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The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

mo. Just stay here on the place,
and do whatever you see necessary" !"
explained Wilkins, fully understand
ing the mans dislike to going into
town.
"An right, sir. My name is James
Green"
wilkins showed the tall, gaunt fellow
over the place and pointed out the
room over the carriage house where
he was to sleep. Tommy, who was
ten years old, trotted after them, deep
ly interested in the stranger.
OF course Mrs. wilkins didn't approve
Of her husbands choice. She "felt
sure that there was something wrong"
about Green and as days went by he
proved himself a splendid gardener and
a most useful person in divers unex-
pected ways, she was previously dis
appointed. What enraged her most
was Green's taciturnity, Every effort
of the cook and house girl, prompted
and encouraged 10y Mrs. wilkins, failed
to elicit O hint about himself. At
meals he was as silent as the tomb.
During the day he kept busy at the
back of the two-acre lot, at night he
sat in the barn doorway, telling stories
to Tommy and smoking his pipe.
Between him and the boy there
sprang up an extraordinary companion
ship. The man, silent with all others,
began to tell his little comrade the
rarest and most extraordinary stories
of shipwreck Of battle, of wild beasts,
birds and adventures of all kinds.
He knew the habits Of birds and in
sects, Of reptiles and fishes, and these
he explained to Tommy with infinite
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
Breastworks of snow as a Defense.

Recent experiments made in Norway
have proved that snow is a substance
which offers a surprising resistance
to penetration by rife bullet It's re-
slstance has been found to be far
greater than wood though not, Of
course, SO great as earth, 1t was shown
that n wall Of snow, four feet thick,
Is absolutly proof against the Norwei-
gan army rife, which is an arm OF
great penetrative force. Volleys were
fired at the snow breastworls, first at
a distance of half mile, and then
gradually at decreasing distances, until
the range was only fifty yards, and the
white walls were not once penetrated.
This suggests a new means OF fSeld
defense in winter campaigning, snow
being much more easily handled than
earth or sand bags. Troops intreneh-
Ing themselves in snow banks would
be novel and picturesque sight. II
is disputed whether or not An1rs77
Jackson made use Of cotton bales in
his defenses at the battle OF New
ONeans, though he got the credit for
having done 80 Whether he did OF
not, he win have to give place In tire
matter Of novel breastworks to the
general who shall first use field fUrtl-
acutions Of snow.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

1t is undeniable that men will exer-
else only the organs whose operations
are essential to life. Every step in hu-
man progress has had it's origin in the
selfish aspirations Of an individual,
philosophers the Philadelphia Record.
When men can achieve results with.
out personal exertion they win natural.
ly sink into a condition Of slothful ease.
1t is idle to predicate a great physical
development on the increasing interest
in athletics. AS matter of fact, the
main body Of mankind are spectators,
while professionals are the skilled and
paid performers. Baseball and other
games which were formerly played by
everybody are monopolized by experts
who are paid. So physically indolent
are all whose daily bread does not de.
pend on muscular exertion that they
rely on massage for sufficient exercise
to keep the bodily organs active enough
to eyade fatal maladies-
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

While he was bending over russet
mound Of leaves he heard a voice:
mister, I'll clean up that lawn for
q meal"
1t was a low, strong voice, musical
OF tone and SO opportune that wilkins
let his rake fall and looked about.
The stranger was tall, lean young
man, dusty from a long walk, but trim
and clean as to clothes and person.
'I'll just go you" said wilkins, open
ing the gate. The big fellow walked
In, dropped his coat ON the ground, and
fell to work without a word. After
getting back into his Sunday garments
the man of the house watched his res
cuer. The latter had laid aside his
round, felt hat, disclosing a bullet
head, closely shaved. The workers
clothes. new, cheap and coarse, i'll fit
the wearer and as wilkins watched
him swiftly and silently clearing away
the dead grass, weeds and leaves, his
heart misgaye him, and he murmurcd
to himself:
An eA-cOuNIct, II DeI'
Mrs. Wilkins soon came home with
Tommy and eyed the stranger ashnnce.
When she had noticed him eating
heartily but decorously, and had OBJ.
served that he knew the purposes Of
knife, fork and spoon, she darily
limited to her husband that there was
something mysterious" about the new.
conner. When wilkins felt sure that
his wife hadn't guessed the probable
truth he resolved to offer the man u
Job, and as the latter passed out the
walk toward the road, he stopped him
with:
"My friend, like the way you work,
and / like your looks, and if you'll
stay I'll give you 81 a week and your
board, just to keep up the place, tend
the chickens and the furnace"
THANK you, sir. I'll try IT," was the
answer You don't keep horse, and
won't have TO go to towns"
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

1t is n curious fact that the present
session Of Congress contains no negro
member. With the exception of a
brief period from 1887 to 1889, this is
the first session in thirty-two years
when this has been the case. The first
colored man to be sent to Congress was
J. Willis Menard, of New Orleans, who
was elected to fill a vacancy in 1868.
In 1870 Hiram r. Revels took his seat
in the Senate, the first negro to be
seated in that body. Blanche X. Bruce
was the only other negro to enter the
Senate. In the Forty-fourth Congress-
which sat from 1875 to 1877, there
were eight colored members.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

The experiences of the Spanish war
and the war in South Africa have
brought home to us the necessity for
better military instruction in sanitary
and hygienic matters, that our officers,
admirably instructed as they may be in
all that is necessary to teach those I'M
der them everything which may help
to destroy or disable an enemy, may
also be capable of keeping their men
well--a matter which has been neg
lected, and yet is of great importan'
thinks the New York Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

~ UNDAY morning, while Mrs.
>&> wilkins was at church with
y J Tommy, Mr.. wilkins, in def
ance of the social ethics of
Lake Hill, put on his overalls, and,
rake in hand, attacked the carpet of
dead leaves that covered his lawn.
He knew that his wife would make
scene If she caught him, and he knew
that his Sabbath-breaking would fur
nish another argument against subur-
ban life, and he anticipated considera-
BILE guying from his male neighbors,
and yet, in spite of all these misglv-
ings, he raked the leaves into rustling
piles and watched with dogged salts
faction the columns of blue smoke that
rose among the oaks from his unholy
fires.
wilkins had employed seven different
"hired men" since spring. None had
stayed more than a month, and none
had carried away either the esteem or
good will Of Mrs. Wilkins. Most of
them were worthless, some dishonest,
some lazy and some lacked that regard
for the proprieties which the woman of
the house insisted upon. So it came to
pass that wilkins had hard time get
ting. to say nothing of keeping, a SER
vlceable hired man, and when the
leaves began to fall his lawns, gardens,
vines and orchard were in sad case, his
chieken-house needed repairs, his coal
cellar was empty, his winter kindling
was unchOpped, and his loyalty to SUI
burban life was tottering. Therefore
he had dehed all precedent and on
Sunday morning attacked the work
with his own hands.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

ing across the lawn. "Ee's not even
going toward the depot. He's a tramp
maybe a murderer, and he's gone or
with your money, and your ticket
Wilkins, you're a simpleton."
wilkins was a little doubtful when
he noticed the course taken by his
model hired man" The next evening
added TO his misgiving, for at sundovA
Green had not returned. Mrs. wilkins
began 10 gloat when the 8 O'Clock
train had passed, and there WITS NO
sign of the missing gardener. Thea
the doorbell rang, and the girl an
nounced "a lady to see Mr.. Wilkins"
He found a youngish woman, with
much jewelry and very pink cheeks,
smirking at him as he entered the par
lor.
Mister wilkins" she began, "a lady
fren' O. mine what lives out here tells
me theys a man workin' for youse, an
If ain't much mistaken he's my hHS-
band. He's tall, sandy feAer, don't
Talk much, and-he's done time at
Joliet, and"
Mrs. wilkins entered here.
what do you want with hlmT
asked the lady of the house.
The visitor was beginning to explain
when wilkins heard footsteps falling
family on the walk outside. He slipped
quietly out Of the room and into the
yard. Green was coming up the back
steps into the kitchen, when Wilkins
stopped him with: "Weil, see you're
back all right"
Eyes, sir" said the gardener, pulling
out the railway ticket and So. There's
your change and the ticket"
wilkins noticed tlrat the latter wasn't
punched.
Il walked" explained the man. 81
don't like trains"
Wilkins led him across the lawn
and told him that there was weman
in the parlor claiming to be his wife.
"a blonde, vulgar hooking womanY"
said Green.
Eyes. She's in there now, talking to
my wife"
"Well, sir, If you'n just let ON that
you didn't see me this evening, Ill
be grateful. I'm tired now, and
don't want to see that woman, at least
not tonight. Please say that Fm not
here, and won't be back until to-mor-
row."
So Green skunk of to bed, and the
blonde woman was sent away, prom
Using to call again. In the morning
wilkins found Green's bed unrumpled.
On the coverlet was a new leather
whip, with a card inscribed For Tom
my. Goodbye" The Wilkinses never
saw OF heard Of him again, and Mrs
wilkins never knew that he had come
home that night with the change and
the ticket.
81 always knew he was scamp" she
said, proudly. II knew he'd run away
and he did"
"Well, / don't blame him." mused
wilkins, lighting his pipe and smiling
at the memory Of the blonde woman
with the brummagem jewelry. "I'd ruin
away myself, under the same eircum-
stances. John H. Raftery, in the
Chicago Record-HePald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
Must Have Good Roads.

Good roads are one of the features
necessary to the establishment Of rural
free delivery routes. 1t is evident that
the PostOffice Department meant bust
ness when it declared at the start that
no free delivery would be maintained
over poor roads, Not only must the
roads be good in the beginning, but
they must be kept in proper order, or
the route will be abolished. An East
ern postmaster recently received the
following letter, which shows plainly
the attitude OF the Postofice Depart
ment:
Reports recently received show
that the roads Travelled by rural car
riers from your Office are in bad condi-
tion, and likely to be impossible in
bad weather You will please notify
the patrons Of routes l and 2 that
the present lack of attention to these
roads will, if continued, be likely to
endanger the permanency Of the rural
free delivery service there.
"a rural carrier cannot possibly
make regular time or perform efficient
service over poor roads, particularly
during the winter and spring months.
The summer is the time for mending
these highways, which are really serv.
ing as post roads, and which should al
ways be in passable condition for the
transport Of the mail. 1t is the hope
Of the Department that the patrons
who are receiving the benefit of the
service appreciate it, and that they
Will promptly cooperate in an effort
to repair all deficient portions before
winter sets in, so that the permanency
of rural free delivery service may be
insured. New England Homestead.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

Professor Huxley gives his opinion
that what is called overwork means
in a large proportion of cases, under
oxygenation, and consequent accumu-
lation of waste matter, which operates
as a poison. Whenever we doubt about
our vitality, we should doubt about
our ventilation, advises the Medical
Record.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
MADELINE.

Know We little Madeline,
My sweet, my brown.eyed daughter!
Sings she now the songs divine,
Der the living water
Where the bright birds stooN to lave
In the crystal river
In the iris-erested wave
Flowing on and ever!
Visions, visions of the night,
would hear her story
Bring her in your silent fight,
Bring her back in glory;
Bring her with her songs divine,
Though the angels sought her "a
Little, laughing Madeline,
Ny sweet, my brown-eyed daughter.
Robert Mackay, in the Home Magazine
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

The soil Of Argentina is wonderfully
fertile, its rivers giving unequalled
facilities for transportation, its woods
are choice, its vast plains are covered
with herds of cattle and sheep, and
vegetable products abound What Ar
gentina lacks is diversified industry,
and easy and cheap communication
for men and commodities.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

The United States are reasonably
well supplied with railroad lines, but
during 1901 there We're constructed
5O57 miles of additional track. This
exceeds the new mileage of any year
since 1890. In Georgia, New Mexico
and Texas the new track laid in each
State was more than 200 miles. In
Oklahoma 427 miles were built.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

Visions, visions Of the night,
Wherefore are We giveng
Tempting is your fleehng light
As a glimpse of heaven;
Tempting, your but 700 brief smile,
Angels of my vision;
Linger, lnger, then awhile,
Make my heart elysian.
Spirits, in your silent fight,
Tell what are ye teaching?
Priesthood OF the starry night
Say what are ye preaching?
Why this musicg Who are these
Looming now before me,
Born upon the wandering breeze,
Whispering softly DER me?
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

Whatever may be the general state
of agricultural Ireland, one thing seems
certain. There is no decrease in the
annual crop of bulls. One of the latest
appeared in Answers to Correspond
ents," in a Connaught newspaper. 1t
read: Your abusive letter to us is so
scurrilous that we will not even ac-
knowledge the receipt Of it"
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

The Nation has long ceased to be
afraid of the Man on Horseback. But
it has become necessary for the private
citizen to keep a sharp outlook for the
Man on the Automobile.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
WASHINGTON, D. C.

1T is perhaps the force Of a grand
fathers shining example whlc.l has
led Peter Cooper's grandson to the in
vention Of a new light.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
The Village Gossip.

A village gossip has a conscientious
feeling of duty well performed when
she can tell you how many pieces the
bankers wife had in the wash.-New
York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
THE snRuRRAN S nIri.

THE HUHUHBAN CITt-
Urn Ia O permanent institu-
Non--a fixture at the National
Capital. Thousands and thou
sands OF people can testify to
che good work 1t has accom-
plished during the past I'VE
years In the line OF suburban
Improvement. It 10 the only
pswspaper In the District OF
Columbia that maintains q
punching bureau, whose DUTY
Il is TO punch up the Authori-
Sles and keep them awake 20
she needs OF the suburbs. On
that account it deserves and 10
receiving Substantial enoouRN
AZomanE
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01
When Bores Meet.

Two bores never get any amusement
out OF each other.-Kew York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-01

30 years Of constant study OF Catarrh OF the
Nose and Throathavo convinced Dr. Jones that
his AMERICAN cATARRH CURE is the best OF
all remedies for these annoying complaints
Neither douche nor atomzer arc necessary in
using it. Tho American CatarIh Cure restores
the bearing, cures the hawking. cough and
expeetoratI0n, removes the headache and nose
Bleeding. II also Improves the appetite, pro-
duceD sound sleep, invlgorstes tho whole
6ystem and increases the vitality.
Sold by druggists. Also delivered by mail
on receipt Of el.G0, by DIR. w. =. JONES
No. 400 North Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Evening journal., 1902-08-15
German Tourist Murdered.

London, Aug. 15.-The Geneva cor
respondent Of the Daily Chronicle
says he has discovered that the Ger
man tourist Muller, who was found
dead under mysterious circumstances
I'm the Tyrol recently, was the victim
OF a terrible tragedy. Muller was in
the mountains alone and lost his road
in fog He was attracted by the
light of a fire, which IL is supposed
had been lit by murderers to aid them
in trapping tourists. The German ap-
preached the fire and was attacked
and killed A considerable sum Of
money was stolen from his person.
and the body was thrown into the fire
It was found afterwards. partly
burned. No trace Of the miTderers
has been discovered.
Evening journal., 1902-08-15
carfs..ed - RobsarIos.

Windsor, Vt, Aug. 15.-Clarence
Adams. OF Chester, who. undetected for
upwards of 20 years, had plundered
mills. stores and residences fin his
home village. was brought to the state
prison here yesterday to serve sem
tence of not less than nine nor more
than ten years Adams had confessed
tc offences which his attorney told the
court, should not be pressed, would
mean a sentence of nearly 100 years
Adams was q prominent and well-to-
Go bachelor farmer who had been hon
ored on different occasions by the cleo
tors
Evening journal., 1902-08-15
.DBPUTIEN FIRE
Upon RIOTERS
Two Men Shot in Attack Oh
WaSheTy
Guards Blamed for Causing Trouble
Among Miners, Who Saw Shooting
Vas Unealled For

Wilkesbarre, Pa Aug. ia riot
occurred at the Warnke waghery Ell
Duryea yesterday afternoon. Trouble
had been brewing since early mora
ing, when 500 men and boys collected
about the place and threatened to in
terfere with those who wanted to go
to work. Sheriff Jacobs had q mum
Der of deputies on the ground. and
they held the crowd back. The works
were started up, but remained IN OPP
GRAFTON only a short time The crowd
on the outside threw stones over the.
stockade at the deputies who were On
guard inside. Several times the depu-
ties were tempted to fire. Rather than
have any trouble. work was suspend
ed for the time being
The deputy sherifls returned to
Wilkesbarre early yesterday after
noon, reporting all quiet az the wash
cry when they left They had hardly
reached Wnkesbarre, however. until
the deputies on guard We're attacked.
Several men in the mob also attempt
ed to climb over the barricade. The
deputies warned them to 80 back. and
when they did not do so a volley was
fred, but the most OF the bullets went
high into the air. Harry Collins was
shot through the right leg Andrew
Mariack, a Lithuanian, received a
flesh wound. Another foreigner had
a narrow escape. A bullet passed
through his coat A colored man EN-.
ployed at the washery, thinking his
life was in danger, escaped from the
barricade and ran down the street.
He was pursued by an angry crowd,
who cried Hang him, hang him. "
The man was finally run down, but
before any harm could befall him a
number Of constables rescued him
Deputy sheriffs from Luzerne and
Lackawanna counties also went 10
the scene Of the rioting, but when they
arrived all was quiet, the mob having
dispersed. An eyewitness says the
attack, the shooting and the retreat
did not last more than five minutes
Warrants were sworn ont before the
! burgess, charging the deputies with
rioting and felonious wounding. The
constables went to the washery and
placed % men under arrest They
were arraigned before Burgess Dar
lington last night and held in $4,000
bail each. They could not furnish
bail and were brought to the county
/ Jail here.
The United Mine Workers say the
shooting was uncalled for and thai
the deputies alone are to blame. Vice
President Rescavage. Of the Miners
Union of District No. /. says the dep
uties were in an ugly mood all day.
Sheriff Jacobs, Of Luzerne county
/ is in Hazleton. The Office here is in
charge of Chief Deputy Rhodda. He
denied a report which gained currency
last night that Sheriff Jacobs had ap
piled to Governor Stone for troops
He says all is quiet at Duryea now
and he does not expect any further
trouble If it is decided to resume
operations at the washery again. th'
sheriff will have a guard strong
enough to preserve order and give
enough protection to those who wan
to so to work.
Evening journal., 1902-08-15
BOGUS CONFESSION
FOOLS CHICAGO POLICE

Chicago, Aug. l5.-BccOmilg dc3po.
rate last night while being subjected
% a vigorous examination by Inspec.
tor Hunt, Oscar Thompson. who is
detained pending investigation Of the
Barlholin-Mitchcll murders. made q
bogus confession
IN making The confession. Thomp-
son said: eyes, Bortholin made me go
TO the laundry barn and get the
wagon that Wednesday night lie
made me bring it to the house at 431O
Calumet avenue and back it up to the
curb. Then Bartholin came out OF
the house carrying a mysterious bun
dle. Tic put IL in the wagon Then
we drove to the Englawood prairie
anl hid the bundle in the weeds You
have been telling me to tell you that
ond admit Il is the TRUTH You have
told me the same stories day after
day. and have pressed me to confess
that they are true. / viii tell you that
all these things happened but. Inspec-
tor Hunt. I will also state to you that
every word I have spoken is false
Everything have told you is a delib
crate falsehood."
After Thompson was returned 20
his cell, Inspector Hunt said: 81 be
liove that strange confession Is
Thompson's last card, and that he viii
tell terrible story before long"
Evening journal., 1902-08-15
SANTOS-puMONT pISCUSTED
He Sold His Airship and Sailed for
france

New York. Aug. 15.-Alberto Santos
Dumont sailed for France on La Tour
aine yesterday a disgusted young
man. He secured passage a short
time before the ship sailed. Dumont
has abandoned his plan to sail an air.
klip here, because the Aero Club Of
America has failed to put up the $25,-
600 prize which it was understood it
would offer. "I have sold my airship
and do not intend to return to America
until the time fixed for the airship con-
test in st. Louis in 1904. OF course, if
the Aero club stands by its offer 1 will
return and sail over New York har-
bor"
Dumont declined to say to whom his
airship had been sold or how much he
received for it. The airship is at pres
ent at Brighton Beach on exhibition.
George Francis Kerr, the secretary
OF the Aero club, expressed much sur
prise when told of the aeronaut's de-
parture.
Il cannot see why Mr. Dumont has
sailed without making his trip, as all
the preparation for it have practically
been made" he said. 1T was only
Wednesday that Mr.. Dumont told me ia
order the hydrogen gas with which his
balloon was to be inflated. and he, at
all times, seemed to be most enthusi-
astic over the trip. The only loser
in this case will be the Aero club. The
men who made this offer have spent
quite a sum of money in the prepara-
tions for Mr.. Dumonts trip"