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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
A Salty Tale.

The old saying that the way to catch
a bird is to put salt on its tail has been
verified by little Jimmy Below, who
lives in Naudan street. Jimmy was
sent by his grandmother for two bags
Of salt for some domestic operation
already in progress. After an hours
absence he returned in a high state Of
excitement, crying, I've got the birdw
Sure enough, he had sparrow clutch
ed tightly in his fist. But where's
the salt" asked his grandmother
"Oh, the salt" said Jimmy. "Why,
that's around the corner In the middle
of the street"
Investigation showed that the boy,
returning from his errand, saw some
sparrows ON the car track He opened
one bag and poured out the contents,
which the birds proceeded to investi-
gate Then he threw the contents Of
the other bag on top of the sparrows,
submcrging them sufficiently to cap
ture one before it could extricatc itself
from the avalanche of salt.-Philadel
phia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
THE HOUSEHOLD.
d Pointer In the Preserving Days,
WomRn's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
on House Decorations.

Now that the preserving season Is
here it may interest housewives to
!, know that one may buy in some Of the
shops a whole book of gummed labels
labels that can be affixed to a jar as
a postage stamp is to an envelope.
Upon these the name of the pre-
serves is legibly printed.
The cost of the book Is nC, great, and
Its value to busy, very busy, house
keeper is, since she doesn't have to sit
down surrounded by sweet sickness
and inscribe with a pointless pencil on
q scrap of brown paper a name which
Is never afterward declpherable.
Skimmilk doesn't exactly masquer-
ade as cream in the pantry devoted to
sweets, but pickles have been mistaken
for peaches, and vice versa, at critical
moments, to the unending disgust Of
the housekeeper.
At one tea, for instance, the hostess
told her guests that she particularly
wished 'hem to taste a certain peach
preserve for which she was famous.
She got the jar down herself, the label
hainR "Peanh-" Rhe thnn0ht hut tn
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
The Latin Quarter,

Thackeray said of the Quarter Latin,
the noted art district of Paris: "The
life of the young artist here is the cas-
lest, mcrricSt dirtiest existence posi-
Bile. lie comes to Paris probably at l6
from his province, his parents settle
$40 a year on him and pay his master,
he establishes himself in the Pays La
tin, he arrives at his ateier at n toll
erably early hour and laborS among
score of companions as merry and as
poor as himself" The students quar-
ter is located south of the Seine, where
the principal colleges and schools have
been situated for many centuries and
where numerous students have lived.
A year or two more and the rafting
business Of the Mississippi river will
be thing of the past. The pine tim
Der has nearly all been cut on the
northern tributaries of this river
which is within hauling distance of the
streams, and now the only way left is
to build railways into the uncut sec
lions of timber and erect mills ada
cent thereto, shipping out the lumber
Instead of the logs
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

Most middle class homes are over
furnished, especially overdrapcd- too
many tables, sideboards, knickknacks,
curtains and hangings The average
dining room looks like a furniture shop
instead Of n ROOM The most precious
thing in a suburban home Is the floor
space, and yet people waste floor space
as though they had the palace Of Yer
sailles TO deal with. The ideal notion
Of room is dado of bOOkshelycS all
around, table or desk in one corner,
three or four assorted easy chairs
pair of plain curtains. half dozen pic
lures, a good clock. two or three bits
Of pottery or metal work and nothing
else whatever Simplicity, severity
these are the qualities to live with.
And don't forget that they also make
cleanliness less troublesome.
If YOU buy new furniture, you should
get rid of the Old Many people have
rooted prejudice against getting rid Of
anything. They keep useless trides
because ut some future date these tr-
AANe mag N'AAi1 III ilNN'l W. nut lllt lII-
flies never do come in useful Thus You
find many houses Uttered and cum
bered with futile rubbish. 1t Is aston
ishing how some people cling to old
magazines, old academy catalogues, pa
per novels, and so on, and so on, which
pile themselves up in cupboards and
other more prominent places till there
Is no room in which to swing the pro
verbal cat
When the grangcr's wife elopes with
the hired man. as sometimes happens
in haying or harvest time, it makes bad
work There are the runaway pair to
chase up. a rrw hired man to be got.
the crops spelling in the field ana trou.
Bile all round.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

An extremely good story is told of
General Gatacre which Illustrates the
impetuous temperament with which he
is generally credited \ gentleman
who lives in the ucighborlood where
the general used to hunt tells how.
when driving in a quiet lane, he would
occasionally be startled by the hunts
men crossing the road IN full cry and
in the following order: First was the
general coming over the one hedge and
disappearing over the other with the
speed OF fabricated lightning Then en-
sued an interval. Then came a few
members Of the generals STAFF, who
went across the road with almost equal
fury Then came the fox. pussy being
followed in more conventional order by
the hounds and the civilian huntsmen.
The story may be apocryphal, but
''then came the fox Is full Of amusing
signifcance.-London Daily News
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

The end of the strawberry season al
ways comes all too soon, and the
grower Of this fruit who makes a
specially Of late varieties which ripen
after the bulk Of the crop is marketed
can always depend upon making a
good thing out of his late berries, for
people always want strawberries most
just as the season ends. The Candy
berry is the latest fruiting variety we
have tried, and, while not a large yield
er, the fruit is exceptionally large and
attractive.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

While we most cheerfully concede to
woman place. If she can make one,
on the rostrum, In the courtroom, in
the pulpit, as farm manager and
grower of fine stock. as commercial
traveller, physician and architect, we
still draw the line on her playing
butcher and running a meat market.
An Indiana man proudly brags that
his daughter can knock down a steer
and take its hide off more quickly and
In better shape than any man he ever
employed for this purpose.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
ZEB WHITE IN A CAVE
THE POSSUM HUNTER OF TENNESSEE
TELLS OF A VISION.

II WINS About Coons and Possums by
the Hundreds In His Dream, Which,
MS Events Proved, Was All IL Mon
strous, Turuashun Lie.
Copyright. 1900. by c. B. Lewis.l
The roof of our cabin had bin leakin
fur half var, l reckon" began old
Zeb White rs asked him fur a story,
hut as it didn't rain more'n once
week and as the leak didn't do any
great hurt | wasn't breakin my back to
fix 1t. The old woman didn't say nuth-
in till one mawnin she got up with a
headache and was techy. Sccin how It
was, | didn't say nuthin to provoke
her, hut She burned her hand agin the
stove, STUDIED her toe and finally bust.
ed out on mo with:
"'Zch White Of all the shackelty
critters on this yerc Cumberland noun.
ting nobody kin hold candle to yo'r
"'What's wrong with me? says I.
"'IIcaps and heaps of things. This
old cabin Is rcglarly fallin TO pieces
fur the want of a days work, but yo'
amt man huff to take hold and fix
things
I'm fix that leak tomorrcr'
"'That's the old song. Yoll 90 right
at It this mint or tharl be a row.
"Iook here, now says |, speakin as
softly as | could, IN work all day to-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
Thirsty. and | knowed the old woman


would be worryin, even though she
was mad. The bar didn't move off,
however. and at last l softly crept as
fur away as | could and went to sleep
! don't reckon he come nigh me durin
the night, but he might hey slipped
away fur food or drink He was thar
all right when daylight broke, and
then | was so mad and hungry that
got desperate. With the rifle bar'l in
my hands ! advanced to the mouth of
the cave ana yelled fur him to come in
and hev it out with me. He wouldn't
do 1t. lie groWied and reared and
clawcd, but he wouldn't come in. 1t
was narrer place 10 git out, and he
had all the advantage | yelled and
whoOped and flung stones and called
him names, but he let me tire myself
out. Noon come, and he was still thar
| had another row with him, and if
he'd bin a proper bar he'd hev come
In and showed his grit but he staid
outside and growled.
Il looked fur the old woman all that
afternoon, but She didn't come. had
an old shotgun in the house, and |
knowed that if she come she'd load it
with buckshot and bring it along. If
the bar waited fur her he was gon-
er. Night come along AZ in, and | was
b'ilin over with madness and ready to
eat nails from hunger The only thing
| could do was to sleep, but it was
nightmare all through the long dark
hours. kin tell 20 | was mighty
glad to see the daylight ag'in. ! went
to look fur the bar, and he was In the
same old place and as cheerful as ever.
We had a jaw, but he wouldn't fight
| made up my mind to wait about two
hours and then l,ill or be killed, but
was out of the cave before that time
The old woman had come huntin fur
me, and she got clus up to that bar
and fired handful of buckshot into
him befo' he knowed what was up. AS
l crawled out of the cave she looked at
me fur a mint and then keerlessly said:
Pears TO me I've seen yo' befo'
Are yo'r name Zeb Winter
"'That's it, says l.
Generally spoken of as the possum
hunter of TennesseeY
ayes
"'Man what has vishuns of coons
and possums in cave|
81 thought it was a viShun'
eyes, | know, but ii was mighty
singular that when yo' was hevin a vi
shun Of coonS and the possums yo'
didn't see nuthin Of the bar Zeb
White, yo' come long home and 20 tc
work on that cabin roof and let VI
shuns and dreams so to pot
81 was glad huff to do So" explained
the old man, with a sorrowful smile
81 tagged along behind her till we
reached home, eXpcctin she would hev
mo to say. but she was mighty good
about it, She cooked me the biggest
meal had ever eat ana She let me go
to bed and sleep fur 20 hours, and all
she said was
"'XcD, yeres nails and hammer and
boards. and now yo' hey yishun bout
leaks in the roof of this cabin"
NJ QUAD
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

Improved methods Of shipping live
stock to foreign countries have very
greatly reduced the losses OF stock in
transit or 1896 head of beevcs
shipped to England last year only 11S
persisted during the voyage. and Of
Boast head Of fat sheep the loss was
only 223 head.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

We find the Iiiberral one Of the best
Of stocks for top working This apple
is probably one Of the very hardest
grown and by being top worked will
insure the growing Of several of the
less hardy varieties of apples in that
territory where, on their own roots,
such varieties would not be hardy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

If oleo is the poor mans butter and
was sold to him for what it cost to pro-
duce with reasonable profit added
and sold for just what it is, no one
could have any just cause for COM
plant. But it is sold as butter, with
the outrageous profit of not less than
10 cents pound to the producer of the
fraud. Nine-tenths of the cleo eaten is
eaten by those who think and believe
1t Is genuine butter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

Some things do best let alone; for
Instance, blaekberries and polecats.
We really believe that the more we
have cultivated and fused with the
blackberrlcs the worse they do. The
best and the most berries seem to come
from the stray vines which pre-empt
some fence corner and are never touch
ed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
5PLE OF THE DAY.

M Joseph II. Choate, the wife Of
the American ambassador ut the court
OF st. James, has become fayorite in
English society.
Her official home Is l Carlton House
terrace. The house is the property Of
another American woman, for it was
presented to Lady Curzon by her IA
Their shortly before her departure for
India. From the drawing room one
commands a view of Westminster. its
towers rising above the foliage in st.
James park.
Mrs. Choa;e confcsses that when
FIRST she entered this great mansion
she despa.red Of making it "homy."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

There are two lessons which the west.
ern farmer is very, very slow to learn
one that he can't afford to grow ton
Of timothy hay to the acre and let his
cornstalks go to waste, the other that
II he would make his cows profitable
he must look after the ration which he
feeds them and give them such ration
rs will produce milk and not fat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

:, Bhte Mountain Express Paror Carr leaves
Baltimore daily except Sunday, " p. m,
stopping at Westminster, New Windsor,
Frederick. Thurmont, Blue Ridge, Buena
Vista Spring, Blue Mountain, Edgemont.
SmithsburS, Hagerstown. Returning, leaves
Hagerstown GAO a. m daily, except Sunday
Arrive Baltimore 9.3l a. m
Additional trains leave baltimore for Union
Bridge and intermediate Stations at 10 II a. m
and 300 and p. M, and leave Union Bridge
for Baltimore and intermediate Stations at
~ ana 6.iOa. m, and l255 p. IN. daily, except
Sunday.
Sundays only-eave Baltimore for Union
Bridge and Intermediate Stations at 9.35 a m
and Esp IN. Leave Union Bridge As a. IN
and Il p. m. for Baltimore and Intermediate
Stations.
BALTIMORE & CUMBERLAND VALLEY
RAILROAD.
Leave HagerStown for Shippensburg and
Intermediate Stations at 6.25 and IL o. m
and 20 p m Leave ShippenSburg for Ha-
gerStown and intermediate Stations at 40 a.
IN. and l.lO and 800 p. m.
TRAINS VIA ALTENWALD CUTOFF.
Leave Hagerstown for Chambersburg and
Intermediate Stations at 5.57 a. IN. and 3.l7
p. M.
Leave Chambersburg for Hagerstown and
Intermediate Stations at 7.lS a. m and 7.I9
p. m.
Leave Rocky Ridge for diminishing at s 20
and lO.3S a. IN. and 3.3l and 636 p. IN. Leave
Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge at 7lO and 1O.OU
a. IN. and % and 50 p IN
cave Bruccville for Frederick at S.3S, g35
and 1910 a. m. and 53S, and $50 p III.
Leave Bruccvile for Columbia, Littlestown
and Taneytown at 9.47 II. hi. and 3.45 p. IN
Leave frederick for Baltimore at IT'S a. IN,
and 800 and 81 p m.
CONNECTIONS AT CHERRY RUN, w w.
b and o. passengers trains leave Cherry
Run for Cumberland and intermediate points
daily at 81 a. m. Cincinnati, st. Louis and
Chicago Express, daily, at Y sop m. Chicago
Express, daily, at 1893 p. m
*Daly. All Others daily except Sunday
j. NJ. HOOD, b H.GRISWOLD.
Pres. and Gcn'l Manager. Gen. Pass Agt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

BhFAD RAISER AND CLOTHES DRIER.
turc. and it IS almost needless to say
that 1t is a woman's idea. In families
where the bread is made at home 1t is
a common custom to set the dough to
rise in warm place at night and It is
difficult to lind a place where the tenn
perature is even on all sides, the side
nearest the fire receiving the greatest
amount of heat and causing the loaf TO
rise uneyenly With this device sus-
pended above the stove the heat ris 5
and surrounds all sides of the tin with
an equal temperature. The arrange
mcnt is constructed OF a number Of
graiings suspended in a horizontal po-
sition over the range, with adjustable
shelves, which are adapted 10 be cZ-
tended on either side, to increase the
available space. The device is also
well adapted for drying clothes and
has n sufficient number Of rods to hold
a fair sized washing.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
QUEEN ANNE'S RAILROAD COMPANY,
GENERAL NOTICE.
MARCH LIST, 1899

MARCH LIST, 1879
Commencing April Sth, lsaS ;he Queen
Anue'S Railroad Company Will transfer it,
business from Tier ~ 10 Pier 81, Light street,
Baltimore Md, and will put IN service the
steamer "Favorite' between Baltimore and
Queenstown.
ON the same date the Office ofGeneral Freight
and PaSScrg ger Agent will be moved from
Queenstown, Nd, to Pier ~ Light street, Bal
timOre. Md.
Beginning Wednesday. March {. "a. steamers
of the Queen Anne'S Railroad Company will
leave Baltimore at 80 p. NJ, instead Of $50
as heretofore.
l. w. TRONET.,
apl.22, 9S-ti General Manager
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

II viii not take woman who docs
hou~cwork and makes her own bread
long to appreciate the advantages and
utility of the device shown in the pie
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
GENERAL ORDER.

Mr.. c. c. Waller General Freight aud Pas.
senger Agent, having resigned, all commune
cations IT. alive TO that department. until
further notice, wall be referred TO this office.
!. w. TROXELL,
General Manager
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

These superior Sewing Machines are offered
AT the very moderate rates as quoted below
not because they are cheap-made machines
for they are not They are eqnal, if not supe.
rlor to many of the high price Machines now
in the market. Are constructed by skilled
Aorkmen from the best material attainable
An examination will convince any one of this
fact. We quote the following:
a $40 90 High Arm Oak Machine, 3 Draw
ers, Set g Pieces ttached............... sd so
a Si5.0O High Arm oak Machine, Draw
crS, Set 30 Pieces Attached....... S23 81
5000 High Arm Oak Machine. Drop
Head, Drawers, Set 33 Pieces Attached .s24 90
a 5000 High Arm Oak Machine, Drop
Head, Drawers. Set $3 Pieces Attached s,I5 O0
We receive these Machines direct from The
DemoreSt Manufacturing Company. and sell
at their factory prices under guarantee of
10 years.
This Machine, in point of Beauty and Light
Running, cannot be eXcelled, while its capac-
ity to complete Domestic or Fancy Work can
not be surpassed by amy other Sewing Ma
chine The advantages of this Machine is the
swing Peuai, It's compete set of Attachments
OF IS Pieces done up in Il Handsome Metallic
Case, quarter oak or walnut WOod-w Bent
and Beautifully Carved. The Machine is Self
threading and in every way made to rive ease
and comfort TO the operator. You are kindly
invited to call and examine our Sewing Ma
chlneS or send us a card and we will bring Won
one to test. Circulars and information sent TO
any part of the county,
We REPAIR oil makes of Sewing Machines.
New or Old. Work guaranteed. Call on us at
our office for information
A. L. EADER, Agent,
No. 45 West Patrick Street.
c. NJ. EADER, Selling Agent.
5 aug. soft.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

NOFFEE-Chasea and Sanborns roasts in Mo.
! cha, Java ,Maracalio, Caguayra Sautus and
Rio.
ALLEN ROHRBACK,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
DUBLIC SALE
l. Of
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of power of sale contained in n
mortgage from Elton G. Kimmel to George e.
Smith, OF Frederick County, Maryland. dated
April 9th, A. D. 1892, and recorded in Liber +
J.. J., No 2. folio 81, one of the Land RECORD
OF Frederick County, Maryland, which mort.
gage was duly assigned and recorded the nm
derslgned. the assignee OF said mortgage, will
sell at public auction, Cn.the premises in Raj.
lenger District, No %, Frederick County.
Maryland, on
SATURDAY, JULY Dist, A. D. 1900,
at IL O'Clock, A. NJ,
all the following described Real Estate situat-
ed IN Balengcr Election District No % Fred.
erick County, Marylai d, towt: All the de-
sirable little farm, containing
% ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
situated on the road leading from Fredericl,
10 Mount Zion. and about miles south Of
Braddock, adjoining the lands of George r.
Smlth, George w. Smith and Daniel RuZZard
ana being the same property that was con,
Veyed TO Elton q. X mmel by John c. Motter.
trustee, by dee dated April llth A. u. 1872
and recorded in Libcr ]. l.. j., No |. folio 4O2'
one of the Land Records of Frederick County
The Improvements consist of
ONE AND ONE-HALF STORY STONE
HOUSE,
good Barn, Wagon Shed, Chicken House and
an necessary Out-buidings There is also. on
the premises 'A
A THRIFTY YOUNG ORCHARD.
The Farm is under good fencing and the
Iand IN nigh state OF cultivation Two acre
of the above land are well SETH
CHESTNUT TIMBER.
This property offers rare opportunity to
any person desiring Il good home
Terms OF Sale as Prescribed by the Nortgooo:
-CaSh. convey ncing, including ReVenne
stamp, At the expense of the purchaser. A
ucpoSii "i slw WwiIl be required at the day of
sue All growing crops reserved from sale.
JOHN l.. MICHAEL.
Assignee of Mortgage
+. Marion Faubel ATTY. e"e0'
june l5,Gt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

ERUITS AND NUTS OF ALL KIND
T. Oranges. Malaga Grapes, Figs, Dates. and
beautiful assortment of fine Candies.
dec .l5-tf. F. " STAIR
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
MEN WANTED,

With Fair Education and good character, to
Learn TELEGRAPHY, Railroad Accounting
and Typewriting This is endorsed by all
leading Railway companies as the only per-
feet and reliable Institution of it's kind. All
our graduates are assisted to positions Ladies'
also admitted Write for free Catalog.
(Fall Term opens August l5th).
GLOBE TELEGRAPH COLLEGE,
Lexington, Ky.
June SO mos
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

Afternoon and sunday trips to Queenstown.
Boat remains at Queenstown about two
hours Round trip, 80 cents steamer leaves
Pier - Light street Daily, $40 =. NJ. sun
days, : a. NJ. and $40 p. NJ. Returning. steamer
arrives at Baltimore at 1880 L. NJ daily
Meals at Hotel Bolingly, or on steamer 90
cents
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13

Lorenzo F.. MulliniX and George f. Shpley
ys.JoSephine Baltzell, admrx., Josephine
V. Baltzell, widow, ct al.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-07-13
A. L. EADER, Agent,

NO. 10 " tSI IdIrlCk StTenl
c. NJ. EADER, Selling Agent.
5 aug A, '99-tf.