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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09

For several years past after 1t be-
came evident that there was shortage
Of beef cattle in the country good
deal of money was lost in the corn belt
In feeding steers from the western
ranges. We know Of some men who
lost about all the corn they had. 9th
ers, more fortunate, came out even,
and the only advantage they derived
from their feeding operations was that
they had the company of the cattle
during the feeding season. Much OF
the loss was due to the fact that exor-
bitant prices were paid for feeding cat
tie as compared with the value of the
cattle when finished. In many In
stances serious loss was sustained be-
cause inferior cattle incapable Of TAX
ing finish had been purchased. The
facts of the situation for the past two
or three years have made feeders In
the corn belt good deal more eau
tious, and they are not now disposed to
pay extravagant prices for feeding
stock. There is a growing recognition
of this, too, on the ranges, and the
press Of that section is endeavoring to
reconcile the range cattlemen to the
necessity for acceptance of lower
prices.
When feeding cattle became scarce
two or three years ago. feed happened
to be unusually plenty. 1t induced a
great many men who had previously
had little or no experience in feeding to
try their luck with lot of cattle. They
pushed into the market for cattle,
thereby increasing the volume Of inqui-
~ and charging the demand, with the
result that experienced feeders were
driven to choose between paying more
than they knew they ought to pay or
doing without. Some of them did
without Others decided to chance it
and bought and fed, but made no mon
ey. The new men generally lost mon
ey, and deciding that enough was as
good as feast, they have quit bull
ing" the feeding cattle market. Feed
ers of experience who know how to
make money in the work when the rel
alive prices of feeding finished cattle
will admit of it are now pretty well
determined to buy such feeders as
they want at a figure that will leave
them margin or not buy at all.-lowa
Homestead.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
CrnahInR n Snnh

She is a gcntlcwoman of highest
breeding and tenderest rearing, but re-
cent miSfOrtuneS have made it neces-
sary for her to increase her income in
some way, SO in her extremity she has
turned to that first thought of resource
Of reduced gentle folk, taking board
erS." She has advertised that lodging
and meals are to be had at her house,
and she has endured with martyrlike
courage visits of inquiry from persons
whom a twelvcmonth ago she would
not have bowed to from her carriage.
One day last week man and his wife
called to look at rooms. The woman of
the house had met the wife casually
some years before and had not seen fit
to cultivate her acquaintance The wife
possessed all the revengeful instincts
of the underlined. Rooms were shown
the couple. The wife asked all sorts of
insolent questions.
"Are your beds clean?" she inquired.
"You know, one always likes to be sure
of that in a Washington boarding
house"
Mattress and bedding are perfectly
new" answered the woman Of the
house. who did not quite understand.
II didn't mean that" said the wife
Il mean Well, have you any insects
in your beds?"
The eyes of the woman of the house
flashed fire.
Il have none" she made answer po-
litely, but | might try to get some if
they'd make you feel more at home"-
Washington Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09

The best way to make grape jelly is
to heat the fruit slightly as the first
step so that the juice may be pressed
out easily. To one pint of the juice al
low one pound of sugar except in the
case of unripe grapes, where one pint
of the juice requires " pounds of sug-
ar. Boil the juice just 90 minutes. at
the same time having the sugar in a
separate pan heating in the oven. At
the end Of the 20 minutes the sugar
will be hot and perhaps a little melted.
Add it to the boiling juice and turn the
jelly into the molds. which have been
dipped in hot water The jelly will
form, even as you pour it out.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
4 WATER Clock.

Paste strip of paper lengthwise on
tall glass jar. Make Il glass Sphon
by bending a two foot tube into L,
one leg of which is three inches longer
than the other. Fill the jar with water
and after sucking gently the end of the
siphon which hangs outside the jar
place a paper over the open top to pre-
vent evaporation. At the end of half
an hour mark Oh the paper line show
ing the height Of the water and the
time according to 4 watch. At the end
of another half hour make other marks,
and so on. Or if you choose record the
II minute heights. 1t will be inStruc-
tive to compare watch time with water
time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
Beautiful Emily Marshall.

"The pictures of Emily Marshall that
have been preserved" writes William
Perrine of ''The Loveliest Woman In
All America" In The Ladies' Home
Journal, do not realize her beauty as
1t appeared to those who knew her.
She was about 5 feet 5 inches in height,
her figure was luxuriantly delicate, her
her luminous eyes were said by some to
be hazel in color, by others black. Her
cheeks were rosy and dimpled, her
mouth displayed teeth of perfect white
ness, her hair was worn curled behind
the ears and held by side combs. and
her features were brilliant with express
sion when gay or laughing thought
came over her. At one time when she
appeared at fancy ball in the charac-
ter Of Sweet Anne Page of the Merry
Wives of Windsor and danced with
Thomas Willing of Philadelphia they
were thought to be the handsomest
pair that had ever graced such an
event. When Chester Harding, the art
list, wrote his autobiography, he con-
fessed that he found it impossible to
satisfy himself in painting Miss Mar
shalPs portrait. 1t was impossible to
catch the living fascination of her
countenance, and he declared that the
artists skill could not be put to a Sc
verer test. for her beauty depended
much upon the expression of her ami
mated face, which when lighted up in
conversation was bewitchingly lovely"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
Fine and Expensive Buttons.

Buttons are one of the most striking
features of this years fashions. Ome
easily may spend 500 for enough to
adorn a single gown and not overload
1t at that. Semiprecious and imitation
of precious stones are used for buttons
and make n display that often is daz-
zling
Two dreSsmakcrs who were arrested
for smuggling few days ago had rows
and rows of beautiful buttons sewed
upon old garments. They found it i'm
possible to prove that rhinestone and
emerald buttons had a right to a place
on such garments. and the ornaments
intended for rich costumes were confis-
Gated Some of these costly buttons
are handsome enough to be used. each
one separately, as an ornament for the
neck or hair Some of them consist of
single stone, as an opal, emerald,
ruby, garnet, turquoise, topaz. agate or
brilliant, but more frequently they
have a richly colored stone of good size
for the center set in a circlet of imita-
ton pearls or diamonds. Cut steel,
brass, bronze and all sorts of metal
buttons are extremely stylish, and
handsomely enameled buttons are
much favored, the coloring being cho-
sen to harmonic or contrast with that
of the gown on which the buttons are
to be uSed-New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
SMART MEN WANTED,

A low interest rate for money Is re-
sulting in turning the attention of cap
italists to various forms of investment
for their money entirely outside Of
stocks, bonds, mortgages and such like
securities. Among other things receiv-
ing attention is the farm In Its various
phases. Land is always q safe invest
ment, If not a profitable one, and when
1t Is lntelligently worked 1t will, taking
a series Of years, pay a much larger
rate of interest on the capital invested
than any obtainable from corporation
or municipal security. Thus 1t comes
that there is springing up sharp de-
mand on the part Of such investors in
farmland for young men thoroughly
and scientifically trained along the
lines of stock breeding and care, dairy
ing, orcharding, greenhouse work, irri-
CATION, the poultry yard and the vege-
table garden to manage such farms, a
demand which the agricultural colleges
of the country are entirely unable to
fill. Take that $50 farm boy of yours,
send him to college for three years and
make a $1,000 man Of him. 1t can be
done just as easy as rolling out of bed
II the boy is equal to his opportunity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
Marriage Licenses,

The following marriage licenses
have been issued at the Clerks
office since our last issue:
Carroll II. B. Strailman and
Lula II. Cornelius, both of
Brunswick.
yelling Fisher and Rebecca
Holbruner, both of WOodsbOrO.
Albert A. EswOrthy and JO'
sephine II. Lare, both of Pearl.
John d. Bohn and Annie E.
GrOssnickle, both of Union
Bridge.
Charles F. Harbaugh and Ada
+. Pryor, both Of Sabillasville.
ii. A. Lindsay and Myra Say
lOr, both of Union Bridge.
Jacob l.. Halter, of Araby,
and Emily N. Geesey, of Noun
taindale.
Alonzo Harne and Stella NJ.
Kuhn, both of Garfield, this
county.
VIM. NJ. Eader and Ester l..
FOgle, both of Frederick, Md.
John Ii. Roberts, of Bruins
wick, and Gertie Barger, of We
verton, Md.
Ira w. Mullinix, of Mt. Eph.
rain, and Edith j. Williams, OF
Cedar Grove, Md.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
THE ASPARAGUS BED.
Winter and Spring Cnre-Top Dress
ing, Use of Salt, Etc.


ing, Use of Salt, Etc.
The asparagus bed is quite apt to be
neglected at this season or the care
required to keep it to high state Of
productiveness overlooked. Before the
LIST of September the tops should be
cut and the bed or field cleared Of
weeds 1t is highly important that all
the seed should be taken off, as the
greatest enemy the asparagus has in
the way of weeds is asparagus, and 1t
is almost impossible to get clear of
superhuous plants when once estab-
lished. When this work is finished,
cover the bed to the depth of three
inches with coarse manure, which will
not only enrich the soil, but will keep
out the frost, which is highly essential.
Like all other Sliceous plants, the
asparagus is making preparations in
winter for its spring work. This it
cannot do if the soil is frozen In eli
mates where freezing and thawing al
ternate in rapid succession the buds
will be greatly benefited if covered
sufficiently deep with leaves or sea-
weed on top of the manure so that it
will be impossible for the frost to reach
the crown of the plants.
The first work in spring should be to
remove all the covering except the fine
manure, which should be carefully
forked in so that the crowns will not
be injured by the tines of the fork.
While the asparagus is apparently a
hardy plant and one almost impossible
to eXterminate there is no plant that
resents injury so quickly, as will be
seen by the difference in the size and
number of edible shoots it will send
up. Forking the beds should not be
neglected, as the early admission of
the sun and rain into the ground in
duces the plants to throw up shoots of
superior size. Another step in the
right direction is to keep the ground
entirely free from weeds the entire
season, as these take from the plants
the strength required for their own
growth and the asparagus needs it all,
according to writer in New England
Homestead, who adds:
Although there is a difference of
opinion as to the benefit of salt on as
paragus most of the best growers on
Long Island cover their beds with salt
as soon as the ground is cleared and
the manure f~-Aed in in the spring to
a depth of half an inch in some cases.
Although that much may not be re-
| quired, it certainly does no harm, but
an application of salt so that the
ground appears as if covered with
snow is considered by many an abso-
lutte necessity if the best results are to
be expected.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
Will Locate in Virginia.

Martin S. Remsburg, who re-
Gently sold his farm of 1877 acres
in Middletown Valley to Calvin
Il. Coblentz for $3.50 per acre,
has purchased tract Of 1880
acres on the RappahannOck river
and along both sides of the main
line of the Southern railroad, i'll
Culpepper county, Va. About
$50 acres of growing wheat are
included in the purchase. The
property is 56 miles south of
Washington City. Mr.. Rems-
burg will move to Virginia and
occupy the farm. He is at pres
ent leader of the Lutheran
church choir in MiddletOwn.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09

Fashion DEGREES this year that color
harmony must reign between skirt and
waist. No longer can one to be strictly
q la mode wear bright, dashing waist
and dark hued skirt. One color tone
must prevail, or the waist in some way
must be brought in touch with the skirt
and give the effect of carefully de-
signed costume. How was this to be
done? Woman vowed she would not
give up the shirt waist and tailor suit.
Yet how secure a waist In tone with
her tailor gown? Silks for morning
wear were tabooed. A cloth waist Of
the same fabric as the tailor frock and
worn under the coat was not to be
thought Of. 1t was problem. And 1t
has perplexed many. But now it seems
solved
Crepe de chine came to the rescue. 1t
Is being made up into waists for the
well dressed woman. and it answers
the purpose admirably. Dressy, soft
and to be had in all colorings, 1t harmo-
nizes with any suit and gives that
quiet. one toned tout ensemble now so
much desired. A favOrite mode of max
ing it up is to accordion plat the waist
lengthwise and the sleeves transverse
ly. Any bit of bright color can be add
ed for trimming. and here individual
taste comes in, whereby the touch is
given the gown that marks it as dis
tinctiVe
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
How Bryan Received the Re
turns.

LINCOLN. NEB., Nov. 6.-HOn.
William j. Bryan received cleo
ton returns at his residence III
this city.
His house was Overrun with
newspaper men and telegraph OPP
orators. Not only was the first
floor of the house given up to
these, but two in the second
story also. Four telegraph wires
were run into the house. Mr..
Bryan had with him his brother,
Charles Bryan; his former law
partner, former State Senator
Talbot; National Committeeman
Dahlman and Attorney Schmidt.
Mrs. Bryan had as companions a
cousin, Mrs. Rogers, and Mrs.
Dahlman.
Mr.. Bryan took his dinner at
little after 6 o'clock and after
ward spent a few minutes in con,
versati0n with the newspaper
men, referring to the bulletins
received and asking some ques-
tions about different sections,
but without venturing any Opin.
ion upon the result.
Bulletins from New York came
in thick and fast and while Mr..
Bryan made no comment there
was a feeling among those pres
ent that he was disappointed in
the returns from New York City
and Brooklyn. His reports up to
the last concerning these cities
had been encouraging.
The early dispatches indicated
the loss of Maryland, and this
also was a disappointment, for it
had been believed by Mr.. Bryan
that that State was safe for the
Democratic ticket.
After receiving the early re-
turns in the library in the midst
of his friends Mr.. Bryan retired
to his private apartments, which
were connected with the outside
world by special wire. Both
he and Mrs. Bryan were in a
cheerful mood. and a person I'M
acquainted with the circum-
stances would never have dream.
ed from their demeanor that they
were at that time centerS of nat
iOnal interest.
AT ) O'Clock, when the news
paper men at Mr.. Bryan's house
sought to secure statement
from him, they were told that he
had just gone to bed and must
not be disturbed. He expressed
desire to make up some of the
rest he had lost in the last few
weeks, lay down and was asleep
in less than five minutes. Mr.
Bryan had slept an hour i'll the
afternoon, alter which he went
for a horseback ride to his farm.
He did not, however, feel fully
recuperated, and therefore sought
additional rest, thus mamfeSting
less concern in the result than
hundreds of thousands of his 70.
lowers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
The Tall Woman.

Certainly the tall woman has period
Of unending conquest before her. Pic
ture hats, empire coats. three-quarter
length wraps and tuncs are all for her,
and she can revel in their charm with a
calm serenity at her plump neighbours
irritation. The directoire modes and
Louis XVI coats are her very own. The
short girl must confine herself to Etons,
and no matter how her very soul
yearns for Topping brims and dropping
plumes her hats must be small or lifted
from her face. But the short woman is
a delightful picture in all things en-
pire, especially evening dress. Tall
women may be voted dreams in them
by poets or dreamers who don't know,
but she is emphatically refused by her
dressmaker who does.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
Glorious News

comes from DIR. d. b. Cargile, of
Washita, |. r. He writes: "Four
bottles of Electric Bitters have cured
Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had
caused her great suffering for years.
Terrible sores would break out on her
head and face and the best doctors
could give no help; but her cure is
complete and her health is excellent. "
This shows what thousands have
proved-that Electric Bitters is the
best blood purifier known. It's the
supreme remedy for eczema, letter,
salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running
sores. 1t stimulates liver, kidneys and
bowels, eXpels poisons, helps digestion
and builds up the strength. Only soc,
Sold by A. l.. Pearre, druggist. Guar
auteed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
Vote in Maryland the Largest
Ever Polled.

The Baltimore Sun says: The
total vote polled in Maryland
Tuesday was 263, 136 approx
mately out of total registered
vote of 293, 485 in the State.
This vote was about 1900 in ex-
cess of that cast at the State
election last year. The majority
for Mckinley over Bryan was
Is, 800. The total vote for Bryan
was about III, 800, or 5000 less
than that cast for Governor
Smith last year and about $4,000
more than he got in 1896. The
vote for Mckinley was about
1876, 800, or 10000 in excess of
the Republican vote cast for
Lowndes in 1899.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09

appeal to justice and humanity and
public rights; it failed to respond to
the powerful arraignment of Mckinley
because of his prostitution of the Con-
stitution and Declaration of Indepen-
dence; it was callOus to his weakness
and subserviency to the evil influences
that surrounded him on every hand,
and when the final test of strength
came, where the people had it in their
hands to elevate the policy that was
plainly in their own interests, they
elected Mckinley.
1t all goes to indicate that the people
are not yet ready to change the politi-
cal and commercial conditions existing
in this country. They prefer to pay
tribute to trusts and monopolies, to be
taxed for the continuance of an I'M
necessary and unpopular war, to con-
ue for at least four years a govern
ment of the few at the expense of the
many and to risk their own personal
liberty and prosperity on the altar OF
the money power aud the survival OF
those who control the price of com
modities and hold the welfare of the
small dealer and independent manu-
facturer in the hollow of their hand.
The loyal Democrats, who voted fol
Mr.. Bryan on Tuesday, have nothing
for which to reproach themselves
They acted as their consciences dictated
and they represented principles as old
as the country itself and which ar,
dear to every follower of Washington
aud Jefferson. They fought a gallau
fight and lost. Providence was on til,
side of the "heaviest artillery" Willis
we do not in any way agree with Prov
idence in this case and feel convinced
that, like the votes of the people, which
made the result possible, it was turned
from the path Of duty and destiny b.
false prophets, we bow to their will
1t is no time for elimination or recrimi
nation. 1t is a time for all to unit
and try and bring back to the countr.
, the era Of general prosperity which
, has enjoyed and to which, by tn
by the teachings of its founders and it
basic precepts, it is entitled. II is
f time for all to unite and restrain tn
, alarming imperial tendencies of thi
government and restore the Constitu
ton to its rightful place as eur guild
: and foundation stone There is II,
, place in our government for colonia
policy and this should be reuedied.
We hope for the best whilst we fea
) the worst, and can only say tat whel
the next conflict of the freemen of lhi
county, State or nation comes it viii
find the true Democracy up in arms
, again, fighting for right, truth anC
Justice and the greatest good to tn,
greatest number.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
Maryland congressman.

The State of Maryland elects a
solid Republican delegation.
In the First District Kerr and
Jackson received 931 and 1,57G
pluralities, respectively.
In the Second District Blakeney
received 296 plurality.
In the Third District Wachter
received 2,O33 plurality.
In the Fourth District Schirm
received 1,713 plurality.
In the Fifth District Mudd re.
ceived 1851 plurality.
In the Sixth District Pearre re.
ceived 1905 plurality.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Items of News about the War
in the Transvaal-Other
Interesting Topics.
MONDAY.

Germany is likely to seek an
other loan soon. according to adj
vices from Berlin.
President Kruger is to be Off :
cially welcomed to Paris by the
Municipal Council.
The powers, it is said, will ask
that Prince Tuan, who led the
Chinese Boxers, be banished in
stead of executed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09

THE latest returns indicate that Nc
Kinley's majority in the Electoral
College will be larger than in 1896, a
surprise not only to the Democrats but
Republicans as we'll The vote now
nearly assured Mckinley is 292, and
Bryan les or majority of l27. Nc
Kinley received IS votes more than
was necessary to elect him.