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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
IN THE BRITISH NAVY.
How Its Rulers Administer Justice
In Their Floating Realms

The captain Of a British man-of-war is
something of a car aboard his own ship.
lie does not possess power of life and
death over his subordinates. but he can
make or mar any man just as he plcases.
Warrant officers and all ranks above can
be punished only by court martial, but
In all the ranks below warrant officer the
captain can promote or degrade men as
he thinks fit.
Two tribunals are held daily in a bat
tleship. At noon the commander deals
with the lighter offenses, while the more
serious ones are judged 10y the captain at
evening.
At the dreaded evening function the
captain prcsides sternly, sitting mt a la
BE on the quarter deck, with officers
around him. The prisoners stand in a
row facing their judge.
What is this man charged WITH
asks the captain as culprit No. l steps
forward.
The master-at-arms states the charge,
which is that Ordinary Seaman Jones
walked when he should have run and
would not tfend his pace when ordered
to.
Call the Witnesses commands the
skipper" and the witnesses step for-
ward and give their evidence.
We'll you have heard what the wit
ncsses said. What have you to say
asks the captain.
Jones explains that he didn't hear" or
'was going TO double" or something of
the kind.
The captain considers a moment while
he sizes up appearances as well as tcSti-
mony. We'll" is his conclusion, Il have
to double SO does everybody else in the
ship, and you'll have to do the same.
I'm determined lthis with very significant
emphasis to have everybody in my crew
thoroughly smart at his work. Seven
days 10 A."
There are a number of what are term
ed scale punishmcnts" laid down by the
admiralty. or this 10 \ is the most IT.
ritatng. The man undergoing it has to
take his meals under d scutrys Supc,-
vision, work while the other men are
resting, do all the dirty work of the ship
and stand for couple of hours at
stretch on the quarter deck with his face
to the bulwarks. Keeping the flies off
the paint" Jack calls it,
The captain may sentence a man to 1t
days of this punishment or to 90 days
imprisonment in cells. Beyond that term
he cannot go but there are an infinite
number of smaller punishmcuts which
he may intict for variety Of oiTcnses
that to landsman might seem mere
uiiles. Such are being late in turning
out of a morning, wearing SOCKS not of
the regulation pattern and 50 on. h~"~
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
SQUEAKY SHOES.
Time Was when They Were Es-
tecmcd Very Highly.


his matter may not seem To you"
sald the middle aged man. zone of gave
Importance, but it appears, nevertheless,
to be fact that there are nowadays not
nearly SO many slucaky shoes worn as
there were years ago. There used to be
many. Now there are comparatively
Few Time ana again, for Instance, |
nave seen walking up Il church aisle, Il
httIe late perhaps, and 50 alone AND all
the more conspicuous. a man whose boots
squcaked so that the sound of them filed
all the church and the thoughts of every
"orShiper besides, But he would move
holSglrSsIH now
here was time when people didn't
OBJECT To the SqueaEy shoes, when. i'll
TACT they rather liked them. The squeak
proclaimed their degree Of ncWness, for
the newest Squeakcd most and people
dldh t object to your knowing that their
SHOES were not old and worn out. but II W
shoes, Ihey used to put into some shoes
III those days, between the inner and the
outer sole Il piece of what was called
squeak leather, to make the shoes squeak
the more hut commonly The Squ"ahius
was caused SIMPLY 10y the chahng of one
sole against the other as the Wearer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
THE MIDNIGHT SKY.
Il IL the Oldest Picture Book In Our
Possession.

The oldest picture book in our posses
sion is the midnight sky. We stand out
under the stars on some clear moonlcss
night, and, looking upward, though no
forms are visible, though it is only here
and there that tho natural grouping can
by the utmost legitimate effort of fancy
be made to fit some prcconccivcd shape.
yet we still seem to see the whole vast
dome covered with mysterious frcScoeS
There in the north shine the two Bears,
the unslecping guardians of the pole. BE
tween them winds the Dragon. There
stands Cepheus the king, and hy his side.
in midstrcam of The Milky Way is seated
Cassiopeia, his queen. The figures over
head and to the south change with the
changing hours and seasons. and the De
cember midnight brings us the most glo-
rous show Of all. There is Orion. follow
ing him are Sirius and procyon. his dogs;
above are the Bull and Twins. and high
er still Auriga and pcrscus join Cassie
peia on the Milky Way. Audromcda,
chained to her rock. lies beneath her
boastful mother, while her enemy. the
great Sea Monster. is sinking down be-
low the western horizon. The April
nights give the prcdominauoc to Arctu-
rus. the most brilliant of the constellation
of Bootes the herdsmau. who stands with
one hand stretched toward the Crown.
the other toward the Greater Bear Be
meath him lies the Virgin, while the Lion
is rushing downward toward the west
The Scorpion is the lord Of the south
during the short summer nights. while
the Tyre, with its bright blue jewel Vega,
claims the zenith. and between the two
giant heroes Ophiuchus and Hercules.
spread their huge limbs. The September
midnight is the time for Pegasus, and
then the watery and fshlikc constclla-
tons have their turn-thc Dolphin. the
Sea Goat. Aquarus with his stream and
the southern Fish, the twin Fishes and
fair Andromcda's huge marine pcrsccu-
tor.
We seem to see these forms. though no
form or semblance of the form is really
there. For from great antiquity men
have looked upward to the heavens and
have pictured thereon. in their own
thought, certain forms which we have in
heritcd from them by long tradition
forms which became so real Ia them that
the stars themselves on which they based
them seem to fade ont or TO he hut as the
nails which Kept the pictures in position.
while the forms remained the real objects
which filled the heavens IT. Nineteenth
Century.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
HEROIC TREATMENT.
1t Maddened the Sufferer, but 1t Eff
fected Il Cure.

A Binghamton man began to hiccough
last Saturday. He hiccoughed all day
and all night and was hard at it Sunday
morning. Every remedy that his alarm
ed friends gave him seemed TO accelerate
the hics. People sent in from all over
town and recommended sure cures, and
he steadily grew worse.
Then wise neighbor had bright idea.
He thought it all out by himself He
went over TO the hiccougher's home and
was ushered into the room where the af-
flicted one was fast hiccoughing his life
away.
Hello" said the neighbor in light
and cheerful tone. Flows the old soak
this morning.
The sufferer rolled his eyes at the
neighbor in panied surprise.
Don't give me any of your crocodile
glaDces," snorted the friend. "lf you'd
quit drinking when | told you to. you
wouldn't be in this shameful condition"
"Wh-hic-at's th-hic-atY gasped the
sick man.
"Oh, don't come any of your innocent
business on me-" cried the neighbor. II
know you, you old sponge"
The hiccougher's face turned red.
"What-hic-did-y ou-hic-call-me"
he suffered.
"Called you sponge. you lobster!"
beloved the neighbor. You're pretty
object lesson for your unfortunate chill
dren. amt you, you gulping old hypo-
crite?"
Get out of my-hic-housew roared
the sick man.
$50 to blazesw yelled the neighbor.
I'm going to stay right here and see the
last of YOU The people on the street
sent me over. Wait until the old VOLTS
gone they said. and then wave a flag
out Of the window They're going to
have jolliication supper and fireworks
tonight, and don't you dare to disappoint
'emr
This was too much for the hiccougher.
He said several very bad words as he
made dash at the neighbor. and they
raced around the room a half dozen
times, the hiccougher getting madden at
every jump, and then the neighbor dart
ed through the door and escaped.
The sick man flung a howerpot at him
as he raced down the yard, and then he
suddenly realized that his hiccoughs had
gone.
For that was part of the neighbours
theory, you see. He believed that if he
could get the dying man real excited and
angry the affliction would leave him. and
he proved he was right.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Il go through my work." said a nee
die to an idle boy.
Yes, but not till you are pushed"
said the boy to the needle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
A Scramble For Office.

There must be something particularly
attractive in the lot of member of the
civil service in Italy What it is none Of
the recent reports from the sunny land
says. but they do bear witness to the fact
that apparently to be civil servant is
the ambition of every second member of
the community there. Not even the most
insignificant post is despised. far from it;
for each one of them a simply impossible
number of applicants step forward Gath
erings of candidates for small salaried
posts are more likely than not to end in
free fights, and little while ago when
100 vacancies at salaries of $40 a month
were to be filed the examining officials
had to choose from $4,000 applicants No
ordinary hall could contain the vast mul
titude. and the examination had to he
conducted in cafe concert If the fasci-
nation continues the Coliseum will have
to he rebuilt or future meetings held out
on the Campagna.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28

Charles Sumner IN most matters was
quick enough OF apprehension. vet even
he lacked the sense of humor 1t is said
that one day after tidugs had arrived
from Washington of the suicide of Prov
ost Paradol. the brilliant French cmhas-
sador, Sumner was giving his theories as
to the cause of the act when Lowell ask
ed, Did you see the ambassador often
before his death?'
Yes" was the replyI Il saw him ev-
cry day"
Did you converse with him in English
or in FRENCH
"Oh, talked nothing but French"
Gentlemen" said Lowell 1--WE do not
need to seek any further reason for his
death. This fully explains the suicide"
The explosion which followed, we are
told, Sumner was never able to under
stand.
To a friend who had expressed his SYM
pathy for Sumner when taken i'll he re-
piled, II am not I. raid to die. for | have
read through Calvin's Institutes in the
original Latin. Saturday Evening Post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
THE SWALLOWS.

In ancient days when, under cloudless skies,
Springs earliest swallows touched the Italian
shore
Sad hearted mothers gazsd with yearning eyes
And cried, "our darlings come to US once
more"
pretty fancy which our wiser age
Has long outgrown, and yet, for England stands
Watchin. the strife in which her sons engage
At her behest in those far southern lands.
thousand sons she mourns, untimely slain,
Like early flowers that fall beneath the scythe.
Swallows who seek your English home again,
Over their graves your song was loud and bithe
few short weeks ago. Perhaps CLEAN
Lit heavy eyes that saw you swoop and dart,
While memories of some willow shaded stream
Or windy down arose within the heart
Wherefore to US, this spring, your song shall be
Fraught with deeper meaning than OF yore.
AS il, across the leagues Of sundering sea,
Some whispered message from our dead We bore
B. Paul Neuman in Spectator
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
Arrival and Departure Of Trains.
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
Schedule in Effect November 25, 1900.
LEAVE FL EDERICK.

4.So A. NJ, except Sunday for Washington
junction ami Nay STATIONS, Washin- ton,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and York.
Due w shingtou II a. m.
60O a. m, daily, for Washington and wav
stations Philadelphia and New York Due
WaShin sto $50 a. m.
62O m, daily, for Baltimore and way sta
lions. Philadelphia, New York, Cumber-
Ia and except sunday for HagerStown
Due Baltimore $50 a m.
NIU n. m, except sunday, or 3 ltim re and
prlncltal way static 5, Philadelphia aud
New York. Du Ba timorc 10 - a. m
w n M except sunday, for Harpcr's Ferry,
Winchester, Hawisonburg and Lexington
and Staunt n.
$40 n m, except Sunday, for Washington.
Philadelphia and New York, Hagcrstown
and way stations, incinnati, Indianapo-
us iIttSburs and Chicago. Due Washing
1875 p. m, except sunday, for Baltimore and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York.
Due Baltimore 1880 D. m
4l0p. m, daily for Washington and way sta.
tons, Philadelphia and New York, Cum
berland, Cincinnati and st. Louis (cxcept
sunday for WINCHESTER and Strasburg
90 Junction. Due WaShingto ) p. IN.
$50 2. M, daily, for Baltimore and way sta
IONS, Philadelphia and New York. Due
Baltimore 40 y. m.
go p. m, except SUNDAY for washington
Hagcrstown, WinchcSterand way stations
IlttSburg, Wheeling, Chicago, Philadel-
phia and New York. Due Washington $40
p. m
ARRIVE AT FREDERICK
63S a m, except sunday. from inc'nnati.
llttSburg, Washington Junction and wnv
sta 10 ;. Baltimore nd Washington Mail
arrive, ON this am.
$50 a. m except Sunday, from Mt Airy and
way 81 tons.
SD a m, except sunday from Winchester
HagrrStown and way stations
lU.l0 a. m, except sunday, from Baltimore
York ''''' ""
1850 Il. m, except sunday, from Washington
and way stations
LIZ a; m, sunday only from washington
ana way stations, Chicago and Wheeling
80 cincinnati and st Louis
I=.-e y. m, sunday only, from Baltimore and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York
ZU9 ?: m, except sunday, from II Louis
ana Z nctnnali, y W York Philadelphia.
NaShi gton, Hagerstown Lexington and
way stations.
3i7 =. m, sunday only, from washington
ana way stations, II. Louisiana Cincinnati
iVo p; m, except sunday, from Baltimore
York. "
6;i5 p M, except sunday. from Washington
ana way stations, Philadelphia, New York
l1ttSburg and Chicago
o5O p; m, except sunday, from Baltimore
ana way stations, Philadelphia and New
York. ~"
sos p. m daily, from Baltimore and way
stations.
Sop. m, except sunday, from Washington.
cumberland, HagCrStown, Brunswick and
way stations.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
HAEIz, THE FORTUNATE.

IN Bagdad, by the eastern gate,
The iounging heggars tell the tale
Vi Hafz Khan, called Fortunate.
Who dwelt afar in Bosra's vale.
This iIaiz Khan was not a king;
lie had no heaps Of treasured gold,
Nor yet did swaying camels bring
-.tor him rare silks OF price untold.
He had no friend, he had no foe;
He never left his city's gate;
de never loved, It's said, and so
~ called him Khan the Fortunate.
" les Edward Thomas in Smart Set.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
Discnnrnging Discnyerr.

Il understand she loved him at first"
"Yes, that was before"
"Before what?''
Before she found out that she had
mistaken him for his rich cousin. ~
Cleveland PLATA Dealer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28
.wEEK-DAYs

q" III p. 1T. =. III. p. m. p. m.
''e' stops to take on passengers for Columbia
and points east "h" stops to let of passen~
gers from west of Columbia
Additional trains leave Frederick for Rruce.
Nllle 100, . 10 n m and $50 p. m week-days.
returning, leave Bruceville for Frederick S2s'
1910 a. m. and & 30 y. m o'''
Trains leave Hanover for Gettysburo at O 70
q. m, II 10 and 542 p. m. weekdays returns
ing arrive at Hanover from Gettysburg o II
a. m and 42S p. m. weekdays
TRAINS LEAVE YORK FOR THE North.
tactic and Northern Express, daily.l. 49a. m.
News Xpress, daily....'........ X :" N ~, NE
niagara Exp. and Mail, weekdays. 10 q n. m
thicago EXP. and Fast Line, daily 40 n M
NWn nIgo and St Louis Exp. daily. .8.07 p. m.
western ana 81 Louis Express dailylO.44 p. m.
FOR time tables and further informatiB, IN,
ply to Ticket Agent at the station.
D. - HUTCHINSON, J, II WOOD
General Manager General Pass. Apt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28

II the moon looks pale and dim. ex-
pect rain; If red, wind, and If her natural
color, with clear sky, fair weather.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21
Wouic Not Suffer So Again for Fifty
Times its Price.

awoke last night with severe
pains IN my stomach, never felt
80 badly in all my life. When |
came down to work this morning /
felt 50 weak could hardly work.
| went to Miller * sIcCurdy's drug
store and they recommended Cham
berialn,s Cole, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. Ii worked like
magic and n dose fixed me ali
right. Il certainly is the finest
thing l ever used for stomach
trouble shall not be without IL
IN my home hereafter, for | should
not care to endure the sunerings of
last night again for fifty times its
priee.-G. IL. Wilson, Liyeryman.
u '~rgettstown, Washington Co. Pa.
This remedy is for sale by Il. X.
Chiffon 4 Co., Oxford, I. NJ. Pettis,
Aboeville.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21
TIE RI ENIEs.

The recent continued ram.
hive caused irrsrartbl. ios...
,.,l. -
''' ' 80" anu
Cotton hopt'sy over
run with gras-. bat III many IN.
stances. On bottom lands. the
.ur0aIug crops have been wash
II M and rIrried AWAY bv ~,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21

rs<s ia fsk1 "a ~ tra- 5el.
' . &mMhw
The Fiddlcr's Contest.

Qliie a large number OF dad.
dler'S have responded To the IN
vitatiOus seat out b. the s-cre-
tary Of the Ladies Confederate
Memorial Association. aud most
of them have promised to take
pant in the Old Time Fiddler,
Contesl Others have signiliei
their Hfeaiipa OF being present.
aat de- they can Ia all in
TIE sue It the undertaking..
Owing ~ the receut heavy
rains, tarmsrs iad their crops
very much III the grass and il
may be that many Old Time Fid-
dier'S, Confederate Veterans and
citizens from various parts OF
tue county will find il Incnn.
venlent 10 attend the contest on
July 18th, the day named for the
entertainment. 10 Is therefore
probable that the contest will
be delayed ten DAYS or two
weeks, IN order that all may be
accommodated. Every effort will
be made by the members of the
Association t0 arrange matters
sltIs.a ctOriIy to all.
Full particulars of all arrange.
ments, dates and prizes will be
given IN next weeks issues of
The EAGLE aud Globe. All in.
terestei IN the undertaking will
please watch the notices that
viii appear III these papers from
week tU week. Several of our
citizens were not at their places
OF business when the committee
soliciting donations for prizes
visited the square, so that all
did not contribute. These gene.
rous hearted citizens have as.
serted their intention to add to
the already handsome list of
prizes donated, aud their m
will be added TO the list. SIEVE
raj gentlemen have given hbe.
raj cash contributions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21
FREE BLOOD 8 SKIN CURE.
An Offer Proving Inith

Ulcers, Eating Sores, Cancer.
S~crotula, Itching Skin, Scabs and
Scales OF Eczema, aches and pains
IN bones, back or joints, SyphiIitic
Blood Poison, Rotten Gums and
Chronic rheumatism and all obsti-
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are quickly cured by taking a few
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We challenge the world for a case
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Is your blood thin? Skin pale? Ali
run DOWN. As tired in the morning
as when y)u went to bed? PimoIes
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Iatarrh? Putrid Breath? Eruptions
Sores in mouth or thr at? IL 81 your
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build up the broken down body and
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Stores. SLIGO per large bottle, in.
Guiding complete directions. To
prove our faith in tilood Balm a
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For free trial bottle. address Blood
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5000 voluntaEy testimonials of esrres
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21
De INDUSTRIOUS.

There Is probably no more
istai mistake made by the ave.
rage emI Ioyee, than 10 consider
low wages the cause tor doing
poor or inefficient work. II is
better FAR 10 have work exceed
a salary IN value. than To have
the salary exceed the work.
Whoever works for ten dollars
4 week while his work Is worth
fity. Is ON the high road to sue.
cess. tor he will surely. sooner
or later. be discovered. Bat
Whoever receives fifty dollars a
week, end his work is worth but
ten. Is on the the direct road Il
failure.
Good work cuts its own
channel. and eventually con.
, trolls its market value. while
poor work cannot long sustain
itself. lie WIN always give.
his best effort, whether lnstly
compensated or not. will gel
ON, for he viii be putting lhe
world ia his debt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21

lloa. Edgar 5. Wilson, the
we'll known Plcayuue CORES
pendent, says: saw mills 10
cut the wealth of hard woods
that grow in Mississippi would
pay in every community in the
State. The folly of selling the
timber 10 be cut and shipped
abroad, and returned here in
finished articles. is becoming
manifest. Chair factories. hame
factories, handle factories.
especially. should be built here
At home, aud thus provide work
tor people now idle, as well as
good dividends for the stock.
holders of suck factOries.n
We wOuld like to add that
there is an ample supply of hard
wood in Lafayette County, to
keep several factories busy all
the year round. Instead Of let.
ting this timber be wasted. or
sold for u song 10 timber buyers
why not take advantage OF the
opportunity TO -.ss or town a
boom by Luttiug a hard wood
factory into operation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21
HOME APPRECIATION.

\ poet has said
eve have careful thought for the
stranger,
And a smile Tor the sometime guest,
dut Tor our oan the bitter tone.
Though we love cur own tne bcs1,
md We see this assertion ven
lied daily in our homes. Women
snap 10 their husbands, scold
The children and talk back" to
any member Of the household.
lille TIE head of the iimi y
generally takes OF hs polite
ness with his hat. VIXEN he cn
tiers the door, aud suuhs lis
wife and busters around ike a
Condensed cyclone. The Chi!
iIcn early learn that home i
the place To be rude and un
pleasant. aud So. though geau
iue love may cVis, 90 the home.
'he ~hi,ttr tone prclom,aa;cs.
anil ilc outsiders gci all tie
soi'e- aui kindly Thought.
Eyeu n communities. this
vaat ~ appreciation - all
ppa-eat. Tor Who cares any
thing about BIN or Tom ar Sal
lse becoming leading lights. or
relieving distinction. when ve
seu, 90 school with them. aud
termed them down au, say hem
fight and get -pankci and boxed
Just as We were: They nay D.
s~uisse~. and eventually aston
,h the worIi by their brilliant.
powers or exploits. bat the
community in which they we're
raised D., tie last place under.
Tie sun 10 acknav. ledge them as'
superior 10 ordinary men aud
women.
Its a notable Gc, :iat tie
-truggle Of a mans or Romaus
'iiie must b. made To conviuc,
Ithe friends II childhood Of the
Act that they possess tie fequ.
,itr oi greatness.
That the prophet may hay,
honor bat got IN lis oau cauu
.try. where De- would b.stlike a..
have co.. d. probably scared upuu.
tlr soul at every child al -
uiHs by tlr hot iron ot e1pcr
nee. Home Institutions ard
pms rAteEptlx.s arr rarely
vsiasi - their real wortu
,hy Stance enchanted m1rtalS
som thing away from vlcre Re
bias rroSu up. Ill where ali
has become common place. 81,
u-o.e inviting Uuti. time Iisuels
lie ulu.eu. and with OLD age.
AL another world opening b
Itore us. our ci|.lllloos~ hou.
El friends breamr easlru.I
ltu IS halo efl1ycimcss to wl-et
Cur youth .Gl eyes were blind
GIt. tCc1 s- LIFE