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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
TWO VIRTUES DISAPPEARING.
Loyalty Among Women and Courtesy
Among Men.


Loyalty seems to be one of the old
/ fashioned virtues which of late years
have become almost obsolete-loyalty
( to ones friend, one guest, ones host
| even TO the members Of ones family. II
seems TO belong 10 longer to the ethics
| Of modern life. Yes, | am very fond OF
| So-and-so," is the usual preface, but"
and then follows the usual criticism.
/ which is generally exaggerated, is often
unkind, aud almost always gives a dis
/ agreeable impression of the person dis
1 cussed. In old days it used to be con-
sidered bad taste to criticise either a
guest or host. but such intimate in
/ tercourse nowadays seems only to give
an added opportunity for satirical re-
mark.
It's literally true as society is arpres
ent constituted that a person who
+ speaks we'll of friends is voted bore.
while a tongue that spares no one gives
its owner a decided popularity. Oddly
enough, however, the listeners who en-
JOY the gossip, which in the nature OF
things is necessarily ill-natured. never
seem to realize while they laugh over
the shortcomings of mutual acquaint-
ances that they themselves will be the
next victims, for it may be taken as
well-proven rule that person who says
sharp things of one friend will not spare
another. Every one of us is vulnerable,
and if our intimate friends cannot "be(
to our virtues very kind, and to our
faults a little blind" whom can we
trust? We shall have to end by glowing
our enemies and praying to be "deliv
cred from our friends" like Job of old.
If loyalty has become obsolete among
the women of late years, the men might
well plead guilty to another indictment
-chivalry with them has certainly died
out. 1t used to be said of American
men that they were very Bayards in
knightly homage to their womenkind.
But where now is that boasted consider
alton? Women are dragged into print
and have their private and sacred af-
fairs discussed without any redress. 1t
is not so very long ago that courtesy
toward the sex in public conveyances
used to be the rule. Now it is the excep-
ton, and the tone of careless indiffer-
ence prevails even in matters social.
Politeness towards women simply be-
cause they are women is now conspicu-
Gus by its absence, and there is give
and take sort of manners in vogue that
is very deficient indeed in the respect
shown of yore. Perhaps this is not al
together the fault of the men; it may
be that the women have brought this
state of affairs on themselves. If the
new woman had not appeared, it is pos
sible that the old-fashioned gentle
man would not have gone out of eX-
istence, and that our men might have
remained preux chevaliers-but what
ever the cause, and wherever we may
look for the reason, it cannot be denied
that another very desirable virtue has
become practically extinct.-N. Y. Trib-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Meets a Gentle Hearted Woman
Backed by a FArOcious Dog.


Backed by IA F%rOcious Dog.
AT the foot of thek tairs in the front
hall of farmhouse one night" said the
retired burglar, II stumbled over some
thing soft, that turned out to be a
feather bed. If l had had grain of
sense at all 1 should have suspicioned
something from that, but 1 didn't. 1t
booked as though it had been just tum-
bled downstairs and left there to be
carried off in the morning, and let
1t go at that and stepped into it and
over 1t to the first step of the stairs and
On up.
stepping up on the fourth step
Kicked against string stretched across
the stairs and broke it. That made me
suspicious, but l never connected the
feather bed at the foot of the stairs
with it. looked up. expected it to
be connected with something there.
And it was; and it was coming down
the stairs at me and filling up the whole
stairway. 1t was a big feather bed.
Even then l didn't see that the one
coming down had anything to do with
same time 1 couldn't understand why
anybody should roll anything like a
feather bed down on anybody; bulky,
/ to be sure, but so light that it was an
easy thing to stop.
81 put up my hands to stop this one,
but I might just as well have tried to
stop a mountain. 1t was soft and
! ~ l1,,4 sr-Io
ton. 1t just bowled me right over back
ward, and l fell on the other feather
bed at the foot of the stairs. Then I
began to understand what that one was
for. 1t was to save the bones of the
man that was tumbledl over by the av-
alanche bed.
II lay there nearly smothered by the
bed on top, and working out from under
it gradually.
81 hope you are not hurt l heard
somebody say from over the railing
along the hall upstairs, and said: No,
ma'am,' because it was female voice,
and 1 am always polite to the ladies;
but would you mind telling me what's
inside the one that came DOWN.
"'Oh,' she said, it's the summer
range, with the flatirons inside. Can
you lift it off? Or shall let the dog
come down and help your
"And with that heard dog scratch
ing upstairs. supposed it started'him
up to hear himself spoken of, and
judged from the sound of his claws on
the carpet that he must have been about
the size of a tiger and of about the same
kind of disposition.
Ono 1 says, 4 can get clear of it,
/ and did, and stood up in the hall
"'You won't carry off the other one,
will you" she said.
"And. hearing the dog still scratching
upstairs. | said: No. wouldn't and
didn't. The lady appeared to be gentle
hearted enough, but l knew you
couldn't trust the dop."-N. Y. Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
SURPRISE FOR THE OLD MAN.
The Punching Bags Elasticity Was
Wholly Unexpected.

Wholly Unexpected.
One of those big, hardy men who got
into the pine woods early. endured the
hardships of pioneer, finally made a
fortune and then came to Detroit as one
of the favored spots on earth in which
to live, has a young son who aspires to
athletic honors and has big room in
the barn equipped as a gymnasium.
The old gentleman was powerful
man in his day and had to deal with re-
fraotory woodsmen who yielded to moth
ing but muscular suasion. 1t is diff
/ fcult for person like him to realize
that age draws on strength and ac-
tivity.
One afternoon last week the father
went by special invitation to see the
gymnasium. The first thing to attract
his attention was Il punching bag, one
of those arrangements that comes back
when you hit it, and comes back harder
the harder you hit it. When its uses
were explained to the old gent of the
woods, he promptly announced that
he'd either bust the thing or knock
It through the ceiling"
Drawing back as if to fell an OK, the
father let go. and there was thud as
though trolley car had collided with
an elephant. Before the air had ceased
to culver there was quick but sudden
diff" The bag had come back. driv-
ing the puncher's cigar half way down
his throat. filing his whiskers with hot
ashes and starting the blood from his
prominent nose. With such a whoop
as used to waIen the echoes of the north
woods the old gentleman went at the
bag. And the bag stayed right with
him. 1t was literally give and take,
the maddened puncher tearing round
as if he were fighting bees and throw
ing a ton into every punch. The coach
man and the stable boy had to be called
up to help part the old man and the
punching bag. Then the son had to
bring the shotgun, for the putting, used
up father vowed all kinds of vows that
he would GET even with that automatic
slug~er." Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27

The London Telegraph tolls n stor,
.3out a Young curate OF esargp!:c.,
gev's. who recently comm tied thr in
secret on 81 smoking in TIE street \
'on.r" ore of his parishioncrs. wh.
sv m. was SO shocked tha' she in
,ed,a;ess renowned her "-,.ef in ~,
n y-n:ne artie-lss
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
DOAD NOTICE.

DOAD NOTICE.
We, the undersigned citizens ard tax. payers
of Frederick County, Maryland, do hereby
give notice, that on Monday, the Goth day Of
September, in the year 1897, we intend TO petit
tion in writing. the County CommissiC ners OF
Frederick County, State of Marya land, to close
public road situated In Election District No.
5, in Frederick County, Maryland, which com.
mences at point on be public road known as
the Mountain Road" leading from Mount
saint Mary's College TO the Pennsylvania Line,
in front of the College gaze, and running
thence through said College lands in an east
ern direction about two hundred and fifty
yards, TO the Frederick and Emmitsburg turn.
pike road.
WILLIAM L. O'HARA,
JNO. j. TIERNEY,
ERNEST LAGARDE,
MICHAEL LINGG, of II
JOHN HOKE,
JACOB HOKE,
libra TAYLOR,
JAS. T. HAYS,
JAMES A. MITCHELL.
aug6.7t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
7 NSOLVENT NOTICE.

7 NSOLVENT NOTICE.
No. 1907 MISCELLANEOUS DoCKn.
In the Circuit Cour fer Frederick county.
j. VIM. Baughman. Collector on Petition.
In the matter of the Report OF Sales 4 Real
Estate, consisting OF a lot in New Market,
Frederick County Marylsl d, ano aCgining
the properties OF Grafton Clay and T. 2.
Mount. and assessed in the nan of ienry
and J. Houck, as made by j. William Bugh-
man, collector Of Site and county Il. rs for
sad Frederick County.
The above report having teen read and
considered, it is thereupon, this Z2nd day OF
July n. u. 1897, ordered by tht CircWI court
for Fl ederick G. untY, thar the Gle 81 his
Court give notice by adver isement iuI siX Nc-
cessive weeks in the "Citizen" and Daily
News" newspapers published in Frederick
County, warning all persons interested in the
property described in the above report Of
sales, to be ard appear on or before the 4h
day of September Lext, and show cause, L
any they have, why said report should not be
finally ratified and confirmed.
Filled July 22nd, 1870.
JOHN L. JORDAN,
Clerk ofthe Circuit Court for Frederick County
True copy-Test: JOHN L. JORDAN,
jly.S-T. Clerk.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
aug6.7t.
DOAD NOTICE.

DOAD NOTICE.
We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers
of Frederick County, Maryland, do hereby
give notice, that on Monday, the Goth day Of
September IN the year 1897, we intend to petit
ton in writing the County Commissioners OF
Frederick County, state OF Maryland, TO close
so much of a public road situated in Election
District No. 5, in Frederick County, Maryland
and commonly known as the "Mountain
Road" leading from Mount Saint Mary's Col
lege to the Pennsylvania Line, as is embraced
as follows: Beginning for the part to be closed
at point on the Frederick and EmmittSburg
turnpike road known as "Red HILL" whereof
joins said turnpike road, and running thence
in nortberly direction past the front gate Of
Mount Saint Mary's College, to point on said
public road thirty feet south of the lands OF
James RoSensIeel, the part to be closed being
about 40 yards in length, and runs through
the lands of the President and Council OF
Mount Saint Mary's College.
WILLIAM l.. O'HARA,
JOHN J. TIERNEl,
ERNEST LAGARDE,
MICHAEL LINGG, OF II.
JOHN HOKE,
JACOB HUKE,
j. HIRAM TAYLOR,
JAS. 7. HAYS,
JAMES A. MITCHELL.
aug CIT
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
aug cit
DOAD NOTICE.

DOAD NOTICE.
We, the undersigned citizens and Taxpayers
of Frederick County, MarS land, do hereby.
give notice that on Monday, the Goth day Of
September, IN the year 1897, we intend TO pc:
tition in writing the County Commissioners OF
Frederick County, State of Maryland to open
a public road in the 5th Election District ID
Frederick County, Maryland, said public road
to be not less than thirty feet wideand TO negln
at point on the public road, known as the
Mountain Road,' leading from Mount Saint
Mary's College TO the Pensy lvania line, wnere
the lands of the n esident and Council of Noun
saint Mary's College and the lands Of James
Rosensteel join on said fountain road-thencs
over the lands of the President and Council Of
Mount Saint Mary's College in a southeastern
direction along the line of fence which divides
the lands of the President and Council u
Mount Saint Mary'S College from the ands y, "
James RoSenSteel, thence continuing IA lng
same direction through the lands of q Q fIssr
dent and Council of Mount Saint Ma " V9l
lege to the Frederick and Emitsburg turnplke
road, opposite the College Base Ball Grounust
between the wooden culvert and the benz ="
the road
WILLIAM l.. O'HARA,
JNO. j. TIERHEY,
ERNEST LAGARDE,
MICH AEL LINGG, oil d.
JOHN HOKE,
JACOB HOKE,
j. HIRAM TAYLOR,
JAS. L. HAYS,
JAMES A. MITCHELL
aug CIT
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
DOCTORSHAD GIVEN HER UP
A Convincing Letter From One of Mrs.
Pinkham's Admirers.

No look fresh and fair who is suffering from dispace-
ment of the womb ridiculous suppose that sucha difficulty
be cured by an artificial support like pessary.
Artificial supports make for they take all the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27

Salesman ITO prospective buyer,-
Yes. madam. this carpet is fine goods
and Il can't be beat in this town.
Lav-Then don't want it. We can't
afford 10 send it out of town every time
--s-L = ',,s,+e- Tfn-+r- Date
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-07

end and aim of all educators should be
1 not only to impart book knowledge, bu;
| 10 build character. She first spoke of the
home influence into which many ele-
ments entered, and first among these is
| the character of the parents themselves.
| From the time the little one enters the
world its ducation involuntarily COM
mences. New knowledge is taken up N
to the life of today and becomes the
| means of more. At the age of six years
| the child enters school and with Given
| of God" written upon his brow. it is Tor
| the teachers as well as for the parents
! to 5hiEk Gods thoughts as they watch
ana guide the ever expanding faculties
! OF this diving growing, unfolding soul.
This subject was ably discussed by
Miss ZeiDinger and Miss Sake.
| ITO what extent should teacher mod
lily his social of personal habits for the
! good OF his pupils?' was the subject Of
a ten minute paper by Mr.. Bimming. He
said that owing TO the peculiar suscepii-
bility of the material with hich the
teacher deals, he should see to it hat his
habits both social and personal be of a
character worthy the true, good, noble
man or woman A habit which in itself
might not be harmful for a teacher
might not exert a good influence upon
the pupils. He is to teach by example
more than by precept. Being a person
with sound principles. pure and noble
impulses, and stainless character, he is
TO reach and arouse the spiritual powers
Of his pupils, inspiring them with love
for the true, the beautiful and the good
A discussion of three minutes each of
this topic by Mrs. Taylor, Miss Garwood
and Miss TripleI was followed by gen.
eral discussion in which quite a number
enga ged.
Miss Abbie Mossman then read a ten
minute paper on the topic, THE teacher,
factor IN the moral life of the commu-
nifty" Miss Mossman showed that a
teacher may exert strong moral infiu-
ence on a community by writing her
name with kindness, love and mercy,
upon TIE hearts of those with whom she
comes in contact. BY living consecrat-
ed Christion life, by speaking as she
thinks, believing as she pretends, acting
as she processes, performing as she
promises and being as she appears.
This subject was ably discussed by
Misses Emma Magee, Anna Stanton and
Lulu Sheppard
a recess of thirty minutes followed
which was devoted 10 social intercourse,
merry laughter, this feature of the morn
ing session was by no means the least
enjoyable. The motto on the program
at this point read, Have friends, not
for the sake of receiving, but of giving"
The next paper was read by Mrs. Phil
leo, the subject of which was THE tea
cher's business relations"
This was followed by symposium,
composed of "reminiscences of three min
uteS each on The influence of my teach
ers," by Misses Allen, Taylor, Nora
Woody, Mccoy, Brown and Helen Nc
Cormick.
Some glowing tributes were paid by
these teachers TO their former instruc-
tors and educators who had reared
their tender thoughts and taught their
young ideas how 10 shoot" in after
years
Superintendent Dyer then made some
announcements. This was followed by
adjournment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-07
SMART WICHITA dogs
The scale of Intelligence Very Well
Sustained.

The deep-thinkers are all the time pre-
sen.ing new pabulum for the average
plodders, and animal instinct is a source
of investigation from Professor Garner
down 20 the writer hereof Wichita has
some prodegies of animal intellectual
conspicuity. Mahan Brothers have
Newfoundland dog named Major that
works the cables of the elevator with
almost human intelligence. He hoists
himself and other loads to the upper
stories and grabs with his teeth the 9TH
er cord when ne wants 10 descend. He
doesn't seem TO realize that he accom-
plishes a great feat when he performs
for throng Of spectators but looks meek
and demure and falls down in a heap in
the corner and drifts away into slumber
William SchnitZler is The owner of
bull dog called Brick, the Fireman"
Brick is considered very valuable dog
because he guards the home OF his mas
ter against fire. Brick" viii tackle a
piece of burning paper on the floor and
eXtinguish it with his mouth and paws
in short order. The owner of Brick"
has been offered big money by parties
who wish 10 travel with him as the can
Inc fire-fighter, but like all other persons
who love their pets, Mr.. Schnitzler Will
not part with him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-07
SOME OTHER SCHEMES
How Our Local Merchants Are Worked by
Travelling Professionals.

A man with pleasing address viii come
into the city with an advertising scheme
for example a small handbook suppos-
Ell 70 contain the constitution and by
laws OF the laundry business. or how 10
deposit your money" something thai ey-
cry merchant and business man is fami-
liar with. The proposition helps 10
catch. The travelling solicitor selects the
leading business houses Of the city. caif;
upon the proprietor and IL possible in
duces him 20 take space IN the book or
paper. IL he fails he marks off a large
space for the, merchant anyhow places
his name on il in bold letters and then
he is equipped TO call on rival concern
who accidently sees the name Of his
competitor, who has a big layout, and
he is landed, and so on ad infiinitiTn un-
I'll the entire city is worked 10 a finish.
II he can't get one price he takes another.
Probably no two merchants are paying
the same price for the same space they
VIII represent. An issue OF a stated num-
Der Of hundreds or thousands Will get or
ders for ads amounting TO one hundred
or more dollars, get the job done for
twelve to twenty dollars. and as soon as
a few dozen OF the publication is print
~ lIleS VIII efdD up the NISl ole UHlSl-
ed. call on the merchant with this copy
of publication. present his little contract
get his money ard before the job is out
the smooth gentleman is in the next town
working the same scheme Of printing
several hundred or thousand copies
Two or three hundred are printed only
and they finally go into the Office fur
mace, the ad doing the merchant no more
good than if he had thrown his money
in the furnace himself AS a rule the
regular newspaper advertisers are more
particular about placing advertisements
in these schemes, but a great majority
of merchants who do not do legitimate
advertising (what is meant by legitimate
advertising every business man knows
so that as they do not get any returns
from these fake schemes, they conclude
that there is nothing in advertising but
they are ready for the next man that
comes along, especially If he is a strang-
er. The job department Of this office has
time and again printed jobs for these
peregrinating fakes for less than twenty
dollars, which to our knowledge they re-
ceived from our merchants from one
hundred to one hundred and twenty-five
dollars. And so far as any benefits re-
ceived from the advertisements, they
might as well thrown the money in the
cellar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-07
WILL MAKE 1T MEMORABLE
Mid Winter Rally at the First Methodist
Church Today.

This IS going 10 be a red-letter day in
the Sunday school of the First Metho-
dist church. The Sunday school OF this
church has always been an exceedingly
interesting one and when w. +. Stanley,
the superintendent, offers something eX-
ira, a great attendance always follows,
Ii has been said that Mr.. Stanley is the
most masterful superintendent in the
country The zeal and innocent humor
he inspires in the pupils has frequently
called out comments OF fattering favcr
from visitors
Today al 2:30 o'clock the Dig church
will be thrown open 10 the full extent
CT its capacity. The school orchestra
has been increased and assiduously drill
ed for the occasion. Illustrations by
charts will have a place on the program
and choruses by the school. which is the
largest chiidren's chorus in the state.
VII be a part ot the general rally.
The happiness and cheer of the chill
,iren. in many cases viii do more 10 lift
the burdens Of unhappy hearts than a
pailosophic sermon and with this belief
every body is invited and particularly
the visitors from Topeka who are in the
city tOiay
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-07
CONSIDER IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS
County Teachers Association Has Very
Busy Meeting.

At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Sedgwica County Teachers association
held in the court house yesterday after
noon, a committee of three was named
by the chair TO meet with like COM
mittee representing the Harvey county
association, and arrange for joint
meeting Of the two associations. Sedg-
wick City, which is situated just on
the dividing line between the two coun-
ties, will be the meeting place of the
inter county association and some steps
may be taken to make the meetings an
nual affairs. Last year the Harvey
county association took the initiative and
invited the Sedgwick county teachers to
meet with them az Sedgwick. A very
interesting meeting was the result. This
years joint meeting is expected TO prove
even more profitable.
Another important matter that came
before the business meeting of the asso-
citation was a resolution introduced by
u. NJ. CT. Jeffries of Derby. suggesting
reforms in the methods required for Sc
curing teachers certificates. The plan
provides for a course of home study by
which teachers who are unable to finish
their education at college may be given
a way to secure state certificates after
passing satisfactory examinations.
Another provision asks for the estab-
lishment of a certificate intermediate be-
tween the state and county certificates.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed and 4 committee consisting of L. VI.
q. Jeffries, Chester T. Adams and c. A.
Lewis was appointed 10 formulate them
for presentation to the Legislature.
The association then took up the reg
ular program, which was a short one.
The first paper was read by \. G. How
ard of Garden Plain, and was entitled
Effects of our school histories on the
minds of pupils" A general discussion
of some Of the points emphasized by the
speaker followed.
After this there were four five minute
talks on methods in language instruction
Mrs d. L. Smoke, Miss Matte Glenn
ents and Messrs. l.. r. Miller and w.
3rowden were the teachers who partic-
ipated. Miss Grace Mccormick. who
was TO have read a paper on Kansas,
was not present.