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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
sheridnn's Lips Were Sealed.


Among the great wits who have been
|embers of parliament probably none
has quicker to seize upon an opening
Ian Sheridan.
'At one time, when he was member
the opposition led by Fox, the prac-
f. of buying votes was having an
EARNING effect upon Fox's supporters.
be individual responsible for this was
Ne secretary of the treasury, one John
|bbnson, and vast sums of money
'ere squandered by him upon this ne
krious traffic.
a. length Sheridan could stand it no
inger, and, rising in his seat, he one
b. delivered so passionate an i'm
eachment Of the system that the
fhoie house rose as one man, with
|ud cries of Name, name, or with
PAW"
|Ihis was position for which Sheri-
~ had scarcely bargained, for none
Dew better than he how invidious a
Ring it would be to publicly identify
ID individual with the deed At the
spne time, so strongly did he feel upon
le point that nothing short of his in
Rte good breeding restrained him
fom taking the plunge. Then his
hdly mother wit stepped In and say
4 him.
FGentlemen," said he, were it not
M respect for the traditions of this
pusc seal my lips, l could name that
knteman as easily as you could say
hck Robinson London Mail.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01

The brusqueness and candor of DR..
Temple manifested itself no matter
where he might be or in whose com
2any.
On one occasion he was dining, to
gether with colonial prelate, with
Queen Victoria. Said her majesty to
the latter:
"You preached before me just TWEEN.
ty years ago in st. Georges chapel"
81 am not likely to forget that honor,
madam-the greatest of my life" he
replied.
Whereupon the eminent ecclesiastic
improved the occasion by laying down
his knife and fork and exclaiming in
amazed admiration: what a memoryi
What memory, madam
But this was too much for DR.. TEN.
pie, who croaked out:
Il told the queen of that sermon my
self a few minutes ago, and you heard
me tell her majestyw
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
You're Another.

A story is told about the smart ser.
geant of a crack English cavalry regi.
ment Whenever he had occasion to
punish any of his men he invariably
concluded the sentence by explaining,
"And you are another" Every victim
noticed this strange remark, but none
could understand the meaning of X
and naturally they We're afraid to asf
But one day a newly promoted SCI
geant determined to solve the mysterI
He said to the sergeant.
Sergeant, there is one thing l shoulc
like to ask you. I've often heard you
say after inflcting punishment on +
man, And you are another What d
you really mean by that remark"
"Well," said the sergeant, smiling.
81 will tell you. know that whenever
1 am obliged to punish an evildoer the
victim always says to himself, 'Whe'
a stupid ass the sergeant is" | get
even with him by saying. And you are
another Keep it dark"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
y " 9 y
MNNNNWl
NsazElasaEzzzzzzzzzs .
For rHRAsH1NG PEAS

Single bar concave with four teeth.l
seed is not then broken. Where a
large acreage is grown it is necessary
to thrash peas with Il thrashing ma
chine, and the best work is done by
using the bar concave," as shown in
the figure.
From this concave all the teeth
should be removed except four. These
hold the straw in check long enough
to enable the cylinder teeth to beat out
all the peas. The machine should not
run at high rate of speed. More or
less of the seed is likely to be broken.
The broken grains, however, may be
nearly all removed when preparing the
crop for seed or for market by using
tanning mills suitably equipped with
sleeves. When the crop is wanted for
feeding uses the breaking of the peas
does not, of course, lessen it's value
Thomas Shaw.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
Seeking safety In Numbers.

Pr. Il. J. Baldwin, secretary of the
euthcu Educational conference, pat
q a little Mobile colored boy on the
lbd.
flhis little boy" he said, ''failed in
n examination last week. It was al
ANIMATION on the Bible, and the first
leStion the teacher asked was, How
Pny commandments are there?'
FIhc little boy thought awhile, and
IN lac answered, "A hundred
/ A hundred! No, of course not,
70 the examiner. That will do fol
n
And the little boy went out sadly
4 had failed.
fBut he hung about the building, ant
a half hour another boy appeared
n was on tile way to the examination
4. He asked the boy who had failed
pat questions had been put to him
n the unhappy failure answered:
1 The teacher wanted to know how
Pny commandments there were
pat will you say when he asks vol
htY
4 III say ten,' was the reply.
FIhe boy who had failed laughed
pa and long.
Ten" he cried. We'll, just try hin
IN your, ten. l tried him with a hun
ked and he wasn't satisfied ~ Gin
matt ENQUIRER.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
He Got the NInner-

Nothing looks so small to a man
when his tooth aches as a ten dollar bill.
and nothing so big after the dentist
has finished with him." says young
dentist. There's a man here in town
who has owed me five ten dollar bills
for more than a year. He is perfectly
able to pay the bills, but he won't do
it. He says it's an outrage to charge
that much for filing only ten or a
dozen teeth. Well, last month he
broke a tooth and came to me on the
jump with beads of sweat on his
agonized brow.
"'Sit STILL said, holding his head
I'm twice his size. sit still; I'm GO
ing to take the gold out of these tive
back teeth. | want to use it.
you never heard such a yelp as
went up from that man. He paved
at his pocket and dragged out a roll
in mad haste. let him peel off $50
before ] laid the drill down. He was
scared blue, and | was mad enough
to have dug the gold out in earnest
If he hadn't paid up."-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
Dangerous Devices.

There were some cunning devices In
vogue among the bellies of the old
world for giving expression to the eye.
The most reckless Of them were wont
to place a single drop of that deadly
poison, prussic acid, in the bottom of
wineglass and hold it against the eve
for two or three seconds, or, more
rashly still, they would take small
.quantity-a piece not larger than a
grain of rice-of an ointment contain
ing that mortal drug, atropia, and rub
1t on the brow. Each of these was sup
posed to give clearness and brilliancy,
expand the pupil and impart a fasci-
mating fullness and mellowness to the
eye. Certain slightly pungent and vol
atile perfumes, such as oil of thyme,
were occasionally worn on the hand
kerchief, causing the eye to glitter and
sparkle. The eye was made to appear
large, full and almond shaped by the
use of fine pencil dipped in antimo-
NAL sulphur or Egyptian black, rubbed
upon the lids along the angle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
His Brand of Birds.

Nearly every man, woman or child
who goes to jefferson City pays a visit
to the penitentiary, for, though a
gloomy, forbdding place, it has a
strong interest. While acting as as
sistant city counselor Jacques Harvey
was at the capital on some legal bust
ness and wandered up to look over
the pen" He Joined party making
the rounds, one member of which was
a little girl. She became interested in
the convict who handles the revolving
cage that let's visitors in and out, and
stopped to talk TO him:
lido you find it duh here, sirY she
said.
Indeed l do. miss tie convict an
swered.
"'SGll,' said the child; the singing
of the birds helps to relieve the monot-
ony, doesn't itY
"'Singing of the birds? said the con-
Wet in a puzzled voice.
Eyes said the little girl.
"'What BIRDS? asked the man.
"The well meaning but ignorant
child with a hopeful smile replied:
""The little Jail birds. They must
be a great comfort to you "-Kanses
City Independent
Reflections of Il Bride.
Wonder if my train is straight? Wish
dare look round to see IL that Isabel
Price is here-hope she Is. She want
ed George herself, and she'll be green
with envy. l have feeling that the
church is crammed l hope l don't
look white If George hasn't brought
the ring l shall die.
Dear me, in another minute l shall
have to say, "love, honor and obeyP'
OF course, It's all nonsense to think
Pm going to obey George, though he
certainly plays tennis awfully we'll.
We always won when we played to-
gether. He said he should be my slave
forever-but, then, men do tell such
stories. How fast pa is dragging me
along; he is in mighty hurry to give
me away.
wonder how the girls look behind ?
If Eva treads on my train I'll never
forgive her. All! George Is there
that's all right, but what a perfect
goose he looks. Now, feel as cool as
cucumber. Here's the clergyman;
we're going to begin. Shall take my
glove off now or wait little while?
Poor George! l never saw man look
so nervous. Well, must attend to the
service, suppose.
Dream of n Hat.
Mrs. Dearly-I dreamed last night l
had. such a perfectly lovely new bat
Mr.. Dearly-That's the first dream of
hat you ever had that didn't cost me
money.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01


But exceptional Importance attaches
to the change by which George
Nathaniel Curzon. baron of Kedleston,
viceroy and governor general of India,
steps down and out and gives place to
Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Ell
lott, fourth earl and baron of Mimic.
Both are men of distinction and Lord
CurZon's administration of affairs in
ndia has won him high praise. His
asignation is not caused by any dis
abstraction with his conduct of his
iceregal office There is more in
olved than mere change in the in
umbency of the post and this is where
hief interest attaches to Lord Curzon's
esignation. A difference of opinion
al arisen regarding the reorganization
{ the British army in India, and it is
ecause his opinions on this subject
ere overruled by the home govern
lent that Lord Curzon gave up an Of
ce the incumbency of which means
sany honors and large revenue.
As Il matter of fact, there has been
ig quarrel between Lord Curzon and
ord Kitchener commander in chief
2 4l,- p,,i iah st.,,.,v in India NVitnp
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
A Vent RehnIse.

Ford chief Justice Coleridge was a
II OF most courteous mien, but
pas Sergeant Ballantine once
ElDly and happily expressed IT.
N the most unpleasant things in the
Il pleasant manner" And this
Yer was never more properly used
IN case in which l had the
psure of appearing before him on
PalI OF the plaintiff, while opposed
'ile was certain Mr.. F., certain
phe OF the toughest diamonds-al-
an uncut one, l should imagine
English bar has ever produced.
a gentleman wrangled over every
lahty and unimportant point and
hled on so volubly that Coleridges
rehee was sorely tried. At last the
Justice interposed with The polite
bark:
Unfortunately for your case, Mr..
lhe documentary evidence does
Bear out your contention"
learned counsel, in extremely
ana offensive tones. said, 81 say
h' well, then, it would not be
E'eous Of me to contradict you," re-
Ooieridge, as with gracious in
auon Of his head he sank back on
cushions again.
T. looked as If he had been
nigh and dry. Even his brazen
uuence recoiled heavily under that
= rapier thrust.-Pall Mall Maya
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE

and lot Of ground situated on the West side of
Ice Street in Frederick City Maryland and
fronting on said stree. twenty six feet more or
less and adjoining the property of Frank
Roberts on the North and the property of
Eliza Ann Roller, deceased, on the South. and
being the same property conveyed by Jacob
Reaser to Jonathan Murdoch by deed dated
August 18th, 49,, and recorded In Liber j. s.
No. 50, folio 80 &C., one of the land records of
Frederick county.
Terms of Sale as prescribed by the decree
One halfthe purchase money to be paid In cash
on the day of sale, or on ratification thereof
by the Court, the residue in six months from
day of sale, the purchaser or purchasers giving
his, her or their notes with approved security
and bearing Interest from the day of sale-or
all cash at the option of the purchaser All
conveyancing to be at the expense of the pur-
chaser or purchasers A deposit of SIS 90 will
be required of the purchaser or purchasers
on the day of sale,
ALBERT s. BROWN,
capt. walter Saunders Trustee.
Auctioneer. aug 25-lt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
Eit the seed ned Enrlv.

All things do not come to him who
waits. Luck does not come to the
wheat grower who, because a severe
drought occurs in August or early in
September, waits and waits for rain
before fitting the soil for the reception
of seed. Better luck attends the wheat
grower who, despite the drought, no
matter how severe, fits his wheat land
early and keeps a dust mulch two or
three inches in depth upon the surface.
The blanket of loose top sod formed
by the frequent cultivation of the soil
protects and holds the moisture be-
meath and saves it for the crop to be
raised. A soil so fined and fitted al
WAYS has sufficient moisture to proper
ly sprout the grains Of wheat or grass
seeds, so that a good and even stand
invariably results, even If no rains oe-
cur Immediately after seeding the
longer the period between the thorough
preparation of the soil and the time of
seeding the better will be the condi-
ton of the seed bed. This careful
preparation of the soil is especially de-
sirable If grass seed is to be sown IN
stead of grain, concludes a writer In
Farm and Fireside
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
Difficulty and Ease.


There is not that conflicting an
tagonism between difficulty and ease
that Is commonly imagined. Many per-
sons count the former as the bane Of
existence, to be avoided as far as pos
sible, and the latter an agreeable
friend, whose presence is always to be
courted.
On the contrary, however, they are
both elements of human life intended
to work in harmony with each other,
and thus to produce a beneficial effect
upon us that neither one could effect
alone. Every difficulty rightly treated
leads by direct road to ease. How
hard and perplexing were the first
trembling steps of the infant as he tot
tered to his mothers knee! A year or
two later and the very easiest thing
the healthy child can do is to leap, to
run, to bound. Now he is slowly learn
ing the forms Of the letters and pain
fully endeayoring to trace them with
the pen, but in a short time he will
read and write without an effort. So
with everything he undertakes to do
through life. Its difficulty when cour-
ageously accepted and COPIED with
gradually yields to its easy and smooth
performance.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01

Now, THEREFORE,, !, EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor OF The state Of Maryland, in pur-
suance- of the provisions o. section l. of Ar
ticie II. Of the Constitute n oil the State OF
1 Maryland, and the mandtre nEthe Court
of Appeals of the State OF Maryland, do
hereby order and direct tina ecpg of each
OF said bills proposing said amendments to
said Articles and of the Constitution OF
the state be published IN a least two news
papers in each ofthe counties of The state,
where SO mfny may be publ,sh ed and IN any
county where not more than one newspaper
may be published, then in that newspaper,
and in three newspapers in the city Of Baltl-
more. one of which shall be In the German
language, once a week for NJ least three
months preceding the next general election,
which said election will be held on the 9TH
day of November. 1908, III which election
the said proposed amendments shall be
submitted in the form and manner pre-
scribed by the General Assembly, to the
legal and qualified voters OF the state for
adoption or rejection.
---- Given under my hand
( THE GREAT ! and the Great seal OF the
SEAL o. ESTATE of Maryland at the
MAhlLNNp. Jtity Of Annapolis. this
C-- ------ 9th day OF July, 1905.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor of Maryland.
BY the Governor:
OSWALD Tn.GfMAN,
Secretary of state.
aug. 1. mos.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
Scientific Hnterlcalt,
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of decree of the Circuit Court for
Frederick County, sittiug as Court of Equity
in Equity cause No. 1896 on the Docket of said
Court, wherein Gertrude Wuodard ct al are
Plaintiffs and Roswell Roller ct al, are Defen-
dants. The undersigned Trustee will sell al
Public Sale at the Court house door in Fred
erick City, Maryland on Saturday, September
10th, 1905, at 1880 o'clock a. m, ali that sinai
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01

some "specialtleS"
he surprised the
members of his con-
gregation by swing
ing clubs and per-
forming other acts
of jugglery. He an
nounced that he had
been practicing with
clubs, balls and
knives for about a
year and that he
wanted to impress
his people with the
value Of this kind Of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
EOR SHERIFF.

l hereby announce myself candidate for
the office of Sheriffalty for Frederick County
Maryland, subject to the decision of the Demo
cratic Nominating Convention and earnestly
request yoursupport. G. c. HOLTZ
District No. 81.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
shakespeare and Hiawntha.

A school6oy has written an essay on
'The Merchant of Venice full of orig
inal matter. This is his view Of Por-
tia: "Portia was a,kind and true heart
ed young lady, She was very good
natured, especially to some of her gen
tleman friends when those young men
was going to choose their coffins." But
the gem Of the article relates to Shake
speare himself. The story was written
by Shakespeare, who married Hiawa.
tina. He was born In Venice, where he
and the merchant shot arrows of the
same fly when boys. 1t was here that
he learned to season mercy with JUS
tice." Anne Hathaway turned into
Hiawatha is really interesting case
Of Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
TOR SHERIFF..

| hereby announce myself a candidate for
the office of Sherifialty for Frederick County
Maryland, subject to the decision ofthe Demo-
cratic Nominating Convention and earnestly
request your supp ort. JOHN f. DAVIS,
Urbana District No z.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
AHear. TO Heart Confession.

at seems" he said, ito give her the
greatest happiness Just to sit and listen
TO her talented husband talk"
"Yes," she replied; the silly little
thing! Sometimes it seems to me that
when n woman is foolish she can be
about seven times more foolish than
any other creature on earth" Chicago
Record Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01

Andrew j. DeLashmutt, Trustee, under the
VIII of Philip Reich for the benefit of Annie
Il, Mercer for Life, on Petition.
July TERM, 1905.
In the matter of the Report of Sales filed
the 9th day of August, 1906
ORDERED, That on the 2nd day ofSeptember,
1905, the Court Will proceed TO act upon the
Report ofSales of Real Estate, reported to said
Court by Jacob Rohrback. trustee in the
above cause. and filed therein as aforesaid, to
finally ratify and confirm the same, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown before
said day provided II copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper published In Fred
erick County, for three successive weeks prior
to said day.
The Report states the amount of sales to be
SS,0l9.50.
Dated this 9th day of August, 1905.
SAMUEL Il. HAEFNER.
Clerk ofthe Circuit Court for Frederick County
True Copy Test:
SAMUEL 4. HAFFNER,
Jacob Rohrback, Clerk.
Solicitor. Aug IL 1T.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
nurIse aud nis AssnsInten.

The free ana easy manners of the
political and literary friends with
whom Burke associated are exhibited
by personal anecdote. He often ask.
ed his friends to sup on beefsteak or
a leg of mutton. One night the house
sat late, ana Burke brought home to
supper Fox and two or three more of
the Wing politicians. Mrs. Burkes
face told of the i'll provided larder.
surely" said the host. answering his
wife's look of annoyance, there's beef
enough"
Fox and another gentleman, seeing
the state of affairs. hurried off to 4
tavern, where they. obtained such
dishes as could be purchased Amid
much laughter. they returned and set
the table with the food they had for,
aged. Burke called them the most
skillful of walters, and there was an
amusing, satisfactory supper
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
Minis In I747.

The change in postal arrangements In
Few York since ''the good old times"
may be seen by the following adver-
tlsement, copied by the Troy Times
from Bradford's New York Gazette of
Dec g. 1T47:
Cornelius Van Denburgh as Albany
Post designs to set out for the first
time this winter on Thursday next. All
letters to go by him are desired to be
sent to the postofiice or to his house
near the Spring Garden"
During Hudson river navigation the
Albany mail was transmitted by sloops,
but in the winter a messenger, as above
mentioned, was required, and it is prob.
uble that he Travelled on foot. The win
ter average of the eastern and southern
mails is given in the same paper and
same date as follows:
ION Tuesday the Tenth Instant at 9
O'Clock in the Forenoon the Boston and
Philadelphia Posts set out from New
York to perform their stages once
Fortnite during the Winter months and
are to set out at 9 O'clock Tuesday
morning. Gentlemen and merchants are
desired to bring their letters in time.
n. B.-This Gazette will also come
forth on Tuesday Mornings during that
time"
The Permanent Novel.
aThe novel that has inherent and
Dermanent value that will secure for 1t
place in literature" said a well
known author a few days ago, rarely
exceeds an edition Of ten or fifteen
thousand copies, and more often the
limit is 5000, while the one that IS
ephemeral, but catches the public fan
ey. may have sale of fifty or hun
dred thousand. Books Of the latter class
nut money into the pockets of both au-
thor and publisher, but it does not
come from the most discriminating
readers. OF the class in question the
field is limited, and, while they estab'
Iish tile reputation and permanent val
ne Of the really literary production,
they are not included in the clientele or
the author who is willing to sacrifice
quality and style to increase his reye-
nues from royalties The novel that at
tains wide but brief popularity does
not appeal to the literary class"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01

This is to certify that this engrossed docu-
ment proposing an Amendment to the Con-
st1tution of the state of Maryland, the orig
inal of which was passed by the Senate by
yeas and nays, more than three-fifths of all
members elected voting in the affirmative,
on March 3, 1904.
SPENCER c. JONES.
President Of the Senate.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01

me otherwise unoDJecuonaDIe Sports. /
le night at an entertainment at
hich the pastor was advertised to do
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
sterlllned VegetabIes.

1t is reported that discovery has
recently been made whereby vegetables
may be preserved indefinitely by ster-
LIKING them with hot air. Corn, peas,
string beans, lima beans, etc, thus
treated "talle on withered form much
like cured hay, but when put in cold
water will resume their shape and re-
tain their former brittleness and gar
den flavor"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01

WHEREAS, at the January session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, two bills were passed, one propos-
ing an amendment TO Section l of Article
of the Constitution of the State, the other
proposing an amendment to Section "a OF
Ar icle of the Constitution of the state
which said bills are in The words following
10 wit:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-01
Secretary Of The Senate.

This is to certify that this engrossed doc.
ument proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, the
original of which was passed by the House
of Delegates by yeas and nays, more than
three-iilths of all the members elected vot
ing i'll the affirmative, on March 10, 1904.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH,
NJiof ftJo,.I.