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The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
Birds That Can Talk.

Professor Scott, of Princeton, says
that wild birds sometimes introduce
variations into their songs, and again,
more rarely, initiate not only the songs
of other birds, but the barking Of dogs
mechanical sounds, like the creaking
of wheels, the filing Of a saw, and
even human speech. A writer in Bird
Lore gives this well-authenticated in
cident:
zone morning, while l was standing
on my back steps, 1 heard a cheerful
voice say: You are a pretty bird.
Where are youY
II wondered how any parrot could
talk loudly enough to be heard at that
distance, for the houses on the street
behind us are not near. Presently the
voice came again, clear, musical and
strong; You are pretty bird. Where
are your
For several days l endured the sus-
pense of waiting for time to investi-
gate. Then l chased him up. There
he was in the top OF a walnut tree,
and his gorgeous attire told me imme-
ditely that he was rose-breasted
grosbeak.
AT the end Of a week he was saying:
Pretty, pretty bird, where are you?
He and his mate stayed near us all
last summer, and this spring they
came again. He is making the same
remark, as plainly as ever bird can
speak. ."-Hamilton (Ohio) Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

Should street trees be owned and
controlled by the city or by the abut.
ting property ownersl The weight Of
opinion among those entitled to speak
with some authority on the question:
thinks the Philadelphia Press, is that
municipal ownership of street trees is
necessary for the best results, and is,
besides, the natural condition of things.
Washington city is a familiar example
Of a systematic and successful devel-
Opment of street shade trees on all
the thoroughfares where trees are de-
sirable. Street trees through private
ownership are necessarily a thing of
shreds and patches and subject to the
caprice of uninstructed owners and the
barbarous butchery of tramp pruners.
Nevertheless, there are under private
ownership some good results in way
side trees here and there, while pub.
lie ownership is not always a success.
City ownership and control of trees
is the best IL that control is enllgbt.
ened and sympathetic.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

President Roosevelt visit to his sum.
mer home at Oyster Bay has caused
the revival Of some interesting facts
as to the absence of other Presidents
from the National capital. During bis
two terms, Washington was away
from the capital lin New York and
Philadelphia) Isl days, making two
journeys to New England and the
South, and,passing some time in Mount
Vernon. John Adams was away 3S5
days; Thomas Jefferson 796 days:
Madison 637 days; Monroe 7Os days;
John Q. Adams 222 days; Van Buren,
1S2 days; Tyler 163 days; Polk 81
days; Pierce 81 days; Buchanan 81
days. The record shows that official
duties have become more exacting in
lessening the times of absences Of
Presidents from Washington, although
some Of the most important executive
acts have been performed away from
the National capital.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

"Thats so! 1t was a brown haired
girl who bought the brooch! And my
--Corinne is as blonde as goldw
Pringley chuckled at the thought.
but he hurried to Miss Burnett's hotel
and warned her to keep the secret.
When he got back the detective said;
"Then I'll hands off, Mr.. Pringley ~
And so II was agreed.
Il hate to believe it, Haynie," Cor
inne was saying through her sobs
when Pringley the next morning tol(
her of the detectives suspicious. "Tvl
only known her six months, and We
were at the birmingham together, buI
l can't believe she'd do such hateful
thing. l was just getting so fond o.
her."
Pringley comforted her, but insisted
that she help him to recover thj
brooch. He said the wedding mus,
be postponed until this ugly business
was over, and he explained that IL
Fanny were really the thief it werd
best that they make sure of it before
she compromised them.
"And if you get back the brooch, wiz
you let poor Fanny so free?" asked the
loyal little friend.
II promise. Nobody but you and !
and Patterson shall know. And be
sides, I'll buy back the baubre for your
wedding gift"
Then I'll try" she said, smiling,
mot because 1 want the brooch, but
because l do want to save the poor
dear"
Early the next morning Patterson,
lounging idly along the sunlit road
saw Miss Burnett in her dog cart
driving furiously to Pringley's hotel
An hour later he saw her drive slowly
away and then he sauntered up to
Haynie's chair.
1--WE got it," whispered Pringley,
beckoning him to follow to his ROOM
You're pretty slick, Patterson. 1t was
Miss Galloway, though wouldn't have
believed it If she hadn't owned up to
Corinne and given back the brooch.
Here it is" The detective took it in
his strong hand, weighing it, but look
ing curiously at Pringley. "And now
whatT he asked,
"Tve agreed to let Miss Galloway
alone. You get back to the store as
fast as you can. Miss Burnett and
leave for Boston on the noon train to
be-married. Here she comes. Wen
be back tomorrow. Good-by! If you
want to know any more wait here for
me-"
And Mr. Patterson, the detective, not
only decided to wait, but to put in his
leisure searching for the second time
in the room whence Miss Fanny and
the bride had already fed. And in the
tossed and ransacked closet, amidst
heaps of Miss Burnett's scattered
wardrobe, he found a brown wig.
1T must be Corinne's," reflected the
thoughtful sleuth, "for what would a
brown haired woman like Miss Gala.
way want with a brown
Then a great light dawned upon him,
and he murmured: "Well, it's his
funeral. not mine. John H. Raftery,
in the Chicago Record-Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

The New York Press makes out the
following interesting case against the
predictions of astrology: "When we
have a season Of storm, earthquake,
volcano, tidal waves and all varieties
Of unnatural conditions, as we style
them, you will see the multitude of
astrologists come out of their holes
and whistle loudly, 'Ah, told you sop
1t is even so to-day. The land is fes.
tering with these so-called prophets
who, advertising their fulfilled pre-.
dictions,' catch the unwary, the credu.
lous dabbler in the mysterious But
there is one basic fault with modern.
day astrology: The heavens have
changed since the rules of the art were
formulated. Yoltaire points out that the
sun, which at the equinox was in the
Ram in the time of the Argonauts,
was, in 1850, in the Bull, and that the
hstrologers Of his day attributed to
one house Of the sun that which yisibly
belonged to another"
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

so fast. Miss Burnett is a perfect"
"She's an actress, or was, and so is
Miss Galloway. You never saw either
Of them till you came here two months
ago, did you? Well, did. l traced
them here from the birmingham, and
know exactly when they arrived,
and"
"And whatP
THAT the brooch is in Miss Gala
ways trunk right now. / saw 1t this
afternoon while you were bathing"
"Then it's Fanny?"
That's what l think. don't even
say they're accomplices. l suspect,
though, that Miss Burnett knows. l
hope 1t turns out that way for your
sake, but my duty is as plain as day."
What do you proposeT
'To arrest them both"
p "Well, you mustn't, Patterson" said
Pringley, pale now and hesitating.
Just lay low, will you? III get back
the brooch for you somehow, and you
can bring 1t back to the store. Nobody
need know how you got IT,"
"But the thiefT
Leave her to me. I'll make it right
with you, Patterson"
HAS Miss Burnett told Miss Gala.
wayW
mo. We were together all day. and
Fanny was asleep when Corinne got
home tonight"
"Then you must warn her right now
or the brooch and the brown haired
girl will be gone in the morning"
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

laughed Pringley, going down to the
cart.
Better let me drive down to the
postoffice," pouted Miss Galloway, with
q toss Of her uncovered brown curls
But you'll drive back for luncheonW
the man asked.
She grimaced saucily at him, and
drove away as Corinne leaped lightly
to the ground. Pringley brought an
easy chair for Miss Burnett, and when
they were tete-a-tete in a corner of the
veranda showed her the letter. He eX.
pected her to scold about it, but she
was delighted.
"It'll be splendldw she gurgled
"We'll all turn detective. You know
perfectly adore detectives - so mystic
rloGs, so brave, so cunning! Do let me
tell Fanny about it. She's awfully
cute. and between us all maybe we
can help Mr. Patterson"
So the business which he had
dreaded became a new topic of delight
for the lovers, and before noon they
were positively longing for the arrival
of the sleuth. Miss Galloway did not
come back for luncheon, and, fond as
they were Of her, they rejoiced as low
ers always do under such clrcum-
stances. Toward evening they strolled
toward the beach past the cottage ho-
tel where the girls lived routed Fanny
frcm her letter writing and donned
their bathing garments. When they
had frolicked for awhile In the surf
Pringiey noticed a very handsome
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

I was many and many year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may
know,
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other
thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
was a child and she was child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with love that was more
than love-
and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of
heaven
Coveted her and me.
An2 this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
wind blew out of cloud, chilling
NY beautiful Annabel Lee;
10 that her high-born kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
20 shut her up in a sepucher
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

young man, a newcomer, sitting in the
sand, more intent upon the bathers
than upon the sea or it's vigorous sport.
Cant be the detective" thought
Pringley, too high-toned for that"
But a few moments later when he
searched for the watcher he was gone.
Pringley and his sweetheart parted
much earlier than usual that night, and
when he reached his hotel the decorous
young gentleman Of the beach was sit
ting smoking on the veranda.
"NIr. Pringley, Of Scott & Pringley, /
believer he said softly.
"Yes. You're Mr.. PattersonY The
young merchant extended his friendly
hand, but the detective as he shook it
looked confused and said nothing.
Lets go to my room," said Pringley,
leading the way.
You know why I'm here" began
Patterson, after he had locked the door,
"and I'll begin by saying that I'm sorry
to be mixed up in this case at ALL"
"Why?"
Let me ask you one question first.
Did you tell Miss Burnett anythlngY
II did. Why?"
"There you made a mistake, at least
from my point of view. Either she or
Miss Galloway stole"
"Stopw roared Pringley, getting pGr-
pie with anger.
"Sh-sh! The thing is up to you.
You're one of the partners. If you say
the word I'll catch the next train for
New York, but until you call me off l
must do my best to catch the thief" b.
But for Gods sake, man; don't go
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
Weather in Arizona.

From the expressions / hear from
people in Washington, l imagine that
you well-favored citizens of the Ma.
tional capital have been having a bit
of warm weather." said Mr.. A. b.
Hamilton, at the st. James. But If
you think this is warm, you ought to
be out in Arizona, where l live.
There the thermometer runs up to
100 and 102 degrees almost every day
in the summer, and yet one never hears
of a person suffering from a heat
stroke. went there and settled on a
ranch nearly eighteen years ago, ex.
pecting that l would be shipped to my
home in Massachusetts in a pine box
in about six months Everybody said
that L had consumption, and that the
only thing that would prolong my life
for perhaps a few years was the Ari.
zona climate.
Il didn't have a great deal Of hope
myself, but L determined to make a
fight for life. l weighed 119 pounds
then, and yesterday, when l stepped on
the scales in New York, tipped the
beam to 1856, and l haven't seen a sick
day for years; but l stayed on that
Arizona ranch until l got in good con.
dition. For five years l never saw a
drop of rain. Then l took a trip tc
Denver, and while 1 was there had
the delightful pleasure OF once again
witnessing a good, old-fashioned rain,
storm, and felt like going out ant
standing in it and getting drenched tc
the skin.-Washington Times.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

The dog is advancing. A Missouri
court holds that he has rights that If
he is abused teased or tin panned, his
dignity imposed on, or is otherwise
malueated he has the right to employ
his teeth in defense and retributive
punishment. AT this rate of progress
many of the standby quotations will
lose force and become inapt. Shylock
as the sum of his complaints declared
that on one occasion he had been called
dog. Since Canus has got the court
with him dog may become a compli.
mentary term.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
THE "sANKERo."
lis Lot is Not Happy One-A Peculiar
Figure of the Irrigation Country.

Ils Lot ie Not a Happy One-A Peculiar
Figure of the Irrigation Country.
An Eastern farmer coming to an IT.
igated valley finds everything as diff
erent from his accustomed life as he
AN well imagine. He must learn an
,ntirely new language of farming, and
new set of farming rules. His
leighbor greets him, not with the re-
mark, ut looks like rain" but, Have
,ou heard when the water is coming
n? or "The bitches are low to-day"
He learns to speak of miners inches
md acre-feet of water, and he can soon
ell at a glance whether a ditch is
carrying fifty or one hundred miners
inches of water; he hears wise discus
ions of head-gates, weirs laterals,
.anjes; he finds that he is under"
certain canal, which by and by will
.ome to seem to him like an ineXorable
ate. He will very promptly make the
acquaintance of the king of the irri'
gated land, the zanjero-in Arizona
called "sankero," in California some
lines shortened to "sanky"-the water
master or ditch-rider, a bronzed man IL
overalls and a sombrero who drives
lbout in two-wheeled cart, with
shovel and long crOoked-tined fork by
his side, and precious keys in his pock
Its. He is the yea and nay Of the arid
and, the arbter of fate, the dispenser
Of good and evil, TO be blessed by turns
and cursed by turns, and to receive
both with the utter unconcern OF
small god. For it is the zanjero who
distributes the water. He opens the
nead-gate of each farmers canal, and
when the water has run the necessary
time he shuts it down again, and again
locks it securely. If the water is short
he sees that it is divided properly be
tween Smith and Jones and Brown,
usually with Smith and Jones and
Brown watching him like cats. 1t is
a hard place, that of zanjero in the
valleys, subject to accusations, tempta'
tions, heartburnings; but be it said tC
the credit of the American, there is
many a zaniero who is universally re.
spected in his community as an honest
man.-Ray Stannard Baker, in the Cen
tury.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
Tried to Be a New Yorker.

She came in from the West and took
the elevated from Forty-second street.
But from head to foot it was evident
that all her tailor-made attire came
from New York. And it was plain
that the man who would dare to in
sinuate that she was not born in the
big town would have incurred heI
hatred. She had gathered so much
of Western beauty and breeziness that
no man would wish to incur that.
The air of naughty indifference thai
Miss Indiana supposed typical of New
York lasted without abatement from
Forty-second street to Chatham square
1t was a City Hall train, and the
change in the line Disconnected her
As it drew nearer and nearer the ter.
minus her perplexity increased. Then
came the finishing touch. The train
drew up at the bridge. Miss Indiana
hesltated. Then her bewilderment
overcame her.
us this South Ferry?" she inquired
Of the man in the seat beside her.
She was told 1t was not. And the
smile which accompanied the answer
made her an enemy for life Of the mar
who smiled. For pretty Miss Indiana
knew that her hopes Of being consid
cred a New York girl had vanished
with her question,-New York Press.
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4aNa
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

Alaska was not regarded as a promis
Ing field for agricultural pursuits until
the Agricultural Department at Wash
Ington undertook its systematic study
Now Secretary Wilson is convinced
that in the course of a comparatively
short time the value of the Territory's
agricultural products will exceed the
output of mineral wealth.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

\ Old TIE FAVOMTES
80. s2ssasaCASgs ~ G.
ANNABEL LEE. - > BY Edgar Allan Po
BY Edgar Allan Poe

Went envying her and me;
Yes!-that was the reason las all men
know,
In this kingdom by the sea-
That the wind came out of the cloud by
night
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than
love
OF those who were older than We
OF many far wiser than we;
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee;
For the moon never beams without bring
ing me dreams
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but / feel the
bright eyes
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so all the night-tide, lie down by the
side
OF my darling-my darling-my life and my
bride,
In the sepulcher there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

The Medical Press is congratulated
by the London Chronicle on the inven.
ton of a phrase in description Of
woman's dress. Its main principle has
always been ''the exaggeration Of
facts" Nothing could be happier.
Woman is a fact, and a delightful
one, but from head-when coiffured
and hatted-to heel-when fashionably
shod and skirted-the facts are exas
gerated.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

& Prngley, jewelers., wore a
look of worried disgust as he
sat on the veranda of his summer hotel
At Manchester reading his partners
!etter for the fourth time. Dear
Pring," it said, accept congratulations
IN your approaching wedding. have
told most Of the boys and everybody is
delighted. Our compliments to Miss
Burnett. Don't hurry home. We're
getting on nicely and you're entitled to
&c long a vacation as you wish.
"I hate to intrude business at this
particular time, but you remember the
diamond brooch that was stolen just
before you left by those women at the
birmingham. Well, we've got a clew,
and oddly enough the women have
been traced to Manchester. Frank Pat
terson, the detective, is entitled to all
the credit. He's doing fine work on
the case and viii call on you about the
time you get this. What want to ask
is that you help him all you can. You
know you bought the gems and chose
tie setting yourself, and you're the
very man to identify them, etc"
"Confound the brooch" growled
Pringley. 81 suppose I'm expected to
sit here now till that fool detective
comes"
And he did sit there till Corinne Bur-
nett, his fiancee, came driving along in
her dog cart with Fanny Galloway,
her chum and conhdante, sitting be-
side her.
"Got a secret for you, Corinne,"
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

Many years ago a wood turner with
time to spare on his hands turned from
a common corncob a pipe. Two years
ago he died n rich man. From this in.
cident the manufacture of corncob
pipes has increased until to-day one
house turns out 100000 annually.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

That a young society girl needs
$4,000 a year may be one reason why
marriage is sometimes a failure.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
rAE sUBU nbAN on

THE Subj nbAN GA
ZEN ia a permanent instttc.
hon--a fixture at tile Natlon1
CAPITAL. Thousands aud thou
sands OF people can testify TO
tile good work II has accom-.
plished during the past five
years IN the line OF suburban
Improvement. IL ~ the only
pewspaper IN the District Of
Columbia that maintains a
punching bureau, whose duty
Il is TO punch up the authori-
ties and keep them awake 10
lie needs Of the Suburbs. 0u
tnat account IL deserves and -
receiving substantial encoW
sy!AmRnhs
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23
"TRe EDNA"

Several judges of what good cigar
ought to be have pronounced The Edna
the best DC. smoke in the city. John b.
Buechling, Manufacturer, 1850 Krer~-I
street n. E.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

About 600 tourists visited Cairo
Egypt. during the past winter season,
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

T Y AYNIE r. PRINGLEY, Junior
NJ member of the firm of Scott
& Pringley, jewelers., wore a
L. --~A- lte,r,,cf ho
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-23

The angels, not half so happy in heaven
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-31
The Worst Form.

Multitudes are singing gthe praises of
Kodol, the new discovery which is max
ing SO many sick people well and weak
people strong by digesting what they
eat, by cleansing and sweetening the
stomach and by transforming their food
into the kind of pure, rich, red blood
that makes you feel good all over. Mrs.
CrsnfiD, cf Troy, 1. T., writes: "For
number of years was troubled with
indigestion and dyspepsia which grew
into the worst form. Finally was in
duced to use Kodol and after using four
bottles am entirely cured. ] heartily
recommend Kodol to all sufferers from
indigestion and dyspepsia. Take dose
after meals. 1t dlgests what you eat.
W. A. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-31
.ELLAYILLE WAS
FLAME WRAPPED.
Fire Destroys Six Buildings
There.
HEAVY LOSS FOR LITTLE TOWN
Fire Started In Poole's Place and Burn
ed Itself Out-Only Stopped by Brick
Walls Those Who Lost by Yester-
days Fire.

Americas little neighbor, Ellaville,
was fame wrapped yesterday morning,
and ere the progress of the fire could
be stopped five framed storehouses
were reduced to ashes.
1t was the worst fire the little town
has known in many years.
The alarm was given at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning, and one of the
buildings was already enveloped ere
assistance came.
The fire originated in Poole's store,
prame building, and spread rapidly to
adjoining property.
The houses destroyed were those oc-
cupied by Miss Cheney, millinery;W.D.
Sears, drugs; John Poole, cafe; Cullen
Battle, dry goods and groceries; Mrs.
Allen, millinery Strange & Arlington,
storage house
ElIayille has no fire department, and
the flames couldn't be checked until
the brick storehouse Of Bridges Bros.
was reached.
The citizens worked heroically to
save as much as possible from the
flames, and nearly all Of one or two Of
the smaller stocks Of goods was carried
from the buildings.
Few of the fire sufferers were pro.
tected by insurance
Cullen Battles loss was probably
SO, 500, though he had insuran 70 to the
amount of SO, 900 upon all his effects.
Strange & Arrington's loss, tbs said,
will be $500 or $500, and was upon
grain, ETC., stored in one of the build
ings. None of the other parties car
ried insurance.
The total loss may aggregate $50, O0(
or $20. COO, and the insurance is very
small
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-31
When man takes unto himself an
heiress for a helpmate he probably
needs her to help him meet his bills.

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country THAI all other diseases
put together, aud until the last few
years was supposed to be Incurable.
For great many years Doctors pro-
nounced it local disease, aud prescrib-
ed local remedies, and by constantly
falling to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be constitutional di-
sease, and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Hairs Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by f. j. Cheney G. Co,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitution
al cure on the market. 1t Is taken in.
ternalIy in doses fiom ten drops to a
GeaspOonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of tho sys.
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.