a new plant.
The government, with it's own estab-
lishment, can make the plate for $500
or less per ton. The POpulist idea has
taken root, and we may expect soon to
have an armor factory Of our own.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, who
has a reputation for talking easily and
often long at time, was blunty asked
by Senator Mason, Of Illinois, the other
day, how long he could talk, and he
answered: well, when / have pre-
pared myself fully upon a question,
when / have looked up all of the au-
thorities, when ] am entirely at home
in the contemporaneous history Of the
matter under consideration, can talk
three hours But when know nothing
whatever about my subject, can talk
interminably."
The advocate., 1897-08-11

machinery, pay hired help, taxes, and
other usual and necessary demands,
besides maintaining his family Of say
five persons? Would $5 a day be un-
reasonable? You say no. Then we put
it at that. Omitting Sundays, we have
313 days in the year, which, at SIS day,
amounts to 81, ,565, or $55745 more than
he gets according to Mr. Bonebrake's
showing.
Instead of IS a day, the actual return
shows only 1921 day. And this is
the wonderful prosperity of Kansas
farmers that is going into history,
The advocate., 1897-08-11
The Business Situation,

Bradstreet's review Of last weeks
business says:
General trade shows most pro-
nounced gains this week at Chicago.
st. Louis and Galveston. The feeling
Of confidence that general business is
to improve In the early autumn ia
married at these cities, and purchases
OF dry goods, clothing, shoes and other
staples have increased heavily, and are
followed by a disposition to move prices
up. Purchases were restricted at Kan
sas City, Omaha, and some other North
western points early in the week, owing
to extreme heat and fears Of damage to
the Indian corn crop, but rains and
cooler weather have stimulated the de-
mand again. On the Pacific coast
Lns ness Is brisk, the feature in Califor-
MA neing heavy wheat shipments tn
san Francisco AT Portland large ex-
ports of lumber, and at Seattle and
Tacoma active demand for supplies for
Alaska and Northwest territory and for
wheat, fruit and hops. The movement
OF general merchandise throughout the
country is unquestiOnably larger than
last week. Cotton goods and wooden
Industries are better off, and the stag
nation in iron and steel has given way
to a growing inquiry and increasing
output. But more significant still Is
the extraordinary expansion in bank
clearlngs this week and last month.
Tho upward tendency Of prices dur
ing the past three weeks is again
feature, wool being firmer and higher
for some varieties. Cotton yarns are
stronger also, as are some grades OF
cottons at the West. Shoes are mo
higher, but leather and hides cost more
than week ago, as do wheat (notwith-
standing the reaction in September on
tlons), flour, pork, lard, Pacific coast
hops, sugar, soft coal and tea. There
is 25-cent advance in Bessemer pig
iron at Pittsburg, where makers de-
cline orders for future delivery at cur
rent quotations and for iron bars and
iron and steel sheets at Western CEN
ters, In fact, our prediction in iron and
steel has appeared.
Quotations for cotton and print
cloths remain practically unchanged,
Whlle those for Indian corn and oats
are lower on improved crop prospects.
Other products, quotations for which
have declined, are coffee, petroleum.
turpentine and rosin.
There are 214 business failures re-
ported throughout the United States
this week, compared with 259 last
week, 269 in week year ago 200 In
the corresponding week Of 1895, 1917 Ia
the like week In 1894, and 474 IN The
frst week Of August, 1893,
The advocate., 1897-08-11
AN EXAMPLE IN RAILROAD ARITH-
MFTTO.


A New York dispatch under date
August announced the following in
teresting problem in railroad arithme-
tic:
"Some time ago the stockholders of
the New York Central railroad de-
cided to refund 100000 900 Of Outstand
ing bonds at 31a per cent They came
to Mr.. Depew for signature Wednes-
day. When the enormous pile was
stacked up on his desk he began to
figure on how long it would take him
to get through with the bundle. His
deduction is interesting. Here is his
problem worked out: One hundred mil
lion dollars in bonds of $1,000 each
gives 100000 bonds to be signed By
signing 500 day it will take 200 days
to get through the task. Taking
twenty-five working days in the month,
it will be seen that it will take Mr..
Depew just eight months to get through
the list"
While this question is full Of jOcular
interest for Mr.. Depew, who is the
president of a great railway company
and whose salary is probably not less
than that Of the President Of the United
States, it has much deeper and more
serious interest for the patrons Of the
road. From the latest official compil-
alton Of railway statistics we have at
hand-that for June 30. 1895-it ap-
pears that Mr.. Depew's road, the New
York Central, was capitalized at $177,-
320, ,460, of which amount S100,000,000
was stock, and the rest, ST. 320, ,46O, was
funded debt represented by bonds.
This amount of stock ($10O,OOO,O ,OOO)
is what the stOckholders-the persons
who are supposed to own the road
have put into it, and that amounts to
S122,033 to the mile of road. That
$100,000000 is all that the company
ought to be permitted to make its
traffic pay interest or profit on. The
stockholders have $100, ,OO0,O 900 invested
in the company's stock; that is what
the company's property is worth as
estimated by the stockholders them
selves. AT B per cent. interest, the in
come would be $5,OOO,OOO, and charges
on the roads traffic might fairly be
made to insure that rate of profit.
But here is a funded debt of ST.
92S, ,46O, bearing interest payable semi
annually. Jumping the interest at 6
per cent. year, this funded debt would
draw $4,639, ,4O76O a year, and the pat
rons of the road are charged enough
over and above fair rate to make up
this additional interest.
And that is the great trouble with
the railway business of the country
The roads are bonded for more than
the par value of their stock. And now
it appears the funded debt has been in
creased from S77, 1923 AGO (what it was
two years ago) to $1OO, 200, 900, and here
is Mr.. Depew joking over the job of
signing 100000 bonds, apparently. not
conscious of the fact that the interest
on the $100,000,000 represented by the
bonds is unjustly wrung from the peo-
pie whose persons and property com
pose the materials of the company's
traffic.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
THE ADVOCATE" CHANGES QUAR-
TIERS

The Advocate Office has been re-
moved from the corner of Fifth and
Jackson to No. 116 West Sixth street,
on the third floor, in rooms adjoining
the Columbian building on the west.
This location is more convenient for us,
and we hope it will be no less so to
our patrons and friends whom we are
always glad to see
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Editorial Gossip,

flax
Four New Jersey counties are re-
ported to have harvested 100000 bas-
kets of peaches this year.
The people of South Bend, Ind, have
agreed to erect a monument to the
memory of Schuyler Colfax.
Galveston is fast growing as sea-
port. Immense quantities of grain are
now being shipped that way.
It is probable that the King of Bel
gium will be chosen arbitrator between
Japan and the Hawaiian Republic
The eight Chicago gas companies
have combined with a joint capital Of
$25,OOO,OOO. Does that mean cheaper
gas?
Senators Morgan, of Alabama, and
Quay, of Pennsylvania, intend inter-
viewing Hawaii during recess Of Con-
gress.
The Corean government, last week,
sent priests to the mountains to pray
their gods for rain. The result has not
been reported.
1t is proposed to establish a national
Chinese university at Shanghai for the
education of Chinese in Western art,
science and literature.
Ex-President Cleveland is reported
as saying: 'I am certain of one thing,
and that is that Ohio is going over.
whelmingly Republican this fall"
1t appears to be settled that the gov
ernment of the United States will
insist on controlling the Nicaragua
canal, no matter who constructs 1t.
The Missouri Legislature has case
of scandal on it's hands. Several per-
sons have testified that they were
offered money to defeat certain legis-
lation.
While chopping wood near Middle
town, N. Y, a man was stung by a
yellow-jacket on the Dist day Of July
last and died from the effects of it on
the 29th.
John H. Reagan, who was member
of Jefferson Davis's Cabinet and after
ward United States Senator, is reported
ambitious to succeed Senator Mills in
his office.
The August grand jury sworn in at
New York City the Sd inst. was largely
made up Of very rich men. 1t is pub
lished that their aggregate wealth is
estimated at $125,OOO,OOO.
Danville, Ill, had forty-twO drinking
saloons, and they all closed their doors
because the city council refused to re-
duce the license fees. It is to be hoped
the strike will stay struck.
A Union Pacific passenger train ran
from Evanston, Wyo., to Omaha, 955
miles, in twenty-four hours, including
all stops This is said to be the fastest
long distance run on record.
Henry A. Rucker, a negro, was ap-
pointed Internal Revenue Collector at
Atlanta, Ca, and ten of the white dep
uties rendered their designations upon
the retirement of their white chief.
Japan's treasury is about empty, and
the trouble comes when more money
and not less is needed. The war In
demnity paid by China cannot be used,
for 1t is in England to pay for new war
material.
When wheat goes up, the RepubIi-
cans credit the rise to the new admin
istration; but when it falls-well, that
| is because the demand is not so great