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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30
CABBAGEs AND TURNlPs.
Trenchlng Keeps Them In Good Con.
dition Until Spring.


Burying cabbages and turnips in the
ground for winter keeping secms to be
the simplest plan yet devised, and il
the worS is done properly a very
small percentage will be lost. There
is always the question of uncertain
winters TO consider. and this makes
the work sometimes more difficult. In
fact, If we could gauge beforehand
the kind of winter we were to have
there would be no trouble In deciding
what to do. \ cold, dry winter would
be welcomed by farmers who make
speciality of these crops, for the turnips
and cabbagcS would keep all right
piled up and covered with a little
earth. 1t is the alternate freezing and
thawing, the rain and the SHOWS, that
provoke trouble. CahbagcS not buried
deep la the ground would soon rot in
warm. wet season.
The best way is the surcst way and.
as is generally the case the most la
horious, according to a writer in Coun-
try Gentleman, who advises as follows:
Select some high and dry ground where
the drainage is good, either naturally
or through artificial cultivation. and
dig deep and broad trench. The size
of this trench must depend upon the
quantity of vegetables To he stored in
it. Lay the cahbageS in this trench
side by side and pack snugly in two
layers on" on top of the other. Shovel
the earth over them carefully. letting
it filter in the spaces between the
heads and stalks. Pack the earth firm
ly until all parts of the cahbagcS are
concealed from view. Then on top of
this put about four or five inches of
earth, which will place the vegetables
almost below the frost line certainly
below the line where the thaW extends.
\ good hard freeze will do the vcgc-
tables packed away good, and if they
do not thaw out until dug up for use
they will keep wen all winter During
exceedingly cold weather stalks of lit
ter should be placed on top of the COW
cred trench and removed when warm
weather comes again. by using Il top
mulch in this way one can regulate the
temperature of the vegetables very
we'll.
When dug out in The spring, the cab
bages will I've in excellent condition,
and they will sell for good prices.
When spring opcns, the ground should
be shaded over the trench ana a top
mulch put on to keep the frost in the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Balzac, it appears, once possessed a
telescope. One does not very readily see
what he wanted with such a thing. His
habits of life We're such that he could
but very seldom have had occasion to
turn a telescope upon anything but a
bailiff. However, he had so much that
he did not want and so little that he did
that the article is probably authentic.
Nine. de Balzac, veuve, vouches for it
anyhow. 1t was annexed by the Prus-
slams when they took over her house at
Villeneuve-St. Georges in 1870. They
no doubt had something better, for they
returned 1t subsequently to the ministry
of the interior, Paris. Nine. de Balzac
refused to receive the contaminated
relic and in an impassioned letter fore
told the impending surcease of the pre-
hensile nation which had appropriated
1t. The Balzacian telescope was then
put away by the authorities. who still
hold it.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30
How Weather Works Wonders.

Not the least mysterious of all the
wonders of the earth is the eXtraor-
binary ClovCrneSS Of Dame Nature rs
a carver and designer, Her tools are
air, rain, rivers, springs and frost.
Any one who has ever seen the mar
yelouS Queen Bcss rock on the North
Cornish coast, that wonderful present
ment of the great Queen Elizabeth,
who is seated so grandly upon the
sands, must have asked himself the
question as to how such Il thing could
have been accomplished.
Continuous trickling of water wears
away the face of the rock. Haphaz-
ard it was until at last weird pat
tern is formed that sometimes resem-
bles mans face, sometimes an ami
NAL. All over the world Nature has
placed her picture gallery and her col
lection of statuary, the biggest free
show in the world.
Another work of Natures that very
often results in extraordinary changes
being effected is a landslip
And landslips have arisen from the
tinicSt possible causes. \ little I'M
foreground flow of water had gradually
undermined hill or cliff until at last
the earth became like a hollow nut.
Then the soil became top heavy. The
sea beat against its foundations, and
millions of tons of earth were flung
into the sea, which proves the axiom
that the tiniest beginnings often pro
duce the mightiest ends
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

First Bcggar- Why didn't you tackle
that lady? She might have given you
something
Second Bcggar-I let her go because
l understand my business better than
you. never ask a woman for any
thing when she is alone. but when two
women are together you can get money
from both, because each one is afraid
the other viii think her stingy if she
refuses. This profession has TO be
studied, just like any other, if you cx-
pect to make II success of it. Sce?-
Harlem Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Horse phrcnology is the latest dis
covery Of the Royal College of Veteri-
nary Surgeons of England. According
to Harold Leency, a member of the
college, it is easy to tell horses char
acter by the shape of his nose. If there
is a gentle curve to the profile and at
the same time the ears are pointed and
sensitive, it is safe to bank on the ami
mai as gentle and at the same time
high spirited If, on the other hand
the horse has dent in the middle of
his nose, it is equally safe to set him
down rs treachorouS and vicious. The
Roman noScd horse is sure to be good
animal for hard work and safe to drive.
but he is apt to be slow. \ horse with
slight concavity in the profile will
be scary and need coaXing. \ horse
that droops his ears is apt to be lazy
as well as Vicious Farmers Advo-
cate.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

We consider that Il spring set fruit
tree is worth at least 81 after having
grown one season and that if it re-
quircd another dollar to protect it the
expenditure would bc wise one, cspe-
cially if nonprotcction meant loss of it
and the necessity of replanting. But
we do not have to spend SO much in
our present plan of protection, which
we think is better than any other we
have yet heard of. We buy roll Of
Is inch wire netting of about half inchs
mesh. This we cut into strips cross
wise of the roll. making pieces six or
eight inches wide These are wound
tightly around hoe or broom handle
and sprung around the trunk. setting
the lower end about two inches in the
ground. They stay well in place, are
quickly made, cost little and are eff
cient. When set upon the tree, they
have cost about 3 cents each, writes
correspondent of National Stockman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
Saved His Dog.

A boy about 10 years old went to the
central police station in Kansas City,
Kan. one day recently. leading a fine
shepherd dog by a short piece of rope
tied to his collar, relates the Kansas
City Star. The boys face was red and
swollen. and he was crying.
We'll, well, well, what's the matter
here?" asked big policeman, STOPPING
down ana looking into the boys face.
please. sir" he sobbed, my mother
is too poor to pay for a license for
Shcp. and brought him here to have
you kill him"
Then he broke out with another wall
that was heard all through the city
building Shcp stood there mute and
motiouleSs. looking up into the face of
his young master \ policeman took
out his handkerchief to blow his nose,
and the desk sergeant went out into
the hall. abscntmindcdly whistling a
tune which nobody ever heard before,
while the captain remembered that he
must telephone somebody. Then Chief
Mcfarland led the boy to the door and
patting him on the head. said kindly:
"Thcrc, little fellow. don't cry any
more. Run home with your dog.
wouldn't kill dog like Shep for a
thousand dollars"
"Oh, thank you, SIR They were
tears of joy now. He bounded out into
the street and ran off toward his home
with Shcp prancing along and jumping
ap and trying TO kiss the boys face
ii was hard to tell which was the hap,
pier, the boy or the dog.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

up on a forged check or some other
act of carclesSnesS. He went his way
without fighting back. If he lost his
place, it meant poverty to himself and
wife in their old age. He was prompt,
careful and systematic ana the plans
of his enemies were defeated
The seventh year was drawing to a
close when old John was caught up.
A stranger presented a check which
J he hesitatcd to pay and about which
he consulted the cashier. Later on the
cashier stated that he had ordered it
to be held pending examination. Old
John said that he had been ordered to
pay it at once. The check was paid.
and, being spurious, the bank was $500
out of pocket 1t was Il question of
.veracity between cashier and teller,
and it was decided within the bank
that the cashier had the better of it.
Just then, too, old Fosdick slipped in a
wrong figure in making up his days
account. and, though it made only
difference of cents in the total, it
seemed to prove that old age and. care
lessness had untitled him for his posi-
rtion. The president being in Europe,
the board took the case under advise
ment, and "by order" the old man was
fired out into the world to begin life
anew. There We're resolutions, of
. course, and one of them was to the
effect that the bank presented him
with the sum of 500 for long and
faithful services. He put on his hat
without protest, and he left the bank
without taking the money. At his
humble home an old and anxious wife
met him and, wifelikc, gave him sym
patty and encouragement first Of all
"Never mind, John; never mind" she
kept saying. we have a few dollars
ahead, and you are only % years old,
and something good is sure To turn up.
You have fought too long to give up
now"
But the weeks went by. and nothing
turned up, The business world has
very little use for an old man who has
no capital. John Fosdfrk's savings
were gradually used up the generosity
of his few friends exhausted, and there
c"li' u"S ""t' '"e qu'S'''" oi 'oou
oiiu luti U'V"'''' " S'''"uS one ne
wa no' oHt 10 sponge OF Turn p'SSar.
- 'ns ""' ~ ""u'" ""u le' nun eafH
- 'T'"' q. ''''S, ''e ""''l" 10 "u' VI 1T
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- va ''''" ''""'" MS "i"o".
80 l,,'',''' '''- i'' '' l'."' IN, S'''''''
ou' ~" W.. u, '' .'''"''v" "' :" ="
terh1S November caY.i1u as b" ias 'es
the oaHN with ha#td 'l''d. H'n' Sho y.
ders ana ",h worn garments eFt
rhoS" WAC iad deprived I'n 1t h4'
pace l'It Il touch 'I s'i.n..L}' He
wa IIdNI'- I.E lue SLJufhs amt
hIEH"aJ "'iHs' an" wondering how
ioHS il N'l!t sdNe 10 drown anu what
lil'A Nould say u nm when dead When
he caught SlghI OF men and horses
skuIkihg behind an abandoned factory.
III was singular. bound ON such mis-
sion as he was, that ne should have
seen OF wondered ana speculated on
why those men and horses were there,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

At the Rhode Island station this year
n top dressing of nitrate of soda was
applied to land sown with redtop, clio
yer and timothy on April II or very
soon after the grass started to grow.
The good yield notwithstanding the
severe early drought was doubtless at
tributable in a large measure to the
fact that the plants found at disposal
at once Il generous amount of readily
assimilablc plant food. There is al
ways likely to be lack of asSimilable
nitrogen very early in the season, for
the reason that the soil is still too cold
to permit of the rapid formation of
nitratcs This explains the efficiency
of nitrate of soda for the spring top
dressing of grass and grain since its
nitrogen is already in a form which
plants can appropriate at once,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

We have an inquiry as to the merits
of the Stoddard plum. This is one Of
the very best of the hardy American
plums, many growers placing it as the
very best 1t should have place in ev-
cry orchard. 1t comes, with us. being
more nearly curculio proof than any
one of Il dozen varieties we have. The
utable nurscryman, otherwise you may
get some other sort to your chagrin
when the trees begin to bear.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

a chap in Missouri wrote n letter a
column long to the editor of a promi-
nent agricultural paper, telling how he
had 20 acres of land and had lately
married widow. At the close of his
epistle he wanted to know when to sow
apple seeds. The funny thing about 1t
was that the editor should intlict such
stuff on his readers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

The Grand Duke of Mccklcnburg
was one day gambling at the Dobcran
tables and was betting on the same
numbers rs a rich master potter who
stood next to him
Both having lost their money, the
grand duke inquired, well, potter,
what shall we do now?"
"Oh," replied the master potter,
"your highncss will screw up the taxes,
and shall make pots."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

A wonderful demand for American
dried fruits is springng up in the coun-
tries of Europe peaches, pears, pruncs,
cherries. These dried fruits are sold
cheap, are of the best quality and are
not Disseminated against by tariff reg
ulations. A great market is thus open
ing for the surplus orchard products of
this country.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Machine work is very far inferior to
hand work in many things. Here We
have had to buy three AK helvcs in less
than six months, the only kind TO be
had being the machine turned helves
and not worth ; cents apiece. when an
old fashioned handmade helvc would
have lasted five years for the work we
had for an ak.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Some men express their gratitude by
going to kirk and eating a biz dinner,
others by getting full as a tick, others
by giving of their substance to the
needy. 1t is we'll to remember that
beneyolcnce never bcgets dyspepsia or
dark brown taste in the mouth the
day after Thanksgiving.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Natures methods Of preserving the
vitality Of the kernels upon an ear of
corn are almost perfect. There is the
stout stalk to hold the ear suspended
from the ground. There are the inverted
position of the ear and the perfect Gov
ering of the husk. making a rainproof
covering. There is the slight opening
of the husks at the tip of the ear per-
hitting perfect circulation of air.
Corn thus kept in the field. provided
that it ripens before frost. will invaria-
bly, grow the next season. One chief
reason why so much seed corn loses its
vitality is because it is kept under I'M
natural conditions.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30
Grateful IfaIinna

Bridget-Sure, ply do thin Oital
yons be maxim ready to celebrate Co
lumbus?
Patrick-It's history we shud study,
Biddy. Columbus landed in tn West
Indies and discovered banannies.--New
York Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30
FATES TABLET.

Hou must have known her had you seen her face,
That moment turned away, as by she passed;
It must have told you, that conhding grace,
OF one could not but love you to the last.
And had you heard her voice you must have
known:
She little talked and softly all that day
Something, perhaps, was on the June wind blown
To her could not but love you aye and ave
You did not see her, and you did not hear;
| She saw not heard not YOU as by she passed
And it was once more written, year to year
! Two shall 60, seeking. seeking to the last"
John Vance Cheney in Harpcrs Bazar
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

among which are mares, will work any
where; large mules, among which are 7
leaders; will work anywhere; = colts. | year
old and | weanling; | fine driving horse, 5
years % Harry; | family driving horse
Drank
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

We lately saw fine blue grass pas.
ture rooted over by the acre by drove
of hogs in search of the carthworms
which the excessive rains of the fall
had brought to the curface of the
ground.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

In one Iowa community whore the
raising Of the sugar beet was undertake
on by a number OF farmers. each rails
ing from one to five acres this year, the
average net return per acre has been
about $50.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

The value of the strawberries raised
in this country is placed ut $SO,00o000
annually and of grapes at $10O.00O,00O.
AS many as 2l0,OO0G90 barrels of ap,
pies have been produced in one year,
while the value of the peach crop can
hardly be estimated. This is a great
Fruit country
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

The strawberry bed should have
two inch covering of marsh hay, clean
straw or coruStalks as soon as the
ground freezes up. This covering
should be free from weed seeds.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Nearly every homestead, whether in
town or country, has odd corners where
a grapevine or fruit tree might be
planted and be an ornament to the
place as well as a source Of profit
Look up these cornerS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

When you come across one or these
Belgian hare fellows. you cannot help
calling to mind Colonel Sellers. They
are almost rs smooth takers as the
lightning rod fellows.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Already the belgian hare industry il
the United States has attained seyera
periodical organs, as wei! as Il place Il
the poultry journals. But the trodli
with much Of the advice on how =
raise hares- and poultry is tha; If Col
lowed it would lead to hanlll,t "
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30
80 HEAD OF STEERS,

weighing from 500 to 1000 pounds; Deering
corn harvester, 3 Doering platform binders.
riding corn pillow, Deerng mowers, one an
Ideal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

The farm hand may be gentleman
just as easily as the bank clerk. and
the way to test him is to watch him at
the table eating his dinner
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Iowa's corn and hog football team
proves too much for the Standard Oil
aggregation Of Chicago university.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Aunt Dinah used to make q fine john
nycake by guess, but 1t is rare that
any one is smart enough to make good
butter By guess.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

1t is all right to study the weather
signs, but don't pin your faith to moon
signs. The old moon is dead-very
dead.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30
DUBLIC SALE
ON SATURDAY, DEC. l, 1900,
1oHEAD OF HORSES AND MULES,

at the factory at $50 o'clock a. m, the follow
ing large and valuable personal property
tO-Wit:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Iowa has 724 cows to the thousand Of
population, leading all the states In
this particular.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

A late government bulletin inform
US that there are 250 varieties of mos
nuitoeS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Corn shrinkS in weight when cribbcd
while wheat put in the bin does not
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

additional trains leave atimore for Union
Fridge and intermediate stations at Pa III
and 30 and iuP. m, and leave Union Bridge
for Baltimore and Intermediate stations al
sunday
sundays only-lcavc Baltimore for Union
Bridge and Intermediate stations at 9.35 a IN
and Tsp IN. Leave Union Bridge - m
and 1 > p. III. for Baltimore and intermediate
stations.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-30

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at 2t
and lu39 a. IN. and 5.}l and tl4 p. m leave
EnImit>hurg for Rocky Ridge at 80 ana luU'
a M and - and Is p m
cave HruocNIilr for Frederick at 50. g3l
and 1910 Il IA. and j52 and Il 80 p. IN
Leave Brucrvillc for Columbia. LIttIcStown
and TancNtuwu at ~ -. ma and 3.ij p. IN
Leave Err derrick for Baltimore at 7.5Ja. m,
and 800 ana ] 80 p m.
conn CTIONS At Henry RUN. w. wv
T. and .. passengers trains leave Cherry
Run for Cumberland and intermediate points
daily at 81 n. IN. Ci cmnati, It. LOUIS and
Chicago Express. daily. at II sop IN. Chicago
Express, daily, at 10 p. m
*hai Nj others daily except SUNDAY
J NJ. HOOD. T. UGRISWOLD.
Pres. and Genn Manage Gen. Pass Agt
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-01-29
EOTlciA INPORTAdTE
LA IUMTA SUPERl0l De SANDAL

Ell dia tPeintiuno lie Enero de 1909,
q antes, 81 fuere posibie, todos los
Medicos, Dentistas, y Farnaceuticos
asI como todos los Practicantes, Co
lnadronas Enfermeras, deberan Ia
ber s0licitado sus licencIas de la
JUNTA SUPERIOR DE SANDAL.
Pueden dirijirse Ill Secretario de
la Junta en- San Juan, quien dara los
informes que Sc plden.
Eek menes para
Medico Ciruianos comienzan Enero 2
Dentista .. ..Enero So
Farmacenticos ..Enero 80
Practicantes Ener0 23o
Comadronas Enfermeras Enero 29a
Vease la Orden General N'....
Dirigirse al Dr.. George Ct. Croft,
secretario. San Jnan, PR 20
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-01-29

N0TAs.-La isla de Ourseao, 81
tus4a ~ sur re Is oe Puerto Rico,
cfrece 4 los prertorriquefios al alf gas
copdicicpes climstologicas que esta.
q viSje de Puerto hieo OuracaO
es &c IN d'a y medic.
Para mes II formes, dlrlglrse al Sr.
lospeetor de Instruction Pdplica den
Enrique Huyke en- Arroyo, y al "Bo-
letia Mercsntil,' San Jugn, y . los
p1dres paules en- Ponce.
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NUY INTERESANTE

Sc compran 20 acciones del Cr6d<.
to y Ah01'Io P0aacejl0, pagand0se $ 90
por acci6n y dejandose ell divide1rde=
favor del vendedOr.
Informaran en- la Agencia de Luis
Yordan Davila en- la adm. de LA
DEMocRACIA, calle Cristina. Ponce.
EnerO Is de 1900
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-01-29

La grana del sno dsl CanadA con nsp6n tod
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asxp quedsndo oase2urAdo nerin lsga Ia dshnttva
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-01-29
.Daime Ruilan
ATOCHA 6-PONCE

I'm este antique dep6sito de calzado y Pc
leteria Sc acaba de recibir IA complete sur
tido de ealzado americana espafiol, de for
mas bonitAs, para cabalieros, senorss nj
nos.
algodon, creas, beg1n de amendra, ma
son." de color para charol. Efectos pars
toda clase de calzado. hnfsima piel de rucia
charoIes. badaRas eharoladas, gamusas para
coche etc etc.
Ventas al por mayor J al detalle.
Gctubre l9 del 90. 3-V. p. g..
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-01-29

CoH de Ia Marina ,a6H1er0 6.
En- este nuevo taller Sc hacen boti-
nes linos de medida para caballeros
Y senoras.
Iambien tlene una nOyedad en- cal
zad0 para mayordOmos y ninos cosi
do con alambre que garantizo.
Enero 25.