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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
A Martyr to Melons.

The melon. crop was short this year,
and a southwest Georgia farmeTS who
had practically ''cornered" 1t in his
neighborhood had suffered seriously
from the deprecations of some of the
hungry colored brethren. So he gave
out that he had poisoned his melons
and after the news went forth he
ceased to miss them.
Night after night an ola negro who
lived near the finest melon patch had
eazed at their green sides with hungry
eyes but the thought OF the poison
kept him hungry still.
One moonlight night. however, his
appetite got the best OF him. He
looked in the direction Of the melons
loag and earnestly; then shouldering
g sack he started Of.
In &c name Of goodness, Rufus
whar ron gviue2~ asked his wife.
The Cd man turned, pointed to the
nelou patch and said, slowly and SOL
eu1iy:
I'm a-gwine whar dem melons isl"
@But-dsy's p'isoned!"
I know dey IS, But I'm gwine ter
take nv death. Pray fer me!"-Atlan-
"A Constitution.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
SCIENTIFIC CLIPPINGS.

Prof. D. G. Brinton. an authority on
anthropology. says: There is not a
single zoologically specific difference
TO be found between the races OF men :
Vegetables. suffering physical injury.
ere thrown into q state OF fever. Po-
tatoes showed a rise Of temperature Of
a little over two-tenths OF q degree at
the end of the second day. falling 10 the
end of the fifth day.
1t is reported. says Science. that the
secretary of agriculture VII ask con-
gress. at its next session. to authorize
the establishment of an agricultural ex-
pertinent station in Alaska. Suitable
scientific experiments would be of
great value in showing what egricultu-
raj products and domestic animals
could be introduced TO advantage.
The largest land tortoise now living
is supposed to be one lately acquired by
the London Geological society, this be-
ing about four feet seven inches long,
two feet ten inches broad, and weighing
about 500 pounds. 1t is a native of
NAN <AAu6OAd AS2d40S IL lAlC 1Al0AdA OGCdA,
but is said to have lived elsewhere for
$50 years.
Restricted as they now are in their
present distribution. it is safe to assert
that the crocodiles and their near kin
are marked as declining group, and
they will eventually be exterminated
entirely. Anatomists have clearly
shown them to be, by their structure,
the highest order of reptiles now in ex-
istence.
DR.. FARMLAND put typhoid germs
into deep well water. into Thames wa
ter, and into Lake Katrine water. The
bacilli died more rapidly in Thames wa.
ter than in the lake water, while they
persisted longest in deep well water
The longevity of the germs was proper
tional to the freedom of the water from
other inhabitants.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
RIPE HOGS
Information Jerry Rusk Obtained
from n Western Farmer.

from n western ArAeE-
Gov. RusA happened 10 drive over The
state lire oroe into Wisco1S-r boxing
at the farms He was pz--ic-, a-.y
s9uck with orc farm. CT wHse1 1e
found everything II 1-Sf-c-asS order.
and riding UP 10 re house inquired ne
name Of the owner, when 8 t--- German
came out AID gave rs name = IAeo-
dore Louis.
What 30 you regard = -1e S-e-teSi
wealth-produc.0E agency II aE-c1--
ture?" the governor asses --1-
The hog. was t-s S=--s--.c-s *
ply.
Upon what 90 you usSs rs S-1rs-
ment?"
He lifts more mortgages ,11l a-y-
thing else"
The eo1yerSa- vl.c1 s-s-s1 cs-
veloPed the t1-- -Ea- Lc-.s 1-t c-es
been what ) c1l-sl ~ a---~ bear e--s-
and kept constantly sinking 1919 -s1-.
He decided tha; something had % 9
done quickly OF there would d vs-y
little left for Louis, 81 Ee 5sc55sG . -
the hog. The 6-s- year e -z-e T.
tie money, the second year Ls made
more, and then he became Thoroughly
interested. The -esu.; VS. -E-- lie
became recognized = & E-e1- authority
on hogs. His ueiS1bo-S tccs Up Is
example ard mortgages began 10 y
lifted, until finally there v2s not ore
on record against that communion
How long would you keep hcg
as Gov. Rusk.
Il would lot keep him-l would Kill
him
"When?"
When he is ripe"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
MUSICAL. THOUGH BLIND.


y . HANAGNh u ~. 80
Selections TO NemorS.
Sco-es q pe-Sc-s who have SS-sud-
ed TIE Meridian street Methodist Epis-
co2s} church 1avs wondered how J; was
Po>si BE Tor s Uao aoV gifted with sigh;
Jo plsy wi-cu; error the s--hs-ns.
hymns er6 songs Il na-y services. Mr.
Csa-.aS : Hansen who DOES this : ore
ot TIE wonders = - c5-y. ard people
hsve be>cus $ sccUstCulei 70 seeing
s16 EPo-5uE 1lD That WAT he docs Is
taken = matter e cCurSs. with sca IN
y t1ocSh; o. wis: Il must be for him
= s-10e 81 s1s safe which he has
reached / : rare thing for II Or
EE5st q suy. sccoupa CiSr u pay with
c1- 0ss-eS5S, a-5 ye- NJ. Hansen rare
y ESsss tAs cc--ec; note. M Han
ss1 entered rs Institution fer Ire Edu-
ca1c- tcr -1e Blind II Isi.auapolis
Wien Il vs. aaou. ten years Of age,
z-C tccr ve1-s a-s- lie began The study
G; Re o-Eu.
L-s IS wc-s wzs rot much Ike that
Walsh NJ. Hansen does to-day. He
Is -ryo ways OF Earning e Piscs q uu-
sc. a-5 f1- each he has 20 have read
- E= has 1z5 several during the ten
rears hs Sas oes1 playing the organ.
out hs considers TIE present one. Miss
Nellie Vargaz- & pupil Of his The
beS-.
One way II wa;ea NJ. Hansen learns
: e have Ms Vaughn play the prelude
over. This Sc 5oeS two OF three times.
and NJ, HauSsl takes the organ and
plays Z absolutely the same. He IS
uot ro,d The key. the time. OF any Ct the
expression marks. OF the style. These
be gathers by hearing i. As the com
position IS played ne forms q mental
picture OF il with he idea Of 'ius- how
s, looks" although he has never seen
anything. Each par; CT the work Is
repea ,ed in me sme way than the pre-
iCds Is taken. until the whole i con-
p.e,e-
The work Is not done then by anv
meas. for after The reading. Mr.. Han
sen thinks over the piece go times.
That is his regular number Of times
for going over The work mentally. Jus
before retiring he thinks II ove-. and
he frst work OF The next morning i 10
play II over or the piano. Then his
part Of the music Is reedy for rehearsal
or for Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
wires a protection notwithstanding.

People living in cities are prone to
believe that the increasing number of
telephone, telegraph and trolley wires
increase the danger from electric
storms. On ;he contrary. the maze
Of wires is protection. and lessons the
danger. since it is shown that where
the wires attract the electricity they
hold it, and discharge it only at the
end of the wires in the central station.
The fact is that of the 200 lightning
accidents every year only an average
of 40 occur in the cities. The trees in
the country are far greater danger;
they account for the proportion of four
cases in the country to one in the city.
Edward W. Bok. in Ladies Home
journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
COMING RUPEES IN INDIA.
Natives Are Going from Place TO Place
Doing hints Work.

DOlns u IIlntS w Ork.
A British army officer just returned
from India told me the other day Gu
rious story which should be edifying
to all currency reformers. He had ac-
cumulated during his service there q
considerable quantity OF old silver
which possessed only an ordinary bar
value. He did not want 10 encounter
the bother and expense of bringing the
metal to England. and so, as he ex-
pressed it, he sent it TO a native to be
coined into rupees"
But the Indian minis have been
shut down for years." interrupted in
some surprise.
"Oh, yes" he assented, with pecul-
lar look. but you know the rupee is
coined just as freely in India to-day
as it was before the government closed
the minis.
Seeing that was puzzled, he gave
me without the slightest enfoarrass-
ment this extraordinary explanation:
Even when the minis were open
more rupees were coined by private
coiners than by the government. The
savings of the natives are made in sill
yer bracelets. rings and other orna-
ments. When it became necessary for
them to turn a part of their resources
into money they did it by employing
native coiner to turn the metal into
rupees. 1t is country Of vast dis
tances, and the natives could not send
their ornaments to government mint
perhaps 1000 miles away. The native
coiner travelled from place TO place and
hut to hut, just like country tinker.
He was glad to work all day turning sill
yer bangles into rupees, weight for
weight, for perhaps one rupee as his
reward. And very good rupees they
turned out, too. They are current
everywhere, and nobody questions
them. OF course the practice is lille
climate, and when the minis were
first closed the government tried to
put a stop to it, but not with much sue
cess. Now it is winked at by the au-
thorities, for the situation in India to-
day is too threatening for any interfer-
ence which is not esolutely necessary"
Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
THE KINGFISHER.
h OF blue ard a gutteral cry.
go = l-Fr-e-.- =l-..- .Fz=f-f-4s- 80.

A fash OF blue and q gutteral cry,
And I see = kingfsher dsshins BY;
a sudden splash and s surge Of foam.
And he bears fish 70 his s2rd-bank home.
Listen again for that loud. harsh noise.
And watch him over Z calm pool potse:
Then with a weird. enLclng scream.
Reckoning on for race Up stream
Through the mists where the cascades fan
The halcyon lures with his fearless call,
And then he laughs from q willow bouEh,
As much as 20 say, Where ara you TOW -
with his breast Of white and his belt OF
blue,
He awaits an atm.riaE glance from you:
Then of ard away With 8 U3cki1s cry
4 fash OF blue OF an Aprl sky
NEenry KaIloch Rowe. in Demorest's Mag
azL1e
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08

] FREDERICK, MARYLAYD

The subscriber respectfully lntorD,.
friends and the public generally tb lbs ms
has purchased the Livery StabIeSn ov.ne
late Robert g. Lamar, and has rem u1Sas
to his new and CoMMoDIoUs STa,tnruveo
on the First Alley, between East SIZES
and East Third Sts., Frederick cit .veg Wad
where all orders, by day or nig5t M ml;,
receive prompt and polite attenfion WI
on the most reasonable terms a M.
stock of HORSES and CARRTAccp5h is
the largest in the city. The horses
all safe, sound and good travellers y, ,St sIe
the vehicles are Of every variety s m5l !,
the finest and latest styles and he anu Too o.
substantial character. Bridal na u1vsl
served with the most stylish and foss
ionable turnouts, and special stten ,ssn'
will be given to funeral corteges Tapa
RIAGES FOR PARTIES and ,R Rah-
for picnics at very reasonable rates DS ms
drivers are all competent, reliable a ans
obliging, and no pains nor efforts S SIiS,
be spared to please all who NAV fo VII
me with their patronage. '"Foi
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
terers -. lmratlertlv.


Well" the old man continued. "Geor-
gle was il a terrible state Of excite
ment. while. one by one. five bsys
stepped 70 the front. and five shining
wespons barely skinned by his head.
The sixth young savage was the
SAME who had made the good shot
few minutes before with bow and ar
row.
He now poised his sharp tcmahawk
in the air. took q long. deliberate aim,
bent his supple body forward. threw
al his force into the effort. hen sent
the weapon flashing through the sun
ligb;!
Il graze6 the little caPti>o's head,
and sank into the stake 10 which he
was bound.
This was too much for Georges
proud spirit.
He would not stand to be killed so
shamefully! lie would fgb; for his
life, as he had seen his father do!
with all his strength. he tagged al
the leather strips which held him. and
oh, JOY OF joys-found one arm free.
He uttered 4 cry Of triumph.
"Grasping the tomahawk ebove his
head, he wrenched it out Of the wood,
then quickly Hberating his other hand,
he stood armed ready to die Ike Z man.
"Brandish.ng the weapon above his
head. George rushed toward the as
touished band OF Young savagcs.
They had not expected this. They
were not prepared for such an action on
the part OF their captive. They were
dumfounded-,errife@ So they turned
snd ran.
With shout Of triumph. the white
child pursued them. On. on they fed.
and George after them. \ crowd Of
braves Intercepted the boy. He would
have been speedily killed, but for the
intercesSion Of squaw. who had wit
messed the whole affair. As the wife OF
the head chief. she had great influence
with the tribe. She had lost her own
child during the preceding week. and
now, as a special favor. begged TO be
allowed TO adop, George. Her prayer
was granted.
And thus the boy hero was saved"
What became OF him afterward?"
Ralph asked. as grandpa concluded his
story.
Until he was IS years Of age, George
lived with the tribe He learned their
language and gradually forgot his own.
He could ride his mustang. fling the
lasso and kill the great buffaloes OF the
prairies as well as the most experienced
warriors.
He acquired such influence over his
red brethren that, when the chief died,
he was elected TO the vacant place.
AT last it happened that a party of
his warriors, against his strict orders,
attacked a frontier village and bore
away as captive a beautiful white girl.
George, as call him still. rescued
her from danger. became ardently at
tached to her. and she returned his af-
lection. BY her efforts she brought him
back to civilized life. They were mar
ried. and, as stories say, everything
went merry as marriage BELL Ny
dear children. that is ALL
"No-not quite all"
Sadie and Ralph and all the children
started, for the voice was that of their
father.
Boys and girls" he said, do you
know where George is now?"
No" they answered, in chorus.
where is her?"
There, in that armchair! he told
you his own story"
What" they cried, in amazement.
"Grandpa. are you Georgie?"
And grandpa answered them He
said:
Yes. am Georgie!' Golden
Days.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
Proner - ID the Piano.

Keep a space OF eight or twelve inches
between the piano and the wall, and
much more If possible. The instrument
viii not only sound better. but be safer
from dampness and changes of tenn
perature. Never put books, music or
orie-a-brac on the piano. as il deadens
the tone. and sometimes causes I'M
pleasant rafting. In playing. be care
full in the use OF the pedal. Too much
is worse than none. Listen TO your own
playing; strike single notes and chords
very slowly. to bring out pure, round.
long tone without hard striking of the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
He Knew.

Papa, what is a monocycle?"
what? A boy Of your size DON'T
know what a monocycle is"
mo. l know what bicycle and
tricycle. and quad is, but what is
Ironocycle?"
why. it's the name of the machine.
Of course"
"Vhat do they call il that for?"
Because it is made in Mono county,
Of course. Don't you. study geog-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08

1t was little George Gumpp who
wondered. when memory failed him
during the history recitation, why IF
history repeats itself-why-why don't
it?"-Judge.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08

The Uncle-Were your college exer-
cises a success?
The Nephew-Well. 1 rather think
we gave congress a few pointers.-N. Y.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-08
Everybody Comes Into lhls
World With a Predispo-
sition to Disease.
A Talk With Mrs. Pinkham About the Cause
of Anemia.

This points
the stern necessity OF
:lping ones self just as
soon as the life powers
seem to be on the wane.
Excessive menstrua-
ton is a sign of physi-
cal weakness and want
of tone in the uterine
organs. 1t saps the
strength away and pro-
duces anemia (blood
turns to water).
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
THE WHITE MANS PARTY.

Pn;tinR Negroes on the School Com
mttt in Wilson County, Yet ths n eWs
and Observer Can't Seaany Wrong In 1t
when the ID. o. r. Placed them In Gov
troll.
For the Caucasian
The dear old white mans party in
this county are running things IN
grand style. They, by one of these
"unholy fusions'' with the Republi-
can party in Wilson county, man
aged to get control of the schools OF
the county, and arc running things
strictly on white lines. In one town
ship, (Taylor's) they appointed three
Democrats and two colored Republi
cans, and two of the Democrats,
through patriotism and love for edu-
cation, failed to qualify, so the
schools are being run by one Demo
crat and two colored Republicans
So much for the white mans party
and white supremacy by the Demo
cratic party in Wilson county.
A nice set to be crying for white
supremacy, when they, by one o
their combinations with the Repuo
lican Register of Deeds elect the frs
negro to an. important office evel
elected in this county, and then
through carelessness let the school
be run by negro committees. Ho'
will white ladies feel to be forced t
90 to negro committeeman to get
school, and to think they were az
pointed by the only white mans pal
ty in existence.
Won't they have a fine time rur
; ming a campaign in this county o
the color line7 Oh consiste ncy tho
art jewel.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
TROUBLE WITH MONEY ORDERS.

Pos.ofics Department Seeking q Modifi-
cation Of Their Present Form.
Washington POST
After trial Of about four years
of the present form of money order
the Postoffice Department is seeking
legislation to discontinue its further
use. 1t was result of the work of
the Dockery Commission, which re-
quired that as measure of precau-
ton and to prevent frauds on the
department, the form of order to be
used should be provided with margi-
nal figures, which, when issued,
were to be cut in such shape as
would serve as check on the post
master and the payee alike. SO in
tricate was the system, however,
that numerous mistakes we're made.
the number of errors coming to the
attention of the department reach
ing an aggregate of 900 daily. In
addition to this the department has
been somewhat annoyed by litiga-
ton growing out of a suit alleging
an infringement of patent, the out
come of which is not yet determined
A bill has been prepared and will
be introduced in Congress providing
for a repeal of the law under which
the present system is legalizsd, anc
which, if agreed to, will give thu
Postmaster General authority t.
adopt the form of money orde
} which, in his Judgment, is best suite'
to the needs of the service.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
CUBANS Confident.

Six Thousand Well Armed Men In Santa
Clara-Two Fnibustering Expeditions
Land.
N Y. Herald Special Correspondence.
HAVANA, Dec. 15.-The Herald
field correspondent reports from
Santa Clara that the insurgents IN
that province have more than SIX
thousand men we'll armed, and are
confident of ultimate success. Ihey
are also we'll provided with medl-
cine and other necessaries. Cen
erai Gomez is at La Reforma, where
he has been for nearly a year. 1t is
reported this morning that General
Garcia has captured and destroyed
the city of Bayamo.
Within the last four days two
fillbustering expeditions have
safely reached Cuba. One landed
in Matanz province and the other
at Baracoa, only five leagues from
Havana. They consisted chiefly o.
clothing, medicine and dynamite
The rebels are now using larg'
quantities of dynamite with consld
| erable effect,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
Exchange.


Exchange.
Senator Butler in . recent speech IN
the L. s. Senate showed that III The
railroads were 10 hAul mail as cheap
Is they do express We would save over
$ls ,Ooo 900 per year on what we now
pay the railroads for hauling the mails.
They haul freight from New Orleans
to San Francisco. 1880 miles, for 20
cents per hundred for private parties,
and cnarge Uncle sam IS per hundred
for Hs miles. The Florida Central
railroad receives $500 per hundred per
500 mile haul. See Postmaster Gen
erals report, page 3s2. In addition TO
the enormous price per pound We Pay
for hauling the mails We also pay rent
for the cars in which the mails is car
ried. We pay s30o0, ,OOoO q year for
car rent. This is more than twice
what il would cost TO buy or build the
cars. A postal car will last 20 years.
SO we see that IL twenty years We pay
enough car rent to buy and pay Tor
them lwenty-fOur times.
This is $ls,OOO,00O of the peoples
taxes given to the railroads a. a clear
gift each year. 1t is a steal. or course
the railroads can Afford TO keep
lobby in Washington and spend mill
lions of dollars II necessary to prevent
any action by Congress to stop this
robbery alone. And there are others
as great. Let us make the railroads
haul the mails at fair price. Let US
make them haul the mails for the peO-
ple and the peoples government as
cheap as they haul express for the ex-
press companies. and then we will save
enough money IN ONE YEAR to build a
Postal telegraph system better than
the Western Union. a system that
would put telegraph office or tele-
phone 1connecting with the telegraph)
at every Post Office in the United
States and at the same time enable us
to reduce the telegraph rate to ten
cents a message. Remember We will
save enough in one year to do this. In
the next two years we would save
enough to enable US to establish Tree
rural delivery and have mail delivered
| free to every mans door in America as
| it is now done in the cities.
| Remember there are the benefits and
blessings that could be given the
whole people for the first three years
! if we will stop this steal. Remember
that if we will stop this $1s,OOO,OCO
wear steal, that we will save lik'
amount the fourth year and every yea
thereafter. So each year we could t.
the people save great convenience
worth $lS,00O,0O0, Oe we could reduc.
taxation that much each year. Is sucl
bad business management on the par
of the government due to the want Q
sense and business incapacity, or is
due to some evil influence whic
causes public officers, the truste
agents of the people to rob their gov
eminent in the interest of monopolie
The very thought of such a possibiilt
is so shocking that we will not folio'
. it further.
But whatever the cause, whether III
competency or dishonesty, which pei
mits such shocking business manage
S ment and wholesale robbery, let Cor
r gress and the government officials TAX
g notice that such outrageous wrong
r can not continue. II Congress do'
f make haste to stop this and other gla
= ing steals, a day of reckoning will SOC
come.