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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

The discoloration of precious stones
when they have been exposed to the
air for a long time is considered one of
the most frequent maladies. Emeralds,
rubies and sapphires are those which
remain intact best. Nevertheless, they
are not exempt from changes. Two
rubies of the same size and shade
were kept for two years-one in a
showcase and the other away from all
light. At the end of this term com.
parison revealed that the first had be.
come somewhat lighter in color.
The influence of light makes itself
felt more plainly on topaZes and gar
nets. Tie garnet turns much palcr in
a short time. while the topaz assumes
a darker shade and even loses the bril-
liancy possessed by it when freshly
cut.
The most sensitive stone in this re-
spect is the opal. This stone draws its
marvellous rainbow reflections from nu-
merous little clefts, which allow the
light to pass. and reflect it in different
directions. Often the opal stands the
manipuations of cutting and polishing
well, and all of a sudden it splits.
Pearls detcrioratc very easily. In the
fire they are transformed into a piece
of lime. Placed in contact with an acid
they behave MS lime or marble would
under the same conditions.
Diamonds are less sensitive: still, it
it not prudent to take them too near
the ige-Phladelpha Inquirer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

In some Of the cities of Holland. such
rs Haarlem, the birth of Il child is an
nounced to the neighbors and all who
chance TO pass by the curious custom
of hanging Il pincushion outside the
door. If you walk past house and
see white pincushion edged with lace
and looking very dainty, you may I'M
derstand that the number of inhab
itants has been increased by one, and
that one Il girl.
When the happy couple are blessed
with boy, the color of the pincushion
is red
In Japan the people 90 something
similar, vet more extensive. Outside
the houses of Il town you will see one
or more paper fishes dangling and blow
ing in the wind On making inquiry
you are informed that the paper fishes
represent the boys of the household.
Every new boy means another fish.
These limitations of the koi are dccOrat-
ed with colored silk and are thought a
great deal of.
The fish which the japanese call koi
is noted for its courage and tenacity,
and is therefore regarded as n fitting
representation of the coming man.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

to the first turn of the road then
crash.
Ed was dazed even as he scrambled
TO his feet
Hi, there" called a voice. Sure as
shooting, you've killed that gal"
y sturdy. heavy set man tumbled out
OF rig and came running down the
hill.
You idiot, you ought to be jailed for
this. sputtered the old fellow in great
excitement But Ed heard not word.
He had Mary in his arms when the in
furiated farmer seized him by the
shoulder,
"She is killed, you young idiot. and
I'll see that you hang for it, Give her
to me. sir! Whose daughter is she,
sir?' Then, as Simpson. recognizing
the voice, turned about the old fellow
exclaimed in surprise: IF it amt
you, Simpson. I'll be blamed, | al
ways knew you for a venturesome
idiot. And-my God-my Nary
Hush, father. am not hurt: not
even bit frightened. And please. IA
Their, don't abuse Ed that way. You
would be thanking him if you knew
what he risked for mel mean for
YOU"
Then, catching sight of Simpsons
face, cut and bleeding, womanlike she
turned from the embrace of her parent,
threw her arms about her lovers neck
and burst into tears.
mo, sir, he is not a young fool" said
Mr.. Muir cmphatically as he drove
home with Fred Watson, having turn
ed his own rig over to the young cou-
pie. "Confound it, sir, he is man
in thousand, and | am as good
judge of men as Mary, SIR
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
ODD FRUITS OF JAVA.
The Most Common One, the Durham
Is the Strangest of All.


Is the Strangest of ALL
"The fruits of Java" writes a CORE
spondent of the Pttsburg Dispatch.
form an interesting study in them
selves, there are so many and of such
strange varieties. The most common
Is the strangest of all. Ii is called the
DURAN and grows like huge excres-
cence from the trunk of tree some
what similar to our pear tree. The
fruit. which is pear shaped, grows to a
great size, often several feet in length.
and has a yellow skim rough like a
pineapple. The most remarkable thing
about the DURAN. however, is its odor
TO say you can smell it a block off is
putting it mildly. A combination of
aged eggs and the ripest cheese could
not be compared with it, When you
break open the hull to find what can
be the cause of all this disturbance 10
your olfactory nerves and find great
cluster of snow white kernels which
taste like some strangely delicious Gus
tard, your amaZement is greater still
Another strange fruit is the serpent
fruit, so called from the fact that its
skin is the exact counterpart of that of
a snake. There are the pomoloe, like
great orange; the potato fruit, which
resembles that vegetable in all but its
fine flavor; the custard apple with a
yellow custardlike pulp, having rath
er decided taste of turpentine; the pop
pg, like a melon growing on a tree; the
great jack fruit, of rather coarse tla
vor; a small yellow fruit, with an un
pronounceable native name, incased in
n great bur like Il chestnut, and hun
dred other varieties, with none but M
tive and scientific names. some good.
some Indifferent and some entirely un
palatable to any but Il native. The or
ange is rather scarce fruit, but the
pineapple and banana are abundant
and delicious, especially the former
There are more than twenty different
varieties of bananas native to Java"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
Key to the PuzzIer.

No. 14S.-Authors: /. Harte. 2. Haw-
thorne. 3. Field. 4. Caine. 5. Howells.
6. Black I. Hardy. s. Hope. o.
Twain. 10. Nye. II. Fem. Il. Hag-
gard. 49, Barr. IA. Ward. 10. Troll
lope. 16. Riley.
No. 49, Natural Positions: l. Cat.
2. Flea. g. Bug. A. Dog. s. Sheep. 6.
Chestnut I. Tempest.
No. 150.-Bits of Boz: Pecksniff.
Fanny Squeers.
No. 151.-In a Garden: 1. Corn. 2.
Peas. 3. Pears. 4. Peach. 8. Sage.
6. Currants. Z. Cherry.
No. 52-Diamond: 1. P. 2. Hoe. 8.
Point. T. End. 5. T.
No. 153.-Square Words: Ii. Fair.
2. Acre. 3. Iron. 4. Rent. Ill.
Ghost. 2. Hence. 3. Onion. A. Score.
8. Tenet.
No. photographed Anagrams:
l. Montreal. 2. Mersey. 8. Oxford. 4.
Rome 3 Rhine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
riment with Securing Rush.

pertinent With Securing Rush.
q take small vial of nitric acid
Aherse any ordinary leaf there
sshall quickly see it dissolve, lit
eaten up by the acid. But what
Pc securing rush do under such
Stances?
eulately upon its introduction TO
70 the sizzling process begins.
Pen pulp of the stem is gradually
Pea, the tube, however, still re-
Its shape, becoming paler and
n color until after a few hours
2eclmen is transformed into a
'lite, alabasterlike column, which
my further attack upon the acid.
taking it from the vial and
Is 1t carefully in running water.
II IN our hands a beautiful tube
n CLASSY flint or slick. an object
~ microscopic beauty of con-
Pr. Our securing rush is no
Ia vegetable, but a mineral, and
frvlng its skeleton of stone we
understand the secret of it's util-
a securing rush.-W1lliam II.
In Sharp Eyes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
No. 15s.-HistoricoI Puzzle.

One word in each line is an ana
gram. Transpose it, and the initials
of all the transposed words will spell
an important event in American his
tory.
Across the brae at breakneck pace
He ran and fairly won the race.
Part of the people cried: mo, no;
At least, we can't believe it's So"
But evil will infest mans heart
While we live in this world of art.
But we may soar above all strife
When we have finished with this life.
They dressed him up in robes of state.
AS a result of this good fate.
He begged them in a plaintive tone
To give his Skye pup one more bone.
Said he, "They sell them at the fair"
But l replied, 81 do not care
So after that they shut the door
And said they'd see their kin no more.
But l thought twas a silly tale,
Although | turned trifle pale.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
A Music Loving Spider.

Mr.. w. ]. ID. Leavitt, writing Of his
experiences in playing the great organ
formerly in Music hall, Boston, tells a
pretty story of his most regular listen
er, a spider which had taken up its
abode in the organ case over the per-
formers head. 1t remained there for
about year. Mr.. Leavitt says:
1t was musical little fellow, and
when / began to play it would spin
down almost to a level with my left
shoulder and gently swing to and fro
and listen. When had finished piece,
It would draw itself up to its nest, and
when | began another down it would
come again and resume its position as
an interested listener.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
Little Toms Grandpa.

Little Toms grandfather was a can
didate for governor and was unfortu-
nately defeated. The day after election
Tom, who is always full of the news
of the day, came beaming into the kim
ilergarten, saying: Good morning, Miss
Brown. My grandpa was elected all to
pieces. "-EXchange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

"Captain," remarked the nuisance on
shipboard who always asks foolish
questions, "what is the object in throw.
the anchor overboard?'
"Young man." replied the old salt,
edo you understand the theory Of seis.
mic disturbances? Well, we throw the
anchor overheard to keep the ocean
from sliprirr away in the fog. Sea-
Baitin.oi, News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

An Grim, the boy giant, felt blue,
Said Jackie, 81 know what we'll do;
S&p bubbles we'll blow,
They'll please you | know,
All coiors-bright green, red and blue"
Some pipes and some soapsuds they got
And carried them out to the "Iot,"
Then each his pipe took,
In the bowls some suds shook,
And blew till the bubbles upshot.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
No. 156.-WOrd Puzzle.

Supply the blanks in each sentence
with the sane word, used with differ
ent meanings:
Removing his -. he displayed the
- of the head of a bluejay which he
had shot as it perched on the - of Il
column of the porch. He had used a
- to fire the same old fowling piece
with which he shot a gull which drop
ped on the iron - used to join the
spars of the Jolly Nancy.
Wrapping up the jays - in piece
Of legal -, he placed it in his forage
- and, resuming his -, departed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
No. 15o.-Connected Word Squares.

Left square: l. To repeat in sound.
2. Part of the face. 8. A natural ele-
walton of land 4. Sole.
Connecting square: l. A university.
2. Surface. 8. An unfortunate king.
4. To acquire by labor
Right square: 1. A city in Italy. 2.
A precious stone. 8. A coat of steel.
4. A feminine name.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
No. 1GO.-FIornI Acrostic.

l. A low dwarf tree .. A flower
which usually comes clothed in purple,
velvet and gold. 3. a large and beau.
tiful family. 4. The flag. 5. Bulbous
plants having cup shaped crown
within the six lobed perianth; daffodils
and jonquils are included. 6. A plant
having simple leaves. with the stems
generally jointed and tubular, the
husks in pairs and the seed single.
The primals name a charming sea
son.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

81 see that the bees have to visir
100000 blossoms in order to gather Il
pound of honey"
Foolish bees. One trip to my sweet
hearts lips would be quite enough -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
The World n Garden.

The world is a garden,
Children the flowers;
Smiles are the sunshine,
Tears are the showers.
Frowns are the weeds
That should never find room
In a well tended garden
Covered with h'nom.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
Not Too Liberal.

Parishioner-The people are com
planning that you are too liberal.
UnorthodoX Pastor-Oh, that's n
mistake, my dear sir, a great mistake.
am just as stingy as the rest of you
New \ ork Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
No. Observation-Disclosures.

Behead a city in Delaware and leave
above.
Behead a river in France and leave
a milestone.
Behead a city in New York and leave
q boys name.
Behead river in Italy and leave
letter.
Behead cape in Nova Scotia and
leave powerful.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
) Maudie Understood IT.

NINA, does Mrs. Brown want to
q baby% asked Maudie.
pm think so, my dear. Why"
Fas at Nancy Browns house this
'pon, and her mother was singing,
2n' M baby! all the time" -Har-
Bazar.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
No. 157.-Triangle.

1. A narrow mouthed vessel for liq-
uor. .. Clay containing iron. 8. A
pronoun. /. To attempt. ). One-half
of leaf. 6. A vowel.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
$assSAl&IIls5>lzk HS4N1 .945Se1N
THE PU27LER


we H"V'-T TUE TVHNINt EhIEmh.
When /, ,, 3 and /, >, 8, were look.
w for geological specimens, they ask
ed 3 4, ., 6, who was examining a red
D, 6, {, where l, >, 3, /, ), 6, I could be
found, and he answered, I'm the die.
tionary."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

The ayiary contains the names of
ten birds. They are found by begin
ming with a letter in heavy type and
using knights moves, as iii chess.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
Alas to Getting Up In the World.

Aids to Getting Up In the World.
"What," exclaimed the orator-"what
two things are helping mankind to get
up in the word?" THE alarm clock
and the stepIadder," answered dense
person on the back seat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

Wealth doesn't always bring happi
ness, but it can generally furnish Al
pretty good imitation y. .,iu
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
A Purse For the Bride.

Some brides may be inclined TO re-
Eret that the old marriage custom of
the dow purse has fallen into dsuse,
1t was the custom of the bridegroom TO
fill purse with a goodly sum of mon
ny and present it to the bride on the
wedding day as the price of the pur-
chase of her person. 1t sounds like
slavery like the buying of goods and
chattels. yet the bride had a nice little
sum Of money for her own use.
Some of the oldest inhabitants OF
Cumberland may remember a similar
custom in that county. The bride
groom provided himself with number
of gold and silver pieces, and at the
words with all my worldly goods
.hee endow" he handed the clergyman
his fee and poured the other coins into
n handkerchief held out for that pur-
pose by the bride.
In other places, again, the bride had
the right to ask her husband for Il gift
of money or property on the day after
the wedding, and lie was bound in
honor to grant the request.-London
Answers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
MAY TERM. 1902.

MAY TERM, 1902.
In the matter of the Report of Sales filed the
9th day of May, 1902.
ORDERED, That on the 3lst day of May, 1902,
the Court will proceed to act upon the Report
of Sales of Real Estate, reported to said Court
by Jacob Rohrback attorney named in the
mortgage in the above cause, and filed therein
as aforesaid, to finally ratify and confirm the
same, unless cause to the contrary thereon be
shown before said day; provided copy OF
this order be inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in Frederick County, for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day.
The Report states the amount of sales to be
s222.00.
Dated this 9th day of May, 1902.
DOUGLASS II. HARGETT,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick County
True Copy-Test:
DOUGLASS II. HARGETT,
Jacob Rohrback, Clerk.
Solicitor. [may cat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

Jacob Rohrback, attorney named in the
mortgage executed by Mary \. Snowden
and Basil w. Snowden, her husband, to The
baltimore Building. and Loan Association
of Baltimore City, on Petition.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
The English and French Grafton.


With us hearing orations is a serious
dreary business; to the Frenchman ii is
an artistic pleasure and holiday func-
ton, even though it be at the graveside
or in the throes of revolution. Fine
language, whether in a speech or book.
he welcomes as an aesthetic luxury and
emotional stimulant, the fineness being
of course proportional to his degree of
cultivation, for academicians have been
found to own that some phrases, highly
effective in their day, are only vulgar
fustian. He views the elOquence of the
rostrum much as we do that of the
stage-as a professional art, whereof he
is a sharp and enthusiastic critic. Truth
cold veracity, naked fact, prosaic rea-
son, are not what he seeks, but inspir-
ing themes clothed in grand Words
London Academy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

CuT and GROSS HERRING, MACKEREL,
White Fish.
may 3 If ALhFN KOIKBACh.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
order NISI ON SALES.
No 1854 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Frederick County
sitting in Equity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

No. 1G1.-An Aviary.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30

my.22, 'Ai-yl
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-11-21
WHY THIS DELAY?
Isn't it Time We We're Hearing
From The Waterworks ?

II is time and past time to hear
something from that waterworks prop
osition. Can't it be stirred up a little?
II seems that the court house, and
waterworks proposition have been en-
tirely lost by the Department of the
nterior.-Tribune.
We we're severely censured some few
months ago, because we continually
advocated the necessity of prompt
action in regard to the question of
public improvements. While the mat
ter was still in the hands of the local
authorities, we were repeatedly told
that the delay was unavoidable, that
the matter was one which required
considerable time to arrange satisfac-
torily, and everything along that line
which would tend to prevent discus
sion of the question. Right here in
Anadarko is where the greatest delay
was caused, and it was done for a
purpose. We understand that our
sister cities. Lawton ana Hobart, will
have their waterworks system, and
other public Improvements completed
long before Anadarko will. Why is
this? Are the conditions more favor
able, in any way, in regard to the other
county seats, or is it because those
in authority in those cities, have been
more energetic in regard to this mat
ter. We fail to see why there should
be such a difference, and are pleased
to see the other papers beginning to ask
pertinent questions. If this discus
sion had been started when the matter
was still in the hands of the local
authorities. we might today have the
satisfaction of seeing work begun on a
much needed court house and Jail, and
soon have enjoyed the benefits to be
derived from good light plant and
waterworks system. Our citizens will
certainly be thankful when they can
at last experience the supreme salts
faction of feeling that our city has
adequate protection from fire This
delay in this respect may yet cause a
loss of thousands of dollars worth oi
valuable property, which would also
mean serious hindrance to the de-
yelopment of our city. 1t seems to us
that there has been almost crimina,
negligence on the part of some one, in
regard TO this matter,
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-11-21
Fire on Main Street.

Last evening about seven
O'Clock, fire was discovered in
the rear of the Seward Hardware
building on east Main street. The
alarm was quickly given, and as
the firemen chanced to be out for
their regular Wednesday night
drill, they were Immediately on
the scene, and succeeded in get
ting the fire under control before
it had made much headway' The
origin of the fire is not definitely
known, but it is supposed to have
caught from a cigarette, which
had been lighted by a small boy.
1t was a very fortunate thing for
the city that the firemen we're
practicing, as, if they had been in
different parts of the city, the de-
lay in getting out the fire fight
ing apparatus would have given
the fire a good start, and it would
perhaps have been a serious con-
flagration, as the James Brown
Lumber Company's yards adjoin
the building on the west. All
honor is due our gallant firemen
for their part in protecting our
beautiful city, and our citizens
should respond literally whenever
a call for better equipments is
made We should also agitate
the question of waterworks, and
see that there is no unnecessary
delay in this matter.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-11-21
The Union Services.

The Revival meetings in prog
ress at McAninch Hall are well
attended, the large hall being
crowded to its utmost capacity,
every evening. The singing is
exceptionally good, and the lect-
urer, Rev. j. S. Burke, has the
happy faculty of holding the un-
divided interest of the audience
from the beginning to the close
of the services. His touching
portrayal of the welcome to the
old home, after the hardships of
a prodigals life, undoubtedly
caused the minds of his hearers
to wander back to the old homes
in 1.-The states" and brought
tears to the eyes of many who
can never hope to again receive
such a welcome from fond par
ents, to the old home of child
hood days. Sermons on such
subjects go straight to the listen
er's heart, and will certainly be
productive Of much good in our
city. We would earnestly urge
every one who can do so, to at
tend regularly, and not miss one
of these interesting services.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-11-21

Asher, O. r., Nov. 18.-Hund-
reds of acres are being set to
fruit in this section this fall. Sat-
urday a carload of trees were de-
livered at this point by one nurs-
cry and several nurseries are
shipping in. All kinds of fruit
do well in this section and the
past seasons results with berries
has encouraged growers to do eX-
tensive planting of strawberries
the coming season.
Up to date 300 bales of cotton
have been marketed at this point.
1t is predicted by cotton men that
next year with two more gins
which are to be put in here, ash
er will market over 10000 bales
of cotton.
a great many new nurseries
are locating in Asher and the
construction to begin on the Rock
Island extension south toward
Dallas is attracting many new
interests and enlivening real es-
tate movements.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-11-21
New Elevator.

f. H. Linzee, of FL Reno, has
made the necessary arrangements
for the erection of fine elevator
in our city. The location decid-
ed upon, is on 7th street, across
the railroad, but there appears to
be considerable objection to this
site, on the part of some of our
citizens, as it is claimed this
would greatly interfere with open
ing the street through to north
boundary. 1t is reported that an
injunction was filed today, against
the erection of the elevator and
offices on this site. We sincere
ly hope this controversy will be
settled satisfactorily to all con-
cerned, and no delay be caused,
as a good elevator is something
which would be of great benefit
to our city.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-11-21
School Notes.

Several new pupils have been
admitted this week. The whole
number now enrolled in all grades
is 537. There were As tardy
cases. Miss Lindlay and Miss
Dippery had no tardiness. Teach
ers meet Tuesday this week.
The Sth grade will move this
week if a suitable room can be
obtained and the High School
soon after.
\ commendable feature of the
school is that the attendance is
so good. Attendance, Attention
and success.