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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
ENNUI AND ITS CAUSES.
The Great Spirit of Unrest Turks
Everywhere.

Eunui Is the great axle Of life
around which everything revolyes.
Agnes Repplier. that easiest and most
artistic rippler OF essays. has spun out
long, delightful pages with this dell
cate subject as theme, faultlessly. in
her own quaint style. wording over the
subtle pivot OF action. but in the end
she does lot arrive, as the French
would put il The reader has been en-
teTtained for an hour with the charms
OF string Of pearls. yet lays ASIDE
the book murnuring 70 the world, as
did the King Of France, Wien laisses
nous enouyer ensemble.
This fine ma,ady OF boredom is a
common disease which people have
without knowing i. In the cottage il
Is expressed every morniSg in the
query OF, Well, what Ne got ter DO
ter-1ay?" l. may be scrubbing. Il may
BE house-c,eaning asserting scraps.
running mex. door for q bit OF gossip.
but i Will be something.
The grea; spir!; Of unrest turks about
the dish raz Is well as the queens
lace handkerchief.
In the mansion the daily question Is.
What's on he T2p!s? and what's GO
ing OF for today The very children
coua with the eternal cry OF Mamma,
what shall Ne Go 70 2muse ourselves?
And : : this pititui plain; that drives
the crowd CT. ,1aC sends the women
down town 10 rant me dusty streets
simply because the hour was empty
and they could not I'll il from their
own brains
l; IS the whip OF boredom that forces
the men 20 nightly haunt the clubs.
the cardroons. he giary Bohemian
places OF anything ey-
erything rather than say 2, home and
dcaN happiness from the cultivation
OF their OWL souls. Ennui is the great
clique maker Of society. the great fad
maker and club organizer. 10 all vi
which men and women may fy in des-
peTation singing the song Of the King
OF France. l. Is this subtle unrest that
fills the worlds beautiful temples Of
fine endeavors with busy fools. whose
jangling bells would drown the music
OF the masters. On. ennui, under thy
spur, what donkeys prance and gallop
around the mighty coliseum; what
precious hours, like jewels, are cast TO
the wind,
Caught empty-handed in an idle hour
with only self as q companion, the first
impulse is 10 get out OF the house and
run away. to be up and on the go and
leave the leaden ghosts behind. When I
there IS no definite place or pastime in |
view, the streets are the last resort. /
Look al the dozens of men loafng /
around the crowded shopping corners,
the dozens of women walking aimless-
" from one store to another. What do !
they do it for? Because their brains
are empty, they cannot fill the vacant |
golden settings Of time from the store |
OF their own resources, but must go |
out on the highways and pack and /
germ themselves with the quick, tin |
sci. trash excitement Of the Streets /
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
A Remarkable SEQUEL.

A little fun at the Birmingham post
Office led TO remarkable sequel.
Among the postal packets was parcel
containing a pair OF handouts, which
were being sent from Derby by man
ufscturer in Birmingham to be fitted
with key. The paper covering Of the
package had, during transit, been bad
ly torn, with the result that when the
handouts reached the Birmingham
sorting officer they were exposed to
view. They were an object Of curiosity,
and presently one Of the clerks jocu-
larly clasped one Of the cuffs round the
wrist Of his left hand. To his dismay
there was no key to unfasten it, and
he therefore went to the central police
station. Here key was found, but as
the officer was turning it it broke of
in the cuff. The situation, at first COM
zeal, had now become really serious.
The broken key would have to be drill
ed out or the handcuff filed through be-
fore the clerk could be released from
his unpleasant circumference. But it
was Sunday. and no place of business
was open. The clerk therefore return
ed TO the postoffice and explained his
plight to his superintendent, by whom
he was ordered to go to Derby by the
first train the next morning, explain
the whole circumstances to the owner
of the handouts and apologize; and
then return to Birmingham and
proceed to the manufacturer and have
the handcuff taken off.-South Wales
Daily News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
The Good Old OniII.

"The art of cutting a quill" said an
Did resident, was dying when I be.
gan schooling. Steel pens had been
known for some time, but were not in
general use. The goose-quill pen died
hard death as commonly used writ
ng tool My first schoolmaster was a
irst-rate hand at cutting a quill. and
ne could use it with wonderful effect
n fiourishes. 1t was his boast that he
could fill the first page of lads school
book with name, age, date, and -four.
shes-in which were depicted wonder.
,ul swans and other birds-in such a
ashton that none but experts like him
self could tell where the quill pen was
aiken from the paper for a fresh din.
My last master could neither cut quill
nor use one with advantage. Quilts as
pens remained in use in some houses
as the only writing tool up to a dozen
% twenty years ago.
"Those who can cut decent writing
luill are now few. People used to ask
FOR "a quill PEN"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
A Deceitful Fly.

Two men were standing outside a
jewelers. window, admiring the gorge
Gus display of glittering gems that lay
before them. Presently one of them,
pointing to an object in a red plush
tray, said:
Just look at that scarf-pin repre-
senting a fly. Any one can tell that's
not real"
well, l should think So" answered
his friend. Whoever saw a common
fly with such a bright appearance? II
l saw that on mans scarf could tell
directly that 1t was enameled imita-
ton"
At that moment the object of their
condemnation moved across the tray,
flew in the air and vanished. The two
men looked at each other, gasped and
moved away without a word.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
Wanted to Be Polite.

No one made any remark upon the
temerity Of the ladies who invited Am
brose Bierce to deliver a lecture befroe
the members of the club. Bierce was
so taken aback by the unexpectedness
Of the request that, to his surprise, he
found himself weakly accepting the
bid. and then humbly consulting his
callers concerning the topic upon which
they might desire him to speak.
The President dignified and very
conservative lady, in reply to a novel
suggestion Of the lecturer elect, re-
marked somewhat loftily that they
were not club Of new women.
Il am convinced of that" answered
Mr.. Bierce In a bland and deferential
tone. which almost, If not quite, con-
cealed his cynicism. shall say you
are club Of old womeny-News-Let-
ter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
THE JUDGES MISTAKE
Mr.. Woodward In lends to Brighten
the Guests, AMI He Succeeds.

Judge z. 3. Maf1indale, OF Indian
apol.s Ind. owns one Of the handsom-
ct residences In that city-a large
stone mansion hidden from the street
by q thick grove Of trees. II was in
this house that one Of the most excit-
ine functions ever known IN the Hoos-
ier capital feok place many year. ago,
f0r tic first tine. The Judge. who
wa one 80 Tile ieaiers o. society and
az the same time was q pillar in the
Presbyterian Church. had issued invi-
tatious Tor q fancy dress ball. which at
the last moment he had 70 withdraw
i---.ifl,,. nf tile pre-.-uc.- IN this country
o. q large body Il Presbyterian dele
gate, from Great Britain On their way
70 an International conference IL the
West
They wer.. 70 BE- entertained az the
Iul-r'> 90 the llsst set for the ball
IL - happened that every guest r.
celgsi BIS uoflce ~aFe one. a merchant
named woodward. who was on a TIP
through tie Northwest l. also hap
pene-l thar Mr.. Woodward had Lit up
on the most startling disguise 81 any
planned He had bought q complete
costume u a Sioux war chief and IL
tended masking ~ a. nearly Ike the
original - possible.
Mr. Woodward dii not return 70 In
dlanaluLs until tia evening liked for
the ban. and. therefore. "a save tine
put ou lis costume az his Office and
drove D. the Mar; udale residence in
his carriage which le dismissed az the
gate Through the trees and shrub
berry IL slide-l steaithily until he
reached tie house LOosing through
the window Mr. Woodward saw some
pres u whom be knew and many
whom d. did not but every one was
iI ordinary evening dress
They've uuM3s Se-i. s0liiOQuizei
the war chief. but III have my fun
just fle same. Ihereupon. stepping
on lriee he made one spring through
the open Wiuiow and landed IL the
ceorre Of 4 group 81 Scotch delegates,
meantime brandishing genuine toma-
hawk and uttering shrill and blood
curdling war-whoops.
The effect was astounding. TO the
Iuerader Some II The guests faint
81. others crept under the tables and
sofas or FED to the upper stories Of
the house. II TOOK only an instant for
Mr. Woodward 10 discover that a terri
bic mistake had BEEN made. In order
10 preserve his identity and make his
escape be gave a few more whoops. ex-
ecuied fearful dance, and darted out
OF the window into the darkness.
II was explained to the foreign
guests that one Of the indianapolis In
dian tribes was evidently restless. but
that no further trouble need be feared.
As for Mr. Woodward. his side of the
story was not known for nearly twenty
years Observation-Disclosures Satur-
day Evening Post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08

Paris boasts Of a new club-the
"Sauvagistes. F." or "savages." We have
heard OF the "Naturiens," who propes-
ed a return to ancient pastoral life,
but the "Sauvagistes" have gone a
step further They have such a hor-
ror OF civilization. that. following the
example OF the men OF the Stone Age,
they intend to live in caves. While
awaiting the realization OF their de-
sires. these Sauvagistes meet every
week. not in the cellars and caverns
OF Montrouge, but in very comforta-
bic cafe in the Boulevard Magenta.
There they entertain each other with
stories OF the great times men Of other
days used to have In fighting with hea-
w axes, and their superior method of
obtaining fire by rubbing two pieces OF
wood together, as compared to the
modern sulphur match.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08

At woman's luncheon the other
DAY the talk got around to human
ethics. and the singular identity Of
feeling In all classes and conditions
that moved to mutual expression In
momnets Of appeal One guest told
how. only the day before. she had
smiled. even laughed. outright with an
utter stranger over a little street
comedy. Another spoke Of an accident
she Just missed seeing and OF the
wholesale way IN which the passers-
By. rich. well-to-do and humble. stop
ped and interchanged inquiries and ex-
Carnations with each cher concerning
Il. Another told how the most prime
and most stralt-laced Of spInster aunts
had once relaxed conventionality and
made common cause with her fellow
travellers on account Of some quizzical
railway experience, says the New
York Sun.
well" said the hostess. who Is also
an artist. coming up Madison avenue
at dusk one chill. rainy evening this
winter. I saw an instance OF fellow
feeling that impressed me. A belated
street organ. run by seedy Italian
ana a bareheaded woman, was playing
q waltz. and against the area railing
Of the nearest house young man
leaned. somewhat inertly
"D0Wn the street came a messenger
hoy In uniform. with the TOP Of a
formidable looking letter sticking from
breast pocket As he got near the
young man his face kIndled. he held
our IFS hands. took 4 few dancing
nf4me and rfFrIr1 m 10 him ii ffsno
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
SCHOOL ROOM FATIGUE
Too Long Hours Of Study for the
Youthful Wind.

Regarding the number Of hours Of
mental application per day which may
be safely expected Of pupil in school
Investigations have tended to show
that there is danger Of requiring too
many When pupils return to school
morning after morning without having
recovered from the previous days
labors II Is evident that too heavy
drafts are being made upon their ner.
vous capital II may be said in reply
that many factors conspire to produce
this depleted condition, as insufficient
sleep, inadequate nutrition and out
side duties; but the answer Is that IN
der such unfavorable circumstances
less work may be demanded. As the
curriculum Is planned in many pla4s,
alike in graded and ungraded schools.
the pupil is expected TO be employed
In the school for FIVE or six hours a
day. no matter what may I've his age.
and to this work should be added stud
les at home for the older students.
Now. as Kraeplin has just observed,
nature ordains that a young child
should not give six hours daily con-
centrated attention in the schoel-room,
but. rather. she hns taken pains to
plant deeply within him a profound in
stinct to preserve his mental health
by refusing 70 attend to hard work
FOR such long period. Consequently
In such an educa tional regime, the
mind OF the pupil continually wan
ders from the duties in hand. The
most serious aspect OF this is apparent
that when attention is constantly de-
manded and not given. or when pupil
IL pretending or attempting to keep
his thoughts turned In a given direc-
ton. yet allows them TO drift aimlessly
because he is practically unable to con-
troll them. he Is acquiring an unfortun-
ate bahit OF mental dissipation.--Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
His Wedding Fee in Eggs,

A diminutive couple that ought to
have been spanked and sent home were
married at Stanford. KY, by preach
er, who received 65 cents and two doz-
en- eggs for his services. The groom
was about fifteen and the bride little
over twelve years OF age, wearing Q
dress too short by two inches to reach
her knees. II looked like mockery Of
marriage. After the ceremony they
drove their wagon up in fence corner
in the outskirts Of the town and pro-
ceeded to dine. a basket Of victuals
having been brought along to save the
unnecessary investment Of FIVE cents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
snapshotting CHURCH sleepers.

A clergyman in England is advocat-
ing the use Of concealed camera in
the pulpit. says. by showing these pho
tographs to the backsliding ones they
would become 90 shamed that they
would not be liable to repeat the per-
Torrance. The suggestion is ingenious,
but It would seem the surest thing to
keep the congregation awake would be
an interesting sermon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
Miss Wabash Amazed

What is that old proverb about the
moss and the rolling stone?" queried
the Chicago girl
"a revolving fragment of the pale
ozoic age collects no cryptogamous veg
etation," replied her cousin from Bos-
ton.
Lands sake!" calculated the Chica-
go girl, and let it go at that.-Chica-
go News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
Farm Hands Wanted.

Five thousand white farm hands are
wanted by the Hawaiian sugar planters
to meet the conditions imposed by the
Hawaiian government upon the grant
Of privilege to import more contract
laborers from Japan, which conditions
are that an equal number Of Caucasians
shall be induced to immigrate to the
islands for every 5000 Asiatics here
after to be admitted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
SURPRISING q Bore.

What a large head you have" re-
marked the loquacious barber to an
Irish customer. why, It's twice as
large as mine"
But OF suppose you're afther foind-
in thot head Of yours large enough,
thought" qusried the Irishman.
Sure" replied the tonsoriai artist.
1t suits me all right"
"Av course" said the son Of Erin.
"PhTat's the Use aT a man havin' a
big trunk Thin be has no clothes to
keep in il, Oh dunno. "-Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
A Crow Hatchery.

Brookville, Pa, has a crow hatchery,
said to be the only one in the world.
This birds jet black head makes a
handsome trimming for ladies' hats,
and milliners are credited with paying
rs cents for each head. The eggs Of
crows hatch in an ordinary chicken in
cubator in fifteen days, and in eight
weeks the birds are big enough to be
guillotined
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
a Great Railway Enterprise.

Albert +. Johnson, formerly head Of
he Nassau Street Railway, Brooklyn,
Y. Y, has laid plans to introduce the
American trolley car in London. About
October he will apply for franchise
tor n trolley road from London to
Brighton. The distance is forty-five
niles. MI over a private right Of way,
and the fare will be sixpence. Mr..
Johnson says the grade will not ex-
seed one and one-half feet to the mile,
1nd the rails will be so heavy tht he
annps the cars will average mile a
minute. except in the city limits.
4mericn capital, he says. is backing
Io scheme.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
His Awful Finish.

He went TO cross the boulevard
When something fouled his heel;
He backed himself just half yard
And grazed biker's wheel.
He heard a mighty warning shout,
He tried to clear the track,
A run. leap, wheel about,
Just missed a horseless hack.
He hears a yell and starts to fee,
But stops and calmly waits;
A whoop, fall, he failed to see
The kid on roller skates.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
An Idle Question.

rs there anything you wish to say
before sentence Is passed upon your"
asked the Judge.
Thereupon the bailiff laughed.
He couldn't help It.
He was married man and the de-
PENDANT was woman.
Such question:" he chuckled to
himself.-Chicago Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08

" DID NOT WANT 7.
Ione women Laughed. but tie decor
BUS owner ~ tho headgear never
changed his pace He walked on as
though lie had never sen that partcu-
Iai hat and didn't care q cent what
became Of It.
Of course. some one brought 10 him.
He looked a II and saw is awful con-
dlCon He looked straight into the
eyes Of the gentleman who had
troughr If n him ami said: NO 1
thank thee: I don't want 81"
He went into the old Grand Pacific
Hotel and sent a messenger boy home
Tor another tile for there was not
store in Chicago where 4 duplicate Of
bis peculiar style could have been
found.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
The Complacency of Things.

The conductor of the train had an
swered them civilly.
''Huw kind erybody is to us!" whis-
pers the bride, with happy smile.
eyes, even inanimate things are kind
to us!" cries the bridegroom, for the
car window had just submitted to be-
ing opened by him with little or no
Observation-Disclosures journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
A Domestic Ontcast.

"You go home late, Billy; Is your
wife cleaning house?"
'No; she's only cleaning clothes
presses. When she gets to cleaning
house she doesn't let me come home
at all"-Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08

Additional trains leave Frederick for BTsI
vile 100, $50 a m and 500 p. m weekds!IE
returning, leave Bruceville for Frederick"
1910 a. m, and 6.25 p. m.
Trains leave Hanover for Gettysburg As
q. m, 1888 and 5.42 p. m. weekdays; relGlA
ing, arrive at Hanover from Gettysburg
q. m. and 4.2S p. m. weekdays.
TRAINS LEAVE YORK FOR THE NORTH
Pacific and Northern Express, daily lgaE
News Express, .,bass
Niagara Exp. and Mail, weekdays a.
Chicago Exp. and Fast Line, daily."lSp u
Chicago and st. Louis Exp. daily....:6nla Il
Western and Southwes'n Exp. dailylO@RAl
For time tables and further informstOnS VI
ply TO Ticket Agent at the station.
]. B. HUTCHINSON, j. f. WOOD,
General Manager. General Pass Az
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
A Testimonial.

Little Boy writing to his school
master -Everybod at home is de-
lighted with the progress ! have made
at your school, Why, when | came to
you knew nothing, and now, even in
this short time, l know ten times as
ens4nhf
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08

What man dare, dare" he quoted.
Well, you havnt as yet" she re.
piled regretfully. for 1t was not her
first season at the seashore.-Chicago
Post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
From Bad to Worse.

Courtney Smith is writing q
Scotch dialect novel"
What does he know about dda-
lect?"
why, he plays golf."-Chicago Rec
ord,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08

The mob swooped down and sweep,
away his stock of pies. He made a
furious cutlery and was arrested.
"See here" said the Judge, severely.
wasn't you one of the fellows who
kicked up all that racket"
mo, Chudge," he earnestly protest
ed. Il wasn't. vas chust an innocent
nvstander." -Cleyelan PLAIN Dealer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
DID NOT WANT 1T
The Quaker Member Of the Chicago
Board Of Trade.

He was a Quaker Of Quske-s and
held 70 the tradition OF his faith and
to all the forms Of II excepting the
matter Of dress. And above ell the
variance be showed there was the fact
that be would wear a plug hat OF
course II was not such a hat men IN
the vain world world were II the habit
OF wearing. and then Il was not the
'fbroadbrim" II his fathers-not By any
manner Of means.
One day when be was going down Ia
Sale street In the high wind ant his
head was Dot especially pufef Up with
bis SUCCESS in guessing the market that
day. and away went bis hat 10 LITTLE
cyclone AMI rolled a tn most eIasIser-
ating manner right al the e-ise 30 the
curb quite q number ~ men hurried
To stop 1t and some boys yelled and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08

The Parson-I hesh de angels done
fetched yo' anudder baby brudder?
"Yaas. but 1t jest seems lax dem an
gels picks us out do blackels babies up
dere!"-I-ife.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08
OF PUBLICATION.
No 7073 Equity.

In the Circuit Court for Frederick County,
Maryland, sitting as Court OF Equity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08

Emily j. Bowersox VS.. Fredericktown Saw
ings Institution and y. l. Brewer, Admin
traitor {. T. A of Jacob BowersoX, deceased.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-08

Mother Ito little Freda who has been
q Ell to the dentist to have tooth
He'd Freda. II yon cry. | Will never
1ke you TO the dentists again.