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The citizen., 1897-03-19
AN AWFUL DISAPPOINTMENT.
He Declared Ii the Worst Sell He
Ever Had.


He Declared 1t the Worst Sell He
Ever Had.
One Sunday morning a poor man,
dressed in his best, having trudged all
the way from Boston, entered the
church at Newburyport and took a seat
near the pulpit, says the New York Re-
c0rder. Presently the service began
and the preacher had not been speaking
long before the visitor from Boston be-
gan to show signs of excitement. AS
the sermon proceeded his body swayed
backward and forward, his eyes gilt
tered strangely and at length he fell
in a fit on the floor. Two deacons of
the church carried him outside, laid
him down on the church green, unfast-
ened his collar and dashed water upon
him, while he writhed and rolled on the
earth.
At last the man recovered his senses
and was asked what allied him. "Oh,
such powerful preaching!" said he. IL
had heard before of men going into fits
under Whitfeld's preaching. but never
supposed it would double me up So"
''But," said one of the deacons, that
was not Mr.. Whitfield preaching, but
only anear-by minister substituting for
him this morning"
At this point the Boston man be-
came mad clear through.
"What!" said he. Have / walked so
miles. spoiled my best suit of clothes
and had fits, and never heard Mr.. Whit
field after all? Well. I'll be goldarned
if that isn't the worst sell ever had!"
The citizen., 1897-03-19
WILD HORSES.


COaxing Domesticated Animals Away
From Home.
Wild horses are getting to be quite
numerous again on the flats in the
Texas Panhandle and in Beaver county.
They are very troublesome, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, as they lead away
the horses belonging to the COW men
and grangers, and when a domesti-
Gated horse once gets with wild bunch
it is an all days job and sometimes it
takes several days to catch him. The
LATEST old crowbait alive, or the gen
tlest family horse, after associating for
a few days with these mustangs, seems
to forget his raising; all the old-time
wildness of his forefathers seems to
crop out in him, and, although formerly
he may have allowed himself to be
caught anywhere, he will not then per-
nit man to get within half mile of
him. About the only way to receiver a
horse of this kind is to run the entire
bunch down and corral them. or to rope
the ones wanted. Nearly all our stock
men have lost horses in this manner.
and the mustang, instead of being
looked upon with respect and with COW
ttous eyes, as in the past, is now con-
sidered an intruder and pest, and is
shot down whenever opportunity Of
fers. Since horses became so cheap
there is no object in catching mus
tangs, and this once valuable repre-
sentative of the best friend of man is
now classed in the same category as the
coyote and other "varmints."
The citizen., 1897-03-19
SHE REMEMBERED.
When George Washington Turned
Down the Gas.

When George Washington Turned
Down the Gas.
Apropos of Washington, whose birth
day has just been celebrated, q quaint
story is told concerning an old nanny
who was discovered in his native town
of Fredicksburg and who could not
have been born when the general died.
Mrs. Pickett, the widow of Gen. Pickett,
of southern fame, told it with hearty
appreciation of its merits: "She was an
old woman in a linsey-woolsey petit
coat and a bright turban, and we found
hes in one of our jaunts around the city
and took kodak picture of her. One
of the company asked her in fun if she
remembered Washington-you see, she
was very old. Deed and 'deedy l do,
MISS she answered, glibly. Perhaps
YOU were one of his nurses, mammyY
Dat am jess So missy-I nussed him
when he was leetle mite er baby oh,
then, you must have known about the
cherry tree? But she did not, and il
was explained to her and she listened
with much interest. Use don know
nothin' bout no cherry tree. missy, but
l 'mebers 'zactly when his nav found
him in her room an de gas Albumin,
cause he done turn it on Did he tell
her he turned it on, mammy| Deed
an deedy, he did, foh he nebber tole no
lie But nanny. there wasn't any gas
in those days Yes, dere was, honey;
| members dat, too 1t was decided
thato old nanny had been the servant of
some George Washington, but not our
own immortal George, and she was left
to enjoy her peculiar delusion undis-
The citizen., 1897-03-19
FUN ON TIVE OLD CLIPPERS.
Not to BE Had on Modern Record
Breaking Liners,

Not to BE Had on Modern Record
Breaking Liners.
"One of the youngsters asked me the
other day." said the old skipper, re-
ports the New York Times, "if l had
ever been to Europe on record-break
ing liner. l told him l hadn't, and never
wanted to go there that way. 1t is just
a question of engineers and stokers,
mere landsmen, on a. big liner, and I'd
rather ship before the mast, even on one
of your lubberly 40-day steel square
Triggers with bows like canal boat,
than GO on a steamship. 1t would be
just about as interesting to me as trip
on a railroad train.
"The kind of sailing l like it will never
be the privilege of you young fellows
to indulge in. You will never know the
fun of having a clipper craft as sharp
as steamboat under your feet jumping
across the sea under a press of canvas
never seen. on ocean-going sailing YES
sells nowadays, with her rigging as taut
as iron bars, and your shipmates hold
ing your hair on your head.
What she can't carry she may
lug was the text at sea then. Iremem-
Der when l was in the clipper North
ern Light we carried stu'n'sails slap
into Boston harbor, making the famous
passage of 76 days and hours from San
Francisco. Our ship worked like bas-
ket; but we had shipped a double crew
for the run, and one crew did nothing
but pump ship. There was some crack
ing on of sail when ships of 1000 tons or
more had all their top hamper whisled
hover on the lee side while the skipper
was turning to spit over the taffrail.
Even after that some of the ships made
good passages. It's Il funeral nowadays
to lose topgallant mast"
The citizen., 1897-03-19
Queens Had Relatives.

In times gone by an English duchess.
her grace of Kingston, underwent i'm
prisonment for bigamy and forgery.
and to-day there are actually relatives
of Queen Victoria doing time" says
the Chicago News. Count and Count
ess of Leiningen belong to the princely
house of that name, and the first hus-
band of Queen Victoria's mother was
a prince of Leiningen. The count is in
an English penitentiary and the coun-
tess is confined at Vienna for long Sc
ries of crimes, which include forgery,
blackmailing and swindling.
The citizen., 1897-03-19

In Russia a necessary formality fol
the happiness of newly-married couple
is that their parents should be wet from
head to foot. In summer they are
ducked in the nearest river or pond and
in winter they are usually rolled in the
snow. At the village of Systerfy in
Upha recently the wedding guests be-
ing drunk. as is customary. poured
buckets of water over the brides fa-
ther with the thermometer at ten de-
grees below zero, whereof he died.
The citizen., 1897-03-19
FIODLIN' JOHNS VENGEANCE.

How He Made Way with the "BlOOdy
Sixteen" Band.
"Fiddlin' John" Turner was born in
Yellow Creek Valley SO years ago. His
father lived to be 103 years old, and
he killed Chree men. He came from
Virginia and settled in the mountains
of Kentucky on the farm on which
"Fiddlin' John" now lives, says the Chi
cago Record.
"Fiddlin' John" at the age of SO
years, is hale and hearty, and there
never was better fighter, as his his
tory shows. He was scout under Gen.
Morgan during his occupancy of Cum
berland Gap and his famous retreat to
the Ohio river. One thing about "Fid-
dim John" which makes him so dear
ly loved by the mountaineers is that
there never was better fiddler in all
the mountains. "Fiddlin' John" is
noted throughout the mountains be-
cause he ended the lives of 16 of the
worst mountain desperadoes that ever
trod Kentucky soil.
The "bloody sixteen" as this band
of desperadoes was called, killed "Fid-
dim Johns" brother, Sam, cut his ears
off, and nailed him to a tree, and "Fid-
dim John" in turn eXterminated the
entire band by "bushwhacking" them
one after another.
lie never received a scratch in all
his fighting, and he is very proud of the
fact, telling everyone who asks him
about his feud:
81 jest got close up to 'em, and then
bushwhaclled 'em."
The citizen., 1897-03-19
MARY NJ. WHITMORE,

late of Frederick County, deceased. All per
sons having claims against The said deceased
are hereby warned TO exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to
the subscribers, on or before the 9th day of
September lSy7; they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefits of said estate
All persons indebted to the deceased are re-
quested 70 make immediate payment.
Given under my hand, this 3rd day of
March 1897
The citizen., 1897-03-19

You want ia know how | did it? Well,
lust took her from him, from his
mother. frors his father-I married her,
that's what did."-Budret.
The citizen., 1897-03-19

This official statement of policy
of the most important so far dete
ed upon by the administration
been awaited with great intere
the entire corps of postmasters ar
the patrons of the 70,675 post
throughout the country.
The citizen., 1897-03-19
sept. Aft.
DUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of power of sale contained in a
mortgage from Benjamin ID. Chambers and
wife, dated November 25th, 1882 and recorded
in Llber w. 1. p No. 10, follos l46, &c, one OF
the Lsnd ecords of Frederick County, the un-
dersigned mortgages will sell at public sale,
in front of 81 Charles Hotel, in Point of
Rocks, in Frederick ounty, Maryland, on
SATURDAY, THE Goth DAY OF MARCH
1897, AT ONE O'CLOCK, p NJ,
all the following desirable real esta'e situated
in Point of Rocks, in Frederick County, in the
State of Maryland:
l. THE WAREHOUSE LOT"
being parts of Lots IS and 80 on the plat of
Point OF kocks, fronting thirty feet, more or
less, on Commerce street, and running back OF
even width one hundred and thrty.iwo feet
to Clay street This lot is improved with a
substantial bui ildiug adapted to business pur-
poses and is in the occupancy oil John Dean.
2. THE "STOREHoUSE LOT"
being the eastern half of Lots As and 50 on the
plat of Point of itocks, fronting thirty feet,
more or less, on Comm cree street, and running
back OF even width one hundred aud thirty
two feet to Clay street. The Improvements
consist ofa substantial and commodlous stable.
3. The following lots known as the
"TUNNEL LOTS"
lying on the north side of the b. 4 o. Railroad,
near the mouth of the tunnel, each fronting
sixty six feet, more or less on the railroad, and
running back to the lands adjoining Henry
Cross. a plat ofthese lots will be exhibited at
the sale. Each of these lots is improved with
A COMFORTABLE DWELLING HOUSE.
Terms of sale, as prescribed by the mort
gage, cash.
Conveyancng at the expense of the pur
chaSers.
MCGlLI4 BELT,
4. COKE CHAMBERS,
Mortgages.
Urner, Keedy 4 Urner,
solicitors [feb26 4t.]
The citizen., 1897-03-19
PROPOSALS
il ROPOSALS
PROPOSALS
L kOPUSALS
MONTEV UE AND THE JAIL.
MONTEVUE AMI THE JAIL

The Commissioners of Charities and Correc-
tions for Frederick County, Md. will receive
Sealed Proposals for furnishing supplies, as per
requisitlons, for three months from A prl ist,
1897, to July LIST, 1897. The said proposals will
be received on or before Thursday, March 25th
1897, at 10 O'Clock, a. m. A list of the supplies
necessary will be furnished upon application
to A. l.. BoTELER, treasurer.
C. G. MAUGHT,
The citizen., 1897-03-19

TRULY ASTONISHING. Miss Al
N. Moen, Fountain, Minn.. says.
er's Cherry Pectoral has had wo
full effect in curing my brothers
dren of severe and dangerous
1t was really astonishing how spe
they found relief after taking this
aration.r
The citizen., 1897-03-19
NOTICE.
OFFICE OF
The Board Of Control and Review,

@IlS Dual v VI SOI1IIV4 dI1Q SbSV1SW,
FREDERICK, MD, MARCH 9Th, 1877.
The Board of Control and Review will be in
session on the following days for the purpose of
adjusting the work of the last assessment,
where necessary, and all persons interested
are hereby notified that, during this session,
Transfers on Real, q Revision Of Personal and
Mortgages, and the Market Value Of Bonds
will be considered for the several Districts on
the days named below:
FIRST WEEK.
On March l6-For Liberty and townsville Dis
tricts Nos 5 and IL.
On March l7-For Creagerstown and Hauve rs
Districts, Nos ana 10.
On March lS-For Catoctin and Mt. Pleasant
Districts, Nos. and l3.
On March 19--For Woodsboro District, No IL.
20 Emmitsburg g.
SECOND WEEK.
On March 22-For Mechanicstown Dist, No. I5.
" 23- Urbana District, No7.
" "a Linganore and Tuscarora
Districts, Nos. 10 aud Il.
On March 25-For Middletown District, No. 3.
26- Buckeystown l..
" 81 " jefferson "l4
THIRD WEEK.
On March 29-For jackson District, No. l6.
80" Petersvie and Burkittsville
Districts, Nos. II and y.
On March Sl-For New Market District, No. 8.
April l. " Woodville and Lewistown
Districts, Nos Is and 20.
On April End and 3rd-For Frederick District.
No.2
By order of the
BOARD OF CONTROL AND REVIEW.
c. NJ. THOMAS, Prest.
A. l.. EADER, elk. mar55t.
The citizen., 1897-03-19
nlch. 53t.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

This is to give notice, that the subscriber has
obtained from the Orphans Court OF Frederick
County, Maryland, letters testamentary upon
the estate of
The citizen., 1897-03-19
MARY c. wHITMoRE,
aAsNhef "ONAN ~ ~
term of four years.

GEO. F. SToTTLEMYER,
Agent. [mch. 7x1|
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
MasOns of Highest Degree.

Topeka and Kansas were most sig
nally honored a short time since by the
organization here Of supreme councillor
the thirty-third and last degree Of Scot
tish Rite Masonry for the purpose of
comforting the thirty-third degree upon
eight candidates The regular sessions
Of the supreme council are held in the
city of Washington once in two years,
but when authorized by resolution, 1t
may be elsewhere convened. At the last
session a number Of candidates were
elected to receive the thirty-third degree
who could not be in attendance at that
time, and a special session was author
lied to be held at Topeka and Col r. e.
Lleming, one Of the principal officers of
the supreme council, was directed to
convene this special session and confer
the thirty-third degree in Topeka. The
candidates who received the degree here
were: ]. H. Mccall, Past Grand Master
of the State; Thomas G.. Fitch, post
master at Wichita; Henry Wallenstein
and George Pratt, of Wichita; ]. A.
Corey, Of Dodge City; P. H. Byrne and
e. H. Doyle, both Past Grand Masters Of
the Indian Territory, and G. G. Colburn,
of Topeka.
The degree was conferred with full
form and ceremony, and in most i'm
pressive and delightful manner by Col.
Fleming, who is one OF the most efficient
come by the Unanimous vote Of the su-
preme council as a reward for the zeal
GUS and faithful performance Of Masonic
duties. Those who are selected by the
supreme council to receive it must first
serve for two years in the Court OF
Honor, where their characters will be
closely scanned and their efficiency Sc
verely tested before they can attain to
the summit Of the mountain in Masonic
honors.
At the close Of the session banquet
was spread, at which hundred Scottish
Rite Masons sat down to enjoy the re-
freshing viands and listen to the toasts
and eloquent responses.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29

that the charge was brought In the In
terest OF young man, against whom ne
brought a charge Of violation OF the age
of consent law, who escaped trial by
leaving the country.
Christmas trees, with enjoyable enter
tainments, were enjoyed by the mem
bers OF the Arion and Turner societies.
The Arion entertainment occurred Fri
day night, while the Turner's enjoyed
themselves Saturday night. AS Is usu-
ally the case at these places, every one
reported having very pleasant time.
Major Anderson thinks that the State
G. A. r reunion will come to Topeka
next year. He favors concentration
of effort on building the auditorium and
entertaining the old soldiers. He thinks
a Fall Festival would divide the efforts
of Topeka people and injure the audi
torium. Some big spectacular ahair
would be a good thing, he thinks.
Marion Mullis, Dick Mullis and John
Sheafor have been convicted and fined
$50 each for assaulting James Rich, an
officer of the American Volunteers
These men interrupted the meeting and
Rich had some trouble quieting them
While going home Rich was assaulted
and severely injured. 1t was for this
offense that Mullis and his associates
were convicted. They will work out
their fines on the rockpile.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29

be made more valuable to you? What
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of new features, and what Is there that
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3. The Advocate and News desires not
only to appeal to the producers" as
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times called, but 1t wishes earnestly
and vigorously to champion their inter-
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The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
State Alliance Program.

The program for the open meetings
Of the State Alliance has been an
nounced. These open meetings will be
held on the afternoon Of January and
the afternoon and evening Of the 9th.
The morning sessions will be closed
ones. The program follows:
"The Influence Of the Alliance Upon
Religious Thought" Rev. ]. G. Melvin.
Address, ex-senator w. A. PETER.
Friendship in the Alliance" Mrs E..
Glover.
Home Culture" Mrs. May Tabor.
"a Presume" A. B. Smith.
Paper, Mrs. Emma s. Marshall.
Recitation, Miss Arlene Dietrich.
"WhO Should Be Held Responsible
for Our Government and the Enforce
ment Of Our Laws?" Mrs. Emma d.
Pack.
"The Kansas Farmer, to Succeed,
Must Become Specialist" Prof. H. M.
Cottrell agricultural college).
Cooperation" Judge Doster.
Address, Prof. Bemis agricultural
college,.
The Alliance meetings will be held in
Lincoln Post hall, Topeka The public
is cordially invited to attend the open
sessions. BINA A. OTIS,
Secretary.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29

pect to hold their positions through
their efficiency.
On account OF the German occupation
OF q Chinese port France and England
are sending warships to Chinese waters,
presumably to protect their interests
and get their share In the dismember-
ment Of the Chinese empire,
The State of Illinois charges corpora.
tions organized In other States stated
per centage Of their capital stock for
licenses to do business in that State.
The Secretary of State has received
1000 from this source In six months.
The United States Pipe Line Company
has brought suit against the Standard
OIL Company In which damages amount
ing to S62S,000 are asked. II Is alleged
that the Standard has formed a con-
spiracy to prevent any one but itself
from storing or transporting oil.
Yerkes, the street railroad magnate,
has just bought the Chicago Inter
Ocean, and Spreckles, the sugar king,
has acquired the San Francisco Call. Is
this the beginning of a movement In
the direction Of absolute control Of the
press by monopolists and money bar
ons?
Black Hawk, chief of the Winnebago
Indians In Wisconsin and direct de-
scendent OF the original Black Hawk,
has retired. His successor Is Thomas
r. Roddy, white man, who bears the
name Of White Buffalo among the In
dians. He has lived among the Winnie
bagoes all OF his Life.
When the United States steamship
Bancroft arrived at Smyrna December 4,
a cannon shot was fred at It from the
fort. A boat sent to ask explanations
was also fred on. Complaint was made
to Minister Angel at ConstantinOple.
The Turkish government apologlzed and
dismissed two of the officers who caused
the firing.
The dispatches indicate that many
prominent Republicans are becoming
very much dissatisfied because OF the
failure of the international monetary
conference and because Of the evident
disposition to do nothing for silver.
These dispatches tend to indlcate that
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, Is about
to follow Teller out of the party, and
that Carter, Shoup, Clark, Warren and
Wilson, and perhaps other Senators, will
go out with him. The feeling is spread
ing tO the rank and file Of the party,
apparently.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
Railroad Commissioners Make Recon-
mendatiOns.

The annual report Of the railroad
commissioners has been given to the
public. It is recommended that the
board should be given the power to es-
tablish and prescribe maximum sched-
ule Of freight rates and to revise and
adjust the same as may appear to be
necessary. The board believes that 1t
should also be allowed to arrange clas-
sifcations Of freight. Power to classify
the roads into groups, such classified
ton to be based on earnings, should also
be given. The giving Of these powers
should also be accompanied by provi-
sions which will prove to be safeguards
against the abuse of the power and at
the same time compel compliance with
the orders of the board. The commits
sioners think that II the right to appeal
from the decisions of the board Is to
be given that such appeal should be
In the Supreme court only and that such
uases be there given precedence over
other civil cases. The report also gives
explicit information as to the proceed
ure In filing complaints and securing re-
lief under the present law. Persons
interested will do well to write for this
report.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
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