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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04

However much fear you have Of rats
and if you are girl you are probab-
ly scared to death" at the mere sight
of one-you cannot help but admire
their sleek, smooth coats, their nimble-
ness and their bright eyes. II you
cared to make their acquaintance still
further you would find that they are
exceedingly cunning. If there IS any
thing to be stolen you may depend up
on rat to devise some plan for steal
ing it. AS a general thing a rat isnot sell
fish with his plumber, and when it is
to be divided among several Of his
cronieS or members of his own family
he is very careful TO get it to the rem
devious in state Of good preServa-
ton, so that it may be apportioned
fairly.
In illustration Of this principle, a
man who for want OF something better
to do has made a study OF rats, de-
scribes a purloining which he witness
ed. The article being stolen was an
egg. 1t seemed that the rat that was
the prime mover In the robbery was
instinctively aware of the fragile ma
ture of his booty and thai 1t would
be disastrous to roll it to their den,
which was separated from the place
where the egg lay by several YARDS OF
uneven ground. But the ingenuity OF
the chieftain was equal to the difficulty.
The recess where he had found the egg
was too small for the entire rat colony
to assemble there for a banquet, so
plainly the prize must be moved at all
hazards.
Accordingly the old fellow lay down
on his back and clasped the egg tightly
over his breast with his four feet, and
his accomplice. who understood at once
what was required of him, caught hold
of TIE leaders, tail and dragged him to
the den. The plan having been once
successfully executed the process was
repeated again and again until enough
eggs had been removed for a feast In
rat town How the hero's lacerated
back was subsequently healed after be-
ing thus bumped and bruised on lump
earth the historian fails to relate.
Another devotee in ratology relates
how a trio of the gray pests who were
particularly fond Of olive oil found
flask of it one night, which, while 1t
was uncorked, was so placed that 1t
could not be upset. Again their quick
wits triumphed, and each took turn
about at mounting the flask and stick
Withdrawing 1t so that his companions
could feast off the oil that adhered to
his caudal appendage. This unique
method of dining was repeated uHsA
the appetites of all were satisfied.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
Remembered Him

There's no use of your saying a
world" exclaimed the woman of the
house, as soon as she had opened the
door and glanced al the man standing
outside. 81 know YOU"
But ma'am-"
81 recognized you as soon a. saw
you. You can't
"Ma'am-"
you're the man who sold me wash
ing machine six months ago for $3.50
that wasn't worth shucks. 1t would
Mt"
IAN wanted to tell you. ma'am,
is"
1T wouldn't wash anything. The
longer you used 1t the dirtier the
clothes got. You couldn't sell me any
thing now II you was to pay me for
taking it. When man fools me once
he won't ever have the chance to do it
again. | can tell you that. I'll sell
that washing machine back to you TOR
fifty cents. It doesn't make any diff
ference what you've got this time. 1
wouldn't touch 1t with ten-foot pole,
and you can talk till you are gray. 1t
won't do you any good"
Madam" replied the man. who had
beeL dancing about impatiently, your
kitchen roof is blazing where that iron
stoyepipe runs up and through It.
That's what stopped to
Good land, why didn't you say so?
What did you want to stand there talk
ing for when the house Is burning upT
Run over to that grocery store on the
corner and turn in an alarm! Fire!
Firei"-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
The Fatal Boiling Habit.

"Apropos of the hardships of our
boys in Cuba" said an officer who saw
a good deal of duty on the island, I'll
tell you bit of story. Shortly after
our regiment went on duty near San
tiago. at the beginning of Woods ad-
ministration as governor, we began to
be able to take a little better care of
ourselves than we had done through
out the campaign. One OF our captains
i won't mention his name. for he's
sore about this aRair-was a great
crank on the subject OF microbes, and
took extraordinary pains to avoid their
society. He had picked up a raw
Cuban cook, and gave him the most ex-
plicit orders to boil all the water used
In the mess, no matter where he got
it. Boil everything we drink he said,
or I'll kick your backbone through the
top of your hat
THE Cuban promised faithfully, and
obeyed the orders to the letter. A week
or so afterward the captain, while for
aging about town, was presented with
a quart bottle Of champagne from one
Of the ships. He was overjoyed, and,
securing a small lump of ice. he
uuollSu udSh W Sduip anu lul ACu ONCl
his prizes to the cook. I want you TO
get up something extra good today no
said, for I'm going to ask few friends
to dinner to help drink this wine At
the appointed hour the party assembl.
ed, and, after serving repast of stew
ed beef and sweet potatoes, the cook
stalked in, carrying a steaming sauce
pan half full of muddy yellow liquid.
What in thunder is that asked the
captain. That's tn wine, senior, re-
piled the Cuban gravely. L boil i'm
good DEAL an e most all go way The
guests roared with laughter, and the
captain was SO thunderstruck he
couldn't say a word. He subsequently
recovered himself sufficiently to grab
cleaning rod and chase the Cuban
nearly half a mile. After that all any
body had to do to get fight was to
say boiled champagne. When l left
the wound still ranked. New Or
leans Times Democrat
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
] MARS AT CLOSE RANGE
Easy to Study His Face When Only
$4,000, 900 Miles Away.

All the monster glasses with which
sne late rapid advance has been made
IN knowledge of our celestial neighbors
rave come into being since the civil
war, says Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd in
the st. Nicholas. Until then. in this
country, the Harvard telescope of If
teen inches was the largest.
About 1860 one Of eighteen and a half
lncnes was ordered for the University
OF Mississippi, but with the breaking
OUT OF the war telescopes had to wait,
ana these lenses are now at the North
western University In Evanston. III. 1t
is only since 1870 that really huge in
struments have multiplied and are
nisntly turned upon the starry skies
10 ask the questions which seem to our
lmpatlence so slowly answered.
But many answers have come. after
al, and some things are clear which
oetore could only be surmised For in
stance. we feel quite sure now that
Mars has an atmosphere, though not
more than half as dense as our own;
but far better thar none. as we can
tell by looking at our bright though
dead and desolated moon, from which
ar and water has long since disap-
peared
And If Mars has air, the polar caps
alone would seem to show that he has
also ice and snow; and there appear to
be. as we'll, areas of water or marsh.
though less in extent than the land.
Inc northern hemisphere looks bright
er through the telescope, even showing
unts of red and yellow, which astrono-
mers are inclined to think are chiefly
dry land, probably desert, while the
southern is dark, the seas" brown or
dull gray, quite as water might appear.
These spots were first called seas. like
the smooth regions Of the moon, and
the name continues in both, whatever
they may be.
In 1877 Mars was at his nearest to us;
near, that 10, from an astronomers
point Of view, though really at the
enormous distance OF 100000 miles.
Yet great deal was learned about this
neighbor in the sky-among other
things, that he is attended by two tiny
satellites, or moons, never seen before.
And the same year an Italian astrono-
mer Signor Schiaparelli pronounced
skeea-pa-rel-ly) made careful studies
and drawings Of the strange markings
on Mars, completing, with the fine tel
escope at Milan, series OF elaborate
sketches afterward combined into an
accurate detail map.
Again, in 1892 and 1894, the earth and
Mars came near each other in their
fight through space, though somewhat
farther than during the year 1877.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
ALPHABET MAKERS.
Song Sam-mun's Genius Solves the
Problem for Korea.

Korea boasts Of the invention of a
pure phonetic alphabet. or course It
was not the first, but it was original
win her, and therefore no less credit
able. The invention OF this alphabet
is the last OF three great protests which
horea has made against the cumber-
someness OF the Chinese written char
acter King Se-Jo, early in the fif-
teenth century, determined that the
people must have a phonetic alphabet.
and college of scholars was conven-
ed, with the distinguished San-mun at
its head, to devise an alphabet. Look
ing about for model, they found moth
ing like phonetic alphabet, except in
the l1betan books which had been
brought from China and deposited in
the monasteries OF Korea. But Tibe-
tan, like Sanskrit and like the Semitic
languages. is consonantal in its char
acter. The consonant is the founda-
ton, and the vowel is simply the bridge
that spans the interval between conso-
nant and consonant
Song Sam-mun's genius is demon
strated in his recognition of the fact
that this is wrong, and that the vowel
is the basis OF all articulate speech.
He therefore divided the symbols into
two classes-"mother" and child
the vowel being the mother and the
consonant the child. This was not
only absolutely original with him, but
it was absolutely scientific. The Tibe-
tan furnished the basis for the Korean
consonants-not the finished Tibetan
OF to-day, but the singular characters
found in the Tibetan Buddhist books
of Korea. For the vowels they turned
to the ancient seal character of China
and from its simplest radicals picked
out six, which became the Korean
vowels. The combination Of the let
tiers in the syllable was, so to speak,
triangular.
In simplicity the Korean characters
are unsurpassed. Tradition says that
the inventor took them all from the
Korean door. which consists of COM
bination Of horizontal and oblique lat
tice-work; and in truth this could be
done.-Harper's Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
HE KNEW THE ROPES
A Lawyer That Was Not Huntina
Litigation Over Land.


It's the canny old bird that canno
be caught with the bird lime OF litiga
ton.
You've probably heard OF Lawyer
Hackett OF Somerset little while
ago he purchased some land over
which there had been a lawsuit for
years, until the parties had spent half
a dozen times what the land was worth
Hackett knew all about II. Some of
the people wondered why he wanted to
get hold OF property with such an incu-
bus OF uncertainty on II. Others
thought that perhaps he wanted some
legal knitting work and would pitch in
redhot to fight that line fence question
on his own hook.
That's what the owner OF the adjoin-
Ing land thought, says the Baltimore
Herald. SO he braced himself for
trouble when he saw Hackett coming
across the fields one day.
Said Hackett: Where's your claim
here. anyway. as to this fence?"
Il insist" replied the neighbor. that
your fence is over my land two feet
at one end and one foot OF least at the
other end"
Well" replied Hackett. you 80
ahead just as quick as you can and set
your fence over. AT the end where you
say that | encroach on you two feet,
set the fence onto my land four feet.
At the other end push it onto my land
two feet
But" persisted the neighbor, that's
twice wnat l claim"
Il don't care about that" said Hack
EFT. There's been fight enough over
this land. l want you to take enough
so you are perfectly satisfied you have
got your rights, and then we can get
along all pleasantly. Go ahead and
help yourself"
The man paused. abashed. He had
been ready to commence the old strug-
gle tooth and nail. But this move Of
the now neighbor stunned him. Yet
he wasn't to be outdone in generosity.
he looked at Hackett
Squire" said he, that fence amt
going to be moved an inch. l don't
want the blamed old land. There
Warn't nothing TO the fight but the
principle of the thing"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
Novel Temuerance Scheme

A manufacturer at Three Oaks. Ind,
has just inaugurated temperance re-
form in that town that is at once novel
and apparently practicable. This man.
who has several hundred employees. re-
comfy offered to pay into the village
treasury annually an amount equal to
the license fees derived from the sa-
looms If the authorities would abolish
the saloons and make the town "dry."
II the offer was refused he threatened
to remove his factory to another town.
The propositioS was submitted to the
council, and it in turn referred the
matter to the people at a special cleo
ton. The result was an overwhelming
victory for temperance. The saloons
will be closed, the village treasury will
receive the annual payment promised
and the factory will not be removed
or course it is not difficult to under
stand why this manufacturer desired
the closing of the saloons. He prob
ably realized that he could get better
work from his employees If they were
always sober, and he will doubtless dis
cover that the money paid foe the clos
ing OF the saloons is well invested.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
Age Attained by Birds.

We are often asked how long differ.
ent species Of birds live. but there Is
little definite information to be had
on the subject. Recently Mr.. ]. H.
Quincy has brought together a num-
Der OF statements on this subject, and
discusses 1t at some length. Mr..
Dresser in his BIRDS Of Europe" gives
an instance Of a raven having lived So
years. Mr.. Meade-Waldo has in cap
tivity pair Of eagle owls (Bubo max
imus), one of which is 6S and the 9TH
or So years old Since 1864 these birds
have bred regularly. and have now
reared ninety-three young ones. A
Batteleur eagle and condor in the
Geological Gardens at Amsterdam are
still alive at the respective ages OF SIS
and 50. An imperial eagle Of Sc, a
golden eagle of AZ and a sea eagle of
AZ, and many other birds VI the age Of
40 downward. are also recorded.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
A Forecast Set Aside.

my wife was sorry when her poodle
was brought back"
Wasn't she fond OF him."
"Yes; but she had told all the
neighbors that she knew she would
never see him again. 49, --~-- -
"They say that electricity is a sure
antidote for the sting Of bees" said an
electrical enthusiast.
Eyes, I've tried it," said the student
Really? How did It work."
well. bee stung me and IL hurt so
that I applied the electricity. After
that | went over and sat down on a
hornets nest to see II I couldn't get
over the effects of the cure."-Detroit
Free Press.
Little Nell-Johnny, what is a philso.
pher?
Brother Johnny Ga little older)-A
fellow that rides a philosopher OF
course.
Then little Nell tainted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
The Planet Mars .

While many astronomers regard the
planet Mars as a dying world" 9th.
ers, notably the Able Moreux and Col.
du Ligondes, consider 1t as a young
and growing planet Moreux explains
the doubling OF the "canals" by an OPP
teal effect, and the other holds that
Mars was formed after the earth and
Jupiter Owing to its distance from
the sun and It's light atmosphere, Mars
ought to be an icy desert, but observa-
ton shows that 1t is not. and hence
he concludes that the body of the
planet is still warm. The Canals" he
thinks, are cracks produced by contrac-
tons of the crust. The white poles of
Mars are formed not by snow. but hail
stones. Mars, in short. Is, according to
him, like the earth when che was in the
primary era.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04

In capturing gulls the sea lion dis
PLAYS no little skill and cunning. When
In pursuit of a gull it dives deeply un-
der water and s%ims some distance
from where it disappeared, then, rising
cautiously, it exposes the tip of its nose
along the surface, at the same time
giving it a rotary motion. The I'M
wary bird on the wing, seeing the OBJ
ject near by, alights to catch It. while
the sea lion at the same moment set
ties beneath the waves and at one
bound with extended jaws seizes its
screaming prey and instantly devours
it.-Scientific Ameucan.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04

The beautiful girl had parted forever
from the only man she ever really
loved. and she was even sadder than
was usual with her upon such occa-
sions.
They tried to comfort her.
"There are always good fish left In
the seal" they urged.
"Yes; but when you catch them they
turn out to be lobsters" she exclaimed
bitterly. thereby showing that after all
a persons hair may curl naturally
without rendering a person entirely de-
void of sense.-Detroit Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
Real Property for Sale.

Having naoFs Business 10 le0k After tAaa !
oAA properly attend -, have decided 70 seH
PoriSa ~ my holdings, AAd new Sfer for
aAla
80 ACRES or FINE, wEII-r1EPRovED
! vim Ssll II all In oaS body, a. u V, Or VIII
divide II In tracts To salt purchasers. TAA
crops equal - sAy In Ne county or StAta.
EVERY ACAK HAD IRON % TO 10 BUsH-
ELS OF LIME,
and thssnost u u been heavily ASAuESA In
the last 10 or ysaSS.
ALL UNDER GOOD YENCENa-THE MOTT
OF 1T POST AND RAIL.
divided Into eon~anient aslds, With pun ran
Mag water in evary aeld lHRrevsd WITH
several good dwellings. couple oS good eArnA,
with al other outSuildinEs necessary, and
about 2, 600 choice apple and peach trees ON thu
farm, all IN full bearing.
also desire " sell nay
MILL PROPERTY. KNOWN Az GREEN
VALLEY MILLS.
conaistiug az one Sour ahd Erist MIll, enc say
mill, ono good dwelling bouSs, one barn Ana
other outbuildiAgs, with al The privileges per
tanning therot0. This IL ona Of the best kuih
mills ia Frederick County, built in 1850 9exaa
feet, stories high, o1s Of STONE and three
wainScoAted fron ApP ~ bottom With yellow
pine tw0 ~ Hk -fSoE water Wheeis, raR Of
burrS, With VateEPSvST AAA min capacity
n producing trorn
G 10 20 BRIs or FLOUR PER DAY,
and In 0aa 81 the best wheat OsevinE secNous
la the county or State, aud VITA . country
custom Of . radius Of from 10 70 y nilss
makes thls desirable property for lnaNStIien
above Raned property ~ ipv prices ADD on
easy terms. will AlAO sell nay Mackenzie
nh0p property. Adjeihing the Nill property
shop, wheelw night shop ana ether Oah NJ d.
ings, en- one or tive ssrOs Of choice lAnu 70
suit the purchaser.
nchSp0Amm. LEVI PRICK.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
Practicing Medicine

Doctor" sighed the fat man, 81
guess it's no use. I've tried everything
you've prescribed and grown fieshier
all the time. Your latest recommen-
Aation was to ride horseback. I've done
so faithfully for a month, but I've
taken on eighteen pounds and the
horse has lost 160."
"Ah! there's scientific suggestion. d"
said the elated doctor. TRY letting
the horse ride you for 4 while. De
tro4t Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04

oh, yes" said the stocky man with
the square jaw, my married life is
quite a happy one"
Glad to hear it," said the thin man
with the thin hair. Got any particu-
lar SYSTEM"
We'll, yes. Whenever my wife gets
into tantrum l go out and find the
fellow who introduced us and give him
another licking. Jour-
nal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
Rirda and Bills.

There is something wrong with this
till." said the young married man to
the milliner who has imported Par
lsian prices as wen as styles.
ut 10 correct In every Item" after
looking it over.
Eight dollars for that bird, NO big
ger than my fist?"
Yes, sir. and cheap at that"
"All right, madam, I'll settle. but It's
robbery. We had our first anniversary
yesterday aAd l bought a ten pound
turkey for 31.26. Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04

ne=Is.--n. IIInMnnds.

II IA reported that Prof. William LIS
oenard RoSb, Of TriAtty College, Hart
lord, Conn, has made X-ray pictures
If real ana imitation diamonds. The
genuine stone was transparent to the
rays. while the artificial stone cast a
solid opaque shadow. This may prove
A valuable test for jewelers. purposes.
A combination Horoscope would en-
Ible a jeweller to detect bogus dia-
aanpd
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
In the Air.

Where do you live?" asked the DO
lice magistrate
Il live block above Stanton street.
your honor. corner OF Essex"
But the officer says you live at No
S0S Houston street"
That's all right, your honor, live
in the top fat"
Prisoner discharged on the ground
that he's an angel. Mail and Elk.
press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04

Mrs. Standardization, are you a
good accountant?
Mr.. Rambo-At the ONCE they think
I'm somewhat above the average. Why?
Mrs. Rambo-You couldn't give
very good account OF yourself when
you came in at three o'clock this
morning-that's ali.-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
For states Attorney.
.e Hoters Of Msder.ck obuntr.

To the Voters Of frederick County.
hereby announce myself az a candidate
for the office OF States Attorney for Frederick
County, subject TO the decision of the Demo.
cratic Nominating Convention OF 1899.
H. DORSEY ETCHISON.
Frederick, Nd, May 18th, 1899.
my NIL
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
A COnf6aaiOn.

The Novice-DO yOu find 1t hard
work, my boy?
The Gaddie-Well, the hardest part
8 keeptr' from lanahfh' when de guys
MAS de- hall.-Puck.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04

Which sutton are you going to ac-
cept, Clarissa?"
Il can't decide. to save me. ma.
which like best; Harry is so timid,
and Jack is so persistent. Puck.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
NOTICE.
MAYORS OFFICE,


MAYORS OFFICE,
CITY HALL,
FREDERICK, Md, July Il, 1899.
All consumers OF water are respectfully re-
quested TO economist in It's use during tho
next ten days, after which time we hope to
have our new supply introduced.
WILLIAM r. Chiffon,
Jly.3St. Mayor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
Resented at Once.

81 would die for my country" he
exclaimed dramatically.
''Well," she replied quietly, I've no
doubt your country w-><L appreciate
It,"
; raAor ha wot MAJ.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
she Would Have stopped 1t.

~
some time ago the wife OF an old
i,nnaDltant of a Durham, England, viii
age died, leaving a grown-up family
pehind her. The father remained q
Swlaower about eighteen months; then
me entered the matrimonial state again.
me me Youngest daughter, aged about
ementy, on the day of the wedding,
went to the village butchers.
Alter the usual courtesies, the
SSuIcner asked her: rs it true yor
'eaner got married agyen?"
aye, it's over truei" said the girl
Ndn't ye want him tie get married
agyen?
A. no; we wor aall agyen 1t, but aad
SSui wad hev his aan way. But Aa
SacK II ma muthor had been living sh d
AAo put stop twill"