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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
A TRAVELLING POST OFFICE
One OF the Latest Experiments of
the Government Being Tried
In Maryland.

The first real travelling post office"
started on its rounds this month In
Maryland, says Youths Companion.
1t is stout covered wagon, manned by
driver and postal clerk, whicn will
leave the town OF Westminster every
weekday morning, make circuit Of
more than 80 miles through the sur
rounding country and return to West
minister at night.
There are eight village post offices Oh
the wagons route. The travelling post
master will carry mail to them and re-
ceiye it from them His wagon is fitted
with cases and pigeonholes, SO that he
can assort mail while he travels; and he
will deliver mail TO all residents along
the road who will take the trouble to
put up letter boxes OF to wait for the
wagon" He will be authorized, more
over, to sell stamps, register letters
and issue money orders; and, rail-
road town being the terminal of his cir
cult. the conjunction Of the travelling
post office and the railway mailcar will
bring the farmer and the outside world
very near together.
This travelling post Office is, We need
hardly add, one of the experiments by
which the government is trying 10
solve an imperative problem-that Of
rural mail delivery. If the plan sue.
ceeds long step will have been taken
toward the adoption of reform which
everyone approves, and which is de.
layed merely because no one has de.
vised a practicable way to carry 1t out.
when he comes home well fill the placA
With flowers and guests from gate to
dome;
Music and dance" we said. "shall grace
The merry day that he comes home!"
When he came home we bade no guest,
The place was hushed from gate TO dome;
We laid white roses on his breast
All wet with tears. when he came homei
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
VOL 10.
WRECKING A COWBOY.
Kew q Tenderfoot with a SILK Hat
Did Him Up In q Little
Gun Play.

There is at least one cowboy in Ari-
soma whose head is three sizes smaller
than it was month ago" said the Chi
cago drummer, as he brushed the alkali
dust off his coat collar. "At Tombstone
| fell in with young man from New
Haven who was prowling over the
country in search of good thing, but
not caring much whether he found it or
not. One afternoon he stood with his
back to the street, reading the posters
on a billboard. He had on a silk hat.
and presently cowboy emerged from a
store on the opposite side of the square
One glance at that hat brought out a
gun, and there was pop! pop! pop! till
six bullets had been fred. The tender
foot never turned. nor let on that he
heard the shooting. In ten seconds the
gun was reloaded, and there was an
other fusillade. There were a hundred
people looking on and shouting and
laughing, but the tenderfoot kept his
back to the street until the twelfth shot
had been fired. Then he calmly turned
about, removed his hat and placed it on
the ground, and stepping back a pace
or two, he drew his gun and shot it to
pieces. The remains were yet smoking
when he picked them up. crossed the
square, and holding the handful of old
hat out to the cowboy, he humbly said.
If you have couple of months to
spare | might be willing to teach you
how TO handle a gun!
"But hadn't the cowboys bullets hit
the hat?" was asked.
every blessed one of them," replied
the drummer. but no one knew it ex-
cept the tenderfoot, and he destroyed
all evidence by his own shooting. The
crowd took it that the cowboy had
missed and raised laugh on him, and
when he straddled his cayuse and loped
down the street, he looked as homesick
as dog thousand miles from home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
ALL IN FIGURES.
uba has 1900 sugar plantations.

Cuba has 1900 sugar plantations.
Prussia has nearly 400 orphan
asylums with 10000 inmates.
The people of the United States use
about 250,000 lead pencils each day.
The municipal palace at Puebla Mex
leo, is being remodeled at cost of near
ly 100000
The children of the United States
each year consume toys that cost at re-
tail $45, 100000.
The losses by fire in the United States
in 1898 aggregate $l33 139, ,467, as COM
pared with $129 001, 1877 in 1897.
ST. Petersburg has the largest bronze
statue in existence-that of Peter the
Great. which weighs 1000 tons.
There were II murder and man.
slaughter cases in Buffalo in 1898, a
number in excess of the record for IS
years.
The lone shovel SYSTEM" or feeding
boiler fires only one shovelful Of coal at
a time, It is said, will save the Rock
Island road $S5, 900 year, according to
the results of a two months test.
A million silver dollars would occupy,
in round numbers, 1870 cubic feet.
Therefore, a room, or rather box, six
feet long, five feet wide and four feet
high, would accommodate them com
fOrtablv
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
HAD SOME PRIDE HIMSELF.
Which Explains "a LaughnbIe Occur
renee on IA Chicago Street
Car.

few evenings ago pretty girl got
on an Indiana avenue car at Twenty
fourth street. In one corner of the ear
sat bibulous lrishman, in the senti-
mental stage of intoXication. He was
singing softly to himself There's Only
One Girl in the World for Me-" and
lurching back and forth without regard
to the comfort of the passengers near
him. The man who sat next to the
sentimental Irishman got up and Of
fered his seat to the pretty girl. She
hesitated and then said: "No, thank
you; I'm only going few blocks"
The intoxicated individual stopped
as short in his song as if he had run
against rope, He braced up stif1ly
and his face took on look of disap-
pointment and injured innocence as
he broke out with:
"She won't-hie-she won't set down
to tn side O. me. She-hiv-she won't
set down to tn side o me cause I'm an
Irishman. Thash it; sure of it. Irish
men amt got no rights. Proud lady
rfuse to set down to tn side of 'em,
an ever blamed idiot in the car got t.
giggle bout it. Sthop thish car, en-
ductor; got some pride lef'. + amt
nothin but Irishnan."
And then, says the Inter Ocean, he ac-
cepted the help of the conductor in
striking balance and was set off the
ear gently at the next corner.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
RAIL AND TIE.

The length OF the worlds railways
Is more than II times the circumference
OF the earth at the equator,
There are 256 railway stations with
In six-nlile radius of St. Pauls ca
thedral London. whist within a IL
mile radius there are nearly 400.
Railways represent an enormous ad-
dition to public wealth. The value of
the railways of all countries is some
thing like & 5,556,000,000
The Russian railways carried 55,354,-
1856 passengers in 1897, who paid &C..
767.477 rubles for tickets. The reduc-
tion of rates has not only led to a great
increase in travel. but has brought q
greater percentage of profit over pre-.
vious years than the usual increase.
Railroad fares in the United States
average 2.15 cents per mile; in Ger
many, III cents; in Austria, 1.67 cents;
In Belgium, LIS cents; in Denmark,
129 cents; in France, LAS cents; in
! Italy, 1.64 cents. and in Russia, Las
cents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
The HEATHEN CHINEE.

China has as many different dialects
as Europe.
The singing of the national hymn OF
China occupies half day.
a model farm en- the American plan
and run with American machinery
stock and methods, is about to be eStab
lished by Chinese mandarin who lives
near Shanghai.
An eptionally ugly old woman II
China can always make faiE living by
acting as bridesmaid at 8 wedding, A
Chimes bride makes 3 point Of choos
ing only ngly women fOg her atte tendants
in order that they may act as foils TO
her beauty.
The Chinese are, perhaps, the most
lightly-taxed people in the world. In
China all the land belongs to the state
and trifiing sum per acre-never al
tered through long centuries-is paid
as rent. This is the only tax in the
country, and it amounts to about 90
cents per head yearly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
OF PEOPLE WE KNOW.

button cut from the coat of Gen
3hafter during the Santiago campaign
Vas recently raffled off ct charity
oazar at Wichita. Kan, Two hundred
and fifty chances were sold at five cents
zach.
Rosa Bonheur earned her first money
in copying the paintings of old mas
ters, working early and late helping to
support her family. Her first animal
picture was a goat, which pleased her
so much that she gave up copying and
took up animal painting.
The princess OF Wales never carries
any money about with her 1t was not
DO long ago that the princess, on at
tempting to enter an entertainment in
eognita, found herself without the two
Shillings required to pay the entrance
fee
When Allyn Il. Casron was killed az
Las Guasimas Lis fether, the late cap
tain, lifted the hat that covered the
dead mans face, looked for a moment,
said: We'll done, my boy!" replaced
the hat turned on his heel, and at once
resumed his military duties.
The lat. DR.. Bliss was for many years
Gen. Sherman's physician. Once when
the soldier complained: "Your stuff's
doing me no good" be replied: Take
Shakespepre's advice, then, and throw
1t to the dogs" There are too many
valuable dogs in our neighborhood,
replied Sherman.
The estimated value OF the sultan'a
Jewels is C es,000 600 II his majesty has
any hobby at all, 1t may be said to be
the purchasing Of jewels and witness
ing private theatricals. No profession
al of notC--be he actor, singer or con-
jurer-passes through Constantinople
without IN invitation from the sultan.
He always pays for these performance
in Bank of England notes.
Lord Rosebery, who is an admirable
host. had on one occasion at dinuer .
farmer, who was then called upon to
taste ice cream for the first time.
Thinking something had gone wrong
In the kitchen he whispered his feNrs
to Lord Rosebery. The latter listened
gravely and then called a tervant, With
! whom he held few moments low cln-
versation. Then, turning to the ia m
err he said: It's al right, Mr.. Blaaik.
They tell me it's a new kind of pNc-
ding and that it wgs frozen on prr-
/ nose "
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
MISFIT AMBITIONS.

Olga Nethersole wants to be a trained
purse.
May Robson wants to be famous as
sculptor.
Edna Wallace Hopper has literary
pretensions.
Della Fox would rather be a tragedi-
enne than a soubrette.'
Isabella Irving would be happier if
the public would recognize her as mu-
sician.
Gladys Wallis would rather ne lo-
comotive engineer than anything else
on earth.
May Irwin wants most OF all to live
in quiet home and keep house for her
two sons.
Viola Allen says if she were not an
actress she would rather carve great
statue or write a book
Amelie Rives, after gaining fame with
her novel, The Quick or the Dead"
tried to distinguish herself as Sculp-
tor and failed.
Mary Mannering, the pretty and ca
pable actress, wants to write q book,
and has many short sketches ready that
she has made from real life.
Mary Anderson used fiercely to re-
sent any criticisms of the strange
things she did with brushes and paint,
and for years thought she was going
to make great painter of herself.
I
live out on her Indiana farm than
queen it on the stage, and Calve, too,
says she is never happier than when
roaming the mountains in her airy
country home,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
FOR THEATER GOERS.

Beerbohm Tree is a godson of the
emperor of Germany,
Richard Mansfield smokes cigar
made especially for his private use.
Mrs. Kendall made her first appear
ance on the stage at the tender age
of two years. She was the youngest
child of family of 20, and is the sister,
and not, as is generally supposed, the
daughter, of Tom Robertson, the dram
atist.
Theater-going Parisians find great
difficulty in reaching home at night,
and have been agitating for late serv-
ice of omnibuses. At present these
only run till midnight, and cabmen
seem to object to long journeys in the
small hours.
Theaters in Spain have no pro-
grammes. bill in the lobby some
times gives the cast, but most of the
actors remain unknown by name. The
curtain Is devoted to advertisements,
and in Madrid theaters advertising
cards are affixed with the numbers on
the back of each seat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
LUCKY DEUCE OF SPADES.
A Remarkable Run of Luck, But
1t Was All for the Other
Man.

One by one the old superstitions are
being torn from US. People nowadays
walk ostentatiously under ladders and
suffer no evil consequences. Friday is
quite a popular day for the commence
ment OF a long journey, and sitting
down 13 at dinner is frequently unat
tended with untoward results. A deep
ly rooted superstition among card play
ers is belief in the lucky properties OF
the two Of spades. The present writer's
faith, however, was severely shaken by
phenomenal coincidence which oc-
CURED only few days ago, says the
London Mail.
Sitting down TO a game of whist, he
thoroughly shufiled both packs of
cards, and happened to notice that the
two Of spades was the bottom card of
one of the packs.
This ought to bring me luck he re-
marked to his friends.
He then took up the second pack, and
was astonished to find that the two OF
spades was also at the bottom of that.
Words failed to express his amazement
when, in drawing for partners and deal
the cards had been shufiled again-he
once more drew the two of spades.
The odds against this triple event oc-
curing must be enormous, but more
was to follow. The deal fell to the writ
er, and the turn-up card was the in
evitable two of spades!
After this the dealer felt justified in
believing he was in for good evening.
AS matter of fact, he lost six rubbers
In succession.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WoMEN.

The army of Germany boasts eiRn
women oolonels,
Miss Wiesch has just won first Prize
for mark ksmanship at the little town OF
Attinghauser, made famous by Schiltnr.
She won from over 100 competitors, IN
Guiding her father, seven brothers and
three sisters, The family took nine
prizes in all.
TLe wOmans institute, In LondSn,
has published a Lexicon of Employ
menls for Women from which it ap-
pears that there are in England, te-
male Gao and omnibus drivers, street
porters, walking posters" cattle deal
ers, Suctioneers and one locomotive tn-
gineer.
Women are going ahead. The United
States government has issued some In
teresting statistics as to the rapid 2d-
vances which American women have
made in all fields OF employment DUR
ing the last eight-and-twenty yehrs.
Since 1870 the female architects have
increased from to SO; the dentists
from "a to All; the lawyers from TO
All; the physicians and surgeons fsom
527 to o,SSs. and the "clergywomen"
from 67 to l.59@
In London there is woman, Miss
Penman, who has control over more
than 500 conductors in the employ of
the London Tramways company. Miss
Penman is the only woman in England
who occupies the very unique position
OF superintendent of street railway
conductors. She engages all the ON
ductors-500 all tod-and the insrec-
tors, receives their reports from day to
day, and superintends the numerous
details appertaiuing TO the distribution
of tickets, the checking of mems daily
returns and the dismissal OF men when
the occasion arises.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
Circumstances Alter Cases.

Lady (excitedly)-HaVe you filed my
application for divorce yet?
Lawyer-No, madam; but | am At
work on the papers now.
Lady-Thank fortune, | am not too
late. Destroy all papers and evidence
at once, please.
Lawyer-A reconciliation has been
brought about between you and your
husband, l infer?
Lady-Gracious, mol He was run
over and killed by freight train this
morning, and | want to retain you in
my suit against the company for dam.
ages.-Chicago Daily News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
Unfortunate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

story of Lord Russell of halloween, !,
as told by himself the other day,
shows how risky thing it may be,
after all, for prisoner to speak in his
own defense. One such, who seemed
TO be really making out his innocence,
the lord chief justice, who had missed
a mumbled word, interrupted with the
question:: What did you say? what
was your last sentence?" Three
months, my lord" said the crestfauen
prisoner-pleader. II is hardly neces-
sary to add that the lord chief justice
forgot his admission, or remembered
1t only in the prisoners favor, when
that particular sentence had to be
passed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
a Spring Remedy.

When cares assail or unpaid bills
Bear down with cumulative ills:
When spring complaints give jaundIce hue
To all you see and all you do:
When every room is upsde down
Al d paper-hangers rule the town
Don't take the trials quite so hard.
But so outside and rake the yard.
Gou'll find the daffOdils are up
with many brimming golden cup
ti!led with ripe sunshine fresh as dawn,
And al about the loafy lawn
Are things you lost last summertime
The penknife, bunch of keys. the dime
For which you searched with such regard
So so outside and rake the yard.
And oh! those hosts OF leaves that fell
In shady spots you loved so WE'LL
How gayly they elude the rake
How many wooden tines you break
In eager quest of them, though vaini
Yet, by such arts the tyrant Pain
You Kill and all your woes discard
So go outside and rake the yard.
Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
Force OF Habit.

Mr.. Squidds-That pretty Mrs De
Broker used to be Mr.. De Brokers type
writer before she married him, didn't
she?
Mrs. Squidds-Um-what was it you
said?
Mr.. ST. asked if Mrs. De Broker
wasn't formerly Mr.. De B-'s type
writer.
Mrs. S.-I'm sure don't know. Why
do you think so?
Mr.. S.-She has habit of listening
to him when he speaks.-N. Y. Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
An Ambition.

The person to be envied most
In this eTentful life
Is nct the one who counts his gains
Afar from storm ard strife;
Nor yet the potentate who wears
A crown upon his brow;
It Is the man who stands around
And tells the others how
And II the project finds success,
The benefit hen share;
And If It fan, he'll simply say
Twas none of his affair.
He joins the triumph every time
And lodges every row,
The man who simply stands around
And tells the others how.
would not be a warrior great
Nor hold sceptered sway;
l would not be a bard to wake
Emotions grave or gay.
II fate would graciously consent
My choosing to allow,
I'd be the man who stands around
And tells tho others how.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
sa gacious Army Dogs.

The German army dogs are so trained
that when they find dead body they
set up prolonged bowling. If no one
comes they take the dead mans cap or
some small article, and with this in
their teeth go on hunt for their train.
er, whom they lead to the spot. If the
man is wounded he gives his cap to the
dog, and the same object is accom-.
olished.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
uninne ohIfnnrr-

Obituary notices seldom touch on the
shortcomings Of deceased persons, and
for this reason the item from the Pleas
anton (Kan) Observer. of which the
following is an extract is unique: His
greatest fault was the extravagant use
of profanity. II was almost impossible
for him to engage in any sort of CONVEX
sation with man, woman or child with
out using II, He no doubt oftep swore
unconsrionslv
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31
Single Persons.

The largest proportion OF single per
sons is found in ireland and Scotland,
and the smallest in the United States.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-31

When see the pretty typewriter girls
Enjoying lunch for which they have bat"
tied,
It Is dark mystery no longer to me
why the machines so often get ratified.
Chicago Daily News.
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-22
M1YOR JONES or TOLEDO.
Lines Upon Which He VIII Run for
Governor of Ohio.

Toledo, Aug 21-Mayor Jones to-day
began work on letter announcing that
he will be an independent candidate for
governor. Concerning his candidacy
Mayor Jones says: Il shall announce
myself as a candidate tomorrow. l
do not intend to wait for the nominal
ton by the democratic convention or
any other political party. 1 shall be
strictly a non-partisan candidate rather
than an independent. l shall run Oil
platform of principles such as l have
been advocating for several years, and
I want to be the candidate of all the
people rather than of any political par
ty. 1t is for this reason that l have de-
clined advances from the Union Reform
party, and I intend to follow out my
own lines. 1t is not likely that there
will be any other candidates on the
ticket with me- A change in the meth
cd of polotics and government is need
ed, and that is what I am working for,
regardless of what the consequences
may be to me personally.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-22
SPEED OF THE SHAMROCK
Upton DECLARES AMERIC1Ns
KNOWN NOTHING ABOUT 1T.
Says They Are Judging Her by Her APP
pearance at MOorings After Ocean Trip
Not Designed to Stand Rough At
lantic Passage-If u Betting Man lie
Would Bet on Shamrock.
Would Bet on Shamrock.

London, Aug. 22.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton, in an interview with a represent
tative of the Daily Mail, has expressed
himself as delighted at the reception
accorded Shamrock by the Americans.
Il am deeply sensible" he said, 'of the
very great kindness and courtesy eX-
tended to the masters and crew of the
challenger and | take it as a very
great and exceptional compliment that
the freedom of the port of New York
has been granted to me and my friends.
Indeed | venture to say that no greater
courtesy could possibly be shown l
shall sail for New York by the Cam
pania next Saturday with Messrs Fife
and Ratsey and shall join Shamrock
shortly afterwards for her trial spins"
Sir Thomas then launched into en-
thusiastic praise of Mr.. Fife and all
others concerned in turning out what
he believes to be the Finest and fastest
craft ever launched in English waters"
He said he attached no Importance to
the report that an American passenger
steamer had bumped into Shamrock.
In any event he was satisfied that no
serious harm had been done or he
would have heard of it privately
Besides, l feel confident that the
Americans will be as careful of Sham
rock as I would be myself. AS to her
speed l may say without entering into
unnecessary details, that the general
impression to the effect that Shamrock
was designed to stand the rough Allan
tic passage and will, therefore, probab-
ly be slower than Columbia in smooth
water, is erroneous. 1t is obviously i'm
possible to build a yacht that will be
equally fast in all weather but in that
respect, the challenger has had the
brains of the best men In England
Il am not a betting man or I would
like to have some of that three to one
betting they are offering in the United
States against Shamrock. In fact,
friend of mine told me he means to have
C 900 worth at that price. You see, a
lot of people are judging Shamrock by
her appearance at her moorings after
the ocean trip. The proof is that they
know nothing whatever about her, That
is all I can say. Now let the better
boat win