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The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Where there are confusions, and
griefs, and fears and unattained pur-
suits, and avoidance in vain, and envy
and rivalry, can the way to happiness
lie there?
Cheerfulnesg is the rubber tire on
life's vehicle. 1t breaks the jolt when
ever prudence and industry have been
unable to remove the stones from the
road.
Some Of the best lessons we ever
learn we learn from our mistakes and
failures, The error Of the past is the
wisdom and success Of the future.
He who has resolved to conquer or
die is seldom conquered; such noble
despair perishes with difficulty.
Always give the benefit Of the doubt
to the person who is only suspected
of doing a wrong.
Some writer's suffer from cramp in
the fingers and others from cramp Of
the brain.
It's an easy matter to ignore an in
suit aimed at somebody else.
Despair is sometimes as powerful an
inspirer as genius.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12

and the hope that prolonged effort
might bring him out safe. He did
paddle for an hour or more, but no
solid land appeared. nor did he seem
to have changed his original location
much.
He tried to see above the reeds and
get a glimpse Of the farmhouse, but
the rank vegetation was far above his
head. He broke down a bunch OF
reeds and marked them with his hand.
kerchief. Then he padded for an,
other hour. At the end Of that time
he was startled to see the handker,
chief before him. He had been travel.
ing in a circle. He padded again and
again he came back to the handker.
chief thoroughly exhausted. He fired
his gun repeatedly, hoping he might
attract attention, but no other hunters
were out, and if he was heard on land
the people thought he was still after
game.
The noon came and the hot, fall af'
ternoon Of the prairies. The retriev'
er slept by the dead game and Adams
drowsed in his seat. Tie night settled
down, the cog howled, the awful
silence OF the marshes came down
from the star-lit sky and rested
heavily upon the dark waters.
Did the red duck come upon Adams?
Who shall say. Did the deifled bird
placed in the marshes to guard all its
kind lead him on in the circle his boat
Travelled hour after hour? Did he
reach out his hands to grasp it as it
clrcled fatefully above his scow? Did
he have it once within his grasp, this
bird of the gods2 No one will ever
say.
But some time during his long stay
in the marshes one OF the guns OF
Adams burst itself md in the flying
OF the metal took his life When the
seaTchers found him at last he was
down in the boat dead, guarded by the
retriever, companioned by the game
he had killed When they opened his
clenched right hand to compose his
body they found in -he palm a tiny
red feather, not long from the wing Of
some fowl.
So perhaps the red duck was with
him after all-H. l. Cleveland, in the
Chicago Record Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
Connection Between Heat and Crime.

connection Between Heat and Crines
Summer after summer comes, and
some among us are still wondering,
as they wondered years ago. as to the
connection between heat and murder.
Why is the revolver so near and the
hand so prone to the billy on a hot
night, especially after there has been
indulgence in a picnic or other cup
festival? Why do homicides coincide
with heat and mosquitoes The ques-
tlon is easy. Heat mosquitoes, whisky,
beer, stihing bedrooms, swarming and
unclean fre-escapes asphalt smells,
too little cold water inside and outside
these, and lurking jealousies which
possibly might go hang in the winter
nOurish passions. The remedy is sim
pie-that is, an emollient may readily
be devised. Less poverty would help
greatly, but we can't diminish that by
public action, because so many people
nave acquired the habit Of poverty and
persist in it, while so many others are
defeated by poverty and are unable to
recover. Less Of the rum habit would
help, but we can't do much here, for
the rum habit is not conquerable by
law. But the community can lessen
some of the evils of heat by insisting
upon better tenements, more cleanli-
ness in them and the street, more
small parks and recreation wharves,
more free chairs in the parks, and
many, many more bathing places.
Comfort, GOODNESS, mental and moral
placidity, which would accomplish all
that is possible to the municipality or
TO humanitarians to dlsarm the victims
o. wrath-compelling sun, alcohol and
discomfort. The Observer, in Har-
per's Weekly.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
Fishbones and Pins.

"The quecrest kind Of cases which
l am called upon to treat Is that Of per-
sons who imagine they have swal-
lowed pins or fish bones" salda ply
slcian at the Pennsylvania Hospital.
"You would be surprised at the num-
ber Of these patients. In some in
stances pin or a bone has been swal.
lowed. but in the majority Of cases
the trouble is wholly imaginary. They
complain Of a sticking, prlcking sensa-
ton in the throat which they think is
caused by some obstruction. A few
days ago a woman told me she had
swallowed a small piece of wood. 1
examined her throat thoroughly, but
saw nothing to justify her complaint.
Upon questioning her she told me 1t
happened a year and a half ago. She
added that she often had her throat
examined by various physicians, all Of
whom told her there was nothing in
her throat, but she wouldn't believe
them. philadelphia Press.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
BTIghtWOOd Avenue Citizens,
Association.
Meetings are Held the Second Fri.
day Evening in Each Month in
BriRhtwOOd Hall.
OFFICERS:

President, Louis P. Shoemaker; 1st
Vice-President, Wilton j. Lambert; I'd
Vice-President, N. E. Robinson; Sd
Vice-President, Thomas Blagden; 4th
Vice-President, DR.. Henry Darling;
Secretary, John G. Keene; Treasurer,
n E. Robinson.
NJ Total Membership about 200.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
wHo7 wHERE7 wHAT3

BY ERNEST NEAL LYON.
Ah, had some happier star shone Ger my
birth,
Had / awoke to purple and to gold,
] would have wrought some star-bright
deed Of worth
In silver sentences forever told.
So runs the ditty Of an idle brain.
But wisdom crieth in a statelier strain,
Who art thou? But an accident of chance,
Where art thou? The caprice Of circum
stance.
What art thou? Destiny doth only ask.
What may thou be? Thy heaven-entrusted
task
To win or fater in an equal strife;
To carve the mysti. marble of a life
To gorgon or TO angel-as thou please.
Arouse thee from the lotus-land OF ease,
The melancholy midnight Of despair,
From indecision's heartbenumbing chill,
Like wispen straw will wither who"
and "Where"
Before the flame of an enkindled will!
Golfers Weekly.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
nrr. carnegle as a Gift Horse.


The gift horse, which it was on e
thought not quite civil to look in the
mouth, has been having it's teeth rath-
er unspGringly examined Of late, so
far as it has taken the shape Of free
public Libraries. In fact, a general
largess, OF more than royal, OF more
than imperial munificence, to the
Scotch universities from the same
lavish hand which has scattered its
peculiar henefactions broadcast over
our own land, was critically studied
by the authorities before a grateful
acceptance closed the incident. The
acceptance was not indecently de-
layed, however and the gratitude was
Of much more apparent reality than
the misgiying, 80 that he might well
believe the Scotch universities had
never the serious question which
seems to have beset some American
thinkers respecting our gift horse, or
horses, at a somewhat later stage Of
events. They may have been more
used to gift horses in Scotland at
any rate, they know how more grace
fully to manage them, and they at
least do not continue the inspection Of
their mouths after they have got them
In the stable. To be sure, the Scotch
benedciaries were not pledged to such
terms relating to the care and keep Of
the gift horses as the American COM
munities, which, in the process Of
time may find them eating their
heads Off.-W. d. Howells, in Harp
er's Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
From New York to St. Petersburg.

An observing and progressive Alas
ka pioneer says that he expects to
live 10 see the day when there will
be continuous line Of railway from
New York to ST. Petersburg by way
Of Bering Strait One link in the
line Is from Port Valdez on the sea
to the Yukon River, at the mouth Of
the Tanana and another link will be
from the Yukon to Nome. When those
roads have been completed line
across the Strait to Siberia will, in his
opinion, be sure to follow. II expand
Ing commerce demands such a road
plenty Of money VIII be supplied, and
all the engineering difficulties will be
overcome.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
Citizens Northwest Suburban
Association.
Meetings are hold tho First Fri.
day Evening i'm Each Montb in
the Town Hall, TenIeytOwn, DC,
OFFICERS:

President, Chns. G. Lancaster; st
Vice President, Jas, l.. Tate; 2nd vi E.
President, Col, Robert |, Fleming; Jrd
Vice President, A. f. Shoemaker; 9Th
Vice-P President, DR.. A. NJ. Ray 9th V, zee
President, Prof. Louis l.. Hooper; Secre-
tary, DIR. j. w, Chapel; Treasur r.,
Chas. h. Morgan; Sergeant. alarms,
Andrew j. BergO; Chairman Executl We
Committee, Louis p, Shoemaker.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
SUBURBAN ASSOCIATIONS.
List Of Officers together With
Time and Place of rleeting.
IN THE alter OF THESE ASSOCIATIONS
the FIRES ARE BURNING FOR ALL
THE PEOPLE OF THE SUBURBS.
East End Suburban Citizens
Association.
Meetings are held the 1st Mon
day Evening In each month at
18th and II Streets N. &c.
OFFICERS:
President, William IL. Ernest; Vice
President, Hugh A. Kane; Secretary, j.
NJ. Wood; Treasurer, Aug. w. Stubener,
BaSn Total membership about 70.
BrightWOOd Park Citizens
Association.
Meetings are held the Third
Tuesday Evening in each month
in Thomas Hall.
OFFICERS:

President, w. Nick. Clayton; Vice
President, Chas. w, Parker; Secretary,
Frank j. Metcalf; Treasurer w. s.
Detwilor.
Bsg~1 Total membership about 70.
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
THE SUBURBAN oIrr-

THE SUBURBAN OITI-
LKN IL a permanent institu-
Non--a fixbure at the National
Capital. Thousands and thou
sands OF people can testify 30
the good work IL has accom-
plished during the past fivO
years In the line of suburban
Improvement. It Is the only
p0wspaper In the District OF
Columbia that maintains a
punching bureau, whose duty
10 Is to punch up the authori-
bles and keep them awake 10
she needs OF the suburbs. On
that account Il deserves and "
receiving substantial enceuF
alRemonG
The suburban citizen., 1901-10-12
FoR SALE.

Several tracts Of land near BrightwOOd
pnd Takoma, also Building Lots on
BrightWood Ave, and 1Ath Stroos road.
Louis P, Shoemaker. 900 f st., N. w.
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p By SYLVANUS COBB, Jr.

en- into difficulty else. : You we're
bound for the imperial palace, eh %
At first Rosalind thought of
struggling for escape, but she felt
the strong grip upon her arm, and
she knew that such a movement
could result only in her own harm.
FSay," repeated the duke, ''were
you not bound for the palace?"
"Aye, proud duke, I was," the
countess replied, gazing UP into the
mans face. "I was trying to es-
cape from your accursed power!"
EFAha! But come; we'll turn to-
ward home. You'll be better off
there. And this is our little Zeno-
bic, is it ?" ...&..:
: The attendant looked up, but she
made no reply. Then Olga turned
to the priest.
"Savotano, hurry off your men in
the morning, and then come to me.
I'll have work for you tomorrow.
By st. Paul, the work delays no
longerr ...l. u
And then, with a sinking, break
ing heart, Rosalind Valdai was led
back toward the ducal palace.
Warren sheaf., 1901-09-05
CHAPTER XIX.
CONCLUSION.

Pale as death sat the fair young
countess in her dressing room. She
did not tremble now, for every nerve
had become fixed in utter despair.
"Will you not change your dress,
my mistress?" asked Zenobie in a
low, tremulous tone.
'tNo, no" the maiden replied, and
her voice sounded strangely even in
her own ear, it was so low and hol-
low. ''*Why should T. dress for the
sacrifice? The dumb beast may suf-
fer garlands about it's neck before
being led to the heather altar, but,
alas, God has not given me brute's
ignorance to help me now. No, no,
Zenobie; I will not dress for: the
bride"
'SBut the duke expects it." *.
Il care not. He cannot ask me to
do it, He may do all he wills, for I
am helpless here, but he dare not
ask" a.
'Oh, my dear mistress!" cried the
faithful girl, throwing her arms
about the neck Of her mistress and
weeping as she did so, would to
God that I could bear this for you.''
II thank you all the, same, my
best of friends" the countess re-
piled, gazing gratefully up into her
attendants face. "But it matters
not much now.~,sI shall not suffer
long. ri My sorrow will soon cease. y
Zenobie looked inquiringly up,
but she did not speak ~ <l e~> .
"God will soon take me home, .
the wretched maiden murmured aft
er a pause. ffI feel the chill hand
upon my heart even now, and I
know, that earth cannot bind my
spirit long with such q curse upon
il. t.''ss.ss .s s.>t t.'...s : I
81 Zenobie had no more words Of con-
ISOLATION to offer SO she did all she
could do, She drew the head Of her
mistress upon her bosom. and there
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to the floor had not le1o6ie caught
her and bore her to the couch.

to the floor had not zelo65le caught III
her and bore her to the couch.
The monk stood erect, with his
arms folded across his breast, but
his right hand was hidden within
the bosom of his robe. The duke
started back like one thunderstruck,
and it was some moments ere he
could gain the power of speech,
He turned first pale as death, and
then the blood mounted, hotly,
fiercely to his brow.
'By the living God," he gasped in
a kissing, frantic tone, chow came
ye here ?" I 5:s.- i ;
.'To learn Of your wickedness,
Duke of Tula," calmly responded
Vladimir.
"Ha! DO you beard me in my
very palace, dog? But you have ven
tured here once too often. AS sure
as there is life in me, you 60 not
hence alive!" Ill y :.
:Hold, Olga! spoke the monk,
and 50 strange and powerful was the
tone that, though the duke had
turned toward the door, yet he stop
ped. "This lady tells me you mean
to make her your wife. Is it so P"
"Out, accursed monk! Who gave
thee right to question me?" 8
''By my soul, proud duke, you
shall know that anon. But listen.
If you force this lady to that thing,
you do it at your peril! You had
better seek the tabled potion of the
gods and drink and be a dog than
do that thing" .x,.,, .,.,~.
"Hold moment, monk!' cried
the duke, now nearly blind with pas
sion. "You 60 not hence alive!
What, no, there! Without, I say!
Zenobie, pull that bellcord-quick!
Back, monk! You pass not here
alive! What, ho! Without, there!"
'Beware, Olgar' spoke the monk
as calmly as before, at the same time
drawing a heavy pistol from his
bosom and cooking it. F1 would
shoot you as I would a dog! Offer
me one motion of impediment to my
passage, and you die on the in
stant!"
Instinctively the duke moved to
one side. There was something in
the look and tone of the strange
man that he dared not cope with
then. The monk passed out, but as
soon as he was gone the duke sprang
to the bellcord and pulled it till he
broke it. In a few moments more
the servants came rushing in.
F*Out, dogs,'' the mailman shout
ed, "and stop that monk from leav-
ing the palace! Kill him on the
spot where you find him if he dares
to offer the least resistance! Kill
him! You have my orders, and I
am alone responsible!"
Thus speaking, the duke rushed
from the apartment to start up
more of his household. First to the
gate of the court he went. But the
monk was not there, nor had he
been there. Then he rushed to the
postern, but that was locked, and
the snow was untrodden before it.
He returned to the hall, and one by
one the servants came back from
the search. .l.uy .....-
No monk could be found!
At first Olga wac tempted to be-
lieve that his servants deceived him.
But he quickly set that thought
aside, for he could see by their coun-
tenances that they were as much
astonished as he. The search was
renewed, but the strange man was
not to be found! There was some
wonder and some uneasiness.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
STRANGE AND COMPLICATED.

Ruric Newell dreamed that he was
a great general and that he was up
on the eve Of an engagement. He
gained a view of the commander of
the opposing army, and he saw that
it was the Duke of lula. Yet the
duke had an enormous hump upon
his back, and instead of the usual
uniform he wore the garb of a
priest. This was very strange-at
least so ran Ruric's thoughts in the
dream. Soon the engagement COM
menced, and the loud mouthed ar
tiilery opened its thunder. The din
was deafening and strange, and Ru-
ric shouted in vain to his aids, for
the roar of cannon drank up. his
words direct from his lips. Louder
and more loud grew the crash, and
finally Ruric started for the charge.
His horse was shot under him, and,
with quick leap, he reached his
feet. .ssass J%8x8 u q, j IS Is . $s%@i. Il.
*Ruric, Ruric, my master!''
Slowly the youth opened his eyes,
and Paul stood by him in his night
clothes. He gazed about him and
found that he had leaped from his
bed and now stood shivering upon
the floor.
'Don't you hear that racket at
the door?" asked Paul. ~
"What? Ha! There is some one
knocking," Ruric uttered as he
heard the sound. ... .. ..-
Sand have you not heard it be-
fore?"
'No" ...... e.. = .,.st -
"Why did you leap up thus ?"
81 was dreaming"
II thought twas the noise below.
Why, they've been making a perfect
thunder of noise down there. Shall
I go down?'
eyes, 60, Paul, and I will dress
as soon as possible. What time is
it?"
'It must be near daybreak."
And thus speaking Paul turned
and went to his own room, where he
threw on an outer garment, and
then he went down. At the door he
found a stout man wrapped up in
furs, while close by stood sledge
with two horses attached to it. In
the east the golden tints Of morn
were already visible. ..".-s:.
"a gunmaker named Newell lives
here, does he not?' asked the appli-
cant after having first made some
passing remark on the trouble he
had had in starting some one up.
Paul feared that there might be
something out Of the way, but he
dared not tell falsehood where it
could not possibly be of any use, SO
he answered in the affirmative.
'Then let me see him as speedily
as possible" ."#&# .4@sn
|He is preparing to come down,
ST., II you Will walk IN, you may
see him very soon.'' .,...,., .1.4s ..~..
The stranger followed the boy in
to the kitchen, where it was quite
warm, the fire in the furnace hav.
ing been burning all night. Ere
long Ruric came down, and the Wis
itor started up. 5l.ta +@'1 #"' +
sfHow!"o uttered the gunmaker,
starting forward and extending. his
hand. r''Demetrius 2" A. .,..44 = .s..
S<sAye, my friend" the Greek re-
piled, with a smile. t1 am an early
visitor, eh ?":02 s, Il ~ '' E. o, ID.
1tc'I should say So s. But early or
late you are welcome" ,.t5'5 q 0 7 z71
.5'Thank you. But we must not
spend much time here now. My
sledge is here at your door, and ]
wish you to accompany me. Il iGg4{ !,
4i"sBut wherefore lis this r" asked
the youth in surprise. s'fWhat has
happened now? 2sits ss9
1 I'll tell YOU. Last night Olga.
WISH Sl i3f 4s4
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(To BE Continued
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for some time. When he came out,
the widow and Paul accompanied
him, and they all got into the sledge
and drove off together. "
| What did it mean? a ..z. .s.a
sm..* *.l5H*r" 49, *r.fsaa
It was noon. The proud duke was
once more alone in his private room,
and he was pacing uneasily to and
fro. There. was a cloud upon his
brow and trouble in his soul. His
lips we're firmly set and his hands
I clinched. Ever and anon he NUT
tered to himself, and when he did SO
his hands would work nervously and
emphatically. He. looked often at
his watch, and often he stopped near
the door, and hearkened. rl7 ri
| At length came that well known
shuffling, uncertain, catlike tread.
He threw open his door, and the
dark priest glided in. s.ss..'.' :. ~. u. 81
ella, Savotano, I've, waited for
you," the duke uttered, sinking into
a chair, for his nervous walking had
made him weary, Now telleme the
work is done. Il Oh, for. Gods sake,
don't tell me again Of failure T. ala.
s""Alas, my lord'' = N III,
"Hold, Sayotano BY the host sof
hosts, y you are not going to tell me
/ Of failure * Is IsI s.aE q S.s u II
N ot really q failure. nv lord =
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-09-18

Our big reduction sale is on our entire stock Chcncy's Boston Store.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-09-18

She Is Not a Thief

London Sopt "A ridiculous story has boon circulated iu New York through ono of thr minor press agencies regarding Mrs Y.rk,s and Che Princess EunIa to tb, effect chat Che former lady moI- ItIteJ lawsuit heoIuse the Princess iu- sisted on taking two of hcr dr,ss,s which she saw at a Paris lrpssmtktr's Tho 1hsurlity of the story is evident Go any onr who realizes how unlikely ono woman would hc to grab auothor's dresses without knowing even whether they would fJ
 Unfortunately there is another phase of tbis fake which Ir likely Go diecoIr1ra thr manufacture of these stupid. U uot malicious stories. Mrs Ycrke- hls been . confirmed Invalid ou summer She never ordered any dresses from Che Irrssmlker whose name has been so free- .y advertised She never had tho sIght-
 st 3lt,rcltion with the Princess Fur th,rmore. she denied positively thc stutc- ments contained ln Che alleged story Go representative of one of Che papers weeks ago. before .ts publication
 Naturally she is much distressed lhout Che mIsst1tcmcnts The adys friends
 rec legal action as go preventative of fu- turc annoylncrs of this kind Iu Che present temper or public opinion nothing s more certain than, that such suit would result n bir dlm1ees n any En- slish court