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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
A FAMILY OF DEER-MICE.

meath it; and what should l see peep
ing out from the hole, but the head of
a little reddish-brown animal. At first
large black eyes seemed full of appre-
hension, and as | moved IT drew buck
out of sight.
On rolling over the stump, discoV-
cred beneath it some withered grass
carefully rolled into globular nest.
Cautiously drawing my handkerchief
around this, tied it up, with whatever
it contained. and hurried homeward
with my treasure. On emptying the
handkerchief into a box covered with
wire gauze, found that had captured
two beautifully delicate and elegant
creatures, somewhat larger than mice.
Their fur was thick and soft, rich
velvet of reddish-brown on the back,
and snowy white beneath. Their feet
also were white. But their chief beau.
ty lay in their eyes-great, black, liquid
orbs half protruding from the head.
No gazelle ever had eyes half so lovely.
They soon became quite tame, and
without showing any fear would allow
me to put my hand into their cage to
give them fruits and berries. They car
ried their nest into a corner of the
cage and reconstructed il there.
After about two weeks l procured Il
large cocoanut. sawed it in two, and
taking one half of it, made in it little
doorway. When I put this into their
cage, turned mouth down, they seemed to
go wild with the excitement of delight
In and out they ran through the little
doorway 100 times in succession Some
times they would jump up on top of
the cocoanut and survey ii all over; and
then, after washing their faces" with
their delicate white paws, jump down.
and again run inside. Soon they made
up their minds to take possession of il
as their home. Their nest in the cor
ner they pulled to pieces, and carried it
off mouthful by mouthful into the lit
tie cocoanut hut. There they have
lived ever since.
During the daytime they sleep; but
when evening comes on they busy
themselves running and jumping
about the cage; and they have never
once in three years tried to gnaw their
way out.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
How AIIIgators Are Hunted.

There are men in the swamps of the
south who make their living by hunt
ing alligators. Their mode of hunting
the saurians is very ingenious, as well
as successful. In the summer, when the
swamps dry out, the alligators which
abound there live in holes ten or more
feet deep. and inclined or slanting.
The weapon of warfare used upon
these creatures is long pole, at the end
of which is sharp steel prod and a
hook. This is run down into the hole.
and the alligator is prodded until he be-
comes angry. Then he snaps at the
pole and is caught on the hook. He
is then drawn up to the mouth of the
hole and shot through the eyes until
dead. The teeth are extracted and
the hide drawn off, and both are sold
al the nearest town. If the alligator
is young. some parts of the flesh are
eaten by the hunters.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
WILLIE HUNG ON MANFULLY

understanding the situation, came up
and Willie in some way managed to
seize one of its feet. The two eagles
about kept him up but could not fly
OF. Willie hung on manfully and shout
ed Justify. The birds could not stand
the strain, however, and came down
steadily toward the earth, bearing
their heavy burden. The crowd stood
IN silence, watching this strange af-
lair. Slowly and slower the birds came
Eown, Tapping their huge wings, try
ing to rise,e1ut Willie was too heavy.
When within a few feet of the ground
Willie let go and dropped safely into
The arms of his waiting companions.
while the two eagles feebly fluttered
off.
Willie was the hero Of the occasion
and was taken home on the shoulders
of the boys, where they told the story
of his deliverance from a horrible
death. Willie still flies his kites. but
they are small ones. Strange to say,
the eagles do not modest the kites there
now and the boys say that all the fun
is gone. Willie goes to Sunday school,
100, and so do the boys who told this
strange tale.-Chicago Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
SUSPENDED IN MIpAlR.
Juvenile Kite Flyer In Florida Has a
Thrilling Experience.

Kite flying has been the ideal sport
bf the small boys at Charlotte Harbor,
Fla. lately and some of the older ones,
too have taken a shy at it. The broad
expanse of beach, with its good winds,
has made it fine sport. Another ele-
ment of excitement has entered it that
has added to its attractiveness and that
is the enmity of the big fish hawks, or
Eagles, to the kites. They attack them,
Decking at them, and breaking them to
pieces When the kite falls the big
birds seem to be in great glee over it
and utter triumphant cries. Willie
Jones, ten-year-old lad, had several
torn this way and so he determined TO
make one that the hawks could not
break up. He made huge affair of
silk, some ten feet long, and broad in
proportion.
The other day he started out with it,
with many of his admiring friends to
aid him. There was a strong southerly
wind blowing and the kite, when ready,
started off with a suddenuess that
startled Willie. He partially fell over
the small rope that held it and in a
fifty was caught in its coils and being
carried skyward For seconds his
alarmed companions could not do any
thing. Then they tried to pull him
down, but the big kite was too strong.
The eagles, on the alert for their enc
my, came swooping down on the kite
and two started for Willie As they ap-
preached and circled around him he
waved his arms at them and scared
them off. One came near to him and
Willie seized it by its feet.
1t struggled to get loose and some
way the rope around Willie got un-
wound and he was free, hanging to the
big birds feet 100 feet in the air. The
eagle struggled frantically to get free,
but began falling. Its companion, not
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
The Elephants Trunk.

in st. Nicholas there is an article or
~ Baby Elephant" by F. Fitz Roy
Dixon. Mr.. Dixon says: The wonder
full power of the trunk was never
failing surprise to us. Its extreme
sensiti,eness. and yet its great strength
showed how well supplied it must hayr
been 'Gth nerves. 1t was always mo-
ing, always feeling or smelling, or CT
rying something, and the little sort {
fingertip seemed the center of sens
bility. remember well that she won
never allow us to touch it, and 81
guarded it with great care, folding
up if she thought it was in any dang
II is said by the natives that an e.
plant deprived of this trunk-tip is Ii
a man deprived of his sight, so helples
does it become.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19

Additional trains leave Baltimore for Union
Bridge and Intermediate Stations at 10. II a. M,
and 6 10 p. M. and leave Union Bridge for Bal.
timore at sos a. H., ana u 50 p. m. daily, ex-
cept Sunday.
sundays only-leave Baltimore for Union
Bridge and Intermediate Stations at 9.30 a. m.
and 2.35 p. M, and leave Bruceville 6.45 a. M,
and Union Bridge at 4.05 p. m. for Baltimore
and Intermediate Stations.
Trains for Frederick leave Bruceville at s 80,
9.35 and 10 40 a. m, and 5.38 and $50 d. m.
Trains for Littlestown and 1aneytown leave
Bruceville 97 a. m. and 3.45 p. m. ~ go
Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at 1926
Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge at $50 and 10 90
g. m. and 2.55 and $50 p m.
*Daily. All others daily except Sunday.
tStops only to land passengers from Balti-
more.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19

and skin diseases are frequently not SKIN
diseases at all All the lotions and bleaches
and creams and powders in the world won't
make good complexion II the digestion Is
wrong. If the stomach is souri, and the
liver torpid, and the bowels constipated,
the skin will show it. No use trying to
treat the skin for such a condition. The
only way to relieve it is to cleanse the sys-
tenn and purify the blood. AS long as the
heart is pumping impurities to every part
of the body, Just so long these impurities
will show through the skin.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Is good for the complexion because II
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fusion of its own ingredients, it enriches
the blood and so makes solid, healthy flesh.
It fills out the hollows, rubs out wrlnk-
les and substitutes for sallowness rosy,
healthy glow. There is no mystery about
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If you want to know hundreds of great
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dec. l8.tf '96.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
BITS FOR THE HOME.

Keep brick on the back of the stove
and set the food on it that is to be kept
warm.
For pneumonia symptoms hot water
bottles in the hands, under the knees,
under the arms and at the soles of the
feet.
Never cut potatoes for baking, but
for steaming or boiling draw the edge
of sharp knife halfway round length
wise, SO that they will crack open nice
ly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
STORY OF A MOUSE.
How 1t Managed to Gain Access to q
Food Closet.

Food Closet.
Both men and the lower animals are
distinctive in their actions. Here is a
mouse story which was told by wom-
an whose word may be depended upon.
She said that she kept some food in
an old-fashioned washstand in her
room. The mice got at the food. She
wondered how. She could find no hole
through which mouse ou!d possibly
get into the cOmpartm%.t in which the
food was kept. But the mystery was
explained. The narrator sat one day
alone in the room painting. A
little mouse came from somewhere.
T. approached the stand. TIE
compartment which contained the
food was closed by folding doors-to
one of which was attached cleat to
cover the crack between the two. Not
being at all afraid of the mouse-which
evidences her to be woman of eXcep-
tionafly firm mind-the lady kept on
painting with an eye on ejntruder to
see what he you'd do.
1t evidently knew where the food
was-through the sense of smell, no
doubt, though some other mouse might
have informed il. 1t sat upon its
launches and looked up. The bottom
Of the doors was considerably above
It, for the stand was raised some three
inches from the floor by feet. II seemed
to deliberate. Then it made leap and
struck the doors at the bottom at the
place of their touching on the cleat,
at the very point where blow would be
most likely to jar them open. This ac-
ton was repeated three times. The
last time one little paw went back of
the cleat, which had been Jared out
and the other succeeded in
catching so as to support the mouse's
body. The result? The door was
pulled and pushed open as nationally
as a human hand could have doTe it.
The lady could not allow her food to
be spoiled, of course. The mouse was
scared away, but the lady must have
the necessity of preventing
its enjoying what it had come at by
procedure Us certainly rational as was
ever human Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
Mig Chief. nut Hean law.

The Indian is no longer either brave
or cunning in warfare, but he retains
a trait which has characterized him
from the beginning-he is lazy. In
enc of the western towns not long ago
some one presented an Indian vita
an old-fashioned, heavy cast-iron stove.
end intimsted that it might be sold for
large sum at a foundry. The In
6ian was accompanied by his squaw.
no was carrying baby. The big
shief took the child in his arms. and
lhe squaw obediently shouldered the
stove, although how she did it was {,
l7ystery. The procession then moved
IN, the squaw carrying the stove. the
ran carrying the baby. But soon the
J ig chief grew weary. so he showed the
by into the oven of the stove. and in
This shape the pair continued on their
way to the foundry.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
TRAPPED BY A CLAM.
Sea Gull Makes a Capture Which
Proves. Too Much for 1t.

Proves. Too Much Tor It.
While walking along the beach at
Portsmouth one fine morning ! noticed
a number of sea gulls lowering just
overhead, as if in search of food. Once
in awhile one of them would suddenly
dart down and catch fish. ALI at once
l noticed little farther up the beach
one of the gulls struggling with some
dark object. Tie gull would rise
short distance ard then suddenly fall,
Tapping its huge wings as ifit had been
caught in trap. 1t rose several times.
but at last became so exhausted that it
fell motionless on the beach | waited
for minute, but as the bird did not
move went to investigate the cause of
the birds actions. On approaching /
noticed that large clam had fastened
itself ia, the bill OF the gull so tightly
that it was impossible to remove it. 1t
seems that the clam was lying on the
beach with its shell extended, as any
who ever saw CLAIMS lying on the beach
has always noticed their shells open,
and the gull, seeing the clam. tried to
obtain the fleshy part of it, when the
clam suddenly closed its shells and thus
captured the gull. In the illustration
the gull is shown flying with the clam
on the end of its beak. A friend of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
"GOD'S THANK YOU"
1t Made Little Jack Very Comfortable
and Happy.


A kind act is never lost, although
the Cousin Jack or other person for
whom we do it may not thank us. The
doer always receives reward. as this
Yittle story illustrates.
Little Jack was a four-ycar-old and
a great pet of mine, with yellow curls
and blue eyes, and he had sweet affec
tionate little ways. One day his cousin.
81 boy of 16, set Jack to work for him.
lie told him to pull up some weeds in
the field while he finished his story. Lit
tie Jack worked away until his fingers
were sore and his face was very hot.
l was working in my room when a
very tired little hoy came up to me.
why. Jackie, what have you been do
ing?" ] asked.
The tears came into his eyes and his
lips quivered and for moment he did
not speak. Then he said: I've been
kind to Cousin Jack; | worked dreflly
hard for him and he never said thank
you to me-"
Poor little Jackie! felt sorry for
Sim. 1t was hard lines not to have a
word of thanks after all his hard work.
But that night when l put him in his
little cot he said TO me: "Auntie. this
morning l was sorry that | pulled the
weeds. but now I'm not sorry"
'How is that?" asked HAS Cousin
Jack thanked you?"
mo. he hasn't; but inside me have a
GOOD feeling. 1t always comes when !
have been kind to anyone, and, do you
know. I've found out what ii is?"
What is it, darling?" asked.
And throwing his arms around my
neck he whispered; ITS Gods thank
You."-Our Gospel Letter
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
FURNIT URE.

Our stock consists o; the various grades of
Fine and Medium Furniture.
ALWAYS HIGHEST IN QUALITY
ALWAYS LOWEST IN PRICE
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
CUR(RIT0 and GASpARD.
To the Farmers Of Freder.
lex County.
Rare Chance to Improve Your Stock.
Breed Only to the Best.
Strive to Get Size, Style and Speed,
GOOD HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND.
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 TIE TIMES

years past owing the general depression in the price
breeding and even to-day diff
yearng colts Good horses during the dull times
always trouble in the past has that
inferior horses being unwilling to fair price
Stock the result OF this has been fill
country Scrubs which much good horse
and after reaching three four OF earthly
carriage found in this county to-day;
stylish sixteen hands high, weighing
eleven twelve hundred pounds with style and speed be found
neghborhood- these horses
demand bring from three hundred dollars. There
demand for carriage teams in the city, but they must be
good m style action To get these horses must breed
size style AID action Do with cheap stock improve what
have by breeding better than you already
farmers examine the CURRITO beautiful horse splendid
size royalty bred He has record the fourth heat in his
23 His colts from small all fine size good
stylish and have lots of speed This grand horse
number of colts, all of whom speak for themselves
To give the farmers chance who have fine large will
CURRO the within
return privilege given proves be with foa but CUR
RITO has proven a foa getter.
GASPARD, by Sea King and out of producing mare, is
grand having number of the finest colts in the countyf
size, style and action.
Mr. Chas Hagett President of the Frederick County Agcul
tura Society," has by GASPARD that hard Mr.
Arthur Potts. Mr. John Weller besides lot farm show
kind of colts from this handsome horse He full
sixteen hands high and weighs twelve hundred pounds the
horse to carriage and coach horses
GASPARD will stand the for S15 make prices
ow in hopes of being able 20 buy of the colts from fine big
only solicit fne good size mares other kind
Here chance the farmers breed the
colt either will
proud of for days Get rid of the
costs much raise poor it good
MICHAEL KNILL.
Manager for COL. L. VICTOR BAUGHMAN
Near Frederick City, Md
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
w. n. q. ETcHIsoN.

Furniture and Undertaking House,
Nos. Il &l4s. MARKET STREET,
FREDERICK, MD.
TELEPHoNE No. o.
Jan.22.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
University Honors a queen.

The faculty of Buda-Pesth universii'
has voted to confer on the queen CT 4o''
ls,ania the degree of doctor Of philos
ophy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
WESTERN MARYLAND.TRAINs (wEsT1 LEAVE
BRuCEYILLE

WESTERN AARYLAND.rRAINs (wEsT) LEAVE
BRUCEvILLE.
sos A. M.-Fast Mail for Thurmont Blue
Ridge, Buena Vista Spring,
Blue Mountain and Hagers-
town, also Waynesboro' and
Chambersburg. Connection at
Hagerstown with N. and w. X.
X. for the south, also Martins
burg and Winchester
l02S A. M.-For Emmltsburg, Blue Ridge,
Buena Vista Spring, Pen-Mar,
Blue Mountain, Hagers ow n
and Cherry Run, also Gettys-
burg, WaynesboIo' and Cham
ber-burg and int m ed / a 6
stations. Connecting at Hagers-
town with n. and w. r. K.
south to Shenandoah.
4.53 L. M.-Blue Mountain Express for Thur
mont, Blue Ridge, Buena Vista
Spring, Blue Mountain and
Hagerstown, also Martinsburg
and Winchester.
6.2S Z. M.-For Emmitsburg, Blue Ridge,
Buena Vista Spring, Pen Mar
Blue Mountain, Hagers o W n
and Cherry Run. also Waynes
boro', Chambersburg and Ship.
pensburg, and N. and w. r. r
W. NJ. r. R. TRAINS (EAsT) LEAVE BRUCE
WILLIE.
7.57 A. M.-Blue Mountain Express for Union
Bridge, New Windsor West
minister, Glyndon Owings Mill,
Sudbrook Park and baltimore
S.a A. M.-For Union Bridge. Westminster,
Glyndon, Baltimore and inter-
mediate stations.
S.A p. M.-For Baltimore and intermediate
stations
1888 p. M.-Fast Mail for Union Bridge, New
Windsor. Westminster, Glyn.
don, Owings Mills, Sudbrook
Park and Baltimore
Sundays only, leave Brueeville for Baltimore
and intermediate stations at As a. m.
Leave Frederick, p. K. r. daily except Sun
day. for Baltimore at 40 a. M, 800 and 800
p. m.
Leave Baltimore, W. NJ. r. r. daily except
Sunday for Frederick, at sill a. m. and 3 s.
and 4.0l p. IN. -
'Daily. All others daily except Sunday.
j. M. HOOD, B. H. GRISWOLD,
Gen1 Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19

cnnid breaks his

bow at the sight of
a face full ofS PIN.
pies and blotches.
IL ollow c h e e k S,
sunken eyes, and a
sailow complexion
will defy his best
intentions, Beauty
is more than skin
deep. The skin is
merely the surface
on which is written
in plain characters
the condition of the
body. The skin is
not a thing by itself,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19

NAsKS AND HOGSHEADs.-IarOeC asha
" and Hogsheads from 20 TO 200 gal. capacities'
sept. l7.tE ALLEN ROHRBACK.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
China. Glassware
AND
Housefurnishing Goods.

can now offer houseful Of the latest i'm
portations Of China, consisting of Dinner, Tea
and Toilet Sets, in all the various grades Of
English and French China.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19
FASTENED TO THE aULL's BILL.

mine tells a good story of a gull that
had been wounded by a sportsman.
The gull made a gallant endeavor to es-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19

Schedule taking effect October Srd, 1897.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19

dec. lS.tf. '%.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-27
Take Luncheon With Us.

as only women, you know" and considers
that he is doing them favor when he gives
them the benefit of what he considers his
overwhelming presence. He calls dozens of
times upon American girls, who, in company
with their mothers and sisters and aunts, en-
terrain him with their brilliant conversa-
ton. On their weekly Eat home days he
drinks their expensive China tea with real
cream (Which he doesn't get in many English
houses), eats their more expensive American
cake, made by their own clever hands, and
when he has been thus entertained ten or
dozen times he asks between his sips of
tea
Have you seen the new play at the Ly-
ceum?"
mo; haven't" answers the American
girl, wondering whether she will wear her
new pink or her green dress to the play.
well, you really ought to see it," he an
swers Such good thing, by Jove! don't
you know!''
Does he take her to see it? Not he. Or, If
Mrs. Grundy will not allow that, does he Of
fer to send her matinee tickets, so that she
may go with her mother? No! A thousand
times no! But the young American man
would, would he not?
So here's to the American man, whether
young. middle-aged old Too old, for his
age, perhaps, because he's worked SO hard
for his womankinG. God bless him!
Elizabeth l.. Banks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-27
With John Fox and Lillian ReII, APP
pears Here Saturday.

pears Here Saturday.
James Whitcomb Riley, who Is to
appear at the Peoples church Saturday
evening, is certainly the most popular
living American poet and, perhaps, the
greatest. Riley reads as he writes, but
manages to add something inexpressi-
bly, preSSiVe-SOmething that. the
most sympathetic reader cannot supply.
Mr.. Riley is to appear with two well
Known writer's who are quite as apt at
interpreting their own works as he Is,
though they are possibly not so famil-
lar to the public.
Miss Lillian Bell, as a young girl,
was such a brilliant writer that she had
no difficulty in getting her productions
published. One day she was reminded
that continuous and successful puo-
LEGATION at her age was ruinous. She
was so impressed by this fact that she
stopped her lucrative writing for the
press and entered a severe course of
literary training outlined by herseIt
and her kindly critical mother The
result was that perfection Of style
seen in ''The Love Letters of an Old
Maid" ''The Uunderside of Things"
and many short contributions to the
ma gaines.
A man who had seen John Fox Jr.
among the mountaineers Of Kentucky,
afterwards met him at a fashionable
dinner and could hardly believe his
eyes. 1t seemed impossible that the
elegant and witty diner could be the
same simple man he had seen in the
mountains. 1t is that wonderful adap-
liability which has made it possible for
MI. Fox to learn so much of the shy.
quaint mountain people Of whom he
writes. He knows them so we'll, that
he is able to use his wonderful recita-
tive ability to good purpose in inter-
preting his stories about them.
The sale Of seats is now in progress
at Howard, FaTwell & Co.'S.