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The citizen., 1902-04-04
Doing Their Arithmetic.

Children believe so confidently what
they hear that if they do not hear ac-
curately their minds sometimes run
into queer fancies. \ well known pro-
fessor remembers that when lie was n
child he sang GLORY, glory. had a new
year" for GLORY, glory, halleluiah.
A story of a similar childish misunder-
standing of sound is told by a Sunday
school teacher.
The infant class was reciting the
Christmas lesson. Six-year-old Harold
was called upon to tell the story of the
Saviour's birth.
We'll" he began. ''the shepherds
We're out one night doing their arithme-
tic when the angels came
But stop, Harold" interrupted the
puzzled teacher. land tell me what you
mean by that.
"Well," replied Harold, 81 don't see
how they could do arithmetic in the
dark, but that's what they were doing"
''Now think, Harold" said the teach
er. land tell the story as nearly as you
can in the words of the Bible"
So Harold began again: zone night
the shepherds were dividing in the
fields
Abiding" had sounded to his ear like
dividing" and dividing was doing
their arithmetic"
The citizen., 1902-04-04
The Lady Was Not the Ghost,

An Irish family once had ghost so
troublesome that they sent for dctec-
tives. One of these men late at night
fell asleep in his chair The lady of the
house chanced to come into the room
and could not resist the temptation to
groan and rattle her keys. She had
never played ghost before. 1t was mo-
mentary indiscretion But the police
man did not and could hardly he ex-
pccted to believe this. He said it was
hardly worth while to bring him from
Dublin, and he Withdrew in dudgeon,
Yet the lady was not really the ghost,
lie was sul6ing in retirement. Hence
doubt has been east on the ghosts of
haunted houses even among rejecting
minds London News.
The citizen., 1902-04-04
DON'T MOVE OR l WILL SHOOT"

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his pocket, opened the door and Slip
ped In so cautiously that he could not
have been heard had any one been
awake. He paused in the hall a mo-
lment to hang up his hat and then crept
SILENTLY up the broad carpeted stairs
land softly tried the door of the room
lin which the husband hunter was re-
posing. Suppressing an ejaculation at
finding it locked, the young man turn
led away. but paused again at the head
l0f the stairs. muttering:
Il forgot the bathroom. They may
have left that unlocked" He retraced
lhis steps, passing the barred door and
trying second one little farther
down the hall. Here he was success
lful. and, passing through the bath
room. he entered the room of the sleep.
ling girl
Queer that door was locked" he
Isaid aloud as he lighted the gas. Then
lhe sat down in an easy chair facing the
window while he unlaced his shoes.
May had been in light sleep when
lher door was tried and was dropping
lback into doze when she heard the
bathroom door open and steps issue
from it to her own room.
Who can it be?" she said to herself
land was about TO call Gertie's name
when the intruder struck match and
lshe saw thar it was man.
"A Burglar she thought. "And
lGertie said there was no danger!
Then she remembered the revolver
lshe had tossed upon the bed and for.
gotten to put away. Softly she slipped
Iher hand down over the bedspread un.
It'll she grasped the weapon.
'It was lucky | forgot to put il
laway," she thought as she saw the
burglar making himself at home. "He
intends to take off his shoes here and
lthen rob the house"
As she game to this conclusion the
burglar arose and turned toward the
bed. A look of surprise flashed over
his face, but before he could move tn,
rusty old gun was pointed at his head
and q Feminine voice called:
~tt 1aoNc VI VIII SHOOT! Throw
up your bands! I've hit smaller ob.
Ject than you many time"
The burglar paused, but did not
throw up his hands. and the girl in
the bed. realizing the uselessness Of
her weapon. began to weaken and wish
she were not so entirely at his mercy.
Z beg your pardon came from the
burglar.
''Oh. he's one of the polite kindr'
groaned the girl
Il BEG your pardon, but did not
know this room was occupied. Excuse
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Copyright, 1902, by
S. S. McClura Comnan1


"I'll wager box of candied fruit
against a cocoanut cake that he writes
advertisements or railway guiGcs."
Frances Morton laughed.
"I'll take you. Now see who finds
out first"
Since she and Alice CASTOR had set
up small fiat of their own the absorb
ing topic of interest had been a man
across the way who early and late
labored at his typewriter. All through
the long summer the girls had sat in
the twilight and speculated over his
industry when all the rest of the world
seemed a-pleasuring or at least idling.
Gradually Frances had woven a
romance about the quick, reliant fig
ure. The opera glasses, discreetly
used. showed that his rather hand
some. clear cut features bore the stamp
of intellect. and she declared impetuous-
ly that he must be engaged upon some
literary labor of vast importance. 1t
was this declaration that had called
The citizen., 1902-04-04
wh0mr nad done a little work asked

J w hOAi hob hViAN q iNNAN WILL uShtb
me to substitute for his dime novelist.
who was i'll. | wrote my first tale. and
he liked it, The regular writer died.
and | stepped into his literary shoes
1t is big pay, steady work ana no
trouble after you get the hang of the
thing. It's not exactly idcalistic, but
it means a good restaurant, good
clothes and Il den of my own"
When he had gone, Alice looked
quizzically at Frances.
WELL" said the latter, with just a
tinge of bitterness in her voice. II
guess you came close enough to the
truth to take the cake"
Il don't care" asserted Alice Loyalty.
81 like him, and hope he'll come
again"
And he did. first bearing flowers and
small delicacies for the invalid and,
when her injured foot no longer served
as an excuse for this coming, calling
apparently i'll a spirit of pure camara-
derie. In many ways he was boy
despite his thirty-fve years, and his
visits acted like tonic to the over
worked, high strung girls Occasion
ally he brought with him the script of
his latest story and set them laughing
with his frank criticisms.
But it was always the careless Alice
who made him most welcome Fran
ces, the artistic, still smarted under
the crash of her air castles. He had
no right to disappoint her thus. The
idea-a dime novel week at so much
per.
On this particular evening. however.
she welcomed him more cordially than
usual. Perhaps she really felt the
need of his presence. Alice was work
ing late on the Christmas edition. The
twilight without hung in a misty pail.
and her own heart was heavy. Two
Book covers and series of margins in
s.sSSaa.icssSss s.sSaa.iesSss c.s'cess1. bad been returned
with thanks" He glanced at some
pen and ink sketches she had been
making
This is rather good" he said ap-
preciatively. You are getting along
famously."
Frances looked up quickly, search
ing for sarcasm, but she found nothing
of the sort in his frank, admiring eyes.
They are to illustrate some advertis-
ing matter" she replied simply. "You
see, like yourself, | am losing my
ideals"
Not losing them," he answered
quickly, Just putting them aside for
better days. Some day will write the
coming novel, and you will be doing
great things in oils. In the meantime
both of us are doing the sensible
thing
There was a new tenderness in his
voice, and unconsciously she reached
out her hand. He had read her disap-
psszeESsl7s1e GES3 1asasssssG1sSsS5s. No took
not only the pToffered hand, but the
other also, all marked, as it was. with
ink from the despised drawings.
Let us make it a common cause" he
said gently. We have both over
thrown our idols for awhile to face the
world in honest toll. Let us fight it
/ out together
4 NO she murmured, wondering how
she had ever misiudged him so. Let
us win over lost ideals"
The citizen., 1902-04-04
Wonders of FIuOrine Gas,

Silicon, a crystalline substance close
ly resembling the diamond. exposed to
fuorine gas gives very beautiful re
action, showers of brilliant spangles
being scattered in all directions from
the white hot crystals, which are final
ly melted AS they do not fuse under
2.l90 degrees f., one can gain some
idea of the immense energy set free
during the combination. Both lime and
chalk under the same circumstances
give most gorgeous incandescence.
Phosphorus. as one might expect, does
not fail to illustrate its powerful aftin
ity when exposed to the gas. Prussian
blue reacts very beautifully and burns
with pink flame. A crystal of iodine
placed in a current of the gas gives a
pale fame, and heavy liquid distills
over, which etches glass and Kisses like
redhot iron when thrown into water
Chambers journal.
The citizen., 1902-04-04
Fraudulent Jewels,

Since solutions of aniline dyes pos
sess the property of imparting TO gen
uine jewels as well as glass paste a
deep, rich color if left long enough i'm
mersed in them and since they possess
bso the property of imparting precisely
,he characteristic color of a genuine
Jewel the swindler has it not only in his
power to dye cut glass paste. but also
inferior cut gems, of the color of a
ruby, an emerald or sapphire. since
fuchsine is the handsomest ruby red
shade, while bleu de Paris initiates ab-
solutely that of the sapphire and ami
line green that of the emerald.
Such fraud, however, can be made
Still more complicated by using genuine
off colored rubies. sapphires or emer
aids and dyeing them with the CORE
spending aniline dyes, thereby raising
their value tenfold 1t is exceedingly
difficult to recognize this fraud because
the color of such a well corroded jewel
can no longer be washed off even with
hot water. Only the bleaching power
of sunlight might after time assist in
revealing the swindle.
The citizen., 1902-04-04

Sae ~~S9N~eE
me and l will leave, although l don't
like to wake up the folks in the house.
1T would be rather interesting fol-
you if you did" But the burglar did
not seem to catch the drift of her sar.
casm and continued, Il assure you |
had no idea any one was in the
ROOM
Il do not doubt your word in the
least"
And so, if you will excuse me, l
will leave and hunt up mother or Ger
tie"
"Mother or Gertie! How do you
know Gerties nameY
because | happen to be her broth.
err was the amused reply.
Her brother! Diek"'
"Ycs, Dick, at your service. And
now, as | have said once or twice be.
fore. If you will excuse me | will 60
and hunt them" He passed swiftly
through the bathroom. and a moment
later she heard him feeling his way
along the hall to Mrs. Manders' room.
Can it be Dick or ought to give
an alarm" Before she came to a de.
cision she heard Mrs. Manders exclaim.
ing:
"Why, Dick! What do you mean by
coming home at this time Of night!
We all thought you would remain in
Montana for another MONTH"
"Quite an adventure" murmured
May as she dropped TO sleep half an
hour later. But to think that threat.
ened to shoot the man Gertie is so
anxious for me TO marryw
"0h. am so glad that you like
Dick" was Gertie's greeting the next
morning.
Like him! What do you mean?'
queried the bewildered girl.
"Why. didn't you try to bring him
down with your revolver, the way you
said you intended to get your hus.
band?" Gertie asked, with a fine as
sumption of innocence. Il naturally
supposed it was a case of love at first
sight"
Never during the following weeks
We're May and Dick together that Ger.
tie, the tactless, did not appear with
some senseless remark about guns and
game until her friend began fairly to
loathe her unfortunate adventure, her
visit and everything connected with it.
Her manner to Dick became daily more
constrained and chilly. He was in
despair as to how he could please hel
and at last confided in his sister.
$50 you are really in love with her
and are desperate because she will
have nothing to say to your was her
consoling exclamation. Tell her so
you gooSy"
He acted so promptly on her advice
that Gertie heard the welcome news
that very night in bedtime con.
fidence.
But, oh, Gertie," May whispered
half laughing, half crying, "how could
you tease me so all the time?"
My friend" was the oracular re-
sponse, for all your bravery with q
gun | don't believe that you would
have bagged your husband if had moi
made you think you did not want to-"
The citizen., 1902-04-04
ABOUT BOY SINGERS
FRESH YOUNG VOICES ADD SWEET
NESS TO EASTER ANTHEMS

Popularity of Vested Roy Choirs In
Church Services Incrensing-Wh
They Are Preferred to Mature SIM
ers-Bcst Paid hoy Chorister.
Easter. day of Christian rejoicing. is
more and more becoming a festival of
song in church services. Special mu
sical features are prepared by the
choirmasterS, and ii may be said that
the climax of song as Il factor in Iii
vine worship is reached on this occa
sion.
Boy voices are also hscomiag moro
popular in church choirS. In 1860
Trinity church, New Icrk. following
the English idea. introduced Il vested
choir of boys. For many years this
was the only boy choir in this coun
try. Then came a change until now
there are about sixty in New York city
alone. while nearly every city in the
country can boast of one or more.
The chief cause of boys giving up
choir work is the breaking of the voice.
The period of change in Il boys voice
is marked hy temporary loss OF CON
troll over the laryuX, caused by uneven
development of the cartilages and mus
cleS.
The voices Of boys skilfully trained
resemble in quality the voices Of WON
en-. The chief difference is that WON
en- produce more mature quality
while boys sing with mere freshness,
elasticity and buoyancy. 1t is this
freshness and buoyancy that maize the
voices of hey singers so pleasing aud
popular.
The pay of these sweet little singers
is seldom large. The ordinary choir
boy receives from $40 to $50 year
and the soloists only few hundred.
Occasionally one especially gifted will
receive $t,0U0. but this is rare
Thomas sydney Kerrord twelve
years old. is at present the best paid
choirboy in New York city. He is so
loist at Grace Episcopal church. Oh
Broadway. A year ago young Kcr
ford was singing in Salem Mass,
The citizen., 1902-04-04

When visits are exchanged by the
friends of the Iindoo bride and groom
to complete arrangements for the we'd
ding. great attention is paid to omens,
which are considered especially potent
then For instance. if the groom's
messengers should meet eat, a
fox or a serpent they turn back and
seek a more propitious time for the
orrand. After the brides father has
received the offer be must delay re-
plying until one of the ubiquitous liz
ards in his house has chirped.-Wo-
mans Home Companion
The citizen., 1902-04-04
Bagging a
Husband
By Charles CurtZ Hahn
Copyright, 1902, by
S. S. Mcclure Company


II am going to have husband If
have to bring one to his knees at the
hoint of a revolver. Some girls are
asbamed TO saw they wish to get mar
ried. but | acknowledge that l do and
That am not going to die an old maid
hnless all men are braver than | think
they are"
A merry peal of laughter greeted this
sally. for the speaker, May Wilding,
was d favorite with the girls as well
hs men. Her auditors were group of
|vounr women who had arrived that
day for a visit with their college class
mate, Gertie Manders.
eve shall hear of your prowling
Through the woods next with Dicks
rifle over your shoulder, looking for a
man. I suppose" said Gertie. But to
come down to realities, girls, it is time
1--we were in bed if we intend picnick-
hng in the morning." And the matri-
lmonial discussion was closed by a
scattering of guests to their different
rooms.
"You never would guess where l
shall put you tonight" Gertie remark
ed to May as she ushered her down the
haIl. "Dick has been away all sum
mer. and as we are just little crowd
ed am going to put you in his room.
ht has been well fumigated, so that it
does not smell of tobacco or guns.
but forgot-you are huntress your
selfr'
eyes" laughed May; Il can hit the
target, although l never won prize
by my shooting. BY the way, Gertie,
let me show you something" And,
opening her trunk, she took from it an
|old fashioned revolver minus a lock
and with only the stub of trigger.
.Oh, what do you carry that with
you for?"
ITO scare away burglars when
meet them replied May, displaying
the innocent weapon which her small
brother had dropped in as a joke while
she was packing her trunk.
"Well, there is no danger of your be-
ing disturbed by them here" laughed
her hostess.
zone never knows" said May, with
"a pout and shrug of her shoulders
Jas she bade her good night and tossed
the antiquated relic carelessly on the
bed.
Three hours later, when the whole
household was wrapped in sleep, a
young man walked rapidly from the
gate to the front entrance of the Man
ders residence, dreNa latchkey from
The citizen., 1902-04-04
THOMAS SYDNEY KERFoRD.

church for % cents a Sunday. Master
Kerford is a slight, fair blue eyed ana
soft voiced boy Besides his salary
from the church, he has more engage
ments for concerts and drawing rooms
than he can fill.
Master kerford has a manager, Le-
land Stanford Ramsdel of San Fran
late Leland Stanford and son of mil
lionaire in Alameda. A year ago he
was in Salem and one Sunday went to
the little Episcopal church there.
At the service he heard voice which
he recognized as one of rare power.
sweetness and marvellous range. When
he asked who it was, they said, "One
of the three Kerfords." And when he
was later introduced to them he found
that they were all his own cousins.
The three Kerfords" were eStab-
lished institutions in Salem and not to
be separated from Grace church. The
eldest was Alfred then thirteen; the
youngest was Charles, aged eight, and
the third was Thomas, aged eleven and
the most wonderful musician of the
three. They were all receiving 80 cents
Sunday for their services.
At once Mr.. Ramsdel took Master
Thomas to Boston to Miss Emma
Howe. She said that he had the most
wonderful voice she had ever heard
and that there was nothing he could
not do. 1t was arranged that he re-
main in Salem ut school and 90 to Bos-
ton three times a week for vocal les
sons.
Within the year he was known ali
over Boston. He was in demand at
concerts, churches and private houses.
Then Keith heard of the three boys.
He engaged them all for month, but
before the first week was over the
cruelty to children society had pre-
vented their appearing.
At the end of year the family re-
moved to New York. The boy sang one
Sunday at DR.. McArthur's Calvary
Baptist church. lie Immediately re-
ceived offers from many of the promi-
aent churches He accepted the posi-
lion of soloist at Grace church as of
sering the best advantages.
The citizen., 1902-04-04
a Rare Chance to Improve Your Stock.
BREED ONLY TO THE BEST.
Strive to Get Size, Style and Speed.
GOOD HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND.
PRICES TO SUIT TIE TIMES.

For the depression in the price
of horses farmers breeding and to-day is diff
find yearng colts during the dull times have
always brought good The trouble the has been that
farmers bred to inferior horses being unwilling fair
in order improve their stock the result of this has been fill the
country with SCRUBS which good horse to feed,
and after reaching three of earthly account
How carriage be fond in this to-day;
how fine stylish horses sixteen hands high weighing from
eleven twelve hundred pounds with speed be found
demand and bring from three hundred dollars There
demand the city, but they be of
good style and To these breed
style and action Do with cheap stock improve what
have by breeding better than already the
farmers the CURRTO beautiful horse splendid
and royalty bred He has fourtheat his
of 217a His colts from small all fine good bone,
stylish and have lots This grand young
number of colts, all of whom speak for themselves.
To give the farmers chance who have fine large will
return privilege given to be with Oa but CUR
RITO has proven sure oal getter.
GASPARD by Sea King, and of producing mare, is
grand SIRE having number of the finest colts couny-ne
size, style and action
Mr. Chas Harge President of the Frederick County Agcu
tura Society," has by GASPARD that hard beat
Arthur Potts. Mr. John Weller besides lot
kind colts from this handsome He full
sixteen hands high weighs twelve hundred poundsu
horse to get carriage and coach horses
GASPARD will stand the make these
low, hopes being able buy fine big
only solicit fne goode other kind
Here chance the farmers breed the best Try
either something
be for days Get rid of the scrubs
much raise poor good
MICHAEL KNILL,
Manager for COL. L. VICTOR BAUGHMAN,
Near Frederick City, Md.
The citizen., 1902-04-04

Many years ago, when John ]. In
gals. the brilliant Kansan. was q mem
bcr Of tile senate, oleomargarine was a
bone of contention. Tie debate led In
gals 10 utter one Of those epigrammat
ic sentences which made him famous.
Il have never. to my knowledge. tasted
oleomargarine." said Ingalls,. but |
have stood in the presence of genuine
butter with awe for its strength. and
reverence for its antiquity"
The citizen., 1902-04-04
They Can't Swim.

1t is a curious fact that the girls and
women who live along the coast and can
handle any kind of boat from a dory to
sloop, and are as competent with the
newer naphtha or gasoline launches as
the men. are unable to swim, with few
exceptions. Although they spend a good
part of their lives on the water. they
seem to have an aversion to going into
1t. But this ignorance of the art of
swimming is not confined to the one sex
Many of the Oldest and most expert
enced "cap'ns," who have spent their
lives making or managing boats, will
admit that they "ain't much on swim
nin'," though they could do "a few
strokes, p'raps, IL put to it, Wv YVt
The citizen., 1902-04-04
The Gums.

Is there a blue line on your gums
near the teeth? Perhaps you are suf-
fering from lead poisoning, so attend
to the water pipes, or, if you are a
painter, carefully wash your hands
and clean your nails before eating.
Is there red line on your gums? Go
TO sanitarium for consumptiyes or at
least take cod liver oil, open your win
dows night and day and consult doe
tor.
The citizen., 1902-04-04
A Sign of Fire.

Little Luther came in the room one
day when the weather was cold and
said:
Mamma, there must be fire in my
stomach. Every time open my mouth
smoke comes out"
The citizen., 1902-04-04
Letter writing.

This is the way he wrote TO her: Mol.
ly. has not had line from you in three
weeks Has you throwed me over?"
And this is the way she answered him:
"John. hain't you hearn tell that am on
a sick bed. where | am slowly a-dyin an
can't write line to save my life, you
fool, youT'-Detroit Free Press.
The citizen., 1902-04-04

I'VE are turning out some very elabo-
rate scales.' said the agent-"some
that will attract the attention of your
customers"
"Do you suppose | want my custom
ers to watch the scales?" asked the sur
prised butcher. Give me the plainest
style you have."-Chcago News.
The citizen., 1902-04-04
Four.

I've -four little puppiesl I count them, too
As they play on the nursery floor!
And I've four pretty dollies with curly
hair:
1t seems to me evrythings four!
Perhaps It's because am four years old
And my birthdays the fourth of Sep
tember!
] have four big brothers who go to school,
And that's all the fours remember.
-E. d. Hobart in Youths Companion