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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
Killing Crocodiles.

There are two ways of killing croc
odiles." writes an eX-resiGent of India.
"One is by shooting with n rifle. but
the most satisfactory way of dealing
with them. bt Les being far the most
sporting, is 10 bait good large hook
with Il bird or small animal and fasten
it by a chain to Il good long rope, the
end of which is firmly picketed. the
rope being coiled and the bait laid in
shallow water. There must be lots Of
slack line, us the crocodile does not
swallow anything at once. but seizes it
and takes it into deep water 10 gorge
4 number of lines may be l&iu and
looked up in the morning or cool Of TIC
evening. Nuea hooked ii will take
good many men to haCi crocodile out
and as lie resents the operation and can
use his tail as wen as his jaws one or
two sportsmen will lnd considerable
entertainment in Gisp@ ,ching him with
spears. Some CrOcG.-eS grow 10 an
enormous size, and liz, :" maws always
contain round white stones and often
trinkets. the relics of IN side passengers.
The writer assisted q. the death of Il
not extraordinarily large 'snunnose'
which had six women's rings IN her
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
A bird Tint Is Feared.

The elster Qica candata) is a bird
that is respected ami feared through
out south Germany. 1t belongs to the
raven tribe and is about the size of Il
dove, with black AMI white feathers
and long, pointed tail. 1t builds its
nest in orchards. and its life is sacred.
If it is seen three times in succession
on the same house top in a place re-
mote from its home 1t is believed to be
a sure sign of death IN that house. If
1t flies and gives itB peculiar cry the
sick person is sure to die, but II it
does not scream the patient may re-
cover. 1t is better for the sick per.
son if the bird does not come near.
No one could be hired to bother these
birds for fear they might seek revenge,
and if by chance one of them should
die it is a sign of bad luck to the owner
of the property where it is found.
The bird is a valuable insect destroyer
and in this way probably more than
compensates for the fear it occasions
aTIong the farmers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
The ROnm In Whent.


Wheat has advanced over so cents
bushel since the upward movement
began last June disappointment in
the winter crop and later threatened
and actual disaster to the spring crop
have been the main levers that have
lifted prices above $1.10 per bushel.
AS to the spring crop, not enough is
definitely known at this writing to
allow IN estimate that will be worth
anything. Many reports indicate that
there will be no wheat over a large
section of the northwest. Authorities
estimate the shortage ut 20 to % per
cent. Certain 1t is that the people Of
the northwest have been buying wheat
for speculation very literally, evident
ly believing that it will be good prop
erty By the time another harvest is
here. Even if the conservative esti
mates Of the damage are correct this
country will have little wheat to eX,
port AID it will probably need little
The fore On buyer is a long locker at
the price, and with wheat at $1.10 in
Chicago he will buy no more than he
has to have. The price will cut big
figure this year in the sufficiency or
lack Of supplies as it will restrict eX-
POI and probably home consumption
too Iational Stockman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

Insanity in the human subject is sup
posed by some to have no analogue in
the lower animals. Yet many cases,
according to DR.. Sneilson, will lead to
the permanent loss OF self control
Cattle driven from the country through
a crowded town will often work
themselves Into a frenzy. Horses
have gone mad on the battlefield. At
Balaklava an Arabian horse turned on
it's attendant, threw him down and
kneeling on him, attacked him like an
Infatuated dog. An instance is related
Of docile horse suddenly going mad
on a hot day. Everything that came
in its way it seized in its teeth and
shook as terrier does a rat. A scien-
fist Of authority even goes so far as to
prove by what appears to be incoutest-
able evidence that cats, dogs and
monkeys have been observed to have
decisions very similar to those Of In
sane people, Globe.
Stage managers still consider 1t nee
essary to keep the actors busting about
the stage in a meaningless, unnatural
and distracting manner. In life l do
not speak three or four sentences to my
friend at one side of the room and then
with him deliberately cross the room be-
fore | continue my discourse. Why
should do so on the stage2-London
Academy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

one side are pressed down, the flaps of
the other side folded over, and the
whole is secured with pins, or the
sack is slipped over a grape cluster,
and the neck of the sack is tied round
with bit Of pliable wire The only
point is to adjust the sack about the
stem Of the bunch so that neither rain,
Insects nor disease germs can enter. On
properly trained vines sacking is easily
and quickly done.
Because of the greater and more uni
form warmth in bags the fruit in them
is usually earlier, larger and better
than that of unsacked clusters.
Grapes that have been sacked are al
ways clean and free from dust and
smoke and, being sound, may be allow
ed to remain for use much longer on
the vine than those not sacked. In
deed they may remain on the vine un.
til they are in danger of being frozen,
and it is claimed, if cut when dry
and laid away in cool, well ventilat-
ed room, with the sacks on, they may
be kept for use for a long time after
grapes that were not sacked are gone.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
ART OF WARFARE.
1T IS STUDIED AT THE ARMY WAR
COLLEGE AT WASHINGTON.

This Is the Central Institution of a
Great War University = New and
Snlcndid War College Building.
The plan of work For Students.
The War college of the United States
army at Washington is under the inI-
mediate direction of the secretary of
war and of the general staff of the ar
my 1t should not be confused with
she Naval War college. which is lOcat
I'd ut Newport, X. |. The headquarters
of the War college of the army is the
Washington barracks, at Greenleaf's
n0int. in the city of Washington, a mil
itarv post established in 1891 as Wash
inpton arsenal. The idea of having at
this post a great institution for the
studv of the various branches of the
art of war has been cherished by lead.
ing men in the army and government
for some years, but it was not until
1901 that board was appointed to
formulate plans for the establishment
of the college. Work was begun soon
afterward to prepare the post for &C.
cupation by students.
The War college is the central insti-
tuition, and in connection with it the
Engineer school and School of Ma
tional Defense have their headquarters
at the Washington barracks. The in
tention is to provide here the most ad-
vanced instruction for the coming Off
GERS of the army and members of the
engineering departments of the militia
ry service.
The War college and it's associated
schools are to form a great military
university. West Point trains the ca
Diet for military career and gives him
instruction in the elements of military
science. When he graduates and ar
rives at his post he enters one of the
post schools of instruction. After show
ing commendable ability at one of
these schools he may be detailed to
one of the special service" schools
and from this to attend the General
Service and Staff college at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kan. From there it is posi-
BILE for him to go to the War college
at Washington to receive the finishing
touches of his military education.
Glasses in the War college and Assoc
ciated schools at the Washington bar
racks will be composed of honor grad
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
ROCKY FORD MUSKMELONS.
Fine Development of the Nettled
Gem Variety.


The Rocky Ford muskmelon which
Is now so extensively sold in the mar.
kets of the United States, is simply the
Nettled Gem variety as selected and
improved by growers in the region of
Rocky Ford, in the Arkansas valley.
Colo, where they are grown under
irrigation and where otherwise ideal
conditions apparently exist for the pro-
duction of melons of the highest quail
ity. The Rocky Ford variety is now
grown extensively in other parts Of
the United States, and probably
large proportion of the melons sold in
eastern markets under this name are
derived from this source or are simply
the ordinary Nettled Gem produced by
local growers. The true Rocky Ford
melon does not come into the market
in any quantity before the middle of
August.
The method Of growing the Rocky
Ford melon in the Arkansas valley is
described by II. II. Griffin substantial
~ as follows: The melon requires a
deep, warm, sandy loan soil well sup
piled with humus. In comparative
tests by the Colorado station of alfalfa
well rotted barnyard manure or bone
meal applied in the hill the best re-
suits were obtained ON the alfalfa sod.
In this case the product was nearly
doubled, the quality was better and
the ability to resist fungous troubles
greater. Alfalfa sod brought maximum
returns, and in turn the melon easily
subdued the alfalfa and put the land
in splendid condition for succeeding
crops.
The land is prepared by rather deep
blowing, narrowing and leveling. Fur
rows are then run with shovel pillow
from six to seven feet, and the seed is
planted by the side of the furrow in
hills from five to six feet apart in the
rows. Planting is done from the LIST to
the 10th of May The carefully select
ed seed (ten to fifteen to each hilD is
planted not over an inch deep. Seed is
terminated by running the irrigation
water into the burrows and allowing 1t
to reach the seed by being drawn up
through the soil (subirrigation, as 1t is
termed. When the plants have four
leaves they are thinned to three in each
hill. At this time the permanent irri-
eating burrows are run, and cultivation
ceases, except such hoeing as is needed
70 keen down weeds
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
EXPERIENCE WITH WHEAT.
Conclusions From Field Tests In
Ohio COverin@ Twelve Years.

Conclusions From Field Tests In
Ohio Coverin@ Twelve Years.
The results of ieli tests covering
twelve years work upon the farm OF
the Ohio agricultural experiment sta.
ton at Wooster show the twelve heay-
lest yielding varieties to be. in the or
der named, Mealy, Gypsy, Improved
Poole, Poole, Early Ripe, Niger, Val
ley, Mediterranean, Perfection, Red
Wonder, Nixon and New Monarch.
The average weight per measured
bushel is a fair index of the plumpness
and grade of wheat. The varieties
standing highest in this regard are. in
order, Red Wonder, Nixon, Improved
Fulcaster, Fulcaster. Hickman, Gypsy,
Diamond Grit, Mediterranean, Niger,
Deitz, Valley, Bearded Monarch and
Fultz, all red grained wheatS.
The twelve testing lowest, beginning
with the lowest, are Rural New Yorker
No. 6, Forty Fold, Jones Square Head,
Early Arcadian, New Soules, Gold
Coin, New Columbia, international No.
6. Stanley, Giant Square Head. Smiths
Rust Proof and Mealy.
Ranking the above varieties as re
CARDS both yield and quality as shown
by weight per bushel. giving sixty
points to yield and forty points to
weight, the ten standing highest in the
order of their merit, are GYPSY, Red
Wonder, Early Rine, Improved Poole.
Niger, Nixon, Poole, Valley, Mediter-
ranean and Mealy
Thick and Thin Seeding.
Eighteen. different tests with five
different varieties of wheat-the Val
ley, Rudy, Poole, Fultz and Mealy-
extending over ten years work, show
a gradual increase from 1885 bushels
grown from three pecks of seed, to an
average of PISS bushels, from nine
pecks of seed. In eight of the eighteen
tests ten pecks gave larger yield
than less amount of seed, and in only
one test of the eighteen did six pecks
give the largest yield.
Early and Late Seeding.
Seedlings of wheat have been made at
intervals of seven days from Sept.
to Oct. 81. The largest yields on the
average have come from seedlings made
Sept % and the next largest yields
from Sept 10. Two seasons when the
IIessian fly practically ruined wheat
| In Ohio, 1900 and 1901, Sept. - and
Oct. > gave the best yields.
Old Versus New Seed.
termination tests OF wheat one tC
six years old show that wheat one
year old will germinate as well as new
wheat and that even two-year-olC
wheat, if of good quality, would better
be used than inferior seed whose only
virtue is that it is new.
This Seasons Late Harvest.
The extremely late harvest this yea
has been favorable to rust. and whea
is of low grade as wen as of ligh
yield. Large yields and high weigh
per measured bushel have usually beel
associated.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

He was SOW, painfully s.)W. Las;
autumn. when the figured yelyet draw
ing room suit was NV. he sat on one
chair she on auot.el. and talked-sim-
ply talked. During the winter they
burned papa'S gas and sat side by S de
on the lounge exchanging condolences.
When spring came they used the same
chair and whispered. but there WAS
never whisper Of that one question
she was SO longing to hear. Now
summertide was with them, and tie
figured velvet was showing signs of
wear
A knock at the front door was
heard Callers" she remarked.
Bother said LIE. Say you're out,
Kate"
"Oh. Jack, l couldn't. That would
be fib," she mUruured. Il can say
Pm-Tm engaged if you like"
And Jack was captured
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
MRS. JOSEPH wINGATE FOLK.

has suggested to me certain reasons Of
party and individual Importance why
l should not go to this reception, and
her arguments are unanswerable."
When Mr.. Folk was boy of nine
and his wife, then little Gertrude
Glass, was year younger, they used
to trudge to school together in Browns
ville Tenn. They were lovers almost
from childhood. Mr.. Folk went to Van
derbilt university and she went to a
seminary for young ladies'. She is fine
ly educated and accomplished in many
ways. Their marriage took place in
1896. Mrs. Folk shrinks from notorie-
ty, but she knows politics as well as
literature and domestic science and has
been an inspiration to her husband in
his fight against vice and corruption.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

versity, Pennsylvania, and began his
railroad career at nineteen as ii men,
Der of an engineering corps.
Other positions of responsibility in
railroad management came to him, and
in 1893 he was elected general manager
of the Terminal Railroad association
in st. Louis. His connection with the
Wabash railroad began in 1895, when
he was made vice president of the
company and general manager of the
main system. He was promoted to the
presidency in 1901. In 1902 he was
made president of the Ann Arbor rail
road and the next year became presi-
dent of the Western Maryland railroad
and of the West Virginia Central rail
road He made an energetic and sue
cessful fight for the entrance of the
Gould system into Pittsburg. this Civ
ing the Wabash connection between
the lake ports and the great Pittsburg
manufacturing districts and being part
of the plan to make the Gould system
one extending from the Atlantic sea
coast to the Mississippi, if not, indeed
to the Pacific ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
PROTECTING GRAPES.
baEGing Prevents FungOus Disease
and Insect Attacks.

Grapes may be protected from vari.
Gus enemies, such as black rot, mil
dew, birds, insects and frost. by bag
gihg them. Some horticulturists say to
do this when the grapes are half
grown. W. II. Raglan recommends that
for thorough safeguard the sack
should be placed over the grape cluster
before the young grapes are larger
than bird shot. He says a little delay
Will often give the germs of disease
and depredating insects an opportu-
nifty to plant themselves on or in the
newly formed fruit, when the sacks
will fail to perform the good service
expected of them
Grocers' manila bags holding about
one quart known as two pound bags
are suitable size for most varieties of
grapes except those bearing unusually
large clusters. The cut, showing the
bag ready for pinning and the opera
ton completed. gives a good idea of
the very simple process. The flaps on
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
autumn In the Orchard.

'' paris green or lead arsenate
.,a@aFer the fall cankerworms and
..r Il. caterpillars show themselves
ny large trees use sticky bands
.,ya..:, The stems 10 prevent the can
Ke.'I ems crawling up.
Ie,.roy the fall webworms as soon
as seen and, if necessary, spray with
one of the arsenical poisons.
In case of maggots destroy all in
tested apples by pasturing hogs or
sheep in the orchards. Let chickens
have the run Of the orchard and they
will pick up a large number of the
pupae.
Garry apples out of the orchard as
soon as picked, and avoid, if possible
storing them where flies from mag,
gots in them can get back into the
orchard the following spring.
Dig out tie borers or kill by insert
ing a flexible wire into their burrowA
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
The Head of the Family.

at has come to my ears that you are
calling me the governor, said the
old man sternly. Are you"
II might as well admit it," said the
young man contritely.
"You ought" continued the old gen.
tleman, you ought to have more re-
spect for your mother "-Cincinnati En-
nuirar
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
JOB PRINTING

In general we can do anything
in this line, at prices that Will
command your attention and
your orders. We have tasty and
attractive ideas that we will be
happy to show you if you call
or write.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
A Little Mixed.

Bessie, inspecting a new arrangement
of Nannie's hair, exclaimed: Mamie,
you don't look like yourself with your
hair that way. But" (admiringly) you
look better when you don't look like
yourself than when you do."-Lippin-
cott's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
what the Pie Was Made or.

A cooking expert gave dinner
Gently TO cooking class ~ young I -
ried women.
II am making" she said, "a col COS
ton of cooking stories. Only yes
day new one was told me by cipa
pirited young wife. 600.
"This young wife who had ner t.
cooked so much as beefsteak in by
life, all of a sudden bought cookbook!
entered her kitchen and plunged in pa
the construction of an elaborate an, !
difficult veal pie.
"The pie, a strange looking object,
was served to the husband, a caustic
person, that night at dinner. He help
ed himself, tried a mouthful and then
said:
"'What's this?'
"'A meat pie said the wife. 4
made it out of the cookbook
"'Ah, said the man, this leathery
part is the binding, l suppose"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

yates of the lower schools, making the
courses at Washington entirely post
graduate in character In fact, it has
been said that it is improper to speak
of the Army War college us a school,
it being rather an assemblage of Off
GERS for the purpose of studying war
problems There are no examinations
and no diplomas. tie idea being appli.
cation of instruction already received.
The courses consist in working out
military problems and fighting imagi,
nary campaigns.
The War college now occupies tenn
porary quarters in the city of Wash
ington, but the buildings for its use at
the Washington barracks are under
construction. the central one being a
fine structure for the erection of which
congress has appropriated 100000. 1t
will be 800 by 100 feet in extent and
two stories high, with basement. In
front will be terrace finished with a
graceful balustrade 500 feet long, Civ
ing a stately effect.
The architectural scheme for the va.
rious buildings on the Washington bar.
racks reservation provides for group
ing them around an immense quadran
gle drill ground. The War college is
located at the southern end of the drill
ground. The northern portion of it is
bordered on three sides by the build
ings of the Engineer school. The two
Ior hou Io b l. -,
toned at the post are also located in
this portion of the grounds. One OF
these barracks is nearing completion.
On the west side of the drill ground
are the quarters for commissioned Off
GERS and their mess hail. group oil
sixteen buildings. On the east side
are the quarters for noncommissioned
officers, total of ten buildings, in the
center being the Engineer school. This
IS 425 feet in length by 60 in width.
The Engineer school is a postgradu
ate school for the honor graduates OF
the West Point Military academy as
signed to the engineer corps and occu
pies the same relation to that corps
that the especial service" schools
namely, the artillery school at Fort
Monroe and the infantry and cavalry
schools in Kansas-dO to the line of to
army. When the whole of the archi
tectural scheme for the new buildings
at the Washington barracks is carried
out the eighty acres comprising the
military reservation will be occupied
nv corna fiftv ctrI1ptrras for thp mr.
poses of the nations great war uni
versity.
The War college and its surrounding
will be especially imposing. On the
esplanade in front of 1t stands the
statue of Frederick the Great. the gift
to America of Emperor William o.
Germany.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
ADVISER TO A GOVERNOR.
Mrs. Joseph w. Folk Will Hold This
PositiOn-Her Good Sense.

MIS-. JOSeDn w. FOLK Viii AAOAu AAAH
PositiOn-Her Good Sense.
Joseph w. Folk, governor elect of
Missouri has Il wife whose judgment
is of great help to him when it comes
to deciding difficult questions. More
than once in his brief but eventful pub
lie career the St Louis reformer has
been puzzled to know the right course
for him to follow. Several times when
tlxls perpleXed he has discarded the
advice of political counselors and ac-
cepted that of his wife. One such oc-
casion was when in the course of his
campaign against "boodlerS" Mr.. and
Mrs. Folk were invited to reception
at the governors mansion in honor of
the daughter of leading politician.
Suspicion had been recently cast upon
this politician. Nevertheless Mr.. Folk
was inclined to think it would be prop.
er as well as polite for him to attend
the function at the mansion of the
governor. The advice of his closest
friends conceded with this opinion.
But before making his decision he
went to the telephone and called up
Mrs. Folk. After few minutes talk
over the wire he came out of the booth
and remarked:
Gentlemen, have decided to call
the Jefferson City trip off. Mrs. Folk
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
Commercial Printing.
or write.

For years we have paid much
attention to the wants of the
business firms in this city and
county and feel that we can offer
them our experience for their
money. 1t will be a fair trade.
Our line of Office stationery is
in style and finish the best that
can be had. This embraces
everything used in correspon-
dence or in the office or store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
Secret Of Admiration.

81 have great admiration for the
Moors," declared Miss Elderly.
81 think l can tell why" from her
best chum. "Their women never cele-
brate a birthday and make it a point
of honor not to tell their ages."-De-
troit Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
BOOK PUBLISHING.

We make a specially of Book
and Pamphlet Printing and can
show samples Of our work in
this line that must interest you
We also do newspaper and mag
azine work and general compo-
sition.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
FAMOUS RAILROAD MAN.
Joseph Ramsey. Jr., Active Head OF
Gould Railway Interests.

Joseph Ramsey; Jr., the dominant
figure in the active management of the
Gould lines of railway, is a practical
railroad man whose experience covers
all phases of railroad operation and di-
rection. He knows the business of
railroading from both the engineering
and the financial side Born at Pitts
burg in 1850, he was educated in the
public schools and at the Western uni
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
Chronic Case.

"Has your wife complained very
long?" asked the doctor.
ever since we were married." re-
piled Meekly sadly.