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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
Where lie Page
Lacked Nerve
Copyright, 1906, by Frank H. Sweet
By FRANK H. SWEET

Put. factor, it seems to me like put
ting on" hands into another's cache"
demonstrated lie Page bluntly.
ITS putting our hands upon shout
dcrS that are bending over our own
cache" retorted the factor angrily.
oar company came into this country
first and ranged it from the divide to
the snow line unmolested. and now
these interlopers sneak in and appropri-
ate the best trapping valley in the
whole section. They must be driven
out. lie Page. and you must do it,
We'll" thoughtfully. Il suppose
could do it. But from the divide to the
SHOW line is n big territory for one
company TO claim, factor, and | don't
think any of our men have been into
that particular valley for more than
two years 1t is fifty miles away and
off our regular line of work | gener-
ally scatter my men along the river
country on account of the animals COM
ing to drink and the easier transporta-
ton. That family could remain in the
valley Il lifetime and not really hurt us
You know that. factor. Besides, they
have just as much right here as we
have. And there is another thing" cool
~. and ignoring the wrath that was
flaming to the factors face. ever since
! heard how they went to the valley
last winter, Just young man and his
wife. across 800 miles of as bleak coun-
try as even Il trapper ever turned his
back to. l have wished that l could
meet them and shake hands"
You seem to know all about them"
sneered the factor
Not word more than you. Antoine
was up that way trapping and told you
what he told the rest of us. He met the
man himself and heard him say that he
had not been married long and that the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
RuskIn M an Art Critic.

1t Is probably by this time pretty
generally recognized that the debt
that we owe to Ruskin is not primarily
for what he did and said about az.
1t was as a moralist and philosopher
that he was really great OF course
when man of high intellectual pow
ers devotes large portion Df his life
to the study of a subject = is inevita.
BILE that his labors must possess a Ger.
tain value. We may even so further
than that and say that when a man
Of high intellectual powers chooses to
write upon subject what he writes
must possess a certain value. But II
Is quite possible that the kernel of the
nut may be found in his digressions
or in light incidentally thrown upon
other matters Ruskin's writings upon
art possess very great value but theiS
value is not for what they tell lis
about art. but Cor what they tell us
about Ruskin. Every page of Mod.
ern Painters" is worth reading, no4
because its author was great ar:
critic, but because he was a great phi
losopher and morallst No time IA
wasted which is spent in the company
Of the wise and good.-L. W. Clarke in
Aacmnlan's Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09

two had reached the valley in good
condition. That is all, only you and l
look at things differently"
The factors wrath could not contain
itself longer
Perhaps So" he stormed, "but you'll
do this just as look at it. You're I'M
der contract to the company"
For five years." calmly, ito hunt,
trap and do the work according to my
ability. l am satisfied"
"Well," menacingly, you will TAX
four men and go to this valley an
clear it of its vermin."
"How?"
ANY way you like, so long as it's
done thoroughly" snapped the factorI
you never asked a question like that
before. You must be losing nerve.
Shoot them, burn them, drown them;
there are ways enough. Or no'-con-
trolling himself with an effort-'per-
haps you'd better not do that. Stories
get out and prejudice the country
against us. Brighten them off. A
good way is to destroy their camp and
provisions and take away all their
weapons, then give them so many
hours to leave the country. They'll
go all right l followed that method
until l was given charge of a post.
And, lie Page"'
YES, factor"
You will discontinue having your
way of looking at things. You belong
pany's orders. Understand? Any fail
ure on yous part, or leaving the serv-
ice, means losing everything coming
to you. That's the contract"
II have read it" smilingly, "and my
way of looking at things has never in
terfered with my work so far. You
know that"
Yes. the factor knew it. But still his
eyes followed the strong figure as it
strobe away with anything but friend
ly looks. There was bad blood between
the two, and but for the fact that lie
Page was worth any three men at the
post and could control the others as
no one else had ever done, and seemed
to have an instructive knowledge of
where to obtain the best and most
pelts. he would long ago have found
means of getting rid of him. More
over, he had an uneasy feeling that the
company valued lie Pages services al
most as much rs it did his own.
Inside of half an hour lie Page had
selected ammunition and provisions
and picked out the four men whosw were
to accompany him-the best mt the
trading post. he believed, and men after
his own scarf; strong wiry. indefati-
gable. who would fight Or work so Ions
, as strength lasted and on whom he
could depend. The work was not such
as he would like, but that did not mat
ter; 1t was the company's and he was
In the company's service
The second day they reached the
head of the valley, entering it by way
of ravine through which plunged an
icy stream. This they waded Beyond,
thee ground sloped rapidly and was
thickly wooded. They could overlook
most of the valley.
Now, men," said lie Page, suppose
we scatter and work gradually down
the valley. examining the woods thor
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
Stone Forests.

Stone forests are found in various
parts of the world. In many cases
they are hardened by some popularity
of the atmosphere and are found stand
ing just as they were when clothed
With green foliage thousands of years
ago. The Little Colorado river. in
Arizona, has long been famous as a
locality for such finds. AT one place
more than 1900 cords of solid stone
tree trunks, sections, limbs and logs
were found by the government sur
veyors. Most of them were silicified,
many seven to ten feet in diane
ter and from twenty to eighty feet
in height, Biologists say that the
petrified trees of the Little Colora-
do were once covered with mari over
1000 feet in depth. Some of the trees
have been changed to jasper and have
assumed various hues others resemble
opal, and when broken open the core
is often found lined with crystals of
the most beautiful tints.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09

He walked behind the chair and,
leaning on it, looked down smilingly
upon the brown head that rose and fell
with each sob.
Il knew there was some kind of joke
connected with it, child" he said sooth
ingly. There was obliged to be some
joke about the fact that girl your
age would dream of marrying an old
man like ne"
II don't elk you are-old." came in
muilled tones from the padded back of
the chair
Il knew it was a joke" he resumed,
but il seemed rather-pleaSant. Some
how had an irresistible desire to come
and see why you did it,"
MelissaS face was still hidden.
Il wouldn't have YOU feel mortified
about il for the world" leaning over
until his lips touched a stray tendril
of her hair that shone red brown on
the black leather chair back. Il am
twice as old as you, little girl but am
young enough to understand joke.
Do you feel all right about it now"
The brown head nodded in a COM
forted manner.
And yet, Melissa. | can't help real
izing how nice it would be-if it were
not joke If there ever comes a day
when You could possibly mean it, won't
you send it back"
The figure was as still as the chair
that held it, and Hartly sighed as he
turned Off
Never mind. OF course you could
not I'll say goodhy now and catch the
. o'clock train for town Won't you
shake hands to show we understand
each other"
Melissa blindly held out a wavering
hand that he graaped in his big one.
His expression changed with light
ming rapidity, for there could be no
doubt about it - the girl had gently
pressed into his palm the note that had
been concealed in her hand.
"Melissaw he exclaimed unbelieving.
ly, seating himself upon the arm of the
big chair.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09

Oughly. They have likely built cabin
somewhere, and if they see us first AMI
suspect our GRAND they may try to
keep out of sight"
Wait moment" exclaimed one of
the men. Isn't that smoke half mile
or so down yonder, over those pine
tops:" And he pointed with his fin
ger.
lie Page shaded his eyes.
Yes, that's smoke" he said after a
sharp scrutiny, land it seems near the
stream. They've built there on ac-
count of the water. Well, we'll fol
low right down the bank and settle
things at once. But mind. men. no
fighting unless there's need. Wen try
TO persuade them TO leave peaceably.
If they refuse to go, we'll use force.
/ think we can get back to the posi- by
tomorrow night
There was little need of caution, for
the ground along the bank was coy
cred with pine needles and gave no
sound of their footsteps, and the tree
were so thick as to conceal everything
a few rods away. 1t was only when
they had approached to within thirty
yards that they saw the cabin.
But before they reached it a woman
came hurrying ont. wringing her hands
"Oh, mon Dieu. mon Dieu!' she cried
wildly. My hu band has been hurt
by falling tree and must have a
doctor. 1t is sixty miles. and l have
a little baby and cannot leave it and
my hu shand. Oh, messieurs, messleurs.
do not let him die"
lie Page was man of quick thought
and prompt action and of sympathetic
heart. Whirling to his men, he said
bluntly:
You will return at once to the
factor. Tell him the expedition is a
failure. Wait, will send him note"
He scrubbed few lines on the back
of an envelope ana gave it to one of
the men. Now gor' he ordered The
note read:
Factor-I did not have the nerve after
all l am going to the River des Ounce
post after doctor for the man. who is
hurt. can go quicker than any one else
OF course l shall lose the 5000 due me.
since l leave the company's service.
LIE PAGE.
But he did not lose the money.
Three months afterward letter reach
ed him through an Indian runner. 1t
was from the compauys office in Lon
don and ram
BY advice of our correspondent at Que
bee we have decided to appoint you to the
factorship of the trading post which con-
trolls your section. Your predecessor we
have transferred to another post. Yours
respectfully, T. PAYNE. Secretary.
P, S.-Any arrears of salary due you
will be sent from the Quebec office
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
DiSinherited.

They tell story in Paris of Pierre
Wolff, the dramatist, nephew of Albert
Wolff, the critic and sworn enemy of
the manager Antoine. When Pierre
took his first piece to Antoine it was ac-
cepted on condition that he should put
into it ''as much as possible of every
thing that is abominable to your uncle,
the critic He did this with such
good will that he scandalized his uncle,
the public, the stage firemen. the dress
ers, the prOmpter and NJ. Antoine him
self, who went about at rehearsal rub,
bling his hands and saying, "One can
not 60 too far. and no one shall keep
me from putting in the advertisements,
Play by Pierre Wolff. nephew of AL
bert Wolff When the dramatist called
on his uncle. Albert shouted. Miserable.
If | had fortune I'd disinherit your
"Disinherit me all the same" suggest
ed the NEPHEW. 1T will advertise me-
Very We then have nothing to
leave, so | won't leave it to your
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
..CQrrito and Gaspard..
Two of the Best and HandsOmeSt
SireS in Frederick County.
~-@:@-~

GAsPARD. This grand sire of style, speed and action
horse be by the farmers of the county who have fine large
and who wish their stock by the blood of
the best strains of registered stock in this country
Gaspard foal geer and has number ofsplendd look
Jag colts from farm To get size and handsome looking colts
must breed to stylish horses of good size and action
Gaspad bright bay sixteen hands high and weighs
hundred pounds he has splendid carriage fine action and the
horse produce large carriage horses which such de
mand, well as fine road horses.
Gapad of Sea King, bred the celebrated WOODBURY.
Sock Farm in Kentucky GaspardS by Lord RUSSELL
brother to Maud S., 2OSa.
The dam Gaspard Gold Pen standard and registered
Mambrino Abdalah (great brood mare sre.)
by Harold sire Maud S. and sixty Others the
$50 list.
3rd dam by Mambrino Patchen, sire 100 the
2.3O list.
Only mares are solicited Terms will he fifteen dOan
for nsurancethe money be paid when
be with foa Anyone parting with before known
dollars Gaspard will be Walkersville and at Smiths Hotel
Woodsboro every other week. then the stable ne@
Frederick, Md Apply to Michael Knil, Frederick Md.
CURRTO is enc of the pest known trotters in Maryland
took his record of 2172 in the fourth heat in his Bel
Park Philadelphia gamer faced h
starter Currito is beautiful brown stands fifteen three
splendid appearance and has number of grand colts from ord
His colts large and handsome and all show speed
Currito by Idol Gift, 1924 by Akers Idol he
Mambrino Chief
was Star Maid dam of Clayton, 919 by Jupr
Abdallah.
End dam Lady Mason, by American Star.
3rd dam by Hunts Commodore.
ourrtO stands at his owners stable Frederick at $40
Should prove be with oal privilege
is given. Liberal terms are always assured.
None but hrst.class mares taken.
MICHAEL KNILL,
Manager L. VICTOR BAUGHMAN
Poplar Terrace Frederick.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
Thanks to the
POStrnan
BY TROY ALLISON
Copyright. 1905, by T. c. Mcclure

Melissa chewed her pen staff in pre-
tended meditation and kept one eye on
Dicly Johnston.
Dicky had shown signs Of wandering
away from the fold and must be brought
back. 1t was decidedly against Melis-
sa's creed TO allow another girl to re
ceive even an iota Of admiration from
one of her coterie
There was a girl belonging to the
house party. blond Melissa thought
contemptuouSly. who had received en-
tircly too much attention from nicky.
Therefore he must he disciplined.
His lesson must he decided at once and
to the point Having decided upon this.
Melissa gave her pen one conclusive
nibble and commenced writing hurried
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
Delicate Question of Service

bah Jove, old fel, | was wanting to
see you, you know. had just had my
man call you up at your apartments,
but got no answer. Not home, l sup
pose?"
"Oh, yes, Geah boy But, you know,
my man doesn't like to answer the
phone when | am theah myself. He
says it puts him too much in the light
of a serving man, don't cher know
and of course could not think of do
ing it myself when he's theah. old fell
replied Cincinnati CONNER.
cial Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
Black MOhair

bIack WI Ondlf
beautiful lustrous silk finish. in f,o
pretty as silk very often used for Ia q
cts instead of silk, 3S-inches wide ! Jay.
yard, 44-inches wide, 81 yard 1914
Black MOhair SiciIians.
Unusual values, fine weight and 6r;,,
extra wide, can't be duplicated. 5oin ,,.su
wide, 69c and 75c yard. N''''
White MOhairs.
Just the thing for Shirt Waists
Shirt Waist Suits, for the comino SO. auO
and summer, in self dots, strj9esf ',lg
figures, 3Sinches wide, SOC and s ~
yard Nv
Silks for Summer.
The Silks mentioned below are all mo-,
all good and all beautiful. But INV
represent only small part of the d;a
erent binds our Silk Department has S u
show you. To merely mention ~.
kinds, to say nothing of the varieties
each kind, would make a pretty lon.
list. So we simply say, come. see az
compare.
New Silk FOulardS
in neat dot and figures in Chamnaor.
Navy, Brown, Grey, Black and RoSsI
24-inches wide; SOC yard
New Satin FOulards.
Beautiful soft finish that will not c,n.,
in dots and figures; colors Champaor.
Navy, Brown and Royal; 24-InSbs,
wide; 75c yard.
New White Jap Silk.
Fine soft finish, washable for Sbi-
Waists and Shirt Waists Suits "a and
27-inches wide; .3714c, soc, 75c yard
New Taffeta Silk
in neat check for Shirt Waist Suits and
Waists, in Black and White and Blu,
and White; also all desirable Shades
plain colors; Ie-inches wide, at "a
yard.
New India Silks
for Shirt Waists. Fine finish. full p.
inches wide, i'll all the popular shades
at soc yard. Black Habutai Silk,
water and perspiration proof; 81 and
36-inches wide; 75c and 81 co ward
New guaranteed Taffeta Silk in Black
full 36-inches wide; SIPS yard. New
guaranteed Peau de Sole Silk i'll Black
full 36-inches wide; $I.39 and Ap
yard.
New Spring Jackets.
Jackets Of Tan Covert Cloth, with and
without collar; plain and strapped
seams. Price, $500, So so, $50 and
$40 Jackets of Black Cheviot and
Broadcloth, notched collars, plain and
strapped seams; lined and unlinei
Price, $500, 5000, $3.50 and SO
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
C.. THOMAS KEMP
SPRING WOODEN GOODS.

The inexpensive Goods that used for everyday ~
about and outing gowns have plenty of You have
spend dollar and for of them And
every You spend you will good honest value Hand
stylish and Seryiceable materials are these. NV
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
A EanrecaHI.

She-Dearest, well have lot to con-
tend with when we are married. He
(absently)-Ye Yes; wei have each other.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
New London TWines.

A good medium weight material for
Spring Gowns fine quality and finish
colors, black, 46-inches wide, 81 yard;
better grade in tan or black, 40 inches
wide, 81 az ward.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
New BOuche VOiIes.

A light weight fabric, something new
and very stylish, beautiful finish and
texture; colors, black, champagne. grey
and navy blue, 42-inches wide; price, 81
yard
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09

He alone has energy who cannot be
deprived Of H.--Lavater.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
New Vols,

one of the very best materiale for
spring, light in weight, but strong in
texture; colors black, white, navy, royal,
champagne and brown, 42-inches wide,
soc yard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
New Examines,

in self dots. beautiful lustrous finish,
light in weight, lends itself well to the
new style gowns; colors, champagne,
blue, black, white and brown, 3S-inches
wide soc ward.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
New Shepherd Plaids,

in neat checks in blue and white and
black and white, fine soft finish, for
Shirt Waist or Shirt Waist Suits, AZ i'll
ches wide, SOC yard
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
New Scotch Mixed Cloths.

excellent for rough and ready wear, fol
Suit or Skirt colors, champagne, brown,
light and dark grey, and black anc
white mixture, 3S-inch wide, SOC yard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
Wool Mohairs Fine & Beautiful

Mohairs are one of the year-ln and
year out popular fabrics, and we have
to keep our stock full and up-to-date
constantly. We've a first rate assert
ment of qualities, weaves and weights
now. Some so light and bright that
they look like silk. Here is the price
range.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
MOhaiPS

they look ike SILK. Here Is the price
range.
MOhairS
of a very fine grade and finish in Navy,
Champagne, Cadet, Gray, Tan, Royal,
Black, White, Green and Silver Gray,
3S-inches wide, SOC yard.
Navy Blue and Black MOhair
Sicilians.
Good Weight and Beautiful Lustrous
Finish, exceptional value, 5o-inches
wide, 75c yard.
New Dotted and Striped Mo-
hairs
for Shirt Waists and Shirt Waist Suits,
black ground with white dots, blue
ground with white dots and green dots;
black or blue ground with white stripes,
blue ground with self stripes, So and
42-inches, SOC yard.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-11-21
PATTERSON IS
DEFIANT

Denver Colo. Nov 20.--The an
swer of United States Senator Thomas
NJ. Patterson in the contempt pro-
ceedngs pending against him in the
supreme court was filed today.
The document is voluminous, con-
tanning nearly 80. 900 words. a large
part being devoted to narration Of
events alleged to have transplred I'm
connection with the last state election.
the contest over the governorshlp ap-
pointment of judgestO the consolidated
supreme court. etc. In this connec-
ton the answer discusses the cartoons
and printed articles which appeare !
In the Rocky Mountain News and the
Denver Times, newspapers owned and
published by Senator Patterson. and
which the information charging con-
tempt declared were an attack upon
the integrity of the court. The an
swer AYERS that the articles we're justi-
fed by the facts. and respondent vol
unteers and pleads for the privilege to
offer testimony to prove the truth of
the meaning articles and cartoons re-
ferred to. The narrative In the an
swer brings out without reserve the
alleged political activity OF certain
members of the supreme court In con-
nectIon with what Is lntimated was a
conspiracy to deprive Governor Adams
of the governorship the alleged con-
troll OF political affairs In the city Of
Denver and throughout the state held
BY the corporations.