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The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24

In consideration thereof l tender him
those ten bills, each. as you see. OF
noble denomination"
I'VE may get ourselves in a peck OF
trouble" said the woman. shrewdly.
Il think 1t is worth more"
An almost imperceptible sigh OF re-
lief escaped the strangers lips.
How much more?' he asked.
Il should like as much more as there
is there for pin money for myself"
"A reasonable request. II give 1t
to you | shall trust you to refrain from
letting the world know of my generos-
ityP'
The tone was jesting. but the man
was really a terrible thing to look at
at that moment.
There was a menace in his eye that
made the pale-haired barber faint.
Il shall never mention it myself. and
] shall undertake to see that my hus-
band keeps still, too"
Thanks, sister-in-law. 1t is an
oath"
mo familiarity, If you please"
Pardon me, none was intended. 1t
was jest. Almost everything is a
Jest. Do not let me detaln you any
longer"
The woman may have wondered how
it came about that she was tacitly dis
missed from her own shop. But she
left without protest having gathered
up the bills the man had laid out for
her At the door she turned.
why, are you our second brother?"
she inquired. She was smiling. The
bills had been a spiritual emollent.
why not?" said he. And he smiled,
too.
All that afternoon he took lessons
from the barber.
This is my second brother" said
the barber to everyone who entered
He has grown tired OF professional
life-he was on the stage, you under
standard he has come to me to learn
the trade"
But he was not an able apprentice
That evening. while scraping his own
cheek, the razor slipped and made a
hideous cash in his cheek, almost let
ting his eye slip from It's socket.
You will carry the reminder OF that
piece OF nwkwardness to the day or
your death" said the physician, VINO
took five good stitches in his face.
Congratulate me" said the BARRIERS
second brother to the barber after the
physician had left. You heard what
he said-I shall be SCARED forever2"
You pay high price said the bar
Der.
The next day the man appeared IN
the full outfit Of barber. and devoted
himself to his work. He kept the shop
scrupulously clean. he polished win
dows and oiled the floor He brushed
the customers and backed their
boots--this last was an enter
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
Il Rsfu.sd to He Co,n,nr,.a.

Mr. Henry Irving, the well-known
actor, once took fancy to a beautiful
collie dog belonging to Highland
shepherd The man was very unwill.
ing to part with his dog, but the sum
offered for lt-f60-was little fortune
in his eyes, and be resolved to sell il
There are two In the making OF a bar.
gain, however, as the saying Is, and
when the collie reached London Il re.
fused to be comforted. In fact, II was
so unhappy in its new life, and its mis-
cry caused Mr. Irving to feel so uncom.
Portable. that he determined to restore
it to it's old master, Imagine the dog's
Joy, and the shepherds, too, when the
creature returned to its Highland
home. One Is reminded of the love OF
the Arab for his steed in reading OF
this pretty story.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
BARRIERS BROTHER.

The barber's second brother-that
was what he gave himself out to be,
not that the barber knew anything
about him, He appeared at the little
shop one day at noon when the bar
bers assistants were all away.
Shave me" he said, and settled
himself in the chair. His beard was u
fun black one and handsome.
You wish to sacrifice your whole
beard ,sir?'
Every hair down to the roots. Ana
you may also cut my hair, and do it
rather close" The hair was luXuriant
and a degree longer than that worn
by most gentlemen of fashion.
When the barber had completed his
appointed tasks, his patron arose
shook himself, and laid ten 500 bills
on the counter which contained the
pomades and the bay rum.
II like your conversation, said he,
"and like the way you shave, am
going to remain and learn the trade
from you. am your second brother "
Excuse me" said the barber,
politely, the hand with which he strok-
ed his pale mustache trembling per-
Ceptibly, but what is the nature of the
trouble you are in? 1t will depend upon
that whether l give my consent or
not"
"One thousand easy dollars" mused
the man, spreading out his bribe at
tractively. Are they likely to come
your way again, and for a thing so
agreeable as the requirement of a new
relative?"
But l have a wife" cried the bar
ber, what am to tell her?'
Tell her l am your second brother,
friend. No, stay; l will tell her my
self. Where is she?"
In the room behind"
The man went to the door and called,
A black-eyed woman with a sharp nose
entered. She was tidy, and her elbows
jerked as she walked.
"Is this she?"
The barber nodded
Madam" said the stranger, grave
ly, 1t has come to my ears how poorly
provided your husband and yourself
are with desirable relations. Also
have learned that there is a dearth
Of BARRIERS apprentices. Therefore,
have come to offer my services in a
double capacity. l desire to learn this
ancient trade of your husband, and
also to call myself his second brother.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
A WastefuI Case.

"Did you ever stop to consider, ="
said q well-known detective, "how
the principle OF economy is entirely
lost sight of in the prosecution Of
trivial cases? For instance, Sore the
other day q man was arrested for
for stealing FIVE cents worth of milk.
The complainant never stopped to
think how much it was going to cost
him, but guess he would be willing
30 withdraw the charge now. Here he
has lost two days pay on account Of
the case, officers under pay have put
in time that might be better EN-.
ployed, and there will be sheriff's fees
70 foot for the board Of the prisoner
while he is in Jail. And all for five
cents worth of milkl There is very
little economy in law. Detroit Free
Press
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
self-ProcInimed Posts.

"a little over three hundred years
aeo," writes Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
in the Century, in a paper on Robert
Herrick, England had given to her
poet of the very rarest lyrical quail.
ity, but she did not discover the fact
for more than a hundred and fifty
years afterward. The poet himself
was aware of the fact at once, and
stated it, perhaps not too modestly,
in countless quatrains and couplets,
which were not read, or, if read, were
not much regarded at the moment
IL has always been an incredulous
world in this matter. SO many poets
have announced their arrival, and not
arriyedW
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
FOR SALE.

Several tracts of land near BrightwOod
and Takoma, also Building Lots on
Brightwood Ave, and 18th Street road.
Louis P. Shoemaker, 920 + ST., n. w.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
BHghtWOOd Avenue Citizens
Association.

Meetings arc Held the second Fri
day Evs-Iug in Each Month In
BrightwO0a Hall.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24

prise OF his own At the end
of a month the shop began to feel his
influence. 1t had become popular. Men
who felt sociabe or whose children
cried too much. or whose wives did not
ardenty enjoy their conversation, got
in the way Of frequenting the place.
1t was odd, for the barber's second
brother said little. But he had way
Of making every one feel at home, and
he put padded cushions in the chairs
and bought the finest towels and best
soaps
you have made an excellent barber,
sir remarked the barber to his second
brother
Thank you You have been an ex-
Cellent brother"
The man lived with the barber and
his wife six years-sept in the little
bedroom off their kitchen, ate at their
table with them. walked with them to
the park. and read aloud to them even
ings. At the end Of those six years
he remained as much a mystery as the
day he came. but he had inspired affec.
ton and even gratitude in the hearts
of the barber and his wife, who by all
reckoning should have disliked him
nightly, One day he disappeared.
My brother has gone back to the
stage explained the barber. He said
it sadly. He was really lonesome. He
tried to keep up the habit of reading
evenings, but he could not be interest
ed. He endeayored to make the shop
look as 1t had for the six past years.
but he could not succeed. Trade be-
gan to fall on Everything seemed
dull. The barber found fault with his
wife and she found fault with him.
'He ought not to have left u.s." they
sighed. "He might have known how
lonesome we would be-"
They were like children who have
suddenly become orphans.
One day a letter came for them from
a distant city-a city at the under side
of the world
SHAVE no more chins, dear brother"
it read. 81 send you and Miranda the
means OF rest And l wish, by the way,
II you have the desire, you would
come over here and see me. have a
palace here beside the sea, and a ser.
want for every different want. But l
am lonesome. / do not require 1t OF
you-but | long for you. 1t is easy for
me to send you the inclosed.
Your Second Brother"
"He had lost all his old friends, |
q Frfnnhu ho hof
the BARRIERS wife got no further.
81 think we'd better so at once"
said the barber HE may be needing
u.s. Besides, it will be pleasant living
in a palace"
Il always liked the shop well
enough" said the woman rather visit
fully, but it's easy enough for us to
go, having no children" She sighed
and looked about her
The barber wiped his razors and put
them in their cases.
I'VE might make present OF the
shop to poor little Bill" said he. Bill
was the assistant.
The next day the barber and his wife
held sort Of reception and said good.
by to everybody.
I'VE are going to our brother" said
they. But on the verge of going a mes
sage reached them
1T is all over. Have been appre.
hended No hope. Farewell"
why didn't he stay here, where ne
was safe" sobbed the barber.
Poor lamb, poor lamb" she wept
They never heard from him again.
They never learned his true name.
They went away and lived in a quiet
place upon the fortune he had sent
them. They had no compunctions OF
conscience about using the money.
what was good enough for him IL
good enough for me-" said the barber
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
n. E. WASHINGTON LOCALS
Reported Specially for tho CITIZEN.

Don't be backward in letting that
Spring suit and those lightweight
pants come right along to me to be
cleaned and pressed You'll need 'em
soon. Philip Lederer,, Dyer and
Scourer, 1903 H street n E.
One of Thompson's milk wagons
was smashed to pieces at the # street
crossing by B. & o. train Wednes-
day morning.
Mr.. Walter M. Jones has been con-
fined to the bed for the past few
weeks.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
Home Repair Outfit,

Every article
in this picture
packed ina neat
box. Price, in
Guiding l years
subscription to
the SUB URBAN
CITIZEN, Sl.49.
A handy thing
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
Local Mention.

WAntsd-Every sufferer from Piles
10 send us his address and get booklet
and medical advice FREE regarding
Crusade, the only Internal Pile Cure
known. In tablet form. Cure guar
anteed or money refunded.
DR.. DsnSld Wallace Co.,
st. Louis. No.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24

to have about the house. You can
half-sole your own shoes in IA Few
minutes. We have halfSoles in all
Aizes for men, misses, ladies and boys.
With this outfit You can half-sole
mons shoes for 20c., women's and
children's shoes for 10c. TO leo. Reg
ulGr retail price OF outfit 81 4S, which
includes q years subscription to the
SUBURBAN CITIZEN when you mention
this adv.
GEo. N. HOLLAND, 1900 Il St. N. E.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
A Friend I'm N.sd

Jones-A friend in need Is a great
thing. Bones Indeed It s Jones'
Yes, indeed; I met one this morning
aud he cost me S5.-Detroit Free Press.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
OFFICERS:

President, Louis T. Shoemakerj 1si
Vice President, Wiltoa J. Lambert
2nd Vice President, Edward T. Bates
9rd Vice President, Claude F. King
ath Vice President, A. g. Osborn
Secretary, John G. Keene; Assistant
Secretary, Cuvier Green; Treasurer
N. E. Robinson.
DSS- Total Membership about l25.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-24
List of Officers Together With
Time and Place of fleeting.
ON THE ALTER OF THESE ASSOCIATIONS
THE FIRES ARE BURNING FOR ALL
THE PEOPLE OF THE SUBURBS,
Citizens Northwest Suburban
Association.
Meetings arc Held the First Friday
Evening in Ench Month i'll tue Town
EIaIl, Tenleytown, u. &.
OFFICERS:

President, Charles G. Lancaster;
lat Vice President, Col. Robt. l..
Fleming; 2nd Vice President, Hon.
john B. Henderson; 3rd Vice Pfesi'
dent, John Sherman; 4th Vice-Presi'
dent, Rev. Joseph q. Mallon; 9TH Vice
President, Rev j. Mcbride Sterretti
Secretary. DR.. J.'W. Chappell; Treas
urer, Charles r. Morgan; Chairman
Executive Committee, Louis P. Shoe
maker.
pD- Total Membership about 100.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
TOOK NINETEEN BALLOTS
Fight for Republican Nomination for
Governor I'm Michigan Is a Long
One-BIiss Named.

Grand Rapids, Mich, June 29.-The
republican state convention wound up
its work at dusk Thursday night, after
almost continuous sessions since ten
o'clock in the morning, by placing the
following ticket in nomination. Mr..
Bliss was named on the nineteenth bal
lot:
For governor, Col. Aaron T. Bliss. of
Saginaw.
For lieutenant governor, o. w. Robin
son. of Houghton. present incumbent.
For secretary OF state, Fred NJ. Warner
of Pennington.
For state treasurer, Daniel Mccoy, of
Grand Rapids.
For auditor general, Perry F. Powers. OF
Cadillac.
For attorney general, II. NJ. Oren, of
sault Ste. Marie, present incumbent.
For state land commissioner, Edward
Widely, of Pawpaw.
For superintendent of public instruction,
Delos Fall. of Albion.
For member of state board of education,
James H. Thompson, of Osceola.
[Col. Bliss has been candidate at every
convention since 1892 He came within 81
votes of Pingree's total upon the deciding
ballot in 1896. He was a member of the
Tenth New York cavalry during the civil
war and won his way from private to
colonel He came to Michigan in 1865, and
has amassed a comfortable fortune in the
lumber business in Saginaw. He has served
as congressman from the Eighth Michigan
district In the national house of representa-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
JOKE GAINED HIS POINT.
A Michigan statesman's Clever Russ
Worked ON . Committee
on Pensions.

Not long ago Congressman Hank" Smith,
Of the Second Michigan district, worked Joke
of on the house committee on pensions. 1t
should be explained, says the Chicago Chron-
icle, that this committee is not the one
which has charge of the pensions which
grew out OF the civil war, says correspond.
ent. Its functions appertain to the granting
of pensions to the widows and veterans OF
the Mexican and Black Hawk wars and
other ancient unpleasantnesses. 1t should
also be pointed out that one of their rules is
that no widows pension shall be larger than
eS a month. This proceeds upon the theory
that any widow who survives veteran of
these wars must be comparatively young
woman and that she must have married the
veteran in his dotage to get his pension.
The new member from Michigan appeared
before the committee at its last meeting and
in an incidental and smiling way alluded to
the rule.
THAT is fine rule" said he in guileless
sort OF way. II sympathize with its purpose
and believe it should stand But just to show
good faith / am going to propose an amend
ment. | move that it be amended so as to
read except in the case OF widows over 100
years of age
The members of the committee are always
in favor of joke and the proposition was
adopted with unanimous laugh.
And thereupon Hank" produced from his
pocket a bill to grant a pension of $l2 a
month to Mrs. Hixon, of Clinton, Mich. She
had just passed her one hundredth year. 1t
was not necessary to explain that her hus-
band had served to within one day of the
time requisite to get pension in the reg
ular manner. The committee reported the
bill favorably.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07

the suggestion, but Swallow, after a
hurried conference with the Pennsylva-
mia delegation. refused to accept the
nomination. During the session Chair
man Stewart. of the national commit
tee, called for contributions, and over
$1,000 were realized in few minutes.
John g. Woolley, OF Illinois, prohibition
nominee for president, was born in Collins
vile, o., on February l5 1850 He was grad
uated from Wesleyan university in 1871. lie
attended the University of Michigan law
school and was admitted to the bar OF
Illinois in 1873. He was city attorney of
Paris ILL.,, In 1876, and states attorney In
Minneapolis from 1884 to 1886 He became
a prohibitionist in 1883. He Is called the
wendell Phillips of the party" He was
nominated for vice president by the Chris
tian party this year. He resides at 552J
Cornell avenue, Chicago.
Henry Il. Metcalf, of Rhode Island, pro-
hibition nominee for vice president. was
horn II years ago. He Is president of the
Providence county savings bank and SUI
perintendent of the Sunday school of the
Church of Our Father In Pawtucket, r. /.
Mr.. Metcalf was formerly a republican,
but Joined the prohibition party several
years ago and has been prominently identi-
fed with that party since. He has been
the candidate of his party for governor
several times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
wOOLLEY AND METcALF.
This Is the Ticket Nominated I'm Chi
cago by Prohibition Ma
tiOnal Convention.

Chicago, June 29.-The prohibition
national convention adjourned sine die
Thursday, after having placed in NOM
ination for president John c. Woolley,
OF Illinois; for vice president, Henry
b. Metcalf, of Rhode Island. The NOM
nations in each instance were made
on the first ballot. Only two candi-
dates for the presidential nomination
were balloted for, Mr.. Woolley and
Rev. Silas c. Swallow, of Pennsylvania,
Hale Johnson. of Illinois, withdrawing
his name at the last moment, throwing
his strength to Wool!ey. For vice
president three candidates were bal
loted for, II. b. Metcalf, Thomas r.
Caskardon, of West Virginia, and Rev.
Z. i. Eaton, of Iowa, Metcalf receiving
an Overwhelming majority.
Immediately after the announce
ment of the result of the ballot for the
presidential nomination. Mr.. Swallow
was proposed as vice presidential nom-
inee. The convention went wild over
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
THE BOER WAR.
Lord Roberts Sends Accounts of Two
Miuor EngsgementsO on Mon
day and Tuesday.

London, June 29.-Lord Roberts has
sent bulletins of two small fights, oc-
curing on June 26 and June 81. in
which the Beers were discounted. IL
a dispatch from Pretoria, he says:
"a small force of mounted troops, with
two guns, commanded by Lieut.. Col. Dreip-
err. was attacked by the enemy under Pre-
fers and Mel, on the morning of June 26,
seven miles north of Senekal They beat
off the enemy and burned their lager. Our
casualties were three wounded and ten
killed.
"nunter. temporarily commanding Ian
Hamilton's, made one march yesterday
from Heidelberg toward Frankfort, with
out meeting any opposition.
"Baden-Powell reports the capture of an
influential Boer named Ray. who was en-
deavoring TO raise commando In the
Rustenberg district. A patrol brought in
over 100 rifles More than 1000 rifles and
1000 inferior pieces have been taken dur
ing the last few days.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
Fable Of the Small Bird.

Once upon time there was bantam
rooster with an immense opinion of him
self, and as he stood in the barnyard he
said
II will make stir in the world. will
attract attention"
Wherefore he began to crow Justify, al
though he had nothing much to crow
about.
Now it happened that far above the ban
tam a hawk was wheeling in the circum-
ambient air. The hawk had not seen the
bantam, owing to the latter's diminutive
proportions, but when the bantam crowed
the hawk heard and in about 43 seconds
had his claws full and was contentedly
winging his fight homeward, while all was
still below.
Moral: 1t is not profitable thing to try
to make noise in the world without a
reasonable excuse.-Chicago Times Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
Homeseekers' Excursions Via Chi.
cago & Eastern Illinois Railroad.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of June,
July and August the Chicago 4 Eastern Hi
nois Railroad will place on sale Homeseek-
ers Excursion tickets TO various points in
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Ken
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas.
One Fare (plus 5000 for the Round
Trip. Tickets are limited on going trip fif-
teen days from date Of sale with stop-over
privileges in Homeseekers' Territory. Re-
turning tickets are limited twenty-one days
from date of sale.
Remember that we now have in service
new wide vestibuled train between Chicago
and Waco and Fl. Worth, Texas, leaving
Chicago daily at l:50 p. NJ. Through Pull
man Sleeping Cars and Free Reclining Chair
dress any agent Chicago & Eastern illinois ii
Railroad or G. L. Stone, G. p. and I. A.,
Chicago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
Hurt Him Professionally.

A New York barkeeper who was spend
ing his vacation in Maine found himself one
evening in hotel in Portland While he
fingered terrible storm took place. The
windows of the room in which he was sitting
were broken by hailstones almost as big
as eggs" The proprietor of the hotel no
ticed that the barkeeper turned aside to
drop tear.
docs the storm scare your" he ventured
to ask his guest
at isn't that" replied the barkeeper,
"but can't bear to see so much cracked ice
wasted in prohibition staten. Y. Mail
and Express.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
VERY Low RATES TO TEXAS.

Via NJ, X. a t. Ry, from Kansas City.
Low rate excursion tickets and one way
tickets will be sold by the NJ, X: 4 7: from
Kansas City, July 7th, 9Th and 9th, to
Texas. The excursion rates to the more i'm
portant points will be:
Denison, Sherman, Gainesville, Wichi-
ia Falls, Round Trip. 1000. $1,000
Dallas, Fl Worth, Round Trip. 1900
Waco, Round Trip. .................. 1900
Temple, Bolton, Taylor, Round Trip. 400
Houston, Galveston, Round Trip..:.. 1900
Tickets good until July 30th returning.
Good for ten days going and stopover in
Texas.
One-way tickets will be sold same dates at
300 less than the above.
This opportunity does not come often.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
what viii income of Chinaf

None can foresee the outcome of the quar-
rel between foreign powers over the d.
vision of China. 1t is interesting to watch
the going to pieces of this ancient but un-
progressive race. Many people in America
are also going to pieces because Of dyspep-
sia, constipation, blood, liver and stomach
diseases. We are living too fast, but
strength, vgor and good health can be re-
tanned if we keep off and cure the above dis
eases with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
The Lost Thrill.

"Have you ever felt the thrill that comes
from having a sweet girl look up into your
eyes and tell you that she loves your
mo. My nearest approach to it was
when the loveliest maiden l ever knew put
her arms around my neck, and with her
sweet lips close to mine said: George,
adore you"
"And you weren't thrilled by that"
"Nope, / was just about to be thrilled
when her father, who happened, without
our knowledge or consent, to be standing
back Of me, got into action: wouldn't
insult the feeling had by calling it mere
thrill."-Chicago Times Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
Hest for the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without a grippe or pain, spsadu, )
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has {. c. G.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.