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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
AN ALDERMANIC BLUNDER.

The action of the Board of Aldermen
in granting the exclusive use of our
streets to foreign corporation, to the
exclusion of any other electric company
which may wish to enter our d main,
has caused considerable surprise among
our fair-miuded citizens y franchise
had been granted to those interested in
The Frederick, Washington x Gettys-
burg road. but 50 liberal were those con-
neeted with this enterprise that all
other roads were cheerfully accorded
the same privileges they enjoyed. The
depression Of electric road supplies for
the past eighteen months was notice
able all over the county but a revival
seems now in progress and to exclude
any road seeking 10 enter OUT city was
in the opinions Of many a gross blum
der We have for years missed the
trade from the northern section OF the
county and this Gettysburg project was
to restore this lost trade to our city
merchants; Likewise the southern eN-
tension to Washington. Here we have
anew charter Tor a road from Ellicott
City seeking to get to Frederick yet
This action Of our Aldermen may Grip
pie this project and will deter others
from helping to arouse Frederick from
her RipNan-Winkle sleep. \ selfish
policy j. never 4 wise policy in any en-
terpri,e. and our Aldermen a. well as
the Baltimore corporation, must not be
surprised to hear mutterings Of discon-
tent for many days to come. No one
wished to impede the Baltimore pro-
ject, but were ready to aid and assist it
in every way yet the desire for fair
play has not yet deserted the good peo-
pie Of Frederick.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
For the COMPLEXION.

The complexion always suffers
from biliousness or constipation.
Unless the bowels are kept open
the impurities from the body APP
pear in the form of unsightly
eruptions, De Wits Little Early
Risers keep the liver and bowels
in healthy condition, and remove
the cause of such troubles. G.
Z. Hooper, Albany, Ca, says:
81 took DE Wits Little Early
Risers for biliousness. They were
just what | needed. l am feel
ing better now than in years.
Never grippe or distress. Safe
thorough and gentle. The very
best pills.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
A PLEA FOR A BETTER ROAD
SYSTEM.

For many years the CITIZEN has
tried to inspire public sentiment in
favor of good roads, and recently advo.
Gated the plan adopted by Baltimore
County in having a supervising con
structor and engineer in charge of the
roads and road making, as the only eff
fective way to put our roads in order
and make them show the enormous
amount of money annually expended
on them
Under the present system, which
has endured since politics played any
part in our county and State affairs,
the CITIZEN always advocated efficient
men as road supervisors and did all in
its power to have them appointed.
Even with the best intentions and the
greatest care, incompetents crept in
here and there, whose only idea SEEM
ed to be to get the appropriation for
their district with the least amount of
labor not caring for their own com
fort and convenience or that of the
travelling public. This state of affairs
we have today, and whilst some SUI
pervisors take pride and public spirit
in their work and expend more labor
ON their roads than the compensation
justities, Others look upon their CON-
mission only as a chance to pick up a
few dollars easily and only work the
roads when they cannot do anything
else, or in weather when the benefits
oQheir labor counts as nothing.
This is the present state of affairs
and anything to improve the situation
would be a boon to all who use the
roads The present winter has been
an unusually severe one and the roads
have suffered in consequence. What
a difference a good road bed and proper
drainage would have made.
The Baltimore Sun, alive to the ter
rible situation existing in the counties,
makes a strong plea for new system
of road construction in a recent edi-
torial, which we print herewith, in the
hope that some effort will be made
during the life of the present Legisla-
ture to secure the passage of measure
looking to the improvement of our
country roads;
Nearly every newspaper published
in the counties of Maryland came 10
us with wall over the bad condition
of the roads. The winter just break
ing up has left all country roads ex-
cept the turnpikes in a wretched con-
dtion, and the turnpkes are nothing
to brag about, though they continue
to exact tolls as usual. Mud up to the
hubs of the wheels, holes in which
horses and mules splash about like
frogs in pond, stalled teams unable
to draw farm produce to market, mail
communication delayed and other ills
form the burden of the song which is
sung by the rural press from Ale
CLANCY to Worcester. throughout the
length and breadth of the land.
Now, whose fault is it that in a
State where material for good roads is
so abundant as in Maryland the con-
ditions complained of exist? Neither
the press nor the people can lay the
blame wholly upon the mismanage-
ment of the public officers they have |
chosen, bad as that management has
been. The truth is, the system is bad. |
In fact, there is no system, but a slip. |
shod method in which there has
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
CHEVIoTs
BLACK DRESS GOODS

Matters not what you want in BAL
1 GoodS co we have &c We are Showing
brated 'Priestley's" Goods shown !,
Frederick. A complete line Of Henrietta,
Serges, &c, from I2l3 cents 10 M;
per yard. Whether you want a .ne B3il
Dress or a cheap one, come ID see 4,
great bargains. We have Remnants Of Ii
kinds OF Dress Goods.
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT. We d,
sell you better Muslins and al ches,5
price than found elsewhere. Both Bleac..
and Unbleached Sheeting a, bor.
prices. Our Big Muslin Sale is now goa,
on. Ginghams in an endless varig
Calico's, the best made, sc. per ward. W.
have the best shifting on the mark.
Underwear. Underwear. Whether I'd
want Light or Heavy Weight Unierwsg
either in Wool or Cotton. we have
Mems, Ladies and Children's Uuderva
in all grades.
Hosiery and Gloves for Men LaI
and Children, in all grades Heava
Hose on earth for II &c, in all sizes.
CARPET DEPARTMENT. In ID
department we can supply you with a.
thing you may desire. Special low p.is
IN all kinds of Carpet. If in need oil
Carpet, we can save you money.
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. i
this department we guarantee to plels
You both in style and price. Hats triinn:
while you wait. Ready Trimmed Hi
from $3.50 up; special low price to clos
Mourning Hats and Bonnets a specially
We guarantee to give you more stylei !.
less cost than you have been accuston:
TO get. Give us trial.
ian. s-tf.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14

been scarcely any improvement since
the county governments were formed.
Year after year the people have sub
mitted 10 road taxation, the funds from
which have been literally squandered
by incompetent and responsible
agents under party auspices of one
kind or another, leaving the roads Just
as bad after every hard winter as they
were before a dollar was spent upon
them But the blame is TO be shared
equally by the people and the incom-
petents they have chosen to devise and
direct our internal policy. Wasteful-
ness If resources. ignorance of the first
principles OF construction, have I'M
doubtedly characterized the manage
ment Of the roads everywhere, and the
country people are literally today
stalled in the mud-sitting down on
their nmovable vehicles and railing
against their County Commissioners
and road supervisors. But when the
SHOWS melt and the surplus waters run
off, and the sun and winds dry up the
roads, and the road scrapers issue forth
from their winter quarters, and the
high ways become easier again, all will
be forgotten, or ifnot forgotten, over
looked
Up to this time the roads have been
everybody's business. and therefore
they are neg 'ectei because what is
everyhody's business i nohody's affair.
The lesson Of the roads today should
appeal to the intel igence Of every
community and excite d termination
To get what is needed to end the
trouble. The Legislature i in session.
There i a proposition before it which
if adopted would supply money from
hitherto undevelop q resources to re-
ieve the people from some Of the bur
den Of local taxation and make hasi-
for the state control of roads This
proposition i linked to the OYSTER
Planting bill But it i not the only
way out Of the difficulty The State
Cteologist and the admirable work of
/ the Geological Survey with its road
way section would clear up the situa-
ton quickly enough if the men who
are sent to the General Assembly at
Annapolis could get themselves out of
their political ruts, in which they
seem to be- stuck deeper than the wag-
onS OF the farmer. on the miserable
roads that political management have
entailed upon this generation from pre-
cedjug agts.
There are movements all alony tho
line. however. from which insnirimg
ravs Of hone rliuner The farn,arI'
clubs In many counties are INSISTING
that roads ar AN economic mn j roIit.
zeal matter lust a oyster plantino
i Industrial. not a political mes.
ton Both vitally affect The nrotnar.
ity of the whole peopla ana ara rha
propertv Of no PARTY. and .hoIIid not
te handled from me narrow noint N,
view Of p0lifician. Cari Cdpat,, !
among the most recent Of rho Mai
communitia. .bowin0 .igns If a a.
sitjoD totske tie bulIoft6e raqds IL the
lorr.. aud we trust they viii ~ !,
with All the pow4r n nor communal
They have called i nass.nsa .l,i,l,,-' J. =,
Flkio0 far March 13th In ra.no,,-a -
napppal by Dr. Cb,rIa. NJ F'lIs =
ur0gra..iya and public-sriritad citizan
medical practitioner ana lan5ed nrn,
prietor. He graphicaIIy nintura. III
road conditions in cecil which arc =
bad that "the sirk musf sngAr fnr re-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
FRIDAY, MARCH Il, 1902.

The Beet Sugar Trust seems to have
a strangle hold on Congress. They
even deny to Cuba that little help
which some Of our Legislators are will
ing to extend to them in their distress.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14

You will do US a great favor by sending US
the names Of parties who are not taking the
"CITIzES," and who you think would APP
preciate a sample copy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14

Communications on interesting subjects are
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lication. but confidence. Write only on one
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
Much Work Being Crowded
in at This Sessions Wane.
Local Measures.

In the House Delegate Harry
Tuesday introduced a bill author
izing the appointment of a com
mission to mark positions occu.
pied by the Maryland troops on
the Monocacy battlefield; also a
bill TO sanction beQuest to the
Mt. Zion L. B. Church of Myers
vile to Cyrus Routzahn.
On Thursday of last week. Sen
ator Rohrback introduced bill
TO amend the laws defining and
Furnishing the crime of arson.
and also a bill to punish minors
for purchasing spirituous liquors
in Frederick County.
Senator Rohrback introduced
three bills recently: To refund to
Rev. William koontZ money paid
in error; to sanction certain be-
quests of ISABELLA a. koontz, of
Frederick City; to empower the
County Commissioners to give
railway companies the right to
use county roads.
In the Senate the following
House bills were passed. and
they go TO the Governor for his
action: To permit the apprentice
ing of scholars from Bucking-
ham Industrial School and to ex-
empt the property from the State
taxes: to authorize the corpora
tion of Middletown to call in and
redeem outstanding bonds.
The Senate passed the Senate
bill to create a new election dis.
trict in Frederick County. This
bill has for its purpose the crea,
ton of the town of Brunswick into
an election district. At the pres
ent time Brunswick is Precincl .
of PeterSville District.
Tie bill for the retirement on
half pay Of Judges of the Court
of Appeals, Supreme Bench OF
Baltimore City and the Associate
Judges OF the several counties,
after certain service was killed
tu the House.
Senator Rohrback introduced
a bill to fix the compensation of
the Election Supervisors in Fred
erick County.
The following Senate bills were
favorably reported: To refund to
". a. koontz, money erroneous sly
paid into the treasury: to sane
ton Request Of Isabella Koontz
/ to Methodist Church: to empower
County Commissioners TO give
railway companies right to use
the public highways; to punish
minors who purchase liquors.
In the House a favorable re.
port was made on a bill to incor-
porate the Ellicott City and
Frederick Railway; to require
the payment of $3.50 for liquor
license in Frederick; to regulate
paving of the streets OF Fred
erick.
The Senate passed bill to sane
ton bequest of Maria X. West
ling to various religious and
charitable institutions.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14

tional food supply. The bill ex.
emptS them from both the general
and local game laws and allows
them to be sold in and out of
season.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The House Committee on Con-
stitutional Amendments held a
meeting Tuesday night and decid-
ed on two enabling acts to amend
the Constitution. 1t was decided
to report unfavorably the amend
ment for the initiative and re-
ferendum in tax matters. The
amendment to make three .fourths
of jury render verdict Will be
favorably reported
OPPOSE DEPARTMENT STORE
BILL.
At meeting of the Mere hants
and Manufacturers Association
at Hagerstown Tuesday night
last, a resolutions condemning
the department store bill were
passed and a telegram was sent
to the Washington County dele.
CATION, asking that they oppose
the bill, because it would drive
at least 80 per cent. of the men
now in business out of trade.
BILLS TO INCORPORATE BIG EN-
TERPRIsE.
Senator Rohrback on Monday
night introduced the following
bills: To incorporate the Fred
erick, Legore and Emmitsburg
Railroad and Power Company.
The incorporators are James W.
LeGore, William B. Stambaugh,
d. Princeton Buckley, William
B. Cutshall and George f. Smith.
The capital is $4,000, with
power to increase to S500,000.
1t has power to construct a steam
or electric road from Frederick
through Legore to Emmitsburg.
1t is exempted from local taxa
ton for the term of ten years.
Ample powers are conferred.
Mr.. Rohrback's second bill in.
corporates the Legore Power
Manufacturing and Construction
Company. 1t is authorized to
dam the Monocacy river in Fred
erick County, for the purpose of
furnishing light and power; also
the right to erect a toll bridge
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
Colored Dress Good;

We have all the new shades Of II
Mode, Pearl, Gray and Brown B-9I
Cloth.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
BELGIAN HARES.

Captain Hoffman, of the city
delegation. introduced in the
House a bill to encourage and
protect the raising of English
and Belgian hares, as an addi-
tional food supply. The bill ex,
empts them from both the general
and local game laws and allows
them to be sold in and out of
season.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
published september IS. 1902


An Ordinance Providing for the Issuance
OF an Internal Improvement Bond in the
Sum Of One Thousand Five Hundred
and Twenty-Five and Eighty-Two one
hundredths Dollars, TO T. Z. Burton to
Pay for the Construction of Curbing
Sidewalk Extensions.
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City OF Wichita:
Section l. That an internal improve
ment bond in the sum of one thousand
five hundred and twenty-five and eighty
two one hundredths dollars be issued to
I. E. Burton TO pay for the construction
Of curling as per bills on file in the Office
Of the city clerk, dated and sworn TO
August and September IS, 1902 All Of
said curbing sidewalk having been con-
structed according to contract under the
direction OF the mayor and council. Said
bond shall be dated September l. 1902.
and shall become due one year after date;
shall bear interest at the rate of 6 per
cent per annum. Said bond shall be de-
nominated internal improvement bond
No. -, Series -, and shall be payable
at the fiscal agency of the state of Kan
sas. in the city of New York. and shall
be signed by the mayor and attested by
the city clerk with the seal of the city
impressed thereon.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect.
and be in force from and after its pub
lication in the Wichita Daily Eagle.
Approved September Il. 1902
B. F. MLEAN, Mayor
Attest: J. L. LELAND. City Clerk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

The dance given by Blume's orchestra
viii take place tonight at Sedgwick hall
Ala Temple. No. ~. Rathbene Sisters.
meets this evening in regular session. The
members are all requested TO be present
All Rathbone Sisters invited.
Circle No g. Progressive Women OF
America. will meet with Mrs. Meredith
at No. 100 North Washington. September
IS. 1902 This viii be the mid-meeting.
Circle No. 6. Progressive Women Of
America. viii hold the mid-month meet
ing this Thursday afternoon with Mrs
Meredith. 80 North Washington avenue.
The East Side W. c. 7. L. will meet
Thursday evening at 2.3o o'clock with
Mrs. French. 233 Cleveland avenue Re
port Of district convention viii De given.
Queen City lodge. No. .. s. OF H. VII
meet in regular session tonight. after
which they VIII give social All mem
hers ard friends 81 the lodge A. e cordial
r invited
Knights Maccsbees' regular meeting to-
night. The hustlers and rlstlers are At
work All members urged 70 be present
VIII meet az s o'clock prompt Visitors
welcome.
Peace legion. No. 10. Select Knight.
and Ladies. give their lodge social This
evening IN Hartman's hail. over Dan
bars Ambulance Free. Refreshments
: cents Come and bring your friends
All members Il the Brae5urn Golf ciub
who desire 20 contest for admission 70
Class C. are requested e play Saturday
afternoon September - and band their
score cauis Il Professor EingzaurV. II
j. hoped thar all q The members xii par
ticinate n this contest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
At the ToIer.


On Saturday. September 90 students
| tickets for the Lyceum course will be on
sale a the box Office of the Toier audi
torium This will undoubtedly be the
finest Lyceum course in Kansas this year.
The following is list of the well known
musical artists and lecturers:
october ?, Bruno stiendeI company con-
sisting of Bruno Steindel. America s
greatest 'cellist. assisted by Mrs Steindel
pianist, graduate of the Chicago Music
college. a scholarship graduate of the
Royal High School of Music of Ber-
lin. and a pupil of the great master. Les
chetizky; Mrs. Clara Trimble. soprano,
who is an artist in every sense of the
term; Madam Margaret Wunderele, the
harp soloist of the Thomas orchestra.
November l. Governor Bob Taylor, lee
ture, The Fiddle and the Bow"
November q. Mabelle Crawford COM
pany, consisting Of Mabelle Crawford,
contralto: Ada MARYLAND Sheffield So
prano; Miss Florence Chamberlain, violin
list; Mr.. Earl Blair pianist.
December s. Author Hochman. pianist,
THE Coming Pederewsli."
December &c. the Spiering quartet. one
of the most famous string qusrtets in the
world
January 9, Electa Clifford, soprano. Of
whom the Nashville American SAYS:
Miss Electa Clifford received an ovation
and had to respond to several encores.
She possesses a most beautiful soprano
voice and her singing raised a regular
whirlwind of applause.
January y. Rev. Francis Clement Kelly,
lecturer, THE Yankee Volunteer"
February Is. Jacob A. Riis, illustrated
lecture, How the other Half Lives"
March 9th. Katherine Eggieston Junker-
man. interpretative recitals. Miss Junk
erman needs no introduction to the Wich-
ita public being Wichita girl herself
April g. Montavnle Flowers. monologist
and impersonator. in Ben Hur: a Tale
OF Christ. In which he impersonates the
characters Of the story.
Taken as a whole the management
claim for this Lyceum course that it IS
without an equal in the history Of
Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
A DOCTORS EXPERIENCE
Medicine Not Needed in This Case.

W GQiCiRS fNol tNCGICA ~ ffS OdSG.
1t is hard TO convince people that coffee
does them an injury They lay their
had feelings 70 almost every cause but
the true and unsupported one
But the doctor knows: his wide expert
ence has proven 10 him that 10 some sys-
TENS coffee is an insidious poison that
undermines the health
Ask the doctor II coffee IS the cause q
constipation. stomach and nervous
troubles
4 have been a coffee drinker al ny
l-fe. ! am now a wears cid and when
taken sick two years ago with nervous
rrestration. my doctor said thai ny
nervous system was broken down and
that ! would have 70 give Up coffee
eot 50 weak and shaky could not work.
and reading your advertisement Of Pos
tum Feed Coffee. asked my grocer II he
had ans Of IT, He said Yes and that
lie used & fl his family and il was ali Z
claimed 70 be
50 Z quit coffee and commenced 70 use
Postum steadily and foune IN about two
weeks time could sleep soundIy At
uight and ges I'D in the morning feeling
fresh and wen In about ywo months. I
rsgan 20 gain IN eesh I ONLY weighed
lss pounds when 7 commenced on Postum
ana now weigh ls7 and feel better thzn
/ aid AZ - years e. ase
Il am working every day and steep
weu az uiEht NJ two children w-re
great coffee drinkers bet they have NOT
drank any since Postsm came iEte the
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
.. r. NJ LEAN, Mayo
Attest: J. L. LELAND. City Clerk.
published September IS. 1902

ORDINANCE NO. 1915.
An Ordinance Requiring the Wichita &
Western Railway Company. It's Lessees
and Assigns to Lower the Grade of It's
Tracks from Fifth Avenue to the Ar
kansas River and Repeating Ordinance
No. S9S
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Wichita:
Section. 1. That the Wichita & Western
Railway company, its lessees and
assigns be and are hereby required
to lower the grade Of the Wichita &
Western Railway company's tracks at
the intersection of said railway track
with Emporia avenue thirty-two hun
dredths of a foot; at the intersection of
Topeka avenue one foot and ten hun
dredths of a foot: at the intersection of
Lawrence avenue one foot and ten-hun-
dredths Of a foot at the intersection of
Market street. one foot and fifty-four
hundredths Of a foot; at the intersection
of Main street, ninety -hundredths Of a
foot; and at the intersection of Water
street, sixty hundredths of a foot
Sec. 2. That the street commissioners
Of the city of Wichita shall forthwith
serve a copy Of this ordinance. duly GER
tlned by the city clerk. upon the said
Wichita & Western Railway company.
its lessees and assigns. and that said rail
way company, It's lessees and assigns
shall, within thirty days from the date
of the service of the said notice have
completed the lowering Of said grade as
aforesaid.
Sec. 3. That Ordinance No. SOS be and
the same IS hereby repealed.
Sec. {. That this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Wichita Daily Eagle.
Approved September i. 1902
b. F M'LEAN. Mayor.
Attest. I /. LELAND CT, Clerk