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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-21
A prnGtnhIe Customer.

One day while Mark Twain was con
nected with a publishing house he wen
into bookstore and, picking up vol
ume. asked the price. He then suggeste'
that as a publisher he was entitled to ..
per cent discount. To this the clerk as
scented.
As am also an author" said Mark
at would appear that | am again en-
titled to 80 per cent discount"
Again the clerk bowed.
"And, as a personal friend of the pro
prietor,' he modestly continued, Il pre-
sumo that you will allow me the usual =
per cent discount"
Another bow from the salesman.
"Well," drawled the unblushing humor
list. under these conditions think ma,
as well take the book. What's the tax :
The clerk took out his pencil and hs
ured industriously. Then he said witt
the greatest obsequiousness:
"As near as l can calculate, we ow.
YOU the book and about 3712 cents. Ca'
again."-Youth's Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-21

A sentimental idea which owes its
origin to the beautiful Countess of War
wick is that Of planting in ones garden
flowers associated in ones mind with par
ticular friends. Lady Warwick has one
Of the most charming gardens in Eng
land, filled not so much with flowers of
today, but with old fashioned fayortes of
long ago. One corner of this garden she
delights to call the Garden Of Friendship,
and it is here that she plants all the
flowers that remind her of friends and
near ones, each blossom being fragrant
with a memory.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-21
To Keen Cut Flowers.

A japanese plan by which cut flowers
may be made to last an abnormally long
time is to burn the ends of the stems
with Il piece of wood, not with a match,
be it observed. for the sulphur would be
injurious to the flowers.
The japanese, who are great flower
lovers, say that the charring process en-
ables the water to penetrate the stem and
thus sustain the flower. Whatever be the
reason, one is glad to know of any plan
which will prolong the life of flowers, es-
pccially at any time of the year when
they are both scarce and expensive.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-21
COME TIME, SOMEWHERE.
-.l YETI The prayer your lips have

-sI YETI The prayer your lips have
Il heart these many years?
a.s bs-in to fail, is hope departing,
.t:rt yon all in vain those falling tears?
p .ts Father hath not heard your prayer.
~ have your desire some time. somewhere
..rsred yet2 Though when you first presented
w. rctition at the Fathers throne,
,.g could not wait the time of asking.
mi was your heart to make it known.
4 gslrs have passed since then, do you not
, .-i viii 5nswer you some time, somewhere.
..s-si vet? Nay, do not say ungranted.
- yarr part is not yet wholly done.
/ a5r. began when first your prayer was ut.
ered,
al will finish what he has begun.
nil, keep the incense burning there,
/ I,ry YOU shall see some time, somewhere.
,-,r41 vet2 Faith cannot be unanswered;
i.s- arc firmly planted on the rock.
r. widest storms she stands undaunted
-7i's before the loudest thunder shock.
] traus umnipotence has heard her prayer
I ,-i.s 1T shall be done some time. some.
Ut re-" Christine Rossetti.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-21

''''N ~ l''N' INV II tllt tdi 10 Il Ststt
where she could be free from these am
noyances and think what was best TO be
done.
She had taken only n step or two when
the elder man was by her side. He laid
his hand firmly on her arm.
Matte he said, You had better sit
right down
will nobody help me-" she cred
and. looking about. saw every one gazing
pityingly at her, but not one started H.
her assistance. One woman tainted. an.
other had Mysteries. and the little con
ductor hustled up otliciously and said
quite loud enough for Maud to hear: "Shc
seems To be getting violent. We are near
Green Pond station, and l think YOU will
have to get off here"
What she cried. DO You think am
crazy! oh, my Cod And, sinking into
her chair, she buried her face in her
| hands,
As the train slowed IN the two mon
took her by the arm and commenced to
drag her down the aisle. She tonight
them inch by inch. hut they were strong
men and she a slight girl Of %, SO they
had her at the door when the train ston-
ped. suddenly her face frightened.
"Oh. there's Tom Holland - Tom
Tom she cried, struggling with renewed
energy. At that DR.. Aldrich's athletic
form blocked the stairway. "If Won
know Tom Holland" he said. u demand
of these gentlemen proof that they have
any right to coerce You in this wav."
Before he reached the end of his sen
tence he and the young girl occupied Tho
platform alone. Both men took 10 tboir
heels and have not been heard of since.
The young lady swayed forward and
would have fallen but for the doctors
strong arm. lie lifted her down from
the train and looked about for Tom UnI-
land, who had been on the platform three
minutes before.
The doctor had seen him at the same
instant Maud had cried out to him ana.
Selling his grip, had made a rush for the
door He, too, was on his way to Toms
camping place and decided. on seeing him.
that Tom had driven down to Green
Pond to intercept him. Here was the
doctor with an unconscious lady in his
arms and no one in sight. His profess
sional training made him quite equal to
the OCCASION but nevertheless it was
awkward and he sworc softly under his
breath rs he carried Maud's linn form
into the little station house.
The station master brought him n mug
with some whisky in it, and he succeeded
in bringing Maud back to consciousness.
She sat up crying and looking wildly
about her. Finding her dress loosencd at
her throat. she clutchcd wildly Mt her
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-21
just How 10 no II.

The best way to chop an onion when
you want very little is to simply peel
it down, take off slice, cut it across
one way, then the other way, and 1t
comes off in little squares. In this way
the onion is chopped without soiling a
board or chopper, says Good House.
keeping.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-21

ELECTRICITY in the atmosphere affects
your SYSTEM" said the scientific physi
clan.
eyes" said the patient who had paiC
$40 for two visits, Il agree with you
There are times when one feels over
charged" -Milwaukee Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-21
BALTIMORE * CUMBERLAND VALLEY
RAILROAD.

Leave Rocky Ridge for EmmitSburg at s.26
and 1893 H. IN. and 3.3l ana 634 D. M Leave
EmmitSburg for Rocky Ridge at $50 and 1908
a. M. and , 80 and / AZ y. m
Leave Brucevile for Frederick at S3S 9.S5
and 1910 Il. IN. and 532, and $50 p m.
Leave BruccVillc for Columbia, Littlcstown
and Tancytown at 9.47 a. m. and 3.I5 p. m
Leave Frederick for Baltimore at $50 a. m,
and 800 and $50 p IN.
CONNECTIONS AT CHERRY RUN, w. w
b and O. passengers trains leave Cherry
Run for Cumberland and intermediate points
daily AT SOL a. m. Cincinnati. st. Louis and
Chicago Express, daily, at 1850 p. m. Chicago
Express, daily, at 1899 p. m.
*Daily. All Others daily except Sunday
j. II. HOOD, b. H.GRISWOLD.
Pres. and Gen' Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
Bent Slot Gas NIeters.

Among the specimens of "householo
dishonesty" recently gathered from
the quarter-in-the-slot gas machine
We're twelve plugs or imitation quar-
ters, three pearl buttons smoothed
off in places to represent twenty-five,
cent pieces, a baby's teething ring re-
duced in size and thlrty-eight counter
felt coins.
For those who must have gas for
cooking or illumination, but who can
not afford to pay deposit for the lux.
ury of n meter, and for those whom the
gas company does not wish to issue q
monthly bill there is a compromise in
the shape of slot machine meter.
By dropping in a quarter of a dollar
the automatic meter does faithful SER
vice for n little time.
1t is only within a comparatively
few months that the company has no.
ticed a wholesale attempt to beat the
machine. The proceeds of each meter
is dumped into great bag by the col
lector, who monopolizes the combina-
tlon, but so many bad coins, plugs,
makeshifts and other frauds have been
discovered that it has been decided to
inspect in future each contribution as
1t Is released from the mechanical gas
gauge.-New York Mail and Express.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
A "Fiame" Party.

An original party was given not long
ago by Il bachelor woman who has
weakness for red and has furnished
her den largely in that color. Deslr-
ing to entertain her friends, she re-
solved to crafty her love for brilliance
by having flame" party. All the in
vited guests were requested to wear
red as conspicuously as possible.
To make the colorlng of the den even
more vivid for the occasion, the hos
tess strung festoons of red peppers
around, and covered the ceiling with
a spiders web of red cord.
When the evening came the guests
arrived In perfect flames of red. The
women wore red kimonos over evening
gowns, red hose, red slippers with red
ribbons, red aigrettes in the hair and
red gloves. The men Wore red neck
ties, red hose and red shoe lacings.
A profuslon of red cords hung from
the central chandelier, and to the up
per end of each Il favor was attached
the guests selecting the cords at ran.
dom, as the intermingllng prevented
them from seeing to what the dang.
ling end was fastened.
Red meat sandwiches, red drinka-
bles and red ice cream furnished y
refreshment.-New York Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05

Writing of the age of peacocks, q
correspondent of Country Life says in
regard to a bird once owned by Lady
Warwick: 'It will not be forgotten, at
least by our elder readers that the
late Lord Beaconsfleld was as fond of
peacocks as of prlmroses, and loved
to see them showing off their gorgeous
plumage under the beeches at Huge.
enden. Once upon a time this identl-
cal bird belonged to the author OF
'Lothair,' and 1t is more than thirty
years since he was sent as a present
to Lady Warwick's father-in-law. Quite
an old bird, you say. and yet judged
by the peacock standard he has not
quite attained middle age yet. There
is another at the castle that by com.
parison might be called the Ancient of
Days. A very old servant of the fam
lily remembers in his youth this pea
cock as a mature bird and. what is
stranger still, his father, who died a
very old man, also remembered the
peacock as having been n vigorous
bird in his childhood. The age is
thus established as being over a cen.
tury, but by how much there are no
authentic records to prove"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
FALLAclEs ABOUT FLOUR.


Commonly accepted and widely taught
IDEAS In regard to the evil effects Of
ating white -four bread, instead of
raham and whole wheat breads. are
upset by recent experiments of the
Department of Agriculture. Digestion
experiments were carefully carried
,ut with bread made from each of the
ieveral kinds of -four, and the proper
ions of protein assimilated and re-
ected by the system carefully deter
mined. The whole wheat hours may
lfford q greater proportion of the
mineral nutriments. however, as this
)hase of the subject was not studied.
,ut as far as the available protein
ats, carbohydrates and energy are
concerned the patent roller flours are
preferable.
According to the chemical analysis
If graham. entire wheat and standard
patent fours. mlled from the same
OF of hard Scotch Fife spring wheat
he graham -four contained the highest
md the patent flour the lowest per-
,entage of total protein. The results
}, the digestion experiments with
.hese flours showed that they were
valuable in the reverse order, that is,
he standard patent roller -four afford
I'd the greatest amount of assimilable
protein, while the graham and whole
wheat afforded lesser amounts. This
paradox. that the flour containing the
smallest proportion of protein, should
lfford the greatest proportion avail
able for digestion. is explained by the
,oarseness of the particles of the
whole wheat varieties. The bran and
germ of these flours resist the action
)f the digestive juices to great de-
gree, and consequently pass through
he system unaltered. On the other
land, the finely ground condition of
he patent flours improves its digesti-
bllity.
1t was also shown that the addition
Of wheat starch TO flour did not i'm
prove its bread-making qualities or
the size of the loaf. The most desir-
bic flour for bread-maliing appears
TO be one produced by blending hard
and soft wheat fours, in which the un-
desirable properties of the gluten Of
each are counterbalanced.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
An Acetylene Life Saver.

A successful trial has taken place
at Vienna, Austria, at the Diana
Baths of n new invention for saving
life at sea. The inventor is Lieuten-
ant George Irsay de Irsay Of the Hus-
sars.
A man completely dressed, the life
saving appliance hanging loosely from
his shoulder, threw himself into the
water After u few seconds he re-
turned to the surface. and then for
some hours was kept above the water
by the inflated bladder or bag consti-
tuting the essential part of the appli-
ance.
The invention consists of metal
box and bag, which is closely
wrapped around the box. Within the
apparatus u perforated case is placed
containing certain chemical prep
aration.
The lock of the case consists of q
rubber plate, which is kept upward
before use by means of substance
soluble in water.
The instant water penetrates into the
apparatus acetylene gas is developed
and the lock becomes closed automat
ically.
The inflated bag serves as sort
of floating cushion, by means of which
even voluntary attempts at diving are
impossible.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
WORDS OF WISDOM.

There is no recreation in desecratlon
A man who has no foes has no
friends.
The Sun of righteousness withers the
1ypocrites.
The only way to feed the sheep is
to follow the shepherd.
The only anger without sin is that
which is against sin.
If life is a day-dream death will be
4 terrible night of reality.
The heavier sins fetter the more
some boast of their freedom.
Life is to be measured by its out
dow rather than by its income.
The man of bitter thoughts will not
be likely to live a sweet ]ife.
The people who sing the wrong
stanza usually sing the loudest.
When money is your only friend you
naturally hate to part with it.
The counsel that falls like the snow
lies longer than the hail Of chldinS.
The links in the DEVILS chain are
forged out of what we call our liber-
ties.
1t is still an open question whether
this is the steel age or the age of
steal.
No woman can find greater social
than those of her own
Horn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05

They were shapeless and uncouth. with
bodies that seemed as IL they had
never known even the animal joys of
life but there was none of the dirt,
disease or violence Of a French or
italian pilgrimage of Lourdes or Cas-
albordino. They were clean and sturdy,
and they passed slowly, leaning on
their slaves, or waiting two and two
in long lines, to enter the church and
kiss the relics, with dogged patience,
without noise or talking or laughter
with fixed sense of the duty to be
done. then of the need of rest, and
then Of the long journey home. They
went in order into the large room by
the refectory, took their bread and salt,
which they ate in the refectory, and
then sat down, like great grown up
school children, at long wooden tables
in the open air. where the monks
served them with bread and SOUP
Then they flung themselves down on
the ground. wherever they happened
to find little free space, and slept
heavily. They lay with their hands
on their bundles, themselves like big
bundles of rags. Some of them lay
in the graveyard, upon the graves and
the turf, like dead army waiting TO
be buried.
And in all this there was no fervor.
no excitement, perfectly contained
emotion, a dogged doing of something
which they had set out to do. They
had come from all parts Of Russia,
walking all the way, and they had
come simply to kiss the relics and thea
to go home again, because it. was
their duty. They We're all good hui
mored, cheerful, contented. They ac-
cepted discomfort as they accepted
poverty, labor, their bodies, which had
never known happiness or beauty.
Contentment in them was strength, but
II had in 1t also something lamentable.
Here, in this placid and vigorous herd
Of animals, We're women who had
never discovered that women could
be beautiful, human beings who had
never discovered that life could De
desirable thing in itself
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
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COMMERCIAL REVIEW.


r. ]. Dun & Co.'S weekly review al
trade says: Never before in the history
of the United States was there suchl
great reason for day Of national
thanksgiving. This country has made
unprecedented strides toward a posi-
ton of international supremacy, not oniyI
in commerce but also in finance. To a
marked degree business enterprises have
proved successful An idle wheel I'M
mills or factories is the exception, while
labor is so well employed at high wages
that consumptive demands sustain mar
ket values Of all staple commodities.
Cotton relapsed into dullness with
barely steady quotations, in marked
contrast to the exceptional activity and
strength of the same week in 1000 when
prices were $1I.25 a bale higher. For
elgn markets are held down by Mr..
NeilIs large estimate of the domestic
crop, which is not likely to prove as
near the fact as his excessively low pre-
diction last year.
Strength is the rule in the markets for
farm products. Favorable weather dur
ing the closing days Of corn harvesting
failed to bring any reaction from the
highest price level in many years, and
the market was equally oblivious to At
lantic exports for the week of only 45o,-
424 bushels las against 3,83S,66o year
ago. After some weeks of gradual de-
cline toward a normal position, pork
products suddenly bounded upwards, re-
gardless of weakness in live hogs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
A TORNADO AT CLOSE RANGE.
What One of Them Looks Like 600 Fee
Away.

Away.
There was a fearful storm in the
lowlands yesterday forenoon at
o'clock, and a great many trees, some
two feet in diameter. were picked up
out of the ground and hurled into the
air to be dashed to the earth again
with terrific force. AS far as can be
| learned there was no loss of life. The
storm spent its fury in a path about
| 100 yards wide and two miles long, 1t
| is approXimated.
Levi S. Wild, manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company of this
| city, and Bryan Irvine went to Ber-
nice Saturday night and yesterday
morning engaged a team and drove
| out to Hoadley's place, about four
miles and a half up the lowlands from
Bernice. They were chatting in Hoad-
ley's cabin, when Mr.. Irvine looked
out of the window to the west and
remarked that he saw the blacklist
cloud he ever beheld. The morning
had been fretful and drizzling. The
other gentlemen noticed the ominous
appearance of the black bank of cloud
in the sky, but paid no more attention
to it until it began to sprinkle, when
II great gust of strong wind reminded
the party within of the black cloud.
The rain resolved itself into n hail
storm and soon the largest hailstones
that any of the men ever saw poured
down in n threatening manner. The
nf h. IA, fVO 30
the boards were rent asunder and great
stones rained and pelted down upon
the floor, bounding back toward the
ceiling violently. Still the cabin was
not in the teeth of the storm, for Mr.
Wild said he could see the terrible
execution it was doing across the
creek, 100 yards distant. Trees were
torn up and dashed to the ground and
the wind lifted them high into the air
and carried them great distances. II
was feared at the time that all the men
in the cabin would be dashed to eter.
nifty by the savage twister But moth
ing more than hard hailstorm struck
the cabin. The sight was awe-in'
spring. There was but little lightning
and thunder. The roaring in the
trees, whose majestic beauty was be-
ing marred and rent, was dolefully
grand and inspiring.
Two men drove up to the cabin IF
teen minutes later and said the road
was literally strewn with trees. They
had secured shelter in Il crevassc and
were unhurt. They saw a whole hill
side denuded of its foliage and dense
growth of trees. Some of the trees
were nearly three feet in diameter, and
they were piled indiscriminately upon
one another. There were at least 100
grand, stalwart pines dashed into a
heap in about two minutes. The havoc
was terrible to behold-Anaconda
(AIont.) Standard.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
Our Unit of Value.

The real, actual unit of value In the
United States Is the silver quarter
The dime is out of place. In the bar
you get two drink for quarter. One
cigar for ten cents seems plebian. 50
you take two for quarter. In the res.
taurant you are ashamed to give the
waiter ten-cent tip and cannot afford
to give him quarter, but moral COW,
ardice drives you to let him have the
quarter. The quarter Is the most beau
tiful silver coin in the world. 1t is Of
the most convenient size. Mix up lot
Of dimes, nickels and copper cents in
your pocket and your sense of touch
talks at distinguishing between them
You must haul out handful of "chick
en- feed" for visual Identification. A
quarter you can tell from anything
by the "feel' A half-dollar is too
much like the gold eagle. New Yorl
Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
Bees Not Usinr Their stings.

There are number of honeymaking
bees which apparently do not use their
stings, or in which the stlngs are
atrophied and too blunt to hurt. Some
are very small, so diminutivc that
they are called mosquito-bees. They
gather quantities of honey, of which
Bates, in one of the forests on the
Amazon. took two quarts from one of
the nests. In Jamaica, where some
of these amiable bees are also found,
they are called "angelitos," a name
given them by the original Spanish set
tiers in honor of their good temper.
Some Australian dwarf bees also
"angelitos" so far as human beings
are concerned-do not use their stings,
perhaps because they are not sharp
enough to hurt, but deal with their en-
emles something after the manner of
the Quaker on board ship who refused
men overheard. An enemy is held
down by several of the bees, who grad
ually put him on the rack by pulling
his limbs out tight and keeping them
so, for as long as an hour. by which
time the prisoner "dies a natural
death" Bumblebees are popularity
supposed not to sting. The males have
no stings, but the females have. at any
rate in the common bumblebees.
There are so many sizes in bumble-
bees nest, large females, small fe-
males and males, that it is a safe spec
ulation not to take the risk, though
bumblebees are very easy-going Great
ures and only sting when pressed or
hurt.-The Spectator.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-05
A CurIous Marriage Notice.

The following curious marriage notice
appeared the other day in the London
1imes: ION Tuesday, the 18th inst,
at Bottesheld, Lincolnshire, John
Kirk, an occasional preacher in the
Methodist Connection, TO Susanna Sea.
ton, of Birmingham, mantau maker
The patient bride had kept company
near two years with a blacksmith of
the same place, and was actually pub
lished with him in the church the very
Sunday preceding her marriage, but
for the reasons best known to herself
eloped next day with the preacher;
so true is it that we know not what a
day may bring forth"