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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31

There are many very good people,
people of irreproachable character who
are never liked because Of their WANT
of tact. They are hospitable and Ike ia
entertain. hut they ask known enemies
to a little family dinner. They e:p2S'
all their little household economics q
their guests. They never spoil story
for relations sake" If guests are OF
different religions or politics, they in
troduce the subjects and give most de-
cided views which do not convince and
only irritate. A lady is told that her
hat is unbecoming or man that he
made bad speech. They never have
any appreciation OF the fitness OF
things.
Tact is of great Importance if one
would be agreeable or retain friends. A
man without tact can never exert a
strong influence. He can never become
a great leader. Tact is needed in every
calling in life.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31

man from the west who was re.
Gently visiting Maine fell into CONVEX
sation with a quiet old farmer on a
train. lie was full of the greatness of
the west and talked about the big
farms and big crops of his particular
section and wound up by saying. Il
suppose you do manage to pick up
living on these little Maine farms"
The old Maine farmer smiled sadly
and replied: Yes, and few years ago
some Of Us invested money in your sec
ton, and it is there yet. 1t was q Per
manent Investment. | guess"
The western man changed the con-
versation.-N York Tribune
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
A Fnrmer Prcdicnment.

The COOK in a southern family was
rat black and sixty and devoted
churchwcman. \ ''laboring brother
In the same church, widower with a
dozen children. was so assiduous in his
attentions that he could be seen haunt
Ing the kitchen at all hours. The mis-
ucSs Of the house finally said to the
cook.
Il do hope you don't mean to marry
That old man. with all those children"
No, ma am" was the reply. Il done
Deem kotched in dat predicament once
Already" which was the first intima
uon that had been given in long
service that she was entitled to Wear
the weeds of dowhood.-Detroit Free
Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
TIE GOLDEN POPPY.
,.vzIing, Blazing blossoms hat
Do.ted the California Pioneers

,,n- Blazing Blossoms That
Dr-.eted the California Pioneers.
Far out at sea cleaning sheets or
so11lng gold arrested the gaze OF the
o"rIv explorers of California. Blazing
49,, tbe Pacific coast, embroiderlnS
49, c,een foothills of the snow capped
e;orro Nadres, transforming acres and
aoros of treeless plains into royal cloth
- roId millions of flowers of silky tex
.',ro and color of gold fascinated the
Snonish discoveries. An eminent bot
snist Eschscholtz. at once classified
,he plant, and his followers conferred
his name upon this the only native
American papayer,
Dreamlike in beauty, fascinating from
,boer loneliness, spreading in soft I'M
sn,otions over the land, the California
nonnv doomed above the richest views
and arteries of gold the world has ever
rpown. all unsupported. A Gree. with
novers to please, dazzle and charm by
its commitments, while it allures. lulls
ond mvstilies, this flower of sleep SEEM
oil to draw by some occult process from
tho Garth the elixir of gold, unfolding
its blooms of gold as beacons proclaim
inc 1--WE are blooming above rich mines
Of gold.
There is ever mystery about the
nonnv. 1t is a weird flower. 1t is al
most sentent. with a life unknown to
bnman kind while glory guards with
solemn tread the bivouac of the dead"
steglthily sea of gore creeps over the
old battleticlds Blood red. the peoples
in waves ana pillows hold high carni-
val above the soil that covers the slain.
Lord Macaulay says of the battlefield
of Ncerwinden: THE summer after the
hattie the soil. fortified by 10000 dead.
broke forth into millions of blood red
poppics The traveller from St Troud
TO Tirlemont who saw that vast field
of rich scarlet stretching from Larden
TO NecrWindcn could hardly help far
ewing that the figurative description of
tbe Hebrew prophet was literally ac-
complished: that the earth was dis
closing her DlbUu anu rel uSliiSs 10 cover
her slain Bayard Taylor in THE
Lands of the Saracen" says he contem-
plated with feelings he could not de-
scribe the old battlefields of Syria,
denscly covered with blood red pop
pies, blooming in barbaric splerdor
gloating on the gore of soldiers slain"
However interesting the poppy may
be to men of science and to lovers of
the beautiful. it is yet more so to the
people of California. This beautiful,
weird, gold colored flower of gossamer
texture belongs to California alone.
Nowhere else in the world has it ever
made its habitat. There it is naturally
so profuse that iteis related as fact
that, coming on a turn full face upon
blooming field of yellow peoples. daz-
zlinG in the sunshine. horses have been
put TO flight as from flames of fire.
Home and Flowers
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
KNITTING IN PARLIAMENT.
Not So Many Years Ago Men Did tho
knitting For Scotland

quite thrill of surprise was caused
by Scottish member of parliament
who was recently observed calmly
knitting stocking while waiting in
the smoking room of the house of COM
mons. At the present day the sight of
a man plying the knitting needles is n
novel one, though in the remoter parts
of Scotland it is not at all uncommon.
Less than half century ago. how
ever, the greater part of the stockings
worn We're knitted by the men folk.
the women combining their attention
more or less to spinning
The shepherd starting out at the
break of day to his duties on the hill
would as soon have forgotten his lunch
of oaten cakes and barley bannocks as
his knitting needles and wool. AS he
trudSed through the heather on his
visit TO each part of his wide scatter
ed flock or directed from a conven-
tent height the rounding up efforts of
his faithful collie his tireless fingers
piled their task.
A@'Nh wv wen W NO IbIIIltT us ne
chatted with a friend of markets and
"nowt" tcattleD could i'll bear to see
the minutes wasted. and the "click.
click" of his needles bore witness to
his diligence
Such industry seems strange to the
present day mind, but what else had
they TO occupy their minds and time?
Newspapers, as we know them now.
there We're absolutely none. Once a
week or less frequently small local
sheet would circulate among the well
to do homes.
AS for books, these were often linz
tied to the Bible and THE Pilgrims
Progress" OF games there were but
few. and for the most part these wern
not encouraged Chat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31

In some good advice given in print by
a physician the theory held by faddists
in special foods, warranted to perform
marvels of health and restoration, is
exploded. Don't" says this writer.
imagine that you can grow strong on
foods that you dislike. Better fried
ham and chocolate cake with a good
appetite than health cereal with milk
anil disgust
one would hesitate. perhaps, to fol
low strictly the fried ham and choco
late cake dictum 70 the letter. but it is
undoubtedly truS hat at the moment
many persons all@st starve themselves
because they have no appetite for the
various so called health foods, which
alone they fancy they can eat Above
and beyond the choice of food is mod
era tion in partaking of it and relish for
what is eaten.-New York Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
THE KING SNAKE.
He Is the Deadly Enemy of Every
Poisonous Reptile.

A-N baAAN'
or all Kind provisions of nature per-
haps the manner in which snakes are
brought into the world is the most re
markable. AS rule all harmless
snakes are Matched from eggs. arriv-
ing in patches OF from thirty to eighty.
The poisonous snakes, on the other
hand, are born in filters of from seven
to eleven in Number. There are ex-
ceptions to the rule, of course. but
they are few and unimportant, for
though the deadly king cobra lays her
eggs to be hatched by the sun, they
are few in number, unlike the colonies
deposited by the harmless snakes.
Chief among the enemies of the
snakes are the reptiles themselves.
Cannibalism is general among the crea-
lures. the smaller snake serving as
food to the larger one. But chief of all
snakes that hunt their own kind for
the pleasure of slaughter is the long.
slender king snake, Il constructor by
habit and a flash in his movements.
Among all reptiles the king snake
aunt may lulN bc Sttlu W bc lnc
friend of man. He is found through
out the whole south. where the RATHER
and moccasin abound, summing himself
and preying for slaughter. Picked up
by human hand the reptile seems
pleased with the touch. He makes
no effort to escape, but twines about
his captors arm and makes himself
comfortable.
To the rattlesnake and to every 9th
er dangerous snake, large or small.
the king snake is a terror. The poison
of q RATHER has no more effect on him
than so much moonshne. Instructive
" the RATHER knows his match and at
sight of a king snake tries to escape.
if possible IL fight the king snake re-
lies wholly upon his incredible speed
If the movements of an ordinary snake
seem quick to the human eye. the
movements of n king snake would
seem instantaneous. In twinkle the
long. lank fellow has wound himself
about the throat of an antagonist and.
his sinewy coils closing about the 9th
er's throat, chokes the wind out of
him.-New York Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31

however, extra knights. who include
princes of the blood and foreign rulers
and dignitaries, upon whom the king
confers the honor.
When a vacancy occurs in the ranks
of the twenty-five knights companions,
the order may be conferred on any no
beman of the first rank who may be
eligible, as in the present instance, or
for distinguished political services, as
in the case of Lord Kimberley, whom
Marlborough succeeds. The Duchess
of Marlborough is the daughter of w.
X. Vanderbilt of New York.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
A Worry Old Rule.

The oldest mathematic book in the
world is believed to be the "Papyrus
Rhind" in the British museum, pro
fessed to have been written by Ahmes.
a scribe of King Ra-a-us, about the pc
riod between 2000 and 100 B. Q. This
"Papyrus Rhind" was translated by
Eisenlohr of Leipsic, and it was found
To contain a rule for making square
equal in area to a given circle. 1t was
not nut forth as an original discovery.
but as the transcript of a treatise 800
wears older still, which sends US back
to. approximately. $500 B. c., when
EGYPTIAN mathematicians solved, or
thought they had solved, the problem
of squaring the circle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
ARRIVE Al FREnERIcK

6.5S a. m. except sunday from Inc matt
FluSburg. Washington Junction and wy
sta 10 5, VI Airy and way tatiuu~. Bal
tlmnre nd Washington mail arrives on
this am
S.31 m, eNccp, sunday from Winchester.
HagerStoWn and way stations
io.2o a IN except sunday, from Balttn ore
and way stations, Philadelphia and ew
York
1850 a. m, except sunday. from Washington
ana way stations
liz "A. m, sunday only from Washington
and way stations. Chicago "a " hVclng.
l2U3 p. m, sunday only, from Baltimore and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York
l2.lO m, tNcr Nunda,. from ~ Louis
Cncinn Il, hicago New York, rhiIadrl
PIMA Washing ON, HagCrStOWn. Lex y
n and way stations
- p. m except sunday, from MartinSburg
Washington function and way stations.
h p. m, sunday only, from Washington
and way stations, st. Louis and Cincinnati.
iOo p. m, except sunday, from Baltimore
and way stations. Philadelphia and New
York
90 p. m, except sunday, from Baltmor,
and way stations, Philadelphia and New
York.
1oOp M, except sunday. from Washington
and way stations Philadelphia. New YORK
ilttShurg and Chicago
Nl1 = IA, daIiN. rum Baltimore and way
stations.
sop m. except sunday. from Washington
Cumberland, LcNtu- ton. Uagcr,town and
Brunswick Way stations.
" / MtILININ,
Ticket Agent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
MAIL CARRIERS CAR FARE.
Companies Are Paid Lump sum by
the Governments.

"Most people who spend S25 4 year
for car fare consider that they are con
tributing literally toward the dividends
of the company" remarked postal
clerk. "but Uncle Sam spends nearly
S250.000 a year for the transportation
of carriers in street cars in the different
free delivery cities.
For instance including substitutes,
there are 30 carriers in Washington
You may have observed that carriers,
when riding on the surface roads, do
not pay fares either with tickets or in
cash. The free delivery system allots
the Washington city postoilice an an
nual allowance of $1,000 to be used eX
clusively for the car fare of letter car
riers. The postmaster is authorized &c
make a contract with the companies to
transport all carriers while on duty for
a lump sum- which he does. The car
rier must have his pouch with him.
which is a sign manual to the conduct
or that he is on duty. the mere wear
ing of his uniform being insufficient
This rule obtains in some cities.
while in others special tickets are sold
at special rates to be used only by car
riers, or the cash is handed direct to
the carrier for certain number
daily trips. depending upon the pr
tice. Thus, while Washington receives
$4,000. Chicago gets $4,000 for letter
carriers car fare because of its large
territorial extent and distance between
stations on the prairie, oftentimes ne
cessitating a double fare by the car
rier. Boston is allowed S13,500 and
New York and Philadelphia about S1O,-
600 each. Few people know that the
government eXpeuds such a large sum
yearly for such a trivial Cause
Washington Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31

victor Hugo had very exalted opin
ION of himself. One of his intima,es
rallied on him once and found him
walking in his garden. apparently
JhInkulg deeply. The visitor asked the
great French poet what he was medi-
'aling upon. Il was wondering" re-
pled the poet, "what l should say
10 the Creator when | meet him. Can
you imagine what l would say?"
les, answered the poets freud.
lou would say, My dear confrere.'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
HONORS FOR MARLBOROUGH
King Confers the Order OF the Gar
ter on the Young Duke.

The most noble Order of the Garter,
which King Edward has just conferred
highest honor of British knighthood
The order Of the Garter was founded
by King Edward III. about 1915 aud
ranks as the most illustrious Of its
kind. The order is limited to twenty
five knights companions. chosen, with
hardly any exception. from the British
nobility, together with the sovereign
and the Prince of Wales. There are.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
NOTED FOR HOSPITALITY.
Mrs. John jacob Aston Famed n. n
Charming Hostess

Mrs. John Jacob Astor. one of the
most charming of the younger matrons
IN New Works ultra fashionable set.
Will entertain layishly mt Newport dur
ing the coming summer. Departing
from their usual custom of dividing
their time with their respective moth.
ers, Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Willing. Colo
mel and Mrs. John Jacob Astor have
leased a Newport cottage for the sea.
son.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor is one of the
most beautiful of New York women.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
A Serene Temperament.

Mike" said Flooding Pete, don't
you wish you was rich?"
kind o." answered Meandering
nike. Course | couldn't eat any
more dan does, but I'd be saved de
trouble O. sayin' much obliged SO Of
ten."-W Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
~ 90 BALTIMORE & Ono
49, RAILROAD.
Departure and Arrival Of Trains.
LEAVE +, EpERICK

i.fNN T. r. tpEkItk
40 A. Nj, except sunday r. Washington
Junction at WY >ta.lon>, Wa>hiu. ton
Baltimore, Philadelphia and y W York
llu al shingto 6Sua IN
500 Il. m, exec sunday, for Washington aud
sal stations. Philadelphia and New York
Due at W shin 10 So n. IN.
$40 u m, daily, for Baltimore and way sta.
tons, Philadelphia, New YORK EXCEPT
SUNDAY Tor Cumberland ana II gcrStow
Que at Baltimore - "a IN.
'.O1 a. IN sunday only. for Washington and
wa stations. Due at Washington 10 h. IN.
81, a m. except sunday, or ltim ~ d
punci al ny static :. Philadelphia d
New York l'u at ia timorc 10 - "a. IN.
9.9O a. m, except sunday, Tor Harper's Ferry
Winchester HarriSonburg, Lexington and
Staunt u.
s.i5 q m, except sunday, for Washington
Philadelphia and New York Hagrrstown
ana way stations, tncinnati, ludianapo-
MS. Que al WaShim ton II - y M
II III n. IN except sunday, Tor Washington
Junction ana way stations, rittSburs and
Chlcag
l.So p. m, except sunday for Baltimore aud
way stations. Philadelphia and New York
Due at Baltimore 50l D. IN
10 p. m, daily for Washington and way sta
tons, Philadelphia and New York. cum
btrHnd, Cincinnati and 81. Louis and eN-
ctpi sunday tor " tucheStcr and StnlSuutg
Junction bue AT WuShingto 90 -. m
100 2. m, daily. for Baltimore and way sta.
ions, Philadelphia and New York. bu,
ut baltimore 7.le p IN.
b2l =, m except sunday, for Washington,
tiagerStown. WlnchrSteraud way stations,
llitShurg, hcrliug, Chicago. philadci
Phia and New York Due at Washington
9.la IN
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31

Additional trains leave Baltimore for Union
Bridge and Intermediate Stations at /" "a. IN
ana = and ~ p. m. and leave Union Bridge
for Baltimore and intermediate stations at
- ana f.21a m, aud $3.50 p. IN. daily, except
sunday
sundays only-Ieavc Baltimore for Union
Bridge and intermediate stations nj g.35 a IN,
and 2.3ip m Leave Union Bridge AT d ija m.
and % y. m. for Baltimore and Intermediate
stations
Baltimore an Cumberland Valley H. r.
Leave HagerSt wn for ~hippeusburg and In
termetiate stations at HOS n. IN. md 0p IN.
For ambcrSburg Il 50 n. m Leave Shtppens-
burg for HaGersiown and intermediate sta
tons at q o. IN. and 20 p. III Leave Cham
beisburg 10 p m.
Trans via Aitcnwaid CutOT = Leave Iag-
erStown fr hambersburg and lntcrmcdia te
stations at - = IN. l. ave ChamberSburg
for agerstown and Intermediate stations at
7.i}p IN.
Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at 20
and 20 ~ a. m. and }.3 and 6H p. m Leave
Emmitshurg for Rocky Ridge mt $50 and l00U
a. IN. and % and sop IN.
cave Bruceville for Frederick at sSS, 9.35
and 1910 N. and 10, and $50 b. m.
cave Bruceville for Columbia. Littlestown
and Taneytown at 947 a. III. and 3.45 p. m.
Leave Frederick for Baltimore at 7.5Oa. m.
and 800 and 81 p m.
Connections at berry Run w FAB. & o.
pass niger trains lea berry Run for Cum
berland and intermediate points daily at .55
m; hcago xpress daily at LA p. m; Chi
cago Express daily al SIS p m.
*Dally. All Others daily except Sunday
F $. LANDsT EET HGRIswoLD,
Vice Pres. and Gen'l Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
Blaze Breaks Out in Park Ave-
nue. Structure as Armory Burns
Terrified Guests Jump From Lofty Win
doWs or Are Suffocated in Railways.
Armory Totally Destroyed.

New York, Feb. 22.-Shortly before
o'clock fire was discovered bursting from
the roof of the list Regiment armory at
Park avenue and Thirty-fourth street.
The flames had gained tremendous head
way and at the time the hremen arrived
on the scene 1t was impossible to do any
thing towards saving the magnificent
building.
Several times flames were communi-
Gated TO the car barns OF the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway, but these were
quickly extinguished. The heat of the
burning armory became more and more
intense and shortly after 3 o'clock flames
were discovered running along the win
dows and woodwork of the fifth floor at
the northeast corner OF the Park Avenue
hotel. diagonaily across the street from
the armory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
MANY INJURED

Hospital records show that &c persons
were taken 10 the New York and Belle
vue institutions. Nearly double that num-
ber were injured I'm their panic stricken
endeavors to escape and were given medi-
cal aid on the spot or the scores taken
from the windows OF the third, fourth and
fifth floors many were slightly burned and
were hysterical from shock.
OF the dead, three were women. Death
i'm each instance was caused by burns
or suffocation with one exception. One
man jumped from the fifth story window
TO the inner court. His skull was crush
ed and death was instantaneous.
When the fire started In the armory
scores OF guests in the Park Avenue were
awakened by the noise of the engines and
crowded 10 the hotel windows. IL was
about i5 minutes after flames were dis
covered In the srmory before the spread
10 the hotel, but In spite OF this. many of
the guests I'm their rooms were dressed
I'm their night clothes and some OF them
were I'm bed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-22
lr WAS UNEXPECTED

This was entirely unexpected and the
police up TO that time had lent their
efforts toward removing the inmates of
adjacent houses on the cross streets.
Frightened occupants OF the hotel soon
appeared at every window and many were
rescued by the firemen. who ran the
ladders up in quick order.
In some unexplained manner fire got
into the basement OF the elevator shaft
and ate its way upward TO the roof. Most
of the damage TO the hotel was done i'm
rooms surrounding the elevator shaft.
In the headquarters OF the Fifth br-
gade, in the Thirty-fourth street and
Park avenue quarter OF the armory. n
large quantity OF ammunition. both blank
and bullet cartridges was stored.
These cartridges soon began TO explode
and added TO the intense excitement.
Shortly after these explosions had ceased
the wall Of the Thirty-third street side
fell inward. This crash was followed by
the explosion of about 1000 pounds of
powder said TO have been stored I'm the
basement OF the armory.