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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
CATCHING A THIEF.
An Old Method Utilized by "A German
Officer In China

Thirty dollars was stolen at the Of
hcers' club in Tientsin, China, and the
members of the club resolved, if posi-
bic, to catch the thief.
A German captain volunteered to
manage the affair, and the first thing
he did was to summon all the native
servants of the club. He then said to
them:
Some money has been stolen here.
and l am looking for the thief. | shall
find him in an hour. not before, since
l need that much time in order to get
instructions from a celebrated magi-
clan in Germany"
An hour later all the servants y re
again summoned, but this time into
dark room, in the middle of witch
stood the table on which the money
stolen had been laid.
Each of you, now," said the officer.
must go up to that table and press on
1t first your right and then your left
hand, and when that is done you must
raise your two hands over your head
and step into the next room"
The servants did so, and as the last
one stepped into the adjoining room
the officer followed him, and after
looking for a few moments at the many
uplifted hands he pointed to one man
and said, You are the thief" The
Chinaman to whom he pointed nearly
fell to the ground with fright and adj
mitted his guilt and promised to make
restitution.
Very simple was the method adopted
by the officer for discovering the cul-
prit. While the native servants sup
posed that his spirit was in Germany
in communion with the celebrated ma
gician he was carefully smearing the
surface of the table in the dark room
with fat and oil. which he then black
ened by means of SCOT The innocent
servants naturally pressed their hands
on the table, according to his instruc-
tons, but the culprit, though super.
stitious did not do so.
AS result, while the uplifted hands
of all the others were coal black, his
We're of natural color and thus his
guilt was clearly proved.-Detroit Free
Press
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
The Word FIattery.

At first sight there would appear to
be little connection between flattery
and the wagging of a dogs tail, yet
in nearly all the northern language the
same word signifies both, and flattery
is certainly derived from the word sig
nifying to wag the tail. In the old
Norman flagra signifies to fiatter and
also to wag the tail. In Danish logre
is to wag the tail. and logger for cen is
to fawn on one. In Dutch vleyden is
to fiatter and vleydsteerten is to wag
the tail. In the old German wedeln
is to wag the tail, and in English
wheedle is to gain ones end in flat
terry.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

As change from the tomato sauce
usually seryed with Dreaded lamb
chops try an onion sauce made in this
way: Slice two or. if very small, three
onions and cook them in water for a
few moments and drain. Put them in
to just enough boiling water to cover,
add little salt and cook until tender.
Cook together two tablespoonfuls each
of -four and butter and when perfectly
smooth add one-half pint of stock,
three or four tablespoonful of cream
and saltspoonful each Of salt and
sugar and a dash of cayenne. When
the onion is tender, press it through a
colander and add the water in which
1t had been cooked.-New York Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
Don't BE a Second Class Man.

You can hardly imagine a boy say
ing: Il am going to be second class
man. | don't want to be first class
and get the good jobs, the high pay
Second class jobs are good enough for
me-" Such a boy would be regarded
as lacking in good sense if not in san
ity. You can get to be a second class
man, however, by not trying to be Il
first class one. Thousands do that all
the time, so that second class men are
a drug on the market, remarks Sue
cess.
Second class things are only wanted
when first class can't be had. You
wear first class clothes if you can pay
for them, eat first class butter, first
class meat and first class bread, or, if
you don't, you wish you could. Second
class men are no more wanted than
any other second class commodity.
They are taken and used when the
better article is scarce or is too high
priced for the occasion. For work
that really amounts TO anything first
class men are wanted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

ter, being more or less impeded, the
percentage of salt contained is raised
by evaporation above the average says
the National Geographic Magazine.
Another important fact in connection
with the stream is its almost tropical
temperature, due to the fact that it's
high velocity enables it to reach the
middle ATTITUDES with very little loss
OF heat. Upon entering its limits the
temperature of the sea water frequent
ly shows rise of ten degrees and even
fifteen degrees. 1t was this fact that
gave to the stream in the later years
of the eighteenth century and the ear
lier years of the nineteenth an impor-
lance in the minds of navigators that
1t no longer possesses. In those DAYS
the chronometer, invented by Harri-
son in 1l65, was still an experiment.
Instruments were crude and nautical
tables often at fault
The result was that the determine
ton of the longitude was largely
matter of guesswork, vessel after
'OS'SN AAOAA bAS W
often being out of her reckoning by de-
grees instead of by minutes. The idea,
first suggested by Benjamin Franklin,
that the master of vessel, by observ-
ing the temperature of the surface wa
ter, could tell the moment of his entry
into the gulf stream and could hence
fix his position to within few miles
was hailed with delight.
The method was published in 1870
by Jonathan Williams in a work
lengthily entitled "Thermometrical
Navigation: Being a series of expert
ments and observations tending to
prove that by ascertaining the relative
heat of the sea water from time to
time the passage of a ship through the
gulf stream and from deep water into
soundings may be discovered in time
to avoid danger" In this work he
makes patriotic comparison of the
gulf stream to a streak of red, white
and blue, painted upon the surface of
the sea for the guidance of American
navigators.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
SIGHTS OF OLD PANAMA.
City Once as Beautiful as Any De-
picted In Stored Romance.

City Once as Beautiful as Any De-
picted In Stored Romance.
Following the English style, dinner
is a full dress and ceremonious affair.
After dinner comes the promenade
along the esplanade, charming walk
around the old battery overlooking the
prison, says the Catholic World. Our
way borders the sea; behind us lies
the city, with its Moorish towers, its
red tiled roofs; back of It rises Mount
Ancon; to our left is the little Indian
hamlet of La Boca, at the mouth Of
the Rio Grande, and the green hills Of
the Andes in the distance; along the
horizon oceanward stretches the bay
What words can describe it? A study
in color as the rays of the setting sun
turn to crimson. green and gold its
islands; the stately palmetto trees that
fringe its banks, the white beach and
far away the ancient towers of San
Anastasius. sole landmark of the once
beautiful city of old Panama.
The story of this beautiful city, old
Panama, reads like one of the ro
mances from the Arabian Nights" that
so delighted our childhood. Its houses
of aromatic wood, hung with costly
tapestries, adorned with paintings and
sculptures that a king might envy;
its 800 magnificent churches, with their
services of silver and gold, their fres-
Goes of pearls and precious stones; its
pleasure gardens; its broad driveways,
chief of which was the kings high
way, over which the royal horses bore
the treasures to Puerto Bello and the
ships ready to sail with them to Spain.
Into the midst of this Asiatic splendor
came Morgan and his buccaneers, and
this struggle. one of the most memora-
BILE on our continent, the first of white
against white, led to the destruction OF
the flower of Spanish chivalry and the
capture of Panama. So pass the glo-
ries of the world!
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
DUMAS AS A COOK.
He WAS Particularly Good In the
Preparation of Turkeys.

Dumas pere was in producing the
slave of his pen and never studied in
his life. No author ever owed less to
education or book learning and more
TO a perpetually fresh and unsophisti-
Gated mind and to Sociable intercourse
with the bright spirits of his day. the
upper Bohemia, the best artists. dra-
matte authors and lions of various
kinds of his time. His one accom-.
plishment was his neat, flowing, clerkly
handwriting, but he knew nothing of
science, Of any kind of serious litera-
ture, and as he had never thought of
punctuation before he burst on the
world as an author LEFT it always to
the proofreader. Like Rossini, il
Dumas had not been the author of
"Monte-Christo' and other novels that
brought him each a fortune (Which he
spent as soon as he made), he might
have been great cook
l partoek of q lunch he cooked two
years before his death at the house of
Gudin, the painter. He came to cook
1t in this way: Gudin, meeting him
on Friday on the boulevard, said:
"A friend has just sent me three splen-
did turkeys from Devonshire. What
shall | do with them?" You should
let me cook Them" said Dumas. "All
right but l must go tomorrow to
prepare them for the spit" Dumas
arrived next morning with a hamper
full of trutfles for the turkeys and, not
TO allow any to go to waste, brought
calves sweetbreads and other delica-
cies which are the better for truffie ac-
compartments. He prepared his ''plats"
carefully and suggested that If Gudin
wished to invite friends to n particu-
larry well cooked lunch then was his
time. Perhaps" he added, you had
better call on Alboni and ask her to
come. She will crown the feast by
singing a brindisi." So said. so done
Dumas acted as chef in the kitchen
until it was almost time to serve the
lunch.
A most brilliant company had been
invited to judge of "le grand Alex
andres" culinary talents. They de-
clared he deserved the name of alex
andre lie Grand and expressed their
sorrow that his literary genius had de-
prived the world of the greatest chef
of the nineteenth century. Dumas
used also to cook the grand dinners
Which Nine. RattazZi gave at Florence
when her husband was prime minister
of Italy.-London News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
The Home of England's Wealth.

The Bank of England generally con-
tains sufficient gold in sixteen pound
bars to make 20,000,000 sovereigns.
The bank, which stands in three par
ishes, covers three acres of ground,
and, as the current price of land in the
vicinity works out at 100000 an
acre, it is easy to form an idea of the
money value of England's wealth. The
ratable value is about f1,000 week.
The bank employs about 1000 people,
pays a quarter of a million a year in
wages and $4,000 year in pensions.
There are G25, 100000 worth of notes in
circulation which have been handed
over the banks counter. - London
Globe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
The Work of Envy.

The leading lady was in tears, and
the morning paper lay crumpled at her
feet.
"What is the matterT the manager
asked.
.'This horrid critic" she sobbed.
LET me see Where? What has he
said?
"There," she replied, pointing to the
dreadful paragraph. st says my act
ing was excellent, but that my gown
didn't seem to ft me at all. just
know that was written by some spite
full woman "-Chicago Record-Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
On Sure Ground.

A well known artist overheard a
countryman and his wife ridiculing
his picture. which represented farm
scene. He was so indignant that he at
last interposed with the remark:
THAT painting is valued at f1OO.
Allow me to ask if you are familiar
with works of artT'
mot very familiar with art" replied
the farmer, but | know something
about nature, young man. When you
make COW that gets up from the
ground by putting her fore feet first.
you do something that nature never
did."-London Answers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
KILLED THE SPIDER.
Deadly Influence of IA Small Magnet
on the Insect.

on the Insect.
An experiment made by a scientist
to test the influence which a magnet
will have on a spider is of interest.
The magnet employed was a small
steel one of the U shape, the legs of
which were about two and a half
inches long by one half inch wide and
one-siXth of an inch thick, the distance
between the poles being about one
quarter of an inch.
Having noticed a small spider active
ly running along his armchair, he
brushed it off upon the carpet, where
it began to run, but was somewhat inn
peded by the roughness of the fabric.
He now slid the magnet along the car
pet, following after the spider, till the
ends of the poles were within a quar-
ter of an inch of it. The animal, with
out being touched, almost instantly
stopped, and on withdrawing the mag
net the spider continued on his jour
ney.
The eXperimenter then placed the
magnet within half an inch-in front of
the spider, and, withdrawing it slow
ly, the latter followed it in every direc-
ton which the magnet took, both in
straight and circuitous routes.
Gradually, however, the spider be-
came so strongly magnetized as to be
immovable for several minutes, the
magnetic influence seeming to lose its
further power. On withdrawing the
magnet altogether the spider began to
recover somewhat.
The scientist ultimately placed a
tumbler over the spider and the mag
net, covering them both completely,
and at the expiration of several min
utes the spider, after a struggle to es-
cape from the strong influence which
the magnet exercised over it, was
dead.-Exchange
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

81 don't know what the trouble is "
said the hostess in tone Of great an
noyance. MY guests seem very dis
tant and unsocia1. | wish could think
of some way to start them talking to
one another"
THAT'S very easily DONE" answered
Miss Cayenne. "Is there musician
present."
"Yes."
"Get him to play or sing something"
Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
GULF STREAM MARKS.
"e Course of the Flow Through
the Ocean Plainly Indicated.

course of the Flow Through
the Ocean Plainly Indicated.
Inc color of the stream is percepti-
Diy deeper blue than that of the neigh
oorlls sea, this blueness forming one
VI the standard references Of the nau-
S ocal noyelists. The depth of color is
t tae 10 the high percentage of salt con-
'ailed as compared with the cold green
%"ter OF higher ATTITUDES, observation
nav ins shown that the more salt held
solution by sea water the more in
.enseiy blue is its color. Thus even in
eAuatropical ATTITUDES we sometimes
oo'erVe water of beautiful blue col
W. us Tor instance, in the Mediterra-
h hean ana in other nearly landlocked
''s'ns' where the influx of fresher wa
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

81 heard him call you 'Duckie,'" an
nounced the small brother
''Well, what of it?" demanded his sis
ter defiantly.
ooh, nothin' much" answered the
small brother Il was only thinkin
maybe it's because of the way you
walk, but it amt very nice of him.
Chicago Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
DWELLING HOUSE,
containing nine rooms, small Dwelling
House, containing four rooms,
LARGE BANK BARN,
A GOOD APPLE ORCHARD

and large number of other fruit trees i'll
full bearln on the property.
This farm is well watered, it is enclosed
by substantial fencing and, with the ex-
ception of about 20 acres of good timber,
it is all arabic land which has been lined
and heavily MANFRED and is now in the
very best state of cultivation.
This property is located i'll the midst OF
one OF the most progressive and prosperous
agricultural communities i'll Montgomery
county; is convenient to stores, churches.
schools, mills and the railroad, and is de-
sirabe either for a home or an investment.
This farm is at present rented and all
growing crops upon it at time of sale are
reserved. Possession of the premises will
be given to the purchaser or purchasers
on January Ist, 1908, with the privilege of
seeding this fall, the tenant now i'll pos
session to have the right to gather and
remove therefrom at any time before said
first day OF January all crops he may have
thereon.
TERMS OF SALE: -One-third of the
purchase money TO be paid i'll cash and the
balance Ill two equal lnstallments, payable
i'll one and two years from the day of sale;
the deferred payments to bear interest
from the day of sale and to be secured by
the single bills of the purchaser or pur-
chasers and mortgage on the property
sold.
A deposit of $500 will be required OH the
day of sale.
Conveyancing at the cost of the pur'
chaser or purchasers.
LEE OFFUTT,
+. c. PETER, Solicitor, Executor
aug. 22-2t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
A Deep Thrust.

Miss Kutt-I see Miss Gadsby has
new gown.
Miss Snarl-I presume it is cheap
looking affair.
Miss Kutt-Rather It's off the same
piece as your new one.-Ohio State
Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
The Lapse of Time,

When two married men who haven't
seen each other for some time meet,
one of them always says before they
separate, Lets see-how old is your
Oldest now?" And then, after he gets
the answer. he adds. sit is astonishing,
isn't it, how time does fy?"-Somer-
vile (Mass.) Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

Orange and lemon peel. especially the
latter, Is valuable for favorings. Peel
the fruit thinly, dry the parings slowly
in the oven and store in tin for fu-
ture use. 1t will be found useful for
cakes, buildings and other dishes and
will save more expensive fiavorings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

"Jobbers was thrown from his wheel
this morning, but he pluckily arose and
remounted."
Indeed? Well, that's a case OF
mans not knowing when he's well
off."-Richmond Dispatch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
ARtlY Termed.

A farmer in flood district, watching
his mortgaged house and barn fall over
and float down the river, remarked,
"That represents my floating indebted
ness"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

The records left by the PhGnicians,
Assyrians and ancient Persians show
that among all those nations the use
of perfumes was very common.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
Doll Brothers.,
Great Rebuilding Sale.

From July lst to 3lst, we will sell
each and every article throughout our
spacious store rooms at and below
cost.
A $4,000 stock of Dry Goods,
Notions, Carpets and Millinery to
be sold at and below cost during
the month of July while we are
rebuilding.
The Profit is all Yours.
You can buy any article you need
from Row of Pins to an Axmins-
ter Carpet at and below cost.
Every DOllar's worth of Mer-
chandise is desirable.
Money saved-buying Goods is
money made.
Whether you want Dress Goods,
either Black or Colored, Domestics,
Notions, Carpets or Millinery, you can
get any kind from us at and below
cost during July.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

The cost of producing and planting
young salmon is under 81 per 1000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

The bill in this case is filed TO procure a de
cree for the sale of certain real estate situate
in Mount Pleasant District, Frederick County,
MnrXlnnd.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
EXECUTOR'S SALE
To close an estate,
OF A
DAIRY FARM
III Montgomery county, Maryland.

BY virtue of power contained i'll the
last will and testament of Nicholas d.
Offutt, late of the county of Montgomery
and State of Maryland, deceased, the sub
scriber, as executor of said will, will on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1902,
at the hour of O'Clock p. M,
offer at public sale to the highest bidder,
at the mansion house on the premises, all
of that valuable farm, containing
TAX ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, which is located i'll said
county, on the road leading from German
town to Jacksonville, about one-iourth of
a mile from Germantown and one mile
from Germantown Depot, and adioins the
lands OF Jacob Snyder, George Nichols,
John Grosendorf and Others and is inn
proved by a large and commodious
DWELLING HOUSE,
containing nine rooms small Dwelling
House, containing four rooms,
LARGE BANK BARN,
100 feet long, with stabling for IL horses
and 70 cows, nearly new; a good DAIRY,
with running water; Meat House, Hen
House, Ice House, Corn House, Black
smith Shop, Wheelwright Shop and
Wagon Sheds There is a well of water
at the dwelling house and also one i'll the
barn. There is
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

Katie McManus VS.. Michael McMauus, Katie
Burke and Simon G. Nusbaum.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

JULY TERM, 1902.
In the matter of the report of .es filed the
9TH day of August, 1902
ordered, That ON the 30th day of August,
1902, the Court will proceed to act upon the
Report of Sales of Real Estate, reported to said
Court by Joshua A Dill, trustee in the
the above cause, and filed therein as afore-
said, to finally ratify and confirm the same,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
before said day; provided copy ofthis order
be inserted in some newspaper published in
prior TO said day.
The report states the amount OF sales TO be
$4,000.
Dated this 9TH day of August, 1902.
DOUGLASS II. HARGETT,
Clerk ofthe Circuit Court for Frederick County
True copy-Test:
DOUGLASS II. HARGETT,
f. NJ. Faubel, Clerk.
Solicitor. aug Sit.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
ORDER NISI ON SALES.
No. 1896 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Frederick County, sit
ting in Equity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
No. 1913 EQUITY.

In the orphans Court for Frederick County.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

Joshua A. Din ami Lavinia Dill, his wife, ct
al, VS.. Oracle d hi !, infant, and Chares G..
Dill.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
BEST 81 QUICKEST REPAIRING
I'll. S. Lands,
..Frederick's Leading Jeweler..

Our Stores stand ready to greet
you with the New Year with an
enchanting array of seasonable
goods, a colossal outspreadiug of
inexpensive, beautiful, useful nd
acceptable gifts. Our wonderfully
low prices make every article a
bargain. You'll always find this
is "rhe Store That Saves You
Money"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER /, 1902,

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER l, 1902,
at / O'Clock, p NJ, for furnishing and INSTALL
Ing "A first class steam heating plant at the
County Jail, as follows: Boiler to be made OF
wrou hit iron and t. have capacity If 1850
square feet, d to be guaranteed by manufac-
turer TO be durable and non, Explosive. No
less than 10 radiators to be furni, he'd, contain
ING i09j square reet. Radiation TO be guaran-
teed 10 heat building to 100 In zero weather.
The DO Ter and all pipes in cellar TO be covered
with asbestos. NJ.
For further particulars Inquire at this office;
The right is res rived TO reject any or all
bids. BY order,
WILLIAM H. BLEN TLINGER,
President.
CLEMENT G. AMSTERDAM, Clerk.
aug 22-2t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

OUR STOCK OF
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-08
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Bids will be received by the county
court of Clatsop County, Oregon, un-
til Thursday, June ). 1902, at O'Clock
D. m. for the construction OF an so
foot span bridge, II feet wide, across
the Necanicum river IN section "A, Twp.
5 n, r. 10 west. in Clatsop County Ore
gon. Said bridge to be constructed on
a site about one mile east Of Carl
Johnson's place, where the county road
from Seaside crosses the said Necan-
icum river.
Bidders will present plans and speci-
fications for said work, together with
a certified check for 10 per cent of the
amount Of their bids, or a good and
sufficient bond, as a guarantee that
they viii construct the said bridge
provided they are awarded the con-
tract.
The court reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids.
By order Of the County Court.
H. ]. WHERITY,
County Clerk.