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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
WALES LOSES A FRIEND.
BY the Recent Death of Christopher
Sykes, Who Was Noted for
His Dinners.

Christopher Sykes, the bosom friend
OF the prince of Wales and all the royal
family, died the other evening in Ches-
terrified street, Mayfair, says the Lon
don Mail.
Last August Mr.. Sykes had a par
alytic stroke, from which he had recov-
cred; but the other morning he was
seized by a fit, and, never recovering
consciousness, passed away peacefully.
"Christopher," as his friends loved to
call him, was the younger son Of SIr
Tatton Sykes, the fourth bsronet. and .
brother of Sir Tatton, whose ecce ntrici-
ties and matrimonial troubles are well
known. He was q big, looSely-built
man, typical Yorkshireman in length
of bone, observation-disclosures and grim hui
NOR. He was formerly conservative
member for the Buckrose division of
Yorkshire, and was the owner of Braut-
inghamthorpe, in the same county.
Mr.. Sykes was noted bon yiveur, and
il said 10 be the original of the 'Mr.
Brancepeth" of Disraeli'E novel "L<-
thair." the grave young man who only
did one thing well, which was the Civ
ing Of dinners.
The prince and princess OF Wales
were most fond of Christopher SykeA
and will feel his death keenly. But he
WAS we'll known throughout society,
and wherever he went he was exceed
ingly popular. He waS in his sixty
eighth year.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
EACH WITH A POINT.
The more need. the less nerve.

The more need. the less nerve.
Men call their own i'm becility fate.
Fortune rides a wheel. but it isn't
Bafety.
The pinch is to love; justice will fol-
low.
God has positions to give out. no
sinecures.
Wit is what everybody thinks, no
body says
Duty, without Imagination, marches
to dull music.
We put our worst selfishness on those
we profess TO love.
The wise discover principles-fools
demonstrate them.
We love souls into life and then kill
them by indifference.
To resist justice is the stupidest pas
sion Of the human soul.
We 6ou't laugh at the right object
until we augh at ourselves.
What we spend on justice we may
discount from our charity.
voices are seldom too friendly.
Not to know our duty is one kind of
insanity; not to do it is another kind
There are wealth and poverty OF
some kind in every human habitation.
Very little going from actual good to
bad-we do not exchange shilling for
. sixpence.
We all hold the bonds Of experience
some pay dividends the rest call for
assessments.
Any old fool can tack up a screen,
and many q. holy show 10 the conse-
quence.
Give the needy what they need, and,
in order to be able, refuse to give the
unneedy.
Crosses are not set up in parlors-
we must meet our crucifxions in the
public street.
Wisdom is to know q dream from q
realiity-ignorant man appears to him
self fact, God dream.
Wit should not be all fzz-there
should be good stiff dose of moral
sarsaparilla under it. q tonic as we'll
as a ticker.
Meddling is pure conceIt. We are in
tolerant of those who mind their own
affairs--we could manage them so
much better.-Boston Transcript.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
EXCELLENT WAGON JACK.

big load on the wagon. 1t requires no
blacksmith work to make it. The only
iron about it is bolt at l, a bolt at D,
and a strap hinge at b. The rest is all
wood 1t is so well balanced aud so cas-
lily carried in one hand. that it does not
seem at all heavy. though it is very
strong. To carry it, catch round the lever
near the uprights, and it just balances.
The lever, A, is two by two scantling
six feet long. b is strap hinge, unit
ing the lever A and the sliding bar e.
d is bolt through sliding bar, that
catches at both ends upon the two up
rights, C and II, thus holding the lever
at any desired height. E is two by
four scantling into which the two up
rights are mortised. The brace, F, is
one by three inches. The two uprights
are one by four inches. The block, j,
between the top of the uprightS is 2h
inches thick.-A. C. Adams, in Ohio
Enrmnr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
THREE-CENT MILK.
Produced on the Average Farm
at Profit.

Whether or not a farmer can pro-
duce milk at three cents a quart, de-
ponds, first. on the sort of COWS he has.
says Hoard's Dairyman. A COW that
produces 1926 quarts yields within a
fraction of 5000 pounds. A good COW
should produce 5000 pounds of 1913 TO
4 per cent. milk. Atthree cents a quart
the cash value of 5000 pounds of milk
is $69,75, With good farm manage
ment such COWS should be kept for $40;
we have then profit above the cost of
feed of $29.75. The labor cost should
not exceed one good man to Is cows
There are several questions to con
slider when farmers say they cannot
afford to produce milk at three cents
a quart Such as the following, for in
stance: why can | not afford it?"
is it because my cows are too poor
in quality? | certainly ought not to
expect to make any profit il will
not make practical effort to have
COWS that average at least 5000 pounds
d year of four per cent. milk" Am
making any real intelligent effort to
keep better cows?" Have been study
ing this question as business farmer
oughtT Have taken pains to breed
and raise better COWS or have depend
ed on buying cows bred by men who
know less about breeding a good COW
than | doY'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
GERMS.
They Exist Everywhere Now-a-
Days.
In the Air and in Our Food and Drink.
Ne One is Free From Them
for Moment.

Ne One is Free From Them
for n Moment.
One reads SO much about germs,
these days, that he becomes almost
afraid to drink glass of milk or wash
his face in a basin OF water. Yet
those who are most competent to
Judge tell us that there are many dis
eases now known to be caused by
germs; and probably other diseases
will be discovered to be due to germs
also.
If you sow wheat in dry dust and
keep the soil in that condition, tho
kernels will not sprout and grow.
And if you should SOW the grain In
very wet soil it will not grow then,
but would mould or rot. Therefore
we must not only have proper seed,
but the soil must also be exactly right
for the growth OF the seed, if we
expect results. Take consumption
germs, for instance, you may unl,-Ne
these germs and yet no harm follow;
because the soil in your lungs was in
such healthy condition these disease
germs cannot crow ther. Tbcr
again. YOU NAV have exactly the ,;rht
kind of soil in your lungs for Tho
germs of cousumption. and vet not
have the disease because Won have NOT
inhaled the germs. II Is certainly
true that thousands of persons iphalo
the germs of consumptian. and vet do
not have the disease. The fact that
this soil must he suitable 70 rermlife.
explains lhr reason why some child,rn
have severe stomach and howell
trouble. and vet others in the same
house be unaffected.
There are number of cnrn,ili.,,,
which may not be due 10 ,,..at- ....l
yet the principle we wish 10 c>... Il
is the same Some tal.r ..+, .....ro
easily than others; have ..nt
attacks of indigestion hr,.,. a.. ...;lv
exhausted; and show in ryrI4 way
that the BODY is not s,rour What il
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
CLEVER LITTLE STORIES.

"Biff" Hall had a hard-looking spe-
cimen before him. II see villainy in
your face" said the justice to the pris-
oner May it please your honor" said
the latter, that is personal rehec-
ton"
One day, when Sir Walter and Lady
Scott were roaming about their estate,
they saw some playful lambs in mead
ow. "Ah," said Sir Walter "'tis no
wonder that poets from the earliest
ages have made the lamb the emblem OF
peace and innocence!" They are in
deed delightful animals" said Lady
Scott, particularly with mint sauce!"
At a conference of southern churches,
says the Congregationalist, one of the
preachers rendered his report thus:
The church at - started with ten
members. There have been several
a1dages and some quit-outs, 30 that we
have now bout as many as we had be-
TIRE"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07

Fold it over and roll again, and repeat
until done. The reason this is not prac-
ticable in hand working of butter lie
that more pressure is required with
butter than can be done by the unaided
hand. But one of the very best styles
of butter workers (known as the roller
butter maker) is exactly on this prin-
ciple, the roller being on a sliding
frame which is pushed back and forth
over the butter, the handles being ar
ranged to give leverage Gig, y. This
style is not easy for the average farmer
to make, and for small dairy simpler
style gives satisfaction. II consists in
making a long and large rolling pin,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
A MISFIT ASSIGNMENT.
Doors Were of Much Too
Limited Capacity.

A well-known chief engineer of the
navy who doesn't have to take any dust
from Gen. Shafter in the matter of av-
irdupois-tipping the scales, as he
does at a trihe more than 300 pounds
was recently ordered to take charge Of
the mechanical department of one Of
the smaller gunboats on the Pacific sta
ton. The engineer, says the Washing
ton Post, didn't particularly like the
assignment, but ii didn't worry him to
the point of suicide. He simply sat
down and made sketch Of the exceed
ingly narrow doors that lead into the
engine rooms OF the gunboat to which
he was ordered, marking the dimen-
sions Of the doors in figures on the
sketch Below mis- drawing Of one Of
the engine-room doors this jolly chief
engineer made a neat sketch of him
self full figure, not exaggerating his
Falstaffian paunch a trifle. He at
tached his own dimensions to feet and
inches, circumferentially, to this sketch
of himself. Then he put the sketches
in an envelope and respectfully sub
mitted" them to the bureau of navlga-
ton. 1t was sort of document that
occasionally makes a hit. The infer
ence to be drawn from the sketches
was SO obvious-the imposibility of the
chief engineers passage through the
engine-room doors of the ship to which
he was ordered was so apparent-that
the assignment was recalled, and the
laconic chief engineer is liable to get
flagship when the next batch of steam
engineering assignments is made.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
GOOD WAGON JACK.
Its Designer Claims for 1t Many Adj
vantnges Not Possessed by
Other Devices.

The trouble with many wagon. jacks
is that they are inclined to tip toward
the end of the lever, if the ground is a
little soft or uneven. Another fault Is
that it takes the greater part of mans
weight to raise heavy wagon because
lever is made too short. In this
wagon-jack the lever is made long. 1t
projects foot beyond the bolt, which is
the fulcrum, at |. The advantage of
this is that the lever does not have to be
raised or lowered at for the front and
hind axle. The base, E, comes we'll out
beyond the end of the lever, A, so there
is no tipping over the end of the lever.
With this wagon-jack | can lift ton
and a half; can take off wheel with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
SOCIAL CENSOR.
CREDENTIALS of Applicants for Pres
entation at Court Closely
Examined

The necessity for censorship over the
social credentials of applicants for
presentation at Queen Nictoria's court
S apparent when the air is heavy with
moralizing over Hooleyism, says an
eastern exchange. Lord Charles Befes-
ford startled a London audience a year
ago by declaring that money could
buy its way into the highest places ia
England. He merely anticipated the
records Of the bankruptcy courts Mt.
HooIey did not succeed in establishing
company promoting on permanent
social basis. The bottom fell out OF his
enterprises before he had perfected
his system Of batting small Investors
with the names of earlx and the leaders
OF smart society. He was imposed up
on by swarm Of spectators, solicitors
and middlemen, and he was a bankrupt
before he could regulate the perquisites
OF directors in accordance with fixed
principles OF social precedence and in
troduce tariff with maximum and
minimum fees for introductions to peo-
pie of quality. The bubble was pricked
before the full purchasing power Of
the stock promoters money was
brought to bear upon smart society.
Yet this traffic carried Mr.. Hooley a
long way into the social world. II
produced for him the acquaintance o.
many people Of distinction; it enabled
him to enter the Carlton club. and to
stake out claim for a seat In parlia-
nent. and it put him in direct negotia-
tions with the political managers for
the purchase Of baronetcy for about
$3.50 900 in hard cash.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
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TWO BUTTER WORKERS.
OF the Homemade Variety and suit.
able for Six or Eight Cow Dairy
Embellishments

Mrs. NJ, NJ. Spear, of Missouri, wishes
a description of a butter worker suit
able for dairy of six or eight COWS. II
must be simple in operation and in con-
struction, one that the good man OF the
house can make. Besides these limita.
lions given by Mrs, Spear, there are
others that must be onsdered to make
the butter worker desirable. 1t must
save labor and therefore be easy to use
1t must work with pressure, not with
q grinding motion. Ii must have suit
able provisions for he drip.
The correct method of working but.
ter is by pressure precisely the same as
pie crust is rolled with a rolling pin
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
TERRIBLE JUDICIAL ERROR.
~ Lying Servants Caused the Ex.
ecutiOn of ais Innocent Man
in Russia.

Al terrible judicial error Is reported
from Bychawa, in Russian Poland. In
Februnry, 1892, a merchant arrived at
en- BIN there and took room for the
night In the morning he was found
deed in bed and had every appearance
Of having died natural death. The
boots" Ivan Pschatka, and a servant,
hoFever, both swore that they had
neh the innkeeper, Ca2ek, strangle
the merchant, take money from his
pockets and bury II near q certain tree
IN the garden. Their evidence was con-
hrmed by the discovery of 80 rubles
buried at the spot mentioned by them.
The judge held that Cazek's guilt was
nov conclusively proved and sentenced
aim to death Cazek was shortly after
Nard hanged in spite Of his protesta-
Hons of innocence.
nan Pschatl1a married the servant
en1 Cazek was almost forgotten, when
kNhatka and his wife recently quar-
felef and made accusations against
sach other. which led to Investigations
eng made. 1t hash transpired that
ARk was In the habit of hiding his
Qm savings near the tree in the gar
GEN. Pschatka and the servant dis
Wfred the hiding place and stole all
knemoney except so rubles.
Ihey were, however, terribly afraid
= peing detected, and when the mer-
Pnapt happened to die in the inn Just
fhe opportune moment for them
M concocted the story Of murder and
Ped the innocent Ca2ek to be found
a''ty Of murder and hanged. The two
anHrupulous perjurers are now await
trial for their awful crime.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
ENGLISH FOLK LORE.

Hnong the country people of Eng
~ signs and superStitions receive
'ueh credit.
n turkeys gobble it means the APP
'pech Of storm and unlucky visitors
!, apt to be detained by credulous
~ who insist Q storm 10 coming up
'p'dly
e peasant girl, when she seee .
ny 4 in the candle, knows she is to get
's ter from her love and runs to the
ga lie to see If it IL posted. She finds
~ out by lifting the candlestick in
hir and bringing it down on the
'M with a little bang. If the spark
~ the letter is already posted.
tqrecasts of coming visitors appear
We morning tea cup and in the way
. 'andle burns. The floating stick III
sea tells the approach of a visitor,
~ Is carefully pinched to see If it's
.''ess indicates q woman. it's hard
man. II a red speck Is seen in
= anne of the candle it is taken as so
+. sign of visitor that the house
''H Immediately sets her home in or
curious practice still largely in
s" IN out of the way districts of
{ Warwiekshire Is that known a.
rec cure" in the efficacy of when
Auves hold an unslayable faith.
eak child (but more especially
suffering from the ricketts, 10 q
subject for the tree cure. The
Y brought to the foot Of q twin
better still, TO a tree with q
IT, and is then passed through
n. oy those in charge of 1t, in the
~ firm conviction that his con-
IN the tree will strengthen him
{. use his bones to go together and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
Malicious Interference.

"Tll get even with that printer" said
the editor of the Plunkville Bugle, "if
It takes me the rest of my life"
what printer?" asked his friend.
THAT tramp took in while my
wife was visiting her mother. got
ten-dollar write-up out of old Hiker,
who Is laying his pipes for the senator
ship, and said that some day his little
son would make as big mark as his ia
Their, and that villain fixed 1t that the
young 'un would be as big a mark,
etc."-Indiana polls journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07

Al, wire, weave Ave to eight of the
Il ices together, at the top and bottom,
4 shown in Fig. 1, the same as wire and
lnlh fence is woven, and set them
srpund the trees, as in Fig. 2, giving
ia ends of the wires a twist about
euch other to hold them firmly in posi-
dor. This makes a very effective and
cheap guard, IS inches high. and one
thai will last four or five years. II the
lalhs are dipped in crude petroleum,
they will last ten years, and prevent
pigs and sheep, as well as rabbits and
mice, from injuring the trees.-G. Fred
srick, in Farm and Home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
TIE lSLAI.D OF pALAWAN.
- s"aEcSted as United States Ma
val station in the Philippine
Archipelago.

PaiGwan. the long island which lies at
Sbe gate Of the East Indies. and which
Dur naval experts have selected for the
Asiatic naval station of the United
states, is the object of much interest
Just now because some of the Euro
peans contend that the Spaniards have
no title TO it. Although some 300 miles
long, II is very narrow. At some places
1t ID only five miles between the two
coasts. 1t is covered with a magnifi-
cent forest Of great value. Like most
Of the Philippines, II has = central
mountain chain, extending in the direc-
ton OF its greatest length. The only
civilized settlement Is a penal colony
Ut Puerto Princessa, the capital, with q
military garrison. There is a fine har-
Dor. and the town il surrounded by
fertile country. Three tribes Of ma tives
inhabit Palawan. The Moros, who are
Mohammedans; the Patacks, who roam
in the north, and the Tagbanaus, who
occupy the central portion, near the
civilized elements, are said to be an in.
telligent and superior class Of Malays
They practice agriculture so far as nee
esSary, and have houses made Of BAN
boo poles and palm leaves. But most OF
their time Is spent In the forest, hunt
ing, fishing and searching for wild
honey. Each tribe has local govern
ment, presided over by q petty mag
istrate, ard the oRse l. AsPeditary. The
Affairs Of each esGa11RAty ase directed
by council Of elders, who administer
justice according to their own ideas.
The Standards hA%s pSVeF s&tSmnted to
civilize them, although few missions
have been established by the priests.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
IELECTION OF RARE POEMS.
A Fairy Grave.


Let a little grave be made,
Half in shadow. half In shade,
In a quiet, kindly place,
Friendly as her face.
Let the passing fairy bird
From his airy height be heardi
Ever, ever for that ground
Only gentle sound.
Let the singing winds, which be
Winged dream and melody,
Singing softly, by her lie,
Softly singing die.
Let the bee has sucked the bloom
Homeward journey by her tomb,
And his 1.-THE OF sweet be paid
To her sweeter shade.
Let the low clouds. red and gold,
Mourn her on the mountains old;
Beauty, aye her guardian be.
You and Melody.
Spirits OF sound and souls of flowers,
All YOU dearest griefless powers,
You with whom she went away,
Tend her night and day.
John Vance Cheney. In Century.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
Real Bravery.

IT'S brave to face the lannon's mouth,
IT'S brave to fight'on land or sea;
IT'S brave for country and for home
To bear the standard of the free.
IT'S brave to suffer hunger's pangs,
And scott at dangers that may riseI
IT'S brave to leave the ones you love
And rush to war meath other skies.
But bravest of them all is he
Who hears men scoff, yet, undismayed,
Says that he didn't go to war
Because, In truth. he was afraid.
Chicago Daily News
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07

Llamas are the chief freight carriers
In central Peru. The usual load for an
animal Is about 100 pounds. II you
put upon his back more than he can cas-.
i!y carry he quietly kneels and will no
nudge until the load is reduced.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
SAFE TREE GUARD.
prevents Injury to Trees by Rab-
ht,s and Mice and Saves Labor
and Anxiety.

7, ia best to adopt effective measures
! preventing injury to trees by rab-
i,s and mice and save labor and anx-
Nv 1t can be done easily and cheap
as follows: Take common plaster
~ lsths, cut them in halves, then, with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
Shah ID the "Red Kinrn

The shah Of Persia IL styled the
"red king" because he wears a red tur-
ban. There have been three European
rulers upon whom that tide has been
Overwhelmingly; Amadeus VII. OF
Savoy, Otto II. Of Germany, and VIII
liam II. Rufus) Of England
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
In a Garden.

Thought is a garden wide and old
For airy creatures to explore,
Where grow the great, fantastic flowers
With truth for honey at the core.
There, like Wild, marauding bee
Made despera.e by hungry fears,
From gorgeous II to dark Perhaps
/ blunder down the dusk of years.
-Rliss Carmau In The Puritan.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
strong Measures,

"You got ihat drunken tramp away
from your kitchen by inviting him out
to get drink of whisky, did your"
Yes, l spirited him away."-Chicago
Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
why lie Went.

Husband declare, there hasn't
been anything decent on the stage for
don't know how long.
Wife, suppose that's why you've
been so often Brooklyn Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
How lie Pronosed.

do you believe in expansion, Mr..
Noodle?"
Noodle-No; quite the contrary. I
believe in making two one N--S'v~
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07

VMAS. CHEER. The finest Vintages OF
N Champsgnes. Clarets Wines Of all kinds
aud grades Ales, Stouis, Cordias and I.iqueurs
The finest assortment in Maryland, outside OF
Baltimore, and city prices prevail here.
nov. 25-tf9S ALLEN ROHRBACK.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07

nUNT FORGET we are headquarters for
~ extra fine pure Butcherlng Pepper
Sprcial prce for Salt by sack Sweet Marjor-
am, Corander and Sage.
nov4.'9Stf Il. V. STAUP,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-04-13
KATY IN LITER AZURE.
A Snatch of Story Wherein the "ChOO~'
ChOOs" Indulge I'm n Few Pulfa
of Complaint.

He (the switch engine) gave vigorous
push to the west-bound car as he spoke, and
started back with snort of surprise, for
the car was an old friend-an NJ. X. I. box
car.
"Jack my drivers, but its homeless Katy!
Why, Katy, amt there no getting you
back to your friends? There's 40 chasers.
out for you from your road, if there's one.
Who is holding you now"'
wish l knew" whimpered homeless
Katy 81 belong in Parsons I've only been
out ten months, but I'm just achin' home
flowers bloom"
Yards full O. Homeless Katies an
Wanderin' Willies," the switch engine ex-
planned to .OO7. Dunno quite how our men.
fix it. Swap around, | guess; anyhow, I've
done my duty. She's on her way to Kan
sas via Chicago; but I'll lay my next boiler
full she'll be held there to wait consignee's
convenience, and sent back to us with wheat
in the fall. From Rudyard Kipling's.
"007"