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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15
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Monsieur Gicc1 was professor u
French and Spanish. We net as teacher
and pupil one spring in New Orleans. I
sa" his advertisement for pupils il Tia
morning paper a1d wrote to him for
terms. h answered il person.
The doortel. q ny pension sent
shr.ll peal across the courtyard. I did
not know what trembling, pale Old
hand pulled il. Then the gingerbread
colored face q Il creole maid appeared
a. ~ door, an was tod. Oar be er
gin'e,u.n ter see mam'selle."
A slender white haired, white mus.
tachei i!tt.e Oh gentleman rose from the
corner q a sofa q l entered lie l1w par.
lor and Introduced himself as Monsieur
Gi-9.. p-ote,,s9r.
IL wore !r.,s suit which. though not
exactly sAaal = seemed 3: s..a-vaat an
c.ea. cut a-i IS i il hal been brought
oat # some place whe-e i had teea neat
i folded away for a lo1. tine. I, had
very long s.7p!as coattai.s, Of which he
was extremely careful vixen he reseated
himself.
sat down opposite him. and tie food
# afternoon sunshine pouring through
the window behind him showed me a
thin, hatche, shaped face almost the color
Of leather. with dapper goatee and ling
mustachios. lately trimmed. and large
eyes Of 50 pale a gray that they were al
most the hue Of glass.
His lower Jaw trembled continually.
and his long b!oodless fingers shook. too,
as he kept folding them one over the
other.
He began to talk Of the lessons l wish.
ed 70 take, and in spite Of the strong
restraint that he was putting upon him.
self. l could not help noticing that once
or twice his eyes fairly darkened with
eagerness-ssid that he could give them
at my pension or in my classroom the
DAYS and hours that would be most CON
venient 10 me.
you have q classroom" l said.
ooh, yes" he replied with a pompous
sweep Of the hand, quite at your service.
mademoselle
"And you have no other pupils on
Wednesdays and Fridays. at II o'clock"
He paused a moment and pulled his
goatee rehectively. No. he announced
at last in a decided tone.
Then, | shall come on those DAYS to
your classroom, for the parlor here is so
often occupied that it would not be con-
venient to take my lessons at the house"
"Very good, mademoiselle." he replied
briskly, rising and making me profound
bow. "On Wednesday, then, and au plat
sir de vous voir." II was not the sun.
shine that so suddenly frightened his
eyes and quickened his gestures, think.
He bowed himself out Of the room
and down the stairs with so much ANNA
ton that | had a vague sense Of having
assisted at some kind of Transformation
of personality.
On Wednesday | presented myself at
the classroom. l remembered Monsieur
Gigon's having put it at my service"
with so ceremonious a tone and gesture
when | entered. 1t was merely a 10 by
u garrett. dimly lighted bv one small
window and door and furnished with a
wooden table without cover and two or
three shelves of embarrassing looking
books. There were dust and dirt every.
where. as if the landlady never remem.
bered il In her rounds. do not think she
did. nor him. either. save on rent DAYS.
Monsieur Cigon onneared r,rasantIv
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15

ments to the bill reducing war
taxes. aud asking a conference
thereon. after a majority of the
Republican memb ers Of the COM
mittee had decided simply 20
non concur without asking con.
ference. The Republicans of the
committee were divided. and Mr.
Richardson quickly took advan.
tage of the opportunity and
scored Democratic victory.
There is Republican scheme 10
kill the bill.
Senator Bacon tells an amusing
and instructive story OF the
methods Of legislation in the
Mexican Congress = methods
which 10 a certain extent the Re,
publicans have in a measure al
ready introduced in one branch
OF our Congress. Speaking of his
visit 10 tie lower House Of the
Mexican Congress. Senator Ba-
con said: Il went there day after
day and never saw a member rise
and address the chair. Bill after
bill was passed without vote in
the negative and without a word
Of discussion. became very
much interested in this state of
affairs. and not being acquainted
with the Spanish language. l in
quired OF a gentleman at the
door who spoke English, to *.
plain the situation TO me. on.
he replied. there Is no need for
any debate. These bills are sent
to Us by the President and he
! tells US that he wants them pass.
ed When he lets u know that
he is in favor of the bills. We are
all in favor of them too"
a proposition TO make Cuba
pay the expenses incurred during
the war with Spain by this coun,
Try, has been put forward by
Representative Levy Of New
York, but probably with more de.
sire to fuddle the situation than
10 seriously push the idea of try,
ing to make Cuba to pay our war
expenses
The administration received
broadside from its own ranks.
when Rep esentative Brown. OF
Ohio, Republican, made Wig
orous attack upon the present
Philippine policy, and offered a
resolution declaring that 'it is
the purpose of the United States
in retaining possession of the
Philippine Islands TO aid their
inhabitants when they submit to
the authority of the United
States in establishing a capable
and staple free government. IN
der such reservations and condi.
tons as may be wise and just.
will relinquish sovereignty in
those islands" incidentally
Mr.. Brown referred to the idea
held by some OF breaking our
pledge given TO Cuba as the
"climax Of greed, and the doc.
trine of treebooters and pirates "
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15
A Powder Mill Explosion

removes everything in sight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are
mighty dangerous. Don't dynamite
the delicate machinery of your body
with calomel, croton oil or aloes pills,
when DIR. Kings New Life Pills, which
are gentle as a summer breeze, do the
work perfectly. Cures Headache, Con-
stipation. Only 25c at A. L. Pearres
drug store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15

bare and turn it TO the bitterness
Of death. H." he SAYS. I'VE
have 10 friends We have no pleas
ure and if We have them We are
sure 10 lose them and be doubly
panied By the loss.
BATTLING MOODS.
1t is here that the poetry comes
10 tile surface Of Lincoln's char.
acteT. L remained part OF him
through his life. aud in varied
moods presented many phases
which stand out in batt1ing con
tras, for Tie biographer. But is
truth and beauty were evident
even to Tie last. When after the
grea, Struggle. the dusty columns
came marching back 10 tina swing
iug beat Of lew born songs Of
victory: when his first and great.
e.. dream had cone true and his
highest ambition was satisfied:
" hen the heart Of The country
turned 70 him eagerly, lie turned
Ms melancholy eyes from the tu.
multi 10 mourn tor the stricken
South.
What such temperament
must have suffered By The hor.
Tor, Of that war can lie well un.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15
Death Of a Confederate Vet
eran.

Captain John H little, well
known Confederate Veteran and
for many years editor Of a news
paper in Shepherdstown. West
Virginia. died suddenly of heart
disease at his home in Middle.
town. this county. on Wednes
day afternoon last. Mrs. little
left her husband sitting in the
room while she went out to a
store to make purchase. She
was gone only a short time. and
when she returned found hin sit.
ting upright in his chair, dead.
his hands folded and his feet
resting on another chair. Cap.
tain little was aged Il years
and was twice married. His first
wife was a Miss Smith of Blooms.
boro, Washington County, and
three years ago he welded Miss
Minnie Weaver, of Middletown.
In 1912 he became an apprentice
in the Catoctin Enterprise Office
in MiddletOwn, and later was ed
itor of a paper in Buchanan,
West Virginia.
He published the Shepherds.
town Register for many years and
during the war he served with
the Confederate Army. He con.
tinued in the newspaper business
until lately when he went to Mid
dletown. He served several
terms as Mayor of Shepherdstown.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15
Bright Mary,

At a club meeting the charming s,,,,
er Of the day told a story thar i fnT..
enough TO go farther than tie bpn1-.,
or two women who laughed At i. ~.
She was in conversation with a W.
dame Of poor but honest mind The ki,i
who Unfortunately admires any nar,-.
who gets into print as genius. jns, y.
another kind bows before every rics'
dressed woman as society .ai7." sri
she asked, What is your daughter dim,
these days."
Mary has gone to Paris" a1svs..,
the other, with an important air. y,
learn 10 be an author" ="
oh" murmured the questi9rer. an,
presently rallied enough to inqu.-q. a.;
and how long will it take MaT n
learn"
We expect her to take two years,
answered the proud and confident uaS
er.-Chicago Post.
The value Of the Christmas turkov,
eaten by the American people duri1,
the late holidays is estimated Al S5CM'
coo.
One way to tell a good COW {, =.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15


4'e-2'' - - ' -
Ion Of the oi'tAdaF %; L'Ac'-l'
The recurrence % anniversaries
Is al eXcellea- provision ~ tine
and custom ID is we'll that We
look occasionally from our own
boaS-ed achievements lack 70 Tie
minds ana conditions Alru made
them possible, with possibly a
thought -or the cost 81 content.
ment. In this day We are ,1um5.
Ing The worn leaves thai bear the
gTaHdest ana most terrible c4ap
tiers III tie history OF The world
For the story oi Lincoln i
largely The story OF the CIVIL
War. TINS i probably. as i
should 1e: ala the story OF the
man himself ot his spirit and ms
characteI' ma never been prop
cry told' since lAe ddt "Aeh
Booth hred ms fatal sAot blogTa-
pue'S VI i..L- 1'lu Ia { oo' "e 'Ae
49, o,'5 raoa ,,'l - 80 Va
roun.;TJsd biorranhars bava
tr;sd - smooth nTar ~ - bido
car,air .rai,e ,rticb - - nov
sv,nnarbat;r mind rarea1 ,ham
selves A. indications ~ +ba trn+b
ond nobili+r ~ r,;o,L.r ond
fear1ass ratrra
r. co,nrreLend or5 - do ;rs
+ica - a ,rirJ sncL 49, ~. ,nind
as grao+ arJ a. s,.,,ra.1at;n -
oniTad Will baI;ra.l oil ,rLa,
he diad ri,'coIn ,ras n;.rndar
stood and i hay rauai,ad far
nresan, day writer's and stndants
r. ara1,1a so,,a sc 10 ar~,,;-;,o
qualities of his wonderful TEN.
permanent, and to appreciate the
extent 10 which he rose. oddly.
instinctively aud yet magnif.
Gently above the materialism Of
his environment.
A POET Of MELANCHOLY.
Tho bi.,orr of ti,oo1,.s liza :
familiar ~ 60. ,,nar;co,.
Dnr;rg ali bis car.er from tbe
KentncLv ca,nn - 80 Wiz
Hons h. i essantiaIl, ,ba Nm
of nas,in,. - ~ l,raadar ,.aa-a
The rLsrac.eri.tics which nh
matnlv hacama dominant IN him
dicnlavad +bam.aI,as ao,I,. -
his life He aralyzed and brood
cd over tLe most insignifcaH+
features Of lis ervironnent and
the melancholv wbirh - rLarac
terized him in after oars oftan
tool nossession of his Who'll
natura
cn,,. ~
= . l. L l. L > : ! = Il - a ! Il H.
lie was nagTantIy careless OF
MS personal attire and a doubt
his Sonl Thar incoin was H.
temperament a poet of meditation
and melancholy he proved at
every phase OF his yareid career.
and it must seem to the careful
student that this characteristic
has not been Only considered in
its relation to the great events Of
his later life.
He hirted with the girls in
Springfield and afterwards went
off to brood over Eoltaire and
Tom Paine. Misery entered at
once into his being when those
around him were in distress. His
mind was penetrating and yet
susceptible to every changing in.
fuence. He fell in and out of
love with a poets ease, and was
continually laboring with exag
gerated notions Of misery in
Others for which he felt respon.
sible.
1,xco,,..s ,,.n,
: = q : e
N, he gusaseu himself 70 marry
Al "Is 1O''u anu as was MS uaoIt (,
went oH " Oloou anu ahalyze MS
c c Co 5l ne began 70
ieeI ehal ne nau ulaue mistake,
anu fetulneu 70 Ine young laoy
TN .Hls ueoia dVloH' o1e burst
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15

II summer IAdl IN winter, and Is N
ways best 10 try them on the Latter -.
OF the day. The feet are then az the r ss'
iuum size. Activity naturally n1t
them swell. Much standing has ,sr9
ency 10 enlarge the feet and also c,r-,
them 10 be tender.
New shoes should be tried On ever M,
erately thick stockings, then hin.
pair may be put on to ease the feet i ~
shoes seem tight. 1t is remarkable NH i,
difference stockings will make IN y
comfort Of shoe, and If you d.1b, ~ ~
truth Of this remark try for yourself "
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15

The "Citizen" uses Printers
Ink to the best advantage for
both subscribers and advertis-
ers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15
Lincoln, The Man.
THE POETIC TEMP ER a.
MENT OF THE GREAT
AMERICAN.

Nature Hard % Comprehend
Completely Of the Martyred
President 5 Character Which
Proved a Puzzle 10 Those
About Him
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15
Abo1S

II experience "a
the statement, q
that there are 81
for the trying on VI
case. II the spring.
are more delicate
caused from the 70
ture. Like other pa 4
members are somev@
cold weather, and as
proaches the flesh
stretch itself-all on
contracting and heat
quently one needs q
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15

One way to tell a good COW IA I.
watch those that the dairyman dos
not want to sell, and vice versa, v.
might add
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15

CENTS FUR DRIVING GLoTESBut pairs of Updegraf best m
Collars match either at makers cost The Die
goods give the untold.
La Junta tribune., 1901-07-27
The ssst Remsdy for stomseh and
0o~si Troubles.

II have been IN the drug busi-
ness for twenty years and have sold
most all of the proprietary medi-
eines OF any note. Among the
-niirc list have never found any
thing TO equal Chamheriin's Colic,
Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy
tor all stomach and bowel troubles. =
says o. w. Wakefield, of Colum
bus, Ga. "This remedy cured twc
cases OF cholera morbus in my
family and have recommended
and sold hundreds OF bottles of il
to my customers to their entire
satisfaction. Il affords quick and
sure cure in pleasant form." For
sale by City Pharmacy.
La Junta tribune., 1901-07-27
oo.., forge. ~. "l,.m Boz"

Don't forget the TRIBUNE "item
box" which will be found in the
lobby OF the postoffice. We are
no, a mind reader. and have to
hnd out the news by personal
questioning. Some OF our readers
may have heard OF an item OF news
that would be ofinterest. and the
.'item box" is for their conven-
ience. We only received four
items in the box this week. and
1one OF them had signature
atached. so that our premium OF
me years subscription for the best
item OF news will have to be de-
tered until next SATURDAY.
La Junta tribune., 1901-07-27
4 Good Cough Mss,ei...

Many thousands have been re-
stored TO health and happiness b.,
the use OF Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. II afflicted With any
trial for it is certain to prove bene-
fetal. Coughs that have resisted
all other treatment for years, have
yielded to this remedy and perfect
health been restored. Cases that
seemed hopeless. that the climate
oi famous health resorts failed to
benefit. have been permanently
cured by its use. For sale by
CITY Pharmacy.
La Junta tribune., 1901-07-27

gagged in dong the panhandle act
on our principal streets,
G. 5. Thompson, undertaken and
embalmer. Phone No. 81 5.
For fresh bread, pies or cakes 80
20 Fishers postofiic. news stand
c. n. Bo, j is helping ont in the
Office of County ASS ssor Ads
mond.
Our r-pair department, is the
most complete in the Valley
Downer.
You will lose sight OF a good
thing If you don't select your car
pets from Thompson's samples.
Mrs. K. c. Roach. OF Huichin-
son. Kan, will be the guest of
Mrs. f. J. Deeds for few days.
La Junta tribune., 1901-07-27
m.,, Storm In Fsi,mea..

Fairmont was visited by rain
and hail storm Wednesday after
noon. Considerable damage was
done to fruit trees and cantalonpes,
bnt first reports were greatly exag-
gerated. and it is now the opinion
that the benefit that will be de
rived from the rain will more than
Offset the damage done by the hail.
The hailed out section extended
from point two miles east Of
Frank Days to the. experimental
farm and was about two miles
vide. Frank Day estimates his
loss at s., ooo,. but carried So, 900
Insurance on his cantaloupe crop
10. r. Batty, J. L. Potter. H. w.
Potter and J. H. Crowley also
suffered considerable loss.
La Junta tribune., 1901-07-27
Ms.. oe.,s Mov.e.

The roof on the new opera house
is completed. and the s.. 900 bonus
donated by citizens OF La unta is
due and payable according to
agreement. Exchange Tickets
Of the denomination OF $50, Sro
and S. were distributed Thursday
among the subscribers to the fund.
which must be exchanged for re-
served seats procurabie ten days
before tine inaugural opening.
Work on the opera house is being
pushed, and the initial perform
ance will take place early in Sep
tember. The inside work has pro
gressed far enough to give one an
idea of the arrangement OF the in
terror, the joists for the first floor
and the balcony being already in
position. The fact that we are to
have an upto-da,e opera house
seems almost too good to be true.
La Junta tribune., 1901-07-27
sone soas ,oea, ,rass.

ASK ioI LID luta-"hsoS
F. a. Griffin enlsrges photos for
SIS
| Go to the Keystone tonsoriai
parlors for baths.
Old pagers for sale at this ONCE,
20 cents pei, hundred.
j r. A. Griffin will do you a good
job OF paper hanging. He guar
antees his work
Bargains in new and 2'hs'ed
wheels Remember We are never
undersold. d.-Downer
Gem Flour" best IN the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refu nded- La iunis Milling Co.
/ For LoDcERs OSLY--Nicely fur
nished rooms; good location; close
in; terms reasonable. Inquire OF
X. +. Chatter.
The Daily Democrat moved into
new quarters yesterday. on Grsna-
da street, west OF Santa Fe av.n
ue, near the Finit, house.
We do all kinds of clothes clean
| ing and d,eing. First-class work;
prices reasonable; give MS trial.
La Iunta Steam Laundry.
1 Misses Kat. and Lsua Minniget.
nieces OF Mrs. Charles Ford, ar
rived from Middleton. Ohio, We'd
nesday morning for an extended
visit with their relatives in La
Junta.
AT the Methodist church TO NOR
row, the pastor will preach as
usual in the morning. and in the
evening Chancellor n. A. Buchtel,
OF the Denver University, will
preach. All cordially invited.
|. w. Loring left on the noon
train Thursday for Denver for =
brief sojourn. He expects to leave
about the FIRST OF August for South.
inghsm, Mass, to visit relatives.
making the trip from Chicago via
the lake route to Buffalo. and TAX
ing in the Pan American exposi.
ton.
On Monday evening Chancellor
Buchtel will deliver one of his
popular lectures at the Methodist
church. Subject. The Pleasant
ness OF American Life. A male
| uuartette will render short musi-
cal program preceding the lecture.
Admission adults IS cents; youths,
IS cents.
Holy communion at St Andrews
church every Sunday at 7. 80 a. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morn
ing PRAYER and sermon Al II a. m.
The first Sunday OF each month
there is a celebration OF Holy Com
munion at II a. m. No evening
services during the summer. w.
II. Haupt, rector.
/
Mrs. N. E Blankenship, OF La
Junta, will be glad to tell any one
who is Interested what remark
able effect Puritan distilled water
has had on her son, Clande, who
has Bright's disease. No one
with kidney or bladder trouble
should he without Puritan distilled
water. Ii is natures remedy
Gods own medicine.
I Earl Hurst and Watson Bradish
were arrested Thursday on COM
plant OF John Howe, who accuses
them OF creating disturbance in
front of his place Of business. The
boys were up before Judge Bourne
yesterday morning and sentenced
to ten days in the "hoozegow,
the sentence to be suspended
pending good behavior
Mrs. c. Hunt, mother Of Mrs.
&c. d. Steward, arrived from Pleas
antville. la, "Wednesday night. to
attend her daughter who has been
seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
Evening star., 1901-08-15

FORM OF an experience meeting. many OF
the ministers and laymen participating.
In the afternoon Mr.. Charles w. Pretty
man Of Rockville gave a talk on church
charters. advising that all churches should
oe Incorporated. Presiding Elder Henry
Hammell of Winchester. Va. spoke earn
estly upon the importance of the twentieth
century movement. and Prof. c. s. Melton.
principal OF Randolph Macon College made
lew remarks In the interest of his school
delegates were chosen to attend the an
nual conference to be held In Baltimore I'm
March, 1&2, as follows: John w. Smith,
Charles w. Prettyman, c. L. Miller, o. s.
Rhodes and p. A. Scaggs.
The evening sermon was delivered by
Rev. Charles ID. Bulla, pastor OF ST. Paurs
Church, Baltimore.
The following ministers arrived today:
Revs, T. A. Tyler of Baltimore, o. c. f.eli
of Emory, j. II. Davidson OF Poolesville,
B. B. Switzer of Frederick, William Ste
vens of Brunswick, ]. w. Smith of Balti-
more and w. II. Saunders of Wesley Grove.
Evening star., 1901-08-15
WHITE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
Col. Bingham Reports on Work Don,
in July.


In July.
Colonel Bingham, engineer officer in
charge Of District public buildings and
dier General Gillespie, chief of engineers,
covering the operations of his Office for the
month Of July. The report tells of the i'm
provements made to the Executive Man.
sion during that month. Colonel Bingham
says that particular attention was paid to
the plumbing fixtures of the White House,
and that all the electrical appliances of
the mansion were maintained In good con-
dition. The fues Of the chimneys were all
cleaned, and repairs were made to the tin
roof of the portico. The work Of repairing
and gliding the frames Of the seven large
portraits in the main corridor Of the first
floor was completed and the pictures re-
hung. The carpets in three rooms were re-
moved from the floors, cleaned and stored.
and the lace curtains removed from the
windows and cleaned. The old mating on
the office stairway was taken up and new
mating was laid in its place. A new Will
ton carpet has been purchased for the east
new goods have been purchased for re-
covering the furniture. For the east, west
and southwest bed and dressing rooms new
Wilton carpets have been purchased and
will be laid.
In regard to the operations of the Wash
ington monument for the month. Colonel
Bingham reports that the new elevator
there is working in splendid style. and is
considered one of the most modern and
best equipped machines Of it's kind in this
the trip to the top of the shaft during the
month, S97 of whom used the elevator
This makes a total of 1,949,351 persons
who have made the trip since 1888.