The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-18
Manufacturing an Alibi.

Zone evening some years ago" said
New Orleans druggist. to the Times.
Democrat, 81 was standing behind the
counter, just about where | am now
when | saw man slip in very quietly
at the side door and stop in the rear
of that tall case of fancy goods |
walked over at once and asked wha,
could do for him, and it was at least
half minute before he replied. You
don't seem very keen for trade he said F
at length, and he spoke in curious
gasping voice, like man out of breath
I've been waiting here, says he, for I
a quarter of an hour Now. was !
positive that he had just come ill., but
it is always unwise to contradict
customer, so | made no remark.
"I want you to put me up some qui-
nine capsules, he went on, and he
quick about it, for | have an engage
ment at $3.50 o'clock. | looked at my
watch and told him he had twenty
minutes to spare. 1t was then exactly
$40. All right he said. and went
for the quinine. | handed him the
package a few moments later, and as
he reached for it he upset tall vase %
the counter and broke it all to PIECES
1t was the clumsiest thing | ever saw
and had any possible motive been aF
parent | would have sworn he d!d II Cd
purpose. But he cursed like pTa!',
and after some grumbling, paid the OH
which was So, and went away, anO
never saw him again.
Next morning | read in the papd
that murder had been committed III 4
house nearly half mile from the slu'
at about O'Clock the previous evening
gave it no special thought, but some
thing like a month later | received
visit from lawyer, who told me tn&
he represented a certain man who was
under suspicion for this very murdd.
and who expected daily to be plaza
under arrest. My client is not guilt.
he continued, and at the time OF "
crime was nowhere near the houS
AS nearly as he remembers he was
this store making some trifling pN'
chases. He recalls it, because he a.
cidentally broke vase. Do you Il
member the circumstance | did ID
stantly, and Of sudden the Wh0i
thing became clear. You see, my d.
tention had been called to the hOn,
and the vase-breaking was evidently !
ruse to fix the visit in my mind !
looked the lawyer in the eye. You
client entered the store at $40 sail
and have reason to believe he WI
running just before he reached u
That ended the conversation. The mai
was never arrested, but soon after lai
the city,"
The Proper WRv to Walk Upstairs
A physician who declared that y
people know how to walk up SIAN
properly was asked to describe how
should be done. He said:
Usually person will tread on y
bali Of his foot In taking each sFi
This is very tiresome and wearing y
the muscles, as it throws the enll'
suspended weight Of the body on J,
muscles of the legs andTfeet W
should in walking or climbing sus
seek for the most equal DISTRIBUTE
Of the body's weight possible, VI
WANING upstairs, your lccl So ~
placed squarely down on the step, M
and all, and then the work snoulu \
performed slowly and dellDeraus
In this way there is no STRAIN up|
any particular muscle, but eacn NJ
Is doing its duty in a natural MAUI
The man who goes upstairs WHY
spring you may be sure is no pnlTs,s
pher, or, at least, his reasonhs
not been directed to that subject IN.
The doctor might have gone IA
further in the same line and pro@sSu
against the habit which many p saSlI
have of bending over half ut sSs
when they ascend flight Oh I'd
| In exertion of this kind, wnen nm
heart is naturally excited to . N
rapid action, II Is desirable ' p,, N
lungs should have full play D' ND
crouching position interferes .r,sfl
their action. the blood is Tsb
aerated, ami there is trouble
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