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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
WHlTELAW REDS CAREER.
Successor of Joseph Chonte Eminent
as Editor and Diplomat


as Editor and Diplomat.
Whitelaw Reid the successor of .To-
seph ii. Choate as ambassador to Eng
land. has held many posts of honor,
but perhaps none that has given him
SO much influence as his position as
editor and chief owner of the New
York Tribune He recently resigned
his editorial and managerial duties in
order to devote his whole time to his
work as diplomat. Mr.. Reid succeed
ell Horace Greeley as editor of the
Tribune in 1872. He had for four
years previous been 4 member of the
editorial staff. In the thirty four years
that he was editor of the Tribune he
was honorcd with a nomination for
vice precedent, with appointment as
minister to France. as special ambaSSa-
dor at Queen NictoraS jubilee and
King Edwards coronation and as Il
member of the peace commission which
negotiated the treaty of Paris between
Spain and the United States in 1898
Mr.. Reid was born at Nenia. O., in
1887, educated at Miami university
and gained his first reputation as Il
war correspondent during the civil
war He married in 1881 daughter
of the multimillionaire, u. O. Mills.
His town and country homes are nota-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

for publication. While in Paris with
the Venezuelan commission she got an
insight into South American affairs.
A large New York banking house en-
gagged her as its London agent. and
she obtained 'Nr it Il 100000 railroad
contract from the sultan of Johore.
Later a financial syndicate made her
an offer of $4,000 per amum and eX-
penSes. She turned it down. In 1901
she met and married Athole Is. Reader.
formerly of the British diplomatic serv-
ice. He had mining properties in Peru,
and this led her TO go there, where she
stopped a revolution ana i'll return for
her services obtained valuable conces-
sionS. 1t is said that President Morales
of Santo Domingo began negotiations
with Mr. and Mrs. Reader by the terms
of which she was to become fiscal
agent in the United States of the island
republic and that subsequent develop
mentS led to the breaking off of these
negotiations.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

bic for the richness and elegance of
their furnishings, but in his youth Mr.
Reid was not accustomed to luxury.
His parents were plain people, who
settled in Ohio in 1926, and his father
cleared the forest land and with his
own hands erected the family home.
In describing how Mr.. Reid got through
college his mother once said
when Whtelaw went to college he
had Il hard time to get along. One day
l packed up a crock of butter, a loaf
of bread Il sack of meal and later Il
boiled ham. l wrote to him to get
some buttermilk and mix it with the
meal and make some cakes. He wrote
me back it was the best meal he had
eaten for long time, He has greatly
honored me, and l often say. as David
did to Saul. What have / done that
should be thus honored|"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
PhilOsOphy's Effect
.....UpOn Religion

F. PATTON President of Princeton Theological Seminary
NE who reads the of the times dscerns great slump
in the Christian faith and there is needed downright
EARNEST REVIVAL of intellectual conviction.
Too much of the preaching of the present day is mix
of sociology and entmena and instead of Outstanding
society the tendency is TO SOCIAIIZE CHRISTIANITY
asked often why students in the universities do
the ministry could at least half
dozen who to college WITH THE INTENTION OF BE-
COMING PREACHERS, but before the end of their course had
concluded that other fields better for their gles
One reason for this detection that THE PRESENT INTEL
LECTUAL UNREST weighs with terrific force on the minds and
consciences of young
They ready give assent to ALL that required IN the
With their attitude unsettled phlosophc
questions they their way clear enter the ministry
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT RESPONSIBILITY JUST NOW
RESTS ON THE MEN WHO HOLD CHAIRS OF PHILOSOPHY
LAND
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

brought the hot wa
ter. Moreover. the
sandwiches had en-
tirely disappeared,
and so had the
fruit
Sousa helped the
man in his search
about the room for
what they expected
would turn out to
be a hidden tramp,
and it was not very
long before the nu-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

FRANK CAMPEAU. son arrestedr'
Mr. Musson was fellow member of
Cam eau's company and had taken
Tige out for an airing.
Campcau looked at the stranger who
was rapidly losing his attitude of
friendly interest. then grasping the
property man 10y the shoulder, hurried
him from the hotel Where is Mus
SOM" demanded Campeau.
an iail." answered the property man.
"Nhcre is Tige:'
AT the theater | logged him there
by the ear"
Lets go TO the Jail" said Campeau
in a trembling voice
Jail proved to be police headquarters,
where the case was being tried before
n police magistrate. Campeau and the
property man arrived just i'll time to
hear Musson plead guilty and see the
magistrate assess him for n fine of So
Musson paid the fine, and the party left
the place.
"What did you plead guilty for?'
Campeau asked Musson as they walked
back toward the hotel.
Nothing else to do. You were guilty
all right, and rs your understudy
played the part as near like you as I
could" said MussOn. give dollars.
please"
"Here's the So" said Campeau, "and
I'll tell you bit of news-Tige goes
home tonight"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

was honored with such influential posts
as those of consul general at London,
assistant secretary of the treasury and
treasurer of the United States at New
York. Chairman New was formerly
associated with his father in the pub
LEGATION of the Indianapolis Journal.
He was born at indianapolis in 1853
and was educated at Butler university.
He has served in the Indiana senate
and was a captain and assistant adj
jutant general in the Spanish war.
President Roosevelt keeps rather
close track of the men who served in
his regiment. Major Llewellyn Of the
rough riders. who now lives in New
Mexico, was at the White House. The
president was talking over old times
with him. "By the way" the presi-
dent said, "where is our old friend
Comrade Richie of the regiment
"Oh," said Comrade Llewellyn,
"Comrade Richie was out in Colorado
until he got too gay. Then Comrade
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07


ly old man and the made up old man
would sit there and talk in the most
delightful way for an hour after the
show.
One day the Earl of Rosebery had
Mr.. Gladstone to dinner, and he also
invited his friend. John Hare. The
actor came in smooth shaved, looking
about thirty-five. He was presented to
Mr.. Gladstone, and the prime minister
shook his hand most cordially and re-
marked:
"My dear sir, am very, very glad
to meet you. / know your father very,
very well. Splendid actor! Fine old
man.
1t took the whole evening for the
earl and Mr.. Hare to convince him that
this man was really the father.
Actors are VIGOROUSLY fond of dogs,
and Frank Campeau, who is playing
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07


pervision of this member of the de-
partment.
Mr.. De Graw was born fifty-two
years ago in Princeton. y. J., and start
ed business life as telegraph operator.
he became Il very rapid operator and
was one of the best known knights of
the key in America. He took up news
paper work in connection with teleg-
raphy, and the year 1886 found him
southern manager of the United Press.
For some years he was manager for a
business firm in Philadelphia which
had an extensive wholesale trade. He
recently made a fine record as eastern
press representative of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition.
Mr.. De Graw's cunning at the tele-
graph key enabled him to do a famous
piece of reporting in making the first
announcement to the world of the
death of Garfield. Only two wires
ran from Elberon, n. j., where Car
field died, and Attorney General Mac
Neagh pre-empted both for the service
of the government but while he was
proclaiming his intention to do so
Mr. De Graw reached inside the West
ern Union Office and rushed Il bulletin
to the Associated Press which made
the sad announcement forty-iye min
utes ahead of any other press message
General Baron Meyendorff is one of
the picturesque characters of the Rus
sian army in Manchuria. He was in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

the world. lie was
United States CON
sui at Antung, Il
leading city Of Man
churia, in the east
ern part of the Liau-
tong peninsula. It
is on the Yalu riv-
er, which forms the
boundary between
Manchuria and Ko-
rea, so that Mr..
Morgan has been a
close neighbor to
IL
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07


old age pensions committee and in his
successful efforts for the emancipation
of the Jews in England.
The founder of the Rothschild house
was Amschel Moses Rothschild, who
was born early in the eighteenth cen
fury in -the-Main in mar
row street inclosed with walls outside
of which Jews were not permitted to
reside. Just before he died in 1912 he
called his five sons to him and enjoined
them all to continue united. They sep
arated and founded branches of the
family in different cities of Europe.
The most famous of the brothers was
Nathan, who founded the English
branch and the present Lord Roths-
child is his grandson. The Rothschilds
are believed to have been instrumental
in causing the recent failure of Rus
sian war loan in France.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

the part of Trampas in The Virgin
IAN" is the owner of fine brindle
bulldog named lige. Last season in
Grand Rapids Ayr. Cumpeau was sit
ting in the lobby Of the hotel where he
was staying when stranger engaged
him in cpuye. ;ation. THAT was sad
thing th.t happcHed in front of the
hotel tl!is afternoon" said the stranger.
'My brothers dog was nearly chewed
to death in Il fight by a brindle bull
dog
TOO bad" said Campeau.
Its a shame for people TO own fierce
dogs like that and allow them to run
ut large" continued the stranger.
fought to be law against it," de-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

the great actress painted by M. Clarin.
In the picture dog was lying at
Nine. Bernhardt's feet. "Ah, see."
said NJ. Dumas, "a picture of a dog.
and a bone" On another occasion
Partisan paper told u story of how
Nine. Bernhardt was attacked by rob
bers, but escaped by hiding herself
behind her parasol. Once the actress
was rehearsing piece in Paris thea
ter when she was suddenly called Off
the stage to see friend. The man.
ager, turning round quickly and not
seeing Nine. Bernhardt, looked thought-
fully at the floor Of the stage for few
seconds and then said sadly. "Ah, poor
mademoisellel She must have slipped
through the boardsl''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

George b. Cortel-
you, who resigned
the craftsmanship
on being appointed
postmaster general.
The management
of Republican cam
paigns comes nat
ural to Mr.. New, as
he was brought up
to it by his father,
John c. New, who
was long prominent
i'm the party and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

l am in the house
the windows are
wide open"
No actress has
ever had more jokes
made at her ex-
pense than the di-
vine Sarah had in
her younger days,
when she was pain
fully thin and slen-
der, Dumas the
younger was once
cbotpn a niof,,ro -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

10 ne Hedu Oh lue
department, was a
Washington CORE
spondent. and so,
too, was Peter
Voorhees, De Graw,
who has just been
appointed fourth
assistant postmas-
ter general. The
free delivery serv-
ice and all fourth
la SIS postofhces
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

him they'll work
without trainin',
though maybe n lit
tie touchin' up
doesn't hurt.
Now. there was
me ould fri'nd Tom
Sullivan, who med
piles iv money on
horse dealin' in
COrk's own town
an was ma gistlrate
an all, though he
couldn't tell his own
nnn,n IL ha .,nyNr 81 In
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

81 live always shut in" said Sarah
Bernharit, tae famous actress, when
asked to give brief account Of an or
binary day in her life. 81 drive in
closed carriage to the theater. Enthusi-
assn keeps me alive and we'll The IA
tigue of the theater delights instead Of
weakening me. go to bed at in
the morning and get up at o o'clock. l
am for twelve hours in the theater
without the fresh air or the daylight.
At Belle isle in The summer | am con-
tinually in the open air. for even when
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
Sherman Bell chased HIN out Of the
state"

The career of Mrs. Athole r. Reader,
whose achievements in finance and
diplomacy have come under discussion
in connection with the S.mto Domingo
imbroglio, illustrates the possibilities
open to the new woman in this progress
i've age. Mrs. Reader. whose maiden
name was Ella Rawls. was born in
Marion, Ala, thirty years ago and be-
gan her career in New York about Il
dozen years since addressing envelopes
in a newspaper Office. She learned
stenography and established an Office
for typewriting work, in which she at
times employed as many as seventy
women operators. She handled the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

representations of
old men and takes
such a part in "A
Pair of Spectacles,"
which Mr.. Glad.
stone was very fond
of seeing. Some
times. says the Sat
urday Il enin &
Post, the premier of
England would go
behind the scenes
to chat awhile with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
People Who
Are lii the
Publ C Eye

IN recent years it seems to have be
come almost a custom to select
members of the journalistic pro-
fession for important duties in
connection with the postal service of
the United States. Charles Emory
Smith, postmaster general under Presi-
dent Mckinley, is a Philadelphia edi-
tor; Robert ]. Wynne, who was first
assistant postmaster general and was
afterward promoted by Mr.. Roosevelt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
What a Woman Risks
When She Candles
BY Rev. IsADoR E. PHILo. Akron, 0.

IN E EN- who gamble gamblers WOMEN WHO
IVH GAMBLE ARE UNFIT TO BE MOTHERS WIVES,
SISTERS, SWEETHEARTS. This is the verdict of full
statured manhood. l share this opinion Ny convictions
the result of years devoted the study of the psychology of
While believe single standard of morality for both
and women yet has ordained that MANY THINGS
A MAN MAY DO A WOMAN MAY NOT DO and remain
morally unarnished
While public opinion not always the best standard by which
judge morality simply because represents the majoriyand
jortes while always the wrong the rghyet
is THE CRITERION BY WHICH THE ACTS OF MEN
AND WOMEN ARE GAUGED.
who CANDLES may be a saint; who CANDLES is a
sinner And the sinful ready the first
A
LOSING EVERYTHING A
WHETHER SHE WINS OR LOSES
MONEY, WoMANLINEsS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

tldItu lile dCIOT,
Just then the prop
erty man of the
company Campeau
was with rushed
into the hotel wild
with excitement
and called out to
the actor, "Tige has
chewed up another
pug. and the owner
has had Mr.. Mus
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

wrtin'. Well, | mind the day Sergeant
Darcy brought Pete Garvey up before
Tom for bein' drunk and disorderly in
the public streets, as they say. Now,
Darcy was a bit of a bog Latin scholar.
and, thinliin' to Illustrate Tom, he put
the case this way. pete Garvey in hoe
signum staggerum, your wOrshippum."
TON looked bothered for a mint
and scratched his poll Then, with one
Of thin sudden jerks of his, he pointed
to Garyey and Numbered out without a
bit of hesitation;
"'"ln hoe fnum bobissimum peeler-
um," and declare he had to explain to
thin reporter fellows who write books
every day that Garvey was fined bob,
or shilln' if We like for bein drunk
and disorderly. Oh, it's the brains, not
the rarnin', that COUNTS"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

stenographic work
for bodies like the
Venezuelan bound
airy commission and
the Republican ma
ti0nal committee
and was engaged
by President Roose-
welt when he was
governor of New
York to put the
manuscript of his
rough riders in
T,r,,..,,-,,.44
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

eral interest. In
1888 he was raised
to the English peer
age. He has been
lord lieutenant for
Buckin ghamshire
and lieutenant for
the city of London.
Although he has
not figured promi-
nently in politics,
he has done much
work in a quiet
way. notably as
chairman Of tbp
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

youngman. What's
your name z the
child asked. The
young man told
him.
" is you married|
" no, | am not
was the reply
The little fellow
paused a moment.
and then, turning
to his mother. in
,o,,;rN.I NE,..
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

ing been made as GENERAL MEYEN-
TO his condition, the DoRFF.
reply was received that as he was
swearing vigorously it was thought he
would recover
That was one version of the story.
Another was that he fought for some
days after falling from his horse ami
that General Kuropatkin, deeming it
for the welfare of the troops that he
be sent to the rear, convinced the gal
liant officer that he had broken his col
lar bone in his descent from his steed
Senator Depew of New York relates
that one day when he was in Paris
shop fellow countryman entered and
asked the price of pin on the counter
He was told it was 20 francs. That's
too much" said the tourist. Its n
present for my sister. I'll give you )
francs for it," zen it would be | zat
gave re present to your sister" said
the Frenchman, with deprecatory
shrug land | do not know &c young
mademoiSelle.'
The new chairman of the Republican
national committee, Harry S. New of
Indianapolis, has for some years been
national committeeman from Indiana
and member of the executive com
mittee, upon which falls chiefly the
actual anagement Of the party's af-
fairs In the last campaign he was es-
pecially active in the direction of the
campaign in the west He succeeds
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

Edwin V. Morgan, who was recently
appointed United States minister to
Korea, is familiar with the orient and
its present problems, as he has already
served the government in that part of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

Of the genus widow.
Il was sitting on the veranda of a
summer hotel" says Miss Edwardes.
"whcn l observed a little boy, whose
mother was close by. chatting with a
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

Chauncey Olcott who Is nearing the
close of an unusually successful tour of
the country in Terence" is quoted as
saying: when | was in Cork last
got acquainted with one of those really
good story tellers who have helped
make Ireland famous. Some incident
came up in the local courts which
brought ont the following:
"Ah, it isn't always the rarnin that
counts in a man. If the brains are in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

Baron Nathan Mayer Rothschild,
head of the English branch of the great
Rothschild family, makes his princi-
pal residence upon splendid estate in
Hertfordshire called Tring Park. He
owns about $4,000 acres of land and
among various other titles holds that
of master of staghounds. The Lord
Rothschild of today was born in 1910
and succeeded his uncle in the English
baronetcy in 1876 and his father as an
Austrian baron in 1879 He entered
the house of commons as NJ. p. for
Aylesbury when twenty-five years of
age and sat for twenty years in the Lib
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

LIle llllCk OF Ille
fighting at the bat
tie of Mukden ana
had the misfortune
at an important
jImcture OF affairs
to fall off his horse.
In this niSadven-
ture he broke his
collar bone and was
conveyed to the
rear. Inquiry hav-
L
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

he is now sent as minister. The Ko-
reanS are known us the Hermit Nation,
but the progress of events is bringing
them more in touch with the outside
world. Korea is almost as large as
Nippon, the main province of Japan,
but thus far the part played in the af-
fairs of the world 10y the Koreans has
been small in comparison with the
achievements of the Japanese. who
now occupy the entire Korean PENN
sula and will doubtless dominate the
Hermit Nations affairs in the future.
"What is the best course of study to
become a successful lawyer" asked
law student of Senator +. c. Knox,
who as attorney general broke up the
Northern Securities company.
Blackstone, young man; Black
stone" answered the senator
''KnOw Blackstone; know him in
timately, even to the point of familiar
ity. In my student days | copied every
word in Blackstone in longhand three
times. | do not know how often |
have read my Blackstone through and
through"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

John Philip Sousa, who is now tour
ing England, had an alarming expert
ence at a provincial hotel during the
early part of his tour. Weary from
business, Sousa retired at an early
hour and left untouched the sand
wiches and fruit which had been placed
on table in his bedroom. In the dead
of night he was awakened by what
seemed to he the sound of a plate be-
ing pushed among the glass and cut
lery on his small supper table. Seeing
nothing in the dim night, the musician
returned to his slumbers
In the morning Sousa found that the
room was soiled with black footmarbs.
They were on the floor the table. the
toilet stand and the chairs-moSt par
ticularly the chair upon which Sousa
had put his underwear. And it's all
over the plate"' said the man who
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

A story is told of the late William
Il. Gladstone and the eminent English
actor John Hare, who has met with
such fiattering receptions when visit
ing the United States. Mr.. Hare says
that the great British statesman paid
him the finest compliment he ever re
ceived. He has won fame by his clever
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
THE RUSSIAN PEASANTS.

They Arc Poor and IgnOrnnt, but In
dustrious and Cheerful.
The peasant class in Russia consti-
tutes large proportion of the whole
population of the empire, and the peas
ants in general are very poor and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

stefan discovered that the footmarks
seemed to have come from and disap-
peared TO the great old fashioned chin.
ney corner
Hes up that chimney. but he won't
be when we have burned paper ut this
end of II" observed Sousa, and the
smoke from the laring torch soon had
the desired effect. A large baboon,
covered from head to foot with SCOT
descended into the room and stood
quite quietly by the window while Sou
sa and the man retreated into an adj
joining apartment, locking the door be-
hind them. The babOon. it turned out
had escaped from Il travelling circus
the night before and was last seen
making his way in the direction of
disused bit of ground at the side of
the hotel
Sousa says that he is going to let
long time 30 by before he reads again
the tale of his countryman. Edgar AL.
Ian Poe THE Murders In the Rue
Morgue."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
Tales Told
By the
TheSpianS

hAULA EDWARDES, the bright
y particular star of "Winsome
Winnie" tells story illustrat-
ing the acumen and enterprise
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

General Baron Meyendorff is one of
the picturesque characters of the Rus
sian army in Manchuria. He was in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

has been estimated that the life insurance companies of
America have paid in the last forty years to the various
states TAXES TO THE AMOUNT OF $1OOOOOOOO
and that at the present time the charge for the priv