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The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
PATON'S EXPERIENCES.

Few ministers Of the gospel have fig.
ured in circumstances of greater peril
than has DR.. Patton, and some Of his
exploits and adventures are as thrill
lingly interesting as anything which
can be found in the worlds romance
DR.. Patton is now spending several
weeks in the United States. where he
is raising money with which to prose-
cute his work in the New Hebrides
Recently he passed through Atlanta
where ne delivered addresses which
are pleasantly remembered by those
who were fortunate enough to hear
him. DR.. Patton first went to the New
Hebrides in l84S. On account of his
influence over the cannibals in that
quarter he acquired in time the compli.
mentary designation of king, and to.
day the New Hebrides are completely
under the domination of the gospel
DR.. Patton is now seventy-two years Of
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
General HarrIson's "Aurhority."


At the little hamlet of Richland,
near Rushville, lives the Rev Nathan
McDill, On interesting old Presby.
terian minister, who was pastor of tho
q. p. Church there for forty years.
He loves to tell Jokes of his college
days, and is fond of relating the fol-
lowing, which happened when General
Harrison and he were mt Miami:
The occasion was Joint meeting OF
the literary societies of Miami and a
female seminary nearby. Harrison
read an essay in which he mischiev.
ously used the expression, "We pitch
in" At the close of the programme,
the president of the college arose.
After making several remarks, he of.
fered few good-natured criticisms,
among which was one directed to Har.
rison. "It is customary" said he,
with a sidelong glance at the youth,
when using any classic quotation, to
give our authority for the same" Har.
rison, as quick as a fash, arose, point
ed to his roommate, McNutt, a white.
headed, boyish-looking fellow nearby,
and, with all seriousness, said:
''There's my authoritym
The narrator of this does not tell us
what then happened, but we may
imagine that the president OF Miami,
being unable to say more, took his
seat and waited for the laughter -
subside. Indianapolis Press.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
This Black Cat a Hoodoo.

II ever the tug Lorne picks up an.
other derelict, and there happens TO
be black cat on the abandoned YES
sci, the chances are the feline will be
allowed TO remain, for the cat taken
from the wreck of the Jane A. Fal.
kenburg seems TO have been a hoodoo
Of the most pronounced type. Storms
followed the ting all the while the cat
was on board, and many other things
have transpired on the tug that were
certainly not to the increased benefit
Of those on the vessel. That was be.
cause Of The hoodoo brought from the
wrecked barkentine, said some, and
when Captain Locke shipped the fe.
line to her little mistress at San Fran.
cisco by the Walla Waila on her last
trip down from here it was thought
that all the trouble was ended; but no
two Of the officers are no LONGER
connected with the vessel, and other
things happened. The steamer carry.
ing the cat TO San Francisco broke
down when off the entrance to the
Golden Gate, and had to be towed
into port As will be remembered, the
cat was taken from the wreck by the
Walla Walla when the vessel rescued
the shipwrecked men, but jumped
into the sea aud swan back to the
wreck and remained on board until
the tug found the derelict. Victoria
Times.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
AMONG THE DIARIES.
Items of Interest to All Legitimate
Dealers.

Mr.. John Berling, proprietor Of the
Hillock Dairy on Mt. Olivet road, is
ont with a brand new wagon that
makes a very nice showing.
Mr.. John Horrigan, of Georgetown,
has leased the Barry farm on the Ridge
road, just above his present quarters,
and will move his dairy in a few days.
He will then be pretty well fixed. He
lately added new Champion cooler
to his outfit.
Mr.. A. j. Plumer, Of Bladensburg,
has Just finished moving to the Shreves
farm, which is said to be an excellent
one for dairy purposes. he is now
much nearer the city.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
The Meaning Of tho Thistle.

DO you know why the thistle is thu
national flower in Scotland? The story
is a pretty one, and very characteris
tic of the Scotch. It is said that cen
turies ago the Danes were making an
inroad into Scotland. They were ad
vancing cautiously at night. But, un
fortunately, they were barefooted
They had got close to the Scotch camp
when one of the men at the head o
their column stepped on a thistle
Did you ever put down your foo
squarely upon q real Scotch thistle.
If you have, you will not be surprised
to hear that that man gave a scream OF
pain. His scream awakened the
Scotch. They sprang up, perceivins
their enemies, fell upon them and de
feated them. And the brave littli
thistle was made the Scotch flower.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
TAEOMA PARK REAL ESTATE.

The owners, and prospective buyers
of property in and about Takoma Park,
are respectfully informed that John S.
5wormstedt and Chas. M. Heaton have
opened an Office in Takoma Park in
conjunction with an office in Washing
tom City (No. 913 + street n. wy for
the transaction of a general Real
Estate, Insurance and Loan business
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
The Motor on the Ranoh.

Several prominent ranchmen OF
Victoria, lex, have jointly purchased
a motor vehicle for use in inspecting
their large ranches. II tho machine
meets their expectation each of them
will purchase one for his own use.
The clay of the land" in that locality
is such as to permit the use Of auto.
mobiles regardless Of roads. -Phlla.
delphia Record. ls--9as-->.'..
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
A Free Ride.

lIr. J. c. Callan, proprietor Of CAL
Ions Potomac View Road House, on
the river road above Benning, has ar
ranged to have free buses meet part
les at the Deanwood terminus of the
Columbia line for the rattle at his place
next Tuesday evening, the 18th inst.
A fair show and a square deal is as
sured everybody.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
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n. E. WASHINGTON LOCALS
Reported Specially for tho CITIZEN.

Mr.. VIM. @. Peake has for sale a
new supply of chimney pots and due
Innings from VIM. H. Ernest's old
reliable pottery.
The Northeast Washington Citizens
Association meets at the Northeast
Temple next Monday evening the 18th
inst. Every member should be pres
ent, as business of very great import
ance will come before the meeting.
In the matter OF cleaning spring
suits l am the man you are looking
for. / make them look like new,
Philip Lederer, 1908 H ST. n. L,
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
RAvAGED ny sMALLPoA.

An Appalling State of Affairs Revealed in
Southern Mississippi
Jackson, Miss, Especial, Am official re-
port made to the Kinds County Board Of
Supervisors reveals an appalling state Of
affairs in the Jonesyilo neighborhood, in
the southern part Of the county.
The community Is literally honeycombed
with smallpox OF the most ylrulont aud
loatbsome form, and during the past six
weeks nearly one hundred deaths have oc-
cured. On some days the death rate has
been so large that 1t was impossible to
secure cofllns, and rude caskets were made
gr0un rnilg
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
TORE DOWN THE FLAG.
Mayor of Omaha Was Surprised to Find
a Red Flag in its Place.

Mayor OF Omaha was surprised to FIND
Red Flag in its Place.
Omaha, Neb., (speciai.) )-one Of the Incl.
dents OF the heated municipal campaign
Just closed was tho tearing down and de.
stroyng OF an American flag and the sub.
stltuting therefor a red rag on a fagpole In
Mayor Moore's yard. He was astounded
to see the red cloth flying where, erstwhilo,
the stars and Stripes fioated. As the rope
was cut, his Honor had to call on the FIRE
department to run up a ladder and take
down the red cloth. He then ran up a
brand-new American flag TO the top Of the
mast and says he does not propose to let any
ono pull II down. The work is thought to
have been done by political opponents.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
Primitive Travelling in China.

In Perkin and other northern local..
ties in China much of the travel is
done by mule litter, where this az.
pensive mode Of conveyance can be
afforded and these littermen are all
MohRmmedans
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
Local Mention.

Wantsd-Every sufferer from Piles
TO send us his address and get booklet
and medical advice FREE regarding
Crusade, the only Internal Pile Cure
known. In tablet form. Cure guar
anteed or money refunded.
DR.. Donald Wallace Co.,
st. Louis, Mo.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
NAV Gcta Port from Portugal.

London, (By Gable. THE Standard says
I'VE believe that negotiations for Englands
acquisition OF port In Portuguese East
Africa. giving easy access to Rhodesla, are
On foot and are likely to succeed, In view Of
he turn tho war has taken
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
KILLED AT LAST.
George Drake, Famous Mountain Dctec-
tive, Shot by Old EnemY.

Lexington, KY, Especial, George W.
Drake, the famous mountain detective and
ex-deputy United States Marshal, and q man
named Ford were shot to death near Tor
rent, KY, by William st. John.
1t is reported to be the result Of bad feel
ing Of long standing between Drake and
ST. John.
Drake is said to have run down more
moonshners and criminals In the mountains
OF Eastern Kentucky than any other officer
In the service
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
OFFICERS:

President, Irwin B. Linton; Vice
President, Washington Topham
Treasurer, W. w. Porter; Secretary
A. o. Tingley; Executive Committee
The officers and Messrs. Jay F. Ban
croft, Theo. I. Moore and W. J
Fowler.
IA Total Membership about $50.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
OFFICERS:

President, j. B. Kinnear; Vice
President, j. Jance Lewis; Secretary,
Benz. G. Davis; Treasurer, g. f
Williams.
Dtd" Total Membership about 100.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10

One of the most beautiful object,
overhead in winter evenings il the
bright white star Capella, in the con
stellation Auriga. Professor Camp
bell, of the Lick Observatory, an
nounces that he has found decisive
evidence that Capella is a binary star,
whose components are too close to be
separated by any telescope, although
the spectroscope reveals their exist.
ence through their revolution about
their common centre. He even sus
poets that Capella may consist of three
stars, all very close together This
principal pair revolve around one an
other in about one hour less than foul
days. The wonder increases when il
is recollected that these are suns.
each more brilliant than our sun,
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
CONGRESS- HEIGHTS NEWS.

If the Citizens Association don,E
stop making a monkey of itself we
people up here will not have the
service of even one street car.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
List of Officers Together With
Time and Place of rleeting.
ON THE ALTER Of THESE ASSOCIATIONS
THE FIRES ARE BURNING FOR ALL
THE PEOPLE or THE SUBURBS,
Cltiz9nS' Northwest Suburban
Association,
Meetings arc Held the First Friday
Evening in Each Month In the Town
Hall, TeHlcytown, ID. G.
OFFICERS;

President, Charles @. Lancaster
lat Vice President, Col. Robt. l.
Fleming; 2nd Vice President, Hon.
John B. Henderson; 3rd Vice. Presi'
dent, John Sherman; 4th Vice-Presi'
dent, Rev. Joseph Q. Mallon; 9TH Vice
President, Rev J. Mcbride Sterretti
Secretary. DR.. J. w. Chappell; Treas
urer, Charles r. Morgan; Chairman
Executive Committee, Louis P. Shoe
maker.
pI' Total Membership about $50.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10

The phenomenon called "irost
flowers" was discussed before the
Biological Society in Washington re.
Gently by DIR. L. H. Dewey. The so.
called flowers are composed Of ice
which forms on frosty mornings in
autumn and early winter on certain
plants. The peculiar thing to be ex,
planned is that frost flowers do NOT
form on all plants, but only on aboui
twenty-six species, as far as yel
know. Among these are frost-weed,
dittany, marsh aeabanes and cult
waited heliotrope. Thephenomenon is
apparently due to capillary movement
Of water in the plant, but a wholly
satisfactory explanation is lacking.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
A Legal Relation.

THAT woman attorney isn't the
Judges wife, is she?"
mo. She is merely his sister.in-
law. Philadelphia North American.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
hung FROM A WINDOW.
uecr Manner Of Suicide of John Grady,
RofIpnad Man

pucor Manner Of Suicide OF John Grady, a
Railroad Man.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Especial. Hundreds
OF people passing along Washington avenue
south saw a corpse hanging from the second
story window OF u lodging-house.
Passengers on lnterurban cars could sec
the gruesome spectacle plainly.
It was a case Of suicide. John Grady, a
railroad man, who lost both legs about n
year ago, had hanged himself with trunk
strap TO his bed-post.
The American ship st. John, Captain
FAios. from New York for Yokohama, was
bn IN ed At sea.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
FOR SALE.

Several tracts of land near Brightwood
and Takoma, also Building Lots on
Brightwood Ave, and 14th Street road.
Louis p. Shoemaker, 920 L St., N. w.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
BrightWOOd Avenue Citizens
Association.
Meetings are Held the second FRI
day Ev~-ipg in Each Month in
Brightwosa Hall.
OFFICERS:

President, Louis T. Shoemakeri Isl
Vice. President, Wiltoa J. Lambert
and Vice President, Edward t. Bates
3rd President, Claude +. King
4th Vice President, A. G. Osborn
Secretary, John G. Keene; Assistant
Secretary, Cuvier Green; Treasurer
n. L. Robinson.
ps5~ Total Membership about l25.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10

Men able to treat plant diseases is
need discovered by an English
botanist, who predicts that the time
will come when every agricultural
district will have its plant doctor, and
when specialists in animal parasites,
oryptogamic botany and bacteriology
will be consulted in difficult and ob.
scure cases, The practice of plant
medicine is in its infancy. With in.
creased competition in crop raising,
however, the farmer cannot afford to
neglect the aid he can get in keeping
his plants in the highest degree OF
health.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
TakOna Park Citizens ASSO.
citation,

Meetings are Held the Last Friday
Evening in Each Month in tho
Town Hall, Takoma Park, ID. {.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
REV. JOHN G. PATTON.

age. In personal appearance he is uu.
usually handsome for one OF his years,
wearing long white hair and beard
which give him the typical appearance
OF one Of the old patriEchs.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
POPULAR SCIENCE.

The tonic qualities of sea air are al.
tributed bya French chemist to third
of a grain of salt per cubic yard and a
trace of iodine that he has found b7
analysis to be present.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10

The calamander tree Of Ceylon, al.
lied to the ebony family, and repre-.
sented by only ninety specimens, is
credited with the very rarost wood.
The tree is carefully protected.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
North Capital and lexington
Citizens Association.

Meetings are Held the Fourth Nom
day Evening in Each Month in the
Church Of the United Brethren, Cor
ucr North Capitol aud II streets,
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10

BY novel combination of a tele
phone with the usual electric alarm
the cause of any disturbance in bank
vault or similar place can be made out
before the police are summoned. A
sensitive transmitter is placed in the
vault, and at the sound Of the alarm
the person at the receiving end has
only to turn switch, sending a cur,
rent through the coil of the transmit.
ter, when the slightest sound in OF
near the vault can be distinguished.
DR. f. A. Cook, describing the eff
tects of the long Antartic night on the
human body and mind, says that OH
the exploring ship Belgica, as the cold
night heightened, all became pale
with a kind of greenish hue" The
heart grew feeble in its action. The
men were incapable of concentrated
attention, or of prolonged thought.
One sailor was driven to the verge OF
insanity, but when the returning sun
began to appear above the horizon he
recovered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
BALD EAGLE.

Mrs. r. ]. Dean, Of Minneapolis; Mr..
w. w. Cumming. Miss McGoon, Mr.. J.
H. Cumming and Miss Kohler and Miss
BaclIer were guests Of Mrs Williams and
Mrs. Jameson on Wednesday.
Mrs. L. J. Hart entertained the follow
Ing ladies at luncheon Friday: Mesdames
]. Ide. Edward Herbert J. r. Thompson,
Leslie Parlin. Alec and Thomas Cameron,
Brown and Densmore.
D. Smith and her mother, of Minneapolis,
spent a couple days with Mr.. and Mrs.
+. ]. Banister.
Mrs. Rhiemboldt. Miss Rhiembodlt and
the Misses Dieter spent Wednesday at the
Consolidated Camping company, of Bald
Eagle lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Cass spent Wednesday
with Mr. and Mrs. Mccain at the
Wetherby cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Otto spent sew
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Ire
gilgas this week.
Mr. Harry c. Rassweiler. of Chicago, is
spending the summer with Mrs. f. j.
Mrs. NJ. M Russell and Miss Russell are
the guests of MIS- s. w. Raudenbush this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Sleeper spent We'd
nesday with Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Morton.
Miss BERTHA Sleeper is visiting her cous-
III Miss Grace Morton for a few days.
Miss May Strong spent a couple DAYS
with Miss Gertrude Hall this week.
Mr.. and Miss Boettcher spent the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Miller
Miss Helen MCGOWAN spent several
days with Mrs. S. w. Raudenbush
The Misses Mozer, Of Milwaukee, are
the guests Of Mrs 3. W. Flnck.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
E1ul1ni Reanion
At 0iEEa Maria.

Happy were the greetings Of the old
pupils. and affectionate the welcome of
their teachers at Villa Maria last week
In the afternoon business session Of
the alumni was held, at which Miss Nc
Grath. SO. Of Eau Claire, Wis, was elect
ed president; Mrs. r. Arnold, '92, of Chi
cago, vice president, and Miss Wilkin-
son, 's9, of Crookston. secretary. Letters
Of regret and congratulation were read
from Mrs. D. f. Murphy, 80, Louisville,
KY; Mrs H. G. Young, SO, Lake City,
Mimi; Miss McGrath, '93, Eau Claire,
Wis; Hiss Kelly, SO, Goodhue, Mimi,
and Miss O'Gorman, SO, Sioux Falls, S.
D. The guests of honor at the O'Clock
banquet were Rev. W. Raleigh, the chap
lain, and Gen. I. Garrard the benefactor
of Villa Maria. The table decorations of
cut flowers and smilax were very elabo-
rate; the menus and name-cards were
painted in violets, the alumni flower.
Miss Wilkinson presided as tostmis-
tress. giving the first. Lest We Forget"
Our Loved Alma Mater, Mother and
Our Teachers Miss Salisbury, Eau
Claire, Wis.
Our Benefactor. Gen. Garrard," Miss
THESE, Iron River, Wis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

song or instrumental piece known to ev
cry one
For example, an advertisement of
special brand of honey pasted upon
slip bearing also a head of lovely Marie
Antoinette, stood for the once popular
song of Sweet Marie - ~
DAISY Bell was suggested by a sketch
of field daises and picture of the lib
erty bell
A likeress of the father of his country
and another of a United States mail box
gave THE Washington Post"
A little map of Kentucky, and a famous
loaf cut from a well known bread adj
vertisement told that S'She Was Bred in
Old Kentucky" } doi.
The sketch of a raceo6no copied from a
magazine article limited at IAN Alabama
Coon" to any quick-witted contestant.
There were twenty-five of these cards.
all planned upon the same principle, and
all enjoyable, nothing being offered that
was too difficult for the average thinking
cap.
Tablets and papers were found awaiting
the players, and the two young people
who In fifteen minutes OWNED correctly
the largest number of names progressed
to the next table
Here another form of contest, also, OF
course, MUSICAL, had been prepared. Twen-
ty-five pictures and photographs, repre-
senting well known singers in opera
roles, lay waiting to be classified. The
| name of the actor or actress and that of
the character enacted were required to
constitute perfect guess
Cleyerer, still, if possible, was TIE con-
test at the fourth table. Here the guests
| found a basket filled with slips of paper
| Upon each slip was written a bar or two
| OF some popular composition Every
girl and man, whether or not practical
| performe-', picks OUT bits of popular or
| classic music on piano. banjo or violin,
so that no one among the number found
this feature beyond their abilities.
The fifth table tested al wits by cards,
on which the names of celebrated COM
posers We're arranged In anagram or pr.
That is, the letters Of, eacn name " ere so
jumbled as to require q deal of agility IN
Strengthening them out. Thus Mozart
became I,atomz. Schubert appeared as
Terhbusc. Wagner raasGuerades as Ne
graw, and Chopin as npoch.
The excitement of Z untangling these
bad snarls kept the fun In swim until the
bell rang-a signal for progression to the
sixth and last table. nsa
AT tho sixth table it5was the physiog-
Monies Of the great composers. which put
divination powers to the test. Often as
ono sees the likenesses BIZ the masters,
and well up as enc may be, 1t requires
full measure of widekaN likeness to be
able to distinguish among a number of
faces thrown indiscr!rtinately together.
The pictures were numbered to facilitate
the arranging Of names guessed.
All prizes awarded were chosen appro-
pirate to the musical motif Of the party.
Copies OF the favorite songs Of the day
or Of classic pieces, autohiographle3 OF IA
nous musicians or singers and photo
graphs or the masters were given.
musical nstruments-violins, banjos,
harps and even miniature pianes-were
offered as consolation prizes to those who
failed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
ST. ANTHONY PARK,


Mrs. Valentine, of Breckenrfdoa. me-,
a pldhen 1s valentine, of Harvard schoo SS
anu alden breckenridge, of Yale. h9Ve
Mrs. H. S. Baker ''S VI Fror' and
., me ns sunday school of the Congregation
o. da, ct nt hetd its annual picnic yester-
Inc ladies' of the Methodist church gov.
Tea tuesday at the home of Mrs. Sage
Nh Mr, 1 and Mrs. F. B. Brace and Mr.. and
MIS- Percy Vittum are at Turtle lake.
The Misses Cannon entertained at an
INFORMAL picnic party Wednesday. "i1
:; MI r., and Mrs, Frederick Berry and fam
ny have gone to Twin lakes. -'-1 an
Miss THAN, of Chicago Is vis;+;rcr -
sister, Mrs. ]. r. Stewart Her
Holyoke. A "nouh1
bridge LIN Cdi1-
! =, George Passage has returned from the
Miss Miss Georgia Hill is visiting in Eau
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

ter, of Minneapolis, spent Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dampier.
Mr.. and Mrs e, o. Bloomer and son
William Dampier have left for their fu-
ture home in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Sinclair and daugh-
ter spent several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Dampier.
Miss Daisybell Cross, of Los Angeles,
Cal, visited Miss Emily Davis this week
for several days.
Mrs. w. H. Hewitt left Friday for Min
netonka, where she will spend week Wis
ting friends.
Edward Dampier. of Pelikin Rapids
Mimi, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dampier.
r. H Lewis and family, of ST. Louis
are in the Mccarthy cottage for the sum
mer.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bean, of saltwater
are in the Dampier cottage for the sea-
son.
Mr. and Mrs. James Foley, of Saltwater
were guests of Mrs. Glasspie Wednesday,
Mrs Hills, of Hudson, Wis, is chaper-
oning party Of five young ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gowan are in the
Blake cottage for the summer.
Miss Adell Davis, of Minneapolis, is Wis
iting Mrs. George Sullivan
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Robinson spent g
few days at the hotel.
Miss O.. G. Costello spent Friday will
Mrs. Thelan.