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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1902-12-08

PUBLISHED BY
THE ADAMS PRINTING COMPANY.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
EunnY EiShrrmen-

In England the boys and sometimes
the grown men have very funny way
of catching fish.
You would never guess what it is, so
l might just as well tell you right off.
1t was an English boy who told ne
about it.
You must first catch a goose" he
said, land that is the hardest part
Then you tie line which has baited
hook on one end to the goose's leg.
Then let her go. She'll make for the
water every shot, and as she swims
about she of course drags hook and line
after her.
''Pretty soon a fish bites and maybe
gets hooked.
"Then the goose feels something tug
ging at her leg, and she swims along
about as hard as she can, but this only
makes the Juggling worse. The only
way to get away from that awful
something, she thinks, is to get out of
the water.
$50. with wildly beating wings, she
makes for shore at a rafting pace"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Why He Did II.

A short time ago, as | was crossing
one of Philadelphia streets. little
boy not over ten years old who had
been walking just before me ran into
the street and picked up broken glass
pitcher. | supposed he intended the
pieces rs missiles, since the desire to
throw something seems instructive in
every boy Consequently | was much
surprised when he tossed the pieces
into vacant lot at the corner and
walked quietly on. AS he passed me,
whistling, | said:
"Why did you pick up that pitcher"
81 was afraid it might cut some
horses foot" he replied.
My next question was a natural one:
care you a Band of Mercy boy:"
He smiled as he said, "Oh, yes; that's
why | did it,"
The bands of mercy were drawn very
closely around the dear little fellows
heart, am sure.-School and Home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Every Night After Dinner.

Ny father and mother can never be beat:
They're the incest that ever were made.
They remember the fun they had when
they were young
And all of the games that they played.
And, better than all, they play with us
themselves;
Yes really and truly, they do,
Every night after dinner till bedtime has
come.
There's Willie and Burton and Prue
And Alice-thats me-and my father and
mother
Enough for some royal good fun.
We play blind mans buff and hide and
go seek;
You should see how my mother can run!
They don't either one of them mind being
at"
And they always are awfully fair
We none of us think the'games any fun
Unless all the players are square"
And every new game We teach father and
mother
They teach all the old ones to us;
So We romp and we play, big and little
togej her.
With never sign of a fuss
But sometimes stranger man comes to
our play:
He creeps in so quiet and stll
That We don't know he's here till we hear
a deep sigh
From our ttlest one-that is VIII.
Then we know that the Sand Man has
Joined in our play
And is trying to put us TO sleep.
Then father and mother both kiss us
good night"
And away into Dreamland we creep.
Elizabeth Jamison in Exchange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

Don't have the woodwork of a room
painted two colors or even two shades
of one color. one plain color is much
more artistic. AS a rule, white paint
is far better than any other. 1t can
always be made TO look fresh and
clean if it is washed with soap and
water and will keep in good condition
for many years if the final coat is of
good ivory enamel. But when it does
grow shabby it is very easy matter
TO give it one fresh coat if it is white.
says Home Chat.
With colored paint there is often a
great difficulty i'll matching the shade.
The only other color which is univer-
sally useful for woodwork is brown.
This can well be used for halls or din
ing rooms in Il tint of oak, mahogany
or walnut.
Don't put Il cheap wall paper in a
bathroom. 1t should be Il thick SAM
tary paper, highly glazed and ought
TO have final coat of clear varnish
when it is on the wall. y thin, I'M
glazed paper peels off and gets quite
discolored in few months with the
steam arising from the hot water. y
washable distemper is excellent for
coloring the walls of bathrooms.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Dumb OrntOry,

An amusing game is dumb oratory,
which must always be played by two
persons. though the spectators may be
rs many as the space of the room will
permit.
The dumb orator is quite hidden
that is all but his hands and arms,
The talking orator takes up his posi-
ton just in front. with his hands and
arms behind his back, while the hands
and arms of the dumb orator are
thrust forward, just as if they belong
cd to the speaker 1t is best to select
a very "elocutionary" piece, which re-
quires many gestures These the dumb
orator makes according to his own
ideas, quite regardless of the talking
orator, who goes serenely on his way.
The effect is very funny, and the So
berer the piece the funnier it all looks.
1t is better that the dumb orator should
not nave any idea what piece the talk
ing orator will recite.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Disease at the Back Door.

Yes, it is the nasty habit of pitching
out of the back door pailful and
dipperful now and then of greasy wa
ter and a handful of parings and the
general waste of the kitchen that
breeds fevers and bilious diseases. The
waste disappears for the most part in
the soil, but that is the key to the mis-
chief. The soil gets full after a time
and fermentS, and the hot sun breeds
gases which surround and enter the
house This is true not only of the
cheaper poorer houses and careless
families, but well to do, intelligent peo-
pie have spots behind their houses sat
urated with Stops. In populous towns
no amount of supervision can prevent
Il great deal of filthy evil, but in the
country towns slops should be carried
out TO trees and poured in small guam
titles here and there as fertilizer.
Trees will take up large quantity OF
water and lie grateful for it. There
must be simply constant intelligence
in the disposal of waste.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
4 pnrrOt ut breakfast.

a funny parrot lives in Brooklyn and
is very fond of the lady she lives with.
When the breakfast bell rings in the
morning, she will push open the door
of her cage with her BILL fly down TO
the breakfast table. take her own
chair, which she always knows and
occupies at each meal, and wait till the
family assemblies. If they should not
gather as quickly as she thinks they
ought, she will call out, Hurry up,
folks; hurry up" and at the same time
hop over to the oatmeal dish and at
tempt to lift the cover, for she is very
fond of oatmeal and will make her en-
tire breakfast of it. She would not
touch the oatmeal even if she were
able to lift the cover. for she is very
good Polly. After finishing her break
fast she flies right back to her cage
Exchange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
A Cat and Dog Tale,

Cats and dogs are supposed TO hate
each other. especially the cats. No
doubt pussy has good reason TO go in
fear of the dog. Still there are many
cats and dogs that are not only civil to
one another, but positively friendly.
There was one tabby which was so
fond of the dog Of the family that she
could not bear to be separated from it.
She would new in heartrending fash
ion to get into the room where was the
dog, and if no heed were paid to her
cries she scratched and scratched at
the door, trying to scrape admittance.
When this failed. it is said that she
then raised herself up on her hind legs.
turned the handle of the door and walk
ed into the room. Her owners were so
enchanted with her skill, as well they
might be, that they used to get pussy
to repeat the feat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Live InuDS,

In India there is bird called the
bottle bird, because it builds nest
which looks just like bottle. But it
is not the wonderful nest | wish to tell
you about. but something much more
wonderful. think. You know in India
birds have many enemies, and these
enemies are afraid of light
SO when Mr.. and Mrs. Bottle Bird
make their home they stick ever so
many balls of clay all around the front
door. These are really candlesticks,
but | do not believe you can guess
what the candles themselves are. They
are fire beetles. Fire beetles are some
thing like our fireflies, only much
brighter. Mr.. and Mrs. Bottle Bird
catch the fire beetles and stick them
in the balls of clay, and there they
stay, making the whole nest quite
bright with light
So, you see, Mr.. and Mrs. Bottle Bird
and all the. little Bottle Birds can sleep
quite peacefully all night, because they
know they are safe from all enemies.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
4 different WhOOu

The whooping cough had caught
many children of a certain neighbor
hood y certain mother Of a bright
little boy had many fears lest her son
should take it. She had talked and
worried about it so much that her boy
was almost afraid to leave her side.
One night after the little fellow had
been put TO bed a donkey was being
driven past the house, and when right
in front Of the house he began with
that terrible voice of his. "Hee-haw,
hee-haw."
With a shrek. the little boy leaped
from the bed screaming at the top Of
his voice: The whooping cough is COM
ing! The whooping cough is coming,
mamma"
He didn't catch the whooping cough
that time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
She Doesn't Like the Term.

mo, don't mind being an old maid
or even being called one" protested
the woman who was nearing middle
age but | do hope that am not old
maidish. | dread that with all my
heart. But, bad as it is to be old maid
fish," she sighed, 81 prefer that to call
Ing myself bachelor girl after l am
gray haired and old enough to be
grandmother, as the spinsters of the
present day love to do. know a
woman who is at least sixty years old
and who invariably refers to herself as
D bachelor girl. Bah! I'm a spinster
or an old maid or anything else you
please except bachelor girl"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
THE SIZE OF FAIRIES.
Creatures Who Live In the Poct-,
of the EIizubcthan Age.

of the EIizabcthan Age.
Readers of Elizabethan poetry are
familiar with fairies who fashion coats
from bats wing fans from those Of
butterflies. coverIcts from the skins Of
snakes. wage war with spiders and
make expeditions on the backs of flies.
Writers have commonly assumed that
such minutenesS was the product of
poetic fancy, which reduced these spir-
its to a size much below that admitted
by popular belief, but this is an error.
Folklore supplies us with abundant
examples of fairies who can carry no
more than a single straw. who emerge
from a molehill and make thread
bridge in order to traverse keyhole.
Concordant is the testimony of Ian
guage, as when the foXglove passes for
being a fairy cap.
If a size so reduced cannot allow his
torical Interpretation. still less does
ethnology explain the qualities of these
fays. who in power do not differ from
their larger cousins. Queen Nab. no
Aoi Sti th'il tht J'NNI VI al MS - YET
charged with the functions of a birth
goddess. The least fairy can steal a
bride or baby; tenuity is of less con-
sequence, since any tiny sprlte can at
will assume gigantic proportions. The
fairies who in one canton are repre-
scented as dwarfish in the next may be
described as gigantic
The contrast, which cannot be ac-
counted for as arising from historical
memories. mS. be easily explained 10y
the early modes OF conceying nature.
In prehistoric conception n mountain
might pass for large man. river for
tail one. while the inmates of petty
hillocks would naturally be imagined
as possessing 4 form corresponding to
the narrow limits of their habitants.-
International Monthly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
YARNS FROM ERIN.
The Absurdities That Are Born of
Irish Simplicity.

Here are few samples of the al
surdites arising out of the extreme
simplicity of some Irish folk:
A young man came to confess to an
Irish priest in London whose expert.
ences of the humors Of his fellow couE
trymen would fill a book. "Well. my
man." said the priest, and how do you
earn your liying?" I'm an acrowbat,
your riverence.' The priest was non
plused. "Tll show ye what | mean in
a brace of shakes" said the penitcnt
and in a moment was turning himself
inside out in the most approved aero
bate fashion in and out of the pews.
An old woman who had followed him
to confession looked on Mortified
"When it comes to my turn, father"
she gasped. for the love of God don't
put a penance on me like that. 1t I'D
be the death Of me.'
! think it was the same good father
who. observing the regular attendance
at Lent mission had done nothing %
reform one of his parishioners, told him
SO and asked him the reason of il.
"Ah. father" he replied, 81 can man
age the faith right enough, but the NOR
ais bate me-"
On another occasion this priest was
called upon to marry a man of whom
he knew nothing to girl of his congre
CATION. On investigation he found the
would be bridegrooms knowledge OF
the Catholic faith very limited.
"Have you ever been baptized? he
asked. "Well, father, can't trust me
memory to that" "Are your parents
iving?" 1.-THE mother is" Lets have
her address," This was given and q
telegram dispatched to the old lady or
the spot, reply paid. The answer came
in due course, "Vaccinated, but moi
baptized."-A Kerry Man in Londol
Spectator,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
AN INCENSE PARTY.
odd Etiquette OF an Interesting Jap
anese Function.

If you ever receive an invitation to
Japanese incense party, accept it
promptly and thankfully. 1t has no
counterpart in our own social system
and is as merry and pleasant an affair
as can be imagined. The people of the
mikado's land have trained the nos.
trils for generations the same as we
have trained the eye and ear, and they
display a skill which at times is star.
Ting to westerner There is an odd
etiquette to be followed in these social
affairs. For the twenty-four hours
preceding the party each guest must
avoid the use of anything which can
produce any odor whatever Scented
soaps. perfumes, odorous foods and
even spices must be avoided. These
prevent the user from smelling accu-
rately and also interfere with the other
members OF the party.
When you dress, be careful to put on
no garment that has been kept in the
neighborhood Of camphor wood, tobac-
co. bouquets. dried blossoms or scented
powder. When you reach the house OF
your host. enter it as softly as you can
and as slowly as possible. This is to
prevent making draft by the move
ment of your own body. BE equally
leisurcly in opening and closing doors.
as quick movement induces sud
den rush of air. In the drawing room
the hostess burns series of incenscs.
usually four or five in number. Each
guest is allowed to take three shifts If
each incense and must then jot down
It's name and number upon a card.
Each of the four or five incenseS is
burned two or three times so that the
number of cards will vary from eight
to fifteen. At the end the cards are
laid out on the table and the hostess
reads the names Of the incenses en-
ployed. which are checked off upon
the cards. The guest who has guessed
the largest number receives pretty
prize which is sometimes a silver or
bronze incense burner, statuette or
carving Among the japanese the aver
age woman guesscs correctly about six
times in ten. while with the American
women the ratio is three in ten.-New
York Post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
GEoMErR1cA1 ROPE WALKER.

in the margin of the smaller circle
stick needle. Now, when this needle
is SEE in motion, it will describe a
straight line, which will be nothing
else but the diameter of the larger
circle
II the foot of n tight rope dancer,
who can easily be cut out of a visiting
card. is now fastened with wax to the
head of the needle on the rim of the
small circle, it will readily be seen that
the graceful little figure. no matter
how much it may pirouette or where it
may go. will ever keep consistently on
the diameter of the larger circle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
The Obedient Table.

You can make light parlor table or
chair obey your will and move when
you want it to in the easiest possible
manner, and no one will be able to de-
tect you after you have practiced it a
little. Attach silken thread to the in.
seam of your trousers below the knee,
allowing it to fall in a loop almost to
the floor. Pick up the small table, ask
your friends to examine it and then
place it upon the floor, allowing one of
its legs to fall within the loop of the
thread Step backward and command
the table to move. As soon as you have
frightened the thread the table will nat
urally go where it is pulled, and the
audience will be mystified.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Rain From Heaven.

The story is told of little girl in
England who when rainwater was
scarce saved up as much of it as she
could and then sold it for cent n
bucket. In this way she earned nearly
So, which she brought to the mission
airy society. She was a modest little
girl. and when the secretary of the
missionary society asked for her name
she hesitated and failed to answer.
But | must put down where the
money came FROM" said the secretary.
"Call it rain from heaven" replied the
little girl.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
The Clever Kittens,

"My cat speaks French" said little
Jeanne
"As plainly as can be;
Says sill vous plait' (thats If you
pleaseO
And thanks me with merci!
know, because understand
Each word she says to me-"
And mine speaks German" with nod.
Said Lisa from the Rhine:
"Says bite when she wants a drink
And ia of course, and 'nein:'
l wouldn't have cat that spoke
A different tongue from mine,"
That's thrue for you! sweet Nora said,
With merry look demure:
me own sphakes Oirish! Whin set
A saucer on the fure
An ask her would she like some milk.
The darlint tells me. 'Shure!"
I met those kittens afterward,
No matter where nor how:
l listened well to what they said;
Would you believe it now,
They spoke in English, every one.
And all they said was, "Miaow!'
margaret johnson in Woman's Home
Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

Our delicate embroidered cozies can
be kept in their original freshness for
long time when covered with de-
tachable linen cover. white or colored,
embroidered in linen thread and edged
with a gathered linen frill, says Home
Notes. This cover eau be easily re-
moved when required to be washed
and replaced by another linen one, and
Il linen cover will be found invaluable
also for hiding outside defects in an
old coy which for associations of the
giver or through being not worn
enough we hesitate to throw away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
One WnY to Play Marbles.

The boys of Arabia have curious
way of playing marbles.
The marble is placed in the hollow
between the middle finger and the fore
finger of the left hand, the hand being
fiat on the ground and the fingers clos
ed. The forefinger of the right hand is
then pressed firmly on the end join
of the middle finger, which pushes the
middle finger suddenly aside. and the
forefinger slips out with sufficient force
to propel the shooter very accurately.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
GEOMETRY MADE EASY.
An Experiment which VIII Explain
One of EucIid's Problems.

For children who cannot easily grasp
mathematical or geometrical rules such
simple experiments as the following
are of special interest: Geometry teach
es that when a circle is moved within
another the diameter of which is twice
as large each point in the periphery of
the smaller circle will describe during
this movement a straight line which
corresponds exactly to the diameter of
the larger circle.
That this is invariably true can be
easily shown. Cut out of an old card
board calendar two circles, one twice
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
When the Rain Popped.

There is little Alabama girl named
Jessie who never saw snow. One cold,
rainy day she was standing before the
fireplace watching her mamma pop
corn for her. After awhile she went
to the window and saw snow falling
with the rain.
"Oh. mamma" she said, come quick!
The rains popped out whitew
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07

If you ever 20 to Hankow. China,
don't forget to visit the duck farms.
There are a great many of them, and
they are really very funny. Hankow
is built along the river and the people
live by catching fish and raising
ducks Close to the water are the lit
lie sheds in which the ducks sleep at
night. Early each morning the doors
of these sheds are opened, and the
ducks go out upon the river and swim
about all day. At sunset the owner
clapS his hands. and the ducks rush
from all directions. and there is most
desperate scramble. None of them
wishes to be the last duck TO go
through the door They have the best
of reasons, too. for a Chinaman sits
at the door with n long bamboo rod in
his hand. and the last duck always
gets a sharp crack. 1t is very funny,
too, to see these farmers driving their
ducks to market. They never walk,
but ride in the oldest sort of boats,
and the ducks swim on before. Should
one swim to either side he is quickly
brought into line again by an unmis-
taxable hint from the bamboo stick
which his master always carries.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Number Thirteen In Coins.

The commonest of all our silver coins
is the twenty-five cent piece. In the
words quarter dollar" are thirteen let
tiers. sc Pluribus Unum" contains
thirteen letters. In the tail of the eagle
are thirteen feathers and in the shield
Rre thirteen lines. There are thirteen
stars and thirteen arrowheads, and if
you examine the bird through a micro
scope you will find thirteen feathers in
its wing.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Out of Place.

Grocer-What have you been doing in
the cellar so long?
Grocer's Apprentice have been
cleaning out the sirup measure 1t was
SO choked up that it didn't hold more'n
half quart.
Grocer-Oh, that's what you've been
doing? Well. you take your hat and 80
home and tell your father to put yoa
into the tract distributing business
You amt fitted for the grocery trade
London Answers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Suggesting n Remedy.

With sarcastic fingers the deaf and
dumb lady curtain lectured her hus-
band for betting on the races.
EITHER talk slower" he spelled out
on his hand. ''or else put hopples on
your fingers They interfere when you
strike this gait."-Judge.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
He Would Mind.

A little boy did something wrong one
day, and his father punished him. His
sister came into the room while he was
crying and asked him what he was cry
ing about, and he told her. She told
him not to mind, but he said;
81 will mind. for that's what / got a
whipping forr'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Plenty of Color.

"That Mrs. Wadhams to whom you
introduced fine the other evening re-
minds me very much of a portrait by
Rembrandt"
as that so? Which one"
''Oh, any old one. They all look.
when you get close to them, as if the
paint had been thrown ON by the
handful Chicago Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
A Point In Dnrning.

Loosely twisted knitting silk is better
for darning wooden underwear than
wool, which is apt to shrink. If the
threads of the darn are left loose, after
washing it viii have about the same
appearance as the original texture.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
Had Their own spoons.

Good Mistress Chicken gave a party
To her little barnyard friends
And served a most delicious sop
Shed made from odds and ends.
Their manners shocked the lady much.
why not use the spoons?" said she.
Because" one said, and wagged his
head,
Were spoonbill ducks, you see.''
-Delineator.