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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19

"Out of the queer use of a common
creature regarded as most potent in old
time medicine there came the most sur
prising and nearly the most important cf
Inventions says Harvey Sutherland in
Ainslcc's. Every schoolhoy knows that
a toad can cause warts or make the COW
give bloody milk. but not everybody knows
that toads are also powerfully medicinal
1t is fact Martin Luther says SO.
These are his very words: 'EXpcrience
has proved the toad to be endowed with
valuable qualities. If you run stick
through three tOads. and, after having
dried them in the sun. apply them to any
pestiynt humor, they draw out the poi
son. and the malady will disappear
Pope Adrian always carried a bag about
his neck containing dried, toad. pearl
coral gum tragacanth, &nalagd and
other articles Of junk. 1t did him a pow
or Of good, he said. 1t was all that kept
him UP. And lest you think that they
only did that hundreds Of years ago. !
want to say here that when wy father
was boy and suffered from Qui- they
used to tie live frogs about his t.iolt
The frogs nearly clawcd the hide of-
They did not cure the Qu.nay, bat thals
a detail
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19

Cheap ana handy crates for handling
onions and onion sets can easily be
made from old secondhand strawberry
crates suggests an American Garden.
Ing writer. They can be had Of rrpit
dealers for triAe. Take or the COW
ers. nail blocks on the ends for handles
and II not tight enough to hold onions
nan ehdc Of ceiling lath between With
wire cllnch nails. Bore the bottom
tuil OF holes for ventilation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19
THE WILLOWS.

With trunks aslant the willows stand
And o'er the river lean;
They seem to pour their foliage down,
A cataract of green.
Their wind swept branches downward dow
To mingle with the stream;
The leaflets bend to kiss the waves,
The dearest friends they seem.
And this is why the willows weep
And mourn, as well you ken
The little waves all say ''goodby,"
But ne'er come back again.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19
= GARDEN IN TUSCANY.
Tie white magnolia opens with the dar

The white magnolia opens with the day
To lock upon a wonder world OF bloom,
As If the rainbow met its earthly doom
Besides its nameslke iris and must lay
Imprisoned bars of flames and blossom cav
Half hid beneath the olives mournful gloom.
The lick branches weave a shadow loom
Across the marbles, where the fountains spray
Drips slow like cool and unsung melodies,
Ard through the grass the little lizards glide,
Dazed with the drowsy fragrance Of the trees,
And love and life lie sleeping side by side.
For where still Eros lures the honey bees
dark young lad dreams through the hot noon
tide.
Charlotte Becker in Ainslee's Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19
Nnfhinr Comes OF Il.

''You may say what you like" began
Mrs. Starvem argumentatiyey.
1--WE NAV, but wen never get it here"
grumbled the discontented boarder Soto
yoce.-Catholic STANDARD and Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19
cHANoEs wTILE You LooK

yard or two away and looked at steadily
for few minutes it will appear as if
they had changed and turned inside out.
This is difficult trick to explain. II is
simply one of those strange deceptions
which lead us TO believe that while we
are looking at an inanimatc object it un-
dergoes some ineNplicahle nlLerntinn.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19
An Optical Illusion.

Among optical illusions one of the most
curious is the ring trick" 1t consists
of four rings so drawn that if held a
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Don Tells His Story.

am rough coated Scotch collie and
my name is Don.
When | was just six weeks old, they
took me from my mamma. put me in
crate and sent me to Brooklyn. | cried
So hard the kind hearted expressman
took me out Of the box and held me in
his arms until | reached my new home.
When my master first saw me, he said
l looked like little black muff; this
hurt my pride and for one year l just
gave them all dreadful time. l tore
their shoes and hats. cried at night and
ran away every chance l had. But when
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
When Lincoln Was in Congress-

Former Governor William A. New
ell, who had the rare distinction of be-
ing governor of two states-New Jer-
sey and Washington-writes in the
March Success of his romantic expe-
rience as a congressman in 1S49, when
he originated the life saving service
by offering resolution in the house
OF representatives to appropriate
money to save lives imperiled by the
sea. Fellow members of congress at
that session were John Quincy Adams
and Abraham Lincoln. Mr.. Newell
says: Various objections were made
to my motion, the strongest of which
was that the scheme was impractical
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

BILE. laid the matter before a great
many senators and members, speaking
to them in person. Ex-President John
Quincy Adams occupied seat just be-
hind mine, and, after the reading Of
the resolution by the clerk, leaned for
ward and said to me. would like to
see that resolution l sent for it and
handed it to him. He read it over
carefully, and, handing it to me, said
with smile: 1T is good; i hope it
will prevail Abraham Lincoln also
read it, and said Newell, that is a.
good measure. l will help you. l am
something of lifesaver myself, for l
invented a scow that righted itself on
the Mississippi sandbars!'"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

Tree Planting on the Western Plains.
Inc division of forestry, through its
section OF tree planting, has succeeded
IN arousing widespread interest in the
subject of tree growing on the plaine
OF the upper Mississippi Valley. Ar
agent Of tho division has recently re-.
turned from that region. and reports
That the farmers in the territory west
OF the Mississippi and north of the
10th parallel of latitude are awaking
to the Importance of planting trees.
especially for economic purposes. The
planters of this section are anxious to
avoid the mistakes made during the
operation Of the timber claim act. The
groves now being planned are de-
signed to be permanent features on
the homesteads.
TO that end, the farmers will use 4
greater proportion of long-lived, slow
growing species than formerly. The
demand for such hardy, drouth-resist-
Ing species as the blackberry, green
ash, white elm. bur oak, red elm, red
cedar, and western yellow pine (bull
pine) promises to be greatly increased
during the next few years. The
greatest present difficulty with which
the prospective tree planter has to
contend is the fact that commercial
growers of nursery stock are not sup
piled with this kind of material. The
nurseries still carry large quantities
of the short-lived kinds, such as box
elder, cottonwood, maple, and willow,
but are short on the more valuable
species.
The planting Of conifers on thu
prairies of the west during the past
has not been attended with general
success. This is owing to the use of
eastern and introduced kinds that are
not adapted to the country. There is
abundant evidence, however. that the
red cedar and western yellow pine
(bull pine) will thrive throughout this
section. The desirability of ever
green's for wind-breaks on a bleak
prairie should lead owners to turn
their attention to these hardy native
species.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
ONE CONFIDENCE MAN
OUTWlTS ANOTHER

that he guessed he would wait awhile
for Bill, and, winking at the crowd.
he pulled out we'll filled wallet with
the remark that he had plenty left IT,
Bill should go back on his word. The
eyes of the Memphis shark glistened
at sight of the wallet and, approach
ing Rube, he began to manifest the
tenderest sympathy in his case and
assured him that Bill Smith was
rascally thief and that the town was
full of such sharks. Rube grew ner-
vous under the repeated filings at his
friend Bill Smith and in his excite
ment he pulled his money and swore
he would bet every dollar Of It ON
Smiths honesty. Well said the
Memphis shark, "Tll just bet you $50
that Smith don't show up with your
money" Reuben took the bet and,
with trembling fingers, pulled out tho
nifty, and the stakes were put In the
hands of the clerk. After this Rube
grew silent and nervously paced up
and down the lobby. Presently, a.
Rube was standing some distance
from the desk, pensively rolling his
Quid and gazing through the skylight.
smartly dressed man walked brlskly
through the door and up to the clerks
desk, cycling the bystanders critically
as he passed. Selling a pen he rapidly
wrote on the register, William J.
Smith. Hushpuckana. Miss" AS he
was writing Rube had once more ad-
vanced toward the desk and, SEEING
the form at the counter he str0de-
eagerly forward, peered into the face
Of the newcomer, and, shaping him
on the back, exclaimed: by gosh, il
it amt Bill Smith at last"
The rest of the story was simple
Smith recognized RUDE, thanked him
for the loan and Immediately pulled
out his purse and paid over the prom
Used fifty he had borrowed. The Mem
phis shark turned pale as Rube claim
ed the wager, but it had to go. Later
the Memphis shark got little note
advising him that RUDE thanked him
for the little donation and advised him
to try the trick on some of his fellow
sharks and play for even.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
In His Own
* * Trap

The slickest confidence man that
ever perambulated down the pike was
In Memphis last week and did
some smooth business of the bunko
variety, according to Patrolman Pat
Koran, that makes the clumsy Mem
phis method pale into insignifcance,
says the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Omcer Koran refuses to give names,
but he says that the victim in the case
was king bee Memphis con man who
thinks he is more than two or three"
and who happened to be out looking
Tor hayseeds. The con man dropped
into certain hotel in Memphis to lay
for a fish," and he had gotten him
self up to pass for commercial trav-
eler. He was soon spotted by the
slick one" who seemed to have lofty
scorn for the innocent "Rubes' and
loved to make monkeys out of the
swell-head frauds who think they
know it all. Not long after the slick"
one spotted the Memphis shark a hay
seed RUDE Of the most harmless look
ing type came into the hotel lobby and
glared through his spectacles at the
men sitting around. Failing to see the
face he was looking for the old Rube
stood a moment in the center of the
floor and then walked over to the
clerks desk. He took a long range
chance at the cuspidor and missed,
and then, addressing the clerk, asked:
HAS Bill Smith been here looking for
me? The clerk looked up, and, see
ing chance for some fun, began to
humor the old man. The Memphis
shark grew interested and drew near.
Soon the whole hotel knew the old
mans story. Bill Smith was a strang-
er he had met in the morning who had
borrowed $50 from him to pay a
freight bill, promising to meet Rube
at the hotel and pay it back. Rube
was certain he would be in soon, be-
cause it was now past the appointed
time. The old mans apparent inno-
cence amused the crowd and he was
advised to go on and forget Bill Smith
as he would never SEQ Bill any more.
The old man replied good humoredly
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

timber were cut away the supply
would soon be 20 much reduced as to
make agriculture impossible. This
forest contains one of the finest bodies
OF timber in the world. and has been
the grazing ground OF millions Of
sheep and cattle. which, the experts
say, have injured the irrigation supply
by tramping down the ground and
preventing the water from soaking
into the soil. 50 that when there was
any rainfall it went of into q food
instead of gradually. The Santa Fe
Railway Company, under its land
grant, owned every alternate section,
and the government every alternate
section. so that it was impossible to
consolidate the interest and reserve
the forest without the cooperation OF
the railway officials. which has been
liberal and patriotic. They have &C
copied similar area in other parts of
the territory. When this reservation
ID completed Arizona will have perma-
nent parks Of 100000 acres in the
Prescott, Black Mesa, Grand Canyon
and San Francisco reserves, only sur
passed In extent by those in California
and Washington.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

One OF the most powerful obstacles
in the matter of land settlement in
some parts of Australia is the prickly
pear. 1t has grown to be a fearful
pest. 1t has taken possession of whole
tracts OF country and the settler has
to fight pitched battle for every acre
he calls his own. A single fruit brings
forth thirty, sixty and even several
hundredfold of good productive seed.
All heritage may droop, die and disap-
pear in the oven of an Austrian
drouth, but the pear survives, -four
ishes and carries on it's progress of ex-
pansion and reproduction with uncon.
Germ.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
Forests VIII BE Reserved.

BY trading nearly million acres of
government hand in Arizona with the
Santa Fee Railroad Company and other
owners, Secretary Hitchcock has been
able to add to the forest reserve 1885,
72O acres of magnificent timber in the
San Francisco mountains. This is es-
pecially important because the sources
of the Verde and Salt rivers and sew
eral other streams which furnish water
for the irrigation Of a large area are
found in these mountains, and IL the
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
MORAL
SVASION

Women in neighboring Illinois
city are making ready to exert an in
fluence on local politics through NOR
al suasion, says St. Louis paper.
Among the objects they wish to attain,
besides the customary ones of stopping
the men from drinking. smoking and
chewing gum, are few others which
they seem more likely to accomplish
than the first categorical, such as
cleaning the streets, planting trees,
and the abolition of fences and dogs,
except those tied with a string. Moral
suasion is great deal more effective
in sweeping a street than in stopping
the consumption Of beer. There is no
difference OF opinion over the advan
tage of keeping a street clean, though
there may be stubborn opposition to
paying for it. Moral suasion and neigh
borly example are strong influences
against dirt. One good lawn properly
rolled and watered has been known to
regenerate whole block, and has in
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
Sugar In England and France.

A French economist, writing on the
use of sugar in France and England
says that England, the only country
that excludes the manufacture of beet
sugar, consumes more sugar than any
other nation and buys it at the lowest
price. A pound of sugar in England
IS cheaper than a pound of bread, and
the Englishman pays no more to con-
sumo hfty-fve pounds of sugar per
year than the Frenchman pays for
thlrty-two and one-half pounds. The
per capita consumption in France
since 1870 was thirty-three pounds,
while in England it was over eighty
pounds. It is proper to state that one
reason why the French people con-
sumo so little sugar is because their
way OF living requires less of that ar
ticle. For the great part of the French
people breakfast consists of bowl of
soup, which is also frequently a part
OF the two other meals. Their drink
is wine, and as they use but little tea
or coffee, especially in the country.
there is scarcely any demand for
sugar. They make neither preserves
nor cake in the family. The usual
dessert is fruit and cheese. The high
tax of five cents pound on sugar is
paid by the well-to-do people who live
in the cities, and who take coffee or
chocolate for breakfast and a small
cup OF black coffee after dinner
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
Vermont Plnuts.

Some interesting statistics of Ver-
mont plants are sent us from the YER
mont experiment station. These fig-
ures are taken in part from the new
Flora OF the state. published by the
vermont Botanical Club. According
TO this publication there are now 1868
species Of ferns and towering plants
known to occur uncultivated in Ver-
mont. OF these, 70 species are trees,
including II species of oak, kinds
OF maple. 6 poplars, 4 pines and 4
Dlrches. These are mostly useful; but
tnere are 80 species of weeds, some
OF which are pernicious and promis-
Ing trouble. Out of the present GEN.
sus OF 1868 species, 270 have moved
into the state since the country was
settled. Many of them have come
mixed with agricultural seeds, or have
been introduced directly or indirectly
Dy artificial means. A large proper
ton Of these newcomers are like our
American population, importations
from Europe; and only a minority of
% or less have come to Vermont from
other states or from Canada. It is in
teresting to notice how the number of
known species has increased in recent
years. When the first list of Vermont
plants was published by Cakes in 1912.
there were 929 species known. Tor
rey's list of 1853 gave 1,O34; and Per-
kins' list of 1883 gave 1860. In each
case some plants were included by mis-
take, so the increase since 1888 is more
than the difference between 1853 and
1850. Most of the additions are of
species which have doubtless been here
all the while but have only recently
been discovered.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

Sticky,
An inventive turn of mind some
times leads its possessor into peculiar
difficulties. A Boston daily paper tells
of a man who devised a one-piece rub
ber-lined cotton undergarment, which
was intended to be soft and warm and
at the same time waterproof. He ex-
pected to make a fortune by the sale
of the same to miners, seafaring men
and others whose occupations are pur
sued in damp or wet places. Unfortu-
nately, however, when he donned the
new garment and it became warm, the
rubber melted and stuck to his body,
and the fabric was only removed with
the aid Of a pair Of scissors and a
scraping knife. Something similar. al
though from q different cause, hap
pened to an Indiana tramp who was
prowling around in search Of shelter
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

How one should grow vegetables
must depend very much on whether
the growing is to be for market or
Tor home. II the products are to be
USED In the home the grower must
look out chiefly for high quality and
supply available a little at a time.
mus, there are certain varieties OF
strawberries of high quality and the
very oest that can be produced for the
home that will not stand transport to
Instant markets. For these markets
a poorer but frmer berry must be
grown. Then too in the case of any
Aihd or product to be shipped away
considerable quantities must be made
available at one time, and usually
mixed lots are not desired.
only dreamers make money easily
OUT OF vegetable or fruit growing, and
lney always figure full supply to be
solo on an empty market. Outside OF
dreams the business is as prosy as
any other and gives only fair reward
!or Toll and care. The business has
lts pleasant features, and thus many
rush into It. This makes competition
sharp. and the profits are, by the same
cause, reduced to a common level with
tue pronts obtainable in other kinds
VI business. Nevertheless the man
adapted to this work can find in 1t
much pleasure and living. When he
mas become master of it, he may some
year pick up 4 fortune. being favored
oy q combination Of circumstances.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

In the modern six-masted sailing
vessels the first three masts are called
by the old names, fore. main and miz-
zen. and the fourth. fifth and sixth. the
spanker mast. the jigger mast and the
driver mast.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

Soiling and Pasture.-If the pasture
is not rich enough to enable the COWS
to fill themselves in an hour or two's
grazing. morning and evening, a good
soiling crop should be provided. The
tendency Of modern dairying is to-
wards less reliance on grazing and
more on soiling, as more convenient
economical and profitable.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

The real character Of man is
found out by his amusements.-Sir
Joshua Reynolds.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
Our Agricultural Exports.

The report of the secretary of agri-
culture shows that our total sales of
domestic farm products to foreign
countries during the four fiscal years
1S97-19OO aggregated the enormous
sum of $3,1S6 .0O0, 900, or close to $780,
OOO,0 in excess of the export value
for the preceding four-year period. In
other words, We received on an aver
age during 1897-1900 for products of
domestic agriculture marketed abroad
nearly $2O0,000,000 year above the
annual amount paid us for such prod
ucts during 1S93-1896. The agricui-
tural exports of the United States for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900
amounted in value to 1884,, ZOO, 900. ex-
ceeding all other records except the
phenomenal one Of 1898, when a yalu-
alton of 1858, 100000 was attained. Dur
ing the past four years, 1S97-19OO, the
farm produce exported had an average
annual value Of S797 ,OOO, 900, as COM
pared with only $59S.OOO,O 900 for the
prior four-year period.
The great Importance of bacteria in
the dairy industry is at present ad-
mitted by all that have given the sub.
ject any thOught.-WOll.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

The most unhappy of all men is he
who believes himself to be so.-Henry
Home.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

Hostile Boxers are said to be return,
ing to Pckin in large numbers.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

A friends faults may be noticed
but not blamed,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

A pessimist is never happy unleas
he is unhappy.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

Men were gay deceivers ever
Shakespeare.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28
As Ejxerfed BY
Women. II Has
Many FosssbiI-
titles. s~9~s~s~S. -

time resulted in the exodus of all tho
rickety barricades in the neighbour
hood. Moral suasion may not be as
powerful in changing the physical as
poets of city as the ballot. but il
exerted by the women in an organized
movement it can exhibit the possible
tiles in such manner as to rouse en-
thusiasm in favor of improvement. It
is no more disagreeable to call in COM
mittee upon householder and ask
him to plant trees in front of his
house than to solicit him to buy tickets
to church festival, and it may occur.
to him that the trees in the end will
be of more value to him than the tick
cts. While ordinances which provide
for the planting of trees, removal of
fences and suppression of dogs can ac-
complish more and do it in a better
way than voluntary organizations,
moral suasion is good starter for,
building up public sentiment so that
the ordinance will be demanded.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-28

for the night and found a convenient
barn. 1t was dark, and he felt his
way up the ladder into the loft. While
walking around there he stepped into
an open shaft and down he went to
the floor below. That was not the
worst of it. There was a vat of sor-
ghum molasses directly beneath the
shaft, and the tramp went in up to his
neck. He crawled out and tried to
scrape off the mess with hay and
straw, but when he emerged next
morning he was such a sight that the
dogs were afraid of him. In the end
he was forced to surrender himself to
the police, so that he might get q
change of clOthing.-Youths' Compan-
ion.