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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

1t has been said that Louis Napoleon.
who assumed the imperial dignity in
1852, a year after his famous coup
d'etat, was influenced in the choice Of
his title by a curious misconception.
An enthusiastic project closed an off,
cial document with the words "Vive
Napoleon!.r' and these three notes Of
exclamation were mistaken for the Ro.
man mineral III.
Another and very similar story is to
the effect that official posters appeared
upon the walls of Paris headed Napo-
leon III. by printers error for Napo-
leon II. THAT is to say, Napoleon H.,
lmperator, OF emperor.
The less romantic reason is that had
the son of the great Napoleon lived to
succeed his father he would have been
Napoleon II. ana that on this ground
Louis Napoleon figures as the third Of
thar name.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

water necessitateS an extensive
hydraulic plant. The main tank
is served by three centrifugal
pumps of a combined capacity OF
5000 gallons per minute. Around
the back of the stage at height
of fourteen feet, twelve-lneh
pipe extends for a distance of $50
feet. From this pipe, by means
of flexible connections leading to
a cataract and fountains, a fine
cascade with a fall of fourteen
feet is formed, with the full ca
pacity of the three centrifugal
pumps to maintain it in constant
flow. There is also an eight inch
pipe, placed just inside the run
way, by means of which a con
siderable flow OF water is pro.
duced across the surface of the
tank, giving the effect of a river.
Flowing water in volume is also
used in the AndersOnville battle
scene, where a considerable noun.
tain torrent Is shown rushing
under a bridge of thirtyfoot
span and flowing with a slower
current across the whole length
of the tauk in the foreground.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

It is a bad PIN for a man to ask a
girl to be his wife on very slight ac-
quaintance ana 4 s:i.l worse plan for
her to accept him under these circum.
stances. If they keep their heads it Ia
surely not very hard thing for them
to conclude to wait until they know
one another a triGe better before they
decide that they are the two persons
out of the whole world who are hest
fitted to live each with the Other. When
they have made this perfectly clear to
their own minds. aud not until then
should they become engaged and an
nounce the fact to the world at large
And when they are engaged they
should IN ierst2nl the responsibilities
Of their position and not seek to evod'
them Success.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

1t would almost seem as if nature re-
sents any departure from the original
mode of progression. When men rode
much they developed bow legs and a
jockey walk. When they took to the
bicycle they put on the cycling hump
and grew elongated feet. When the mo-
tor came in it modified the bicycle
hump and gave us a lesser stoop, a
craned neck and the motor glare
If you will have a man well set up,
normally developed and erect, as Prov
idence intended him to be, you must
bring him up on walking exercise, not.
Of course, the dawdling SLOUGH of the
lazy loafer. but the spirited walk of the
healthy human who treads the earth as
II he owned it. Here you have at hand
one means of avoiding some of the
penalties of progress. London Taller
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

Scottish highland retainers, when
made to do duty as servants. are said
to show a very stolid, matter of fact
kind of obedience. \ Mr.. Campbell, a
highland gentleman, visiting a country
house. told Donald to bring everything
out of the bedroom. meaning his per-
sonal belongings. But five minutes lat.
er he found all its movable articles
fender, fire irons and the like-piled
up in the lobby. so literal was the poor
mans sense of obedience to orders.
And of this he gave still more eX.
traordinary proof during his soiourn
in Edinburgh. When the family moved
into house there Mrs. Campbell gave
him very particula" Instructions re-
garding visitors, explaining they were
to be shown into the drawing room
and using Tie Scotticism, Garry any
ladies that call upstairs" The first
visitors were two women who came
at the same time Donald seized one
in his arms, said to the other, "Bide
sc there till ! come for ye," and in
spite of her struggles and remon-
strances usLered the terrified visitor
into Mrs. Campbelrs presence.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
HOW RaIznc Worked.

In twelve years Balzac wrote seven
ty-nine novels besides an abundance Of
tales and newspaper articles. When in
full swing he led the life of a recluse,
refusing to see even his most intimate
friends. He usually went to bed at s
o'clock. after a light dinner, and got
up at in the morning to resume writ
ing. At 6 he took his tub, lying in the
water one hour. after which he drank a
cup of coffee. Werdet, his editor, was
then admitted to bring proofs. take
away corrected ones and wrest, if pos
sible fresh manuscript from him. From
0 he wrote till noon, when he break
tasted on two boiled eggs and some
bread. From l to he continued his
writing For six weeks or 50 he would
keep this up; then ne would mysterious
~ disappear for months.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

When boy l had a fat, lively hen
so educated that at my bidding she
would lie on her back and slide head
first down an inclined plane two OF
three feet in length without the slight.
est effort to turn upright or stop her.
self, and at the bottom she would re-
main just as she landed until I touch.
ed her or spoke to her unless interfer
ed with by some other person or ami
NAL. Incredible as this may seem, it
Is a trick easily taught any gentle, af.
fectionate hen.-L. 4. Morphew in For
est and Stream.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
The seren Rests I'M nisense.

Mention is made by Professor Hilton
In his lectures on "ReStand Pain" of the
seven varieties of the former obtainabe
in the treatment of disease-namely,
mental rest, bodily rest, combination of
those two, as in that most perfect state
of rest called sleep; organic rest, as evil
denced in the avoidance of eXertion in
cardiac disease, of talking in affections
of the respiratory tract, and in limiting,
so far as possible, the act of degluti-
ton in affections of the alimentary
tract by the substitution of enemata;
local rest as secured by change in the
position of body or limb, the use of
pillows, cushions etc; dietetic rest, by
avoiding the too frequent use of food
and drink; lastly, medicinal rest, in
the relief of spasm by inhalations and
the not too frequent administration of
medicine to the prejudice of nutrients
or stimulants Professor Hilton lays
it down as a rule that by considera-
ton of the manner in which these prin-
ciples of rest may be best applied III
each special case of disease are relief
and comfort to be brought to the suffer
er and diseased action arrested. Lon
don Lancet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

In 1928. when Adams'was president
of the United States, congress author
lied or appointed a commission ito
bring to this country troy pound adj
1usted to the British standard" When
the commission returned the president
received the package and broke the
seal in the presence Of the distinguish
ed men of America. Mis- original
weight standard is now in the mint at
Philadelphia and is not regarded as be-
ing of ideal accuracy by any means. 1t
is made of very poor quality of brass;
is rough in texture and hollow Accord.
ing to law now in force, each state
is entitled to a copy or duplic2te of this
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

Or. Wells. a London physician, In
1918, in his published essay on dew,
was the first to draw attention to the
curious artificial production of ice in
India. Shallow pits are dug, which
are partially filled with perfectly dry
straw. on the straw broad, fat pans
containing water are exposed to the
clear sky. The water, being power
full radiant, sends Off its heat abun-
dainty into space.
The heat thus lost cannot be re-
placed from the earth, for this source
Is excluded by the straw. Before sun
rise cake of ice is formed in each
vessel. To produce this ice in guam
titles clear nights are advantageous
and particularly those on which prac-
tically no dew falls. Should the straw
get wet 1t becomes more matted and
compact and consequently a better
conductor Of heat, for the vapOr then
acts as a screen over the pans, checks
the cold and retards freezing.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
BIRDS Are Mathematician,

The English naturalist, Morris Gibbs,
devoted years of study to birds nests,
their formation and their contents, and
asserts that birds lay their eggs IN &C.
cordance with geometrical lines, so
that every inch of space is used to the
greatest possible advantage. Birds
which lay many eggs arrange them in
circles, the pointed ends turned to the
inside. Others, whose eggs are elliptic
ally shaped, place them in longitude
nal rows If an egg is moved out Of
It's original position by an intruder, ii
will be found on the following morn
ing that the bird has returned it to Its
first position. Among the numerous
and often difficult cases which Gibbs
made a matter of study, not one was
found which would not do credit to a
mathematician.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

An odd fact about dressmakers is
that nearly all of them have the same
fault-on the street they cut their
friends. y noted dressmaker said in
explanation of this fact: The street is
to us dressmakers what a picture gal
lery is TO artists-a grand storehouse
of ideas. On the street we are always
on the lookout for new fashions, and
from the neck down we study evea .
person that passes. for from one we
may get new skirt pattern, from an
other new sleeve, from a third a new
collar, and SO on. We are never buster
than when on the street; our eyes are
never more alert, but they don't reach
up to the face level; they can't spare
the time from their study of dresses to
go any higher than the neck. And
hence on the street we cut impartially
our mothers, our sisters. our best
friends. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
Discomforts In Venice.

Venice is not a desirable place Of
residence in summer for the ordinary
mortal. The moisture in the air, caus-
ed by the steady prevalence of the
sirocco. takes the starch, so to speak,
out of mems minds as much as out of
their collars, and ii is only the artistic,
the lazy and the unemployed who can
rightly enjoy the summer in Venice.
The colors in air, in sky and sea are
of nature to provide perpetual de-
light and occupation to the eye and
hand of the painter, while the album
dance and variety of the fruits to be
had will equally content his meaner APP
petite, for fruit in Venice is beautiful
and almost oriental In its quality ana
quantity. But there are drawbacks
to be set against the lotus eating kind
of existence, and not the least of these
is that Of hot nights, when sleep is al
most an unknown quantity and Is
driven away by one subtle foe after
another, the mosquito being the fierc-
est and most aggressive. n
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

The microscope teaches us that there
are animals so wonderfully minute
that if a thousand of them were rank
ed abreast they could easily swim,
without being thrown out of order,
through the eye of the finest cambria
needle ever made. Yet each of the
minute creatures is highly organized
number Of particles, capable of moving
about. of finding and devouring food
and of behaving In all respects as be-
comes an animal as distinguished from
"a fragment of unorganized matter,
The human mind is utterly incapable
of realizing the structure of these 1T.
tie creatures and Of fully appreciating
their marvellous adaptation to the life
they are destined to lead.-Sir Robert
Rail
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
Locusts That Bring Terror.

In South Africa locusts are not those
solitary green insects that crawl lazily
over the apple tree trunks and enliven
the July nights with the buzz of their
Liliputian sawmills. They are big, red
disL yellow grasshoppers, with long,
strong, brown wings and two little
millstones of teeth that will masticate
anything that can be forced between
them. They are neither solitary nor
lazy. They are warriors. live and breed
In camps millions strong and campaign
In armies miles in extent. They fear
nothing except an explosive noise, and
their coming is the signal for an up
roarious rafting of pans and frenzied
yelling among grown men and women
that would put to shame the Yankee
small boy on the Fourth of July Poor,
simple people that they are, theiI crops
are their all, and it is matter of life
and death with them to keep off those
terrible insectS.-Century.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
Odd Punishments,

In the reign of Queen Mary a man
was pilloried In London for selling
pots of strawberries, "the which the
pot was half full, but filled with
fern" Poor old Cheapside has doubt
less seen many similar frauds. At
the same period persons were Of
ten pilloried for selling bad fish, and
the fish itself was hung around their
necks. The public was thus allowed
to avenge itself. A butcher who had
vended diseased meat was made to
ride around London, his face toward
the horses tail, with half lamb be-
fore and another behind and veal and
calf bones before him on a pole, raw"
His own meat, no doubt, and therefore
not too savCry. A similar punishment
of riding round London in cart was
given to Il certain person who had sold
his wife to a butcher. Let us hope
that this sale was purely matrimonial
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
Recrennens OF CnbInet Ministers.

1t is probable that the recreations of
of the cabinet ministers of the present
time when on vacation are, however
frivolous. slightly dssimilar from those
of their eighteenth century predeces-
sors. Fox, for instance, spent morn
ing in Bond street counting cats
against the Prince of Wales, and as
he chose the sunny side of the street
he saw thirteen to the Princes one
and won the game. Lord Oxford too
riding in his coach with Swift, used
to count poultry with him all the way
up to town, and whoever counted thir-
ty-one first or saw a cat or an Old wo-
man was the winner. Lord Boiling
broke, joining them one day for the
purpose of discussing European af-
fairs, was at once interrupted by OK
ford's saying, swift, I'm up; there's
a cat" and left them in disgust. AS
Swift wrote, Such tattle often enter
tains my lord and me as far as
Staines. London Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
Alleged Origin of "uncIe snm.n

a curious version of the origin of
Uncle Sam" has been discovered in
an Old almanac published in Lesang-
ton, Ky, in 1914. The phrase is ex-
planned in the following words; I'm
Gle Sam is a cant phrase significant
Of the United States, as John Bull is
significant of England The origin of
1t seems to be this: In the year 1907
there was authorized by law the rails
ing of a regiment of light Dragons
When. the company first appeared their
caps bore the letters Z. S. L. D., sig
nifying the United States Light Ora
goons. \ countryman. seeing the com.
pany in dress parade, asked a bystand
er what the letters stood for. Why
was the answer, that means Uncle
Sans Lazy Dogs Since that time
the use of the term has become gen
eral."-London Chronicle
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

"An. doctor, glad to meet you" sa.G
Mr. Forsyte. Il wish you'd drop around
70 the house ut about this evening"
None Of the children sick hope?'
NO But they will be when they
get back from their grandmother
They're there for upper.'-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

In an English cuI't recently man
was fined t2 for conteinHt of court He
offered five pound note liz payment.
but was told by the clerk that he mad
no change "Oh. keep the changed" was
the reply. I'm take it out in con-
temnt"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
Did HIN GOnd.

u an sorry. doctor, you We're no,
able to attend my supper last night. II
would have done you GOOD to be there"
ut has already done me good. mad.
am. nave just prescribed for three Of
the guests"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21

Parlor Maid correcting tue pronun.
citation of the page)-Don't say AK
yon vulgar hoy; say has Lon
don Tit.Bits. !.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
wretchcd Postal Service.

Tailor-The postal service is in
wretched condition Friend-Never no.
ticed it. Tailor-Well, have. During
last month l sent out $50 statements
of account, with requests for immedi-
ate payment, and so fer as l can learn
not more than two Of ny customers re-
ceived their letters.-New Yorker. .
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
rinned HimseIf to n Ront.

They We're talking of catboatS, when
the host said: Until began the thing
myself | never knew how many men
who affect to despise small economies
get up early or stay out late to get
shaved in the 10 cent barber shops
They never 90 near them in the middle
of the day. because they are afraid
Of having the fact known. l have met
acquaintances in Second avenue, Third
avenue. Eighth and Ninth avenues and
all the way from Harlem to Grand
street WHO patronize thes- cheap bar,
bers. sometimes one shop and some,
times another. The majority of these
places are clear. They are open from
Z in the morning until 10 at night and
no tips seem to be expected. | have
been to the same shop dozen times.
and. although l never gave tip, al
ways was well treated For 20 or %
cents you can get as much work done
as would cost 40 or 80 cents in a first
class shop. exclusive of the tip. OF
course fellow feels foolish to be seen
coming out Of one. but he must take
that risk
"Why did you interrupt talk about
your new catboat to tell me that?"
asked his friend.
Because was the reply, sit is the
way saved money to buy the boat
New York Press
The Blood of Men and Apes.
Between the blood of men and apes
there are many points of similarity
and evidences of distinct relation
ship, but the blood of monkeys can
readily be distinguished from that OF
men. The difference is more or less
marked according to the species, the
greatest resemblance being seen in the
case of the gorilla and the least with
the lemurs, small species about the
size of cat and having face some
what Ike a fox. A singular fact is
that, judged by the blood, there is less
evidence of relationship found in the
American families of apes than in
those of the Old world.-Harner's
Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
LAMBS FOR MARKET.
Ewes Should Enter Winter In Good.
Well Fed Condition

Ewes ShOuId Enter Winter In Good.
Well Fed Condition.
The temptation for the farmer is to
put off the commencement of fall and
winter feeding Of breeding ewes to the
latest possible period. This, however
is serious mistake, as frozen and
nonnutritious grasses are totally insult
ticient to maintain The bodily wants Of
the ANIMAL and Il rapid wasting of
flesh too often enSues. The loss Of
flesh resulting from this treatment is
always expensive to regain. DR.. Witty
combe of Oregon, an authority in these
matters, strongly urges that care
should be taken to prevent the eweS
from entering winter in an emaciated
condition and that they should be kept
separated from the rest of the flock.
The time of changing from pasture to
| winter feed is often critical period
in the life of sheep, especially so when
no provision has been made to supply
succulent food in the form of roots
and silage. An excellent plan to assist
in modifying the injurious effects of
these changed conditions is to com
mence feeding the flock light rations of
oats upon the first appearance of Sc
we're autumn frosts. Surprisingly good
results will be obtained by feeding one
half pound of oats per head while the
ewes are yet on pasture.
Winter Housing and Feed.
There should he no evil results fol.
lowing the proper housing of sheep.
In warm, humid winter climate close
| housing is entirely out of the question,
and if adopted evil results will in
evitably follow. If ewes of the large
| mutton breeds are to be housed a floor
space of at least fifteen square feet for
each eve should be provided.
The amount and character Of the
feed given should be governed largely
by the condition of the ewes, and if for
any reason they are permitted to enter
their winter quarters in thin condition
no time should be lost in getting them
started on the road to improvement if
a good crop of vigorous lambs is to be
expected in the spring. If the ewes
enter winter in good flesh but little if
any grain will be required until a few
weeks before Landing time; hence it
Is the part of economy to have them
In this condition at this particulars sea.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
Total $50.

The above items are based on a three
or four days shoot. For a fortnights
stay the figures would be nearly
trebled.
In one large house a collection box
is placed in the room of each guest
Into this box the guest places a gen.
eral offering to indoor servants.
The hostess holds the keys of the
boxes, and these are opened at the end
of the season, when the contents are
divided equally among servants.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
In the Natural Way.

During session of the supreme
court of Maine at Augusta tedious
and complicated real estate case had
pretty nearly worn out the patience of
the counsel on both sides. One of the
lawyers engaged was Fred A. Apple
ton, whose fame as a wit was wide
spread.
Opposing him was lawyer Of pom
pous mien and much avoirlupois. VIII
kept making blunder after blunder I'M
til even the judge became i.rit1tel,
After making a particularly aggravat-
ing error he said
II beg your honor's pardon; that was
another mistake. seem to be iuocn.
lated with dullness today"
"Inocuated, 0rotherg' said Mr.. An.
pleton. az thought you had it in the
natural way"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
The Blood of Men and Apes.
blue Bearh.

Blue Beard was real man, and
the so called fairy story is true in all
its essential details. Blue Beard was
Baron Giles de Rails, an enormously
rich Breton noblcman, who fought with
distinction under the banner of Jeanne
dare and was marshal of France at
the age of twenty-five After the war
he plunged into the widest dissipation
His great fortune was largely increas-
ed by the dover OF bis first wife, Cath
crime de Thouars. His favorite diver
sion was numbering babies and dab
bling in their blood. The church Caus-
ed lis arrest and trial. He was con-
demned and was hanged at Nantes, but
was converted in prison. and his last
words were 10 implore the forgiveness
Of those whose families he had deci
mated by murder
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
Hin PunisI,mcut.

The Solicitor-Don't you think $40.
600 cash would be punishment enough
for his breach of promise? The Ag.
grieved One-No, indeed! l want hin,
to marry me!-Chicago Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
It's Great Fault.

Mrs. Chase-Oh. | don't like to 70 TO
that store. It's 50 unsatisfactory TO Go
your shopping there Mrs. Shoppen-
Why. they have everything there. Mrs.
Chase-That's just it. No matter what
you ask for. they can suit you right
of. Philadelphia Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-21
Clips" In the Land of Tips.

Hundreds of men who are fond OF
sport are compelled, says the London
Mail, to refuse tempting invitations 70
country houses because of the tipping
terror" which is in them.
Here is the little bill" which con-
fronts the English country house Wis