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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
she Had Three Purses.

Two young women went TO natl
nee Wednesday. and on coming out aft
ar the performance one of them missed
her pocketbook. She had been holding
1t in her lap and had become SO excited
over the play that she forgot all about
her money. AS soon as she discovered
her loss she rushed back to the theater,
which was all but emptied of its audi
ence, and made a search for her miss
ing property in and about the seat she
had occupied. No pocketbook was
found
"Oh, l know it's gonew she said de-
spairingly to her companion as she
walked up the aisle.
Somebody found it and stole it."
said her friend sympathetically.
Standing in the rear of the theater
was nicely dressed woman of about
30 who had been watching the two
girls in their useless search.
did you lose anythingY the woman
asked as the girls came up.
"Yes; my pocketbookp said the vic
tim of her own excitement.
rs this it?" inquired the woman,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

The energy of one of the Oldest in
habitants of Il Massachusetts town is a
byword among his neghbors and n
trial to his grandchildren, who have
not inherited their full share of his ac-
tive temper.
His grandson John in particular suf-
fers from the old mans untiring indus
try, for John is his assistant in the lit
tie grocery shop. where everything,
from Goldfish to brooms, may be found.
A purchaser of gingersnaps fingered
one day to hear the noontime address
delivered to poor John by his grand
father.
"Now, Johnny, Pm a-going home for
my dinner" said the old man brislly,
''and on the way I'll carry up these
pals to Miss Manson and fetch back
her kerosene can. | shall be gone up
ards of half an hour. You'll have
plenty of time to eat your luncheon,
and while you're resting after that
wish you'd saw up that little mess of
wood that lays out by the back door
and split it up for stove kindling, for
the weathers turning sharp already.
Most likely I'll be back fore you get
out o work, and anyways | don't want
to keep you at it all the time, so if
there's few eXtry minutes Jest set
down and make out n bill or two The
fust of the month"; be upon us fore we
know it."-Youths COMPANION.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
wedding Mt am Array Post.

In an article in The Woman'S Home
Companion entitled Holiday Week At
an Army Post Harriet \. Lusk de
scribcs as follows Il military wedding
performed at an isolated post in Ari
IONA:
such unexpected things happen in
military fife. We nearly lost our breath
when in the midst of our gayety an or
der came for Mr.. Knox to 90 to the
Philippines He and Miss Porter were
to be married next June. and he insist
ed upon leaving her bride instead of
Il tiancee, hoping she might JOIN him
If not soon recalled.
only a few in the garrison had
known that the order to our senior lieu
tenant was not wholly unexpected. The
colonels family had guarded well the
secret.
The ceremony. with all its features,
was so picturesque and SO unlike those
we have seen in civilian life On the
afternoon of New Years day blue coat
ed Soldicry walked with formal tread
up and down the walk which led from
the coloners quarters to the chapel At
the former place Il national flag almost
hid the little veranda. which was trans
formed into Il bower of flowers and To-
liage, for the day was warm and dry,
as if nature too. smiled upon the occa-
sion. Soft rugs carpetcd the walk to
the gate, and there the bridal party
formed after the guests had been re-
ceived. \ tiny girl and boy tastcfully
goWncd formed a fair advance guard
for the party and scattered flowers on
the way from the Southwick home to
the chapel. The stage was a mass of
ferns. and in the center was a small
silk American flag. Here and there on
the walls of the chapel were military
enSignS and guidunS in beautiful col
ors, and a portierc Of flags hid the bal
cony. behind which a stringed quartet
struck sweet strains
THE ceremony was performed in
front of the stage. and the solemn
words of the ritual wcrc spoken to the
strains of the hidden music. Through
the rihboned aisle the bridal procession
retrcatcd and marched To the colouclS
home. The rc@imcntal band played in
welcome and squads Of soldiers stood
in attention about the lawn, willie Mr.
and Mrs. KNOX. beneath the national
ensign, received congratulations before
Refreshments were served"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

There has been So much said of late
through the newspapers Of the lack of
interest taken hy women i'm politics in
the four western states where they
have full suffrage that the following
letter from Mrs. 4. l.. Wolch. vice pres
idcnt of the Wumcn's Republican
League Of Denver viii be read with in
tcrcst:
Il am very glad that ! nm i'm posi-
ton To reiutc some statements made
about Wml suffrage I'm Colorado. |
have hecu actively ENGAGED fin the cam
paigu from beginning TO end. Two
years ago Il few women orgun.Zcd the
N0man'S Republican LEAGUE This fan
we rourganizcd uuGn. The name of the
Womau'@ Republican League of Colo
RADIO. We have Oven. UuO workers m
this league from the ranks of the best
ana most representative women of
Denver: also organizations i'm almost
every town in the state. The Junior
league of Denver is composed of young
married women and first voters and is
largely made M Of leading society pco-
PIE.
Il can speak with authority of these
matters for the reason that. as vice
president Of the league. | was given
charge of the work of organization in
Denver and many other places in the
state
Denver was organized in this man
ner: Each district had its chairman In
woman of influence; each precinct
had its chairman. who had house to
house canvass made to he certain that
all Republican women were registered.
Certain women were delegated to look
after Indifferent voters on election day.
"The Democratic women had a good.
strong organization of the best women
in that party. and whoever saws that
the women of Colorado have little in
terest in the ballot makes a false state
ment. There are Indifferent women in
the state lust as there are Indifferent
men. but they belong to the minority"
Tho Colorado SnrinmS Gaypttp saws
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
The Itinerant Hairdresser.

The house to house hairdresser is an
established fact in the larger cities
She visits each patron once week,
treating the hair as it may need, wash.
ing the tresses one week, smuggling the
ends another, brushing Il third week
rubbing or applying tonic the fourth
The charges usually are not high. Such
women, if satisfactory, are recommend
ed by one patient to another and are
usually kept as busy as they wish. Not
few have found in little while that
they can raise their price and still have
all to which they can attend. Fashion
able women are learning that systemat-
ic care improves the hair wonderfully
and renders especial treatment unnec-
essary. Such a hairdreSser is better
equipped, of course, if she is an adept
at arranging the locks for dreSsy func
tions, because then such engagements
add much to her income. The work is
not hard, returns are immediate, as
each treatment is paid for when given
and almost no outlay is necessary for
stock.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

Sarah Bernhardt says that writers
on beauty often try to impress upon
their readers that neither joy nor grief,
neither laughter nor tears. should be
permitted to mar the Smoothness of the
skin or the softncSs of the mouths
curves. They should have the face look
like a waXen mask.
There is, however, happy medium
between the eXpressionless duh, I'M
wrinkled face and the face which is
full of character, but wrinkled by I'M
controlled temper and ungoverued
moods. We should never try not to
feel, but cultivate the self control that
subdues the manifestations of feeling
in frowns or puckerings, Cultivate re-
pose, is the "divine Sarah,s" advice, if
you desire to remain beautiful.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

At the recent conference Of women
workers held in Brighton, England, al
most every subject under the sun was
touched upon. "Touchcd upon" is used
adviscdly, for the time limit made it
impossible for any speaker to do more
than tell what she would talk about
had she the opportunity. Still, with
the vogue suggestion has nowadays,
hints and words to the wise do more
than did two hour discourses in former
times to set people to thinking and act
ing in new and better directions. 1t is
hardly possible, brief as were the adj
dresses made at this conference, to
even give a list of the subjects; but, as
Mrs. IIumphry Ward was the most
prominent speaker and as her subject
was one of deep interest everywhere,
a glimpse at it ut least may be record
ed 1t was THE Training and the Aft
er Care of Afflicted Children" Mrs.
Wards plea was for especial schools
for crippled children-schools where
they would not be urged either by rules
or by their own ambition to keep up
sonally Mrs. Ward has been instrument
tai in establishing in London a day
school for the benefit of children, who
are suffering from some physical dis
qualification which prevents them from
attending the regular schools with adj
vantage There are also two other
schools in London for children physic-
ally disabled by spinal diseases or some
other painful complaint. But there is
need of further schools for cripples
and Mrs. Ward is enthusiastic i'll work
ing for them. One of these schools
maintains a carriage or ambulance in
which the ailing children are taken TO
and from school, and there is also a
nurse employed to accompany this car
riage on its trips. Doubtless, as Mrs.
Ward urged, many ailments might be
cured if such schools were established
in all large cities where individual at
tention could be given to the physical
and mental requirements of the child.
The child and its needs, by the way,
received a good deal of attention ut
this conference, but only one more
speaker shall be quoted, and that is
Miss Ida Farnell, who deplored the
tendency to play rough games and CON
jured up n terrible picture of what
might have happened had Dante play
ed hockey with Beatrice. No Vita
Nuova" could have been the outcome
of such gambols. Now there is some
thing new Let those who feel dis
posed take it up and discuss it and am
plify il.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

The tendency of heat to diffuse itself
Is effected by radiation, conduction and
convection. Nearly all dull and dark
substances are good radiators, while
bright, polished surfaces radiate badly.
Some substances conduct heat more
freely than others, silver among the
metals being the best conductor, and
as a unit of measurement is taken at
1000. Compared with silver as a CON
ductor, gold is 9S1, copper S45, zinc
GAL, tin 422, steel 397 and wrought iron
43G. Glass, wood, gases, liquids and
resinous substances are bad conduct
ors. Water is such poor conductor
that if heat is applied to the top it will
boil at the top, While the bottom will
remain cold. - Newcastle England
Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

A coal HEAVIER was getting in a load
Of coal in the suburbs of London. He
was shoveling in the Goals at good
rate when he was startled by a terrific
yell from the house adjoining.
"Wot the dickens is the matter?"
queried the goldman, starting up.
a disheveled looking individual made
his appearance at the door.
"Matter, you thickhead" shouted the
man, frantically endeavoring to pull
his hair up in clots by the roots, you
are putting the coal down the wrong
hole. My wife's people live therer'-
London Tit-Bits.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
Wnterinr The Cnrv-

I'VE notice." says The Weatherford
Chronicle, lin an exchange an item
about a COW that died from drinking
too much water: 1t is hoped this will
be warning to other cows. We have
toted water for COW ourselves, and
when, after turning up her nose and
shifting around as though she didn't
think much of water anyhow ana we
might 90 to hades with it, she sudden
ly changed her mind and swallowed a
bucketful in two gulps and kept on do
ing so for 10 or 10 times and called for
more we just whacked her over the
head with the empty bucket and hoped
that she might bust and blessed her. y
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

Sarah Grand recently spoke very
emphatically ON the subject of the po-
.Hency of dress before a well known
'REnglish womcn's club. The author of
THE Heavenly Twins" made the great
point of her discourse that to be pleas
ing i'll manner and appearance is Il du-
ty which the individual owes to the
community at large. No woman can ig-
more the potency Of this. Pretty man
nerS are the outcome of a noble nature
the head and heart devoted to courtesy
We cannot diSaSSociate ind' yiduals
from their outer aspect. Who could
imagine Elizabeth Fry bent on her no
bic mission to the prisons dressed as
JeZebel. with paint and brilliant ap-
parel. or Jezebel in Quaker attire? Car
riagc and dress are part of the cultured
atmosphere of womauhood. If we are
not Judged by appearance. how else
are we judged? Appropriate dressing
is all important. Short hair. manly
coats and skirts and a sailor hat will
not carry the average woman through
life. The woman movement is IN cvo-
luton and not Il revolution. do let
us look our best" urged the speaker in
conclusion
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
W0MAN'S WORLD.
CLARK'S WARD TO MAR
RY EX-SENATOR LEE MANTLE,

Women Workers In England She
Had Three Purses Woman Suf-
FIR &c In COIorado-Wedding Mt an
Army Post.
Ex-senator Lee Mantle of Montana
and Miss Amelia La Chappele of Butte,
1T is reported, are engaged to be mar
ried She is the charming protegee of
Senator William y. Clark, the multi
millionaire, and last winter was at n
fashionable boarding school near this
city.
Miss La Chappcle is a sweet singer,
and her friends had predicted for her
a great future on the operate stage.
For this it was believed she was pre-
pairing.
Her father, who was a French Ca
madam, was killed in Senator Clark
mines, and since that time he has tax
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
Whey CouIdn,t Hurt.

"The ladies' in our congregation are
pretty fond of me-" said the minister's
mischievous little boy Nearly all of
them gave pa some slippers on his
birthday"
81 thought your pa always uses a
slipper to spank you with"
$50 he does, but these he just got are
the soft kind. that's all made out o
WOOL Philadelphia Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

"T'm getting along" said Mr.. Cum
rox. Pm progressing slowly, but
surely"
'In whatT'
Couture I've been travelling around
with Mrs G. and the girls until I'm
getting right refined. But there's one
thing don't think I'll achieve. don't
believe I'll ever be able to go into an
antique store and tell the difference
between bric-a-brac and junk. Wash
ington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

Fearful Fate That lie Had Met at
the Hands of the Indians.
NO, | can't say | 20 much on super
stition and that sort of thing, but I'd
like some of these wise chaps to eX-
plain Il little incident that happened to
me down in the pecos valley, in New
Mexico. a few years ago"
GrizZlcd Bob Morrow, veteran COW
boy, ranchman, globe trottcr and phi
losopher, took another pull at his cigar
as he sat comfortably in his scat in the
hotel lobby. \ thoughtful look came
over his face and his companions ut
the table awaited in sile'E.c his further
uttCranccs. After pause Bob con
tinucd:
I'VE were sign riding Lee Wells
and |. Know what sign riding is?
An imaginary line is drawn ON the
prairie. Two men. one stationed at
each end, ride toward each other ut Il
given hour. Any cattle that have
crossed that line are rounded UP and
driven back The idea is TO keep the
cattle together as much as possible
during the winter.
"Our line was about ten miles long
Lee and used to meet half way every
day, and if no cattle had crossed we'd
sit down ana smoke ana chat Il hit
Sometimes we'd visit each others
'dobe and generally chum together as
far as men can when ten miles apart
We each had six horses. the pick OF the
herd, and mighty proud we were too
of 'cm.
Bout that time the Indians We're
rather troublesome. they generally
went in small bands, ana occasionally
the less OF Il bunch OF horses would he
reported by ranchnen thercabout. Lee
and | didn't fear 'em much. They car
ricd only bows and arrows and II 1t
came to chase our horses could cas-
lily ouirun theirs. The greatest danger
we had TO fear was the loss of our
horses.
Lee ana | had talked frequently
about the indians and both were VI
the same mind II atlached. NIll the
horses rather tuan let the magaudlng
thieves get EN-.
Il tcIl Lee at the halI way mark, as
usual, one day got back To my .dohe
and after eating dinner turned IN. /
hadn't been asleep very long when !
was awakened by a sort of Ictlln% lhat
there was somebody IN the room. !
CROPPED under the pillow for my gun
turning over as 1 did So, ana there IN
the doorway stood Lee Wells. me
fcalherrd shafts Of SIN arrows were
sticking from his breast ANA ms lace
IN the moonlight looked Drawn ana
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
HE BEST WOMAN SPEAKER.
An English Woman Who Is Snid to
BE the best OrntOr of Her ScN.

In her own country Mrs. Fawcett is
considered the best woman speaker in
the world. She is the widow of the
distinguished blind politician who was
for so long postmaster general. and
during the course of great political
meeting the late Professor Fawcett re-
ferred to his young wife as 1.-THE help
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

81 told that Boston girl didn't like
Emerson"
WAS she displeasedW
'Displeased? She got nearly as mad
a, r did when | said that beans
could be baked without salt pork" -
& Record
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
The Worm Turned.

Mrs. Enpeck-Y You let people doml-
neer over you too much, Henry You
should learn to say mo" occasionally.
Mr.. Enpeck-Yes; that's right, and |
wish to goodness you had said it on a
certain occasion.-Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

The nut trees alone of the world
could at a pinch feed a population
three times as great as the present
number of inhabitants.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

"Opportune" once signified nothing
more than ito be at the harbor" An
opportune ship was a ship which had
come to port.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
TOLD IN HIS DREAMS.
PECULIAR VISION OF A RANCHER ON
A NEW MEXICO PRAIRIE.

His Partner Appeared to Him Dur
ing sleep and Informed Him of the
Fearful Fate That lie Had Met at
the Hands of the Indians.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07

NO, | can't say 80 much on super
stition and that sort of thing, but I'd
like some of these wise chaps to eX-
plain Il little incident that happened to
me down in the pccos valley, in New
NTnNioo - rnv,- -,a,.,. a,r,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18

size Of an American meat pie and is
FILED with a black paste that tastes like
"A mixture OF sand ana glue and weighs
the eater down with woe ara anguish. IL
Is eaten az the beginning OF the meal.
for. az Yuan Mei says; Let salt food
come FIRST and afterwards food % a more
negative flavor. Let the heavy precode the
light Let dry dishes precede those with
gravy No flavor must dominate
~ ortcoinings of the Local Climate.
Not all these desired dishes can be OBJ
tanned here. The Chinese farmiug COM
munity AZ Stonway sadly admits that
this climate Is unsuited 10 the growth OF
many highly esteemed vegetables. one, In
particular, which resembles a large pea.
falls to sprout in the local soil. despite
frequent endeavors TO cultivate A. Much
try, no good" says the yellow skinned
farmer lie says u with gloom, too. for
he could get good prices for that and
certain other vegetables ana fruits which
are now imported ln dried form from
China. thereby losing the best % their Ia
vor. "Flsco ale some more better de-
ciares one OF the agrlculturists, who has
lived IN san Francisco. ON the Pacific
coast the Chinese gardener succeeds bet
ter with his truck hut he sells Il all
In the local markets and sends none OF it
across the continent. The cultivated acres
a steinway and the farms outside 81 Bos-
ton run By Cinnamon furnish the Chimes
markets OF the Eastern cities.
Edgar Mels.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18

hangs them up when he needs them
again. he washes them once more. FOR
fear thnt 81 the interval dust may have
settled upon them These rules apply 90
both tho Chinese and the Aianchus. but
in the matter o. tastes these two races
differ materially The Chinese are
devotecs Of soup. the Mauchus adore
baked meats Tho Chinese are fond o.
turtles s.news; the Maurhus have a lik-
Ing for sea EluEs-tourh and tosteoss and
In appearance Ike turtle Tat. corrugated
like trinc The Chinese like see-yon. an
aromatic sauce the Manchus prefer mol
ta-TnC. a sweet sour sauce" made OF
fruit acids boiled down 90 marmaladc
thickness
A universal dish is chicken breast. cut
into cubes and siewcd with the liver. StiN
another Is stuffed goldfish. The ash are
scraped and cleansei and stuffed with
vegetable paste and steamed uatil cooked
popular side dish is soy beans boiled
with wheat and plentIf1llv seasoned with
salt. Only tho better classes can AFFORD
this dish. for salt o. "a government monop.
oily ia China. and g. expensive 81 Conse-
quence No Chiramau VIII touch cheese.
for q is considered rotten milk" The
Chinese are except .onally fond OF
sweetmeat made from The seeds Of the
arbutue. Cuetsrf eggs are another del
lNhrNs MS fNeN lE true tNlUeNf foN-
ccit The ORIGINAL contents OF the egg
are blown ont through appropriate holes
and the she'll filled with custa-d 81 an
the colors OF the rainbow. Then the
holes are plugged up and the eggs Steam
~. A few other trincs 20 tickle the pal
ate OF the Chinese Eourmands are. T'ieu
va tzu. fattcncd ducks. fcngchi saited
chicken. tasting Ike ham. hue tul. ham
cured with saltpetcr. white in color and
tasting like veali yu chih shark I'm. re
sembllng amber gcla'ine: hal y tzu. devil
"a oysters with mushrooms tang ts'u
you. fsh prepared with sweet saucc. pine
apple chickcn-tho fowl being honc1 ard
sliced and fried with leek. celery and
water nut and served with a sauce OF
pineapple and vinegar
The dish 81 dishes is the mo0ncake. cat
en- by all Chinese at tho Moon Festival
the 18th day ~ the eighth Chinese month,
which usually comes in autumn The
mooncake Sc made OF a black bean. IS the
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18
BAD DREAMS

Il have been coffee drinker. moro or
less. ever since / can remember. until a
few months ago / became more and more
nervous and irritable ard finally I could
not sleep az night for / was horribly dis.
turhcd hy dreams 81 al sorts and a species
OF distressing nightmare.
FINALLY. after hearing the experience
OF numbers Of friends who had quit coffee
ana gone 20 drinking Postum Food Cof-
fee. and learning OF the great benefits
they had derived. ! concluded coffee must
be tho cause OF my troubles, so ! got some
Postum Food Coffee ana had 80 made
strictly according 10 directions.
81 was astonlshcd al the flavor ana
taste. II ,n4reiy took the place OF coffee.
and to M very great satisfaction. I began
to sleep peacefully and sweeuy. My nerves
Improved. and ] wish ! could warn every
man. woman and child from the unwhole-
some drug. ordinary coffee.
People really do not appreciate or rea-
lie what a powerful, drug "a Is and what
terrible cUcct 90 has on the human sys-
tenn. II they ga. hardly pound OF %
would be- sold I would never think Of go
Ing back TO coffee again | would almost
as soon think OF putting my hand in a
FIRE after ! had once been burned.
a young lady friend % ours Miss
Emile plers0n. had stomach trouble for a
lcng time. aud could not get we'll as long
as she used coitee Sine finally quit coffee
ana began the use OK Postum Food COT
fee and IS now perfectly well Yours FOR
health Don't publish my name. Her
in4ton. Kan. Name given BY Postum c.
real Co, Ltd, Battle Greek, Mich.