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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
-CHILDREN,S COLUMN.
The Boys Knife,

All boys have knives in their pockets
but some of them are So dull they are not
of much use either to their owners or TO
their owners neighbors. 4 boy without
A knife. as | know from experience. is
very miserable and in Il poor way to get
all the enjoyment out of life. OF course
girls do not use knives so much as boys
do, but they frequently have to borrow
of their brothers or their friends when
they want to sharpen pencils or cut their
jumping ropes or gather pussy willows.
Do not think | would urge selGshncss ny.
on my readers, but persons who borrow
knives are often very careless with them
losing them or keeping them much
longer than they need.
What ! want to tell you is the yer,
simple thing of how to keep pocketknife
sharp. With little trouble and patience
knife can be sharpened and kept in
good order, but it is surprising how few
boys know how to do this. In the first
place, if the edge of the blade is badly
nicked. or if the sides curve ont. it should
be ground on grindstone until the hicks
all disappear. Be sure to put plenty of
water on the stone, so that the heat arts
ing from the friction will not take out the
temper of the steel. Hold the blade
firmly so that the stone will grind from
the top of the blade nearly to the edge.
When the grinding is done, the sides of
the blade should curve in. The blade
may then be said to be "hollow ground. =
If the stone is allowed to grind to the
edge, the blade will become too thin and
will mick" easily.
Now place the blade in a fiat position
on milestone and grind with circular
motion. Treat both sides in this way till
slight. fringe appears on the edge. If
the knife does not need grinding. it can be
'whet up in the same way. with the ex-
ception of bearing a little more strongly
near the cutting edge when rubbing
across the stone. Either water or fine
oil may be used on the stone, which
should be kept clean. Last of all, rub the
blade carefully on a strop or piece of soft,
smooth leather, which will remove the
fine fringe on the edge and will polish the
blade, In following these directions you
can put an edge on your knife that will
require You to be careful of your fingers.
Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
< word In Season.

49, 1t is a golden rule to send your wed
ding gift in good time, the first tc arrive
being much more appreciated than that
which is one of the many pouring in from
all quarters during the last week.
BY adhering t6-this rule you are also
saved the annoyance of hearing that the
salt cellars are charming. the third set
already received.
A month before the wedding day is not
too early to send the present. which
should be accompanied by visiting card.
The package should be addressed to the
bride. if you are intimate with both the
happy couple, and to the brides house,
addressed to the bridegroom, if it is he
with whom you are best acquainted.
Most people wish to give something
novel, useful and pretty. The future cir
cumstances of the recipients should influ-
ence the choice. If they are going abroad,
do not give anything unsuitable to the re-
quirements of the climate or so cumber-
some that the packing and conveying to
its destination will amount to half the
value of the present.
If the recipients will not be particularly
well off. says The Ladies' World, it is
only kind to select some useful present.
In these days, when artistic taste is
shown in all the necessities of life, this
should not be difficult.
If the happy couple are likely to re-
ceive many presents, it is safe to give
something which will not be amiss If re-
ceived in duplicate. such as silver sweet
meat dishes. silver teaspoons or a bronze
or china ornament.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
Impression of Natural Leaves.

Take, for instance, a twig of rose
leaves. always ready at hand; lay it fiat
on the table with glossy side on the wood
and the rough. veined part uppermost.
Thick leaves have to be kept in place
and perfectly smooth with pins. Now
dip a small paint brush in mixture of
ivory black and olive oil and so over
each leaf with it and without pressing
too much, paying special attention to the
serrated edges as well as to the raised
ribs, nerves. veining and network, as the
case may be- As soon as each leaf, ten
drill and stalk is entirely covered with
the mixture proceed with the pressing
process. For this open a large, heavy
book. in which insert sheet of perfectly
clean and smooth white paper, and on it
spread out the wet side of the branch
Close the book and, if necessary, put over
it one or two more or some weights as a
substitute for press. After Il little
while, depending on the size and kind of
foliage, open the book, and the foliage
will be found stamped on the white sheet
of paper. With pen or pencil accentuate
any break or faintness in the print. In
this wise are obtained excellent designs
in perfect imitation of nature to be utiliz-
ed in every style of decoration and handi
craft,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

Il sometimes wish said the woman,
'that there was no such thing as letter
writing. Maybe it was all right when it
was still an art. but now it is all wropg.
When a woman is happy, she is usually
too busy to write letters, but when the
world is all awry, then she will sit down
and relieve her mind by pouring out hei
feelings in ink and send the result to
some member of her family or some CON
fidcntia friend. 1t is all right, and |
wouldn't begrudge any one the comfort
found in writing the letter, but she
should never send it. Usually the sorrow
is of such short duration that by the time
the letter has travelled to the other end
of the route the woman is in capital spir.
its again, but the letter is doing its per
feet work in making some one else mis-
cradle. When the comforting, sympa-
thetic answer comes, the original perpe-
traitor has to think for a moment before
she can tell what it means. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

There are startling examples Of the
development of capacity in women for
doing mems work. When families that
have. been strong and prospered get
started down hill, and the men die off. or
go to seed, or lose heart or health, it is
not an uncommon thing to see the women
develop under stress of circumstances a
virile vigor that meets the storm and
weathers it, says the Philadelphia In
quirer.
Very able women are developed by de-
fects in man, and. of course, when the
wheel has once fallen to them and their
wills have been trained to steering they
will not readily give up a place that they
have fairly won. Nor should they The
mischief, what there is of it, has been
done. Let the consequences abide. The
chief mischief is that, though a woman
may come out strong in doing mans
work, the man whose work is done for
him. if there is one, is apt to come out
weak
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
~. paby,s Five Minutes.

s.n Ks+hrvne, aged 2, left alone one
A. Il, ber mammals bedroom, said 10 he e,
sais ooh won't / have a great tline'
And she certainly did. o,.+io
Sba hogan by taking her papa's necktie
hox out of the bureau drawer ana us
,Ioy,ng All the neckties on the bed, Wnere
~ tborgbt they would be seen TO inucn
r. advantage. The box wasn't lnter'
esting. so she threw that unuel tns g.. -.
Next she took toy lamp to pieces, ou.
that wasn't quite exciting enousn
lomn study she followed 1t up WIN even
greater attention to the regular que,
threw its wick out of the WINDOW anu
noured the oil down the front OIL nef
dress. In aho,,
bolf vard souare of paper and powdered
a. bits on the floor with the contents OF
y toIcnm nowder box The pin tray on
+bo hurean didn't suit her, so she broke
tbot in two pieces and added the pins and
trinIsets to the scraps of paper and tai
c,,m powder. Next she turned her atten-
zion 70 n bottle of vaseline and rubbed II
nm her face and into her hair. She knew
vaseline was made to rub on, so she used
II that way of course. The contents of a
box of cold cream were put into the pa
per. powder and pin mixture on the floor
A small bank full of pennies was going
in next. but in getting it down from
shelf it stuck in a groove, so that it had
TO be left out A shower of photographs
lay around the room in a fashion that
would have done credit to the ambidex-
ferrous skill of Keller or Hermann.
This done. Kathryne was just about to
Law hold of her mothers shoes when that
lady herself, appeared. The baby tossed
the pairl of Shoes over head backward
and said, "See them go"
There was plenty of go" indeed, and
all in five minutes time too.
This is a true story. = Philadelphia
Times
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
THRIFT VERSUS MEANNess.
Young People Should Save None
but Not Too IndustriouSly.


Most young people are not willing to
save money. As it costs them little o.
nothing they are lavish in spending it
This is a great mistake. All should tr,
to save money and never spend it with
out reason or without getting sonr
thing worth what they pay for. They
will not always have parents to take care
of them. As they grow up they will meet
money. Young men need it, and youa&
women need it. Persons should rarely or
never marry unless they have some mon
ey saved or are receiving so much for
their labor that they can take care of
themselves if they should for awhile BE-
sick Those who do not marry and save
nothing are in a ptiable condition when
old age overtakes them or sickness Pee,
vents them from working or leaving their
homes
Once in a great while youth is found
with morbid desire to hoard Personal
ly we have known but few such. but in
them the habit grew until they became
notorious for meanness. A story is told
of celebrated bishop who grew so mean
that one day when he cut his finger with
penknife and no court plaster could be
lOluu Il CltISi man ny
out his cardcase and took from it )
cent stamp and gave it to the bishop to
use to stop the flow of blood. The bishop
accepted it gratefully, placed the 5 cent
stamp in his own cardcase and then took
out a cent stamp and pasted it over the
still bleeding wound. This seems almost
too much to believe.
But celebrated minister in New Eng
land was offered a hat by halter who
was a friend of his and who admired him
in most respects. He asked him if he had
another kind. 'Yes," he said. ''thougL
not quite so good as that" He said ne
would like to see one and asked what the
price of the first one was and was told
So and of the second So. We'll" said
he, "as you offered me the first one, if
should take the second would yon give
me the difference in money!" A young
person should not be spendthrift, nei-
ther should he be stingy. Christian Ad-
YOcotp
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
The FIoMers WIN WING.

Such a lot of yellow buttercups all in a meadow
grew
So many, many years ago, when all the world
new,
And you'd thought they'd be the happiest things
with nothing else to do
But be cuddled up by Father Sun and fed by
Mother Dew.
But hate to say it wasn't SO, for when the birds
would Fly
High up among the mighty trees that lowered to
the sky ~ 8s
They would watch them with such envy and
lament and NOPE and sigh:
"oh, dear. Just see them skim alongl Oh. why
can't you and ~
Now. the fairy of the flowers once was passing by
that way
To nurse little primrose that was sicky so they
say,
And she heard them all bewailing to a blackbird
on spray.
"oh. won't you let us have your wings little
while todayf''
30 the kindly fairy listened, and they told her all
their woe
And. she summoned all the fairy knights whose
wings were white as snow
And BEGGED and borrowed every one-they'ye sew.
eral pairs you, know, d. "a ~ - ..
And put them on tie buttercups. the poor things
pleaded so.
oh. high they few and low they few: the old
sun blinked his eve;
The breezes a-chasing them all LAUGHING
3 with surprise,
And ever since that day when first they fiuttered
meath the skies
We've had the buttercups with wings and called
them butterflies. .8 ~
New Orleans Piaayune
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
A PIcn For the birds.

OF all animated beings beneath man
kind the bird is the most innocent, the
nearest akin to Eden. says a writer in
Success. Open your Bible and see how
these aerial spirits fit across its pages.
1t was a bird that Noah sent forth from
the ark to learn whether safe landing
might be made. A raven fed Elijah, and
Christ not only made frequent reference
to birds in the parallels. but declared that
not even sparrow falls without the
knowledge of the Father in heaven And
we Americans, practical and sentimental,
chose the eagle as the symbol of our ma
tional glory DO | need to say more?
Will not public sentiment, all powerful in
this land, crystalline into legislation for
the protection of birds?
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
How Did Jim Know?

For several years my early morning
walk lay through the first block of West
Fifiy->evcnth street. where used regu-
larry to meet Il milkman delivering milk.
He would take from his wagon rack
containing several bottles and go from
house to house. while his old gray horse
walked sedately on alone.
One morning as | was passing the pair
midway the block the man said to his
horse:
$50 on, Jim, and turn at No. T."
| watched with interest. Jim did go on
until exactly opposite No. I. Then he
carefully turned and walked back to his
master, or shall l say comrade? Yet
some people think that the lower animals
cannot reason.-Our Animal Friends.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

BY the time girl is % or n years old
she begins to scan her mirror closely in
search of the invisible lines about the
eyes which betray her years.
The first danger signals which warn
one that youth is fleeing are the incpent
crows feet at the corners of the eyes and
a delicate network Of lines under the low
er lid.
A little later on the lower lid often be-
comes heavy and the lines under it more
pronounced. The eye itself seems more
deeply set in the socket. Now horzoleal
lines appear distinctly upon the forehead
and vertical ones between the eyes. This
is the time when woman. distracted at
the knowledge of fading charms. consults
a specialist and tries the massage cure.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

A mixture of corrosive sublimate and
alcohol. sprayed In crevices through an
atomizeg, win baAiSh the poets 0: the bed
soom more effectually has any other
agent. save quich.!lves, sprned with
white of egg The wise woman who is
troubled with such unwelcome visitants
will use the spray first to kill the crea-
lures and then paint every available spot
of their dwelling with the quicksilver to
keep them away.
The self sucking COW belongs in the
feed yard and not in the dairy barn.
Life is too short to bother with re-
forming such beasts.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
CAULlFLOWER IN DEMAND.
Always Profitable If Well Grown.
The Late Crop.

Ihe Late crop.
The cultivation of the caulifower is
increasing as the demand for it in
creases, says American Cultivator
The methods are very much the same
as for cabbage, but the ground can
scarcely be too rich for the caulitlower.
and 1t may be well to apply about 100
pounds per acre of nitrate of soda.
handful around each plant just before
the flowers form. working it well into
the soil. The seed for the early crop
Is sown in the greenhouse or hotbed
usually in February and the plants
hardened and set out in april or May.
when the ground can be made ready.
The late crop is from seed sown in
the open ground in May and June.
The most care is necessary after the
flowers begin to form, when they
should be examined every morning
and the leaves drawn in and tied over
the flower loosely, but still so as to per
fectly cover it to- prevent discoloration.
This covering may need to be loosened
as the flower expands If one has not
the knack of so tying that the band al
lows the leaves to spread as they need
to.
With the exception Of this care after
blossoming begins, ills but little more
trouble to grow caul1owers than cab
bages, and after the fall grown heads
are out of the market those who sow
seed in the fall and grow them in hot
houses during the winter find a ready
market aud good prices for)them. T
c. The cauli1ower is consldcreda prof
table crop at whatever season grown
If wei, grown but II will nOtzkear Ell
Their starvation oil, nee ,a..s
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
Margie and the Diamonds.

A very bright 4-year-old had been told
in the kindergarten of the beauty and
value of diamonds. but none in her family
had any to show her. She was told that
Mrs. Taylor, an elderly and amiable
friend. had some. diamonds which she
could see. Margie had gone to Mrs. Tay-
lor and asked to be s.own her diamonds.
Quite handsome ring was put in her
hand for inspection. and she studied it in
tently for few minutes, turning it in
all lights, Then. looking up earnestly in
Mrs. Taylor's face. she asked. Which 10
the diamond. the brass or the CLASSY
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
Didn't Like Papers.

Alexander William Kingake. author
Of Eothen" and History of the War In
the Crimea." was no admirer OF the dali
ly press even in early days. Once. look
ing at old Mr.. Villiers. then father of the
commons. he remarked with his medita-
tive drawl, "A clever. man. a very clever
man. before he softened his brain by
studying the newspapers"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
A College Of Matrlmony.

A woman's college of matrimony is a
new century idea which. it is reported,
will be put into practical execution in
Chelsea. England. The duties of wife
will become the subject Of two years
course of study. The curriculum will
embrace not only the usual branches Of
housewfery. such as cooking. sewing and
laundry work. but is intended to deal
with physiology and medicine as well.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

"e' stops to take on passengers for Columbia
and points east. "h" stops to let on passen.
gers from west of Columbia
Additional trains leave Frederick for Bruce
vile $50, 9i5 n m and So p m weekdays
returning, leave Bruceville for Frederick S3S
1910 "a. m /, and 80 p. m.
Trains leave Hanover for Gettysburg at As
a. m, ~ and $50 p m. week days; return
ing, arrive at Hanover from Gettysburg, . 20
a. m. and 4.3l p. m. weekdays
TRAINS LEAVE YORK FOR THE NORTH
Pacific and Northern Express. daily Il IS a. m.
News xpress, daily.................. $40 a. m.
Buffalo and Piilsburg Elk, daily .... 10 % a. m.
Chicago and st Louis Exp daily ....8lOp m.
Buffalo q IT. Louis Ex daily. .......l0i2p m.
Western & 3. Western Elk daily. m 1914 p. m.
For time tables and further inform alton APP
ply to Ticket Agent at the station.
]. B.. HUTCHINSON ] r WOOL
General Manager. General Pass. Agt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

of womanly weak
ness, exercise can
only aggravate the
condition. The
womanly health must
be first restored be-
fore strength can be
developed by exer-
else.
DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription
makes weak women
strong and sick
women well. 1t does
this by healing the
womanly diseases
which undermine the
general health. 1t
stops the drains that
weaken women, heals
inflammation and ul-
ceration and cures
female weakness.
When l first com
menced using Doctor
Pierce's IN edicines.n
writes Mrs. George A.
strong, OF Gansevoort,
Saratoga Co, n. Y, 81
was suffering from fe-
male weakness. a dis
agreeable drain, bearing
down pains, weak and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

In most of the states woman's prop
erty rights are not fairly and properly
protected. There is nothing fair or
right when a mans brothers and ia
Their can step in and take property
which the man and his wife alone
have accumulated by joint work, and
where no will is left this can be done
in several states.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

Could man invent some process
whereby the heat and power wasted in
the exhaust of the locomotive engine
could be utilized ii would mean for
tune for him of six figures.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
C0lIStheDICS

Are benefit to healthy women. But to
women who are suffering from diseases
peculiar to their sex they are an injury.
When there is weak back or bearing
down pains, sideache or other indications
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

The English walnut is being success
fully grown in the state of New Jersey.
We have often wondered why this
most valuable nut tree was not given
more attention in Kentucky. West Vir-
ginia and other states having like eli
matte conditions. Up to this time Cal
ifornia is the only state which has
shown any interest in the cultivation
of this tree.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

A lumber company during its last
winters work in the north woods. en-
ploying 200 men. had during the winter
no less than 1000 different men upon
its pay roll. The trouble was that
just as soon as man had earned
enough to go to Minneapolis and have
a rip roaring old time he would quit
work. This sort would be better OF
rs slaves than as free men.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

Financiers are wise enough to see
that farm lands situated within the
corn belt are likely to become. If they
are not so already. the most valuable
agricultural lands in the world
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
SALESR0OM
-oF THE
Demorest Seuing Machine,
No. IS West Patrick Street,
Adjoining McCamey's Dry Goods House.
FREDERICK MD
FREDERICK MD


These superior Sewing Machines are offered
at the very moderate rates as quoted below
not because they are cheap-made machines,
for they are not They are equal, II not supe-
rior, TO many of the high price Machines now
in the market Are constructed by skilled
workmen from the best material attainable.
IN examination Will convince any one of this
fact. We quote the following:
A so 90 High Arm Oak Machine, Draw
ers, Set Si Pieces Attached. S2l Sc
A $500 High Arm oak Machine, 5 Draw
orS. Set 3S Pieces Attached Ss} 80
\ 5000 High Arm Oak Machine, Drop
Head, 3 Drawers. Set 30 Pieces Attached s24 90
A $500 High Arm Oak Machine Drop
Head, 5 Drawers, Set 90 Pieces Attached SIS 90
We receive these Machines direct from the
DemoreSt Manufacturing Company. and sell
nj their factory prices, under guarantee of
10 years.
This Machine, in point of Beauty and Light
Running, cannot be eXcelled, while its capac-
ity To complete Domestic or Fancy Work cam
not be surpassed by any other Sewing Ma
chine. The advantages of this Machine is the
swing Pedal, It's compete set of Attachments
OF & Pieces done up i'm Handsome Metallic
Case, quarter oak or walnut. Woodwork Bent
and Beautifully Carved. The Machine is Self
threading and in every way made TO give ease
and comfort to the operator. You are kindly
invited 10 call and examine our Sewing Ma
chimes, or send us a card and we will bring you
one TO test. Circulars and information sent to
any part of the county.
We REPAIR all makes of Sewing Machines,
New or Old. Work guaranteed. Call on us at
our office for information.
A. L. EADER, Agent,
No. 10 West Patrick Street.
G. NJ. EADER, Selling Agent.
aug .'g)-f
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

The manufacturers of shovels have
organized trust. 1t is fair to infer
in this case that they intend to get ii
scoop on the business.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
There is one thing about turkey. O.,

There Is one thing about TURKEY, q
anges and a lot of other delicacies, one
soon gets very tired of them, while.
luckily for health and pocketbook,
good homemade bread, oatmeal, pota-
toes and buckwheat cakes we never
weary Of The best things, after all,
are the cheapest.