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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
WHEN HE CAME, DICK CLASPRD HIS HAND
FRANTICALLY.

was there. When he came at the call,
which was frequently made, he came
as a friend invited by friend.
In the falling away of nearly every
thing valuable in life Dick held on to
q peculiar pride that took more pre-
cautions for Dick dead than Dick alive.
His ancestors slept in vaults and maui
soleums in undisturbed security. Dick
wanted no shaft or monument, but he
did want assurance of postmOrtem re-
pose. He had a horror of his body
reaching the dissecting table.
He read accounts of body snatching
and questioned those who could tell of
the methods of medical students In Sc
curing possession of dead bodies until
the matter became mania with him.
Toward physicians and students who
CHANGED to come his way he assumed
an air of hauteur not unmiXed with
dread He was even known to refuse
drinks with the jovial "medicos" who
occasionally gathered at Kelly's.
1t was after reading particularly re-
voting account of body snatching in a
midwest city that he dropped into
George GoodriGhts Office George was
what might justly be termed rising
young lawyer. He was really brilliant,
gifted with a rich impelling voice and
strong mentality, to which he had add
ed thorough legal training But he
had not yet secured that entering wedge
for the struggling attorney - case
that attracted general attention. He
was still classed among the young fell
lows who "are bound to win out"
When tolerably sober, Dick was sure
of cordial welcome at Goodright's Of
flee, so thither he made his way, the
grewsome newspaper article clutched
in his hand. But it was not of the
newspaper clipping that he first spoke.
He glanced around the dingy Office and
said:
How strangely and unjustly things
are arranged in this world! You who
have so much in your head can utilize
so little of it. because you have so lit
tie in your office. Now, if there were
rich rugs on this floor handsome fur
niture against your walls, people would
say: Goodnight must be smart
fellow. Well give him our business
If you had one-tenth of what have
wasted, you'd have plain sailing before
you, Goodnight" He sighed YEARLY.
"Never mind. old chap, I'll be able to
help you some day, perhaps sooner
than either of us thinks I've already
willed you my fine mining lands south
of town" He grinned sardonically.
perhaps you can get something out OF
them. Then for the last three years
I've been putting aside bit of my al
iowance each month. That sum will
put me under ground and leave enough
to furnish your office decently. But
want one promise from you A good
grave, Goodnight that's all l ask; nc
monument nor fancy coffin, but grave
twenty feet below ground, with a steel
trap in it, so those COMPOUNDED students
can't get me. You'll promise. Good
ght, and the rest shall be yours?"
A sudden pity filled the young law
yers heart. He placed his hand cor
daily on Dicks trembling arm.
There, there, old chap, you've got
the blues. OF course I'll make the
promise. and keep it. too. but l hope 1t
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

gentleman who lives at Greenock,
Scotland, once received a young
ltch terrier, which he tied up in his
&c to prevent him from straying.
was absent from his Office for a
hit time, and on his return he found
terrier gone. The youngster from
hills, liking freedom better than
Big chained to a stool, had quietly
lived the string through and bolted.
/ Snider, a bulldog, was also alb
u, and this was a cause of great sur
he, for he was never known to wan
from the house without his master.
(eport was sent round that the dogs
he stolen or lost, and the town was
bred in vain. D
|he search was given up; then, late
night, Snider was seen in the dis
ice making for home, dragging some
be- after him. This was found to be
young terrier that had bolted.
Erer and nearer he drew, dragging
along, in spite of his efforts to go
opposite way, and at last he landed
at the office door. Not content
|h bringing the truant thus far, he
ID to drag him up to the spot where
was tied before he broke away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
Servants In Bavaria. m

She had a bagful of testimonials
and a record sealed by the police OF
Bavaria for period of several years.
had to sign a contract in which she
represented one-third interest, myself
another third and the king of Bavaria
the remainder. BY this instrument
became responsible not merely for her
wages which she fixed at So month.
and her one bucket of beer day-also
her washing-but on me was laid, fur
thermore, the responsibility of watch
ing over her morale. She was not to be
allowed to frolic at unseemly hours or
to frequent public resorts. | v j. to see
that she kept up her religious observ-
ances. In return for this | secured a
thrifty but very angular housekeeper,
who watched jealousy over every pen
ny of expenditure and particularly over
everything in petticoats that ventured
past her door. This old woman was a
easure.-Poultney Bigelow in Nation
al Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
Why the Chinaman Wears a Cue.

The Chinese have many customs and
habits of dress that seem strange to
Americans One of these is the man.
ner in which they wear their hair
braided in long snakelike cues down
the back. But the Chinamans cue is
q very important part of his makeup.
1t not only is badge of his nationali-
ty, but it proclaims him loyal sub
ject of the emperor of the country
whence he comes. The history of the
Chinaman's cue is interesting. In 1916
the empire was overrun by the Mant-
choos, and twenty-eight years later the
invaders were in possession of the
throne of China. The first emperor of
the Mantchoo dynasty commanded that
the cue be worn as a sign of submits
sion to his authority, and the con-
quered Chinese were compelled to
adopt the MantchOo style. Those who
refused to do so were to be put to
death. Later the death penalty was
withdrawn. and small reward was
given to each person who should adopt
the cue as the emperor commanded.
Nearly three centuries of cue wearing
have established the custom so thor
oughly that the force used at the be-
ginning to compel the Chinaman to
adopt it would now be necessary to
compel him to abandon it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
No. 3S6.-NoxeI Puzzle.

Example: Behead angry, prefix an
other letter and make to talk idly
1-rate. pirate.
l. Behead time of darkness, prefix
another letter and make a number.
2. Behead to be slightly i'll. prefix an
other letter and make an abbreviation
for nothing.
3. Behead to rend, prefix another let
ter and make to raise.
4. Behead a small, rude dwelling,
prefix another letter and make not in.
5. Behead help, prefix another letter
and make concealed.
6. Behead nothing, prefix another let
ter and make instructed.
Z. Behead a noun suffiX, prefix an
other letter and make gained.
s. Behead always, prefix another let
ter and make to declare.
8. Behead to battle. prefix another let
ter and make to possess.
The beheaded letters. reading down.
ward, will spell the Christian name,
and the pretixed letters, reading up
ward will spell the surname, of cele-
brated American novelist.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
won't be for many months. "

Won De Tor many months"
Dick went away satisfied. He had
great faith in Goodnight. Three nights
later Dick sat up straight in his chair
at kelly's. The clock struck midnight
and the man gave a great gasp.
Send for Goodnight! Quick!
The stamp of death was on his face
and some one hurried for the young
lawyer When he came, Dick clasped
his hand frantically.
Remember Goodnight. twenty feet
under ground, on my own land. and a
steel trap over my coffin The jackals
shant get my body. Remember
promlse-twenty feet under ground"
Men were inclined to laugh at the
thorough way in which Goodnight pro
ceeded TO execute his trust. He select
ed secluded spot on the sailed mining
land, and put men TO work digging
the twenty foot excavation. He also
selected metallic casket and steel
trap. The second day he went out TO
the grave, Owing TO the exceptional
depth, the usual width and length
could not be maintained, and a large
excavation was in progress. 4 group
of men who had gathered to laugh over
Dicks odd within had turned strangely
silent. They remembered the look of
horror on the dying mans face.
Suddenly from the depth of the great
grave came a wild exclamation. Then
two shouts mingled as one. and Good
right leaned over to learn the cause
Of the unseemly excitement. One of
the diggers was clambering up the
shaft.
Lead! The finest vein ever seen in
these parts. For a sailed mine, Good
right, this is the latest thing | ever
saw"
Goodnight leaned back, grown sud
denly dizzy and faint Had poor old
Dick Hubbard dreamed of this and
arranged test of his friendship? Then
the folly of such suggestion came
upon him.
Goodnight communicated with Hub
bard's relatives, but they did not dis
pute the will. so curious in its terms.
Perhaps they felt that the family dis
grace had thus been wiped out. And
there, close to one of the richest min
ing properties in southwestern Mis-
souri,, Dick Hubbard lies at rest,
twenty feet under ground, with a steel
trap above his coffin and surrounding
all simple but handsome shaft reared
by the young lawyer who now stands
among Joplin's foremost citizens.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
The Ants, suspension Bridge.

The Ants Suspension Bridge.
Ven build bridges of strong wire
pes; monkeys make them by clinging
one another's tail. There are, how
|Pr other creatures who make sus-
piston bridges-the duvio ant of Afri-
1t is half an inch long, with big
|ad. A large ant takes hold of the
|nch of a tree with his fore legs;
cllngs, letting his own body hang;
|eh another ant climbs down the first
r. to whose hind legs he clings, let
" his own body hang; so the little
|loWs keep on until long chain hangs
Vm the tree. Then they swing until
I one at the loose end catches hold
The tree they wish to reach, and
L bridge is complete. AS soon as
main body of the army has crossed
bridge the ant on the first tree
II go of the branch and climbs up
comrades to the second tree. The
|aer makers of the living suspension
|uge follow their leaders, example,
II they take their place at the rear of
Y marching column.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

This neat little trick is to fold a
handkerchief lengthwise, take hold of
the ends with the hands and make a
knot in the handkerchief without let
ting go the ends. To do this we place
the handkerchief before us, fold our
arms la Napoleon and take one end
of the handkerchief with the left hand,
which is now to the right, and the
other end with the right hand, now to
the left. By unfolding the arms we
make knot in the handkerchief, and
the trick is done.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
A Young TeIeErapher,

William Mckinley Enscore of Me,
|rd, IL, is the youngest telegraph op-
Rtor in Illinois. He is now only ten
als old, and is able to send and re-
eR messages on main line wires with
eaccuracy of an adult operator. His
|Ser, Lena, who is eleven years old.
an equally skilled operator. Both
! idren were taught telegraphy at
|me by their mother. Their father,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

A little girl from crowded tene-
ment house was delightfully."- telling a
friend in the college settlement about
her new teacher.
"She's just perfect lady; that's what
she is" said the child.
Huh! How do you know she's per-
feet lady?" questioned her friend.
you've known her only two days"
ITS easy enough telling" was the
indignant answer. Il know she's a
perfect lady because she makes me feel
polite all the time."-Youths Compan-
ion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
To Cut Glass.

VINO ever heard of cutting glass with
Iafead? Yet it can be done. Dip the
|ead in sulphur and wrap it around
part of the piece of glass that you
~ TO cut. Then set fire to the thread,
EIl, While it is burning dip it quickly in
N water, and it will then cut the
4, This is not only a very curious.
"a very useful thing to know.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
Key to the Puzzler.

No. 374.-Diamonds Ii. L. .. Hip
8. Homes. 1. Lincoln. 5. Peony g.
Sly Z. n. Ill. ID. 2. Lid 3. Lucre.
4. Dickens. 3. Dread. 6. End. Z S
No. 375.-A Shrunken Word; Original
word NOISE. which, upon losing its |,
becomes NOSE, its imperfect see or Sc
being taken away make it NO. and o.
its exclamation. removed. leaves n.
which is in every end
No. 376.-Hidden Names: l. Fred. ..
Ed. 3. Mark. 4. VIII. 8. Abel. 6
Nathan. Z. Eli.
No. 377.-Connected Squares:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
Bright Little Billy.

Teacher-llow many of my scholars
can remember the longest sentence
they ever read?
Billy-Please. mum. | can.
Teacher-What! Is there only one?
Well. William. you can tell the rest of
the scholars the longest sentence you
ever read
Billy-Imprisonment for life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

Strange.
There was a young lady named Sue
Elizabeth Harriet Prue
Lucretia Elmira
Ann Agnes Sapphire.
And she could recite it all through.
She had a wee brother named Paul
Who was just about learning to crawl
1t seems such a shame;
He had but one name,
And he couldn't pronounce 1t at all.
Stella George Stern in st. Nicholas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
No. 3S4.-Metagram.

1. To call 2. A prison. 8. A bag for
conveying letters. 4. Part of the fin
ger. 5. Receptacle for water. 6. A
bar of wood or iron. Z. Part of
yacht. 8. The end. 8. To weep. TO- A
kind Of cabbage
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
No. 3S7.-IIarmOny.

One-fourth of fife, one-eighth of a
mandolin. one-tenth of a tambourine,
one-siXth of a guitar. one-sixth of a
either combined will make a perfect
musical wind instrument
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
The ApprOprinte Vehicle.

"She seems to be stickler for doing
everything appropriately"
81 should say so. She always does
her marketing in a basket phaeton."
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

WILLIAM NJ KINLEY ENSCORE.
L. Enscore, for thirteen years was
Eton agent and operator at Galatia,
for the Cairo Short Line railroad.
L has now moved to Menard, ILL.,,
|Vlng been appointed to an important
Sltlon at the southern Illinois peni-
Etlary at Chester. Both children,
Pugh they have spent considerable
Pc in the telegraph office, have al
ays been regular in their attendance
school and are well advanced in
XII studies.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
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No. 3S2.-HaIf Square,

/. Related by blood. .. Each one of a
whole. 3. A nickname used in the civil
war. 4. A feminine title. 5. An ex-
clamation. 6. A letter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
No. 3SS.-AJditiOns.

Add letter to part of flower and
maxi wild animal.
Add letter to a number and make
single
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

Gossip is unfair. 1t is more persistent
about man under suspicion than it is
about man well known to be tough
AtchisOn Globe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
The Difference

"Did your wife call you up over the
phone Yesterday?
"Ye-es; that is, she called me down.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
..CQrrito and Caspard..
Two of the Best and Handsomest
Sires in Frederick County.

GASPARD.-Ths grand style speed and action is a
horse to be by the farmers of the large
and who wish improve their blood of some of
the best strains OF registered stock in this country.
Gaspard gette and has number of spenid Ioo
ing colts from farm To size looking colts
you must breed to stylish horses of good size
Gaspard bright bay sixteen high weighs twelve
pounds; he has splendid carriage fine action and rho
very horse produce large carriage in such de-
mand as well as fine road horses.
Gaspard of Sea King bred Wooburn
Stock Farm, in Kentucky Gaspards sire Russell
brother to Maud S.. 2OS2.
The dam Gaspard Gold PEN standard and registered nv
Mambrno Abdallah (great brood mare sire.)
by Harold sire of Maud S. and sixty others in the
$50 list
3rd dam Patchen the dams of l2o in the
$50 list
Gaspard will stand the Walkersvi at
fifteen dollars the money be paid to be
with oa will owners stables near Frederick
For information about Gaspard apply Edward Walkers
vile, or to Michael Knil, Frederick, Md.
CURRITO known troers in Maryland He
mont Park, Philadelphia A gamer
starter. Currito is beautiful three of
splendid appearance and has grand
His colts large and handsome and all speed
by Idol Gift 22 he by Aker's Idol he by
Mambrno Chief
Curritos dam Star Maid dam Clayton 2.l9 by Jupiter
Abdalah
End dam Lady Mason by American Star.
3rd dam by Hunts Commodore
Should not he with toa ege
is given Liberal terms always assured
MICHAEL KNILL.
Manager l.. VICTOR BAUGHMAN,
Poplar Frederick
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

spring the Washington made riumpal
Washington
kOn Times which procured the services
Professor White began
the band
military bands generally sixteen wears
the
musical note from Chinese youngsters
over their work and of them
|dcians.Amercan
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

No. 3s3.-A Handkerchief Trick.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

RRUITS AND NUTS OF ALL KINDS
y Oranges, Malaga Grapes, Figs, Dates, and
beautiful assortment Of ne Candies.
oct. 15-tf. +. V. STAUB.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
10. 377.-Connected Squares:

No. 37S.-Picture Puzzle Portrait
Landscape.
No. 379.-Numerical Enigma: l. Cut
let. 2. Ruthless. 3. Cat-nip.
No. 3S0.-Anagrams: Maybe. tongue,
chatter.
No. 3S1.-Transformations: 1. Crone,
crane. 2. Flesh, flash. 8. Pride. prude.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
No. 3S5.-Charade.

My FIRST is little demon.
My SECOND a circle round;
My THIRD is opposed to darkness;
My WHOLE is uncivil found.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-24

school. is charming host, and no one
could leave his roof without feeling
that the true spirit of hospitality Is
prevalent by his generosity and kind
ness throughout the school. DR.. and
r.. Breel ho,h take lively inter
st in their little charges. and are
constantly working for the betterment
Of the school in all its appointments,
and for its enlargement and widest
development in securing new members
rom the young offspring of the full
flooded tribes. 1t is noble work
ut they are engaged in, and although
hey live peaceably in comfortable
ones under their own government.
. labor which they perform and
he good which they do is as truly
missionary in its character as that of
the toilers under foreign skies. We
have supplanted the Indian tribes in
he fald once all their own. but we
an repay them by raising them to
our level and fitting them for the pro-
sressiye life and work TO which the
age is constantly pushing. DIR. and
Mrs. Breen with their corps of teach
ers are doing grand work. and salts
factory results have already brought
to them the truest reward that can
come to earnest workers in good
cause PAULINE.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-24
The Post Check.

A bill has been before congress to
retire the present five. two and one
dollar bills. and substitute notes, paya-
BILE at any postofiice. which shall pass
as currency. If it becomes a law 1t
will prove as invaluable to many forms
of business as Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is to those who are weak and
sickly. To such persons this medicine
will prove a blessing, because it con
tains only such ingredients as will
build up and strengthen the entire
system. 1t will tone up the stomach. re-
store the appetite and cure heartburn,
belching headache. indigestion, dys-
pepsia. constipation, biliousness and
insomnia. Do not fail to try it. but
do not accept substitute If you value
you health. There is no medicine so
good as the Bitters. For sale by
druggists.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-24

from leading mining operators frori
different parts OF the state and other
sections Of the country. The Herald
knows of many who have come from
the east, men who have had interests
in the La Plata district. but have done
nothing with them. Now they have
started work as individuals or formed
companies for their development.
As stated yesterday. the Woods In.
sestment company OF Cripple Creek.
have had their head man looking over
he ORC Fino section the past week.
The gentleman. Mr. Morgan is desir-
ors OF gctting hold of some properties
and we trust the Woods people will
be successful as they are pushers
from the word go
w. 8. Stratton is also turning in
this direction. and we may look for
many prominent operators before the
season is over The Neglected prop
erty is not for sale as the present
owners feel they are entitled to reap
the full benefits of long years of pa
tient waiting and toll The mine
keeps on improving and Durango is go
ing to be in style and sport few
millionaires as result
All this is going to rebound to the
benefit of Durango. Already the good
Influence is being felt. We have lots
Of people looking for homes and bust
ness locations. Thousands upon
thousands OF dollars will be turned
loose monthly and Durango will re
ceive the entire benefit. This i'm
proved condition OF itself should add
thousands to our population. 1t is nc
wonder therefore that home investors
are picking up real estate bargains
and that much property Is changing
hands. There is going to be money
made by all investors and lucky is the
individual who gets. in on the ground
floor. Durango is certainly all right
and those who invest are bound tc
double their money inside of Jew
years.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-24

announcement that he has surely dis
covered the elixir OF life. That he is
able with the aid of mysterious COM
pound. known only to himself. protuc-
ed as the result of the years he has
spent in searching Tor this precious
life-giving boon, to cure any and every
disease that is known to the human
body. There is no doubt of the doc
tors earnestness in making his claim
and the remarkable cures that he Is
daily effecting seem to bear him out
very strongly. His theory which he
advances is one OF reason and basel
on sound experience in a medical
practice of many years. 1t costs
nothing to try his remarkable Elixir
of Life" as he calls it, for he sends 1t
Tree 10 any one who is sufferer IN
sufficient quantities to convince of
its ability to cure. SO there Is abso-
lutely no risk to run. Some of the
cures cited are very remarkable, and
but for reliable witnesses would hard
ly be credited. The lame have
thrown away crutches and
walked about after two or three trials
Of the remedy. The sick given up
by home doctors. have been restored
10 their families and friends In per-
fect health. Rheumatism, neural
gia, stomach, heart. liver kidney.
blood and skin diseases and bladder
troubles disappear as by magic.
Headaches. backaches. nervousness,
fevers. consumption. coughs. colds.
asthma, catarrh. bronchitis and all
affections of the throat, lungs or ,oy
vital organs are easily overcome In
a space of time that is simply marvel
GUS
Partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia,
dropsy. gout, scrofula. and piles are
quickly and permanently removed
It purifles the entire system, blood
and tissues. restores normal nerve
power and circulation and state of
perfect health Is produced at once.
To the doctor all systems are alike
and equally affected by this great
'Elixir of Life" Send for the rem
edv todav. II Is free to every suf-
ferer. State what YOU want tr he
cured Of and the sure remedy for It
will be sent you free by return mail