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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
DishClOtha.

The modern housekeeper understands
that rags for a dishcoth are neither
eleanly nor profitable. The shreds get
into the plumbing, often with expen-
sive effects and a dishcloth so worn
that it will not bear regular laundering
in the weekly wash is one that cannot
receive proper care. In all well regulat-
ed houses dishcloths are as distinct and
separate provision of the household
economy as napkins or pillowcases.
Material for the purpose is sold in the
shops, and the cloths should be hem
med as carefully as any bit of the
household linen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
Black Silk.

To clean black silk peel medium
sized white potato and cut it into thin
slices. Over it pour gill of boiling
water, cover up and allow it to stand
over night. The next day strain and
add to it enough pure alcohol to bring
it to the consistency of thin water
starch. Sponge with this quickly the
right side of the goods, wetting it all
over. but carefully rubbing the spots.
Then turn it over and iron on the
wrong side lengthwise of the goods
with a cool iron.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21

Dasha way-Quilldrive seems to be a
fellow of extremes-one who writes
awful slush and sublime prose and
who is at the same time an idiot and a
genius.
Cleverton-Where did you get such
an idea?
Dashaway-Tve just been reading the
reviews of his latest book.-Harpers
Bazaar.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
3ti i 0RLITTLE( 81
81 i OLKS s. 81 K
A DANCING MAN.

How You Can Make One Out of Soft
Pine Wood.
Get out your jackknives and see if
you can make dancing man.
Obtain piece of soft pine and with
your iackknife white out the sections
as shown in the picture. The dimen-
sions given are a good size to make
them. When these are finished. put the
joints together, being very careful to
see that they work easily and that all
parts move backward and forward at a
little jar. Dotted lines marked 4 show
pins which act as aXles The head,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21

Tincture of benzoin has an establish
ed reputation used with water as a
slightly astringent wash. with some
whitening qualities also. A few drops
of the simple tincture. which is made
by cutting the gum with alcohol. pour
ed into bowl of water make a refresh
ing bath for the face and tend to con
tract the pores of the skin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
A Good Scheme.

To prevent the bedclothes from rest
ing on an injured foot saw a common
barrel hoop into two equal parts. Then
after crossing one piece over the other
and fastening them together in that
position cover them with cotton bat
ting or old flannel. Place this in the
bed over the foot and the bedclothes
over it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21

If when obliged to be on your feet
all day you change your shoes several
times for fresh pair, you will be as
tonished how much it will rest the
tired feet. The reason for this is that
no two shoes press the foot in the
same part.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
keeping Foods.

Food articles that are damp should
never be left in ordinary paper. Paper
Is made of wood pulp, rags. glue, lime
and similar substances intermixed with
acids and chemicals. When damp, it
should not be allowed to come into
contact with things that are to be
eaten.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
A View of Wnr.

Napoleon III in the twcrty-second year
Of his age wrote to his father for per-
mission to volunteer in the Russian army
against the Turks in 1880 His father
replied:
! suspected that the great victories Of
the Russians over the barbarous Mus
sulnlan would arouse your warlike ardor.
But your understanding and your quail
ties are so good that a little reflection will
calm you thoroughly. War. ex-
cepting the ease of legitimate defense
that is 10 say. unless il is made for the
welfare of ones country and in defense Of
its homos--is simply barharitv n fcroc-
Ity which differs from that Of SAVAGE
and fcrocouS beast only by greater skill.
deceit and futiity in its object
This is enough on that head can only
conclude 10y rcpcating what have often
said TO you-a man should fght for his
country onlv.-Quotca in Louis Napo-
leon and Mile. Montiio." by Imbert dc st.
Amand.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
Chafed Skin.

The constant chatting of the skin by
clothing. as the rough edge of neck
band. may cause an eczema on the
tender skin of child most difficult to
cure. The cure is the removal of the
cause of irritation and liberal use of
healing powder. Applications should
be frequent until the skin is healed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
An Ash Sieve,

A good substitute for an ash sieve is
a piece of board placed on slant
against the wall. Throw the ashes up-
on this. and the fine material will adj
here to it, while the unburnt coal will
roll down to the bottom and off at the
Sides
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
EXte;',lIif WOWs1S,
&C. W@M.
MARY EMMA WOOLEY.
She Is the Youngest woman Cohese
President In the World.

President In the "oru'
Miss Mary Emma Wooley, who as
sumed the presidency of Mount Hol-
yoke college. in Massachusetts, at the
age of thirty-five years, is the youngest
woman college president in the world.
Few women have had more thorough
course of educational training than has
Miss Wooley. She took preparatory
course of study in the high schools OF
Providence and Meaton seminary.
Then she graduated from Brown and
Amherst colleges, winning laurels in
every study. She entered Brown uni
yersity in 1891, when the question of
co-education was being agitated, and
was one of the first two women to re-
ceive its degree of b. A.
I During her postgraduate course at
Brown she made a special study of his
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
Distinctly Original.

Clara-But were the places described
in Toms book at all like the real places
and did the men and women act and
talk like real people?
Edith-Mercy, no! The book is dis
tinctly original. That is the charm Of
1T, you know.-Boston Transcript.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21

A harmless and clearly way to drive
away mice is to saturate cloth with
cayenne pepper in solution and stuff it
into the hole. Dry cayenne thrown
about will keep ants and reaches away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
An Old Welsh Dresser.

The oak dressers of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries have a fine
simplicity of their own. Those of
Wales and Yorkshire are specially in
request among the old furniture low
ers of today, and charmingly decora-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
New York Newsboys' Lodging House.

New York Newsboys' Lodging House.
On Chambers street. New York city.
is located the Brace memorial. or the
Newsboys' lodging house, erected as
a home for newsboys by Charles Lor-
ing Brace. A visitor to this place says
that when she entered early one morn
ing she found two or three boys sweep
ing the dining room floor, several more
making beds and still others with
mops and pals washing the hall floors.
A little later boys were found in the
kitchen doing kitchen work, and other
boys were setting table. On the top
floor is a gymnasium. and here the lit
tie fellows spend most of their spare
time.
The boys housed here have no other
homes. They are taken care of for
small sum. Is cents a day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
MisinfOrmed.

Singleton-I am told that you cursed
the day you were married.
Wedderly-No: it wasn't quite that
bad. ! didn't curse until the day after.
Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
Pleasant While II LASTED

what would you do if you woke uI
some morning to find that you had in.
herited million dollars?"
I'D turn over on the other side and
try to dream it again" Chicago Rec.
ord Herald
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21

Nice tablecloths and napkins should
not be allowed to become much soiled,
so that they will require vigorous rub
bling with soap or in hot water.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21

Beggar ito gentleman Do you happen.
sir, to have lost your purse?
Gent Feeling in his pocketD-No.
Beggar-Then can you let ne have q
little sistance?-Pearson's Weekly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
The Authority.

Bilkins-This paper says some of the
greatest achievements in the photo
graphic art have been made by anna
tours. Is that so?
Amateur-Of course. If you don't
believe it. ask any
photographer"
Amateur"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
Composite.

Woman's honor is nice as ernine-
will not bear soil.-Dryden.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21

France produces 100000 worth OF
chestnuts n year and Italy $20,OOO.000
worth.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21
Queer Thing. In an English Egg.

The Pail Mall Gazette tells the fol.
lowing remarkable egg story:
"A Scarborough gentleman was rath-
er bewildered the other morning to find
no fewer than SO common pins and a
shoemaker's brass sprig imbedded in
the white of his breakfast egg The
egg had been bought in the Scarbor-
ough market. and 1t seems that one or
two other eggs purchased there about
the same time have been found to con-
tain two or three pins each. The ex-
traordinary egg is being preserved in
spirits by Scarborough naturalist"
What strange taste the hen that
laid that egg must have had! 1t is now
in order for some one to rise to demon
strate that such thing is an utter i'm
possibility. Some people are so practi-
cal that they would spoil any good sto-
~ for the sake of physiological accu.
racy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-21

To stop shoes creaking pour little
linseed oil on a dish and place the soles
of the shoes in it over night.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
SEVERED THE JUGULAR VEIN.
One Italian Kills Another, and Re1a.
tives Battle Their Faces in the
Blood of the Dead Man..

New York, Aug. 11.-Petrica Guar
diana, a Neapolitan fish dealer, of
Brooklyn, was murdered by a Sicilian,
Antonio Zirotoli, in Mulberry street,
Sunday. The murderer is but 20
years old, but he welded a knife,
which his wife handed to him, with
such force as to sever the jugular
vein. The Neapolitan's vile and chill
dren, his brother and several other
relations were with him when he was
murdered, and in a frenzy of grief
they knelt beside the body and bathed
their faces with the blood that flowed
from the wound.
The stabbing was the outcome of
a street alteration Of which Zirotoli
was merely a spectator at first. The
old man became enraged al the fight
proceeded, and suddenly running for
ardplunged a knifeinto Guardiana's
neck. Within a few minutes a thou
sand Italians, aroused by the frantic
actions of the murdered mans rela-
tives, were rioting amongst them
selves, and the reserves of two police
stations were called out. Before Ziro-
toll was arrested and the riot quelled,
two detectives and several uniformed
men were severely handled.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
TO PROTECT COMMUNICATION.
The as Ordered to Remain at
Cape Haytien to Prevent Ii
Cutting Of the Cable.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The United
States and Haytien Telegraph and
Cable Co. has appealed to the navy
department here to prevent the cut
ting Of its cable at Cape Haytien.
According to information received by
the cable company in New York, the
Haytien gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot,
which is under the command of Adj
miral Killick, who has allied himself
with the revolutionary government
under Gen. Furnin, and who has
been appointed secretary of
war and navy under the revolu-
tionary government, intendes to sever
the company's cable between cape
Haytien and New York. The COM
pany appealed to the authorities here
to instruct Commander McCrea, OF
the gunboat Machias, to protect the
cable from violence. Acting Secre-
tary of State Adee and Acting Secre.
tary of the Navy Darling held a con-
ference over the matter, and decided
that it was proper for this govern
ment, in the protection of the inter-
national interests involved, to issue
the instructions, and accordingly a
%cablegram was sent to Commander
McCrea directing him to prevent the
cutting of the cable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
HANDSOME FLORAL WREATH.
Prince Tsia Chen, Of China, Visits
Gen. Grants Tomb and Leaves
q Tok ZEN of Respect.

New York, Aug. 1O.-Prince Tsia
Chen, of China, spent a busy Sunday.
The programme included an inspec-
ton of the fire apparatus of the New
York fire department, a drive through
Central park, a visit to the tomb of
Gen. Grant, and a dinner at the Chin
csc consulate.
At the tomb the prince was escort
ed into the crypt and, while the party
stood with bowed heads, Col. Middle
ton, the custodian, placed a handsome
floral wreath, a token of respect
from the prince, over the remains Of
Gen. Grant. The wreath was made Of
American beauty and white roses and
laurel leaves.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
SEVEN BURNED TO A CRISP.
Terrible Holocaust BY the Burning OF Tn
London Hotel at San Angelo.
Texas.

San Angelo, Tex, Aug. ia nr6
discovered in the Landon hotel at two
o'clock Sunday morning by the night
clerk destroyed the structure entirely,
burning seven people to a crisp and
doing a property damage of $4,000.
The dead are:
Mrs. Landon, wife of the proprietor
of the hotel.
Ed. Hendrick, of Waco, Tex.
Mrs. Fowler, of Houston, Tex, and
her grandson.
Mrs. Schulimsky, of Houston, and
two sons.
All of the bodies that have been re-
covered are ~fearfully charred, and in
no condition to be moved except in
blankets.
When the clerk discovered the fire
the interior of the dining room was
a gulf of flames and he could not get
through. He rushed up the main
stairs kicking in doors, calling out at
the top of his voice and making noise
in every way in his power. Most of
the guests were aroused by this
means, and by the discharge of fire.
arms, as some of the guests got out.
There were rs people in the house
and all of them got out safely with
the exception of the seven named. and
three others who have not yet been
located, but who are believed to be
safe. The seven women and children
got out on a small balcony and were
appealed to to jump into blankets
which were being held for them, but
they failed to do SO, and delayed IN
til the gallery 1ell back into the
flames which were licking up the big
frame house.
In addition to the hotel, three sta
bles and half a dozen stores were
burned, only the greatest effort pre-
venting the whole of the business Sec
ton of the town from being de-
| stroyed,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14

Maj. James K. Wathen died, on the
night of the sth, at Ell Paso, Ill, eyed
81 years. He was the oldest and
wealthiest resident of Woodfordcoun-
ty, his estate being estimated at near
ly half a million. He had eve mar
ried.
Heavy rains fell in southern Kansas
and northern Oklahoma, on TIE sth,
the total precipitation being two
inches. The rain will do much good
to the corn crop nov maturing.
Brig.-Gen. Frederick Funston, com
mander of the department Ct the
Colorado, is confined to his home.
by illness, having undergone an OPP
Grafton for fistula. His friends
pect his speedy recovery.
Commander McCrea, of the gunboat
Machias, has been ordered to remain
at Cape Haytien for the protection of
the telegraph cable, which the revolu-
tionary government has threatened to
cut.
The navy department has received
n report by mail from Comntender
S. breeder, governor of the island Of
Guam, saying that the leper coicny
he proposed to establish would be
ready for occupancy July 1.
Although the figures are not yet all
in, and may not be until about the
list Of October, it is now pretty plain
that the money order business of the
post Office department will show a net
increase of about $4,000, 900 during
the last fiscal year.
Broom corn cutting is in progress
i'll the central Illinois district. The
crop is uneven and some fields will
have to be cut twice. The early
brush is not of a good quality, one of
tbe reasons being excessive heat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
A COUNTY JUDGE KILLED.
Ed. w. Smith, of Columbia, Tex, Shot
to Death While Assisting Sher-
if to Make an Arrest.

Columbia, Tex, Aug. 11.-County
Judge Ed. C. Smith was killed and
Deputy Sheriff Cochran Willis was
wounded Saturday night by a party
of negroes who were attempting to
prevent the arrest OF one of their
number. Deputy Sheriff Willis first
attempted to arrest one of the ne
groes and was fred on, the bullet
taking effect in the arm. He called
for assistance, and a number of white
men responded, among them County
Judge Smith. The negroes near by
rallied to the support of the black
and so shots were fred, Smiths spine
being cut by a bullet, which pro-
duced death. The negroes escaped
by swimming the Brazos river. The
sheriff has a number of posses after
the offenders. He has appealed to the
governor for help.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
FOR CARRIE LARSON MURDER.
Lewis G. TOombs, the Murderer Of
Carrie Larson, Hanged In the
Cool County Jail at Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Lewis G. Toombs
was hanged at 11:29 for the murder
of Carrie Larsen.
Toombs, who was cook on the
steamer Peerless, had hired Miss Lar
son to assist him. Late on the night
of December 30 last he returned to
the steamer and tried to force his
way into the young woman's room.
Failing Of this, he ordered her to
cook him a meal. AS she started to
comply Toombs strangled her, mutt.
lated her body horribly and then com.
PEELED Robert Keissig, who was an
unwilling witness, to help him bury
the body under the ice of the river.
Keissig informed on him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
ATT,Y-eEN. KNOX ASSAULTED.
Mr.. Knox Tells the story of the As
sauIt Made Upon Him at At
Iantic City, N. j.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. e.-To q
repl sentative of the press Mr.. Knox
confirmed the report that he had had
a personal difficulty with a party of
men in Atlantic City last Wednesday
night.
"It was one of those disagreeable
Incidents" said he, shat sometimes
ccurs in q restaurant or other publ
lie place. Accompanied by Mrs. Knox,
my daughter and two or threefriends,
including District Attorney Youngs,
Of Pittsburg, I was dining in the res
taurant of the Garden hotel. A par
ty of men, none of whom I knew,
seated themselves at an adjoining Ia
BILE. Their conduct was unseemly and
boisterous. They talked loudly and
their comments upon members of my
party and upon me were insulting, to
put it very mildly. In the circum-
stances, accompanied as I was by the
idulSS, L COulu INV iCSShp ohSiA .~~
tons or their words at that time.
They evidently were seeking trouble,
30, without attracting any more at
tention than possible, I got my party
out of the restaurant.
"Then I returned" continued Mr..
Knox, with a smile. 'to see if the men
really were looking for me I think
they were, for scarcely had l ap-
preached them when they sprang up.
One of them aimed a blow at my
stomach, but it failed to reach me. I
have no idea who he was. What hap
pened to him I am not prepared to
say. Those things occur very quick
ly. I am quite satisfied, however, that
he does not feel as well to-day as I
do. You will note that / am looking
f~irstxrate."
"You do not know who were in the
party of your a~ssailants" the att
torney-general was asked.
"Not positively. I understand that
Charles 7. Schoen, of Philadelphia,
and one of the Cramps, also of Phil
adelphia, were in the party, but even
of that I am not at all positive"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
MORNING TRAGEDY.
City Marshal Rich, of Webb City,
Mo-, Shot and KiIIed-S1ayer
Killed by n Policeman.

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. 11.-At Webb City,
q mining town two miles from here,
early Sunday morning, City Marshal
Rich was shot and instantly killed by
Joe Gideon, who was then killed by a
policeman. The officers were trying
to arrest Gideon and his brother Jim.
After the shooting Jim was hurried to
the police station to prevent violence,
Q mob gathering quickly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
THE BOYS WANT MORE MONEY.
Strike of Several Hundred Depart
ment Store Delivery Wagon Boys
For Higher Wages.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Several hundred
boys employed on the delivery wag-
ons of the State street department
stores struck Friday for an increase
in their wage scale from 81 and SIS to
Sc. Delivery of parcels was delayed
to a considerable extent. As in the
recent messenger boys strike, the
boys made the affair much Of q jolli-
flcation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
Death Of senator MCMILLAN.

Washington, Aug. ia dispatch
was received here announcing the
death of Senator Jas. C. Mcmillan, Of
Michigan, at an early hour Sunday
morning at his summer home at Man
chester-by-the-Sea, Mass. Death was
the result of heart failure, following
congestion, after an illness Of a very
few hours. The news came as a great
shock to his friends here, as when
the senator left Washington shortly
after the adjournment Of congress he
appeared to be in good health and
looked forward with much pleasure to
q restful summer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
A New Railway Alliance.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-The Daily News
announces shat by what is know a.
a traffic agreemnt," a close alliance
has been entered into by the Chica.
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway and
the Missouri Pacific system, one rep
resenting the Rockefeller interests,
and the other the great southwest
ern railway systems Of the Goulds.
By the alliance the farmed company
will secure q direct line to salt Lake
City, and the Missouri Pacific will
gain q direct entrance from the Kan.
City gateway into Chicago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
BRIG.-GEN. F. FUNSTON ILL,
The Commander of the Department
of the Colorado Has Undergone
Another Operation.

Denver, Col, Aug. 9.-Brig-Gen.
Frederick Funston, commander of
the department of the Colorado, is
confined to his home by illnetss, nav
ing undergone an operation for ifs.
tula. His condition is not at all
alarming, and his friends expect that
he will GOV quickly. The gener.
ais present illness does not result
from the attack of appendicitis. for
which an operation was successfully
performed before he came to Colo.
RADIO.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
Army Of the Philippines.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Aug. 1.-The
programme for the reunion this week
Of the Society Of the Army Of the
Philippines in this city has been com
pleted. The first regular meeting will
be held Wednesday. Among those
who have signifed their intention Of
being present are Major-Generals Ar
thur Macarthur, John 9. Bates, Lloyd
Wheaton and Francis ". Greene, and
Brigadier-Generals Frederick M. Fun
ston, Jacob I'll. Smith, Charles King
and j. Rush Lincoln, and many others
Of equal prominence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
Tortured By Masked Robbers.

Dayton, O., Aug. 11.-Jacob Mum
ma, an aged farmer who lives alone
north Of the city, was tortured by
masked robbers who broke into his
house Saturday night, and is in q
critical condition as a result Of his
injuries. Mumma attempted to de-
fend himself with a shotgun, but his
aim was bad, and he was overcome
and bound. The robbers poured coal
oil on his feet and started q blaze to
compel him to reveal the hiding place
Of money he was supposed to have.
but secured only a trife.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14

Two m have recently commit
ted suicide by drowning in the river
at st. Louis. One jumped from a fer
nv boat and the other waded in.