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The citizen., 1902-02-14
MY DEAR GIRL. WHAT has HAPPENED?"

MY DEAR GIRL. WHAT has HAPPENED?"
light in his eyes told their OVID tale.
and Miss Ransom understood. That
is why a few minutes later she was
sobbing out her little heartache in his
arms and incoherently pouring tie
cause thereof into his ear.
"Oh, it was lovely Of you. perfectly
dear, 10 think OF this plan for my
Thanksgiving. But you did not know
how close you We're bringing me today
TO my old home. Its just ten Il, les
from here. Upper Dalton and haven I
seen it for five years"
Why didn't you tell me this, and in
stead of the dinner we'd have ridden
there between the matinee and ght
performance" asked Evans. gently
smoothing the golden head resting on
his shoulder. 1t was natures ow tint.
There was something genuine and wo-
manly about Ella Ransom. He had
recognized this from the first.
"0h. you see. | wouldn't-be-we
come-there" The sweet lips culver
ed again, and Evans felt in duty bound
to do what he could to put stop to that
pathetic expression. Then Miss Ran
som continued:
Il ran away to go on the stage,
and father said he never would for
give me. whether | became famous or
not and he always keeps his word.
And. Oh l would like to see mother
when l am so near to herr
Never mind. dearest" said Evans.
IN try to take the place of parents
and husband to you. And now we're
making an awful stage wait"
He bent over for a final kiss. and
when Ella removed the makeup she
succeeded also in hiding almost every
trace of her recent grief. 1t was a
smiling young woman whom he finally
led to the head of the great table. After
all. he decided. as he glanced from one
cheerful face to another, he would an.
nounce their engagement at the close
of the dinner. and the company should
The citizen., 1902-02-14
MARRIAGE IN ARABIA.
The Wedding Procession an Elabo-
rate and Noisy Affair.

a marriage procession among the
Arabs is u very elaborate affair. The
camel which bears the bride is deco
rated with bright henna dye on his
neck and shoulders. while there are
verses from the Koran inscribed on the
han-ings. His uncouth legs are often
swathed with bright cloths. his head
bedecked with plumes and small mir
rorS. while his back is resplendent
with bright colored bits of tinsel.
which gliSten against a patchwork of
many huei cloths. \ hood or cage
conceals the bride and no doubt adds
10 the discomfort of the cramped ride
on the beast. There are attendants.
and last of all the musicians. chiefly
drummers, who attract the crowds by
their incessant pounding on small but
high keyed instruments.
Ii the journey to the groom's home
is short one, it is heightened by stops
at frequent intervals. and all the while
the lover must not show any eagerness
to welcome her, no matter what his
feelings may be- The Arab may be az.
fectionate. but he cannot with dignity
betray emotion. Among the lower
classes buffoons accompany the pro
cession with performing bears or other
wild animals. and when the bride is
wealthy largess is distributed along
the route in the form of clothes or coin.
When the groom's tent or fixed home
has been reached, the bride is expected
TO show great reluctance about enter
ing it. and in some cases she has to be
lifted by the husband over the blood
of sheep he has just slain.-Woman's
Home Comma nion
The citizen., 1902-02-14

Bee keeping is an occupation which
the few women who have taken II up
find both peasurable and profitable
one of those who have made signal
success al il is Mrs. y. L. Stow Of
Evanston. Ill., Mrs Stow. who j. the
wife of ex-Alderman Stow. has q fully
equipped ap.ary. She is Recognized
authority on the business and fire.
quent contributor TO bee journals.
She started in 1854 with four hives
at her home in Ashland avenue. Soon
they had multiplied to twenty The
nearby prairies We're covered with
white clover and hearts ease which
made the best sort of feeding ground.
and il wasn't long before the apiary
numbered eighty colonies making it
the largest in the country.
All the work Of attending 10 the bees
Mrs. Stow performs herself and dur
ing the seventeen years never has a
swarm escaped. Every pound of honey
she takes from the hives with her OWL
hands.
The citizen., 1902-02-14
The .RiC DiDDer."

In astronomy the Big Dipper," SC
called. is in the constellation of Ursa
Major. or the Great Bear. The stars
forming the tail of the bear also form
the handle of the dipper The first star
in the handle is Benetnasch. the second
Mizar. the third Alioth. The other
four, which 30 TO form the bowl of the
dipper. are Megres. Phad. Merak and
Dudhe. The two last named are called
The Pointers" because they point OF
guide the eye to the pole star. which is
distant % degrees. The top bowl stars
are 10 degrees and the bottom ones s
degrees apart.
The citizen., 1902-02-14

Ce-,c.- c.---s seem to monopolize
cer;2.- '.es. Practically all
Es.t.sh -..a ,urers OF cocoa, for
example. are Qaakers. Then. in Lon,
don at any rat. a very large percent
ase Of c.--r merchants and all the
hest known manufacturers of Christ
mas cards are Jews, Whenever 4
WelsAman r1a.e> 70 London 10 seek his
fortune Il : long ODDS on his making a
Pile either iu tAe Diapers or drug
store business IriShmen, probably
OWING 70 tie fact tAat they lack the
money nlak'u= instinct, flock to jour.
u2l.s.I. London Taaer.
The citizen., 1902-02-14
GERMAN ARMY OFFICERS.
The Abiect Difference shown Them
by Civilians Is Amazing.

The respect and Difference shown to
the German army officer on duty and
Of duty by his counrymen are Won
derful TO see. according to a London
writer. civilians even compariots
of distinction. on entering the dining
room bow to him with formal humility.
He acknowledges the obeisances only
with a rigid glare II naughty indiffer-
eucc. though he is politely conscious of
the coming and going of ladies'. The
German civilian does not appear to be
surprised al or To resent being con-
temptuouSly ignored by him. but rec
ognizes him and looks up to him as a
superior member Of a superior race
and continues 10 make his obeisances
however ioftily they are ignored.
But. while the officer is unable to
see the civilian at whom he is looking
point blank. he never misses observ-
inG the entrance and acknowledging
the salute of another of his own race
He rises from his seat and stands stiff
and erect while the newcomer ad-
yanceS and exchanges formal bows
and greetings. and as he RECEIVERS the
erect position fr N the bow he brings
his heels to-ether with a sharp parade
click and waits until his superior has
taken a seat before he resumes his
own"
There were tremendous ceremonies
in eating and drinking. too. especially
in drinking Each table group lifted
their glasses invariably together, as if
NJ tie word of command. taking their
time apparently fr j. the senior pres
enr Having seized their glasses To-
cether and raised them together and
simultaneously drunk. they would
simultaneously finish and then. hold
ing their glasses before them. would
with -resr ceremony bow = one
another before replacing them on
I'll table Il dld not matter whether
I.ey We're Gr..k.ng 'eer n c,aret or
,he German cl.a.v. which seems
~ ,p the especially smart thing 70
ra&- there was tie same cere1 ny.
WLea senior officer went out of the
raa... a'' -ae jua. v> present ra>e 70
SIN attention aai bowed as Dr. -a SOD.
WAe" fut 8r p S-. Le made the round
of -l, t.c or lis way n The door and
bowed separately. y..v-'-.l s. >.rr f.a-'in-
l a.s arery t..- to every other
o.H.ar
The citizen., 1902-02-14

The span of life is gradually expand
ing. We live longer and get more out
of it than our grandfathers did. Wheth-
er the cause Of this is a better knowl-
edge of natural law or more skillful
surgery we will not undertake to say.
At any rate, people think this a pretty
good world to live in and want to stay
here as long as they can comfortably.
The man with 100 birth anniversaries
behind him is not such remarkable
fellow after all.-New York Herald.
The citizen., 1902-02-14

In tile neighbour cd Of the Bermudas
the sec Is extremely transparent. so
that tile fishermen can readily see the
hornS Of Holsters protruding from their
hiding places in the rocks at consider
able depths. To entice the crustaccans
from these crannieS they tie lot Of
snails in ball and dangle them in
fr MT Of the cautious l2bster. When be
grabs the ball. they haul him up.
The citizen., 1902-02-14

The wren IS chased every ST. Ste.
2hen'S day on account of it betraying
the Saviour by chattering in clump of
lUrzc where he WIS hiding II is called
the king f all birds" because it con-
ceaied itself beneath the wing of the
eagle when that lordly bird claimed su-
prcmacy by soaring highest Here |
am' said the wren. mounting above
the eagles head when the latter could
20 no higher.
The citizen., 1902-02-14

Edith-Forgive me. Bertha. but your
husband plays the tlure airociously.
Bertha / know. dear. but what can
do: He used to serenade me with
that flute. If tell him now that he
is no player he will think my love
is growing cold Boston Transcript.
The citizen., 1902-02-14

There lHs been very little discus
zion @: vow separation from your hus.
band SAID tie New York woman
No" answered the Chicago friend:
1--WE thought il over and concluded that
quiet divorce would be in so much
better taste - Washington Star.
The citizen., 1902-02-14
CHARLESTON LOST"
An Episode of the Telegraph After
the Great Earthquake.

tae breai Earthuuake
How powerfully the Imagination may
be stimulated by a story told in dots
and dashes is illustrated by an episode
of the Charleston earthquake. relates
L. c. Hail. At the moment of the final
shock every wire connecting Charles
ton with the outside world was in
stantly lost" And as no other It'd
inss could be had srom the doomed
city it was as if in an instant it had
been swept from the face of the earth
And for many hours Charleston re
malned literally dead to the world.
The next morning before the average
citizen had time to collect his wits the
egraph people had started out gangs
o..-nemen to get the wires in working
G -er. Operators in the principal Of
tces within a radius of several hun.
C.sd miles were set to calling &C. ~"
The citizen., 1902-02-14
A Bad Lot,

hewitt = Yes. cid Goodman's three
boys are bad lot. Two of them at
least ought to be in Jail.
Brown Some redeeming quality
about the third one. eh?
Newitt-Yes: he's already there
Catholic STANDARD and Times.
The citizen., 1902-02-14

TOwne-He'S the most disagreeable
GLOW ever played poker with.
Browne-A hard loser. eh?
I0wue- No; an easy vinner.-Phila.
delphia Press
The citizen., 1902-02-14

Mother-How are you getting on. Ned
dy? Have you had any sport?
Boy-Well. na. we haven't caught any
fish. but we've drowned several worms
Punch.
The citizen., 1902-02-14
Cause For Grievance,

when you refused me, you promised
always TO be my friend. and now you
are is cold as an iceberg"
But ! didn't think you were going
10 stop proposing. Life.
The citizen., 1902-02-14

When you get tired Of work. you
will realize that you have reached the
time of life when you have no place to
play.-Atchison Globe.
The citizen., 1902-02-14
Beyond Recall.

I'VE never remember the faces Of those
we love most dearly"
That's so. To save me l can't tell
what hundred dollar bill looks like
Detroit Free Press.
The citizen., 1902-02-14
His Cigar Lighter,

Wigg-l saw Skinnum light a cigar
with a twenty dollar bill.
Wagg-I'll bet it wasn't receipted.-
Philadelphia Record.
The citizen., 1902-02-14

Don't think for a moment that you
have met all the idiots there are in the
world,-Chicago News.
The citizen., 1902-02-14

plexy's Warning signals.
Nature scarce ever strikes without
warning In 80 far as disease is con
cerned it gives clear signs Of what is
impending days, weeks, months and
even years before the attack. If people
looked for these signs and took warn
ing from them, they would escape
much s.roas illness and live many
years lou-,r Liam they do II is indeed
remarkable how careless We are in this
respect y man who will anxiously
scan the sly for s.-ns Of coming rain
lest his tep lat may get spoiled will
never dream of ,Xamining his eyes,
nose or finger na.l, fJr signs Of coming
illness
The sneeze, for iHs-ance, is very sig
nifcant. Ii S a.wa. sign that some
thing is iDjurHG j-e a.r passages any
where from tie u.,e down to tie
lungs. Should il De- e...y case II snuff
or pepper. ot ca..-e lie sneeze is Of no
consequence. But u.t.a il is an indica.
uOh G1s.-'r ",- t--.l le - 4A4tt NINA
tion Somewhere. w..a f.o much blood,
and the oai e' OF ta s.eeze Is to give
relief ,y getting t.I 30 some OF the
fluid tbs >aecIe j. q warning that
every prudent i"rSoA should attend TO-
1t Is aJ least tAe ioft.t'.a.T q q cold
But i i-a .-"aIv ai oacA-hs at
taos q l...-.i.> '' 'lla' " Aeh
theFe T. '--z- S3''-..+-. d. com lah-el
by S5i-e.-A- -He :; ~--a. shower oI
rain. t-a f'--.- "-4 ~ T.. @ take
warm iao.'AiA- =" O. '.+ ~ aaoi'
the t.st u>-a. f.. '' t..e co'a,
lle ".'5 .. .i : grave
VaTa.i-. N ..a +. .> t"i 'r t-fee
times '..is "....... sure oe 4o--
lowed p. -. eng y .-.'i..' .. acl-1-S-
ohee t..> > ' '' "4-l az
cur"
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The citizen., 1902-02-14
HINTS NATURE GIVES
SYMPTOMS THAT SHOULD WARN MEN
OF COMING SICKNESS.

The Significance of SneezinE, Yawn-
ing and Recurring Winter Colds.
The Meaning of Blue Hands-Apo-
plexy's Warning signals.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03
only Pursuing His Profession.

A Brooklyn magistrate recently had
four darkies who were caught in a
gambling raid before him. The first
of the lot to be brought to the bar was
an understood man, with a Comical
face, as black as night. The dialogue
between the magistrate and the pris-
oner created some merriment in the
court.
"What is your name?' inquired the
magistrate sternly
Nah names Sniff" replied the
darky.
"What is your profession?"
'I'ze a locksmiGf by trade, sab"
'What were you doing when the po-
lice broke into the room last night?'
Judge l was pursuin' nah profess
sion. was maxim a bolt for the
door
Officer" said the magistrate, with
a merry twinkle in his eye, "lock
Smith up.'-NeW York Tribune.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03

Algernon-Ah, my dear boy, so glad
to see you. And how is your suit with
Miss De Rich getting on?
Augustus-WealIy, my boy, l can't
say that I've made much progress so
far, but l believe I've hit on the right
idea now. Do you see this dawg?
"Of course, What a delightful pug,
Just like the one Miss De Rich ad-
mired, by the way"
ITS the very one my boy. She went
into ecstasies over it at the dawg
show"
"Ah, I see. So you've bought it for
herr"
"No, for myself"
/. ''For yourself? What good can that
do you?"
"Why, my boy, can't you see? Bal
Jove, the dear girl will have to take
me or lose the dawg, you know"
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03
Very Thankful

vI will be very glad to say few words for DR..
Perce's Favorite Prescription" ," writes Mrs. P S..
Douglas of Mansonville, Bronze Co, Quebec.
uDuring the first four months when I looked
forward to becoming a mother I suffered very
much from nausea and vomiting and felt so
terrible sick could scarcely eat or drink any
thing I hated all kinds of food. At this time
wrote to Dr. Pierce and he told me to get his
'Favorite Prescription and bottle of Golden
Medical Discovery I got bottle of each and
when I had taken them a few days, felt much
better, and when had taken hardly three parts
of each bottle felt well and could eat as well as
any one, and could do my work without any
trouble, q could not do any thing before. feel
very thankful to DR.. Pierce for his medicine and
i tell all who tell me they are sick to get these
medicines or write to Dr. Pierce"
DR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, sent free on receipt of stamps to
pay expense of mailing only. Send 2I
one-cent stamps for book in paper cover,
or 81 stamps in cloth binding.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03
Too Regular.

'For ten years" said the new par
taker at a boarding house, my habits
were as regular as cloclwork. l rose
on the stroke of g.. Half an hour later
l sat down to breakfast. At Z was
at work, dined at i, ate eupper at g
and was in bed at 9:30. ate only
healthy food and hadn't sick day in
all that time"
"Dear me" asked the deacon in sym
pathetic tones. And what were you in
for?'
An awful silence ensued.-Kansas
City Independent.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03

An unlettered Gets application 70
the Philadelphia court of naturaliza-
ton resulted in the following dialogue:
Judge-Have you read the Declara-
ton of independence?
Applicant-No, sir,
Judge-Have you read the constitu-
ton of the United States?
Applicant-No sir.
Judge-Have you read the history of
the United States?
Apphcant-No, sir.
Judge-No? Well, what have you
read?
Appncant-Oi have red hair on me
head, your honor
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03

Your death and my death are mainly
of Importance to ourselves The black
plumes will be stripped off our hearses
within the hour. tears will dry, hurt
hearts close again, our graves grow
level with the churchyard, and, al
though we are away, the world wags
Oh. 1t does not miss US, and those who
are near us when the first strangeness
OF vacancy wears off will not miss us
much either er-AleXander Smith in
"Dreamthorp."
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03
What Ethan Allen Said.

A lecturer on the mistakes of his
tory says that Ethan Allen did not ut
ter at the taking of Fort IicOnderoga
the ringing phrase associated with that
event in the mind of every schoolboy.
Instead of informing the British com
mander that lie demanded the surren-
der of the stronghold lin the name Of
the great Jehovah and the Continental
congress-" he shouted, Come out of
that, you old rat
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03

The bridal wreath is usually formed
Of myrtle branches in Germany. 1t is
made of orange blossoms in France as
well as in the United States. In Italy
al the French cantons of Switzer-
la4d it is Of white roses. In Spain the
flowers of which it is composed are red
roses and piuks. In the islands of
Greece vine leaves serve the purpose,
and in Bohemia rosemary is employed.
In German Switzerland a crown of
artificial flowers takes the place of the
wreath.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03

A well known judge on a Virginia
circuit was recently reminded very
forcibly Of his approaching badness
by one of his rural acquaintances.
"Jedge," drawled the farmer, "it won't
be very long TO you'll hey to tie a
string around yer head to tell how fer
up to wash yer face. "-Harper's Maya
zine
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03
HOped for Death

nFor the sake Of poor suffering women, feel
it my duty to inform you of the great benefit
your medicine has given me-" writes Mrs. Callie
Bowles Of Watts fredell Co, n. c. 81 was in a
most miserable condition when I wrote to you.
I had uterine disease so bad I could scarcely
walk and suffered such dreadful misery hoped
to be relieved by death You wrote to me to
take your Favorite Prescription and I have
taken eleven bottles of it, and two of your
Pleasant Pellets I am entirely well and feel
like a new woman. I feel thankful to God and
to Dr. Pierce for the blessings I now enjoy.
have a fine big boy, two months old and never
got along as we'll in my life. cant praise your
medicines enough
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03

Shelley read with close attention all
the works he could find antagonizing
Christianity, He thought he was an
atheist but was mistaken, as there is
not a more spiritual writer in our Ian
guaec than he. He read the Bible with
great care ana some of his finest i'm
agcIy is borrowed from its pages.-Lit-
eTaly Life.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03
Ra.tIesnake Flags.

After the rattlesnake had been adopt
ed as an emblem and had appeared on
the flags of several of the colonies Ben
Jamin Franklin defended the device on
the grounds that the rattlesnake is
found only in America; that all ser
pents' emblems were considered by the
ancients to be symbols of wisdom; that
his bright. hdless eyes signify vigi-
lance; that he never attacks without
first giving fair warning of his pres
ence; that his rattles, while distinct,
are so firmly joined that they cannot
be separated without being ruined for
ever, and that as he grows older the
rattles increase in number, as it was
to be hoped the colonies would.
Indeed this idea was made use Of in
flag device which represented a rat
tlesnake with nine joints, each joint
lettered with red silk The head was
marked ~. E" New EnglandJ, the re-
naming sections N. Y, ""N. j." PA"
md" "Va," IN. c." IS. c." and
ga" This curious standard was dis
carded for the one made by Mrs. Ross
in Philadelphia in 1777, a flag similar
to the United States flag of today, only
with fewer stars.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03
The NFnh1rn Method.

Il am writing a story Of a struggling
inventor"
ut won't do" answered the abruptly
critical friend. Inventors don't strug-
gle nowadays. They let the people who
are eager to buy stock do the strug-
gling."-Washington Star.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03

Here is your biography in a nutshell'
"Born, welcomed, caressed, cried, fed,
grew, amused, reared, studied, exam
ined, graduated, in love, loved, engaged,
married, quarreIed, reconciled, suffered,
mourned and forgotten"
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03
pIasfered.

Harriet-Doesn't Julia use a good
deal Of face powder?
Jenny-Face powder! She ought TO
belong to the Plasterers union.
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03

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( + ll Ready
= Bakyy
The young mother thinks, when she has
completed the baby garments that are to
clothe the little form. But she is not all
ready for baby's coming, unless she has
done something more for the baby than
merely to prepare his clothes. Many
young mother who goes through hours
of pain and suffering wonders why it was
not possible to prepare i'll some way for
the baby's advent, and to avoid the
agony that seemed almost uncomfortable.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the
one medicine for women which prepares
them perfectly, both for the burdens and
pleasures of maternity. 1t prevents the
morning sickness from which so many
women suffer. It strengthens the whole
body, 50 that there is no nervousness nor
anxiety. II promotes healthy appetite
and causes refreshing sleep. It gives the
mother strength for her trial and makes
the baby's advent practically painless.
Healthy mothers have healthy children,
and it is the general testimony Of those
who have used DR.. Pierce's Fav0rite
Prescription as preparative for mother
hood, that the children were healthier
and happier than those born after
months Of mental misery and physical
anguish on the part of the prospective
mother.
SlCk and all1ng women are invited 10
consult DR.. Pierce by letter absolutely
without fee or charge. As chief consult
ing physician to the Invallds' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, Buffalo, n. Y, DR..
R. V. Pierce, assisted by his staff of
nearly a score of physicians, has in the
past thirty years and over treated and
cured more than half a million sick and
suffering women. The testimonials of
these cured women are on record. A
large number of them were cured when
doctors had pronounced a cure impossi-
bic and after enduring years Of useless
suffering.
Let no sick women hesitate to take ad-
vantage Of DIR. Pierce's offer, but write
at once and so secure the professional
counsel of a specialist in the diseases of
entirely free. All correspond
ence strictly private and sacredly conf
dental. Address DR.. r. Y. Pierce, Buf-
FaIo n Y
Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-03
rot 1'umuItuousIy Eager.

Employer-Are you willing to work
for small wages?
Boy-Not very willing, sir.-Boston
Post.