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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
A MODEL WITNESS.
He Ratified the Lawyer bY His Explicit
Replies.

He Ratified the Lawyer bY His Explicit
Replies.
snow, sir, / hope we shall have no
difficulty in getting you to speak up"
said the lawyer, in very loud, COM
manding voice, according to the Texas
Sitter.
81 hope not, sir" shouted the witness,
at the top of his lungs.
How dare you speak to me in that
way?" aagrily asked the lawyer.
Because l can't speak no louder.
sir" said the hostler.
"Have you been drinking?"
Eyes, sir"
81 should infer so from your conduct.
What have you been drinking?"
"Coffee," hoarsely vociferated the
knight OF the stable.
Something stronger than coffee, sir,
you have been drinkingl Don't look at
me like that, siri" furiously. "Look at
the jury. sirl Did you have something
IN your coffee. sir?''
ayes, sir"
"What was it?"
Sugar"
This man is no fool-he e worse!"
stormed the counsel.
snow, SIR" turning to the witness
'fook at me. What besides sugar did
you take in your coffee this morning?'
The hostler collected his forces, drew
n deep breath, and in voice that could
have been heard half . mile away, bel.
lowed out:
"A spunel spunei an nutbin' elsel"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

Rear Admiral Penrose-Fitzgerald, of
The British navy, is now engaged on
biography of the late Vice Admiral Sir
George Tryon. whose life was q very
sventful one.
An italian named Corzetto has in
vented an apparatus which enabled him
30 remain under water IS hours. Ow-
ing TO an accident to the apparatus
however, he came near being asphyxi-
nted-
The most learned of musical compos-
ers was Wagner. Ae was equally great
rs a musician, poet, manager and con-
ductor. His literary, theoretical and
controversial works display immense
erudition-
In a speech made at the close of his
Baltimore engagement Joseph Jeffer-
son took occasion to deny with en-
phasis the rumors that he was medtat-
Ing an immediate retirement from the
stage.
When the car, on his recent visit to
Paris, presented NJ. Brisson with the
~. AIiuh Gus OiuSi VIC AenpUSl Sue oh h'S
nuch-cherished long beard because II
concealed the order (Which is worn
around the neck) from view.
Sir Arthur Sullivan can now COM
mand $4,000 down for one song, while
from "The Lost Chord" alone it is said
that he has realized over $4,000. Sig.
Tosti, the composer of Forever and
Forever" whose first manuscripts were
declined with thanks" can now COM
nand $1.250 for a song.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
SHOTS AT FAIR WOMEN.

Convict-"I'm in here for having five
wives" Visitor-"How are you enjoy.
ing your liberty" Figaro.
A girls idea of pretty wedding dress
IL one that cannot possibly be of any
use to a woman after she has married.
Washington Post.
WAS the brute who struck his wife
punished by the court?" mo, when it
came to the trial the woman would not
acknowledge herself beaten" Tit
Bits.
"Every man has his price" Ser
l4sinly. But if he wants woman to con-
IRider it he ought to knock off two cents
ifrom the even dollar."1Cincinnati En-
Iquirer.
Mrs. Wickwre-''These clairvoyants'
advertisements are so ridiculous. Here
ens one that begins, Nine. Y tells
a6ilt svthing.' The idea" Mr.. Wickwire
sfeA Ills everything? Any woman can
-, t."-Indianapolis Journal.
ks',io sere is nothing on earth that gives
em,, average male mortal more satisfac-
III, i than to see thin man arise and
4, ,lfer his seat in a street car to a fat
~ oman, especially if he has been sitting
& tween two other women.-N. Y. COM
sS,nercial.
How did your wife catch that terri
BILE cold?" sShi A new family moved
| into the house next door on one Of
the coolest days last week. If you or I
had stood beside an open window all
afternoon we'd simply be dead
Cleveland Leader.
"I've missed more fun this summer
than you could shake your tail at"
unused the bull. Howl" asked the
family horse. To-day for the seventh
time ! let one Of these new women get
almost across the field before realized
she wasn'e . man."-Pearson's Weekly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29

FOREIGN PlCkUPS.

The common measure of road dis
tance in France is the kilometer, or
1000 meters, little over three-quarters
of a mile.
To keep the o,o00 odd miles of tele-
graph line in order in Great Britain
and provide for the proper dispatch and
delivery Of the millions of messages
that pass over them every month entails
an expenditure of about $11,25O.0Oo q
year.
Good sponges have steadily grown
dearer of late years, and now the
Cuban instruction cuts off one source
of supply. Since the rebellion SO many
Of the fishermen are forced to serve Oh
board ship that there are scarcely any
left to go fishing.
In England no physician can legally
give a certificate of the cause of death
unless he has prescribed for the per-
son at least 4s hours before death
Without such certificate no undertaken
is permitted to bury the body.
The Birmingham mint has just re-
CelVeu u UubG OIQcE LlOLl VIC hus-'i''"
government for copper coins. The total
number of coins required is over TO-
100000. The coins, which consist OF
three, two. one, half and quarter
kopeck pieces, are already being struck
off.
Turin is going to hold an Italian eN-
hibition in 1898. 1t will include the
work of Italians abroad and of the
Catholic missions, There will also be
an international exhibition of electric
appliances and of machinery. Among
the special features will be athletic
games and review of comic art.
Argentina has passed an extraordi-
nary law, according to the Pail Mall
Gazette. After January l, 1897, every
unmarried male between 20 and so must
pay a monthly tax to the state. Should
celibates of either sex refuse an offer
OF marriage without good reason, they
must pay $500 to the person refused.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
A COLUMN OF VERSE.



Onto my eyes the city nothing yields.
Bound on some errand in the noisy street.
Thread the thoroughfare as in dream.
scarcely see the faces that meet,
II there be pleasing sights cannot seem
70 heed them. am dreaming of the fields.
lere sin stalks shameless; here mems souls
are thrall
To tyrant custom. often have / cried:
what room have you for home, what
time for rest?"
On one hand, want: the other, wealth ard
pride.
Strife, turmoil. trouble. oh. the fields
are best,
fhe freedom Of the fields IL best of all!
Five me the simple, honest ways OF men
who learn each day Gods message from
the flowers.
Whose lives are natural, whose hearts
are pure
As meadow streams. o love. recall the
hours
In solitude and silence spent secure.
Then come with me and find the fields
again!
Iorace Pearl Bronaugh. in Youths Com
panion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
FADS AND FANCIES.

Moire effects appear in silk, wool and
velvet
The smaller dress skirts bring trim
mings in their wake.
All sorts of collars, pelerines and
small shoulder capes Of fur are worn.
Attractive toilet sets come in canary
yellow opaque glass set in silver.
Heavy English brocades and rich EN-
broidered velvets are used for evening
dresses.
A novelty in muffs is long and fiat,
with sable on one side and chincilla on
che other.
The tiny empire fan dangling from a
ehain puts the finishing touch on an
evening toilet.
Among modern table requisites are
high chocolate cups, of peculiar shape
and decorated rocco style.
The new photograph frames in We
netian glass afford exquisite effects in
delicately tinted flowers and foliage.
No one style of hairdressing prevails,
but the pompadour effect in front and
q soft knot at the back seems to lead.
Souvenir floral and calendar spoons,
always in demand, assume increased
Importance as the holidays draw near.
Silver tableware this season lie char
acterized by elegance of form, chaste
0rnamentation and skillful workman
ship.
Silver-plated pudding and pie dishes
are standard articles in modern homes.
The same may be said for baking cups
IN Dresden ware.
Thc lateT novelty in wedding cake
boxes takes the shape of heart and Is
of silver, with the combined monograms
Of bride and bridegroom in gold letters.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
ANIMALS AND BIRDS.

An all-white coon has been shot near
Rollin, Mich.
At NARROW, n. H., snow owl with a
five-foot spread of wing was shot re-
Gently.
An indianapolis physician, after an
hours lively chase, caught 'possum in
his backyard.
Chiltwood, Ore, has rooster which
came there on the pilot of a railroad en-
CINE, and since his arrival has behaved
properly. but before his advent there
had made two prolonged stops in his
progress along the line of the railroad
and had run with flock of sheep and
then with herd of cattle.
Edwin F. Soule. who builds stone
bridges for the Maine Central railroad,
has pet cat which often goes over
the road with him, and one day when
he went away without it the cat
climbed upon truck of the dining car
and rode 60 miles after him from
Beecher Falls. VT. to Fabyans.
An oyster in q Pipe
A curiosity from the oyster beds was
shown in New York several days ago.
Henry Davis. Rock Hill FISHERMAN
while longing on Huntingfeld, caught
a perfect young oyster, 2x2H inches
which had grown in the mouth Of an old
clay pipe. The oyster was so tightly
wedged in thebowl as to render it i'm
possible of removal without breaking
the pipe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
The Wealth of Love


I was as poor as the poorest, dear,
And the world-it passed me by:
But not that day
When you walked Loves wayl
For Heaven itself drew nigh
Sweetheart!
For Heaven itself drew nigh.
was as lone as the loneliest, love, n
With never a dream of bliss;
But not that day
When you walked Loves way
And leaned to his thankful kiss
Sweetheart
And leaned to his thankful kiss.
And dear to my life is your love-your love
And my soul hath ceased to sigh:
For sorrow seems
But an echo Of dreams,
And the stars are in life's sky
Sweetheart!
And the stars are in life's sky!
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
A Boston Baby.

Boston BABY
Baby's brain is tired of thinking
On the wherefore and the whence:
Baby's precious eyes are blinking
with incipient somnolence.
Little hands are Weary turning
Heavy leaves of lexicon;
Little nose is fretted. learning
How to keep its glasses on.
Baby knows the laws Of nature
Are beneflcent and wise;
His medulla oblongata
Bids my darling close his eyes.
And his pneumogastrics tell him
Quietude is always best
When his little cerebellum
Needs recuperative rest.
Baby must have relaxation,
Let the world go wrong or right.
Sleep, my darling; leave creation
To its chances for the night.
Boston Pilot.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
Song.

When nights are calm, and days are dear.
What can one do but sing?
When happiness is everywhere,
What can one do but sing?
The mountains melt along the sky.
The snowy pigeons circling fly,
A thousand visions kiss the eye
What can one do but sing?
When hope is throned in the heart.
What can one do but sing?
When pity pleads. and sweet tears start.
What can one do but sing?
A thousand lights are in the sky,
"A thousand thoughts about me fly.
"A thousand visions kiss mine eye
What can do but sing?
Robert Loveman, in N. Y. Independent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
Sleep.


Sleep, Sleep, what art thou, Sleep. that
tak'st away
The long toll and pain o. tn heavy day?
That snatchest us from WEAKNESS and
care,
And, lol we walk in pastures green and
fair.
Before the tears upon our cheeks are dried,
We walk at ease the living streams beside.
% gentle Sleep to all the weary dear!
o dreadful Sleep, that guilty wretches
fear!
Thou art not death. yet death Is like to
thee;
And more than life thou sometimes seem'st
to be-
Thou dost confound the things that are and
SEEM
Beggars and kings are equal when they
dream!
Mary A. Marks, in Argosy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29

There is great demand for lamps and we
nave met that demand with large line of the
handsomest lamps ever seen here. Nothing com.
mon about any of these goods, not even on the
lowest priced ones All are wonders for the price
and look well wherever placed.] There are SO
many other articles to be found in our large
stock of suitable goods for gifts that appeal to
the eye, both as ornaments and things of merit
that you'll be acting rather unwisely if you do
not at once visit
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
Deceptive Appearance.


IT'S wrong to judge by looks alone.
As much In nature shows.
The greatest warrior may not have
The largest Roman nose.
The horse that has the longest legs
May not be very FAST
And then, you know, the Bible says
The first ones shall be last.
Beneath the fiercest visage there
May be a quaking heart:
And he that looks so meek and mild
May merely play a part
A tie OF flaming red;
His wife may buy his ties for him
II so. enough is said.
Cleveland Leader
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
Gray and Silver.

had q love: dark-haired was she.
Her eyes were gray;
For sake of her, across the sea
sailed away.
Death, sickness, tempest and defeat
All passed me by;
With years came fortune. fair and feet.
And rich was l.
Again for me the sun looked down
Familiar skies:
found my love, her locks had grown
Gray as her eyes.
''Alas!" she sighed. forget me. now
No longer fair
81 loved thy heart" whispered low.
And not thy hair"
&C. E. D. Phelps. in Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
ITS ADVANTAGES.

ITS ADVANTAGES.
Being selEregulator, is always ready foi
business: Stacks up at 80 below, and takes Q
new grip In the shade. Gently persuades .
runaway team to reconsider its action. An
unruly bull Is as safe as q canary in Its cage
Il says to the festive hog, "Thusflr shalt thou
CO." &c. The fierce winds and snow heede Il
not. The "trespasser is not led into te1Bpta-
tiOn.n and the rail stealer's occupation Is gone
Write for circulars and prices. We sell
largely Of It.
FEppEMAs & EARLE,
CENTREvILLE MD.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-04
TO GET FUNDS.
Fourth Of July Committees to start
Out Today-Ffxing Up the
Prog ya 1umc,

The committee having In charge the coll
lection of funds for the coming Fourth of
July celebration will start out this morn
ing and call upon the business men OF
the city.
There has thus far been nothing but
encouragement for the intended eelebra-
ton. and word has been received from
many neighboring cities and towns of an
intended participation in the events that
Will mark the Fourth of July of the pres
ent year as conspicuous one in the his
tory of affairs on the Pacific coast.
The committee having the details of the
parade in hand have not yet Issued formal
invitations to organizations of other cities
than Seattle 10 participate in the display.
but such is the intention, and there is lit
tie doubt that many will accept. IL is
understood that the celebrated Knights of
Cerberus, of Port Townsend. will be In at
tendance. and should this prove to be true
their being here will add distinctive car
nival atmosphere TO the parade that moth
ing else could. The Knights of Cerberus
are numerically very strong, and the Port
Townsend members will undoubtedly be
joined by many living in Seattle and Ia
coma A feature OF the Townsend priory
is its pack of dogs which participate in
the ritualistic work. The Knights will il
is understood. bring their own carnival
floats and horses.
The city has been districted. and the va
rious members of the committee have ar
ranged plan for obtaining the results OF
the canvass for funds and as soon as the
amount necessary has been secured re-
port will follow and the money be allotted
for the various events.
The committees having the three days
programme in hand are hard at work, and
many unique features are promised. The
outlook Is emphatically encoura ging and
IN the absence of Queen Victorias birth
day and Dominion day celebrations across
the international boundary a large num-
Der of British and Canadian cousins may
be expected. The transportation commit
tee is now working with the various rail
roads and steamer lines on matters OF
rates, with a prospect OF bringing in the
thousands of visitors at nominal excur-
sion rates.
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Guernsey and made some arrangement OF
his Affairs. After a tine he was ailowed
to come. hack and his father placed MIN
with an eminent firm CT accountants he
remained there some tine. and then ae-
sired thar his father purchase him part
ne-shio in the firm OF accountants. THIS
was done but afterwards II was found
that he was living in the same way his
wife was obliged to leave him and go back
to her father and from that day 10 this
his father has supported .her and her four
children Young Wiilsu's position was
still more serious on account OF certain
money matters with which ne was con-
nected and he had TO leave the country.
ARRANGEMENTS were made for taking care
OF his debts. and he came 20 America.
where his father supported nina Havins
regard 10 the way he lived. his father made
inquiries and found that ne was conduct-
ing himself in the same old way. While
in America his mind gave way. either
from the life ne was leading or the use or
Yr,ornhia. cocaine and other drugs. He
was reduced 10 iamentable condition ana
was wandering about the streets. he was
declared insane. His father had him re-
moved 10 a private asylum. ana after
time ne left and went back TO England
soon after his return he set up claim
70 narrnersnip in his fathers business.
and then commenced the annoyance OF
sending postal cards 70 his father- accus-
ing hir7, az acts of immortality and dishon-
e<sry and threatening him with personal
violence IL he did not settle with him, find
hin, fsna and an aiiowance-in fact, sup
port q woman as he was supporting the
wife and children.
THE father shrank from taking proceed
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THE AL-kI FROM ALASKA.
Few Passengers and n Light Cargo
Idle Men In Juneau.

The steamer Al-Ki arrived down from
Alaska at $50 last night, and after dis
charging her passengers and freight at
the Ocean dock proceeded 10 the Oregon
Improvement Companys bunkers. where
she eoaled for her return trip north to-
morrow morning. Capt. Patterson reports
an uneyentful trip. the business down.
both passenger and freight being very
light. On her last trip up the AK was
not able TO land all of the Yukon outfits
at Dyea and brought large quantity
back 10 Juneau. This freight was taken
10 Dyea again by the Mexico. The report
IS brought down from Alaska that a large
number OF stranded people are al Juneau.
Ihey went north without supplies. expect
ing TO beg food from others while en- route
10 the Yukon. They were given to under
stand that they would starve II they start
ed on the trip, so they remained at Ju-
neau- The recent raise IN fare from SIS
10 So from Juneau 10 Sound points pre-
cludeS their leaving Juneau, and the re-
suit Is that there are upwards of epn men
there without money or the means of get
ting either to the mines or back To the
Sound.
No court will he held in Alaska for sew
erai months To come. A Juneau Daper
says that there are so few cases for S,,rv
trial upon the district court calendar for
the MAY term that the authorities have
decided the circumstances will not war
rant the great expense which a summon
ing of the jury would entail upon tho -ov
ernrnent. Prospectors and miners NAV
therefore so about their business without
fear Of being interfered with by any sum
mons 10 attend court this summer
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BOARD OF WORKS.
Rccon,me nbationx I'm Detail for
street mproyenents-1ity
Contracts Awarded

EniarEing upon It's recommendations for
street Improvement. the hoard Of public
works yesterday determined upon not
only the localities TO be improved. but the
nature OF the Improvement a. well This
is summarized as follows:
Third avenue. from Yesler way to Pike
street. by repianking.
Yesler way. from First avenue 20 the
harbor line. by macadamlzing the same
and constructing sidewalks on both sides
thereof from First avenue 20 Railroad
avenue. and an ironstone ard stavepipe
sewer from First avenue 70 the harbor
line.
the center line Of Third avenue south. hv
pavins with wooden blocks and curblnr
with granite.
Yesicr way, fron the center line az
Third avenHe south 20 the center line of
FIFTH avenue south. by plankinC. side
walking and buikheadinK
Marion street. from First avenue 20 the
harhor line. ny planklng from First ave
nno 20 Railroad avenue ami sewer Of
ironstnne and stavepape from FRS, ave
nue. 20 IRE haThor tine
Madison street from First avenue 10
Railroad avenue. by planking and a sewer
70 the harbor line
Washington street. from Fourth avenue
south 10 tne harhov line. by constructing
an ironstcne and Stavep}pe sewer from
Fourth avenue south % Third. and brick
sewer from Third % FIRST. and thence ~
The harhor lire stone sewer. TIE street
VIII ~ rcpiarked
Second avenue south. from Yesler way
20 King street by regarding ard replank-
ing from Nesier wax 20 a pogu. rsa fee,
south 80 Jackson street
Occidental avenue from Ne@ler wav -
10 fe@g south 81 Stng street hv planEfnp
Fourth avenue ssu1a. from Main Stree,
- the south llne % jackson street hv r.,
fsisnkSag aH3 realfnk
FIRST avenue. frona PIKE 20 Cedar stroa.
BY plauktng. ssiew alSing regradl-r
widening and bslskheading.
FIRST avenue south. from Nssler vea, a
King strset, BY paving with wooden hlo,kS
and cureing Ntsh granite
first avenue south. from the center W~a
of king strees 60 the canal WATERWAY h,
gFadias. si8ewaikiae a. widening
Jackson street. fFona Railroad ave-e.
70 Fagth avenue ssusA, as nlIine hnlk-
heading, sssis@ alking planklug and con-
s;TactEuk a sewer
The haarsi isScussesI ths condition az che
Grant street bridge AID the Lake r,rsoa
eoaisyArd. bit sook 20 aesioa. Tae aeari
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Rialto Block.
FREDERICK, NELSON & MUNRO.


is waiting for the county assessor TO finish
his valuation Of the tide fiat property. as
the law requires that any assessment for
street Improvement work shall not ex-
coed . per cent. OF the assessed valuation
of the property. The Grant street bridge
will be replied and the planking renewed
The contract for city supplies for the
nexf two months was awarded 10 A B.
Stewart, A. S. Kerry. Bryant Lumber
Company. Schwabacher Hardware Com
rany. Seattle Hardware Company, A.
Hanback, Company. NJ. Seller & o..
Richmond Paper Company. Golden Rule
Bazaar, Lilly. Bogardus & Co. and Se-
attic Cereal Company.
The contract for feeding city prisoners
for one year from May / was awarded
James y. Sandvigen. lie viii get 10 cents
a meal
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His claims for all that money are
sheer decisions. and I cannot and VIII
not have him back 10 England 10 renew
the worry and persecution TO me ana 10
his poor wife and to all my family.
The above statement appears in let
ter written by Henry willeti. OF Arnold
house. Brighton. England. 20 Mayor
Wood. explaining why he does not want
his degenerate and dissipated son. Ernest
H. Willett. who was recently certified TO
be insane In the superior court or King
county.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-04
PORT wARDEN's REPORT.
Growth of Trade With the Orient
Other Business.

Port Warden NJ. G. Jensen yesterday
filed with the city comptroller his report
for the month of April, as follows:
Deep water vessels arriving and depart
ing. steamers p. sailing vessels 2. regis
tered net tonnage 90 2s2 merchandise re-
ceived from outside ports. Ais tons; mer-
chandise shipped to outside ports 1851
tons: coal shipped coastwise. 29iI TONS
lumber shipped coastwise. 1.ooo.d00 feet;
Oriental eargoes inbound s. $50 tons: ORR
entail cargoes outward bound 2. 400 tons;
total Oriental business, u 80 tons. lumber
shipped foreign, 1.s4,ee0 feet: mooring
buoy and slip receipts, s59.i0.