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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
4 Missing Point.

Professor" said an acquaintance,
you understand Latin, do you not:"
well, replied the professor Il may
be said to have fair knowledge Of
Latin; yes
Il know everybody says you have.
wish you would tell me what 'volix'
means Nobody that have asked
seems TO have heard the word
If there is any such word as 'volix,
madam. Of which have serious
doubts certainly do not know what
1t means"
You surprise me. professor. A man
of your attachments ought to know
that ,oliX' means vol ix."
The professor devoted a moment to
calling up his reserves and bringing his
light artillery into action
1t is no wonder, madam" he said,
that did not see the point of your
Joke You left the point out Of it,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
4 Hint to Girls,

1t was a little thing, but the other
day young girl was noticed following
her callers, two young lads, into the
hall as they took their leave. She even
accompanied them to the stoop, this
undoubtedly because she did rot quite
know how to say goodby and dismiss
them in the parlor There was moth
ing formal in the call, which was mere
ly drop in of some schoolboys, but it
would have been a good time for that
young girl to practice the little digni-
fed conservatism of the hostess that
presently she will very much need. A
girl may be all that is charming and
companionable and cordial and hos
pitable and yet preserve the ceremo-
NOUS forms that are the necessities of
social intercourse.-Ha Bazaar.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
: THE CATFISH ZONE.
And the Origin of the Philadelphia
Habit of Catfish and Waffies.

While pessimists have been denounc-
ing the extension of the pie belt
through the United States and the en-
largement of the saleratus biscuit dis
trict, they have been entirely oblivious
of the extraordinary development of
the catfish zone. This miSchievous
dweller of the pool is known to the
small boy and the rustic angler under
many names-in one place as a sucker,
In another bullhead in a third wolf
fish and, most outrageous of all, in
northern Mississippi as a shad. But its
own only genuine title is catfish. The
name is derived from the fact that
when the creature is raised from the
water it emits granting protest which
poetical fishermen have pronounced
like the purring of family cat.
Philadelphia produced the catfish
habit. For two centuries the animal
was looked at as something which
might be eaten to prevent starvation
until one fine day a thrifty Quaker
found that the catfish would eat boiled
cornmeal and that this simple food not
only fattened the eater. but changed
the color of its belly from white to
yellow. He perceived the pecuniary
value of the discovery and established
a catfish farm in which he fattened the
fishes which he caught elsewhere and
in due season sold them to the Phila-
delphia markets.
A Quakeress soon after that discov-
cred that the old fashioned waffle,
slightly sailed and covered with melt
ed butter, made an irresistible accesso-
~ to the fish when well fried. This
started the catfish and wafIles, for
which the City of Brotherly Love has
ever since been famous The habit
spread like an epidemic. and. like the
star of empire. its way was westward.
So far as is known the United States
government has no record of catfish
and watlleS east of the Delaware river,
but starting at Philadelphia distinct
catfish zone runs westward. terminal
ing at Denver, reaching as far north
as Minneapolis and st. Paul and as far
south as Mobile and New Orleans. The
catfish is said to possess medicinal vir-
tue. 1t is mildly anTsthetic. soporific
and antispasmodic.-N York Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06

there was no sign of card either on
the letter or in the envelope. the lat
ter containing only Geoffrey's letter of
transmitta!.
will you let me show it to mother,
dear?" the girl asked. refolding it.
"She will like to see it, of course 1t
is fine, isn't it," she ratified on. "Just
what you needed 1t is so kind of Mr..
Stokes. will be back in a minute or
two"
She found her mother and read the
precious page to her; then, running
noiselessly on the soft carpets, she
went to her own room. Hastily select
ing a visiting card from the tray on
her desk, she pinned it to the letter
and closed the envelope. Her heart
was beating wildly. and her huttering
hands could hardly hold the letter.
She stood an instant undecided, then
dropped on her knees beside the bed.
Dear God" she whispered. don't let
It be wicked-pleaSe don't let it be
wicked. dear God. don't mean 1t to
be. and it is the only way" She knelt
q moment with bowed head. then went
quietly down stairs.
Mother thinks it is lovely. dear"
she said. See, have closed it for
you, with all my love and best wishes
for its success. Won't that give 1t
luck?'
They went out together and posted it,
In the evening the man came again.
"A queer thing happened yesterday"
he said. You remember our talk last
week about writing letters of introduce
ton? Well | wrote one yesterday for
that young fellow Beale - you know
him, | believe-and my man failed to
put the card in. want Beale TO get
the place. He's a really capable man.
l found the card on the desk after the
mail had gone out. | wrote to the COM
missioner at once. 1t will be all right.
of course, but wonder how often that
sort OF thing happens
Cornelia gripped the arms of her
chair tightly and stared straight ahead
of her into the darkness. The man
studied her face.
THAT waS-that is so kind of you,
Mr.. Stokes" she said gently. "Geof
frey-l mean Mr.. Rcale-will be very
grateful. We have been $3.50 anxious
for him to succeed
The man smiled srimly. Then he
said Good night" and went down the
street slowly, as if he was not quite
sure Of the way.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06

The hedgehog figures frequently in
sylvan repaSts. though he is hardly big
enough to be sent to table as piece de
resistance. The primitive manner OF
cooking it supersedeS the most costly
refuenents of elaborate batteries de
cuisine The elephants foot, or rather.
the slice below the pastern. which is a
famous dainty in eastern hunting
camps is treated on precisely similar
principles. which shows that the sim.
plest cookery OF all nations has much in
common. like their folklore.
SAakespeare's British hedgepig, like
its cousin. the porcupine. is shrouded in
a plastic tenement of clay. Then be is
laid to temporary rest in a bed of smol-
derng cinders. When supposed to be
done to u turn, the dwarf pig is dug up.
and then the prickly skin is detached
with the splitting OF the case OF clay.
All the generous juices, with their bou-
1uet. have been confined ana traLs
fused - London Saturday Review.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
1872
FOOLED HIS SUPERIOR.
An AstOnished Pasha and a Lieuten-
ant Who Won Promotion.

kasSlm PaSha when minister of war
for Egypt was very particular in re-
gard to the personal appearance of his
officers and issued stringent orders
that they should never appear I'M
shaver in public. One day he met
upon the street Il lieutenant who had
bearded the paSha and disregarded his
orders. ITO what regiment do you be-
long" demanded the indignant minis
ter. To the - regiment. at Abas-
seuh," replied the frightened ieuten-
ant Get into my carriage at once so
that can carry you to the encamp-
ment and have YOU publicly punished"
was the stern command which follow
ed
The young man obeyed, and the
twain rode along gloomily enough for
some time, when the pasha stopped his
carriage and entered an office where he
would be detained for some time on
business. Selling the opportunity, the
culprit sprang from the vehicle, darted
into a neighboring BARRIERS stall and
regained his post before the return of
his jailer minus his beard. For the
remainder of the route the officer bur-
led his face in his hands and seemed
the picture of apprehension.
Abasseuh was reached at last, and
all the officers were assembled to wit
ness the degradation of their comrade.
who all the while kept well in the rear
of his chief. Come forward you son
of dog" cried the irate pasha. when
there stepped before him an officer
with face as clean as a baby's and a
look Of the most supreme innocence.
His eXcellency gave one look of blank
astonishment and then, with an ap-
preciative smile breaking over his war
worn features, turned to the assembled
officers and said, Here, gentlemen,
your old minister is a fool. and your
young lieutenant is a captain
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06

accurate and fulD where you were dur
ing the Spanish war"
Il was in the law school of western
university when the war began" said
Darro.
Michigan. eh? Thants. Enlisted
in the Michigan volunteers under the
name of Dobbs Remember the day
you sneaked out from under cover and
brought in that wounded boy when the
sharpshooters were swarming in the
mango trees?"
Judge Mason was by this time an at
tentive listener to the conversation.
The office hoy also listened and gaped.
My name is Darro. Mr. Buxton"
said the pattern of peacefulness. strug-
Cling with himself.
But it used to be Dobbs in 1898.
just for a few weeks. 1t will make an
awfully pretty story for my paner
Odd | didn't begin to think of the re-
semblance until
You're not going to put my name IN
the paper"
STORY won't be any good without IT..
Brand nor hGlbert' >
Before the Englishman could repeat
any more of the ancient rhyme Darro
had him by the throat II might have
ended in strangulation had not the 9th
ers interfered.
''Oh. the whole thing is clear now
beyond the shadow of a doubt" Sid
Buxton when he was saying goodby
to Blanche Kershaw that afternoon
First began to think of the likeness
last night lying awake. When saw him
this morning. it WIS palpable. Then
when he flew at my throat-doeSn't
weigh as much as by thirty pounds
why. that settled it,
For yor, dare say" said Blanche.
For me there was nothing to- settle"
You never believed all that talk Of
his"
"Of course not. Still |, all of us.
ought to he ve"y grateful to you FOR
unmaskng him."
And what do get?" the English
man asked.
My sincere thanks. Sorry | have
nothing better to offer"
The exposed impostor gets the high.
er reward Is that justice?"
Il don't know. Bon VOYAGE"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06

some folks" says a New York hotel
clerk, are so easily 'hornswoggled.
Oh, that's Greek | guess, and means
that you are fooled Now, for instance,
a man in restaurant the other day
ordered broiled mackerel. and he ate
it with great relish loudly declaring
that broiIng is the only way to cook
mackerel But was his mackerel broil.
ed? Not much 1t is too much trou-
bic TO broil a fish, so the cook put it in
4 pan and fried it and then made burn.
ed lines across it with redhot poker
kept in readiness for such emergen.
ces So the man was 'hornswoggled; =
but, as he didn't know it, he was as
happy as though he had really eaten
5roiled mackerel. tell you. magma.
lion is three-fourths of life"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
The Strawberry,

Though history and story are alike
silent as To he cultivation of the straw.
berry in early times. we know that The
frui was wt,l known in England in The
fifteenth century Shakespeare has
three illusions to strawberries. In
Henry v" the Bishop of Ely. in illus
ua'i1n OF the good qualities which The
young King possessed in spite of ms
wild habits and Objectionable compan
ions says:
The strawberry grows underneath the net
And wholesome berries thrive and rpen
Neighoored by fruit OF oaser quality
The reference here is obviously to the
wild berry. But in the play of Richard
III strawberries are spoken OF as
growing in the bishop of Ely's garden
at lIoInorn. and this seems to show
that the berry was cultivated with
considerable care as early as the latter
part of the fifteenth century, though
Haydn's Dictionary of Dates" asserts
that the common strawberry was
brought to England from Flanders in
1880.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
The Women of Damascus.

The women of DamaScus-that is. the
Moslem women-are more closely veil
ed than those of Constantinople and
other eastern cities because the people
here are more tenacious in the observ-
ance of the ancient customs of their
race and the requirements of their re-
ligion. The wells are thicker, also and
cover the entire face. Some of them
are figured 50 that the concealment is
even more complete
Greeks, Jews and Armenians do not
wear wells, and some of them are very
handsome particularly the Jewish wo-
men, Their eyes, complexion and hair
are superb. The types of orienta, love
illness remind you of Solomon's Song.
No women are employed about the
hotels or restaurants. All the "domes-
tic" work is done by men. In the shops
and manufactures of Damascus thou
sands of women and girls are employ
ed. but they are exclusively Greeks and
Jews. No Moslem would permit his
wife, daughter or sister to appear in
shop or any other place where men are
mploycd.-Chicago Record Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
Red Snow.

In the arctic regions early explorers
were astounded to find large areas of
red snow, but the phenomenon is now
familiar t. men of science. who know
that red snow. like green garden
fence, is due to the presence of unicel-
lular alg9. the only difference being in
the coloring matter of the protoplasm.
1t is said that acres of snow are fire.
quently covered in a single night by
these tiny plants.-Good Words
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
Not Guilty.

'Is your husband a bibliomaniac?"
asked Mrs. Oldcastle as she was being
permitted to view the treasures in the
library of the new neighbors.
Mercy sakes. no." replied Mrs. Pack
enham. "he never bibles a bit. oh. of
course, | don't say that he wouldn't
take little at his meals if the rest was
dom it, but that's as far as he ever
goes in them kind of things."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06

Sir Walter Scott is an example of .
great man who, so far as we can Judge.
enjoyed paying the penalties of hiS
greatness even in his hour of death
He was great enough, but then he was
that kind of Il man, and the circum-
stances among which he lived were IA
vorable. That was before the day o:
the penny post, of the electric trle-
graph, of railways and of the inter
viewer, and in his prime he lived NJ
Abbotsford. which is equivalent now.
adays 10 saying that he lived at Jop
pa. He seems to have been singuiarly
free from the penalties of greatness.
which have enormously increased since
the Wizard of the North went home.
and such of them as came in his way
he seems L. have heartily enjoyed
H. appC"rs now and then to have
relisneu beng turned into a rare show
and TO beil pointed at wherever h.
went as Walter Scott. Indeed this be
ing pointed AT seems to have been rel
iSh"a by "1ny men whose greatness
was undouuted ThacEeray seems some.
times a'"..>t TO have resented not he.
ing pointed at.-All the Year Round
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06

Don't you think you have very
changeable climate?" said the stranger.
mo" said the native. 1T changes
fast enough when it's pleasant, but
when it's disagreeabe it hangs on like
grim death. "-Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06

shes going In for athletics. she
says"
What particular kind of athletics?"
"Oh, she won't settle that until she
has studied up the various costumes"
Chicago Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
A Political Pointer.

Hilton-They say politics makes
strange bedfellows.
Weller-Yes; but 1t doesn't matter il
you get good berth.-Boston Tran
script.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
The Land of His Birth,

Higgins-So you are proud of the land
Of your birth. eh? What did it ever
do to be proud Of?
Wiggins-W Wasn't born there ?-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06
POLITICS and
CORNELIA
By Eliza beth A. Hyde
By Elizabeth A. Hyde
Copyright. 1902. by the
:. =. Mcclure Company


Cornelia subdued laugh behind her
fan. How funny he was Corneia
had provoking sense of humor and
was always seeing jokes where none
Ewas intended
She moved her rocker farther into the
shadow and looked down On the man
jim the full glare OF the street lamp.
He had his profile turned at just the
right angle. as usual. 1t was hand
some profile, aud Cornelia was so used
to it that when, on one occasion, he
failed to present it directly she asked
him, with one of her slow. inscrutable
smiles, to do SO. He did not see the
sarcasm beneath her fun, and his in
suffcrable concet was undoubtedly
hattered.
rDisagreeable things"" she said
Rightly. why, what are they? Tell
me about them"
We'll. there's choosing among clerks
flor promotion, for one thing. and dis
missing them when you can't keep
them. for another widows and moth
ers who come weeping into your office
and faint ON your sofa and have 70 he
taken home i'm cabs"
oh. dear how sad, Do you have to
say who is 10 go? 1t must be very
hard
( "It is. There are other things thar
are tust hores. like recommendations
for example Hardly Il dav passes but
some young fellow asks me for letter
to his chief or Il senator or representa-
tive. OF course its easy enough to die
tate few lines Of stuff just To satisfy
him. but it's a bore to have him come,
especially when he comes again be-
cause the letter was no good"
But aren't the letters any good?"
asked Curuclia in real surprise. Il
Thought you had Such-oh. such won,
derfu. influence now. thought any.
letter Of yours would get any one any
thing.
The man looked up with grim
smile.
on OF course can get anything
really want he SAID. I've hNed SeV-
eraI men from m! state very comiorta-
bly' out these others are Just boys
Miss Oof"e'-a' !o'AihS OUT I'r soft
snap we men gan oe bothered Win
Ietu1'i'le'.'-'l- MUS
" tFtH you ever Il Alu Yourself
Nl' oIoA'S WAS "h 'olHe4' ll'S'
Du' S,'c O.l''N'u 'N'I'i III '-'''', sue
""S ,..'''Nti'- VI one N''' ~ par ''cu."I
WIZ me '"VSe o,Ae's ""s 'ooNlH- iol
So.' s''''i' - ''',,'' Nv 'i'',' 'o'u VI
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80 M ''9's,',' Vue ,tl', Z
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La" had a.,..,j har ~. ,,a..,,. ,..,., ~ -
WAS not beransa slo admired his Bins.
sic nroGle ,ryan sha could bsr5lv roIl
il thon and instead ~ hr,nfng herself
and rata sba h,d found rha+ rf. had
suddenly beco,ne ,.rander sweeter and
better worth the living. She wished
she copld ask This man to holm him IN
give hin, tbe Iaf+ar t1a commissioners
REQUIRED and which She knew the how
was going 10 request That hateful
red tape. The commissioner had said
'Yes. undoubtedly young Bcale is the
man for the place. but how are we to
give it to him when be seems to have
no political backing at all. whereas
that fellow Morris. who hasn't the
sense he was horn with has The whole
senate or nearefn
THE kids don't understand the tricks
of the trade. you see" the man went
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-06

History will show that the worst
quarrels are between former friends
and former lovers.-Atchison Globe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-14
AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION.
Championships Won by Canadians at
the Travers Island Meet.

the Travers Island Meet.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-At Travers
island to-day the senior and junior ma
tional championships of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union were decided in miserable
weather. Rain fell during the entire after
noon and the track and infield were so
water soaked that the making of new rec
ords was quite out of the question.
For the first time in the history of the
A A. U. Canadian athletes. entered under
the colors of Canadian clubs. won cham
pionships. Z. Desmarteau of the Montreal
A A. A, won junior and senior honors in
throwing the 56-pound weight. In the
junior contest his throw measured 81 feet
throw was 80 feet inches. beating James
S. Mitchell, who was second, with 81 feet
inches. George r. Gray, of the National
ouY0' with it r. Sheldon of n the r. CT
second. Distance, 46 feet inches.
All the other events were closely contest
ed, the most notable performance being
the running of j. III. Wright, of the New
Junior and senior half-mile runs in 2:01 20
and 1899, respectively, and then made an
effort for the one mile run but had to
give up.
In the junior championships William r.
McDonough, National Turnverein, won the
fesf incbes In the senior john Flanagan
threw the 16-pound hammer Isl feet 4
inches and won.
Jerry Pierce, a Seneca Indian, who fin
ished third in a five-mile race, ran under
protest and the prize was withheld pending
the decision of a committee which is inves-
tigating charges OF professionalism made
against him. He ran in the colors of the
Pastime Athletic Club Of this city and is
charged with having accepted cash in lieu
of prize some time ago.
c. II. Henneman, formerly chief of police
of Keokuk, Ia, won the senior discus
throwing contest-111 feet 3 inches-but did
not get near TO the distance which he holds
as a worlds record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-14

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 13.-It was simply
sn of day for Indianapolis and the Kansas
City's time To be In the best trim. The
first game OF the series afforded an easy
victory for the locals by a score Of 10 to 0.
Tt was probably the best all-around game
that the home team has played during the
local season. Grady's home run over the
left-field fence In the second inning gave
the locals a clew to Suthoffs curves. and
from that on the Kansas City men punched
hits on the Indianapolis twirler freely,
making seventeen in all. Just twice the
visitors got a man as far as third, but
the hit which would have brought him in
never n ateriailized. The locals put up
remarkable game in the field. and Melon
aid was at his best. keeping the Watkins
team down to six scattered hits.
The visitors were not weak in any par
ticular SPOT outside the box, but after a
few disappointing innings they did not put
the snap and vim into their play that
has characterized their work in previous
games here. President Watkins, sitting
on the bench. realized that the game was
lost after the disastrous fifth inning, and
did not wish 10 use up another pitcher by
relieving Suthoff. The visiting twirler had
wonderful control and speed but his slants
lacked deceptiveness. Three double plays
marked the game, two being pulled off by
the locals and the visitors putting in some
quick work. Nance, who was brought in
rom center field was the star of the game
In fielding. In the fourth inning, after
H0srlever had singled, Fox dropped one
over second base. Nance made a sharp
sprint and. catching the ball with one
hand within a few inches of the ground,
wheeled and whipped it to first, completing
a double play on Hogriever. who thought
the hit going safe. Score.