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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14

1t is not true that the cattle business
to be profitable must he conducted ON
the broad ranges Of The western plains,
says Texas Farm ana Ranch That is
one profitable system of cattle raising,
but there is another which yields fully
Hs great profits for the capital invested
Raising cattle ON the farm has in all
countries and all ages been found prof
liable, and more SO now than ever By
raising cattle on the farm the farmer
has Il good market for all the feed he
can raise, saves labor and expense Of
transportation and avoids much loss
from waste and the hocus pocus Of
commerce. And one of the main fca-
lures of stock farming is that it can be
made to continually improve the fertil-
ity and value of the farm.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
Storage For Corn Fodder.

y shed or NOW 40 by 40 feet, with
posts 20 feet. will store enough long
stOvcr to feed - horses and young cat
tie five months If the corn was cut
with high stubhlc and none Of the
G5s0 - wasted by outdoor feeding. a
email percentage Of the corn crop goes
into the silo-a very small percentage
Notwithstanding all that has been said
In favor of the silo. A very small per-
centage Of the stovor is shredded. The
bulk of this feeding stuff is fed long
because it is too cheap and plentiful in
much of the corn belt to Justify the la
Dor Of cutting, But outside of the
heart of the biggest corn production it
pays to house all the slower needed for
feeding. even if shredding and cutting
are considered out of the question.
When tied in bundles with string, it
can be handled rapidly, ana the needed
storage room is found not to be nearly
so great as many representations
GtOcEmon
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
EFFECTIVE WIND BREAK.
An Open Shed Which Has Proved
SuCceNsfuI For YcnrE.

The illustration shows a wind break
that has been in use for some rs or Is
years. writes c. T. Reynolds in The
American Agriculturist. For actual
money invested | believe it is one of
the cheapest and most practical build
ings that we have. Several years ago
we disposed of an old log house Find
ing the roof In very good condition. it
was determined to use what was neces-
sary Of the roofing and sufficient lum-
Der from the ceiling to make wind
break. The open shed shown in the
illustration is the result as it appears
today after nearly a score years Of
practical service. The building is 4S
feet long and some 10 feet deep. The
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14

and with that she lowers the fiddle
by string. and as soon as got tuned
up she began singin and kept it up fur
an hour Then she calls down:
"Zeb. what about Noer a I'd his ark 2
I'm wililn to talk. says |.
"'How long will yo' TALK
"'All the rest of the fall and winter
Feared to me when yo' spoke of it last
evenin that didn't keer much bout
Noer and his ark, but I'm findln out
that | take Il heap of interest in 'em.
I'm willin to sit up all night and try to
fgger out bout the hens and later
bugs
Then mebbe yo'd better come up
says she. and she draps the rope fur
me to climb by. | never felt 50 glad in
my life as when | got out and seen a
dead bar thar. | wanted to gin the
old woman kiss, but she waves me
off and says:
Don't yo' be in sich a hurry. Mr..
White. AFTER yo' hey ate and drank
and slept, and arter we've put in bout
TO weeks tiggerin on Nucr. wen see
bout the kiSSin biZncSs Chuck them
kegs back into the hole load up the
bar, and We'll go home" NJ. QUAD.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
Monnding Trecs md PInntn.

If one desires to do something for his
arees and plants this fall, it would be
no bad idea in case of newly planted
apple, peach, Plum cherry and pear
trees to throw up Il hillock of earth
around the trees two feet or more, says
Iowa Homestead. 1t Is great protec-
ton. The crown, just where the tree
comes out of the ground. is a very vul.
nerable spot and easily affected, and
when it is the vitality of the whole tree
is lowered through it. In the case of
young vines and bushes put small
mounds over them. When young, they
do not always resist root injury even
when hardy. 1t is safest to throw q
mound of earth about the size of a
bushel basket over grapevines on the
approach of winter the first two sea-
sons
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
A Priceless Idol.

1t is part of the creed of Mohamme-
dams to smash the noses of all idols they
may come across, When they invaded
India. they defaced in this way every
Hindoo god A figure Of Vishnu cut in
green jade was buried in the bed Of
the Gauges during this invasion and il
now preserved in temple in Benares
1t is the only perfect image left of all
the old idols, and its sanctity is such
that the priests at Allahabad have Of
fered for 1t its weight in gold, together
with two magnificent rubies, formerly
the eyes of Buddha. But they cannot
iuy 1t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
A WHITETHoRN WOOD.

o. King Arthurs court went a-dancing to the
Maying,
Meath the springs new sky, mid the springs
new blossoms straying;
Light laughs laughed they, and sweet words they
were saying
In whitethorn wood in the MaytimeI
sr Launcelot and the queen from the Maytine
strayed apart;
In his eyes was dark Loves passion; in her breast
was dark Loves smart
sir Launcelot and the queen they were clasped
heart to heart
In whitethorn wood in the Maytime
Oh. Loves pain wakes with the Weakening of the
spring,
And it crowns a lass queen though she ne'er be
wife Of kingl
Best stay at home and spin, for, oh, Loves
perilous thing
In whitethorn wood in the Maytime
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland in Smart Set.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
FEB WAS IN A HOLE.
HE WENT AFTER WHISKY AND FOUND
A BIG BEAR.
The Old Postum Hunter Tells How 1t
Came to Pass That lie Developed a
Most Wonderful Interest In Noah
md the Animals In the Ark

copyright, 1900, by c. b. Lewis.l
Jest befo' the revenue fellers cap
tured the last moonshine still around
ycre,' said the old possum hunter of
Tennessee, 1--WE had foteen kegs of
whisky in the shaft of an old iron
mine on the side of the mounting.
That shaft was 20 feet deep and grown
about by bushes. AFTER the whisky
had staid thar over two years it was
planned fur me to take it out and sell
it and divide up the money. The old
woman knew of the plant, but | wasn't
goin to say nuthin bout my gettin the
kegs out. She was reckonin all along
that some one else would do that. One
AFTERNOON | driv the mule and cart as
nigh the place as | could. and along
bout two hours arter nightfall says
to the old woman:
eff yo' don't consider to object, l
reckon I'll go over and see Dan Skin
ner this evenin. Dan is feelin peeksh
and lonesome, and likely We'll hev a
game of checkers to brighten him up
But l do object she says 4 was
reckonin to sing some hymns tonight
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14

tune which he had once heard. When
new tunes from the outside world were
lacking, he improyised them for him
self.
The members of the Psychological
congress, which recently met in Paris,
spent many hours examining this mu-
Steal wonder. and their unanimous
opinion was that no similar genius of
this type had appeared during this cen
fury or probably ever.
According to foreign journal, little
Ariolo intends to make a tour of the
world.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
selecting GIassVVarc.

To select glass with discretion it is
necessary to understand somewhat Of
its manufacture and to recall the prop
critics Of the chemicals Of which ii is
composed These materials are chiefly
soda, potash, lime, alumina and oxide
Of lead The quality of the glass to be
manufactured depends upon the
amount of the basic material united
with the silica or sand. The best glass
is made with lead, which gives to it
luster, feasibility and high refractory
powers. 1t is often called nint glass to
distinguish it from lime glass, which is
much cheaper and Of a decidedly green
ish tint.
Flint glass is that which is most gen
orally used for cutting and polishing.
1t may be picked out by the clear, bell
like tone which it sends forth when
struck. This test may be made without
any danger of breaking the glass if it
be held firmly in one hand while the
upper part or edge is sharply struck
with a pencil or other instrument. the
only care requisite being to see that the
glass does not touch any object when
1t is struck. since if there be room for
1t to vibrate glass will never break
Harnpr'S Razar
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
.>-N~-A~~-A~NAA>
,I@A[RM..E.l)|
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN HIS LIFE.
BY EDoUARD DElPl7T. !

s1,o 49,, ..u.,. ""s
~, ~ 'o,VH me ioilo"S me-
A"eS INV "'iapiy IolIoW her' one should
See her as she passed through the town,
new over the roads and gained the
country Nothing seemed to stop her,
heithef wood nor Held nor flood Then
came the sudden wave of her hand, a
gay "Goodby.' to the general, an "Au
reVolr. to the young officers. and she
was cut of sight, leaving never a trace
behind.
Thunder and lightning.' grumbed
the general. How does she do it? We
have once again been outwittcd"
The next morning found her again
at the commentaries, saucy as ever.
She gave til" sentincls merry little
military salute with her dainty riding
whip, delivered up her horse to be talk
en- care Of and moved straight toward
the dining hall where covers were set
for the generals BREAKFAST They
brcal,rastrl together quietly. but to-
ward the end the general seemed Up get
somewhat restless. lie could mot re-
strain thrcy or four Formidable "hems."
and lac suut the attendants lying about
i'll all directions.
eve are net hero for amusomaMt."
she remarked. "EGnk your coffee"
lie drank it. mentally feeling any
thing but amused Certainly lie had
met women of nanny l.inds but never
anything Hike her. Was he afraid of
the little creature, he wondered? He
recalled their meeting just a month
before in Paris He remembers still
how the moment the train was starting
she had climbed in With the rapidity OF
little squirrel ana taken seat be-
side him in the compartment, settling
herself so coZily and coqucttishly and
arranging her packages with pretty
order. Then little by little the eyes
closed, the head leaned heavily for
ward and was soon lying in sleep
against her neighbors shoulder,
Thunder and lightning" one does
not disturb the sleep of little child,
but when she opened those big aston
ished eyes and looked about it was diff
ferent He might surely be forgiven
for STOPPING to get kiss. Ulfortu-
nately it was the greasy cushion of the
seat which received it, While ma
demoiselIe moved into a corner for the
rest OF the journey. Not very veXed,
however Tor he saw n slight smile how
erlllg ABOUT her llps.
1t happened That both were going to
the same place.
Two days after the garrison was up
side down. ana the funniest part of the
ah"ir was mat WhIle she seemed TO
know everybody nobody knew her. \
haHukerchl'l Whlch she uhWlttIhgly let
drop had Il baron wreath embrolder-
oaIlad ,ho 81 it,io pa,a,,,,...,, N''''' -
If only +h,t .,inoI Li. no,,,,o,,. ,,.no
wos co shrn,vd and ,ras I,ann an tIo
scont .. - bloodhound ,ro,,1d t,r, ~,
tho rnnor,I rolt tI,ircs ri.h+ 80
STRAIGHT Rut M, C,,v v.o, s,,Il.irc II
was throo months now sinco tbnv bod
that ouorrnI Tho imhociln moi r. wish
10 marry tho vorpo rirl who vas haipg
snecialIv trained for him ot tbn con.
wont of tho tssumntior and to fake If
into his heod to marry = willow,
widow, He never Womb consent to
CIV uniting himself to = woman old
enonob to mo his mothor Novor,
So fine fine captain had taken his do.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
100 UenerOus wan Advice.

Some persons keep advice for gratu-
itous distribution and give it at such
length and with such energy that all
free agency seems lost to the one nd
dressed well bred reticence should
be exercised both in asking questions
and Offering advice respecting every
ones natural desire for independent
thought and action. The elders are
apt to dogmatize. expecting their views
to be accepted without question. for
getting that their coryeriG h net So
evident to those whose funds have not
passed through the sa $rocess.-La
dies Home Journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

In Nebraska there are 14f log school.
houses, SIT built of sod. of baled
straw and n OF steel
The bishop of London, speaking at
the Royal Society club, defined q club
as a place where the women ceased
from troubling and the wicked were
at rest.
In chemical work upon cement man
ufacture at the University of Michi-
gan three advanced chemical students
are now engaged in investigation un-
der Prof. E. d. Campbell.
There are 6.75O.ee0 Eolumes in the
libraries of American colleges and uni
versities. Harvard has 500. O0O volumes,
Chicago university 350,0co, Columbia
275,OGC and Cornell, 225, O0o.
Experiments made in Baden, Ger
many, in regard to ~co-education have
convinced the authorities that there is
no harm in it. and that it has. advan-
tages, especially in the smaller towns.
The Welsh Baptists have 913 houses
of worship. with a total of 542,710 sit
tings. The present membership num-
bers o 1867. In their Sunday schools
there are 1886 teachers and Ill 500
pupils. There are 513 ordained minis
tiers and $50 LAY preachers"-a new
species to US in America.
Rev. DR.. n. D. Hills, in 4 recent Sun
day evening service at Plymouth
church. Brooklyn, gave an cxhortation
of the evangelical type, in which he
called on all in the audience who had
asked during the year nine non
church-goers to attend service to raise
the hand. Not q hand was raised.
The International Order of the Dou-
bic Cross is 4 new organization just
started in New York to extend Chris
tianity by the combination of relig-
ious effort and medical service. The
active members are divided into five
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. students. nurses.
helpers. cadets. They will serve in the
army, the navy. and in medical mis-
sions the world over.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
SAD FATE OF MRS: NJ
Rose from Her Bed and Disappeared
Body Found mt tho Dottoa-
OF the River.

Peoria, Ill, March 21.-On January
g. Mrs. Lucy Sommers, who had been
suffering from a nervous spell. arose
from her bed and fled from the-house
in her night clothes. Bloodhounds
were placed on her trial and. the
whole country was searched, but in
vain. Grace Holmes, a t~en-year-old
girl, gave an accurate description Of
the missing woman, although she had
never seen her, and declared she could
find her. One of the. newspapers here
took the matter up, and the girl led
the way to a point out in the river
where she declared the body rested. A
search was made, but without result,
and the matter was gradually forgot
ten until Monday, when a. party of
men searching for the body of a negro
found the body of the missing woman
about a mile below the spot indicated
by the girl. The woman's home was
in Lapel, Ind.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
TWO A INJURED.
Accident to the Fast Mail. on the
Plant System, Near Oxark,
Alabama.

Montgomery. Ala, March 2o.-The
fast mail on the Plant system which
lett here Sunday night, was wrecked
about Il mile and 4 half from Ozark
resulting in the injury of a number
of passengers. VIM. Kellar, a COM
mcrcial traveller from Savannah, and
Conductor Reed were injured fatally.
Others hurt are r. /. Todd, divi-
sion passenger agent of the Plant sys-
tenn, Montgomery; Jack Cornalzer,
southeastern passenger agent of the
Mobile & Ohio, Montgomery; c. l..
Mizell. a merchant of Ozark.
The train was slowing up for a
bridge when the rear TRICKS of the
tender jumped the track ond the en-
tire train, excepting the last sleeper,
left the rails. Two passengers
coaches and two sleepers turned over
and rolled down an embankment.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
BOOK OF Els Z A
It Took 0uaritch. the B~ibiiophile
Forty Years to Make Money
Enough to DEy It.

Bernard Qraritch, the celebrated
London biblicphilc. recently deceased,
was the son of n German officer, and
was born at Worlds, Prussia. in 1907.
When he settled permanently in
London, So years ago. he accepted hum
BILE employment under the late Mr..
Bohn, the famous bookseller. with the
avowed determination to become in
time the first bookseller in Europe.
Step by step, by perseverance and I'M
RENTING toll. he built up q business
which made his name and reputation
worldwide. Looked at from the point
of view of the ordinary bookbuyer,
however, Mr.. Quaritch was really not
q bookseller. He did not deal in cur
rent publications. and his great repu-
tation was due, not to the greatness OF
his sales. but to the limited number of
them and to high prices. His eXer-
lions were devoted chiefly to supplying
libraries and n few private collectors
with photographed curiosities. He
dealt in missals. early Bibles. illum-
mated books. manuscripts and similar
rarities, wherever they might be found
or in whatever language they were
printed. He was always found asa
competitor whenever a Mazarin Bible
or a first-folio Shakespeare or a col
lection of Abuses or Elzevirs was Of
fered for sale.
Mr.. Quaritch would scarcely so much
as look at a modern collection of first
editions. and very few books of the
present century had any special at
traction for him. He was especially
attracted toward early Americana. and
in 1890 he sent his son to New York with
a noble collection of old books and
manuscripts, to dazzle the eyes and
gladden. the hearts of American bib
liophiles. 1t is related of him that.
while still a struggling youth. he
formed a firm determination to buy for
himself, at whatever price. if he SHOULD
at any time have the opportunity and
ability. q copy of the Book of St. Al
bans" 1t was only after 40 years of
patient toll that be had acquired the
means. and a sale at Christie's pre-
scented him with the chance of carry
ing out his long-cherished resolve.
Then, amidst restless silence, the ham,
mer fell to his bid of 600 guineas. and
at last he bore off his long-desired
prize.-Philade!phia Telegraph.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
THE NEEDS OF PUERTO RICO.
of Food Supplies Weekly
Are Needed.

Washington, March 2O.-Adjt.-Gen.
Corbin received a cable message from
Gen. Davis, commanding the depart
nlent of Puerto Rico, saying that the
condition of the inhabitants of Puerto
Rico is distressing, and the suffering
so general and widespread over the
island that he will require at east 500
tons of food supplies weekly until
further notice, in proportions of At
rice, 81 beans and LILA each of bacon
and Goldfish. Arrangements are being
made in the subsistence and quarter
master generals departments to meet
this requisition as promptly and reg
u!arly as possible. The transport
burnside, which is scheduled to leave
New York for San Juan on the 21st
inst, probably will take the first con-
sisnment of relief supplies and similar
shipments will be made each succeed
ing week by other transports.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
An Americas Reporter.

They have a reporter on one of the
Williamsburg papers who may not be
much on style. but for placid. nervy
get there" he is a jewel. A little
while ago he was assigned TO a politi-
cal meeting and asked to give a good
report of it. Now, it happened that
the festivities were conducted entirely
in Polish, a language of which the
young man knows nothing. This fac:,
however. did not phase him a bit. He
made his way through the hall. pushed
up to the platform. and sat down with
the secretary. For several minutes he
industriously took notes, and finally
the secretary, turning to him, pumped
out a volley of Polish.
II am not in it, dear boy" retorted
the young man. as he turned again TO
listen to the speaker.
The secretary looked surprised.
Finally he went out and brought in a
man who asked in English:
Arc you a Polish reporter
Nope" was the reply. Il am an
American one"
do you understand our language?'
81 never heard it before" retorted
the scribbler, "but I think / have picked
up enough since 1 have been here to
give a rafting good story"
And he did.-N. Y. Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
WILLIAMS AND I.ONGMIRE.
The Colonel of the second Regiment
Explains His Position.

Lexington, KY, March 21.-Col.
Roger ID. Williams, commanding the
Second regiment of the Kentucky
stale guards, in which regiment there
is disputed authority on account of the
action of Capt. Longmire in holding
the Lexington armory under Gov.
Beckham's orders. Tuesday, returned.
In reference to the situation, he said:
"Since the regiment is not in action.
! am not on duty, and have received
no orders. AS long as only a battalion
is under arms, orders can be issued
direct to the major in charge. Maj.
Morrow is in command"
AS to Capt. Longmire's action, Ec
said:
"He is certainly acting without or
deEs. His position is one of his W
making. The ~contending governors
both must recognize me as in ON
mand of the Second regiment, subject
to orders from the adjutant general.
1 have never received any orders from
either adjutant general.
According to Col. Williams, Capt.
Longmire's action is without authors
ty, and his court-martial seems GER
tain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
IT CAUSED A SENSATION.
The Conference Between Sergeant
Golden and the Attorneys
for the Goebcls.

Louisville, Ky, March 21.-The
stories growing put of the conference
between Sergeant f. Wharton Golden.
Of the Barboursville company nf state
militia, and the attorneys who are
managing the investigation of the as
sassination of Gov. Goebel, have caused
n sensation throughout the state.
Golden will be placed on the stand by
the prosecution in the trial of the per-
sons already arrested fer alleged COM
plicity in the assassination, but in
formation as to the exact nature of the
testimony he is expected to give, is
lacking.
Declines to Discuss the Matter.
Attorneys. Campbell and Polsgrove
naturally decline to discuss the mat
ter, and Golden will say nothing.
Specials from Winchester say Golden
is still at that place in company with
his attorney. The two spend most al
the time about the hotel. They see
all callers, however, and talk freely
on all subjects except that of Golden's
| reputed confession.
Colder Talks
81 will do all 1 can for my friends
all the time Golden is reported as
saying, but 1 must first be true to
myself. When the time comes 1 will
tell all l know. Whatever else mag
be said about me, 1 do not think l can
be accused of being a liar, a coward,
or q democrat, and / want it distinct
ly understood that L am not here uu-
der guard"
Said to Have Named the Assassin.
The story is published that Golden
has divulged to the attorneysthe name
of the man who fired the shots that
killed Gov. Goebel. The person men-
tioI ed is a mulatto, who formerly
lived at Winchester, was prominent in
the French-Eversol fued, and is known
as Il dead shot. This man is now sup
| posed to be in the wilds of one of the
mountain counties.
Evidence Found in Captured Papers,.
Evidence that he was in Frankfort
a the time of the assassination was
fol nd in papers taken from W. ii. Gull
ton, a clerk in the auditors offices,
when the latter was arrested, on u
warrant charging him with being an
accessory to the murder. Among these
papers were receipts for board bills
amounting to about three hundred
dollars, incurred by IS men who were
in Frankfort for some time before,
and at the time Gov. Goebel was shot.
III one of the these receipts the naIae
OF the mulatto mentioned is given.
The receipt in this case is for monty
received from John Perkins by Emmett
Pittman for the board of three e
Perkins is a porter about the state
hrhse.