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The Washington times., 1901-10-20
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beef fer my lords table Norman; the
serfs table was board, SaXon; ana
the swine yielded pork, lard, farce
ment (all Norman) for my lord sau-
sages norman"
And so on. The reader, after perusing
this careful analysis of the growth Of the
household language in England, will un-
| derstand not only the language, but the
/ social conditions of the time of Wl'iam
! the ConQueror the better for 1t. II is an
/ elaboration, in several pages, of he 81
! gument which Wanda used to Gurth in
/ the first chapter OF ''Ivanhoe.''
To many readers the most interesting
chapters will be those which deal with
current blunders in the use of words due
TO half-education and carelessness. A
paragraph which contains an example of
this sort Of thing is found in the chapter
on "Ignorantisms' The author says.
In one of the resolutions of a semi
political convention, the national ad-
ministration in power at the time
was denounced as recreant-by which
the resolutioners meant craven. cow
ardly-and the Congress then sitting
at Washington as truculent. The
context showed that what was fault
ed in President and Congress yas the
subserVience of both to the wishes of
the money power the President
trucking to the trusts and combins-
tions, and Congress slaVishly obey
Executive. The writer of the resolu-
ton in question, and the Convention
which adopted it, understood 'trucu-
lent as synonymous with trucking;
hut though the two words sound
much alike they are az far apart as
rain and ruin: there is even a conflict
of meanings between them. Trucu-
lentus U.atin) is a strengthened and
heightened form of truX (wild. fero-
cious) and means stern, grim, fell.
cruel: and the English word trucuent
signifies all that and nothing else;
there is in truculent no faintest sug-
gestion of such meanings as fawning,
cringing. or obsequiosity. Trucking
was the epithet the author and those
on whose behalf he swung the zen
needed-sua ST bona norat, had he
known what he did want; the verb
truckle is from the name of low bed
on casters, that can be trundled un-
der a higher bed"
The carelessness In matters of speech
and writing which is steadily growing
among the American people has already
reached alarming proportions. and unless
some such book as this of Mr.. Fitzgerald
is circulated and studied carefully, the
masses Of our population may be reduced
to some such straits as employing the
classic ejaculation of Chimmie Fadden to
express all possible thoughts. Chicago.
A. c. McClurg & Co. S1.25)
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nannde of Conceit.

To all We Critics who come to chill
And to smirch the work Of the blessed few
Who feed on the fancy they try to kill,
snap my fnGers-the sapless crew!
What do | care If they bark and NEW?
This in the teeth OF the mounths that whine
What have We wrought We say this to:
''By Jove, l made it, and it is minel'
Never book that was writ so i'll,
Never a picture false Of hue,
Never a song with so little thrill,
That it had not something I'm glad was truel
What if | fail2 l can still pursue,
Joy Of Creation. the gift divinel
And he who creates has at least this view:
by Jove, l made it, and 1t Is nine!
Thank God, who gave me the wits and will,
And the raging passion to put it through,
never saw task that took so much skill
| dared not try. and | cared not dol
NV work Is crude, and a bit askew,
You're free to condemn it, line by line,
But bred of my brain, in my heart it grew;
'By Jove, / made it, and it is minel"
ENVOY.
Critics, your parasite life rencwl
Drink my conceit, for it flows like wine;
Here is my poem, and here is your cue:
'By Jove. made it. and it is minel"
-Gelett Burgess.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
Denth of n Child,

Long waiting, watching for the day
To patience briaggth peace:
When my child sighed his life away
| felt but his release
And mine own trouble seemed afar,
Like something long agoi
l looked up to Nights ruling star,
And felt new liie glow.
DecI in my heart-a certain hope
Tn. family bcamcd before
As I were the Angel come to ope,
And not TO close, the door.
There is a grief that slowly grows
In storm. through tears, 70 calm;
Such sorrows blossom late; the rose
of autumn brclthes most balm.
I kno : what death IS nova friend,
Through oft in hostile suise;
Gods messenger, whose lessons lend
New glory to the skies.
Thomas William Parsons.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
Snort i'm sonth Africn.

Ye say. the Beers are ''sIy as thrice driven
grouse"
For shame! For shamei A year igo. we read,
Not thrice, but twenty times, how they drove
you.
When equal numbers left you fairly matched
Oh, coward boasting O'er a fallen foe.
Strive not, by sporting metaphors, 20 make
4 brutal Jest OF bloody homicide;
But do your work in silence, if ye must,
Being soldiers, and obedicnt to commando
And count not souls that pass as slaughtered
game;
These be not beasts ye drive to death. but
An outraged race. outnumbered ten to one,
Which yet, for country, justice, liberty,
Fights to extinction, putting faith in God.
bertrand Shadwell in the Chicago Post.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
Compensatiop.

Where have they vanished, the mysterious lands,
Which oft, far-of beholden, bathed in gold.
With Genii and wonders manifold.
And great palms towering from burning sands,
We fashioned with imagination's hands
From unforgotten legends, strangely old7
Where have they shed?-Science. swift and
bold.
Has torn the fairy fabric into strands.
Yet we have stolen from the coming years
The undiscovered realms that once were ours,
Not in revolt; but conscious that the hours
Hold rich requital for old hopes and fears;
And in these changes unperturbed we see
The patient purpose OF Divinity.
Felix n. Gerson in Lippincott's Magazine.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

| flag at half-mastg
me old naval and military practice of
of submission.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

What do the initials. a. H. S. stand tori
2. z.
Jesus Hominum Salvador Jesus, the
Savior of Men"
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
NOTES AND QUERIES.

Where is Company F, Eleventh Infan,ryi
N. N. X.
At Ponce. Porto Rico.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Who were the more noted classmates ,t We.
Point of Robert f. Lee? H. A.
Gen Joseph E. Johnston. o. Mcknight
Mitchell, LII. D, F. r. A. s. and Major
General: Brig. Gen. Seth Eastman. and
Maj. Gen. James Barnes.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Prof George A. Barton, who is assist
ant professor in Biblical literature and
Semitic languages at Bryn Mawr College.
has just completed e. work in which he
traces the social and religious evolution
OF the Semitic peoples from the earliest
times until that period when the various
national Semitic religions were fully de-
yeloped- The title of his book will be "A
ligiouS
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

It is not a question of preference.
Dear Miss Is as vulgar as Dear Mrs
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

plot deals simply and solely with the
problem whether she shall defy the opin-
ion of this social world for the sake of the
man of her choice or not. (New York:
Frederick A Stokes Company)
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

win you give me a list of the inventions Of
Thomas A. Edison? II. c. B.
The duplex telegraph, carbon transmit
ter. phonograph, microphone, megaphone.
and tncandescent lamp are some OF the
Important ones. His minor Inventions
number several hundred
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Which is the preferable way to address an un-
married woman in a letter, Dear Miss or Dear
MadamT''
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

declares that German university students do
not fight duels, that they do; which is rights
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

D. Appleton & Co.'S October announce
ments include THE Quiberon Touch" by
Cyrus Townsend Brady; The Alien,'' by
F. f. Montresor: THE Apostles of the
Southeast" by Frank r. Bullen; Some
Women l Have Known" by Maarten
Martens; "shipmates," by Morgan Rob
ertson; while Charlie Was Away" by
Mrs. Poultney Bigelow: THE Wage of
Character by Julien Gordon: Other
Worlds" by Garrett Z. Serviss; Drag
ons of the Air" by II. G.. Seeley; The
Most Famous Loba," by n. X. Blissett.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

What is the meaning and origin OF the nam.
Texas2 d. l. Y
1t is traced yariously to Tehas (Tejas
or Teyas), a small tribe of Indians; to an
Indian word meaning friends or
friendly" to an Aztec word ''Tehajas."
meaning north country and TO the
word Teja or TEXAS. which was applied to
the mound prairies and to the shape given
to the wigwams by Neches Indians.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Will you give brief description of the Amer
lean eagle especially to size and color Of feath-
ers? II. n W.
His length is about forty inches, his
spread of wings from seven to eight feet.
The feathers of head, neck. and tail are
snow white in the adult bird. the rest be-
ing a dingy grey-brown- Because of his
white head and neck he Is known as the
bald eagle"
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

A Is right, though there has been Of
recent years n marked decrease in the
number of schager duels
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Where did the name Manhattan originate. and
what does it mean? L. G. ].
Probably in the name of the tribe of In
dians which inhabited Manhattan island
at the time of HudsOns discovery. The
name has been said to signify People of
the Whirlpool" from their nearness to
He'll Gate
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Does oil well. or gusher, continue 70 Hev
or does it become exhausted in time? p
1t becomes exhausted usually, the time
varying and depending on the nature OF
the geological formation and the number
of nearby wells. After well ceases to
flow, it is customary to introduce pump
to draw up the OIL
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

He killed the noble Mudiokiwis.
With the skin he made him mittens,
Made them with the fur side inside;
Made them with the skin side outside;
He, to get the warm side inside.
Put the inside skin side outside
He, to get the cold side outside,
Put the warm side, fur side inside;
That's why he put the fur side inside,
Why he put the skin side outside
Why he turned them inside outside.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Strange stories, folklore gleaninSs, and
studies here and there compose the new
volume by Lafcadio Hearn. entitled "A
japanese Miscellany" which Little
Brown SS Co. are about to publish
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
Is green tea naturally green9
E. B.

There are naturally green teas. the col
or being the result of quickly drying the
fresh picked leaf the same leaf submitted
to slow oxidation becoming black tea. But
most of the brighter green teas that
reach this country are colored with Prus-
sian blue and gypsum in harmless guam
tity
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
A now Illustrated edition Of Daudet,s

Little Masterpieces" comprising Let
tiers from My Mill" translated by Katha-
rinc Prescott Wormeley, and Monday
Tales, translated by Marian Mcintyre,
will be published by Little, Brown & Co.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

How is canal lock constructed and manipu-
lated? , What nation built the Suez Canal, and
By what nation is it owned and controlled?
g How is salt taken from salt water at sea in
order to use the water for steam. cooking. and
the likei p. W. X.
y lock is a chamber whose SIDE walls
are practically a continuation of the can
ais banks. and with sat" aJ each end
that crosses the canal at right angles to
its banks. \ boat in passing lrU.n the
lower &c the higher level OF water enters
the lock while the water is at the lower
level. The lower level gate i irl.r, titi,'''i.
valves are opened To admit water from
the higher level. and when the lock is
filled to the higher level the other gaze
is opened an the boat passes into the
higher level When a boat is going the
other way. the process is reversed. :.
One-half the capital was furnished by the
Khedive of Egypt. the rest by Europeans,
mostly Frenchmen. In 1875 Beacons1eid
bought the Khedive's interests. tranfer-
ring them to the British Government,
which now controls. England had been a
persistent opponent of the canal during
its construction, Offering many obstacles
to its completion. 3. BY Installations; the
sea water is boiled and the resulting
steam condensed.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

l. How many American soldiers, sailors. and
marines were killed or died from wounds during
the war with Spain? 2. How many Spanish sail
ors and marines were killed died from wounds
during the same war? 3. How many Spanish SOL
diers we're killed or died from their wounds dur
ing the fighting in Cuba and Porto Rieo2 O. B.
In Cuba Porto Rico. and the Philip
pine Islands, between May /. ls9S, and
June go 1888, % officers and 265 enlis ed
men were killed. and 6 officers and % TN
listed men died OF wounds. 2-3. We have
no means to ascertain the Spanish losaes
during the war.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Do ocean steamers of the largest size feat from
Chicago to the Atlantic Ocean, AID what Is thu
route takenl u "
Most certainly not. The experimental
vessels are no larger than the canal locks
will accommodate-about2 260 feet long and
of 5000 tons capacity. The route is the
chain of Great Lakes. the Welland and
Canadian canals, and the St. Lawrence
River.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

viii you name the eighteen best colleges or
universities in the United States. and the or
der in which they rank? G. ID. l.
No; but we viii give you the eighteen
that have the largest number of students.
They are Harvard University, University
of Michigan. University of Minnesota.
University of Georgia, University of Chi
cago. University OF California, North
western University, Cornell University,
Columbia University, University OF Penn
syIvania, Yale University, University of
Wisconsin, University of Illinois, Wash
ington University, Teachers College. Gil
rard College, Syracuse University, and
Drake University.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

What is the Government Of the Netherlands.
and how should it be classed? 2. Is Argen-
tina a Roman Catholic country? D. A. B.
A constitutional monarchy; there are an
hereditary monarch and a parliament of
two houses. z. les. The constitution rec
ognizes the Roman Catholic religion as
that of the State, but tolerates all other
CrppdS
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

What was the full name of Abraham Lincoln's
father, and what his standing in EfeY
W. G. C.
Thomas Lincoln. He was a carpenter.
poor at his trade, a shiftIess, ignorant
squatter. Abraham Lincoln usually was
silent concerning his forbears, but he
once said: My parents We're both born
in Virginia of undstinguished families
second families, perhaps / should say
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

IA New Epigrams" is the title of Will
liam b. Gross new book. and Il. f. Fenuo
& Co. are its publishers
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01
LIVE STOCK BURNED.
Two Big Losses by Fire Near
Emmitsburg.

The large barn on the farm of
Mr.. David Chilean. about one
mile east of EmmitSburg. was
burned on Thursday evening of
last week, and eleven horses,
eight mules, seventeen head of
cattle and number of hogs per
lShed i'll the flames. The origin
of the fire is not known.
When discovered the flames
had gained SO much headway
that it was impossible to save
any of the contents of the barn or
to reach the imprisoned animals
The loss in the latter respect was
one of the heaviest that has ever
occurred in the county.
Besides the live stock, there
was o great loss of farming nipple
mentS, harness, vehicles, hav,
clover seed, etc. The loss is very
heavy and is only partly covered
by insurance.
The property known as Amman
dale, owned Mrs. Isaac $. Amman
and tenanted 10y Mr.. William
Long, about Il mile from Emmlts-
burg, was destroyed by fire with
all its contests. The property
was insured i'll the Phoenix Com
pany of Brooklyn, but will not
cover the loss sustained.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01
Advertised Letters.

The following is a list of the
advertised letters remaining i'll
the Frederick City post-ollice.
To obtain any of these letters, the
applicants must call for advertised
letters. If not called tor within
two weeks they will be sent to the
dead letter office:
Gentlemen's LiSt.-Emanuel Il.
Brown, John ii. DeLaughter,
Amos Graham, ID. l.. Glaves,
Frederick Ritter, Frank G. Shook,
Surren Welty.
Ladies' List. - Mrs. Rebecca
Airs, Mrs Sarah L. Clary, Miss
jessie Ecker, Miss Lizzie Hotf,
Miss Bessie Kelly, Mrs. Isabel
Stull.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued at the Clerks
Office since our last issue:
Walter G. Fogle, of York Road,
and Esther h. Staup, of Ladies'
burg,
Thomas NJ. banner and Mary
Il. Hill, both of Brunswick.
Lewis Movley, Of Plane No. 4,
and Nettie V. Wolfe, Of Barth-
lows.
ID. II. Baymer and Addie
Ramsburg, both of Middletown.
Edward Il. Tucker and Caro-
line V. Halter, both of Urbana.
Charles II. Wilson, of Balti-
more, and Clara May Beall, of
Plane No. 4.
James w. Mason. of Mont
gomery County, and Rachael Il.
Green, of Frederick.
Archie Ct. Lugenbeel, of Balti-
more, and Mary A. Taylor, OF
Brunswick.
VIM. NJ. Haugh, of Utica Mills,
and Minnie b. Biser, of Fred
erick.
John l.. O'Hare and Lizzie
Murphy both of Pearl.
William Ii. Martin and Stella
M. Flohr, both of Franklinville,
this county.
Oden @. Lusby and Lizzie Blu
ligh, both of Boyds', Montgom
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01
L NEWS
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

A great many Of our citizens
will attend the inaugural cere.
monies in Washington on Mon.
day, March 4th.
We have been having some
very fine weather for the past
few days, quite a contrast indeed
to that which we experienced
several weeks ago.
Observers of the new star in
PerSenS, states that on Tuesday
it had diminished in brightness
at least one-tifth of its magni.
tude, and that in the last "a
hours.
The new iron bridge over
Double Pipe Creek, at Myers
mill, has been completed and is
one OF the most substantial and
useful bridges in the county.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01

seems certain. unless Mrs. Nc.
Lean and her followers lose with
III year all the strength of pur-
pose and bellicose inclinations
they have manifested for three
years past, they may be expected
either to withdraw from the
Daughters of he American Revo-
luton or make matters very in
tereSting at the next Continental
Congress.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01
New Telephone Company.

y new Telephone Company has
been Incorporated in Frederick
County with the principal office
III WoltSville. The object of the
company is to build a telephone
line from MyerSyille to VOLTS,
willie, via Ellerton and Middle,
point. The incorporatorS are DR..
Alvey }. Smith, President; Ash.
bury +. Hoover, secretary; Viii
liam +. Hankman, treasurer, Up
ton GroSsnickle and Cyrus Flock.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01

"l stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve was
rlckcd with pain writes G. w. Bel
lamy. a locomotive fireman. of Bur
lington, Iowa. II was wax and p,le
without any appetite and all run down.
As was about to give up | got bottle
OF Electric Bittcrs and, after taking it.
! felt as we'll as ever did in my life. y
Weak, sickly, run down people always
gain new nte, ; r.ngh aud vigor from
their use. Try them Satl- facrion
guaranteed by A. l.. Pearre. Price 50
cents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01

his house to show them Christ
mas things and il was whilst
there the alleged assault was
committed. After much testi-
monv was heard. the ease was
given to the jury. which returned
verdict of guilty. Coins was
sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary. a similar case
against Coins was Stettpd.
Elmer 9. Gross. who is charged
with stealing funds from the post
office at Olive, this county. was
before United States Commits
Sioner White last week and was
held in the sum Of $500 for the
action of the United States Grand
Jury. 1t was proven that the
money did not belong to Uncle
Sam but to Mr.. Bell, the post
master, and so Gross was held
for breaking into a place where
United Safes mail is kept. Bail
was furnished
On Saturday the court severely
criticised an Indictment made by
the grand jury in the case of the
State VS.. Charles II. Smith, of
Crbana. for receiving stolen
goods Cephas Overs. the con
demned murderer of Frank Don
aldSon, confessed to having stolen
the goods and taken them to
Smith. Thomas Lee was also
arraigned for having stolen har.
ness from w. ii. Herman and
Mr.. Smith was charged with re
ceiying these goods knowing
them to have been stolen. The
judge rebuked the jury for indict-
ing a respectable citizen upon
the testimony of "A confessed
thief and promptly dismissed the
cases.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01
Working "a Hours q DaY.

There's no rest for TIN Sc tireless little
workers-Dr. Kings New Life Pills.
Millions are always busy curing Torpid
Liver, Jaundice, Biliousness, Fever
and Ague. They Danish Sick Head
ache, drive out Malaria. Never grippe
or weaken. Small, taste nice, work
wond rs. Try them. 25c at A. L..
Pearre's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01
ANTI SALOON LEAGUE.
Permanent Or ganizati on
Formed in This County.

Probably the largest meeting
Of temperance advocates ever
held in this county was that
which was held in the Methodist
Sunday School room on Tuesday
last, in response to a call by the
Ministerial Association of Fred
erick. a notable fact was that
a majority of those present were
men. Quite the opposite has
heretofore been true of such meet
ingS.
Many ministers were present
representing the Reformed, Lu-
theran, Methodist, Presbyterian,
Protestant Episcopal and other
denominations. Representatives
were also present from the w. G..
7. u, the l. o. q. T. and the
Christian Endeav. Societies of
the county.
Rev. Joel Brown, of the Meth
odiSt Episcopal Church, was
chosen temporary chairman and
David S. Rice secretary.
Rev. 5. +. Nicholson, State
Superintendent, addressed the
convention. Other speakers were
Revs. +. h. Eschbach, Cyrus f.
Thomas, Osborne Ingle, f. r..
Dixon, E. Il. Mclean, S. NJ.
Ilench and Miller. of Frederick,
and Revs. Metzger. of Thurmont;
Hedges, of Middletown; Mar
routt, of Mt. Airy; Heavener, Of
of Douhs', Livingston, of Ur-
bana; Ritter, of BnrkittSville;
Wolfe, of WalkerSville, Martin
and Gillen, of Brunswick.
a resolution was adopted ask
ing the aid of our Senators and
Representative in Congress to
support and vote for the bill
known as the "Lodge Gillett
New Hebrides BILL" now pending
in Congress. A committee con-
sisting of Revs. Messrs. Ingle,
Ritter, Hedges and ID. S. Rice,
reported the model of constitu-
ton.
The following were elected per
manent officers:
President - George Z. Best,
Frederick.
Secretary-ROger Harley, Vel
low Springs.
TreaSurer-W. ID. Stone, Fred
erick.
Vice PresidentS-B II c k c Y s
town, w. +. Kindley; Frederick,
Il. Il. Lewis; Middletown, Ed
ward Ifert; Creagerstown, DR..
Young; Urbana. Rev. w, o. Liv-
ingSton; EmmitSburg, q. Lloyd
Palmer; WoodSboro, ii. w. Lewis;
New Market, w. IL. Hogalt; Pc
tersville, &. Il Radley; Mount
Pleasant, Thomas Albaugh; JEFF
ferSon, George IL. yesterday;
MechanicStown, W. ID. bought
erty; Lewistown, Rev. j. u AS.
per; Tnscarora, A. w. Burkhart;
Burkittsvllle, G. William Ahalt;
Ballenger, G. Edward Derr.