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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18

The women of the year 1000 will be
voters. Not alone will this be true in the
United States, but it will be true in all
the civilized nations of the world. No
one who carefully observes the trend of
civilization and the growth of sentiment
toward democratic government will doubt
this statement for a moment.
When the position of women in the
year 1900 is considered in comparison
with that they occupy in the year 1900, it
requires small giEt of prophecy to fore
see that if the same degree of change is
maintained in the twentieth century there
will be perfect equality of rights and OPP
portunitics between the sexes when an
other hundred years have rolled around.
The prejudice which is common today
will have been swept away bfore the
convincing testimony Of the actual
achievements of women in every walk Of
life. Women will then be eligible to ev-
try position in the state. and patriotic po-
litical service will be regarded as one of
the most sacred duties Of the true Wo-
man. Qualifications not sex, will be the
!idc TO choice Of officers. II in that day
oman shall appear whose fitness for
the position seems greater than that Of
any man, the public will have no hest.
fancy in placing her in the presidents
chair because she is woman. Queens
have occupied thrones of great nations
and have received the homage of their
people, since reverence for royal power
was great enough to overcome sex preju-
dice.-Carrie Chapman Gait.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18
The CnrfeN Eel In EngInnd

That picturesque relic Of Norman Eng
land, ringing the curfew bell, still sur.
wives in more than 80 towns and cities
throughout the country. AT some of these
the bell is rung at certain stated periods
only. Thus, at Pertshorc, in Worcester.
shire, the curfew is only heard between
Nov. and Candlemas, and at Brackley
church from Michaelmas to Lady day
only, while its original significance is, OF
course, entirely thing of the past "rhe
knell of parting day is-or was until re,
cently-still tolled from Canterbury ca.
thedral and from the Church of St. Mich
olas, Bristol, every evening. BY a code
Of instruction dated 1881 the sulfragan Of
of the Bristol diocese was directed "tc
ring curfew with one bell at TX of the
clock. Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18
Hnmlet'S GraNc

Everywhere the vandals are; but. on
the whole, says Jacob \. Riis in The
Century. | rather think that Elsinore has
turned the tables on them. Hamlet being
dead, there had to be Hamlet's grave.
OF course. The English tourists demand.
ed 1t. and in due course of time There an
peared mound on the bluff. marked with
PLAIN granite shaft that bore the name
of the melancholy Dane. The relic hunt
ers chipped it to pieces in one brief sea
son. The hotel keepers provided another.
and II went the same way. When last |
stood at Hamlet's grave, hchcld it a
mighty heap of stones and STAG. several
carloads My friend, one of the solid
citizens of the town, nodded knowingly
at my look of amazcment.
We caught up with them at last" he
said. I'VE just have enough caricd out
from the glass works every year 10 fiji
up the holes they made the season before.
then let them 80 ahead. Want to go and
look at Ophclia's spring."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18
Grease spots ON PnDer

Sometimes it happens that you get a
grease spot ON letter or the page of a
valuable book, and You are at once fill
cd with a sense of the hopeIrssness of
ever removing the ugly ana irritating
blemish. says Home Chat. Here is a
remedy for the evil that has been tried
with success:
Heat an iron and hold it as near as
possible to the stain without discolor-
ing the paper when the grease or wax
Will disappear Upon any traces that
arc left put powdered calcned imagine
STA for time. Bone well calcincd and
powdered is an excellent absorbent Of
grease; also plaster of paris. For cx-
tracing spots of resinous nature use
cologne. turpentine or benznc.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18

There will be no seasickEess. because
in a submerged boat there is absolutely
no perceptble motion. There will be no
smells to create nausea, for the boats
will be propelled by electric power, taken
from storage batteries. which will he
charged at either end. The offensive odor
that causes so much discomfort in sur,
face boats is due to the heated oil on the
bearings and to the escaping steam.
There will be no steam on these sub
merged channel boats, and the little ma
chinery necessary to drive them will be
confined within an alright chamber.
There will be no collisions, because the
boats coming and the boats going win
travel at different depths.-John =. Hol.
land in North American Review.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18
FROM THE TREE TOAD.
gecluded. solitary on some und.rbourh

secluded. solitary some underbough
Or Graded in leaf mid glimm-ring light,
Like Puck thou crouchest. hapy watching how
The slow tozdstool comes bullying, moony white,
Through locsening losm, or how, against the
night,
The glowworrn gathers silver to endow
The darkness with. or how the dew conspires
To hang at dusk with lamps of chilly fires
Each blade that shriyels now.
Art trumpeter Of Dwarnsnd, docs thy horn
Inform the gnomes and COLLINS Of the hour
When they may gambo under haw and thorn,
Straddlins each winking bed and twinkling
flower
Or bellrnger ol9 and, whose tall tower
The liriodendron is, from whence is borne
The elm music of thy bells deep bass
To summon fairies to their starlit maze,
To summon them or warn?
Madison Cawen in Atlantic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18
The Eyebrows.

The eyebrows are full of meaning. A
clear, thick, overshadoWing eyebrow. free
from business, is always the certain
sign of good, sound, manly, mature UNI
derstanding though the owner of it is
seldom very original or bold, aspiring or
adventurous in disposition. Horizontal
eyebrows, rich and clearly defined, al
ways denote understanding, combined
with coldness Of heart and great capacity
for framing plans. Wild eyebrows are
never found over the eyes Of mild per-
son, while eyebrows waving above the
eyes, short and thick, signify capacious
memory, flexible, ingenious and mild
good nature. Arched eyebrows show the
person to be proud. bold, high spirited
and vaingloHous. Eyebrows with short,
light hair gTIcrally denote Il tinid, cred
ulous disposition, and such a person is
apt to undertake more than he can per-
form. Black and thinly covered eye
brows signify that the individual will do
nothing without much consideration
Gibson Wilets in Christian Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18

Pure silk is twice as strong as hemp
md three times as strong as flax. 1t is
pqual to strong wire of the same dmen.
sions. 1t is good for undcrclothing be-
cause it absorbs water readily, therefore
keeps the body dry and is not good con.
ductor of heat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18

DR.. Norburne jenkins writes to the pa.
pers to say that too many children are
wearing glasses. His view is that time
would correct majority of the defects il
given chance.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18

"Can get a word with Mr.. Jibbs?"
YES, you can get a word easy enough,
but you'd better arrange for somebody to
call you when you want to get away
Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18

been treated by the best doctors in this city but
got no help whatever. Some said had cancer
of the stomach, others dyspepsia. II have bought
and tried everything saw advertised for dys-
pepsia and stomach trouble, but continued TO
get worse all the time. About twelve months
age was IN such a condition that my friends
had some fear about my recovery. 1t was then
my. symptoms you thought had liver complaint
and advised the use OF your Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Pellets in connection.
These medicines I have taken as directed, and
am very happy to state that l commenced to get
better from the start and have not lost dav
this summer on account Of my stomach I feel
tip-tep, and better than have for ten years.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels and stimulate the liver.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18

Edward-That sign, CLOSED. Taking
Stock has been in that window moro
than a week
Ned-Oh, that's all right The shop is
closed; the sheriff is taking the stock.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18

There are more than 10000 streams in
Porto Rico. Not more than half a dozen
are worthy of the name of river. The
rest, which are so numerous, are only
mountain brooks or rivulets at most,
which are almost wholly dry except when
the rain falls.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18
CHAMPION

The subscriber respectfully informs his
friends and the public generally that hs
mas purchased the Livery Stables ofth
late Robert q. Lamar, and has removed
to his new and CoMMoDIoUs STABLES,
on the First Alley, between East Second
and East Third SITS, Frederick city, Md.
where all orders, by day or night, will
receive prompt and polite attention, ana
on the most reasonable terms. His
stock of HORSES and CARRIAGES is
the largest in the city. The horses are
all safe, sound and good travellers, while
the vehicles are of every variety, and Of
the finest and latest styles and the most
substantial character. Bridal parties
served with the most stylish and fash
lonable turnouts, and special attention
will be given to funeral corteges. CAR.
RIAGES FOR PARTIES and Buses
for picnics at very reasonable rates. The
drivers are all competent, reliable and
obliging, and no pains nor efforts will
be spared to please all who may favor
me with their patronage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18
Don't Hesitate.

There is just one thing to use if your
stomach is tout of order" and that tone
thing" is DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
Character.
Sketch

one another as that fine and express
i've slang phrase hath it, to print her
books. Such is success-after it has
succeeded.
OF Sarah Grand's best known novels
THE Heavenly Twins" THE Beth
Book" and "Babs, the Impossible" the
critics, who do not always know. pro-
nounce 1.-THE Heavenly Twins" the best,
"Babs" second and THE Beth Book"
third. Many readers, however, are of
opinion that THE Beth Book" is more
artistic and better sustained as a story
than THE Heavenly Twins" So far as
Babs herself goes, there is no reason
why she in particular should be called
the impossible, for she is no more inn
possible than Nine, Grand's other girls.
No modern novelist seems to achieve
permanent high place without an UNI
derlying moral purpose to ballast the
sail of his imagination. This may not
be high art, but 1t is fact. Through all
Sarah Grand's stories runs the twisted
thread of twin idea-to make women
free, to, arouse men morally that they
may bring and that women may de-
mand that they bring to marriage pure
hearts and pure blood.
With wit satire, invective, with
thrilling, moving eloquence, with
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

and no obstacles. She sent her own
tremendous personality and overflow
ing strength through and through
this weak woman thing until It's 1eeple
will power was galvanized into sue
cess. Then what happened? Exhaust,
ed by the loss of the strength she had
given to the other, she paused 10 rest
for a moment, and the woman she had
made drifted away and forgot hef.
And it was always so in the life OF TINS
woman She was born to help, never
to be helped So she went on through
life, making whole beings of the men
tally halt and lame and blind because
with her accursed clever mind she
couldn't bear to see anything imperfect
or weak And she went on giving OF
her very life strength until she died.
The fool"
why the fool%" I cried. "She was
truly great and noble"
Polly smiled bitterly. mo; she was
a fool" she said. ITO be something
lies in the power of each, but no one
else can give that power. Success is a
matter of personality. To gain it one
must have certain characteristics.
Therefore, although a weak personality
may be animated, may be wrapped
around by the strong will of another
and fairly dragged TO the door OF sue
cess, yet when that sustaining will is
removed it will sooner or later fall
back again as it was. Therefore the
woman was fool, for she gave her
strength in vain"
but won't the woman-didnt the
woman-realize this in timer" 1 cried
after the first bitter disappointment
couldn't she stop and spare herself flu
ture pain2"
mo. And that is her curse" Polly
murmured softly. "She will never
profit by experience. She viii always
keep on trying"
Dear old Polly 1 saw at last that
she was speaking of herself.
have placed the stars here because
I am going to talk about something
frivolous and there really should be
separation of some sort. Don't you
think so? Perhaps it would be better
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
THE NEW CzARlNA HAT.

leaders are becoming new womanish
and brutal. 1 haven't made up my mind
about that, but l have just heard
story about a grand dame of other
days which made me wish there were
more women like her.
An old southern lady told it to me.
She said: TT was many years ago, when
my son was only sixteen. We had occa-
sion to pass through New York, and
A5.e. Van L. invited us to spend two or
three days in her mansion. We had
bgan intimate friends in schooldays,
and she had visited me in my Virginia
home, but / had no idea of the style in
which she lived. Anyway, we south
erners, even the richest of us, lived in
simple, rather patriarchal style. So on
the evening of the first day of my visit
1 put on a black gown, high necked
and long sleeved To my horror, my
son Dick burst into the room and ex-
claimed: oh, mother, you can't go
down that way We ought never to
have come here, with our simple
clothes. 1 have just been to the draw
ing room, and all the ladies are gor-
geously dressed for dinner in low neck
ed evening gowns and jewels. What
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
THE GIRL ron EvERYBoDY.

There is a type Of girl that everybody
likes. Nobody can tell exactly why
but after you have met her you turn
away TO some other woman. and you
say, Don't you like Miss So-and- so 20
Now, the reason you like her is a subtle
one. Without knowing all about her,
you feel just the sort Of girl she is.
She is the girl who is sweet and wom-
anly TO look at and listen to and who
doesn't strike you as poor imitation
Of a vulgar boy.
She is the girl who appreciates thu
fact that she cannot always have the
/ first choice of everything In the world.
She is the girl who Is not too bright
/ and good" TO be able TO find JOY and
pleasure all over the world.
She is the girl who. whether 1t Is
warm or cold, clear or stormy nnds no
/ fault with the weather
4 She is the girl who. when you invite
her anywhere. compliments you by
looking her best.
She IS the girl who makes this world
a pleasant place because she is so pleas
ant herself
she is the girl who has tact enough
not to say the very thing that will
cause the skeleton in her friends cup
board 10 rattle its bones.
And, by the bye when you come 10
think Of it. isn't she the girl who makes
YOU feel she likes you. and therefors
you like her?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
THE ARr OF NOT HEARING.

A kind of discreet deafness saves one
from many insults and much blame.
Therefore the art of not hearing should
be learned by all 1t is quite as impor-
tant to domestic happiness as a culti-
waited ear, for which so much money
and time are expended.
There are so many things which it is
painful to hear, many of which we
ought not to hear, very many which. if
heard, would disturb the temper and
detract from contentment and happi-
ness, that every one should be educat-
ed to take in or shut out sounds, ac-
cording to his pleasure.
1t has been remarked that if all the
petty things said Of one by needless or
ill natured idlers were to be brought
home to him he would become a mere
walking pincushion full Of sharp re-
marks.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
HER "JEWEL OF A COOK"

IT know what I'll dol" she cried.
'T'n have her arrested! I'll put her
in Jail! I'll put her where she won't
rob anybody else, the nasty, mean
theft I'm as mad as l can bel"
Again Mr.. Tentavy sought to soothe
and comfort his sorrowing spouse. as
in duty bound. He endeavored to di-
vert her mind from her fell purpose
She only sat more grimly upright,
fierce determination written upon her
brow She gritted her teeth. Mr.
Tentavy even wondered whether for
that one time she would not do what
she threatened But suddenly, when
he was not at all expecting 1t, she
burst into laughter. She said:
After all, Charles. I'm so glad she's
gonel ] never did exactly like her,
you know, and she never kept the
kitchen quite clean. Now Wen be
careful to get an honest cook. know
she's stolen hundreds Of dollars
worth. and it will be a real saving TO
you, Charles, dear, and l can get
that new ostrich tip boa that I've
been wanting all season. I'm so
glad she's gone! We're much better
Off"
why didn't you see that in the
first place. without making all this
row." asked Tentavy.
Charles. you are unkind" severely
retorted Mrs. Tentavy.
JOSEPHINE HUNTER
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
ARE WOMEN FAIR
TO ONE ANOTHER?

One of the strongest arguments OF
the bachelor cynic who delights in dis
paraging the fair sex is this: That wo-
men have rarely good word to say
about one another. No woman, it is
maintained. can ever be brought to
confess that another woman is pretty
or that another woman's children are
pretty and well behaved. Even if a
woman confesses grudgingly that an
other woman is passably good looking
the admission, so these cynics say. is
always qualified by some i'll natured
remark which quite nullifies the sweet
ness of the compliment.
'.Oh, yes; she is quite pretty-in the
evening" or "She would be really
charming-if she only had the faintest
notion of dressing herself properly"
Such, says the misogynist, are the left
handed compliments that women pay
to one another.
But even upposing-though we do
not admit the fact for a moment-that
women are very cruel in the criticisms
IF one another are men one whit bet
res in this respect? Who ever met the
MAJ, who would admit that another
man Na1 handsome? "So-and-so," they
viii confess. lis a nice looking enough
fellow in his way, but so effeminate
Can't think what women can see ir
him to admired" or Robinson has beer
successful, it's true but then he has
had such wonderful luck" or again
"Squareleg wouldn't have been in the
eleven only he is an old school friend OF
the captain!"
Such are the i'll natured mans
friendly comments on the successful or
popular man.
The fact is there are mean people of
both sexes. Fortunately the majority
of women and men are charitable to one
another's faults and generous to each
others virtues.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

"Oh, oh, that viper! That wretch
She's gonel After all I've done for
her! After all I've trusted herl
Charles, she's been robbing us right
along. She always carried bundles
with her when she went up to her
haunts where the people of her class
live and where she fed up a fat, lazy
husband on what she stole from US.
Today / said to her; 'Arethusia, it's
too bad you always have to carry
that heavy bundle. What have you in
it?'
Laws, MISS she answered, bob
bling her head, it's jist on'y my s'iled
aprons But she was ratified, and
the bundle slid to the floor. The
string broke, and there was-oh, oh.
ON, boo, hoo!-there was a whole half
a ham. a pound of cube sugar and a
fowl-one of those we ordered for
Sunday fricassee-and the wretch
had stolen it out and roasted it for
herself. She told me she was going
to have a reception last night. And,
Charles. we had some words, and
and-boo, hoo"
Mrs. Tentavy burst into sobs anew
so violent that Mr.. Tentavy ran for
the smelling salts and applied it to
her delicate nostrils. Suddenly she
sat up and clinched her hands. A
look of wrath and vengeance over
spread her face. She shook her fair
fist.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

He was an army oficer-Lieutenant
Colonel McFall--and Sarah went to In
dia and the far orient with him. There
her soul was so narrowed by mans
cruelty and oppression toward women
that she returned to England burning
with desire to right the wrongs of her
sex. She entered into the battle with a
royal courage.
If we did not know Sarah Grand
to be of pure English parentage,
we should class her as Irish because
of her sharp wit, her power of elo-
quence and her impufsive tempera-
ment. When we find that her child
hood was spent in ireland, we under
stand her better. She herself says that
Ireland made an immense impression"
on her. There was formed much Of the
character of this brilliant woman who
loves women and works for them.
LILLIAN GRAY.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

and they one and all began to condole
with the girl VINO had broken her mana
mirror, but she was inconsolable.
You see how it has acted already,
and If there are TO be seven years OF 1t
/ shall just die. know / shall! There,
I've quarreled with Sue, the dearest
girl in the world. And that's only the
beginning!"
Let me see where it's broken" said
one of her chums as she picked up the
cause of the trouble.
There's a fracture right through the
length oil the glass, but | don't know
how II came there. / didn't drop 1t or
strike It against anything. Seven
years. Isn't il awful?"
Seven grandmothers" exclaimed the
other girl. THAT isn't fracture. It's
nothing but a streak of moist air.
Look, can wipe it off with my hand
kerchief"
80 it Isl Oh, you dear thingl Run
after Sue and bring her back. Tell her
the glass wasn't broken. and we
haven't quarreIed, after all. And the
seven years are up already. and, oh.
am Just thankful"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

TT HE Tentavy family had a new
cook, Arethusia Ann. She
seemed not to have a fault. 1t
4 is true Mr.. Tentavy noticed
that the housekeeping bills were lar
ger than under the previous kitchen
administra but, being a consider
ate husband, he did not rebel so long
as his wife was not worried in her
mind, which was thus left free for
her to bestow on her clubs.
1t was odd what a fine appetite
Arethusia Ann had. If a large roast
was got with the economic intention
Of brown hashing it over with poach-
ed eggs for breakfast, there never was
any left. If the jewel of a cook made
a heaping chocolate layer cake to go
with ice cream for Sunday dinner and
half was left even after the twins.
Blessing and Darling, had their will
of it and Mrs. Tentavy said to Mr..
Tentavy that she would give some of
it to the minister next day when he
called, somehow there never was any
remaining for the minister. Mrs.
Tentavy certainly thought the cook
would be III after eating half a roast
Of beef and half a chocolate layer
cake, but cook never was i'll.
One evening Mr. Tentavy went
home to find no dinner. no cook, no
nothing except his wife lying upon
a couch face downward, crying with
all her might. almost in Mysteries.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

frightful pictures of the consequences
of their sins, she has scored men as no
other novelist has dared to do, yet she
herself is fond Of men, Women VINO
are the hardest on man as sex gen
orally in their hearts themselves hke
men and mems society. Perhaps they
have so high an ideal of the masculine
sexs possibilities that they wish 10
make the actual specimens live up 10
1t. Nine. Grands lecture is entitled
Mere Men," and she is probably as
well qualified to speak of this intricate
topic as any woman, for she was mar
ried at sixteen and at once undertook
the mothering of two stepsons. the eld-
est only six years younger than her
self 1t throws a pleasant light on her
nature to find that these stepsons adore
her.
OF her husband not much is revealed.