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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
Imitation Boys.

l wish | were a boy-a real boy, with
overalls and a torn shirt and pair of
stubby little brown feet and a hat that
wouldn't hold water. What fun | would
have laughing at the poor little imitation
boys with imitation mothers who care
more for what they say" than for the
comfort and happiness of their children.
saw a woman leading a boy, or what
was supposed to be a boy, down town the
other day. lie wore long curls, English
half socks and starched white sailor col
lar that was slowly but surely turning
him from decent little chap with human
instincts into a whining. snarling. i'll tenn
pered little rascal who deserved n spank
ing Just for the expression Of his face.
! suppose if the agent for the Humane
society had arrested that boys mother
for aiding and abetting in the increase
of Juvenile crime she would have rent
the air with indignant and amazed prot
estations. What on earth is a woman
made of who will take healthy, vigor.
Gus little animal and torture him like
that, just to make him "look NICE?
How can she expect him to have any
respect for her judgment, or much belief
in her affection. when she persists in
treating him that way?-Winfred Black
III Chicago American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
BOASTS ON MAN.

Every man hos in his heart a slumber-
ing hog.-A. Prcault.
Every man is a quotation from all his
ancestors.-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Man is creations masterpiece. But
who says so? Man!-Sulpice Guilaume
Gavarni.
Self made men are most alwus apt tew
be leetle too proud ov the job.-Henry
W. Shaw.
Most men die without creating. Not
one has died without destroying.-Alex-
andre Dumas.
When our vices leave US, we hatter
ourselves that we are leaving them
Francis de la Rochefoucauld.
A man must be faithle3s to something,
either to a woman or his God or his firm
est belief.-John Oliver Hobbies.
There are men made of such stuff that
an angel could hardly live with them
without some deceit.-Anthony Trollope.
Some old men like TO give good pre-
cepts to console themselves for their in
ability longer to give bad examples
Antoine Depuy.
The husband is the only creature en-
tirely selfish He is low organism, con-
sisting mainly of a digestive apparatus
and rude mouth.-I. ZangWill.
OF the misbegotten changeings who
call themselves men and pirate intolerably
over dinner tables, | never saw one who
seemed worthy to inspire love.-R. Ste
yenSon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
A Restful Change,

1t should be n part of a wOmans re-
ligion to do something every day that she
likes to do-something that does not be-
long in the diurnal "musts." No matter
how foolish or inconsistent it may appear
to others, she should have the privilege of
doing it, without note or comment.
Housework even with the help OF the
best of modern conveniences is at best
grind where there is but one pair of
Eands to accomplish all. and any little d.
version which can be made to serve to
tighten the burden should not be matter
Of whim or taken with a sense of stolen
sweets, but should be as much a duty as
washing dishes or making beds.
Individual tastes dIIer, and what would
be bore to one woman is a panacea for
another.
The active temperament finds rest in
change of work; the dishcloth is ex-
changed for a bit of embroidery or GRO
Chef; the four walls of the house for a
race in double quick time down to the
store, or over to the neighbours.
The cookbook is superseded by the lat
est magazine by the woman Of less active
body but buster mind, while to some
women the utter forgetfulness of self and
everything else in short sleep is the
greatest luxury.
The care of a few house plants is to
some others a restful change; while still
smother class takes the greatest pleasure
in having banjo, autoharp or some of
the other equally inexpensive musical in
struments handy and picking out popu-
lar tune on them. Such things are worth
while They add TO the length of life
and make it more worth living.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
THE SUMNER OF 1916.
One Locality In Which 1t Practically
Never Happened.

If the recollections of the Danville
Glls.l News are not at fault, the summer
of 1916 cannot, strictly speaking, be said
TO have ever set in. Along in April,
when the garden should have been ex-
hibiting signs Of active life, the snow on
the ground was from four to six feet
deep and frozen solid for half its depth.
In May only the surface of it had melted.
and the ground could not be reached for
planting purposes except by tunneling.
In June snow had disappeared. but the
ground was still frozen hard, and along
toward the latter part Of that month an
other fall occurred which made sleighing
good in Danville and vicinity for several
days.
On the morning OF July 4 water froze
in the wells and pitchers OF the early set
tiers, and there was excellent skating on
the neighhorhood ponds. Snow fell
toward noon, and the usual Independence
day exercises were held in church
warmed by blazing log fires and were
participated in 10y men and women in
midwinter clothing.
The spring, when it came in reality,
was so short and severe that no vegeta-
ton could thrive in it. In August the
corn, which had struggled against adj
verse circumstances, went to tassel so
early that it was useless except as fodder.
Corn from other parts of the country
brought unheard OF prices, and for seed
to be used in the spring of 1877 farmers
were obliged to provide themselves with
corn grown in 1915. All breadstuffs went
up. and flour a year afterward sold at
SIT a barrel.
As a matter Of fact, there was no sum
mer in the vicinity of Danville in 1876.
and the files Of the Danville News for
that period prove that the weather ex-
ports in those days attributed the ex-
traordinary meteorological conditions to
spots on the sun.
The winters preceding and following
the severe summer were intensely cold,
and. as the people in those days knew
none of the couveniences of steam heated
flats and We're wholly ignorant Of com
forts derived from contact with the mod
ern janitor. their sufferings. it will be
supposed, must Of necessity have been
intense.
The public health was never better.
There were the usual outings and log
raisingS everywhere. Although the crops
were a failure. the spirits of the people
never dropped, md their confidence in
Illinois rs Il corn producer never weak
enod, The sturdy pioneers and first set
tiers went about their business Just as
usual.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
TRAINING OF CHILDREN.
What 20 Do and what Not to DO to
These Little Men aud Women.

/ have seen a good dead in the papers
recently about the training of children.
The fad, in that line seem to be increas.
ing. but no two Of these fads fadse.
There is business common sense. and
there is professional common sense and
there is social common >eh.e. and find
10 reason why there should not be pa
rental common sense. You cannot bring
UP children with the strap or the slap.
/ don't forget what solomon says about
the rod. He is no authority. however.
except on the subject Of vanities. There.
no doubt, he was at home: or. let US say.
had them at home, in the shape Of 900
wives, straight and morsanatic. Probably
there were a few offspring and more than
likely the Original Mormon" maintained
police force. with slaves to keep the
family in order. Spare the rod and
spoil the child" is in keeping with "Hew
Agag in pieces before the Lord" A
licking to boy is akin to capital punish.
ment-it pretty nearly knocks all the
manhood life out Of him. You must
treat children as human beings, and not
as pet animals, which often get kicks
and cuffs, as well as dainty food.
The first thing TO be considered is the
physical health Of the child. Don't swad-
die 1t needlessly. Kicking the ball for
the growing youth is good, and kicking
the bedclothes Is good for the infant.
Even If there are no bedclothes to kick
the air will do Don't be in hurry to
soothe it if it cries. Crying is exercise
and won't hurt it bit. When it gets
older and can talk. help it with the names
of things. Don't carry it with one arm
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23

Tie question 1T 500 allowance tur tho
daughter of the household Is one t.at is
constantly h-uE discussed Ii >,ems To
be pretty generally accepted that 10 is a
good idea. aul Teaches -jI .he v4l0e
and use If money. 50 il docs, but it
sometimes teaches her some other things
that need a little guarding against.
a girl with an allowance occasionally
makes it an excuse for peuurru-uess ON
the one side and uuh,~irat.u- begging
on the other that tend a litlle to charae-
ter deterioration. says Harper's Bazaar.
While it is perfectly right and proper to
give rs an excuse for self denial that
ones allowance Is exhausted. or will not
admit of the proposed purchase or pleas
ure trip. it is not right To say, as girls
have been known to say. IN go with
you. but you must pay my car fare or
81 have only dime 10 spare in the treat
if you will let me come in on that" etc.
| have heard a cirl reply in answer To
a suggestion from companion on short
railroad "trip that n parlor car should be
taken, "Oh. if we DO that you will have
to pay my way on II. my allowance is
so nearly spent
Girls who would shrink from the idea
of "spongin-" under other circumstances
do not hesitate to take advantage ~ this
allowance peg upon which To hang a
good many small meauuesscs in money
matters.
When it comes 10 the mothers purse.
the cnhbiug by any means and outright
purloining, indeed, are not disguised.
These are only little foxes, 10 be- sure.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
The Momnn of Pnise.

The dictionary defines poise as "the
state or quality Vt being balanced equili-
brium, equipoise; hence, fguratively,
equauimitv. rest" Poise instills grace
and symmetry into the workings of the
mind. just as physical exercise does into
the movements Of the body. 1t is rarely
a natural endowment, bur may be cult
waited to the point where it becomes sec
ond nature. Poise always carries with it
a suggestion If reserved force, and the
woman who wishes o. acquire it must
learn TO husband her energy as well as
her time, She must not fritter away
words, moments or emotions,
The woman Of poise INDUCES IN a few
exclamations or superiatives and does not
waste enthusiasm over trines. She is
gracious, but never gushing, and she has
acquired the habit Of listening attentive
ly, not awaiting with i'll concealed eager
ness pause in the conversation 10 enable
her to rush in and take the floor. The
woman Of poise never fingers after her
goodby IS spoken; never. in fact under
any circumstances talks long while stand
ing. She does not experience the difficult
~ too many people have Of taking leave
gracefully. She says goodhy, gives you a
bright smile and is off 10 the pleasure or
duty that awaits her You do not find
out all there is 10 know about the woman
the first time you meet her: you become
acquainted with her 10y degrees and grow
gradually into her friendship.-In Bre-
wort Roberts in Womau's Home Com.
pauiun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
!, WOMAN AND HOME.
A HAWKEYE GIRL WHO BECAME WIFE
OF THE STATES GOVERNOR.

The Girls Auowance-WomHn Po-
/ sitiop in Koren-A RestfSl Change.
Women In Omee-BrOtherS and Sis
terE4-The Woman of Poise.
! Mrs. Leslie NJ. Shaw is the first gov.
ernor's wife in Iowa who was born in the
Hawkeye State and has lived there al
ways. Mrs. Shaw was born at Clinton
ead attended a seminary in Lyons. Her
maiden name was Miss Alice Gresham.
In 1874 she went 10 Denison 10 visit a
married sister. The future governor was
superintendent Of the Methodist Sunday
school In penison. Miss Creshaw also
was interested in Sunday school work,
and TINS they saw much Of each other.
They were married in December, 1871
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
Wall Sizing.

In making sizing dissolve half a pound
of glue in little hot water Then pour
on nearly gallon of boiling water. stir
ring carefully all the time so that it may
mix well. A little of this added to ordi-
nary whitewash prevents the white from
rubbing off on dresses, etc. Brushed
while hot over wall that is to be paper
ed, it makes the paper stick better. A
wall that has been whitewashed should
be brushed over with hot vinegar before
papering. or the paper will not stick.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
The Hot Air Balloon.

1t is related that the hot air balloon
had its origin in petticoat. Nine. Mont.
golfer had washed her garment, intend
ing to wear it to great festival the next
day. and hung 1t over a chatting dish to
dry. The hot air swelled out its folds
and foated it up into the air. The lady.
in establishment. called her husband to
see the sight. He at once grasped the
idea and was not long in producing the
hot air balloon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
Water For Baby.

Many mothers are cruel to their babies
without knowing it, by foolishy denying
them water Often babies are fretful
because Of the want Of a drink 4 child
TO be healthy must have water Just the
same as m adult. The system Of the
child, as well rs that of the adult, re-
quires less food in summer than in win
ter, for the reason that in the cold season
a certain additional amount Of food is
required for the production Of animal
heat the loss by radiation being much
greater. In the summer, on the contrary,
perspiration is very active, and there is
consequently an increased amount of wa
ter demanded. In the summer season,
therefore, and particularly during very
hot periods, the amount OF food given
should be diminished by one-third or one
fourth, and the difference in bulk be
made up by adding water. Water should
also be allowed freely between feeding
hours. If this rule were strictly followed,
very many cases of summer indigestion
and diarrhea might be avoided.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23

pie who think 1t is as
useless to hope tor health as to cry for the
moon. They have tried many medicines
and many doctors, but all IN vain.
A great many hopeless men and women
have been cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery people with
obstinate coughs, bleeding lungs, night
sweats and other symptoms Of disease
which if neglected or unskilIhll1y treated
find fatal termination in consumption
Golden Medical Discovery" has Won
derful healing power. 1t increases the
nutrition of the body, and so gives strength
to throw off disease. 1t cleanses the Nlood
from poisonous impurities and enriches it
with the red corpuscles Of health 1t is
not stinulairt, but strength giving medi-
cine. 1t contains no alcohol, neither opium,
cocaine, nor any other narcotic.
Sometimes the extra profit paid by
inferior medicines tempts the dealer to
offer substitute as lust as good" as Dis
covery." If you are CONVINCED that Dis
covery" will cure you accept nothing else.
- was in poor health when I commenced
taking DR.. Pierce's medicine, " writes Mr., Elmer
LAWYER, Of Volga, Jefferson Co, Indiana. ~
had stomach kidney. heart. and lung trouble.
cough and hemorrhage of the lungs, but after
using your medicine a while l commenced to
gain In strength and flesh, and stopped cough
ing right away. Took about six bottles Of the
Golden Medical Discovery then and last
spring had Grippe, aud it settled on my lungs,
leaving me with severe cough. l hadi the
doctor, but he didn't seem to help ME any;
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23

! commenced your med
iciue again and took
three or four bottles Of
the Discovery aud two
walls of DR.. Pierce 5 Pei
lets, and that straight
ened me up. l feel like
a different person. l
gladly recommend your
medicine to all suffer
ers. tor 1 know it cured
me"
Dr.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets cure CON
stipation by curing its
cause.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
A Rare Chance to Improve Your Stock.
BREED ONLY TO THE BEST.
Strive to Get Size, Style and Speed

GOOD HORSES ALWAYS TN DEMAND
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
"CPglRg for
the Moon !"

Has become a pro-
verbal phrase TO ex-
press the fltility of
mere desire. There
are a great many peo-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
WORKS OF ART BLAZE
Wannamaker's Country
Home Destroyed.
Loss Perhaps Half Million. One Picture Burn
ed Cost $43,O0 Lightning Prob
ably Caused the Fire.
lBy the Associated Press }

Philadelphia, Pa, May 18.-Thomas b.
Wanamaker's handsome country residence
at Meadowhrook Station, one mile from
Bethayres, Pa, was totally destroyed by
fire this morning. The loss is estimated
at SOC, 900. Mr. Wanamaker and his fam
lily were at their Philadelphia home at the
time.
The fire broke out during heavy storm
and is supposed to have been caused by
bolt of lightning. A woman care-taker
and her child and man servant who
were sleeping in the house narrowly es-
capped being burned to death.
The house was filled with valuable
furniture, pictures and statuary, brought
for the mast part from Italy. The house
was of the Colonial style and was built in
1926 The Meadowbrook farm was one
of the finest country residences in the
vicinity of Philadelphia. In size it rivalled
a hotel. The pictures in the art gallery
are an irreparable loss. Their approx
mate value is $25O,OOO and several of the
paintings were specimens of the old mas
ters. One alone, Van Dyke, a Charles
|, cost Mr.. Wanaker $4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
QUEEN DRAGA's SCHEME.
Alleged Attempt to Foist on the King Sisters
Child as Her Own.
CBy the Associated Press.)

London, May IA remarkable state
of affairs in the Seryian Royal Family
was revealed by official kilograms from
Belgrade today The Vienna newspapers,
in February. announced the accouche-
ment of Queen Draga, who was married
August 5th, 1900. This was shown to be
untrue Recently, the same papers re-
ported she was about to be confined. AS
the Car was one of the attesting wit
nesses of the marriage he sent a special
Russian envoy to investigate the strange
rumors. The envoy summoned a trio of
Russian and French specialists, who de-
clared the Queen was not enciente and
an official notification to this effect was
today sent to the diplomatic corps.
The diagnosis of the doctors, however,
does not seem to have satisfied the royal
family and two specialists have been
summoned from Vienna and Bucharest
to report on the case.
The Vienna papers last night reported
that Queen Drama was seriously i'll with
several physicians in consultation and
that the case would require protracted
treatment.
The greatest indignation has been
aroused in Belgrade by a report that
Queen Draga failed in a deliberate at
tempt to foist upon the King the child
of her sister as her own.
The physicians have presented writ
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN E WOOL.
The Closing Exercises Of the Hicks School at
Oxford.
Especial to News and observer)

Especial to News and Observer)
Oxford, N. c., May 1S.-On last evening
at 10 o'clock at the Manse Mrs. Rather
inc Kelly Wool, wife of Rev. Jno. 2. Wool,
pastor of the Presbyterian church here,
died in the 9th year OF her age. She
was woman of great loveliness and
highly cultured and her unCimcly end is
deeply deplored. Although she had lived
in this place only few months she had
made many friends. She leaves an in
FAINT few days old.
Her sister, Mrs. Preston, of Clarks
county, Virginia, and two brothers, Prof
Alex Kelly and Dr. James Kelly. of Big
Stone Gap, Va, also DR.. Harry and Mr.
Theo Wool, of Norfolk, Va, will reach
here today to be present at the funeral
services, which will take place tomorrow
morning from the Presbyterian church
The closing exercises of Mrs. A. A.
Hicks school took place last evening
from to II o'clock at the opera house,
which was filed to overfowing. The en-
tertainment on-Iast-eyening surpassed all
former ones and showed the great skin
and success of Mrs. Hicks teaching
Allene Hirks, little tot of only three
years, with great deal of self possess
sion, appeared before the footlghts and
faultlessly sang "Old Uncle Ned This
was received with so much applause that
she responded to the encore, with
recitation ''All Alone" which brought
down the house and she again responded
to the encore with a recitation. Each
pupil did we'll and every piece on the
program received unstinted praise.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
God Leaning on Factories
More Than Prayer Meetings

That was a legitimate heading for the
article, as every candid reader will ad-
init. The only difference is that in the
first edition the headline said that God
was depending more on factories than on
prayer to carry the gospel into China.
In the corrected headline, as it appeared
in the second edition, it said God Lean
ing on Factories More Than Prayer Meet
ings to Carry the GOSPEL into China
There is no substantial difference because
a prayer meeting is the collective prayer
of Christian people. DR.. Peacock adds;
This same report was given to the
other papers of the State, and ! am sorry
to see that the paper I have been read
ing from my childhood is the only one that
has been unfair or unkind in this mat
ter"
Let us see about that. The same article
appeared in yesterdays Charlotte OBJ
server. Here is the headline that ap-
peared over it in that paper:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19

ten statement according to which there is
no immediate prospect of Queen Draga's
accouchement. She is certainly not in
an advanced state of pregnancy, such as
would have been the case had the opinion
given last September by DR.. Caulet, the
French physician been correct. The ply
sicians proceed to explain that DR.. Caulet
may have been correct, but that the nat
ural progress of pregnancy may have
been subsequently interrupted. In conclu-
sion they say that the Queens present
condition is in no way disquieting either
with regard to her health or physical
constitution and that consequently there
is no reason why she should not event
ually become mother.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
ASSA|LED HER HONOR
Mrs. CarroIPs Charge Against
P. H. Williams.
Preliminary Trial Monday. Williams Declares
The Charge Malicious and Says He Can
Prove His innocence,
Especial to News and observer.)


Durham, N. c.. May 1S-P H. Williams,
white man, is under five hundred dol
lar bond for his appearance before
Squire d. C. Gunter, Monday morning at
10 o'clock to answer to the charge of
attempted rape. The warrant was
sworn out by a Mrs. Carroll, wife Of a
bar tender, and she alleges that the at
tempted assault was made last Monday
The hearing of the case was postponed
for the defendant and bond of five
hundred dollars, justified, was required
He gave the required security and was
released
The defendant in this action is a to-
bacconist and has lived in Durham fot
a number of years. For some time his
family and the family of Carroll have
occupied the same house, and it was at
the home that the attempt is said to
have been made. The defendant alleges
malicious prosecution. and says that the
preliminary trial Monday will be the last
of the matter. as he will be in a position
to prove that the statement made by the
woman cannot be relied upon. Mr. Will
lians is q married man and his wife is
now III f1SHuefSOn on VlSlL 10 nef
brother. The arrest has caused consid-
cradle talk.
Wor is to begin soon on the fine new
library building for Trinity college. 1t
is said that the building is to be COM
pleted in September. This building is TO
be the gift of Mr.. ]. B. Duke, of New
York, and will be a handsome, well-ap-
more than one hundred thousand volumes.
it is to be located inside the old race
course and just in the rear of the
Craven Memorial hall