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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12
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Copyright. i95t, bv i. s. Richardson

BY James Simpson Scoff

1t wasn't Tom Dale's fault that the
Vulcan Iron works had failed and
thrown 1900 men out within three
months after his marriage. The young
wife went home to her parents in the
country, and Tom packed up his tools
and started for London. \ man with
trade and such character rs he had
in his pocket must find shop in Lon
don open to him.
NO Admittance" NO Hands Want
ed" were the signs which met his eye
day after day. At the end of Il month
he was taking pot luck with the vaga-
bonds of the street He had pawned
everything he could spare except his
tools. He realized that If he parted
with them his last hope was gone. Aft.
er n month of bitter trial he found
queer thoughts creeping into his mind.
The world was against him. He had
the skill and muscle 10 earn his way,
but he could not exchange them for life
sustaining food Sitting on park
AftA4in 'llt ApA4s- insult sNttAi 49, Ni'4
Dale reached Il decision.
The next day was not spent in look
ing for work. hut in inspecting houses
and stores with view to burglary
when night fell. BY midaftornoon be
had located his house He had seen a
little old woman emerge with an air of
proprietorship The house was Old
fashioned and solid. and the mistress
was doubtless in comfortable circum-
stances From ) o'clock in the after
noon till II ut night the machinist sat
in a park, doing, waiting.
An old woman and her servants
ought to be asleep by II o'clock, rea-
soned Tom Dale, and when the clock
had chimed a quarter after the hour
he was at work. He was surprised to
find how easy it was to reach shut
tered window in the rear. cut out the
Stats and file off the catch. The sash
was locked and boiled, but saw and file
soon did the trick, and lie was inside
An electric light from the street en-
abled Tom to make his way down the
second floor hall to bedroom. The
room was tcnanted by Il single sleeper,
and the door had been left slightly
ajar He knew that the sleeper was
the old woman. Only old people burn
night lights and sigh between their
SHORES. He was creeping toward the
light on hands and knees when he
heard a slight rustic in the hall. Tom
had scarcely concealed himself when
the old manservant entered with
shaded light in one hand and Ratchet
in the other. He carefully locked the
door. Then he removed the shade
from his light. placed it on the stand,
and. advancing to the bed. he stood
looking down for a minute at the sleep
ing woman. Then he raised the hatch
ct to strike. Suddenly it was wrenched
from his hand. and he was thrown to
the floor.
Not one person in ten thousand would
have acted as that old woman did.
She awoke with a cry as the men fell
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12

That women whose hair is beginning
to turn gray make Il mistake when they
wear wells Of mixed black and white is
the report of New York milliners. These
wells of grayish tint are trying even
on hair that has retained all its orgi-
nal luster and richness of coloring. and
when they are drawn taut over LOCKS
that have a few gray streaks of their
own the effect is enough TO make any
woman unhappy
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12
4 Dnrdistan Legend of a Bear.

Two women, mother and her little
daughter, were one night watching
their field of Indian makai'-
against the inroads of the bears. The
mother had to 20 to her house to pre-
pare to light a fire outside. While she
was doing this Il bear came and took
her away. He carried her to his den
and daily brought her to eat and drink.
He rolled big stone in front of his
den whenever he went away on his
tours, which the girl was not strong
enough to move.
When she became old enough to do
this. he used daily to lick her feet, by
which they became swollen and gradu-
ally dwindled down to mere mlsShapen
stumps. The girl eventually died, and
the poor bear, after vain efforts to re-
store her to life roamed disconsolately
about the fields
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12
Orphans Court.

Inventories of personal prop
erty, stocks and bonds and cur
rent money of George f. Shipley,
deceased. filed.
Report ofsaleS of personal prop
erty Of Charles n. Hahn. deceas-
ed, filed.
Inventories OF debts due and
current money of Elizabeth shy.
der, deceased, filed.
First aud final account ofJames
n. Cecil, administrator of Chris
topher 9. Cecil. deceased, filed.
First and final account of Har-
riet Cutler, executrix of Henry
Cutler. deceased, filed.
First and final account of Jas.
Ii. B. Ogle, agent for Margaret
Ogle, executrix of John S. Ogle,
deceased, filed.
Letters of guardianship grant
ed to Margaret j. Eigenbrode.
guardian to Cameron Eigenbrode.
Report of sales of Minnie E.
Lewis, deceased, filed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12
A FEW SUGGESTIONS.
Some Ideas That May Help
You to Select Christmas
Gifts For the Family

The true spirit of the Christmas
time lies in the eXempliication OF
the act of the Divine Savior when
He came on earth nineteen hun
dred years ago to show His love
for mankind and to give His body
and blood for their redemption.
Such an act of Super-human no.
bility was. of course. only possible
with the Savior, but His creatures
here on earth can give token of
their love and friendship for Him
and their relatives and compan-
ions by sending national tributes
of their esteem and good graceS at
this festive season and thus oh.
serve the true spirit of he time
OF course. our religious OBJ
legations come first and after
them our national ones. The Civ
ing of Christmas gifts forms the
greater part of the pleasure and
pain of people at this time. Many
a one with the best spirit in the
world finds himself or herself
quite unable to spend great
deal on each one of the many gifts
he or she Is to have the pleasure
of making at this festive season.
A look through the shops shows
there are many attractive articles
to be had at reasonable prices.
A number Of them are here set
down. and in many cases they
may be given to one or another of
those figuring in the list. We
economic space, too, by leaving
out the grandparents, since III
most eases gift suitable for
parents is also suitable for grand
parents. Since boys and girls in
dulge in much the same sports
their gifts are also interchange
able. These are only suggestions
and we hope that they will assist
some of our readers to select their
gifts. The best plan is to visit
the shops, now replete with their
Christmas goods and select before
the best things are taken. There
never was a larger nor better
stock and the prices are very
reasonable.
Here is the list:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12
Wooden Salad Bowls.

Wooden salad bowls are pretty and
appropriate. Burned wood has been
rather overdone, but decoration in green
leaves is especially attractive for these
bowls. Carved and inlaid bowls are
also seen. A wooden fork and spoon ac-
company the bowl, with decorations to
match
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12
Easy Way TO PoIish Fineer vnil,,

Polish your nails with your fin.
gers says a manicure. The friction
of the flesh and the little oil which ex.
udes from the pores get up quickly a
healthy circulation beneath the nail.
making it rosy, and fingers impart. be-
sides. better actual polish than the
chamois rubber"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12
MODEL,
TELEPHONE CALL So
TELEPHONE CALL. So.

NO NEED OF YOU GOING TO EUROPE, OR TO ANY Or,,,,
PLACE OUTSIDE OF FREDERICK FOR NEW ia NnE,i.
CHIEFS, NEW UMBRELLAS, NEW GLOVES, NEW T. a mn
AND GENTS TIES, LADIES' AND MISSES NEW WIZ = :,
OR FOR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE DRY C.OOnc ~
YOU CAN FIND JUST WHAT YOU WANT AT THE MON =,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12

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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12
OR MOTHER.

Sugar shell
A card tray.
A Iardiuiere,
Berry spoon.
Dinner gong
Japanese vase.
Desk calendar.
Silver belt pin.
Almond spoon.
Souvenir spoon.
Cup aud saucer.
Pretty puff box
Ditto needle case.
Nice wool shawl.
Cut glass vaselne box.
Two pounds glace fruit
Sterling silver shoehorn.
Tuck pocketbook in seal
EyeglasS hook and chain.
Or a hatpin in Roman gold.
Real Morocco chateaine bag.
Pyro-etched jardiniere stand.
Black liberty silk neck ruche
Silver-gilt prayer book marker
A printed satin cushion cover
Li>le stockings in open work effect
Sheer hand-embroidered turnover.
Bottle of her favorite toilet water.
Silver hatpin with a fleur de-lys head.
Ribbed, long-sleeved, merino corset
cover.
Nipht gown with yoke Of hemstitch-
ed tucll-.
Silver top, cut glass salt or pepper
shaker.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12

Megaphone.
Toy typewriter.
Lea her football
Fireman's outfit
School umbrella.
a 81 rtical e. CINE.
Oak wheelb ROW
Pocket compass set
set of boxing gloves.
Gold knot scarf pin.
Olive tau striking tag.
Taut little dressing ease.
Rolled gold link buttons.
Animal head silver scarf pin.
a model yacht-ever 20 sporty.
Nickel-plated one-day alarm clock.
Three-blade, three-nandled knife.
English waterproof school srtchel.
Thr, pairs fancy merino half hose.
Striped Madras ar cheviot pajamas.
Cowhlde or seal belt, with choice of
buckle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12
FOR SISTER.

Big ones mustn't feel insulted at
"baby thing~,n an d little ones must
not supp ose Santa will be influenced
by this to bring them grown up finerv.
Poo dolI
IL
Gof stick.
~, - mouse
SilVer lochet'
Uoia thi'n'I9'
a blackboard
ir III PVn7
E - Ol4,lGi'
t1,.,, - Wv.
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1sn6'r stirt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12

FOX IhE BABh.
Roller chime
4 q ll's trunk.
\ woolly lamb.
Chamois elephant
Sterling bib holder.
Lrng or short dress
Silvt r-handled comb
a loop handle spoon.
Red riding hood doll.
Mule and dump cart
Knife. fork and spoon.
A l3-ne-t set of blocks.
Rattle with pearl handle.
Banks in various forms.
Doll baby's laN cite in basket.
subscription TO baby journal.
Crochet sacque; silk finished edge
Plain vtlve cap with wide silk ties.
An automuble that goes like sixty"
Upright pian" il goes plinkety-plink.
Embroider, d cap of China silk with
I'LL net ruche.
FOR THE MAID.
\ Bible
Pair Of mitteus.
A toilet article.
Flannel Tetticoat
Three pairs of stockings.
The dollar-fresh and crisp.
Half DOL piece of underwear.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-12

Big ones mustn't feel insuted at
baby things" ard little ones must
not suppose Santa will be influenced
by this to bring them grown up finery.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

The elegant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John 7. Gayton never shOne
so brightly as it did New Year,
when it's doors were thrown open
to New Years callers from 2 to
5 p. m., and a host of their friends
took advantage of the hospitali-
ties Of the host and hostess and
called during the afternoon. The
home was charmingly decorated,
and the charming hostess was as
sisted by Mrs. B. Frank Tut and
Miss StrOthers in receiving and
entertaining her numerous callers.
I. H. Walters, W. FL. Howard,
Bryon Logan, W. N. Wilson, VIM.
Hardin, all of Portland, were
registered at the s. G. P. Club this
week.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03
LOCAL
GLEANINGS
Pointed Paragraphs of Local
Importance.
This column is under the supervision o1
J. H. Ryan

The year 1902 promises to
eclipse the "old year." if the re
ceptiOn given by the Quid Nunc
Club New Years night is to be
taken as criterion. The mem
bers of the club are indeed to be
congratulated on this their initial
reception. The place was all that
could be desired, the charming
home of Mrs. George Grose was
nicely decorated, red being the
prevailing color. The dining room
was cozily decorated, long string
ers Of crepe paper were tied to
the chandelier and brought pro
miscuOusly to the table, where
dainty bows of the national cOlOrs
held them in place. Dainty re-
freshments were served, the
punch bowl being presided over
by Miss Dixon. Prof. Harris rem
dered many choice selections on
the piano, while the guests thor
Oughly enjoyed themselves at the
whist tables. If the example of
the club is to be followed, ere the
close of the year 1902 the recipi-
ent of an invitation to one of their
affairs can truly "shake hands
with themselves" Among the
guests present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
ThOrne, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hawk
ins, Mr.. and Mrs. F. 7. Anderson,
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Clayton, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. RideOut, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Tut, Mrs. Harris, Miss Oil
yer, Miss Dixon, Miss Barbra
Davis, Miss Strothers, Mr.. Foot,
Mr.. Hayes, Mr.. J. FL. Ryan.
A local paper publishes the fol
lowing: ''SiX white bellbOys in
the Seattle hotel went out in
body yesterday because Manager
Short employed two colOred boys
to sit on the bench with them.
The young gentlemen who answer
calls were more particular about
their associations than President
Roosevelt. Four more cOlOred
boys were promptly secured and
the hotel is still running" And
the next time the Seattle hotel is
heard from it will "still be run
ming" Manager Short knows a
thing or two about conducting
this well-knOWn hOstelry, and
when these young strikers get as
old as Mr.. Short, and as "wise"
as they think they are now, they,
too, may know a thing or two.
There is one thing that can be
said Of the cOlored boys that sup
planted them-they will not at
tempt to conduct the hotel.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

Caterer John I. Clayton, who is
steward Of the Rainier Club, is a
prince in his line. It can be said
Of Mr.. Gayton, without fear Of
successful contradiction, that he
has charge of more parties and en-
tertainments among the 400" of
this city than all of the other
caterers, either white or black,
combined. For the most part he
is given absolute control of the
eating part of the entertainments
and he serves whatever he sees fit.
Ten years ago Mr.. Clayton came to
Seattle in capacity Of a waiting
boy with private family, but he
has steadily pushed to the front
until he now stands par excel
lence among the leading business
men of the city. The Rainier Club
has had much trouble with it's
former stewards, but it reluctant
ly gave Mr.. GaytOn the steward
ship, owing to the fact that it had
never before employed a colored
man in that capacity, but the trus-
tees are pleased now, for they
have never had a steward before
in whom they could place so much
confidence as they can and do in
John I. GaytOn.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

clerical position in the pOstofice.
MergusOn not only got this place
by his brilliancy, but he has
pushed himself up notch every
year by his tact and talent in
adapting himself to his work.
Postmaster Stewart says there is
no more valuable and trustworthy
man in the service than young
MergusOn, and he is a general ia
vOrite among the employees. When
the cOlOred race can produce such
young men as MergusOn it need
never fear but that it's rising, and
rising fast at that.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

Seattle, as most every other
city in the United States, has a
number of cOlOred men engaged
in the barber business, but it
seems that j. f. Cragwell has dis
covered a secret in the business
that few other cOlOred men in the
United States have. Mr.. CragWell
owns two large shops in this city
and is interested in a third, and
these two shops are both in the
leading hotels of the city, and the
receipts from them are almost
fabulous from barber stand
point. 1t is estimated that Mr..
Cragwell clears in the neighbOr-
hood of $1,000 per month on his
investments, and the principal
part of this money he is investing
in real estate and other safe prop
OsitiOns in and about Seattle.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

Recently William jackson con-
cluded to enter the plumbing bus
mess on his own hook. For the
past four years he has been en-
plOyed by a well-knOwn firm of
this city and has commanded the
usual salary paid to plumbers,
Notwithstanding the fact that he
is not d member of the union of
this city. AS a contractor in the
plumbing and gas fitting business
Mr.. jackson is promised the sup
port of a number of the business
concerns, and as he has the abil-
ity to rustic he will come pretty
nearly getting business, even
though he has not been promised
it by any one.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

Along this line the name of c..
IL. Harvey must not be over
looked, as he is one Of Seattle's
foremost painters, paper hangers
and decorators. Mr.. Harvey gen
orally has a crew of from fifteen
to twenty men at work the year
around, and he claims that he
could work every day in the week,
including Sundays, if he would do
so. Mr.. Harvey learned his trade
in the East and he learned it we'll,
and wherever he works one time,
If that person needs work again
they employ him. Owing to the
fact that this city is in the midst
of a great building boom, Mr..
Harvey has more calls than he is
able to fill, and he generally has
contracts from one to three
months ahead.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03
give her any instructions that she
might desire along that line.

The Republican is pleased to
note in this connection that r. w.
Butler is a well-known builder
and contractor of this city and
has been for the past six years or
more, and during all of that time
has done most excellent busi-
ness. Mr.. Butler has erected some
of as handsome buildings in this
city as have been erected by any
contractor. He always finds
plenty of work to do, and even
when work was a bit scarce Mr..
Butler had plenty of calls. He
stands well with a number of
large concerns in this city, who
always give him their work with
out questioning his price, though
it can be said of him that he never
Overcharges for his work, even
though he does it before a price
has been agreed upon.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

The total population of France
at the last general census, March
%, 1896, was 38,517,975. Five
years later, or in March, 1901, the
total population was 1854 1873, a
gain Of only 123,358. The total
population was 38,343,192 in 1891,
3S,21S,9O3 in 1886, 37,672,O48 in
1881, 36,905,78S in 1876, and &c.
102,921 in 1872. In the first five
years after the FrancO-German
war the increase in population in
France was 8O2,867, and in the
next five years $4,000. In the
first five years after the war the
increase of population in Ger
many was 1,668,989; in the next
five years, 2,506, 701; in 1885,
1,621 ,643, and in 1890, 2,558, ,686.
The total population of Germany
was 46,S55,70 in 1885, 49,416,476
in 1890, and 56,345,014 in 1900, a
gain in the last ten years of $685.
53S. In the same ten years France
gained 297.141.
Austria-Hungary reports a pop
ulatiOn of 46,900,S35 in 1901,
against a population Of 41,245, 900
in 1891, a gain of 5,655,S35. Bel
gium, with it's dense population,
has 675,211 more people than ten
years ago, or a total of 6,744, ,532.
Denmark shows a gain in ten
years of 262, ,106, Switzerland of
396,063. In the same ten years
Bolivia, on the Western continent,
has gained 10000 in population
and Brazil 2,167 900, while Uru-
quay has increased from 438, ,245
to 100000.
Among the great powers of the
world France has increased in
population in ten years from 38,-
342,948 to 3S,641,333; Germany
from 49,42S,47O to 56,345,O14;
Great Britain from 38,1O4,975 to
Al, ,454, ,219; the United States from
81, 2,819,2S9 to 76,3O4, 100.
The Russian empire has on it's
S,66O,395 square miles of territory
a population of 1882, ,173; the
whole British empire has an area
of 1,553,538 square miles and
population of 390,000,0O0; Ger
many and colonies or dependen-
cies have an area of 1927, 1893
square miles and a population of
1902 ,014; France and dependen-
cies an area of 4,571 ,848 square
miles and a population of 94,781,-
1888; Japan and FOrmosa, 161, 1,198
square miles and a population of
46, ,55S, ,297; the United States, in
Guiding Porto Rico, the Philip
pines and Guam, has an area of
3, 725, $40 square miles and a pop
ulatiOn of S5, ,267,049.
The Netherlands and colonies
have an area of 1885, 400 square
miles and a population of 34,OOO,-
600. Included in the French colo
nies are 1,684,OOO square miles Of
the Sahara region. The Chinese
is given an area of 1924
9l9 square miles and a population
of 99,68O,000, and the Turkish
an area of 1 1,115,O46 square
miles and a population of 24,931,-
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

since then he has done so well in
the business that he has been able
to buy him a home at Green Lake,
and is slowly but surely improv-
ing it and making a nice place
for himself and family.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

Tut & Wilson are the proprie-
tors of a neat barber shop near the
union depot, and there is no
doubt but that they have always
had lucrative patronage. Both
B. F. Tut and VIM. Wilson are
affable young men, and they nat
urally draw trade their way.
The partners are to be congratu-
lated in the success they have had
since they first opened up some
three years ago.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

Among those business men
with whom George Lyons had
occasion to deal in making prepa
ratiOns to open up a restaurant
they were astOnished when he
gave them his order. Seeing an
opportunity, he bought out a
small restaurant which had been
conducted by a widow lady and
converted it into a mammoth res
.taurant &nd cafe, where he feeds
from 400 to 500 men every day.
Mr.. Lyons returned from Nome
last fall and decided to go into
business in Seattle, and the bust
ness men now know that he is in
the business. The Republican has
always maintained that some col
Ored man would do we'll in the res
taurant business here if he would
only go at it on the right princi-
pie. There is still room for others,
and if they will do as Mr.. Lyons
has done they will succeed from
the very beginning. On the
strength of Mr.. Lyons doing busi-
ness in this city a number of busi-
ness houses have placed their ad-
vertisements in this paper, which
prompts us to remark that in
order for cOlOred men to succeed
in business they must do business
on business principles, and the
one will naturally help the other.
1t is a mistaken idea for colored
men to start in to do business for
colOred persons only, but start in
with the view of doing business
with business people, regardless
Of their color or nationality. This
is the course that is being pur-
sued by Mr.. Lyons, and he is a
most brilliant success.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

For many years past Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Anderson has conducted a
lodging house in Seattle. She did
well in this business prior to the
KlOndike rush, but since that time
she has done more than we'll and
her rooms are always occupied,
not part of them, but all of
them. Mrs. Anderson has been a
resident of Seattle for nearly four
teen years, and during all that
time she has conducted this busi-
ness and made not only living,
but maintained her daughter for
a part of the time at a boarding
school. 1t would. be well for
number of colOred men about
town, who claim to have money in
the bank, to emulate Mrs. Ander-
sons efforts in sticking to some
business proposition.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-01-03

Hot Springs, has made him head
waiter over his house by proxy.
He furnishes all of the help for
both Of the houses, and is success
full to a degree at his business.