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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
The sin Enter.

one Of the most important figures al
q Gaelic funeral of the old style is the
sin eater II fails to his lot 10 CON
sumo all the sins resting on the soul of
the dead. and thereby enable the latter
10 rest easy in his grave.
In remote Wales and the highlands
of Scotland a funeral is not always
complete without this functionary. He
is necessarily poor, unfortunate per-
SON for under happier circumstances
he could not Ice persuaded to accept the
responsibility of his post, and his part
in the ceremony is taken seriously 10y
himself and everybody else.
A loaf of bread and a jug of beer are
laid upon the corpse. These are sym
bolic of sins committed during life.
The sin eater is introduced and with
much solemnity eats the bread and
drinks the beer. AS he is frequently a
hungry man with well developed
taste for malt liquors. the part is usual
ly played with Zest a little out Of keep
ing with the dreadful nature of the
obligation assumed, for it is firmly be
lieved that in thus eating and drinking
the sin eater actually burdens his soul
with the sins of the deccased.-Kansas
City Independent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
Converting lie Chinnmnn.

When | first met him the Greek
archimandrite had been 40 years in
Picking. and had never been anywhere
else except for two caravan journeys
to Russia He was an elderly gentle
man. with a smile like Benjamin
Franklin'S. and was famed nj the Chi
nesc capital for keeping the best wines
ana thc best tobacco. He was a
bachelor. and today recall him when
| try to fancy Epicurus in the body
He were the Chinese pigtail and
clothes TO match, and people said he
could give Chinese mandarins points
on etiquette. He gave ne, ut least,
many happy hours, for he tailed with
a frankness and facility rarely united
in a Russian, least of all an archi.
mandritc.
One day. fer instance. asked him
bluntly how mary converts he had
made He answered that he thought
he had made one, but he did not wish
to be taken as stating this positively
When | returned to China after an in.
teryal Of y years. all my inquiries led
me to respect the honesty of this Rus
sian. He said. furthermore:
81 have been here 40 years, and per-
haps | have converted one Chinaman.
When missionaries tell you that they
have done more than that, do not be-
lieve them. "-Poultney Bigelow in
North American Review.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

pouItrymen VINO fatten them and put
them on the market as green geese.
They are too small TO be profitable for
such n market. When small boned.
moderate sized goose is required for
the fall or Christmas trade. these
breeds prove valuable, as they lay
we'll and. with proper care in selecting
breeding stock, large flocks should be
raised. The Brown Chinas especially
seem very vigorous. hardy and active,
but pick hard and require care in
dressing to look we'll The White Chi
ma has with us been the poorer breed
er. but is usually not so difficult to pick
and handsOmer in appearance when
dressed. Report of Rhode Island Ex-
pertinent Station.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
Department on a Car Platform.

He had studied all the rules of cour-
tesy laid down for conductors and had
profted by them. He did not intend
to be caught mapping.
what car is this?' asked the sweet
young thing.
He dotted his cap and gave her n
Chesterfieldian bow.
Madam" he said, this is car No.
49,"
81 mean," she explained, what is its
destinations"
Madam" he answered with the
same courtesy, cit affords me pleasure
to be able to inform you that its des-
tination is the car barn" -Chicag 90
Posi-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

Colonel Charles Marshall. who was
aid-de-camp to General Robert Il.
Lee and who went through the battles
of the war with his chief. told the fol
lowing amusing story of his experience
with a new horse: His old horse had
been shot from under him in the fight
of the previous day. and he had taken
possession of an animal that seemed
to suit the work. In the battle a few
hours later he was riding across a field
in which there were numerous stumps.
Suddenly the performance opened.
The guns roared and the air was filed
with smoke and noise. Before Colonel
Marshall knew what was happening
the horse had his four feet on one of
the stumps and was gayly dancing in
circle. In the mean time the firing
was increasing, and the situation was
anything but comfortable. but the
horse kept on as if he were enjoying it..
at was not until afterward." said
Colonel Marshall that | found the
horse had belonged to a circus and had
been trained to do this act amid the
firing of cannon"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
The DogsI,in NouIdn't co Round.


Hungary sWarms with barristers. 1t
Is the greatest ambition of the Hun
garian peasant to make one of his sons
an advocate.
The son of a small farmer in the
neiShborhood of Budapest was sent
by his father to the law school of that
town, but, either from lack of parts
or the necessary application, he was
plucked in the qualifying eXamlna
ton.
Not daring to return to the paternll
abode empty handed after all the
money that had been spent on his edu-
cation, he conceived and executed the
plan Of forging a legal diploma. The
father was not, however, SO ignorant
as not to be aware that such diplomas
are always written on parchment
kutya-ber (dogskin)-in Hungary.
"Why is your certificate not made out
on kutya- ber" asked the old man.
THE fact is, father" coolly replied
the youth, there are more barrlsters
than dogs in Hungary, and so there Is
not enough kutya-ber to make dlplo-
mas for us all."-London Answers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
What Russia Is Like,

In Russia everything is large and
everything is loud. Moscow is like an
immense village, and everything in II
Is built broad, not high, because there
Is so much space to cover The public
squares, unpaved and surrounded by a
little rim of cobbles, are as big as
meadows. The arcades and passages.
with their cellars below, their shops
above, their glass roofs. are so enor-
NOUS that they could hold the Passage
des Panoramas and the Burlington
Arcade and the galleries at Milan with
out filing more than a corner of them.
Colors shrek and flame; the Mus
covite eyes sees only by emphasis and
by contrast; red is completed either by
another red or by bright blue. There
are no shades, no reticenceS. no mod
ulations. The restaurants are filed
with the din of vast mechanical or
gans. with drums and cymbals; great
bell clashes against a chain on all the
trans to clear the road; the music
which one hears is a ferocity of brass.
The masons who build the houses
build in top boots, red shirts and pink
trousers; the houses are painted red
or green or blue; the churches are like
the temples Of savage idols, tortured
into every unnatural shape and colored
with glaring color. Bare feet. osier
sandals and legs swathed in rags pass
to and fro among the top boots of the
middle classes, the patent leather boots
of the upper classes like the inner
savagery Of a race still SO near barbar-
ism. made evident in that survival Of
the footgear Of primitive races.-Satur-
day Review
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
In the Wool Interest.

Prospective sheep growers will find
much to interest them in bulletin No.
ITS, by Professor Numford of the Mich
igan station. In investigating the bad
repute of some of the Michigan wool he
says the principal causes are dirt
Though washing is not demanded, the
Jack of care in preparing the fleece for
market and the unevenness OF the quail
ity of the wool.
The recommendation mainly are:
Market the wool clear of dirt burs,
tags and paint marks; the fleeces loose
ly, but well secured with small linen,
fax or hemp Irvine; do not cross indis-
criminately: breed for evenness Of
fleece throughout.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
The Too Liberal Use of saIt.

Salt draws the juices from beef in
corning, toughens the fiber, makes it
very indigestible and less nutritious.
On cucumbers it draws out the water,
toughens the fiber and renders them
very indigestible. Salt acts in exactly
the same way on fish as on meat.
There are two ways of considering
these changes. | would hardly say
that salt destroys the food value. al
though it robs the flesh of part of its
food value by making it less digestible.
Mrs. S. #. Rorer in Ladies' Home
Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
NEW WINTER DRESS sTUFFs.

Yes, Winter Dress Wear Heavier
than anything you wore in blizzard weather
of two winters ago. And we have been do
ing more working than talking. The town
knew we had them and for three weeks the
trading in Ladies Golf Suitings has been
going on in an October pace. Not only are we
cutting Golf materials, but host of other
clothes are claiming the attention from our
counters of the seekers after early Fall Dress
ideas,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
Good Advice From rxperts.

The len is perpetual source of In.
come. She stands at the head of the
list Of farm auxiliaries. says Pacific
Homestead
The Fanciers' Review says: You are
counting disaster unless you give I'M
ceasing attention to the details of the
poultry house and yard
Michigan Farmer says raise what the
public demands and you will be mole
apt to make money than by following
your own inclinations.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
The Brevity of BaIIarat.

1t was in Ballarat that Mark Twain
found the local language so puzzllng
at first, the good people of the place
deeming life too short to dawdle in
their talk.
The mayor called on the American
humorist and laconically said, KIN"
Then when Mark Twain gave him a
cigar he simply said, %"
Subsequent inquiry revealed that
these terms were Ballaratese for "wel-
come and thank you" London
Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

The best way to make dust bath at
this season is to spade up space one
or two yards square and foot deep
sitting the dirt so that all gravel may
be removed. The sun will dry It and
the hens will use il for Kidding them
selves Of lice. Such bath should be
spaded after each rain. however. the
labor of doing so being but few min
utes.-Poultry Keeper
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
Trees and Land.

Do not buy land on which the trees
are small and of not very thick growth.
You will see that men who are expert
enced in buying farming land always
go on this principle. Land thickly COW
cred with timber indicates good land.
where the trees are scattered and not
very tall indicates poor land.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
WHITE CHINA GEESE.
They Are Wonderfully Good Layers
of Eggs of Fair Size.

of Eggs of Fair Size.
There is conclusive evidence that the
"Chinese goose" as described by many
of the European writers upon poultry,
included within its ranks 80 years ago
the types Of three breeds. in all proba-
bility approximating the breeds we in
America now call African. Brown Chi
ma and White China.
The Brown and White Chinas are
early and prolific layers of fair sized
eggs. If well fed. they not infrequent-
ly lay in the autumn months. but gen
orally those which do so lay later and
fewer eggs the following spring. At
the experiment station in 1896 and
1897 the White Chinas laid in every
month from January to June, inclusive.
while the Brown Chinas did not begin
laying until February. but continued
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

Things grow very fast in the short
Greenland summer As soon as the
snow melts off in many places the
ground is covered with a vine which
bears a small berry something like a
huckleberly. 1t is nearly tasteless, but
juicy, and the natives are fond of It.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
MODEL"
TELEPHONE CALL, IS
KNOCKING AT THE DOOR OF AUTUMN.

THE ADVANCE DRESS GOODS AT "THE MODEL"
MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COOL WAVE AT LEAST
THEY ARRIVED HERE ABOUT SAME TIME AND BOTH HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED ARMS THE GOOD PEOPLE
OF THIS LOCALITY. THERE NO VACATION WITH US
FORGING AHEAD, PLUNGING RIGHT ALONG INTO AN
OTHER SEASONS ACTIVITIES
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

Visitor hear you've had the cele.
hrated Mr.. Abbey. the artist. staying
with you down here.
Proprietor u old Fashioned iEn-Yes.
sir; an he be the LATEST man I ever come
across. He do nothing but dror an paint
all day.-phil News Album.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
COMFORTS.

In or days we will show you line of
these goods calculated to make you hang up
your old quilting frames. We will show
you the inside as well as the out. If YOU
are gathering college supply for your boy
or girl we invite your inspection.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
The Effect of Cold.

1t is observed by travellers in Siberia
that the effect of constant cold Is prac-
tically the same as the effect OF constant
heat. The people develop a Discrimination
to work and become strangers to ambi-
ton of any description.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
Public Opinion.

The single snowflake-who cares for
It? But whole day Of snowfakes-
who does not care for that? Private
opinion is weak, but public opinion is
almost omnipotent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

A stray chimpanzee from Central AZ
rica sometimes goes as far north as
Morocco, where 1t is looked on as "a
hairy man with four hands,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
BLANKETS.

Blankets are here all marked and placed
in line of battle. That they will defeat all
competition we have no fear They are
staunch in character and modest in price.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
JOHN HENDRICKSON.

let slip of Silks on front
The Chales the end and Gngbams
domestic The Shirt Waists and Linen
clipped until but shadow left push push
jan,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

Language and thought are inseparable.
Words without thoughts are dead sounds;
thoughts without words are nothing. To
think is to speak low: to speak is to think
aloud.-Max Muller.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

In New Orleans S an order ~ colorcd
nnps. founded many years ne u was
IN 'irifd fai the sFe,ial pnrrose u Civ
iug education aui moral training o.
yopn- c-tur,l rirls aud to care g1r or
phans and aged, iu0m uersous ~ their
race. IN it- orphan asylum are Children
81 al' ages up o. "a years.
The convent is stately building more
than century old Do che OBJ French
Quarior 81 New ORLEANS and once was
an upt,a house and BALLROOM
Two little london girls who bad been
sent by the kindncss ~ the vicsr's wife
60 have "a happy day 10 the country"
narrating their experiences on their ~
turn. said:
"Oh. yes, mum; We did ave a 'appy
day We see Two pigs killed and a gen.
tleman buried
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

"Rhoda, dear, ] wish you were not so
old fashioned in your ways"
81 wouldn't mind it, ma. Old fashioned
girls are going to be the fad again some
day. "-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

laying freely into June. The African
and Emblem breeds laid about half as
many eggs. in proportion to females,
kept in February, as the Chinas and
nearly finished laying by June 1. In
1897 one African egg was laid in Janu-
airy. The Toulouse breed laid about all
their eggs in three months, March to
May inclusive, as in the two years only
one egg was laid in February and two
in June by tile eight females kept
China geese are not favorites with
those who raise goslings for sale to
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

l fed whole oats for morning meal,
whole corn ut the evening meal. This
was thrown in litter They had to
scratch for all their feed. For green
feed they had rye, plenty of grit and
fresh water all the time Never had
hens lay as well as this year and never
had eggs hatch as well or chicks do as
well after they were Matched. have
fed morning mash and evening mash,
but believe no mash at all is the best
e. Ii. Epperson.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
RAISING THE CHICKS.
Methods of Prominent Breeders For
Forcing the Youngsters.

Let the chicks have plenty of range,
plenty of clean drinking water in clean
vessels, good shade for these hot days.
| feed my chicks nothing but dry feed
sound wheat cracked corn. white
oats and baked corn bread and plenty
of grit, Have good dry brood coops,
and never crowd chicks in coops.-
Henry T. Reed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31
Timely Cnckics.


Energy? Yes, 1t Is a most desirable
factor in poultry culture. but energy
uncontrolled by common sense Is a
waste Of forces which are given rs To-
be utilized, not disSlpatod. says Ma
tional Fanciers' Journal
The Baltimore sun says there Is no
reason why a large flock of fowls and
n number of hives Of bees could not be-
managed by woman. and Il is pos
sihle that with the extra care that
would probably be bestowed the profits
would be as large. II not larger. than
when managed by the male sex.
Orange Judd Farmer saws the utility
strains of White WyaLdottes have
more good points for the farmer than
any other breed. They are very good
layers Of brown eggs and win las
through the winter months and keep
II up IN summer The Wyandotte Is
very quiet in disposition.
II YOU are looking Cor a business 70
which You can give the very best of
your ability aud care. q isn't necessary
for you 10 adopt a profession. says Va.
tlonal Fanciers' Journal lust sim.
pie. plain chicken business win Furnish
all the opportunity Tor scientific cX-
pertinent. study and resgareh any un1
needs
II there Is one thing more uceessurr
than any other IN surav. sfu'ly con
Quoting affairs. Il is system says Na.
tloual Fanciers' Journal Unless one
cndeavors are systDmizrl they rr
prone 70 De- Improbable and u he.
hooycs every pouiiryman tn eo that
his business Is 80 managed thlt nj,
waste II effort win Ia reduced 90 .
minimum
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-31

say feed a little Of almost every
thing. but not all at one feed. Make
as much variety as possible, especially
for the young and growing chicks. |
begin with rolled oats and plenty of
grit and all the water they want. After
a few feeds add little cracked wheat,
then cracked corn. soft feed ut noon,
composed of clover meal, meat meal,
bonemeal and bran and shorts. When
eggs are tested out of incubator, cook
and mix them with bran and shorts
and omit the other meals Remember
musty feed or chaff will not make
winners or any laying pullets.-Joe
Farmer
First give plenty of good fresh air.
Don't allow them to crowd. Keep
coops clean and free from lice. Give
plenty of good fresh water to drink
and feed dry feed; oatmeal or rolled
oats for first two weeks, then cracked
corn, wheat and oats at least once "A
day and plenty of green feed. If they
run out, they will get it and insects
too. If not, it must be supplied them.
Roll up your sleeves and keep to work
and keep them at work.-E. +. Pierce
In American Poultry Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-27

Argentine, 100000 vs.. 1,2s6,OoO; corn, ss2 81:
600 VS.. 100000 India, none. vs.: 256.O0O;
500, 900 Vera Cruz has reported to
state department that owing to lack OF
rain corn crop has been short in that dis
triet and corn will have to be brought
from other parts of country. ''-''Local
stocks at Chicago afioat and in store are:
Wheat In store, Ia, $40, 600; decrease, 118,O00:
afoat. $500; no change; corn IN store ore
4,670000; decrease, 567, COO: afloat, 2.3SO. 600;
increase, $4,000; oats In store. 1000;
increase, 100000; afioat, $4,000; no changes;
rye. $4,000; increase, 1000; barley. 2lOOo;
no change"
NEW YORK. Feb. -Flour-Reeeipts
1924 bbls: exports. 5,42s bbls; dull ana
easier in absence of buyers who were dis
couraged over the f1rmness of mills in
face, of wheat's break. Rye fiou a sfeady.
Buckwheat -four firm, sl75@i;ss. Buck
Wheat-Receipts. $500 blu; exports, 1886
bu; spot easy; No. red. 74c elevator; No.
2 red. 75a4c +. o. b. afioat in store; No. l
prompt; No. j hard, Duluth. soc +. .; B;
af1oat.- prompt: Options-March closed at
73Szc; May, 71%@721ac. closing at nc; July,
71%@72Ac. closing. at nc; September
exports, lss, s4s; spot & steady; No; :; 10
May closed at 40Ac; July. 40ssc: Oats
Receipts. % goo; exports 3 p6s, lS2 7s5; spot
quiet mo. E5C, mo. 1o72C, 1No WLAlOB
31iac; No. 8 white. Bic; track mixed West
ern, 29@3Oc; do white Western 311a@35c;
track white state, S119@S5c; option market
was dull.
GRAIN VISIBLE sUPPLY-New York,
Feb. 26.-The statement of the visible sup
ply of grain in store and af1oat on Saturv
day, Feb. "a, as compiled by the New
Wheat, So, 444,0O0 increase 225,OOO bu; corn
16, 49,, 900, increase 1900 bu oats 5, 755. 000
increase 1900 bu: rye 1,152,000. increase
5000: barley 1.341, 600, decrease 1000.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb. 26.-Flour
dull Wheat, 1ac lower; No. l northern.
651S@6524c; No. 2 northern, 631a@641sc. Rye
dull; No. /, SIC Barley dull; No. 2 SIC:
sample, S71a@43c. Oats dull; No. white,
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 26.-Wheat steady,
unchanged to sd higher; March. IS sgd;
May, 5s S5sd; July, 5s SGD. Corn steady,
unchanged to sd higher; February, nom
inal: March, So 7ad; May, IS 75sd; July,
IS 73sd.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-27
ST, PAUL PRODUCE.

Official quotations on produce are no
longer furnished by the st. Paul Produce
changing hands in the open market are
as follows: -
Butter-Receipts light. Creameries-Ex-
tras, 24c; firsts, pc. Dairies-Hand sep
Ladles--EXtras. 19c; packing stock. 16c.
Cheese-Market firm and active. Twins,
fancy full cream 121A Sgd;a; full cream,
I, 12lS@1sc: brick, No. 2, 11hc: Swiss
cheese, old, 12h@14c; Limburger. as to
moderate and local trade takes the
bulk. Fresh stock, cases included, loss
Popcorn-Per lb. 215@3c.
S215; medium, hand-picked, per bu 81 s.
Peas--Yellow peas. $40; fancy green,
s1.40
Enthusiastically: fair demand at a5@4oc;
Cobdens, per Dbl. $3.50
getables-Caulifower per bu, $3.50: let
tuce, per doz, Csc; parsley. per doz, 15c;
egg plant, per blu. So; tomatoes, crate,
cabbage- Steady. Per ton, $40.
Grape Fruit-Per box, $3.50.
Grapres-CataWba. crate, 1925; Almeras,
Apples-New York market steady: higher
prices are being paid. Jonathans, fancy,
per Dbl g Sd SS@s & fancy fancy per per 5bl
% 1l.DU.
choice Ben Davis. 81
Lemons-Receipts LIBERAL; demand good.
Fancy Messinas, per box, S3 25@53. so:
California, per box, s3.2503.5O
Oranges-California navel, s2.75@3: Seed
iings, s2@225.
cranberries- Jerseys, SO per Dbl; Bell g.
Bugle, so per Dbl: Wisconsin and Min
nesota, So per Blu.
Onions-Red Globe. per bu, 55c; Yellow
Globe. per blu, SOC; Red Wethersfleld, Der
bu, soc; Silverskins, per blu, 75c.
Jtalrn or h1t L
nuts, per bl, 75c0sl; new California
walnuts, per Id. lSc; peanuts. raw, per
lb, SC; peanuts, roasted, per ID, 7c; Bra
ziis, per Id. 7c; pecans, medium, Ito
11iac; haZelnuts. per lib, 12hc; chestnuts.
new, per Id. 12G15c.
Bananas-Supply large; demand active.
Choice shipping, s250@3.
Figs and Dates-Figs, new, California.
per box. 81; Fard dates, 19-lb boxes. sd
Gee: Hallowee dates, new, &c.
Apple Cider-Sweet, per Dbl. $3.50: sweet,
I per half Dbl, $3.50: hard. per bbl So.
Pressed Meats-Demand good; supply
fair. Veal. fancy, Sc; veal, medium, 3
oslo; hogs. country dressed, 4&@5c:
mutton, country-dressed, sole; milk
lambs, pelts off, 7@9c.
Poultry : Dressed turkeys, choice to
fancy, 9@101ac; culls, &c; chickens, 9h0
10c; hens, &c: ducks, &c; geese, Sc.
Ffsh-Fair demand Croppies, per Ib. eh
7c; pickerel. per lb. DC; pike. per Id.
nc.